The All Time Favourite Characters Thread.

[Undead Medic]

Who are your all time favourite TV/Movie characters, and why?

 

A few of mine:

 

The Doctor (Doctor Who)

Spock (Star Trek)

Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Star Trek)

Han Solo (Star Wars)

Data (Star Trek TNG)

Odo (Star Trek DS9)

Severus Snape (Harry Potter)

Ripley (Alien & Aliens in particular)

Rick Deckard (Blade Runner)

Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter)

Sawyer (Lost)

John Locke (Lost)

Sayid Jarrah (Lost)

Gregory House (House)

 

I suppose I have a tendency to gravitate to characters who are outsiders; who don't quite fit in. I also like characters with murky pasts and prickly character traits. I am also fond of characters who aren't shy about showing their intellect/brilliance.

 

Who are your favourites?

[aely]

Methos (Highlander: the Series)

Avon (Blakes Seven)

The Doctor

Ace (Doctor Who classic companion)

 

I probably have more but those are the ones that come to mind that make me bounce and squeak

[Erika]

Ianto Jones (Torchwood)

Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1)

Stephen Maturin (Master and Commander)

Tom Paris (ST Voyager)

Trip Tucker (ST Enterprise)

Jamie McCrimmon (Classic Who)

And of course Sherlock Holmes (canon, Granada and BBC)

 

I'm sure there's more but that's all I can think of right now!

 

I tend to like shy, intelligent, loyal characters. They all happen to look good in suits as well.

[Banshee]

Oh, do I have to choose? *sigh*

 

In no particular order...

 

John Hart (Torchwood)

Spike (Buffy)

Willow (Buffy)

Ianto Jones (Torchwood)

Rodney McKay (Stargate)

Daniel Jackson (Stargate)

Teal'c (Stargate)

Duncan McLeod (Highlander) (I watched the series before the movies...)

Spock (Star Trek)

Data (Star Trek)

Ezri Dax (Star Trek)

 

About a gazillion more characters, and I have purposefully stayed away from Lost...

[Sherlocked]

- The Doctor (preferably, 10, but all the others are great)

- Lyra Belacqua/silvertongue (His Dark Materials)

- Hagrid (Harry Potter)

- Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)

- Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre)

- Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)

- Doctor Cox (Scrubs)

- Sherlock (Pretty much every one)

- Dumbledore (Harry Potter)

- Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

- Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)

Edited March 26, 2012 by Sherlocked

[Kosaka]

Sherlock (Canon and BBC)

Moriarty (BBC version)

The Doctor (Doctor Who, mostly 10)

Q (Star Trek)

Sirius Black (Harry Potter)

Spock (Star Trek)

River Song (Doctor Who)

[InGenHarborMaster]

Indiana Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Undead Medic]

DCI Gene Hunt (Life on Mars & Ashes to Ashes)

[T.o.b.y]

Speaking of how important fictional characters are...

 

Well, my favorites list I guess looks like this:

 

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

 

John Watson

Irene (as seen on Sherlock, I don't care particularly for the original Miss Adler)

Molly Hooper

 

Oh, what the... all main characters from "Sherlock", actually...

 

Christopher Tietjens

... and Valentine

... and Sylvia Tietjens

 

Heathcliff

Mr. Rochester

Fanny Price

Little Dorrit

Esther Summerson

James Steerforth

Eugene Wrayburn

Lizzie Hexam

Lady Deadlock

Miss Havisham

 

Gandalf

Sam from LoR

 

Bridget Jones

 

Anne of Green Gables

 

Jack Sparrow

 

Will Hunting

 

Arnie in "Gilbert Grape"

 

Mrs Lovett

 

 

Oh dear, I think I'd better stop, who'd want to know this, anyway? The list could probably go on for pages and pages...

 

 

 

 

[ToniLianne]

Spike (Buffy)

Rupert Giles (Buffy)

Tyrion Lannister (Game Of Thrones)

Ayra Stark (Game Of Thrones)

Damon Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries)

Klaus and Elijah(The Vampire Diaries)

The Doctor (Doctor Who)

The Master (Doctor Who)

Ichabod Crane (Sleepy Hollow tv series)

Sherlock (BBC)

Mycroft (Sherlock BBC)

Gwaine (Merlin BBC)

Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood)

Sawyer, Charlie, Hurley (LOST)

Captain Jack Sparrow

 

I Could go on.......

[Janie]

Sherlock, John Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Lestrade, Moriarty (Sherlock BBC)

Dexter (Dexter)

Sheldon Cooper (TBBT)

Snape, Sirius Black, Lupin, Fred and George Weasley (Harry Potter)

Aragorn, Gollum, Gandalf, Treebeard (LOTR)

Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit)

Captain Barbossa, Davy Jones (Pirates of the Carribean)

Marvin (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

 

And many many many others...

[sherlockandjohn]

Sherlock and John from BBC Sherlock - because, well, it's obvious, isn't it?!  I could elaborate a bit, I suppose:

Sherlock is wonderfully emotionally complex. Every episode is like peeling of a layer of his personality. He's brilliant, believes in letting logic rather than emotions rule your decisions, yet is passionate about protecting his friends.

John is great because he accepts Sherlock unconditionally, doesn't get easily insulted, and simply has Sherlock's back all the time.

 

Sam from LOTR - He's the loyal, trustworthy best friend and back-up of the main character (kind of like John Watson). I love that sort of character!

 

Oscar Schindler from Schindler's List - A complex character; originally on the side of the enemy, and in a way stays on that side, at least with respect to public appearance, but he goes through a transformation of character. The way he saves the lives of so many jews, and then in the end doesn't even feel like he's done enough, is deeply moving.

 

Edmund from Narnia - seems a bit childish, perhaps   but his character is also one that develops through 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'. He is the underdog that turns out a hero!

[T.o.b.y]

Edmund from Narnia - seems a bit childish, perhaps   but his character is also one that develops through 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'. He is the underdog that turns out a hero!

 

I forgot to mention Edmund - and I like him for the same reason you say you do. The Flawed Hero (the more flawed and tormented the better) - I think that's my favorite type and The Loyal Friend Who Is Never Fully Appreciated (until it's too late - at least almost) is a very close second.

 

Don't be afraid of seeming childish. I still read lots of childrens' books and watch kiddie movies. There's a quote I love from Erich Kästner (great German poet and author of books for all ages) that, when translated into English, roughly goes like this:

 

"Only those who manage to grow up and still remain children become truly human".

[Carol the Dabbler]

Sam from LOTR - He's the loyal, trustworthy best friend and back-up of the main character (kind of like John Watson). I love that sort of character!

 

Never thought of that parallel before, but Sam is my favorite of the four young LotR hobbits -- the only one who really seems to understand what's going on -- and John is my favorite Sherlock character.  (My over-all favorite hobbit, though, has always been Bilbo.  Make of that what you will!)

 

[sherlockandjohn]

 

(My over-all favorite hobbit, though, has always been Bilbo.  Make of that what you will!)

 

I love him! Martin Freeman did an extraordinary job portraying him. The little quirks and facial expressions of that man... :-) He made it hilarious. Honestly, the movie would not have been nearly as good without Freeman, I'm convinced.

[sherlockandjohn]

 

Edmund from Narnia - seems a bit childish, perhaps   but his character is also one that develops through 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'. He is the underdog that turns out a hero!

 

I forgot to mention Edmund - and I like him for the same reason you say you do. The Flawed Hero (the more flawed and tormented the better) - I think that's my favorite type and The Loyal Friend Who Is Never Fully Appreciated (until it's too late - at least almost) is a very close second.

 

The flawed hero... that's the right expression. Couldn't agree more.

[SH/LotR/Zelda Fan]

For some reason my phone posted an unfinished post here and I can't remove messages in mobile (at least I haven't figured out how to)...

[SH/LotR/Zelda Fan]

Um...I think my list (in no particular order) goes like this:

 

The Doctor (Doctor Who)

Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Mickey Smith (Doctor Who)

Clara...I don't even know what her full name is...(Doctor Who)

The reason I mostly have 9/early 10th doctor companions is because those are the only ones I've seen (and one or two random 11th episodes)

Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood)

Toshiko Sato (Torchwood)

Ianto Jones (Torchwood)

For some reason Owen and Gwen have somehow not made it onto my list...(but Tosh definitely has)

Gandalf (LOTR)

Sam (LOTR)

Éowyn (LOTR)

Legolas (LOTR)

Meriadoc Brandybuck (sorry, couldn't resist typing his full name) (LOTR)

Aragorn (LOTR)

Basically almost everyone in LOTR.

 

That's all I can think of at the moment.

[aely]

My favourite LOTR character is Faramir, from the book primarily, but also from the extended editions of the film. I didn't like him as much in the theatrical release. I was always fond of Radagast the Brown too.

 

Tosh and PC Andy - Torchwood

 

Bob from - Dresden Files (both tv and books)

 

Kenzie - Lost Girl

 

Harry Kim - ST Voyager

 

Tony Stark - Marvel movieverse

[T.o.b.y]

Never thought of that parallel before, but Sam is my favorite of the four young LotR hobbits -- the only one who really seems to understand what's going on -- and John is my favorite Sherlock character.

 

 

There are parallels, aren't there? Solid, down-to-earth sort of person being pulled into dangerous adventures by an extraordinary friend, who comes to rely on him while not necessarily letting him in on all of his plans and motifs? Also strong common sense, provider of comic relief, extremely loyal to the hero, easily underestimated... They belong to the same character "type", I guess.

Also, there's the parallel relationship situation with Sam getting married to a really nice girl and Frodo never pairing off with anybody (for different reasons than Sherlock, though... I always assumed Frodo was just too much affected by all that happened to him to have energy left for loving anybody new or leading a normal life).

 

I wonder whether they'll touch on the problem of being "torn in two" for John. I don't think it would necessarily have to happen. First of all, there is no similarity whatsoever between Sherlock and Frodo (who really did need Sam), secondly, it wasn't an issue at all for the original Dr Watson (who was in some stories virtually pushed out of the house by his wife to go help Holmes) and thirdly, there isn't such an incompatibility any more between adventure and being married nowadays, because women today aren't seen as too fragile and domestic to have anything to do with the former.

[Ruthyone]

I think my favourite characters from film/tv are:-

 

Darth Vader - Dark but sexy(in a strange way!!!)

 

Severus Snape - Mysterious, moody and magical 

 

Data, Odo and Spock - Star Trek  - Interesting

                                                                        

Tyrion Lannister - Very entertaining and sexy

                                                                                                   

[SherlockBatman]

Perhaps unsurprisingly; Batman 

 

I like how my name can be displayed in emoticons  

 

[Crazypplz]

Yes, Batman! Though I love Robin too!