[DolphinSteaks]

Silk from David Eddings' Belgariad. I love his Drasnian-ness, his cunning and his wit.
Burrich in Robin Hobb's Farseer trilogy, because of the way he helps Fitz grow up without him realising it. As well, of course, as the Fool from the same series.
And too many Pratchett characters to choose from!

damn. the farseer trilogy. it's been forever since i read that. i think i read assassin's apprentice in the hardcover when it first came out. burrich was an interesting character. but as far as fantasy novel characters, I go with Ned Stark from Martin's Song of Ice and Fire. Sure, he died early on in the first book, but he still ended up with more background development than almost any other character. As far as scifi goes, I'm going with Miles Vorkosigan by Lois Bujold. The mofo is unstoppable.

[jvaski]

I've always been an Artemis Entreri fan. Of all of R.A. Salvatore's characters, Entreri has easily gone through the most growth and remains the the most interesting of all.

[The Gunslinger]

Favorite scifi/fantasy character?
touch call my friend. Tough call indeed. I'd have to go with Roland Deschain.

Just because he's a badassmotherfucker in the Sam Jackson use of the word.

You would think that I would agree with you. Look at my handle. However Im gonna go with Eddie Dean, another Gunslinger. I still get all choked up thinking about him :cry:

[Skarekrow]

Favorite scifi/fantasy character?
touch call my friend. Tough call indeed. I'd have to go with Roland Deschain.

Just because he's a badassmotherfucker in the Sam Jackson use of the word.

You would think that I would agree with you. Look at my handle. However Im gonna go with Eddie Dean, another Gunslinger. I still get all choked up thinking about him :cry:

Actaully after re-reading Wizard and Glass I'm gonna have to change mine to Cuthbert.

[The Gunslinger]

Favorite scifi/fantasy character?
touch call my friend. Tough call indeed. I'd have to go with Roland Deschain.

Just because he's a badassmotherfucker in the Sam Jackson use of the word.

You would think that I would agree with you. Look at my handle. However Im gonna go with Eddie Dean, another Gunslinger. I still get all choked up thinking about him :cry:

Actaully after re-reading Wizard and Glass I'm gonna have to change mine to Cuthbert.

I loved cuthbert but over the long run I would go with eddie.

I would love to read more about the times leading up to Jericho Hill.

[UltimaTurbo]

I dont know if anyone here ever read the Death Gate Cycle, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, but one of my favorite characters is from that series. Haplo, the Patryn, what a guy. Plus he had a cool dog. The other main character was very interesting, but not my favorite.

[rick]

I could be really cheesy here and go with someone from HP, as I love that series... but it's too new imo to warrant this distinction.

There are sooooo many to choose from... and once I make a choice, I'm sure someone else will pop into my head that's even better... but for now I'm gonna go with...

Shea from Sword of Shannaharrannaabananawhateva (I'm not looking it up, but you should be able to figure it out from that...)

I know this book is a somewhat pale rip-off of Tolkien more often than not, but it's also an easier read... and still quite enjoyable (imagine a world where you hadn't read Tolkien first... ) ... and for some reason, I liked a lot of the characters... particularly the lead, Shea (NuFrodo).

Amongst the 'cast' I also liked his step-brother(NuSam), their rich best friend(a NuAragorn/NuLegolas combo of sorts, as I envision him -- although much more naive... maybe as they were when they were much younger), the all-powerful dude(NuGandalf) ... the Dwarf(nuGimli) ... and many, many more... it has been long enough since I read it that all the character names are not popping into my head(I'm sure if Peter Jackson made the movie, I'd remember them better ;) )

A close second would be Ender.

[mood76]

Susan Calvin, in Asimov's robot novels/stories.

That woman has the brain of a machine and solves the problem which no man can. Now if only I can picture her without a bun in her hair.... :)

[Cake]

Mine would be Richard, from the Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series.

A second would be Ender.

Beyond that, it gets muddier. I agree that Eddie the Gunslinger would be a choice. Alvin from the Alvin Maker series is another. There's also alot of ongoing Sci-Fi/Erotica stories that have good characters.

[Whattman]

I was always kind of partial to the incarnation of death in Piers Anthony's " The Incarnation of Immortality" series. And I know most of you are too young, but does anyone remember the "Retief" series??? Another good one is Alinon from The Swords of Shannara series.

[DolphinSteaks]

I was always kind of partial to the incarnation of death in Piers Anthony's " The Incarnation of Immortality" series.  And I know most of you are too young, but does anyone remember the "Retief" series??? Another good one is Alinon from The Swords of Shannara series.

eh, you mean the retief written by keith laumer? the guy who did the bolo stories?

[lav2517]

Mt favourite is Mykkael from To Ride Hells Chasm by Janny Wurts. He is a bad ass, but yet compassionate to his charge even when judged harshly by those around him.

[Mickeys45]

Dont mean to be bandwagonish here, but id have to go with hobbits. Not just any one hobbit, mind you, but the race in general. If i wanted to assert my individuality and go with a lesser known type (like all the cool people are doing these days) id have to go with the tarus (see avatar) from FFXI. Not just any one taru, mind you.

[badbart]

Dont mean to be bandwagonish here, but id have to go with hobbits. Not just any one hobbit, mind you, but the race in general. If i wanted to assert my individuality and go with a lesser known type (like all the cool people are doing these days) id have to go with the tarus (see avatar) from FFXI. Not just any one taru, mind you.

Why?

I'm not disagreeing with you, I just wonder what it is you find compelling about hobbits. Is it their lifestyle, their outlook on life, their general strength of constitutional?

I'm not sure what the "taru" refers to, so I can't say much about those (is it a bull headed mythological creature--just guessing). But again, why?

[Mickeys45]

They are small and peaceful, and most people are unaware of their existence, yet they still managed to save the world while other 'stronger' races failed miserably. The whole "Even the smallest person can change the course of history" thing appeals to me for some reason.

Tarus are about 1/4 the size of the next smallest race and look alot like teddy bears. They are super cute, physically weak and speak a kind of baby-talk language, but at the same time they are magical powerhouses and can pretty much destroy anyone or anything they want to. Its the same thing about hobbits here...theres nothing like seeing my walking teddy bear destroy something six times its size in one spell.

I hate these kinds of posts cause they remind me how much a dork i am.

[sammy]

Edit: oops jumped the gun, thought this was a tv thread

This post has been edited by sammy: Apr 6 2005, 03:10 AM

[The Gunslinger]

Dont mean to be bandwagonish here, but id have to go with hobbits. Not just any one hobbit, mind you, but the race in general. If i wanted to assert my individuality and go with a lesser known type (like all the cool people are doing these days) id have to go with the tarus (see avatar) from FFXI. Not just any one taru, mind you.

hobbits are extrodinary creatures

[wyrmirae]

Damn hard question...probably going to go with Sam from Zelazny's Lord of Light because while he may not have had all the answers he sure made everyone else think he did.
Waylander from David Gemmell's book of the same name is up there too, just because of his sheer overall dangerousness.
And Pham Nuwen from Vernor Vinge's a Deepness in the Sky, i like the way he hides who he is behind a bumbling fool while still masterminding the resistance.

so many other contenders too....

[a2k]

Susan Calvin, in Asimov's robot novels/stories.

That woman has the brain of a machine and solves the problem which no man can. Now if only I can picture her without a bun in her hair.... :)

Just picture her as bridgette moynahan(sp) from the new I Robot movie. Now that's hot.

anyone read Thief of Time by Pratchett? gotta say I liked Lu-Tze the sweeper the best.

[Francis_Drake]

You don't get any cooler or scarier than HAL 9000.