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The ones that really come alive. The ones you dream not about being, but about knowing. Also the ones you want to have sex with.

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This thread can encompass movies, books and anything else you can think of. My list coming later. That is all.

EDIT:

Aragorn
Han Solo
Estella Havisham (both endings of Great Expectations are interesting here)
Howard Roark (perhaps only because he's fresh in my memory)
Mercutio
Reepicheep (<3)
Sydney Carton (probably my favorite)
William Wallace
Gollum (fascinating idea)
The Mule
Jack Sparrow (overshadows the many other great characters from that [so far] trilogy)
Yoda
Ender (his character development saved those fucking books)
Turin Turambar
The Joker (both the Nicholson and Ledger versions)
Mat Cauthon

The ones you dream not about being, but about knowing.

Exactly Tyler Durden.

We should do another Metanet Character Contest once I don't have Administrong and Secret Project X4GF on my plate.

Screen characters:

Ellen Ripley.
Aeon Flux.
Dexter Morgan.

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Literature will take me a while.

List-

Movie :: Character :: Portrayed by

Burn After Reading :: Chad Feldheimer :: Brad Pitt
Burn After Reading :: Linda Litzke :: Frances McDormand
The Departed :: Colin Sullivan :: Matt Damon
The Departed :: Sean Dignam :: Mark Wahlberg
Sweeney Todd :: Benjamin Barker / Sweeney Todd :: Johnny Depp
Sweeney Todd :: Adolfo Pirelli :: Sacha Baron Cohen
Bruno :: Bruno :: Sacha Baron Cohen
Borat :: Borat :: Sacha Baron Cohen
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas :: Raoul Duke :: Johnny Depp
Chicago :: Roxie Hart :: Renee Zellweger
Chicago :: Velma Kelly :: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Chicago :: Amos Hart :: John C. Reilly
Chicago :: Billy Flynn :: Richard Gere
The Fifth Element :: Zorg :: Gary Oldman
The Fifth Element :: Ruby Rhod :: Chris Tucker
The Fifth Element :: Leeloo :: Milla Jovovich
The Dark Knight :: The Joker :: Heath Ledger
The Dark Knight :: Harvey Dent :: Aaron Eckhart
Beetlejuice :: Beetlejuice :: Michael Keaton
Man on the Moon :: Andy Kaufman :: Jim Carrey
Man on the Moon :: George Shapiro :: Danny DeVito
Man on the Moon :: Bob Zmuda :: Paul Giamatti
Man on the Moon :: Tony Clifton :: Jim Carrey
How The Grinch Stole Christmas :: The Grinch :: Jim Carrey
The Birdcage :: Armand Goldman :: Robin Williams
The Birdcage :: Albert Goldman :: Albert Goldman
The Birdcage :: Kevin Keeley :: Gene Hackman
The Birdcage :: Agador :: Hank Azaria
Hair :: George Berger :: Treat Williams
Watchmen :: Walter Kovacs / Rorschach :: Jackie Earle Haley
Watchmen :: Jon Osterman / Doctor Manhattan :: Billy Crudup
Watchmen :: Edward Blake / The Comedian :: Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Sex Drive :: Ezekiel :: Seth Green
Sex Drive :: Rex Lafferty :: James Marsden
Tropic Thunder :: Kirk Lazarus :: Robert Downey Jr.
Tropic Thunder :: Les Grossman :: Tom Cruise
Tropic Thunder :: Alpa Chino :: Brandon T. Jackson
What's Love Got To Do With It :: Tina Turner :: Angela Bassett
What's Love Got To Do With It :: Ike Turner :: Lawrence Fishburne
That Thing You Do! :: Guy Patterson :: Tom Everett Scott
That Thing You Do! :: James "Jimmy" Mattingly II :: Johnathon Schaech
That Thing You Do! :: Mr. White :: Tom Hanks
Pirates of the Caribbean franchise :: Jack Sparrow :: Johnny Depp
Ed Wood :: Edward "Ed" Wood :: Johnny Depp
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory :: Willy Wonka :: Johnny Depp
Inglourious Basterds :: Aldo Raine :: Brad Pitt
Inglourious Basterds :: Hans Landa :: Christoph Waltz
Hairspray :: Corny Collins :: James Marsden

I'll think about film characters later, but Avon from the television series Blakes 7 is one of my favourite characters from that particular medium.

Hans Gruber!

Movies (character name, actor, movie)
Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride::Uma Thurman::Kill Bill
Sgt. Nicholas Angel::Simon Pegg::Hot Fuzz
Police Constable Nicholas Butterman::Nick Frost::Hot Fuzz
Shaun::Simon Pegg::Shaun of the Dead
Ed::Nick Frost::Shaun of the Dead
Wayne Cambell::Mike Myers::Wayne's World
Garth Algar::Dana Carvey::Wayne's World
Fogell/McLovin::Christopher Mintz-Plasse::Superbad
John Lyshitski::Dax Shepard::Let's Go to Prison

Other media:
Steven::Various Alice Cooper albums
The Most Interesting Man in the World::Dos Equis ads
Creed Bratton::Creed Bratton::The Office (US version)
Michael Scott::Steve Carell::The Office (US version)
Jim Halpert::John Krasinski::The Office (US version)
Dwight Schrute::Rainn Wilson::The Office (US version)
Vince Noir::Noel Fielding::The Mighty Boosh
Howard Moon::Julian Barratt::The Mighty Boosh
Naboo::Michael Fielding::The Mighty Boosh
Bollo::Peter Elliot/Dave Brown::The Mighty Boosh
Dr. John Dorian::Zach Braff:: Scrubs
Dr. Christopher Turk::Donald Faison::Scrubs
Janitor::Neil Flynn::Scrubs

Marten from Questionable Content.
Master Chief, Samus and Iron Man, mostly for looks.
Uncle Scrooge
Kirby aaaand Captain Falcon.

There are more, but I'm forgettin'

Daffy Duck
George Costanza
Richard from The Pagemaster
Bud from Bud, Not Buddy (lit)
Ali Baba (Arabian Nights)