Favorite Characters

[otters~1]

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

[Spawn of Yanni]

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

Exactly Tyler Durden.

[SlappyMcGee]

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

[a happy song]

Screen characters:

Ellen Ripley.
Aeon Flux.
Dexter Morgan.

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Literature will take me a while.

[sheganican]

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

[Seneschal]

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.

[TheEverPresent]

Hans Gruber!

[Torex]

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

[Donfuy]

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'

[bobaganuesh_2]

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