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[Batiman]

Just wondering who you guys consider your top 3 fictional characters of all time? Characters that you just love whenever they’re on screen. I’ll make it a little simpler by cutting out animated ones.

I’ll start. In no order.

Ian Mckellen/Gandalf

Harrison Ford/Indiana Jones

Jason Alexander/George Costanza

 

[Little Mac]

V

Dutch

Quint

 

[Ironbunny]

01. Darth Vader

02. John Mclane

03. The Dude

 

[Happosai]

Red - The Shawshank Redemption

Joxer the Mighty - Xena

Jordy Verrill - Creepshow

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Ellen Ripley

Leeloominaï Lekatariba Lamina-Tchaï Ekbat De Sebat

Joy

 

[Saber]

Neo, Smith and Morpheus from Matrix

Gandalf and Samuran from LoR

Lupin, Ninfadora, Snape and Alastor Moody from Harry Potter

edit: oh sorry, its 3 for all time, my bad. I would say Gandalf, Morpheus and Moody.

 

[What A Shame...]

Indy:

The coolest concept for a character ever and my favourite franchise. Please don't screw this up, Disney

Varys:

Conleth killed it in this role. Never a dull moment with Varys.

Mulder & Scully:

I'm cheating a bit here, but I can't have one without including the other. Their chemistry is what makes them great.

 

[Winter John]

 

[Ash Sparrow]

Amber Heard
Rocky
Kevin Wonder Years

 

[BadBurger]

I'm just a big kid at heart I guess.

 

[Dark Star]

Gandalf and Dumbledore are obvious picks for me. I like everything related to LOTR and HP.

Darth Vader is a solid choice too. I’m not a huge Star Wars fan or anything, but the OG trilogy is iconic.

Superheros and such are kind of in their own category. Batman and Joker is the ultimate vigilante vs villain combo.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

 

[ClanOfNone]

Roland Deschain of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger.

The Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.

And a guilty pleasure from my youth, Drizzt Do'Urden.

 

[Mobilemofo]

Lebowski. Schrute. Burgundy.

(Honorary mention to Len Wisemann. I'd watch a film based on him)

 

[Nobody_Important]

Oh damn that is a tough one. The first one that comes to mind though is Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf. That was a performance for the ages.


Another that comes to mind, but idk if it would be my top 3 is Peter Dinklage as Tyrion.

 

[PrefectAboro]

Caesar from Planet Of The Apes (original series)

One of the greatest acted characters in Television history (Tony Soprano).

Slow Zombies

 

[Thaedolus]

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

 

[01011001]

James Bond

The Joker

Satan

 

[AJUMP23]

Luke skywalker

Samwise gamgee

King Arthur

 

[AJUMP23]

Dick Winters is a real person.

Little Mac Doc holiday is also a real person. So not fictional.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Oh fuck I didn't think of this one. This one is DEFINITELY in my Top 3.


Best mini series ever and he carried that shit.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Luke skywalker

Samwise gamgee

King Arthur

King Arthur was real brah

 

[AJUMP23]

Oh fuck I didn't think of this one. This one is DEFINITELY in my Top 3.


Best mini series ever and he carried that shit.

But he is not a fictional character.

Fiction - literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

 

[Nobody_Important]

But he is not a fictional character.

Fiction - literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.

Eh idc. Adding him to the list anyway.

 

[AJUMP23]

King Arthur was real brah

I’m going to need some proof.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

I’m going to need some proof.

I heard it on Coast to Coast AM

 

[Lasha]

1. Edmond Dantes
2. Arsene Lupin
3. Amos Burton

 

[AJUMP23]

Eh idc. Adding him to the list anyway.

It is my favorite show of all time, but these men were real. It is an incredible story but it falls under nonfiction.

Dick Winters cannot get enough real recognition imo.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Nobody tell YOU KNOW WHO that Al Swearengen was real too. He's going to issue me a citation if he finds out.

 

[poppabk]

Fuck it's impossible - basically your time 3 characters from all non-fiction books, movies games and TV, although the OP seems to assume movies and TV.

 

[protonion]

 

[Jennings]

Hannibal Lecter - Especially as portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen, but Brian Cox and Anthony Hopkins kill the role too.

Detective Lt. Columbo - As portrayed by Peter Falk. My absolute favorite detective of all time. Columbo is in a class by himself.

Tony Soprano - As portrayed by James Gandolfini.

 

[MaestroMike]

bryan cranston / walter white

glenn howerton / dennis reynolds

heath ledger / joker

 

[IDKFA]

Sharpe
Emma Woodhouse
Tyrion Lannister (from the books)

King Arthur was real brah

Impossible to say for sure, but there is no solid evidence for his historical existence at all.

 

[bitbydeath]

Hard to pick just three, but I’ll go with these:

Buffy Summers

Freddy Krueger

Billy the Kid

 

[Daneel Elijah]

Master and commander

Elijah baley from Isaac Asimov books.
Cyrus Smith a Jules Verne character.

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

Sherlock Holmes
Gandalf
Batman

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Al Bundy

Jack Tripper

Quaid/Howser

 

[Nobody_Important]

Iconic.

 

[dr_octagon]

What is clocks female.

Let them fight man.

Laser sword angsty emo.

 

[Konnor]

Off the top of my head:


Tyrion Lannister before the writers turned him into an pathetic imbecile the last couple (maybe more) of seasons

Sarah Connor only the first 2 Terminators of course

House


Honorable mentions:

Root from Person of Interest

V from V for Vendetta

 

[Nobody_Important]

Gene Wilder as literally every character he ever did.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Gene Wilder as literally every character he ever did.

Funny how Wilder played similar kind of comedy in lots of movies. And always funny.

Awesome Wilder/Pryer scene! Best slap ever.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Funny how Wilder played similar kind of comedy in lots of movies. And always funny.

Awesome Wilder/Pryer scene! Best slap ever.

When you got it you got it. No need to reinvent yourself every time you take a role like Daniel Day-Lewis.


Some people are just fantastic in their archetype. Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Robin Williams, Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Sam Elliot, etc etc list goes on and on of people who always seem to be in the same ballpark character wise and yet they almost always deliver.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Lo Pan

T-1000

Freddy Krueger

 

[Richard Packer]

 

[Nobody_Important]

 

[Richard Packer]

I feel you bro.

 

[GymWolf]

Supersloth

Tremors kevin bacon

Jaws quint

I don't know, they are too many.