Who is your fav fantasy character of all time?

Who is the best fantasy character there is? My favourite fantasy character is either Raistlin Majere (Dragonlance) or Tasselhoff Burrfoot (Dragonlance). This is because i think raistlin is just cool and tasselhoff is funny, adding humour to the sometimes dark 'lance books.

Some of them are (defintely leaving out some good ones)::

1. The Weaver - 'Perdido Street Station' -China Mieville

2. Uther Doul - 'The Scar' China Mieville

3. Severian - 'The Book of the New Sun' - Gene Wolfe

4. The Wandeingr Jew - 'A Canticle for Lebowitz' - Walter Miller Jr.

5. Tyrion Lannister - 'A Song of Ice and Fire' - George R.R. Martin

6. Thomas Covenant – 'Chronicles of Thomas Covenan't – Stephen F. Donalsdon

7. Elric Melnibone – 'Elric Saga' – Michael Moorcock

8. Cornelius - 'Cornelius Quartet' - Michael Moorcock

9. Caine - Heroes Never Die/ Blades of Tyshalle - Matt Stover

10. Corwin – 'Chronicles of Amber' – Roger Zealany

11. Paul Atredies - 'Dune' - Frank Herbert

12. Flagg – 'Dark Tower', 'Eyes of the Dragon', 'The Stand' etc – Stephen King

13. Jant - T'he Year of Our War' - Steph Swainston

14. Solomon Kane - various - Robert E. Howard

15. Grey Mouser - 'Lankhmar' - Fritz Leiber

16. Littlefinger - 'A Song of Ice and Fire' - george R.R. martin

17. Anasurimbur Kellhus – 'Prince of Nothing' – R. Scott Bakker

18. Sol Wentaub – 'Hyperion' – Dan Simmons

19. Rincewind – 'Discworld' – Terry Pratchett

20. Mr. VanderMar and Mr. Croup - 'NeverWhere' - Neal Gaiman

21. Thomas Abbey – 'A Land of Laughs' – Jonathan Carroll

22. Steerpyke – 'Gormenghast' – Mervyn Peake

23. Andrew VanBergen – 'The Last Coin' – James P. Blaylock

24. Gandalf/Mithandir/olorin – The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien

25. Jon Snow - 'A Song of Ice and Fire' - George R.R. Martin

26. Roland – 'Dark Towe'r – Stephen King

27. Duncan Idaho – 'Dune' – Frank Herbert

28. Death – 'Discworld' - Terry Pratchett

29. Count Hasmir Fenring – 'Dune' – Frank Herbert

30. Brand – 'Chronicles of Amber' – Roger Zealany

31. Krupp - 'Malazan' - Steven Erikson

32. Beren – 'The Silmarillion' – JRR Tolkien

33. Morgan - 'RiddleMaster' series - Patricia Mckillip

34. Kane - various- Karl Edward Wagner

35. Anomander Rake - 'Malazan' - Steven Erikson

36. The Shrike - 'Hyperion' - Dan Simmons

37. Ibrahim - 'Drawing of the Dark' - Tim Powers

38. Bruno Mann - 'White Apples' - Jonathan Carroll

39. Jules Pennyman - 'The Last Coin' - James P. Blaylock

40. Horrabim - 'Anubis Gates' - Tim Powers

41. Heloise Lamy - 'The Paper Grai' - James P. Blaylock

42. Mrs. Colutier - 'His Dark Materials' - Philip Pullman

43. Wednesday - 'American Gods'- Neil Gaiman

44. Shadow 'American Gods' - Neal Gaiman

45. tergis Cromis - 'Virconium' - M. John Harrison

46. Sir Richard Francis Burton - 'Riverworld' - Philip Jose Farmer

47. Genly Ai - 'Left Hand of Darkness' - Ursula k. Leguin

48. Brendan Doyle - 'The Anubis Gates' - Tim Powers

49. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan - 'Vorksogian' - Lois Mcmaster Bujold

50. Guy Montag - 'Farenheit 451' - Ray Bradbury

51. Bernard Marx - 'Brave New Worl' - Aldous Huxley

52. Kirth Gersen - 'Demon Princes' - Jack Vance

53. Cugel - 'Dying Earth' - Jack Vance

54. Deth - 'Riddle Master' - Patrica Mckillip

55. John Uskglass - 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell' - Susanna Clarke

56. Childermass - 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell' - Susanna Clarke

57. Mahasamatman - 'Lord of Light' - Roger Zelazny

58. Joshua Calvert - 'Night's Dawn' trlogy - Peter F. Hamilton

59. Winston Smith - '1984' - George Orwell

60. Harold Shea - 'The Complete Enchanter' - L. Sprague De Camp

61. Phaethon - 'Golden Age' Trilogy - John C. Wright

62. Jane Alderberry- 'Iron Dragon's Daugther' - Michael Swanwick

63. Hunter Hawk - 'Night Life of Gods' - Thorne Smith

64. Scott Crane - 'The Last Call' - Tim Powers

65. Lyra Belacqua - 'His Dark Materials' -Philip Pullman

66. Vinculus - 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' - Susanna Clarke

67. Jack Faust - 'Jack Faust' - Micahel Swanwick

68. Casaubon - Rats and Gargoyles - Mary Gentle

69. Grendel - 'Grende' - John Gardner

70. Helen Vaughn - 'The Great God Pan' - Arthur Machen

71. "Kid" - 'Dhalgren' Samuel Delaney

72. "k" - 'The Castle' - Franz Kafka

73. Duanbai = 'My Life as Emperor' - Su Tong

76. William Mandella - 'Forever War' - Joe Handleman

77. Frank Cauldhame - 'Wasp Factory' - Ian M. Banks

78. Woland - 'The Master and Margarita' - Mikhail Bulgakov

79. Jilly Coppercorn - 'Newford' novels - Charles de Lint

80. Latro - 'Latro in the Mist' - Gene Wolfe

81. Gwynn - 'The Etched City' - KJ Bishop

82. Dr. Gustav Uyterhoeven 'The Chess Garden' - Brooks Hansen

83. Michael Smith - 'Stranger in a Strange Land' by Robert Heinlen

84. The Divnity Student - 'The Divinity Student' - Michael Cisco

85. Jack Kerouac - 'Move Underground' - Nick Mamatas

86. Piero Piambo 'Portrai of Mrs. Charbuque' - Jeffrey Ford

86. Judah Low 'Iron Council - China Mieville

87. Jack Shaftoe 'The Baroque Cycle - Neal Stephenson

88. Duiker - 'Malazan Book of the Fallen' - Steven Erikson

89. Takeshi Kovacs 'Altered Carbon' - Ricahrd Morgan

90. Ender Wiggins 'Enders Game' - Orson Scott Card

91. Isaac - 'Perdido Street Station' - China Mieville

92. Ma'elkoth ' Blade of Tyshalle' - Matt Stover

93. Michael Blasco 'Lust' - Geoff Ryman

94. Marco Polo 'Invisible Cities - Franz Kafka

95. Dk Kennedy "A Perfect Circle' - Sean Stewart

96. Ranheas 'Lords of the Rainbow' - Vera Nazarian

97. Baro Harkless 'Black Brillion' - Matthew Hughes

98. Nicholas Valiarde 'Death of the Nercomancer - Martha Wells

99. Bellis Coldwine 'The Scar' - China Mieville

100. Cley 'Physigonomy' - Jeffrey Ford

101. Lucas 'Rats and Gargoyles' - Mary Gentle

can you narrow it down to one or two, that is quite a long list

My favorite Fantasy character (and this is staying in the Fantasy genre) would probably be Shadow from American Gods - Neil Gaiman. I haven't read much in fantasy and I'm sure there are better ones. But for now, that is mine.

Minsc (and Boo, of course). The best Ranger/miniature giant space hamster duo ever.

Okay, so technically he's not literary. He's still my fav.

Minsc will lead with blade and boot - Boo will take care of the details

Buttkicking for goodness!

Ahem

Yay! I've missed Minsc and Boo! They were pretty cool, weren't they - Minsc in pink, no less.

Too bad they weren't around for the sequel...

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What? Boo is outraged! See his fury! It's small, so look close. Trust me, it's there.

Haha, and here I thought no one would appreciate my taste.

"Come, we must press on against the tide of naughtiness. Mind your step."

oliverez said:

Minsc (and Boo, of course). The best Ranger/miniature giant space hamster duo ever.

Okay, so technically he's not literary. He's still my fav.

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The games have been made into books though. I haven't read them so I'm not sure if Boo remains but from what I've read the author made Minsc a red head.

But... but... isn't he bald??

oliverez said:

But... but... isn't he bald??

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It seems like a case of artistic freedom. The reviews on Amazon implies that the books wasn't written by a fan of the games and the books aren't exactly praised.

I bet Boo gave the author a kick in the butt then (plus took a bite of whatever cheese that was in the author's fridge)...

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Boo!!

"Go for the eyes Boo!" lol

Fuzzfas

If we are including rpg characters I would have to say Fuzzfas from sirtech's Wizardry 8 here is my favourite quote;

"...and when they're not looking, evrythings free!"

the way he says it is halarious, if you have the game go to trynton and ask him about the Higardi.

Mine would have to be Pug from Raymond E Feist's series Magician
and the best quote from Pug is "Tremble and Despair for I am Power"

That is my favourite book demon knight

I'd have to say my favourite was Nakor from Raymond E. Feist's later Midkemia novels (from Prince of the Blood onwards). There are lots of good characters in Feist's novels - Pug, Jimmy the Hand, Prince Arutha etc. but Nakor's got to be the best. He's a very funny guy at times and has a quirky way of looking at the world.

I suppose that, Dragonlance aside, my favourite characters would be Kazaril from the Shadowleauge Series by Maggie Furey and probably Pug, because in the book we see him getting gradually more powerful, oh yes, and he is all- round cool