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Numtini
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Nah, it's not a character driven series. He's just an archetype.
My addition: Captain Jack Harkness
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Vision
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Donald Draper
and Samurai Jack
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NowhereMan
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I'm seeing a few Brock votes but really I don't see it. He's awesome and kick ass but as a character? He's a one-dimensional ass kicking machine that's never really been developed. I think either the Monarch or 21 should be up there though, for different reasons but it would be wrong to have more than one Venture Bros. character.
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K9
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Captain Jack Sparrow?
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Bunk
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No, she meant Harkness. I only narrowly picked Ianto over him.
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schild
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For better or worse, you would have expected Harry Potter's name to have appeared before now.
Katy Perry's boobs are more likely. |
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Triforcer
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Jack Bauer. You can't leave out the McGuyver of torture- leave him with a rubber band and two pieces of pocket lint, and he can invent a device to shock your genitals.
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Cyrrex
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Jack Bauer. You can't leave out the McGuyver of torture- leave him with a rubber band and two pieces of pocket lint, and he can invent a device to shock your genitals.
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NowhereMan
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I feel Bernard Black needs to be somewhere in the list.
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Flatfoot
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A lot of these names have already been posted before, but I can't be arsed to find some more obscure names to pretend I'm more original than I really am.
21 and 24 together.
Jeff from Coupling (UK version of course).
Dwight Schrute (although the best stuff comes from his interaction with Jim, so they could also be entered as a duo).
Jack Sparrow
John Crichton
Jayne Cobb
Iskaral Pust and spouse
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K9
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No, she meant Harkness. I only narrowly picked Ianto over him.
Oh, yeah. I meant it as a question to see if anyone else agreed. |
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Johny Cee
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I'm seeing a few Brock votes but really I don't see it. He's awesome and kick ass but as a character? He's a one-dimensional ass kicking machine that's never really been developed. I think either the Monarch or 21 should be up there though, for different reasons but it would be wrong to have more than one Venture Bros. character.
Brock was a one dimensional ass kicking machine in the pilot and for a bunch of season one. They really fleshed out the character in later episodes though. The rage is still there, but now it's firmly rooted in things like his accidental killing of his football teammate, inability to have the woman he loves, betrayal by father figures, and his awkward father relationship with Hank. I think the episode with the dream machine powered by a murdered orphan's heart really highlighted how he sublimates all the shit life has handed to him by using improper levels of violence. I think season 3 and 4 have really focused around Brock identifying and trying to work past that. It's the Venture Bros. so he will likely fail. Honestly, there has been a huge amount of character development with all of the major characters. |
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Ookii
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is actually Trippy
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Murray Hewitt
Dr. Paul Weston
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Dr. Paul Weston Good call. |
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Mrbloodworth
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House has character?  I shall trump that with Walter Bishop. |
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trias_e
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Phoenix Wright/Godot
Garth Marenghi
If futurama counts (it started in 99 but hit its stride in the 2000s) then Fry and Bender and probably everyone else.
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schild
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House has character? Uh, yes. I shall trump that with Walter Bishop. Joke, rite? Retarded befuddled old man savant? Really? |
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Azazel
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Dog.
Seriously.
I'll see your Dog, and raise you Dog, Bounty Hunter. |
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Bunk
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I was going to say Jamie Lanister, but then I looked and realized the book has been out since fricken 1996.
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Threash
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Jimmy McNulty
I thought the drug dealers were all better characters to be honest. Stringer Bell, Bodie and Snoop specially. |
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Jimmy McNulty
I thought the drug dealers were all better characters to be honest. Stringer Bell, Bodie and Snoop specially. Omar! |
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Vision
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+1 for Omar
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Yoshimaru
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Gob Bluth
Dennis Reynolds
Jack Donaghy
Ali G or Borat (Circa his HBO show)
Dexter Morgan
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Hah, Borat is a good choice, no matter what you think of the movie. This thread is an awesome idea for just getting me to remember characters I forgot and to think about things.
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Ratama
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Another vote for Omar. Arguably the best char of arguably the best tv drama ever; if we were just considering one character for a hypothetical #1, Omar would have to be on the short list.
Karsa Orlong
Edward Elric
Tommy Gavin
Vic Mackey
Joan Holloway
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Spare the rod, spoil the dev.
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Vision
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Joan Holloway
This, as well as Roger Sterling. |
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Dirk Anger
Anton Chigurh
Elvis/Sabastian Haff
Randy "The Ram" Robinson
RDJ as Tony Stark/Iron Man (if people can pick Heath Ledger's Joker, this should count also).
Kirk Lazarus (though Les Grossman should get an honorable mention)
+1 for GladOs
+1 for Heath Ledger as Joker
+1 Malcom Reynolds
And I'll have to come up with #10 later.
Edit: A lot of peoples' lists seem to skew more towards characters from TV series. I don't know if it's just a quantity thing (more screen time gives these characters more memorable moments), but as I'm not a huge TV fan, most of my picks are characters who appeared in one book or movie.
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Threash
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Jimmy McNulty
I thought the drug dealers were all better characters to be honest. Stringer Bell, Bodie and Snoop specially. Omar! Can't believe i forgot Omar, he should be at the top. |
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How about Sparky Polastri?  I have seen Bring It On WAAYYYYYYY too many times |
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Tarami
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Bender Bending Rodriguez!  |
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- Nothing's free in the waterworld.
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Bender Bending Rodriguez! Technically futurama began in 1999 so it doesn't count but any character in that show is gold. |
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Brogarn
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Harry Dresden would be on my list along with just about all the others mentioned. And while I thought both Jimmy "The fuck did I do?" McNulty and Omar were both awesome for different reasons, I prefer the guy who could kill you with a look: Lt. Daniels.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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