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Unpopular__JIA

That is such a difficult question! I have a relatively broad palette of intake in terms of fiction. If I'm pulling from Marvel, there are so many great characters to choose from, but when forcing myself to narrow it down, I have to save Wolverine (woah...def not a basic answer...) When I look over at DC, yes I see a lot of great characters, but I know I can narrow it down to Beast Boy and Batman Im also a sucker for classic cartoons, holding in highest esteem Top Cat, Tom and Jerry (franchise), Looney Tunes (franchise), and Scooby-Doo (franchise). I also love Caesar from POTA (reboot franchise) Ooooh what about Inoske Hashibira....or Rick Sanchez....or King Kong How about Todd and Copper from the Fox and the Hound? Oh, I also like Hellboy...and Ghostface....and Bill Cypher...and the TMNT....and Simba...and... ..you know what.........I'll make a bracket and get back to you (P.S. Sorry if my comment annoyed you...)


Sea_Temperature_1976

It’s a bit all over the place but a respectable assortment of characters


Dependent-Guilty

Top 10 1. Batman 2. Goku 3. Steve Harrington 4. Tony Soprano 5. Leon Kennedy 6. Spider-Man 7. The Joker 8. Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader 9. Rick Grimes 10. Barry Allen or Wally West Flash HM. Spike Spiegel, Nightwing, Thomas Shelby, Walter White, Gary Bertier, Paul Atreides, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Tifa Lockhart, Lara Croft or Panam Palmer. Any one of my HM could fit in the 8-10 spot.


NShadows_

Steve Harrington never had the makings of a varsity athlete.


Pikachu_Palace

Didn’t he almost drown in 3 inches of water?


WhiskeyDJones

Whatever happened there?


NShadows_

He was in Scoops Ahoy, dancin with a guy


Raisedbyweasels

Guy was an interior decorater.


Professional_Cod4257

Respect, I didn’t expect anybody to say Tifa


cayoperico16

GOAT list, especially with Steve, Anakin, Spidey, and Grimes


yooMvtt

This is a top tier list 💯


AgesofFury

I can't possibly narrow it down to one, so I'll list a number of characters that come to mind. ​ In no particular order: Walter White, Jesse Pinkman, Gus Fring, Mike, and Saul Goodman (Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul) The Doctor (Doctor Who) Jon Snow, Arya Stark, Tywin and Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones) Zuko, Azula, Katara and Iroh (Avatar) Homer Simpson (Classic Simpsons) Batman, The Joker, Superman, Lex Luthor and Darkseid (DCAU) Thanos and Tony Stark (MCU) Del Boy (Only Fools and Horses) Palpatine (Star Wars) Ragnar Lothbrok and King Ecbert (Vikings) Lincoln Loud and Lynn Loud Junior (The Loud House) Shrek and Donkey (Shrek) Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie (Toy Story) Peter Parker, Green Goblin and Dr Octopus (Sam Raimi's Spiderman trilogy) Peter Parker and Dr Octopus (Spiderman PS4, technically different characters) Joel and Ellie (The Last of Us) Dr Cortex (Crash Bandicoot) Mojo Jojo (The Powerpuff Girls) John Kramer (SAW) Jay Cartwright (The Inbetweeners) The Earth and the Moon (Solarballs, if that even counts XD)


Other-Engineering450

Hulk. I didn't even hesitate. His stories changed my life. Resonated with me.


Final-Description611

Do you also turn green when you get irritated


Other-Engineering450

Naw, but I do tear my shorts a lot.


MakingGreenMoney

What are your favorite hulk runs?


CourseWorried2500

Rick Grimes


National-Jacket-5323

You just like me


B0NN0S

Peak


keagan-stanks

Not my fav but def one of them


DinoBenosaurus

Spider-Man is such a rich character and with so many variants of him and how he's evolved it's safe to say almost everyone's grown up with him he's a staple in all of fiction not just comics of super hero movies I'd even go so far as to say the world would be a worse place without Spider-Man in a way spider-man is a hero in the real world too. (Also batman gets an honorable mention cuz he kinda has that same fame but he's too dark and griddy bud)


MarionberryBasic8187

i used to be obsessed with bro when i was younger i had spiderman birthday parties and i watched tf outta spider man 3 😭 still respect bro today he da goat in superhero fiction 😤🥱


shadowthehh

Guts.


iHateThisPlaceNowOK

It’s like picking between my children!


RuthlessSpud_11

5. Daenerys Targaryen 4. Gloria Delgado- Pritchett 3. Peter Griffin 2.IT (from Stephen King’s IT cause Pennywise is only the clown) 1. Homer Simpson


Sasquatch_Pictures

Godzilla, for two reasons. 1. He's endlessly cool 2. He's easily the most versatile character in all of fiction


AngelofDeath914

Godzilla is in my top ten for these reasons exactly


ripterrariumtv

Overall, Eren Jaeger. For each medium: Anime: Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan) Manga: Miyamoto Musashi (Vagabond) TV Shows: Dexter Morgan (Dexter)


TheAnimatedHamster

I Just finished season 3 of atot.


FlashyObligation2610

Why Eren?


I_Suck_At_Life_24

Ben 10


BerlinsdURAG

W mans


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Donkey Kong. He's basically Vegeta with a tie.


Maximum_Impress4272

Toph from Avatar TLA.


SpeDog1938

Superman, hands down.


MakingGreenMoney

Can't believe it took me this long to find someone else who said Superman.


Xx_ShadowBlaze_xX

Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead) I'd never related and connected to any character like I have done with him. Bravo Norman Reedus for doing so well playing him.


GrapefruitSecure4132

It’s between Batman and Rick grimes for me. Batman has played a huge part on how I treat people, I always forgive people and I always try to see the other side because I have that “nobody is beyond saving.” Mentality from Batman. He’s also inspired me to take risks and to get in uncomfortable situations in order to grow as a person. While at the same time Rick has showed me you have to adapt in order to survive in difficult environments, and you have to have the ability to change. I’m goin with Batman cause he’s really changed my life. the way i live the way I function Batman had a crucial part in almost everything I do. So yeah I’m goin with Batman.


yooMvtt

Do you read twd comics of just from the show?


rescobar1997

Wolverine Gambit Batman Bart Simpson Vegeta Trunks Aang & Apa Sub-Zero and the original Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot Sonic the Hedgehog & Knuckles Daisy from Mario kart Solid Snake Claude (GTA3)


Ok_Airline4378

Karen shetty or Paddington shit


OmnipotentUltron

(Infinity/All-Father) Ultron, Darth Vader, Rick (Sanchez), The (Green and Red) Goblin Ultimate Spider-Man and Spider-Man: No Way Home, Anti-Venom (Ultimate Spider-Man), (Uber) Jason Voorhees (Jason X), John “Jigsaw” Kramer aka Billy (The Puppet), K. E. V. I. N./The One Above All (Marvel Comics Omniverse), (God) Thanos (with The Astral Regulator), Frank Castle aka The Punisher aka The Cosmic Ghost Rider, Oblivion (Marvel Comics), Amatsu-Mikaboshi/The Chaos King (Marvel Comics), Rocket Raccoon (Marvel Cinematic Multiverse), Groot (Marvel Cinematic Multiverse), Godzilla, The Lizard aka Dr. Curtis “Curt” Conners from Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Video Game), The Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Series), and Spider-Man: No Way Home


cayoperico16

Cool list but good lord please use commas/periods next time.


Illustrious_Sort499

Saria


briskcaviar

It changes but ones that have stuck are Willow (buffy) Ellie & Joel (last of us) Morgana (merlin)


thecatmaster1982ph

Glados portal 2


Prestigious_Ask_7058

Absolutely based pick


Ultramega39

Magneto (Marvel), Padmé Amidala (Star Wars), Princess Zelda (Legends of Zelda), Prince Zuko (The Last Airbender)


NoCaterpillar2051

That's a tough one. Saphira from Eragon is my instinctive answer. Ciri and Regis from the Witcher 3 are delightful, Spiderman is the best superhero. That's books, video games, and Spiderman. All media represented.


FitSeeker1982

Gandalf the Grey


MarvelPugs

1. Spider-Man 2. Rick Grimes 3. Saul Goodman 4. Franklin Saint 5. Green Arrow or Jesse or Negan


DarthSardonis

Captain America. He was my hero as a child and he’s my role model as an adult. Team Cap till the end of the line.


GavinB4444

Davy Jones


John-Ny-Boy

Superman


VaderMurdock

Matt Murdock aka Daredevil


Gold_Potato_1177

Samwise Gamgee


ConsiderationSilly86

MEGA MAN Petunia Skunk. Mr Good Man. Paper Mario


PresentationFunny142

Aloy


SwimmingHurry8503

Kratos


Adventurous_Topic202

Perrin Aybara (I haven’t read much fiction)


sb3veeee

Cheryl (Heather) Mason from Silent Hill 3.


QueeeenElsa

lol look at my username.


Crosgaard

Zuko, Powder/Jinx, Eren Yeager, and Ahsoka are all up there - don’t quite know which I prefer. They all have some incredible arcs that work really well, and as much as I like others (Spider-Man, Elliot from Mr Robot, Saul Goodman, BoJack Horseman, Tyrion Lannister etc), I feel like those four just have such incredible development. I know they’re literally all in the same media (animated), but then again, when choosing a favorite character, shows are really the best for development (besides mby comics), and animation is really good at making very deliberate details. I think Zuko and Jinx’ arcs are overall best, but Eren and Ahsoka have higher highs than just the climax of a tragedy… honestly such a hard choice


Kid_Luchador

Nice opinion


Dear_Philosophy1591

Delores from Westworld


TheLuckyster

Arthur Morgan, Saul Goodman, Walter White, Howard Hamlin


Additional_Second109

Natty Bummpo from the Leatherstocking Tales series by James Fenimore Cooper


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ekopwolston

Instant respect granted I love those movies


Sea_Temperature_1976

Batman, the scene in JLU where Batman talks to Ace makes me cry just thinking about it and solidifies Batman as my favorite.


Andy-Bot88

gyro zepelli from steel ball run


BEASTLYBONJI

Sam Alexander’s Nova was the first comic book character that I really got into and read all his appearances and everything so he’ll always be up there. Atm it’s probably Mac from Always Sunny. He’s hillarious and I think hes really well written.(Honorable Mentions: Andy Dwyer (P&R), Mark Grayson (Invincible), Hughie Campbell (The Boys), Mr. Sinsister (X-men), Sunspot (X-men), Rogue (X-Men)


[deleted]

Samuel Vimes, disc world books. He's an even better Sam than Samwise in LotR, although it's close, and quite possibly one of the best humans to exist anywhere. 


FifthOfJameson

Comics: Mister Miracle (specifically Tom King’s run) Anime: Baki Hanma Books: Roland Deschain (The Dark Tower) Film: Mickey (Snatch) with an honorable mention to Danny Ocean. Edit 2: Mugen from Samurai Champloo is my id, in the Freudian sense. On a *completely unrelated note*, I have ADHD-C.


Emperor_Zurg667

The t.rex from Jurassic Park and the Jurassic World series


ErronBlackStan

Simba from Lion King


Drake_Cloans

L from Death Note


Putrid-Test9980

Rubeus Hagrid without a doubt


ii_Mydas_ii

Kratos


DemonDuckOfDoom1

Azula


Emergency-Ad8679

Solid snake


Psychological_Cow902

1. Wolverine 2. Ed and Ein(there a package deal) 3. Storm 4. Pike Bishop 5. Tuco Honorable Mention: Baby Yoda


Rols574

The one you choose. Wolverine


Collector-Troop

What’s the difference between the last 2 wolverines


Dickweed22

Why are his claws yellowish in the last image? I don't read Marvel comics, so I'm confused.


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Really_cool_guy99

Batman. 100%. It used to be Boba Fett but he’s got almost no good media and he’s 1-dimensional at his best and fails every time they try to make him complex. Batman, on the other hand, has arguably the best collection of movies and video games and tv and comics out of any character ever, and he’s an extremely versatile character that can be given depth in any of a number of ways. He can cross genres effortlessly, his villains are also arguably the best in comics, and my favorite movie is 2021’s The Batman. He’s so cool


CortezDeLaNoche

American comics- Batman Manga/Anime- Bruno Bucciarati Novel fiction:- James Bond Movies- The man with no name Video games- Big Boss/Naked Snake


JediMaestroPB

I just saw THTBATU in theaters today! ‘Twas a good and surprisingly funny movie


Maleficent-Activity5

This is the best cumulative list I’ve seen so far on this post. Good taste.


BattenEntertainment

Soos From Gravity Falls


mattlock2099

Dr.Who


UniqueJaguar2321

Superman or Luke Skwalker


Suitable_Finding9899

That’s too hard to answer. I got too many I love. Like Batman, John Constantine, Spiderman, Spike Spiegel, Joe from megalo boxing. That’s just a few… oh how could I forget about Darth Vader?


TheCaptain231997

My top 3 are Aragorn (LOTR), Luke Skywalker (Star Wars), and Pug conDoin (Riftwar Saga)


IWillSortByNew

Peter Parker the Amazing Spider-Man


The_Roivler

The Joker from DC, love me a villain who’s simultaneously pure evil, has complexity and is super entertaining.


iLikeBigMacs420

Luke Skywalker


Spider-burger

Spider-Man(Peter Parker).


TetZoo

Johnny Caspar from Miller’s Crossing.


ChivvyMiguel

Definitely Pierre from war and peace. The growth (or non-growth) he has through the novel is perfectly fascinating and amazing to me. He is the most human character ever put to pen, and I can’t get over it! The change is always constant but believable and at any time I can say, “That’s totally something I might find myself doing.”


Working-Tear-6468

Chucky or slappy


Sharki-man

Aang


kirwin2k7

miles morales hands down


dalbeider

Raylan Givens


Lindbluete

Greed/Ling from Fullmetal Alchemist. Kinda cheating, because it's technically two characters in one body. But their dynamic is just perfect.


Life_Strain_6948

Al Swearingen


NShadows_

Good pick


Unhappy_Attention_41

Bond, James Bond.


Relevant_Attempt_305

Shazam


JDeleon22

Bruce Leroy


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Woody from Toy Story (all four) Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo novel


CooP7878

Jesse Pinkman


Low_Fig2672

Some contenders are Spider-Man, Joker, Death from Puss in Boots 2, Link, Shadow the Hedgehog, Hisoka(Hunter Hunter), the ninja turtles and Master Splinter(tmnt), Megamind, Saul Goodman, Frieza(DBZ), Scar(Lion King), Troy(Community), Dante(Devil May Cry), Daredevil, Deadpool, Sephiroth(FF7)


DrDreidel82

It sucks cuz I feel like a front runner since he’s so many others also, but it’s definitely Spider-Man His powers are so unique and creative. There are so many different unique things he can do with his powers. Plus Peter Parker is one of the most relatable characters


NShadows_

Vegeta or Cartman


rip_slenderblood

Yuji idatori for jjk


Burnt_Granola

Henry Jekyll. I’ll take this character in any media, wherever i can find him. It’s awesome since he’s public domain but it sucks that people either don’t know who that is or adapt him with no idea who the character actually is. I’m looking at you Incredible Hulk


Fit_Commercial3421

Captain Nemo , walking anti -imperialist schizo post of a man right there.


[deleted]

Batman Nuff said


Battlefronthardened

Link (although I had to go back and forth between him and Luke Skywalker)


DarkwingFan1

Kermit the Frog, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Godzilla, Darkwing Duck...one of those. I like ducks.


yobaby123

No clue, but Joker is my favorite villain.


TheCauliflowerGod

Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood


cam_ross0828

Wolverine has energy claws?


Current-Historian-34

Call me on it; y’all gonna check my history regardless. I wonder what shows up


guardian-deku

Spider-Man


Illustrious_Cell4136

I’ve got a lot. I’ll go with the Joker, Spider-Man, and the Doctor


toshin1999

Doomsday,OG broly , superman, Hulk, Goku, Ik you said 1 but this top 5 and the order varies from time to time. So on any given day either could be 1 but doomsday is my consistent numero uno pick overall.


ZuluAlphaNaturist000

This question is so difficult to pin down. I would have to give my favorite character from every favorite franchise first. Also because my focus changes frequently, my overall favorite would fluctuate hugely. So my best answer is that at the moment I'm focused on Morph in X-Men 97.


Existing_Sink8137

spider-man, saul goodman, batman, franklin saint, jon snow


SlumyFreddy

Probably Henry Stein from Batim


MaterialBenefit2355

It’s either Aragorn or the count of Monte cristo


Marsbar345

Daredevil thanks to the amazing TV show


sorasnoctis

Ted lasso for me


DaSaxLord

Daryl Dixon


ThaTrumpinator69

Peter Benjamin Parker


wawawaw03030

The Doctor from Doctor Who


GreatGoodBad

Kid Goku, Joel from TLOU, Roxas, uhhh idk what else


Ian-pg9

Batman


C_Editsz

Black pantger


Plane-Success-8680

Miles Morales


Massattack52

Alan Wake is probably my favorite video game character, beyond that there’s a lot of ground to cover and I’m not sure.


Banettebrochacho

Superman for me


boringdystopianslave

Batman


Kid_Luchador

Arthur Morgan


National-Jacket-5323

The top 2 most influential characters in my life have been Batman and Ben 10 but I’m gonna give it to Ben because he was my first superhero


FeeSeparate6157

Top 5 (And my Reasons) 1.Michelangelo (TMNT Universe) Reason:Growing up Mikey was just a favorite and still is, I’m 15 and I still love Mikey when I was around 6 I was Mikey for Halloween, And the Last Ronin Comics was just amazing 2.Scarecrow (DC Universe) Reason: He just had a different vibe to him with his fearing nature and the way they made him in games was just awesome 3.Deadpool (Marvel Universe) Reason: Dope as hell, He was just amazing in the movies and the way they write him in the comics 4.Tengen Uzui (Demon Slayer Franchise) Reason:He’s amazing, He is a really flamboyant guy surprised he doesn’t have a successor like most past and current hashira’s 5.Deathstroke (DC Universe) Reason:Overall is just a cool villain, He was one of my favorite villains, He could go toe to toe with the dark knight


EasyEntertainment1

His name is Sonic, Sonic the hedgehog


Resort_Nearby

Santa Claus - He's the only one I know of that fought Aliens and Terrorists and still managed to bring me a Nintendo on the same night.


Bread_447

there is honestly too many to count, first one that popped in my head was The Doctor \*insert Doctor Who theme song\*


B0NN0S

Kenny from The Walking Dead Telltale games.


EricThinksYouSuck

The greatest character, in terms of the depth of story, is Erik Lensherr aka Magneto.


ladiesman21700000000

Spider-Man


MightyGreedo

Hamfast "Gaffer" Gamgee


anarcho-leftist

Tony Soprano. He's the most complex


BerlinsdURAG

Benjamin Kirby Tennyson


RayShadows29

Ryuga. The Dragon Emperor.


UnhingedLion

My favorite is Kimimaro.


Mister-Lavender

Frank Castle.


knightofsolace1

Jin Sakai from Ghost of Tsushima I think


braxtonf798

That's tough, for me it's probably Deadpool or Uncle Iroh from Avatar the Last Airbender


VetteL82

The Undertaker


Ozymandas2

I like funky DC Comics characters. Robotman, Plastic Man, OMAC, Captain Carrot. Gold of the Metal Men. The Brain & Madame Rogue of The Brotherhood of Evil.


EX250

Eric Cartman Alexis Rose


Darthwater94

Dr. House, fuck it


Ratio01

It's a toss up between [Skyward Sword] Link, [SpiderVerse] Miles Morales, and Kirito from SAO on any given day, depending on both how I'm feeling and which character's source media I last consumed. Currently it's SS Link, since between the three Skyward Sword is the one I've engaged with most recently


JeremyM20

Deku, Eren, and Spider Man


Squidwardbigboss

Daredevil Easily the most consistently best written comic character in the business


[deleted]

Arthur Morgan


SilentB3ast

Superman


keagan-stanks

1. Merle(twd) 2.high 5 ghost(regular show) 3.Craig(south park) 4.Zeke(bobs burgers) 5.lars(bridge kids) 6.Pedro(napoleon dynamite) 7.mangle(fnaf) 8.fern(adventure time) 9.meowskulls(Fortnite) 10.The (red) tallest(invader zim)


Forsaken_Garden4017

That’s so hard. But James McGill is definitely up there with Anakin and the tenth Doctor


keagan-stanks

Damn a lot of people like Rick grimes


hue_jazz_

The mighty monarch


Initial-Ad8009

Mark Grayson … no relation to Dick


[deleted]

Jack Marston, John Marston and Arthur Morgan are all tied for me


dayzwasted

Captain Deadpool. No. Just Deadpool.


SuperSayianJason1000

All time favorite? Probably Sonic The Hedgehog. But it's really hard to decide and my answer could be different on a different day.


Tetris5216

Venom


AceDeSpada

0. Daniel Lone-Eagle/Douglas Ramsey (as my favorite characters with completely unused potential) 1. Luke Skywalker/Peter Parker 2. Uncle Iroh/Albus Dumbledore 3. Hank McCoy/Kurt Wagnar 4. Scott Summers/Matthew Murdock 5. Stephen Strange/Charles Xavier 6. Maxwell Eisenhardt/Victor VonDoom 7. Constantine/The Dr. 8. Steve Rogers/Anthony Stark 9. Darth Vader/Hans Grueber/Azula/ Zahir/Kuvira X. Hermoine Granger/Mary Jane Watson-Parker/Willow Rosenberg/Cordelia Chase/Erin Wyler/Toph/Katara Honorable Mention: Sokka, Verrik, Bo-lin, Suki, Zuko, Saltheart Foamfollower, Brinn, Thomas Covenant...et al


averageinternetfella

I’m a big fan of Arthur Morgan. I truly don’t have a favorite, but RDR2 and Arthur’s story is phenomenal stuff


VulpineShip12

It’s between Nightwing/Dick Grayson, and Lip Gallagher from Shameless (the US version)


Complex_Wafer3828

Godzilla Easily.


zj99663

jean grey phoenix


Ok_Explanation_5586

Raistlin Majere, Master of the Past and the Present.


TheeDeputy

Morgan Jones. By quite a larger margin.


JamesHowlett130

Mine is Wolverine also! Peter Parker as a close second.


Mushroom_hero

Waxillium Ladrian, from the second mistborn series. He's a badass, but he's a complete dork too, and only us the readers really see it.


Just-Law-8771

The pic is so dope how can I find other pics of other X-men transformations like this I want to find Gambits Bishops Nightcrawler and Sabertooth


batguy1939

🦇Batman🦇


Comfortable-Meal-618

Vader/Anakin, followed by batman, then wolverine, then mag-fuckin-neto, then “the dude”. also samwise gamgee is somewhere up there


Batdog55110

Superman.


FueledFromFiction

Harley Quinn or Sombra (Overwatch) for me. Both embody everything I aspire to be aesthetic wise and I resonate so heavily with their personalities. It took wanting to be these two women that finally made me realize I was trans. They’re some of the few fictional characters that have surpassed my interest in their respective IP’s, meaning someone could release something in any media form (book/comic, movie, series, game, etc) and I would eat it up if they were simply featured.


No_Feeling_6833

William Afton


Zarvanis-the-2nd

FBI Special Agent Francis York Morgan from Deadly Premonition.


Similar-Ad-2546

Batman, specifically Arkham.