The Best Science Fiction Character of ALL TIME

[GrownUp]

Originally Posted by Winters_Sorrow

p.s. Tsuji is right - Obi-Wan is rubbish (strike me down & I'll be more powerful than you can imagine? Did he mean in terms of wattage or something? ~"Clap-on, Clap-off.."~ )

Winters_Sorrow you continue to defy me. I'm keeping an eye on you...

On another note, I second Ellen Ripley.

[AryaUnderfoot]

Best Sci-Fi character:

I'm all about Ender from Ender's Game. Gotta love child heroes. The later books, not so much... but the first time I read that book I so wanted to be part of his crew.

Best Fantasy:

Too many to choose from. Of course, I absolutely love Arya Stark, but I think I'll have to go with one of these three: Deerskin (Deerskin, Robin Mckinley), Harry (The Blue Sword, same author), or Aeryn (The Hero and the Crown, same author). What can I say, I love the way she writes women.

Best Comic Book character:

All about Batman over here. He's just a pissed off, tragic man with a tool belt. Kicka--.

[angrybuddhist]

The best sci-fi character in a book is James Bolivar diGriz, the Stainless Steel Rat.

[Jay]

I made a list that was strictly Sci-Fi earlier in this thread, but apparently fantasy is creeping so here is mine:

1. Tyrion Lannister - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin
2. Corwin - Chroncile of Amber - Roger Zelazny
3. The Weaver - Perdido Street station - China Mieville
4. Steerpyke - Gormenghast - Mervyn Peake
5. Olorin - The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
6. Muad Dibb (Paul Atredies) – Dune – Frank Herbert
7. Sol Wentaub – Hyperion – Dan Simmons
8. Anasurimbur Kellhus – Prince of Nothing – R. Scott Bakker
9. Deth - Riddle Master of Hed - Patrica Mckillip
10. John Uskglass - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke (small roll, but incredible)
11. Rincewind – Discworld – Terry Pratchett
12. Thomas Abbey – A Land of Laughs – Jonathan Carroll
13. Jon Snow - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin
14. Uther Daul – Scar – China Meilville
15. Andrew VanBergen – The Last Coin – James P. Blaylock
16. Brenan Doyle - The Anubis gates - Tim Powers
17. Joshua Calvert - Night's Dawn trlogy - Peter F. Hamilton
18. tergis Cromis - Virconium - M. John Harrison
19. Mahasamatman - Lord of Light - Roger Zelazny
20. Miles Naismith Vorkosigan - Vorksogian - Lois Mcmaster Bujold
21. Elric Melnibone – Elric Saga – Michael Moorcock
22. Thomas Covenant – Chronicles of Thomas Covenant – Stephen R. Donalsdon
23. Guy Montag - Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
24. Kane - by Karl Edward Wagner
25. Kirth Gersen - Demon Princes - Jack Vance
26. Conan – Conan series- Robert E. Howard
27. Gray Mouser – Lankhmar – Fritz Leiber
28. Bernard Marx - Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
29. Ged - Earth Sea Cycle – Ursula Leguin
30. Severian - Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe
31. Ender Wigins - Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
32. Genly Ai - Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula k. Leguin
33. Tagomi- The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick
34. Duncan Idaho – Dune – Frank Herbert
35. Sir Richard Francis Burton - Riverworld - Philip Jose Farmer
36. Winston Smith - 1984 - George Orwell
37. Harold Shea -The Complete Enchanter - L. Sprague De Camp
38. Jerry Cornelius - Cornelius Quartet- Michael Moorcock
39. Phaethon - Golden Age Trilogy - John C. Wright
40. LittleFinger - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R.R. Martin
41. Grand Admiral Thrawn - Star Wars- Timothy Zahn (yes I put a Starwars Eu character on my list! He's a good damn character)
42. Hunter Hawk - Night Life of Gods - Thorne Smith
43. Jane Alderberry,- Iron Dragon's Daugther - Michael Swanwick
44. Mister Croup and Mister Vandemar - NeverWhere - Neal Gaiman (a duo)
45. Shadow - American Gods -Neil Gaiman
46. Scott Crane - The Last Call - Tim Powers
47. Jack Faust - Jack Faust - Micahel Swanwick
48. Anomander Rake - Malazan - Steven Erikson (so he's a bit archetypical)
49. Lyra Belacqua - His Dark Materials -Philip Pullman
50. Vinculus - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke

[Andyhug]

Marty McFly if that counts
if not then the high lord guy from the first thomas covenant novel i will always remember him fondly!

[Lacedaemonian]

I second Marty McFly.

When did the Mackems learn to write?

[Andyhug]

Well I am not sure as to the exact date, it was definitely sometime around 2003 though!

[Lacedaemonian]

Awesome!!

[Rane Longfox]

Sci-fi: Sniper - Neal Asher's "The Skinner" or Morat Gurgeh - "The Player of Games", Iain M. Banks

Fantasy: Quick Ben - Malazan series, Uther Doul - "The Scar", China Mieville

[Winters_Sorrow]

Changed my mind.....new favourite sci-fi creation... "Zap Brannigan, the man with no name!"

[a|one]

No particular order... (sf/f)

Elric of Melnibone
Tawl
Link
Severian
Tyrion Lannister
Captain Jack Sparrow (Or better yet lets just say Johnny Depp )
Vegeta (More for sheer coolness than character depth)
Donnie Darko
Spike Spegal
Merlin (Mary Stewart version)
Jimmy McCray

[I, Brian]

Best science fiction character of all time?



No contest.

[I, Brian]

PS - It may be an idea to re-examine this subject from separate Film and Book perspectives...

Hm, methinks I should introduce chronicles awards soon.

[Tsujigiri]

Will there be chocolate?

If there is chololate will it be nice chocolate?

To ensure it's nice chocolate can we have a testing committee?

Can I be the testing committee?

[Winters_Sorrow]

and the award for most annoying poster goes too.....