The Best Science Fiction Character of ALL TIME

[Cloud]

Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan gets my vote, after close to 40 years of reading SF. Valentine Michael Smith gets a nomination.

[Ozymandias]

Dave Lister.

[BookStop]

Originally Posted by The Upright Man

erm dr j and mr h isnt sci fi

Dr. J and Mr. H is very much sci-fi. Science Fiction isn't all space battles and aliens, you know.

As for my fav sf character - I'll have to say Han Solo, but all the original Star Wars characters get a big thumbs up! Einstein in Watchers is a close second, but that may be cuz I'm a sucker for dogs.

[Mouse]

Rimmer from Red Dwarf
Stark from Farscape
Lyra from His Dark Materials
Etta from The Liveship Traders
Pantalaimon from His Dark Materials
Bartimaeus from The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Merry and Pippin from LoTR

And if I had to pick just one? Bartimaeus. He's so funny!

[The Upright Man]

Originally Posted by BookStop

Dr. J and Mr. H is very much sci-fi. Science Fiction isn't all space battles and aliens, you know.

As for my fav sf character - I'll have to say Han Solo, but all the original Star Wars characters get a big thumbs up! Einstein in Watchers is a close second, but that may be cuz I'm a sucker for dogs.

actually is contempary Horror not an ounce of Sci-Fi in it sorry

[Robert M. Blevins]

This is on the edge of the sci-fi genre, but I would say 'Winston Smith' from '1984' or 'Hal' from '2001'.

[Delvo]

The "fantasy" answers in here that people are talking abuot aren't nearly as strange as the "list" answers, given that "best" is a singular noun, not a plural one...

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by The Upright Man

actually is contempary Horror not an ounce of Sci-Fi in it sorry

On that one, I'll have to chime in and disagree. Like Frankenstein, this is one of the early science fiction novels, as it relied on a "scientific" mechanism (at least so recognized at the time) rather than a supernatural element, as the motivating factor, and it is closely allied to so many "cautionary tales" in sf about the dangers of science if misused (in this case, the concern was very much the then ongoing debate of mechanistic materialism vs. spirituality -- much like Machen's purely metaphysical The Terror, which has Nature turn against humankind for their rejection of the spiritual. In Stevenson's novel, however, it is predicated on a scientific method of separating the "divided self"; while it is certainly horror, it is nonetheless still classed as an early example of science fiction writing by a fair number of authorities in the field.

[jenna]

Funny to see that many people have listed Tyrion Lannister as a fave. I'm much more fond of Jon Snow (can see a major book crush developing over the course of the series!) and Dany. I actually go through and mark when their next chapters are so I know how long I've got to go until I get back to them!

So I will list those two as faves, also Parry from Incarnations which is half fantasy half sci-fi, Hope Hubris from Bio of a Space Tyrant, and Druss the Legend.

[HoopyFrood]

Someone mentioned from quite a while ago Zaphod. I second that! You gotta love the guy!
I also say Rimmer as well...what an uptight, cynical legend!

And how could I forget? The Doctor of course...not a specific one (although I do love the David Tennent reincarnation!) but just the general idea of him...This mysterious guy who travels the Universe, to whatever time he wants, always beating the bad guy, and being super cool and indestructable along the way!

[Weasel Soup]

Hehe My 2c

Sci Fi:
Paul Maud Dibb
Molly from Neuromancer,William Gibson
Father Sandoz from Mary Doria Russell's Series

Fantasy:
Arya Stark (by a nose over many other GRRM characters)

[Loner]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

And how could I forget? The Doctor of course...not a specific one (although I do love the David Tennent reincarnation!) but just the general idea of him...This mysterious guy who travels the Universe, to whatever time he wants, always beating the bad guy, and being super cool and indestructable along the way!

Well if we are talking about the best character of all TIME, he is the logical choice because he has access to all time, being a Timelord.

Heh, i couldn't resist the pun!

[The Upright Man]

Originally Posted by Loner

Well if we are talking about the best character of all TIME, he is the logical choice because he has access to all time, being a Timelord.

Heh, i couldn't resist the pun!

pun?? wheres?? all i see is an attempt at one, and to have The Doctor as the best of all time is somewhat of a misdimeanor as if he could change Time he would therefore create a time paradox with changing what he may have changed in the past as is seen on Satalite 5 and with Torchwood

[Loner]

Originally Posted by The Upright Man

pun?? wheres?? all i see is an attempt at one,

Okay, attempt at one then. Point is, I was being funny not serious.

Originally Posted by The Upright Man

to have The Doctor as the best of all time is somewhat of a misdimeanor as if he could change Time he would therefore create a time paradox with changing what he may have changed in the past as is seen on Satalite 5 and with Torchwood

Pedant. Yes you're right (of course). I just wanted to play on the "time" theme of the title of the thread.

[lordoftime]

The Doctor. No suprise there!

EDIT The point of the Doctor is not just that he has adventures through time across the universe, but also acts as a guardian of the timelines and history of the worlds he visits. Therein lies his appeal. He has the power but does not use it. He only interferes if a major threat like the Daleks or Cybermen are around.