Favorite fantasy character...

[slimykuotoan]

From any fiction... be it novel, movie, etc.

Once again, you are permitted ONE choice, but you may make honourable mentions afterward.

[Go0gleplex]

Sir Sparhawk from the Elenium and Malorean by David Eddings prior to giving up the powers of Anahka.

[slimykuotoan]

Raistlin Majere from Dragonlance was perhaps my favorite character.

[Rigon]

That's a tough one. There's so many to choose from. I don't know where to start.

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[Willy Rat]

You gotta go with your gut on these questions.

My first thought was Sir Nigel Loring from Conan Doyle's "The White Company" and "Sir Nigel" books. An English squire/knight in the Hundred Years War serving with the Black Prince.

Not really fantasy, but neither is it history. We can call it historical fantasy, so there.

[narpet]

My favorite is kind of a cheat. I love Michael Moorcock's "Eternal Champion" series. So, even though the eternal champion is many different people spanning an entire multiverse of time and space, that's my favorite character. If I had to be more specific... the incarnation that I enjoy the most is (believe it or not, it's not Elric)... John Daker who "becomes" Erikose. Love that series.

[pawndream]

Ged, aka Sparrowhawk, from the Earthsea books by Ursula LeGuin.

[jdizzy001]

Madmartegin! He's not a woman!

Honorable mentions
Robin Hood
Aragorn
Boromir
Rand al'thor
Richard Rahl

[lobocastle]

Terry Brooks---Shannara---Garet Jax

Robert E. Howard---Solomon Kane Chronicles---Solomon Kane

David Gemmel---Drenai Series---Waylander

[Treebore]

Sir Sparhawk from the Elenium and Malorean by David Eddings prior to giving up the powers of Anahka.

Ditto.

A very close second for me is Silk, from Eddings' Belgariad series.

[Rigon]

Samwise Gamgee

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[serleran]

Shadowspawn (Hanse).

[Jyrdan Fairblade]

Oooh, good call. I always liked the grim and god-tormented Tempus. I really need to get around to re-reading those books.

Solomon Kane is also a great character.

For my part, I'm going to have to go with Gimli. He is stubborn, but intensely loyal to his friends, brave and stalwart, but with a true love of beauty. That and he has an awesome beard.

Shadowspawn (Hanse).

[Buttmonkey]

Probably Frodo, but the one from the book, not the movies.

[Tadhg]

Frodo and Sam in the book for sure. Their movie chars have begun to irritate me to no end - although I still like the movies.

Aragorn and then Gandalf are my book favs.

Many from Shannara and Dragonlance.

Probably, Conan for favourite!

[AGNKim]

There is Conan and then there is everyone else.

[Lord Dynel]

I'm partial to Gord the Rogue, personally.

As an Honorable Mention, I'd say Edmond Dantès, the Count of Monte Cristo. I guess he's more "historical fantasy" of sorts, since it is a work of fiction. If I had to disqualify him, probably Kvothe, from the Kingkiller Chronicles (Patrick Rothfuss).

[Zudrak]

Gord the Rogue for me, as well.

Honorable mention to Garett Starlen, captain of Greyhawk's Night Watch

[Desrimal]

Solomon Kane

[Buttmonkey]

I also quite like The Lady from the Black Company novels.

[Lurker]

You've all covered most of mine ...

Top picks (I can't don't have 1 all time favorite, sorry) soooooo consider them all honorable mentions!

As Tolkien introduced me to the love of fantasy I'll start with him

Bilbo
Pippin & Merry (Is it sad I like them better than Frodo)
Aragorn

After Tolkien, Lewis

The mouse (I can't think of his name ... ) Swashbuckler

Now to other general books/series

Solomon Kane - better than Conan by a long shot!
Mat Cauthon & Lan Mandragoran from 'Wheel of Time'
Shadowspawn from "thieves world"
Strum from Dragonlance
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Sparowhawk from Earthsea
D'Artagnan & Athos
Count of Monte Cristo
El Cid (The movie)
Chrysagon de la Cruex - The War Lord (another Charlton Heston movie)


Now some you may not have read

Captain Alatriste by Perez-Reverte
Francis Crawford by Dunnett


I think those are enough 'honorable mentions' for now

[Relaxo]

Shadowspawn (Hanse).

NICE!
Thieves world is SO GOOD

[Relaxo]

Tyrion Lannister is my favorite.

[Jyrdan Fairblade]

Reepicheep, I think?

After Tolkien, Lewis

The mouse (I can't think of his name ... ) Swashbuckler

[Lurker]

Reepicheep, I think?

After Tolkien, Lewis

The mouse (I can't think of his name ... ) Swashbuckler

Rgr, that is him, thanks