Favorite Character From a Book (and why)

[damastez]

I'll start. Mine are pretty random.

Sandor Clegane and Jamie Lannister (A Song of Fire and Ice) - Jamie for realizing he is a fuck up and (not to spoil it for anyone who hasnt read it) doing something about it, and Sandor because he's so unpredictable

Zedd (Sword of Truth) - because he burnt Panis Rahl to death in the backstory, and you know it had to be an epic fight

Damastes (The Demon/Seer/Warrior King) - because he has a two way with chicks in the books.

lastly,

Bob Lee Swagger (Point of Impact / Time to Hunt) - fictionalized marine sniper full of badassedness. So badass, I had to make that word up to describe him.

[Jadaki]

Tyrion Lannister (A Song of Ice & Fire) for being the ultimate black sheep of a family and the way he deals with it.

[Koivu]

Granny Weatherwax - Disworld novels by Terry Pratchett.

I just love her headology and overbearing attitude combined with strict sense of justice.

[Ceth]

Gotta go with Edmond Dantes for his elaborate revenge plot and how he carries it out. Also, the Count of Monte Cristo is just a badass.

[damastez]

I agree with the count of monte cristo. One of my favorite all time books.

I also like Tyrion Lannister. Mad props to a noseless, ass-beating dwarf with a love of hookers.

[MrGraham]

Rorscharch
Cable
The main character from a Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Iorek Byrnison

[Vorph]

Takeshi Kovacs (Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, Woken Furies) - he's a complete bastard who exacts revenge on anyone who crosses his path in as brutal a way as he can. Anti-heroes don't get any better than this.

Definitely agree about Bob Lee Swagger too, though I'd have to say that even as full of badassness as he is, he ain't got nothin' on his father, Earl.

[Arbuste]

Tyrion is obviously awesome.

But I think I'll go with Croaker from the Black Company. And Death, from Discworld.

[stehle]

Clavain from Alastair Reynolds' book "Redemption Ark". He is utterly brilliant and is utterly selfless in his attempt to save the human species.

There is a whole list of characters from the Malazan series that are worthy:
- Paran for finally embracing the fact that he is the Master of the Deck and then making decisions regardless of what everyone else wants.
- Quick Ben, Fiddler and Kalam...pure awesomeness
- My favorite character is definitely Apsalar. The sentence towards the end of "The Bonehunters" sums it up nicely.

Shadowthrone made a shipsering sound, like sighing, and one almost formless hand emerged from the folds of his ghostly cloak, gripping the silver head of a cane, that tapped once on the cobbles. 'I watched, my dear. Your Shadow Dance. From the foot of Rampart Way and onward, I was witness.'

She [Apsalar] said nothing.

Shadowthrone resusumed. 'Not even Cotillion. Not even Cotillion.'

I appear to have a penchant for female assassins because my other favorite character from a "A Song of Ice and Fire" is Arya Stark. She is going to be a fun character to watch...

[chaos]

Buster "Rant" Casey

Because the idea of patient zero also being a time traveling demi god and initiating incredible societal reform while battling his time traveling alter ego, also himself? awesome.

[Arbitrary]

Jon Casey from the Grapes of Wrath.

The character of the ruined preacher is one I have always liked very much but Casey's unique take on religion, what is good, and life endeared him to me.

[Pharazon]

Harry Seldon from the Foundation series, for being a socially-inept supernerd who at the same time is a bad ass mofo with his martial arts skills. He uses his mental capacity to essentially shape the future of the galaxy for 1000 years. To top it off he falls in love with the original "hot robot character that looks human" and accepts it.

[Fammaden]

Holden Caulfield

Valentine Michael Smith

[HiroYagyu]

Gerald Tarrant (coldfire trilogy). ultimate badass antihero

[Ritley]

Raistlin Majere. While the dragonlance stories themselves werent all that well written, Weis and Hickman did a tremendous job with character development.

Anomandaris Rake. I would put Karsa in too, but he is a fucking cheater.