John Hawkings of Right Wing News has another poll of conservative bloggers, this time of their favorite fictional characters. As one would suspect, that would get a pretty diverse number of entries. I was surprised that the Man with No Name and Inigo Montoya made the list as I voted for them thinking no one else would.
Also of note, there is only one female on the list, and I never heard of her.
Anyway, here are the twenty-five I picked (not ranked):
1. Dirty Harry Callahan
2. John McClain from Die Hard
3. Jack Bauer from 24
4. The Man with No Name from Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, and The Good the Bad and the Ugly (well, his name was Joe, Manco, and Blondie, respectively)
5. Han Solo from… what movie was that?
6. Darth Vader from the movie Han Solo is in.
7. Zatoichi
8. Mad Max
9. Any character John Wayne plays (they’re all the same)
10. The Terminator
11. Homer Simpson
12. Mr. Burns
13. Sanjuro from Yojimbo and Sanjuro
14. Joe Hallenbeck from the Last Boy Scout
15. Marshal Will Kane from High Noon
16. Tom Hagen from The Godfather and The Godfather Part II
17. Gimli from the Lord of the Rings
18. Indiana Jones
19. Dr. Strangelove
20. Mr. Smith from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
21. Harry Lime from The Third Man (as the comic book guy would say, “Best… Villian… Ever!”)
22. Bill from Kill Bill
23. Agent Smith from The Matrix (“Mr. Anderson…”)
24. Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride
25. Chomps
As you might notice, I forgot James Bond. I even remember thinking of him as someone to put on the list (and I had just been firing my Walther PPK and P99 the day before). Also, I considered putting Samwise Gamgee on my list, but something about that boy just ain’t right (“Don’t worry, Mr. Frodo sir; one day the darkness will pass and we’ll be back in the Shire. Until then, why I don’t I give you a foot massage.”).
where’s aquaman?
Interesting….Harrison Ford played three of the favorite fictional characters..
Oh yeah: First to say first!!!
John Wayne played the same character in ALMOST every movie. In “The Searchers” he was VERY different.
Timmer:
I vote for Ethan too. Plus I’ll add Jim Hawkins, Treasure Island; Charlton Heston’s characters in either The Omega Man, or The Warlord; ending up with Robin Hood.
Santa CLaus
Easter Bunny
President John Kerry…
Oh, sorry, you said fictional characters…well drop Santa Claus off the list then. :^)
My votes: Cobra and Chili Palmer (“Get Shorty”)!
You forgot the best, and possibly the first conservative bad ass. Cyrano de Bergerac, or at least the version of him in Rostand’s play.
Seriously, watch the surprisingly good movie version http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099334/ .
Don’t be put off by the fact it is a French story. They once grew men there.
Harry Lime!
Who else would stoop so low as to sell lethal diluted drugs to children’s hospitals for personal profit?
Best villian ever!
Sgt. Rock,early-mid ’70’s comic book character.He was ALWAYS kickin’ butts.
OMG! Nobbody mentioned Max Payne!
Seriously. Max Payne is the man! However, I think Jack Bauer, from season 2 at least, should be number 1. In every single situation during the nuclear bomb crisis, he proved he was the MAN.
Bugs Bunny!
That punk gave those raskelly Japs a run for their money, and they’re smart. Could you imagine what he would do to some Terrorists!
Ricker Racker Firecracker Sis Boom Bah!
Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny Rah-rah-rah!
You don’t know who Elizabeth Bennett is? I loved Pride and Prejudice!
I got one, a brave AND honorable Frenchman!
Fave Villian: Simon Phoenix (Demolition Man).
Absolutely fantastic and over the top.
Hero? Ahnold in Predator.
My vote’s for Riki Tiki Tavi, man. That little guy was awesome.
How about Richard Sharpe from the Bernard Cornwell books (played by Sean Bean on the small screen).
Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill from the same series is the best villain in a long, long time.
Other great heroes from Literature (well James Clavell) are John Blackthorne from Shogun and Dirk Struan from Tai-Pan.
What about Natty Bumpo?
for villian Gargamel,
for hero Optimus Prime
Can’t forget ‘Snake’ Plisken, from Escape From New York.
Man, you guys are way off. Here are the two guys tied for biggest fictional studs of all time. It’s either –
1) Polynikes, the Spartan warrior from GATES OF FIRE by Steven Pressfield
or
2) Bob Lee “Bob the Nailer” Swagger, the USMC sniper created by Stephen Hunter.
And that’s all I gotta say about that. . .
D.I. Hartman(R. Lee Ermey) from Full Metal Jacket.
Hero: Batman
Villain: Dr. Wily (For sheer persistance. 14 games and he never gave up!)
Should’ve mentioned some from the “Sword of Truth” seires:
Richard Rahl: For endurance and overcoming your roots.
Zeddicus Zu’ul Zorander: Master of magic with a Mark Twain attitude. What’s not to like?
Mother Confessor Kahlan: The ability to blow your mind in the a literal fashion, and the wisdom to not misuse it.
Cara: If the T-800 from T2 was organic and female, you’d have a good idea.