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soopaman
05-07-2003, 07:44 AM
It was only right that we had a counter to the "Villain Topic". I think this could be open to a lot more variety because of anti-hero characters. I'm going to think about this for a bit and post later, maybe i'll be inspired by another post. But I'm torn between about 5 candidates at the moment - sleep could help!! :lol:

Looking forward to reading your posts.

NotoriousBIC
05-07-2003, 01:51 PM
Well my personal hero must be T.S. Garp from John Irving's "The World According to Garp"
Ok, he's not the 'Indiana Jones'-type of hero :P , but cool nevertheless

J'Pol
05-07-2003, 09:09 PM
With your indulgence I shall post a few as they occur to me.

The first one is definitely Dent Arthur Dent, from the Hitch Hikers Guide Books.

Skweeky
05-08-2003, 06:34 PM
My favourite hero( if u can call it that way :lol: ) must be Rincewind, the wizard from the Discworld Novels. Well, technically it's more of an anti-hero, but still, he saved the Discworld several times :lol: :lol:

LKS_)\(inja
05-08-2003, 06:48 PM
Master Chief / Spartan-117 from Halo: The Flood excellent book....I mainly only read sci-fi or fiction books tho ;)

imported_QuietSilence!
05-09-2003, 03:12 AM
that would have to be Jonny Goodboy Tyler form battlefield earth the book not that movie junk

tianup
05-09-2003, 07:25 AM
Ayn Rand - Read Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead and you'll see why.

Also Leon Uris and Neil Gaiman.


Ooops. Misread the post. Scotch and computers, huh?

How about Francisco a'Anconia, John Galt, Hank Rearden, and Ragnar Danneskjold. Alos Howard Roark. (Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead)

Connor Larkin, Rory Larkin (Leon Uris - Trinity, Redemption)

Shadow, Door, Hunter, Raguel (Neil Gaiman - American Gods, Neverwhere, Smoke & Mirrors)

Santiago (the boy from The Alchemist) (Paulo Coelho)

Marius, Lestat, Rowan, Azriel, etc. (Anne Rice)

Zarathustra (Nietzche)

Amergin (Morgan Llewelyn - Bard)

Yossarian (Joseph Heller)

MagicNakor
05-09-2003, 10:57 AM
I didn't know Ayn Rand, Leon Uris, or Neil Gaiman were heroes. ;)

:ninja:

Rat Faced
05-09-2003, 08:18 PM
Death in the Discworld novels.....

tracydani
05-10-2003, 07:15 PM
Dirk Gently, also from Douglas Adams. His Dirk Gently's Hollistic Detective Agency. Haven't read it in a long time so the title may not be quite right, but I will correct it when I find it if no one beats me to it(JPaul(formerly known as Jmif?)) How things change in just 2 weeks ;)

acebrain01
05-11-2003, 04:07 AM
harry koegh from necroscope series - brian lumley
lestat from vampire chonicales - anne rice
alfred/haplo from death gate cycle - weis & hickman
pug/macros from riftgate war series - raymond e feist
roland from dark tower - stephen king
tarrin kael from firestaff series - firestaff (http://www.sennadar.com/)
Belgarath from belgariad - david eddings
duncan idaho from dune series - frank herbert

WeeMouse
05-13-2003, 08:01 AM
Samwise gamgee!

Guillaume
05-13-2003, 02:07 PM
Terry Pratchett's Nanny Ogg: an old witch with simple passions: alcohol, free food, sex and songs about hedgehogs... And Death in the same novels!

Lamsey
05-13-2003, 02:20 PM
Marcus Didius Falco is the best hero.

Best Hero's Partner award goes to his girlfriend/wife Helena Justina :wub:




For Discworld: Captain Vimes!!!

imported_QuietSilence!
05-13-2003, 11:35 PM
its a sad state of affairs that peps have more villins than heros :(

MagicNakor
05-14-2003, 02:08 AM
I rarely read books that have villians and heroes, so that could be some of the others' problem too. ;) Villian doesn't equal antagonist, and hero doesn't equal protagonist.

:ninja:

RDanneskjold
06-03-2003, 02:26 AM
Originally posted by tianup@9 May 2003 - 01:25
[SIZE=1]Ayn Rand - Read Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead and you'll see why.
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How about Francisco a'Anconia, John Galt, Hank Rearden, and Ragnar Danneskjold.  Alos Howard Roark.  (Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead)
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YOU talking about me!!? ;)

tianup
06-03-2003, 05:17 AM
Originally posted by RDanneskjold+3 June 2003 - 03:26--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (RDanneskjold @ 3 June 2003 - 03:26)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--tianup@9 May 2003 - 01:25
[SIZE=1]Ayn Rand - Read Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead and you&#39;ll see why.
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How about Francisco a&#39;Anconia, John Galt, Hank Rearden, and Ragnar Danneskjold. Alos Howard Roark. (Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead)
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YOU talking about me&#33;&#33;? ;) [/b][/quote]
hehe......yes I am......I only noticed this post because the name caught my eye.....lol :D

chalice
06-03-2003, 08:31 AM
Holden Caulfield. The Catcher in the Rye.

Clear Illusions
06-05-2003, 02:50 AM
Randle McMurphy - One Flew Over The Cuckoo&#39;s Nest

Riddler
06-17-2003, 09:34 AM
" My name is Inigo Montoya....you killed my father.....prepare to die. "

"Princess Bride"
William Goldman

sideous
06-17-2003, 08:53 PM
"What will be, has been"
Harry Keogh - Necroscope :D

squishyboboball
06-18-2003, 12:00 AM
Discworld&#39;s Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax.

"...with a giraffe if you stand on a chair, but the hedgehog can never be buggered&#33;"

Vamp
06-21-2003, 01:43 AM
12 year old, Jack Sawyer - Stephen King and Peter Straub&#39;s "The Talisman"

Werewolf; Wolf - Jack Stephen King and Peter Straub&#39;s "The Talisman"

Steve Amos and Cynthia - Stephen King&#39;s "Desparation"

Rose Daniels - Stephen King&#39;s "Rose Madder"

Dunno where that Villains thread is, so I&#39;ll post my favourite villains here :D

Morgan Sloat/Sloat Of Orris - The Talisman

Collie Entraigen/Tak - Desparation

Norman Daniels/Wife Beater :D - Rose Madder

neil1967
06-21-2003, 12:56 PM
hows about a heroine desiree, from the book of the same name by annemarie selinko. a true heroine in every sense of the word.
mcmurphy what a guy.