Can be any Sci-fi universe.

Personally, I think Ender is my favourite.

Any of you read Ender's game?

Can't get any better than this badass.

/Thread.

I hated Ender's Game

My personal favorite is Warsmith Honsou.

I don't know this Ender fellow, but I do like Bender..

Ender's game is a bit over-rated, sure it's a good read, but definately over-rated.

As for my favorite; I don't have one, I enjoy the settings far more than the characters within them.

favourite Science Fiction character?

Vash the stampede.

My current favorite sci/fi hero is Harry Dresden.

(Spoiler tags added, so you don't have to be exposed to his awesomeness unless you want to.)

Commander Riker, Next Generation, cool and true story back when the show was first starting (or right before it) my aunt rented out her basement apartment to him.

The Captain of the Serenity, Mal. He's awesome.

Coolyo294 wrote:I hated Ender's Game

My personal favorite is Warsmith Honsou.

RARRRRRRRRRR

The execution was, I admit, fairly poor, but the content, theme, and thought that went into it was astounding.

Certainly better than BL anyways.

But If we're going by book instead of character, then DUNE.

Asherian Command wrote:The Captain of the Serenity. He's awesome.

Yes! +1 for Mal

Boba Fett for sure.

these guys count right?

Harry Purvis.

The White Hart, can't beat that

Kenshiro - aka - fist of the north star - gotta like somebody who can punch a guy and make his head burst!

Please don't attach non wargamng images to Dakka, use image tags, photbucket etc etc . Ta.

Reds8n

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Thanks to them, there's a pizza place in every corner of America.

Kowabunga, dude.

Vader.

Original-trilogy Vader. Vader predating Hayden Christensen. Pre-NOOOOOOO Vader.

Vader from when Vader was a badass, yes.

Vendetta 476 wrote:

Can't go wrong with the Doctor...
Unless you are standing within 2 meters of him and/or you know him.

He's a space marine...Hicks

Horst wrote:My current favorite sci/fi hero is Harry Dresden.

He once attempted to bill God (literally) after helping out an archangel.

The Vampires pissed him off, so he killed every last one of them on the planet.

He arranged to have himself killed to get out of paying a debt, died, realized that was stupid, and came back to life.

+1

I'm going to go with a childhood favorite and say optimus prime, always loved transformers.

Joetaco wrote:these guys count right?

A thousand times yes.

I can't quite decide between Ford Prefect, Tom Baker's Doctor, and Roj Blake...

Actually, maybe R2D2

English Assassin wrote:I can't quite decide between Ford Prefect, Tom Baker's Doctor, and Roj Blake...

Avon is better than Blake any day.

I have lots of favourites, but for something a bit different I go for Rick Deckard.

ShatteredBlade wrote:

Joetaco wrote:these guys count right?

A thousand times yes.

Actually 3 thousand times

How can any of you go past Colonel Saul Tigh from BSG! I love that frakin guy!

motyak wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:The Captain of the Serenity. He's awesome.

Yes! +1 for Mal

Adding my +1 to Captain Mel Reynolds. C'mon Captain tight pants.

The Doctor in pretty much any of his incarnations is great, and Harry Dresden, as previously mentioned, is also pretty cool (It helps that he has 14 books of character development).

However, my all-time favorite is Han Solo. Cocky, suicidally brave, streetwise, and a man who tries to disguise how loyal he really is. Plus, he's less angsty than Deckard.

Horst wrote:My current favorite sci/fi hero is Harry Dresden.

He once attempted to bill God (literally) after helping out an archangel.

Spoiler:

The Vampires pissed him off, so he killed every last one of them on the planet.

He arranged to have himself killed to get out of paying a debt, died, realized that was stupid, and came back to life

.

Jeeze, you might not to spoil those last two points. They're big revelations in the series.

John Sheridan. Hands down, no contest.

Mmmm, I'll have to say Kurisu.

He converts Chaos followers away from their evil ways, converts Sisters of Battle away from their less-evil ways, helped the Imperium defend Priscus III from Chaos invasion, held off Imperial forces for months, negotiated a truce with an Inquisitor who'd infiltrated his lair with murderous intent, all while getting laid with all sorts of xenos and human women, including Imperial spies and Sisters of Battle.

No one said it had to be a canonical character. [And it's not my character either, it's my friend's.]

Gods, I feel so stupid for writing all that. It makes him seem like such a Mary Sue, which is more my fault than his, considering I came up with most of the roleplays/custom fluff I briefly described... But seriously, I could never pick a favorite anything of all time. My opinions change so quickly.

dreadfury101 wrote:Commander Riker, Next Generation, cool and true story back when the show was first starting (or right before it) my aunt rented out her basement apartment to him.

Riker delivered the last line of the most frustrating episode of ST: TNG that was ever made. It was right after Locutus delivered his little "Resistance is futile" speech. Close up on Riker, the last words of the season finale were "Mr Worf, fire." What!?! That's all until next season!?! Gaaahhh!?! I sooo wanted Riker to continue in one of the other Star trek series, instead of goofy Miles O'Brian or Stick-up-the-ass Worf.

The Doctor.

Gotta love the whole regenerating cheating death thing.

Major Joachim Steuben, head of the "white mice" and possibly the most sociopathic "cold" killer in SF.

I like him because of that.

Louis Gridley Wu

Tali from Mass Effect

or
The Great Montgomery Scott from Star Trek

So many great sci-fi characters. But I still have to go with The Doctor from Doctor Who. Although it was a split decision with Cat from Red Dwarf.

I can second Scotty.....

But my all time Faves are:
James Bolivar DiGriz, aka "Slippery Jim" aka "The Stainless Steel Rat"
Retief (by Keith Laumer..look it up)
And finally .....
Willard Phule

I am switching from Vader and saying Spock.

helgrenze wrote:I can second Scotty.....

But my all time Faves are:
James Bolivar DiGriz, aka "Slippery Jim" aka "The Stainless Steel Rat"
Retief (by Keith Laumer..look it up)
And finally .....
Willard Phule

Slippery Jim was all right, but I could never warm to him.
Retief was a touch too cynical. I enjoyed the Graphic Novel, though.
Willard had his enthusiasm and a Dilithium Express card; but the real star was Beeker.

I'd have to add a favorite group from an older anime series: Kei and Yuri - The Dirty Pair. Anyone who can destroy an entire Ring City before the opening credits is OK in my book.

Too many greats to pick one, however one of the numerous characters that comrpise my number 1 list and that comes immediately to mind is this guy:


Gene Starwind from Outlaw Star

Sten.

TOM


(If it counts.)

Han Solo is my favorite.

Asherian Command wrote:The Captain of the Serenity, Mal. He's awesome.

How about River Tam? Hot chick with serious Do Not F With credit.

My favorite right now that I'm following as the books get written would be the android known as Merlin Athrawes




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chromedog wrote:Major Joachim Steuben, head of the "white mice" and possibly the most sociopathic "cold" killer in SF.

I like him because of that.

Ha Ha, I almost said Johann Vierziger!

Brotherjulian wrote:
How about River Tam? Hot chick with serious Do Not F With credit.

Good point, but Mal has the Do Not F With cred as well as being funny as all hell.
'yes, I've read a poem, try not to faint'

And how could we forget dear Kaylee. Anyone who uses the word 'shiny' instead of good is an automatic champion in my book, it helps that she is as cute as a button too

these

I just noticed that Ender draws a few parallels to Macharius, if vague ones. The whole battle-school does seem neophyte-esque

Its kinda a problem when every other post in this thread I'm like "omg thats my favorite...no wait thats my fav...no wait...".

I'm going to mention one that hasn't been yet: Praetor Fenix from Starcraft. SUCH A BOSS.

Close runner up is HAL 9000 from 2001: A space odyssey. The original AI.

Agatha Heterodyne FTW!
Krosp for runner up.

I've always liked Jack O'Neill from Stargate. Probably mostly because Richard Dean Anderson is awesome on quite a few levels.

If I had to choose from a book,

It would have to be Mark Harrison from The Transall Saga.

Hiro Protagonist from Snow Crash. Full Stop.

Hmmm.... I will go with the GSV Sleeper Service. Or maybe the GCU Grey Area. I love the Culture ships from Banks' novels.

Marduk

John Crichton from Farscape. Space pirate pimp. His accomplishments are incredible.

im2randomghgh wrote:Can be any Sci-fi universe.

Personally, I think Ender is my favourite.

Any of you read Ender's game?

Easy...

Colonel Jack O'Neil...If you don't know where comes from I am so so sorry, go buy Stargate SG-1 and get back to me.

Jimsolo wrote:John Sheridan. Hands down, no contest.

This, B5 is without doubt THE best Sci-Fi show ever.

Commander John/Jane Shepard.
Got to love how bad-ass he/she is...

Juan Rico

AustonT wrote:Juan Rico

Are you talking about the version from the book, a slacker who got in the mobile infantry because he wasn't smart enough for the other branches, or the movie version, who was basically a fratboy with a gun who if he hadn't gone into the military would have probably become a used car salesman?

The book.
Although I feel you and I may have differing opinions about the capability of one silly Filipino boy. At least he wasn't pressure checking vacuum suits on Pluto.
I also happen to like Felix from Armor. They are a little similar.

Jack oniell from stargate sg-1 he's even Better even Mal from serenity/firefly

Wedge Antilles from the old Star Wars: Rogue Squadron/Wraith Squadron books. Bugger the Jedi, give me a good old-fashioned starfighter jockey any day.

The Shrike from the Hyperion series. Dude (thing?) was just BA in every way imaginable.

It's between The Doctor and COMMISSAR CIAPHAS CAIN, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!!

Skits wrote:Wedge Antilles from the old Star Wars: Rogue Squadron/Wraith Squadron books. Bugger the Jedi, give me a good old-fashioned starfighter jockey any day.

+1 to this. I just wish he had a proper role in the saga.

Jack O'Niell and Sam Carter from Stargate SG-1

And Ripley!

Phoey... this is a toughy...

Probably....


Kren and Frep, that counts right?

Juan Rico, Starship Troopers. The book not the movie.

FRACKIN WILLIAM ADAMA

Hmmmm
Master Chief probly

forruner_mercy wrote:Han Solo is my favorite.

Ditto Forruner. I still quote Han on a regular basis.

Deadshot wrote:

Skits wrote:Wedge Antilles from the old Star Wars: Rogue Squadron/Wraith Squadron books. Bugger the Jedi, give me a good old-fashioned starfighter jockey any day.

+1 to this. I just wish he had a proper role in the saga.

It would have been nice, yeah. But on the other hand, him not being much in the movies means that George Lucas couldn't really screw with him in the digital remakes or whatever.

Taratulus: Body Swapping Mad Scientist Robot

Eh, Wedge had a big enough role in the saga. In Episode IV he was the only side character cool enough to not get blasted by Vader. In Empire Strikes Back, he got the first kill on an AT-AT which showed the Rebels that they could take them down. In Return of the Jedi, well let's just say that the second Death Star would be in a lot fewer pieces if not for Wedge. He is a pretty cool guy, and doesn't afraid of anything.

Too many to choose from but i would say Deckard, Marcus Fenix or Gogol from Cyber City Oedo 808.

StarShade wrote:Too many to choose from but i would say Deckard, Marcus Fenix or Gogol from Cyber City Oedo 808.

GoW...I am not sure I REALLY consider it sci-fi. Kind of, but not really.

James T freakin Kirk..ohh yeah!


and he already got there before ole Han...




sorry grew up with old star trek and still its comfort food for my moods.

AustonT wrote:The book.
Although I feel you and I may have differing opinions about the capability of one silly Filipino boy. At least he wasn't pressure checking vacuum suits on Pluto.
I also happen to like Felix from Armor. They are a little similar.

Felix was way more badass than Rico.

I mean come on... he was the sole survivor of like... 3-4 DIFFERENT missions? He made like 20 or so combat drops, when everyone else only made at most 10 in the course of their career?

Felix was hardcore.

The puppy in the well bit in that book was a bit messed up, though.

Yoda, because a green space gnome WOULD kick your ass in 100 different ways

Gurney Halleck from Dune.

But for another book that however did not get made into a movie I'd say Captain Krenn Sutai Rustazh of the IKV Fencer, from the book titled "The Final Reflection" by John M. Ford.

Master Chief...
Goes through all of Halo 1, 2 and 3 and doesn't bat a freaking eyelid.

purplefood wrote:Master Chief...
Goes through all of Halo 1, 2 and 3 and doesn't bat a freaking eyelid.

Not to mention his hobby of falling down to a planet

purplefood wrote:Master Chief...
Goes through all of Halo 1, 2 and 3 and doesn't bat a freaking eyelid.

Due to being the protagonist and dying millions of times along the way. Any Space Marine could have easily exceeded him.


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Gotta stick with Ender Wiggin.

Remember how he killed a boy 8 inches taller than him by kicking him in the balls?

purplefood wrote:Master Chief...
Goes through all of Halo 1, 2 and 3 and doesn't bat a freaking eyelid.

Due to being the protagonist and dying millions of times along the way. Any Space Marine could have easily exceeded him.


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Gotta stick with Ender Wiggin.

Remember how he killed a boy 8 inches taller than him by kicking him in the balls?

Double post. And Ender was a fething douchenozzle.

He was the smartest human to ever live at 10 years old, and he beat The Game.

You wish you were Ender Wiggin

No, I enjoy being a normal, socially well-adjusted teenager.

Coolyo294 wrote:
Double post. And Ender was a fething douchenozzle.

Ender was the way he was because he was manipulated his whole life. Hell his parents we manipulated into marrying each other. He was tormented by his older brother, other students both on Earth and at Battleschool, and a computer. He was forced to kill in self defense (at least once, depending on how you look at it), and forced to kill an entire species without knowing what he was doing.

I think most of those reasons by themselves would seriously mess you psychologically, and he was exposed to all of them.

Grass4hopper wrote:

Coolyo294 wrote:
Double post. And Ender was a fething douchenozzle.

Ender was the way he was because he was manipulated his whole life. Hell his parents we manipulated into marrying each other. He was tormented by his older brother, other students both on Earth and at Battleschool, and a computer. He was forced to kill in self defense (at least once, depending on how you look at it), and forced to kill an entire species without knowing what he was doing.

I think most of those reasons by themselves would seriously mess you psychologically, and he was exposed to all of them.

Torment by his brother is an understatement. His brother seriously considered killing him, many times. His brother than proceeded to attempt a political coup of the fething world.

im2randomghgh wrote:

Grass4hopper wrote:

Coolyo294 wrote:
Double post. And Ender was a fething douchenozzle.

Ender was the way he was because he was manipulated his whole life. Hell his parents we manipulated into marrying each other. He was tormented by his older brother, other students both on Earth and at Battleschool, and a computer. He was forced to kill in self defense (at least once, depending on how you look at it), and forced to kill an entire species without knowing what he was doing.

I think most of those reasons by themselves would seriously mess you psychologically, and he was exposed to all of them.

Torment by his brother is an understatement. His brother seriously considered killing him, many times. His brother than proceeded to attempt a political coup of the fething world.

Peter attempted nothing, he succeeded.

Ender's Game gets a quite a bit of hate. My personal theory is that it's because it has a child protagonist.

It's a really stupid premise if you think about it. Earth trusting a bunch of kids with the fate of humanity? Not very believable. An adult reader is going to have this break their suspension of disbelief.

But, if you first read the book as a child or early teenager, you don't notice this. Instead, you completely connect with Ender and find the book engrossing.

So, whether or not you find Ender's Game genius or crap all comes down to how old you were when you first read it.

I first read Enders Game when I was 12 and I still thought it was crap.

Let's see:

Ender Wiggin (From Ender's Game to Children of the Mind)

Ford Prefect (one of the hoopiest froods ever)

Hari Seldon (the guy originally only appears in novella, yet he's able to develop a mathematical approach to predict and influence mobs over tens of thousands of years. Also, psychics.)

Another fav..

Corbin Dallas, direct descendant of John McClane


personally i dont see the resemblance

This:

Grakmar wrote:
Ender's Game gets a quite a bit of hate. My personal theory is that it's because it has a child protagonist.

It's a really stupid premise if you think about it. Earth trusting a bunch of kids with the fate of humanity? Not very believable. An adult reader is going to have this break their suspension of disbelief.

But, if you first read the book as a child or early teenager, you don't notice this. Instead, you completely connect with Ender and find the book engrossing.

So, whether or not you find Ender's Game genius or crap all comes down to how old you were when you first read it.

I have to respectfully disagree, because I first read Ender's Game when I was at least 21; and I found the books fully engrossing.

But I understand that not every adult retains the same level of imagination they had as a child.


Also, thank you The Epic Chaosdude!!! I don't know how I forgot about Bender. Shame on me.

Grass4hopper wrote:

Grakmar wrote:
Ender's Game gets a quite a bit of hate. My personal theory is that it's because it has a child protagonist.

It's a really stupid premise if you think about it. Earth trusting a bunch of kids with the fate of humanity? Not very believable. An adult reader is going to have this break their suspension of disbelief.

But, if you first read the book as a child or early teenager, you don't notice this. Instead, you completely connect with Ender and find the book engrossing.

So, whether or not you find Ender's Game genius or crap all comes down to how old you were when you first read it.

I have to respectfully disagree, because I first read Ender's Game when I was at least 21; and I found the books fully engrossing.

But I understand that not every adult retains the same level of imagination they had as a child.


Also, thank you The Epic Chaosdude!!! I don't know how I forgot about Bender. Shame on me.

No problem! Bender is awesome and nothing is gonna change that
If someone doesn't know him, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLpO-OvJU74

Duncen Idaho or Erasmus, dispite being an evil SOB experimenting at any whim he wants, but the way he makes omnius his bish ;D epic

My favorite sci-fi dude is that dude who killed the rock in the DOOM movie

Of all psychotic maniacs out there with an ego too big that even Cartman would say 'Damn that's big'. I give you all the all purple colossus!

WARDEN OF SUPERJAIL!!!

God i love that guy<3

dreadfury101 wrote:Commander Riker, Next Generation, cool and true story back when the show was first starting (or right before it) my aunt rented out her basement apartment to him.

Cool story about your aunt but I absolutely HATED Riker. Still do. Always will.

Love Ender, even though the series gets really strange the father down the timeline you go....

But my favorite would have to be Harry Dresden, Wizard for Hire.

“The man once wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. Tolkien had that one mostly right.
I stepped forward, let the door bang closed, and snarled, "F*** subtle.” - Harry Dreden in Changes

Or, Paul Atreides.

Like a boss.

Scorpius from the Farscape series. Coolest villan/character in all the sci-fi shows I've ever seen.

im2randomghgh wrote:Or, Paul Atreides.

Like a boss.

Cant really beat his son though! ;D now he was an apic for all the right reasons

Harry Dresden on negotiations -

"Negotiation is showing up with a sandwich in one hand, a gun in the other, and asking which would you prefer?"

"But Harry, you don't have a sandwich."

"Who do I look like, Kissinger?"

English Assassin wrote:I can't quite decide between Ford Prefect, Tom Baker's Doctor, and Roj Blake...

Blake? I'm more of a Kerr Avon fan myself...

Or even Detective Ezekial Stone, from Brimstone... After all, he shot the Devil... in the face.

im2randomghgh wrote:

purplefood wrote:Master Chief...
Goes through all of Halo 1, 2 and 3 and doesn't bat a freaking eyelid.

Due to being the protagonist and dying millions of times along the way. Any Space Marine could have easily exceeded him.

Richard Nixon. "My fellow Earthakins..."

Or Gordon Freeman. "..."

Any of the Harkonen or Atredis from The Dune series

tough choice, so many to choose from!

Garrack from Deep space nine. Always been my fav!

Gorgarak wrote:tough choice, so many to choose from!

Garrack from Deep space nine. Always been my fav!

He is pretty awesome actually...

Clumpski wrote:

im2randomghgh wrote:Or, Paul Atreides.

Like a boss.

Cant really beat his son though! ;D now he was an apic for all the right reasons

He turned into a worm though...that's...not something I'd want.

And plus at fifteen he was able to kick a man in the heart and crush his right ventricle, through sheer precisionness.

There are so many great characters, but still, I have to go with:

TK 421

This guy hasn't been mentioned yet, but he damn sure should have been...

My first instinct is Mal or Wash (War stories is the second best Firefly episode after Ariel), but the more I think about it the more I like this guy:

tedurur wrote:

Jimsolo wrote:John Sheridan. Hands down, no contest.

This, B5 is without doubt THE best Sci-Fi show ever.

Babylon 5 was a great show, it ran for several seasons but it is still one of those rare, magical moments when you come across someone familiar with the show. My favorite Sci-fi character would have to be God Emperor Leto from Dune.

Probably logan grimnahCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED

torn between 3...

God-Emperor Leto Atreides
John Sheridan
Alois Hammer

Mines would have to be Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5; I find her character to be quite compelling and complex.

Iranna.

Remus wrote:

tedurur wrote:

Jimsolo wrote:John Sheridan. Hands down, no contest.

This, B5 is without doubt THE best Sci-Fi show ever.

Babylon 5 was a great show, it ran for several seasons but it is still one of those rare, magical moments when you come across someone familiar with the show. My favorite Sci-fi character would have to be God Emperor Leto from Dune.

His father was cooler though. A not-jabba the hut looking version of Leto.

Not one the youngest of us may remember but this girl is one of my all time favourite sci fi characters: