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Favourite Characters Meme

I should really be studying right now... *cough*

I've see this meme floating around for awhile, and have been meaning to do it...

I) I'll post ten things I'm a fan of.

II) You will attempt to guess my favourite character from each.

III)
Upon your success, I'll put that line in bold, append the correct
answer, and write a sentence or so about my affection for that
character. (well, may or may not do the sentence...)

1. Angel Wesley, guessed by

garran. And this comes as a surprise to who? XD I don't even know where to start in explaining why I love him so much; I suppose it comes down in part to my fascination with seeing how he changed and developed over the years, compounded by Alexis's brilliant acting. I loved him when he was bumbling around and falling over things in season 1, and when he was dark and broody and scruffy in season 4, and I love that his character development between those 2 points (and beyond) was completely organic.

2. Lost Sawyer, guessed by

garran. Sex appeal aside (*ahem*), I find him a fascinating and multi-faceted character, and I'm looking forward to see where they go with his character development, especially in terms of his relationship with Jack (and Kate, I suppose). And he's one of those characters who can make you go from laughing to angsting in a moment...

3. Harry Potter Severus Snape, guessed by

bk635. I find him one of the most intriquing, 3-dimensional characters in the books, possibly even the most. I love the ambiguous morality about him, and the idea that he can be a nasty son-of-a-bitch but still be on the side of good. And I remain optimistic even after HBP. :)

4. Firefly Mal, half guessed by

garran, because his guess made me realize that I really have 2 favourites... so, there's still one more to guess. :)

5. Buffy (not sure that I really have a favourite, actually, but I'll choose the closest answer. ^^) Spike, guessed by

garran. He's the closest I have to a favourite, anyway. As least until s6/7.

6. Lord of the Rings (it's actually a tie for this one, so either answer will count) One of them's Faramir (book!Faramir, that is), guessed by

bk635 after a not-so-subtle clue. ;) Copy-pasting my explanation about why I liked him from my comment below: I'm not sure how to explain what I liked about him... in part it's because I admire his strength of character in not being tempted by the ring, which is why the changes to his character in the movies (TTT, anyway) irritated me. I liked the contrast between him and his brother; both how Boromir was tempted by the ring while Faramir wasn't, and the contrasts in their personalities (Boromir as the strong, proud, ambitious warrior, and Faramir as the quieter, gentler, and more peaceful man who was constantly being overshadowed by his brother). Also his relationship with Eowyn. Although admittedly it's been quite awhile since I've read the books, so I'm a bit iffy on that assessment...

7. Naruto Gaara, guessed by

bronzejarith.

8. House House, guessed by

bk635. Yeah, pretty typical answer, but he really does steal the show... and kudos to BK for also guessing my second favourite, Wilson. ^_^

9. Smallville Lex, guessed by

garran. What can I say, I like morally ambiguous characters...

10. Full Metal Alchemist Roy, guessed by

bk635.

Babylon 5 is notably missing from the list because there is no way that I can choose between them... I love pretty much everyone on it equally. ^_^

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Yay! That's my rephrasing of this game's rules; either you stole it from my past, or I've had a transformative effect on the internet itself. Either way, awesome.

A few guesses semi-at-random:

1. Wesley
2. Sawyer
4. Mal
5. Tara
9. Lex Luthor

-Andy H.

Lol, yeah, I stole it from your past. ;p

Not bad. :) Wes is indeed my favourite Angel character, by far. Favourite overall Buffyverse character, really. Sawyer's right, too, and so is Lex. And I've suddenly realized that I in fact have 2 favourite Firefly characters, so I'll give you that one, too. ^_^ And were those completely random guesses or have you been reading my past entries? I've never exactly been subtle about my love for Wes, trust me...

I've read back a little ways, but not far enough to see you talk about Angel; the 'semi' is because both Wesley and Sawyer are mentioned in some capacity in your livejournal bio.

I hadn't seen Firefly yet when I did this meme, but I think that if I tried to think of a favourite character I'd just end up listing all of them (except maybe Inara).

4. River?
5. I may as well guess Spike.

-Andy

*checkes info* Oh yeah, I forgot. ^^ You should see my older entries - I kinda wince as I read them... I was really, really into Ats, and practically every other entry mentioned it...

I realized that when you guessed Mal. ^^ They're all so awesome... And no, it's not River.

Among others, yeah, I guess it'd be Spike. I honestly don't really have a Buffy favourite, but he's probably closest.

Oh, oh, I wanna play. I should be studying too, but you know how that is.. (-_-)

3. Harry Potter - Snape? Or that other guy (What's his name? Draco?)

6. Lord of the Rings - Aragorn, and um.. The elf, played by Orlando Bloom. I forget what his name is.

7. Naruto - I really dunno. Kakashi? I thought you weren't into Naruto anymore..

8. House - House, and um.. That other guy in your icon who House is often paired with?

10. Full Metal Alchemist - Roy?

I'm so terrible at names..

Yup, you're right on Snape. You haven't even read/seen them and you know that? Wow, I do talk a lot about this stuff. XD

LotR - nope, sorry. I like Aragorn a lot, though, and he's prob my 3rd or so favourite. And while I like Legolas well enough, I've never found hiim a particularly interesting character... He never really gets to do much. ^^;

Naruto - nope. And I am, I just haven't gotten around to catching up to the latest manga chapers.

House, yeah. And yeah on Wilson as my 2nd fav, too. :)

FMA - yup.

3/5, pretty good! ^_^

No shit.. So who is your favorite character in LoTR? Wait.. Is it Baromir? Do I still get credit?

I haven't heard you talk much about Naruto, so Kakashi was just a shot in the dark, basically.

LOL, it's Boromir, and no, it isn't him. :) Semi-close, though. And don't forget that I have 2 favourites. ;p

Kakashi's close, prob 2nd or 3rd fav...

Haha.. I even used Google to look up the spelling of his name and I still got it wrong. Google has failed me. :(

It's Gimli, right? I knew you were into that midget stuff. :o

Having only read part of the series, and not being able to remember the movies well enough, I'm running out of ideas. So you can just go ahead and spill it. :p

Guessing at the Naruto one is futile; there's so many characters...

Haha, no, it's not Gimli. XD Like with Legolas, I find the most interesting thing about both the characters their relationship with each other...

Nuh uh. There are other people on my f-list, I'll wait to see if they weigh in. :) And you were close with Boromir, if that gives you a clue...

Faramir?

Good job. XD He's one of the 2, or at least his book-version is.

God damn. What does he even do? :p

I'll give up on the Naruto one. I'm thinking it's someone like Neji, Sasuke, or Itachi, but I'm really not sure.

Can we do that thing we spoke about over e-mail sometime this weekend? Or will you be out at UBC the whole time?

Heh, I'm not sure how to explain what I liked about him... in part it's because I admire his strength of character in not being tempted by the ring, which is why the changes to his character in the movies (TTT, anyway) irritated me. I liked the contrast between him and his brother; both how Boromir was tempted by the ring while Faramir wasn't, and the contrasts in their personalities (Boromir as the strong, proud, ambitious warrior, and Faramir as the quieter, gentler, and more peaceful man who was constantly being overshadowed by his brother). Also his relationship with Eowyn. Although admittedly it's been quite awhile since I've read the books, so I'm a bit iffy on that assessment... need to re-read.

Lol, nope, still wrong on the Naruto one. ;)

I'm not sure... I have my exam on Saturday at 3:30, then we're going up to the island until Tuesday. I'll ask my parents if we can wait until Sunday morning, then we could do it Saturday night (though it would be late-ish; prob around 9). Barring that, Tuesday early-ish afternoon would work, I think. I'll let you know once I've talked to them. Also, I'm here for at least part of tomorrow, possibly all day, so we can do it then.

My theory is that your favorite Naruto character is female. That's the trick here: A female character is going completely against the pattern; thus, nobody would expect a female character to be your favorite.

I'm a fucking genius.

Now. . .Which female Naruto character is likable?

....

Maybe I should rethink my theory.
Saturday evening would be cool. Do you have Christmas lights up?

Hey hey, I like plenty of female characters. ;) But most shows have a much higher male population, so they tend to end up being my favourites... And no, my favourite Naruto character isn't female. There just aren't enough of them. <_< Hmm. I asked my parents, and Sat. evening might not work... depends on if we go up Sat. evening or Sunday morning. What are you doing today? I'm going to be here at least for most of the afternoon, probably, and possibly all day. And no, we don't have the lights up, unfortunately. I could always buy a Santa hat at the dollar store. ;p

Haha.. Yeah, I know; I was just messing with you. :p

Female characters, like that woman on Angel.. The one whose posters you have up all over your room. Seriously, I can't remember her name. :-/ I guess this is what happens when they pretty much take Angel off the air.

Lilah. :)

I miss having Angel on at a time when I could watch it... :(

And wtf, LJ has issues... My earlier comment was partially cut. <_< Sat. night may not work, because I think my parents want to go up to the island then. What are you doing today? And no, I don't have my x-mas lights up yet.

ARGH. That one was cut too! Going to just call you...

Naruto - Gaara

*grin*

Yup. :)

Christ, that is so obvious. I seriously can't believe I didn't think of Gaara.

I can't either. :P Remember the doll I made of him...?

Hehe. That's why you have me around. To point out the obvious...

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