17. Keith Keiser (TwoKinds)
There was a time when I preferred Natani to Keith, but that's mostly because she's pretty attractive and it's kinda funny to have a gender-bending wolfgirl in a comic. But really, Keith's got all the makings of the best character in the comic. He's not a main character like Trace/Flora (who admittedly are a bit boring and one-note), and he's not a minor character like Eric/Kat/Evals/Mike, so he's right in the middle with Natani, which is why they're able to be such great characters on their own: they're not being forced down our throats, but are still importaqnt enough to develop. Keith's journey has been a long and emotional one for sure. His whole reason for teaming up with Trace and Flora is because he needs Trace in order to regain his citizenship to his home country (all because of an elaborate plan set in place by some delusional a****** in charge of the government). So for the first half of the comic's run thus far, he fights for that goal, and also develops from hating the Keidran he meets along the way (due to being hurt by his ex-fiance) to growing rather fond of Natani, when she reveals that she is a she to him. But yeah, the arc in which he risks everything he worked for: his homeland, his life...all for his friends...it's truly powerful, and it really makes you feel for the guy. Even though everything wound up working out (to a certain extent), he's still semi-banished and had the love of his life killed in the process. So yeah, it's sad to see things working out that way for him, but at the same time, it's the mark of a good character.