Board 8 > Inviso's Top 50 Fictional Characters ~A Ranking Topic!~

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AdmiralZephyr 09/24/11 9:42:00 PM #51:	*Inviso posted...* And the best part? Han is like, the ONE character in the series that DIDN'T get forced into the prequels and subsequently ruined. So kudos for that. Lando as well. Also, little typo nitpicking, in your Juror 11 write-up, you said that Juror 8 was old and Juror 9 was played by Henry Fonda, it's actually the other way around (but I know you know that). -- darkx got banned. :-\ Currently playing: Phoenix Wright: T&T, Ocarina of Time 3D, The Simpsons Hit & Run <cite>AdmiralZephyr posted [p:300333] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Inviso posted...And the best part? Han is like, the ONE character in the series that DIDN'T get forced into the prequels and subsequently ruined. So kudos for that.Lando as well.Also, little typo nitpicking, in your Juror 11 write-up, you said that Juror 8 was old and Juror 9 was played by Henry Fonda, it's actually the other way around (but I know you know that). -- darkx got banned. :-\Currently playing: Phoenix Wright: T&T, Ocarina of Time 3D, The Simpsons Hit & Run </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 09/25/11 7:37:00 AM #52:	32. Data (Star Trek series) Who doesn't love Data? The guy is hilarious. It's so refreshing to see the writers take a character that honestly has no right being funny (a futuristic android) and not only making him comical via his naivete about how the real world of being human works, but also making him relatable and human by giving him the drive and desire to BE human like the rest of the crew. Admittedly, Star Trek: The Next Generation did tend to revolve around Data or Picard more often than not, but at the same time, it was okay because they didn't hog the screentime (it was the Nicaragua of Star Trek) and they were both interesting characters. I loved seeing Data interact with the rest of the crew, be it as a friendship with Geordi (who was often required to fix Data after something went wrong), or pissing off Pulaski via his very existence being a sin against God (I seriously don't get what her problem was), or just other general interactions with the crew, usually ending the episode with some profound yet naive quip relating the the episode's events (like how he felt human in his sadness over Tasha's death, not understanding why the funeral revolved around memories instead of mourning). By being able to mix the super-intelligence of a robotic mind with the naivete of a young human child, Star Trek really created a fantastic and well-developed character that has plenty of fans to boot. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300334] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 32. Data (Star Trek series)Who doesn't love Data? The guy is hilarious. It's so refreshing to see the writers take a character that honestly has no right being funny (a futuristic android) and not only making him comical via his naivete about how the real world of being human works, but also making him relatable and human by giving him the drive and desire to BE human like the rest of the crew. Admittedly, Star Trek: The Next Generation did tend to revolve around Data or Picard more often than not, but at the same time, it was okay because they didn't hog the screentime (it was the Nicaragua of Star Trek) and they were both interesting characters. I loved seeing Data interact with the rest of the crew, be it as a friendship with Geordi (who was often required to fix Data after something went wrong), or pissing off Pulaski via his very existence being a sin against God (I seriously don't get what her problem was), or just other general interactions with the crew, usually ending the episode with some profound yet naive quip relating the the episode's events (like how he felt human in his sadness over Tasha's death, not understanding why the funeral revolved around memories instead of mourning). By being able to mix the super-intelligence of a robotic mind with the naivete of a young human child, Star Trek really created a fantastic and well-developed character that has plenty of fans to boot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mega Mana 09/25/11 7:44:00 AM #53:	He also had a cat! <cite>Mega Mana posted [p:300335] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> He also had a cat! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raka_Putra 09/25/11 7:48:00 AM #54:	Mmm Dahlia. -- Oh, I am one yet many. <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:300336] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Mmm Dahlia. -- Oh, I am one yet many. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 09/26/11 1:39:00 PM #55:	31. Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Hot Fuzz) I'm a big fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and I seriously love their movies (although I didn't go to see Paul, mostly because Seth Rogan strikes me as someone who can make a movie go very unfunny very fast). And after Shaun of the Dead, I was most definitely looking forward to Hot Fuzz because it's essentially taking the same two actors who made one movie great and sticking them into another genre parody with hilarious results. Anyway, we first meet Nicholas after he's been kicked out of London for being TOO good of a police officer, and he also gets dumped by his girlfriend for being too caught up in his work. As a result, he moves to the countryside where there's no crime and only has himself and his peace lily. He quickly proves to be an effective police officer, but is stymied by a series of "accidents" that seem to be almost TOO coincidental to be real, and he quickly discovers that they're murders. Meanwhile, he develops a friendship with Danny Butterman, the son of the chief of police for the village, and their interactions are cute as Danny's trying to become a more successful officer while at the same time teaching Nicholas to loosen up. Anyway, it all culminates with Nicholas and Danny getting into a huge gun battle with old people, and Nicholas proves to be a funny action hero, moreso than Danny, which is why Danny's not on the list. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300337] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 31. Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Hot Fuzz)I'm a big fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and I seriously love their movies (although I didn't go to see Paul, mostly because Seth Rogan strikes me as someone who can make a movie go very unfunny very fast). And after Shaun of the Dead, I was most definitely looking forward to Hot Fuzz because it's essentially taking the same two actors who made one movie great and sticking them into another genre parody with hilarious results. Anyway, we first meet Nicholas after he's been kicked out of London for being TOO good of a police officer, and he also gets dumped by his girlfriend for being too caught up in his work. As a result, he moves to the countryside where there's no crime and only has himself and his peace lily. He quickly proves to be an effective police officer, but is stymied by a series of "accidents" that seem to be almost TOO coincidental to be real, and he quickly discovers that they're murders. Meanwhile, he develops a friendship with Danny Butterman, the son of the chief of police for the village, and their interactions are cute as Danny's trying to become a more successful officer while at the same time teaching Nicholas to loosen up. Anyway, it all culminates with Nicholas and Danny getting into a huge gun battle with old people, and Nicholas proves to be a funny action hero, moreso than Danny, which is why Danny's not on the list. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 09/27/11 9:04:00 AM #56:	30. Nanase Kitsune (El Goonish Shive) With Nanase being the last EGS character to appear on this countdown, I figure it's now safe to post my EGS inequality to let people know exactly where certain characters fit. Nanase > Susan >> Grace > Justin >>>> Ellen > Tedd >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elliot >>>>> Sarah The top four are awesome, the next two are good, but a bit one-note, and the bottom two are bland as hell. Anyway, why Nanase rocks. For starters, she's azn, which is made of win and love. Second, she's been extremely well-developed, like Susan, as someone who started out as just a minor character, outside of the core cast of Elliot/Sarah/Tedd. She started as a rival for Elliot at his martial arts dojo who was extremely good at kicking his ass, and then it turns out that she's also dating Elliot (a fact he doesn't tell Sarah, who also likes him that way). This leads to teen angst and drama, with Nanase breaking up with Elliot so he can be with Sarah, as well as the start of the "Justin jokes about Nanase being a lesbian" storyline. She's out of the picture for a while and shows up again to help defend Ellen from a goo monster using her magic martial arts powers, and she is, on multiple occasions in the early going of Ellen coming into being, the voice of reason who helps Ellen get through the tough time of having essentially been born just a few days earlier. Anyway, Nanase is attracted to Ellen (who is essentially the female version of Elliot), but believes it to be the result of pheromones due to Ellen being some scientifically modified supergirl. Anyway, she talks to Susan about this, who tells her that there are no pheromones and that her feelings are real...which leads to a minor mental breakdown for Nanase, who realizes that Justin is right, she IS a lesbian, and her ultra-conservative mother is probably gonna crucify her for being that way. Anyway, she skirts the issue, thinking her secret is safe with Susan (and Elliot, who she told during her angst attack), although Susan accidentally told both Justin AND Ellen, and then Grace/Sarah overhear her talking about it with Susan, resulting in the entire cast, minus Tedd, being in on the secret. They go to war together against Damien (seriously, you guys MUST read the entire comic) with Ellen saving Nanase's life by catching her when she falls from a hypersonic sound blast. But then everyone is okay, everyone wins. Happy times. This all leads to Grace's birthday party in which everyone switches genders (except Ellen) and Nanase takes the opportunity to dress Ellen a wee bit slutty before turning into a guy and acting like "Oh! I like you and want to be around you because I'm a dude now! Totally normal!" No one's buying this, of course, and after hiding from her feelings all night, Nanase finally breaks down and tells Ellen everything, and they share a tender moment on the porch before spending the night together (not THAT way. All they did was sleep and cuddle.) Since then, it's basically been relationship drama from those two, with Nanase wanting to stop hiding herself from the world, and eventually changing her outfits to ones she enjoys, rather than what her mother finds acceptable. She and Ellen get into a fight over her new hairstyle and then a wizard attacks the school in an effort to kill Ellen. This results in Nanase nearly killing herself to defend her girlfriend and even gaining the ability to turn into an angel because of just how much she cares. And even recent developments have been interesting, and honestly, the relationship is more dynamic from Nanase's part than Ellen's so yeah, she makes the list. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300338] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 30. Nanase Kitsune (El Goonish Shive)With Nanase being the last EGS character to appear on this countdown, I figure it's now safe to post my EGS inequality to let people know exactly where certain characters fit.Nanase > Susan >> Grace > Justin >>>> Ellen > Tedd >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Elliot >>>>> SarahThe top four are awesome, the next two are good, but a bit one-note, and the bottom two are bland as hell. Anyway, why Nanase rocks. For starters, she's azn, which is made of win and love. Second, she's been extremely well-developed, like Susan, as someone who started out as just a minor character, outside of the core cast of Elliot/Sarah/Tedd. She started as a rival for Elliot at his martial arts dojo who was extremely good at kicking his ass, and then it turns out that she's also dating Elliot (a fact he doesn't tell Sarah, who also likes him that way). This leads to teen angst and drama, with Nanase breaking up with Elliot so he can be with Sarah, as well as the start of the "Justin jokes about Nanase being a lesbian" storyline. She's out of the picture for a while and shows up again to help defend Ellen from a goo monster using her magic martial arts powers, and she is, on multiple occasions in the early going of Ellen coming into being, the voice of reason who helps Ellen get through the tough time of having essentially been born just a few days earlier.Anyway, Nanase is attracted to Ellen (who is essentially the female version of Elliot), but believes it to be the result of pheromones due to Ellen being some scientifically modified supergirl. Anyway, she talks to Susan about this, who tells her that there are no pheromones and that her feelings are real...which leads to a minor mental breakdown for Nanase, who realizes that Justin is right, she IS a lesbian, and her ultra-conservative mother is probably gonna crucify her for being that way. Anyway, she skirts the issue, thinking her secret is safe with Susan (and Elliot, who she told during her angst attack), although Susan accidentally told both Justin AND Ellen, and then Grace/Sarah overhear her talking about it with Susan, resulting in the entire cast, minus Tedd, being in on the secret. They go to war together against Damien (seriously, you guys MUST read the entire comic) with Ellen saving Nanase's life by catching her when she falls from a hypersonic sound blast. But then everyone is okay, everyone wins. Happy times.This all leads to Grace's birthday party in which everyone switches genders (except Ellen) and Nanase takes the opportunity to dress Ellen a wee bit slutty before turning into a guy and acting like "Oh! I like you and want to be around you because I'm a dude now! Totally normal!" No one's buying this, of course, and after hiding from her feelings all night, Nanase finally breaks down and tells Ellen everything, and they share a tender moment on the porch before spending the night together (not THAT way. All they did was sleep and cuddle.) Since then, it's basically been relationship drama from those two, with Nanase wanting to stop hiding herself from the world, and eventually changing her outfits to ones she enjoys, rather than what her mother finds acceptable. She and Ellen get into a fight over her new hairstyle and then a wizard attacks the school in an effort to kill Ellen. This results in Nanase nearly killing herself to defend her girlfriend and even gaining the ability to turn into an angel because of just how much she cares. And even recent developments have been interesting, and honestly, the relationship is more dynamic from Nanase's part than Ellen's so yeah, she makes the list. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 09/28/11 3:55:00 PM #57:	29. Shaun Riley (Shaun of the Dead) Yeah, Hot Fuzz was awesome, but Shaun of the Dead was the original, and I think Simon Pegg performed even better in this movie than in the second. In Hot Fuzz, he's extraordinarily good at his job, to the point where he gets banished from London for doing so well, but in Shaun of the Dead, he plays a total loser with a dead-end managerial job. He has a loser roommate who is actually better off than he is (because Ed doesn't have to deal with himself), a dick of a roommate, a girlfriend who, at the start of the movie, he breaks up with, and a stepdad who he doesn't particularly care for because he once chased Shaun around the garden with a bit of wood. Anyway, he's a total slacker, and when the zombie outbreak begins, s* gets real really fast and he kinda bumbles his way through the initial onset, going to rescue his mom, ex-girlfriend, and her two friends, but even though his plan doesn't quite work out, the fact of the matter is that he goes from manchild to man over the course of the movie, standing up for himself while still retaining a similar personality to that which he started with. He winds up surviving with his re-girlfriend, and has truly matured to reach that point, and it makes him a lovable and realistic character. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300339] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 29. Shaun Riley (Shaun of the Dead)Yeah, Hot Fuzz was awesome, but Shaun of the Dead was the original, and I think Simon Pegg performed even better in this movie than in the second. In Hot Fuzz, he's extraordinarily good at his job, to the point where he gets banished from London for doing so well, but in Shaun of the Dead, he plays a total loser with a dead-end managerial job. He has a loser roommate who is actually better off than he is (because Ed doesn't have to deal with himself), a dick of a roommate, a girlfriend who, at the start of the movie, he breaks up with, and a stepdad who he doesn't particularly care for because he once chased Shaun around the garden with a bit of wood. Anyway, he's a total slacker, and when the zombie outbreak begins, s* gets real really fast and he kinda bumbles his way through the initial onset, going to rescue his mom, ex-girlfriend, and her two friends, but even though his plan doesn't quite work out, the fact of the matter is that he goes from manchild to man over the course of the movie, standing up for himself while still retaining a similar personality to that which he started with. He winds up surviving with his re-girlfriend, and has truly matured to reach that point, and it makes him a lovable and realistic character. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 09/29/11 9:15:00 AM #58:	28. Raven (Teen Titans) Raven wasn't even originally on this list, and in her place I had J.B. Fletcher at spot forty-nine, but then I remembered Raven and simply had to include her. Now, first off, I have to admit that Raven makes this list due to shallow reasons of hotness (well, not ONLY that, but she's memorable to me because of hotness and how good she looks with long hair, rawr). But really, Raven's without question the best character in Teen Titans. Cyborg is kinda bland and generally a minor character, Beast Boy is comic relief, Robin gets WAY too much power on the team despite having no actual abilities, and Starfire has moments of maturity, but he's a typical naive and happy-go-lucky female character. Raven's just badass, and the fact that she has a basically emotionless personality makes her all the more interesting, because when she DOES display some emotions, it seems so out-of-character and it's memorable. But yeah, she's got one of the most troubled backstories, what with her demon father and the fact that her mind seems to be constantly on the brink of self-destruction. And this builds up to Raven almost destroying the world and becoming more important to the Titans' overall storyline than Robin (thank God). Additionally, I've always found her relationship with Beast Boy to be cute, because they're so different, yet you can tell that she really likes him deep down (probably why she hates Terra so much at the start). <cite>Inviso posted [p:300340] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 28. Raven (Teen Titans)Raven wasn't even originally on this list, and in her place I had J.B. Fletcher at spot forty-nine, but then I remembered Raven and simply had to include her. Now, first off, I have to admit that Raven makes this list due to shallow reasons of hotness (well, not ONLY that, but she's memorable to me because of hotness and how good she looks with long hair, rawr). But really, Raven's without question the best character in Teen Titans. Cyborg is kinda bland and generally a minor character, Beast Boy is comic relief, Robin gets WAY too much power on the team despite having no actual abilities, and Starfire has moments of maturity, but he's a typical naive and happy-go-lucky female character. Raven's just badass, and the fact that she has a basically emotionless personality makes her all the more interesting, because when she DOES display some emotions, it seems so out-of-character and it's memorable. But yeah, she's got one of the most troubled backstories, what with her demon father and the fact that her mind seems to be constantly on the brink of self-destruction. And this builds up to Raven almost destroying the world and becoming more important to the Titans' overall storyline than Robin (thank God). Additionally, I've always found her relationship with Beast Boy to be cute, because they're so different, yet you can tell that she really likes him deep down (probably why she hates Terra so much at the start). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
muddersmilk 09/29/11 9:29:00 AM #59:	When I saw your list breakdown in the first post my very first thought was "Well that play character better be Iago from Othello." Glad to see that was in fact the case. Iago is an amazing villain. -- (Maniac64 at work) [Browncoat] ~Board 570901~ All the proteins, vitamins, and carbs of your grandma's best turkey dinner, plus 15% alcohol. <cite>muddersmilk posted [p:300341] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> When I saw your list breakdown in the first post my very first thought was "Well that play character better be Iago from Othello."Glad to see that was in fact the case. Iago is an amazing villain. -- (Maniac64 at work) [Browncoat] ~Board 570901~All the proteins, vitamins, and carbs of your grandma's best turkey dinner, plus 15% alcohol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 09/30/11 8:20:00 AM #60:	27. Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney series) There is no one in the Ace Attorney more adorable than Gumshoe. You can try to point out Maya, Pearl, Ema, Trucy, or that girl that's with Edgeworth in AA:I, but honestly, none of them can compare (and Pearl sucks outright). Gumshoe is this lovable loser cop who bumbles around and seems like he can't do anything right, to the point where his salary is constantly in jeopardy because of his ineptitude. Yet his relationship with Edgeworth is adorable, because Gumshoe looks up to Edgeworth like his best and only friend, and Edgeworth kinda ignores him, but realizes eventually that Gumshoe is a very valuable friend to have on your side because of how loyal he is. Then you have Gumshoe's relationship with Maggey, wanting to be with her but not knowing how to tell her, plus having to do his job during all of the many occasions in which she gets arrested for suspicion of murder. I think what I like best about him though is just how devoted to his job he is, even if he's incompetent. He tries so hard, and you know it eats him up inside any time you have one of those little innocent girls telling him to be nice, even though he still has to arrest their sister or whomever. He really is a nice guy and despite being a goofball, you can really get a sense of his inner torment during some of the cases, where he WANTS to help the protagonists, but his job restrictions simply won't allow it. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300342] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 27. Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney series)There is no one in the Ace Attorney more adorable than Gumshoe. You can try to point out Maya, Pearl, Ema, Trucy, or that girl that's with Edgeworth in AA:I, but honestly, none of them can compare (and Pearl sucks outright). Gumshoe is this lovable loser cop who bumbles around and seems like he can't do anything right, to the point where his salary is constantly in jeopardy because of his ineptitude. Yet his relationship with Edgeworth is adorable, because Gumshoe looks up to Edgeworth like his best and only friend, and Edgeworth kinda ignores him, but realizes eventually that Gumshoe is a very valuable friend to have on your side because of how loyal he is. Then you have Gumshoe's relationship with Maggey, wanting to be with her but not knowing how to tell her, plus having to do his job during all of the many occasions in which she gets arrested for suspicion of murder. I think what I like best about him though is just how devoted to his job he is, even if he's incompetent. He tries so hard, and you know it eats him up inside any time you have one of those little innocent girls telling him to be nice, even though he still has to arrest their sister or whomever. He really is a nice guy and despite being a goofball, you can really get a sense of his inner torment during some of the cases, where he WANTS to help the protagonists, but his job restrictions simply won't allow it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarvelousGerbil 09/30/11 8:41:00 AM #61:	No objections so far. Several characters I don't know but I can't say I have any reservations about the ones I do know. And ** yeah Iago, best Shakespear character IMO. Well, except maybe Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, but putting them on a list seems dumb. -- Nominate Blue Badger and Bad Badger for the Rivalry Contest. Because this contest deserves a wriggling piece of cardboard. <cite>MarvelousGerbil posted [p:300343] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> No objections so far. Several characters I don't know but I can't say I have any reservations about the ones I do know. And ** yeah Iago, best Shakespear character IMO. Well, except maybe Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, but putting them on a list seems dumb. -- Nominate Blue Badger and Bad Badger for the Rivalry Contest. Because this contest deserves a wriggling piece of cardboard. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FLOUR 09/30/11 9:06:00 AM #62:	Where's J.R. Ewing? -- -- That's not a bad thing. That's a good thing. I like me, you like me, and I'm going to help you like you. <cite>FLOUR posted [p:300344] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Where's J.R. Ewing?-- -- That's not a bad thing. That's a good thing. I like me, you like me, and I'm going to help you like you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/01/11 11:06:00 AM #63:	26. Alejandra Coldthorn (Las Lindas) I'm just gonna start by saying I absolutely hate the main character of Las Lindas. I feel like she's a stuck-up, b**y Mary Sue character who has had seemingly every thing imaginable go her way during the course of the comic. She berates her employees, treats them like s, berates her boyfriend, treats him like s, but by the end of the story arc, things always work out without her having to gain any maturity whatsoever. So what does this have to do with this write-up? Well, Alejandra Coldthorn is the main antagonist (at the moment) of the comic. She and Mora were best friends, like sisters, when they were younger. They always got into trouble because Mora is a lunatic. But then some s* went down in high school and now Alej hates Mora for stealing her boyfriend, which I assume is worse when your best friend does it because of the whole "How could you?!" aspect, plus Alej seemed kinda nerdy, so having a boyfriend probably meant a lot to her. Anyway, she swore revenge and made her goal in life to destroy Mora financially, and she was right on track to do that until deus ex machina saved Mora's farm twiceover and f*ed Alejandra in the process. Her reputation and business took major hits, and it kinda sucks when to see her backstory, how she built her company from the ground-up and never had any real help along the way, and Mora gets everything handed to her. Alejandra is the hero that comic deserves, not Mora, and I really hope she gets a win at some point, because seriously, Mora needs to get knocked down a fing peg. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300345] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 26. Alejandra Coldthorn (Las Lindas)I'm just gonna start by saying I absolutely hate the main character of Las Lindas. I feel like she's a stuck-up, b*y Mary Sue character who has had seemingly every thing imaginable go her way during the course of the comic. She berates her employees, treats them like s, berates her boyfriend, treats him like s, but by the end of the story arc, things always work out without her having to gain any maturity whatsoever. So what does this have to do with this write-up? Well, Alejandra Coldthorn is the main antagonist (at the moment) of the comic. She and Mora were best friends, like sisters, when they were younger. They always got into trouble because Mora is a lunatic. But then some s* went down in high school and now Alej hates Mora for stealing her boyfriend, which I assume is worse when your best friend does it because of the whole "How could you?!" aspect, plus Alej seemed kinda nerdy, so having a boyfriend probably meant a lot to her. Anyway, she swore revenge and made her goal in life to destroy Mora financially, and she was right on track to do that until deus ex machina saved Mora's farm twiceover and f*ed Alejandra in the process. Her reputation and business took major hits, and it kinda sucks when to see her backstory, how she built her company from the ground-up and never had any real help along the way, and Mora gets everything handed to her. Alejandra is the hero that comic deserves, not Mora, and I really hope she gets a win at some point, because seriously, Mora needs to get knocked down a f*ing peg. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrimsonOcean 10/01/11 11:26:00 AM #64:	Nanase is top tier, but Ellen and I are basically the same person personality wise. That's why she edges her out for me. Besides the whole bi(?) thing. Ellen > Nanase > Susan > Grace > Justin > Tedd >>> Elliot >= Sarah -- http://img.imgcake.com/crimjpgpe.jpg Mo' buildings mo' problems ocean kinda grew on me like a flesh eating ...fungus. -BIGPUN9999 <cite>CrimsonOcean posted [p:300346] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Nanase is top tier, but Ellen and I are basically the same person personality wise. That's why she edges her out for me. Besides the whole bi(?) thing.Ellen > Nanase > Susan > Grace > Justin > Tedd >>> Elliot >= Sarah -- http://img.imgcake.com/crimjpgpe.jpg Mo' buildings mo' problemsocean kinda grew on me like a flesh eating ...fungus. -BIGPUN9999 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GenesisTwilight 10/01/11 2:15:00 PM #65:	From: Inviso \| #062 26. Alejandra Coldthorn (Las Lindas) I'm just gonna start by saying I absolutely hate the main character of Las Lindas. I feel like she's a stuck-up, b**y Mary Sue character who has had seemingly every thing imaginable go her way during the course of the comic. She berates her employees, treats them like s, berates her boyfriend, treats him like s, but by the end of the story arc, things always work out without her having to gain any maturity whatsoever. So what does this have to do with this write-up? Well, Alejandra Coldthorn is the main antagonist (at the moment) of the comic. She and Mora were best friends, like sisters, when they were younger. They always got into trouble because Mora is a lunatic. But then some s* went down in high school and now Alej hates Mora for stealing her boyfriend, which I assume is worse when your best friend does it because of the whole "How could you?!" aspect, plus Alej seemed kinda nerdy, so having a boyfriend probably meant a lot to her. Anyway, she swore revenge and made her goal in life to destroy Mora financially, and she was right on track to do that until deus ex machina saved Mora's farm twiceover and f*ed Alejandra in the process. Her reputation and business took major hits, and it kinda sucks when to see her backstory, how she built her company from the ground-up and never had any real help along the way, and Mora gets everything handed to her. Alejandra is the hero that comic deserves, not Mora, and I really hope she gets a win at some point, because seriously, Mora needs to get knocked down a fing peg. I tried reading Las Lindas once. Then I stopped when I realized every character was an unlikable ****. -- http://backloggery.com/genesistwilight/sig.gif http://h4.abload.de/img/hghdeadpoolbth7.gif <cite>GenesisTwilight posted [p:300347] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> From: Inviso \| #06226. Alejandra Coldthorn (Las Lindas)I'm just gonna start by saying I absolutely hate the main character of Las Lindas. I feel like she's a stuck-up, by Mary Sue character who has had seemingly every thing imaginable go her way during the course of the comic. She berates her employees, treats them like s, berates her boyfriend, treats him like s, but by the end of the story arc, things always work out without her having to gain any maturity whatsoever. So what does this have to do with this write-up? Well, Alejandra Coldthorn is the main antagonist (at the moment) of the comic. She and Mora were best friends, like sisters, when they were younger. They always got into trouble because Mora is a lunatic. But then some s* went down in high school and now Alej hates Mora for stealing her boyfriend, which I assume is worse when your best friend does it because of the whole "How could you?!" aspect, plus Alej seemed kinda nerdy, so having a boyfriend probably meant a lot to her. Anyway, she swore revenge and made her goal in life to destroy Mora financially, and she was right on track to do that until deus ex machina saved Mora's farm twiceover and f*ed Alejandra in the process. Her reputation and business took major hits, and it kinda sucks when to see her backstory, how she built her company from the ground-up and never had any real help along the way, and Mora gets everything handed to her. Alejandra is the hero that comic deserves, not Mora, and I really hope she gets a win at some point, because seriously, Mora needs to get knocked down a fing peg.I tried reading Las Lindas once. Then I stopped when I realized every character was an unlikable ******. -- http://backloggery.com/genesistwilight/sig.gifhttp://h4.abload.de/img/hghdeadpoolbth7.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/02/11 10:38:00 AM #66:	25. Celes Chere (Final Fantasy VI) FF6 is one of the better FF games in terms of overall story and whatnot, and it has a LARGE playable cast. However, unlike FF4, in which most of the cast is just fodder that winds up "dying" halfway through, and the "main" party is still exceptionally bland in terms of Cecil/Rosa, FF6's playable cast is much more interesting. Yes, they have quite a few bland additions, but the main cast of Edgar/Locke/Celes/Terra are all amazing. Celes winds up being my favorite because she's the most complex character in the game, in my opinion. Yes, I like Edgar because he's a hilarious pervert, and yes I like Terra surprisingly well for a main character, due to her backstory, but Celes is where it's at. She works for the bad guys, but she's also been altered by the bad guys and trained to use magic, and when she (like Leo) finds fault with their methods, she fights against them and gets captured, only to be rescued by her thie-treasure hunter in shining armor. So Celes is still a strong general with magical abilities, but she's also female, which opens up a lot of options for character development for her. She falls in love with Locke (he rescued her, after all), but can't have him because he's still pining after his own lost love. And she has to go out of character to pretend to be an opera singer in order to trick Setzer into giving up his airship. Really, for the first half of the game, she's intriguing to say the least. Then the second half comes along. Kefka destroys everything and the entire group is split apart. So who takes on the mantle of main character? Terra, the main character from the first half of the game? Nah, she's too busy trying to be human. One of the guys? Nope, they've got their own s* to deal with. Instead, it's Celes, who lives all by herself on an island in the middle of the ocean. She's lonely, all her friends are gone, and even her savior/surrogate father is dead. She has nothing to live for, so she goes to the highest point on the island and casts herself off. That's right, Celes actually attempts suicide during the course of FF6, and to me, I feel like that's a strong choice from the writers. I'm not condoning suicide in any way, I think it's a stupid way to go out, but it is fascinating that FF6 tackles that issue by having Celes reach the bottom of a pit she can't find a way out of, and that's her reaction. Not just emo moaning like later FF characters, not a completely tacked on "I'm gonna get out of this for me!" positive solution. They actually showed some realism with her character. And she survives anyway, and does get over her depression, and leads the charge in rescuing her friends. It's a very unique storyline, and I'm impressed that the writers were willing to tell it. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300348] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 25. Celes Chere (Final Fantasy VI)FF6 is one of the better FF games in terms of overall story and whatnot, and it has a LARGE playable cast. However, unlike FF4, in which most of the cast is just fodder that winds up "dying" halfway through, and the "main" party is still exceptionally bland in terms of Cecil/Rosa, FF6's playable cast is much more interesting. Yes, they have quite a few bland additions, but the main cast of Edgar/Locke/Celes/Terra are all amazing. Celes winds up being my favorite because she's the most complex character in the game, in my opinion. Yes, I like Edgar because he's a hilarious pervert, and yes I like Terra surprisingly well for a main character, due to her backstory, but Celes is where it's at. She works for the bad guys, but she's also been altered by the bad guys and trained to use magic, and when she (like Leo) finds fault with their methods, she fights against them and gets captured, only to be rescued by her thie-treasure hunter in shining armor. So Celes is still a strong general with magical abilities, but she's also female, which opens up a lot of options for character development for her. She falls in love with Locke (he rescued her, after all), but can't have him because he's still pining after his own lost love. And she has to go out of character to pretend to be an opera singer in order to trick Setzer into giving up his airship. Really, for the first half of the game, she's intriguing to say the least.Then the second half comes along. Kefka destroys everything and the entire group is split apart. So who takes on the mantle of main character? Terra, the main character from the first half of the game? Nah, she's too busy trying to be human. One of the guys? Nope, they've got their own s* to deal with. Instead, it's Celes, who lives all by herself on an island in the middle of the ocean. She's lonely, all her friends are gone, and even her savior/surrogate father is dead. She has nothing to live for, so she goes to the highest point on the island and casts herself off. That's right, Celes actually attempts suicide during the course of FF6, and to me, I feel like that's a strong choice from the writers. I'm not condoning suicide in any way, I think it's a stupid way to go out, but it is fascinating that FF6 tackles that issue by having Celes reach the bottom of a pit she can't find a way out of, and that's her reaction. Not just emo moaning like later FF characters, not a completely tacked on "I'm gonna get out of this for me!" positive solution. They actually showed some realism with her character. And she survives anyway, and does get over her depression, and leads the charge in rescuing her friends. It's a very unique storyline, and I'm impressed that the writers were willing to tell it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/02/11 8:28:00 PM #67:	24. Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) I love Yuki. She's not the most forceful personality in a cast ripe with forceful personalities (or just bizarre and wacky personalities), but it's her quiet robotic ways that make her truly amazing. She starts out as this girl who just happens to occupy the space that Haruhi wants to make her new clubhouse, and thus Yuki becomes a member of Haruhi's S.O.S. Brigade. No real reasoning, she just doesn't care. Oh wait, that's not it. Apparently Yuki is like an alien robot from the future or something that has a mission to watch Haruhi and examine her godlike powers from up close and personal. And Yuki is pretty f*ing godlike in her own light, as she takes on Asahina Ryoko (or is it Ryoko Asahina? I don't fing know how Japanese names work some time.) and winds up winning the fight by a technicality. But really, I just like how weird Yuki is without being downright abnormal. She's like River Tam if River could function in normal society. I have to also hand it to Yuki because she really helps send my favorite episode of the series, the one where they're all competing with the computer club, into the stratosphere, by just breaking the game system just because she wants to win for herself for once, rather than just sitting back and just kinda being there like usual. I just think she's adorable and is a great character amidst all the insanity Haruhi brings. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300349] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 24. Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)I love Yuki. She's not the most forceful personality in a cast ripe with forceful personalities (or just bizarre and wacky personalities), but it's her quiet robotic ways that make her truly amazing. She starts out as this girl who just happens to occupy the space that Haruhi wants to make her new clubhouse, and thus Yuki becomes a member of Haruhi's S.O.S. Brigade. No real reasoning, she just doesn't care. Oh wait, that's not it. Apparently Yuki is like an alien robot from the future or something that has a mission to watch Haruhi and examine her godlike powers from up close and personal. And Yuki is pretty fing godlike in her own light, as she takes on Asahina Ryoko (or is it Ryoko Asahina? I don't f*ing know how Japanese names work some time.) and winds up winning the fight by a technicality. But really, I just like how weird Yuki is without being downright abnormal. She's like River Tam if River could function in normal society. I have to also hand it to Yuki because she really helps send my favorite episode of the series, the one where they're all competing with the computer club, into the stratosphere, by just breaking the game system just because she wants to win for herself for once, rather than just sitting back and just kinda being there like usual. I just think she's adorable and is a great character amidst all the insanity Haruhi brings. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MegaWentEvil 10/02/11 8:31:00 PM #68:	No. -- Nominate Cosmos and Chaos for the Rivalry Contest. <cite>MegaWentEvil posted [p:300350] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> No. -- Nominate Cosmos and Chaos for the Rivalry Contest. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/03/11 5:17:00 PM #69:	23. Natani (TwoKinds) Natani is quite the funny and adorable and kinda hot character in her own regards. I say her, which is a spoiler, because well, let's face it, Natani's a unique case as far as gender goes. She was the younger sister to her brother, Zen, and he was an assassin, so naturally she wanted to be one too. So she cut off her hair and they were a good team together until they took on a wizard that nearly killed Natani and long story short, her brother half-inhabits her soul and can read her mind and all that good stuff. She tries to kill the main party at the time and fails, and winds up joining them because her kind (the furries of the series, known as Keidran) are generally despised in human society if not enslaved. Anyway, she winds up befriending Keith after they actually wind up bathing together, and he becomes the keeper of her gender secret (why she doesn't just tell someone else, I don't know), and their bond is always nice, especially she makes him go to absurd lengths to keep her privacy private. But yeah, the fact that she, as a girl who pretended to be a guy and then had half of her mind taken over by a guy, is now having that feminine side come out in full force with her feelings towards Keith, making her a fun character in terms of comedic effect, but also an interesting character in terms of development. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300351] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 23. Natani (TwoKinds)Natani is quite the funny and adorable and kinda hot character in her own regards. I say her, which is a spoiler, because well, let's face it, Natani's a unique case as far as gender goes. She was the younger sister to her brother, Zen, and he was an assassin, so naturally she wanted to be one too. So she cut off her hair and they were a good team together until they took on a wizard that nearly killed Natani and long story short, her brother half-inhabits her soul and can read her mind and all that good stuff. She tries to kill the main party at the time and fails, and winds up joining them because her kind (the furries of the series, known as Keidran) are generally despised in human society if not enslaved. Anyway, she winds up befriending Keith after they actually wind up bathing together, and he becomes the keeper of her gender secret (why she doesn't just tell someone else, I don't know), and their bond is always nice, especially she makes him go to absurd lengths to keep her privacy private. But yeah, the fact that she, as a girl who pretended to be a guy and then had half of her mind taken over by a guy, is now having that feminine side come out in full force with her feelings towards Keith, making her a fun character in terms of comedic effect, but also an interesting character in terms of development. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/04/11 11:00:00 AM #70:	22. Alexandria Fahr (The Eye of Ramalach) Alex is just a bizarre little ferret girl, yes she is. We first meet her as Ron's outgoing friend who wants to spit on people from the upper levels of the museum he works at, but she winds up being both a source of comic relief AND drama throughout the run of the comic thus far. She's weird, but doesn't let that constrain her interpersonal relationships.with people, and messes with Ron and Ben on a regular basis, often trying to push them outside of their comfort zones, and hilarity ensues. Pus, Alex bangs Ron on a regular basis because she is truly one of the best friends a guy could have, and Lord knows that Ron needs to get laid to keep him from being such a damn nerd all the time (Alex sleeping with Ron has led to some hilarious moments throughout the comic, like suggesting a threesome with a stalker, and freaking Ben out when he realizes Ron is getting more sex than he is). But she's not just a one-note character. We've gotten plenty of comics in which a demonic entity has traveled into Alex's mind and unlocked some of her deepest insecurities about being called a freak back in grade school and not having any friends because of it. Those scenes almost make you want to hug her, because it shows that her bubbliness is present day is only her overcompensating for being picked on in her past. I just generally enjoy weird female characters, so there ya go. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300352] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 22. Alexandria Fahr (The Eye of Ramalach)Alex is just a bizarre little ferret girl, yes she is. We first meet her as Ron's outgoing friend who wants to spit on people from the upper levels of the museum he works at, but she winds up being both a source of comic relief AND drama throughout the run of the comic thus far. She's weird, but doesn't let that constrain her interpersonal relationships.with people, and messes with Ron and Ben on a regular basis, often trying to push them outside of their comfort zones, and hilarity ensues. Pus, Alex bangs Ron on a regular basis because she is truly one of the best friends a guy could have, and Lord knows that Ron needs to get laid to keep him from being such a damn nerd all the time (Alex sleeping with Ron has led to some hilarious moments throughout the comic, like suggesting a threesome with a stalker, and freaking Ben out when he realizes Ron is getting more sex than he is). But she's not just a one-note character. We've gotten plenty of comics in which a demonic entity has traveled into Alex's mind and unlocked some of her deepest insecurities about being called a freak back in grade school and not having any friends because of it. Those scenes almost make you want to hug her, because it shows that her bubbliness is present day is only her overcompensating for being picked on in her past. I just generally enjoy weird female characters, so there ya go. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/05/11 3:34:00 PM #71:	21. Severus Snape (Harry Potter series) The first of two book characters to appear on this list (unless you count Iago), Snape is by far the most complex character in the Harry Potter series, with a timeline of events in his life spanning from when HE was a child, up until the modern day of the final book in the series, in which he dies. Going historically through his past, he really does have a sad tale to tell. He was in love with Harry's mother from childhood when he was a weird outsider and she was unaware of the wizarding world, but she fell in love with a man that Snape hated for making his life hell. So Snape fell in with a bad crowd and wanted Lily for himself, allowing for the death of James under the condition that Lily would be protected...and Voldemort didn't make that happen. So Snape, admittedly a vile person, started on the road to redemption by begging Dumbledore for help, and in the end, this led to Snape being despised by the son of the woman he loved for years, simply because he could never tell him the truth about what laid in the past. He kills Dumbledore and is made a pariah, but in the end it turns out every foul mood or negative action he caused was done for a purpose, and he was trying to atone for his sins. It really makes it a noble gesture that Harry names one of his sons for Severus in the epilogue, as much as people hate said epilogue's existance. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300353] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 21. Severus Snape (Harry Potter series)The first of two book characters to appear on this list (unless you count Iago), Snape is by far the most complex character in the Harry Potter series, with a timeline of events in his life spanning from when HE was a child, up until the modern day of the final book in the series, in which he dies. Going historically through his past, he really does have a sad tale to tell. He was in love with Harry's mother from childhood when he was a weird outsider and she was unaware of the wizarding world, but she fell in love with a man that Snape hated for making his life hell. So Snape fell in with a bad crowd and wanted Lily for himself, allowing for the death of James under the condition that Lily would be protected...and Voldemort didn't make that happen. So Snape, admittedly a vile person, started on the road to redemption by begging Dumbledore for help, and in the end, this led to Snape being despised by the son of the woman he loved for years, simply because he could never tell him the truth about what laid in the past. He kills Dumbledore and is made a pariah, but in the end it turns out every foul mood or negative action he caused was done for a purpose, and he was trying to atone for his sins. It really makes it a noble gesture that Harry names one of his sons for Severus in the epilogue, as much as people hate said epilogue's existance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrimsonOcean 10/05/11 3:41:00 PM #72:	-- http://img.imgcake.com/crimjpgpe.jpg Mo' buildings mo' problems ocean kinda grew on me like a flesh eating ...fungus. -BIGPUN9999 <cite>CrimsonOcean posted [p:300354] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> -- http://img.imgcake.com/crimjpgpe.jpg Mo' buildings mo' problemsocean kinda grew on me like a flesh eating ...fungus. -BIGPUN9999 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/06/11 9:00:00 AM #73:	20. Angela Orosco (Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams) Silent Hill 2 is one of the best games of all time from a storytelling perspective (I admit that the gameplay is clunky though), and I particularly like the fact that the game features three main characters that have all been drawn to the town of Silent Hill (James, Eddie, Angela) because of their inner demons, and how all three of them deal with said demons in their own unique ways. Angela makes the top twenty because she really is a tragic storyline. We first meet her in a graveyard, looking for her family because she, like James, was summoned to the town by the ghosts of the past. And she's a little off right from the start...she's shy, nervous, and as the game progresses, her personality grows more and more bizarre. She starts to get confrontational with James on a regular basis, with thoughts of suicide running through her head, because when she sees James, she sees her father, the man who abused her when she was younger. And this continues as James helps her as best he can, fighting off the manifestation of her father, but in the end, he simply can't save her. He meets her in a burning staircase and she gives him one last mournful message "You see them too? For me, it's always like this." implying that she's trapped in her own personal hell and cannot escape no matter how hard she tries. It's just a sad story in an already twisted psychological game, and it really makes you feel bad for her, as crazy as she is. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300355] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 20. Angela Orosco (Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams)Silent Hill 2 is one of the best games of all time from a storytelling perspective (I admit that the gameplay is clunky though), and I particularly like the fact that the game features three main characters that have all been drawn to the town of Silent Hill (James, Eddie, Angela) because of their inner demons, and how all three of them deal with said demons in their own unique ways. Angela makes the top twenty because she really is a tragic storyline. We first meet her in a graveyard, looking for her family because she, like James, was summoned to the town by the ghosts of the past. And she's a little off right from the start...she's shy, nervous, and as the game progresses, her personality grows more and more bizarre. She starts to get confrontational with James on a regular basis, with thoughts of suicide running through her head, because when she sees James, she sees her father, the man who abused her when she was younger. And this continues as James helps her as best he can, fighting off the manifestation of her father, but in the end, he simply can't save her. He meets her in a burning staircase and she gives him one last mournful message "You see them too? For me, it's always like this." implying that she's trapped in her own personal hell and cannot escape no matter how hard she tries. It's just a sad story in an already twisted psychological game, and it really makes you feel bad for her, as crazy as she is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/07/11 5:48:00 PM #74:	19. Alyx Vance (Half-Life 2 series) One of the first things I like about Alyx is how she's designed. So many video game companies treat gamers like sex-driven idiots that need a chick with big boobs if the company is gonna put a female character into a game. Or if she doesn't have big boobs, she has to dress provocatively or act provocatively. Alyx isn't like that, and it's refreshing to see a female lead actually look like she belongs in the world shown in the game. Alyx is still hot, but everything from her jacket/t-shirt combo and jeans, to her admittedly bad haircut makes her look like a real person, who happens to be attractive, living in a post-apocalyptic world. And beyond that, I like her character. She's feisty indeed, and able to kick Combine ass rather efficiently the first time you meet her, and over time, she kinda acts as Gordon's guide through the world that he's just seeing for the first time. And honestly, I like the development of a relationship between Gordon and Alyx too. It doesn't feel as forced as love at first sight like in RPGs. She's friendly to him at the start based on reputation, and when she sees him in action, being a hero (hell, he brings her back from the dead), she winds up falling for him (although she's still a bit too shy to truly admit it). Overall, I find her to be a fascinating character, unique as a female lead, and I like her for it. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300356] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 19. Alyx Vance (Half-Life 2 series)One of the first things I like about Alyx is how she's designed. So many video game companies treat gamers like sex-driven idiots that need a chick with big boobs if the company is gonna put a female character into a game. Or if she doesn't have big boobs, she has to dress provocatively or act provocatively. Alyx isn't like that, and it's refreshing to see a female lead actually look like she belongs in the world shown in the game. Alyx is still hot, but everything from her jacket/t-shirt combo and jeans, to her admittedly bad haircut makes her look like a real person, who happens to be attractive, living in a post-apocalyptic world. And beyond that, I like her character. She's feisty indeed, and able to kick Combine ass rather efficiently the first time you meet her, and over time, she kinda acts as Gordon's guide through the world that he's just seeing for the first time. And honestly, I like the development of a relationship between Gordon and Alyx too. It doesn't feel as forced as love at first sight like in RPGs. She's friendly to him at the start based on reputation, and when she sees him in action, being a hero (hell, he brings her back from the dead), she winds up falling for him (although she's still a bit too shy to truly admit it). Overall, I find her to be a fascinating character, unique as a female lead, and I like her for it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/08/11 9:33:00 AM #75:	18. Captain Jean Luc Picard (Star Trek: Next Generation series) I've always been a fan of Next Generation. It's just sci-fi enough to seem realistic (unlike the original series), but doesn't go over-the-top in trying to be realistic like Voyager or Enterprise (never watched DS9). And a large part of the reason why I love TNG (and why my favorite Star Trek movie is First Contact) has to be Captain Picard. First off, I love Patrick Stewart as an actor. He's just so wonderfully British and honestly seems like he could be a Bond villain in his everyday life. Even though Jean Luc is supposed to be French, I have no issue with casting a British actor who's known for performing Shakespeare in the role, because let's be honest...no one could ever take him seriously if he spoke with a French accent (I mean Jean Luc, not Patrick Stewart). He's just a very intelligent and diplomatic leader, and I like that about him. Yes, he has that inner fire and warrior spirit, but at the end of the day, he would ideally like all races and beings in the universe to co-exist peacefully. Okay, maybe not the Borg, but they started that s* with him first, and even then, I'm not entirely sure that he wouldn't seek out a peaceful resolution with them if they were ever of the mindset that peaceful resolutions were okay. But yeah, he's generally cool, calm and collected, and yet has this air about him that he's a total badass, and I really think he sells the role of starship captain quite well. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300357] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 18. Captain Jean Luc Picard (Star Trek: Next Generation series)I've always been a fan of Next Generation. It's just sci-fi enough to seem realistic (unlike the original series), but doesn't go over-the-top in trying to be realistic like Voyager or Enterprise (never watched DS9). And a large part of the reason why I love TNG (and why my favorite Star Trek movie is First Contact) has to be Captain Picard. First off, I love Patrick Stewart as an actor. He's just so wonderfully British and honestly seems like he could be a Bond villain in his everyday life. Even though Jean Luc is supposed to be French, I have no issue with casting a British actor who's known for performing Shakespeare in the role, because let's be honest...no one could ever take him seriously if he spoke with a French accent (I mean Jean Luc, not Patrick Stewart). He's just a very intelligent and diplomatic leader, and I like that about him. Yes, he has that inner fire and warrior spirit, but at the end of the day, he would ideally like all races and beings in the universe to co-exist peacefully. Okay, maybe not the Borg, but they started that s* with him first, and even then, I'm not entirely sure that he wouldn't seek out a peaceful resolution with them if they were ever of the mindset that peaceful resolutions were okay. But yeah, he's generally cool, calm and collected, and yet has this air about him that he's a total badass, and I really think he sells the role of starship captain quite well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pokewars 10/08/11 9:40:00 AM #76:	Captain F*ing Jean-Luc Picard! -- Okay, Chief, take 'em away. I'm gonna go home and sleep with my wife. ~ Mr. Green Enjoy the silence. <cite>Pokewars posted [p:300358] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Captain F*ing Jean-Luc Picard! -- Okay, Chief, take 'em away. I'm gonna go home and sleep with my wife. ~ Mr. GreenEnjoy the silence. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/09/11 9:06:00 AM #77:	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. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300359] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 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. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/10/11 12:33:00 PM #78:	Bump for now. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300360] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Bump for now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/10/11 5:32:00 PM #79:	16. Chloe O'Brian (24) I think Chloe is one of the most consistently funny characters on the show, and I also like that they took the character of this nerdy little computer geek and made her into a dynamic and multi-faceted character over the course of six seasons (seriously, Chloe surviving the series has gotta be one of the biggest shockers ever, given how many characters have a penchant for dying around Jack). Chloe has always been a supporting character. That's not a bad thing, but it just means that, for the most part, she doesn't have the kinds of main storyline that other characters would, and those are the storylines that better work into long write-ups. Basically, Chloe is a background character (as you can tell in season three) that rose to stardom because she was so quirky and intriguing...and probably because there were so few returning characters for season four that she got thrown in there and became the legend that she is today. She's like the Benjamin Linus of the 24 universe, in my opinion, in that there's no way she was ever intended to become as big a fan favorite as she is, yet her slightly abnormal personality just clicked with a lot of viewers, resulting in greater screentime and even more fans. Season three, she was the weird, socially awkward analyst, which was a change of pace from earlier seasons which had analysts that seemed way too confident in themselves, or died before they could really establish themselves as quirky. Early on, Chloe's only reason for existence seemed to be Chase's baby, but that was a plotline that faded quickly because of how stupid any plot relating to Kim usually is. She came back for season four and continued to be awesome in several instances from then on, always having this pissed attitude towards her colleagues that managed to be comically because it seems like everyone has that one co-worker like Chloe who is just unintentionally hilarious and annoying, but they don't realize it even for a second. If you don't recognize this person at your workplace, you ARE this person. She had some awesome moments, like tazing a guy in the neck for flirting with her (SUCH a bad flirt too), running away from an assassin who was looking to up his kill count to four in episode one of season five, and of course, grabbing an AK-47 and blowing a bad guy away while he was trying to ram her car. Hell, in season eight, after many seasons of violating protocol in order to help Jack while on the run, she actually showed a new side to herself when she was promoted to head of CTU and had to hunt him herself. Yeah, she was bad at it and wound up getting sleeper-held, but the point is that Chloe wasn't a one-trick pony. And all of this happened while managing her personal relationships with those around her. Despite being awkward, you could see the emotion Chloe felt towards each and every person she worked with. She secretly had a crush on Jack, she banged Spenser and was pissed at him about it later. She was friends with Edgar despite not being interested in him the way he was to her. She even had her marriage to Morris which came out of left field for three seasons, resulting in a baby that was never mentioned again after season seven. All of these interpersonal relationships really helped us get to know Chloe, and it basically turned her into an avatar for the viewer at home. Because let's be honest...most of us who watch these shoes are just like Chloe...or at least we used to be. Not good in social situations, maybe not the prettiest person ever, but not ugly by any means...I think that's another reason why she's so popular...because she just clicks with the fans, and I like that. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300361] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 16. Chloe O'Brian (24)I think Chloe is one of the most consistently funny characters on the show, and I also like that they took the character of this nerdy little computer geek and made her into a dynamic and multi-faceted character over the course of six seasons (seriously, Chloe surviving the series has gotta be one of the biggest shockers ever, given how many characters have a penchant for dying around Jack).Chloe has always been a supporting character. That's not a bad thing, but it just means that, for the most part, she doesn't have the kinds of main storyline that other characters would, and those are the storylines that better work into long write-ups. Basically, Chloe is a background character (as you can tell in season three) that rose to stardom because she was so quirky and intriguing...and probably because there were so few returning characters for season four that she got thrown in there and became the legend that she is today. She's like the Benjamin Linus of the 24 universe, in my opinion, in that there's no way she was ever intended to become as big a fan favorite as she is, yet her slightly abnormal personality just clicked with a lot of viewers, resulting in greater screentime and even more fans.Season three, she was the weird, socially awkward analyst, which was a change of pace from earlier seasons which had analysts that seemed way too confident in themselves, or died before they could really establish themselves as quirky. Early on, Chloe's only reason for existence seemed to be Chase's baby, but that was a plotline that faded quickly because of how stupid any plot relating to Kim usually is. She came back for season four and continued to be awesome in several instances from then on, always having this pissed attitude towards her colleagues that managed to be comically because it seems like everyone has that one co-worker like Chloe who is just unintentionally hilarious and annoying, but they don't realize it even for a second. If you don't recognize this person at your workplace, you ARE this person.She had some awesome moments, like tazing a guy in the neck for flirting with her (SUCH a bad flirt too), running away from an assassin who was looking to up his kill count to four in episode one of season five, and of course, grabbing an AK-47 and blowing a bad guy away while he was trying to ram her car. Hell, in season eight, after many seasons of violating protocol in order to help Jack while on the run, she actually showed a new side to herself when she was promoted to head of CTU and had to hunt him herself. Yeah, she was bad at it and wound up getting sleeper-held, but the point is that Chloe wasn't a one-trick pony. And all of this happened while managing her personal relationships with those around her. Despite being awkward, you could see the emotion Chloe felt towards each and every person she worked with. She secretly had a crush on Jack, she banged Spenser and was pissed at him about it later. She was friends with Edgar despite not being interested in him the way he was to her. She even had her marriage to Morris which came out of left field for three seasons, resulting in a baby that was never mentioned again after season seven. All of these interpersonal relationships really helped us get to know Chloe, and it basically turned her into an avatar for the viewer at home. Because let's be honest...most of us who watch these shoes are just like Chloe...or at least we used to be. Not good in social situations, maybe not the prettiest person ever, but not ugly by any means...I think that's another reason why she's so popular...because she just clicks with the fans, and I like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/11/11 8:22:00 AM #80:	15. Juhani (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic) Let it be known that I'm not completely shallow when it comes to my favorite characters, because even by furry standards, Juhani's not exactly the prettiest girl around. But I don't care. You first meet her on Dantooine when you have to investigate a dark side disturbance, and it turns out Juhani believes herself to be evil, thinking that she killed her master. You fight her and then have the option of killing her or sparing her and having her join your group (she's one of the only optional party members, along with HK-47). Now, if you kill her, you have this annoying b** follow you around because she was Juhani's BFF and hates you for fing with her best friend, and it's just generally annoying, plus, Juhani's a Jedi, so killing her is just bad planning for many different reasons. So even if I'm doing a dark side run, I'll spare Juhani. Anyway, you befriend her and she's distant at first, but as you learn more and more about her backstory, it's actually quite touching. She was one of the last of her race after they were wiped out and then she and her family were harassed on Taris before her mom and dad were killed, and so she was enslaved before being adopted by the Jedi order. I dunno, I just like tragic backstories, especially since hers comes back to haunt her in the form of this one a*** who just wants her kill her because f* the Cathar people, that's why. But you defend her again, and if you're evil, you encourage her killing him and push her towards the dark side, resulting in the corruption of an innocent, which is always great. But one of the other great things about Juhani is the fact that she's one of the only openly gay characters I can think of in video gaming. She's not some stereotype like the gay guy from Enchanted Arms, and really, BioWare doesn't make a big deal out of it, just her feeling love for your character if you chose to be female when the game began. I just think it's nice, especially compared to some of BioWare's later endeavors where they have specific gay/lesbian romance options just because. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300362] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 15. Juhani (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)Let it be known that I'm not completely shallow when it comes to my favorite characters, because even by furry standards, Juhani's not exactly the prettiest girl around. But I don't care. You first meet her on Dantooine when you have to investigate a dark side disturbance, and it turns out Juhani believes herself to be evil, thinking that she killed her master. You fight her and then have the option of killing her or sparing her and having her join your group (she's one of the only optional party members, along with HK-47). Now, if you kill her, you have this annoying b** follow you around because she was Juhani's BFF and hates you for fing with her best friend, and it's just generally annoying, plus, Juhani's a Jedi, so killing her is just bad planning for many different reasons. So even if I'm doing a dark side run, I'll spare Juhani. Anyway, you befriend her and she's distant at first, but as you learn more and more about her backstory, it's actually quite touching. She was one of the last of her race after they were wiped out and then she and her family were harassed on Taris before her mom and dad were killed, and so she was enslaved before being adopted by the Jedi order. I dunno, I just like tragic backstories, especially since hers comes back to haunt her in the form of this one a*** who just wants her kill her because f* the Cathar people, that's why. But you defend her again, and if you're evil, you encourage her killing him and push her towards the dark side, resulting in the corruption of an innocent, which is always great. But one of the other great things about Juhani is the fact that she's one of the only openly gay characters I can think of in video gaming. She's not some stereotype like the gay guy from Enchanted Arms, and really, BioWare doesn't make a big deal out of it, just her feeling love for your character if you chose to be female when the game began. I just think it's nice, especially compared to some of BioWare's later endeavors where they have specific gay/lesbian romance options just because. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlecTrevelyan006 10/11/11 8:29:00 AM #81:	From: Inviso \| #011 49. Iago (Othello) Yeah, when it comes to villains, Iago is one of my all-time favorites, just because he's such an unbelievable bastard with every little thing he does in the play. He starts out getting passed over for Cassio for a promotion by Othello, and he takes it on the chin while subtly planning the demise of every single person in the entire play, save for himself. He hates Othello for reasons that probably feature a little bit of racism, what with Othello being black and all. So he first tries to break up Othello and his new white wife, Desdemona, with help of a rich guy in love with her, Roderigo. This fails, so Iago steps up his game. He ruins Roderigo, taking every last penny he has before killing him to keep him quiet. He tricks Othello into killing his wife by making him believe she was unfaithful (which then lead to Othello committing suicide). And he gets Cassio wounded during a fight with Roderigo, not to mention killing his own wife to shut her up. Iago does all of this because f* those guys, and it's fing amazing. Especially since he doesn't technically get his comeuppance (during the play). So badass. Hint for #48: A black and white movie character. While I'd love him higher, Iago's appearance makes this list a must read! -- Gamefaqs' #1 Testicle Bettor: Proud owner of many testes* http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6553/alec.png <cite>AlecTrevelyan006 posted [p:300363] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> From: Inviso \| #01149. Iago (Othello)Yeah, when it comes to villains, Iago is one of my all-time favorites, just because he's such an unbelievable bastard with every little thing he does in the play. He starts out getting passed over for Cassio for a promotion by Othello, and he takes it on the chin while subtly planning the demise of every single person in the entire play, save for himself. He hates Othello for reasons that probably feature a little bit of racism, what with Othello being black and all. So he first tries to break up Othello and his new white wife, Desdemona, with help of a rich guy in love with her, Roderigo. This fails, so Iago steps up his game.He ruins Roderigo, taking every last penny he has before killing him to keep him quiet. He tricks Othello into killing his wife by making him believe she was unfaithful (which then lead to Othello committing suicide). And he gets Cassio wounded during a fight with Roderigo, not to mention killing his own wife to shut her up. Iago does all of this because f* those guys, and it's f*ing amazing. Especially since he doesn't technically get his comeuppance (during the play). So badass.Hint for #48: A black and white movie character.While I'd love him higher, Iago's appearance makes this list a must read! -- Gamefaqs' #1 Testicle Bettor: Proud owner of many testeshttp://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6553/alec.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raka_Putra 10/12/11 9:32:00 AM #82:	Retag. -- Oh, I am one yet many. <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:300364] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Retag. -- Oh, I am one yet many. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/12/11 12:05:00 PM #83:	14. Miles Lionheart (Las Lindas) I am Miles Lionheart's official number 1 fan. I won a contest and everything. When I started reading Las Lindas, Miles was the character that really propelled the plot for me more than anything, and I think that's because I identified with him. I mean, he's a bit of a slacker who worked hard throughout college and then didn't feel like anything was paying off for him, so he quit and became a traveling pervert. That was his introduction to the story, trying to pick Mora up at a bar because he thought she was a prostitute (and she was pretending to be a prostitute...although she really is a whore). This started the "Miles can't catch a break" running gag of the story as he gets beat up, injured, soaked, and otherwise made into the butt of a joke on a non-stop basis. He's the comic relief, but at the same time, he has had mature storylines. He, along with Alejandra and Rachael more recently, have shown some of the most character development in the comic. He first got his girlfriend a job at the farm, but she was a bit of a prude and wouldn't put out, and harsh words were exchanged by both sides (launching a war between the two fanbases), and they broke up. Since then, Miles has gained more wisdom and has been working harder to achieve his goals, and even his relationship with Rachael has advanced from pure hatred on her part to grudging friendship, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing those two continuing along their current path. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300365] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 14. Miles Lionheart (Las Lindas)I am Miles Lionheart's official number 1 fan. I won a contest and everything. When I started reading Las Lindas, Miles was the character that really propelled the plot for me more than anything, and I think that's because I identified with him. I mean, he's a bit of a slacker who worked hard throughout college and then didn't feel like anything was paying off for him, so he quit and became a traveling pervert. That was his introduction to the story, trying to pick Mora up at a bar because he thought she was a prostitute (and she was pretending to be a prostitute...although she really is a whore). This started the "Miles can't catch a break" running gag of the story as he gets beat up, injured, soaked, and otherwise made into the butt of a joke on a non-stop basis. He's the comic relief, but at the same time, he has had mature storylines. He, along with Alejandra and Rachael more recently, have shown some of the most character development in the comic. He first got his girlfriend a job at the farm, but she was a bit of a prude and wouldn't put out, and harsh words were exchanged by both sides (launching a war between the two fanbases), and they broke up. Since then, Miles has gained more wisdom and has been working harder to achieve his goals, and even his relationship with Rachael has advanced from pure hatred on her part to grudging friendship, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing those two continuing along their current path. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/13/11 10:12:00 AM #84:	13. Sylvanas Windrunner (Warcraft series) I haven't really played the RTS Warcraft games because I don't have the ability to multitask well enough to succeed in RTS games, but I have read the lore, and I've played a f*ton of World of Warcraft, so I feel qualified in putting Sylvanas this high on my list. First off, she's smokin' hot. Seriously, just like everyone is furry for Krystal, everyone is necro for Sylvanas. And not only is she physically hot, but this woman is the leader of an entire race of people who are far inferior to her in appearance (save for her dark rangers), thus making her a Queen HBIC, which is such a fun archetype. But really, my liking Sylvanas comes down to her backstory. She was the ranger general of the blood elves before Arthas began sending his undead legions to run roughshod over her people. Sylvanas fought valiantly, which pissed Arthas off, and as a result, he decided to f* with her even after he killed her. He brought her back as an undead banshee to serve him, but she regained her free will and let's just say "Hell hath no fury". She made it her mission in life to destroy him, joining the Horde, claiming a city for her own undead legion and everything, and she fought the s* outta him in Northrend, even when her own advisors rebelled, she took a brief respite from hating Arthas to reclaim her throne. Since then, she has gained even more allies (what with Arthas' undead legions having no master) and can make her own undead now...essentially putting her full circle in hating Arthas for what he did to her...and then doing it to other innocent people. That's what makes her so cool. She's clearly evil, even if she doesn't necessarily think so, and it's only a matter of time before she becomes the next big threat to Azeroth. Villainous chicks are always awesome. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300366] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 13. Sylvanas Windrunner (Warcraft series)I haven't really played the RTS Warcraft games because I don't have the ability to multitask well enough to succeed in RTS games, but I have read the lore, and I've played a fton of World of Warcraft, so I feel qualified in putting Sylvanas this high on my list. First off, she's smokin' hot. Seriously, just like everyone is furry for Krystal, everyone is necro for Sylvanas. And not only is she physically hot, but this woman is the leader of an entire race of people who are far inferior to her in appearance (save for her dark rangers), thus making her a Queen HBIC, which is such a fun archetype. But really, my liking Sylvanas comes down to her backstory. She was the ranger general of the blood elves before Arthas began sending his undead legions to run roughshod over her people. Sylvanas fought valiantly, which pissed Arthas off, and as a result, he decided to f with her even after he killed her. He brought her back as an undead banshee to serve him, but she regained her free will and let's just say "Hell hath no fury". She made it her mission in life to destroy him, joining the Horde, claiming a city for her own undead legion and everything, and she fought the s* outta him in Northrend, even when her own advisors rebelled, she took a brief respite from hating Arthas to reclaim her throne. Since then, she has gained even more allies (what with Arthas' undead legions having no master) and can make her own undead now...essentially putting her full circle in hating Arthas for what he did to her...and then doing it to other innocent people. That's what makes her so cool. She's clearly evil, even if she doesn't necessarily think so, and it's only a matter of time before she becomes the next big threat to Azeroth. Villainous chicks are always awesome. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/14/11 3:01:00 PM #85:	Taking a day off from this ranking. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300367] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Taking a day off from this ranking. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/15/11 4:05:00 PM #86:	Okay, maybe I'm taking a weekend break. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300368] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Okay, maybe I'm taking a weekend break. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/16/11 4:10:00 PM #87:	So relaxing. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300369] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> So relaxing. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/17/11 12:48:00 PM #88:	12. Charles Logan (24) A lot of people like Charles, and he deserved to win the Emmy for season five, because that was HIS season. Each season basically BELONGS to one character (or at least certain sections of it do), and when I say that, I mean that if you take out the terrorism plot, there's always one character who really shines as having the story revolve around them. Season one was Jack's season. Season two was Jack's for 2/3 and Palmer's for the last third. Season three was Palmer's. Season four was Jack's. Season six was Jack's. Season seven was more of an ensemble effort. And season eight was Hassan's for 2/3 and Jack's for the last third. But season five...that was Logan's and Logan's only. We got to see his family life, his life as president, and his life as a villain, all in the same season, which is what made his turning out to be the biggest villain in the show's history SO shocking. But let's start with season four. Logan is introduced to us in the wake of Keeler's death (I'm going to refer to it as his death because c'mon...he only survived because FOX had no balls). He's a spineless coward who is in no way fit to lead the nation, he really isn't. And that's why David has to come in to basically run the show for a while, while Logan complains about Palmer's policies behind his back, leading to a heavily choreographed public drubbing of Palmer BY Logan in front of the press corps. And of course, when it comes time to honor Jack for all the f*ing terrorist plots he foiled in season four, Logan has to defer to Cummings because again, he has no balls, and he doesn't want to defy the Chinese embassy, who are out for blood after an attack on their embassy, authorized by Palmer without Logan's knowledge. That's how we're introduced to Logan, and in one season, he's given the kind of character that normally we see in slimy bureaucrats at CTU, where you know they're trying their best to do their job in the confines of the law, but you still hate them for it because they're against Jack. Season five though, it's like we start off with a brand new Logan. We get to meet his wife, which gives him a more human touch to his character, despite her being bats* insane, and we get to see him at work in a diplomatic situation rather than being thrust into the middle of a crisis. He's more confident and more on his own terms, and you can definitely see that Logan is more capable than he was in the wake of Keeler's death. But then the first hint of terrorist activity (and Palmer's death) and he starts to crumble. He doesn't want to have blood on his hands. He doesn't want that to be his legacy, and when terrorists are threatening his country, what is he supposed to do? Just let American citizens die? He's not Palmer or Taylor, who stands firmly by the belief that you do not negotiate with terrorists (unless they spare your country if you'll kill some dickhead bureaucrat). In a way, it's actually MORE intriguing and interesting to watch a president who ISN'T all-powerful and HAS flaws trying to run the country, even though he's afraid to do so. When he caves to the terrorists who tell him to give them the route of Suvarov's motorcade, he crumbles when he learns that Martha is in the limo too, and actually has Mike Novick get down on his knees and pray with him for her safety. The guy is a total p**. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300370] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 12. Charles Logan (24)A lot of people like Charles, and he deserved to win the Emmy for season five, because that was HIS season. Each season basically BELONGS to one character (or at least certain sections of it do), and when I say that, I mean that if you take out the terrorism plot, there's always one character who really shines as having the story revolve around them. Season one was Jack's season. Season two was Jack's for 2/3 and Palmer's for the last third. Season three was Palmer's. Season four was Jack's. Season six was Jack's. Season seven was more of an ensemble effort. And season eight was Hassan's for 2/3 and Jack's for the last third. But season five...that was Logan's and Logan's only. We got to see his family life, his life as president, and his life as a villain, all in the same season, which is what made his turning out to be the biggest villain in the show's history SO shocking.But let's start with season four. Logan is introduced to us in the wake of Keeler's death (I'm going to refer to it as his death because c'mon...he only survived because FOX had no balls). He's a spineless coward who is in no way fit to lead the nation, he really isn't. And that's why David has to come in to basically run the show for a while, while Logan complains about Palmer's policies behind his back, leading to a heavily choreographed public drubbing of Palmer BY Logan in front of the press corps. And of course, when it comes time to honor Jack for all the fing terrorist plots he foiled in season four, Logan has to defer to Cummings because again, he has no balls, and he doesn't want to defy the Chinese embassy, who are out for blood after an attack on their embassy, authorized by Palmer without Logan's knowledge. That's how we're introduced to Logan, and in one season, he's given the kind of character that normally we see in slimy bureaucrats at CTU, where you know they're trying their best to do their job in the confines of the law, but you still hate them for it because they're against Jack.Season five though, it's like we start off with a brand new Logan. We get to meet his wife, which gives him a more human touch to his character, despite her being bats insane, and we get to see him at work in a diplomatic situation rather than being thrust into the middle of a crisis. He's more confident and more on his own terms, and you can definitely see that Logan is more capable than he was in the wake of Keeler's death. But then the first hint of terrorist activity (and Palmer's death) and he starts to crumble. He doesn't want to have blood on his hands. He doesn't want that to be his legacy, and when terrorists are threatening his country, what is he supposed to do? Just let American citizens die? He's not Palmer or Taylor, who stands firmly by the belief that you do not negotiate with terrorists (unless they spare your country if you'll kill some dickhead bureaucrat). In a way, it's actually MORE intriguing and interesting to watch a president who ISN'T all-powerful and HAS flaws trying to run the country, even though he's afraid to do so. When he caves to the terrorists who tell him to give them the route of Suvarov's motorcade, he crumbles when he learns that Martha is in the limo too, and actually has Mike Novick get down on his knees and pray with him for her safety. The guy is a total p**. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/17/11 12:48:00 PM #89:	And that's what makes the villain reveal THAT much better. It comes completely out of nowhere, because remember, not only does it seem out of character for Logan to be an evil mastermind...but also, this is a guy who was being ordered around by Walt Cummings in regards to the same evil acts that he turns out to be in charge of. That's a supreme level of acting. But best of all, his cowardly persona wasn't acting. He's still a coward...he's just a coward who put nerve gas into the hands of terrorists and then tried to erase all evidence of his involvement. And he uses every presidential power at his disposal to do so, right up until Jack gets his hands on the recording that proves Logan's involvement. He's about ready to kill himself and take the coward's way out when Miles comes through in the clutch, saving Logan's skin. Now, this is a Logan I particularly enjoy: cocky Logan. When he thinks he's won the war after winning a minor battle, some of the cocky dick moves he pulls are just awesome. Like telling Heller to resign after Heller was forcing him to resign in light of the evidence against him, all because LOGAN was in control of that evidence. Or getting out of Jack's fake interrogation alive and then threatening his own wife. All of this...every aspect of his personality led to the best ending in the show's history, and I stand by that. None of the other endings can top the president getting taken down in a sting operation. Season six, Logan came back and got stabbed...who cares? The cameos in season six weren't important. What IS important is season eight. Logan earned some slight redemption in season six, but that wasn't much, so when he had the chance to clear his name in season eight, he jumped out it, helping a fellow Republican out (Palmer and Palmer were Dems, so I assume Taylor is a Republican). He talked the Russians back into signing the peace treaty...after discovering their involvement in the assassination of Hassan. And once again, he began to cover everything up. He needed that peace agreement to go through, and he needed it to do so with HIS name tacked on as having been a vital part of the process. And if word got out that Russia was complicit in the death of Omar Hassan, he'd be ruined. So he was back to his old tricks...but this time he wasn't using his OWN power to do them. He used Sith mind powers on Taylor, and convinced arguably a bigger white knight than David Palmer to aid in the cover-up, under the guise of "protecting her legacy". That's what Logan does best...he manipulates while in safety and comfort, and it works to make him a great villain. Also, gotta mention Logan's endgame, where he gets hit by Iron Man Jack, falls for the SAME goddamn trick as in season five by giving away too much information while a secret listening device is planted on him, gets threatened by Jack via sniper...and then when cornered, he tries to kill himself just like he did in season five, the coward's way out. And the best part? He FAILED. He tried to kill himself so Jack wouldn't beat him again, and he FAILED at killing himself. It's the perfect story arc conclusion. He doesn't get an epic villain death...he FAILS to kill himself. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300371] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> And that's what makes the villain reveal THAT much better. It comes completely out of nowhere, because remember, not only does it seem out of character for Logan to be an evil mastermind...but also, this is a guy who was being ordered around by Walt Cummings in regards to the same evil acts that he turns out to be in charge of. That's a supreme level of acting. But best of all, his cowardly persona wasn't acting. He's still a coward...he's just a coward who put nerve gas into the hands of terrorists and then tried to erase all evidence of his involvement. And he uses every presidential power at his disposal to do so, right up until Jack gets his hands on the recording that proves Logan's involvement. He's about ready to kill himself and take the coward's way out when Miles comes through in the clutch, saving Logan's skin. Now, this is a Logan I particularly enjoy: cocky Logan. When he thinks he's won the war after winning a minor battle, some of the cocky dick moves he pulls are just awesome. Like telling Heller to resign after Heller was forcing him to resign in light of the evidence against him, all because LOGAN was in control of that evidence. Or getting out of Jack's fake interrogation alive and then threatening his own wife. All of this...every aspect of his personality led to the best ending in the show's history, and I stand by that. None of the other endings can top the president getting taken down in a sting operation.Season six, Logan came back and got stabbed...who cares? The cameos in season six weren't important. What IS important is season eight. Logan earned some slight redemption in season six, but that wasn't much, so when he had the chance to clear his name in season eight, he jumped out it, helping a fellow Republican out (Palmer and Palmer were Dems, so I assume Taylor is a Republican). He talked the Russians back into signing the peace treaty...after discovering their involvement in the assassination of Hassan. And once again, he began to cover everything up. He needed that peace agreement to go through, and he needed it to do so with HIS name tacked on as having been a vital part of the process. And if word got out that Russia was complicit in the death of Omar Hassan, he'd be ruined. So he was back to his old tricks...but this time he wasn't using his OWN power to do them. He used Sith mind powers on Taylor, and convinced arguably a bigger white knight than David Palmer to aid in the cover-up, under the guise of "protecting her legacy". That's what Logan does best...he manipulates while in safety and comfort, and it works to make him a great villain.Also, gotta mention Logan's endgame, where he gets hit by Iron Man Jack, falls for the SAME goddamn trick as in season five by giving away too much information while a secret listening device is planted on him, gets threatened by Jack via sniper...and then when cornered, he tries to kill himself just like he did in season five, the coward's way out. And the best part? He FAILED. He tried to kill himself so Jack wouldn't beat him again, and he FAILED at killing himself. It's the perfect story arc conclusion. He doesn't get an epic villain death...he FAILS to kill himself. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shoenin_Kakashi 10/17/11 1:44:00 PM #90:	Thats JACK BAUER! Don't just stand there! He's comin for me! -- Nice catch BlAcK TuRtLe. But too bad your ass got SAAAAAAAAAAACKED.tackles <cite>Shoenin_Kakashi posted [p:300372] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Thats JACK BAUER!Don't just stand there! He's comin for me! -- Nice catch BlAcK TuRtLe.But too bad your ass got SAAAAAAAAAAACKED.tackles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/18/11 2:48:00 PM #91:	Bumping for now. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300373] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Bumping for now. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/19/11 3:24:00 PM #92:	Not today either. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300374] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Not today either. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/20/11 3:11:00 PM #93:	11. Joker (The Dark Knight) I want to make it clear that the only real knowledge I have of the Joker is from The Dark Knight. I don't read comic books. I rarely watch superhero cartoons, aside from Teen Titans. I never saw the original Batman. And Arkham Asylum, while amazing, doesn't provide an interesting enough storyline for me (I prefer when Joker is in the forefront). So yeah, The Dark Knight. I do believe Heath Ledger only one the Oscar because it was a posthumous thing (plus the academy snubbed him with Brokeback Mountain), but that doesn't mean he didn't do an amazing job. I honestly thought he was Paul Giamatti until someone told me it was Heath Ledger, and I was like...holy s* he did a great Paul Giamatti impression in this movie. He was so great in The Dark Knight because they took a character that, in the cartoons and comics that I've seen, is completely goofy and over-the-top (as someone once put it, "The villains in Batman are like one massive joke that Batman refuses to laugh at) and made him realistic, while still maintaining that same psychotic personality that really makes him the kind of villain to be feared. I mean, with every other major villain in fiction, they have an agenda and they're using evil means to accomplish said agenda. With the Joker, he's just trying to f* things up for as many people as possible, whether they're good or bad. That's scary, because he doesn't give a s* about what's right, wrong, or what he can get out of something. He'll f* you over. His entire plot was so convoluted and random that it became awesome by sheer virtue of the fact that things worked out for him. And even when Batman beat him, Batman still wound up losing overall because he had to take the fall for Harvey Dent's death. Truly an amazing villain, and he just misses the top ten. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300375] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 11. Joker (The Dark Knight)I want to make it clear that the only real knowledge I have of the Joker is from The Dark Knight. I don't read comic books. I rarely watch superhero cartoons, aside from Teen Titans. I never saw the original Batman. And Arkham Asylum, while amazing, doesn't provide an interesting enough storyline for me (I prefer when Joker is in the forefront). So yeah, The Dark Knight. I do believe Heath Ledger only one the Oscar because it was a posthumous thing (plus the academy snubbed him with Brokeback Mountain), but that doesn't mean he didn't do an amazing job. I honestly thought he was Paul Giamatti until someone told me it was Heath Ledger, and I was like...holy s* he did a great Paul Giamatti impression in this movie. He was so great in The Dark Knight because they took a character that, in the cartoons and comics that I've seen, is completely goofy and over-the-top (as someone once put it, "The villains in Batman are like one massive joke that Batman refuses to laugh at) and made him realistic, while still maintaining that same psychotic personality that really makes him the kind of villain to be feared. I mean, with every other major villain in fiction, they have an agenda and they're using evil means to accomplish said agenda. With the Joker, he's just trying to f* things up for as many people as possible, whether they're good or bad. That's scary, because he doesn't give a s* about what's right, wrong, or what he can get out of something. He'll f* you over. His entire plot was so convoluted and random that it became awesome by sheer virtue of the fact that things worked out for him. And even when Batman beat him, Batman still wound up losing overall because he had to take the fall for Harvey Dent's death. Truly an amazing villain, and he just misses the top ten. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shoenin_Kakashi 10/20/11 3:15:00 PM #94:	Dark Knight Joker is pretty much the same thing as The Killing Joke Joker. just to give ya an idea. -- Nice catch BlAcK TuRtLe. But too bad your ass got SAAAAAAAAAAACKED.tackles <cite>Shoenin_Kakashi posted [p:300376] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Dark Knight Joker is pretty much the same thing as The Killing Joke Joker.just to give ya an idea. -- Nice catch BlAcK TuRtLe.But too bad your ass got SAAAAAAAAAAACKED.tackles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/21/11 1:24:00 PM #95:	10. Sherry Palmer (24) Okay, I know that pretty much every person on the internet hates Sherry, and I don't blame them. I mean, that's the point of her being a villain, to make people hate her. And I get why Logan may have fans and she doesn't (hell, why ANY villain has fans and she doesn't). Most villains were striving towards a goal, in Logan's case, he did bad things, but in his heart, he believed it was for the good of the nation...at least until it came time to cover things up. With terrorists, they want to terrorize, that's what they do. With bureaucrats, they're just trying to do their jobs in the confines of the law. With Sherry...everything she did was completely self-serving and b**y, and a lot of people aren't going to be able to identify with that and they're going to hate her as a result, because we all know someone like that, just like we all know a Chloe. The person who even when they're being nice, they're doing it because they want something out of that. Hell, I can admit that I've been that person on occasion, so perhaps that's why I like Sherry so much. Season one, it's interesting to watch the early episodes, because yes Sherry's a bit by, but she's just protecting her baby boy from David, who she makes the case is trying to use Keith to gain political support. But as the season continues on and their roles reverse, Sherry becomes more and more awesome. She lets it slip that she's trying to protect David's career while only using the GUISE of defending her son, which is ice cold if you're Keith, and I don't know how he could ever speak to her again after that. But when Keith gets evidence to use against the bad guys in this scenario (which would insulate him from any planted evidence in the murder of Dr. Ferragamo), there are three options on the table: one, reveal everything...that's David/Keith's choice. Two, hang onto that evidence and use it to blackmail the bad guys...that's Mike's choice, and while sketchy, it's still smart, given the kinds of people being dealt with. The third choice is Sherry's, which involves destroying the evidence and pretending nothing happened and sweeping everything under the rug. The third choice serves no purpose other than Sherry being worried that revealing the evidence, or even having it around, would damage David's chances at becoming president. So she destroys the tape herself...only to find out that it was a decoy and she was being tested. To quote Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade...she chose poorly. So at this point, she's on the outs with David. She's not trustworthy for various reasons (like covering up Keith's self-defense killing, and then trying to destroy evidence), so she knows she needs to regain some ground. After all, she wants to get into the White House more than anything. So she tells one of David's campaign employees to have an affair with him. She physically condones this, because she knows she can control Patty and still be in David's inner circle, in a way. Well, he sees through this and fires Patty and Sherry is in an even bigger hole. But that's not going to stop her. She may not have pull with the president, but as long as she makes it into the White House, she'll still have some degree of power. But when David pretends to be dead in order to protect Kim...Sherry's not having that. She's not letting David f* up her shot at the White House over one girl. So she leaks the fact that he's alive to the press...and David DESTROYS her. I almost wish that he'd slapped her, because then we would've had physical violence towards Sherry in every season she was in, which you know the audience was rooting for. As mentioned in David's write-up, the level of rage he shows towards her and the careful delivery of his final line (coupled with her "DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME DAVID!") is an amazing scene and really highlights David as a great character in relation to an equally great character of Sherry. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300377] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> 10. Sherry Palmer (24)Okay, I know that pretty much every person on the internet hates Sherry, and I don't blame them. I mean, that's the point of her being a villain, to make people hate her. And I get why Logan may have fans and she doesn't (hell, why ANY villain has fans and she doesn't). Most villains were striving towards a goal, in Logan's case, he did bad things, but in his heart, he believed it was for the good of the nation...at least until it came time to cover things up. With terrorists, they want to terrorize, that's what they do. With bureaucrats, they're just trying to do their jobs in the confines of the law. With Sherry...everything she did was completely self-serving and b**y, and a lot of people aren't going to be able to identify with that and they're going to hate her as a result, because we all know someone like that, just like we all know a Chloe. The person who even when they're being nice, they're doing it because they want something out of that. Hell, I can admit that I've been that person on occasion, so perhaps that's why I like Sherry so much.Season one, it's interesting to watch the early episodes, because yes Sherry's a bit by, but she's just protecting her baby boy from David, who she makes the case is trying to use Keith to gain political support. But as the season continues on and their roles reverse, Sherry becomes more and more awesome. She lets it slip that she's trying to protect David's career while only using the GUISE of defending her son, which is ice cold if you're Keith, and I don't know how he could ever speak to her again after that. But when Keith gets evidence to use against the bad guys in this scenario (which would insulate him from any planted evidence in the murder of Dr. Ferragamo), there are three options on the table: one, reveal everything...that's David/Keith's choice. Two, hang onto that evidence and use it to blackmail the bad guys...that's Mike's choice, and while sketchy, it's still smart, given the kinds of people being dealt with. The third choice is Sherry's, which involves destroying the evidence and pretending nothing happened and sweeping everything under the rug. The third choice serves no purpose other than Sherry being worried that revealing the evidence, or even having it around, would damage David's chances at becoming president. So she destroys the tape herself...only to find out that it was a decoy and she was being tested. To quote Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade...she chose poorly.So at this point, she's on the outs with David. She's not trustworthy for various reasons (like covering up Keith's self-defense killing, and then trying to destroy evidence), so she knows she needs to regain some ground. After all, she wants to get into the White House more than anything. So she tells one of David's campaign employees to have an affair with him. She physically condones this, because she knows she can control Patty and still be in David's inner circle, in a way. Well, he sees through this and fires Patty and Sherry is in an even bigger hole. But that's not going to stop her. She may not have pull with the president, but as long as she makes it into the White House, she'll still have some degree of power. But when David pretends to be dead in order to protect Kim...Sherry's not having that. She's not letting David f* up her shot at the White House over one girl. So she leaks the fact that he's alive to the press...and David DESTROYS her. I almost wish that he'd slapped her, because then we would've had physical violence towards Sherry in every season she was in, which you know the audience was rooting for. As mentioned in David's write-up, the level of rage he shows towards her and the careful delivery of his final line (coupled with her "DON'T YOU WALK AWAY FROM ME DAVID!") is an amazing scene and really highlights David as a great character in relation to an equally great character of Sherry. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/21/11 1:24:00 PM #96:	Season two, she comes back and David doesn't want her around. He tries to get her kicked out several times, but she just manages to cling to him long enough to secure her position. She is completely sketchy, even BEFORE she seems like a real bad guy, with her networking, her threats against Lynne's power, her talking to Ron Wieland, and the fact that she has a TON of connections that she's not afraid to use. Just her rivalry with Lynne is amazing because of how Lynne can tell that Sherry is bad news, and rather than trying to defuse this by being under-the-radar and kind, Sherry goes with an intimidation tactic that takes some serious balls (another thing I love about Sherry is how cut-throat and open she is about everything, even though it NEVER works for her). And then it turns out that she was involved in the plot against the country, which she tries to defuse by saying she was working undercover (and she'll let you know, she did NOT sleep with Roger Stanton), and even brings in proof...but I just don't buy it. When Stanton sells her out, it's amazing because of just how much sense it makes. Only Sherry would put the country at risk just to get close to David once again. And when she comes back towards the end of the season? I thought we'd seen the end of her, but it turns out she knew more than she let on, and she winds up getting caught by Jack and talked into spilling everything she knows. Honestly, watching a guy like Jack take on Sherry is great because let's be honest...any time Sherry is getting verbally or physically smacked down makes the audience happy. Hell, she tries to manipulate and sweet talk the little nerdy tech guy, and he winds up stabbing her in the gut. Did he NEED to stab her in the gut? Probably not. But he ran off, and Jack gave her one look as she begged for help in her wounded state before running off and not caring. Even better is after the guy dies and Jack goes back and drags Sherry with him, wounded, knowing that he needs her if he's going to recover his evidence. And just to prove she's not a one-note evil character, Sherry actually does a good thing. When Jack crashes his car in the wake of a heart attack, Sherry has the chance to escape and leave him there, but instead she comes back in order to help David, and puts her life on the line to get evidence of the conspiracy against the Middle East. This positive turn only sets the stage for Sherry's finest hour in season three. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300378] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Season two, she comes back and David doesn't want her around. He tries to get her kicked out several times, but she just manages to cling to him long enough to secure her position. She is completely sketchy, even BEFORE she seems like a real bad guy, with her networking, her threats against Lynne's power, her talking to Ron Wieland, and the fact that she has a TON of connections that she's not afraid to use. Just her rivalry with Lynne is amazing because of how Lynne can tell that Sherry is bad news, and rather than trying to defuse this by being under-the-radar and kind, Sherry goes with an intimidation tactic that takes some serious balls (another thing I love about Sherry is how cut-throat and open she is about everything, even though it NEVER works for her). And then it turns out that she was involved in the plot against the country, which she tries to defuse by saying she was working undercover (and she'll let you know, she did NOT sleep with Roger Stanton), and even brings in proof...but I just don't buy it. When Stanton sells her out, it's amazing because of just how much sense it makes. Only Sherry would put the country at risk just to get close to David once again.And when she comes back towards the end of the season? I thought we'd seen the end of her, but it turns out she knew more than she let on, and she winds up getting caught by Jack and talked into spilling everything she knows. Honestly, watching a guy like Jack take on Sherry is great because let's be honest...any time Sherry is getting verbally or physically smacked down makes the audience happy. Hell, she tries to manipulate and sweet talk the little nerdy tech guy, and he winds up stabbing her in the gut. Did he NEED to stab her in the gut? Probably not. But he ran off, and Jack gave her one look as she begged for help in her wounded state before running off and not caring. Even better is after the guy dies and Jack goes back and drags Sherry with him, wounded, knowing that he needs her if he's going to recover his evidence. And just to prove she's not a one-note evil character, Sherry actually does a good thing. When Jack crashes his car in the wake of a heart attack, Sherry has the chance to escape and leave him there, but instead she comes back in order to help David, and puts her life on the line to get evidence of the conspiracy against the Middle East. This positive turn only sets the stage for Sherry's finest hour in season three. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/21/11 1:25:00 PM #97:	Let me be frank here...aside from Ramon Salazar and the hotel, Sherry was the only decent thing about season three. She comes back in David's good graces after having reformed, and it certainly helped to know that she put her life on the line in order to help David out of a tough spot. But he calls her in to help out against Alan Milliken, a man using dirty tactics to get to David. And who knows better about fighting dirty than Sherry? Really, at this point you can't blame Sherry for anything that happens, because it's not her fault if David calls her in specifically to do his dirty work and doesn't like the results. I'm on Sherry's side in this instance. But Sherry does a good job for David at first. She digs up dirt on Alan and is more than willing to use it, until her contact is killed...or at the very least, he vanishes. She's still in the realm of legal matters at this point. Her lead gone, she tries to talk to Alan's wife, who is 50% responsible for the predicament (the other 50% being Wayne Palmer)...and Alan catches them. This is my favorite Sherry moment...her crowning moment of awesome. When confronted by Alan, she doesn't back down for anything. She yells at him, calling him impotent and worthless and basically, she yells at him to the point where he has a heart attack. She yells a guy to death, and that's what Sherry does best. And better still, she prevents Alan's wife from giving him the heart medication that he could've used to survive the heart attack, essentially implicating them both in his murder. When David finds out about Alan's death...he sends Sherry away, thinking that she went too far. Yes, THIS time is too far, David. Not when she tried to have a woman seduce him, not when she helped put the country under threat of nuclear attack...but THIS time, when she, acting under YOUR orders, killed a man via heart attack. He gave her an alibi though, lying to the police to protect himself...wrong move. Sherry, being the completely self-serving person she is, was not about to be pushed out of David's life entirely without a fight. She went to his opponent and offered evidence to him that could get Palmer impeached in exchange for a position on his staff. Keep in mind that at this point, Sherry is so motivated by revenge that she's willing to go to jail if only to get David thrown in jail for lying to police. This all culminates in an attempt to find the evidence Sherry has hidden, which involves David being a poor actor in terms of being WAY too eager to forgive Sherry, and Wayne being a poor burglar as he gets caught searching Sherry's house by Sherry herself. Still, the fans are delighted when some random guy who literally showed up in the last episode punches her unconscious and steals the evidence away from her. Unfortunately, Julia Milliken shows up, and although Sherry came soooooo close to manipulating Julia into not shooting her, she failed and died a lame death that the fans could cheer once more. It sucks that Sherry died that way, because at least Nina, stupid as her death was, had arc closure with Jack finally taking her out. Sherry got taken out by a single-season character who committed suicide immediately after. It's a shame. A damn shame. But she takes the number one spot on this countdown. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300379] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Let me be frank here...aside from Ramon Salazar and the hotel, Sherry was the only decent thing about season three. She comes back in David's good graces after having reformed, and it certainly helped to know that she put her life on the line in order to help David out of a tough spot. But he calls her in to help out against Alan Milliken, a man using dirty tactics to get to David. And who knows better about fighting dirty than Sherry? Really, at this point you can't blame Sherry for anything that happens, because it's not her fault if David calls her in specifically to do his dirty work and doesn't like the results. I'm on Sherry's side in this instance. But Sherry does a good job for David at first. She digs up dirt on Alan and is more than willing to use it, until her contact is killed...or at the very least, he vanishes. She's still in the realm of legal matters at this point. Her lead gone, she tries to talk to Alan's wife, who is 50% responsible for the predicament (the other 50% being Wayne Palmer)...and Alan catches them.This is my favorite Sherry moment...her crowning moment of awesome. When confronted by Alan, she doesn't back down for anything. She yells at him, calling him impotent and worthless and basically, she yells at him to the point where he has a heart attack. She yells a guy to death, and that's what Sherry does best. And better still, she prevents Alan's wife from giving him the heart medication that he could've used to survive the heart attack, essentially implicating them both in his murder. When David finds out about Alan's death...he sends Sherry away, thinking that she went too far. Yes, THIS time is too far, David. Not when she tried to have a woman seduce him, not when she helped put the country under threat of nuclear attack...but THIS time, when she, acting under YOUR orders, killed a man via heart attack. He gave her an alibi though, lying to the police to protect himself...wrong move. Sherry, being the completely self-serving person she is, was not about to be pushed out of David's life entirely without a fight. She went to his opponent and offered evidence to him that could get Palmer impeached in exchange for a position on his staff. Keep in mind that at this point, Sherry is so motivated by revenge that she's willing to go to jail if only to get David thrown in jail for lying to police.This all culminates in an attempt to find the evidence Sherry has hidden, which involves David being a poor actor in terms of being WAY too eager to forgive Sherry, and Wayne being a poor burglar as he gets caught searching Sherry's house by Sherry herself. Still, the fans are delighted when some random guy who literally showed up in the last episode punches her unconscious and steals the evidence away from her. Unfortunately, Julia Milliken shows up, and although Sherry came soooooo close to manipulating Julia into not shooting her, she failed and died a lame death that the fans could cheer once more. It sucks that Sherry died that way, because at least Nina, stupid as her death was, had arc closure with Jack finally taking her out. Sherry got taken out by a single-season character who committed suicide immediately after. It's a shame. A damn shame. But she takes the number one spot on this countdown. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
blindhobo13 10/21/11 1:32:00 PM #98:	From: Inviso \| #067 24. Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) I love Yuki. She's not the most forceful personality in a cast ripe with forceful personalities (or just bizarre and wacky personalities), but it's her quiet robotic ways that make her truly amazing. She starts out as this girl who just happens to occupy the space that Haruhi wants to make her new clubhouse, and thus Yuki becomes a member of Haruhi's S.O.S. Brigade. No real reasoning, she just doesn't care. Oh wait, that's not it. Apparently Yuki is like an alien robot from the future or something that has a mission to watch Haruhi and examine her godlike powers from up close and personal. And Yuki is pretty f*ing godlike in her own light, as she takes on Asahina Ryoko (or is it Ryoko Asahina? I don't fing know how Japanese names work some time.) and winds up winning the fight by a technicality. But really, I just like how weird Yuki is without being downright abnormal. She's like River Tam if River could function in normal society. I have to also hand it to Yuki because she really helps send my favorite episode of the series, the one where they're all competing with the computer club, into the stratosphere, by just breaking the game system just because she wants to win for herself for once, rather than just sitting back and just kinda being there like usual. I just think she's adorable and is a great character amidst all the insanity Haruhi brings. Asakura Ryoko. It's just family name first. <cite>blindhobo13 posted [p:300380] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> From: Inviso \| #06724. Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)I love Yuki. She's not the most forceful personality in a cast ripe with forceful personalities (or just bizarre and wacky personalities), but it's her quiet robotic ways that make her truly amazing. She starts out as this girl who just happens to occupy the space that Haruhi wants to make her new clubhouse, and thus Yuki becomes a member of Haruhi's S.O.S. Brigade. No real reasoning, she just doesn't care. Oh wait, that's not it. Apparently Yuki is like an alien robot from the future or something that has a mission to watch Haruhi and examine her godlike powers from up close and personal. And Yuki is pretty fing godlike in her own light, as she takes on Asahina Ryoko (or is it Ryoko Asahina? I don't f*ing know how Japanese names work some time.) and winds up winning the fight by a technicality. But really, I just like how weird Yuki is without being downright abnormal. She's like River Tam if River could function in normal society. I have to also hand it to Yuki because she really helps send my favorite episode of the series, the one where they're all competing with the computer club, into the stratosphere, by just breaking the game system just because she wants to win for herself for once, rather than just sitting back and just kinda being there like usual. I just think she's adorable and is a great character amidst all the insanity Haruhi brings.Asakura Ryoko. It's just family name first. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sceptilesolarbeam 10/21/11 1:41:00 PM #99:	>Confusing Mikuru and Ryoko -- "As the size of an explosion increases, the number of social situations it is incapable of solving approaches zero." -Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick <cite>Sceptilesolarbeam posted [p:300381] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> >Confusing Mikuru and Ryoko -- "As the size of an explosion increases, the number of social situations it is incapable of solving approaches zero." -Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 10/22/11 9:00:00 PM #100:	Bump for now. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. <cite>Inviso posted [p:300382] in Inviso'... [t:60233032]...</cite> <quote> Bump for now. -- Captain Tracy Mombaro and Agent Mirasuke Inhara: Two of the toughest, hottest furrs you'll ever meet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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