Samwise Gamgee. The true hero of LoTR. “I can’t carry it for you Mr.Frodo. But I can carry you!” Gets me every time.
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Easily, Frodo Baggins. The strongest, bravest, and most noble of hobbits.
Really? Not to knock on Frodo, I mean good on him for saving Middle Earth and all, but, he’s a bit dull and whiney.
DEATH from the Discworld Series. One of the most comforting, most human depictions of the “Grim Reaper” I ever read about.
Stephen Maturin, from the Aubrey/Maturin series of novels by Patrick O’Brian.
So brilliant and so socially skilled at times and other times totally inept. Quite a good character.
My favorite part so far (I’m not done with the series) is when he played cricket with the Leopard’s crew.
The horrible old Leopard :)
I’m glad to say you have plenty more brilliant moments ahead of you with both Stephen and Jack.
My favourite (but heartbreaking) Stephen moment: “I am of her caste”
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Rand Al’Thor
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I was obsessed with Long John Silver as a child, but I think I might enjoy the character of Captain Ahab more nowadays. I guess I have a thing for flawed maritime literary characters
Homer Simpson
Weber’s Honor Harrington, or the prototype for Honor Harrington, Forrester’s Horatio Hornblower.
Becky Connor. She was such a little bad ass when she was growing up and she does a hell of a job bouncing back from being a widow as an adult.
Kilgore Trout, unless you allow me my own characters, which you wouldn’t recognize anyway.
Hard to say for sure, but one of my favorites is Amos Burton from The Expanse. I don’t know if he was meant to be anyone’s favorite given his personality and violent nature, but I love him anyway.
