Favourite King Character?

[The Darkening]

I'd like to know who the most popular characters are with SK's fans.

I have many myself and am quite fond of both Nick Andros and Tom Cullen from The Stand but I have to say my favourite character from all the books would almost definitely be Oy from the Dark Tower series. lol I know not necessarily a popular number one favourite but I just love the way SK writes him into such vivid life. I can picture Oy almost perfectly (to me he's like a black Airedale Terrier).

Do you have a fave character?

[The Running Man]

Ben richards from The running man. Roland, Cuthbert, Susan, Pere Callahan, The tick tock man from The dark tower series. Quite a few from the stand (including Nick and Tom). There are so many in different books.

[Dark Tower]

Roland, Oy, Eddie Dean, Pennywise, Bill Denbrough, Carrie....and so many more

[Clotho]

My favorites are in two separate categories: favorite mains and favorite bad guys.

bad guys: Greg Stillson (The Dead Zone); when he kicked the dog to death.. a very memorable scene, George Stark (The Dark Half), Roland (The Gunslinger); he let Jake drop..., The Trashcan Man (The Stand), Atropos (Insomnia), Flagg (especially in Eyes of the Dragon)

mains: Roland (all the rest Dark Tower books), Jake (Dark Tower), Ray Garraty (Long Walk), Stu Redman (Stand), Ralph Roberts (Insomnia), Bobby Garfield (Hearts in Atlantis)

.. if I had to pick just one... Roland of Gilead would have to be it.

[BlackEye]

Tom Cullen, Laws yes!

I want to throw Wireman of Duma Key out there too. He was one of the best of all time for me. Any of the characters in IT... Ben, Bill, Richie... and of them.

[Dark Tower]

As I read Duma Key I'm starting to really get a good feeling about Wireman

[Cowboy]

Roland rules!
Also enjoy Edgar Freemantle, Blaze and Pennywise.

[conniebobonnie]

it would have to be odetta/detta/susannah. a hero handicable,and female,plus love was strong w/ eddie

[Fuzzyman]

Mine has to be Jack Sawyer.

[Steele]

Roland Deschain, The Walkin Dude/Randall Flagg/The Hardcase, etc... Rhea of the Coos, and Pennywise.

[Purp7e_Fi7th]

defiantly Blaze... and i really liked Carrie's character aswell

[Terry B]

Got to be Delores Claiborne. She's my kind of gal.

[Bandit73]

Good Guys: Cuthbert Allgood, Stu Redman....
Favorite Animal: Big Steve aka Kojak...From The Stand
Bad Guys: Ace Merrill, Tek,

[Bandit73]

Good Guys: Cuthbert Allgood, Stuart Redman
Bad Guys: Ace Merrill. Tek...
Favorite Animal: Big Steve AKA Kojak

[Bandit73]

Good Guys: Cuthbert AllGood, Stu Redman
Bad Guys: Ace Merrill, Tek.
Favorite Animal: Big Steve AKA Kojak

[Dark Tower]

it would have to be odetta/detta/susannah. a hero handicable,and female,plus love was strong w/ eddie

Yea i have to admit she was one amazing character

[Speedygi81]

Donna Trenton definitely. She's hot for her age and she's a stereotype of a woman who can do all that's required of her. She's tough and yet graceful.

[Fauxfink]

I loved Nick Andros' character from The Stand, also Alan from Riding the Bullet and John Smith from The Dead Zone. I read the Dead Zone when I was 14 and was intantly but off by the name John Smith. For some reason, as a immature reader, I kept going and Johnny is one of my favorite characters to this day. + A Breakfast Clubber played him in the series. lol. :biggrin2:

[FaithsJock]

It's a tie between Roland and Oy. :biggrin2:

[SKfan2006]

here are all of my fav's, Carrie, Rosie, Jake Chambers, Father Callahan, and the mother in Cujo.

[Sinister]

Oy has to be my all-time favorite character, closely followed by Tom Cullen.

There are a few that I've enjoyed reading about, but those two mentioned above are, by far, the best. (in my opinion)

[Roxydog]

Roland, from the first time I read him. After that it would be Jack Sawyer, I was a young teen at the time and remember crying for Jack. If a character can make me cry, then the writer has written well.

roxydog

[vesuman]

Andy McGee from Firestarter..:smile2:

[lilredkdn]

I think my favorites are anyone from It, Nick Andros and Tom Cullen, Danny Torrance, Ray Garraty, and Ben Mears. And Frannie. 'Cause she had a baby :smile2:

[Robert Gray]

Ben Hanscom from "It" for a lot of reasons.

[EmeraldSails]

M-O-O-N spells Sonia Kaspbrack. hehe. I don't know why, but Eddie's mother in IT, and then his wife later on... I love giggling to myself about them.

[BlackEye]

Ben Hanscom from "It" for a lot of reasons.

Yeah I am with you on that.

[zina]

My all time Fav has to be Jack Sawyer !

[Bandito]

All i know is that if i develop a favorite attachment to a character in a book (or series) i know that is who is going to die in some horrible way - one of my favorites has always been "oy" - he is just the type of pet/companion everyone wants - and i think this is only because i just finished the book, but "Ilse" & "Edgar" are very much like my gf & her dad (also an Ed) - so i feel an attachment to them as well

:-)

[Rachel SKL]

you guys are making me feel like a noob?!?!! why? because i havent had time to go and buy Duma Key!when i first found out about it,well, i saw the commercial for it, and i started screaming out loud and stuff.i didnt think SK would write another book but he did! my favorite character, is maybe...IT!!!! XD

[abominae1]

Roland Deschain, but Randall Flagg is a close second.

I was so angry when RF was killed by Mordred. I wanted to see a show down between him and Roland.

[.Hurricane.]

Bill Denborough, Nick Andros, Andy McGee, Randall Flagg, Tom Cullen, Scott Landon, Thad Beaumont, Bev Marsh, Pennywise, Mattie Devore, and Paul Sheldon.

[csk27]

Mark Petrie in 'Salem's Lot

[mojomofo]

Roland naturally, Jake, Wolf (The Talisman), Oy, John Coffey, and Andy Dufresne.

[Toyce]

My favorites are Stu Redman, Bill Denbrough, and Pennywise.

[Ellyshay]

Annie Wilkes.... Definitely one of the craziest women ever written!!!

[Dark Tower]

M-O-O-N spells Sonia Kaspbrack. hehe. I don't know why, but Eddie's mother in IT, and then his wife later on... I love giggling to myself about them.

Lol I can't help but think of Eddie's mother from the movie. That lady was perfect for the part.

[arista]

There are so many to name..All the Losers from the Loser club, Annie Wilkes, Duddits and Stu Redman.

[soldiermom]

John Coffey, Derry Old Crocks, Tom Cullen of course. Nick and Stu and so many more!

[gopolks]

Wireman!!!
Pixie Light!!! (the teen girl from cell)
Mr Jingles
Blaze

[MisFit]

i would defenetly say..JAKE..morley..cuz i love him! :)

[smooth operator]

Stu Redman, Jack Sawyer, Fran - more more more - it's hard to choose

[MisFit]

Jack Sawyer is great, i just finished reading Black House actually. GREAT book! -drools- Jack sounds pretty hawt..but..Jake is just..RAWR! hehe..sorrii.. uhmm..

Another one..is i would say..i dont really know..Roland possably..it sounds weird coming from a girl..but i seem to connect more with the male characters :S

[fried gold]

Trisha McFarland from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a pretty cool character, all the characters form Hearts in Atlantis are great (my favourite King book) with an extra special mention to Ted Brautigan.
Roland et al are not to be discounted either.
I know my girlfriend would say Wolf from The Talisman.
Randall Flagg is the best bad guy.
I think though, that a lot of people who read this thread will agree that a lot of the best King characters are the ones who supply the backdrops to a lot of his stories, people like Ace Merrill and the rest of the Castle Rock population.

The kids from The Body and Andy from Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption are good too.

There are just too many.

[Tery]

I'm rather fond of Sheriff Alan Pangborne.

[izzyboosey]

Wireman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:love:

[Kim L.]

Jack Sawyer, Wolf, Jake, Susan Delgado, Roland, Susannah, Alan Pangborn, Mike Noonan (& Jo Noonan), Randall Flagg, Mother Abagail, Stu Redman, Nick Andros, Tom Cullen, John Coffey, Blaze, Duddits, Ray Garraty, Trisha McFarland (the last 2 each had a long walk).

[jacksawyer71]

jack saywer (as a kid)
stu (stand)
Richie (IT)

this could go on.......:eek2:

[MisFit]

i could really go on for HOURS

[daftandderelict]

jack sawyer, trashcan man, and all of the boys in the long walk.

[Dark Tower]

awwwww....how could I forget about trashcan man. He was pretty awesome

[VerbatimEB]

Of course, Roland Deschain.

I did have a flash of memory when reading the question of the Sheriff Lady from "The
Tommyknockers" but cannot remember her name. She was not a main character but
she resonated with me in some way that caused me to remember her. Anyone know her
name?

Also, the little girl from "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" sticks out in my mind.

So now, I may have to read The Tommyknockers again. Thinking about that also makes
me remember the two little boys - one who made his little brother dissapear and became
so distraught over the occurance...

Verb :O

[MisFit]

Roland is amazing :P

[Rose1986]

My favorite character is Rose Madder (surprise, surprise...) :smile2:

[All Hail The Crimson King]

The Crimson King, Walter/Flagg, Oy, Roland Deschain, Susannah Dean, Mordred, Lord Malshun, Ralph Roberts, Rosie Daniels.

[MisFit]

omgosh! YOU LIKE MORDRED?! I was SO mad when he killed Oy..i started to CRY!

[BlackThorn]

Cuthbert springs quickly to mind. A true warrior spirit. Roland would have been doomed had Cuthbert never been in his life.

"I'll believe in ghosts when I catch one in my teeth."

or that classic line, "I hate to be a pain in the neck, or an ache in the back, or a milky drip from the tip of a sore dick, but..."

Imagine the raw power alone in a gunslinger. They hold their own in the face of seemingly insurmountable dangers, slamming their force against and through whatever obsticles manifest in their road. And Cuthbert always did it with his sickly sweet smile. Words can cut deeper than the sharpest weapons, and he had a demonic skill with both his words and the weapons of his fathers.

But saying I have a favorite King character is like saying I could like one type of female body more than another. Uh uh. Even the best taste imaginable would start to taste like mud if that's all you let yourself enjoy.

[xxspontaneous-poetry]

I figure I might as well go on a fangirl brigade for a minute.

Pete McVries, from the Long Walk. He's just... I don't know, grand. Wonderful.
...
And he is so nice, I mean, most times. He gets angry, of course, they all do, but there something about him, he's so very loyal. Probably smart, too, the way he talks, and (you're all going, oh my gosh. The fangirl is scaring me...), I don't even know. Funny I guess, to me, we're a bit of the same that way, the way we speak joke. Usually, you're not suppose to laugh when people are killed in large masses but he made it enjoyable. Occasionally, I get strong urges to go read some of his excerpts from the books and then I feel all happy for awhile.
.. Yes I DO have a crush on a fictional character, is that a problem? xD

[Flood1980]

I like Edgar Freemantle, but I usually like every King character. I like Rosie and Lisey too. And Roland, Wireman, I can go on and on..

[Cowboy]

Just finished the Green Mile....Paul Edgecombe is quite a character!

[nvremailme]

Randall Flagg and Tom Cullen
Roland and Eddie from the Dark Tower
Mr. Toomey from Langoliers
and you know i agree with a post above about Wireman from Duma Key..he was pretty awesome..

[axp3600]

My favorite character has to be Oy from The Dark Tower Series. He was always surprising the other characters with his personality and his love towards Jake. He always put a smile on my face, and was great comical relief at the most unexpected moments. Oy's actions in the seventh book of the series brought tears to my eyes, he showed a respect and faith greater than many humans are capable of. If I ever found my self along the path of the Beam, I would want Oy by my side.

[ArtMars]

Roland from the Dark Tower series (noone is more bad ass), or Johnny from the Dead Zone.....as for villians probably Pennywise, or Leland Gaunt from Needful Things.

[wicked_wisdom]

Wow. That's an interesting question. I'm going to look through my books a minute.

I like most the characters in The Stand, especially Stu and Larry. John Coffey would come in a close second. And oddly enough, Dinky Earnshaw.

[evisceratedmemories]

Arnie Cunningham

[RhiRhi]

I actually think Henry Bowers is one of my favourite characters, hes just so screwed up and that part in the book with Patrick Hockstetter just ewww, patrick hockstetter another disturbing character.

[B.Halleck]

Billy Halleck from thinner no doubt about it;)

[Oogway]

From Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne is my favorite character!

[legalease]

I absolutely LOVED Oy! I would have to pick him as a favorite character, along with Roland!

I also loved Stu from the Stand. THere are too many characters to just pick one!

[bangkoksteve]

Roland (of course) and Susannah (very complex character) but no-one yet seems to have mentioned Jim Gardener from the Tommyknockers. Dark Tower series aside The Tommyknockers is my favourite King novel for sure. I was rooting for Gardener all the way. A deeply flawed hero like many of King's characters but definitely one of his best. What a shame someone got Jimmy Smitt to play him in that dire TV version..........

[legalease]

Roland (of course) and Susannah (very complex character) but no-one yet seems to have mentioned Jim Gardener from the Tommyknockers. Dark Tower series aside The Tommyknockers is my favourite King novel for sure. I was rooting for Gardener all the way. A deeply flawed hero like many of King's characters but definitely one of his best. What a shame someone got Jimmy Smitt to play him in that dire TV version..........

I agree - Gardener was a wonderful character. I will have to reread the Tommyknockers again - it has been a long time! I also agree that the TV version of the movie was terrible.

[Raven4404]

I would have to say, Edgar from Duma Key, the drunk from Tommyknockers (can't remember his name right off hand) and Lisey...OH can't forget Duddits.

[Rapunzel]

Mort Rainey, Rose Daniels/McClendon, Leland Gaunt

[Flood1980]

I agree - Gardener was a wonderful character. I will have to reread the Tommyknockers again - it has been a long time! I also agree that the TV version of the movie was terrible.

That was made for TV?? It is awful, I thought it was a theatrical release.

[Flood1980]

I actually think Henry Bowers is one of my favourite characters, hes just so screwed up and that part in the book with Patrick Hockstetter just ewww, patrick hockstetter another disturbing character.

Rhi Rhi I agree.. "wanna suck on it?" LOL

[ItsAllAWheel]

Roland Deschain,Eddie Dean,Jake Chambers,Cuthbert,Alain,Stu Redman,Glen Bateman,Tom Cullen,Larry Underwood,he reminds me so much of Eddie Dean...I think Stu Redman,Larry Underwood and Tom Cullen would have been like Gunslingers if they had been in that series....

Hit me up on AIM,YAHOO or MSN or somthing,Gee wiz.
-Steve.

[KLBurnham]

[:biggrin2:
My favorite is Wireman. I love that man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:blush:

[Flood1980]

Wireman rocks, but I also like Jack Cantori!!

[dragonangel]

I would have to say Susan/Odetta, she has such strength. Roland, it is hard to describe but I think you all know...

Stu in The Stand. Lets just say Frannie is a Lucky Woman!! lol

Tom Cullen...M-O-O-N that spells Favorite!

I'm sure there are more... :D

[Matt43]

From a movie: Kurt Barlow, Randall flagg and Tom Cullen (M.O.O.N. That spells---Gawd I drove my ex-girlfriend bats with that LOL! Oh and Christine, if that counts.

The books: Blaze, Ben Mears, Susan Norton, Dennis Gilder

[Matt43]

I forgot to add Straker for both too, I thought James Mason did a great job with the character.

[tiger67]

Stu Redman, Bill Denborough, John Marinville, Annie Wilkes, Jonesy, Nick Hopewell, Lisey to name a few.

[swiftdog01]

Gotta go with the obvious.................

Roland and Flagg!!!!

Ben Mears, Dennis Guilder, Johnny Smith, Pennywise, Eddie Dean, and Jake Chambers are memorable as well.

[darkwolf44]

i really like It from It. he is sooooooooo cool. even if he is a little terrifying!!!

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[Mark R]

Rachel Wheaton - Rose Red
Tom Cullen - The Stand
John Coffey & Paul Edgecomb - Green Mile
Donna Trenton - Cuko
Carrie

[Firetalion]

Roland wasn't my favorite. I felt bad about how no one could get through to him. He had made up his mind, and thrown his life in that direction above all else. He didn't even realize he had been tricked in a major sense, by a horribly malevolent force. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy and I'm really glad he was so hard and strong. He reminds me of my grandfather a lot. A wonderful man, who would hold up the world if given half the chance, but was hard because the important decisions always fell into his hands, and that alone tends to temper anyone. Maybe it was cause he was brought up during the depression, I dunno.

A favorite of mine, I'd have to say, would be SHEEMIE! Sheemie Ruiz to be more percice! Man, he was so kind, and nobel. I pictured him much more beautiful than he was portrayed in the comic. I loved how Stephen pointed out constantly how his little simple mind was way more noble than pretty much anyone around him. He was awesome! Really, he only knew what he knew, which wasn't much, but he obviously one of the most powerful Agents of the White that ever existed. He thought Cuthbert was the coolest character on the planet, and that's one aspect him and I will always share. Sheemie would have gone to any end for his loved ones, even knowing quite well every danger involved. Gold is useless compared to that. I don't care how much anyone else says it's worth.

I was sad about how he finally left King's worlds, but with the foreshadowing, I thought it was going to be much worse. And I'm the guy who doesn't consider death such a bad thing most of the time too, especially in Midworld. But I was glad at his end. It worked out perfect, ya know?

[Cayawkilie]

So many to choose from! Mine are... from the Talisman - Jack Sawyer and Wolf. From DT series - Jake Chambers, Oy, and Roland (of course!). From Salem's Lot and DT - Father Callahan. From The Stand - Stu Redman (I'll always remember 'East Texas' and 'Country don't mean stupid'. Oh and I can't forget about Annie from Rose Red.

[Flood1980]

I believe my favorite King character would HAVE to be Lisey Landon. Little Lisey Landon who reminds me SO much of me. Short temper if she is bombarded by brought-back, hidden, buried memories. Strong, spacey, but can handle her own. I love when she's on the phone with that guy who tries to threaten her and she says, "Listen, Mr (whoever)...", gets all low-voiced, as if conspiring with the man who wants to rape her of her hubby's old manuscripts), "YOU CAN GO F**K YOURSELF!!!" Then proceeds to rip the phone from the jack. heh.

You really can't beat a woman like that!! HAHAH

[fireace]

Yes I would have to Jake chambers was one of my favourites, but also Roland, the train (i really enjoyed that part of the series) along with many other characters,, IT, Stu Redman just to name a few.......

[broadwayscaera]

Roland, Oy, Eddie, Johnny Marinville.

[Mark R]

Rachel Wheaton - Rose Red
Tom Cullen - The Stand
John Coffey & Paul Edgecomb - Green Mile
Donna Trenton - Cujo
Carrie

You have just reminded me of another ...Annie - Rose Red:smile2:

[becks]

Bobbi Anderson - discovered her too soon. Now she won't leave.
Best, Becks

[JinxSight]

Villains: The lowmen, Flagg, Perse
Heroes: Dinky Earnshaw (he reminds me of me), Wireman, Roland

[MrBobGray]

It would definately have to be Beverly Marsh (Rogan) from "IT."

She was an all-around awesome person (kid and adult), even though she[SPOILER]went through a hell of a lot of abuse.[SPOILER]


*Keep in mind, I've only read two and a half of Stephen King's books.

;)

-Peace.

[Spaulding]

Walter o'Dim, Blaine de Mono, Pennywise, Dandelo, Randall Flagg, Greg Stillson, Trashcan and many more which I just forgot.

Just the bad mother****ers really :p

[SaintlyBA]

I've read many SK books but it's been years since I've read most of them. Since I've recently read the DK series:

good: Eddie Dead
bad: Pennywise (I'm reading IT again...been about five years since I first finished it)

[PocketForest]

Roland Deschain
hands down

[daffyrocks]

Oy and Jake for me (I even have a picture of them up on my noticeboard at work!) and all of the Losers Club...:grinning:

[Sanguise]

Mark Petrie in 'Salem's Lot
Gotta agree here love that kid, and who doesn't love Pennywise

[daffyrocks]

Oh, and I forgot Jack Sawyer :smile2:

[dumakeykate]

wireman of course muchachos!! :wink2:

[dumakeykate]

I also liked George Stark - The Dark Half! Roland goes without saying and Eddie Dean but havent completed DTs yet so.... is there time to go off him!! hee hee

[Gard-ole-Gard]

Roland (of course) and Susannah (very complex character) but no-one yet seems to have mentioned Jim Gardener from the Tommyknockers. Dark Tower series aside The Tommyknockers is my favourite King novel for sure. I was rooting for Gardener all the way. A deeply flawed hero like many of King's characters but definitely one of his best. What a shame someone got Jimmy Smitt to play him in that dire TV version..........

Not too many of us put The Tommyknockers at the top :). Loved Gard (obviously). He's my favorite, with Wireman and Mike Noonan (Bag of Bones) getting honorable mentions.

[Turd Ferguson]

Roland Deschain is my favorite Stephen King characters, but I also really like Stu Redman, Eddie Dean, Jake Chambers, Jack Sawyer, Tom Cullen, Wolf, John Coffey, and Oy.

[Wylde06]

Its so hard to pick a single favorite character....I like most all of them

[henrythomasgirl]

Lisey Landon, hands-down! :) And her husband Scott, as well. Along with Dennis Guilder from Christine and Sue Snell from Carrie.

[betteboo]

Red - Rita Hayworth & Shawshank Redemption

Never fails to make me cry

[woolie]

Always got a kick out of Pop Merrill

[Wolfslice]

Gotta roll with Roland.

For best villain there would be a three way tie:

The Wendigo- Pet Semetary (I include the revived Gage Creed as a part of the Wendigo)
Annie Wilks- Misery
Norman Daniels- Rose Madder

[xJimmiex22]

Pennywise and Jud Crandall...

[elysian]

- Nick Andros. I was a wee 11-year-old girl when I first swiped The Stand from my parents' bookshelf, and I developed such a crush on this character. /nostalgic sigh

- Ben Hanscom. I love all of the losers club of course, but my heart just goes out to Ben.

[nhdiane3660]

Oy, Harold Lauder, Flagg, Carrie's Mom, many more

[chimpanity]

Of all the king books I've read so far (and thats most of them) I would have to say that my favorite character has gotta be Randall Flagg....he is the best of the bad guys,,,,,

the only other bad guy that I like is not from a King book but would have to be scorpio from Dirty Harry....

would be interesting to find out who Mr. Kings favorite bad guy is,....






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[Agincourt Concierge]

Oy and his red booties, Wolf, Jack Sawyer, Eddie Dean, Dolores Claiborne,Roland, Cuthbert, Osmond, Flagg

[^Tommyknocker^]

Definitely Randall Flagg. I wish he showed up in more books

[Chaos the Redking]

Roland

[marew1]

:smile2: Ah- so many to choose from!

[WatchMeShine]

Jack Torrance, It, Ralph Roberts, Louis Creed

[professornutbudder]

My favorites would have to be Richie Tozier, Eddie Dean and his brother Henry (His "Johnny Cash" answers while playing Trivial Pursuit with the gangsters were priceless), Jimmy(Salem's Lot), and Walter(DT).

[JayneH]

Annie Wilkes number one followed closely by Jessie in Geralds Game

oh and good old Larry Underwood in the Stand

[Taperjeangirl]

My favourites include:

Arnie Cunningham (Christine) I just really liked this character, especially when he first gets Christine & starts getting some confidence/bit of an attitude about him. I also think the films portrayal of him is spot on. Anyone agree?

Annie Wilkes (Misery) This character is brilliant! She's crazy in love, literally & it makes her terrifying! I think the scariest thing abotu her is, there could be & probably are real Annie Wilkes' out there!!

Share yours...

I moved your post rather than starting a new thread as this one already existed.

[Liger1]

There are so many great characters to love and hate in SK's books. Some of my favorites are "the Losers Club", Jack Sawyer, Larry Underwood, Nick Andros, Tom Cullen, Roland, Eddie, Jake, Susannah, and Oy. But my list is too extensive to put them all here::biggrin2:

[O'Hara]

Has to be Roland for the #1 top spot. Besides being basically awesome (I'm a sucker for a western, and he's got all the rugged qualities + he's a gunslinger), he's got so many levels to him. I loved how Sai King developed him in the books. There was always another little something to discover.

Other than him, I loved Nick Andros from The Stand. And Ben Hanscomb from It. Don't forget the infamous Flagg. He is the best villain.

[Sawney Beane]

The Wendigo.I´d say he is the ultimate bad guy.

[Matthew.Degnan]

i can't remember if i posted onthis thread- Mort Rainey from Secret Window, Secret Garden

Matthew.

[Cognac]

larry underwood

[adrianmarley]

I'm currently reading The Stand and I think that Harold Lauder is one of SK's greatest characters, a doomed tragic figure who chose the wrong path and paid the ultimate price. The fact that King can engender sympathy for such an unlikeable character shows just what a great writer he is. Lauder is a brilliant creation.

[Srbo]

Stu Redman and Ralph Roberts.

[nunu_chis]

Ralph Roberts, Lisey Landon, Peter (eyes of the dragon), Mike Noonan and Eddie Dean are my favourite GOOD characters.
John Rainbird and Randall Flagg are my favourite BAD characetrs.

[Antony butterworth]

Hello fans of the king


my favorate has to be andy from the shawshank redemption

[Stimulus]

I"ll say Dolores Claiborne. Also, I love the format of that book, there is no good place to stop. I stayed up way too late and went hungry more than a few times reading it.

[Teddy Duchamp]

Wolf from the Talisman
Andy Dufrense from Rita Hayworth
Tom Cullen - the Stand
John Coffey - the Green Mile
Jack Sawer - Talisman and Black House
loads more but Im trying to keep it short!

Last but not least my namesake Teddy Duchamp - the Body (and Im female!)

[skydiverpaula]

im re-reading drawing of the three and Detta Holmes scares the **** out of me.

[pixiedark]

I would say that my favorite good guys are Johnny from The Dead Zone, Father Callahan from Salem's lot and Dark Tower Series, Tom Cullen (Moon that spells Moon) and Nick Andros from The Stand. I also like Duddits from Dreamcatcher.

My favorite bad guys are Randall Flag from The Stand and Greg Stilson from The Dead Zone.

[Matt43]

Ben Mears, Susan Norton, Dick Hallorann, Braze, Christine, Dennis Gilder, Dinky, Marty Coslaw, Mrs. Todd.

[Annarkie]

Oh, let's see M-O-O-N that spells Tom Cullen! and trashcan man! Glen Bateman
Rose Daniels... and Gertie who pissed on Norm's face.
Jessie Burlinggame
Dolores Claiborne
And of course as a Loser, the entire Loser's club!

[blunthead]

Collie Entragian from Desperation...but I'm weird.

[Scoutabout]

Eddie Dean, Roland, East Texas, Mutie, Flagg, Pennywise, and I've always loved the characters Lloyd Henreid and Harold Lauder

[cuthbertallgood_m249]

OMG there really is too many

its a big logjam between
cuthbert allgood (think bert gets the edge over the rest)
eddie dean
flagg
anders peyna
johnny marinville
leland gaunt
wolf
speedy parker
wireman
oy


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THERES TOO MANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[farmgirl]

Almost everyone in the stand, especially stu and larry, i also liked johnny marinville

[TomGordon36]

Leigh Cabot (Christine) [probably mr dream girl :blush: ]
Roland D. Lebay (Christine),
Carrie
George Stark (Dark Half)
Jack (Talisman)

[PSYCHOTIQUE]

So far I would have to give it to Wireman (but thats because I am a new reader and that was my first book)

[finalfantasyVII]

:blush: Wolfy: The Talisman

[rose key]

Flagg is my all-time favorite.
Also:
Oy
Wolf
Delores Claiborne
Rhea
Roland
Tom Cullen
Jack Sawyer
Eddie
Cuthbert
.......too many more to name

[Trailmix]

Good guys: Roland Deschain, Eddie Dean, Larry Underwood and Ben Hanscomb.

Bad guys: Randall Flagg, Pennywise the Dancing Clown (lol), and the ever popular Trashcan Man. =D

[Felipe]

Jack Sawyer and Louis Creed. :smile2:

[Pucker]

I don't know how anybody could pick just one favorite out of all the wonderful misfits we've met over the years, but if somebody pointed a gun at me and asked "Who?" I would say Harold Lauder.

[GNTLGNT]

Wolf and Tom Cullen, and Tweedle-Dee & Tweedle-Dum-(Hey, SK's Universe IS all encompassing!):tongue:

[mrblonde]

Wireman - He made the book for me.
Larry Underwood - there is something...left out out of him. He is a taker.
Big Jim - best bad guy King has written.
Tom Cullen - M-O-O-N spells Tom.

[Turkeysnjunk]

larry underwood, Jud, Oy!

[Marica Enigma]

Duma Key is one of my favs. One thing I hated though was that at the end he says Wireman died which I thought sucked! It was bad enough that Ilse died. I really loved the story though. I also loved "Lisey's Story". If these two books are ever made into movies I hope they find the right director who will do them justice.

[mattd]

One and only one stands out Stephen King only the greatest can write himself into a classic....

Sorry ......... but its really Roland (but sometimes i really like Flagg in all his forms).

[JamesMWatts]

Randal Flagg

[JamesMWatts]

M-O-O-N spells I like this post, Laws yes.

[JamesMWatts]

Oh, sorry can't forget Roland and Jack Torrence.

[wally wonder]

mabel noyes...from tommyknockers...and that's the way, oh ho, uh huh, i like it...it has always, always, worked before.

[Retallica]

Charlie Decker In Rage :)

or if you want to be specific and say that's Bachman...

Then I would go with The "Needful Things" version (His personality seems different in some other novels...) of Sheriff Alan Pangborn.

[Hoofbeat]

Carrie, Dolores Claiborne, Ace Merill, Pennywise, Collie Entraigian, Richie, Barbie, Louis and so many more - but they are the main ones... :grinning:

[MikeB]

"M-O-O-N" that spells Tom Cullen

[nate_watkins]

Larry Underwood, Stu Redman, Nick Andros, Ralph Roberts, Rosie, Andy Dufrense, Red, John Coffey.... Well I can't think of them all, but if I were to choose one, I'd say Roland Deschain because he's the one who we follow through the world of the Dark Tower, and it's a wonderful journey.

[mohctep]

Mike Hanlon.

[vickita]

Cuthbert Allgood, Stu Redmond, Jud Crandall, and Alan Pangborn to name just a few.
Everyone is always so well written, what's not to love?

[Nora]

Those would be Nettie from needful things (along with Raider), Nadine Cross from Stand (villain who had the guts to turn into heroine) and Bev from IT

[king family fan]

John Coffey-The Green Mile. Pennywise-IT Nadine Cross-The Stand- Annie Wilkes-Misery Dolores Claiborne.These are my all time favorites but do like others well enough.

[JellybeanJay]

Sheriff Alan Pangborn, Wolf, Bobbi Anderson, Sammy Bushey just to name a few but I could go on and on!

[Gabi_Clayton]

Roland, Eddie Dean, Wireman, Scott Landon

[riverdog]

Jack Torrance and Beverly Marsh. I can totally relate to the former (minus the murderous impulses) and am in love with the latter.

I could list a hundred supporting characters who are fabulous and memorable but for major characters, I think i'd have to go with:

Jimmy Cody (Salem’s Lot)
Jack Torrance (Shining)
Beverly Marsh (It)
Larry Underwood (Stand)
Homer Buckland (Skeleton Crew)
Stan Norris (Night Shift)
Clyde Umney (Nightmares and Dreamscapes)
Sandra Stansfield (Different Seasons)

Full disclosure: i have not read Dark Tower or the last three or four he's written

[fljoe0]

I wouldn't say he's my favorite King character, but he is certainly my favorite King bartender, Lloyd. Coolest bartender ever.

[Anna Rose]

Does Charlie from Rage count...? if not, then Sammy from UTD. well, she's not my favorite but she was memorable

MR. JINGLES!!!!!!! <3<3<3

[Han]

Cuthbert Allgood

[LarryUnderwood]

I'm guessing my favourite character isnt that hard to guess due to my username ahahaha

But some of my others are Stu Redman, Clay Riddel, Tom (From Cell, I've read it twice, yet I can't remember his last name), I'm in the process of reading Needful Things for the first time but I am enjoying Alan Pangborn, The Chef from Under the Dome and Mike Hanlon and the IT crew.

[LarryUnderwood]

Oh ya and Jack Torrance!

[jellydonut25]

Flagg - Flagg is far and away the PERFECT villain. He's downright, inarguably evil and yet he's somehow charming and likable. He's not the devil (literally) but he is a perfect stand-in for that bit of witicism about the devil being attractive. and it's precisely because he's my favorite character that his demise in DT7 infuriates me. Mordred is a one-time-use, throw-away character (i actually quite honestly LOVE everything else the character does), but if Flagg was going to go down, I would much rather have had it happen at the hands of The White.

I'm also very big on any character that has caused a distinct emotional reaction from me, whether it be hilarity, rage, pity, or sorrow. Some of these include:
Roland, Eddie, Jake, Oy, Tom Cullen, Nick Andros, Big Steve/Kojak, Glen Bateman, Johnny Smith, Cujo, Barlow, Gage, Church, Jack Sawyer, John Coffey, Trisha McFarland, Margaret White, Harold Lauder, The Thunder Five (especially Beezer), Duddits, Alice (from Cell), Edgar Freemantle, Blaze

[Jax]

My favorites I'd say would be Ralph Roberts, Wolf, Jack Sawyer, Roland, Randall Flagg, Edgar Freemantle, Jake Chambers, Jud Crandall, and Pennywise. Those are just the ones off the top of my head. I'm thinking if I really thought through all the books, my list would be quite long.

[CCAL]

oh how to answer THIS one!?! I just dont know really! I really liked Ralph Roberts, but also poor Jake Chambers and sweet Duddits, but I also liked Edgar Freemantle and Lisey...I didnt care for Frannie Goldsmith. she was so immature (ofcourse!), but I felt she was self centered and I hate that in a person. lets see travelin Jack & heroic Wolf...I also liked Larry-altho he was 'not a nice guy'. (He tried to be, but he was what he was. a self servibg son of a @#$%^. so why did I list him? only reason I can think of is that he was making an effort to do the right thing....(?) idk. I see nobodys mentioning Callahan....hmm

[since75]

It is hard to choose just a few to list. So many of the secondary characters I really enjoyed 'meeting' but don't remember their name. The main folks are probably Stu Redman, and Tommy, Nick and Glen Bateman. I didn't care for Larry Underwood alone, but once he met the others.. Stu and Glen and Ralph, he became a good man. I cried so hard over Henry Leyden (what a totally cool cat) and Jack and my beloved Wolf (right here and now) Ralph and Lois, baby Natalie. Ben and Bev, Mike. Oh.. Beaver.. Richie, Bill. Mattie and Kia, again, the tears.. I enjoyed Gert.. she would have been a hoot to know in person. Alan Pangborn. Edgar and Wireman.. oh Wireman.. I think I was a bit 'in love'. Never had that happen to me before, but he was such a "real" character.

[Jax]

Oh.. Beaver..

I forgot him too. Don't know how I forgot him as I use quite a few Beaverisms. "J*sus Chr*st banana's", "&*@$ me Freddy." :laugh:

[The Paladin of Eld]

I can't swear it won't change tomorrow, but today my favorite character is John Coffey.

[TheWhitelighter]

If I could choose only one it would definitely be Susannah Dean, she's in my top three favorite characters of all time and not only from King's books. Besides, I love Detta.

[larchi]

i love a bad guy so Leland Gaunt and the Reverend Sunlight Gardener (tip of the hat to Peter Straub).
Loved Nettie Cobb (bless her with her carnival glass)

Roland's the only hero (anti hero???) for me- lol