Who is your favorite character?

[Edward]

Who is your favorite SK character?
Before your all rush in with your Pennywise, Mr Jingles and Roland of Gilead anwers, could you please say why.

My choice - Trash Can Man. Love his sure enthusiam, still trying to figure out which side he was on.
I like Lisey as well. For an old lady she kicked butt. Great having an elderly woman as the hero for a change. Certainly wasn't predictable.

[MwNNrules]

The Trashcan Man was a great choice. He was such a cool character, definitely one to keep you guessing.
How old was Lisey anyways? Never did get to reading that.
As for me, I really thought Glen Bateman from The Stand was cool. Very funny and clever character.

[Matticus]

Trashy was a tool of God imo, plain and simple.

Mike Noonan is my favorite character in all of Kings books, because I identified with him more than any other.

[Cody44]

Harold Lauder: At the beginning he reminded me of myself somewhat. He was very resourceful, and I loved the way Larry was eager to meet him throughout the novel. I couldn't believe the path he followed, but in the end he realized the error in his ways. Very powerful character, and I hated the way he was portrayed in the mini-series.

Mathew Burke: (63 y/o teacher from 'Salem's Lot) He reminded me so much of one of my favorite English teachers from High School. Very resourceful and was a great help to Ben I was sad when he died.

Wireman: (from Duma Key) Reminded me so much of my grandfather, he would always speak his mind and was really a good person, like Wireman. I loved to watch the relationship between him and Edgar work out through the book. I was also sad when he died, but hey, that's life...and at least he played his part in Duma, and didn't die because of an event there

There you go, and I didn't answer with the obvious answers... :eyebrow:

[Robert Gray]

Ben Hanscom for lots of different reasons. Many of Mr. King's characters have touched me but Hanscom always struck me as the most real. His motivations can be fathomed and while he isn't a brave man, he still does what has to be done, if only for love and connection to his friends. Somehow a real person (not a superman like Roland) that can rise to the task connects with me more.

[pixiedark]

My favorite is Jonny from The Dead Zone. He is the facinating character in all of SK's works. When I read about his psychic abilities I get chills. I admire him because he stands up for what is right and does not care if he ends up dying in the end.

[shaolin]

Would I be too much of a dork if I said Oy? He makes me smile, and that always makes it good in my book. :wink2:

[vivazebool]

Rosie Daniels is my favorite King character. Stephen did an incredible job letting us see into the mind of this person--her fears, her hopes, her insecurities, her courage and I could relate to her on many levels. I hated Norman. I remember when Gertie urinated on Norman. I remember putting going, right on! Then, I put the book down and said to myself...these are just words on a page. It isn't real. Wow. I'm actually in the story. So Rosie was phenominal. Stephen King says the book was a 'tank-job' but in my opinion, it is a real winner...never mind the sales.

[Peanut Queen]

Yeesh...that's a tough question. I have two favorites.

I always liked The Stand's "East Texas" Stu Redman because he was such a genuinely nice guy. He could've been one of our own neighbors, you know? Just the regular ol' guy next door...:smile2:

The other character I loved was Tom Cullen because he was such a sweet innocent guy.
"M-O-O-N! That spells Tom Cullen!"

:biggrin2:

[collisionist]

He isn't one of my top favorite characters, but he still deserves some credit. Two words: Richard Ginelli (from Thinner). He might not have been a character of good morals, but he was an incredible friend and would stop at nothing to help Billy. He risked his life for his friend.

[deltadog32]

I liked Edgar Freemantle. He just seemed like a very deep person and had survived so much and not give up.

[mojomofo]

I really loved Ralph and Lois in Insomnia. Ralph was so down-to-earth, and I loved the unplumbed depths of "Our Lois." They were both just ordinary folk who were involved in something bigger than them, and they came through heroically.

[nancy cosgrove]

I like Andy Dufresne fro "Rita Heyworth and the Shawshank Redemption". A truly remarkable hero! The film was remarkably true to the book( unusually,"The Green Mile was another good interpretation of Steven's books.

[kisun]

Ben Hanscom for lots of different reasons. Many of Mr. King's characters have touched me but Hanscom always struck me as the most real. His motivations can be fathomed and while he isn't a brave man, he still does what has to be done, if only for love and connection to his friends. Somehow a real person (not a superman like Roland) that can rise to the task connects with me more.

That is a very good point. I too liked Ben because he liked to read as a kid and was interested in more than just play-time, sorta' like me :biggrin2:.

[tempest]

Oh gee. I have quite a few: Rose Daniel's (Rose Madder); Lisey Landon (Liseys story);
Gard (Tommy Knockers); Eddie of New York. just to name a few

I like characters who transform, change and find an strength within.

[Straker77]

For me it will always be Mark Petrie from Salem's Lot. He did what he had to do at the cost of his own sanity. One of the most haunted characters ever to grace Stephen's work.

[elevelyn]

Would I be too much of a dork if I said Oy? He makes me smile, and that always makes it good in my book. :wink2:

I love Oy, he makes me smile too, also Duddits, he was just so sweet and loved his friends so much, Tom Cullen made me laugh, but i cant pick a favorite, there is just too many

[Wongadob]

I am afraid I tend to like the bad guys and the concepts of the bad guys. Flagg (Many), George Stark (Dark Half). I also love the way King writes when he is 'in the mind of a child' it is just so well done. e.g. The Body, early parts of IT etc. But as a late teenager I would really have loved to have been a male version of Carrie and kick some butt from those that had wronged me (yeah I was bullied at school, wouldn't think so now being 6ft 5)

[devious1]

well i posted this in another thread but rather than retype everything i just copied and pasted my old post

hmmm, this is a tough question since there are so many great King characters, even the ones you hate are great. i think i'll answer this question a little differently. here is my list of characters i became the most emotionally involved with.

5. Ralph Roberts (Insomnia) - even a tough hearted guy like me couldn't help but be moved by this character. there is so much sadness and fear in him, and yet he doesn't hesitate to stand and fight when he knows what he has to do, and chooses to make the ultimate sacrifice that many would not make. a true hero in every sense of the word.

4. Wendell Green (Black House) - remember when i said i'd answer this question a bit differently? well i hated Wendell Green, i mean there were points in the book where i was almost nauseated with anger and hatred for this slimeball. King really knows how to create characters that can push your buttons, and this guy was hammering on them, all right.

3. Father "Pere" Callahan ('Salem's Lot, The Dark Tower Books V-VII) - well this one is a special case. i felt so bad for him in 'Salem's Lot, what he had to go through, and how he ended up so broken down by the end. then King re-introduces him in Wolves Of The Calla, and my feelings toward him quickly did a 360. those who have read the Tower books probably know the part i'm talking about, when he refused to do something very important based on his religious beliefs. i don't think i've ever been so mad at a fictional character as i was when i read that part. if it was possible to kill a character from a book, i would have gladly done it. and then my feelings changed and did another 360 by the seventh book, as he finally redeems himself. this character is proof of King's mastery of being able to manipulate the reader's emotions. no one creates as complex characters as King can, and i doubt anyone ever will.

2. Roland Deschain (The Dark Tower Books I-VII) - well what can i say about Roland that hasn't already been said so many times, just in this thread alone? i could just repeat what's already been said, but this character speaks for himself.

1. Last but definitely not least (actually first, since i'm counting down lol), The Man In Black aka Marten Broadcloak aka Richard Fannin aka Rudin Filaro aka Raymond Fiegler aka The Dark Man aka The Walkin' Dude aka Walter o'Dim aka Walter Padick aka Randall Flagg (The Stand, The Dark Tower books I-VII, The Eyes Of The Dragon, and so many others i won't bother to list them all) - what can be said about a character so wickedly evil? he doesn't even have any real goals, he just wants to make people suffer for his own amusement. he brings death and destruction and chaos everywhere he goes. doesn't it just sound like so much fun? King's greatest and most interesting character to date imo, and it seems unlikely he'll ever be able to top this one.

and here's a short list of characters i found interesting but didn't quite fit in the top 5

3. Richard Ginelli (Thinner) - i don't know what it is with this character, why i like him so much, but every time i read this book i find myself much more enveloped by this guy than by Halleck or anyone else in this story. i just really wanted him to bring it to those gypsy bastards!

2. Jim "Gard" Gardener (The Tommyknockers) - well this one is a doozy. it's real hard to like this guy but somehow King manages to make you feel for him. what a complex character, possibly one of his most dynamic characters. too bad the book itself isn't as enjoyable as the character (sorry Steve but i think this book is one of the very few misfires you made in your career, but that's just my opinion.)

3. Mordred Deschain (The Dark Tower Book VII) - King really works to make you feel some sympathy for him, and somehow manages to make you feel sorry for a character that could bring on the destruction of some of his most popular and beloved characters. wow, this guy is good.

[Sai_Ashleigh]

Call me childish, but I really like Oy. Just because I would really like to have a billy bumbler. But I also like Beep Beep Ritchie, and Sai Eddie from New York, just because they are wise asses, and they joke around when times are rough.
And I like Blaze, just because you can relate or know someone like him.

[valentina_fugitiva]

ANDRE LINOGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LIKE BECAUSE IS THE BEST! N SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!:smile2:

[dividedgrlofmine]

My favorite character would have to be Larry Underwood from The Stand. He was so real with the troubled past and so charismatic and his personal growth and discovery really made him both an admirable and lovable character.

[tweekedone]

I love Andre Linoge!!! "Born in lust. Turn to dust. Born in sin. Come on in." He constantly badgers ppl!!! He is so cunning and ppl just fear the **** out of him!!!

[SKFOREVER]

As has been said before there are so many but I was truly impressed with Jake Chambers. He went thru so much so young, but still managed to hold onto some of his childish innocence.

[sarahrobinson]

GAGE-pet sematery- happy lil boy, untimely death n all that...
stu redman-the stand- brave and funny... he and tom cullen (m-o-o-n that spells tom cullen laws yes) made it in the end surprisingly

[mikel]

Joey Ramone

[Shadowghoul]

Wolf in The Talisman is probably my favorite character. That book remains one of my favorites because of the characters SK created.

[crazycatlady]

both Jake from The Dark Tower and Jack from the Talisman. To me they are very similar..wise beyond their years

[Soledad]

I totally loved Johnny Smith of Dead Zone. Why, well I loved his soft humour, his sweet nature.. later I gave my boyfriend the nickname of Johnny :grinning:

[Count Blake]

It has to be the two Richie's ; Tozier and Ginelli.

Both were emphatic and enthusiastic, and also had a sense of bravery and power when the odds seemed stacked in the favour of evil. Both jokers as well. Tozier with the impressions and Ginelli; "He was a mook, but he was my mook!"

[Presque Vu]

Hmm... really an abundance of good characters... ok, since I haven't still read all of Stephen's works (sadly, but getting there!), for now those are Johnny from the Dead Zone, because he has, as Soledad had said, such a sweet nature, and when saw the movie for the first time, I totally fell in love with Christopher Walken, so another thing to love about this book... Alan Pangborn, because he has pure logic and catlike gestures...Thad Beaumont and George Stark, because of their writing magic, the appeal of the other half... and Church 'cause he's just the coolest tomcat in the town!

[amandacolene]

Eddie Dean, hands down! I cried BUCKETS for him when he died. BUCKETS

[Pasqualemon]

I haven't read a whole lot of SK books, but of all i have read i don't think there has been one that has gotten me more into a character than the Long Walk. I really got into Ray Garrety and felt i could relate to him and understand how insanely insane his situation is. So Ray Garrety from Long Walk would have to be my favorite so far.

[Drawn to Ka-tet]

My favorite is Roland because he is not just superman, he is everyman. He has loved and been loved.
Second is Eddie Dean because he starts as such a superficial ninny and then he becomes a man before our eyes.
Third is Jake. He's the son I never had and wish I had.
And last is Oy. I would love to have a pet that smart and loyal and loving.

[kisun]

And last is Oy. I would love to have a pet that smart and loyal and loving.

Oy has won a place in all of our hearts, hasn't he?

[GarratyVStebbins]

I haven't read a whole lot of SK books, but of all i have read i don't think there has been one that has gotten me more into a character than the Long Walk. I really got into Ray Garrety and felt i could relate to him and understand how insanely insane his situation is. So Ray Garrety from Long Walk would have to be my favorite so far.

Definitely loved Garraty

[AmandaL685]

Bill Denbrough from It. I can relate to him because I also stutter. I admire his courage in confronting and destroying It and also how he was looked upon as a leader in The Losers' Club.

[Necaur]

The narrator in the short story NONA, from Skeleton Crew, at least right now he is because i just read it. And i love any story where it snows yet they make it dark. and who doesnt enjoy some insane man who murders? i know i love those stories!!

[sincitycindy]

My favorite is Nadine Cross because she gave her word and kept true to it even after she knew it had been a mistake. In the end, she showed Flagg's power was diminishing when he didn't know what she was planning to do. I thought she was heroic and misunderstood. She reminded me alot of myself (other than the part about being married to a demon, that is).

[WatchMeShine]

- Richie Tozier from IT. I cracked up countless times from reading his wise cracks. He always made me smile.

- Jack Torrance from The Shining. Jack will always remain my favorite character. He may have gone insane and let the hotel take control over him, but when I read one of the last pages where he said, "Run, doc. And remember how much I love you," I will always, ALWAYS, think of him as a protagonist.

[marew1]

It's so hard to choose as there are so many. I like Roland the Gunslinger from the Dark Tower series because of his quest; Mother Abagail and Randall Flagg from The Stand as they are great antagonists and Andre Linoge from Storm of the Century as he was so ruthless.

[tooolgrl]

My favorites are definitely Rosie Daniels, Ralph Roberts, Johnny Marinville, because he redeemed himself in the end, Mark Petrie and the Carver boy in Desperation.

[stxcubsfan]

Tom Cullen. He was so sweet and loved everyone. Plus he saved Stu's life.

[Richard Bachman]

M-o-o-n that spells moon.

[ARCrage]

My favorite character would have to be David Drayton from The Mist. He is just... so real. He is portrayed perfectly as your average, run-of-the-mill guy who falls under circumstances out of his control. I really think Thomas Jane played him perfectly in the film adaptation. I always visualize David as Thomas no matter how hard I try to form an image of my own. I guess T.J. just has that average guy look about him. David is courageous, honorable, quick-witted and committed (in the book... I'd have to admit he isn't very honorable at the end of the film, be he remains so in the novella).

Long days and happy nights

[dark score]

I really liked Raymond Garraty from The Long Walk. By the time I finished that book I was really rooting for him and if I could ask Stephen King just one question it would be 'what happened next after the end of the long walk?,what was the story with the dark figure up ahead?,was Garraty alright after?(ok that's 3 questions but you can see where I'm going with them) I liked Larry Underwood from The Stand as well,man that guy had some demons inside.

[RANGERWIFE]

The other character I loved was Tom Cullen because he was such a sweet innocent guy.

:biggrin2:[/QUOTE]

I have to agree that is why Tom Cullen is one of my favorites.

After reading BLAZE, my other favorite character is Clay Blaisdell, I just had this overwhelming urge to baby him.

[duma19]

I have a tendency to really love a lot of the characters in SK's work just because he takes so much time to make them real and human to the reader. I think one of my favorites might be Ben Richards from the Running Man. He's a really clever guy, and ultimately motivated not by hate like some might think, but by an odd nobility and responsibility to make things right for the others like him. He's just a really cool guy.

[Major Pain]

I liked Stebbins from The Long Walk. He was just... interesting.

[fedux]

I like Cuthbert Allgood, from the gunslinger. He impersonize the funny, clever, craft and cruel at the same time. He's the typical person that everybody is brought not to consider but that reveals to be fundamental!

P.S. (sorry if my english could be incorrect...I'm italian....)

[Sterling]

I have always liked Nick Andros from The Stand. I'm not deaf or mute but I have always liked and felt related to him. He is a smart and courageous character and The Stand wouldn't have been The Stand without him.

[mefistofeles]

Like someone said earlier i tend to like his darker creations as well.

I really liked the way Henry Bowers ended up, from being a troubled child with a dark side in the beginning and ended up as a completely insane in the end.

It was always funny to read about how he got transformed into IT's little doll, how he was thinking and the way he acted.

[rashaski]

For me, it's a tie between Stu Redman and the man himself, Roland of Gilead.

[henrythomasgirl]

Lisey for sure. She was such an amazing, well-written character and I found it easy to identify with her. And through the flashbacks and such in "Lisey's Story" I grew to love Scott as well, prolly because he was a famous writer and all.

Dennis Guilder (from "Christine") also. It was interesting to develop the story through his eyes.

[Croaton]

Jim Gardner

a suicidal alcoholic and still saves the day.. and keeps his sense of humour till the end

[mefistofeles]

I really liked IT, not pennywise but in the end of it when we get a chapter about how he/she/it thinks and reasons with itself, really well written and made me love the book even more.

[corwine99]

I really like Dolores Claiborne because she is a no-nonsense woman who reminds me of my grand mother. The way she acts and takes control of her life is really brilliant and, as a male writer, SK did a really good job capturing and describing what goes through a woman's head.

[Alex3121]

Lawd, I've only read four Stephen King books but Richie Tozier is my favourite character. He made me laugh so much. I loved how he never kept his mouth shut.

[babylove]

Lisey,because..just because.

[Dabs]

I'd say my favorites are:

Stebbins, Jim Gardener, Richie "Trashmouth" Tozier, Leland Gaunt, and Beaver. I am surprised no one said Beaver yet.

[SometimesTheyDontComeBack]

Ben Hanscom for lots of different reasons. Many of Mr. King's characters have touched me but Hanscom always struck me as the most real. His motivations can be fathomed and while he isn't a brave man, he still does what has to be done, if only for love and connection to his friends. Somehow a real person (not a superman like Roland) that can rise to the task connects with me more.

Exactly the same with me. Except I still like Sam Peebles the best!

[HorrorHero]

Roland would be great, Slow moving but unstoppable mind. I clear if not a little over zealos sense of honor and duty. An unending faith and belief in the face of his father. Lighting quick unbeatable hands with a brillant and decisive battle hardened mind. And who doesn't like a cowboy right?

If there had to be another choice it would be Stark from the 'Dark Half', big quick and dont take no ...., With an awesome Toronado and a bumper sticker that says 'High toned son of a bitch'.

[Survivor Type]

The STAND: Stu Redman - this character had courage, steadfastness and stood by principle. He was very believable and truly grieved at the loss of friends on the long journey into darkness. He stood by Fran when no one else would. A better friend a person could not have.

[Patch9]

INSOMNIA's main character.

[Arnesen]

It wasn't until page 3 that someone else wrote Andre Linoge! He is my all-time favorite, and I admit I wish he'd show up again somewhere in a sequel.

I am reading Lisey's Story now, and I thought she was middle-aged (40s-50s, not elderly, as she is the youngest in her family. Am I wrong in that?

[Arnesen]

Ms. Mod, someone emailed me and under the name is the word "banned." May one assume this person has literally been banned from the site? If so, why can the person still email me? Any advice?


Please let Jordan know as he is looking into this.

[SKconstantreader32]

This is a very difficult one... and i'm not sure that i can pick just one. I liked Stu and Fran from the Stand and I know its wierd but i liked Halloran from THe Shining, as he practically made the ending in my opinion. I'm reading the Tommyknockers right now and i like Bobbi and Gard. And the writer/main character in Bag of Bones, although i cant remember his name, anyone?

[Spoon]

The Crimson King.

Come on, you gotta love a villain that spans across different levels of reality and different worlds!

The only thing I didn't like about The Crimson King was the final showdown...there was no exciting showdown, just him..throwing lame Harry Potter sneetch knock-off

D:

[henrythomasgirl]

And the writer/main character in Bag of Bones, although i cant remember his name, anyone?

Mike Noonan. :smile2:

[Samuel71]

I found Randall Flagg to be a great character in The Stand - a joker who was pretty much a god. My enthusiasm for him as a character lowered with The Dark Tower books, as he lost much of his powerful presence.

[Samuel71]

That said, I would have to say that Roland Deschain is King's strongest and most fleshed-out character (the seven books plus a short story helps).

Also, I find it sort of sad that I half-recognize a lot of the names being thrown around but I can't quite remember which books they are from.

[Presque Vu]

Mike Noonan ^^... I like Halloran too! And the blind guy from Black House, his name is on the slip of my tongue, just can't remember it now! George something? I know he calls his wife lark... (which I think is beautiful)

[ihavepromisestokeep]

Oy and Wolf.

Who could wish for better friends than that. Loyal to the bitter end.

[dividedgrlofmine]

I've said earlier that Larry Underwood from The Stand is my all-time favorite character and he still is, but there are many, many similarities between Larry Underwood and Eddie Dean, in my humble opinion. So I feel justified in adding Eddie to the list as well.

Apparently, my favorite king characters are tragic and surprising heroes.

[lord_vertigo]

Okay, I feel better. I'm not the only one connecting Eddie with Larry. The smart-ass factor alone would do it, but there's so many other connections.

I don't know who my all-time favorite individual character would be. King's characters are definitely individuals, but they are also "types." I think my favorite type of character of his are the "every-man who gets caught up in circumstances ridiculously beyond his control."

Characters like Stu Redman, David Drayton, Mike Noonan and Michael Anderson come to mind immediately.

[dividedgrlofmine]

Okay, I feel better. I'm not the only one connecting Eddie with Larry. The smart-ass factor alone would do it, but there's so many other connections.

I don't know who my all-time favorite individual character would be. King's characters are definitely individuals, but they are also "types." I think my favorite type of character of his are the "every-man who gets caught up in circumstances ridiculously beyond his control."

Characters like Stu Redman, David Drayton, Mike Noonan and Michael Anderson come to mind immediately.

Then my favorite type of character world have to be "self-doubting addict with sarcastic sense of humor who surprises him or herself by becoming a hero."

[ShinyaKyoto]

Pennywise was my favorite character and i loved when Tim Curry prtrayed the character in the movie version of the book. I thought he brought alot to the character as well.

[ms.darkside]

I would also add my vote to Stu and Frannie from the Stand. Although, I didn't think the actress in the series was much like her. She was in "Sweet Sixteen" and I don't know her name. To me, Frannie was strong with a hell of a backbone. "Sweet sixteen" didn't cut it for me. Still liked the movie though, I thought Larry Underwood was too cool:smile2:l.

[Drawn to Ka-tet]

Oy and Wolf.

Who could wish for better friends than that. Loyal to the bitter end.

Agreed. Such big hearts they have!

Long days and pleasant nights.

[bethmoorahpl]

One of my favorites is Ralph Roberts. I always imagine Gary Oldman when I'm reading the book. He's our Roland. For our time, do ya ken? And I like how Ralph shows up in Bag of Bones just doing his thing at the blood drive and whatnot.

Jack Sawyer

the little boy,Seth from The Regulators

And now one of my most beloved characters is Edgar Freemantle.

[bethmoorahpl]

Cynthia from Rose Madder and Desperation and it's crazy friend The Regulators.

[kidnappit77]

I really liked Ralph in Insomnia. Why shouldn't a pensioner be the main character in a book?!

[Dax]

Eddie O'New York/Eddie Dean. The eternal prankster. Just loved that guy throughout the dark tower.When he died during 7 I was just crying, first time in my King days. Now, also after Jake died. I was like. WHY! But hey. only the best dare to kill off main characters. I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!! Thus I shall read further.

[dejolane]

Mod,Jordan,
We would all like to know which book is your favorite. Do you have a SK collection too?

Debbie

[sawyer.]

My favourite chatactor(s) were Edgar Freemantle (Duma Key) and Rose Daniels (Rose Madder) - i loved them two. I liked how Duma was in first person and how you could see all the things Eddie was saying to himself in his head and some of the comments he made were rather funny. I agree with the person a few replies down, about Rose, i think she was just great, the way she changed from the beginning to the end and the sister peeing on Norman was hilariousss.


oh ex oh, :biggrin2:

[punkrockmatt]

My favorite character is Ray Garrity. He's so easy for me to identify with.

[Goah]

Who is your favorite SK character?
Before your all rush in with your Pennywise, Mr Jingles and Roland of Gilead anwers, could you please say why.

My choice - Trash Can Man. Love his sure enthusiam, still trying to figure out which side he was on.
I like Lisey as well. For an old lady she kicked butt. Great having an elderly woman as the hero for a change. Certainly wasn't predictable.

I agree with you that Lisey is a really good character who shows a whole lot of strength and guts. But don't forget about Rosie McClendon from Rose Madder. She, too, is a fantastic woman who has to go through quite a lot in order to get her own life back.

However, I have to say that Mike Noonan is a brilliant character. He really get's under my skin - every time I read Bag of Bones I feel so sorry for him, because he seems like a real person - someone you could meet on the street - and he goes through so much suffering. SK did a bang up job, when he 'created' him.

[Susan Delgado]

has to go with John Coffey. i think no explanation needed. and Olive Thorin from WaG i think she was one of the truly innocent victims in that story. i was pretty pissed off when she died

[Medeann]

Nick Andros. He reminds me of an old friend of mine.

[Jax]

I think I'd have to say Ralph from Insomnia. There were certain things about him that reminded me of my grandpa who I am very close to. He is one of my best friends.

[photochik]

Oh my! I really have to re read Insomnia and Rose Madder now! :biggrin2:

Stu Redman (The Stand): he's you're everyman next door who is thrust into a leadership role that he just doesn't want but takes it with grace. (Gary Sinise was PERFECTLY cast in this role!)

Wireman (Duma Key): I just finished Duma about a month ago...what a fantastic character! You just want to laugh and have iced tea with him!

Tom Cullen (The Stand): Just a wonderful and simple character that made me smile (and at times worry!). My 3 year old son is learning to spell and last week he said M-O-O-N Moon, and I just lost it! Hubby had no idea what I found so amusing! :)

[Cassadegas]

RF (from The Stand, not DT) and Cuthbert Allgood (Wizard & Glass being my favoured DT volume).

Flagg is a malevolent Roland, huge and omniscient but inherently evil.

Cuthbert, like Eddie, is edgy and flawed but passionate and engrossing.

For both of these characters I found myself turning the pages in eager anticipation of their next appearance.

[gravity_defied]

Jake Chambers and Jack Sawyer (twinners)
Oy
Wolf
Nick Andros
Eddie Dean and Larry Underwood (twinners)
Trisha (The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon)

[SebastiaanZ]

Bobby Garfield (Hearts in Atlantis). Great character development. From being a child to being a troubled adolescent. This character really got to me.

[finalfantasyVII]

:blush:My favorite was Wolfy from the Talisman...too bad though, for him:down::down:

[crazycrashink]

I think I'd have to say Ralph from Insomnia. There were certain things about him that reminded me of my grandpa who I am very close to. He is one of my best friends.

I have to agree with Jax... I think that Ralph is the epitome of cool!

[Prince of Darkness]

Hi,

Larry Underwood, Eddie Dean, Ben Hanscom.

Larry because he was so real in everything he did that I could identify with him like I can't with most characters.

Eddie because he was the constant joker, something I found refreshing and childish even when he was in the face of danger. That takes guts, let me tell you.

Ben because he was just me, the overweight part, the missing father part, and being unconfident.

Long days and pleasant nights

[O'Hara]

Roland is certainly my all time favorite. He's got so many levels to him, and I love how his character is continually building and we find new things all the time.

I also really liked Edgar Freemantle from Duma Key. That book really got to me, even though not much "exciting" happened until the end, it seemed to display that classic theme that seems to revolve around a lot of Sai King's books about the journey being more important.

And honestly, there are just too many favorites to list.

[Oogway]

Andy Dufresne

[BlackThorn]

Lisey wasn't old. You're thinking Lois. From insomnia. Yes Lois Chasse was pretty old. Lisey was maybe, 35, 40? Stern, and all woman, but totally graduated from that less-than-woman stage of making life choices a long while back.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_characters#Edward

I keep looking at this thread title, and seeing it was started by Edward, and thinking of the pros and cons of Edward being the coolest character on Cowboy Bebop. Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, to be exact. Although, honestly, in that series beating Spike would be a fairly impossible trick. A ghost won't die till it want's too, and he wore it like a charm.

We talkin King characters?

Cuthbert. I was so goddamn excited to see him in book IV. I believe it to be true that Eddie is a colder darker world reincarnation version of Cuthbert too, like was mentioned in the series at a few points. Eddie is completely awesome, and he was built backwards as a gunslinger too, like me! You know, that funloving 'raised on cement' ethics and mentality of get up and do what it takes to be strong, or be the dead one. I always liked that out of Eddie. And that's not saying that Cuthbert's world wasn't cold and dark enough to begin with, but he was raised as a living dynamic blade since he first learned to catch his own breath. He was trained in his defenses against it all, while Eddie learned his skill on his own, and then had it honed through his trials with Roland.

That'll give 'em both a dark fierce wit, no question. And that's what really did it for me about their characters. I would just choose Cuthbert over Eddie, because I feel he more honestly knew his power, which was vast, and every single look in his eye you could ever catch would be saturated with it. He'd be like seconds ticking away on a not quite yet exploded hand grenade. He'd always act cool as the other side of the pillow, I have no doubt. But you'd see the darkness in his eyes every time he used his wit to cut, which would be every time.

[RandomMan]

Roland....hands down he is the greatest character of them all. His character was even haunting to Sai King. Rolands trials when coming of age and being able to survive and endure through it. Being thrust in to the amazing(and I'm sure over-whelming) quest for the dark tower and his relentlessness to stay on course no matter what the cost. Most importantly the transition and changes of his character due to the love for his Tet. The responsibility and commitment to them and the tower. A trully great leader and teacher. I consider him the greatest of all literary heros.

and also the fact that he was a B A!!!!!!

[Matthew.Degnan]

Morton Rainey- I think we find a lot out about this man because he is mostly alone through the whole of Secret Window, Secret Garden and its a classic example of being inside somebody's head.

[Tooley]

From the few books I've read by King - I'd have to say Larry Underwood is my favorite character. He went through a lot, and really beat himself up arguing with himself about whether or not he was a "nice guy", but in the end felt useful for something... I guess I can really relate to that.

[Noelani]

My favorite character would have to be Larry Underwood from The Stand. He was so real with the troubled past and so charismatic and his personal growth and discovery really made him both an admirable and lovable character.

I agree.

I would also add Annie Wilkes from Misery. She was just so nuts. Doing all these bizarre and twisted things and yet had an issue with swearing. I laughed throughout the whole story.

[Chatterbox]

Wireman from Duma Key I really often catch myself using this spanish stuff he says all the time "La Loteria"^^

[tragic losses]

Richard Ginelli from Thinner and Stebbins from The Long walk

Ginelli was such a great bad/good guy who seemed like he would be fun as heck to hang out with.

and Stebbins because he was such a mystery and you just wondered what he was thinking the whole book

[Bryan James]

Which of your 300 children do you love the most, Sultan?

The darlings that I have not yet murdered...

I like both versions of Ted "Brought Again," but prefer the 'Hearts in Atlantis' iteration.

And I second the above poster who named 'Oy!'

Most of us have had an Oy, and all of us will lose one.

BJS

[smooth operator]

My favorites include Stu Redman, Lucy Swann and Glen Bateman from The Stand; Lisey from Lisey's Story; Wireman from Duma Key; Deloise Clairborne from the novel of the same name; and for being so bad that she was great, Annie Wilkes from Misery.

[tillyn]

I would say Oy, i know it was a raccoon/doggie like character , but what a character. He was a lot more than what you are led to believe in the beginning of the story and a hero at the end, what more could you ask for.

[tillyn]

Would I be too much of a dork if I said Oy? He makes me smile, and that always makes it good in my book. :wink2:

Sorry i said the same thing and didn't read this before i posted but no i wouldn't say your a dork as i too enjoyed that character.

[Anton177]

Right now... Wolf from The Talisman. How can you not love him?

Other than that I'd say Johnny from The Dead Zone and the whole 7 of the Losers from It (together). I want to say Ralph from Insomnia, too... King seems to do a good job whenever he's describing an isolated male character.

If I'm honest, I love all of the characters. The psychological ties he throws into their development and those irrational subconscious thoughts King writes in italics define his books, for me. I don't know how I could picture a character, or enjoy a book, without it.

[Cognac]

nice call with ginelli. mine is larry underwood.he just seems like the a normal good human being, who is tempted by evils. in the beginning you kinda wonder about him, and i think thats how it is with real people.

[Dani~]

Jack from the Talisman

[Giuly]

My favorite character is Billy Halleck because of his tenacity and also Roland too, for the same reason.

[Jojo87]

Lisey Landon and Amanda Debusher. They was so funny. I laugh when I read the part when they was in car together.

[Rhett]

Maybe Alan Panghorn - as he features in two books I'm reading right now, the dark half and needful things. He is such a dignified character who really doesn't seem to have anything going for him in dealing with the craziness that surrounds him. 'Uh, so your pen name came to life and is murdering people with a straight razor?' or 'This wacky dude is selling trinkets that make everyone in my town kill each other?' Despite the pure, unbelievable oddity of what goes on around him he always seems to rise to do what's needed. I think he is someone we all would like to be.

[brandon]

Ok.. Unusual choice I know.... but I might have to go with Mouse from Black House. His incredible bravery in the face of one of the most horrifying deaths <<<shudder>>> ever conceived was really moving

[Sony02]

Eddie Dean, Roland, Bill Denbrough, Michael Nooan... and many others. :)

[dividedgrlofmine]

nice call with ginelli. mine is larry underwood.he just seems like the a normal good human being, who is tempted by evils. in the beginning you kinda wonder about him, and i think thats how it is with real people.

My thoughts exactly!

[Chelle71]

Jessie from Gerald's Game....she was one gutsy woman:laugh:

[Donald W. DeClicko]

Andy Dufresne
Gordon Lachance
Jacky Sawyer
Wolf
Jud Crandall
Rose McClendon
Alan Pangborn
Leland Guant
Ace Merrill
Richie "The Hammer" Ginelli
Robinson (from Dolan's Cadillac)
Norris (from The Ledge)
Charlie Decker

more I can't think of...

[gooferbert]

I have only ready 5 or 6 SK novels, but so far I like Atropos the best. He may not have been a good guy, but he sure was interesting / disgusting. Something about him reminded me of the video game character "Wario". Not just in looks - personality too.

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[deroche]

I liked Rose from "Rose Madder" her character just drew me in and she seemed so very real like. It was like I was reading in her diary when I was reading that book.
The two old twin sisters from "Sun Dog". . . Gawd, they were CREEPY!
Scarecrow Joe, Norrie Calvert and Ollie"the cow kid"Dinsmore who kept throwing rocks at the dome hoping it would break from "Under The Dome" They were some fun characters. :biggrin2:

[Frazzwell]

I loved Edgar Freemantle in Duma Key. I could almost see the paintings he did after he lost his arm. When his missing arm started to itch, I would scratch my own..hahaha.

My other favorite was Lisey. She was a remarkable woman to me. I thought this book was beautifully written and one of his most insightfully written books of the love between a husband and wife............not just ANY husband and wife, but this couple. I laughed and cried while reading this book. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Much more so than "Cell". "Cell" delivered the typical SK story............but Lisey's Story shared a piece of the authors heart (I suspect).

[sam peebles]

Ben Richards from the Running Man. Just an average guy, maybe a little more intelligent than most, that manages to survive and beat an unwinnable game.

Jim Gardner from the Tommyknockers. I can empathize and relate, not to the whole digging up an alien spaceship and everything, but his attitude towards the situation.

Anyone from the Losers Club (except Stan). Most powerful friendship out of any King book. Stronger than the bonds of the Dark Tower's ka-tet, in my opinion.

[giraffe]

Andy Dufresne: Imagine going to prison for something you didn't do and having to deal with what goes on in there and still manage to hold on to hope, an inspiring man to say the least

[y2gatti]

Randall Flagg

Easily the best villian in any form of entertainment. I loved his character for most of The Stand.

I also love Roland and Stu Redman. Barbie, from Under The Dome, seemed very much like Stu in The Stand.

Also really liked Frannie for the first half, but going into the latter part of the book I thought the character died out a little bit.

[Horror_Fan924]

hmmmmm, that is a tough one. for one, it would have to be gage from pet sematary. hes a cute little baby, but when he comes back after louis buries him in the pet sematary, he a literal Brat!!! ummm, the clown from IT. that actually is a new one. i have no idea why i like him out of all the characters in the book or movie

[Herbswhere]

Jed Pierce from The Star Invaders would have to be MY favorite character having saved the world; my next favorite is (Chuck) Norris. huh? absolutely. And my third favorite character is the little boy in Pet Semetary; my good friend Russ Graves was his stunt double/back up/xtra. He had a small part - but he's my favorite character in a movie/book. thank you. jmanza

[Herbswhere]

Gage, that's IT. I couldn't remember the name (memory foggy) I just posted my fav's and my friend from the Bangor area was in the movie as Gage's stunt double/back up/xtra> his name is Russ G. And he never talks/talked about IT unless the timing was appropriate. He was young then but still remembers and I think he said he has a little something that was given to him then, still. No Oscar or Emmy for Russ, just a memorable experience he'll never forget. Thank U, & ME & he>RussG & also md & Stevie.

[Utterpaj]

I love Cuthbert Allgood and Eddie Dean, mostly because they could be humourus in a serious moment. They're strong characters and made a big impression in me.

[Cowboy]

Roland. Of course.

[tedthepowerman]

Too many awesome characters to choose 1 favorite. But some I really dug:
Becka Paulson, quiet, angry, repressed little old woman who gets completely f*cked over by the Tommyknockers, she thought she was so clever and then ZAP!
Paul Sheldon, I can't remember the last time I was rootin' for a fictional character so hard.
Chef from UtD, how can you not love a paranoid, armed-to-the-teeth redneck all hopped up on meth?
The list goes on and on...

[Connie Reader]

Bev Marsh. I understood her, I'd been in her shoes. She was the character that I identified with more than any other in SK's books.

Oy. Quiet (mostly) little hero.

[blunthead]

Collie Entragian in Desperation, who I choose not because I like him--and despite his relative mortality, he doesn't last very long--but because fear of being abused by authority is a universal theme, a them augmented in Entragian's case because he was possessed by an evil alien authority.

I come from the late 60s; in other words, I still feel the fear of abuse from corrupt cops and a corrupt system, by people in authority who might as well be possessed by evil aliens.

Collie Entragian is a truly scary and real character who hits home for me.

[Ben E Gas]

Wolf - from talisman. Hands down, he's my favorite.

[muskrat]

Gotta go with 'Fast Eddie' Dean. I probably identify with him more than any other King character. I, too, am a wiseass and former smackhead. I was never as bad as Eddie, though...nor am I gunslinger material. Eyes too bad, can't hit the broadside of a barn with a blunderbuss.

[Manxkitti]

Rose Daniels. Because she's a survivor.