Who is your favorite character [Archive] - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

*Varda*

08-10-2002, 06:00 PM

Again, I think it has to be Aragorn. He was just a really well developed character and did so much eg looking into the Palantir, walking the paths of the dead.

2nd would have to be Eowyn, but she didn't have as big a part, and then comes Merry or Pippin.

Road Dog22

08-10-2002, 06:12 PM

gilmi and i like pippen in the movie but i don't really like him in the book

Eruwen

08-10-2002, 06:59 PM

I really don't have a ONE favorite. I have a tie between Frodo, Sam, and Pippin. I can't choose. They are all so cool.

[ August 12, 2002: Message edited by: Eruwen ]

Durialion

08-10-2002, 07:17 PM

Out of the Hobbits I like Sam the best. He is so cool. I really like him. Exspecially in the 3rd and 2nd book. That is my opinion. smilies/confused.gif

Aroaraniel

08-10-2002, 07:48 PM

Hmmm...there's a tie between Frodo, Merry, Pippin, and Aragorn. They are all very cool in their own ways! Frodo is ... just Frodo ... Merry helps kill the Witch-King which I think is very cool, Pippin is funny, and Aragorn...well, ditto on what you all said about him!

Aroaraniel

08-10-2002, 07:49 PM

Oh and Eruwen, where do you get those cool picture thingys of Frodo and Sam? They are very cool!!!

Legolas Lover

08-10-2002, 08:07 PM

Hmm...If I had to pic between AROGRON OR LEGOLAS it would HAVE TO BE LEGOLAS all the way.He is swift strong and fast.He can really get the ladys to smilies/wink.gif well that is about it.

Love Ya guys smilies/rolleyes.gif

Eratariel

08-11-2002, 02:30 PM

i LOVE LEGOLAS ! Я люблю тебя Леголас ,Ты моя Жизнь, мой Свет, моя Радость !
i think u know what these writings are about...of couse about my Дорогом Legolas !
I LOVE YOU LEGOLAS! Я ЛЮБЛЮ ТЕБЯ ЛЕГОЛАС!

Arwen Undómiel

08-11-2002, 05:12 PM

Aragorn! Aragorn !Aragorn ! I just love him.
What`s why i am Arwen. smilies/biggrin.gif

Ms. Took

08-12-2002, 12:08 AM

PIPPIN!!!!! PIPPIN! PIPPIN! PIPPIN! Pippin is definatly my favorie character

Boromir's Lady

08-13-2002, 07:58 PM

That is a hard one for me to choose. I really like Frodo, Gandalf, Legolas, Aragorn - and I just adore Boromir. Boromir seemed to strike me as an 'Anti-hero' sort of. Lusting for the ring's power in order to help his people, not realizing it's true evil till it was too late, and in his final hours trying to make amends for his actions.

I am reading The Two Towers right (about halfway through) now so I am not familiar with the other characters yet.

Aylwen Dreamsong

08-13-2002, 08:02 PM

hmmmm i really really like them all, but I would have to say its a tie between Aragorn and Eowyn. Aragorn is totally cool for like, going on this quest and doing it without getting corrupted and he is truly in love and he is an awesome guy trying to relieve himself of his ancestors mistakes...and eowyn, she was totally right when she argued with aragorn about how guys are. They thought that women stay home, cook..blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. NO!!! They can do anything guys can do!!!Hahaha brain freeze *holds her head and nearly drops chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream (my favorite* smilies/biggrin.gif

Lothlória

08-14-2002, 07:19 PM

One of the most brilliant things of the LOTR is that every charakter (except the orks and the other evil folks) is described in such an affectionate style that you actionally have to like them all. Tolkien laid so much privacy (sorry, don't know if this is the fitting word) into his description that the charakters can be perfectly imagined.
But of course many people have their favourite figures in the books. Though I like a lot of them, too, I would say my favourites are Treebeard and Tom Bombadil. They are so powerful in their very own way, as well as they are full oh honour and make theirselves be treated very respectfully.
And imagine what an important person Tom Bombadil seems to be in Tolkien`s universe, though he appeares only for a short moment in the trilogy of the ringwar. Sorry for this long speech smilies/redface.gif
By the way, does anyone of you know Bob Ross?? null

Anardil

08-17-2002, 10:12 PM

I found Gollum to be one of the most intriguing character in LotR. More than any other, he personifies the clash between the two forces which affect each of the main characters to some degree: the desire for power, opposed by the desire for freedom. Over five centuries, the Ring has corrupted and ruined Gollum both physically and morally, and he has become a treacherous, murderous creature. He is so obsessed by the Ring that he is willing to stalk, kill and betray for it. However, it seems that deep down, he has conserved some of his hobbit nature, and longs to be free of the Ring and its influence.

Wraith

08-18-2002, 08:27 AM

FARAMIR!!!!! YAY!!! smilies/biggrin.gif i love him!!

Legolas

08-18-2002, 11:00 AM

Fingolfin, Thingol, the wizards, Turgon, Glorfindel, Legolas

Thengise Greenleaf of Mirkwood

08-18-2002, 11:05 AM

LEGOLAS! He's the best! I love him!

Lucretia

08-18-2002, 11:26 AM

I think Aragorn is amazing, he is definitely my favorite character. After that I like Merry and Pippin, and then Legolas..

Lothiriel Silmarien

08-19-2002, 12:27 AM

This is really hard! In LotR, my favorites would have to be...(even though I love them all):

Aragorn
Pippin
Legolas
Faramir
Sam
Boromir
Eomer
Eowyn
Galadriel (in the other books as well)

And I don't think that's in any order. But in The Silmarillion:

Feanor
Finrod
Turin
Luthien
and some of the Valar

I know I forget someone though!!

Artilien

08-19-2002, 03:05 AM

My favourite character is Gimli. in the movie and in teh book (don't ask me why). he's just sooooo cool smilies/biggrin.gif

Meela

11-21-2002, 02:45 PM

Denethor *giggles*

Cherie Centaur

11-21-2002, 04:37 PM

I gotta say that that's such a toughie. Ask me when I was five I'd say Gollum all way!! (I was obsessed with evil then. smilies/evil.gif ) I still liked Gollum and gave him sympathy until the end of The Two Towers. After that I was all 'Die Gollum die! Go into the depth of Mount Doom!'. He made me so mad. smilies/mad.gif

Anyway, now my favorites are Legolas, Faramir, Pippen, Sam. Though they aren't Jumper or The Zombie Master. smilies/rolleyes.gif

kaleidoscope

11-21-2002, 05:48 PM

I like just about all of the characters, but my favorites are (not necessarily in this order)
Círdan, Aragorn, Legolas, and Galadriel

Demloth of Dol Amroth

11-24-2002, 12:25 AM

have to say Gimli-dwarves rock-or rather they shape and move rock. really good fighters as well. the hobbits-pick one-are also on the list.

Venyamehtar

11-24-2002, 04:09 AM

Gandalf.

Tyler

11-24-2002, 01:19 PM

Well i havent seen to many people talk about Theoden. He is one of my all time favorits. At first is was Gimli and Legloas. I still realy like both but it is now a tie and between THeoden and and Legloas. COme on Theoden was so corupted then was galavinized back into action. YOu have to like him for that. Not to mention he is also a pretty good fighter. Legolas is cool due to the fact that he just is. Tolkien gives such great dexcriptions about him. Finally i still like Gimli because he is a crazy dawrf who can smoke some people.

Dimhuanion

11-24-2002, 01:55 PM

Gandalf Greyhaym
Gandalf has to be the coolest charachter in the book, the way he has no care about him self in the Mines of Moria is just one of many things that makes me admire him soo much.

He also is the only person who really takes notice of the Hobbits and the way he doesn't brush anyone a side because of appearance and tradition is a very drawing factor.

Aside form gandalf Tombombadil has to be up there too!

Aengthrea Greenleaf Of Mirkwood

11-24-2002, 02:20 PM

Legolas all the way! And then Aragorn. Something I like about Legolas is that he puts everybody first instead of him. Sounds someone like me! haha im just kidding. He cares for his new found friends. And for Aragorn hes a good hardy fighter, tough at the same time. Like that time when Gandalf "fell" in Moria and "died". He cared about Gandalf a lot bt didnt show any emotions at all .

Orual

11-24-2002, 03:04 PM

As you might guess from my avatar, Sam is my favorite by far. His loyalty, dedication, faithfulness, courage, simplicity, and purity of heart just blew me away. Several people I know don't like Sam (the heathens haven't even read the books, how would they know anything??), but I can't imagine why not. He's the perfect character for me. Of course, I'm kind of a Hobbit girl...Pippin is next in line for me. But past those two, it's really hard--they're all so wonderful, don't make me choose! Ai. I love 'em all. smilies/biggrin.gif

~*~Orual~*~

Túroch

11-25-2002, 12:12 AM

What!....no ones mentioned my fav. Oh you can probably guess who it is from my avatar. Eomer is the MAN. I really hope they show him and Aragorn kick some orc hinder at Helms Deep in the movie. He ism't amain character persay, but he is just so gosh darn interseting.

[ November 25, 2002: Message edited by: Túroch ]

Joy

11-25-2002, 01:03 AM

Only one person said Faramir as their number 1 favorite!! I can't believe my eyes!

He is my favorite character. I love his character, he has a love for all things beautiful. He is eloquent in speech and learned of lore.

I love reading "Window on the West" as it shows most deeply the character of Faramir. I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, the arrow for its swiftness, no the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.

And how could I forget Éomer! I love him more since I found out that Karl Urban is portraying him smilies/wink.gif smilies/wink.gif.

His character has a hunger for battle, a love for his land.

[ November 25, 2002: Message edited by: Joy ]

Laialthriel

11-25-2002, 11:16 AM

I agree with the people who said it was impossible to choose between characters. They all add so much to the story that it wouldn't be the same without any one of them.

Gandalf is so well depicted in the trilogy. He cares about everything, is so self-less (remember Moria), can be extremely gruff when trying to get across a point, yet has a great sense of humor.

Then there's Legolas. He's an elf, need I say more? Probably not, but I will anyway. He is amazing. Compassionate, determined, beautiful, and so good with that bow! smilies/wink.gif

And I don't think anyone mentioned the one who deserves so much recognition:
Frodo.
He took on so much. He is so very brave, rushing headlong into something he knew practically nothing about, and sticking with it until the very end. He decided to forgo his own life and give all for the Quest.

I could go on, but I won't. I am partial to several characters; Gandalf, Legolas, Aragorn, Frodo, Sam...but they are all so amazing the list just keeps going on. But I'll stop talking now. God bless!

Rose Cotton

11-25-2002, 12:10 PM

Samwise Gamgee

He's my hero and the embodiment of all that's good in a person. He's selfless, couragous, stubborn, and witty. He can garden and cook. I just can't help but love him. smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.plauder-smilies.de/love/pinklove2.gif

Helkahothion

11-27-2002, 02:07 PM

Well it's legolas for me all the way.
1.He is an elf
2.He fights with high speed and agilety
3.The knife backhand orckilling sweep-scene
4.Poiny ears
5.He walks on the snow
6.He has beautifull hair
7.His hairstyle is beautifull(i'm copying it)
8.He recycles(his arrows)
9.He has a killer aim
10.He is the son of Thrandhuil
11.The arrow in orc's forhead-scene
And I could still go on for hours.
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Krumtakh the Obtuse

11-27-2002, 03:18 PM

I have a lot of different favorite characters, But my favorites would have to be:
1)Legolas
2)Aragorn
3)Gollum (I always felt kind of bad for him for some reason.)
4)Gandalf
5)Bilbo!
6)Maeglin (I don't know why)

the witch king

11-29-2002, 12:05 PM

im a big fan of bad guys so hears my top 5
1)Glaurung
2)Witch King
3)Gothmog
4)Ar-Pharazon
5)Feanor(more stuck up then bad i gess)

Demloth of Dol Amroth

11-29-2002, 08:05 PM

our of curiosity, witch king, is it gothmog the nazgul or gothmog the balrog?

Lily Ahern

12-01-2002, 02:57 PM

I tink that Leoglas rocks but I also love aragorn, merry, pipin, arwen, and gandalf galadriel, Elrond, and Frodo
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Cherie Centaur

12-06-2002, 07:16 PM

Now that I've thought it over, I've relized that it's the ensomble(I hope I spelled it right) that makes the books sooo great.

By the way, for all those Faramir fans, he IS my favorite human. That kind, romantic, semi-depressed outlook is to die for. I got jealous of Eowyn, I wanted to marry him(after Legolas, that is). smilies/cool.gif

dernhelm

12-06-2002, 10:38 PM

I could never pick just one character as my favorite! smilies/smile.gif But to try and narrow it down I would have to say that I liked Sam for his loyalty and true friendship, Gandalf for his leadership and wisdom, Legolas for his cool archery skills, Eowyn for her bravery, and Treebeard for his uniqueness. Also, after I saw the movie, I began to like Boromir, because I thought Sean Bean did such a good job of portraying his character on screen.

Elvenglass

12-06-2002, 10:42 PM

So many to choose from...I like Eowyn,because she has a really strong character which is great and I like Faramir and also Sam, because he's so loyal and devoted. And also Frodo because he had to do so much throughout LotR. Pretty impressive. Well up until the end where he cracks...err i mean nevermind. Don't want to spoil the ending for those who haven't read the books. smilies/smile.gif

ava.luthien

12-06-2002, 11:13 PM

Illuvatar first. smilies/wink.gif
Gandalf's definitely the main man
(i love shadowfax), but Aragorn and Legolas are way cool!!!

I have no words for Luthien...

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Donlammenion

01-07-2003, 04:12 AM

For me it is a mix of two Bilbo and haldir Bilbo because he is as strong willed as any big character in the film and is AWESOME in The hobbit and haldir for being such a stereotypical Elf in the film coming to the aid of theodin and for dying with Grace (if you can call it that).

Garen LiLorian

01-07-2003, 08:00 AM

I, also, was entirely captivated by Sean Bean's portrayal of Boromir. I always thought he sort of had a bum rap, dying like that, and the only member of the fellowship who really gets possesed, as it were, by the Ring. After all, in the end it would have claimed all of them.

The first few times I read the books, I liked Legolas (hey, I was young. He was cool) but since the movies have come out, Boromir has been steadily growing on me. So now he's my favorite. smilies/tongue.gif

Melime

01-07-2003, 10:52 AM

ps. am i the only person who likes the obscure characters?????

No, Meela, you arent. I myself adore Haldir, despite the fact that he doesnt appear to much or to long in the book. smilies/smile.gif Another of my favorites is Elrond.

Peacepoet

01-07-2003, 11:40 AM

I love most of the characters in the books. All have such a depth to them and it would be hard to pick one. I will admit, however, that I had never read the books before I saw FoTR and was intrigued with Legolas as portrayed by OB. But I have now read up to RoTK and could not pick a single one.

Sindae

01-07-2003, 03:49 PM

I LOVE ARAGORN ARAGORN ARAGORN ARAGORN ARAGORN because he's just cool, a great man and he looks so hot, I admire Éowyn (in fact she's my favourite LotR character) because she's really brave...and in love with Aragorn, and I like Faramir since he marries Éowyn, looks good as well and is a great warrior like Aragorn. In fact I like everyone appearing in this book...except Legolas. sorry.

gollum*elf*pup

01-07-2003, 03:59 PM

My favourite good character would be Bill the Pony...but I really like all the evil characters. smilies/evil.gif Evil, just like me. Gollum, Sauron, the Witch King etc. etc. smilies/evil.gif

Sapphire_Flame

01-07-2003, 04:02 PM

Oooo, so many choices!!! Okay, some of my fave characters are:
Pippin smilies/biggrin.gif Frodo
Merry
Sam
Sauron
Legolas
Eowyn
Gollum
The Nazgul
That'll do for starters! smilies/biggrin.gif FYI, that's in no particular order, except for Pip, who is now and always will be my all-time fave character!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wait, one more.........Aragorn. There. I'm done!

Olaf Von Lichenstein

01-11-2003, 11:50 AM

Im all for Haldir and Glorfindel. But I also love Legolas and Gimli. Haldir and Glorfindel are phenomenal

LePetitChoux

01-11-2003, 12:19 PM

Treebeard. He is and always has been my favourite character. He was awful in the film. I liked the other Ents, though, just not Treebeard. And Quickbeam! He was funny. http://www.smilies.nl/dieren/grommit.gif

I was always jealous of Éowyn for getting the best man ever. I thought that Aragorn was kinda stuck-up at times, so he is not in my top ten list, let alone my favourite.
I'll shut up now.
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Frodess

01-11-2003, 01:48 PM

Does it have to be one character? Frodo and Sam, and Pippin, and sometimes Merry. I LOVE hobbitses! Sam, especially, is so brave. They give me hope because they're so little and they accomplish so much! smilies/smile.gif

MYyyPreciousSS

01-12-2003, 01:42 PM

Let me be the first to say MERRY(as #1)!
I just love Merry and I love that he got to fight with Eowyn because she is another one of my favorites, I relate to her so much. Yet, of course there is also Gollum, which in my opion, is the most interesting character and is really the reason I started to get into LOTR, from reading the "riddles in the dark" chapter and loving it.
I guess it would go like this:
1.Merry
2.Pippin
3.Gollum
4.Eowyn
5.Treebeard
6.Frodo
7.Faramir
8.Legolas
...And, uh, I guess I can stop there. If I don't I'll end up saying everyone.

Gorwingel

01-12-2003, 02:16 PM

I like Sam, and I have always had a fondness for Frodo, but maybe that is because I always felt so sorry for him that he had to give up so much, and how his life could have gone differently if this had not happened to him.
I also like Gandalf a lot, I think that he is probably my favorite charater in the book, because he is just everything. He does amazing things, he is kind of funny, he is just great smilies/cool.gif

Merri

01-12-2003, 02:35 PM

I think I posted in this already, but I'll post again anyway. Here's my list:

1) Eowyn (because I admire her and relate to her)
2) Pippin
3) Sam
4) Merry
5) Frodo
6) Gandalf
7) Gimli (in the movie)
8) Tom Bombadil
9) Goldberry
10) Legolas (in the book)

[ January 12, 2003: Message edited by: Merri ]

LadyElbereth

01-12-2003, 02:56 PM

These are my favorites from the books...
1. Aragorn
2. Treebeard
3. Legolas
4. Faramir
5. Pippin
6. Merry
7. Boromir
8. Gandalf
9. Quickbeam (he is too cool)
10. Sam
11. Frodo

The movie....

1. Aragorn
2. Pippin
3. Merry
4. Gollum
5. Legolas
6. Boromir
7. Gimli
8. Gandalf
9. Frodo
10. Sam
11. Eowyn
12. Arwen

[ January 13, 2003: Message edited by: LadyElbereth ]

lanrete

01-12-2003, 04:23 PM

Based on the books, my favorite character is Sam. How can you not like this guy? Everything about him is so endearing! He's faithful, courageous, hardworking, and has a good heart. IMO, Sam is the only character in which Tolkien has developed to the fullest. Other characters I like are Legolas & Gimli - yes, both of them. I believe if you like Legolas you must like Gimli too and vice versa. These two characters go hand in hand IMO. I just love how their friendship blossoms throughout the books. It's really quite touching to see them go from being hostile to being the best of friends. - Merry & Pippin are great too. They're not too interesting in the 1st book but their characters develop alot more in the later books, more so than Frodo IMO. Speaking of Frodo, he's the ONLY character with whom I didn't feel much connection. Dont get me wrong, I like Frodo in the movies(he's got so much more character) but Frodo in the books is well, to say the least, boring. He's suppose to be the main character but I don't feel like he's one. I have a friend who read the books and she too feels that Frodo(books) isn't a very likeable character. We even agreed that all of the characters are, at the least, mildly interesting... all but Frodo.

Menelhachwen

01-12-2003, 04:37 PM

Hi everybody!

I have always liked the Fair Folk, but I can't choose only one, so it'll have to be Galadriel and Arwen, Morning and Evening.

About the human people, my favourite one is, doubtless, Aragorn.

And the hobbits... smilies/rolleyes.gif , well, they are OK, but I find the a little bit dull...

maiden of the Shire

01-12-2003, 04:58 PM

Hi!
While I love the elves and am in complete awe of them most of the time, I have to say, for me the Hobbits are the heart of the Lord of the Rings. And Frodo in particular. There is something very noble and wise about him, and sweet and naive as well. I love his character all the more because of the sacrafice he made for Middle Earth. The hobbits are rather, in a way, the children of Middle Earth. There is something very appealing about their simple lives.

Galenaeariel

01-12-2003, 06:10 PM

For me it has always been a tie between Legolas and Aragorn... Both hot in the movie, but in different ways. Legolas looks so perfect, while Aragorn always looks beat and dirty, but still very easy on the eyes, and they both rock in battle. But then there's poor Frodo, so cute, and Pippin and Gimli are funny, Galdalf is admirable and cool, Boromir, I don't know why, I just love him, he tries... and Arwen is my favorite female character, she's pretty.

maiden of the Shire

01-12-2003, 07:59 PM

Boromir for sure gets way to little credit. He's a great character, and also one of the few characters who is not entirly good or entirly bad.

Iarbariel

01-14-2003, 01:41 PM

First it was Legolas and Aragorn..but the more I read and see in the movies..well, I can't help but change my mind.
Haldir is my fave elf....and as for men, I have a dead race between Boromir (he is sooo human in every way) and Eòmer.