Best religious character

[Gatx]

That sniper from Saving Private Ryan who I have just discovered is name Daniel Jackson.

 

[SquidVicious]

Reverend Jesse Custer from the comic series Preacher. Chain smoking, hard drinking, foul mouthed, two fisted fighting man with the Word of God, an assassin girlfriend, and alcoholic Irish vampire friend, what's not to like?

 

[Zipa]

Thaddeus from Mogworld. He was Yahtzee's book-long generalization of religious people, and it was glorious.

So much this, especially after just hearing the awesome audiobook.

 

[VeryOddGamer]

I'm going with the aforementioned Joshua Graham and those Cleric guys from the Doctor Who episodes "Flesh and Stone" and "Time of Angels". Especially their leader.

 

[Proverbial Jon]

There is only one true answer:

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How did it take two pages before Father Jack was mentioned?

 

[MSfire012]

Nicholas D Wolfwood from Trigun.

Both the way he acts, his past and his philosophy were fascinating, he was a great character that is the same really freaking likable and deep.

 

[OctoH]

Josiah Sanchez from the Magnificent Seven series.

Tallis from the DA2 expansion.

Father Grigori from HL2.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

Jesus was a pretty bad ass ************...

Buuut I think the award goes to Dsnte Aligeri because not only did he write a long ass poem, he stabbed Genghis Khan in the face with death's scythe and murders demons by crushing there skulls with a blessed crucifix that fire giant crucifix silhouettes.

 

[Theta]

Three for the price of one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKzM8xsQ5-U

 

[randomsix]

Sazed from Mistborn.

Spoiler: Admittedly he goes from religious to...

Spoiler: athiest, then actually becomes...

God

I knew I recognized this guy, but I couldn't pin where from until after the spoilers.

But yes. This (man) is boss.

 

[Glassesguy904]

Honestly? I love The Arbiter. He was devout to his religion and carried it with honor. At the same time, however, he was somewhat open to new ideas and at least listened to Guilty Spark. Even when he had his whole faith destroyed, he stayed calm and found something to keep him going.

 

[00slash00]

thane, from the mass effect series. i didnt use him much because i was a sniper and i didnt need a second one. i dont like men but i kinda wanted to have sex with him just because of how awesome he was

 

[Ignatz_Zwakh]

Fun fact: When I saw the title of this thread, Anderson was the only character who came to mind.

 

[Patrick Buck]

Shepherd Book from Firefly.


The guy has an interesting past, there's no doubt about that. Whatever he was, he's deemed important by the Alliance.

I don't think he was always a religious man, but something happened to him, war hero perhaps? Whatever it was, he seeked out religion after the fact. He knows too much to have always been a clergyman.

Have you read the comics with his backstory?
I kinda wish I hadn't, it ruined some of the mystery for the character, but it's still interesting.

 

[soren7550]

Initially, I couldn't think of anyone. Then I did, but I forgot who.

But then I remembered again!:

[small]Yeah, that's all I can think of.[/small]

 

[WolfThomas]

Have you read the comics with his backstory?
I kinda wish I hadn't, it ruined some of the mystery for the character, but it's still interesting.

Ugh. That story was so unnecessary. I prefer just sticking with the films implication he was an operative.

 

[Yarkaz]

Shepard Book from Firefly is pretty cool, but I think my all time favorite is Sazed from Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy. He's easily the most realistic religious character I've read, watched, or played, and can be seen fully investigating and questioning his faith numerous times throughout the series as many intellectual religious folk do. His interactions with other characters demonstrates a willingness to defend himself with logic and rationale, something rarely seen amongst the horde of fanatical characters seen elsewhere in modern fantasy.
He even has a religious falling out, a revival, and finally- Nope. You guys should read it yourselves and find out.

Really good trilogy, would strongly recommend.

 

[AsurasEyes]

Fun fact: When I saw the title of this thread, Anderson was the only character who came to mind.

I don't blame you. One of the best damn characters in the whole show. Kept me watching till the very end.

 

[Necron_warrior]

Did someone say religion?!?

Spoiler: Let's get some righteous Imperial fury up in this bey-otch!

Let's get some righteous Imperial fury up in this bey-otch!

[HEADING=1]My hat is on fire! Your argument is invalid![/HEADING]

Okay, so fair's fair, Imperial Redemptionists aren't exactly nuanced. There are still some pretty interesting ideas bouncing around in the Imperial faith, especially the fact that in the Imperium worshipping the Emperor can take almost any form imaginable.

Nothing beats the Imperium for religious badassery I'll admit.

OT: Well, I'd put forward...
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GARTERBELT
"PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE! SO SHUT THE FUCK UP, BITCHES!"

And...
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HELLBOY
A Catholic Demon happens to be surprisingly badass.

 

[Lieju]

Notably, Father Alexander Anderson. For those of you who haven't seen it, I envy you, but he requires some explanation. He's a vampire hunter under the employ of the secret Vatican Section 13 monster slaying division, known as Iscariot. He spouts lines from the Bible as he rips his foes apart with his blessed bayonets, and also runs an orphanage on the side, teaching the children that violence is never the answer.

I'll admit I haven't seen the anime in question but I'm kinda confused, aren't the two bolded parts mutually exclusive, unless he's a hypocrite? Or is that partly why he's a good character, because he has realistic flaws?

The whole order 13 'Iscariot' was based on the idea that they'd do the horrible unforgivable things that needed to be done, like killing monsters.
They are supposed to be a contradiction.

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I like Anderson and the Iscariot. I mean, in real life I'd be terrified of them, but in the world of Hellsing where inhuman monsters do exist, they make sense, and it's also tragic how they have to exist and be basically brought up as fanatical killers.

Also, teleporting with a Bible is bloody cool.
Also, they might be right, at least when it comes to the existence of God in that universe. Certainly there's something there, since they have relics that have real power, but it's not clear how much of their dogma is true.

Religion is always different in works that have supernatural powers in them.
If their god/goddess/force they worship demonstrably exists, science would come to the same conclusions they do, and science and religion would overlap.