Who is the most awesome character from a book?

[DragonsAteMyMarbles]

Shigeru from the Tales of the Otori series.

He dies in the first book, but his actions before his death paved the way for the unification of the region. That takes some serious mental acrobatics, not to mention spot-on foresight.

 

[NeedAUserName]

Well, since enough people have already said Rorschach, I will instead opt for Snape off of that 'Arry Potta!

 

[Flishiz]

Howard Roark from The Fountainhead.

The very definition of the ideal man.

 

[Major_Sam]

Harry Dresden is pretty damn awesome.

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Avoiding graphic novels and the Bible, Artemis Fowl. Hey, if you can do all that stuff just by being freaking smart, I give you props.

 

[CIA]

Mr. Jonathan Teatime, pretty damn awesome guy crazy ************.

You get points for that one.

 

[Harlemura]

I've said this before, I'll happily say it again.
Skulduggery Pleasant.
Take a skeleton, put it in a suit, throw in some funny and add a pinch of detective and you get someone of pure awesome.

 

[Scrythe]

The "Dancer", a professional hitman/master-of-disguise in Jeffery Deaver's The Coffin Dancer
Mark Jessy, the protagonist from Rob Kean's The Pledge
John Rainbird, the shoe-collecting Native American hitman from Stephen King's Firestarter

...but most importantly:

Ciaphas. Motherfucking. Cain.

 

[Lord Thodin]

Drizzt Do'urden. Hes calm cool and collected at all times, and when he loses it, all he really does is fuck shit up ancient babylon style.

 

[SlasherX]

hellsing the vampire hes a vampire with super implants i mean jesus christ what beats him

 

[historybuff]

There are so many awesome characters from books...how can I chose just one?


I really like DEATH. He's great. And Sam Vimes. Both from Discworld.

I like Jon Snow from Song of Fire and Ice series. Although, Cersei is delightfully insane.

Always had a soft spot for Lirael from The Old Kingdom trilogy. Her development as a character was great.

The Marquis de Carabas from Neverwhere...

Too many great characters to pick just one.

 

[humpingmonkey]

Tyler Durden from Fight Club
The Gunslinger from The Gunslinger
The Man from The Road

 

[AkJay]

Rorschach from Watchmen. He is the definition of badass.

Second. He is awesomely kick-ass.

 

[IxionIndustries]

Ender, from Ender's Game.

Someday I'll be the first to say this in a thread.

Some day Buddy boy.... Some day.....

 

[Blackadder51]

Shane Schofield from the scarecrow trilogy, his just that awsome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Schofield

 

[InsanityManifest]

Constantine from Hellblazer.

 

[G1eet]

Shane Schofield from the scarecrow trilogy, his just that awsome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Schofield

Seconded, he's fucking epic. Although I found I connected more with Book, up until... you know.

And I have to say Al Giordino takes second place. Thanks to Sahara, now I picture Dirk Pitt as Matthew Mcconaughey. Which makes me sad; he can't act for shit.