OOTS pole on most common favorite character

[Lawyergoblin]

anyone who is willing, just post who your favorite OOTS character is. I will tally this and make a table on the percents. Thanks!

[Dusk Eclipse]

Are we allowed to vote for more than one? Because if thats the case my votes are for:

1):roy:
2):redcloak:

[Temotei]

:thog: "but thog just finished step 3: stuffing potato salad into giant wooden alpaca!" (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0389.html)

[Kish]

Is this members of the Order, or all characters in the comic?

[chionophile]

I don't think any of the characters would appreciate having a pole on them.

[Darius1020]

I don't think any of the characters would appreciate having a pole on them.

i dunno, look at Haley in the most recent comic...

and now, to wait for my post to be erased...

[Berserk Monk]

I don't think any of the characters would appreciate having a pole on them.

But the paladins like having a rod up their...

Also, mine go as follows...

1. Belkar (I don't care what anyone says)
2. O-Chul
3. Thog

[DnDgeek13]

That is a tough one.

i think i would have to say The Monster In the Darkness


though i like this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0377.html) drunken wizard

[rainbowjo]

:haley:lalala

[Somewhere]

Thog (specifically with the leprechaun outfit)

[Berserk Monk]

Thog (specifically with the leprechaun outfit)

:thog: thog looking over a four-leaf clover

[Darius1020]

In terms of comedy,
:belkar:, then :elan:

In terms of character,
:vaarsuvius:

[ZakRenning]

:thog:Easily Thog. Yay hilarious Barbarians!

[Tyndmyr]

1. Belkar
2. V
3. Haley

[Lawyergoblin]

Sorry everyone, I wasn't able to get on for a while. Okay, each person gets 2 votes only. Just post your choices and get as many people as you can to do so too. I hope this works...

[Brendan]

:redcloak:
:redcloak:
:redcloak:
Definitely.

[Meg]

That's a toughie, but
1.:redcloak:
2.:roy:

[Rinquist]

1. Roy
2. Partially Digested Wizard Skeleton

[drengnikrafe]

Vaarsuvius is number 1.
After much deliberation, Redcloak is number 2.
If, for some very odd reason, you only mean members of the Order itself, and Redcloak doesn't count, my vote is for Elan instead.

[Somewhere]

Thog (Leprechaun)
Monster in the Darkness

[BatRobin]

:thog: thog.

[Bibliomancer]

The title still reads "pole" instead of "poll," by the way.

I vote for
:vaarsuvius:
:redcloak:

[Cisturn]

1 :durkon:
2 :redcloak:

[Ted The Bug]

I can't decide...put a gun to my head, and I'd say Roy, Haley, or MitD.

[Duragan]

:durkon: is my favorite. There is just some sort of innocent charm that gets me smiling everytime.

[Je dit Viola]

:miko: and :elan: because I like them. I have some others, but that would be exceeding my 2-vote limit.

[Sewblon]

1. :belkar: because he is so out of place and oblivious, and like The Giant said in the FAQ, this story is about the trouble the characters get into, and I think we have seen Belkar get into more trouble than any of the other characters.
2. :vaarsuvius: because he/she has deep character flaws but is also committed to overcoming them.

Honorable mentions. I like Haley, but she is a little too self-aware for me, by which I mean allot of her dialogue sounds like things readers who are deconstructing the plot should say, not the actual characters. Xykon is very entertaining to read about, but his character is pretty inconsistent, In SoD he makes it a point to dominate Redcloak(not with magic and not sexually) three times, but since then Redcloak usually wins when they argue.

[Tira-chan]

1. :vaarsuvius:

2. :haley:

Heh, both of my choices need new smilies.


Xykon is very entertaining to read about, but his character is pretty inconsistent, In SoD he makes it a point to dominate Redcloak(not with magic and not sexually) three times, but since then Redcloak usually wins when they argue.

I think it's more likely he just doesn't care. When Xykon does start caring, such as over his phylactory, he gets scary fast.

[Haven]

:durkon:

Which is why it's such a shame he gets next to no focus. :smallfrown:

[Zea mays]

Very tough call.

:vaarsuvius: -somehow is the one I care about the most
:xykon: -is just so damn funny. And evil. :smallamused:

[Katana_Geldar]

1. :elan:
2. :roy:

[Lord Thurlvin]

1. :vaarsuvius:
2. :xykon:

[ref]

1. :miko:
2. :thog:

[Berserk Monk]

1. :miko:
2. :thog:

No, seriously. Who's your favorite character.

[martinkou]

1. :vaarsuvius: The elf has quite a personality.
2. :xykon: One of the funniest villains I've seen.

[Totally Guy]

1. :elan:
2. :roy:

1. :roy:
2. :elan:

[Cracklord]

I'm going to have to vote Durkon, followed by Miko.
Durkon is consistently the funniest character in the Order, his jokes never fall flat and he doesn't get overbearing. He is genuinely interesting and is the cornerstone of the party. I only hope he gets more character development soon.
Miko, because she is the most engaging character we've seen so far. You either love her or hate her, but everyone has an opinion.
Celia would have to be number three. While she would be impossible to play with, I have to applaud her for sticking with her values. Which is more then anyone else save Durkon, Hinjo and O-Chul can claim.

[sam79]

Just two? wow, that's tough! Right now, I'd say

:elan:

and

:vaarsuvius:

Miko and Haley would probably be next.

[Jan Mattys]

:elan:

:durkon:

[Lioness]

1. :vaarsuvius:

2. :mitd:

[Itamarcu]

But the paladins like having a rod up their...

Also, mine go as follows...

1. Belkar (I don't care what anyone says)
2. O-Chul
3. Thog


Uh, you misspelled the first one. You wanted to right V for Vaarsuvius, didn't you? :smallbiggrin:

mine are:

1.:redcloak:
2.:vaarsuvius:

And if you'll change your mind about the 2 limit:

3.:mitd:
4.:xykon:

[Dark Faun]

Tie between Vaarsuvius and Miko. I find them to be the most interesting characters in the comic, and while I'm sad Miko died, I'm happy she had such a moving end.

[Joerg]

:xykon: -- cool, funny, badass, and definitely not a stupid villain
:vaarsuvius: -- I like wizards and I pity him / her

But it is very close. I could also vote for :redcloak: or :thog:.

[Athaniar]

:xykon:Xykon. Very much so. One of the greatest villain in the history of fiction, alongside such celebrities as Palpatine and the Joker.

[Sanguine]

1::mitd: You know you love him to.

2::xykon: He is awesome. Nothing further.

[Omergideon]

1) Roy. I like the hero of the story what can I say.
2) Elan. Just as a person he is the one I would like to meet the most. He is chipper, silly, and endlessly optimistic. As a person I love him (though as a source of humour he is often not the best as I don't enjoy laughing at him for being stupid).
3) Miko, purely on the strength of the character and characterisation. Hate her as a person but the character is about as interesting and detailed as I have read anywhere.

So this is a 3 way tie for all the characters mentioned. Oh well.

[TerrickTerran]

for me it's

1. :miko:

2. Tsukiko

[ThePhantasm]

:elan:

then

:belkar:

then

:haley:

then

:roy:

then

:vaarsuvius:

then

:durkon:

[Xzeno]

Roy, V, Durkon, Elan, Hayley and Belkar in that Order.

[Crilly]

Easily:
1.:vaarsuvius: Just 'cause that recent arc was awesome, and she got the most char development.
2. :miko: I don't know why I like her, but I did like her death.

[Lawyergoblin]

These are the votes so far...
:redcloak:-8
:roy:-7
partially digested wizard skeleton-1
:vaarsuvius:-15
:thog:-6
:mitd:-4
:durkon:-4
:haley:-3
:elan:-8
:miko:-5
:belkar:-4
:xykon:-7
Tsukiko-1
O-chul-1

[shadow_archmagi]

Wizard skelly

[Gift Jeraff]

There can be only Thog. :thog:

Then I'd say
2. Xykon
3. :roach:
4. Elan
5. Eugene

[Morthis]

:vaarsuvius:
:xykon:

[Linkavitch]

:thog:

then

:belkar:

[banthesun]

:thog: Thog like spelling of thead title!

[Eloel]

1-:redcloak:
2-:xykon:

[Jonsayt]

1. :vaarsuvius:
2. :thog:

[Lvl45DM!]

:thog: That scene in cliffport, not nale whatever was the funniest thing in this comic. ever.
:xykon: "Let me think...No" has been said so often its not funny anymore. Until he said it. Plus, factor three. who can argue with that? (except O-Chul)

[Lowkey Lyesmith]

1 :roy:

2 :thog:

[Asta Kask]

1 :roy:
2 :xykon:

[Rae Artemi]

:thog:
:roach:

[Lecan]

:durkon:
:haley:

It would have been Redcloak instead of Haley, but he's proven time and again that he doesn't have the courage to stand up for his convictions.

[Gullara]

:belkar: All hail the Sexy Shoeless God of War!

[Elfin]

Hmm.

1):vaarsuvius:

2):xykon:

[Foryn Gilnith]

:redcloak:
:durkon:

[Kaytara]

1. :vaarsuvius:
2. :redcloak:

I like it when a story establishes a character's personality so so eloquently, lets you know them so well you can practically see the gears turning in their head in any situation. Haley and Roy are similarly complex characters but to me they feel more distant. Plus, I love poignant character development, so nothing said. :D

Xykon would be a close third, both for his personality and for how his personality is shown. When you stop and think about his actions, you come to chilling and astounding realisations. A possible contributing factor is that pretty much ALL of the strips involving Xykon have focused on the way he influences the world around him rather than on himself. His character is thus developed passively rather than actively, and for a Big Bad villain like him, it seems fitting to make him more tangible and deep subtly and gradually rather than throwing it into your face.

[Jokasti]

Isn't it poll?
1::xykon:
2::mitd:

[zql]

:redcloak:
:vaarsuvius:

what can I say, I like tragic heroes...

[Starbuck_II]

Belkar
O-chul

[BishFish]

:elan::xykon::mitd:
? I can't make up my mind.

[Zigg]

Hmm...
Its between...
:belkar:, :elan: and :roach:

[Spirited Charge]

1) O-Chul

2):roy:

[rgrekejin]

1. Xykon
2. Lord Shojo

[Asta Kask]

1. :vaarsuvius:
2. :redcloak:


You only like them because 50% of the stories in the crack pairings thread involve them... :)

[The Blackbird]

:elan:
:redcloak:

[TheBlackShadow]

Hmm, an extremely tough decision. But, after much thought, here we go.

:nale: Seriously, why have there been no votes for Nale?

:vaarsuvius:

However, if the "Only two votes" rule gets revised, I'll have to choose between some of the following: :redcloak: :mitd: :elan: :haley: :miko: Roy's Dad (is it "Horace"?), the Katos, the Oracle, Lord Shinjo, Mister Scruffy, and Hinjo. And possibly Roy's mother (I've forgotten her name too).

[Water-Smurf]

:vaarsuvius:
:redcloak:

I gotta say it--it used to just be V. Then I started writing about these two. And then I read SoD. Now I love them both.

Trying to write intimately about a character makes you like them a lot. Unless they're an ass or, even worse, like Xykon. Then you just hate their guts.

[Closak]

My favorite is the ABD.

*Stares dreamily at ABD*



Second is Xykon.
Then Redcloak.

[Incompleat]

:nale:, definitely. You gotta love a smug snake.

Come to think of it, it's been a while since we last saw the Linear Guild... what have they been up to?

[Qubanz]

Of the Order... I'd say Vaarsuvius, although I find Roy quite interesting actually as being an intelligent fighter. And though he's not my favourite in the order I do find Elan amusingly sympathetic.

However in the entire comic my hands down favourite character is easily Xykon.

[Ronan]

Suggestion: Edit the thread to show the votes. Mine goes to (DUN DUN DUNNNNNN...yeah, right) :belkar: followed by :elan:

[Inkling]

:belkar: and :vaarsuvius: and :haley:

Although, you could have been able to tell that from my sig.

Rox. My. Sox.

[hobbitkniver]

My choice is Roy.

[Zappy]

1. :thog:
2. :mitd:

[Zevox]

1. :belkar:
2. :redcloak:

Zevox

[Robz_defheadz]

1. :belkar:
2. :xykon:

[Zelthax]

:roy:
:vaarsuvius:

(Also :durkon:)

[silversaraph]

Plain, regular strip, not taking in account crackfic or prequels, o-chul.

Taking in account prequels, redcloak.

Taking into account prequels AND crackfics, vaarsuvius and redcloak as a pair.

[Tarnius Bross]

First and indesputably :elan:

Then it came down to a rather bloody battle between :durkon: and :xykon: but I think I've gotta say that :xykon: won.

I've always found a well written antagonist much better to read about than a protagoist for some reason, but Elan just kicks too much ass not to put him to the top.

[Lawyergoblin]

Here we go...(can I get a drum roll?)



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[DarkElfGangsta]

how do you make the little character faces? anyway my fav. characters are Roy, Belkar, and Elan. I hate V, vuz goddamn the stoic elf character type was overdone to hell.

[Katana_Geldar]

They're smilies

:elan: :durkon: :belkar: :roy: :haley: :vaarsuvius:

[DarkElfGangsta]

thanks, just found the "more" button:belkar:

[Arcas Corricol]

I pick...
1. :belkar: mostly cos' he's funny and brings some darker humour giving more variety to the humorous humour
2.:vaarsuvius: who invokes some philosophical debate on his/her gender, morality and alignment

[Gil-Galad II]

Check my signature...:vaarsuvius:

Then, cos I love most of them, and she hasn't got a mention yet, I have to give one to the Empress of Blood. Check her out being awesome (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0754.html) and you'll understand why!

[The Giant]

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