15 fictional characters
Found this meme on Facebook and decided to post my answers here as well. Feel free to play along if you'd like, either in comments or on your own LJ. If you do it on your own, I'd love a link in comments so I don't miss it.
Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen (or so) fictional characters (television, films, plays, books) who’ve influenced you or who will always stick with you. List the first 15 you can recall in no more than 15 minutes. Tag at least 15 friends, including me, because I’m interested in seeing which characters my friends choose. Even if I didn't tag you, feel free to play!
Here are mine:
1. Jupiter Jones (Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators)
2. Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
3. Vicky Austin (Madeleine L'Engle's The Austin Family Chronicles)
4. Barbara Gordon (the best of the various characters called Bat-Girl in the DC Comics)
5. Benjamin Linus (LOST)
6. Christopher Mondschein (Robert Silverberg's To Open The Sky)
7. Merlin (specifically from the movie Excalibur)
8. The Flash (Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, even John Fox)
9. Rick Castle (CASTLE)
10. Morpheus (Neil Gaiman's SANDMAN)
11. Dracula (from the novel, although I'll accept Lugosi and Gary Oldman)
12. Remus Lupin (from HARRY POTTER)
13. Macbeth
14. Jamie and Ste (from the movie BEAUTIFUL THING)
15. Psuedolus (from A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum)
EDIT TO ADD: I can't believe I left Brother Cadfael, from Ellis Peters' wonderful medieval mysteries, off this list. Shame on me!