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kerravonsenI seem to have a Type of character that I fall for, inevitably. Even though, logically, if I met any of them in real life, I wouldn't like them, and they wouldn't like me.
It started with Kerr Avon (Blake's 7).
Anti-hero, cynic, brilliant, snarky, witty, pragmatist, who rolls his eyes at heroics. But also faithful, with a dead girlfriend that he's willing to be tortured for in order to avenge her... only to turn out that she'd betrayed him all along. He needs a hug.
Then there was Methos (Highlander).
Brilliant, snarky, witty, pragmatist, survivor, who rolls his eyes at heroics. Oh, and a mass-murderer who played mind-games with his girlfriend. But he grew up. Probably. He's just this guy, y'know.
Severus Snape (Harry Potter) is next in line.
Brilliant, snarky, witty, liar, spy, but also a nasty piece of work, a bully who holds a grudge like it defines his identity. And faithful. With a dead girlfriend whom he betrayed, but switched sides for and is willing to die in order to avenge her. He needs a hug.
And now Loki (Marvel). The most dangerous and unpredictable of them all.
Brilliant, snarky, witty, liar, manipulator, betrayer, survivor, mass-murderer, with a love-hate relationship with his brother that is as tangled as a hundred balls of yarn that have been played with by a thousand cats. Or possibly that's his mind; he isn't quite sane. And yet he has helped save the world.
He needs a hug too.
They are all quite rude (except possibly Methos). In real life, that would annoy me, if they were rude to me.
They all consider idealists to be morons. In real life, that would mean they would consider me a moron too, and I would not like that at all.
They don't play well with others. In real life, that would also annoy me, if I had to work with them. I much prefer cooperation to confrontation.
Every single one of them is a killer. In real life, that would terrify me. Loki especially.
So why on earth do I like them in fiction?
It started with Kerr Avon (Blake's 7).
Anti-hero, cynic, brilliant, snarky, witty, pragmatist, who rolls his eyes at heroics. But also faithful, with a dead girlfriend that he's willing to be tortured for in order to avenge her... only to turn out that she'd betrayed him all along. He needs a hug.
Then there was Methos (Highlander).
Brilliant, snarky, witty, pragmatist, survivor, who rolls his eyes at heroics. Oh, and a mass-murderer who played mind-games with his girlfriend. But he grew up. Probably. He's just this guy, y'know.
Severus Snape (Harry Potter) is next in line.
Brilliant, snarky, witty, liar, spy, but also a nasty piece of work, a bully who holds a grudge like it defines his identity. And faithful. With a dead girlfriend whom he betrayed, but switched sides for and is willing to die in order to avenge her. He needs a hug.
And now Loki (Marvel). The most dangerous and unpredictable of them all.
Brilliant, snarky, witty, liar, manipulator, betrayer, survivor, mass-murderer, with a love-hate relationship with his brother that is as tangled as a hundred balls of yarn that have been played with by a thousand cats. Or possibly that's his mind; he isn't quite sane. And yet he has helped save the world.
He needs a hug too.
They are all quite rude (except possibly Methos). In real life, that would annoy me, if they were rude to me.
They all consider idealists to be morons. In real life, that would mean they would consider me a moron too, and I would not like that at all.
They don't play well with others. In real life, that would also annoy me, if I had to work with them. I much prefer cooperation to confrontation.
Every single one of them is a killer. In real life, that would terrify me. Loki especially.
So why on earth do I like them in fiction?
Re: Why you like.....
Date: 2019-11-08 08:28 am (UTC)Hmmm, by that definition, the Doctor is a hero, too.
As to why you like them I'd guess its their ability to deliver verbal gymnastics, to hand out a witty riposte on demand.
It isn't just that, though. Characters who fall into this class... also need to be brilliant and angsty, to need a hug but be too stoic to accept one. And also, however much they snark and are nasty, to be very loyal/faithful to the very very few people they actually give a damn about.
I was wondering who you might have missed off the list...
None of the ones you mentioned.
Londo Milari -- I have no sympathy for him.
Michael Garribaldi -- yeah, he's nicely snarky, but he doesn't need my sympathy
Kosh -- um, what?
Leonard McCoy -- which version? Actually, I like the Reboot version a bit more, I like his snark with Jim. But he's secondary in fictional liking, and he's perfectly fine in real-life liking.
Malcolm Reynolds -- he isn't brilliant
Zachary Smith -- who?
But you are right, in that, now that I think of it, there are others I've left off the list:
* Tony Stark
* Kylo Ren/Ben Solo
Which characters do you fall for who you think you would like to meet in life and be comfortable with?
Oh, that's a good question, I think it deserves its own post.