Top 10 Fantasy Characters of All-Time

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    00:36 | #10
    02:46 | #9
    04:50 | #8
    06:47 | #7
    09:34 | #6
    11:39 | #5
    13:43 | #4
    16:07 | #3
    18:02 | #2
    19:53 | #1
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  • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
    @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +6

    Who are your top favorites?

    • @johntencate4781
      @johntencate4781 Год назад +1

      1. Glokta
      2. Sam
      3. Tyrion
      4. Roland
      5. Geralt
      6. Kaladin
      7. Jezal
      8. Eddie Dean
      9. Bayaz
      10. Drizzt

    • @ravenraithe6521
      @ravenraithe6521 Год назад +1

      For me my number one will forever be Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden from the Dresden Files.
      On second Place Molly Carpenter Same series

    • @raswartz
      @raswartz Год назад +1

      1. Tom Bombadil
      2. Worthy Kruppe
      3. Geralt of Rivia
      4. Roland of Gilead
      5. Arya Stark
      6. DEATH (Bill)
      7. Logan Ninefingers
      8. Eithann Arelius
      9. Molly Carpenter
      10. Thomas Senlin

    • @pzycroptic9614
      @pzycroptic9614 11 месяцев назад

      Paragon (Hobb)

  • @katd3491
    @katd3491 Год назад +8

    Fitz is for sure my number 1, too. There’s a whole world between him and anyone else on the list.

  • @johntencate4781
    @johntencate4781 Год назад +11

    While I also think Sam is the best, I think everybody only remembers Sam for his incredible heroics and great personality, but in the books, especially before Frodo holds onto the ring so much, its Frodo who saves the hobbits with his knowledge of Middle Earth and his quick thinking. Sam is a little bit more bumbling in the books and messes up a lot more. Frodo unlocks Sam's courage, which is why I think they share the 'True Hero' role.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +2

      Yeah very well said.

    • @stevenredpath9332
      @stevenredpath9332 Год назад +3

      Sam is loyal beyond everything as the books show but Frodo is brave and kind. Frodo is the martyr hero. He has insight, forgiveness and accepts his fate. “I will take it though I do not know the way”.

  • @StephenDeagle
    @StephenDeagle Год назад +9

    Glokta and Fitz. Couldn't agree more.

  • @josiahpeterson1694
    @josiahpeterson1694 Год назад +18

    Sazed is so very deserving of a spot here. Easily one of my favorite fantasy characters. His arc in Hero of Ages is just perfection.

    • @dearthedays
      @dearthedays Год назад +2

      I agree, Sazed has always been a favourite since my first read of the series

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +2

      Yeah I wasn't loving it at the start, but by the end he was incredible to me.

  • @ericneff9908
    @ericneff9908 Год назад +6

    Having just finished Assassain's Apprentice and looking forward to the experience before me, I was pleased to see your top pick!

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +1

      So awesome! Hop on the discord if you want and we can chat about the books as you read them!

  • @a.bettik8698
    @a.bettik8698 Год назад +4

    IMHO it's not "Sam's the hero", or "Frodo's the hero" : both are the heroes. And Aragorn, and Gandalf, and Eowyn, and Merry.... That's one of the things that are so great about Tolkien.

  • @BooksWithBenghisKahn
    @BooksWithBenghisKahn Год назад +2

    Awesome list! It’d be so hard for me to make a similar one since I love so much of the cast from all of these series. Maybe Dalinar is my favorite from Stormlight, and Rand from Wheel of Time? So hard to say!

  • @joshuacornelissen5546
    @joshuacornelissen5546 Год назад +1

    Great idea for a video! Of the 7 series on the list I had read before, I got 5/7 (Mistborn and Stormlight I got wrong; so many good characters)

  • @bradguzman1931
    @bradguzman1931 Год назад +6

    Thank you Matt haven’t watched yet but I know its gonna be a class video

  • @JLchevz
    @JLchevz Год назад +3

    Guessing (I swear I'm being honest here):
    10 - Matt
    9 - Sam
    8 - this one is hard because there are so many but here I go: Kruppe
    7 - I haven't read S.A. rip.
    6 - Haven't read Discworld (this isn't going well is it)
    5 - OreSeur
    6 - Tyrion
    5 - Locke
    2 - Glokta
    1 - Fitz

  • @wesb2823
    @wesb2823 Год назад +9

    Dogman was my favorite from First Law. I know he is a secondary character, but there was just something about his loyalty to Logen and his mates. Great list! I unfortunately had trouble getting into WOT. I just couldn't get into the characters for some reason. I read the the first three books, but just didn't really find myself rooting for them.

  • @deepugallgali3985
    @deepugallgali3985 Год назад +4

    As soon as I clicked on this video I knew your top 1 was going to be my boy Fitzchivalry, he is my number 1 too but including death from discworld, they are my favorites of all time, but I have soo many other characters I love in these two series, the reason I connected with fitz is also bcoz I read them now at my age of 20, I can see soo much of me in him.

  • @marcow.4846
    @marcow.4846 Год назад +2

    Great list 😊
    My top 5 are: 1. Matrim Cauthorn 2. Locke Lamora 3. Logen Ninefingers (his pieces of wisdom are just so good) 4. Lanfear 5. Elric of Melniboné

  • @janeb9698
    @janeb9698 Год назад +3

    Interesting list! I would have chosen Frodo over Sam. I also would have included women in the list, or given the video a different title. Just saying.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +1

      Yeah I have a lot of women favorites, but none that are my first favorite in a top series.

  • @patriciacallico3944
    @patriciacallico3944 Год назад +4

    1. Auri ( the mame of the wind). 2 . Tavore paran ( malazan) 3. Frodo ( lotr) 4. Kvothe 5. Roland ( dark tower) 6. Aria ( got) 7. Gerald the rivia 8. The valar ( silmarillion) 9. Kruppe ( malazan) 10. Anomander rake , felissin tavore, Ben quick ( malazan)

  • @dinocollins720
    @dinocollins720 Год назад +6

    Okay I guessed
    1) Matt from WoT (easy my favorite too)
    2) Sam from LOTR (easy)
    3) haven't read Malazan
    4) after hint I guessed Taravangian from Stormlight (that was a big hint though haha)
    5) Death (not fair because I haven't read Diskworld and death is the only character I know haha)
    6) Sazed Mistborn (again you helped with your hint)
    7) Terian from ASOIAF(again too easy everyone's favorite)
    8) Locke from Lies of LL (you mentioned in another video)
    9) Glokta from First Law (again you've mentioned and he's everyone's favorite)
    10) Fits from Farser (again too easy)
    Okay this was wayyyy too easy haha I'm giving myself 100%. The ones I've read I guessed haha

  • @BookishChas
    @BookishChas Год назад +2

    This was great Matt! I got 4 😂. Glokta is my favorite from First Law as well. I do like Fitz, but I think he’s better when he’s supported by other characters haha. Tyrion is my favorite from ASOIAF as well. My one hangup with your picks is Taravangian. I can’t stand him. I just want Brandon to kill him off lol.

  • @lektroh5380
    @lektroh5380 Год назад +1

    Dalinar is my papi!! My favourite character of all time so far. In a couple of weeks i'm going to begin Oathbringer and i'm so excited to read more of him and his thoughts

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +1

      Yeah my guess is you are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE Oathbringer then.

    • @lektroh5380
      @lektroh5380 Год назад

      @@MattsFantasyBookReviews San dan Glokta is also terrific, ver charismatic! I hope Realms of the Elderling gets a new edition here in Spain (for some years it has been out of print) because i have heard many good this about it, especially its protagonist and the Ship Trilogy...and now knowing that is your favourite character makes me wanna read those books more.
      I have a question. Is it feasible to read some of the trilogies and stop there? Because there are 16 books and i read at a pace of one book per month hahaha in case i want to stop, it would be good to know the arcs or trilogies are closed. Is it like Mistborn Era 1 that there is no need to read Era 2 if you don't want? I should check you video about this saga too.^^

  • @RedFuryBooks
    @RedFuryBooks Год назад +1

    I picked 6 correctly! Although the clues helped three of those! Great list - many of my favorites as well.

  • @adamnesico
    @adamnesico Год назад +1

    Mmmmmmm suggestion.
    As lover of maps, and having curiosity of test what could be called the Keeley law:
    Fantsy settings with great worldbuilding have no good plot and characters.
    I suggest u to do a video with ur favourite fantasy worlds/settings.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      That's definitely on my list of videos to make. I don't agree with that though, there are plenty of books that have both great plot/characters and great worldbuilding!

  • @s13gaming72
    @s13gaming72 Год назад +3

    I've only read two of these series: A Song of Ice and Fire and The First Law. I guessed right on Tyrion. But, "you have to be realistic," I guessed wrong on Glokta. I had picked my man, Logan Ninefingers. Though I almost picked Orso.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +2

      Yeah both of those are great characters too. But Glokta is hard to beat for me!

  • @seanhalpin87
    @seanhalpin87 Год назад +3

    Taravangian is exactly how you said it.
    And it's arguable that he is a main character after rhythm of war hahah

  • @TowerBooks3192
    @TowerBooks3192 Год назад +1

    Ok I guessed Vetenari but man Discworld has so many characters that made me love it at least with the 9 books under my belt so far.
    As for the First Law, I got the same favourite as you but if you include the the in between books, I would pick Shenkt. I loved Shenkt and also Monza's gang in best served called, especially Friendly and Morveer. Also I just want to say, Nicomo Cosca feels like James from team rocket where he randomly blasts off to "die" but then pop out of nowhere.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +2

      Coska is probably my favorite side character in the series. And the voice in the audiobook is world class.

    • @seanhalpin87
      @seanhalpin87 Год назад +2

      Shivers is my favorite from best served cold, he is arguably the main character from first law as a whole, him, glokta and bayaz are all so crucial
      Friendly was my second favorite from best served cold, I adored him. Such a great character. Cosca is amazing as well. Monza was incredible as well. I think best served cold is one of the best stand alone novels I've ever read, I haven't finished the heroes or red country yet.

    • @stevenredpath9332
      @stevenredpath9332 Год назад +1

      Vetenari is not an assassin but trained by the assassin school. Even Vimes dislikes him but understands he is the best leader for Ankh-morpock. His guile and insight into his subjects is what makes him so dangerous. I suspect that if Terry had had Vetenari meet Granny Weatherwax he would have had to seek help because those two should never be in the same room. EVER!

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      @@stevenredpath9332 In Nights Watch isn't Vetinari an assassin?

    • @stevenredpath9332
      @stevenredpath9332 Год назад

      @@MattsFantasyBookReviews he was trained by them in Nights Watch and was doing his final exams but he didn’t become an assassin, eg got paid to kill. It’s a bit murky (surprise, surprise) about just what happened between him passing(?) his exams and becoming patrician but there’s no evidence he took up the profession.

  • @seanhalpin87
    @seanhalpin87 Год назад +1

    I got all of them but discworld and malazan (because I've only finished deadhouse gates, although I likely wouldn't have gotten it regardless)
    I wasn't sure if you'd go with fitz, but of course he's your favorite.
    8/10. Give me my prize now thanks

  • @gayanegasparyan4137
    @gayanegasparyan4137 Год назад +2

    Great list! And finally someone analyses book Tyrion right! He thinks he’s a good person but he’s not..

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      Yeah it's weird how the show totally switched him up. I love show Tyrion don't get me wrong, but the book one is superior to me.

  • @bob112b
    @bob112b Год назад +3

    My favorite character from these properties (skipping the ones I haven't read) are:
    2. Logen - I just like his idioms a lot. Glokta is a really close second
    3. Father Chains - he's not in the books a lot, but he makes a HUGE impact when he's there
    4. Tyrion - Easy
    5. Sazed - Just a perfectly written character. I really like Vin tho too
    7. Kaladin - Might be the best written character in fantasy.
    9. Every character in LotR is my favorite, they're all just perfect. Except Boromir, f him

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +1

      Absolutely wonderful choices. If I had a list of side characters, Father Chains would definitely be on the list. He's wonderful.

  • @heatherauton655
    @heatherauton655 Год назад +2

    Great video, but Nighteyes tops my list 💕

  • @shinigami2502
    @shinigami2502 Год назад +1

    My fav is Toji Fushiguro from Jujutsu Kaisen. He was the embodiment of power but because his strength did not meet his clan definition of powerful, he went rogue to prove himself worthy eventhough what he actually wanted was to break free from social expectation. He eventually got his redemption, but through his son. A bittersweet ending for him. My sec fav is Hadrian from Sun Eater series. He's such a humane character eventhough the world paints him as a monster/hero due to his action during war.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      Never heard of your first one, but I'll be starting Sun Eater soon!

    • @shinigami2502
      @shinigami2502 Год назад

      @@MattsFantasyBookReviews the first one is from manga. Can't wait to see your review for sun eater series!

  • @reaper2r
    @reaper2r Год назад +3

    TARAVANGIAN! You have great taste, Matt.

  • @some5794
    @some5794 Год назад +3

    Nah, from Mistborn it has to be Breeze. He is SOOOO interesting and funny

  • @thestruggler777
    @thestruggler777 Год назад +2

    I’m surprised that you didn’t include one character from the faithful and the fallen haha. My top 5 characters would be…
    5.Geralt of Riva
    4.Drem
    3.Sand Dan Glokta
    2.Jon Snow
    1.Maquin

  • @musicgenius1948
    @musicgenius1948 Год назад +1

    I guessed malazan and stormlight but missed Sam from lord of the rings. Taravangian is also my fav character in stormlight. And I got tehol and bugg cause I knew you love funny characters

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      Gosh I love Taravangian so much. I think I'm supposed to hate him but I just can't help but root for him.

  • @sethfranklin2482
    @sethfranklin2482 Год назад +1

    Got 8/10! Only Missed the character from Discworld and Stromlight cause I haven’t read those lol

  • @spyroskampanos7965
    @spyroskampanos7965 Год назад +1

    I got 8 making some educated guesses (haven't read wheel of time, Discworld, realm of the elderlings, malazan or lies of lock lamora)

  • @backuprafail-zw7wx
    @backuprafail-zw7wx Год назад +1

    My favorite of Joe Abercrombie is Nicomo Cosca. He has some amazing moments in Best served Cold

  • @Vojtechsroub
    @Vojtechsroub Год назад +1

    Great list, wouldnt picked better ones....maybe I woudl only switch Patrician for Sam Vimes...

  • @larryhodge3107
    @larryhodge3107 Год назад +2

    If we are doing only one character from a series then we share 4 of our top 10 characters. I have multiple characters from a few series in my actual top 10 but two of my top 5 make appearances on your list. Here is mine:
    10. Samwise (LotR)
    9. Paksenarrion (Deed of Paksenarrion)
    8. Silk (Belgariad)
    7. Sparkhawk (Elenium)
    6. Tyrion (ASOIAF)
    5. Glokta (First Law)
    4. Fiddler (Malazan)
    3. Kaladin (Stormlight)
    2. Druss (Drenai)
    1. Mat Cauthon (WoT)
    My top 5 is solid; same if I only do one character per series or if I do multiple ones per series.
    Everyone else would get pushed down though and all besides Tyrion would get pushed out of the top 10 when I bring in my 2nd or even 3rd favorites from some series. Karsa (Malazan) is my true #6, Tyrion would slid to #7, Perrin (WoT) #8, Quick Ben (Malazan) #9 & Egwene (WoT) #10.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      Great picks! I'm reading Drenai next month and I absolutely can't wait!

    • @larryhodge3107
      @larryhodge3107 Год назад

      @@MattsFantasyBookReviews I hope you like them as much as I do!
      Gemmell did a great job with his characters. He could introduce some random side character, make you love them, then kill them off and make you cry like a little man baby. And he would do it in just a handful of scenes too.
      Three words said over the death of a side character in Winter Warriors made me bawl more than any major character death in any book ever. Hell I cried more for that than I have for some real life people.
      Not sure what that says about me but there it is, lol.

    • @heatherauton655
      @heatherauton655 Год назад

      Oh I remember Silk, loved it when he was involved.
      Also Mara from Daughter of the Empire

  • @brendenbarlett9451
    @brendenbarlett9451 Год назад +1

    Mine would have to be-
    1. Rand al’Thor/WoT
    2. Matrim Cauthon/WoT
    3. Kvothe/TKKC
    4. Kaladin Stormblessed/TSLA
    5. Taravangian/TSLA
    6. Drew/ Wereworld (nostalgia from childhood)
    7. Dalinar Kholin/TSLA
    8. Tyrion Lannister & Catelyn Stark/ASoIaF
    9. Nynaeve al’Meara/WoT
    10. Perrin Aybarra/WoT

  • @rexfordhazelton7601
    @rexfordhazelton7601 Год назад

    Matt was by far the best character in the WOT hard drinking, woman chasing gambler. Logan 9 fingers top badass. Sam best true hearted friend. Caladin best underdog to badass. Aragorn, best future king who is a wandering woodsman. The Warded man, best tats and magiker. Tyrion Lanaster and Jaime Lanaster, evil but noble brothers. Anomander Rake, best ancient being who is an old dragon. Glokta, former expert swordsman turned old torture lord.

  • @stevenzegarelli6940
    @stevenzegarelli6940 Год назад +1

    No faithful and the Fallen? Maquin and at least one of Ban's parents would be on my list.

  • @civoreb
    @civoreb Год назад +3

    Nothing from The First Binding? Im so disappointed!!! 😂😂 kidding, but Fitz might be my number 1 as well.

  • @mnbgfdsa
    @mnbgfdsa Год назад +1

    Top 3 would be Matrim, Dalinar and Tau (from The Burning)

  • @jzerfass04
    @jzerfass04 Год назад +3

    The more ranking videos, the better. I feed off of them haha. Here is an idea. “Top 10 fantasy worlds! “

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      It's on my list to make eventually!

    • @heatherauton655
      @heatherauton655 Год назад +1

      Top 10 plots or twists
      Too 10 actors to fit characters
      Top 10 break your heart and soul
      Top 10 “ thank you author” / jump up and down in glee moments
      Top 10 villain gets karma

  • @Nahuelindomable526
    @Nahuelindomable526 9 месяцев назад

    My personal favorites characters are: Tyrion from SOIAF, Karsa Oorlong from Malaz, Sam from Lord of the Rings and Elend from Mitsborn Era 1. But the character that I adore the most in the entire genre is Vin from Mitsborn Era 1. She seems to me to be such a noble character, so compassionate, 100% dedicated to the benevolent causes in which she participates and being super loyal to the people she loves (not even a psychopathic monster like Zane could break that loyalty). In addition to having an excellent character arc in my personal opinion. Unfortunately, from my perspective I feel that she is very undervalued within the fantasy reading community. A shame. 😥😥😥

  • @raswartz
    @raswartz Год назад +1

    Fun quiz. I got 6/10.
    Malazan and Discworld are absolutely impossible.
    Stormlight and Mistborn I *should* have gotten because those are the best characters.
    WoT, LotR, ASOIAF, GB and FL are all obvious.
    I guessed your number one before you even finished number two by process of elimination.

  • @rapturedmourning
    @rapturedmourning Год назад +1

    Vetinari prefers the term "Tyrant"
    Including minor characters, I'd have to put him in my top 20. Same with Terrovangian.

  • @flyingsquirrel1486
    @flyingsquirrel1486 Год назад +1

    I need a top 50 >:)

  • @joev9689
    @joev9689 Месяц назад

    MbotF one was funny because when you said "It's kind of two people" I said "Who the hell's favorite character is Oponn?"

  • @mathisgolik3636
    @mathisgolik3636 Год назад

    My favorite in fantasy novels is either Rand from Wheel of Time or Tavore Paran from Malazan book of the Fallens. Otherwise it's Guts from Berserk.
    Edit: here's my top 10:
    1- Guts
    2- Griffith
    3 Rand
    3 Tavore Paran
    5 Meruem
    6 Kurapika
    7 Tserriednich (can't spell his name right, the psychopath prince from hxh latest arc)
    8 Kaladin
    9 Nynaeve
    10 Fiddler

  • @ivankorbijn4198
    @ivankorbijn4198 7 месяцев назад

    1. Elrond; 2. Ned Stark (asoiaf 1st); 3. A'Lan Mandragoran; 4. Logen Ninefingers; 5. Kaz Brekker; 6. Locke Lamora; 7. Artemis Entreri; 8. Merlin; 9. Jon Snow (asoiaf 2nd); 10. Simon Snowlock

  • @beckylanaway51
    @beckylanaway51 Год назад +1

    Glokta - first law
    Cerci, Tyrion and Jaime lannister - ASOIAF
    Achamian - Prince of Nothing
    Locke Lamora - Gentleman Bastards
    Karsa Orlong and Quick Ben - Malazan

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      All great choices - except I haven't read Prince of Nothing yet. I will be doing so in 2023!

  • @surpriseitsus9622
    @surpriseitsus9622 Год назад +1

    Glotka, only one right, but haven't read several series.

  • @pavelowjohn9167
    @pavelowjohn9167 Год назад +1

    Nothing from Zelazny or Gemmell or Moorcock? I mean, I realize writers like, say, Steven Brust or Glen Cook are a bit obscure for today's readers, but I figured one of those three would make the cut. Oh well, maybe next time.... (you could do a "Top 10 Fantasy Characters That No One Under 30 Has Ever Heard Of)
    But yes, a solid list with some noticeable hiccups (The Patrician over the Witches or Death or Capt Vimes? Really?)

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      I was going to put someone from Black Company in but honestly while I love the series none of the characters make the cut for me.
      I'm reading Drenai starting next month!

    • @pavelowjohn9167
      @pavelowjohn9167 Год назад +1

      @@MattsFantasyBookReviews I think you'll like Gemmell's style (assuming this will be the first of his stuff you've ever read). And while a lot of readers talk about the main characters (Druss, Skillgannon, Waylander, etc...), it's the side characters that sometimes draw you in (he has one side character named Bison that really leaves an impression on you). Enjoy!

  • @eggbert6900
    @eggbert6900 Год назад +2

    I cannot believe Eithan doesn't feature in this. Shame on you Matt! 😂

  • @jeremygunkel
    @jeremygunkel Год назад +2

    Sazed ❤

  • @benja6902
    @benja6902 Год назад +1

    Though you gave a verbal spoiler warning to The Stormlight Archive, you didn't give a verbal spoiler warning to Mistborn. As I was listening to your video, and not watching it, I heard the spoiler. Kind of a bummer considering I just bought Mistborn because I hear everyone talk about how great it is. I was expecting a verbal cue to fast forward. Oh well. Fun video regardless. I always your content.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      Sorry about that, I thought a big big spoiler warning text would be a big enough cue. Do you listen instead of watch?
      The spoiler on him is pretty tame, it won't ruin anything for you luckily.

    • @benja6902
      @benja6902 Год назад +1

      @@MattsFantasyBookReviews Yes, as I said, I was listening, not watching. Glad to hear it won't ruin the reading experience. Cheers!

    • @heatherauton655
      @heatherauton655 Год назад

      Honestly Mistborn is very YA and you can figure out the main plot pretty early, so not much of a spoiler tbh

  • @beardfromtadcymru9714
    @beardfromtadcymru9714 Год назад +1

    Mat ✅️
    Sam ✅️
    Malazen 🤷‍♂️ (not read)
    Stormlight 🤷‍♂️ (not read)
    Discworld 🤷‍♂️ (not read enough)
    None of the Misborn characters stood out to me before I DNF'D in book 2
    Tyrion ✅️
    GB 🤷‍♂️ (not read)
    Glokta ✅️
    Fitz 🤷‍♂️ (so far agree, but only in book 2)
    Would add someone from Banished Lands, Marquin? OK it's really Craf

  • @carnissa
    @carnissa Год назад +2

    Glokta ❤️

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +1

      He's so good. Did you listen to the audiobook? His voice is the all time best.

    • @carnissa
      @carnissa Год назад +1

      @@MattsFantasyBookReviews YES! Steven Pacey is the best!

  • @Kris-dh9oj
    @Kris-dh9oj Год назад +1

    I love the large SPOILER WARNING that appears every few seconds :D

  • @timecone57
    @timecone57 Год назад

    Aragorn

  • @timecone57
    @timecone57 Год назад

    Mat

  • @daveevans873
    @daveevans873 15 дней назад

    What no Bee Farseerer?
    Ok i get that ROTE is mainly about fitz, and he'd be the popular choice for that, id argue that both nighteyes and Bee are better. (Well maybe not better but my favorites)
    Bee is my favorite literary character
    To ge fair, if you didnt have the one character per series, this list should be dominated by robin hobb characters.
    Fitz, nighteyes, bee farseer, Malta vestrit, Paragon, Kennit, the [beloved] fool ......all in my top ten.
    So what if I'm totally biased towards ROTE, this us a character top 10 and Hobbs is the best at characters.

  • @matthewlockhart6243
    @matthewlockhart6243 Год назад +1

    Glokta

  • @anthonymontero6549
    @anthonymontero6549 26 дней назад

    Mist borne vin

  • @user-xs7vi3wu1u
    @user-xs7vi3wu1u Год назад

    At a closer read Tiryon is not the best Martin character, the most loved certainly, the most memorable as well, but he is not at the level of perfection of the holy trinity of ASOIAF Theon, Sansa and Jaime, these threr are not only the best written characters in fantasy, but the best written of all time, especially Sansa, mind blowing complexity. Their character archs is what sets them aside and elevates from any other book. From all the books that I have read only Dostoevskij tops Martin on dissecting, analising and exposing the human soul. Martin has spoiled reading for me, I can't find this quality of characters anywhere else, I hear people talking about a book with "fantastic characters" and I usually end up sorely disappointed. Non that the characters listed in this video are bad, but the ones I've read from the list felt flat. Usually other authors great main characters get only close to Martin's secondary characters, because even in writing secondary characters he is unbeatable, at least for me. Every character appearing in half a chapter out of thousands of pages and dozens of characters manages to be unique and memorable. The most important criteria for me is "Hard to pin down" and with Sansa Stark is perhaps the only sentence that describes her with perfection, evrething else is polarising and open to debate. Is she smart or dumb? Is she a spoiled, vain, selfish little brat or the most sensitive, caring, forgiving and sweet person in the books? Her reactionships have about the same level of complexity. She is a puzzle where at every re-read you discover new nuances and meaning to what she says, does or thinks and your opinion of her can change dramatically in a totally different direction. And let's not forget about the moral dilemmas all the characters fase in ASOIAF and how they deal with it, I feel like it is not a great character writing if there is not a good moral dilemma to deal with. Fantasy characters don't do that often. Robin Hobb gets second to Martin.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад

      I appreciate this comment and agree with a lot of your larger points. Have you tried reading "The First Law" yet - and if so, what did you think of some of those characters?

    • @user-xs7vi3wu1u
      @user-xs7vi3wu1u Год назад

      @@MattsFantasyBookReviews First law not yet, TBR soon 🥺, i have it in ebook format. It's very adult and grafic and violent I've been told, I am bound to love it.

  • @wjamimah7772
    @wjamimah7772 Год назад +1

    Literally don’t understand why some people get annoyed by Tehol and Bugg. They’re so ridiculous. The absolute nasty sh!t that they eat 🫣. Their reasoning for everything. 😂🤘

  • @philip3572
    @philip3572 Год назад +3

    i disliked sam actually. he’s mean to gollum

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +4

      I mean, he was kind of right about gollum though!

    • @stevenredpath9332
      @stevenredpath9332 Год назад

      Not Gollum but Sméagol. Gollum was nasty but Sméagol was sad and worthy of our pity.

  • @mariodominguez3366
    @mariodominguez3366 Год назад +1

    Where are the female characters?

  • @OverratedGames
    @OverratedGames Год назад +3

    Nah, frodos the hero. Sam is incredibly important, but frodo ultimately is the one who carried the ring. Definitely a hero, but im actually getting super tired of this whole sam is the REAL hero thing thats going on

  • @sluper12345
    @sluper12345 Год назад +1

    Fitz!? Really! I love the farseer series but always felt the protagonist was the weakest part. One reason (certainly not the only reason) Liveship Traders is the only Hobb series on my personal top 5 series of all time, is the lack of Fitz in that series. Also: Animal companions are overrated. There. I said it. Listen, don't be mad at me, I'm a grumpy 40+ man venting via youtube comments. Reason I find your videos interesting is because we rarely agree. Except Malazan of course. Malazan is awsome.

    • @MattsFantasyBookReviews
      @MattsFantasyBookReviews  Год назад +1

      The growth aspect of Fitz really resonated well with me. Although I can't disagree, Liveship was amazing!

    • @tanja9364
      @tanja9364 4 месяца назад

      10. Maquin
      9. Asher
      8. Orca
      7. Kaladin
      6. Geralt
      5. Logen
      4. Clover
      3. Vaelin
      2. Fool
      1. Fitz