Best fictional characters (all time)

Vegeta (Japanese: ベジータ Bejīta) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta first appears as a major antagonist in chapter #204 Goodbye Son Goku (さようなら孫悟空 Sayōnara Son Gokū), published...

Son Goku (Japanese: 孫 悟空) is a fictional superhero and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong, a main character in the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West...

Mikasa Ackerman is a fictional character in the Attack on Titan franchise. She is Eren Yeager's adopted sister. She is a quiet and withdrawn girl and maintains a stoic expression, except when Eren is in danger. When Mikasa's paren...

Tali'Zorah is a fictional character of the quarian alien race in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in all three games in the original Mass Effect trilogy, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and...

Beatrix Kiddo (primarily known as The Bride), codename Black Mamba, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the two-part movie Kill Bill directed by Quentin Tarantino. She is portrayed by Uma Thurman...

Garrus Vakarian is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who acts as a party member (or "squadmate") in each of the first three games of the series, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Garrus is a tur...

Gandalf is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He is a wizard, member of the Istari order, as well as leader of the Fellowship of the Ring and t...

Obi-Wan Kenobi (later known as Ben Kenobi) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, played by Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor. In the original trilogy, he is a mentor to the protagonist Luke Skywalker to whom he teaches...

Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by Harrison Ford. In the original film trilogy, Han and his co-pilot, Chewbacca, become involved in the Rebel Alliance which opposes the Galactic Emp...

Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas, first appearing in the 1981 film The Empire Strikes Back. In the original films, he trains Luke Skywalker to fight against the wild Galactic Empire...

The Fourth Doctor is a fictional character portrayed by Tom Baker in the TV series "Doctor Who" between 1974 and 1981. He is the longuest-running Doctor at the time of writing.

Ryuk (Japanese: リューク Ryūku) is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is a bored Shinigami that drops a Death Note, a notebook that allows you to kill anyone simply by k...

Cloud Strife (Japanese: クラウド・ストライフ Kuraudo Sutoraifu) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Square's (now Square Enix's) role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII and several of its sequels and spin-offs. He was ori...

Kakashi Hatake (はたけ カカシ Hatake Kakashi) is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Kishimoto originally planned to introduce Kakashi in the manga to the series' titular character, N...

Eren Yeager (エレン・イェーガー Eren Yēgā), spelled Eren Jaeger in the Funimation dub, is a fictional character appearing as the protagonist from the manga series Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama. Eren is a teenager who swears revenge on...

L Lawliet (Japanese: エル・ローライト Eru Rōraito), exclusively known by the mononym L, is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is an eccentric genius and international privat...

Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. As part of his backstory, it is reve...

Chewbacca, nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute biped and intelligent species from the planet Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and associate of Han Solo,...

The Fifth Doctor is a fictional character portrayed by Peter Davison in the TV series "Doctor Who" between 1981 and 1984.

Sasuke Uchiha (うちは サスケ Uchiha Sasuke) is a fictional character from the manga and anime franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. Sasuke is one of the several surviving members of the Uchiha clan, an infamous and powerful ex...

Naruto Uzumaki (うずまき ナルト Uzumaki Naruto) is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. The eponymous protagonist of the series, he is a teenage ninja from the fictional village of...

Lieutenant Commander Shepard is the player character in BioWare's Mass Effect game trilogy: Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. A veteran soldier of the Systems Alliance Navy military and N7-graduate of the Interplaneta...

Walter Hartwell White (also known by his clandestine alias Heisenberg) is a fictional character. The main protagonist, and anti-hero, in the American television drama series Breaking Bad on AMC. He was created by series creator Vi...

R2-D2 is a robot character in the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. An astromech droid (referred to in the novel as a 'thermocapsulary dehousing assister'), R2-D2 is a major character in all Star Wars films, and is also...

Darth Vader, also known as Anakin Skywalker, is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Vader appears in the original trilogy as a pivotal figure, and his past as Anakin Skywalker is central to the prequel trilogy. The ch...

The Eighth Doctor is a fictional character portrayed by Paul McGann in the 1996 film "Doctor Who".

Light Yagami (Japanese: 夜神 月 Yagami Raito) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is a bored young genius who finds the Death Note dropped by the...

The First Doctor is a fictional character portrayed by William Hartnell in the TV series "Doctor Who" between 1963 and 1966.

Armin Arlert (Armin Arlelt in the english dub) is a fictional character in the Attack on Titan franchise. He is Eren Yeager's childhood friend who joins him in the Scouts. He has an inferiority complex, believing he barely passed...

Thane Krios is a fictional character first seen in Mass Effect 2. He is 39-year-old drell assassin who is dying of a disease known as Kepral's Syndrome, exclusive to drell. He is encountered on the asari-dominated world of Ilium...

Luke Skywalker is a fictional character appearing as the central protagonist of the original film trilogy and as a minor character in the prequel trilogy of the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. The character, portrayed...

Jonathan "John" Wick is a fictional character from the movie series John Wick, portrayed by Keanu Reeves. Wick is an ex-hitman who due to unfortunate circumstances, returns to the underworld he intended to leave behind...

Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed by Liam Neeson in the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace...

Boba Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. A recurring antagonist in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, he is a bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader. He also made a cameo appearance in the digitally r...

C-3PO is a humanoid robot character from the Star Wars universe who appears in the original Star Wars films, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy. He was also a major character in the ABC television show Droids, and appears...

Darth Maul is a fictional character in the science fiction franchise Star Wars. Trained as Darth Sidious's first apprentice, he serves as a Sith Lord and a master of wielding a double-bladed lightsaber. He is one of the antagonist...

Harry James Potter is the title character of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard. Thus, he...

Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962). Lee a...

Princess Leia Organa is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars, Leia is princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Imperial Senate and an...

Sheev Palpatine (also known as Senator Palpatine, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Emperor Palpatine, Darth Sidious, or simply The Emperor) is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Star Wars universe, primarily portray...

Sakura Haruno (春野 サクラ Haruno Sakura) is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. In the anime and manga, Sakura is a kunoichi affiliated with the village of Konohagakure, and part of...

The Third Doctor is a fictional character portrayed by Jon Pertwee in the TV series "Doctor Who" between 1969 and 1974.

Deadpool (real name Wade Winston Wilson) is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in The New...

Grand Admiral Thrawn (full name: Mitth'raw'nuruodo) is a fictional character and a major antagonist in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared in Timothy Zhan's Thrawn trilogy — Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last...

Tifa Lockhart (Japanese: ティファ・ロックハート Tifa Rokkuhāto) is a fictional character in Square's (now Square Enix) role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII. Created and designed by Tetsuya Nomura, she has since appeared in the fighting...

Rey is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, played by Daisy Ridley. She is a scavenger on the desert planet Jakku who discovers that she is very Force-sensitive. Ridley said: "She's completely self-sufficient and does...

The Second Doctor is a fictional character portrayed by Patrick Troughton in the TV series "Doctor Who" between 1966 and 1969.

Padmé Amidala (born Padmé Naberrie) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by actress Natalie Portman. She served as the Princess of Theed and later Queen of Naboo. After her...

The Sixth Doctor is a fictional character portrayed by Colin Baker in the TV series "Doctor Who" between 1984 and 1986.

Dr. Liara T'Soni is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who serves as a main party member (or "squadmate") in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 3. Liara is voiced by Ali Hillis in the video games and voiced by Jami...