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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 10:13 PM
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Poll question: Which type of character in fiction do you prefer?
Edited on Sun Dec-02-07 10:31 PM by HypnoToad
Anti-hero:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-hero

Anti-villain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-villain

And the Byronic hero:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byronic_hero
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 10:30 PM
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1. ~
Edited on Sun Dec-02-07 10:32 PM by Tuesday Afternoon
'k
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 10:31 PM
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2. Sorry. The thread burped.
:hide:
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 10:33 PM
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3. sheesh
this place freaks me out sometimes:yoiks:

what, did you change your mind?
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 10:40 PM
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5. Did I change my mind?
Only if it was as easy to change as a VCR tape...
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 10:42 PM
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6. well. isn't it? mine is.
should I
should I not
back and forth
over and over again
ad naseum :puke:
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 10:36 PM
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4. Anti-Villain - I think my favorite is Gerald Tarrant from the Coldifre Trilogy by CS Friedman
Brilliant character.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 10:43 PM
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7. Kerr Avon was cooler.
:D
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-02-07 11:00 PM
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8. I never watched Blake's 7.
Never got into Red Dwarf, either, even though I tried.

But as far as I remember, I've never even had the opportunity to see Blake's 7.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 02:09 AM
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9. The Tragic hero
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragic_hero
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 11:01 AM
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12. good one
if that had been up there, I would have a hard time voting.
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 04:31 AM
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10. Unreliable narrator
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 12:03 PM
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17. I like the Mostly Uninformed, ADD, OCD, Autistic, Issues with Anger Management Narrator
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Gonzo Gardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 05:50 AM
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11. oh crap... I thought it said BIONIC hero.
:P
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 12:01 PM
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15. Moronic Hero

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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 11:04 AM
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13. I think I am more of an anti-minion
or maybe an anti-hired-goon.
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porphyrian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 11:15 AM
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14. I like them all, so my answer depends on the story rather than some predetermination. -n/t
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-03-07 12:02 PM
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16. Alex Cross!!!
He's my man!!
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