redstar alpha said:
4)esther shaw from the mortal engines series
she is just a great charicter
It's HESTER Shaw, and I don't really think she counts as a hero considering she basically steals, kills and betrays her way through the series.
Hmm, most kick ass hero...
Sam Vimes from Discworld is a good one, especially in Night Watch, both sympathetic and unabashadly Clint Eastwood ish.
Master Li and Number Ten Ox from the Bridge of Birds (and The Story of the Stone and Eight Skilled Gentlemen) are two of my personal favorites. A chinese Sherlock Holmes and Watson slammed down into a fantastical ancient china loaded with action and adventure.
And speaking of which, Sherlock Holmes himself is pretty wickedly badass. Super Intelligent and addicted to cocaine, what more could you ask for?
For those of us fond of action-adventure-horror, Repairman Jack is a pretty awesome hero, infinitely capable and able to do battle with supernatural evil without any special abilities.
And lastly... Indiana Jones, I mean come on, who didn't want to be Indiana Jones when they were 5 and they first saw Raiders of the Lost Ark? I can't believe he hasn't been thrown on this list yet.