Wizards!

[WilliamWhite1]

+1 on Rincewind

 

[Shadow Law]

Dr. Strange anyone? Wizard Supreme.

 

[PurpleRain]

Dr. Strange anyone? Wizard Supreme.

First post. But yes, Dr Strange combines the arts of cool with magic and is a doctor in his spare time... nit that it really matters anymore.

You can say ass on the escapist but whatever.

But it makes me feel dirty.

On a more serious note... how the fuck could you have posted over 4000 times!!!

With style and a baterang... and naked half the time.

tho i still say the best one is Dr Doom, simply because he always talks in the third person

Was Dr Doom a wizard? I don't know that much about the guy.

 

[santaandy]

Zatanna. Mmmm.

 

[Johnnyallstar]

Ah, lovin' the Venture Bros. references ...

Anyway, I submit Lady Melisandre of Asshai [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisandre#Melisandre] from A Song of Ice and Fire. She literally can give birth to invincible shadow doppelgangers of people!

That wench is crazy man, you read the Dance with Dragons teaser chapter for Jon? Anyway yeah Melisandre deserves a spot.

Zeddicus Zul Zorander as well. BAGS!

 

[Berethond]

Radagast the Brown!!!

Gandalf's slightly less well known brother.

 

[Rock Avich]

Ah, lovin' the Venture Bros. references ...

Anyway, I submit Lady Melisandre of Asshai [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisandre#Melisandre] from A Song of Ice and Fire. She literally can give birth to invincible shadow doppelgangers of people!

You are now a God. Congratulations!

ALSO: Harry Dresden.

 

[KapnKerfuffle]

I'm partial to Pharaun Mizzrym, drow wizard from War of the Spider Queen. A clever, happy-go-lucky sociopath.

 

[Alex_P]

Elminster from DnD. I'm not sure who he really is, but in games they keep making cameo's with him. But to me, he's basically Galdalf the red.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elminster

Boo!

Elminster is an annoying fourth-wall-breaking author-insertion character Mary Sue(*) who lives almost forever and has sex with the goddess of magic and, like, at least two of her super-hot uber-powerful daughters. He's pretty much the worst thing about the Forgotten Realms. He's also the centerpiece of the Forgotten Realms. Just like FR was written as a replacement for Gygax's Greyhawk, Elminster is a replacement for Gygax's Mordenkainen. Originally, both were pretty much cut-rate copy-this-setting-but-file-off-the-serial-numbers replacements. FR has since grown up into a bit more (I still think of it as poorly-put-together kitchen-sink generic fantasy -- though Greyhawk at its best isn't much better, either, to be honest), but Elminster is the umbilical cord that ties it all back to the weakest, lamest, most derivative elements of FR. The further you get away from Elminster and Greenwood, the more tolerable FR becomes.

When you flip open the 3rd Edition D&D Forgotten Realms campaign sourcebook, what do you see at the start of the book? That's right, Elminster, complete with his ridiculous stat block full of crazy multiclassing and ridiculous custom swag. It's like the writers are just daring you to munch harder and further.

-- Alex
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* - (EDIT) I take it back. He is not a "Mary Sue".

 

[josh797]

Radagast the Brown!!!

Gandalf's slightly less well known brother.

hell yeah! im actually a huge fan of radaghast. not really sure why, just know that hes epic. but in all seriousness i think gandalf is way badass. You shall not passs!

 

[Labyrinth]

A good friend of mine bears the title "Wizard of Bings" as both a nod to his usual screen name, and a nod to the general LAN hang-out for our area. Makes much fun for roleplay games too.

My favourite character to play in say, Baldur's Gate is a mage. God knows those pointy hats are so damn sexy.

 

[ThaBenMan]

"The Wizard" is also a kickass song by Black Sabbath

 

[Larenxis]

It's gotta be Sarda from 8-bit Theatre. He's the wizard that did it!
Recent quote: "By the way, do you know the best thing about magic? Everything."

 

[superbleeder12]

Tim from MP&tHG

I enjoy playing wizards in most of my gaming groups, but 4.0 D&D really screwed over the wizard. 4.0 screwed over most things in the game to tell you the truth. Its fun to play but I know I will not have any memorable characters... just because everything feels so... same-y

I never play flashy wizards, I always used utility and buffing spells. My offensive spells were really few and far between.

My most fun wizard was a CN (bumped down to CE when he poisoned every wizard in a wizard university and took it over for himself) halfling wizard/rogue who would stop at nothing to obtain a new spell for his books. And he was 'open source' with his spells, he'd allow anyone to read and copy his spells for no charge. He believed that the world was better with magic, and if magical knowledge was cloistered to a select few, civilization could not advance to its full potential.

 

[Knight Templar]

Elminster, I made my guy in Fable 2 look like him just to liven things up a lot.

 

[Izakflashman]

Elminster the Sage is the most powerful wizard of all time, the Chosen of Mystra, the goddess of Magic and the Weave in Faerun. So yes, he is more powerful than Gandalf the Red. Although I still prefer Phaerun Mizzyrm, for his smarmyness and wit.

Then there's always Rincewind.

We all have a little rincewind inside all of us. Every time A guy with a crowbar threatens us.

 

[Brett Alex]

Ahem.

Are we forgetting the titular Pug from The Riftwar, Serpent War, Conclave of Shadows, and Darkwar sagas?

Typical start, talentless kitchen boy becomes a sorcerer, but he just keeps on getting better.

Oh yeah, and he's over 200 years old in fiction, and over 25 years in real life. Thats endurance, the best quality of badass wizard.

 

[preachersaul]

Harry Dresden.