Your Favourite Swordsmen and Speelcasters

[nin_ninja]

The fantasy genre has quite a few famous names out there; Harry Potter, Zoro (or Zolo), Gandolf, Kratos, etc. and they are all great at what they do. I don't want to create a versus thread because it would be pointless (and because everyone knows that gun beats magic anyways), but I am curious as to what your favourite swordsman and spell-caster are (or spell-swordsman as the case may be). Also, they don't literally have to be a spell-caster. Someone like Storm from X-men fits the role too.

I just think that the character with the most depth, power, and all around badassness is the Dragon Reborn, Rand Al'Thor. He has a simple (not really) and generic history, a farm boy who finds he's the worlds savior, but his dragon tattoos set him aside from all those green-haired, JRPG heroes. Admit it, you've thought about getting those tattoos too.

 

[WorldCritic]

Don't really have any favorites except for Kratos I guess. Also Speelcasters?

 

[Spinozaad]

No. Rincewind.

With the Luggage being a close second. I mean, come on, how can you hate something that's half suitcase, and half homicidal maniac?

 

[spectrenihlus]

Best for both categories

 

[Mr Cwtchy]

Gandalf. I like that he isn't flashy with his magic, but practical(i.e. using his staff as a torch in Moria). Plus he can still kick ass in melee combat, something most magic users tend to fail at.

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Inigo Montoya AND The Man-In-Black from The Princess Bride.

What? You didn't expect me to actually pick one over the other did you?

 

[Lamppenkeyboard]

Kind of a toughie. I am going with Force Commander.

I fail at 40K a all I have played would be the RTS games. But wielding a hammer named "Doomslayer" into battle against flame throwing satan zombies is fucking badass.

 

[Tourette]

I never admire fictional characters but I do admire Hattori Hanzo who was a 15th century Ninja (not a Samurai as many believe). The Hanzo gate in Tokyo is in honour of this famous warrior which still stands today.

 

[gnomebard]

Yoda fit's both nicely. and would get into my top 10 in either category.

picking a good sword fighter is hard now that I think about it... but I will just put out there almost anyone in Highlander is in the running for me. but if forced to pick I say Jin from Samurai Champloo.

as for spell casters (if your counting storm as a wizard, not saying your wrong) I pick the Sliver Surfer. 2nd choice being Dr. Strange, who will always be (no matter what Marvel says) is the Sorcerer Supreme.

 

[GrimTuesday]

The biggest bad ass of all time is of course Sandor "The Hound" Clegan from A Song of Ice and Fire. Not only does he have an amazing back story but he kills everything in his path. In the first book he cuts a little kid in half and laughed about it, that's what is know as manliness.

 

[Frequen-Z]

Raphael from Soul Calibur. The only character in the history of fiction to ever be cooler after becoming a vampire.

 

[voetballeeuw]

Swordsman-Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Spellcaster- Does a biotic Shepard count? that's sort of magical.

 

[Naheal]

Fate Testarossa

 

[Just_A_Glitch]

Best for both categories

This guy wins.

A close second, swordsman-wise for me would be Lloyd Irving of Tales of Symphonia.

 

[gutterball17]

Renji Abarai

 

[Kyrian007]

"Gimme a Sword and I'll win this war for you." - Madmartigan. Well, he was great...

My favorite spellcaster, was a non-spellcaster in a world of all spellcasters. Tavi of Calderon and his amazing bridge clearing death lazer.