#QuestionOfTheDay #FavCharacterAtoZ

[bigshellevent@toot.cat]

@ami_angelwings Cloud Strife forever. I feel so validated that what doesn't kill you makes you weirder

[silvergm@dice.camp]

@ami_angelwings #FavCharacterAtoZ #FavCharacterC Cain, from John Wick 4. The writing in the film wasn't the best, but that character was a really interesting exploration of how someone blind would fight. Furthermore, I really enjoyed how the film displayed his reluctance to fight for the maquis, and the fact that he fights alongside John in the leadup to the final duel.

[press_rouch@mastodon.green]

@ami_angelwings after choosing an Andor character for B, of course it's gotta be Cassian himself for C (with a shoutout to the ruthless Cinta, and best adoptive Dad, Clem).

"He knows everything he needs to know and feels everything he needs to feel. And when the day comes, and those two pull together, he will be an unstoppable force for good."

Don't worry, it's not going to be Dedra for D though.

#FavCharacterAtoZ
#FavCharacterC

[nighttimeapparition@indiepocalypse.social]

@arcadiagt5 @ami_angelwings Outlanders was central to introducing me to Japanese comics as a teen, so it has a special place in my heart.

[ami_angelwings@urusai.social]

So I had a LOT of trouble with #FavCharacterC b/c I was trying to decide between Claire Redfield, Columbo & Cassandra Cain. I've decided to go off the board and go with...

Carrie Kelley from The Dark Knight Returns (which I enjoy, I know many people have qualms with it & I'm not uncritical but I like it), who is smart, brave, and has a lot of agency. She becomes Robin on her own, saves Batman multiple times and even breaks his orders to do so, displaying superior computer knowledge in the process. (I also love the generation gap between the two when Batman asked her where she learned to use computers because to Bruce computers are a Big Deal and she says "had to learn something in school" cuz kids grow up on computers now).

We just won't talk about the DKR sequels.

#FavCharacterAtoZ

[ami_angelwings@urusai.social]

I actually assumed Columbo would show up a lot in #FavCharacterC but so far I haven't seen his name.

[ami_angelwings@urusai.social]

#QuestionOfTheDay #FavCharacterAtoZ

Who is your favourite fictional character from any work whose name (if they only have one) or first name begins with the letter "D"?

Please include the series/work the character is from and why they are your favourite.

Include the hashtag #FavCharacterAtoZ also, so we can easily group the answers.

Similar to the rules on "C", Detective/Doctor/etc don't count unless that's a proper name & not a title. (i.e. Detective Chimp & The Doctor count, Detective Lennie Briscoe & Dr. House do not)

Add the hashtag #FavCharacterD to it so there's sub-sorting as well.

#fiction #books #anime #manga #TTRPG #CCGs #VideoGames #superheroes #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #writing #webcomics #poetry #mythology #movies #film #television #tv #musicals #scifi #fantasy

[otherdracula@mastodon.social]

@ami_angelwings Well, obviously no one can pick him, his first name is Lieutenant.

[ami_angelwings@urusai.social]

@otherdracula that's also true

[otherdracula@mastodon.social]

@ami_angelwings I am contractually obligated to say Dracula. #FaveCharacterD

[wincenworks@mastodon.social]

@ami_angelwings Diana Burnwood
Definitely one of the best developed female characters in video games across the timeline from 2000 to date.
#FavCharacterAtoZ #FavCharacterD

[ami_angelwings@urusai.social]

@otherdracula if you didn't I would be obligated to flamethrower you as an alien imposter

[yon@sakurajima.moe]

@ami_angelwings Donut, or rather Princess Donut. She’s now a talking cat, before she was just a cat, and hangs out with Carl from yesterday’s #FavCharacterAtoZ in the dungeon crawl.

She’s sassy, she’s a diva, and she’s insecure as hell but a lot smarter and more capable than what she lets on.

#DungeonCrawlerCarl

(And she’s totally taking the spotlight from Carl:))

[skleefeld@retro.pizza]

@ami_angelwings

#FavCharacterD

Doctor (Doctor Who)
Daffy Duck (Warner Bros.)
Dr. Doom (Marvel Comics)
Din Djarin (Star Wars)
Daria Morgendorffer (Daria)

The theme here is "iconoclast"

#QuestionOfTheDay
#FavCharacterAtoZ

[ami_angelwings@urusai.social]

it's interesting that Dr. Strange is an edge case b/c Dr. Strange is both his professional title and his superhero name.

[silvergm@dice.camp]

@ami_angelwings #FavCharacterAtoZ #FavCharacterD Dall Sabin, from Tactical Breach Wizards. She's a hero of the resistance, that outright stole a riot cop's gear, and uses it themselves. Interestingly, while her nation is oppressed by a theocracy, she's not an atheist; she actually follows an opposing denomination of the same religion. The writing of the conflict is fascinating. On top of all that, she's a lot of fun to play, ramming into enemies at high speed.

[ami_angelwings@urusai.social]

I thought I knew for sure who my #FavCharacterD was but then I remembered Diana of Themyscira (Wonder Woman) but she can also go under W & I don't *think* I have any conflicts in W.

Anyway I'm gonna go with my first choice:

Dinobot from Transformers: Beast Wars (or "Beasties" as it was called in Canada e_e), setup to make you think he's like Starscream, turns into a loyal Maximal, and ends up dying a hero, sacrificing his life going 1 on 7 against ALL THE PREDACONS by himself (he wasn't even a transmetal) to save future humanity, using the last of his energy to eyeblast the Golden Disc, preventing Megatron from seeing the future.

"He lived a warrior, and died a hero. Let his spark join the Matrix - the greatest of Cybertron."

His death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNEqkOhFlgQ

#FavCharacterAtoZ

[prozacchiwawa@functional.cafe]

@ami_angelwings

D

He's a pretty sympathetic anti-hero, and yoshitaka amano's artwork is amazing.

#FavCharacterAToZ #FavCharacterD

[ami_angelwings@urusai.social]

it's amazing how dark that show was able to get, skirting the line with implication. In a previous episode Dinobot had given the golden disc to Megatron when he realized Megatron was right all along and didn't strand them on the planet for no reason, and he wonders about what his destiny is, but then he ultimately can't bring himself to kill Rattrap (his beloved) and turns back on Megatron realizing he's not a Predacon at heart.

This act leads to him trying to get redemption by destroying the disc, but the episode opens with him holding his sword to his torso. I guess the censors missed it, but he was clearly going to kill himself for his mistake before he decided that he controls his own fate and he can still fix things and prevent Megatron from succeeding.

[quasitemporal@wandering.shop]

@ami_angelwings Golly, hadn't considered Claire (mainly given my theme) but she would be a good choice. As well as Columbo. Interesting who comes to mind and who doesn't.