User:AuronKaizer/The List

Okay, so to counterbalance the negative energy of the Bottom Ten, here's is its negative, its opposite, its antithesis; the ever-so-original TOP TEN! Same rules as the former do apply, only the other way around! In case you need a recap -- Pop culture, books, games, films, television. Best of these. Okay buster?

Supporting characters
Okay, so since protagonists are a cliché'd thing to write about, I thought I'd write about those other characters - you know, the ones that are actually good 90% of the time and not 20% of the time. Those guys who don't get the glory or the girls, but get yours and my respect. Which is more important. Especially since, those being fictional characters, glory or girls mean nothing to them. Respect is forever!

X. Vivi Orunitia (Final Fantasy IX)
Vivi is the true main character of Final Fantasy IX. Now, besides the extremely questionable music and villain of that game, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and though it's nowhere near the best FF, you've gotta think relatively, since FF is the third best game series I know of. Vivi is a Black Mage. Hence, he's a short weird little guy with a lot of heart, guts and determination. His character is so well-written and so perfectly executed, he steals the spotlight in the game, and FFIX has the best character cast of any FF. As far as I'm concerned, he might be the best FF character that isn't my namesake.

IX. Tuco Ramirez (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)
Now, anybody who knows me knows that I'm a huge fan of the great Sergio Leone and all his films. You might say he's inspiration to me and my endeavours. Except for the fact that I haven't done anything of consequence to the world of course. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, considered by many to be his masterpiece (although, in my opinion, that honor goes to Once Upon a Time in America) is, needless to say, one of my favourite films. Part due to the stoic badassness of Clint Eastwood, partly due to the cold, calculating Lee Van Cleef, but mostly due to Eli Wallach's Tuco Ramirez.

A murdering bastard if there ever was one. However, the downright masterful acting of Eli Wallach manages to turn even a murdering, foul-mouthed bastard into a character you care about and don't want to die, no matter what his crimes. Going from jolly gunslinger in one minute, to money-hungry merciless coward in the next, Tuco is just one of those characters you can't help but thoroughly think about as pure ownage. He's got many of the movie's best lines, and the ending scene (which I won't ruin to you unenlightened ones out there) is bizarre in that it's got you rooting for him. Fantastic character.


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