Your Favorite Character in The Dark Tower

[Matt]

We have talked a bit about Ticky and Gasher, Allie and the lovely Miss Pittston. Even, briefly, Katz from the pharmacy.

How about the rest?

I'm thinking in particular of the woman in the last book, that drove Roland to NY? He threw her a fuck even though he didn't want to.

Seems like Roland did that a lot. :cool:

[sarah]

yeah, Roland is always good for a roll in the sack. LOL!

We don't really see a lot bit players that aren't flashbacks until Wolves of the Calla. Now we are in full swing of new players and storylines. I always liked Rosalita. She was hard core simple and to the point. I like a good well written woman and SK does just fine by her, imo.

[Matt]

Yep, she was a woman that deserved a good Roland roll. :lol:

[Letti]

I was jealous of her. :D

[Jean]

Seems like Roland did that a lot. :cool:

do you call that a lot? http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_unsure.gif

Allie... then that ghost... then nothing for God knows how long... then Rosalita, for only a few days... and in some time, at last, Irene... and nothing again till the very end, which wasn't very close.

[Wuducynn]

Rosalita sounded the hottest of them all to me..my favorite bit players though are Richard P. Sayre and the Church of the Holy God Bomb preacher Harrigan.

[Jean]

Rosalita sounded the hottest of them all to me...
oh yes. I once voter for her in a poll, something like "Who would you like to have sex with", - preferring her to Susan and even to Susannah http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_wub.gif

[Letti]

Rosalita sounded the hottest of them all to me..my favorite bit players though are Richard P. Sayre and the Church of the Holy God Bomb preacher Harrigan.

I thought your forever favourite was Sylvia. :P

[Wuducynn]

Sylvia is pretty damn hot......oh it's too hard to choose!

[Letti]

Sylvia is pretty damn hot......oh it's too hard to choose!

You needn't choose. Sylvia is yours. :D

[Matt]

Seems like Roland did that a lot. :cool:

do you call that a lot? http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_unsure.gif



I would say if you draw a percentage of the times he got laid that we know of...the pity screws would represent a lot. :lol:

[fernandito]

Roland's just a damn pimp. :cool:

[Wuducynn]

Roland's just a damn pimp. :cool:

Roland sells his women for sex?? Must be in the "Extra-special Uncut Editions" of the Dark Tower series!

[fernandito]

Roland's just a damn pimp. :cool:

Roland sells his women for sex?? Must be in the "Extra-special Uncut Editions" of the Dark Tower series!

:lol:


The Dark Tower : The Directors Cut! With commentary by Quentin Tarantino -




Tarantino: "This guy Roland..he's like, vicious, you know?"

[sarah]

The Guy in the Flannel Shirt, aka, John Cullin. The guy was sent by Ka to help our boys out in SoS. Plus, you just got to love that accent. :lol:

[sarah]

Mine is hands down, Roland. He was the first person you get to know. He is the last gunslinger and he is on a quest. The whole flashback storytelling of Tull is what sent me full swing into Roland's quest.

Don't get me wrong, I love the entire ka-tet, but Roland is number one for me.

[William50]

Gasher. Just kidding. It's Roland!:lol:

[jayson]

Jake Chambers is my fav in the entirety of the King canon.

[Wuducynn]

I don't have a favorite, but many.

Los (big surprise)

Susannah

Roland

Walter

Oy

[jayson]

really, Los? who'd have guessed that one.

[jayson]

I've always liked Tian Jaffords for having the courage to try to organize a stand against the Wolves even without Gunslingers to do the job.

[Storyslinger]

Walter, Randall, Flagg, Man in Black

What ever you want to call him, he's my pick.

[William50]

Good choice.

[Storyslinger]

Evil has always had its attractive side.

[ENDER1984]

Oy has to to be my favorite....he had me when he attacked the tick-tock man..and i like relationship between man and beast.

[Storyslinger]

Oy would have been my second pick, good one!

[Wuducynn]

Oy's the bumbler!

[Ruthful]

Cort.

In terms of primary characters, the main ka-tet, Susannah, although there are so many who I love that it's difficult to narrow it down to a few choices.

[TerribleT]

Cort.

I liked Cort a lot too. Not my favorite, but he's up there.

[Letti]

Okay, here you can't mention Roland, Eddie, Jake, Susannah, Oy or Callahan.
Let's try to look for those characters who didn't have a big part in the story but they touched us and burnt into our memories.

For example I liked Allie so much. The way she wanted to love and to be loved again in the moved world...

[jayson]

off the top of my head, john cullum and tian jaffords. tian especially because

he tried to raise the calla to action before he knew he'd have the help of gunslingers.

[Letti]

Yeah, Tian knew how to stand and be true.

[Mike Beck]

Tian's a great choice. He was a likeable character right from the get-go.

I loved the characters of Jack Mort, Eldred Jonas, and Rando Thoughtful.

[jayson]

I liked Eldred as a character as well. I knew he was a great character bc I just hated him so much! His backstory was very cool.

[MonteGss]

ROLAND

[MonteGss]

John Cullum.
The Reverend Harrigan.

[ATG]

Cuthbert

[Wuducynn]

It's a toss up between Richard P. Sayre and Earl Harrigan.

[CyberGhostface]

I loved Finli and Pimli.

[obscurejude]

Ted Brautigan and Sheemie. I also liked Henchick of the Manni. I know I just listed three Letti...alas

[sarah]

Right now at this very moment?

Rosalita!

She is a healer, a lover, and a total ass kicker. Those those plates baby!

[Wuducynn]

Rosalita is awesome. :cool:

[Odetta]

Rhea

[obscurejude]

Rosalita is cool.

[fernandito]

Jonas, hands down.

[LadyHitchhiker]

Does Mordred or Randall Flagg count as a non main character? Because I digged them... but I also kinda liked Sylvia in a weird way..

[Letti]

I couldn't stand Sylvia at all. What can you guys see in her?

[LadyHitchhiker]

Oh I didn't like her like her, I just liked her because she came out of nowhere, she was a surprise, and she was a completely different character than I've ever seen SK write about... It made me want to understand more of where she ahd come from and how she had ended up the way she was.

[fernandito]

She died with her legs sprawled, if that's any indication.


*wink*

[LadyHitchhiker]

Alright I can't even respond to that because my brain went into overload, but I will switch topics and say I loved Sheemie. He touched my heart.

[fernandito]

:lol:

[Letti]

I loved Sheemie, too but I prefered him in Mejis when he was that simple boy.

[LadyHitchhiker]

It's like in he Green Mile with John Coffey... I tend to want to take the broken guys home and mend them, take care of them... that's how I ended up bringing home so many foster animals before I met my husband, and probably why I was okay with dating a guy who had a daughter, and later marrying him...

Oh great nurturer me...

That's also why I like some of the bad guys... because I think there must be some good in them and I could fix them...

Still striving to be a super-hero *le sigh*

[ManOfWesternesse]

A lot are covered already (Tian, Sheemie, Cuthbert...)
To add a new one - Stephen King. Great character.

[LadyHitchhiker]

Absolutely!!!!! :D

[Storyslinger]

Flagg

[obscurejude]

After reading about him last night, I was rather impressed with Nigel- the robot that helped Susannah to the New York/ Fedic door. The image of Nigel wandering through the tunnels and later awaiting someone (who would never come) to fix his eyes was very heart wrenching for me.

[jayson]

nigel was cool. he was everything andy wasn't

[Darkthoughts]

Rosalita - she was practical, funny, intelligent, independant...so much so i can forgive all those cheesy "gander" jokes she and Roland made. I hope the clearing at the end of Roland's path is Rosie's cottage ;)

To pick a male character is much harder, there were so many I really enjoyed...but I'm going to go with Dinky Earnshaw...I have a real soft spot for him.

[jayson]

...but I'm going to go with Dinky Earnshaw...I have a real soft spot for him.

*waiting for CK Matt to get a hold of this one...*

[Darkthoughts]

:lol: Well, after all that sim sex he deserves it!

[jayson]

yes, just don't let him write you any love letters with his special symbols

[obscurejude]

:lol:

[Darkthoughts]

Now thats performance pressure!! :lol:

[Wuducynn]

?? Not sure how innocent widdle ole me was brought into this conversation.. oh and Jayson, I do prefer 'Matthew' over 'Matt'. Thanks!

[Darkthoughts]

You make me suspicious when you pretend to be all nice! :P

[jayson]

aye, cry your pardon, matthew it shall be. or just prickface.

[Wuducynn]

aye, cry your pardon, matthew it shall be. or just prickface.

Either or is accurate :thumbsup:

[Wuducynn]

You make me suspicious when you pretend to be all nice! :P

Hey, I am not pretending! I am a nice guy.

[fernandito]

compared to?....



:P

[B Rag]

Tick Tock Man! Not really the most major character, but definately the most fun character to read about.

[sarah]

ROLAND



what was that? who?


I don't know that name. Was he a bit character?

[Wuducynn]

He was that guy in the bar..next to that other guy..you know the one I'm talking about.

[ATG]

Sheemie was also a favorite.

[Letti]

I liked Trudy a lot in SoS a lot. Her whole life changed during two minutes but she didn't start to cry or break down... she was strong.

[Ruthful]

Rhea

Rhea Dubativo is awesome.

My favorite character in TDT IV, bar none.

[Letti]

I lovelovelove them all.

But if I must choose I pick Roland without any hesitation.

[Odetta]

Rhea

Rhea Dubativo is awesome.

My favorite character in TDT IV, bar none.

:) I like evil!

[jayson]

rhea is a great king villain. i am looking fwd to seeing her again in "The Long Road Home"

[TerribleT]

I know this is really cliche, but I have to say Roland, I loved the guy from the time when he followed the man in black. He, and his world always represented a huge mystery to me. For many years he gave me something to look forward to, and we walked a looong journey together. We met hundreds of people long the way, and left some behind, killed some, and lost some of our most precious friends and family members, but we travelled a long distance, stood at the foot of the tower, cried the names of our friends, and family, and stood true to the end.

[jayson]

I lovelovelove them all.

But if I must choose I pick Roland without any hesitation.

you chose roland on the 19th post of the thread! good job!

i choose jake. the idea of a boy gunslinger from nyc is a great character idea.

[Woofer]

I agree. Irene Tassenbaum came through and totally deserved a show of appreciation. I'm glad they both found an agreeable method.

I always found the two cops, O'Mearah and Delevan, interesting.

[Wuducynn]

I've always liked Tian Jaffords for having the courage to try to organize a stand against the Wolves even without Gunslingers to do the job.

Right-on. Tian is the man. Just a farmer, but sick of being a pussy and sick of his calla being pussies. :harrier:

[ATG]

Word.



Andolini
Ted Brattigen

Spellings approximated,

[jayson]

I've always liked Tian Jaffords for having the courage to try to organize a stand against the Wolves even without Gunslingers to do the job.

Right-on. Tian is the man. Just a farmer, but sick of being a pussy and sick of his calla being pussies. :harrier:

Right. Tian would rather die fighting than allow one more child to be taken.

[Ruthful]

Rosalita sounded the hottest of them all to me..my favorite bit players though are Richard P. Sayre and the Church of the Holy God Bomb preacher Harrigan.

The funny thing is that there really are people like that in Manhattan-especially in Midtown or inside of any major PATH station-but none of them are as entertaining the Gaaawd Bomber. There are a few who stand about a block from Bryant Park with laminated photos of aborted fetuses though. They're out there every Thursday like clockwork.

[jayson]

The funny thing is that there really are people like that in Manhattan-especially in Midtown or inside of any major PATH station-but none of them are as entertaining the Gaaawd Bomber. There are a few who stand about a block from Bryant Park with laminated photos of aborted fetuses though. They're out there every Thursday like clockwork.

As a native New Yorker, I give King a lot of credit for making NYC seem very authentic in these books even if some of the geography was off. Harrigan is a good example. Eddie is the best example.

[bergy81]

My favorite would have to be Oy the billy bumler. :)

[obscurejude]

I think Oy might be considered a main character. I'm glad you like him though. You're in good company. Most of us adore Oy.

[jayson]

I would definitel consider Oy a major character. He is as much a part of the Tet as the others. Still, great to see another fan of Oy. He is well-loved and respected around here.

[Woofer]

Cuthbert!

[Wuducynn]

I would definitel consider Oy a major character. He is as much a part of the Tet as the others. Still, great to see another fan of Oy. He is well-loved and respected around here.

I agree. Oy is a main character.

[obscurejude]

Hey, we agree again CK. Ka is definitely at work.

[CRinVA]

Sheemie was the first name that came to mind; followed closely by Rosalita!

I'd also add Cort and I'd also add Gasher!

[jayson]

Sheemie was the first name that came to mind; followed closely by Rosalita!

I'd also add Cort and I'd also add Gasher!

all great choices CR. cort fascinates me.

[stone, rose, unfound door]

Of all the characters in the series, my personal favourite is Cuthbert:wub:

[stone, rose, unfound door]

Cuthbert

[LadyHitchhiker]

I liked the crow.

[LadyHitchhiker]

I would say that I relate to Eddie and Oy the most... but I dont' know if I would say they are my favorite.

[sai blaine]

Spiderman! :D

























...i mean... Mordred :evil:

[Lord_Vertigo]

Cuthbert came to my mind first. Brown was ... amusingly enigmatic. Cort's lines are a blast to read out loud. There should be one of those 365 day calendars with "Cort's Maggots of Wisdom" or something.

[jayson]

"Cort's Maggots of Wisdom" or something.

that'd be cool as hell!

[Wuducynn]

"Cort's Maggots of Wisdom" or something.

that'd be cool as hell!

I'd buy it in half a second.

[Wuducynn]

Then again..I'd buy anything Dark Tower related in half a second.

[LadyHitchhiker]

So I could make dark tower related art and you'd buy it? :excited:

[Wuducynn]

So I could make dark tower related art and you'd buy it? :excited:

Sure.

[cozener]

Jack Andolini

[Wuducynn]

Why?

[Girlystevedave]

I'd have to say Cuthbert. He was definitely an attention grabber. Plus, I think the funniest moments in DT are owed to him. (He named his horse Glueboy...that's classic.

[Wuducynn]

Damn it Cozener and his drive by name dropping...

[Letti]

Andolini really was an interesting character.

[Wuducynn]

Yeah, and I like to see folks reasons for why someone is their favorite or least favorite character.

[Letti]

He might come back to answer in 2 months... if we are lucky.

[Wuducynn]

I'll just sic my kitten on him.

[Ruthful]

Andolini is great because he fits the archetype of a two-bit hoodlum who works for a larger crime syndicate, but has no idea what he's actually doing.

He's like an urban version of one of the big coffin hunters. A cog in a larger machine.

Plus, he's ugly. Not ordinary ugly, but Tommy Lee Jones or Danny Trejo type of ugly. How cool would that look on-screen?

He's just an all-around great ancillary character.

[KO1]

If I were to say my favorite character was Jack Mort would I get dirty look from everyone here for as long as I stay?

[Ruthful]

I don't know. To me there was nothing distinctive or memorable about Jack Mort. He was simply a run-of-the-mill sociopath. He was only interesting insofar as he advanced the duality of Jake Chambers and portals themes.

[Wuducynn]

If I were to say my favorite character was Jack Mort would I get dirty look from everyone here for as long as I stay?

Not from me you wouldn't. Anyway, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

[Woofer]

Yeah, and I like to see folks reasons for why someone is their favorite or least favorite character.

Okay. I said Cuthbert earlier, but I put in no explanation so here we go.

Cuthbert is too cool for words. Lava would freeze under his feet. Not only is he handsome, but he's also funny, smart, sharp, sensitive, and a kickass gunslinger. He also reminds me a lot of me in a macabre way. I totally would've made a necklace from a bird's skull.

[Letti]

If I were to say my favorite character was Jack Mort would I get dirty look from everyone here for as long as I stay?

Not from me you wouldn't. Anyway, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

Listen to AllHail, k01.
Anyway I didn't like Jack Mort, not because he was ill and he killed people (it might sound crazy but Blaine did the same and I could like the character) but because he was such a coward - before Roland he thought he was the smartest creature of the universe.

[Ruthful]

That's pretty typical of psychopaths-especially serial killers-which is another reason I didn't particularly care for Mort. While there are tons of fascinating evil creatures in TDT he struck me as being an almost stock character.

[Letti]

It might be typical but there were and there are serial killers who try to have guts even when they are caught... Mort is not that type. He is just an ill gray mouse.
(But it's just my opinion K01, anyway Mort is of course a quite interesting character.)

[HanzouNorak]

id have to say ether Zoltan or Blaine

[cozener]

Ok, Andolini is one of my favorite secondary characters because he's this big ugly ass lump of a man. He's a viscious criminal. But he's also very intelligent. He's wily as all get out but looks like he'd be a rock. He's Luca Brazi with a brain.

Also, part of King's description of him struck me as a damn fine piece of writing...when King was talking about how he turned his head to look at Eddie...how he did so slowly and it looked like something that took a lot of effort. How he described this really drove home just how big the man was.

[Wuducynn]

Ok, I Andolini is one of my favorite secondary characters because he's this big ugly ass lump of a man. He's a viscious criminal. But he's also very intelligent. He's wily as all get out but looks like he'd be a rock. He's Luca Brazi with a brain.

Also, part of King's description of him struck me as a damn fine piece of writing...when King was talking about how he turned his head to look at Eddie...how he did so slowly and it looked like something that took a lot of effort. How he described this really drove home just how big the man was.

Well put. I agree, he is one of the cooler minor characters in the saga. :harrier:

[HanzouNorak]

Rosalita was another good one.

[Wuducynn]

Rosalita is top of my "hottest minor characters of the series" list.

[jayson]

Rosalita is top of my "hottest minor characters of the series" list.

#2 behind Lady Oriza

[Wuducynn]

I could really use a cat-oil massage by her right now...

[HanzouNorak]

I could really use a cat-oil massage by her right now...

your tellin me? ive got back probs and the cold weather here makes it worse.

[cozener]

I was never that in to Rosalita, I don't recall her description being very informative either. She could look like Jennifer Lopez or she could look like the chick that changed the sheets in my hotel room. All I really recall about her was that she was middle aged, was the Pere's maid/cook, was into home remedies, and that she fucked Roland. This last piece not appearing to be much of an accomplishment. I think Roland would screw just about anyone. (don't get me wrong...its one of his better qualities, in my opinion)

[HanzouNorak]

I was never that in to Rosalita, I don't recall her description being very informative either. She could look like Jennifer Lopez or she could look like the chick that changed the sheets in my hotel room. All I really recall about her was that she was middle aged, was the Pere's maid/cook, was into home remedies, and that she fucked Roland. This last piece not appearing to be much of an accomplishment. I think Roland would screw just about anyone. (don't get me wrong...its one of his better qualities, in my opinion)

i think you forgot she was an avid Riza thrower.

[Letti]

I was never that in to Rosalita.

Small wonder. Your heart is Sylvia's. ;)

[Wuducynn]

I was never that in to Rosalita, I don't recall her description being very informative either. She could look like Jennifer Lopez or she could look like the chick that changed the sheets in my hotel room. All I really recall about her was that she was middle aged, was the Pere's maid/cook, was into home remedies, and that she fucked Roland. This last piece not appearing to be much of an accomplishment. I think Roland would screw just about anyone. (don't get me wrong...its one of his better qualities, in my opinion)

She was left up to your cock and balls imagination, Cozener. Plus, some hotel room women are pretty damn hot...oh and Letti's right. Your heart is just with Ms. Pittston.

[cozener]

I was never that in to Rosalita.

Small wonder. Your heart is Sylvia's. ;) This is true.

And yes All Hail, some hotel chicks are kinda hot...just not the one that changed my sheets last week. :)

[theBeamisHome]

John Cullum... Daddy Mose was pretty cool too... I also liked Irene and Stutterin Bill Maintenance Robot (Many Other Functions)... I liked Ted because I kept picturing him as Anthony Hopkins (and he's a REAL knight lol).. and of course Sheemie in his undying loyalty... i think he deserved a better death than he got... Sai King probably agrees.

[Bluenose]

Henry Dean - who else but King could create a character like that, that has such an impact on one of the major players, but hardly appears in the story?

[Letti]

Henry Dean - who else but King could create a character like that, that has such an impact on one of the major players, but hardly appears in the story?

But the way he appears AND disappears is badass.

[The Lady of Shadows]

Henry Dean - who else but King could create a character like that, that has such an impact on one of the major players, but hardly appears in the story?

But the way he appears AND disappears is badass.

johnny cash!

[TLC]

andy messenger robot (many other functions)- he was such an ass for a hunk of metal!!

And, Shardik.....very cool. I felt bad for his parasite problem!

[Darkthoughts]

The "Who's Your Favourite From The Ka-tet" thread is very popular, but if your favourite character isn't included in that group then I've merged and bumped this thread for you! :D