So with this God-awful quarantine and all these polls showing up here, I decided to add one of my own covering 64 of the best heroic characters in movies ranging over the years from Mr. Smith Goes To Washington to Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker.

I can guarantee that the list will not include everyone's favorites at some point, as I had to cull a bunch just to keep the list at the reasonable size of 64. I did group them into brackets and then randomized them within their brackets.

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Bracket 1: Classic American Characters

Rocky Balboa (Rocky series)
Atticus Finch (To Kill A Mockingbird)



Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible series)
Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones series)


Davy Crockett (The Alamo)
Benjamin Martin (The Patriot)


Jefferson Smith (Mr. Smith Goes To Washington)
Harry Callahan (Dirty Harry series)


Bracket 2: The American West

Preacher (Pale Rider)
Josey Wales (The Outlaw Josey Wales)


Ethan Edwards (The Searchers)
William Munny (Unforgiven)


Wyatt Earp (Wyatt Earp & Tombstone & The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)
Tom Doniphon (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)


The Man With No Name (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly & For A Few Dollars More & A Fistful of Dollars)
Rooster Cogburn (True Grit & Rooster Cogburn)


Bracket 3: To the Stars

Rey Palpatine Skywalker (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker)
Anakin Skywalker (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith)


Obi-Wan Kenobi (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi)
Luke Skywalker (Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker)


Leia Organa (Revenge of the Sith, Rogue One, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker)
Qui-Gon Jinn (The Phantom Menace)


Han Solo (Solo, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Rise of Skywalker)
Ellen Ripley (Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection)


Bracket 4: Middle Earth

Boromir (The Fellowship of the Ring)
Bilbo Baggins (An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, The Battle of Five Armies, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Return of the King)


Samwise Gamgee (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)
Frodo Baggins (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)



Gimli (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)
Gandalf (An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, The Battle of Five Armies, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)



Legolas (The Desolation of Smaug, The Battle of Five Armies, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)
Aragorn (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King)


Bracket 5: Comics 1

Clint "Hawkeye" Barton (Thor, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Endgame)
Helen "Elastigirl" Parr (The Incredibles, The Incredibles 2)


Bruce "Hulk" Banner (The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor Ragnorak, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame)
Tony "Iron Man" Stark (Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame)


Thor Odinson (Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame)
Arthur "Aquaman" Curry (Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Aquaman)


James "Wolverine" Howlett (X-Men, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Logan)
Bruce "Batman" Wayne (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League)


Bracket 6: Comics 2

Peter "Spider-Man" Parker (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home)
Carol "Captain Marvel" Danvers (Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame)


T'Challa "Black Panther" (Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avenges: Endgame)
Diana "Wonder Woman" Prince (Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Justice League)


Kal-El "Superman" (Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman III, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Superman Returns, Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League)
Bob "Mr. Incredible" Parr (The Incredibles, The Incredibles 2)


Natasha "Black Widow" Romanov (Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame)
Steve "Captain America" Rogers (Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame)


Bracket 7: Tough Guys 1

Jack Travern (Speed)
James Bond (a whole bunch of movies, I ain't typing all those out)


Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, Lethal Weapon 4)
John McClane (Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard With a Vengeance, Live Free or Die Hard, A Good Day to Die Hard)


Jason Bourne (The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne)
T-800 Terminator (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)


Conan (Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer)
Martin Riggs (Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, Lethal Weapon 4)


Bracket 8: Tough Guys 2

Philo Beddoe (Every Which Way But Loose, Any Which Way You Can)
John Rambo (First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rambo III, Rambo, Rambo: Last Blood)


Maximus (Gladiator)
Jack Burton (Big Trouble in Little China)


John Wick (John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum)
Alan "Dutch" Schaefer (Predator)


Thomas A "Neo" Anderson (The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions)
S. D. Bob "Snake" Plissken (Escape From New York, Escape From Los Angeles)


I have already put together a companion list of villains but will wait to actually do that one until this one is done.

As an objective observer, I'd like to just say that this list is total bull****, the OP is an idiot, and this is the worst thing ever created.

I give him credit for thinking outside the box a little and including Atticus Finch and Jefferson Smith. The rest of the list is pretty bad. Too many characters from Star Wars, LOTR. No Indiana Jones????????

jkag89 said:

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I give him credit for thinking outside the box a little and including Atticus Finch and Jefferson Smith. The rest of the list is pretty bad. Too many characters from Star Wars, LOTR. No Indiana Jones????????

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Check Classic Characters for Indy

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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MuckRaker96 said:

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As an objective observer, I'd like to just say that this list is total bull****, the OP is an idiot, and this is the worst thing ever created.

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Like I said, someone would gripe about the character list.

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I'm just inhabiting the role that everyone else did on my 80s bracket. It's fun!

I like a lot of the characters, but I am really baffled about Elasti-Girl and Mr. Incredible being on there. Did you lose a bet?

I will reluctantly participate in this horsesh^t.

Thanks for putting together, Cinco.

Most of these characters aren't really heroes. Thread worse than Hitler

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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MuckRaker96 said:

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Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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MuckRaker96 said:

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As an objective observer, I'd like to just say that this list is total bull****, the OP is an idiot, and this is the worst thing ever created.

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Like I said, someone would gripe about the character list.

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I'm just inhabiting the role that everyone else did on my 80s bracket. It's fun!

I like a lot of the characters, but I am really baffled about Elasti-Girl and Mr. Incredible being on there. Did you lose a bet?

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Haven't lost a bet in a while. Would those characters not be appropriate for a comics category? They made the cut over additional MCU/LOTR characters like Vision or Arwen.

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I guess it just seems weird to include two Disney cartoon characters in a field of action heroes and bad-asses. What about Starlord, Rocket, Groot, Drax, and Gamora?
Or if we're going the Pixar route, what about Woody and Buzz?

The only answer is Atticus Finch.

One of the greatest movie performances ever.

Anybody that voted from Frodo over Sam is 10000% wrong.

Thanks Cinco, looks great!


Anyone goes and F's this up with by stuffing the ballot box, I will hunt you down and force feed you a gallon of pureed Wuhan bat wing pudding. I have spoken.

Tanya 93 said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Anybody that voted from Frodo over Sam is 10000% wrong.

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That I agree with.


So you are wrong. I don't do these things right.

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This just seems like a no brainer to me.

Sam's "that guy" that drags your ass, passed out halfway on the sidewalk, halfway in the street, back in the yard. And then you get up the next day and tell him you're so sorry then later that night wreck his truck. And for some pathetic reason, Sam just keeps bailing your ass out. Even makes you stew now and then.

The world needs more Sams.