Out of curiosity Snark, do you think you could make a small list of your favourite characters? Not like a top ten list or anything like that, just a list in no particular order containing your favourite characters, I'm curious if there's a pattern
Ha! I could certainly give it a try. Admittedly a lot of favorites depend on what i can recall at the time, since when I hop from one fandom to another I never stop liking them. Just my focus changes, you know?
But let me see if I can break them down some...
Hanna-Barbera:
Top Cat
Officer Dibble
Jabberjaw
Mudsy (Funky Phantom)
Daphne Blake
Snagglepuss
Brak [Space Ghost Coast to Coast]
Zorak [same]
X the Eliminator [Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law]
Peter Potamus [Same]
Hong Kong Phooey
Secret Squirrel
Stopping here, because otherwise I’d be listing characters all day for the different franchises within that subset. I feel like i could go on listing like the typical hanna barbera mascots, but everybody loves Yogi Bear.
Warner Bros Franchise:
Daffy Duck
Wile E Coyote
Foghorn Leghorn
Wakko
Pinky and the Brain
Porky Pig
Marvin the Martian
Peter Puma
Freakazoid
the Lobe
I like Bugs and others, but I’m thinking about the characters I legit get excited to see on screen. Also know that it includes variants, as Daffy Duck-- for example-- has had many different interpretations. But i still love all Daffys.
Disney Afternoon:
Scrooge McDuck
Ludwig von Drake
Donald Duck
Goofy
Pete
Fenton Crackshell
Darkwing Duck
All of the Fearsome Four
Tuskerninni
Gruffi Gummi
Gusto Gummi
Tubbi Gummi
Demona
Hudson
Lucky Piquel
Bonkers
Monty Jack
Gadget
Stopping here because it dawns on me I will also just list favorites for a billion years.
Disney [general]:
Grunkle Stan
Mabel
Hop Pop Plantar
Ida
King
Basil
Ratigan
Hades
Oogie Boogie
Jack Skellington
Sally
Rabbit
Tigger
Shego
Dr. Drakken
Perry the Platypus
Doofenshmirtz
Again, stopping myself. because this is a huge company.
Cartoon Network:
Double Dee
Mojo Jojo
Garnet
Sardonyx
Lord Boxman
Kelsey [Craig of the Creek]
Grim
Marceline the Vampire Queen
Jack Spicer
Johnny Bravo
The Scotsman
Samurai Jack
Robot Jones
Larry 3000
Tudrussel
I. Am. Weasel
Mr. Slinkman
Scout Master Lumpus
OKAY STOPPING THERE. I... I am older and like so many different generations of cartoons, man. I am just sitting here listing stuff I grew up with.
Nick:
Cat [Catdog]
Heffer Wolf [Rocko’s Modern Life]
Ren and Stimpy [must not be separated]
Plankton
Squidward
Mr. Krabbs
Kowalski
Skipper
Rico [All from the nickleodeon POM show]
It dawns on me despite watching a ton of nick shows as a kid, I don’t feel as equally compelled to go ‘NO THEY MUST BE ON THE LIST’ as I did with a lot of other properties.
DC Comics:
Scarecrow
Mad Hatter
Poison Ivy
Harley Quinn
Penguin
Aquaman
Plasticman
The Question
Raven
Starfire
Cyborg
Lastly, RANDOM:
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Goosewing
Count Duckula
One Punch Man
All Might
Eraserhead
Present Mic
Froppy
Joey Wheeler
Sam and Max
I have to stop. I am running my thoughts dry. Like I know I could keep going. I could just list all night. But this should at least show the variety of character types that I enjoy.
You’ll note the theme tends to be grumps, obnoxious sunny people, fabulous characters, unhinged individuals, and... honestly people who tell a lot of puns. Wordplay is my weakness.
EDIT: Also goths. I liked a lot of gothic characters growing up, and still do. But I think, like with older men characters, that ends up being a subset of liking the grumpy personality type.
Hey Rags if you could replace your bendy ability for any other kind of power you could have what would you change it to and why?
Well I suppose if I had to choose, the ability to freezeframe time for awhile may come in handy. A, universal pause button, perhaps? Oh, but honestly ...
Would you ever consider writing a book sometime? I'm sure Gotham would give you plenty of inspiration to do so plus you probably have some neato ideas for a story as well!
Oh. Well. Writing professionally isn’t something I’ve considered since I was a lad. While I’m still quite the daydreamer, I can’t fathom myself having the patience to put the effort into the task. Why tire oneself out when you already know how the story ends?
Where is the adventure?
The journey?
No, I’m afraid I make a far better reader than I do writer these days. Yet, who knows? Perhaps some day I will develop the discipline of putting thought to paper.
What did you think of Cillian Murphy's performance as the Scarecrow?
I’ve answered this before, but that’s okay. I don’t mind.
I’ve never been a fan of Cillian’s Murphy’s portrayal of Scarecrow, I know it’s a popular one, but it just isn’t for me. He doesn’t sound or look like Crane, at least in my opinion. For one thing, he’s way to pretty to be playing a character like Jonathan Crane. In the comics he was bullied for his scarecrow-like looks, they even mocked him by calling him Ichabod Crane. I don’t see that when I look at Cillian, he’s just too handsome ya know?
Also, I don’t like his design. It’s too simplistic and not at all scary. A mask does not make a horror icon. He needs to look like his namesake, with a full burlap get up. That and I noticed he removes his mask a lot in the movies, almost like they want to the focus on his pretty face. That doesn’t set right with me.
Anyway, I’m sorta complaining now. I apologize. I hope this answered your ask though~
Out of all the people you've met, who would you be most interested in dissecting?
I imagine dissecting Hidan would be interesting, since I could stitch him back together and send him on his way afterwards. Not many people can say that.
