These are the results of a poll from a British website that lists the 10 greatest science fiction characters of all time:

1. Doctor Who.

2. Spike (from Buffy).

3. Buffy.

4. John Crichton (from Farscape).

5. Aeryn Sun (from Farscape).

6. Han Solo.

7. Willow (from Buffy).

8. Darth Vader.

9. Angel.

10. Gandalf.

I can see why Dr. Who would be on the list considering his origin and everything, but number 1? No doubt Farscape is hugely popular as indicated by the two choices, although, again, John Crichton is a stretch for top 10. Honestly though, 1 character from Buffy is absurd, much less 4, given the vast array of possibilities. I find it hard to believe there's no one from any of the Star Trek series, or Babylon 5, the X-files, older Sci-Fi shows like Quantum Leap, Alien Nation, Lost in Space, V, the Invaders, as well as movies such as, Day the Earth Stood Still, Alien, etc. Except for Gandalf (and to a lessor extent, Dr. Who) science fiction literature isn't even represented - what ever happened to Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Ming the Merciless, Valentine Michael Smith, and countless other characters? The focus seems much too narrow and the choices limited by recent popularity. Am I right? Would you like to list your choices? Here are mine, in no particular order;

Buck Rogers (probably #1)
Mr. Spock
David Vincent from the Invaders
Valentine Michael Smith from Stranger in a Strange Land
Darth Vader
Fox Mulder
Klaatu - Michael Rennie in 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
Ripley in 'Alien'
Dr. Sam Beckett from Quantum Leap
G'Kar from Babylon 5

Magikman

Nice find - although I don't particularly agree with their choices either. I fail to understand how four characters from Buffy managed to get in there, and not a single character from Star Trek.

Here's my preferred top 10 sci-fi characters:

( Not in order )

Data ( STTNG )
Yoda ( Star Wars )
Fox Mulder ( X-Files )
Scorpius ( Farscape )
Sam Beckett ( Quantum Leap )
Capt. Picard ( STTNG )
Arnold Rimmer ( Red Dwarf )
Darth Vader ( Star Wars )
Zachariah Smith ( Lost In Space )
The Doctor ( Voyager )

Hmmmm well yes 4 from Buffy? as much
as I like the character of Spike and Willow they would not be in my top ten
these are in no order too.

Although MM and SaRuMaN have picked two of my all time favs:

Dr. Smith from the original LOST IN SPACE.<used to love it
when they showed it on a Sunday>

G'Kar from B5.

Scotty from STAR TREK.

Avon from Blakes 7.

Flash Gordon, any of them I have fond memories of
watching the Buster Crabbe version but loved the film,
with the Queen soundtrack.

Al the hologram from Quantum Leap.

Sapphire from Sapphire and Steel.

Severlan from Blakes 7.... I know but it was a fantastic thing to
grow up with esp with a woman being the bad 'guy' so to speak.

Ivanova from B5.

finally Dr who but my all time fav Dr was John Pertwee...

So what about the literature top ten any takers to vote first I'm off to check spelling on some of them

I agree with your disagreement with the list.

For my own record I would have liked to have seen:

Dana Scully (X Files) - sexy scepticism
Ripley (Alien Films) - strong survivor and role model
C3P0 (Star Wars) - funny eccentric robotic humour
Dr Who (Tom Baker) - British arrogance mixed with 'in-yer-face' stubbornness
Uhura (Star Trek) - just for the name and the scene in Star Trek IV with the translation of Klingon
Sarah Connor (T2) - just love that gritty madness

I'm in total agreement with you all I think they probably asked a bunch of twelve year olds.
My favs are (in no particular order though)

Judge Dredd (who in my opinion was always mean't to be played by Clint Eastwood)

Chianna (from Farscape, just love her jerky head movements)

Han Solo (hmmm.... Harrison Ford)

The King of the Hawk Men in Flash Gorden (Brian Blessed was just made for that role)

Dr Who (of course played by Tom Baker, that voice just oozed intelligence and arrogance)

Q (from Star Trek Next Gen)

ET (who could fail not to love him)

Ripley (In Alien, the other sequals just didn't come up to the mark)

Sarah Conner (In Terminator 2, this sequal did!)

Paul Moadieb (spelt wrong, from Dune)

No Captain Janeway!



A total disgrace!!

And for that matter no Borg... come on people


dAz

That quiz looks like it was asked of 13 to 16 year olds.


Q (STTNG, DS9, Voyager) - The Quinticential bad guy.

Leonard "Bones" mcCoy (STTOS) - The snappy oneliner.

Al (Quantum Leap) - The one person most of us envied.

Diana (V) - Sexy yet dangerous.

The Terminator (Termintor, T2, T-3) - I'll be back!

Jack O'Niel (StarGate SG-1)

Det. George Francisco (Alien Nation)

That's 7, but its good enough for me.

my favourite characters would have to be:


Jonathon (Jack) O'Neil - Stargate SG1

Q - Star Trek

Spike - Buffy

Giles - Buffy

Johnny Smith - Dead Zone

Urgo - Stargate Sg1

Daniel Jackson - Stargate SG1

Smeagol - LOTR

Jubei - Ninja Scroll

Kamui - X

I agree with everyone else that the top 10, for the most part, was disappointing. My list, in no particular order:

Buck Rogers
Han Solo
Darth Vader
Yoda
C3PO/R2D2(they go together like Yin and Yang)
Terminator
Capt.Kirk
Spock
Data
Fox Mulder

My favourite sci fi characters in no particular order:

Lt Cmdr Data

Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap)

Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (because he's flippin gorgeous) sorry Al!

Jack O' Neil from Stargate SG 1

The giant bugs from Starship Troopers!

Han Solo

The Terminator

Dr Who (Tom Baker)

Ripley from Alien

ET

(hmm.... I AM a twelve-year old! Therefore- :points to list: I can think of very little characters. Along with my bad memory, I don't watch much tv, or movies for that matter.)

1. Dib (from Invader Zim)
2. Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke)
3. Nausicaa (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)
4. Darth Vader (need I say it? I was him for holloween once though, and so...)
5. Sam (LOTR)
6. Neo (Matrix)

I have a strange feeling many of these don't count... or are so unknown you haven't heard of them...

#1- Kaylib
#2- Gort-Klatu..nikto..barada...Gort Rocks
#3- The two little girls in Mothra
#4- any character from the original Godzila that pointed and shouted..."Ah look Godzila ahhhhh scream ahhhhh"
#5- Yes Celt you got that right...Flash
#6- "Q"
#7- The guy from the original Superman TV series.
#8- 7 of 9 and T'pal
#9- Kirk..."Scottie if you don't get us out of here now, your fired"
#10- Kirt Douglass in Ulysses

here is my top 10. not in any order though

Data - STNG
Gandolf - lord of the rings
The doctor - ST Voyager
Dr Phlox - ST Enterprise
Doc - Back To The Future Trilogy
Obi Wan Kenobi - Star Wars
Kade Foster - First Wave
Da'an - Earth: Final Conflict
Agent Fox Mulder - The X Files
Agent Skinner - The X Files

(As you can tell...im a Trekie)

Damn me to the underworld.....if only there were 2 more places for Sam Beckett and Al from quantum leap......Nnnnnooooooooooooo

No particular order

The Doctor
Yoda
Holly (male)
darth vader
luke
smith
Obi-Wan
Lister
Kryten
R2-D2

WHAT!! no Predator?!

My favourite sci-fi characters are, in no particular order:
Luke Skywalker
Darth Maul
Hicks from Aliens
The Terminator
Ripley from Alien
HAL from 2001
Duke from Predator

Fox Mulder (X Files)
Max Headroom
Angel (Angel and Buffy)
Conner (Angel)
Q (STTNG)
Data (STTNG)
Dana Scully (X Files)
Donnie Darko
Jeffrey Goins (Brad Pitts' character in 12 Monkeys)
Johnny Neumonic

How can you pick only 10??

In no order..

Aliens from the Alien series (they could be considered characters..)
Predators from Predator movies
Luke Skywalker
Darth Vader
Bobba Fett
Bilbo Baggins
Q (ST:TNG)
Spock (ST: TOS)
Frodo Baggins
Gandalf
Geordi Laforge (ST:TNG)

#1 - Darth Vader

The rest, in no particular order:

Spock (Star Trek TOS)
The Doctor (Star Trek Voyager)
Kaylee Frye (Firefly)
The Borg (Star Trek..... ok, the Borg aren't a "character" but a collective, but they rock)
Col Jack O'neil (Stargate SG:1)
Lt Starbuck (Battlestar Galactica - original version)
Kai (LEXX)
Lister (Red Dwarf)
Yoda (Star Wars)

i've left some off, I'm sure. I'll find out later.

Regards, PA

1. Plo Koon (Star Wars Jedi Kel Dorian Council member.
2. Marco Pacella (The 4400 Computer Wiz nerd guy)
3. John Smith (The Dead Zone series.)
4. Count Dooku (Sith Lord off Star wars.)
5. General Grievous
6.The rest are just random star wars characters.
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My ten:

1. Marvin the Paranoid Android - The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
2. Dr Who
3. Han Solo - Star Wars
4. Dekard - Blade Runner
5. Ripley - Alien
6. John Crichton - Farscape
7. Lister - Red Dwarf
8. Garibaldi - Babylon 5
9. Cole - Twelve Monkeys
10. R2D2 and C3PO (technically 2 characters I know but they are a double act, the Laurel and Hardy of Sci Fi) - Star Wars

AM I the only one who's thought that the actors who played these character's (Jerry Doyle, Bruce Willis) are almost carbon copies of each other. They look and talk exactly the same.....

Yeah, but I bet Jerry Doyle comes a lot cheaper.

I really liked the crew from the show "Firefly", a great combo of people that played well off of each other...