@ami_angelwings Eilonwy, from "The Chronicles of Prydain", by Lloyd Alexander, because she is a princess, an enchantress, and she has the most lovely way of speaking. She is brave (she is the one who in fact rescues Taran of Caer Dallben, not the other way around) and adventurous.

Also, Elspeth, from "The Heralds of Valdemar" series by Mercedes Lackey, because she is a princess, a mage, and she is brave and adventurous (this might be a pattern).

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I was REALLY considering going off the board for my #FavCharacterE & saying Elizabeth Shelby from Star Trek: TNG's Best of Both Worlds even though she only showed up in 2 episodes (& technically never had a canonical first name until ST: Picard) & then Peter David turned her into his Gary Stu's waifu which sucked.

But I think I'll go with my planned pick even if it's chalk (the obvious/frontrunner choice, for those that don't know what "chalk" means).

Éowyn from The Lord of the Rings. She really only has that one big moment, but what a moment.

"But no living man am I! You are looking upon a woman. Eowyn am I, Eomund's daughter. You stand between me and my lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him."

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#QuestionOfTheDay #FavCharacterAtoZ

Who is your favourite fictional character from any work whose name (if they only have one) or first name begins with the letter "E"?

Please include the series/work the character is from and why they are your favourite.

Include the hashtag #FavCharacterAtoZ also, so we can easily group the answers.

Add the hashtag #FavCharacterD to it so there's sub-sorting as well.

NOTE: you can always participate in the previous letters too, don't feel like you "missed your chance" to list your A, B, C, or Ds.

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D is Diane Nguyen from Bojack Horseman. Voice-actor casting aside (she does an amazing job regardless), I've never felt more seen as a mixed race second generation immigrant. Her stubborn sense of justice, even to the detriment of her relationships, resonates hugely with me too. And the depressive episodes...well, fuck.

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C is harder for me. Saw some good ones (Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes, Cheshire Cat, Columbo). But I think I’m going with Asimov’s Susan Calvin. As a teenager, one of the first, maybe the first, woman character I found where her brilliance was the central character trait.

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Chucky

I had a different character picked for this letter, one who has been a favorite since childhood, but this little monster has brought me so much joy as an adult that I couldn't not acknowledge him. The work of a gay artist (writer and sometimes director Don Mancini), there isn't a bad movie in the series and the television show is a delight.

@ami_angelwings There is a reason I'm using manga Briarios, and I want to pay him his due. Been through a lot, and of ultimate support in any situation. And a "giant moe man" before that was even a concept.

I'll be trying to stick to one character per series (unless a really important situation arises) so... sorry Deunan. But he'll let you hold his trophy anyway.

(Batou is spiritually included here as well.)

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@ami_angelwings I think on Urusai I want to specifically compile for "AniManga characters A to Z" so I have to add an option here, and add a secondary if I pick a different one first, and I guess use a third tag just for those.

So here we'll start with Bestest Ghibli Boy, Ashitaka. Shows the consequence of actions, and determination to resolve as much conflict as possible and protect as many as he can, including the land itself. Strives the understand people, and help them understand each other.

Also his theme kicks ass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OFbtrDZESo

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For D I will have to go with Don Wei from Oban Star-Racers. He's the father of the protagonist, Eva, and to say their relationship is strained would be a massive understatement. Usually I dislike stories about making amends with shitty parents because they tend to excuse treating children terribly... but Oban Star-Racers is actually great and seeing their relationship develop is super satisfying.

Basically, Eva's mother (Don's wife) died and Don was so depressed that he couldn't take care of Eva anymore and sent her off to boarding school. He never even called her on the phone or anything. Years later, Eva gets tired of this so she runs away from school and tries to meet him, but when she does, he doesn't recognize her because it's been so long. She feels intimidated so she makes up a fake identity and becomes a member of his racing team. They butt heads all the time because Don is kind of a jerk and also completely clueless he's interacting with his long lost daughter. I won't spoil how it ends, but it's really good! One of my favorite cartoons.

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