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[muji]

Point of Order: I am off for travel for work! Meaning that I will not be doing DEs until I get back to the office on the 7th. Open from now til then!

Topic, from Amanda:

I would love to see the lists of people you almost-but-didn't app, regardless of the situation or why the not-apping happened. Who did you look at in your books, movies, tvs, comics, everywhere and have that strong connection of "Oh, but I could've or almost apped that one"?

Me? Shepherd Book, Siuan Sanche, and Gregoire de Fronsac. And Edmond Dantes!

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[iamhismummy]

I always wanted to app Caleb the mad preacher, but I never figured out a way to do it without him being celled or dead inside a day.

[fatherknowsbest]

Ahaha, it is a quandary, isn't it.

[yakalskovich]

Fargo, from 'Eureka'. Anamaria, from PotC1. The Disreputable Dog, from the Abhorsen Trilogy. Adora Belle Dearheart from the Discworld. Banichi from the 'Foreigner' series by C.J. Cherryh.

[crazyfurries]

...I almost apped Burt Gummer, but then realized he's one of those people who, like Mother, should not be given access to powerful weapons.

Even if it would be epicly hilarious.

...speaking of, I need to still write what happened to Mother after Milliways went Boom! and then went !mooB.

[craftylildoodlepumpkin]

Oh man. Burt would be amazing here, and he'd also work spiffily in a survival horror/sci-fi type game.

[genarti]

Spock. I didn't really need another impassive logical guy who had trouble with emotions, but man he was tempting anyway.

...Mmph, I know there have been others! And some of them even talked and made facial expressions! But I can't remember who else, atm.

[genarti]

Oh, a couple more:

Ael i-Mheissan t'Rllaillieu from Diane Duane's Star Trek tie-in Rihannsu series. I could not have done her justice, but I got as far as making a journal one time. And being able to spell her name from memory has to count for something.

Thor, from the Thor movie. I'm not sure I could really sustain that level of bluff heartiness, but HILARITY. And I miss having an extrovert who's not River.

Very briefly, Katniss. I've only read the first book and we already had a Katniss at that point; it was basically LOLOL MY TYPE, RIGHT THERE, LOOK AT THAT.

[sdelmonte]

Toyed with Alfred Pennyworth and Jim Gordon. And really was tempted by Pere Callahan from The Dark Tower but felt that I was totally the wrong person to play him. Had the best entry line, though. Figuring he was in the afterlife, he would immediately ask, "have the Red Sox won the World Series?"

[innerbrat]

Alfred!
Jim!

[innerbrat]

Ellie, from Up.
Sally, from the Discworld.
Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender
Polly from Polly and the Pirates
The Pirate Captain from The Pirates! In an adventure with [X]
Hope Blackwell (The Girl) from A Girl and her Fed
Antimony Carver from Gunnerkrigg Court

[crazyfurries]

..eeeefellow fan of Polly and Hope!

[the_fairest]

This came into my head last night, because while I'm incredibly slow to app (as this is the first time in five years I'm one away from a full roster), I am quick to identify characters/stories I would love to fic/explore the character arcs of/identify with. I ended an epic list while thinking of it, which I keep adding to, and couldn't help wondering about others.

My list of thus fars:

Tess Harding
Arwen Undómiel
Anastasia "Dee" Duala 
Alison Blake
Claire Littleton
Willow Rosenberg
Angel/Angelus
Donna Troy
Markus Alexander
Syndney Bistow
Max Guevara
Katina Choovanski
Francine Peters
Rhapsody / Aria
Phedre no Delaunay
Joscielin Verreuil
Ayra Stark
Jon Snow
Daenerys Targaryen  
Lucrezia Borgia
Hemione Granger
Brimstone 
Jefferson / The Mad Hatter
Olivia Dunum 
Audrey Parker
Jenny Shecter
John Druitt
Helen Magnus
Stefan Salvatore
Meredith Grey 

[scourgeofpiracy]

...if you app Tess Harding, I might just be forced to reboot my long-since played through and gone Michael Guerin.

[varadia]

Vorbis from Small Gods
Daenerys Targaryen
Gift, from the Fey series by Kristine Katherine Rusch
Dancy Flammarion from the works of Caitlin R. Kiernan
Hope Summers

[tauntingdragons]

Of the ones I can think of, some of which would be re-apps: Revan (of Star Wars), Prince Aleksander Ferdinand (of Leviathan), Leo Valdez (of the The Lost Heroes of Olympus), Gwaine (of BBC's Merlin), Hale (of Lost Girl), Will Solace (of Percy Jackson/The Lost Heroes of Olympus), and Loki (of Thor/Avengers). I might actually get around to apping a couple of them still? Maybe?

[bjornwilde]

Well Loki is out of your hands as we have one now!

[misslucyjane]

Henry V
Vince Noir from The Mighty Boosh
Virginia Dare from 1602
Anne Elliott from Persuasion

[misslucyjane]

Oh! And:
Mr. Rochester, Jane Eyre, with the user name isntitbyronic because I am a dork.
Bear from Native American mythology.
Smaug from the Hobbit.
Alexis Drazen from 24.

[storybrooke]

Bruce Banner. Bo. Buffy Summers. Kate Austen. Jess Day. Lily Bell. Number Six. Brienne of Tarth. Ygritte. Olivia Pope. Andy Dwyer. Peter Bishop.

(Actually, some of those are not could have or almost, but maybe possibly. >.>)

[muji]

DO IT.

*helpful*

[notinthebook]

Oh, man. So many. Let's see...

Aragorn, Lord of the Rings
Jack Shephard, Lost
Rodney McKay, Stargate Atlantis
Jaime Lannister, Jon Snow, Robb Stark, A Song of Ice and Fire
Meg Murry, Poly O'Keefe, The Time Quintet
Hawkeye Pierce, M*A*S*H
Lee Adama, Battlestar Galactica
Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood
Betty Cooper, Archie comics
Morgana, Merlin


Once again, mostly dudes. Hm!

[ihavemyflaws]

Lady, if I had a dollar for every time we were almost-but-not-quite canonmates!

Okay, let's make it more like a hundred dollars. I could use the cash.

[leeshajoy]

There have been a lot over the years, so I'll just list the ones I can remember, in no particular order:

Ranma Saotome, Ranma 1/2
the Lady, Discworld series
Wheatley, Portal 2
Michelle Jocasta, Skin Deep
the Thief, The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled Cut
Puss in Boots, No Rest for the Wicked
Daniel, Amnesia: The Dark Descent
the catgirls, Something Positive
Raz, Psychonauts (might still do this one!)

[craftylildoodlepumpkin]

OMG Ranma <3

[saphyria]

If your Edmond Dantes would be from the book canon, YOU SHOULD TOTALLY APP HIM. Because AWESOME.

Erm. I may actually be in the process of rereading that awesome, silly, messed-up book of DRAMA and SUSPENSE and utter delight. I don't think any movie version has ever done it justice.

I almost apped... Let's see. Charlotte from Making Fiends, Luxord from Kingdom Hearts, Xellos from The Slayers, Vivi from Final Fantasy IX, Kid from Chrono Cross.

[realmrsreynolds]

I almost wrote my thesis on the book. I was very into finding a French-speaking pup for a while.

[nocarename]

Beka Rosselin-Metadi, Mageworlds Series
Remo Williams, Destroyer Novels
Rozalin, Disgaea 2

I couldn't find anyone from the 163x series that wouldn't cause terrible damage to the entire universe and try and set up an import/export business at the very least (At most they'd probably try and conquer a continent. So it goes.).

[camwyn]

Ciaphas Cain
Ferik Jurgen (both from Warhammer 40k)
Teki the healer (Meredith Ann Pierce's Firebringer trilogy)
Dejah Thoris or Tars Tarkas (from the novels, as I haven't seen the movie)
Batman (Adam West version)
The random paramedic who picked up Mjolnir, handed it back to Thor, and disappeared into the crowd

Dejah Thoris, admittedly, was only ever entertained as a possibility because I really wanted to see what would happen when someone tried to enforce the no nudity rule on the Princess of goddamn Helium.

[pickledtribute]

I am all kinds of behind the Adam West Batman. If this happens, I want X to meet him. Please? Pretty please? :D

[minkhollow]

Daria Morgendorffer, Daria (I wasn't sure I could pull her off, so I apped Jane instead.)
Jarvis, Iron Man movieverse (Actually attempted back in the day, but someone beat me to the punch.)
Blackmail, Villains By Necessity (Cata got twitchy at the idea of sharing headspace with him, and then I apped Sam instead.)
Rebecca St. Clair, Warehouse 13 (I still might someday, but she refuses to go anywhere without Jack, and I can't blame her.)

[minkhollow]

Others:

Erronius, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Actually did app; hardest app I've ever written. Never tossed him in , though.)
Oblio, The Point (I can't see past 'Is this still the Pointless Forest?')
Steven Banks, Steven Banks Home Entertainment Center (I do not have that level of manic energy anywhere near often enough to justify it. XD)
Bernard Bottle, Bernard and the Genie (I don't know if I still have the voice, and either way, much like Rebecca won't budge without Jack, he wouldn't have much fun in the bar without Josephus.)

[pickledtribute]

Det. Jane Timoney - Prime Suspect (US)
DI (or DCI, depending on timing) Carol Jordan - Wire in the Blood
Tony Hill - Wire in the Blood
Elrohir - LotR (might still, if I can get someone to do Elladan - I'm pretty sure one twin wouldn't come in on his own, at least not for long)

[bjornwilde]

I'll stick with those whom I am not app'ing...
Aloysius Crumrin from Courtney Crumrin
Christian Walker from Powers
She-go from Kim Possible
Elijah Snow from Planetary
Monroe from Grimm
Griffin O'Conner from Jumper
Chance Falconer from Leave It To Chance
Kerra Holt from Star Wars: Knight Errant
Andrea Nash from Kate Daniels
Roy Batty from Blade Runner
Tybault from October Daye
and Valarie Richards from Fantastic Four/Future Foudnation

[sunbaked_baker]

That icon is adorable athorable.

[aberration]

Hmm. I don't tend to get the itch that often, so when I have been tempted by a character I've usually apped them. But there have been a few (and maybe one current, since I've cleaned house except for Elle):

Trickster from Supernatural (I did register a pretty sweet username, but was relieved when he was otherwise nabbed)
Nyota Uhura
Katara
Cam Saroyan from Bones
Phoebe Buffay
Bennett Halverson, November, or Sierra from Dollhouse
Abed Nadir (haha like I could ever hope to handle that much pop culture knowledge)
Anne Boleyn from The Tudors (which would have been completely impossible, but I really like Natalie Dormer's face)
Leslie Knope
Daenerys Targaryen (but I haven't read the books)
Manny Calavera from Grim Fandango


And looking at others has reminded me: Cinna from The Hunger Games was also one I tossed around in my head; and if I were going to re-app one, it'd be Lisbeth Salander, but she's just so much work, I'm not sure I could deal with it.

[afullmargin]

I don't know how much play he'd get, but I'm stoked to know that someone else knows about Grim Fandango! Gah.

[notastark]

Tahiri Veila (Star Wars) was almost my very first character. Glad I picked Kyp Durron instead, then haha oh Wes.

Robb Stark, ASoIaF.
Hawkeye, from Marvel's Ultimates.
Peter McVries, The Long Walk.
Billy Kaplan, Young Avengers - probably the closest almost-app, but soneone else nabbed him and was AWESOME, so.

And every time I see/read a new canon, I figure out who I'd app from it, but they're rarely strong headvoices so I don't remember most.

[silveraspen]

• Ellen Ripley - Alien & Aliens. I even spotted a potential entry point at the end of Aliens.


• Utena Tenjou - Revolutionary Girl Utena.


• Daenerys Targaryen - Game of Thrones.


• Cinna - The Hunger Games

I did app Honor Harrington, but didn't play her sufficiently that I felt I should retain her. Same goes for Leia Organa (Solo), who I sometimes wonder about picking back up.

ETA: Knew I forgot one. Mercedes Thompson, from the series by Patricia Briggs.

[bjornwilde]

ETA: Knew I forgot one. Mercedes Thompson, from the series by Patricia Briggs.

I had delusions of playing Zee once. = ]

[bcgphoenix]

Dr. Alexander Kellis, Newsflesh
Charlie Eppes, Numb3rs
Cinna, The Hunger Games
Maggie Mayhem, Whip It
Either Sam Adama or Tamara Adama, Caprica
H.G. Wells, Warehouse 13
Mohinder Suresh, Heroes (well before the entire series went to pot, of course *DRY*)

I'm sure there are others -- I've been here over seven years, after all :O -- but those are the ones that immediately spring to mind!

...and wow, when you lay it out like that, I totally have a type for both male and female characters, don't I. *sheepish*

[minkhollow]

I WOULD APPROVE OF HG SO HARD.
Partly because I really want to do something other than "Reset."

[mnt_mike]

Cheery Littlebottom (Discworld)- irontoedlady
Yorick Brown (Y the Last Man)
Calamity Jane (Deadwood)
Christopher Moltisanti (Sopranos)
John Rambo (Rambo)
Virgil (Mighty Max)
Minion (Megamind)
Josie McCoy (Josie and the Pussycats)- thewrongpussy
Henry Atherton (Faerie Wars)
Haymitch Abernathy (Hunger Games)
Thelma and/or Louise (Thelma & Louise)
Troy (Community)

I'm sure there are more that I've considered, but only two of this list have ever made it to the "journal" stage.

[bjornwilde]

I tried Cherry for a bit in a sandbox and while she was fun, I don't think I did her much justice.

[synchronicity2]

I tend to app if I get the itch, but have pared down my roster quite a bit with the move...so really, I've only been thinking of a handful. A few are secret, but the one who isn't is likely to get played in a sandbox first...

- Ser Jorah Mormont - Game of Thrones



I so have a type.

[storybrooke]

YES. And then someone needs to bring in Dany. CLEARLY.