Religious fictional characters who are actually awesome?

Started by Primal, July 04, 2023, 02:29:36 PM

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Primal

We all obviously don't appreciate real-life religious people. So within the world of fiction, which religious characters do you think are awesome?

Personally, I would say the protagonist of FFXIV and the Greybeards in Skyrim. I would also put my vote on Emperor Uriel Septim in Oblivion. The dude seems like the cool grandpa type.

Something most people haven't heard about is the game Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga. There was a charismatic war hero there named Augustus and the game really portrays him as very charismatic.

And of course, we have Jesus from the Bible. That work of fiction portrays a powerful Jew with the ability to get back up from death. That's pretty badass. He also worships himself while he's not in his personal abode in the sky.

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Yeah, Jesus is a very righteous hero all right.  Cursing a fig tree for not producing fruit out of season (and he was the one who created those 'seasons'--right) or causing pigs to run off a cliff and kill themselves.  He set up Judas to 'betray' him so he could be put on the cross--destroyed Judas for his own ego and plans.  Yeah, Jesus was a real standup kind of guy.
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You'd think Samson would at least wear a helmet or something. One swipe to his hair and it's all over.
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Quote from: Primal on July 04, 2023, 02:29:36 PMWe all obviously don't appreciate real-life religious people. So within the world of fiction, which religious characters do you think are awesome?
Babylon 5's G'Kar:


And Brother Alwyn Macomber (a priest in Earth's past-apocalyptic future, a spy secretly trying to trigger a new renaissance)



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