Top 10 Fantasy Characters | Captured in Words

This video was sponsored by Skillshare. The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/capturedinwords09202
Great stories get you emotionally involved with the characters. You understand why they feel the way they do because you're right there with them through it all. The fantasy genre, above all others, teaches us to broaden our perspective, as we're given a lens to view the world and different situations through characters in vastly different walks of life. Here are my top 10 favorite fantasy characters! Let me know your top 10 in the comments! I stuck to just characters from fantasy books, but feel free to include ones from TV, video games, and whatever other medium you want.
Want to support the channel? Check out my Patreon: www.patreon.com/Capturedinwords
Join the Discord server!: discord.gg/uKdnVXY
------------------------------------------
CREDIT TO ARTISTS - All art credit can be found in this google doc: docs.google.com/document/d/1OFgzU2tayypBPwUpS-JvYf8rYuxp_lGq01KmdpjatbE/edit?usp=sharing
------------------------------------------
Here is the fundraiser to help my mom get treatment. Any support is greatly appreciated and please feel free to share the link: www.gofundme.com/f/spine-and-lyme-help-for-Christina-D-Kennedy?fbclid=IwAR0Fr8dh_v5tUYd3H-5Prz5lr7OL3MbYNwSueHNu9Sa5jJmdFaunyVi7cCs
------------------------------------------
Where to find me:
GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/35150859-jay-kennedy
Instagram: captured.in.words?hl=en
Twitter: Captured_Words
Tumblr: captured-in-words.tumblr.com/
FBPage: CapturedinWords/
Amazon Influencer Shop: www.amazon.ca/shop/capturedinwords
Amazon Affiliate link: amzn.to/2xBDcNJ
Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/I1E5NHIAL3IZ?ref_=wl_share

[@CapturedInWords]

The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/capturedinwords09202 Let me know your top 10 favorite fantasy characters! I stuck to just characters from fantasy books, but feel free to include ones from TV, video games, and whatever other medium you want!

[@Josh_R2.17]

I am so happy to see every upload from you, how's your mom doing at the moment?

[@CapturedInWords]

@@Josh_R2.17 She's doing a lot better! Still a healing process that will take time but she's come a long way from where she was

[@Josh_R2.17]

Captured in Words that's fantastic news! I know everyone always says this, but you have a criminally small amount of attention

[@CapturedInWords]

@@Josh_R2.17 Thank you! That's probably my own fault since I hardly ever upload 😅 but I'm hoping to change that very soon!

[@Josh_R2.17]

Captured in Words you sound never feel pressured to do something for a fanbase that you choose to give free entertainment to, you're doing an amazing job

[@niemann99]

Say one thing about Logan Ninefingers say he's bloody brilliant.

[@ChristmasLore]

Can't choose between Glokta and him as my favorite Abercrombie's character! Both equally unforgettable!

[@michaelc1626]

Imo Abercrombie didn't go far enough to dive into the whole Nine fingers/Bloody Nine dycotomy...much like a certain big green marvel character got the shaft in Endgame...I was most disappointed by where the character's arc "finished" by the end of Last argument.

[@bengough6772]

I love logen but on repeat readings (at least 5x) Glokta actually takes the cake each and every time. The bloody nine is the coolest "badass" trope...but man Glokta is the character that would win the Emmy/Oscar.

[@whimsydearest]

Sam will always be my "comfort character" and his Two Towers speech gets me every time. Also, as always, your editing is off the charts.

[@CapturedInWords]

Ahh such an amazing speech!! Sam is amazing

[@sergiovzv]

When you read The First Law, and find Glokta, or when you read The Stormlight Archive, and find Dalinar, everything you thought you knew about character DIES.

[@warbrothers7745]

I love Glokta !! Just about finished the blade itself. But dalinar or any other Sanderson characters I don’t get. They seem like characters pretending to be human. It’s like Sanderson is nickelback and Abercrombie is nirvana. Sure nickelback is popular and charts well but nirvana is art and represents what it means to be human.

[@mana948]

I loved Kelsier from Mistborn ! Altough he was arrogant, he was also the that one people we all need in order to have faith, in order to believe that every bad or/and difficult situation we are experiencing, no matter how challenging it is, can get better I also appreciated his humour 😌 and his "brotherhood" like relation he had with Vin

[@dinocollins720]

I was thinking the same thing! Kelsier is on of my all time favorite characters despite (maybe even because of) his flaws!

[@talesarcane2]

Man the quality of these videos is so consistently top-tier. Came to this channel for the Kingkiller lore, stayed for that next-level editing.

[@CapturedInWords]

Much appreciated!

[@autumnrose3236]

I complete agree with what you said about kvothe not being a Mary Sue

[@ryansutter9434]

This video made me want to read Farseer, Kingkiller, Witcher, First Law and Stormlight even more! But after I’m done with Wheel of Time.

[@AAAAAAAAAA225]

the effort you put in your videos is just absloutley incredible , love your channel.

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks! :)

[@epicmountain4821]

Some of my favourites are: Ged-Earthsea Death-Discworld Percy Jackson-Riardonverse Legolas-Lord of the rings Gandalf-Lord of the rings Oz-Wizzard of Oz Jack Brennin-Glaursen gate and lost treasure of Anun Leo Valdes-Riardonverse Dumbeldor-Harry Poter Aslan-Chronicles of Narnia

[@bplspamo9846]

I don't know why but I love Anomander Rake and Sorry from Malazan Book of the Fallen.

[@GalacticReads]

I'm so glad Moiraine is on your list! And Samwise Gamgee is one of my personal favs ever. Oh Sam 💚😭

[@Oscar-bx2no]

Rand al'Thor (WoT) - Egwene al'Vere (WoT) - Vin (Mistborn) - Jörn (Neimhaim) - Shallan (Stormlight) - Kaladin (Stormlight) - Kvothe (Kingkiller) - Dumbledore (HP) - Kelsier (Mistborn) - Dalinar (Stormlight)

[@CapturedInWords]

Great list!! So many awesome characters!

[@alvarogalindotapia8848]

My top: 1) Jaime Lannister • "There are no men like me, only me" 👏👏👏 2) Theon Greyjoy 3) Davos Seaworth, the onion knight 4) Bran Stark 5) King Theoden 6) Kvothe 7) Dalinar Kholin 8) Fiddler/Ganoes Paran 9) Trull Sengar 10) Caul Shivers

[@kristiandonchev2641]

Damn,I thought I was the only one who had Jaime Lannister and Theon Greyjoy in the top 2 favourite ASOIF characters

[@alvarogalindotapia8848]

I guess redemption arcs are the ones that shine for many of us

[@justarandomgirlvx3578]

@Erick He has the most essential and interesting story, but his character is not on top, he is cute af though and i still love him

[@leude9984]

trull sengar lower than Ganoes Paran? Haven't finished malazan yet but I'm a little bit confused

[@alvarogalindotapia8848]

@@leude9984 well... I just finished Reaper's Gale, but yeah, I think Ganoes has better character development... Still, Trull Sengar is one of the best

[@asfaloth12]

Great video! I love Sam as well . It's been some time since I read Name of the Wind, but I loved it and enjoyed Kvothe's character. Thanks for sharing :)

[@laurenb_101]

Ooooh really nice to see Lightsong got an honourable mention! And Thomas Senlin too! ☺️ I can’t wait to fully immerse myself in the Stormlight Archive series. Also tempted to pick up Abercrombie’s work too. Great video!

[@vaniasimpfendorfer69]

I love how Robin Hobb develops her characters! The Liveship traders trilogy has the best character development l have ever read in any fantasy novels, l highly recomend it!!

[@babetteleblanc7620]

I LOVE all of her series too.

[@CapturedInWords]

I'm excited to read more by Robin Hobb, she is definitely a new favorite author of mine!

[@daydreameater1511]

ugh the quality of your video is storming unbelievable! and although some of your picks aren't my favs, it's so fun to see your interesting opinions supported by in-depth reasons, so thanks for the well made video.

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed! :D

[@justme...000]

I'm just so happy you uploaded another video . I love watching all your reviews and recommendations and you are absolutely great. ☆

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks, glad you like them!

[@oriannamatos2760]

Your videos are the closest thing to perfection 👌. Not only well made, but very mesmerizing. And I agree: Kvothe is definitely not a Gary Stue, he's always pushing his own luck too much. And Sam deserved that 1st spot; even now, after all this years, Sam is refreshing.

[@reyhanehalizadeh3354]

The king of quality is back and i hit the like before watching cause i know your videos are always amazing!

[@CapturedInWords]

Thank you!! :D

[@natasagajic1061]

After just finishing The Farseer Trilogy, Verity and Lady Patience are some of my new favorite fantasy characters 💖😊

[@CapturedInWords]

They are both amazing!!

[@kestrel4077]

Keep reading the rest of the books in that world. I've really enjoyed them.

[@natasagajic1061]

@@kestrel4077 Oh, absolutely! I've already started with the Liveship Traders 😁

[@maraltbrown]

@@natasagajic1061 That was the only trilogy I skipped, but am seriously thinking I should go back and read it. After all, Amber has some part in there, I'm sure.

[@natasagajic1061]

@@maraltbrown Oh, I am actually opposite as I picked up Realm of the Elderlings _because_ the premise of Liveship Traders sounded so cool - sentient ship *and* pirates? Yes, please 😁 Also, I don't know who Amber is, as I am barely 40 pages into the Ship of Magic (aka the first book in the trilogy) 😅

[@megansreadingrevelations]

Ooo I just finished Words of Radiance and CANNOT stop thinking about it. I love Shallan and have warmed up to Kaladin quite a bit. And Fitz couldn’t catch a break in The Farseer trilogy haha!!! Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@CapturedInWords]

Words of Radiance is SO good! Shallan definitely had a lot of awesome moments and growth in that one! Thanks for watching!

[@RealHollarius]

Top Ten, that's a lot: 1.Kvothe 2. Tyrion Lannister 3.FitzChivalric Farseer 4. Mara of the Acoma 5. Hermione Granger 6. Arya Stark 7. Drizzt do Urden 8. Roland Deschain 9. Bartimäus 10. Pug / Milamber

[@abigailslade3824]

Holger Hennig pug should be number one, Tremble and Despair for I am POWER.

[@Fayeluria]

Aah a new video! I can say I gladly watched the ads for this 😊 The quality is incredible as always. Also thanks for reminding me for like the 5th time that I have yet to finish Mistborn 😂 I keep reading other books somehow, even though I really like it! I really gotta get to it now. Also I laughed so hard at us still not being sure how to pronounce Kvothe 😂 If I'd have to pick a favorite book character, even though there's many I like, I absolute love Auri, especially after reading The slow regard of silent things. But I also love Yennefer in the Witcher, probably because I relate to her a lot. So cool that you included Geralt! Another favourite has to be Howl from Howl's moving castle, it was just a delight to read the story with him in it. Aand my comment turned out to be super long again, my apologies :D I just get too excited typing while watching the video 😂 (Also 💜 at Spensa in the honorable mentions!)

[@CapturedInWords]

Thank youuu! :D Haha you better finish Mistborn! I can relate tho, I keep getting side tracked with other books when I should be finishing Wheel of Time or elantris. I've pretty much given up on trying to pronounce Kvothe, I've tried 3 different ways and I still get comments saying it's wrong so I no longer care 😂😂 Auri is amazing!! Ahh I should have at least mentioned her in my honorable mentions. I'm tempted to make a video just ranking my favorite Kingkiller characters. yennefer is great too! Howl is an underrated character, I never hear people talk about that book much. Haha and no worries, long comments are great! 😀

[@SuperDoctor9]

It's always great to see a new video from Jay! Kvothe is one of my favourite characters, a lot of those in the KingKiller Chronicles are exceptional. I almost feel like a re-read is coming on but, Stormlight is next on my list. I've seen the Dalinar quote about hypocrites before and I've always liked it so I'm looking forward to delving more into his character. As always your videos just ooze quality and character, great work!

[@CapturedInWords]

I was tempted to put Auri or Elodin on this list as well since they're both brilliant. Maybe I'll have to make a video all about Kingkiller Chronicle characters XD I hope you enjoy reading through Stormlight! Thanks for watching! :)

[@SuperDoctor9]

@@CapturedInWords Auri and Elodin were the first two that came to my mind after Kvothe, and of course Denna. That'd be a great video, I'd definitely watch it. Anything KingKiller just feed it directly into my system. Thanks, I've heard such praise for Stormlight so I'm sure I won't be disappointed.

[@filipeloureiro311]

Great work! Logen ninefingers is probably my favourite, also Sazed from mistborn is an amazing character.

[@PetrikLeo]

I love your video! Keep up the great work always! I've always said that your video editing is super good, but it's only until I (recently) started my own Booktube channel that I realized the extent of that. Also, I agree so much regarding what you said about Kvothe.

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks, I appreciate it! And congrats on starting your own channel!

[@alexnieves]

After reading Assassin's Apprentice I felt so bad for poor Fitz. I need to continue that series at some point. Vin is such a fantastic character and I really loved her arc in Era 1. Dalinar is still my favorite, followed shortly behind Kaladin (as of 300 pages into WoR). I really see them battling out the top spot. Rand is cool (I'm also only up to Fires of Heaven) but Perrin I think is still my favorite of the bunch. I also LOVED Moiraine. Geralt is fantastic! Currently using DaVinci Resolve but you have me wanting to learn Premiere. Hmmmmm. Great video as always Jay, keep up the good work and fantastic content.

[@maraltbrown]

My suggestion: don't give up on Fitz! Read the other books (I only skipped the Liveship Traders trilogy) and LOVED the three characters (Fitz, Fool and Nighteyes).

[@Yesica1993]

Gorgeous video that kept me up to 2am just to finish. (I'm usually not up so late.) I adore Sam!

[@CapturedInWords]

Glad you enjoyed the video! :D Sam is amazing

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I’m always so in love with your editing jeeez teach me

[@billybatson8495]

You should make a list of fictional characters you would disown if they were yours.

[@MaryAmongStories]

Sam is the sweetest 🥰 I also love Vin and Fitz!

[@CapturedInWords]

All 3 are amazing characters

[@Taitenger]

I’m glad that Drizzt made the honorable mentions. He’s a wonderful character that appears to stay the same but manages to evolve so naturally as the stories progress. His swordsmanship and heart are equally legendary. Love the list though!

[@CapturedInWords]

I originally had Drizzt as number 7 but switched him out, but I agree he is a wonderful character! And guenhwyvar deserves a mention too!

[@Taitenger]

Captured in Words For sure! What a great duo. Also, Jarlaxle and Artemis are an awesome pairing too. And just to fan boy a bit more, the Drizzt/Artemis story arc is so satisfying as well. Great videos man!

[@azureascendant994]

Drizzt is a mary sue.

[@sheyri9]

Hm, a lot of Brandon Sanderson's characters on your list. I wonder why... (Lightsong! Lightsong is hilarious.)

[@thejohnsanger]

Mine top 10 characters are.... 1. Darrow - Red Rising 2. Dalinar - Stormlight Archive 3. Maquin - The Faithful and the Fallen 4. Logan Ninefingers/Glokta - First Law 5. Kaladin Stormblessed - Stormlight Archive 6. Misaki- Sword of Kaigen 7. Mustang/Virginia - Red Rising 8. Clay Cooper - Kings of the Wyld 9. Roland - Dark Tower 10. Corban - The Faithful and the Fallen

[@timothyhansen7026]

Ahhhh so proud of you for recognizing Samwise as first class. Sam is a simple character done well: one could argue that there isn’t a lot of complexity to his character, but that is by no means a criticism in his case. I would claim that his simplicity comes full circle and surprises you in the later acts as you recognize how profound he is when all along you sort of took him for granted, or something you thought you had figured out early on and forgotten about. Granny Weatherwax and Death from the Discworld are some of the characters that I love the most, and I really can’t recommend them enough, but one of the most crucial and biting characters I’ve come across was Princess Orual from Till We Have Faces. I’ve also really come to like Geralt of Rivia from reading the books, and applaud your recommendation. If you haven’t read the Master and Commander books; I highly recommend them for Lucky Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. Not fantasy, but the deep understanding of the characters’ psyche is excellent yet subtle, and the historical fiction is fantastic. Also, Jay, you presented a compelling depiction of the characters without spoilers. A+++ as always.

[@janhavi1977]

Amazing video and great choices! I'm a little sad Kaladin isn't on the list, I was expecting him to be number one, haha! He is definitely mine! But your no. 1 is one of my favorite characters too, he's so awesome! Also, I finally found someone who loves Logan Nine-fingers! I mostly hear people talk about Glokta. Not that I don't like him but I always found Logan way more interesting!

[@CapturedInWords]

I was real tempted to put Kaladin on this list! I actually originally had him on but ended up switching him out for Dalinar. Kaladin is awesome though! Glokta is super interesting, but yeah Logen Ninefingers deserves more love, he was my favorite POV character

[@janhavi1977]

Captured in Words Maybe you could make a list of honorable mention fantasy characters a little later, lol 😀

[@crockettcast2702]

Thanks again for great stuff! Dalinar is my favorite too!

[@Bondsmith_]

1. Geralt of Rivia 2. Jaime Lannister 3. Dalinar 4. Shivers 5. Logan Ninefingers 6. Gandalf the Grey 7. Samwise Gamgee 8. Kaladin Stormblessed 9. Sand dan Glokta 10. Boromir

[@CapturedInWords]

Excellent list!! Boromir is a great character, I should have put him on my honorable mentions list

[@spacewinter]

Great choices. I'm more of a scifi reader so I don't have a top ten. But I love Vin(Mistborn), Kaladin(TWoK), Locke Lamora, and Nynaeve(Wheel of Time)

[@gwyncoram1104]

I personally would add to your list Kip from lightbringer series, Kylar Stern from Night Angel trilogy and wayne from mistrborn (wayne and wax trilogy). Also- great job, keep doing that buddy

[@ronitaryan5402]

My List would be very similar to yours, just add in Shallan and Nynaeve

[@FantasyTalk]

You talk about Dalinar being an inspiration, you sir are an inspiration! I can't wait to be as good at editing as you! My Current Top 10 1.) Rand al'Thor 2.) Dalinar Kholin 3.) Jorg Ancrath 4.) Shallan Davar 5.) Nynaeve al'Meara 6.) Kvothe 7.)Tyrion Lannister 8.) Sand dan Glokta 9.) Matrim Cauthon 10.) Ender Wiggin

[@ves138]

Jorg is def a gem (in a fucked uo way)

[@abigailslade3824]

Fantasy Talk sorry but Nynaeve is annoying with all the braid tugging

[@abigailslade3824]

I will give you a like for being the only person here I have seen to also mention Matrim Cauthon

[@FantasyTalk]

@@ves138 I’ve only read Prince of Thorns so far, but just that book alone, Mark Lawrence was inspired when he created Jorg

[@FantasyTalk]

@@abigailslade3824 She is very annoying, but I love her anyway. She’s like the big sister I never had 😂

[@DesolateSage]

My favourite characters 1.Kaladin Stormblessed-Stormlight archive 2.Dalinar Kholin-Stormlight Archive 3.Darrow-Red Rising 4.Andross Guile-The Lightbringer 5.Tyrion Lannister-A song of ice and fire 6.Matrim Cauthon-Wheel of time 7.Samwise Gamgee-The lord of the rings 8.Harry Dresden-Dresden Files 9.San dan Glotka-The Blade Itself 10.Kvothe-Kingkiller Chronicles (Position is not relevant) Honourable mentions Tehol Beddict,Trull Sengar from Malazan,Hadrian and Royce from Riyria Series,Kaz Brekker from Six of crows(a lot of others too but it already is too long)

[@lemonaden3461]

Dalinar may be my favorite character of all time (as of right now) I always feel so proud of him because of his struggles

[@CapturedInWords]

Dalinar is amazing!!

[@serastewan1664]

Your editing is next level. Love your videos!

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks so much!!

[@colburn0004]

You know it’s a great video when no one in the comments is even bringing up the two number 2s lol Love the video!

[@CapturedInWords]

Oh wow I didn't even notice that!! Whoops! XD

[@colburn0004]

Captured in Words I really wasn’t going to say anything but I thought it was great that the comments wasn’t filled with it so I thought it was funny.

[@walternate2914]

Hadrian Blackwater and Royce Melborn from Ryria are among my all-time favorites. From the same series, Arista Essendon and Thrace Wood when she becomes Modina Novronian are equally as awesome.

[@GideonCyn]

If Glotka, Logen, Jezal, Dogman or Farro aint on this list (or near the top) then its a flawed list! EDIT: CapturedinWords is a man of culture i see.

[@stephenbarrett8861]

deity 93 not Harding Grim though, he’s too chatty!

[@patrickhowe1843]

Joscelin Verreuil - Kushiel's Legacy Paks - The Deed of Paksenarrion Thomas Covenant - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Pokhara - The Belgariad Mat - The Wheel of Time Lan - The Wheel of Time Jon Snow - SoIaF

[@leviclements5135]

Yay! Your back!

[@CapturedInWords]

Sure am! :D

[@maraltbrown]

My favourite character of all is Beloved, the Fool. I'm a huge fan of Robin Hobb!

[@user-rf3lh8ff1s]

Same here!!!!

[@ZSv2]

Keep doing what you're doing. Great content, reminds me a lot of Green level stuff.

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks, I appreciate that!

[@irishknight6893]

Seen this video a few times,love it! You should make a top 10 fav fantasy series of all time, that would be awesome! I’m guessing Stormlight Archive and KKR are your top 2 fav series?

[@CozyHeaux]

Wow your editing is amazing.

[@CapturedInWords]

Thank you! :D

[@skyt8327]

Farseer Trilogy Spoilers Verity’s death, or sacrifice rather, absolutely destroyed me. He was such a genuine, good guy who gave up everything in such a bittersweet way. The way his story and character was written really resonated with me. I’m pretty sure I cried for every single major character death in those books honestly lmao

[@ActionNerdGo]

From reading these comments, I feel I must say y'all are sleeping on Druss the Legend from David Gemmell's Drenai series. If you like characters who start out sever underdogs. You'll really enjoy Simon Snowlocke from Tad William's Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. Michael Carpenter from the Dresdan Files... the perfect Paladin has been written. These are some of my favorites that I feel are often missed in these discussions.

[@qine6559]

Eaaaasyyyy call to hit the subscribe button on this one. Naisssss!

[@CapturedInWords]

I appreciate it, welcome aboard!

[@TahaAhmed23i]

Rand Al'Thor is my favorite character and after book 6, the complexity of Rand persona becomes so good you wish that all the next books are his POV

[@iulia5677]

Agree, he is changing a lot throughout the series. But I love Matrim Cauthon😍

[@CapturedInWords]

Damn, I can't wait to get further in the series!

[@selectivelysocial7117]

The WoT was painful for me the first few times. I tried to read it 2 times (getting to Book 7 and Book 9 respectively) before I finally finished it the 3rd time. I have to say, it was completely worth it.

[@rorangarrowson5]

Amazing video. Gloatka is definitely an amazing character

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks!! Glokta is incredible, definitely going to be one of my favorites for a long long time

[@lw9117]

Glad to see Spensa get some love on the Honorable Mentions. I'd have to include Hilo from the Green Bone Saga and Gabriel from EOTV.

[@sentient.ball.of.stardust]

When i think favorite characters i think Glokta, Dalinar, Lightsong, Andross Guile, Jasnah, Hoid(!) ....

[@CapturedInWords]

All those characters are awesome!! (well I haven't read Lightbringer yet so idk about Andross Guile but I'm sure they're great!) I was tempted to add Lightsong, Jasnah, and Hoid to my list but didn't want to include TOO many Sanderson characters XD One of these days I'll have to make a video on my favorite Cosmere characters

[@cybersketcher1130]

I think Vasher is pretty great.

[@hamzahmohammed5491]

My top ten (in no particular order and not restricted to 1 per series) 1. Anomander Rake from Malazan 2.Mat from WOT 3. Kaladin from Stormlight 4. Tavi from Codex Alera 5. Quick Ben from Malazan 6. Locke from Gentlemen Bastards 7. Hoid from Sanderson’s cosmere 8. Sam from LOTR 9. Shallan from Stormlight 10.Moiraine from WOT

[@ChristmasLore]

Yes ! Finally a top spot for my boy Anamander Rake! Greetings from France, and a thank you!🍃 (And Quick Ben too!!) You have very good taste, Sir!

[@e_o_tics]

Wait, did you mencioned Daniel Greene???man pls do a video together, i love both channels so it will be like a dream for me seeing you two together

[@janhavi1977]

Pedro Olavo yes I need a collab of these two kings!

[@mihaiserafim]

Pretty much the same list .Mine only replaces Sam with Min because I see her being more in a way of support for Rand than Sam for Frodo. Very nice work, absolutely love your content !

[@epic321123]

I loved seeing Lightsong in the honourable mentions

[@unbreonblade5904]

Locke Lamora and Jean Tannen. My god!!! They both are a master class of how to wright "evolution" and "progress" and the way a character becomes so skilled. I love them

[@vtrproductions8994]

great video I finished the hero of ages and elantris recently and I'm reading warbreaker now

[@megansreadingrevelations]

I finished Warbreaker a few months ago and thought it was really well done for a stand-alone. I would love a sequel, wouldn’t you???

[@CapturedInWords]

Awesome, enjoy Warbreaker!

[@vtrproductions8994]

@@megansreadingrevelations so far yeah

[@vtrproductions8994]

@@CapturedInWords Thanks

[@luketufts6827]

@Megan's Reading Revelations there will likely be a sequel novel or novella to warbreaker a while down the line, called Nightblood 🙃

[@MrRorosuri]

Missed your videos 😊

[@aysseralwan]

My List (not in a particular order) 1. Logen Ninefinger (First Law) 2. Sevro (Red Rising, have not read the 4th and 5th book yet) 3. Corban, Farrell, Dath (Faithful and the Fallen, I know it's cheating to have all 3 as one but their friendship is soooo good) 4. Perrin Aybara (WoT) 5. Drem 6. Bleda ( both from Of Blood and Bone trilogy) 7. Taniel (Powder Mage trilogy+ Gods of Blood and Powder) 8. Royce and Hadrian (Ririya) 9. Ragnar (Red Rising) 10. Robb Stark and Jon Snow (ASoIaF) Ok I kinda cheated but you can't make me narrow it down even more I already didn't include characters I love like Mauvin Pickering, King Alric, Darrow, Pax, Stannis Baratheon, Matrim Cauthon, Loial and more

[@marvingray9758]

Wow, great video. Vin is my all time fav, but I absolutely hate Kvothe.

[@peterherfort7323]

One little addition to Rand Al'Thor: He may be interesting up to book 6, but after you will have passed the famous "slog" after book 10, Rand Al'Thor makes a completely turn and is defined as one of the most complex character arcs in all of fantasy. You have seen nothing yet in book 5...

[@CapturedInWords]

Awesome! well now I'm hyped to keep reading

[@ImanIself]

1. Damn you have hairy arms!!! 2. Fitz and Glokta! Extremely happy you mentioned those 3. Wasnt Drizzt a character in the OG baldurs gate?

[@Abken.]

Damn. I always defend Kvothe in Reddit and I think exactly like you. He's a good liar, not a "Mary Sue". You're the first person I've heard expressing my type of thoughts when speaking of Kvothe.

[@wingracer1614]

Never forget that Kote means disaster, we just haven't got to the really big disasters yet

[@danielberglund7705]

I love the list but would personally also include Elodin from NoTW somewhere high on it.

[@Sambal86]

definitely most fun to read character in kingkiller

[@CapturedInWords]

Elodin is awesome! Honestly I might just have to make a tier list video on only Kingkiller characters

[@danielberglund7705]

@@CapturedInWords That would be awesome! Looking forward to it! /Serp

[@ducky36F]

1) Ciri (The Witcher) 2) Logen Ninefingers (First Law) 3) Vin (Mistborn) 4) Geralt (The Witcher) 5) Glokta (First Law) 6) Kaladin (Stormlight Archive) 7) Gandalf (LOTR) 8) Fitzchivilry and Nighteyes (Realm of the Elderlings) 9) Orso (Age of Madness) 10) Pug (Magician) (Yeah The Witcher and First Law are probably my two favourite series 😅)

[@CapturedInWords]

Awesome list!! Honestly I wish I included Ciri in my video since she's one of my favorites too. I love all these characters, except the two I don't know (Orso and Pug) since I haven't read those books yet but I plan on it!

[@ducky36F]

Captured in Words yeah I haven’t read WoT yet so I don’t “really” know Rand or Moiraine but I’m getting to it soon 😂

[@safinan8008]

Good video!!!

[@CapturedInWords]

Thanks!

[@litup1090]

1. Achmed the Snake from Elizabeth Haydon’s The Symphony of Ages series 2. Dalinar from The Stormlight Archive by Sanderson 3. Kvothe from Kingkiller Chronicles by Rothfuss 4. Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien 5. Moiraine from The Wheel of Time 6. Croaker from The Black Company by Cook 7. Grunthor from SoA by Haydon 8. Anomander Rake from Malazan by Erikson 9. Jondralyn from The Five Warrior Angel series by Brian Lee Durfee 10. Anborn from Haydon’s SoA

[@reaganorton1710]

Characters are my main draw towards books. I think it why I love mistborn era 2 and Warbreaker and struggle reading the wheel of times series

[@ahmedj1254]

C’mon Tyrion Lannister! Even in the comments nobody mentioned him :(

[@asfaloth12]

I love Tyrion!

[@Morfeusm]

I love Tyrion too, I would have put it very high but not to my top. IDK he is probably underrated because he’s great!

[@ChristmasLore]

He definitely deserves a spot- and high on the list! (And the actor did a lot for the character, also). I love characters physically indered (?), like him and Glokta. As I've become disabled some years ago, it's painful sometimes, but also rewarding and moving to read about them- and in such bland and direct terms, too.

[@Axel-ev3od]

Lord Ruler and Sazed from Mistborn... Bast from The Kingkiller Chronicle

[@Morfeusm]

Axel11 good choices! Bast is also one of my favorites but I like Denna more as a character

[@CapturedInWords]

Both are awesome characters!

[@wazzap898]

Came here expecting Logan ninefingers, was very pleasantly surprised by Glokta! I ended up LOVING his character, as dark a villain as he is. The audio version of him is just perfect

[@CapturedInWords]

Haha well hey good thing I put both Logen ninefingers and Glotka on the list! I definitely agree about the audio version, actually I meant to mention the narration for Glotka in the video but completely forgot. Steven Pacey does such an amazing narration!

[@cybersketcher1130]

Please make a top 10 fantasy villains list.

[@coleton7048]

You need to keep reading more of The First Law series! Best Served Cold in my opinion is his greatest work to date.

[@praetorxyn]

Rand al'Thor is an amazing character, if you're only on book 5 or 6 you're in for a real treat. Just bear with him until the end, I promise it'll all be worth it. Also, I hope you're aware that the Farseer Trilogy is only the beginning of Fitz's story. The Tawny Man Trilogy and The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy (along with The Liveship Traders Trilogy and the Rain Wild Chronicles, which while not featuring Fitz, you really need to read to understand the latter two Fitz trilogies respectively) are even better IMO.

[@selectivelysocial7117]

I loved WoT, but I had to read it 3 times to finish it. I have to say, it was completely worth it.

[@praetorxyn]

Summer Eland After I read it for the first time (probably took me 2 months max as I was out of work at the time), I remembered it as being amazing but having a slow start. When I re-read it, I didn't get that sense at all, I was enthralled from the jump.

[@anthonyreynolds8324]

So many characters to choose from lol Mat Cauthon Vin Kylar Stern Walker Boh Nynaeve al Meara Bilbo Baggins Kaladin Rand al Thor Taran*Assistant Pig Keeper* Jean Tannen No particular order

[@CapturedInWords]

Awesome choices! It's been awhile since I read the Night angel books but Kylar Stern and Durzo Blint are awesome!

[@rentonreva2047]

DALINARRRRRRR YEAA!!!

[@davidwebster4871]

Matrim cauthon is the absolute GOAT in my opinion

[@deanryanmartin]

Glokta ranks number six. Yey. You have a good taste in characters, Jay!

[@theoneking1174]

How is the book your writing coming along?

[@Stormy77]

My personal favorite is David Gemmell's Tenaka Khan. But I also feel like Kaladin Stormblessed and Dalinar from The Stormlight Archive are epic.

[@stephenbarrett8861]

Stormy77 I’m a big fan of Decado.

[@Stormy77]

@@stephenbarrett8861 Decado and Tenaka Khan are why The King Beyond the Gate is one of my favorite Gemmel Books. Story wise Tenaka Khan just edges out Decado who is arguably the best swordsman ever, being a descendant of Skilgannon the Damned.

[@stephenbarrett8861]

Stormy77 Gemmell does the best character nicknames. Parmenion, ‘the Death of Nations’ springs to mind. I prefer Decado’s arc, but King Beyond the Gate is my favourite Gemmell book too!

[@Stormy77]

@@stephenbarrett8861 Mine too! Decado has a great arc as well and those 2 were so compelling it's hard not to love that book.

[@stephenbarrett8861]

Stormy77 in a way it feels like characters from his first couple of books became archetypal for many of his other books. Waylander and John Shannow for example.

[@Simplybookdreams88]

Dalinar ❤️

[@afougrazomai]

Without a specific order I would say my top 10 are Mat Cauthon (Wheel of time) Nynaeve Al'meara (Wheel of time) Auri (kingkiller chronicle) Kvothe (kingkiller chronicle) Artemis Entreri (many forgotten realms books like The Legend of Drizzt or Sellswords) Danillo Than (songs and swords) Erevis Cale (Erevis Cale trilogy) Fitz Chivalry along with Nighteyes (Farseer) Logan Ninefingers (The First Law) Elric of Melnibone (Elric of Melnibone saga) Unfortunatelly I haven't read anything of Brandon Sanderson yet but it is on my to do list since everyone says how great of an author he is.

[@carlwilliams9642]

You can never go wrong with Sam. Speaking of.... I thought you said no spoilers. ;)

[@Morfeusm]

Nobody cares but here are mine: * Luthien * DEATH * Dracula * Yennefer * Brandin * Jaimie Lannister * Antimony Carver * Nightblood * Lord Vetinari * Yagharek * Niclays Roos * Denna * Sarevok

[@arshgrewal9487]

Bro why Denna ??

[@Morfeusm]

Arsh Grewal bro (or sis) I simply unabashingly love love broken characters like hers. She is literally several people I met IRL and I don’t see her archetype in books that often. Plus she has a potential for Doors of Stone to play even larger role. I adore Rothfuss for writing her. I do.

[@CapturedInWords]

I care! Awesome list, I should have added DEATH and Nightblood at least to my honorable mentions since they're both amazing.

[@CapturedInWords]

@@Morfeusm While I understand why people find Denna annoying, I also think people don't give her character enough credit. Like you mentioned, you don't see her archetype in books that often, and I think there's a lot to be revealed about her in book 3 (like her use of magic, possible fae qualities, and the secret of her patron).

[@Morfeusm]

Captured in Words thanks. I should have put Tyrion there as well.... ah so many great characters in fantasy!

[@Budgieboy4068]

Roland Deschain, last Gunslinger of Gilead. Epic character.

[@CapturedInWords]

I need to read The Dark Tower at some point

[@Budgieboy4068]

@@CapturedInWords Amazing series honestly. It starts off good but just gets better as it goes along.

[@kelleyceccato7025]

1. Ista dy Chalion (Paladin of Souls) 2. Lupe dy Cazaril (The Curse of Chalion) 3. Turyin Mulaghesh (City of Blades) 4. Kaladin Stormblessed (The Stormlight Archive) 5. Jasnah Kholin (The Stormlight Archive) 6. Circe (Circe) 7. Samarkar (The Eternal Sky Trilogy) 8. Miryem (Spinning Silver) 9. Blackthorn (Blackthorn and Grim series -- Juliet Marillier) 10. Senneth (The Twelve Houses series)

[@abigailslade3824]

in no particular order, Pug/Milamber, Mara of the Acoma, Anomander Rake, Matrim Cauthon, Silk/Prince Kheldor, Aura Stark, Kvothe, Nobody, Nakor, Thom Merrilyn. All absolutely wonderful and real characters with flaws and sadness but also with the promise of hope and joy. Honourable mention Aridhol that guy does so much with so little.

[@ves138]

Havent reaad too many fantasy series but so far heres my list: Jorg ancrath Jalan kendeth Kaladin Vin Sazed Adelina amouteru Kelsier Snorri van snagason Glokta Logen

[@CapturedInWords]

Awesome list!

[@llywyllngryffyn8053]

In no particular orde, but starting with the ones we have in common: Kvothe, Rand al' Thor, Sand Dan Glokta, Geralt of Rivia, Daelon / Dayless the Conqueror (Chronicles of Everfall), Arya Stark (Song of Ice and Fire), Malkin (Savage Dominion), Nona Grey (Book of the Ancestor ), Vanyel Ashkevron (Velgarth / The Last Herald Mage), Aragorn son of Arathorn (Lord of the Rings)