| Character | Series | Why Are They Here? |
Drum | Violinist of Hameln | There are many instances of Drum’s specialness, but this one stands out:
(Clari has just managed to trap Drum in this giant magical circle. While the people of Sforzando are celebrating, he bursts back out and almost kills Clari.)
Drum: Hur-hur-hur! I almost fell into the trap!
Me: But you did! You did fall into the trap!
He also has a great laugh. |
Gatts | Berserk | Gatts’ is the world’s worst assassin. He was supposed to kill this lord-type person, so he climbed in through the window and killed him. Simple, right? Problem is, the lord’s son saw it. So he had to kill the son too. Which is still understandable. Then he did the thing that got him onto this list:
He went out the front door.
He ended up slaughtering about half the castle. The thing that gets me is that that’s Gatts’ idea of stealth.
Griffith gets an honorable mention here for deciding that Gatts would be the perfect man for the job. |
Gourry Gabriev | Slayers | Gourry is acknowledged as pretty dang dumb throughout Slayers, but the thing that stands out to me is when he mistook “fiancee” for “pickle.” Unfortunately, the pun only works in Japanese.
He also enjoys dressing as a jellyfish, which is amusing as one of Lina’s insults for him is “Jellyfish-for-brains.” |
Kuno | Ranma 1/2 | Let me just say this: Kuno thinks Ranma’s boy and girl forms are two different people, despite the fact that Ranma has changed back and forth several times right in front of him. If that doesn’t qualify him for this list, nothing does. |
Monkey D. Luffy | One Piece | Where do I begin? Luffy is probably the most special character on this list. You see that scar right below his left eye? You know how he got it? He stabbed himself there to prove he was tough so his pirate friends would take him with them. If that doesn't get you onto this list, I don't know what does. |
Muraki | Yami no Matsuei | Muraki is a very special villain. Behold his brilliant plan:
Muraki: I’m going to attach the severed head of my half-brother Saki, which I’ve kept alive in a tank for more than a decade, to the immortal body of Tsuzuki! At last, I’ll be able to kill him with my own hands! Hahahahahaha!
Me: ...Muraki, his body’s immortal. How are you going to kill it?
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Nanami | Utena | Nanami woke up one morning and found an egg in her bed. Of course, the logical conclusion is that she must have laid it.
She also wears a Sebastian Dior cowbell to school.
Yeah. |
Parn | Record of Lodoss War | Parn is just special.
Parn: Deedlit, when I go off to war tomorrow, I want you to stay behind. You might get hurt.
Me (as Deedlit): I’m a four-hundred-year-old high elf. I was slaying ogres before Valis existed. And you want me to what? |
Rowen | Ronin Warriors | Note that this is only the character from the English dub, as he is apparantly the brains of the operation in the original Japanese. He’s a bit airheady throughout the series, but his nomination comes from the following infamous line:
Rowen: Lady Kayura! She’s a girl!
Really, that should speak for itself. |
