Because I'm curious - The Buffy Fandom Character Wars Poll

[shadowkat]

I got curious about this while reading a post on the internet...don't ask which one.
Weird things inspire me. Anyhoo...I left out the obvious ones, because let's face it we already know who prefers Xander to Spike, Buffy to Spike, and Spike to Angel - we've argued those to death. Really. Who cares?? But these are harder choices because in a lot of these cases, people dearly love both characters. I'm making you pick one. Roll the dice. Which one at this particular point in time do you prefer? [ETA: DO NOT OVERTHINK THIS PEOPLE. BY PREFER - I mean which character you liked or enjoyed watching on the show better as a fictional character in the series. Not who you think is the better human being, more morally upstanding, or prefer as a role model for the kiddies or to hang with or be your best bud. This is a fictional character fandom poll not who I want to be friends with or marry poll.]

Don't worry, you're not being held to it. You can change your mind next week or tomorrow as the case may be. I certainly will. Polls are anything but definitive.

I do hope more than 10 people respond or I'll look like an idiot. ;-)

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Comments

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Who would've guessed that the most for me the most difficult to choose between would be Anya V. Cordy

[embers-log.livejournal.com]

this poll does seem kind of random since a lot of these characters I love a lot and others I never ever cared for at all. So if you pit two I dislike, like Connor and Dawn, then my choice is even more meaningless than when you compare two I adore like Giles and Wesley.
How about a rating of best to worst:
Giles
Willow
Buffy
Spike
Wesley
Jonathan
Anya
Faith
Andrew
Gunn
Dawn
Connor
Angel
Cordelia
Warren
Riley
who did I leave out? LOL

I'm fascinated by Mark's love of Cordelia and I'm looking forward to his seeing Ats S4 when Cordelia gets really icky.

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

For a lot of these choices, the answer depends on when, and which show. I far prefer Giles to Wesley on BtVS, but Wesley wins my fannish love on Angel.

And even the word prefer is tricky. Prefer to hang out with? Prefer to watch at a safe distance? Prefer to imagine as my BFF?

[kikimay]

Hi! My answers are: Buffy, Spike, Willow, Anya, Spike, Connor (but, to be honest, I'm kinda indifferent to both), Gunn, Willow, Buffy, Wesley (But they are at the same level! Hard decision, I love both) Jonathan, Spike and "sometimes" (so, yes)

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

That was easy! Give me some more!

[ann1962]

I pick Riley now, but probably would have picked one of the others back in the day. Riley's character has aged well on the show, surprisingly enough.

And I have extremely mixed feelings about Willow.

[sophist.livejournal.com]

I couldn't answer between Spike and Willow. They're tied for second behind Buffy.

And damn, I actually had to pick Xander ahead of Riley and Gunn. I need a shower now. :)

[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

Disclaimer: I really like all of the characters listed exccept the Trio and Cordy of season 4 Angel.

Even Riley!

[liliaeth]

I must admit that the only reason I voted Warren, is because I'd rather have a creepy asshole whom we're supposed to see as such, than annoying losers like Andrew and Jonathan that we're supposed to find funny.

[ubi4soft.livejournal.com]

I'm not exactly reading Mark Watches as much as +1 likes for the pretty picspams, gifs and comments I agree with

[ms-scarletibis.livejournal.com]

Huh. Was kinda surprised at the lack of turn out for Cordy, and I thought Faith would be Willow easily...

Also, Jonathan as the trio fave was also a tad surprising.

[shapinglight]

The Anya/Cordy question was the hardest. I'm glad there was an opportunity to pick Cordy later on.

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Whoo Hoo!

I love this poll! Thank you for making it.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

You know, some of these answers depend on the season. For example I like early willow more than Cordelia, but later on...