Rebirth of Character Love Meme

[caiusbackup]

Awhile back, cereta, I believe it was, started the character love meme. And it feels like my fandom could use some love currently, so I'm bringing it back.

Give me a character (hopefully a character you know I've at least heard of, and preferably like!). I will give you at least 100 words about why I love that character, and then give *you* a character, so you can tell me why you love *them*. (Unless I owe you from the previous iteration of the meme, in which case you get a freebie.)

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[mizzmarvel.livejournal.com]

Cap!

[caiusmajor.livejournal.com]

Popular guy on this meme, apparently!

I love Cap because he is at the same time old enough to be my grandfather and also REALLY REALLY hot. It's a combination that's pretty potent for me; see Hal and Ollie above (althogh neither of them are *quite* that old!). And he, too, is very much an anachronism, and is always struggling with the world being the way it is now, rather than the way it was.

I also love him because, more than the super-soldier stuff, his superpower is to be a *really nice guy*. In a very adorable way, mostly, even (and perhaps especially) when he speechifies. TBC for bats_eye, who asked for Steve Rogers. XD

And hmm. Do Namor!

[mizzmarvel.livejournal.com]

I love Namor because he just does not get humans, doesn't really want to, and is totally unapologetic about it. He's like that fabled old grandfather who refuses to learn English even after leaving the old country decades ago. But at the same time, he has this humungous chip on his shoulder, like he's really got something to prove - that he's Atlantean. He might be half-human, but he's fully Atlantean, and that's where all of his loyalties lie.

Atlantean issues are basically his chief motivation for any action, and he's just a total prick about it, which suits me fine, because I tend to love the snarky bastards. I mean, he's going around, flooding New York, and he still thinks he's better than everyone. Just. What?

He's also one of the most blatently sexual characters around. He runs around in a little green speedo 99% of the time, and looks damn good doing it (if you can ignore his classic flat top and pencil thin eyebrows). I always wanted Sue to stick with Reed so Namor could stay single.

[bats_eye.livejournal.com]

Heh. I thought she meant Billy Batson.

[caiusmajor.livejournal.com]

Do you want me to do Billy Batson, then? Or should I proceed (belatedly) with Captain America, part two?

[bats_eye.livejournal.com]

Hey, either way. I'm easy.