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.)

Comments

[calliopes_pen]

Batman

[caiusmajor.livejournal.com]

This is a hard one, because I don't for myself have a very coherent sense of the character; I've written him a time or two, but mostly I write the Batman that fits the fic, rather than the fic for the Batman.

However! I love Batman because he is so many things to so many people over the years; and because DC comics fandom would probably not exist except for Gotham. I love Batman for accumulating so many interesting personalities around him, for shaping a whole *city* with the force of his will.

But mostly, I love Batman because he makes such an *excellent* straight man (in the comedic sense only!) and because it is so awesome on the rare occasions he does demonstrate a sense of humor.

Now Bruce Wayne, I love because he's such a *wonderful* billionaire playboy, or facsimile of such. We don't see him as much later, but when he can play the role (or is allowed to *live* in the role), he's quite something.

Now do Wonder Woman!

[calliopes_pen]

You have no idea how hard this one is for me. Especially since I don't read her comics. The only real exposure to her that I've had is when she's guest-starred in one of Batman's comics, or appeared in the JLA, or during the Gods of Gotham storyline.

And most of what I know of her alone is from all the research I did for my Bruce/Diana ship_manifesto essay.

On that note, I love Diana because of how strong her character's personality is. That, and the fact that I love mythology makes her an interesting character in my eyes.