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transience ranks every notable character from "24". (mega spoilers) (mega-list)
Hmm, I tried to make a list of the remaining characters and I can only come up with 46. Wonder who I'm missing. --- http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv124/InfiniteNine/2n6tfte.gif |
pretty sure you'll miss the next one -- he's too high for anyone but me --- xyzzy |
do you have ethan kanin --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
pretty sure you'll miss the next one -- he's too high for anyone but me here comes another S6 character --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
I bet it's someone from Season 3 ! --- http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv124/InfiniteNine/2n6tfte.gif |
longshot: michael amador BOOK IT --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
That's not a longshot at all! --- http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv124/InfiniteNine/2n6tfte.gif |
49. John Keeler Season(s): 3, 4 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/John_Keeler I like this guy more than I should. It's for two main reasons: 1.) We are conditioned to hate John Keeler. He is the man to blame for the end of the David Palmer Era. He used some stupid crap about Anne Packard in a debate, and then later conspired with Sherry to push David out of the race. If you mess with David Palmer, I am going to personally hunt you down and murder you. And yet, Keeler is a totally rational guy, and -- dare I say it -- a good president. After David Palmer I expected an antagonistic president, but he makes very sound decisions and, unlike every other president in 24 history, doesn't meddle in CTU's affairs. He lets people do their jobs and gives credit where credit is due. My favourite Keeler moment is when Air Force One is about to be attacked and his son is scared. Keeler hugs his son and tells him it's going to be okay like a good father. He says it without any fear in his voice even when he knew he was about to be killed. Seconds later, WAS AIR FORCE ONE JUST HIT? happens. I think I like this scene a hell of a lot more than other people because I liked Keeler a good amount. 2.) His successor is Charles Logan. Season 4 Logan is, quite frankly, scary as hell. It makes Keeler look so damn good in comparison. Logan is frightened and overwhelmed and Keeler's calm demeanor makes him look pathetic. It's really too bad we never got to see what happened to Keeler. damn you fox 48. Vladimir Bierko Season(s): 5 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Vladimir_Bierko Bierko is kinda sorta the main threat in season 5, but he's so shown up by Henderson and Logan that he's almost an afterthought. I don't really have much to say about Bierko. He's kind of a classic villain, not anything particularly interesting but has a certain style that endears you to him. I overrate him based on the fact that he's involved in season 5, aka the best season. My favourite scene with Bierko is at the gas plant where he threatens the workers. He just walks up to a guy and shoots him. Plus, the scene where Jack blows up the plant and runs behind the fire, emerging with Bierko's unconscious body is awesome and wins him major points. Bierko comes back at the end of season 5 but really, he's small time at that point. It's all about Logan and Henderson. --- xyzzy |
keeler absolutely deserves to be that high i'd even hazard - and i know this can't possibly be a popular opinion - that he's in the show's continuity the best president of them all. he's never presented as incorruptible the way that david and allison are, and thus he's better able to handle it when, inevitably (in the 24 universe), something happens to compromise his morality. palmer dropped out of the race due to sherry - imagine if that'd happened two years into office. he'd probably have resigned like taylor, as the president that the world looked up to as a beacon of morality. keeler's natural sliminess makes him a better candidate for president than the others who were just too morally unwilling to compromise. wayne's similar in this regard, but he seems to have some baggage attached. bierko's a fantastic villain. i personally like him better than saunders and henderson (though i can see how that would be just me). ^5 on including the 'you don't care very much about your friends, do you sam?' scene --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
hmm..
I think Keeler kind of gets off easy as a president. he doesn't have to
make impossible decisions like other presidents thanks to his reduced
role. then again he chose Charles Logan as a VP so that's his biggest problem I think Wayne Palmer is perhaps the weakest president in 24 history. I like him a lot but he lets Jack talk him into trading classified technology to the Chinese. no other president would be that dumb. --- xyzzy |
Had Keeler on my list! I remember two others that I missed too, so now I'm down to just one mystery person. --- http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv124/InfiniteNine/2n6tfte.gif |
47. Benjamin Juma Season(s): 7 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Benjamin_Juma Man, Juma. This guy might have pulled off the most unrealistic act in 24 history - he walks straight into the white house by disabling some crappy lasers. If that's the kind of security the white house has, I'm worried about the rest of our country. Juma is in a whopping three episodes, but man, he leaves a mark. Quite literally. I can't think of a more defiant act by a villain in 24 than when he slaps President Taylor. Hitting a president is one thing, but hitting a female president in front of dozens of people is another. Damn, Juma owned that room. He owned that entire mini-arc. Even when Juma had a gun pointed at him, he still went for his gun. Juma was defiant to the very end. (thanks to the 24 wiki, I just learned that Juma is played by the same guy that played the detective that went to Alan Milliken's house in season 3 after he died. weird.) 46. Yuri Suvarov Season(s): 5, 6, 8 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Yuri_Suvarov America wishes it had a president as in control as Suvarov. Throughout his on-screen tenure, Suvarov had to deal with Charles Logan, Noah Daniels and Allison Taylor, none of which ever had control of their own people. Suvarov dealt with his motorcade being attacked in season 5. In season 6, Americans sold Russian technology to the Chinese. In season 8, Allison Taylor can't control her own agents and ends up resigning out of shame. All the while, Suvarov is serving the Russian people and their best interests, never once showing a sign of weakness. I'm still not sure how to feel about Suvarov as a villain. He didn't even seem villainous and didn't do anything treacherous. That said, it's not the first time he's been combative with the Americans, once threatening military action if they don't recover the FB subcircuit board. It takes balls to threaten America. You won't win that war. Suvarov doesn't care - he has to protect his people. That won major points with me. --- xyzzy |
Yuri "australian psychic" Suvarov --- http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv124/InfiniteNine/2n6tfte.gif |
Those
two episodes with Dana, Cole and Jack working together are great and
it's all because of Dana, one of the most infuriating characters of
season 8. Execution, Physical Threats, and Headbanging on table was ALL Jack. --- My God, did that predict good! Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'... |
juma also has fantastic presence. you could feel the man when he was on screen. --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
Plus you have to have a set of nuts on you to raid the white house and take the president hostage. --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? [HERO'S PLUNGE] http://img.imgcake.com/wesker.gif |
yup. i'd also like to add that the dubaku conspiracy list was hundreds long - if you want to dial down the suspension of disbelief, we can also assume that the guys on the inside of the white house helping out disabled many other security systems off screen. --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
Juma was too short lived :( --- My God, did that predict good! Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'... |
I'm
still struggling with the idea of some radicals from Sangala permeating
every facet of the government. let's face it, season 7 was pretty damn
unrealistic. --- xyzzy |
Juma was too short lived :( nah, he had the perfect lifespan. could've used maybe another half-hour i guess. I'm still struggling with the idea of some radicals from Sangala permeating every facet of the government. let's face it, season 7 was pretty damn unrealistic. fair enough. he did have hodges on his side, though. ... and is it just me or do you have milo pressman about 50 spots too high on your list seriously dude i know he's well-intentioned but what the hell --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
45. Ryan Chappelle Season(s): 1, 2, 3 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Ryan_Chappelle Ryan Chappelle is the original protocol whore in 24. For the most part, he's antagonistic, preferring to follow the chain of command and what the book says to what most would call "common sense". Chappelle is, quite simply, a jerk. The main thing Chappelle has going for him is that he brings out the best in other characters, especially Tony Almeida. Tony has some classic lines that wouldn't have come out if not for Chappelle's douchiness. Let me save you some time, Mr. Chappelle. I'm not the biggest fan of Jack Bauer. I don't agree with the way he delegates authority, and I don't like the way he runs operations. But since midnight last night, you won't get me to disapprove of a single action he's taken. Well, it's like this. Either fire me, or get out of my chair. Classic. And yet I can't give Chappelle all the credit here - after all, he's still a jerk. He only stops being a jerk towards the end of day 3, where they make him out to be a sympathetic character. Chappelle slowly starts becoming more reasonable, such as when Michelle mentions using the suicide capsules for the people afflicted with the virus. "It's against every violation in the book. Do it." 3x18, or The Chappelle Episode, is one of the more memorable ones in season 3. I always thought it was forced: the demand for Chappelle's head comes at the top of the episode and they humanize him throughout it. There was no real setup, it was just an episode of filler that ended with the death of a side character that no one really liked. Ryan Chappelle was never a good guy. Sure, he didn't deserve to die and it's a powerful moment -- I mean, Jack just executed an exemplary employee of the government -- but I always thought the writers were going for a payoff that just wasn't there. Ryan Chappelle isn't worth crying over. 44. Milo Pressman Season(s): 1, 6 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Milo_Pressman My best friend once said this about Milo: "Milo is the only person in 24 history to not have a miserable day. He came in, worked on a keycard and got the hell out. He has to be the happiest character in the history of 24." Then he comes back in season 6 and gets shot in the face. Whoops. Milo is more than a little bit douchey at the start of season 1. He looks like a punk kid and he basically is. He gets played by Jack when he switches the key cards, but beyond that he's not really noteworthy at all. Season 6 is where Milo really comes to shine. He's got some petty quarrels with Morris and he's got a dumb rivalry with Doyle, but beyond that he's probably CTU's most reliable guy. (I can't count Chloe because who the hell knows what she's going to do.) Milo has an awesome scene where he comes to Marilyn Bauer's rescue.. only Marilyn blows it because she sucks at life. Milo then courageously stands up to the intruders and says he's the director of CTU to save Nadia's life. Season 6 Milo had a lot of balls and it got him killed. Sucks for him. --- xyzzy |
TAG TAG HOLY HELL TAG Like the Tim Woods appreciation, thought that was just me. --- Chex Warrior (Chex Quest) for CB2011 |
God I saw Milo's death coming the second he spoke. I went "Nooo dude :( " --- My God, did that predict good! Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'... |
I
hated that death. it was so needless. it was almost hilarious if it
wasn't anger-inducing. once upon a time we killed people in dramatic
fashion but now we just walk up and shoot them in the face. --- xyzzy |
Season 6 is all about needlessly killing characters! --- http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv124/InfiniteNine/2n6tfte.gif |
so
is season 3! season 3 handled it a hell of a lot better though. there
were reasons for people to die. even season 6's reasons were dumb. (lol
curtis) --- xyzzy |
Season 6 just had people dieying left and right(Hell a nuke went off) There was one ive already stated that pissed me off that day. GOD that pissed me off. --- My God, did that predict good! Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'... |
okay I want to drop Milo to like 400th place now # David Fury said in an interview that Milo was originally supposed to return alongside Karen Hayes as her right hand person in Day 5, set to replace Chloe. As he was fond of having characters from earlier seasons he suggested it be Milo, which Howard Gordon agreed to. However, Eric Balfour was unavailable at the time so "Milo" became a new character "Miles". # Balfour specifically requested that Milo be killed off, as he wanted to work on a new television pilot. thanks 24 wiki for ruining a character I rather like! --- xyzzy |
i still dont get why people flip out about curtis being killed --- sess |
Cause it was stupid and out of character for Curtis. and much like a whole lot of Season 6, wasted potential. --- My God, did that predict good! Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'... |
it was just a crappy plot. Curtis was always so chill and suddenly he's freaking out about Assad and dead in four episodes. plus, the real reason is that people like Curtis and it sucked to have him gone. --- xyzzy |
how was it out of character? his team was BEHEADED by the man he was looking at curtis never was in a situation like that before in the previous seasons his actions were what any other living human being would have done --- sess |
24
is miserable at writing roles for old characters and then just flipping
it to a new one because they didn't secure the actor first. Mandy was supposed to come back in S7 and S8! --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? [HERO'S PLUNGE] http://img.imgcake.com/wesker.gif |
From: FFDragon | #283 well you just ruined my day |
Characters that were supposed to be Mandy originally: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Cara_Bowden http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Davros --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? [HERO'S PLUNGE] http://img.imgcake.com/wesker.gif |
Mandy as Cara would have been awesome. --- xyzzy |
mandy and cara bowden should have had sex --- sess |
Dina Araz was awesome --- I'd Rather Be A Savage Little Elephant, than be a big Bald Bull "I claim one line in your sig" = TheKnightOfNee |
From: FFDragon | #283 She's going to be in the movie so it's all good. --- TheRock ~ HERE'S MY SUNDAY BEST! Board 8 Late Night Crew |
43. James Heller Season(s): 4, 5, 6 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/James_Heller A badass old dude who isn't afraid of anything. Heller has no problem walking up to Jack and punching him in the throat. He has no problem going up to Charles Logan and demanding his resignation. Hell, he doesn't even hesitate driving his car into a damn lake. Heller is best in season 4. He's supportive of the mission and not antagonistic towards Jack. Season 5 and 6 were rough for Heller - he decides to go against Jack and is, of course, wrong. Season 6 Heller is an unbelievable dick, blaming Jack for Audrey's condition and calling him cursed. "everything you touch ends up dead." This leads to the single most underrated moment of the series: Jack confronting Heller and going YOU DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. I love this scene so much. If this was the series finale, I would have been super satisfied. 42. Henry Taylor Season(s): 7 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Henry_Taylor The "first gentleman", Henry Taylor is absolutely crazy about family. He will not rest until his son's death is avenged, even when he has nowhere to turn. He embarrasses the president on more than one occasion by making secret trips out of the White House, but in the end he is proven right. When Henry overpowers Agent Gedge somehow, it's an awesome moment. It's easy to get behind Henry. At the end of the season, Allison Taylor is presented with a choice of whether to cover up Olivia's mistakes or not. Henry chooses to side with family as always and the look on his face is amazing when Allison goes the other way. Henry is so in shock that you can just tell he will never forgive her. You do not side with the law over family. Not to Henry Taylor. And just like that, we never saw him again. Poor guy, he lost both of his children and his wife because of the presidency. He'd make a good candidate for good guy turned terrorist, heh. --- xyzzy |
never
liked heller but i can understand having him up here. henry taylor is
fantastic and is in just about the right position (though i've stated
that a lot of the people below him i've found too low) --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
I laughed out loud hard when Heller did the Throat punch --- My God, did that predict good! Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'... |
I've
learned to suspend just about every bit of belief I have when watching
24, but even I wtf'd at Heller not dying after his cliff dive. --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? [HERO'S PLUNGE] http://img.imgcake.com/wesker.gif |
From: FFDragon | #293 Didn't you listen to Henderson, man!? --- TheRock ~ HERE'S MY SUNDAY BEST! Board 8 Late Night Crew |
41. Brian Hastings Season(s): 8 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Brian_Hastings I always liked this guy. He just seemed cool. I think it's that weird way that he saunters when he walks. Hastings seems like a fair guy. He has his opinion but he's reversed it if there's a good reason. Hastings starts out being slightly antagonistic (though never to the point where you feel he's just being a dick for no reason), but ends up coming to Chloe and Jack's side (aka the good guy's side). I really liked how he thanked Chloe for everything in the end even though she was the one to be taking his job. If I have one problem with Hastings, it's that he feels like he's nothing more than a placeholder. He's just there until they're ready to have Chloe take over CTU. He probably shouldn't be this high but I just like the dude. 40. Cheng Zhi Season(s): 4, 5, 6 Bio: http://24.wikia.com/wiki/Cheng_Zhi Of all the villains that don't have a personal relationship with Jack, I think Cheng pisses him off more than anyone else. He is a constant thorn in Jack's side and never for a good reason. Cheng hates Jack solely because Koo Yin was killed by friendly fire. This single plot point unravels into three seasons of suffering for Jack. He's forced to fake his death, gets tortured for two years, his girlfriend gets the same and even Josh Bauer gets captured because of it. But let's be honest -- Cheng is an awesome villain not because he's a constant thorn but because of his relationship with Bauer. "mistah bowah" is a classic. Another classic is "my people will not abandon me the way that you abandoned Jack Bauer". To be honest, I was kind of disappointed that this never went anywhere. It hinted to us that Cheng would be back for more, but we never saw him again. For a villain to survive three seasons of opposing Jack Bauer.. well, I think that might be a record. The only other character to pull that off was Mandy and she was never as big-time as Cheng was. --- xyzzy |
mistah bowah yessssss --- My God, did that predict good! Dr_Football-l-l it no goin' and you tell me do things, I done runnin'... |
I
think Hastings works cause he's kind of the middle ground between a lot
of CTU directors. He's not the by-the-book hard-ass that's constantly
on Bauer, nor is he the "So willing to trust you that I'd give my life
to make sure you get the job done" type. Hastings is skeptical, yet
fair. He's trustworthy, but not to a fault. He dishes out criticism,
but only when it's legit, and will take the blame when something falls
through. --- TheRock ~ HERE'S MY SUNDAY BEST! Board 8 Late Night Crew |
cheng too low and yeah i was definitely hoping for him to return. is there any chance of him being the villain of the movie? |
hastings well-placed; cheng too low --- Gandhi loved you, and look what happened to Gandhi. |
and didn't do anything treacherous. ...wat. --- "Ahem! There is *sand* on my *boot*!"--Kefka Dr. Football beat me, Yesmar in the 2010 Guru Contest! |
