This is a thread to share, discuss and debate exisitng characters from tv, film, anime etc. that we could build and role play as in Skyrim.

You are free to criticise or add your own use your own layout/format or mine to describe characters and how you think they should play in Skyrim.
This topic is just for fun to get people thinking and hopefully we'll get a few good ideas to inspire each other and breath fresh life into the game.

Ok here are my initial ideas:



1.

Character: Gandalf
Background: Wizard fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf#Characteristics
Race: Breton
Class: White Mage
Apparel: Mage Armour, Cloaks, Robes, hoods.
Travel: Horse, foot, carriage
Primary Weapon: Dual wield Staff & sword
Main Dragon Shout: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Dragon_Shouts#Available_Dragon_Shouts
Perks: Restoration, One Handed, Alteration, Illusion, Speech
Follower: Optional
Other: Would probably use wards alot, read alot, perhaps some alchemy and enchanting. Good behaviour.




2.



Character: Raphael/Leonardo
Background: From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_(Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles) , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_(Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles)
Race: Argonian
Class: Warrior/Thief/Assassin
Apparel: Heavy Armour (due to turtle shell being robust)
Travel: Foot
Primary Weapon: Dual Wield Daggers (Raphael), Dual Wield Swords (Leonardo)
Main Dragon Shout: Animal Allegiance/Become Ethereal (hide in shell)
Perks: One Handed, Heavy Armour, Sneak, Pickpocket, Lock Picking
Follower: Yes if Argonian
Other:



3.




Character: Jack Sparrow
Background: Pirate From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Sparrow#Concept_and_creation
Race: Nord/Imperial
Class: Thief/Pirate/Assassin
Apparel: Light Armour, everyday wear
Travel: Carriage, foot, fast travel (coastal only)
Primary Weapon: Sword (can be curved if you want!) or dual wield dagger (for pistols)
Main Dragon Shout: Aura Whisper/Disarm/Kyne's Peace/Throw Voice
Perks: One Handed. Light Armour, Speech, Pickpocket, Sneak
Follower: Optional
Other:



4.




Character: Clare
Background: Warrior From http://claymore.wikia.com/wiki/Clare
Race: Imperial/Nord/Breton
Class: Knight
Apparel: Light Armour/Heavy Armour
Travel: Foot
Primary Weapon: Two Handed Swords
Main Dragon Shout: Elemental Fury (Quick Sword)/Dismay/Dragon Rend/Call Dragon/Marked For Death
Perks: Two Handed, Heavy Armour/Light Armour, Illusion, Enchanting
Follower: Optional
Other: Can easily RP as a vampire/werewolf. No helmets.



5.



Character: Spartacus
Background: Former slave and Gladiator, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus:_Blood_and_Sand#Plot
Race: Nord/Imperial
Class: Warrior
Apparel: Light Armour/Heavy Armour, everyday wear, rags, hoods.
Travel: Foot, Carriage
Primary Weapon: Dual Wield Swords/Dual Wield Daggers/Sword + Shield
Main Dragon Shout: Call of Valor/Disarm/Marked For Death/Unrelenting Force/Whirlwind Sprint
Perks: One Handed, Block, Light Armour/Heavy Armour
Follower: Yes if warrior.
Other:





(copy & paste format)



Character:
Background:
Race:
Class:
Apparel:
Travel:
Primary Weapon:
Main Dragon Shout:
Perks:
Follower:
Other:


Links:

Dragon Shouts - http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Dragon_Shouts#Available_Dragon_Shouts
Skill Tree/Perks - http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/lzl70/skyrim_skill_trees/
Classes - http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Classes

.....Waits for "Chuck Norris" build.........


If i had more time right now, I would fill out one of the actual builds, alas, I do not. I really can't think of too many off the top of my head, I never really thought to play a character based off of another one from something else (although it makes a lot of sense now that I think of it).

I do think it would be kind of fun to play as someone like Kenpachi from bleach (don't hate). Just roll around with little to no armor, stupid high health, and just want to fight everything and only care about battles.

Character: Jacob
Background: twilight
Race: Redguard (light)
Class:Combat
Apparel:Pants
Travel:Walking
Primary Weapon: Werewolf form
Main Dragon Shout: the fear one and the animal friend one
Perks: ??
Follower: Moderatley attractive bad actor
Other: doesn't like vamps

Character:The Witch King of Angmar
Background:LOTR
Race:Nazgul
Class:Warrior
Apparel:The Witch kings armour
Travel:Horse
Primary Weapon:Sword of Terror and Morgul Blade
Main Dragon Shout:None
Perks:Heavy armour, Long blade, and daggers
Follower:Morgimr
Other:

Jacob from Twilight? Come on now...

I've actually made an Orc that I've based off Genghis Khan. Obviously not looks wise, but I'm trying to keep him in that mould and Orcs seem the best barbarians.

Character: John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando)
Background: Retired Special Operations Colonel, US-Army
Race: Nordic-Austiran mix
Class: ROFLSTOMP
Apparel: Blast jacket; standard US issue Woodland's camo pants; M202A1- FLASH rocket laucher, M-16A2 w/M203; lots of green, brown and black face paint
Travel: Via Rae Dawn Chong and her flying boat airplane
Primary Weapon: Anything that spits out 5.56mm
Main Dragon Shout: Disarm
Perks: He is a perk
Follower: All the bodies that lay in his wake
Other: Decimates small islands single-handedly. Never misses his shots, but everyone else misses him.

Character: Leonidis
Background: 300, Historical Figure
Race: Imperial
Class: Spartan
Apparel: Imperial Legion Heavy Armor or General Tullius' armor
Travel: Horseback or on Foot
Primary Weapon: Imperial Legion sword
Main Dragon Shout: FUS RO DAH!!! (THIS IS SPARTA!)
Perks: Heavy Armor, One-Handed, Block
Follower: His 300 Spartans
Other: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETgk56xT4Mk

Character: Lucius Cornelius Macro
Background: Roman Centurion and one of the main characters from Simon Scarrow's Eagle Series .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Series
Race:Imperial
Class: Sword and Sheild warrior.
Apparel: Heavy Armour (Imperial)
Travel: Horse, foot and carraige.
Primary Weapon: Sword.
Main Dragon Shout: Any (?)
Perks:Heavy Armour, Block, One Hand, Speech,
Follower: Optional.
Other: A leader of men in the most traditional army sense as possible. A tough Roman Centurion and father figure to the main protagonist Cato. He takes no crap from anyone, least of all those below rank!

Character: Dovah
Background: A woman from the future who was taken to the past.
Race: Nord
Class: The Weaponmaster/ The Spellsword
Apparel: Heavy Armor (Ebony Armor)
Travel: Walking, Horse, Teleportation (fast travel)
Primary Weapon: Dual-Wielding
Main Dragon Shout: Elemental Fury, Aura Whisper
Perks: One-Handed, Heavy Armor, Restoration, Enchanting, Alchemy, Smithing, Conjuration
Follower: Dead Thrall
Other:

Character: Lion-O
Background: From http://thundercats.wikia.com/wiki/Lion-O
Race: Khajiit
Class: Rogue
Apparel: Light Armour/Heavy Armour
Travel: Foot
Primary Weapon: Two Handed Swords
Main Dragon Shout: Animal Allegiance/Call of Valor/Unrelenting Force/Whirlwind Sprint/Dismay
Perks: Two Handed, Light Armour/Heavy Armour, Sneak, Lockpicking
Follower: Optional
Other: Werewolf play recommended

He's awesome, thanks for mentioning him.

Character: Rand al'Thor
Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time
Race: Nord
Class: Battlemage
Apparel: Leather
Travel: Horse
Primary Weapon: Conjured sword
Main Dragon Shout:
Perks: Destruction, one-handed
Follower: Vilkas (to pose as Perrin Aybara)
Other:

Is this only completely obvious to me?

No worries dude! I thought Cato is doable too, but, Macro's personality just would be so much more fun!

Character:shion
Background: murdering psychopath friend (only when under an effect from a disease) from "higurashi"
Race: nord
Class: monk (i think it fits best)
Apparel: novice robes (?)
Travel: foot
Primary Weapon: fists
Main Dragon Shout: ethareal
Perks: one-handed dual wield perks, speech perks
Follower: any male follower
Other: seems kind, murders people violently and secretly

i loved those books!!

Don't know if this is possible (seems to extreme, but oh well, it's for fun, right? ) But I guess all you do when playing this character is to RUN AWAY!!

Character: Daniel
Background: From http://Character:%20Rand%20al
Race: Breton or Nord
Class: (not sure about this one, I'll come back to it later)
Apparel: Regular clothing
Travel: Foot
Primary weapons: None
Main dragon shout: Whirlwind sprint (maybe)
Perks: Alchemy, restoration (?)
Follower: None
Other:
--- Play it "Amnesia-style" (if you've played it before ).
1) Avoid places with little or no light source (staying in dark places too long will drain your sanity).
2) Always carry torches when exploring in dark areas
3) When encountering upon your enemies, DO NOT fight, but flee, run away as fast as you can and HIDE, use your wits! (e.g. "barricade" doors with items in the sense that your enemies will come through to you slower that way, etc.)

I guess the main thing you'll be doing is collecting ingredients to create restore health/stamina potion, basically to stay alive as long as possible.

This is all I could think, I haven't played this game for a while, so I'll come back to edit when I could think of anymore to add to make this more viable.

Character: Sylvanas Windrunner
Background: Banshee Queen, from Warcraft game series
Race: Dark Elf
Class: Dark Ranger
Apparel: Light Armor
Travel: On foot, on horse
Primary Weapon: Bow and conjuration magic (no melee weapons)
Main Dragon Shout: Aura Whisper, Whirlwind Sprint, Dismay and Fus Ro Dah ("banshee scream")
Perks: Archery, Conjuration (necromancy), Illusion and Alchemy and Enchanting for support.
Follower: None
Other: Use the Ritual Stone

Character: Darth Vader
Background: Luke's father (OMG Spoiler!!!), Star Wars
Race: Imperial
Class: Sith Lord
Apparel: Heavy Armor (ebony) or Light Armor (Nightingale)
Travel: On foot, maybe on horse
Primary Weapon: Two handed weapons and destruction magic (only shock)
Main Dragon Shout: Dismay, Disarm, and obviously Fus Ro Dah.
Perks: Two handed weapons, Destruction (specializing in shock), Alteration, chosen armor skill.
Follower: None
Other: Don't pick up a single thing without using Telekinesis to bring it to you first... Lol. Also, you have to join the empire, and kill all of those pesky rebels. Go against the jedis (the Graybeards). Embrace the dark side of the Voice.

Character: Thrall
Background: Former Horde leader, from Warcraft game series
Race: Orc
Class: Shaman
Apparel: Light armor (hide, studded, etc)
Travel: On foot, on horse
Primary Weapon: Destruction magic and one handed blunt (axes/maces) weapons.
Main Dragon Shout: Storm Call, Elemental Fury
Perks: Destruction, One Handed weapons, Restoration, Light Armor
Follower: Any annoying orc female
Other: Use Conjure Familiar for RP purposes...

Character: Eragon
Background: from Inheritance book series
Race: Breton/Nord
Class: Dragon Knight
Apparel: Heavy Armor
Travel: foot, horse, fast travel only after using Call Dragon
Primary Weapon: One handed swords, some destruction and archery
Main Dragon Shout: Call Dragon
Perks: One Handed, Heavy Armor, Destruction and Archery.
Follower: Your choice, or none.
Other: Use Call Dragon whenever you can.

Character: Todd Howard
Background: Forum discombobulator
Race: Lorkhan
Class: Sniper
Apparel: Wolf armor, made from trolls
Travel: Levitation and Athletics
Primary Weapon: Ban Hammer
Main Dragon Shout: Throw Voice and Become Ethereal, simultaneously
Perks: All of them, plus spell-crafting that was only added for him
Follower: Mehrune and Talos shooting Altmer from his Imperial Bow
Other: Power to meet, excede and fail quests all at once

I love the Teenage Mutant Ninja Argonian

1. Character: Attila
Background: Hunnic warrior from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila
Race: Orsmer
Class: Orsmer Warlord
Apparel: Orcish Armour,
Travel: Horse, foot
Primary Weapon: Two handed Axe (http://www.movieweb.com/tv/TEiTvqnn1PQilr/attilas-battle-axe-weapons-test)
Perks: Two Handed (axe), marksman, heavy armor, smithing

2. Character: Ra'ja Hajiit.
Background: Indian Rajput warrior [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e82Umn4g8MI]
Race: Khajiit
Class: Royal Swordsman
Apparel: Light Armor (ideally something Rajput looking http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRB7vq7GMW0gOQgEd1BANvaGn4oq5TSHJ5txhgd5Y7cGRdfBlLc8sxfaH1t)
Travel: Horse or foot (also by Royal elephant back home in Elswyer http://chalklands.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/elephantarmor.jpg)
Primary weapon: one handed Sword (curved - http://www.websters-dictionary-online.com/images/wiki/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b0/Rajputsword.jpg/250px-Rajputsword.jpg)
Perks: One handed, block, light armor, sneak, marksman.



I made an Imperial character in Oblivion based on General Maximus Decimus Meridius from the Gladiator film. He had the military haircut (with the headband) and worn Imperial ebony armor

Character: Gandhi
Background: Indian civil disobedience activist.
Race: Redguard (weight slider all the way to the left!)
Class: Pacifist
Apparel: light robes, sandals
Travel: Foot (mostly)
Primary Weapon: None
Main Dragon Shout: Kyne's Peace, Disarm
Perks: Speech, Illusion(calm/courage), Restoration, Alchemy(mostly to compliment restoration), Enchanting(For further complimenting Restoration)
Follower: Any(must use calm when in combat)
Other: If it involves a non-violent effort to resolve issues, it'll work well with the Gandhi build!

Character: Achilles
Background: Invulnerable warrior from Greek mythology and/or the movie Troy
Race:Nord or imperial
Class:Warrior
Apparel: Not sure, maybe leather or hide for body and Imperial Officer helmet for head.
Travel: Foot, carriage, or horse
Primary Weapon: Steel Sword and shield
Main Dragon Shout: Fus ro dah , and dismay
Perks: One handed, block, and light and/or heavy armor
Follower: Any warrior
Other:

My new character Zazan Coldvein is a vampire hunter turned vampire like Blade. He is currently trying to locate and exterminate all vampires in Skyrim.

Character: Sephiroth
Background: Final Fantasy VII (The one with the awesome storyline and, not so awesome, film sequal. That out of sequence bit in the middle ruined it for me.)
Race: Breton (Purely for the whole magic resistances thing.) Basically human, pale skin, long white hair will work.
Class: Warrior
Apparel: Nightingale Armour (Without the hood)
Travel: By foot
Primary Weapon: Two-Handed Sword
Main Dragon Shout: I'm not too knowledgably about the shouts, um, that hurricane sprint one and the etheral one.
Perks: Two-Handed, Light Armour, Illusion (he does a bit of mind control, appears and disappears, etc), Restoration, (for Respite, Recovery, etc.)
Follower: None
Other: "Tell me what you treasure most in the world. Give me the satisfaction of taking it away from you." An evil character. Don't do anyone any favours.

Awesome that someone brought The Wheel Of Time to the table...WTG!

For me...

Character: Thomas Covenant
Background: "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever" Self-centered, self-loathing victim of leprosy, except that his leprosy is completely in check while he is in Skyrim. He was transported mysteriously to Skyrim after he falls and hits is head in the real world, so he is completely clueless and ignorant of anything and everything about Nirn, Tamriel, and Skyrim.
Race: Caucasian (so Imperial, Nord, or Breton)
Class: Unbeliever (basically a non-class because he doesn't believe Skyrim is real)
Apparel: Clothing or robes only
Travel: On foot or transport provided by others (he is scared to death of horses)
Primary Weapon: Enchanted Gold wedding ring that has the most powerful destruction spell available, but he cannot use it on command. Only when he is under great stress.
Main Dragon Shout: Whatever is the most powerfully destructive, but he can't use it on command, only in times of great stress.
Perks: Destruction
Follower: A Mage (Lord Mhorham) or an Orc Warrior (Saltheart Foamfollower, Orc since you can't have a Giant follower)
Other: Thomas Covenant is utterly helpless. He cannot wield weapons at all. He hates everyone as a defense mechanism due to his leprosy, but people are willing to aid him anyway because of the ring that can wield Wild Magic.

Character: Pai Mei
Background: Kill Bill Vol. 2
Race: Meh... Redguard
Class: Ass Kicker
Apparel: robes
Travel: foot
Primary Weapon: Daikatana
Main Dragon Shout: Unrelenting Force
Perks: two-handed, block, alteration, sneak
Follower: none
Other:

Character: Belgarath
Background: The mage-demigod protagonist of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belgariad series
Race: Breton-Werewolf
Class: Word Battlemage (in the series, magic consists of using the words of the Original Language to do miracles, uncunningly similar to the Dragon Tongue in Skyrim. Belgarath sometimes will however let his sword do the talking)
Apparel: Robes, though he can use anything comfortable enough
Travel: He can shapeshift into a wolf to run fast or into a bird to fast-travel
Primary Weapon: Shouts, 1-h Sword, magic
Main Dragon Shout: All of them (his whole magic is based on the original language, after all)
Perks: Speech, Illusion, 1-h, Alteration, Enchanting, Restoration
Follower: Aela the huntress (any werewolf female will do, but Aela is the only one in Skyrim)
Other:

Spoiler

Belgarath met his wife close to the beginning of his long life, while he was journeying through a snowy forest in the form of a wolf. His wife was a wolf as well. Only she was a REAL wolf o_O And was also better at magic than him So, that explains why all the emphasis on the werewolf part