# Favorite Archer Character **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382 "2013-01-16T14:43:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/1 "2013-01-16T14:43:48Z")
Who is your favorite archer character? Is it a classical archer, a classic archer, or one of the modern popular ones? Mine is Odysseus. The scene at the end with the feat of strength followed by the slaughtering of the suitors is one of my alltime favorites. Poll forthcoming. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/2 "2013-01-16T14:49:09Z")
Obviously “Classic” Robin Hood is Kevin Costner, right? 😃 I’ll go with William Tell for that whole apple stunt. And his fine overture. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/3 "2013-01-16T14:50:27Z")
It’s anybody other than Cary Elwes who, unlike other Robin Hoods, can speak with a British accent. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/4 "2013-01-16T14:52:38Z")
I’ll be damned. Apparently Mr. Tell used a crossbow (per Wiki) in direct contradiction to every cartoon I’ve ever seen. Despite not being “archery”, my vote shall stand. Yet Another Edit: Google seems okay with crossbows being considered archery. And now I’ve spent far too much time on this topic. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/5 "2013-01-16T15:57:27Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Obviously “Classic” Robin Hood is Kevin Costner, right? 😃 Heretic. It is obviously Errol Flynn. Or, you know, that fox from the Disney version :D. Anyway I’m going with Flynn/fox. Made an impression on me as a wee lad. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/6 "2013-01-16T17:23:43Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Obviously “Classic” Robin Hood is Kevin Costner, right? 😃 No, it’s [this one.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MfisiGqtEM) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/7 "2013-01-16T18:00:19Z")
John Rambo. That was back before it became a sport for elves and girls and arrows EXPLODED! ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/8 "2013-01-16T18:03:43Z")
Robin Hood (fox). ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/9 "2013-01-16T18:26:07Z")
I’ll vote for Robin Hood, but Bo and Luke Duke were pretty cool, too. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/10 "2013-01-16T19:52:05Z")
I opened this thinking you were asking about the FX series [Archer](http://www.fxnetworks.com/archer) (season premiere tomorrow). Answer: Pam. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/11 "2013-01-16T20:07:46Z")
> [@JeffB](#): > > I opened this thinking you were asking about the FX series [Archer](http://www.fxnetworks.com/archer) (season premiere tomorrow). Answer: Pam. I swear I had [something](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=678989) for this… Also, again: Robin Hood (fox). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-archer-character/647382/12 "2013-01-16T20:07:46Z")
> [@JeffB](#): > > I opened this thinking you were asking about the FX series [Archer](http://www.fxnetworks.com/archer) (season premiere tomorrow). Answer: Pam. [Different thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=678989) edit: Ninjaaaaaaaaaad.