Anne Shirley. What I wouldn’t do for red hair and a nice nose…
Archie Andrews!!
mmmmm. Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge.
how’d he ever find the strength to walk?
Could I be a combination of Dirk Diggler and The Tick? That’s a chick magnet.
A lot of the time, I’d be thrilled to be Bertie Wooster: happy as a clam, dumb as a post and always kept from harm by the hand of Jeeves. That would be a quite pleasant life (and I’d get to live in an eternal Edwardian London, which would be a nice bonus).
Or perhaps Gully Foyle from Alfred Bester’s The Stars My Destination. Sure, he’s a uneducated gutter rat with whomping great tattoos all over him, but he can jaunte to the stars! And I always wanted to say “I kill you filthy, Vorga!” and mean it.
But, if I really had to choose, it would be Corwin from Roger Zelazny’s “The Chronicles of Amber” series. Suave, intelligent, charismatic, and a high-ranking member of the immortal family that rules all of existence. Can’t really beat that, I’d say.
Well, Nancy Drew would be cool. I mean come on, her dad was always surprising her with a new roadster or convertible, she got to go to all kinds of cool places…or Buckaroo Banzai - tough call.
I wanted to be the girl in Tom Swift and His Electric Grandmother.
Superman. Steadfast faith in humanity. The conviction of belief to stand up for what’s right and do the best he can for everyone. The joy of being able to help and make a difference. The opportunity to set an example. The chance to provide hope.
Heck, hand me my cape!!
I’d be a cross between Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner not Hal Jordan)and Impulse from Young Justice.
I have to agree with dpr being Superman … though he’d also do a great Tim Drake (Robin the Boy Wonder)
Calvin, hands down.
Sissy Hankshaw from “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues”. Travel, adventure, sex with everyone, and a modeling career to boot.
Runners-Up:
Granny Weatherwax from several of Terry Pratchitt’s Discworld novels
Pussy Galore - the only Bond girl with more than two dimensions. She also got the best name.
Angelique from “Dark Shadows”