Since it's so subjective, why don't we all do our own personal list? Here's mine:
Tier 0:
Azathoth (Cthulhu Mythos) (The concept of our reality being just the dreams of a terrifying creature is really interesting, plus I like the idea of God being a mindless beast, it's a nice change)
Tier 1-A:
The Emperor of Mankind (Constant battle against the Chaos Gods for over 10,000 Years while on a near death state)
Tier High 1-B:
Crimson King (
He reminds me of a kick ass song)
Tier 1-B:
SCP-001 (TwistedGears/Kaktus Proposal) ("Apart, we are Broken. But united, we are God" is one of the greatest finishing lines I've ever seen in a story)
Tier High 1-C:
The Doctor (Doctor Who) (
9th talking with the Dalek,
the entirety of "The Waters of Mars",
11th defeats the Silence,
12th epic anti-war speech, I could keep going all day, she's awesome)
Tier 1-C:
Commander Cosmo (He has a cool design; also, I just realise I don't know that many 1-C characters)
Tier Low 1-C:
Lucemo (Same as 1-C, don't know that many Low 1-Cs, so I just picked the one with the coolest design)
Tier High 2-A:
Simon the Digger (He doesn't care about time, space, or whatever multidimensional bullcrap you have, he will force hiss way towards the path he choose, just like a drill, that's the way Team Dai-Gurren rolls;
JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?)
Tier 2-A:
Thanos (Marvel Comics) (He's a classic, and the gauntlet looks pretty neat)
Tier 2-B:
Darkrai (Am I the only who thinks he is much cooler than all of the other 2-B Pokémon?)
Tier 2-C:
Pegasus Seiya ("How can you call yourself a god if you have no love for humanity? If this is what gods truly are, then I don't need any of you." - The killer of Gods facing Apollo)
Tier Low 2-C:
Vegeta (
This theme, nuff said.)
Tier High 3-A:
Phoenix Ikki (This man went through hell in the Death Queen Island, and came back, bringing with him the fire of a burning phoenix; he is far stronger than any of the other Bronze Saints, and even if you take him down, all that happens is that hell come back even stronger, he is so badass that not even hell wants to have to deal with him, he's the guy who went up against the man closest to the Gods, curbstomped a Judge of Hell, and refused to give up his brother, even when confronted by the Gods themselves)
Tier 3-A:
Hit (I think he's really cool, nothing much to say here)
Tier 3-B:
Super Galaxy Gurren Lagan (One of the most epic mechas in all of anime)
Tier 3-C:
Gogeta (Toei) (He's so awesome that it is worth watching 52 minutes of this boring movie just to see him for 2 minutes)
Tier 4-A:
Gandalf (That "You shall not pass" scene still gives me the chills to this day)
Tier 4-B: Godzilla (Composite) (Because he's ******* Godzilla)
Tier High 4-C:
Bowser (Classic, easily recognizable, epic and cool looking)
Tier 4-C: I couldn't find a single one I recognize
Tier Low 4-C:
Future Trunks (The main villain of the last saga comes to Earth in search for revenge, everybody is worried, and the planet is on incredible danger, and then this kid just appears out of nowhere and humiliates him right before cutting him to little pieces and killing him easily; that might have been one of the greatest introductions in all of Dragon Ball)
Tier High 5-A:
Sephiroth (Final Fantasy) (I don't even play Final Fantasy, I only know him from Kingdom Hearts, but by God is this guy cool,
specially with this kick ass theme)
Tier 5-A: Either
Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe) or
Bardock (Don't make me choose between the finals scenes of the Bardock Special and the "Bring me Thanos" scene)
Tier 5-B:
Krilli (I don't get why people don't realise how awesome this dude is, his first death was what made Dragon Ball go from the little fun adventure to the action based series we know today, he killed most of the Saibamen, almost killed Nappa with his Destructo Disk, threw a Genki Dama at Vegeta, cut off Frieza's tail, his death was what brough us the Super Saiyan transformation and he ****** Android 18,
people should really stop disrespecting Krillin just because he's weak, the dude is awesome)
Tier Low 5-B: Same as 4-C, couldn't really think of anyone
Tier 5-C:
The Lich (Adventure Time) (There are few characters who can actually terrify me; this is one of them)
Tier High 6-A:
Kratos (Nothing much to say, I just think his game is really epic)
Tier 6-A: Another tier I couldn't find anyone
Tier High 6-B:
Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Tier 6-B: Idk, probably some Seven Deadly Sins character, but I've only watched one or two random episodes of that show.
Tier Low 6-B: Man, I really need to go find some franchises with characters around this area.
Tier High 6-C:
Whitebeard (A rival to Roger, strongest man in the world, didn't care about finding the One Piece, since family is more important than treasure, his forces rival that of the World Government, his body refuse to fall even after his death, and his ast words reignited the hopes of many pirates around the world. "Someday, a man will appear bearing the weight of centuries on his shoulders, to challenge the world. Sengoku, you people of the World Government are afraid of the coming war that will engulf this world. The One Piece is real!!!")
Tier 6-C:
Monkey D. Luffy (He has faced God, declared war against the entire world, chalenged Yonkos and attack a Tenryuubito; Luffy is not afraid of challenging the world in order to achieve his dream, he is going to be king of the pirates)
Tier High 7-A:
Monkey D. Luffy
Tier 7-A:
Monkey D. Luffy
Tier 7-B:
Monkey D. Luffy
Tier Low 7-B:
Monkey D. Luffy (Why does he have so many tiers? Holy shit)
Tier High 7-C:
Darth Vader (Another well known design, as well as having an intersting backstory)
Tier 7-C:
Flash (CW) is the only 7-C that comes to mind right now.
Tier Low 7-C:
Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) (He's one of the greatest superheroes of all time, with a long history and a bunch of iconic moments)
Tier 8-A:
Captain America (Marvel Comics) (
Do I even need to explain this one?)
Tier 8-B: I guess
Doomguy can keep this one, idk.
Tier High 8-C:
Monkey D. Luffy
Tier 8-C:
Josuke Higashikata (The Highway Star arc and the final battle against Kira are two of the greatest fights in all of anime in my opinion, also
this theme)
Tier 9-A:
Batman (DCAU) (Kevin Conroy, just Kevin Conroy)
Tier 9-B: Can't pick one, there are way too many badasses in this tier
Tier 9-C:
John Constantine (The human who blackmailed God)
Tier 10-A:
Sherlock Holmes (I love this guy, he is one of my favorite character, like, ever)
I might pick some for 10-B or below later, I'm tired because I've been writting this thing for over an hour and it seems like people don't really care for those tiers.