Most iconic characters for every tier

[Bobsican]

As the Iconic Characters tag is long removed, this is worth a try:

Note: Only the most iconic version of the character in its highest tier (most well-known in its base form, by the way) is added to avoid the list being cluttered with by repetitive characters in multiple tiers.

Only 1 character incarnation

0: Azathoth

1-A: Luminous Being, Nyarlathotep, The Ultimate Gods

High 1-B:

1-B:

High 1-C: The Doctor

1-C:

Low 1-C: Sheogorath

High 2-A:

2-A: Galactus

2-B: Sun Wukong

2-C: Kratos, Pegasus Seiya, Sailor Moo

Low 2-C: Pennywise, Zeus

High 3-A:

3-A:

3-B:

3-C: Squall Leonhart

4-A: Kirby

4-B: Link, Superma, Godzilla, Cloud Strife

High 4-C: Mario, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Popeye, Ultrama, Cthulhu (Cthulhu Mythos)

4-C: Courage, Son Goku

Low 4-C: Twilight Sparkle

High 5-A: Princess Zelda

5-A: Optimus Prime, Mega Ma, Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, Tommy Oliver, He-Ma, Skeletor

5-B: Darth Vader, Sackboy, Samus

Low 5-B: Astro Boy

5-C: Ichigo Kurosaki

High 6-A: Sonic

6-A:

High 6-B: Thanos

6-B: Stitch, Gandalf

Low 6-B:

High 6-C: Santa Claus (Myth)

6-C: Heracles/Hercules (Myth)

High 7-A:

7-A: Monkey D. Luffy

7-B: Dracula (Bram Stoker), Crash Bandicoot, Ryu (Street Fighter)

Low 7-B:

High 7-C: Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse

7-C: King Kong, The Player (Minecraft), Slenderman (Slender)

Low 7-C: Spider-Ma

8-A: Pikachu

8-B: Scorpion (Mortal Kombat), Solid Snake, Shantae

High 8-C: Agumo, The Terminator (T-800), Banjo & Kazooie

8-C: Batma, Pac-Ma, Dio Brando, Blossom, Master Chief. Ed, Eddy, Jack Frost (SMT), Lex Luthor

9-A: Casper the Friendly Ghost, Nathan Drake

9-B: Spongebob Squarepants, Papa Smurf, Doraemo, Homer Simpso, Scooby Doo, Harry Potter, Frankenstein´s Monster, Rocky Balboa, Edward Culle, Gilgamesh, James Bond, Garfield, Lara Croft, Leopold the Cat, The Wolf (Nu, pogodi!), Jason Voorhees, Jotaro Kujo

9-C: Edd, Inigo Montoya

10-A: Ben Tennyso, Yugi Muto, Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes

10-B: Dilbert, Snoopy

10-C: Frodo Baggins

11-A:

11-B: King of Lineland

11-C: Monarch of Pointland

Unknown: Naruto, Bernard, Death (Folklore)

Varies: Ditto

 

[Andytrenom]

If you want to avoid cluttering the thread, why not just make it a "one entry per character deal".

Also aren't TR and Superman suppposed to different entities? I don't know, that's just what I've heard.

 

[Insecurity97]

For 9-B, Homer Simpso is one. Other than North America, he's super recognizable in Latin America, Europe, and most parts of Asia

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

Not many 1-As are all that well known. The Emperor of Mankind does come to mind tho.

Unicro 1-B

Bill Cipher 2-A

The Doctor (Doctor Who) High 1-C

 

[Andytrenom]

Goku obviously needs a spot here

 

[MiamiVice43]

goku or superman for low 2-c

 

[Insecurity97]

Is Bill even that iconic?

 

[Bobsican]

Well, the Iconic Characters category was removed in the first place as what to someone is iconic to someone else is at most a lost gem.

It was also to avoid stuff like Superman, Goku, Spider-Man and etc. from being in nearly all tiers.

Lastly, I don´t know which version of Superman is more iconic, but I know for sure TTR isn´t the most iconic one. He was there mostly as a placeholder to attract attention regarding that topic.

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

Most people know what a dungeonmaster is, so, Luminous Being for 1-A maybe? IDK

 

[MiamiVice43]

what is that

 

[Insecurity97]

Also I forgot a certain 9-B: Scooby Doo. Should be a no-brainer, but he's Warner Bros' mascot and is recognizable across the world. He's very popular in Latin America if I'm remembering correctly

 

[Andytrenom]

I'm tempted to suggest Sans for 8-C, but we all know Batman beats him for that spot.

 

[MiamiVice43]

yeah scooby doo is a big one

 

[Insecurity97]

Is undertale even that iconic?

 

[Andytrenom]

Can Bugs beat Mario for high 4-C?

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

Undertale isn't

 

[Andytrenom]

Just for anyone unaware, Zach's statements about Undertale usually represent the opposite of reality.

 

[Insecurity97]

Can Bugs beat Mario for high 4-C?

Maybe. I'd say Bugs is also more popular than Mickey Mouse, who's coincidentally another High 4-C

 

[Bobsican]

Updated the list.

 

[Andytrenom]

Man High 4-C has some strong contenders.

 

[Andytrenom]

Would you look at that, Popeye is also in high 4-C!

 

[Bobsican]

Added.

Anything else?

 

[Andytrenom]

Tom should take high 7-C. So should the other part of the duo.

 

[The_Axiom_of_Virgo]

I think Pac-man for high 8-C? (or share 8-C with Batman).

 

[Andytrenom]

Spiderman's tier is wrong btw.

 

[Insecurity97]

Oh yeah I forgot about Tom

Now that I think about it, is his 9-B key really needed? There's tons of other High 7-C feats in the franchise from what I can remember

 

[PsychoWarper]

Superman for 4-B

 

[The_real_cal_howard]

Link shouldn't have 4-B when both, Superman and Goku are there. And Super Sonic is more iconic than Kirby.

1-A should go to The Living Tribunal, as its more iconic than that version of Superman.

Low 4-C is Samus of course. Because there's no Low 4-Cs to compete.

5-B I'm unsure.

 

[Andytrenom]

@Cal He's kinda just letting everyone in from what I'm seeing. Tho if the competetion is tight then I guess that's understandable.

 

[Bobsican]

Again, highest tier of a base form is used, to avoid just using the highest tier, as we all know it normally isn´t more iconic than the base form of the character itself.

 

[Andytrenom]

Where would Godzilla be if he gets a spot?

 

[The_Axiom_of_Virgo]

So many contenders tbh, I feel like Mega-man (classic) is the most iconic version (tho X is almost equal in popularity). 5-B for Mega-man?.

 

[Bobsican]

Where would Godzilla be if he gets a spot?

He´s pretty iconic now that you mention it...

Eh, composites sure help a lot, aka, to 4-B he goes

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

Just for anyone unaware, Zach's statements about Undertale usually represent the opposite of reality.

TBF, I'm biased against undertale

 

[Andytrenom]

For 4-C, if we're going by overall impact rather than current popularity then I think Astro Boy wins here.

 

[The_Axiom_of_Virgo]

Can't have Godzilla without King Kong (the version that fought Godzilla, fits neatly into 7-C).

 

[Newendigo]

High 6-A and High 7-A should go for Iron Man.

High 6-B is probably Thanos.

7-A might be Ben.

4-B obviously goes for Clark and Goku.

 

[The_real_cal_howard]

"7-A might be Ben"

*Laughs in Pokemon*

ƒæÇ

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

Arceus 2-B

 

[The_real_cal_howard]

Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina are all more well known than Arceus.