Rules:

1. Name a character from any media (Myths, books, comics, cartoons, movies, anime, games, live action shows, etc) or era, and the one with the most comments and upvotes wins the day.

2. No "either/or" choices; even if you name more than one character you admire, be specific and choose only ONE.

3. One character per day.

4. Suggest works (films, games, series, comics, etc.) that you like most about that character.

5. Only fictional characters are eligible.

The winner and those who almost won.

1. Tom and Jerry - 86

2. Joker - 40

3. Sherlock Holmes - 29

4. Yoda - 25

5. Count Dracula - 23

6. Sailor Moon - 22

7. James Bond - 19

8. Santa Claus - 16

9. Winnie The Pooh - 15

10. Princess Peach - 11

11. Harry Potter - 10

12. Peter Griffin - 6

13. Hatsune Miku - 5

14. Monkey D. Luffy - 5

Winners of each day:

1. Spider-Man (Peter Parker, 1962, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Marvel Comics)

2. Batman (Bruce Wayne, 1939, Bob Kane and Bill Finger, DC Comics)

3. Superman (Kal-El, 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, DC Comics)

4. Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker, 1977, George Lucas, Star Wars franchise)

5. Mario (1981, Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario franchise)

6. Mickey Mouse (Michael Theodore Mouse, 1928, Walt Disney and Urb Iwerks, Walt Disney Studios)

7. Pikachu (1996, Atsuko Nishida and Ken Sugimori, Pokemon franchise)

8. Bugs Bunny (1940, Tex Avery, Robert McKimson, Ben Hardaway and Mel Blanc, Looney Tunes franchise)

9. Sonic (1991, Naoto Ohshima, Yuji Naka and Hirokazu Yasuhara, Sonic The Hedgehog franchise)

10. Homer J. Simpson (1987, Matt Groening, The Simpsons)

11. Godzilla (1954, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ishirō Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya, Godzilla franchise)

12. SpongeBob (1999, Stephen Hillenburg, SpongeBob Squarepants)

13. Son Goku (Kakarot, 1984, Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball franchise)

14. Barbie (Barbara Millicent Roberts, 1959, Ruth Handler, Barbie franchise)

15. Scooby-Doo (Scoobert Cornelius Doo, 1969, Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, Scooby-Doo franchise)

16. Optimus Prime (Orion Pax, 1984, Ono Kojin, Bob Budiansky and Diacione Team, TransFormers franchise)

17. Hello Kitty (1975, Yuko Shimizu, Hello Kitty franchise)

18. Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira, 1941, William Mouton Marston and Harry G. Peter, DC Comics)

19. Tom and Jerry (1940, William Hannah and Joseph Barbera, Tom and Jerry franchise)

Most Iconic Characters of All Time day 20, Tom and Jerry won day 19