Fictional Characters That I Admire

In no particular order:

Professor Dumbledore - from HP

Ryan Cawdor - From the Deathlands series

Boba Fett - specifically from the Bounty Hunter Wars trilogy

Batman

Maniac Magee

Dick Tracy

Horatio Caine

Hawkeye Pierce

Col. Potter

Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds from Firefly

Captain Picard

Egon from Ghostbusters

Elliot Stabler from Law and Order: SVU

Olivia Benson from Law and Order: SVU

Bobby Goran from Law and Order: CI

Fox Mulder

Dana Scully

Donatello from TMNT, the movie

Doctor McCoy - "Bones"

Lord Peter Wimsey (Edward Petherbridge's version, especially)

Danny-boy specifically from "The City, Not Long After"

Broxholm from "My Teacher Flunked the Planet"

Johnny Rico from "Starship Troopers"

Captain Spencer from Rick Shelley's trilogy (the one starting with The Buchanan Campaign)

Wolverine

Bean

Fred from "So You Want To Be a Wizard" by Diane Duane

Tom and Carl from Diane Duane's Wizard series

And I would warrant a guess to say there are definitely more out there, but currently my tired addled brain cannot think of them. Alas.

Perhaps tomorrow I shall enlighten you all on why I admire these particular characters.