Master List
This is the current master list of claims and completed essays. Please comment on this post to claim a character. Your due date will be eight weeks after the date on which you make your claim, unless you request a different due date. If you finish your essay before your due date, it's fine to post it early.
Feel free to claim or suggest characters or fandoms that are not already on this list, but note that anime/manga/videogame characters should be claimed in our sister community, reflections_2.
Idol Reflections Master List
For TV fandoms, characters must be regulars or have appeared in three or more episodes (if guest stars). For book fandoms, use your own judgment about which characters are important, but remember that you need to be able to write at least 1,000 words based on canon about the character.
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Bill Buchanan -- marinw
Jack Bauer -- puritybrown
Alias
Arvin Sloane --
Jack Bristow --
Julian Sark -- angel_kathryn
Irina Derevko --
Nadia Santos --
Sydney Bristow --
Will Tippin --
Andromeda
Seamus Harper --Chicafrom3
AtS/BtVS
Amy Madison --
Andrew -- fabricatedvoice
Angel -- kita0610
Anya -- julianatheorize
Buffy -- twinkledru
Connor -- selenak
Cordelia -- eleusis_walks (claimed, due 27 October)
Darla -- violetsmiles
Dawn -- fox1013
Doyle --
Drusilla -- gwyddfid
Eve --
Faith -- nikitangel
Fred --
Giles -- kindkit, astarte59
Gunn -- blueswan9
Harmony -- spikendru
Illyria -- paratti
Jonathan --
Joyce -- dolores
Katrina Silber -- vanilla_tiger
Lilah --
Lindsey -- apillarofsalt
Kate --
Oz -- glossing
Riley --
Spike -- paratti
Tara McClay -- calliopes_pen
Warren Mears -- fabricatedvoice
Wesley -- princess_bunny, affectations
Willow Rosenberg -- calliopes_pen
Xander Harris -- stoptocheer, liz_marcs
The A-Team
Face --
Murdock --
The Authority
Jenny Quantum --
Babylon 5
Alfred Bester --
G'Kar --
Londo Mollari -- selenak
Mr. Morden -- by_starkiller
Susan Ivanova --
Vir Cotto -- hobsonphile
Battlestar Galactica
Doc Cottle -- docladyblade
Kara Thrace -- brynnmck
Laura Roslin -- pocochina (claimed, due 1 March 2011)
Lee Adama -- inlovewithnight
Col. Saul Tigh --
Sharon/Boomer --
Tom Zarek
William Adama -- sheepfairy
Blake's 7
Vila Restal -- the_summoning_d
The Blues Brothers
Elwood J. Blues --
Bones
Zachary Uriah "Zack" Addy --
Carnivale
Iris Crowe --
Dora Mae -- kangeiko
Chasing Amy
Chronicles of Narnia
Lucy Pevensie --
Cold Case
Lilly Rush --
Coronation Street
Crime Scene Investigation
Gil Grissom --
Greg Sanders -- carolinecrane
Jim Brass --
Nick Stokes -- carolinecrane
Sara Sidle -- songs_of_summer
Timothy Speedle -- carolinecrane
Criminal Minds
Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner -- loveflyfree (claimed, due 27 October)
CSI: New York
Lindsay Monroe --
Danger Man
John Drake --
Dark Angel
Alec -- profshallowness
DC Universe
Barbara Gordon --
Bruce Wayne -- lexalot
Cissie King-Jones -- lady_sarai (claimed, due April 4)
Connor Hawke --
Dick Grayson --
Dyrk Magz -- joiedecombat
J'onn J'onzz --
Lex Luthor (animated/JLU) -- bagheera_san
Roy Harper --
Tim Drake --
Dexter
Debra Morgan -- spankmypirate (claimed, due 17 May 2011)
Doctor Who
Ace McShane --
Adric --
Charley Pollard -- amaresu
C'rizz -- amaresu
Donna Noble -- torn_eledhwen
Captain Jack Harkness -- nuit_belle
Jamie McCrimmon --
Liz Shaw -- atraphoenix
Ninth Doctor -- nuit_belle
Martha Jones --
Mickey Smith -- chicafrom3
Romana -- lizbee
Rose Tyler -- nuit_belle
Tenth Doctor -- kalichan
Zoe Heriot --
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn --
Due South
Benton Fraser --
Ray Vecchio -- aingeal8c
Inspector Thatcher --
Constable Renfield Turnbull -- lipstickcat
Victoria Metcalf -- xtricks
Ender's Game
Valentine Wiggin --
E.R.
Neela Rasgotra --
Ray Barnett --
Fantastic Four
Reed Richards (comicsverse) --
Farscape
Aeryn Sun -- danceswithwords
John Crichton --
Rygel --
Stark -- astrogirl2
Final Destination
Alex Browning -- thewaughnman
Firefly
Hoban "Wash" Washburne -- phoenixchilde
Inara Serra -- calliopes_pen
Jayne Cobb -- inlovewithnight
Kaylee -- grav_ity
Mal Reynolds -- fantasticmuse
River Tam -- inalasahl
Simon Tam--executrix
Zoe Alleyne Washburne -- inalasahl (claimed, due April 3)
Freaks and Geeks
Full Metal Alchemist (manga)
Riza Hawkeye -- bravenewcentury (claimed, due 8 January 2011)
Good Omens
Gossip Girl
Blair Waldorf -- junkyatbest
Grey's Anatomy
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
Cherry Darling --
Harry Potter
Albus Dumbledore --
Alastor Moody -- urbandruid
Cedric Diggory -- minisinoo
Draco Malfoy -- bookshop
Fred and George Weasley -- invaderwitch
Ginny Weasley -- pumpkinpasty (claimed, due September 29)
Rubeus Hagrid -- bethbethbeth
Harry Potter -- jwynn
Hermione Granger -- no_remorse
James Potter -- inkpuddle
Lily Evans --
Lucius Malfoy -- gmth
Luna Lovegood --
Minerva McGonagall -- minerva_fan
Moaning Myrtle --
Nymphadora Tonks -- the_portkey
Neville Longbottom -- neko_chelle
Oliver Wood -- babyofthegroup
Percy Weasley -- strangemuses
Peter Pettigrew -- stiletto
Remus Lupin -- scribbulus_ink
Ron Weasley -- inkpuddle
Sirius Black -- gaeta
Severus Snape -- arionrhod
Zacharias Smith -- domolovesyou
Hercules: the Legendary Journeys
Highlander
Joe Dawson -- spikendru
Methos (Adam Pierson) -- majrgenrl8
Homicide: Life on the Street
Tim Bayliss -- umbo
Hornblower
Archie Kennedy -- mylodon
House, MD
Dr. Greg House --
Dr. James Wilson -- bestskeptic
Inception
Eames -- dialectical (claimed, due 15 June 2011)
Invasion
Tom Underlay --
Jeremiah
Mister Smith -- neko_chelle
La Femme Nikita (tv show)
Law and Order: SVU
Lord of the Rings
Elrond -- paranoidangel42
Elladan and Elrohir --
Theoden -- the_stowaway
Lost
Charlie Pace --
Kate Austen --
Magnificent Seven
Ezra Standish --
Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Napoleon Solo -- st_crispins
Illya Kuryakin -- kitty4940 (claimed, due September 29)
M*A*S*H
Francis Mulcahy --
Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly -- hobsonphile
Hawkeye Pierce --
Merlin
Guinevere --
NCIS
Donald 'Ducky' Mallard -- nakeisha
Leroy Jethro Gibbs -- nakeisha
Tony DiNozzo -- trinity_destler (claimed - due 4 November)
Caitlin (Kate) Todd -- trinity_destler (claimed - due 27 October)
One Tree Hill
Brooke Davis --
Peyton Sawyer --
Oz
Chris Keller --
Pirates of the Caribbean
Cutler Beckett -- crazyrocker311
Elizabeth Swann -- fabu
Hector Barbossa --
Jack Sparrow -- the_stowaway
James Norrington -- the_stowaway
Joshamee Gibbs -- linaelyn
Tia Dalma --
Will Turner -- veronica_rich
Press Gang
Lynda Day --
Prison Break
T-Bag -- alazysod
The Prisoner
Number Six -- londonkds
Quantum Leap
Al Calavicci --
Red Dwarf
David Lister -- the_summoning_d
Rent
Angel Dumott Schunard --
Mark Cohen --
Maureen Johnson --
Roger Davis --
Tom Collins -- eudaimon
Reservoir Dogs
Freddy Newandyke (Mr. Orange) --
Romeo and Juliet
Benvolio --
Roswell
Michael Guerin -- magelette
Sapphire and Steel
Gold -- amaresu (claimed, due April 4)
The Sentinel
Blair Sandburg --
Sharpe
Richard Sharpe -- the_stowaway
Sherlock Holmes
Mary Russell (Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes novels) --
Six Feet Under
Nate Fisher --
Slings and Arrows
Geoffrey Tennant -- lozenger8
Richard Smith-Jones -- lozenger8
Smallville
Chloe Sullivan -- chiri_chan
Clark Kent -- lexcorp_hope
Jonathan Kent -- itsaslashything
Lana Lang -- lexcorp_hope
Lex Luthor -- aelora
Lionel Luthor -- kelex
Pete Ross -- maveness
Whitney Fordman -- joanne_c
Spider-man
Sports Night
Dana Whitaker --
Stargate: Atlantis
Elizabeth Weir -- mannaplowsk
John Sheppard -- _medley_
Rodney McKay --
Ronon Dex --
Teyla Emmagan --
Stargate: SG-1
Cameron Mitchell --
Jack O'Neill --
Daniel Jackson -- second_alto
Star Trek
Elim Garak (DS9) --
Jonathan Archer (ENT) --
Kathryn Janeway (VOY) -- rocky_t
Tom Paris (VOY) --
Q (TNG/VOY) -- alara_r
Quark -- selenak
Star Wars
Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader -- bofoddity
Jaina Solo -- chavalah
Obi-Wan Kenobi -- randomalia
Supernatural
Dean Winchester -- marinarusalka
John Winchester --
Sam Winchester -- ignipes
The Thirteenth Floor
Jason Whitney -- lonelywalker
Jerry Ashton -- lonelywalker
Douglas Hall -- lonelywalker
This Life
Anna Forbes --
Miles Stewart --
Torchwood
Gwen Cooper -- tearoseandhoney (claimed, due April 5)
Ianto Jones -- shaggydogstail
Toshiko Sato --
V is for Vendetta
Evey (movie/graphic novel) --
The Vampire Diaries
Damon Salvatore -- junkyatbest (claimed, due February 25, 2011)
Alaric Saltzman -- pleasebekidding (claimed, due June 6, 2012)
Vorkosigan books
Gregor Vorbarra --
Miles Vorkosigan --
Watchmen
Rorschach --
The West Wing
CJ Cregg -- bessiemaemucho
Josh Lyman --
Sam Seaborn --
Toby Ziegler -- raedbard
Wiseguy
Xena: Warrior Princess
Gabrielle --
The X-Files
Dana Scully --
Fox Mulder --
X-Men
Angelica Jones/Firestar --
Eric Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto (Comicverse/Movieverse) -- alara_r
Emma Frost --
Jean Grey--
Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar -- mofic
John Allerdyce/Pyro (Movieverse) -- vagabond_sal
Kitty Pryde (Comicsverse/Movieverse) --
Nightcrawler (Comicsverse/Movieverse) --
Rachel Summers-Grey -- resolute
Rogue --
Scott Summers/Cyclops (Comicsverse/Movieverse) -- minisinoo
Wolverine (Comicsverse/Movieverse) --
Young Dracula
Robin Branagh -- ssquirrel_fic (claimed, due April 3)
Young Wizards (Diane Duane)
Dairine Callahan --
Guidelines
An essay should include some or all of the following points:
1. Your first introduction to the character
2. Your first impression
3. Strengths
4. Weaknesses
5. Character Evolution (history, motives, growth)
6. Relationships and how they have shaped the character (Family, friends, lovers, enemies)
7. What keeps you interested in this character, keeps you writing or reading or watching?
Recs for fanfic that you think portrays the character well are welcome as part of your essay, as well as links to communities or other resources for fans of the character.
Minimum Word Count -- 1,000
Maximum Word Count -- 7,000
Feel free to claim or suggest characters or fandoms that are not already on this list, but note that anime/manga/videogame characters should be claimed in our sister community, reflections_2.
Idol Reflections Master List
For TV fandoms, characters must be regulars or have appeared in three or more episodes (if guest stars). For book fandoms, use your own judgment about which characters are important, but remember that you need to be able to write at least 1,000 words based on canon about the character.
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Bill Buchanan -- marinw
Jack Bauer -- puritybrown
Alias
Arvin Sloane --
Jack Bristow --
Julian Sark -- angel_kathryn
Irina Derevko --
Nadia Santos --
Sydney Bristow --
Will Tippin --
Andromeda
Seamus Harper --Chicafrom3
AtS/BtVS
Amy Madison --
Andrew -- fabricatedvoice
Angel -- kita0610
Anya -- julianatheorize
Buffy -- twinkledru
Connor -- selenak
Cordelia -- eleusis_walks (claimed, due 27 October)
Darla -- violetsmiles
Dawn -- fox1013
Doyle --
Drusilla -- gwyddfid
Eve --
Faith -- nikitangel
Fred --
Giles -- kindkit, astarte59
Gunn -- blueswan9
Harmony -- spikendru
Illyria -- paratti
Jonathan --
Joyce -- dolores
Katrina Silber -- vanilla_tiger
Lilah --
Lindsey -- apillarofsalt
Kate --
Oz -- glossing
Riley --
Spike -- paratti
Tara McClay -- calliopes_pen
Warren Mears -- fabricatedvoice
Wesley -- princess_bunny, affectations
Willow Rosenberg -- calliopes_pen
Xander Harris -- stoptocheer, liz_marcs
The A-Team
Face --
Murdock --
The Authority
Jenny Quantum --
Babylon 5
Alfred Bester --
G'Kar --
Londo Mollari -- selenak
Mr. Morden -- by_starkiller
Susan Ivanova --
Vir Cotto -- hobsonphile
Battlestar Galactica
Doc Cottle -- docladyblade
Kara Thrace -- brynnmck
Laura Roslin -- pocochina (claimed, due 1 March 2011)
Lee Adama -- inlovewithnight
Col. Saul Tigh --
Sharon/Boomer --
Tom Zarek
William Adama -- sheepfairy
Blake's 7
Vila Restal -- the_summoning_d
The Blues Brothers
Elwood J. Blues --
Bones
Zachary Uriah "Zack" Addy --
Carnivale
Iris Crowe --
Dora Mae -- kangeiko
Chasing Amy
Chronicles of Narnia
Lucy Pevensie --
Cold Case
Lilly Rush --
Coronation Street
Crime Scene Investigation
Gil Grissom --
Greg Sanders -- carolinecrane
Jim Brass --
Nick Stokes -- carolinecrane
Sara Sidle -- songs_of_summer
Timothy Speedle -- carolinecrane
Criminal Minds
Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner -- loveflyfree (claimed, due 27 October)
CSI: New York
Lindsay Monroe --
Danger Man
John Drake --
Dark Angel
Alec -- profshallowness
DC Universe
Barbara Gordon --
Bruce Wayne -- lexalot
Cissie King-Jones -- lady_sarai (claimed, due April 4)
Connor Hawke --
Dick Grayson --
Dyrk Magz -- joiedecombat
J'onn J'onzz --
Lex Luthor (animated/JLU) -- bagheera_san
Roy Harper --
Tim Drake --
Dexter
Debra Morgan -- spankmypirate (claimed, due 17 May 2011)
Doctor Who
Ace McShane --
Adric --
Charley Pollard -- amaresu
C'rizz -- amaresu
Donna Noble -- torn_eledhwen
Captain Jack Harkness -- nuit_belle
Jamie McCrimmon --
Liz Shaw -- atraphoenix
Ninth Doctor -- nuit_belle
Martha Jones --
Mickey Smith -- chicafrom3
Romana -- lizbee
Rose Tyler -- nuit_belle
Tenth Doctor -- kalichan
Zoe Heriot --
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
Dr. Michaela 'Mike' Quinn --
Due South
Benton Fraser --
Ray Vecchio -- aingeal8c
Inspector Thatcher --
Constable Renfield Turnbull -- lipstickcat
Victoria Metcalf -- xtricks
Ender's Game
Valentine Wiggin --
E.R.
Neela Rasgotra --
Ray Barnett --
Fantastic Four
Reed Richards (comicsverse) --
Farscape
Aeryn Sun -- danceswithwords
John Crichton --
Rygel --
Stark -- astrogirl2
Final Destination
Alex Browning -- thewaughnman
Firefly
Hoban "Wash" Washburne -- phoenixchilde
Inara Serra -- calliopes_pen
Jayne Cobb -- inlovewithnight
Kaylee -- grav_ity
Mal Reynolds -- fantasticmuse
River Tam -- inalasahl
Simon Tam--executrix
Zoe Alleyne Washburne -- inalasahl (claimed, due April 3)
Freaks and Geeks
Full Metal Alchemist (manga)
Riza Hawkeye -- bravenewcentury (claimed, due 8 January 2011)
Good Omens
Gossip Girl
Blair Waldorf -- junkyatbest
Grey's Anatomy
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
Cherry Darling --
Harry Potter
Albus Dumbledore --
Alastor Moody -- urbandruid
Cedric Diggory -- minisinoo
Draco Malfoy -- bookshop
Fred and George Weasley -- invaderwitch
Ginny Weasley -- pumpkinpasty (claimed, due September 29)
Rubeus Hagrid -- bethbethbeth
Harry Potter -- jwynn
Hermione Granger -- no_remorse
James Potter -- inkpuddle
Lily Evans --
Lucius Malfoy -- gmth
Luna Lovegood --
Minerva McGonagall -- minerva_fan
Moaning Myrtle --
Nymphadora Tonks -- the_portkey
Neville Longbottom -- neko_chelle
Oliver Wood -- babyofthegroup
Percy Weasley -- strangemuses
Peter Pettigrew -- stiletto
Remus Lupin -- scribbulus_ink
Ron Weasley -- inkpuddle
Sirius Black -- gaeta
Severus Snape -- arionrhod
Zacharias Smith -- domolovesyou
Hercules: the Legendary Journeys
Highlander
Joe Dawson -- spikendru
Methos (Adam Pierson) -- majrgenrl8
Homicide: Life on the Street
Tim Bayliss -- umbo
Hornblower
Archie Kennedy -- mylodon
House, MD
Dr. Greg House --
Dr. James Wilson -- bestskeptic
Inception
Eames -- dialectical (claimed, due 15 June 2011)
Invasion
Tom Underlay --
Jeremiah
Mister Smith -- neko_chelle
La Femme Nikita (tv show)
Law and Order: SVU
Lord of the Rings
Elrond -- paranoidangel42
Elladan and Elrohir --
Theoden -- the_stowaway
Lost
Charlie Pace --
Kate Austen --
Magnificent Seven
Ezra Standish --
Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Napoleon Solo -- st_crispins
Illya Kuryakin -- kitty4940 (claimed, due September 29)
M*A*S*H
Francis Mulcahy --
Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly -- hobsonphile
Hawkeye Pierce --
Merlin
Guinevere --
NCIS
Donald 'Ducky' Mallard -- nakeisha
Leroy Jethro Gibbs -- nakeisha
Tony DiNozzo -- trinity_destler (claimed - due 4 November)
Caitlin (Kate) Todd -- trinity_destler (claimed - due 27 October)
One Tree Hill
Brooke Davis --
Peyton Sawyer --
Oz
Chris Keller --
Pirates of the Caribbean
Cutler Beckett -- crazyrocker311
Elizabeth Swann -- fabu
Hector Barbossa --
Jack Sparrow -- the_stowaway
James Norrington -- the_stowaway
Joshamee Gibbs -- linaelyn
Tia Dalma --
Will Turner -- veronica_rich
Press Gang
Lynda Day --
Prison Break
T-Bag -- alazysod
The Prisoner
Number Six -- londonkds
Quantum Leap
Al Calavicci --
Red Dwarf
David Lister -- the_summoning_d
Rent
Angel Dumott Schunard --
Mark Cohen --
Maureen Johnson --
Roger Davis --
Tom Collins -- eudaimon
Reservoir Dogs
Freddy Newandyke (Mr. Orange) --
Romeo and Juliet
Benvolio --
Roswell
Michael Guerin -- magelette
Sapphire and Steel
Gold -- amaresu (claimed, due April 4)
The Sentinel
Blair Sandburg --
Sharpe
Richard Sharpe -- the_stowaway
Sherlock Holmes
Mary Russell (Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes novels) --
Six Feet Under
Nate Fisher --
Slings and Arrows
Geoffrey Tennant -- lozenger8
Richard Smith-Jones -- lozenger8
Smallville
Chloe Sullivan -- chiri_chan
Clark Kent -- lexcorp_hope
Jonathan Kent -- itsaslashything
Lana Lang -- lexcorp_hope
Lex Luthor -- aelora
Lionel Luthor -- kelex
Pete Ross -- maveness
Whitney Fordman -- joanne_c
Spider-man
Sports Night
Dana Whitaker --
Stargate: Atlantis
Elizabeth Weir -- mannaplowsk
John Sheppard -- _medley_
Rodney McKay --
Ronon Dex --
Teyla Emmagan --
Stargate: SG-1
Cameron Mitchell --
Jack O'Neill --
Daniel Jackson -- second_alto
Star Trek
Elim Garak (DS9) --
Jonathan Archer (ENT) --
Kathryn Janeway (VOY) -- rocky_t
Tom Paris (VOY) --
Q (TNG/VOY) -- alara_r
Quark -- selenak
Star Wars
Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader -- bofoddity
Jaina Solo -- chavalah
Obi-Wan Kenobi -- randomalia
Supernatural
Dean Winchester -- marinarusalka
John Winchester --
Sam Winchester -- ignipes
The Thirteenth Floor
Jason Whitney -- lonelywalker
Jerry Ashton -- lonelywalker
Douglas Hall -- lonelywalker
This Life
Anna Forbes --
Miles Stewart --
Torchwood
Gwen Cooper -- tearoseandhoney (claimed, due April 5)
Ianto Jones -- shaggydogstail
Toshiko Sato --
V is for Vendetta
Evey (movie/graphic novel) --
The Vampire Diaries
Damon Salvatore -- junkyatbest (claimed, due February 25, 2011)
Alaric Saltzman -- pleasebekidding (claimed, due June 6, 2012)
Vorkosigan books
Gregor Vorbarra --
Miles Vorkosigan --
Watchmen
Rorschach --
The West Wing
CJ Cregg -- bessiemaemucho
Josh Lyman --
Sam Seaborn --
Toby Ziegler -- raedbard
Wiseguy
Xena: Warrior Princess
Gabrielle --
The X-Files
Dana Scully --
Fox Mulder --
X-Men
Angelica Jones/Firestar --
Eric Magnus Lehnsherr/Magneto (Comicverse/Movieverse) -- alara_r
Emma Frost --
Jean Grey--
Jean-Paul Beaubier/Northstar -- mofic
John Allerdyce/Pyro (Movieverse) -- vagabond_sal
Kitty Pryde (Comicsverse/Movieverse) --
Nightcrawler (Comicsverse/Movieverse) --
Rachel Summers-Grey -- resolute
Rogue --
Scott Summers/Cyclops (Comicsverse/Movieverse) -- minisinoo
Wolverine (Comicsverse/Movieverse) --
Young Dracula
Robin Branagh -- ssquirrel_fic (claimed, due April 3)
Young Wizards (Diane Duane)
Dairine Callahan --
Guidelines
An essay should include some or all of the following points:
1. Your first introduction to the character
2. Your first impression
3. Strengths
4. Weaknesses
5. Character Evolution (history, motives, growth)
6. Relationships and how they have shaped the character (Family, friends, lovers, enemies)
7. What keeps you interested in this character, keeps you writing or reading or watching?
Recs for fanfic that you think portrays the character well are welcome as part of your essay, as well as links to communities or other resources for fans of the character.
Minimum Word Count -- 1,000
Maximum Word Count -- 7,000