Having thought about some of my favourite hyper, crazy, slightly over-the-top characters I have compiled a list of my top ten.
10) Stitch - Lilo and Stitch
Stitch is a very hyper blue alien armed with intergalactic laser beams - he lives in Hawaii disguised as a dog, and speaks in gobbledogook, likes listening to the king of rock 'n' roll with Lilo, eating furniture, and wreaking havoc pretty much any way possible. Nuff said.
9) The Black Knight - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
You'd think some people would give up after losing a limb in a fight, but not this guy. It's a surprise this feisty fellow wasn't missing anything to begin with, apart from his sanity of course.
'It's just a flesh wound!'
8) Bubbles - Finding Nemo
He's only in Finding Nemo briefly, but he instantly gets me giggling everytime I see it. If you haven't seen Finding Nemo (which, come on now, you must have), but if you really, seriously haven't, the aptly named Bubbles is a yellow regal fish who is obsessed with, well, bubbles! I wish I had a fish like him...
7) Daffy the hyper Gremlin - Gremlins 2
Daffy's laughter is contagious, and how anyone could mistake him for Gizmo is beyond me! Although he is the most hyper character of all time he just isn't the funniest.
6) Joker - Batman: Arkham Asylum
The eccentric arch-nemesis to my favourite superhero. With an extravaggant plot to break out every crazy and unleash them into Gotham City, the Joker never likes to think small time. And even with such dark motives he still has time for a joke. He follows Batman throughout the whole game taunting him with surprises and some pretty dark humour...but you just can't help but find some of it funny. And if there was no Joker it would be like having just the biscuit part of an oreo without the middle.
5) Zach Gallyfallyanakis - Hangover/Due Date
He plays Alan in The Hangover, The Hangover 2, and Due Date...no, wait, apparently he doesn't play the same character in Due Date...Are you sure? He plays a clueless guy who seems to get everyone into trouble wherever he goes. Unlike a lot of hyper characters he's not completely useless to the narrative, infact without him there probably wouldn't be much to tell! Although his character seemed to lose something in the second movie, Alan still cracks me up in Hangover 2 with his badly timed facts on 'Thighland' and completely deluded thoughts that he openly shares with the 'wolf pack'.
I've heard he is going to be a hobo in the new Muppets movie, and speaking of the Muppets...
4) Animal - The Muppets Show
The lovable drummer of the Muppets Show band, Electric Mayhem. He's simply known for his hilariously random outbursts on the drums and takes everything people say to him literally. Love it.
3) Max - Sam & Max
Max is a naked, violent rabbit thingy who works alongside a detective dog named Sam. He's deranged, loves guns and always asks Sam for permission to do evil things. The voice of reason - as the only one who seems to be able to control him - Sam, usually answers with 'I don't think so little buddy.' He also very worryingly becomes president of the USA in 'Sam & Max Save the World'.
2) Spacey the Space core - Portal 2
I have no idea if this little dude has an actual name or not...all I know is he is VERY enthusiastic about space. He doesn't say much apart from 'Space. Let's go to space!' and 'SPPPPAAAACCEEE'. Very random.
1) Barney Stinson - How I Met your Mother
Barney probably has some of the most quotable quotes, ever. He's a lazer tagging, suit-obsessed womaniser, with a never-ending cash flow. Barney's rules and theories are hilarious, from the 'Cheerleader effect' to his need to 'Suit up!' He certainly is legen...wait for it...
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