enduring fictional characters

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fanthropology asks today: What characters of today might be as well recognized and loved in 200 years as Holmes still is now?

Interesting comments. I think that Han Solo will endure more than either Luke or Leia. I don't know enough about the Star Trek franchise to know whether Kirk will endure as some sort of archetype in the future. I'm tempted to guess Malcolm Reynolds, but it's a fair argument that he is derived from Han Solo and/or any other number of noble characters adhering to Lost Causes(TM).

Thoughts?

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Kirk and Spock, no question. Star Trek has had an enormous impact on popular culture that's only becoming more evident as time goes on. And Indiana Jones is now the stereotype of the dashing archaeologist/adventurer. My odds are on them.