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Top 10 Fictional Asian Characters

Written by Amped Asia on June 6, 2009
Asians are cool in real life and in make-believe too. Here are Amped Asia's picks for the top 10 fictional Asian characters.




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There's a lot of Asian characters in the movies, TV, comic books, manga, video games, and other fictional mediums that we absolutely love. Here are Amped Asia's picks for the top 10.

10) Aang

Aang is the star of Avatar: The Last Airbender. After surviving in suspended animation of 100 year, the 12 year old Aang is reawakened to a world where he must stop an impending world war as the "Avatar" of the generation. An "Avatar" is one who is able to learn the four bending disciplines (firebending, earthbending, waterbending, and airbending) and bring peace to the world. An Avatar: The Last Airbender movie is set to come out soon and to be directed by M. Night Shymalan.

9) Harold Lee & Kumar Patel

These guys are quite notorious in the United States as the pot-smoking duo who set out on a journey to White Castle. Very few Asian Americans receive lead roles in American movies, but Harold and Kumar showed how funny two Asians could be in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. Due to the success of the movie, the duo received a sequel, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

8) Liu Kang

Mortal Kombat reinvented the fighting game genre to be more brutal and bloody. The video game series, which also spawned two movies, a cartoon, and a TV show, has legions of fans worldwide. If you're talking about Mortal Kombat then you must talk about Liu Kang, the main protagonist of the series. Besides being able to hook up with a hottie like Princess Kitana, Liu Kang has also saved the Earthrealm many times. He is currently one of the most popular characters of the Mortal Kombat universe.







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chunman81 posted

its a bit of a surprise for me at number 1... i would of thought the manga akira character be in top 10... a world famour manga...

fake_innocent posted

I sorta knew who was number 1 and my guess was correct

takeshi posted

yay #1 is my favorite

Rondillo posted

I love the list... but Goku is an Alien! xD lol

ellechar7 posted

i was kind surprised at number 1... i thought number 4 would be number 1. rondillo is right, goku is an alien... an asian alien, maybe? lol!

vietshortee posted

lol lots of streetfighters on this list!!! i was guessing the list to be like hardcore anime characters!!! LOL. but wow this list sure surprised me LOL.

Kirby posted

I was suprised at aang

WinterFrost posted

cool! Nice list too.

asr_tdg posted

I was surprised at Aang too! But I loved how most of the Top 10 were fighters. I think this kinda ties back to our martial arts heritage, so we see these people sort of as our idols.

Hollinaz posted

I don't understand why Mr. Miyagi had been ranked as No.2. I've also watched that movie since my childhood, but it didn't remind me as a great fictional character. I more prefer Monkey King as Rank 2. He had a great influence on all Asians.

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