Lord of the Rings favorite character

[mylittledemon]

Hey I don't know how many of you in these forums are big Lord of the Rings fans...but those who are, I was curious to know who is your favorite character in the story/movies and why?

Personally I was always intrigued by the character of Saruman the White. He was such an enigmatic character, and at one time more powerful than Gandalf. I tend to be attracted to these characters that have the potential for greatness, yet are fundamentally flawed. In Saruman's case he lost hope in Men, and in that the defeat of Sauron was possible. His fear drove him to try to gain power in order to withstand his own destruction, and avoid becoming a slave to Sauron.

Whew...that was some DEEP-geek-talk right there. Anyone else care to share some i-dears?

BRANDoN