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Leslie Knope for me!

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 85 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Oh that's not fair, Leslie Knope is the public servant we all deserve.

I'll throw in a few.

I want Dr. Cox and JD to be my medical team, the two of them would do everything they could.

I want my local burger shop to be Bob's.

And I wish Captain Holt was a real police commissioner.

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago

I would not wish reality on bob.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 day ago

"Wunch time is OVER! Bam, got it both ways."

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[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

We are actually watching Brooklyn 99 right now!

[–] confusedwiseman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I don’t know who you are, but I feel like we should be friends.

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[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho

[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Say what you will about Idiocracy, but President Camacho knew his country was suffering a problem and he found the smartest man in the world, hired him, and put him to work to resolve it. If only we could get Trump to care this much.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

He also tried to execute him, but yeah, generally cool.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Robin Hood, but modernized as a 21st-century hacker type so that he can cope in today's world. But I'd still like him to look like he belongs in an edgy 90s movie, complete with green tights, for authenticity's sake.

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Elliot (Mr Robot)

[–] planish@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Hacker Robin Hood obvs. rocking programmer socks

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 39 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Superman.

Yeah, that’s an obvious choice, but I like his character more than his superpowers. He’s civil and polite to various world governments, but ultimately, there’s no stopping him from doing the right thing.

If he’s too powerful and that’s a negative to you, substitute Captain America. The same reasoning applies.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

World could use a good guy right now.

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[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Samuel Vimes commander of the Ankh-Morpork city watch (and Detritus so people have no choice but to do as he says).

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 32 points 1 day ago

My Canadian girlfriend.

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The person I know I could be.

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[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The Doctor from Doctor Who. It'd be nice to think we were all being simultaneously respected, cared for, and defended by someone smarter and kinder than most of us.

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[–] Vytle@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 9 points 21 hours ago

Whelp, that's my internet quota for the day.

[–] badelf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Superman bc he was created originally to fight Nazis.

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (10 children)

God.

Specifically the version of God that is simultaneously all good, all knowing, and all powerful.

Were our universe created by such a being, evil could not exist: our reality would be very, very, very different compared to the dumpster fire that we all get to experience.

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ted Lasso

We all need that kind of positivity

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[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Victor von Doom.

If we're going for authoritarianism, at least let's have someone competent in charge.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

All of the good guys; none of the bad guys. Except Bebop and Rocksteady. They're not so bad without Shredder and Krang.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Captain planet (he's our hero) (gonna take pollution down to zero)!

We could really, really use an environmentalist power that isn't beholden to any nation or company.

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[–] KRAW@linux.community 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sam Raimi's version of Spider-Man. He's an agent of the common man, and obviously someone with super powers would be amazing. However he isn't so powerful that he couldn't be subdued if he were to become evil. The only problem is I don't live in NYC...

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[–] Sergio@piefed.social 18 points 1 day ago
[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is there a fictional character that kills billionaires? If so then that one.

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[–] stinerman@midwest.social 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] HollowV@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Samwise Gamgee, Gandalf, and Aragorn from LOTR. Or just basically every sage/wise archetype character in stories. Need their wisdom to help me get thru life to prevent me from falling into another depressive episode.

R2D2. Would like a robot friend that makes funny beeps and boops sounds so I won't be sad 24/7.

Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil (game), Dante and Vergil from Devil May Cry (game). They seem cool and are badass.

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[–] flounders@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 day ago

Lieutenant Commander Data.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Santa Claus. I can't believe no one say Santa Claus.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 day ago

Because he's real???

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[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (6 children)
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[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Sonic the Hedgehog. He goes really fast like this-PSSHHWWWWW!

[–] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] artifex@piefed.social 12 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I'll take the hyper-intelligent, godlike alien from Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart who makes violence impossible and gives everyone free food.

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[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cthulhu. There is only one way to properly cleanse this world.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not true. You can also wake Azatoth up.

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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

trogdor, but instead of burninating the pesants, he burninates the aristocracy.

[–] muxika@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Roland Deschain, the Gunslinger from The Dark Tower. I'd like to see what he'd do in a present-day USA.

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[–] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sometimes Winnie the Pooh. Sometimes Cthulhu.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago

Cthulhu the Pooh?

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Newman from Seinfeld. For no other reason than I think Wayne Knight is a really great character actor

It's be fun to have a nemesis like that. Nothing life threatening or too evil, just enough where you'd turn and say, "Newman".

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