Fanaticus Historical Personality Figure

[Chris Brantley]

Since there are only seven options allowed in the Fanaticus mini-poll, and to avoid having to conduct a multiple series of polls to reach a final choice, I need your input to narrow down the list of options for a Fanaticus historical personalty figure.

First of all, here are some suggested ground rules:

1) the figure shouldn't already be available from another manufacturer,
2) the figure should be from a reasonably popular (i.e. not obscure) army and/or "generic" enough to promote broadest possible utility to Fanaticus gamers,
3) per Fernando, no figures that require elephants or scale armor, and
4) there should be a widely accepted image or representation of the figure that Fernando can use as a guide to create the figure.

With that introduction, here is a list of possible options that I have compiled from previous feedback and my own research:

Alexander the Great (Macedonians)
Ghenghis Khan (Mongols)
Trajan (EIRoman)
Charlemagne (Carolingians)
Belisarius (Early Byzantines)
Hannibal (Carthaginians)
Scipio Africanus (Polybian Roman)
Vercingettorix (Gallic)
William I (Norman)
Julius Caesar (Marian Roman)
Jugurtha (Numidians)
Charles the Bold (Burgundians)
Joan of Arc (Medieval French)
Richard the Lionheart (Later Crusader)
Saladin (Ayyubid Egyptians)
Stilicho (Late Imperial Roman)
Aetius (Patrician Roman)
Attila the Hun (Huns)
Alaric (Visigoths)
Ramesses II (New Kingdom Egyptian)
Xerxes (Early Achaemenid Persian)
Sargon (Akkad)
Robert the Bruce (Scots Common)

Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Hannibal and perhaps Joan of Arc are available from other manufacturers, but are included here since they were recommended previously as options.

What names would you add?

Which seven would you prefer to vote on?

[ November 30, 2002, 23:57: Message edited by: Chris Brantley ]

Batman.

Hmmmmm . . . .which should I pick . . . hmmm ... I wonder .... how about ... Charles the Bold? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Ken Blackley

Any of the Romans or their adversaries would have broad appeal.

A good figure of Joan or Charlemagne would be nice.

Personally, I'll eventually get around to an early Byzantine army, so a figure of Belisarius would be the cat's pajamas - is there info for criteria #4, though?

Eric

How about a Greek leader?? Maybe Alcibiades? Epaminondas? Leonidas? Achilles? Ulysses!! Yeah....I would vote for a Ulysses character to go with my Mycenean army!!

I would go for Belisarius ,and if thats not possible ,then Richard the Lionheart and Trajan.Why Henry V is not on the list???

Have a nice month
Nick(3)

Oh,and Edward the Black Prince offcourse! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Henry V the slayer of innocent French. What a guy?

From the names on the list my vote would be for Vercingettorix, Scipio Africanus or Hannibal. If you could find an image, how about Flavius Claudius Julianus, known as "Julian The Apostate"?

He may not have ultimately succeeded, but he tried bravely.

Hullo
My first preference is:
1)Hannibal (Carthaginians) [img]smile.gif[/img]
2)Scipio Africanus (Polybian Roman)
3)Jugurtha (Numidians) [img]smile.gif[/img]
4)Trajan (EIRoman) [img]smile.gif[/img]
5)William I (Norman) [img]smile.gif[/img]
6)Ghenghis Khan or Subodai (Mongols)
7)Edward the Black Prince (100 Yrs War)
8)Belisarius (Early Byzantines)
9)Attila the Hun (Fall of Rome in the West
10)any of the others on the list put forward by Chris.
I have left off Alexander the Great because Gladiator makes a fine mounted figure originally sculpted by Josef Ochmann.
Who makes a figure of Hannibal in 15mm?
Kind Regards
Derek

[ December 01, 2002, 06:29: Message edited by: derek ]