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№ 584 The SFC Time Loop: Top 5 Sci-Fi Messiahs

Season 7

Date

2017-09-12

Featuring

Ben, Matt

Length

1:08:10

Category

Countdowns

Time Loop of

№ 5

Skip

2025-09-05

Not noteworthy

Spoilers

This guide entry contains spoilers for:
  • The Dark Knight Rises

Future Episodes

  • Season 2 Redemption (Ben responds to episodes he missed)

Top 5 Satanic Characters

Ben

  1. Darth Vader
  2. Randall Flagg
  3. Mayor Wilkins
  4. Saruman
  5. The Joker
  • Sauron
  • The Emperor
  • Agent Smith
  • Brother Cavill (Battlestar Galactica)
  • The Adversary (Fables)

Matt

  1. Magneto
  2. Marsuvees Black
  3. The White Witch
  4. The Joker
  5. The Emperor
  • The Man in Black
  • Teeleh (Circle Trilogy)
  • The Cigarette-Smoking Man

Top 5 Messciahs

Ben

  1. Angel (Buffy)
  2. Sam (Lord of Light)
  3. Batman
  4. Neo
  5. Frodo
  • Anakin Skywalker
  • Paul Atreides
  • Leave (Ache)
  • John Murdoch (Dark City)
  • Fox Mulder

Matt

  1. Captain America
  2. Thomas Hunter (Circle Trilogy)
  3. Luke Skywalker
  4. Batman
  5. Neo
  • Jack Shephard

Why do messianic characters appear in fiction so often?

Is genre fiction uniquely qualified to help us examine messianic and satanic characters?