The richest fictional characters: list

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Fictional characters often help sell a product or service. Therefore, they are part of the mass culture characteristic of bourgeois society. In the cultural life of the Land of the Soviets, they simply were not invented. The only exception, perhaps, is the chicken Murzilka, presenting the children's illustrated magazine "Funny Pictures". However, the solvency of Murzilka was not reported by its inventors. A prosperous character was impossible in a country of "universal equality." However, such a bias, such an illusion did not exist in the countries of the market economy. In practice, people can never be equal either in their abilities or in human qualities. Accordingly, in the world since ancient times there have been poor and rich.

Know-how from Forbs

The attempt of the Bolsheviks to level this difference ended in a civilizational failure.

Perhaps that is why the fictional characters of the modern masscultures also, by design of their creators, have different states. Who knows why Forbs, along with the real rich, has been forming a rating of virtual, invented images since 2002? Perhaps so that its employees are not considered finished crackers. Maybe to add a subtle touch of humor to the statement of modern business peaks. Who are they, the richest fictional characters? We will present, following the Forbs analysts, their rating and present their brief description to readers.

Uncle Sam

This image has long become a household name. It symbolizes the only superpower today, whose status is characterized not only by a powerful economy, but also by the ability to import social standards and modern technologies to the rest of the world. The image of Uncle Sam reflects at the same time all the we alth and all the power of the country of the Stars and Stripes. According to experts, the current national we alth of the United States is about 100 trillion. dollars. Can this be formally assessed as the state of Uncle Sam? Formally, yes.

This character, by virtue of his status, is initially beyond any competition. Obviously, therefore, he does not fit into the "Forbes" fictional characters. The list of billionaires cannot compete with the we alth of the entire country - the USA. How and when did this character appear? His face, known to everyone from the posters, resembles the face of a certain Samuel Wilson, a food merchant who supplied the US Army in 1812. On the boxes and bales supplied to them under contracts concluded with the government of this country, there was an abbreviatedinscription U. S. (United States). The soldiers jokingly interpreted the inscription in their own way Uncle Sam (Uncle Sam). It is said that this brand was launched into the world by an illiterate Irishman, a watchman who unloaded food. He sincerely assumed that the U. S. denote the supplier's initials.

Fictional characters sometimes get a name first, and only then - appearance. A hundred years later, in 1917, artist James Montgomery Flagg created a poster that depicted a gentleman with the appearance of Samuel Wilson in a star-striped top hat. His image was given the characteristic gesture of veteran W alter Boats. The picture of Uncle Sam called fellow citizens into the army that fought on the fronts of World War I. During the war with Hitler, the image of Uncle Sam gained unprecedented popularity.

Scrooge McDuck

The richest fictional characters are not always people. An example is the Disney cartoon character Scrooge McDuck. He was created by the famous Disney illustrator Carl Barks as the hero of one of the comics in December 1947. According to Forbes experts, the we alth of the world's richest drake exceeds $64 billion. Why does he have a Scottish name? To create his image of the artist Barks was prompted by a real person. He was a businessman Andrew Carnegie, a well-known Scottish industrialist in America, the creator of a steel empire. The name Scrooge McDuck is taken from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Fictional characters sometimes get their names in a paradoxical way.

However, the drake, whose name has become a household name in the sense of business acumen, luck, is still a collective character. His mannerisms, fabulous greed, resourcefulness in business, as well as some phrases, Disney wrote off from the most famous investor in the world, Warren Buffett. It is he who originally owns Scrooge's catchphrase "A dollar saved is a dollar earned."

On the example of the miracle drake phenomenon, one can only wonder how fictional cartoon characters can turn into the favorites of the whole nation. The cult animated series "DuckTales" is evidence of this.

Dragon Smaug

The second richness of fictional images is also a non-human being - the dragon Smaug. According to financial experts, he owns a fortune in excess of $54 billion. This fire-breathing creature is a character from the saga "The Hobbit: There and Back Again". He lived in the Lonely Mountain, expelled the dwarves from it, was distinguished by deceit and hypnotic influence on people. The dragon scooped up the jewels of the dwarves in the central grotto of the Lonely Mountain. This eminence of diamonds and gold was used by Smaug as a bed. Further, this fabulous marauder devastated and robbed the city of Dale.

Mage Gendelf the Gray has developed a plan to destroy Smaug. For its implementation, he attracted thirteen dwarfs and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. The latter, using the ring of omnipotence, managed to penetrate unnoticed into the lair of the fire-breathing creature and took out a two-handed bowl from there. Then he repenetrated the dragon and managed not only to lead him, but also to notice the only place in his armor that was not covered with scales.

Subsequently, Smaug, who attacked Lake City, was hit by the archer Bard with a magical Black Arrow. So this fictional character died. The computer game "The Hobbit", created based on the film, according to gamers, clearly benefits from the dragon character.

Flinthard Glomgold

This is the name of another character - a drake from "DuckTales". His business is diamond mining. However, this unscrupulous character does not shun theft. His we alth, according to Forbes, is $51.9 billion. He is the main business competitor of Scrooge McDuck. The unscrupulous drake is trying with all his might to surpass Uncle Scrooge in we alth. At the same time, Flinthard is not burdened with moral principles. In his affairs, he often resorts to the help of scoundrels. For example, such as the Gavs brothers, bandit dogs.

If at first this swindler tried to destroy Scrooge McDuck physically, then in the future he chooses other ways. For example, substitute your competitor before the law. The hallmark of this cunning drake is a kind of mental reaction to the next failure of his intrigues. Frustrated, Flinthard, presenting a list of the richest fictional characters, begins to eat his hat.

Carlisle Cullen

This vivid image was remembered by readers from the Twilight trilogy. It was created by author Stephenie Meyer. His we alth, according to Forbes experts,is 38.2 billion dollars. According to the plot of the trilogy, Carlisle was born in the 40s of the XVII century. He was the son of a priest, but the bite of a vampire turned his life upside down, turning him into a dark entity. At first, he tried to commit suicide so as not to bring disaster to people.

To his joy, once killing a deer and drinking his blood, Carlisle felt that he was not disturbed by the thirst for human blood. Cullen was able to settle down in human society. The vampire even became socially useful by working as a surgeon. We alth came to him as a result of investments. Adopted daughter Alice, being a seer, prompted him to buy securities of Google corporations and the Wal-Mart chain of stores. Obviously, the head of the vampire clan, and indeed all the characters, are fictional in this saga. Although, along with fiction, there are also elements of real life in the work.

Jet Clampett

Finally, we have the opportunity to talk about a humanoid fictional character. His fortune is estimated by Forbes experts at 9.8 billion US dollars. The hero of the comedy film "Beverly Hills Hillbilly" directed by Penelope Spheeris suddenly becomes a billionaire. A fountain of oil suddenly gushed out on his land. Jet's eccentric family (daughter, mother and nephew), realizing that they suddenly got rich, decides to move to the elite area of Los Angeles - Beverly Hills.

Here, a rich farmer decides to get married. His we alth is trying to take possession of a swindler named Laura Jackson, who settled in his house asgovernesses. The mother of the newly-made rich man guesses about her intrigues, but the cunning candidate for the bride sends her to a nursing home. She is assisted by an accomplice, Tyler. The criminals' plans are frustrated by Jed's financial adviser, Jane Hathaway. The mother is returned home, the wedding is cancelled, Laura and Tyler are handed over to law enforcement. The Jet Clampett-like names of fictional characters are beloved in America by all categories of television viewers.

Tony Stark

This character is also a product of fiction. It is spawned by the comics united in the Iron Man series. His fortune is almost the same as that of the previous character - 9.3 billion dollars. However, Tony Stark is a character more typical of action films than comedies. He lives in the Californian city of Malibu, being a professional in military technology. He can be described as a real superman: IT genius, brilliant physicist, philanthropist, billionaire.

Richie Rich

The image of an intellectually disadvantaged child billionaire according to the film's script owns a fortune of 8.9 billion dollars. He inherited we alth at a young age.

The young man turns out to be a "hard nut to crack" for those who want to profit from his we alth. He skillfully and consistently manages his company, Rich Industries. And no wonder: his company produces products in which he really is an expert due to his age: donuts with gold powder, robot servants, scooters.

Charles Foster Kane

This character was createddirected by Orson Walls. His personal we alth, according to the Forbes rating, exceeds $8 billion. He is the owner of a media empire: television, newspapers, radio. Foster is doing tabloid journalism.

Conclusion

We althy fictional characters are not yet abundant in the domestic commercial market. Their list is poor. Why is this happening? It's all about the mentality of the post-Soviet civilization. The social role of a we althy philanthropist, an investor with real social responsibility, has not yet become an indispensable requisite of society. There are a lot of swindlers, anti-social people among the rich nouveaux riches. Perhaps that is why images of the “new Russians” prevail in the national culture over more constructive ones, like Scrooge McDuck.

At the same time, fictitious characters of fairy tales, artificially exploited by business, are beginning to play an increasing commercial role. They are increasingly present in advertising, trademarks, logos.