Forbes magazine has slipped in its annual list of the 15 Richest Characters, er, make that the 15 Richest Fictional Characters, and television comes up surprisingly short.
Montgomery Burns of The Simpsons, whom we'd always assume to be the richest man of all, only ranks second. Only three of the fifteen are exclusive to television-- and Donald Trump doesn't show up at all.
The list takes in characters from comic books, TV, movies, games, video games-- and the Internet.
Here's how they stack up, beginning with the Number One Richest Fictional Character of all:
(listed by rank, name, age, net worth and affilation)
1 Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (52); $36.2 billion; Annie comics
2 Charles Montgomery Burns (104); $16.8 billion; The Simpsons
3 Scrooge McDuck (80); $10.9 billion; Disney
4 Richie Rich (10); $10.7 billion; Richie Rich Comic books
5 Jed Clampett (51); $7.7 billion; The Beverly Hillbillies
6 Mr. Monopoly (71); $7.1 billion; Monopoly board game
7 Bruce Wayne (32); $6.8 billion; Batman
8 Anthony Stark, aka Iron Man (35); $3.0 billion; Iron Man comics
9 Prince Abakaliki of Nigeria (37); $2.8 billion; He's probably sent you an email
10 Thurston Howell, III (60); $2.7 billion; Gilligan's Island
11 Willy Wonka (57); $2 billion; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
12 Lucius Malfoy (51); $1.3 billion; Harry Potter
13 Tony Montana (42); $1 billion; Scarface
14 Lara Croft (37); $1 billion; Video game star
15 Mario (23); $1 billion; Super Mario
For the first time in 15 years, Santa Claus is not on the list. Forbes says that's because of an outpouring of outrage from kids who insists that Santa is real.
Comments (4)
Lucius Malfoy, Lara Croft? Mario?
o_O
They don't come off as THAT rich..
and Burns should be #1!
1 of 4 | Posted by shia0bundan
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Posted on November 22, 2006 10:38 AM
I've been quiet all along about the Tabloid Baby stuff. But really, this post is silly.
Maybe it is supposed to be silly, but it doesn't make me laugh.
2 of 4 | Posted by LongHairedMan
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Posted on November 22, 2006 11:42 AM
^ ditto, ditto aaaaaaand ditto.
3 of 4 | Posted by Donna Martin Graduates!
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Posted on November 22, 2006 12:50 PM
Why is Mario so rich? He's a friggin' plumber! Or has he come into some money since the last Mario game that I bought? (umm, that would be SMB 3, like 15 years ago...)
4 of 4 | Posted by dumbanddumber
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Posted on November 22, 2006 3:03 PM