Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Jokesters

I've been watching Sam's channel for years and have seen dozens of her 'Top 5 Wednesday' videos and it occurred to me that I could be doing the T5W topics here on my blog. So, hopefully, I'll be doing these every week.

✿ This week's topic is Favorite Jokesters, in honor of April Fools' Day. This was pretty tough for me, I don't know why, but I had such a hard time thinking of characters that fall into this category.

1. My first pick comes from the HP world, and no, it's not either of the Weasley twins, though I do love them. One of my favorite pranksters (and characters, in general) is Peeves. He is so mischevious and I loved reading every scene he was a part of. I think it's such a shame that his character didn't make it into the movies because they would have been even better with him.

2. Pick #2 comes from another one of my favorite series' and that is Simon Lewis from The Mortal Instruments. The topic post mentioned jokesters, pranksters, and funny characters, and while Simon isn't necessarily a prankster type of character, he is definitely a funny character. Simon is so witty and he always makes really cheesy jokes that are almost so cheesy they're actually funny and I absolutely love him.

3. This one is from the show Bob's Burgers and that would be Louise Belcher. She's my favorite character on the show for the reason that she's so funny. Any prank or scheme that the kids try to pull off is usually thought up by Louise. She's snarky and sarcastic and I love every bit of it.

4. Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare is one of my favorite literary characters period. But, he especially works for this topic because a majority of the play's plot is created by Puck's impish tricks. I love him even more for not seeming bothered at all by the fact that he causes so much chaos.

5. My final pick is a villain that comes from the DC comics universe. Don't worry, it's not the joker, it's actually Edward Nygma a.k.a The Riddler. I love everything about this character. The riddles, the drama, the complexity with which he goes about his schemes, I love it all. I have read comic books that feature the Riddler and I've been pleased with them, but my favorite portrayal of his character is on the television show, Gotham. I loved seeing the transformation from Edward to Riddler and I think Cory Michael Smith does a great job with the role.