Tad Williams low key you get no GOT or GRRM without him. If you ever read the memory, sorrow and thorn series of books you basically see where much of the inspiration for GOT came from
Which is going to bite them in the ass in 3-5 years when Toyota, VW and a few others roll out the solid state batteries
Lot of final fantasy characters I like but an underrated one I always liked was Kuja from FFIX
Knew he was predestined to die and still chose to fight against his creators to defeat them.