With the release of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, we got to thinking about other famous archers. You'd be amazed at how hard it is to actually pull back the string on one of those big bows, not to mention leaping around or riding a horse and firing at the same time. These are the 11 fictional folks that make it all look easy, with only one actually going by "Robin Hood."
The 11 Most Bad-Ass Archers in Pop Culture
We count down the best archers from TV, movies, comics, anime and manga!
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May 13, 2010
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Chewbacca
Okay, so Chewie's not technically an archer, but he does rock that kick-ass bowcaster along with many of his Wookiee brethren. Sure, it's more of a gun, but it looks like a crossbow and so it makes the list based on the coolness of the design. To see Chewbacca really get his bowcasting on, check out the original Star Wars trilogy in either Special Edition or original versions.
Disney's Robin Hood
Who says Disney animated movies can't kick ass? The fox Robin Hood of the movie had enough skill to win the archery contest while masked, laying down all kinds of trick shots you can't do in a regular movie. We're waiting for Ridley Scott to prove us wrong. Your move Ridley! Check out the Most Wanted edition of the DVD for even more archery goodness.
Turok Dinosaur Hunter
Most people probably know Turok as the star of a series of first-person shooter video games that kicked off with 1997's N64 classic Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, but he's also the star of an animated film (2008's Turok: Son of Stone), the subject of an upcoming live-action movie and, first and foremost, a comic book legacy character who's been around since 1954. With comic companies like Gold Key, Valiant and Dark Horse continuing his adventures over the years, Turok's got a ton of history collected in Dark Horse's Turok: Son of Stone archive volumes. Whether he's on the printed page or your TV, though, Turok's a master when it comes to hunting dinos with that bow.
Pit
Star of two Kid Icarus games, Pit was one of the first video game heroes to utilize the bow. His was of mythical origins and shot increasing awesome arrows depending on which power-ups you grabbed. Pit really got his chance to shine in the modern age thanks to the Super Smash Bros. series, especially Brawl, the most recent installment, which let him cut loose on fellow Nintendo game stars. There have been rumblings about a new Wii version of the game which will hopefully bring archery into the virtual world like it has sword and gunplay.
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