whether I'm Dagny or Francisco I can't tell. if it's not yet time to shrug then call me Frisco. if it's past time call me Slug.

Ragnar Danneskjold! And damn proud of it!

It's "Galt" ;)
I'm Dagny d'anconia.

Thank you admin

The better question is who would I like to have a romantic liaison with? Francisco--hands down. :-) But to answer the original question: when considering the characters as archetypes, I see some of myself in each and some of myself in none.

That's actually a great question. On first pass I wanted to say, "Hank Rearden" but then I thought, "I work for someone, not really a Rearden type." Rearden to me epitomizes the emphasis on standing on your on, on a doer. Rearden wants to say, "I'm not nor will I ever be your puppet, no matter how much you twist the knife."

Galt just kind of said, "You guys are illegitimate" and went off to do his own thing, his way. Both are similar because they are doers, creators. But they definitely had different ways of handling it.

Ragnar really wanted to just visibly pose a problem to the takers: "You can't have it that easily."

Dagny was more of a, "... from my cold dead fingers" kind of a girl. She knew it was wrong, and she didn't want to let go what she had taken so much pride in building.

D' Anconia, there's a strange bird. He threw it all away, almost as for revenge, but for revenge for the ideas of collectivism more than anything else. A real show of how crony capitalism doesn't work, or at least can be exposed. But his was at a great cost to his personal wealth and family name. His may have been the biggest sacrifice in the name of ideals.

Probably Galt. Galt didn't mind working with someone as long as the ideals were pure and honest. Once they went off the rails, so to speak, he knew there was a better way and left it all to pursue it.

I am Hank Rearden but would actually rather be either Franciso or John Galt.

Ragnar Danneskjold, between sailing and the blonde curly hair the comparison has been made before.

Dagny, for her drive, Rearden for imagination.

Ragnar Danneskjold

As both a chemical engineer and a materials scientist with emphasis in nanotech and energy, I am part Francisco, part Rearden, part Galt, and completely Quentin Daniels, Galt's assistant from Utah Instittute of Technology.

I identify with Hank Rearden, being an engineer and not of a PC ilk. If it is the best on the globe, use it until somebody beats it. Simple concept.

I can shrug off the Nay-Sayers, as they speak from weakness while watching their fannies.

We built that!

I'm a Ragnar who thinks he's a Hank

Hank Reardon. I even spend considerable time in foundries. My holdings have been reduced thanks to government policies and I now await the call from Mr. Galt.

Definitively Dagny!

It's difficult because I fell in love with the Characters and they are all so much larger than life that my humilty gives me a hard time comparing myself to any of them, but I'll have to say I "approach" Ragnar.

I'd have to go with Ragnar!

a combo of hank rearden and howard roarke

Uhm... eh ehm... it's "Galt." :)

I like this post, net

I wish Ragnar Danneskjold probably more John Galt

I would say I am Ragner Danneskjold. He was very important to the cause but stayed more in the background. I tend to do that. Hope they can work his character into ASIII. He did not get much attention in the first two movies.

At least we don't have a Wesley Mouch in the group yet. (grin)