Gandalf

Gandalf (or Olorin, or Mithrandir, or Grey Pilgrim, or Lathspell, or several other names) the Grey (or the White, or Stormcrow) is an Istari (wizard) in J.R.R. Tolkien's stories about Middle Earth. He's a bit of a mastermind, really, as its his planning and knowledge and persuasion that get people do go off on adventures and do the things that need to be done so that evil doesn't take over the world. He's also, at the same time, a nice, comforting, wise person to be around; you generally get the feeling in the books that 'Gandalf's here, it's all going to be okay'.

In Suefic he has two main roles; either Designated Misogynist Bastard or discoverer of the Sue's talents and the person who recommends her for a place in the Fellowship. Probably fortunately for us all, he doesn't feature too often in badslash, although he *does* make a fair amount of appearances in crackfic.