As the Christmas season approaches, I have been going over my gift list, a la Santa. This got me thinking about some of my favorite fictional characters and what I would get them for the holidays. As a bonus to the list, I have listed what type of person the hypothetical gift would be good for as well (with a link to purchase it on Amazon.com if you click the photo of the item).
1. Rory Williams (Doctor Who)
Who He Is: Rory Williams is a companion of the Doctor, along with his wife Amy Pond. He is a dutiful boyfriend, a nurse, and kind of a bad-ass. He once waited for centuries for Amy, and has ‘died’ so often in the series it is kind of a running joke.
What I’d Get Him: A Nintendo DS Lite. Rory does a lot of waiting
for Amy and the Doctor, so a portable gaming system would be great for using up that time. Plus I am pretty sure the Tardis has internet, so if him, Amy, the Doctor, and River all had one they could have pretty epic Pokemon battles.
Who He is on Your Christmas List: The friend (or family member) who is consistently dragged to events he/she hates (i.e. family gatherings, shopping trips, or anything else that needs a distraction).
2. Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead)
Who He Is: Rick Grimes is a former police officer and the current leader of a rag-tag group of zombie apocalypse survivors. He splits his time between killing zombies (called walkers) and trying to take care of his family.
What I’d Get Him: The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. 
Though I don’t think Rick has a lot of time to read, the book would be an invaluable resource for him. It features tactics for fighting zombies and home defense strategies.
Who He is on Your Christmas List: The horror loving friend with whom you have a zombie apocalypse plan set, or the friend who owns every day or night or sunset of the dead movie known to man (and a few known only to zombies).
3. Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)
Who He Is: Harry Dresden is a wizard private investigator with a penchant for trouble. He is the only wizard who advertises his presence in the phone book. He is also a bit of a hot head, and a lover of Coke (the soda. He is no Charlie Sheen) products.
What I’d Get Him: A Snuggie. Yeah I know it sounds kind of 
lame, but one bad thing about being a wizard in Dresden’s world is that technology craps out around him. That means no computers, cell phones, and no central heat. A snuggie would keep Dresden warm, and still allow him to work around the lab.
Who He is on Your Christmas List: The friend who is always cold, but doesn’t want to wear a coat around the house. It is also good for gamers, mainly because it provides warmth without interfering with dice rolling.
4. Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Who She is: Okay, so I might get some flack for this one, but I love My Little Pony. Twilight Sparkle is the contentious pony of the MLP crew. She basically lives in a library, and loves organizing things.
What I’d Get Her: An eReader. Twilight Sparkle owns a lot of
books, so much so that her walls are made of bookshelves. Imagine the space she could save by owning an eReader. Not only that, but she wouldn’t have to worry about searching the shelves to find the book she needs, instead it would be in one convenient place.
Who She is on Your Christmas List: The person who probably has more books than friends, who can almost never be found with out their nose in a book. Also, depending on the eReader, the student.
5. Shawn Spencer (Psych)
Who He is: Shawn Spencer is a ‘psychic’ private detective. He is not really psychic, but instead tends to notice the little details that others miss. He runs the Psych detective agency with his friend Burton ‘Gus’ Guster, and sometimes consults with the SBPD.
What I’d Get Him: A giant gummy bear (seriously, it weighs 5 
pounds). Shawn is kind of a goofball. He is the kind of guy that still plays with action figures and dances randomly in strange places. A giant gummy bear would be perfect for the kid in him (and even better for his dentist).
Who He is on Your Christmas List: The friend who always brings snacks to your get togethers. The person who always has a candy bar in their pocket, the kid-at-heart, or the kid (literally).
6. Brian Griffin (Family Guy)
Who He is: Brian is the cynical pet of the Griffin family. He smokes, drinks and curses. He is a bit of an intellectual snob, despite once writing a terrible novel. He is also freaking hilarious.
What I’d Get Him: Dragon Naturally Speaking. Dragon is a 
dictation software, in fact it is the best dictation software I have found so far. It is great for writers because you don’t have to actually have to type to be able to write, and speaking is usually an easy way to get around writer’s block.
Who He is on Your Christmas List: The aspiring writer. Every group has one, and this may be the push that he/she needs to finally finish the novel they’ve been workin’ on…
7. Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
Who He is: Barney is the ladies man of all ladies men. He almost never goes home with the same girl twice. He loves lasertag and nice suits. He is also a pretty good friend…most of the time.
What I’d Get Him: The Playbook by Barney Stinson and Matt 
Kuhn. Okay, so I would technically be giving him something he wrote, but still. It is the perfect book for a guy who thinks he knows everything about picking up chicks. It would be a great gag gift, if nothing else.
Who He is on Your Christmas List: I could see this going both ways, either to the person who knows nothing about picking up girls, or to the guy who comes in with a new ‘friend’ to everything. It would also be a good gag gift to piss off your feminist friends.
8. Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)
Who She is: Emma Swan is the daughter of Snow White (no, really). She also gave up her son for adoption when she was a teenager. Now that son has tracked her down and brought her back to Storybrook Maine, where all the world’s fairy tale characters are living (but currently under a curse). Emma was a bail bonds collector and is currently a sheriff’s deputy.
What I’d Get Her: A GPS tracker. I have noticed that Emma’s 
kid, Henry, goes missing a lot on the series. It is like once an episode that the kid runs off somewhere and no one freaking knows where he has gone. If she had one of these babies it would be as simple as turning on her receiver, *BAM* kid found. Problem solved.
Who She is on Your Christmas List: The person who is always loosing their keys, or phone, or children. Either that or the person who likes to take playing Spy vs. Spy a little too far.
9. Dexter Morgan (Dexter)
Who He is: Dexter Morgan is the nicest serial killer you could ever meet. He only kills bad people, people that have somehow escaped conventional justice. He is pretty neat and tidy as well, and likes to have things done a certain way. Oh, and he also works in forensics for the police department.
What I’d Get Him: An antique doctor’s bag. Every good serial 
killer needs a place to put the tools of their trade, why not look stylish doing it? Plus if he didn’t want to use the bag for his ‘implements’ it works as just a regular bag too.
Who He is on Your Christmas List: The antique collector, or aspiring doctor. The bag is actually pretty cute too, so maybe the quirky friend who needs a new bag, or the aspiring serial killer friend.
10. Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)
Who He is: Sheldon Cooper is a theoretical physicist, and all around super genius. He is also a bit… odd. He would like to think that he is just too smart to worry about social niceties, but most people would think he is just a little bit crazy (he’s not though, his mother had him tested).
What I’d Get Him: A comic book subscription. Sheldon is a bit of
a comic book fan (understatement alert). He goes to the comic store every week, and with a gift of a subscription he could 1) use the money for more Thai food and 2) spend the time he would have spent at the comic store thinking of a way to find the Higgs Boson.
Who He is on Your Christmas List: A gift subscription is the perfect gift for the comic book fan in your life. Both of the big two (Marvel and DC) offer gift subscriptions on their website.
** Bonus**
Shane (The Walking Dead)
What I Would Get Him:
