I went with Destro. He was not diminished into the utter silliness of the ninja digression in the Marvel comics, though his silent castle housed many a battle and his past intertwined with some of them. He was evil, but fair. Consistent and honorable. If he was going to shoot you, it would be in the middle of the battlefield, not in the back...what more do you want from an enemy?!

CC is a mix. I like him as an evil adversary, but he quit in the comics for a while, shot some people in the back, lied to Destro and his own troops, and would kill people just for disagreeing with him. And then he was a puzzle on the cartoon...brilliant enough to come up with a plan to rule the world, but cowardly to run as soon as the tide turned. So I like CC, don't hate him, but more he's just kinda there.

Zartan. Loved the toy, but all weirdness in the cartoon and the comic was a bit much. I did enjoy his bickering with Destro. Like, but not love.

Hawk. Competant, tough, hero, but we never really got to know him too deeply. Maybe the DD version of him got into his mind a little more (which I have little to no knowledge of), but Marvel and the cartoon focused a lot more on Duke. I like him, but not as much as Destro.

Hope that explains it. Nice thread!