Hi all! I was 'googling' and found this topic, and I HAD to register just to vote, if only to defend the lovely Atton. I'm glad I found this board, however, and I look forward to discussing KotOR II on here.
Anyway, back on topic Like most others, I had a hard time deciding between Atton and Carth...for about 2 seconds. I loved Carth, but he was so easy to make fall in love with your character. I found Atton a bit harder, for some reason I couldn't gain enough influence to really get into his character the first time I played (that gave me a great reason to play again, so who's complaining?). I love that he's a 'bad' boy though. Carth was sweet, but just a little too nice. Atton represents what KotOR II as a whole is, for me: a slightly edgier, more sarcastic, less saccharine-sweet version of the first game. Exile has more sarcastic lines, and simply being 'good' wont get you in good with some characters, so it provides more challenges, I think.
So - I voted for Atton...Its almost a dead tie, which is the way it should be I think, I still have a crush on Carth, despite KII, so I don't think I really want either one to come out on top!