Barney Stinson

Barney Stinson is a fictional character portrayed by Neil Patrick Harris and created by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for the CBS television series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). One of the show's main characters, Barney is known for his eccentric personality. He is a womanizer known for his love of expensive suits, laser tag, and Scotch whisky. To seduce women he frequently utilizes a variety of elaborate strategies, or 'plays', compiled in his 'playbook'. In later seasons, he has a few serious relationships, then marries, divorces, has a child with an unnamed woman from a one-night stand, and then marries the same woman again (as implied in the alternate ending). Barney's catchphrases included "Suit up!", “Go for Barney”, "What up?!", "Stinson out", "Legendary", "Wait for it" (often combining the two as "legen—wait for it—dary!"), "Daddy's home", "Haaaaave you met Ted", “True story”, “That’s the dream!”, "Challenge accepted", "Just.. just... okay?", and "I only have one rule." (that one rule is constantly changing). Critics have praised the character and credited Harris’ performance for much of the show's success. Barney is considered the show's breakout character.