Best of the Decade (2000-2009): Jack Deveraux (Runner-Up: Jennifer Deveraux)
2007: Philip Kiriakis (Runner-Up: Stefano DiMera) 2008: Brady Black (Runner-Up: John Black) 2009: Carly Manning (Runner-Up: Vivian Alamain) 2010: Jennifer Deveraux (Runner-Up: Bill Horton) 2011: Jack Deveraux (Runner-Up: Carrie Reed) 2012: Kristen DiMera (Runner-Up: Eric Brady) 2013: J.J. Deveraux (Runner-Up: Kimberly Donovan) 2014: Susan Banks (Runner-Up: Chad DiMera) 2015: Steve Johnson (Runner-Up: Bo Brady) 2016: Bo Brady (Runner-Up: Jack Deveraux) 2018: Abigail Deveraux and Nicole Walker (Runner-Up: Sami Brady)
This is a no-brainer to me. The Johnson brothers, with Jack as the clear winner because of the travesty of what was done to him and the length of time he'd been gone.
Especially since the other big ones like Chad, Abby and Nicole were gone, like, months. Tony was a big return from the dead too, but... I don't really care about Tony. Diana would have been cooler if it was Genie Francis.
This is hard for me because I’m so thrilled Jack, Steve, Nicole, Chad and Abigail are all back. Granted some weren’t away as long as other but they are some my favourite characters.