Barnabus "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. One of the main characters, Barney uses many 'plays' from his 'playbook' to help him have sex with women. The character loves expensive suits, laser tag, alcohol and catchphrases, including "Suit up!", "Legen-wait-for-it-dary" and "Wait for it". In later seasons, he has a few serious relationships, marries, divorces, and has a child with an unnamed woman from a one-night stand.