Shonen Protagonist



The shonen protagonist archetype is a character who has traits of a protagonist in shonen manga and anime.

Why This Trope Rocks

 * 1) These kinds of heroes have to work hard to improve their capabilities.
 * 2) Many shonen heroes have grit, as they do not always win and have to push beyond their limits.
 * 3) No matter how many odds are against them, they refuse to give up.
 * 4) They fight for altruistic reasons, most notably to protect their friends.
 * 5) They grow not only in terms of abilities but also in terms of strength of character, as they grow as people throughout their journeys.
 * 6) They can be relatable characters, as they represent the fact that all people have their own goals in life, deal with obstacles and find ways to overcome them.
 * 7) *Their stories show that the destination is not what matters, but the journey and the experiences that are gained from it.
 * 8) They are charismatic, as they can turn their enemies and rivals into friends and allies.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Many shonen heroes are known for being dimwitted, naive, reckless and/or impulsive.
 * 2) Most shonen heroes can be rebellious, mischievous, unruly and/or temperamental.
 * 3) These characters tend to suffer some plot armor.
 * 4) Like Shojo heroines, many shonen heroes refuse to kill their pure evil and/or too dangerous villains. Most times this leads to half-baked redemptions no one asked for, and the hero never learns and/or accepts that mercy doesn't always work.

Qualifications
In order to fit the shonen protagonist archetype, a character must have at least 4 of the necessary traits.

Necessary Qualities:


 * Heroic/honorable
 * Courageous/reckless
 * Energetic/Hot-Blooded
 * Pursues a big-end goal
 * Stubborn to a fault
 * Simple-minded/naive/impulsive/goofy
 * Optimistic
 * Hard-Working
 * A determinator (A type of character who refuses to give up, no matter the obstacles)

Additional Qualities:


 * Believes in the Power of Friendship
 * Has spiky/unnatural hair
 * Possesses Plot Armor
 * Has unnatural hair color
 * Big Eater
 * Oblivious to Love
 * Short-tempered
 * Has rivals/mentors
 * Mischievous/Rebellious
 * Has a character they look up to
 * Is an underdog/outcast

Anime/Manga

 * 1) Jio Freed (666 Satan/O-Parts Hunter)
 * 2) Sogiita Gunha (A Certain Magical Index)
 * 3) Tachikaze Saga (Agravity Boys)
 * 4) Sora Kurumatani (Ahiru no Sora/Sora the Duck)
 * 5) Itsuki "Ikki" Minami (Air Gear)
 * 6) Zach (Angels Of Death)
 * 7) Sano Tamashii (Apple Black)
 * 8) Joe Yabuki (Ashita No Joe)
 * 9) Astro Boy (Astro Boy)
 * 10) Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
 * 11) Maruo Kaido (Ayashimon)
 * 12) Urara (Ayashimon)
 * 13) Moritaka Mashiro (Bakuman)
 * 14) Dan Kuso (Bakugan)
 * 15) Jo Pae (Bal Jak)
 * 16) The GoLion Team/Voltron (Beast King GoLIon/Voltron)
 * 17) *Chief Akira "Keith" Kogane
 * 18) *Isamu "Moody" Kurogane/Lance Charles Mcclain
 * 19) *Tsuyoshi "Hothead" Seido/Hunk Garret
 * 20) *Hiroshi "Shorty" Suzuishi/Darrell "Pidge" Stoker/Katie "Pidge Gunderson" Holt
 * 21) *Princess Fala/Princess Allura
 * 22) *Takashi Shirogane
 * 23) Legoshi (Beastars)
 * 24) Tatsumi Oga (Beelzebub)
 * 25) Beet (Beet the Vandel Buster)
 * 26) Tyson Granger (Beyblade)
 * 27) Gingka Hagane (Beyblade Metal Saga)
 * 28) Valt Aoi (Beyblade Burst)
 * 29) Train Heartnet (Black Cat)
 * 30) Asta (Black Clover)
 * 31) Leopold Vermillion (Black Clover)
 * 32) Jiro Azuma (Black Torch)
 * 33) Dr. Kuroo Hazama/Dr. Black Jack (Black Jack)
 * 34) Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
 * 35) Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
 * 36) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
 * 37) Boruto Uzumaki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generation)
 * 38) Isao Akia (Bully Eater)
 * 39) Kazuki Muto (Buso Renkin)
 * 40) Tsubasa Ozora (Captain Tsubasa)
 * 41) Shinichi Kudo (Case Closed)
 * 42) Denji (Chainsaw Man)
 * 43) Ryo Saeba (City Hunter)
 * 44) Clare (Claymore)
 * 45) Cast (Clock Striker)
 * 46) Lelouch Lamperougue (Code Geass)
 * 47) Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009 (Cyborg 009)
 * 48) Allen Waller (D-Gray Man)
 * 49) L (Death Note)
 * 50) Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
 * 51) Inosuke Hashibira (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
 * 52) Nezuko Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
 * 53) Zenitsu Agatsuma (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
 * 54) Taichi Kamiya (Digimon)
 * 55) Kazuya (Doctor K/Super Doctor K)
 * 56) Dogtanian (Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds)
 * 57) Dora Sasaki and Kusanagi (Doron Dororon)
 * 58) Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
 * 59) Vegeta (Dragon Ball series)
 * 60) Krillin (Dragon Ball series)
 * 61) Dai (Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai)
 * 62) Arale (Dr. Slump)
 * 63) Senku Ishigami (Dr. Stone)
 * 64) Shiki Granbell (Edens Zero)
 * 65) Coud "Cou" Van Giruet (Elemental Gelade)
 * 66) Sena Kobayakawa (Eyeshield 21)
 * 67) Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
 * 68) Shinra Kusakabe (Fire Force)
 * 69) Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
 * 70) Recca Hanabishi (Flame of Recca)
 * 71) Soma Yukihira (Food Wars!)
 * 72) Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
 * 73) Philip (Futo Detective)
 * 74) Shotaro Hidari (Futo Detective)
 * 75) Gao Mikado (Future Card Buddyfight)
 * 76) Kitaro (GeGeGe no Kitarō)
 * 77) Ban Mido (Getbackers)
 * 78) Ginji Amano (Getbackers)
 * 79) Ginka (Ginka & Glüna)
 * 80) Glüna (Ginka & Glüna)
 * 81) Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
 * 82) Kagura (Gintama)
 * 83) Shinpachi Shimura (Gintama)
 * 84) Jin-Mori (The God of High School)
 * 85) Souji Mitsuka/Tail Red (Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!!)
 * 86) Gang Ryong (Gosu)
 * 87) Eikichi Onizuka (Great Teacher Onizuka)
 * 88) Shoyo Hinata (Haikyuu!!)
 * 89) Makunouchi Ippo (Hajime no Ippo)
 * 90) Stud Nail Hammer (Hammer)
 * 91) Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
 * 92) Joey Jones (HEROMAN)
 * 93) Issei Hyoudo (Highschool DxD)
 * 94) Hikaru Shindou (Hikaru no Go)
 * 95) Hinomaru Ushio (Hinomaru Sumo)
 * 96) Kenichi Shirahama (History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi)
 * 97) Taikoubou (Houshin Engi)
 * 98) Velou (The Hunters Guild: Red Hood)
 * 99) Grimm (The Hunters Guild: Red Hood)
 * 100) Gon Freecss (Hunter X Hunter)
 * 101) Inuyasha (Inuyasha)
 * 102) Sakon Futatsuki (i tell c)
 * 103) Jonathan Joestar (Part 1: Phantom Blood)
 * 104) Joseph Joestar (Part 2: Battle Tendency)
 * 105) Jotaro Kujo (Part 3: Stardust Crusaders)
 * 106) Josuke Higashikata (Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable)
 * 107) Koichi Hirose (Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable)
 * 108) Giorno Giovanna (Part 5: Golden Wind)
 * 109) Jolyne Kujo (Part 6: Stone Ocean)
 * 110) Yuji Itadori (JUJUTSU KAISEN)
 * 111) Tsunayoshi Sawada (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
 * 112) Ryuko Matoi (Kill La Kill)
 * 113) Kinnikuman (Kinnikuman)
 * 114) Ryotsu Kankichi (Kochikame)
 * 115) Komi Shouko (Komi Can't Communicate)
 * 116) Kuroko Tetsuya (Kuroko No Basuke)
 * 117) Mitsuhashi Takashi (Kyou kara Ore wa!!)
 * 118) Itou Shinji (Kyou kara Ore wa!!)
 * 119) Kousuke Ueki (The Law of Ueki)
 * 120) Ronin Warriors (Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers/Ronin Warriors)
 * 121) *Ryo Sanada
 * 122) *Kento Rei Fang/Xiu Li Huang
 * 123) *Seiji "Sage" Date
 * 124) *Shin "Cye" Mouri
 * 125) *Touma "Rowan" Hashiba
 * 126) Atsuko "Akko" Kagari (Little Witch Academia)
 * 127) Setsuna Yuki (Love Live)
 * 128) Yu Takasaki (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club)
 * 129) Chika Takami (Love Live! Sunshine!)
 * 130) Lupin the III (Lupin the III)
 * 131) Daisuke Jigen (Lupin the III)
 * 132) Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin the III)
 * 133) Luckyman (Luckyman)
 * 134) Gō Mifune/Speed Racer (Mach GoGoGo/Speed Racer)
 * 135) Aladdin (MAGI series)
 * 136) Kaito Kuroba (Magic Kaito 1412)
 * 137) Hiraku Shidou (Magic Knight Rayearth)
 * 138) Negi Springfield (Mahou Sensei Negima)
 * 139) Takeru Oyama (Maken-ki!)
 * 140) Ginta Toramizu (Märchen Awakens Romance)
 * 141) Mash Burnedead (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
 * 142) Nilay Rao (The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts)
 * 143) Kezuru (Mazica Party)
 * 144) Kouji Kabuto (Mazinger Z)
 * 145) Medaka Kurokami (Medaka Box)
 * 146) Amuro Ray (Mobile Suit Gundam)
 * 147) Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
 * 148) Izuku Midoriya/Deku (My Hero Academia)
 * 149) Katsuki Bakugo/Dynamight (My Hero Academia)
 * 150) Eijiro Kirishima/Red Riot (My Hero Academia)
 * 151) Toshinori Yagi/All Might (My Hero Academia)
 * 152) Inasa Yoarashi (My Hero Academia)
 * 153) Mirio Togata/Lemillion (My Hero Academia)
 * 154) Miharu Rokujou (Nabari no Ou)
 * 155) Gin (Nagareboshi Gin/Silver Fang: Meteor Gin)
 * 156) Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
 * 157) Rock Lee (Naruto)
 * 158) Shikamaru Nara (Naruto)
 * 159) Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
 * 160) Fuusuke (Ninku)
 * 161) Kotaro (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
 * 162) Tetsuya Azuma/Casshan/Casshern (Neo-Human Casshan/Casshern)
 * 163) Chitoge Kirisaki (Nisekoi)
 * 164) Hiromasa "Nine" Tsukumo (No. 9)
 * 165) Shun Imai (Odd Taxi)
 * 166) Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
 * 167) Portgas D. Ace (One Piece)
 * 168) Saitama (One Punch Man)
 * 169) Rivet Valor (Paradise Down)
 * 170) Seol Jin Heo (Player)
 * 171) Ash Ketchum (Pokémon)
 * 172) Red (Pokémon Adventures)
 * 173) Kazuki Nishina (Pretty series)
 * 174) Manabu Soutouin (Pretty Boy Detective Club)
 * 175) Rizumu Amamiya (Pretty Rhythm)
 * 176) Eiko "A-ko" Magami (Project A-ko)
 * 177) Galo Thymos (Promare)
 * 178) Emma (The Promised Neverland)
 * 179) Seth (Radiant)
 * 180) Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
 * 181) Haru Glory (Rave Master)
 * 182) Tougo (The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World)
 * 183) Chung Myung (Return of the Blossoming Blade)
 * 184) Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
 * 185) Karen Aijo (Revue Starlight)
 * 186) Himura Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin)
 * 187) Hanasaki Ayumi (Saigami)
 * 188) Pegusus Seiya (Saint Seiya)
 * 189) Hachimaru (Samurai 8:The Tale of Hachimaru)
 * 190) Ken Washio/Ken the Eagle/Gatchaman (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman)
 * 191) Mahiru Shirota (Servamp)
 * 192) Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins)
 * 193) Yoh Asakura (Shaman King)
 * 194) Micchon Shikimori (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie)
 * 195) Yuu Izumi (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie)
 * 196) Yasaka Hachiki/Hachi (Shuukan Shounen Hachi)
 * 197) Yuugo Hachiken (Silver Spoon)
 * 198) Reki Kyan (SK8 the Infinity)
 * 199) Hanamichi Sakuragi (Slam Dunk)
 * 200) Niro (Slave B)
 * 201) Dante Alfonse (Soul Beat)
 * 202) Maka Albarn (Soul Eater)
 * 203) Blackstar (Soul Eater)
 * 204) Soul Evans (Soul Eater)
 * 205) Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
 * 206) Hunter Steele (Spider Riders)
 * 207) Loid "Twilight" Forger (SPY×FAMILY)
 * 208) Takuto Tsunashi (Star Driver)
 * 209) Kirigaya "Kirito" Kazuto (Sword Art Online)
 * 210) Hibiki Tachibana (Symphogear)
 * 211) Joji Minami/Barry Gallagher/Tekkaman (Tekkaman: The Space Knight)
 * 212) Tenchi Masaki (Tenchi Muyo!)
 * 213) Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
 * 214) Kamina (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
 * 215) Tenkai Knights (Tenkai Knight)
 * 216) Shotaro Kaneda/Jimmy Sparks (Tetsujin 28-go/Gigantor)
 * 217) Gan Takada/Yatterman No.1 (The Time Boken Series: Yatterman)
 * 218) Kotetsu T. Kaburagi/Wild Tiger (Tiger and Bunny)
 * 219) Rinka Urushiba (Tokyo ESP)
 * 220) Takemichi Hanagaki (Tokyo Revengers)
 * 221) Jin Narumi (Tokyo Shinobi Squad)
 * 222) Tsukasa Yuzaki (Tonikaku Kawaii: Fly Me to the Moon)
 * 223) Toriko (Toriko)
 * 224) Tobitatsu Haneru (Tribe Cool Crew)
 * 225) Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
 * 226) Mantaro Kinnikuman/Kid Muscle (Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy)
 * 227) Andy (Undead Unluck)
 * 228) Fuuko Izumo (Undead Unluck)
 * 229) Touta (UQ Holder)
 * 230) Ushio Aotsuki (Ushio & Tora)
 * 231) Ma Gangryong (Veritas)
 * 232) Mo Fan (Versatile Mage)
 * 233) Jeo Seo Cheon (Volcanic Age)
 * 234) Iruma Suzuki (Welcome To Demon School, Iruma-Kun!)
 * 235) Li Bing (White Cat Legend)
 * 236) Lee Kyul Ip (Wizard of Arsenia)
 * 237) Ai Ohto (Wonder Egg Priority)
 * 238) Osamu Mikumo (World Trigger)
 * 239) Taylor Hebert (Worm)
 * 240) Darius Smith (XOGENASYS)
 * 241) Kazuma Azuma (Yakiate!! Japan)
 * 242) Nathan Adams (Yo-kai Watch)
 * 243) Yugi Muto (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
 * 244) Jaden Yuki/Judai Yuki (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)
 * 245) Yusei Fudo (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds)
 * 246) Yuma Tsukumo (Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal)
 * 247) Yuya Sakaki (Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc V)
 * 248) Yusaku Fujiki (Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS)
 * 249) Yuga Ohdo (Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS)
 * 250) Yuudias Valgear (Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!)
 * 251) Yuna (Yuki Yuna is a Hero)
 * 252) Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho)
 * 253) Kazuma Kuwabara (Yu Yu Hakusho)
 * 254) Zatch Bell (Zatch Bell)
 * 255) Tian Yu (Zinba)

Cartoons and Comics

 * 1) Finn Mertens (Adventure Time)
 * 2) Jake Long (American Dragon Jake Long)
 * 3) Avatar Aang (Avatar: the Last Airbender)
 * 4) Avatar Korra (The Legend of Korra)
 * 5) Freakazoid (Freakazoid!)
 * 6) Ben Tennyson (Ben 10 series)
 * 7) Virgil Hawkins/Static (DC Comics/Milestone Comics)
 * 8) Wonder Woman (DC Comics)
 * 9) Prince Adam/He-Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise)
 * 10) Danny Fenton/Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
 * 11) Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
 * 12) Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
 * 13) Po Ping (Kung Fu Panda)
 * 14) Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
 * 15) K.O (O.K. K.O., Let's Be Heroes!)
 * 16) Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
 * 17) The Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
 * 18) * Leonardo
 * 19) *Raphael
 * 20) *Donatello
 * 21) *Michelangelo
 * 22) Randy Cunningham (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
 * 23) Popeye (Popeye the Sailor)
 * 24) Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon)
 * 25) Shrek (Shrek)
 * 26) Cleopatra (Cleopatra in Space)
 * 27) Miles Morales/Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
 * 28) Fa Mulan (Mulan)
 * 29) Kaz Kaan (Neo Yokio)
 * 30) Thor (Marvel Comics)
 * 31) Ace Ambling (Ballmasterz: 9009)
 * 32) Mark Grayson/Invincible (Image Comics)
 * 33) Barry Allen/The Flash (DC Comics)
 * 34) Merida (Brave)
 * 35) Omi (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * 36) Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * 37) Tim Hunter (The Books of Magic/DC Comics )
 * 38) Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6)
 * 39) Ian Lightfoot (Onward)
 * 40) Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
 * 41) Axel Mulligan/Action Axel (Power Players)
 * 42) The Ninja (LEGO Ninjago)
 * 43) *Lloyd Garmadon
 * 44) *Kai
 * 45) *Jay
 * 46) *Zane
 * 47) *Cole
 * 48) * Nya
 * 49) Lee Ping (Detentionaire)
 * 50) Archie Andrews (Archie Comics)
 * 51) Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
 * 52) Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
 * 53) Naomi McDuffie/Powerhouse (DC Comics)
 * 54) Ali Ghazali (Ejen Ali)
 * 55) Yugo (Wakfu)
 * 56) Leo (Phantom Boy)
 * 57) Jude Lizowski (6teen)
 * 58) Lyoko Warriors (Code Lyoko)
 * 59) *Jeremie Belpois
 * 60) Stitchpunk (9)
 * 9
 * 1) Gaul Warriors (Asterix comics)
 * 2) *Asterix
 * 3) *Obelix
 * 4) *Dogmatix
 * 5) Robin Hood (Disney's Robin Hood)
 * 6) Sendokai Warriors (Sendokai Champions)
 * 7) *Zak
 * 8) *Chloe
 * 9) *Kiet
 * 10) *Fenzy
 * 11) Valérian and Laureline (Valérian and Laureline comics)
 * 12) Chiro (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!)
 * 13) Anne Boonchuy (Amphibia)
 * 14) Sprig Plantar (Amphibia)
 * 15) Lok Lambert (Huntik)
 * 16) Owen (Total Drama series)
 * 17) Ezra Bridger (Star Wars Rebels)
 * 18) Josh McGrath (Max Steel)
 * 19) Maxwell McGrath (Max Steel 2013 Reboot)
 * 20) Kick Buttowski (Kick Buttowski:Suburban Daredevil)
 * 21) Cody Maverick (Surf's Up)
 * 22) Lightning McQueen (Cars)
 * 23) Quinton West/Quincredible (Quincredible)
 * 24) Jim Lake Jr. (Tales of Arcadia)
 * 25) Callum (The Dragon Prince)
 * 26) Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim series)
 * 27) Dave Lizewski/Kick-Ass (Kick-Ass series)
 * 28) Leo Walker (Egyxos)
 * 29) XJ9/Jenny Wakeman (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
 * 30) Bart Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * 31) Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
 * 32) Megamind (Megamind)
 * 33) Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
 * 34) Jin Hayst (Monkart)
 * 35) Sean Anderson (Route 3)
 * 36) Robotboy (Robotboy)
 * 37) Jimmy Neutron (Jimmy Neutron:Boy Genius)
 * 38) Johnny Test (Johnny Test)
 * 39) Eli Shane (SlugTerra)
 * 40) Rodimus Prime (Transformers)
 * 41) Tyee (BattleClaw)
 * 42) The Titans (Teen Titans)
 * 43) *Robin
 * 44) *Cyborg
 * 45) *Raven
 * 46) *Starfire
 * 47) *Beast Boy
 * 48) Luz Noceda (The Owl House)
 * 49) Hank (Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank)
 * 50) Miyamato Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
 * 51) Hercules (Hercules)
 * 52) Juniper Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
 * 53) Milo Murphy (Milo Murphy's Law)

Literature

 * 1) Harry Potter (Harry Potter series)
 * 2) Percy Jackson (Camp Half-Blood/Percy Jackson)
 * 3) Eragon Bromsson (The Inheritance Cycle)
 * 4) Katiness Everdeen (The Hunger Games)
 * 5) Beatrice "Tris" Prior (Divergent)
 * 6) Lyra Belacqua (His Dark Materials)
 * 7) Paul Atriedes (Dune)
 * 8) Beth Harmon (The Queen's Gambit)
 * 9) Kaladin Stormblessed (Stormlight Chronicles)
 * 10) Robert Langdon (Robert Langdon)
 * 11) Kazuomi Wakatake (Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note)
 * 12) Kvothe (Kingkiller Chronicle)
 * 13) Esteban de Sandoval (The King's Fifth/The Mysterious Cities of Gold)
 * 14) Bastian Balthazar Bux (The Neverending Story)
 * 15) Redwall Abbey Warriors (Redwall series)
 * 16) *Martin the Warrior
 * 17) The Iron Man/The Iron Giant (The Iron Man/The Iron Giant)
 * 18) Hogarth Hughes (The Iron Man/The Iron Giant)
 * 19) Jack (Jack and the Beanstalk)
 * 20) Kalib Andrews (The Kalib Andrews Chronicles)
 * 21) Clary Fairchild (The Mortal Instruments)
 * 22) Sun Wukong (Journey to the West)
 * 23) Jack Sullivan (The Last Kids on Earth)
 * 24) Aiden Cross (Aiden Cross: Academy Outcast)
 * 25) Rhys Ioan Claytherdon (The Forbidden Heirs)
 * 26) Katsuya (Reborn World)
 * 27) Alex Rider (Alex Rider series)

Live-Action Television and Film

 * 1) Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * 2) Henry Hart/Kid Danger (Henry Danger/Danger Force)
 * 3) Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
 * 4) Lab Rats protagonists (Lab Rats)
 * 5) *Adam Davenport
 * 6) *Bree Davenport
 * 7) *Chase Davenport
 * 8) *Leo Dooley
 * 9) Kaz and Oliver (Mighty Med)
 * 10) Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
 * 11) Rocky Balboa (Rocky)
 * 12) Earl J. Hickey (My Name is Earl)
 * 13) Dale Cooper (Twin Peaks)
 * 14) Adonis "Donnie" Creed (Creed)
 * 15) Daniel LaRusso (The Karate Kid/Cobra Kai)
 * 16) Malcolm Wilkerson (Malcolm in the Middle)
 * 17) Dre Parker (The Karate Kid (2010))
 * 18) Jake Tyler (Never Back Down)
 * 19) Mike "Wrestler Kid" Stokes (Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown)
 * 20) Zack "Smoke and Thunder" Gomes (Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown)
 * 21) Casey "Case" Walker, Jr. (Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown/Never Back Down 3: No Surrender)
 * 22) Anya (Never Back Down 4:Revolt)
 * 23) Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)
 * 24) David Dunn (Unbreakable)
 * 25) Alex Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place)
 * 26) Jamal Walker (Black Knight)
 * 27) Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore)
 * 28) Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation)
 * 29) Conor (Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything)
 * 30) Jack Brewer (Kickin' It)
 * 31) Charlie Landers/Aaron Stone (Aaron Stone)
 * 32) Darryl Walker/Blankman (Blankman)
 * 33) Jake Peralta (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
 * 34) Chris Rock (Everybody Hates Chris)
 * 35) Morton Schmidt and Greg Jenko (21 Jump Street)
 * 36) Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
 * 37) Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
 * 38) Peter Venkman, Ray Stanz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore (Ghostbusters)
 * 39) Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett (Bad Boys)
 * 40) Miguel Diaz (Cobra Kai)
 * 41) Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz (Cobra Kai)
 * 42) Robby Keene (Cobra Kai)
 * 43) Scott Voss (Here Comes the Boom)
 * 44) Will Stronghold (Sky High)
 * 45) Chuck Bartowski (Chuck)
 * 46) Bill Preston Esq. and Ted Logan (Bill and Ted)
 * 47) Leroy Green (The Last Dragon)
 * 48) Dizzy Gillespie Harrison/Gil Harris (The New Guy)
 * 49) Tracy "Tre" Stokes III (Underclassman)
 * 50) Jason Tripitikas (The Forbidden Kingdom)
 * 51) Jack Bronson (Enter the Warriors Gate)
 * 52) Ultraman (Ultraman)
 * 53) Sam and Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
 * 54) Heroes (Level Up)
 * 55) *Wyatt Black/Black Death
 * 56) *Lyle Hugginson/Wizzie
 * 57) *Dante Ontero/Sir Bickle
 * 58) *Angie Prietto
 * 59) Reese Wilkerson (Malcolm in the Middle)
 * 60) Jack Burton (Big Trouble in Little China)
 * 61) El Chavo del Ocho (El Chavo del Ocho/El Chavo Animado)
 * 62) Max Keeble (Max Keeble's Big Move)
 * 63) Dave Stutler (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
 * 64) Turbo Kid (Turbo Kid)
 * 65) Zeke and Luther (Zeke and Luther)
 * 66) Kamen Riders (Kamen Riders)
 * 67) Ignacio/Nacho (Nacho Libra)
 * 68) Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Top Gun series)
 * 69) Hakeem Lyon (Empire)
 * 70) Jessica Fletcher (Murder, She Wrote)
 * 71) Iké Boys (Iké Boys)
 * 72) *Shawn Gunderson
 * 73) *Vikram 'Vik' Kapoor
 * 74) *Miki Shimizu
 * 75) Wendy Wu (Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior)

Music

 * 1) Hatsune Miku (Hatsune Miku)
 * 2) Gorillaz (Gorillaz)
 * 3) *Stuart Harold "2-D" Pot
 * 4) *Murdoc Alphonse "Faust" Niccals
 * 5) *Noodle
 * 6) *Russel Hobbs

Mythology

 * 1) Cú Chulainn (Irish Mythology)

Video Games

 * 1) Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
 * 2) Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
 * 3) Link (The Legend of Zelda)
 * 4) Charizard (Pokémon)
 * 5) Captain Falcon (F-Zero)
 * 6) Pit (Kid Icarus)
 * 7) Roy (Fire Emblem)
 * 8) Caspar (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
 * 9) Little Mac (Punch Out!!)
 * 10) Rex (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
 * 11) Spring Man (ARMS)
 * 12) Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
 * 13) Beat (Jet Set Radio)
 * 14) NiGHTS (NiGHTS Into Dreams)
 * 15) Ulula (Space Channel 5)
 * 16) Ryo Hazuki (Shenmue)
 * 17) Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza)
 * 18) Mega Man (Mega Man)
 * 19) X (Mega Man X)
 * 20) Zero (Mega Man X/Mega Man Zero)
 * 21) Sir Arthur (Ghost N' Goblins)
 * 22) Ryu (Street Fighter)
 * 23) Batsu Ichimonji (Rival Schools)
 * 24) Edward Falcon (Power Stone)
 * 25) Wang-Tang (Power Stone)
 * 26) Dante (Devil May Cry)
 * 27) Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)
 * 28) Joe Black/Viewtiful Joe (Viewtiful Joe)
 * 29) Gene (God Hand)
 * 30) Klonoa (Klonoa)
 * 31) Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury/KOF)
 * 32) Kyo Kusanagi (The King of Fighters)
 * 33) Haohmaru (Samurai Shodown)
 * 34) Marco Rossi (Metal Slug)
 * 35) Sol Badguy (Guilty Gear)
 * 36) Ragna the Bloodedge (BlazBlue)
 * 37) Bang Shishigami (BlazBlue)
 * 38) Tatsuya Suou (Persona 2)
 * 39) Maya Amano (Persona 2)
 * 40) Makoto Yūki (Persona 3)
 * 41) Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3 Portable)
 * 42) Aigis (Persona 3: The Answer)
 * 43) Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
 * 44) Ren Amamiya/Joker (Persona 5)
 * 45) Hyde Kido (Under Night In-Birth)
 * 46) Akatsuki (Akatsuki EN-Eins)
 * 47) EN-Eins (Akatsuki EN-Eins)
 * 48) Sieg (Fate/Apocrypha)
 * 49) Hakuno Kishinami (Fate/EXTRA)
 * 50) Ritsuka Fujimaru (Fate/Grand Order)
 * 51) Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay Night)
 * 52) Kritsugu Emiya (Fate/Zero)
 * 53) Waver Velvet (Fate/Zero/The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II)
 * 54) Shiki Tohno (Tsukihime/Melty Blood)
 * 55) Shiki Ryougi (Garden of Sinners)
 * 56) Filia (Skullgirls)
 * 57) Tracer (Overwatch)
 * 58) Frisk (Undertale)
 * 59) Undyne (Undertale)
 * 60) Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
 * 61) Jak (Jak & Daxter)
 * 62) Laala Manaka (PriPara)
 * 63) Akira Otori (Helios Rising Heroes)
 * 64) Kaito Momota (New Danganropa V3: Killing Harmony)
 * 65) Chiaki Morisawa (Ensemble Stars)
 * 66) Ikki Tenryo (Medabots)
 * 67) Zell Dincht (Final Fantasy VII)
 * 68) Zack Fair (Final Fantasy: Crisis Core)
 * 69) Estelle Bright (The Legend of Heroes:Trails in the Sky)
 * 70) Sieg (Suikoden Tierkreis)
 * 71) Avan (Valkyria Chronicles II)
 * 72) Dean Stark (Wild ARMs 5)
 * 73) Jimmy Hopkins (Bully)
 * 74) Kat (Gravity Rush)
 * 75) Chibiterasu (Okamiden)
 * 76) Inazuma Japan (Inazuma Eleven)
 * 77) *Endou Mamoru
 * 78) *Matsukaze Tenma
 * 79) *Inamori Asuto
 * 80) Shu (Blue Dragon)
 * 81) Heroes (Dragon Quest series)
 * 82) Ness (Earthbound)
 * 83) Ninten (Earthbound Beginnings)
 * 84) Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
 * 85) Spyro the Dragon (Spyro)
 * 86) PaRappa the Rapper (PaRappa the Rapper)
 * 87) Lucas (Mother 3)
 * 88) Talus (Paladins)
 * 89) Tak (Tak and the Power of Juju)
 * 90) Nero (Devil May Cry)
 * 91) Kao the Kangaroo (Kao the Kangaroo)
 * 92) Yugo Ogami (Bloody Roar)
 * 93) Yuito Sumeragi (SCARLET NEXUS)
 * 94) Lan Hikari (Mega Man Battle Network)
 * 95) Kiana Kaslana (Honkai Impact 3rd)

Web Animation/Comics/Original Series

 * 1) Ruby Rose (RWBY)
 * 2) Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
 * 3) Firey (Battle for Dream Island)
 * 4) Green Square (Life of a Square)
 * 5) Stinkoman (Homestar Runner)
 * 6) Hiro (Hiro the Dense-Dense Shonen Protagonist)
 * 7) Leo Thomas (Ordeal)
 * 8) Billie Ignivento (Aventia)
 * 9) X-Ray and Vav (X-Ray and Vav)
 * 10) Emile Fia (Blades of Furry)
 * 11) SpongeBob SquarePants (The SpongeBob SquarePants Anime)
 * 12) Luna (Everblue)
 * 13) Ten (Everblue)
 * 14) Steffi Frohlich (Kiwi Blitz)
 * 15) Maxwell "Max" Puckett (Paranatural)
 * 16) Rocky (XDragoon)
 * 17) Baron Bones (Vibe)
 * 18) Pivot (PV02)
 * 19) Ax (Steamgear Inc.)
 * 20) Maxeeno Manervolkan (Wildman Maxeeno)
 * 21) Allison Ruth (Kill Six Billion Demons)
 * 22) Joe (Planet Land's Blood Rush)

Others

 * 1) John Cena (Various Media)
 * 2) Gordon Ramsay (Uncharted)