Shonen Protagonist



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

Why This Trope Surpasses Its Limits

 * 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
 * Has a very tragic backstory
 * Is an underdog/outcast/delinquent

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

Cartoons and Comics

 * 1) Finn the Human (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
 * 6) Ben Tennyson
 * 7) Virgil Hawkins/Static
 * 8) Wonder Woman
 * 9) Prince Adam/He-Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise)
 * 10) Danny Phantom
 * 11) Kim Possible (Kim Possible)
 * 12) Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)
 * 13) Po Ping (Kung Fu Panda)
 * 14) Steven Universe
 * 15) K.O (O.K. K.O., Let's Be Heroes!)
 * 16) Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * 17) The Ninja Turtles
 * 18) *Leonardo
 * 19) *Raphael
 * 20) *Donatello
 * 21) *Michelangelo
 * 22) Randy Cunningham
 * 23) Popeye the Sailor
 * 24) Hiccup (How to Train Your Dragon)
 * 25) Shrek
 * 26) Cleopatra (Cleopatra in Space)
 * 27) Miles Morales/Ultimate Spider-Man
 * 28) Fa Mulan
 * 29) Kaz Kaan (Neo Yokio)
 * 30) Thor (Marvel Comics)
 * 31) Ace Ambling (Ballmasterz: 9009)
 * 32) Mark Grayson/Invincible (Image Comics)
 * 33) Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk
 * 34) Barry Allen/The Flash
 * 35) Merida (Brave)
 * 36) Omi (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * 37) Raimundo Pedrosa (Xiaolin Showdown)
 * 38) Tim Hunter (The Books of Magic/DC Comics )
 * 39) Hiro Hamada (Big Hero 6)
 * 40) Ian Lightfoot (Onward)
 * 41) Rex Salazar (Generator Rex)
 * 42) Axel Mulligan/Action Axel (Power Players)
 * 43) The Ninja (LEGO Ninjago)
 * 44) *Lloyd Garmadon
 * 45) *Kai
 * 46) *Jay
 * 47) *Zane
 * 48) *Cole
 * 49) * Nya
 * 50) Lee Ping (Detentionaire)
 * 51) Archie Andrews (Archie Comics)
 * 52) Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * 53) Jackie Chan
 * 54) Naomi McDuffie/Powerhouse (DC Comics)
 * 55) Ali Ghazali (Ejen Ali)
 * 56) Yugo (Wakfu)
 * 57) Leo (Phantom Boy)
 * 58) Jude Lizowski (6teen)
 * 59) Lyoko Warriors (Code Lyoko)
 * 60) *Jeremie Belpois
 * 61) Stitchpunk (9)
 * 9
 * 1) Gaul Warriors (Asterix comics)
 * 2) *Asterix
 * 3) *Obelix
 * 4) *Dogmatix
 * 5) 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) Captain America
 * 20) Wolverine
 * 21) Maxwell McGrath (Max Steel 2013 Reboot)
 * 22) Kick Buttowski (Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil)
 * 23) Cody Maverick (Surf's Up)
 * 24) Lightning McQueen
 * 25) Quinton West/Quincredible (Quincredible)
 * 26) Jim Lake Jr. (Tales of Arcadia)
 * 27) Callum (The Dragon Prince)
 * 28) Batman
 * 29) Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim)
 * 30) Dave Lizewski/Kick-Ass (Kick-Ass series)
 * 31) Leo Walker (Egyxos)
 * 32) XJ9/Jenny Wakeman (My Life as a Teenage Robot)
 * 33) Bart Simpson
 * 34) Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony:Friendship Is Magic)
 * 35) Megamind
 * 36) Dick Grayson/Nightwing (DC Comics)
 * 37) Jin Hayst (Monkart)
 * 38) Sean Anderson (Route 3)
 * 39) Robotboy (Robotboy)
 * 40) Jimmy Neutron
 * 41) Eli Shane (SlugTerra)
 * 42) Rodimus Prime (Transformers)
 * 43) Tyee (BattleClaw)
 * 44) The Titans (Teen Titans)
 * 45) *Robin
 * 46) *Cyborg
 * 47) *Raven
 * 48) *Starfire
 * 49) *Beast Boy
 * 50) Luz Noceda (The Owl House)
 * 51) Hank (Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank)
 * 52) Miyamato Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
 * 53) Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics)
 * 54) *Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards
 * 55) *The Thing/Ben Grimm
 * 56) *Invisible Woman/Susan Storm
 * 57) *Human Torch/Johnny Storm
 * 58) Hercules
 * 59) Juniper Lee (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
 * 60) Milo Murphy
 * 61) The Chosen Seven (Class of the Titans)
 * 62) *Jay
 * 63) *Atlanta
 * 64) *Herry
 * 65) *Archie
 * 66) *Theresa
 * 67) *Odie
 * 68) *Neil
 * 69) Yang (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * 70) Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
 * 71) Marty/Eon Kid (Eon Kid)
 * 72) BoiBoiBoy (BoiBoiBoy)
 * 73) Stitch (Lilo and Stitch)

Literature

 * 1) Harry Potter
 * 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
 * 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
 * 28) Wei Shi Lindon Arelius (Cradle)
 * 29) Reidon Ward (Iron Prince)
 * 30) Hugh Stormward (Mage Errant series)
 * 31) Zorian Kazinski (Mother of Learning)
 * 32) Corin Cadence (Sufficiently Advanced Magic)
 * 33) Jordan Harris (StarLion: Thieves of the Red Light)

Live-Action Television and Film

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

Music

 * 1) Hatsune Miku
 * 2) 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) Super Mario
 * 3) Link
 * 4) Charizard
 * 5) Captain Falcon
 * 6) Pit (Kid Icarus)
 * 7) Roy (Fire Emblem)
 * 8) Caspar (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
 * 9) Little Mac
 * 10) Rex (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
 * 11) Spring Man (ARMS)
 * 12) 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
 * 19) 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
 * 28) Joe Black/Viewtiful Joe (Viewtiful Joe)
 * 29) Gene (God Hand)
 * 30) Klonoa
 * 31) Terry Bogard
 * 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) Boy with Earrings (Revelations: Persona)
 * 39) Tatsuya Suou (Persona 2)
 * 40) Maya Amano (Persona 2)
 * 41) Makoto Yūki (Persona 3)
 * 42) Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3 Portable)
 * 43) Aigis (Persona 3: The Answer)
 * 44) Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
 * 45) Ren Amamiya/Joker
 * 46) Hyde Kido (Under Night In-Birth)
 * 47) Akatsuki (Akatsuki EN-Eins)
 * 48) EN-Eins (Akatsuki EN-Eins)
 * 49) Sieg (Fate/Apocrypha)
 * 50) Hakuno Kishinami (Fate/EXTRA)
 * 51) Ritsuka Fujimaru (Fate/Grand Order)
 * 52) Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay Night)
 * 53) Kritsugu Emiya (Fate/Zero)
 * 54) Waver Velvet (Fate/Zero/The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II)
 * 55) Shiki Tohno (Tsukihime/Melty Blood)
 * 56) Shiki Ryougi (Garden of Sinners)
 * 57) Filia (Skullgirls)
 * 58) Tracer (Overwatch)
 * 59) Frisk (Undertale)
 * 60) Undyne (Undertale)
 * 61) Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
 * 62) Jak (Jak & Daxter)
 * 63) Laala Manaka (PriPara)
 * 64) Akira Otori (Helios Rising Heroes)
 * 65) Kaito Momota (New Danganropa V3: Killing Harmony)
 * 66) Chiaki Morisawa (Ensemble Stars)
 * 67) Ikki Tenryo (Medabots)
 * 68) Zell Dincht (Final Fantasy VII)
 * 69) Zack Fair (Final Fantasy: Crisis Core)
 * 70) Estelle Bright (The Legend of Heroes:Trails in the Sky)
 * 71) Sieg (Suikoden Tierkreis)
 * 72) Avan (Valkyria Chronicles II)
 * 73) Dean Stark (Wild ARMs 5)
 * 74) Jimmy Hopkins (Bully)
 * 75) Kat (Gravity Rush)
 * 76) Chibiterasu (Okamiden)
 * 77) Inazuma Japan (Inazuma Eleven)
 * 78) *Endou Mamoru
 * 79) *Matsukaze Tenma
 * 80) *Inamori Asuto
 * 81) Shu (Blue Dragon)
 * 82) Heroes (Dragon Quest series)
 * 83) Ness (Earthbound)
 * 84) Ninten (Earthbound Beginnings)
 * 85) Crash Bandicoot
 * 86) Spyro the Dragon
 * 87) PaRappa the Rapper
 * 88) Lucas (Mother 3)
 * 89) Talus (Paladins)
 * 90) Tak (Tak and the Power of Juju)
 * 91) Nero (Devil May Cry)
 * 92) Kao the Kangaroo (Kao the Kangaroo)
 * 93) Yugo Ogami (Bloody Roar)
 * 94) Yuito Sumeragi (SCARLET NEXUS)
 * 95) Lan Hikari (Mega Man Battle Network)
 * 96) Kiana Kaslana (Honkai Impact 3rd)
 * 97) Azel (Gate of Nightmares)
 * 98) Emma (Gate of Nightmares)

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 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)
 * 23) John Doe (UnOrdinary)
 * 24) Seraphina (UnOrdinary)
 * 25) Remi (UnOrdinary)
 * 26) Blyke (UnOrdinary)

Others

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