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Howdy, Frank, and Grady

**Howdy, Frank and Grady** are minor antagonists in *The Amazing World of Gumball*, serving as the eponymous main antagonists of the season 5 premiere, *The Puppets*, which was created in collaboration with the creators of the series *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared*.

Grady was voiced by Baker Terry, Howdy was voiced by Rebecca "Becky" Sloan and Frank was voiced by Joseph Pelling, creators and lead actors of *DHMIS*.

## What Makes Them Ensemble Dark Horses?

* They're effectively frightening and unsettling antagonists with some especially uncanny designs that only adds to their creepiness.
* The episode they starred in had been written by Baker Terry, Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling, who created and starred in the popular web series, *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared*, which massively increased the popularity of the puppets themselves, the episode and the web-series altogether.
* There's a genuine sense of ambiguity surrounding whether or not they ever even came to life. Which arguably makes them even more interesting.
* Their song is catchy and hilarious, also giving a lot of chill down all *DHMIS* fans' spines.
* The characters' popularity lead to them getting a series of shorts with them as the protagonists a while after their debut episode's release.

## External Links

* Grady on the Villains Wiki
* Frank and Howdy on the Villains Wiki
* Grady on the The Amazing World of Gumball Wiki
* Howdy on the The Amazing World of Gumball Wiki
* Frank on the The Amazing World of Gumball Wiki

## Navigation

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Aunt Cass

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Though she doesn't play a big role in the story she is loved for her quirky personality and attractive design, making her a fan favorite and object of many fanarts.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Lovable aunt

**Cass Hamada** is a supporting character in the *Big Hero 6* franchise. She is the loving aunt of Hiro Hamada and Tadashi Hamada, acting as their legal guardian ever since the deaths of their parents. She owns the Lucky Cat Cafe, where she works hard to keep business afloat while also taking care of her family.

She was voiced by Maya Rudolph.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Despite not being one of the titular heroes and playing a relatively small role in the story, Cass is a very popular character among fans.
* Fans drew attention to her beautiful character design, as she is considered very attractive without trying too hard or feeling unrealistic.
* She is liked for being a good mother figure to both Hiro and Tadashi, who would otherwise be your average Disney orphan main characters, having a strict but caring personality and a hard working attitude. In some ways she is comparable to the character of Aunt May from Spider-Man, having a similar role in Hiro's superhero story.
* Her quirky personality and funny moments make her more endearing to the audience.
* She earned a reputation as a waifu to many fans, who see her as a textbook example of Disney making attractive mother figures (see the Pixar Mom memes for reference) for their older audience members.
* Her waifu status in turn resulted in a memetic mutation, with a vast amount of internet artists taking interest and creating all sorts of fanarts for Aunt Cass, including an edited frame from the movie that went viral and depicts her with larger breasts than normal, leading many people to believe that the frame was unaltered and appeared exactly the same in the movie.
* Disney acknowledged the reputation of the character with subtlety by adding an easter egg in *Wreck-It Ralph: Ralph Breaks the Internet*. There she is shown as the front picture for one of the online ads that Ralph stumbles across during his search in the internet, with the caption reading "Sassy Housewives".

## External Links

* Aunt Cass on the Heroes Wiki
* Aunt Cass on the Disney Wiki
* Aunt Cass on the *Big Hero 6* Wiki

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*The Owl House* Ensemble Dark Horses
Jumpin' Johnny Jumble

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Alias

April Showers
Billy Bull
Captain Copter

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Stylish

**Jumpin' Johnny Jumble** is the main protagonist of the *Radio Scramble* segments of the obscure HBO educational show *Crashbox*.

He was voiced by Peter Lurie.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Like the rest of the characters in the show, not much is known about Johnny due to the show not being character-driven. Despite this, he is the most popular character amongst the show's small fanbase.
* He is most well-known for his stylish personality.
Tatum Riley

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Family

Dewey Riley (brother)
Mrs. Riley (mother)

### Allies

Sidney Prescott (best friend)
Randy Meeks
Casey Becker
Steven Orth
Arthur Himbry

### Enemies

Billy Loomis
Gale Weathers

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Many people love Tatum because of her friendship to Sidney

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Best Friend

**Tatum Riley** is one of the main protagonists of 1996 horror film, *Scream*.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Rose McGowan won the fandom over with her portrayal of Tatum, despite only appearing in the first film.
* She's a genuinely good friend to Sidney Prescott, even allowing her to stay at her place after Ghostface attacked Sid at her home.
* A major reason why the fans grew to love Tatum was because of how attractive she was.
* Tatum manages to put up a bit of a fight against Ghostface.
* Her death scene is, along with Casey's death at the beginning of the movie and Anika's death in Scream VI, one of the most memorable and horrific deaths in the entire franchise.

## Navigation

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Hex Maniac

The **Hex Maniac** is a trainer class in the *Pokémon* games. They are spooky girls who train Ghost-type Pokémon. Though first introduced in Generation III, the more iconic design was introduced in Generation VI. On the internet, from 2013 onwards, the more well-known Gen. VI design became the subject of countless fanart and memes.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* "Hex Maniac" technically isn't even a character, but rather a type of character, all of whom are one-shot trainers meant to be more or less background characters. They have barely any characterization apart from being spooky and liking ghosts.
* They became something of a popular meme among fan artists over the 2010s and early 2020s, with various artists coming up with their own versions of the character. Some made her cute, some made her sexy, some made her awkward, some made her funny, *et cetera*. There is quite a lot of variance in how the chatacter is depicted in fan art.
* Generally speaking, a unified theme in fan art is that she's treated as a goth character, with various meme depictions of goths also being applied to the Hex Maniac.
* Many fans pointed out the visual similarities between her and Kuroki Tomoko, the main character of the manga series *Watamote*. This led to crossover fan art being made.
Urbosa

* Champion's Skirt
* Gerudo Skirt

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Urbosa's motherly nature to Princess Zelda, in place of the late queen, and her resentment towards Calamity Ganon for its former affiliation with her people being personal to her makes her an interesting person to the fans

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Wise Badass

**Urbosa** is one of the supporting characters who first appeared in *The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* and makes her return in *Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity*.

She is voiced by Elizabeth Maxwell in the English version, who also voiced Riju in the same video game series, and by Rei Shimoda in the Japanese version.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse

* Fans find that Urbosa's design is undoubtedly attractive, and she definitely has the voice that goes with it.
* Since Urbosa is a Gerudo, she is given an interesting subversion of the traditional Gerudo of previous games, with her acknowledging her people's dark past and Calamity Ganon's former affiliation with them which she passionately hated, as it left a dishonorable mark on the Gerudo's reputation which they distance themselves from. With Ganondorf having killed Queen Sonia for her Secret Stone to become the Demon King and conquered various lands including killing his own people, it's even clearer to see why she despised it.
* She has a sympathetic background to which she was friends with the Queen of Hyrule, who would later give birth to Princess Zelda which she would pick up the affectionate nickname of "little bird" from her. She is devastated six years later when the queen suddenly dies and worries for Princess Zelda's wellbeing as she did not learn to access her sealing power through her. As a result, she become a trusting mother figure to her and is always there for her. It helps that Zelda is dealing not only the reality of her mother's death, but also with her strict overbearing father.
* Urbosa is known to be observant and insightful of the events around her and is very sensible to the things that happen. She isn't too surprised when she sees Zelda acting dismissive and harsh towards Link and rightfully assumes this is due to her seeing Link as a living reminder of her own failures, and she shares that with Link in one of the cutscenes in hopes of improving their relationship which succeeded.
* She is noted of her wisdom that she shares with Zelda and their bond with each other is believable and the same thing is said for her bond with Riju in *Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity* as she often helps her through her insecurities whenever they surface.
* Given how popular she is, Urbosa has been the subject of numerous fan art and has also appeared in fanfics.
* Her signature power, Urbosa's Fury is known for being useful for shocking surrounding enemies which can keep them stunned for long periods of time which is great for crowd control.

## External Links

* Urbosa on the Koei Wiki
* Urbosa on the Zelda Wiki
* Urbosa on the Heroes Wiki
* Urbosa on the Nintendo Wiki
* Urbosa on the Guile Heroes Wiki
* Urbosa on the Near Pure Good Wiki
* Urbosa on the Ultimate Pop Culture Wiki

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Vicky (Halloween)

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Allies

Allyson Nelson (best friend)
Dave (girlfriend)
Julian Morrisey

### Goals

Protect Julian from Michael Myers (succeeded, indirectly)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Vicky, while initially thought to be reminiscent of Annie, proved to be a genuine nice girl who cares about the children she babysits.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Caring babysitter

**Vicky** is a supporting character who appears in *Halloween* (2018), the 2018 sequel to the classic horror film, *Halloween.*

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* While at first Vicky was thought to be another expy of Annie from the original, she ended up surprising the Halloween fandom by being a genuinely nice girl who cares about the children she babysits.
* When Julian tries to warn her and Dave that a monster is upstairs, instead of ignoring the problem, the first thing Vicky does is try to comfort Julian and reassure him that there's nothing there.
* She continues to ensure Julian's safety by telling him to run while she attempts to hold Michael off, at the cost of her own life.
* Vicky being a cool big sis who genuinely cared about the children she babysits made her death at Michael's hands much more heartbreaking.

## Navigation

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*Shrek* and *Puss in Boots*
*Barbie*
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*Sing*
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Michigan J. Frog

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Singing
Dancing

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Stylish Mascot

**Michigan J. Frog** is a minor character in the *Looney Tunes* franchise, intended as a one-shot character in the short *One Froggy Evening*.

He was originally voiced by the late Bill Roberts, and is currently voiced by Jeff Bergman.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even though Michigan was only intended to appear in a single short, he had proven to be one of Chuck Jones' most famous creations, becoming one of the most memorable Looney Tunes characters of all time, even temporarily becoming the mascot of The WB Network and its programming block Kids' WB.
* A popular point of discussion regarding Michigan was his name, as at the time the short was first released, he didn't have one.

## Trivia

* Michigan was homaged in the 1987 Mel Brooks film *Spaceballs*, when a chestburster alien from the film *Alien* starts to suddenly sing and dance across the table like the frog.

## Navigation

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*We Bare Bears*
*Mighty Magiswords*
Zombie Pumpkin Magisword | Grup | Witchy Simone | Füd
*Final Space*
*Villainous*
*OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes*
*Craig of the Creek*
*Infinity Train*
*Smiling Friends*
Other

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*Babylon 5*
*The Sopranos*
*Smallville*
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*Game of Thrones*
*Ted Lasso*
Other

Shorts

Animated Webseries
*Red vs. Blue*
*RWBY*
Velvet | Perry | White Fang Lieutenant | Pilotboi
*Camp Camp*

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*Batman: Arkham*
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Squaridot | Lonely Pearl | Ice Quartzes | Peri Pal
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Ji-yeong

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Intelligence
Insightfulness
Teamwork

### Family

Unnamed mother
Unnamed father

### Allies

Gi-hun & Sang-woo's team:
* Kang Sae-byeok (close friend)
* Seong Gi-hun
* Cho Sang-woo
* Oh Il-nam (indirect killer; unknowingly)
* Ali Abdul
* Han Mi-nyeo
* Player 276
* Player 196
* Player 244 (ally by proxy)

### Enemies

Her father (victim)
10 Players of Team 5 (situational enemies and victims)
Jang Deok-su's gang

### Goals

Play the Squid Game.
Help Kang Sae-byeok advance in the Squid Game (both succeeded).

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Her backstory and chemistry with Kang Sae-byeok.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Tragic Martyr

Player 240, real name **Ji-yeong**, was a supporting protagonist in the first season of the 2021 hit South Korean Netflix series *Squid Games*.

She was portrayed by Lee Yoo-mi.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Despite only being a major character in a couple of episodes, many people enjoyed Ji-yeong's chemistry with Kang Sae-byeok.
* Her willingness to sacrifice herself for Kang Sae-byeok (because unlike Kang, she had nothing left to live for) as well as her tragic last words "*Kang Sae-byeok! Thank you... for playing with me.*" were genuinely heartbreaking.
* Due to how tragic her backstory is, with Ji-yeong having to kill her father in self-defense after he killed her mother, many fans of Squid Games have released videos about why Ji-yeong is the true winner of Squid Games.

## External Links

* Ji-yeong on the Heroes Wiki
* Ji-yeong on the Heroic Benchmark Wiki
* Ji-yeong on the Squid Games Wiki

## Navigation

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Mogens | Sage | Alia | Babs

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Julia | Kevin Garnett | Edith | Linthorn

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*Stranger Things*
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*Ozark*
Ben Davis | Buddy Dieker | Nelson | Mel Sattem
*13 Reasons Why*
*Tiger King*
Saff | Erik Cowie | John Reinke | Mario Tabraue
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*Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts*
*The Cuphead Show!*
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Disney Ensemble Dark Horses | Paramount Ensemble Dark Horses | Universal Studios Ensemble Dark Horses
Mark the Tapir

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Charisma
Stealth

### Why Do People Love The Character?

He is deemed a hilarious jab at obsessive Sonic fans.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Quirky Canon Foreigner

**Mark the Tapir** is a character from the *Sonic Boom* cartoon, appearing in the episode "The Biggest Fan". He is an anthropromorphic tapir that is the fanatical, self-proclaimed "number one fan" of Sonic the Hedgehog.

He was voiced by Wally Wingert.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even though the character appears in only one episode, he is one of its most popular characters. Ironic fans also consider him one of the few things that ironic fans of the show watch.
* He is often considered to be a parody of vocal minority of obssessive Sonic fans that nitpick even the smallest details of the games.
	+ By extension, the character is often compared to the infamous Internet personality Christian Weston Chandler, due to them both being overweight, nerds with glasses that are obsessed with Sonic. This was espescially due to how they responded to Sonic's arms being changed to blue in the game that the show as based off of. Mark had also made a similar complaint in the show.

## Navigation

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Agent Stone | Echidna Tribe | Longclaw

Cartoons
**The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog**
Breezie | Wes Weasly
**Sonic SATAM**
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**Sonic OVA**
Old Man Owl
**Sonic Underground**
Bartleby Montclair | Mindy LaTour
**Sonic X**
Helen | Molly | Mr. Tanaka | Topaz
**Sonic Boom**
**Mark the Tapir** | Perci the Bandicoot | Zooey

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Fanon
**Sonichu**
Bill the Scientist | Metal Sonichu | Yawning Squirtle
**Vs. Sonic.Exe**
Furnace | Hog
Coney (Absolution)

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Enemies

Plants
Players
Crazy Dave
Penny

### Why Do People Love The Character?

A mischievous goofball based on his Luigifan0001 counterpart.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Goofy Ahh Minion

**Coney** is a minor character from *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Absolution Mod*.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* He's comedic, lighthearted, and mischievous. While he can be annoying, it is entirely intentional and he was meant to be entirely minor and funny at times.
* Even if he's a minor character, he still play some roles that are important to the plot, such as introducing the overboard gimmick and the chemical effect.
* He is based on the Luigifan0001 counterpart, who is also quite an Ensemble Dark Horse.
* Fans of Absolution liked him for his comedic effects in an already comedic mod.
Sasha Thomas

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Allies

Parker Riley (boyfriend)
Natalie Simon
Brenda Bates (formerly)
Paul Gardener
Damon Brooks

### Why Do People Love The Character?

In a film filled with mostly asshole victims, Tara came across as a genuinely funny and sweet college radio DJ who fans where heartbroken didn't survive

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Tragic Slasher Victim

**Sasha Thomas** is a supporting character from the 1998 slasher film, *Urban Legend*.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Compared to many of Brenda's other victims in this film who were mostly unlikeable, Sasha was one of the only characters in the film who was someone the audience could root for due to her being genuinely delightful, hilarious and alluring.
* The scene where Brenda (disguised as the slasher) is chasing her was both nightmare fuel inducing and tearjerking. Especially the part where she's holding on for dear life and saying how she doesn't want to die.
* Both her "I don't want to die" as the killer is taunting her and the fact that Sasha was one of the nicest characters in the entire movie made her death scene that much more heartbreaking.
* Despite dying halfway through the movie, Sasha's personality helped her become one of the fan favorites with many fans upset that her character was killed off.

## Navigation

Animated Films
*Sausage Party*
*Spider-Man: Spider-Verse*
Other

Live Action Films
*Spider-Man Trilogy*
*James Bond*
Sony *Spider-Man Universe*
Mrs. Chen | Dr. Dan Lewis | She-Venom | Dr. Dora Skirth
Other

Live Action Television
*Married... with Children*
Miranda Veracruz | Sandy Jorgensen | Vinnie Verducci
*Seinfeld*
*Breaking Bad* and *Better Call Saul*
*Community*
*The Crown*
Other
Uncle Arthur
Dag (Barnyard)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Even though Dag was written to be hated, the fans still consider him the best character in the movie due to being genuinely terrifying.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

One-Shot Badass

**Dag** is the main antagonist of Nickelodeon's 16th feature film *Barnyard*. He is the leader of the coyotes and Otis's arch-nemesis who also tried to kidnap the hens from the farm for food and sadistic.

He was voiced by David Koechner.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* For a villain who was written to be hated due to being a serial killer, Dag ironically still ended up being the only reason why several people watched Barnyard due to his cunning, charisma, and manipulation.
* Despite only appearing in 3 to 4 scenes in a movie that was meant to serve as the pilot for the *Back to the Barnyard* tv series, Dag made an impact on the audience with his scary design and voice.
* David Koechner, known mostly for his comedic roles, impressed and surprised the audience with his terrifying and threatening portrayal of Dag, a character who was implied to be a serial killer.

## External Links

* Dag on the Villains Wiki
* Dag on the Pure Evil Wiki
* Dag on the Hate Sink Wiki

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SpongeBob Ensemble Dark Horses

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Dreamer (The Gifted)

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Implanting Memories
Removing Memories
Viewing Memories

### Allies

Polaris
Thunderbird
The Mutant Underground
The Strucker Family

### Enemies

Sentinel Services
Trask Industries
Roderick Campbell

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Sonya has a sizeable fanbase for doing whatever she can to rescue people

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Tragic Rescuer

**Sonya Simonson**, known as **Dreamer**, is a supporting character in the Fox series, *The Gifted*, based on the X-Men franchise.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even though she only appears in a few episodes, dying in the tenth episode of season 1, Dreamer had a sizeable fanbase who loved how willing she was to save as many lives as possible, even if it meant planting false memories into Blink's mind so that she could save Johnny and the rest of the Mutant Underground.
* Given how she sacrificed herself in order for the Underground can escape to safety, her death at the hands of Trask Industries is made even more tragic with many people wanting her character to return.
* The response Dreamer's death with the fans wanting her to return was only heightened when, on Twitter, Blink's actress, Jamie Chung, mentioned how Elena Satine, Dreamer's actress, were great scene partners.

## Navigation

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*Shrek* and *Puss in Boots*
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*Star Wars*
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Disney Ensemble Dark Horses
W. D. Gaster

### Why Do People Love The Character?

The mystery and lore behind him tends to be very interesting for people, and has led to many different fan interpretations and a massive fanbase despite him barely existing.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Enigmatic Scientist

W. D. Gaster is the former royal scientist who eventually was replaced by Alphys. He is an extremely enigmatic scientist who had invented the CORE, and was said to have fallen in it and shattered across time and space.

## What Make Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* The mystery behind his character tends to be very intriguing for much of the fans. Due to his deliberately enigmatic characterization, with not much being known beyond him being the former royal scientist, inventing the CORE, and having followers, he has many different interpretations, and as a result he ended up having a massive fanbase and appeared in many AUs despite the fact he barely has a role in *Undertale* which is only seen if you have certain fun values, and a possible role in *Deltarune*.
* His theme, which can be heard if you have a fun value of 65, is a unsettling yet popular theme with the fanbase and has received many remixes over the years.
* His stats in *Undertale*'s files imply he was extremely powerful, as he has extremely high stats in all areas, and all of which are made of the number six. This is further supported by the fact that in the fight against Sans, he uses something known as Gaster Blasters, an extremely powerful weapon which can easily tear through your health bar and is one of the main reasons his fight is so infamously difficult.
* The Gaster Blasters being used by Sans implies he may have possibly had some relations with Gaster, further intriguing the fans and has led to various fan theories, most famously the possibility of Sans and Papyrus being Gaster's children.
* There's certain things in *Deltarune* he's suspected to be the one interacting with the player/Kris in, such as when choosing a character and name before being told it doesn't matter, or when being given eggs when certain circumstances are met.
Omera

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Being able to protect herself, her willingness to protect the Grogu, and her tender moments with the Mandalorian.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Protective Mother

**Omera** is a minor character from the Disney+ Star Wars series *The Mandalorian*, serving as a supporting protagonist of the episode "Sanctuary".

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Her backstory, namely where she learned to shoot and defend herself, is shrouded in mystery with the fans being curious as to what it is.
* Many fans love how willing she is to help take care of Grogu.
* The kindness she shows Mando, even going so far as to suggest that he stays to protect Grogu and that he doesn't need to be on the run anymore, made the fans feel sad to say goodbye to her at the end of the episode.
* Even though Omera only appears in one episode, the scene where Mando almost allows Omera to take off his helmet makes the fans hope she returns in the future to be a love interest for Din.
* The fans also love how Julia Jones, Omera's actress, is part Native American who also plays an indigenous woman who knows how to take care of herself and her daughter.

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*Original Trilogy*
Davin Felth
*Prequel Trilogy*
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Val

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Lapin Tagge

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Noa
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Shaleena
Marie (The Aristocats)

**Marie** is a major character of Disney's 20th full-length animated feature film *The Aristocats*.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Out of every character that appears in the *Aristocats*, Marie ended up being the most popular due to the fascination with cats in both the Disney fandoms and in Japan.
* To illustrate how popular Marie's character is in Japan, she almost exclusively appeared in Tokyo Disneyland in the mid-2000s before moving to Epcot and then later Magic Kingdom.
* In 2012, a sequel manga titled *Miyiya & Marie* was released in Japan and Brazil where Marie was one of the main protagonists.
* Marie even has her own music video in Japan to really drive home how much of a fan favorite her character had become.
* Interestingly enough, there was a planned sequel to the *Aristocats* that had Marie in the starring role that ended up being canceled.
* Her "how romantic" quote has since been turned into a meme. Whenever someone says something that comes across more as creepy than it does romantic, Marie saying "how romantic' is often used in the most ironic way possible.

## External Links

* Marie (The Aristocats) on the Heroes Wiki

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**Disney Animated Canon**
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Kate

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*The Owl House* Ensemble Dark Horses
Hunter (Storks)

Hunter is the main antagonist in the 2016 film ''Storks''.

## What makes him an Enemble Dark Horse

* His motives of being the big bad is understandable. He retired delivery because of Jasper's action and will stop at nothing to bury any future baby delivery.
* His performance by Kelsey Grammer helps him steals every scene he's in.
* He appears to be a done right version both Jake from *Free Birds* and Dr. Glickenstein from *Igor*. He appeared friendly at first only for him to show his true colors when they baby delivery comes out.
* The way he says "boss" is the highlight of his scenes.
Kate

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**Kate** may refer to:

* Kate (Inner Workings)
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Yunobo

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Yunobo's character development from a timid coward to a brave and strong fighter has earned him much respect from the fans

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Amicable Fighter

**Yunobo** is the supporting character who first appeared in *The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*. He was Bludo's cowardly assistant up until he started his own business called YunoboCo.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Yunobo's introduction in *Breath of the Wild* is very humorous, after Link unseals the entrance to the cave Yunobo was trapped in, the young Goron was still panicking until he sees Link and mistakes him for a monster and runs around in circles until he learns that Link isn't going to hurt him and stops.
* His character design is, in an odd way, pretty cute especially when he does get scared or when he is happy and is especially cool when his determined expression is turned on.
* In the beginning, out of all the new Champions, Yunobo was a mixed bag to the players, or more specifically base-breaking, where he did have his fans, but his detractors were not fond of him due to the Divine Beast Vah Rudania battle where Link has to escort him to the Goron sized cannons so Yunobo can shoot out of them while avoiding the Guardian sentries, which feels slow and underwhelming when the other Divine Beasts are much more epic and have more hype from beginning to end. When *Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity* came out, Yunobo, while still having his cowardly moments, starts becoming less dependent on others and has a good moveset where he makes more use of his forcefield than just being a cannonball, that made him a badass and in the DLC, he refuses to take credit for saving Kakariko Village and admits to Daruk that he was always scared of everything which he isn't proud of until Daruk, and he is visibly much more confident by the end of the story, and this development made it into *Tears of the Kingdom* where his dependence on others and general cowardly persona is completely absent, which significantly improved his reputation a lot.
* Fans have grown to love how much Yunobo has changed since *Breath of the Wild*, from him being a completely dependent coward to becoming much braver and more self-reliant a lot more and it develops further onscreen in *Age of Calamity* and ends up feeling rewarding by the time, *Tears of the Kingdom* got released and grew to love him nowadays, especially when he took a stand against dangerous foes like Marbled Gohma and Ganondorf without trembling and no hesitation.

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Ice Cream Man

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Why Do People Love The Character?

He is a popular running gag in the series.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Mute Comic Relief

The **Ice Cream Man** is an unnamed minor character in Disney's *Lilo & Stitch* franchise. He is an obese, sunburned man who is part of a running gag in the series, where his ice cream drops from its cone before he can finish it.

Though the character is mostly mute, he was voiced by Frank Welker.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* The character serves absolutely no purpose to any of the works in the franchise that he appears in, appearing in just about every single major work. Despite this, he has become a popular running gag in the series amongst fans.
* The character is one of the only other one besides Lilo, Stitch, or Nani that was made into a Townperson costume in *Disney Infinity*.

## Navigation

Animated Films
**Disney Animated Canon**
**Pixar**
*Toy Story*
*Monsters Inc.*
*Finding Nemo*
*Cars*
Other
**Other Films**
*A Goofy Movie*
Other
**Short Films**
Kate

Live Action Films
*Star Wars*
*Pirates of the Caribbean*
Other

Animated Television
*Aladdin*
Chaos | Mirage | Mozenrath | Thundra
*Kim Possible*
Warmonga | Electronique | Yori | Tara
*Lilo & Stitch*
*Phineas and Ferb*
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars*
*Gravity Falls*
*Wander Over Yonder*
*Star Wars Rebels*
*Star vs. the Forces of Evil*
*Milo Murphy's Law*
*Tangled: The Series*
*DuckTales* (2017)
*Big Hero 6: The Series*
*Big City Greens*
*Amphibia*
*The Owl House*
Others
Tammy Myers

Video Games
*Kingdom Hearts*

Pre-Developments
Beta Luz | Beta Amity

Theme Parks

See Also
*The Owl House* Ensemble Dark Horses
Sidon

### Why Do People Love The Character?

His attractive appearance and his charming personality made him an instant hit among fans

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Attractive Badass

**Sidon** was the prince, now the newly crowned king of Zora's Domain. He is the major supporting character who is the son of King Dorephan, the younger brother of Mipha, and the husband of Yona.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Sidon's character design is very cool and appealing to the players which made him instantly popular with the fanbase due to them finding him attractive and his infant self is nothing short of adorable. It's no surprise that he often makes appearances in fan art.
* His enthusiastic and loving personality is a very common subject among many people, and it shows that he is a very good ruler to his people, and he is extremely notable for flashing his teeth when he grins. And not only is he popular with real-life fans, but he also has a fan club in-universe led by Tula.
* Fans love Sidon's chemistry with Link and willingness to defend him when an older Zora talks down to him, and it wasn't too long before he became a main subject of shipping with fans shipping him with various characters, most commonly with Link, which is the most popular slash ship.
* His relationship with his sister Mipha is bittersweet and it is easy to have sympathy for Sidon since in his own timeline, his sister died when he was a child and he had to grow up without her for the rest of his life and it shows that he mourns for her and in *Age of Calamity*, it's easy to notice Sidon sometimes looking away from her and trying to put up a strong front for her, and their chemistry with each other is amazing. *Tears of the Kingdom*, his grief for her got so bad that he was unwilling to let Yona help deal with the sludge as he feared for her life, and it took Yona telling him to chin up and focus on the future ahead of him. Sidon's sympathetic qualities are played seriously and his angsty moments are kept at a healthy realistic level, without getting to the point of becoming irritating. It was due to many of his traits that he evolved into something greater.
* While his reception towards his Sage power in *Tears of the Kingdom* was mixed alongside his relationship with Yona (mainly among Sidlink shippers), it doesn't detract from his Ensemble Dark Horse status as these flaws mainly point to his power and relationship, not Sidon himself and there are fans that are okay with him being with Yona.

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Greg Simpson

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Knowledge on the layout of the Willamette Mall.

### Allies

Frank West
Otis Washington

### Goals

Survive the Willamette Outbreak  (succeeded)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Giving the player a shortcut that makes the game much easier and helps with getting certain achievements

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Helpful Survivor

**Greg Simpson** is a minor character in *Dead Rising.* He is a member of the Willamette security team that originally kept law & order in the mall before the outbreak, but ended up being kidnapped by Adam MacIntyre, a man who went insane from the outbreak and believes he is helping Greg.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* He is the sole survivor you get after one of the best boss fights in the series, giving him a recognizable face amongst the more forgettable survivors in the game.
* He is the one that shows Frank the highly praised and recommended shortcut between the Paradise and Wonderland Plaza's that makes rescuing survivors, travelling around the mall and saving time so much easier, especially when the player is going for certain achievements.
* Many fans find him one of the easier survivors to rescue thanks to appearing on the first day where the zombies are at their lowest and not being too much of a hassle to escort once you reach the shortcut.