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Li'l Miss Marshmallow

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Full Name

Li'l Miss Marshmallow
Marshmallow-chan (Japanese)

### Alias

Ms. Marshmallow
L'il Ms. Marshmallow

### Powers/Skills

Strength
Drill proficiency
Cutter

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Despite her cute design, she can be somewhat threatening

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Badass Sentient Creation

**Li'l Miss Marshmallow** is a minor antagonist from *Mother 3*, serving as an optional boss in the game.

She is the diligent robotic maid of Porky Minch who typically acts docile around Lucas, unless she perceives them doing some kind of harm towards him. She is only found in a room guarding a red yo-yo, which Porky had deemed the "Friend's Yo-yo". Attempting to take this yo-yo while she is present will result in her attempting to attack Lucas and his party.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even though the character was an entirely optional boss that served little purpose to the game's overall story, she has gained much recognition and praise among Earthbound/Mother fans.
* Part of the appeal of the character likely came from her cute design.
Dancing Banana

### Why Do People Love The Character?

The Dancing Banana is best known for being representative of the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time"

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Memetic Emoticon

The **Dancing Banana** is a popular emoticon that was created by Trym Stene (Tierra) in 2001. It was initially used as a .gif on the Norweigian discussion forum *Norsk FreakForum*, where it was used as one of the website's emoticons.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* The mere obscurity of the site that the emoticon originated from guarantees its spot as an ensemble dark horse, as it overshadows even the site's existence in terms of popularity by a long shot.
* The Dancing Banana is best known for appearing the 2002 Flash Animation, "Peanut Butter Jelly Time", which depicted the emoticon dancing to the 2001 Buckwheat Boyz song *Peanut Butter Jelly Time*, created by Ryan Gancenia Etrata and Kevin Flynn, and originally posted to Offtopic.com in early 2002.
	+ When the flash animation was posted onto Newgrounds, it spawned a number of remakes and became a popular internet phenomenon, all of which include the dancing banana emoticon in some form. As a result of this, the Dancing Banana can be considered one of the oldest memes in internet history.
* Part of the appeal of the Dancing Banana came from how obnoxious the song he is often accompanied with was to some people, espescially since the animation played on loop, spawning an ironic fanbase of sorts.
* Though rarer than *Peanut Butter Jelly Time*, the Dancing Banana is also known for being associated with the memetic Raffi song *Banana Phone*, for obvious reasons.

## Trivia

* The Dancing Banana was well-known for being featured on Family Guy, where Brian Griffin sang the song in a banana costume, making this the first time the meme left the Internet for TV for the first time.
* The Dancing Banana is also well-known for being the host of *Shovelware's Brain Game*, another instance where the emoticon was ascended.
Hatbox Ghost

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Ability to transfer his head from one place to another
Vast knowledge of the paranormal
Intimidation
Invisibility
Invulnerability
Ability to trap ghosts

### Family

Ashton Crump (film)
Unnamed mother (film)

### Enemies

Guests of the mansion
Master Gracey

### Goals

Take revenge on Gracey.
Scare people.

### Why Do People Love The Character?

The animatronic became a heavy subject of rumors after being removed from the ride.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Scrapped Animatronic

The **Hatbox Ghost** was an animatronic that appeared in the Disneyland attraction *The Haunted Mansion* that got removed shortly after the ride had opened.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* As stated previously, the character was shortly removed from the ride after it was opened to the public. Despite this, the character is one of the most well-known in the ride.
* His popularity had primarily stemmed from the fact that he was mysteriously removed from the ride weeks after its opening.

## 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
Ralph (The Legend of Zelda)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Fans find him to be being genuinely funny and being a non-Link equivalent who tries to do something

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Stylish Rival

**Ralph** is the major supporting character who first appears in *The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages*. He is the best friend of Nayru and the rival of Link.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Ralph is considered to be a muchly appreciated comic relief, who contributes to the game's funnier moments whenever he appears during Link's adventure.
* He also provides a much more interesting context in the story, and it was through his family line, with Queen Ambi being his ancestor, which itself makes him an interesting character.
* He is one of the few characters who has a strong friendship with an oracle, in his case, Nayru and he is fiercely loyal to her and when Veran possesses her to convolute Labrynna's history, Ralph goes all out to try and save her.
* The fact that *Oracle of Seasons* doesn't have any equivalent to Ralph also helps with his popularity, considering he is the main reason why the story of *Ages* is more interesting than *Seasons*.
* He is even funnier as a character in the *Oracle of Ages* manga which he has his bickering with Link while going through some character development to a mature person while keeping some of his humorous moments intact.

## External Links

* Ralph on the Zelda Wiki
* Ralph on the Heroes Wiki

## Navigation

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Daruk

* Champion's Band
* Goron Chain

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Daruk's easygoing go-getter nature quick bond with Link and general hilarity made him easy to like

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Funny Badass

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

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even when Daruk doesn't get much characterization outside of just being a jovial easygoing fellow who prefers a simple lifestyle like the other Gorons, whereas the other Champions have more personality, he is still appreciated by fans who still enjoy his presence and how it is affecting certain characters in-universe, which gives him a flat character arc.
* Daruk is shown to be a genuinely hilarious character who backslaps Link at various points where his strength pushes Link forward and he wasn't aware of it. He also enjoys food and actually thinks everyone eats rocks when it was only exclusive to Gorons to the point where he is confused by Link eating actual food that everyone else eats. To add to it, he gave him a Rock Roast and he notes that Link actually enjoyed it and thinks Hylians can eat rocks too. This is actually shown in a cutscene in *Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity*, and it captured the reactions of Princess Zelda and Impa and he thought it was because he forgot to provide Rock Roasts to them.
* His power, Daruk's Protection, works very well in protecting himself (or Link in *Breath of the Wild*), all around it helps protect the user from sneak attacks and safeguards them from damage if they fail to parry projectiles like Guardian lasers.
* Aside from his humorous antics, Daruk's friendship with Link comes across as authentic as he first met him when he was fighting monsters and when he tried to help out, he was almost jumped on by an enemy before Link saved him and hopes he didn't see his dopey look. Later, he saw just how Link was chosen to be Zelda's appointed knight when he used a Pot Lid against a berserk Guardian which King Rhoam took notice of. He decides to dub Link his "sworn brother", which pays homage to Darunia doing the same thing to the Hero of Time incarnation. Additionally, his nicknaming of Link (little guy) and Zelda (tiny princess) is him showing respect.
	+ His bond with his grandson is also worth a mention regarding his helping him overcome his cowardice and assures him that he is proud of him regardless of his rough start as a timid child and calls him the Champion of the Future.
* Daruk's popularity with the fanbase was so big to which the lack of any mention of him, much like with Revali, in *Tears of the Kingdom*, aside from his mountain monument, has greatly flustered many fans.

## External Links

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

## Navigation

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Tails Doll

### Why Do People Love The Character?

The uncanny appearance of the doll, as well as it being extremely out of place in its debut game had given the doll an ironic fanbase, to the point it became a popular subject of creepypastas.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Enigmatic Sentient Creation

The **Tails Doll** is one of the playable characters in *Sonic R*.

## What Makes It an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* The Tails Doll wasn't actually intended to be created for *Sonic R* at all. It was actually a prototype for the shootable dolls that appear in Eggman's Base in *Sonic Adventure*, which was in development around the time Sonic R was. For unknown reasons however, the doll was implemented into the game. In spite of all of this, it is one of the things people remember most about the game, and one of the things most associated with *Sonic the Hedgehog* in general.
* It's no surprise that many who played the game found the doll to be rather unnerving, given its appearance, its dead-eyed stare, how it can levitate in the air, and how it's utterly out of place with the rest of the game. This is espescially true given that Sonic, Knuckles, and Eggman were all given robotic doppelgangers, but Tails was instead given this doll as his counterpart. Despite this, the doll's enigmatic nature had earned it an ironic fanbase.
	+ Because of this, the Tails Doll had been a very popular topic of urban legends and creepypasts.
	+ Its infamy as a creepypasta character was even highlighted in Archie comics, as evidenced in a "Sonic-grams" where the person answering the letters had stated that the Tails Doll would interfere with the story because of him being afraid of it. The comics even gives it the ability to transform into a monster, and even Sonic is afraid of it.

## Navigation

Mainline Titles
**Video Games**
**IDW Comics**
Lanolin the Sheep | Mr. Tinker
**Sonic Prime**
Chaos Sonic | Knuckles the Dread

Cinematic Universe
Agent Stone | Echidna Tribe | Longclaw

Cartoons
**The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog**
Breezie | Wes Weasly
**Sonic SATAM**
Bunnie Rabbot
**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

Archieverse

Fanon
**Sonichu**
Bill the Scientist | Metal Sonichu | Yawning Squirtle
**Vs. Sonic.Exe**
Furnace | Hog
Brain-Eating Meteor

### Why Do People Love The Character?

The Brain-Eating Meteor is well-known for the song that accompanies his episode, being one of the highlights of the entire cartoon.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Stylish Alien

The **Brain-Eating Meteor** is the main antagonist of the *Grim & Evil* episode *Little Rock of Horrors*. It is a giant meteor from outerspace who feeds off of the brains of others.

## What Makes It an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even though the character had only appeared in a single episode, it is considered one of the highlights of the entire series.
* Part of the reason for its popularity likely stems from the fact that it is a clear homage to Audrey II from the Little Shop of Horrors, both being giant immoble aliens that ask of someone to gather people up to them to eat some part of them.
* It is most well known for the song "Brains", a song that is about how much the meteor loves to eat Brains.
* The character had become so popular, he was promoted as the final boss of the show's video game adaptation of the same name.
Kiyoharu Suirenji

Kiyoharu Suirenji is a supporting character in the horror manga

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Being one of the wisest and most badass magical girls.Going to extra lengths to save their mom’s life.Saving the entire multiverse albeit with the help of Kayo and Aya

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Elemental Magical Girl

Mahou Shoujo Site, being one of Aya Asagiri’s allies as well as a close friend of Kosame Amagai

## What makes her an ensemble dark horse?

* Has a very cute character design
* Their positive relationship with their mother as well as friendship with Kosame is quite wholesome and has made Kiyoharu more likeable
* is quite badass, an example being when Kiyoharu and Asahi succeeded in jumping Kaname, or being able to nearly kill the king on a 1 on 1 battle
* Has quite a badass and intimidating death stare, that terrifies both Kiyoharu’s friends and foes
* despite being only a supporting character Kiyoharu has become one of the most liked characters in the series
Honey the Cat

### Goals

Obtain the chaos emeralds, and right to destroy the Death Egg II to promote her brand. (succeeded, if you play as her)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Her being a scrapped character that was originally intended for an at the time lesser known title in the series was a huge factor.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Scrapped Heroine

**Honey the Cat** was a scrapped character that was intended to debut in *Sonic the Fighters*.

She would have been a fashion designing cat that competed in fight tournaments in the game, competing for the Chaos Emeralds and the right to destroy the Death Egg II to promote her brand.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* The character, while intended to play a major role in a mainline Sonic title, was ultimately scrapped, though she would later be fully implemented in the 2012 remake of the game due to her unexpected popularity among fans.
* Prior to the remake, the only way that one could play as the character was through hacking into the game's files. The elusiveness of the character served as one of the factors to the character's popularity.
* The character itself was essentially created as an easter egg, alluding to the fact that the game's engine was the same one used for the game *Fighting Vipers*. Honey was based off of the character with the same name from said game (it was intended for her to be called "Candy" in English translations of the game), with the character even possessing some of the same attack moves as the character she was based on.
* The character's design stands out amongst those of the other characters in the cast, having an extraordinarily detailed outfit.
* The character became so popular; she was given a lot of screentime in the Shattered World arc of the Archie Sonic Comics.

## Navigation

Mainline Titles
**Video Games**
**IDW Comics**
Lanolin the Sheep | Mr. Tinker
**Sonic Prime**
Chaos Sonic | Knuckles the Dread

Cinematic Universe
Agent Stone | Echidna Tribe | Longclaw

Cartoons
**The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog**
Breezie | Wes Weasly
**Sonic SATAM**
Bunnie Rabbot
**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

Archieverse

Fanon
**Sonichu**
Bill the Scientist | Metal Sonichu | Yawning Squirtle
**Vs. Sonic.Exe**
Furnace | Hog
Neville (The Gashlycrumb Tinies)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Despite having no clear personality, many fans of the book find Neville's death to be amongst one of the more unique ones, and a tad bit relatable.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Deceased Flat Character

**Neville** is one of the twenty-six children from the Edward Gorey book *The Gashlycrumb Tinies*.

In the book, the deaths of all twenty-six children, each named after a letter in the English alphabet, are told in 13 couplets in rhyme. Naturally, as a result of the book being nothing more than a morbid poem, none of the children have a discernable personality.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* The character had only ever appeared on a single page of his debut book, and hasn't appeared in another work created by Edward Gorey since then.
* Like all of the children in the book, Neville doesn't have much of a disernable personality, only be used as a punchline in the book he originates from.
* Many fans of this book consider Neville's death amongst one of the most unique, and perhaps the most ironic, literally dying of boredom. This is in comparison to many of the other children's more mundane deaths (Falling down stairs, being done in by a thug, choking on a peach, etc.). Some fans even find this death to be somewhat relatable, being an exaggeration of the term "dying of boredom".
* Some have interpretted Neville's death to actually be him comitting suicide out of depression. If this is the case, his death can be considered one of the darker ones in the book.
* The character's death is often treated as a meme amongst Edward Gorey fans, again due to its outlandish nature compared to many of the other children's more mundane deaths.
Numbuh 362

### Goals

Lead the KND organization in the battle against adult tyranny. (largely succeeded)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Being a courageous leader who's considered by many to be a much better love interest to Nigel than Lizzie.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Sophisticated Big Good

**Rachel T. McKenzie** (better known as **Numbuh 362**) is a supporting character in *Codename: Kids Next Door*. She was a high-ranking operative who later assumed the role as the Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door.

## What Makes Her An Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Her role as the Supreme Leader of the Kids Next Door makes her a Big Good by default who can be traced back to at least a good handful of the heroic actions/events that occur throughout the series (even if most of them took place offscreen).
* She ate through her way through a wall of broccoli to regain her position as the KND's supreme leader from Father.
* As opposed to the much-disliked Lizzie, Rachel is seen by most fans as a much better love interest for Nigel (especially considering the crush she's been implied to have on him multiple times).

## External Links

* Numbuh 362 on the Heroes Wiki
* Numbuh 362 on the Codename: Kids Next Door Wiki

## Navigation

Animated Films
*Scooby-Doo* Direct-to-Video Films
*The LEGO Movie*
Other

Live Action Films
*Middle-earth Cinematic Universe*
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*MonsterVerse*
0ther

Animated Television
*Scooby Doo*
*ThunderCats*
*Animaniacs*
*Dexter's Laboratory*
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*The Powerpuff Girls* (1998 and 2016)
*Ed, Edd n Eddy*
*Courage the Cowardly Dog*
*Static Shock*
Permafrost | Anansi | She-Bang | Soul Power
*Aqua Teen Hunger Force*
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*Star Wars: Clone Wars*
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*The Venture Bros.*
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Zombie Pumpkin Magisword | Grup | Witchy Simone | Füd
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*OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes*
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Other

Shorts

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

Video Games
*Batman: Arkham*
*Steven Universe* Games
Squaridot | Lonely Pearl | Ice Quartzes | Peri Pal
*Bendy and the Ink Machine*
Wally Franks | Sammy Lawrence | Thomas Connor | The Projectionist
Other
Atrocitus | Morticia | Dex-Starr
Hog

**Hog** was one of the many opponents planned for the now-cancelled *Friday Night Funkin'* mod "Vs. Sonic.Exe". A copy of Sonic brought to life by an illegal add-on, he finds himself controlled by the hero he unknowingly replaced, and is now subject to watching his world crumble apart. He would've been the main opponent for "Hedge" and the secondary opponent for "Manual Blast".

He is voiced by Madzilla.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Despite being one of the literal dozens of characters planned to debut in the mod that never made it into the cancelled build, Hog has been subject to a lot of love for a multitude of factors.
* Hog's general design, being an offshoot version of Sonic with no mouth, large eyes, and fluffier appearance, has made him quite endearing to look at.
* Unlike most of the characters in the mod, Hog is one of the few to be either neutral or straight up heroic, and his planned "attacks" are seemingly just Hog showing off his skills.
* Hog is one of the most sympathetic characters in the mod, being a kid who is possessed by Scorched, the spirit of Sonic driven mad at the thought of being replaced. Being the vessel of the monster who slaughtered his entire world for a transgression beyond his control, Hog stands out as one of the most pitiful EXEs, not only in the mod but in the entire fandom itself. Hog's transformation into Scorched in itself evokes sympathy for the guy, as it's heavily implied that it's painful for Hog.
* Both songs that Hog appear in, being "Hedge" and "Manual Blast", are well-liked, with the latter being considered one of the best songs in the mod, if not in the entire modding scene.
* While Scorched has been subject to a bit of a broken base due to similarities to EXE (who was removed due to controversies surrounding his creator), Hog himself is different enough from EXE's "faker" form to stand out.
* Aside from a scrapped appearance in the original iteration of ILLEGAL INSTRUCTION, Hog was not officially planned for any other mods for *Friday Night Funkin'*, leading to him feeling underutilized to a degree.

## Trivia

* Hog is potentially going to get his very own project in the future, most likely in the form of a game. Should the project officially release, Hog would no longer qualify as an Ensemble Dark Horse due to having a major role in a story, and not just being a scrapped opponent for a rhythm game mod.

## Navigation

Mainline Titles
**Video Games**
**IDW Comics**
Lanolin the Sheep | Mr. Tinker
**Sonic Prime**
Chaos Sonic | Knuckles the Dread

Cinematic Universe
Agent Stone | Echidna Tribe | Longclaw

Cartoons
**The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog**
Breezie | Wes Weasly
**Sonic SATAM**
Bunnie Rabbot
**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

Archieverse

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

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Generally having a cool design and successfully killing Sonic, something most villains were never able to do.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Extraordinary Right-Hand

**Furnace** is a minor antagonist of the now cancelled *Friday Night Funkin'* mod "Vs. Sonic.Exe", serving as the secondary antagonist of the song "Prey". A robot built in order to cook and serve animals to a crazed version of Dr. Robotnik, Furnace was sent out to attack Sonic in order to add to his master's conquest.

His chromatic scale was provided by Churgney Gurgney, and his speaking lines were done by Madzilla.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* In general, his appearance as a burning variant of Metal/Mecha Sonic has been praised for its menacing yet cool design.
* His voicelines, provided by Madzilla, also suit his character, portraying him as a coldblooded machine with a one-track mind.
* Is able to falsely deactivate himself and still leave enough room to somehow outspeed Sonic, and was able to successfully kill his variant of the Blue Blur, something that nearly every villain, both canon and otherwise, have failed to achieve.
* Despite his relatively low screentime in the mod's final build, just being a servant of Starved and not even having an entire song to himself, Furnace is still praised just as much as the more developed crew for having one of the best songs in the mod and for being a scarily effective antagonist.
* Due to his popularity, he has been subject to various memes and fanmade mods after Vs. Sonic.Exe's cancellation, some even without Starved at all.

Mainline Titles
**Video Games**
**IDW Comics**
Lanolin the Sheep | Mr. Tinker
**Sonic Prime**
Chaos Sonic | Knuckles the Dread

Cinematic Universe
Agent Stone | Echidna Tribe | Longclaw

Cartoons
**The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog**
Breezie | Wes Weasly
**Sonic SATAM**
Bunnie Rabbot
**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

Archieverse

Fanon
**Sonichu**
Bill the Scientist | Metal Sonichu | Yawning Squirtle
**Vs. Sonic.Exe**
**Furnace** | Hog
Old Man Owl

Neville stares out the window and notices that this stub has so little to it, it's giving him a chronic sense of boredom. Please add more to it before he gets to the terminal state and dies.

## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Allies

Sonic
Tails
The President
Sara
Knuckles

### Enemies

Dr. Eggman
Hyper Metal Sonic

### Why Do People Love The Character?

He is most known for his scatterbrained antics throughout the movie, and espescially for the scene where he wears Sonic's "favorite clothes".

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Funny Official

**Old Man Owl** is a supporting character from *Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie*. He is the slow-witted and clumsy messenger of the President.

In Japanese he was voiced by Chafūrin, and in English he was voiced by Charles Campbell

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Old Man Owl only appears in a handful of scenes in the entire movie, and is relatively minor in the grand scheme of things. Additionally, the character was specifically created for the OVA, and never appeared in any other Sonic-related media. But despite that, he is considered on of its most memorable characters.
* Old Man Owl is espescially well known for a scene where he is shown wearing Sonic's old clothes, which would seem appropriate for the early 1990s, consisting of a hot pink shirt and backwards cap, a pair of shorts, sneakers, and a skateboard. The outfit is a common subject of fanart, usually depicting either Old Man Owl or Sonic in it.
* Old Man Owl is often considered to be a fun character, due to his kooky personality and scatterbrained antics, often getting himself into trouble out of his own stupidity.

## Navigation

Mainline Titles
**Video Games**
**IDW Comics**
Lanolin the Sheep | Mr. Tinker
**Sonic Prime**
Chaos Sonic | Knuckles the Dread

Cinematic Universe
Agent Stone | Echidna Tribe | Longclaw

Cartoons
**The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog**
Breezie | Wes Weasly
**Sonic SATAM**
Bunnie Rabbot
**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

Archieverse

Fanon
**Sonichu**
Bill the Scientist | Metal Sonichu | Yawning Squirtle
**Vs. Sonic.Exe**
Furnace | Hog
Shirley the Medium

Teach unkind or foolish people, namely Eustace, important lessons using her curses.

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Many appreciate that she's one Courage's allies and find her comments regarding Eustace's stubbornness hilarious.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Supportive Anti-Heroine/Anti-Villainess

**Shirley the Medium** is a supporting character in the hit Cartoon Network series, *Courage the Cowardly Dog*.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even though she only appears in 6 out of the series 52 episodes, with her final appearance only being a brief cameo, Shirley still managed to garner a fanbase for being one Courage's most important and helpful allies.
* Many enjoy her snarky comments towards Eustace's stubbornness, including how Eustace opened the box after she explicitly warned the Bagge family not to open it.

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* Shirley the Medium on Heroes Wiki
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**Kass** is one of the minor supporting characters who made an appearance in *The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*. He is one of the characters who plays a role in helping Link find shrines.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Despite not being an important character in the game with him only being a mere helper to Link in his search for Sheikah Shrines, Kass has quickly garnered quite a large fanbase, not despite of it, but because of it.
* Kass is very helpful to Link whenever he finds him, and he will play him a song that is also a riddle which is a hint on how the shrine will be revealed.
* He is shown to be a great husband and father to his wife and children. Even when he has been away from them for a long time, he greatly misses them and wishes to return to them once he completes his late teacher's unfinished song.
* He is shown to be greatly respectful of the deceased as shown when he is inspired by them enough to write a song about them about their hidden depths and vulnerabilities; with Mipha being strict, when necessary, Daruk being afraid of dogs due to being chased by them, Revali not being comfortable with sharing his feelings with others, and Urbosa being a fierce warrior and a good friend to Princess Zelda and hopes that they will rest peacefully.
* Kass was so well-received by fans that his sudden absence in *The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom* has greatly disappointed them, since it came out of nowhere and had no explanation behind it. Regardless, they hope that the game's future DLC will bring him back to give him a role as *The Champions' Ballad* has done. But given that there are no plans for such DLC to be made, nobody will ever know what happened to him.

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Mirajane Strauss

### Why Do People Love The Character?

She has a very cute and warm personality, but is also complete badass with her magical abilities

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Cute Badass

**Mirajane Strauss** is one of the supporting protagonist in the anime/manga *Fairy Tail*. She is a member and S-Class Wizard of the Fairy Tail Guild and is the older sister of Elfman and Lisanna Strauss. She is also a known model who is often on the Sorcerer Magazine.

She has the ability to use Satan Soul Take-Over Magic, which makes her extremely powerful and changes her appearance similarity to a demonic being.

## What Makes Her An Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Mirajane got very popular because of her warm and bubbly personality. She is shown to be very friendly with everyone, and is shown to be the motherly figure in the guild. Fans find her personality to be adorable.
* Aside from her bubbly personality, Mirajane is shown to be one of the strongest and badass characters in the series, especially since she's one of the S-Class Wizards in the guild. Her magic is Satan Soul, which allows her to take over her appearance, abilities and powers of a demonic being. This is shown to be one of the most powerful spells.
* Fans have really enjoyed her childhood rivalry with Erza, which makes fans wish they were able to see this rivalry more often.
* Since she's one of Fairy Tail's action girls (alongside with Erza), fans see the wasted potential in her since she wasn't seen in action much despite being one of the strongest wizards in Fairy Tail, and lacks screen time. Since Erza had plenty of fights with Ass Pull wins, many fans want to see Mira in more action.

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CHILD RELIEF ACT

WRITTEN BY - Sen. James Brown (D-Dixie)

101st Congress of the United States

IN BRIEF

To provide aid to American families and those managing newborn children.

## Section 1. Name of Bill

This Bill will be known as the Child Relief Act for the duration of this bill, in all debates, and following enactment by the executive branch will carry the same title.

## Section 2. Findings and Definitions

FINDINGS

1. Whereas, to establish a new Child Tax Credit program to American families, providing aid to care for their children
2. Whereas, to establish a new baby bond program, to aid families experiencing their first child, and assure they can purchase necessary items for their new children.

DEFINITIONS

1. Child Tax Credit  - A refundable tax credit for families with dependents (children)

## Section 3. Child Tax Credit

Upon the passage of this legislation, the following reforms would be made in regards to childcare:

1. A Child Tax Credit (CTC) shall be established. The criteria for the credit shall be displayed below:
	1. No minimum earning requirements
	2. $400 per child for up to 5 children, for all children 18 or below.
	3. The maximum income eligible to receive full benefits would be set as:
		1. $85,000 for taxpayers’ adjusted gross income
		2. Phase out gradually after the limit, and phase out entirely at adjusted gross incomes higher than $150,000

## Section 4. Baby Bonds

Upon the passage of this legislation, the following program shall be created:

1. The Department of Health and Human Services shall create a new program, called the “American Baby Bonds Program”.
2. $400 would be provided in a 1-time payment to parents upon the birth or adoption of a child.
	1. For adoption requirements: Provided the child being adopted is age 11 or below.
	2. Only one adopted child would be eligible for the grant.
	3. If multiple children are born, the parents may claim the $400 bond per child
		1. E.g.: If twins are born, the parents would receive $400 per child, equalling $800 total
3. The criteria for parents eligible for the program shall be displayed below:
	1. No minimum earning requirements
	2. If the adjusted gross income is up to 250% of the federal poverty level
		1. The federal poverty level for 1989: $6,311 per person
		2. Adjusted gross income limit: $15,777.50
4. The American Baby Bonds Program shall expire 5 years after the passage of this legislation, unless reauthorized again by Congress.

## Section 5. Funding

Upon the passage of this legislation, the following tax reforms shall be established:

1. An equalized tax on all alcohol beverages shall be established, and set at $16.00 per proof-gallon.

TOTAL BILL IMPLEMENTATION COST - $7.8 billion

* Section 3 - $12 billion annually
* Section 4 - $3 billion annually up to 5 years, unless reauthorized by Congress
* Section 5 - +7.2 billion (raised due to tax changes)

FUNDING SPECIFICS

Funding raised by the equalized tax on alcoholic beverages shall be used to partially fund the program. The federal government and states shall cover the rest of the cost.
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Curator Ponds

### Goals

Continue capturing strange creatures to use as attractions (briefly succeeded, later failed).

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Audiences found him to be a hilarious and respectful reference to Gravity Falls and found him to be a great villain.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Villainous Homage

**Curator Ponds** is a one-shot antagonist in *Amphibia*, acting as the main antagonist of "Wax Museum".

He is the owner of the Curiosity Shack who locates mysterious creatures and traps them forever in wax to put as exhibits in his museum. He is a homage to the classic show, *Gravity Falls*, specifically the character, Stanley Pines.

He was voiced by Alex Hirsch.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Audiences enjoyed the fact that he was a clever homage to the iconic character, Stanley Pines, and *Gravity Falls* as a whole, allowing Ponds to be both nostalgic and respectful.
* Even people who aren't fans of *Gravity Falls* found him incredibly entertaining due to him having a great deal of comedic and Evil Is Cool moments.
* He is a nice guy and tried to cheer Anne up when she felt bad for being tricked.
* His plans are pretty creative and watching it play out is both clever and funny.
* Although he only appears for one episode, his darkly comedic moments, hammy personality, and the fact that he came closer than most antagonists to defeating Anne make him a pretty memorable villain.

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* Curator Ponds on the *Amphibia* Wiki

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Lumalee

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Despite only being on screen for a minute, he was considered to be the best part in the movie for his dark humor.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Dark Funny Kid

**Lumalee** is a minor character in *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*. He was captured by Bowser and his army and has since then developed a nihilistic outlook on life.

He was voiced by Juliet Jelenic.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even though, Lumalee does not have very much screentime like the other side characters, he was still memorable enough to be considered to be the best part about the movie bringing some dark comedy while having a childlike voice to add to the creepiness, and he has made appearances in memes.
* It is considered to be a sympathetic character due to being imprisoned much longer than Luigi and everyone else in the movie and has since then lost his mind and took on a nihilistic death seeker persona which he believes is his only hope of escape, while also annoying the Penguin King.
* Like all the other Lumas in the games, Lumalee is still incredibly adorable in spite of his sanity slippage. He is also shown to be an excellent saxophone player during the ending when he is finally free.
* Just seeing Lumalee's presence in the film implies that Rosalina has a chance to appear in future films when she didn't appear in this film.

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Mr. Ditkovich

### Why Do People Love The Character?

He is a great comic relief who despite nagging Peter still shows a good side and makes some truly deep comments

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Comic relief

**Mr. Ditkovich** is a minor character in Sam Raimi's *Spider-Man* trilogy. An original character, he is Peter Parker's landlord and the father of Ursula, introduced in the second film. He is known for pushing Peter around asking him for rent but deep down he is shown to care about him and his daughter.

He was portrayed by Elya Baskin.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Mr. Ditkovich gave us one of the most iconic memes from the trilogy with his constant nagging and asking for rent. He is even compared to Señor Barriga from the classic TV show El Chavo del 8 because of this.
* He is an original character and canon foreigner who was very well liked by fans of the trilogy for his small but memorable presence in Peter's daily life.
* Despite his small screentime his actor owns every scene, with his delivery being on point.
* "It's a free country, not a rent free country."
* He shows some hidden depth in the third film when Peter (influenced by the symbiote) lashes out on him and in response he says that Peter is a good boy and rationalizes that he must be having a hard time.
* His relationship advice to Peter when he was in a rough spot with Mary Jane was both hilarious and heartwarming.

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Princess Luciana

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Despite being introduced as a romantic false lead, Luciana remains a genuinely likeable and heroic person.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Heroic Romantic False Lead

**Princess Luciana** is a supporting protagonist in the 2007 Direct-to-Video animated film, *Barbie as the Island Princess*.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Even though she's set up to be a romantic false lead, many fans appreciate how Luciana remains a genuinely kind person.
* In addition to be a kind person who realizes quickly that Antonio loves Ro, the fanbase also admires Luciana's heroism when she finally stands for herself and helps Ro and Antonio stop her mother.
* Many fans are interested in Luciana's backstory and curious to see what her life was like under Ariana's thumb.
* Several other fans have felt that Luciana's character deserved better, especially at the end where's she paired off with some unknown introduced last minute. As a result, shippers have paired Luciana with both Ro and Antonio.

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