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The Ensemble Dark Horse Wiki is a character reception wiki dedicated to some of the most loved secondary, supporting and side characters in media. These can be quirky one-shot characters that stand out amongst the more orthadox main cast, normal characters in a cast full of characters with supernatural powers, or even entirely flat characters that allows audiences to more easily project themselves into the work. This wiki is here to chronicle them.

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Spawny

### Why Do People Love The Character?

His adorable design and having a calmer personality has contributed to his popularity

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Cute Sympathetic Animal

**Spawny** is a supporting character who appears in the *Mario + Rabbids* series and was one of the key characters that the player needs to save from the corrupted SupaMerge's power that is negatively affecting the Rabbids.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Spawny's differing personality plays a part in him standing out from the rest of the Rabbids has quickly garnered him quite a large fanbase as he is considered to be the most tolerable of the otherwise polarizing species. In the beginning, he was like the other Rabbids until he got a hold of the SupaMerge and mischievously merges objects with the Rabbids until he accidentally made the Time Washing Machine malfunction and he quickly realized what he did wrong before being sent to the Mushroom Kingdom and is eventually merged with the SupaMerge himself and loses control of the merging power throughout the game. While he does bear some fault for the events, he was remorseful for it overall which does not happen too often with his kind.
* Ever since merging with the SupaMerge, he has become a much calmer and timid Rabbid who often loses control over the SupaMerge's capabilities which ends up being exploited by Bowser Jr. and seeing him being poorly treated by Jr. made him one of the more sympathetic characters in the series.
* Spawny's design is also considered one of the most adorable out of all the Rabbids with his post-merged state, especially with his different sized eyes.
* He was popular enough to make another appearance in *Sparks of Hope's The Tower of Doooom* DLC where he is trapped at the top of the tower and the player must rescue him and he is able to gain confidence to travel the galaxy knowing that he can count on his buddies to help him out when needed. There was also some disappointment that there isn't a cutscene where he could have interacted with the new characters he never met before such as Edge and Rabbid Rosalina, which is considered a missed opportunity.

## Navigation

*Mainline Titles*
Toadsworth | Waluigi

*RPG Titles*
*Super Mario RPG*
Culex
*Paper Mario*
Vivian
*Mario & Luigi*
Massifs
*Mario + Rabbids*
**Spawny**

*Donkey Kong*
Mad Jack

*WarioWare*
Orbulon (human form)

*Cartoons*
*The Super Mario Bros. Super Show*
Quirks
*The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3*
Lady Fettuccine Alfredo

*Movie*
Lumalee

*Fanon*
Queen Boosette
Anika Kayoko

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Allies

Mindy Meeks-Martin (ex-girlfriend)
Tara Carpenter
Chad Meeks-Martin
Samantha Carpenter
Danny Bracket

### Enemies

Wayne Bailey
Quinn Bailey (ex-friend/roomate)
Ethan Landry (killer)

### Goals

Protect her friends, including her girlfriend Mindy

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Her support for her friends including Tara and Mindy

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Supportive Girlfriend

**Anika Kayoko** is a supporting character in 2023 horror film, *Scream VI*.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Many of the fans liked how much of a supportive friend she was, including protecting Tara from a date-rapist.
* The main reason why fans love Anika, despite her limited screen time, was how sweet her relationship with Mindy was, even going as far to ensure that Mindy got across to safety first during Ghostface's attack at the apartment.
* The ladder scene is one of the most brutal, intense set piece throughout the entire film with many of the fans actually fearing for Anika's safety due to the stab wound she received after putting up a brief fight with the killer.
* Many fans were heartbroken when Anika didn't make it to safety, believing that she didn't deserve to die.

## Navigation

*Movies*
Bodega Clerk
*Television*
Amir Ayoub

Animated Films
*Shrek* and *Puss in Boots*
*SpongeBob SquarePants* Movies
*Madagascar*
*Barnyard*
Other

Live Action Films
*Friday the 13th*
*Indiana Jones*
*Scream*
*Mean Girls*
*Transformers Film Series*
Marvel Cinematic Universe (Phase One)
Other

Animated Television
*The Ren & Stimpy Show*
Mr. Horse | Powdered Toast Man | Anthony's Dad | Yak
*Beavis and Butt-Head* and *Daria*
*Rocko's Modern Life*
Dr. Hutchinson | Bloaty and Squirmy | Sheila | Rachel Bighead
*South Park*
*SpongeBob SquarePants* and *The Patrick Star Show*
*The Fairly OddParents!*
*Clone High*
*My Life as a Teenage Robot*
Vega | Melody | Smytus | Armageddroid
*Danny Phantom*
*Avatar: The Last Airbender* and *The Legend of Korra*
*The Loud House*
*Star Trek: Lower Decks*

Live Action Television
*Cheers* and *Frasier*
*Charmed*
*13 Reasons Why*
Other

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Chief Luggins

### Why Do People Love The Character?

She is an adorkable heroic antagonist with a cool design deemed unconventionally attractive.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Heroic Antagonist

**Chief Misty Luggins** is the secondary antagonist of the DreamWorks animated film *The Bad Guys*. She is a police chief bent on arresting Mr. Wolf and his teammates, having chased their trail for a while before coming to an abrupt end when The Bad Guys are pardoned and rehabilitated by Diane Foxington, much to the Chief's frustration.

She was voiced by Alex Borstein.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Misty is liked for being a rare case of a DreamWorks antagonist who is not even villainous at all but rather heroic since despite her flaws she is still an officer of the law who genuinely believes Wolf and his crew are a menace.
* She has a cool character design, being a buff female officer with an imposing physique but also feminine traits that most people find attractive.
* Alex Borstein's voice performance was solid, being easy enough to separate from her flagship role of Lois Griffin and lending strength to Misty's tough character.
* Though she comes off as dimwitted and stubborn at times during her chase after The Bad Guys, these traits don't make her completely unlikable and she is still viewed as an adorkable character.
* She was positively compared to Inspector Zenigata from the *Lupin III* series. Fans have even toyed with the idea of shipping the two over their similarities.

## Navigation

Animated Films
*Shrek* and *Puss in Boots*
*Barbie*
*Madagascar*
*Sing*
Other

Live-Action Films
*Halloween*
*Jurassic Park*
*Fast and Furious*
Other

Animated Television
Rankin Bass Specials (pre-1974)
*Transformers: Animated*
*Voltron: Legendary Defender*
*She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*
Rogelio | Kyle | Double Trouble | Wrong Hordak
*Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts*
Other

Live Action Television
*Saturday Night Live*
*Northern Exposure*
*Law & Order*
*The Office*
Erin Hannon | Creed Bratton | Mose Schrute | Kevin (Malone
*Heroes*
*Parks and Recreation*
*Community*
*The Good Place*
*Ted Lasso*
Other

Video Games
Psycho Delic

Animated Features
*Shrek* and *Puss in Boots*
*Madagascar*
Other

Live-Action Features

Animated Television
*Voltron: Legendary Defender*
*She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*
Rogelio | Kyle | Double Trouble | Wrong Hordak
*Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts*
Snowflame

### Goals

Get rich by distributing cocaine (succeeded).Maintain and protect his drug empire (failed).Hoard cocaine for personal use.

### Why Do People Love The Character?

He is incredibly hammy and over-the-top to a hilarious degree.
The mere concept of a cocaine-powered supervillain.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Spotlight-Stealing Supervillain

**Snowflame** is a cocaine-powered supervillain from the DC universe. First appearing in *New Guardians* #2, he was presumably killed during a confrontation with the titular team in Columbia. However, years later, he would appear in Catwoman Vol. 5, where it was revealed he faked his death and moved his operations to the private island of Isla Nevada.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* He only appeared in three comic book issues, those being *New Guardians* #2 in 1988, and *Catwoman* #23 and #24 in 2020. He was intended to die in *New Guardians* before that was retconned.
* The mere concept of a cocaine-powered supervillain, who gets stronger the more cocaine he snorts, is inherently funny.
* Snowflame is generally considered far more interesting than the New Guardians he faced off against in 1988, as they were mostly bland heroes while he was very hammy and over-the-top. These days, *New Guardians* itself is mostly known just for being where Snowflame is from.
* He delivers hilariously ridiculous dialogue during the fight, most notably "[c]ocaine is my God -- and I am the human instrument of its will!"
* In 2020, writers for *Catwoman* found Snowflame so amusing that they retconned his death to be faked just to bring him back for two issues, though he never appeared since then.
Morshu

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Despite not being a plot-important character, Morshu had garnered many memes, and became a popular subject of YouTube Poops.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Memetic Canon Foreigner

**Morshu** is a minor character from the CD-I game *Link: The Forces of Evil*. He is the owner of a shop in Koridai that sells lamp oil, ropes, and bombs to Link.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Morshu had only appeared in a single game, and one that isn't considered canon to the *Legend of Zelda* franchise. On top of all of that, the character only serves as an NPC that appears in the game's designated shop area, and isn't at all important to the plot. Despite this, Morshu is one of the most popular characters in the game, overshadowing almost every other character.
* Much of the game is fairly infamous for its low-quality cutscenes, poor voice-acting, and terrible writing. Morshu seems to stand out amongst the crowd however, thanks to one of his lines, where he utters the phrase "Mmmmm, richer", when Link can't buy one of the items at the store, like he's roasting Link for being broke. Additionally, the "Mmmmm" vocalization is one of the things that the character is best known for.
* Morshu was, and still is, a popular subject of YouTube Poops and Internet memes, often making use of his only two lines in the entire game.

## Trivia

* The meme had gained a bit of a resurgence, strangely enough in 2020, as a result of a Twitter user using a GIF of the character in a joke post regarding *Hazbin Hotel*.
* The character had gained even more popularity when the YouTube user *Hoolopee* made a CGI animation recreating one of his famous cutscenes.

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Anthony Higgs

Apply the emergency brakes and stop the engines on the BOTTLE SHIP to save everyone inside (all succeeded).

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Fans consider him to be the best part and character of *Other M*, the game that is considered to be the weakest entry in *Metroid* history.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Memetic Badass

**Anthony Higgs** is one of the supporting characters who first appeared in *Metroid: Other M*. He is one of Samus Aran's best friends from their Federation days and he is the point man in Adam Malkovich's team called the 07th Platoon.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse

* When *Metroid: Other M's* trailer came out, Anthony Higgs, despite his very brief appearance, became popular very quickly due to him asking "Remember me?", which ascended to meme status.
	+ With his official name unrevealed at the time, fans have often referred to him as MBD, abbreviated for Mysterious Black Dude.
* Anthony is able to execute the light-hearted playful personality pretty well in a normally dark-toned series which brings something new to the series and does so without derailing any intense moments.
* Anthony averts many of the stereotypes and is portrayed like an actual person, which is a nice touch.
* Anthony is considered to be the most competent characters in the game and is shown to be a good friend to Samus and it shows through the entirety of the game, and he nicknames her "Princess" as a show of respect towards her to show how they are comfortable they are around each other.
* Additionally, he is loyal to her and will go all out to protect her from the Mystery Creature and even *Ridley*. As infamous as the scene between Samus and Ridley was, Anthony not only saves her, but he even had the gall to provoke the most feared monster, even if it results in him being defeated. He also helps stop the BOTTLE SHIP from crashing into Galactic Federation HQ which saved thousands of people and used his authority to take Madeline Bergman into custody. On top of that, out of all the members of the platoon, Anthony is the only one to actually survive, despite having his life threatened on occasions.
* Taking into consideration that Anthony Higgs' likable personality and competence is what made, even those who despise the game, consider him to be the best part about it and its major redeeming quality, and they don't mind him making a return in future games as they wanted to know more about him aside from being friends with Samus in the military days which didn't get much exploration in his debut. The fact that Anthony hasn't made further appearances besides his debut, especially not as a trophy or spirit in the *Super Smash Bros.* series while the less favored Adam Malkovich did was disappointing.

## External Links

* Anthony Higgs on the Heroes Wiki
* Anthony Higgs on the Wikitroid Wiki
* Anthony Higgs on the Pure Good Wiki

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Legs Luciano

### Goals

Eat her husband (possibly succeeded)Help Maddie and friends escape from sewers (succeeded)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

She is hilarious and charismatic femme fatale

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Sexy Animal

**Legs Luciano** is supporting protagonist of *Back to the Outback*. She is the leader of redback spider gang in the sewers of Sydney and member of USS, who had to save Maddie and friends from people and help them escape.

She was voiced by Mexican singer Aislinn Derbez.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* She is very beautiful and attractive for a dangerous spider.
* She is extremely seductive, as she successfully seduces Frank and the audience.
* Aislinn Derbez did a magnificent performance of her.
* While she plays a small role in the film, she became a fan favourite minor character among fans and Internet meme (especially in her debut scene).
Quiet Robe

### Why Do People Love The Character?

He stands out as the only Thoha Chozo who contrasts Raven Beak by a long shot and remained benevolent even during X infection

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Wise Alien

**Quiet Robe** is one of the characters who first appeared in *Metroid Dread*. He is one of the members of the Thoha Tribe that was exterminated by the ruthless Raven Beak and taken into captivity to serve him.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse

* Quiet Robe's tale is very tragic one, he was one of the Thoha Chozo who has settled on planet SR388 until they learned that it has X-Parasites infecting Horntoads leading to the Metroids' creation for serving as their natural predator. When they metamorphosized beyond their control, they turned on them and both Thoha and Mawkin tribe managed to trap them in the depths of the planet and propose to destroy SR388. Raven Beak had other plans and instead destroyed the Thoha, except Quiet Robe, who was spared as a Thoha is needed to control the Metroids, then he is taken to Planet ZDR where he experienced the horrors of the X-Parasite epidemic after one of them was disguised as a Mawkin soldier and infects the rest of them which made Raven Beak and Quiet Robe quarantine them in Elun. After he tells the tale to Samus, he is killed by a Robot Chozo Warrior and later infected by a Red-X.
* Quiet Robe's character design managed to be a combination of cute and creepy at the same time, and he is definitely on the side of good. He is also a perfect contrast to Raven Beak's malevolent nature.
* He is one of the few X-Parasite victims who actually managed to overcome the X-Parasite's control and with Raven Beak's death leading to ZDR self-destructing, Samus has fully become a Metroid during the final battle's climax and due to this, she would risk draining the energy of her Gunship if she touched the controls. It was Quiet Robe who arrived, and fans expected him to attack and kill her, but he instead bows as he sacrifices himself to help revert Samus's transformation so she can make her getaway before the planet explodes.

## Navigation

* Quiet Robe on the Heroes Wiki
* Quiet Robe on the Wikitroid Wiki
* Quiet Robe on the Near Pure Good Wiki

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Ms. Fiona Frizzle

**Fiona Felicity Frizzle** is Valerie Frizzle's younger sister and the class' new teacher. She borrows a lot of her big sister's catchphrases, including "Bus, do your stuff!", among many others. Similar to her sister, her skirt and necklace often change each episode based on the topic. As a parallel to her sister's "as I always say" catchphrase, she often quotes random relatives and friends of hers.

## What Makes Her An Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Although she is clearly meant to be loved by the producers, she is loved for a plethora of other reasons instead.
* Many fans believe that she is a very beautiful and energetic teacher since she always wears exceptionally magnificent clothes and has a charismatic personality.
* She unexpectedly blew up on Twitter thanks to several memes pointing out her iconic look strongly resembling Ariel from *The Little Mermaid.*
* Fans believe that she did an excellent job at carrying on her sister's teaching duties after she left to pursue her own adventures.
* Fans also believed that she acted as a perfect mother-figure for the students.
* The primary reason why she cannot be a Base-Breaking Character is that she received better reception in Season 3, and the rest of the hatedom comes from people strictly outside of the show's targeted audience.
* Although she comes off as naïve sometimes, fans think it’s understandable because like all of them, she is still learning from her mistakes.

## Trivia

* Her sister Valerie cannot count as an Ensemble Dark Horse due to being loved exactly as intended by the creators.
Victim (Animator vs. Animation)

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Drawing
High Intelligence

### Allies

His clones
The Mercenaries

### Goals

Defeat the Animator (failed)Retrieve The Chosen One (succeeded)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Him being the first stick figure in the series as well as fanon portraying him as a ghostly figure likely played a part in him gaining a fanbase.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Pioneering Stick Figure

**victim** is a notable character within the popular web series *Animator vs. Animation.* He was the very first stick figure that Alan Becker/The Animator has created who served as the main antagonist of the first *Animator vs. Animation* and seemingly serves as the main antagonist of *Animator vs. Animation VI.*

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Despite not making a single physical appearance in over a decade after his initial debut episode and not serving any real plot relevance in that time, he has managed to gain a sizable fanbase, likely due to being the very first stick figure to be made by The Animator, with his fans going onto depict him as a sort of ghostly figure who oversees the stick figures prior to his reveal as the Big Bad of *Animator vs. Animation VI*.
* He has an element of tragedy to his character as he was created by The Animator for the sole purpose of being killed, and then wound up seemingly being deleted after simply trying to defend himself, this gave room for fans to make more angsty interpretations of the character.
* Before he was revealed as the Big Bad behind *Animator vs. Animation VI,* many fans were clamoring for him to make a return to the series, with his popularity likely being the reason for him making a return a whole sixteen years after his debut.

## Trivia

* It is unknown if victim's status will change in *Animator vs. Animation VI.*

## External Links

* Victim on the Villains Wiki
* Victim on the Animator vs. Animation Wiki
Dr. Livesey (1988)

**Doctor Livesey** is a supporting character in the 1988 Soviet animated movie *Treasure Island* based off of the novel by the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson.

He is the smiling doctor who accompanies Jim Hawkins on a ship to Treasure Island to find the lost treasure of Captain Flint.

He was voiced by Evegeniy Papernyy.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* He came from an obscure 1988 Soviet animated adaptation of *Treasure Island*. Though it won some awards in the Eastern Bloc, the film was more so a cult classic than a hit. On top of that, it's popularity was mostly confined to Russia and Ukraine for decades as it was virtually unheard of in the English-speaking world until the 2020s.
* He is quite a badass, as he struts with absolute confidence while still smiling. He manages to defeat three pirates while using his non-dominant hand and later causes the rest of the pirates to die on the spot by simply pointing out their bad smoking habits can lead to their deaths.
* He smiles almost all the time and he has an absolutely confident walk, which became a meme.
* He first attained meme status on the Russian social media website VK around the year 2018. From there, he was able to spread to the English-speaking internet via Twitter and TikTok starting circa 2021.
* On the internet, he became associated with the "Gigachad" meme for his badassery, his cool demeanor, his confident stride, and his strong appearance. He also was featured in several phonk edits.
Sunny Smiles

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Hunting
Trapping
Survival Skills

### Allies

Joe Cobb
Trudy
The residents of Goodsprings

### Goals

Protect Goodsprings from Powder Gangers (Status dependent on player choice)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Her willingness to help to teach the Courier how to survive the Mojave Wasteland

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Helpful Minor NPC

**Sunny Smiles** is a minor character who appears in *Fallout New Vegas*, serving as someone who helps the provide the Courier with necessary skills to survive the Mojave Wasteland.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Given that Sunny is one of the earliest NPCs the fans are introduced to, Sunny easily endeared herself to the fans by being genuinely friendly and being willing to help out the player by teaching them how to survive in the Mojave.
* Another reason why Sunny earned a fanbase with the players despite only appearing in Goodsprings, the town where the Courier wakes up, is that many players thought she was easy on the eyes.
* Familiarity is another reason why Sunny has a sizeable fanbase as she always appears in Goodsprings.
* Many fans were disappointed that Sunny (and by extension, her dog Cheyanne) were not made companions, to the point where they even made some mods that allowed Sunny to be recruited by the Courier.
Adeleine (Kirby)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

She is considered one of the more unique characters in the series, being human and reliable despite not being much of a fighter.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Cute Underdog

**Adeleine** is a major character in *Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards*. She is a human girl of an unspecified origin who had come to Popstar to study art. She is a talented young artist that can paint pictures that come to life.

## What Make Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Adeleine is the least prominent of all of Kirby's allies in the game, appears very sparsely, isn't given much of a personlity, and isn't much of a fighter compared to the other characters. Additionally, she hadn't played any roles in subsequent titles the series outside of spin-off titles until the release of *Star Allies*. Despite all of this, she is one of the most beloved characters in the Kirby fandom, being a popular subject of fanart.
* Adeleine is one of the few characters in the Kirby canon to be human and female, two things that makes her stand out amongst most of the other characters, which appear to just be made up of humanoid creatures or cutesy animal-like creatures, and most of which are male or genderless.
* It isn't uncommon for fans to consider Adeleine one of the main characters of the Kirby series, often putting her in the main group in fanworks.
* There was a period where it was relatively commonplace for fans to demand that she reappear in another game during her abscence.
* When it was announced that both her and Ribbon would make another appearance in *Star Allies*, fans were naturally excited over the news.
* When Bandana Dee was promoted to being the franchise's fourth main character, fans often stated they preferred having her or Gooey in his place.

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Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Demon Frog | Sirica
Kate Schmidt

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Drug Intuition
Cheerleading
Fearlessness

### Family

Veronica Schmidt (mother)
David Schmidt (father)vStacey Shmidt (aunt, deceased)
Lizzie (ancestor)

### Allies

Josh Jonhson (love interest)
Deena Johnson
Simon Kalivoda (deceased)
Sam Fraser
Nurse Beddy (deceased)

### Enemies

Sarah Fier (formerly)
Peter Brody (deceased)
Skull Mask (killer)
Ruby Lane
Camp Nightwing Killer

### Goals

To sell drugs for enough money to get out of Shadyside (failed)
Stop the killers from coming after Sam and her friends (succeeded)

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Despite only appearing in Part 1, Kate was considered one of the best characters in the trilogy thanks to Julia Rehwald's performance.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Snarky Loveable Popular Girl

**Kate Schmidt** is a supporting character in the 2021 Netflix trilogy, *Fear Street*, serving as one of the main protagonists of Part One: 1994.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Despite previously appearing in a few smaller bit roles, Julia Rehwald managed to impress the fanbase with her performance. As a result, the audience viewed Kate as a fun, snarky character.
* Her relationship with Deena's younger brother Josh was considered adorable.
* Kate's death at the hands of the killers where her head is shoved into the meat grinder is considered one of the most iconic moments in the trilogy.
* Even though she only appears in part one, Kate and (to a lesser extent) Simon are considered to be more likeable than Deena (who some fans feel is too whiny and uninteresting) and Sam (who some fans consider to be the load).
Tatl

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Fans consider her to be a superior replacement of the poorly received Navi with her being more involved in the story and being less annoying in general

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Sibling Supporter

**Tatl** is the deuteragonist in the game *The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask*. She is Link's partner throughout the game and helps provide useful hints.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Tatl is considered by fans to be a superior replacement of the less liked fairy companion, Navi from *Ocarina of Time*, since she does not interrupt the game very much and is also significantly less intrusive and irritating, and to add to it, her sounds sound like tiny bells ringing instead of the voice that Navi uses, which fans note that it is much more tolerable.
* She shares a backstory with Tael and the Skull Kid, and she first meets Skull Kid they become fast friends and hang out with each other up until the Skull Kid steals the cursed Majora's Mask from the Happy Mask Salesman which results in him getting possessed by the entity within it leading to her encounter with Link.
* Her personality is much more fleshed out than the previous companion as she is shown to be sassy, snarky, while also showing remorse, compassion, and kindness towards others. She is considered the better written version of Navi.
* She has a noticeable character development; she starts as an entitled rude brat who argues with her brother Tael regularly, willing to prank others and laugh at Link's expense when he is transformed into a Deku Scrub, but when she is separated from Tael and the Skull Kid, she initially blames Link for getting them separated while it was her own fault for taking a moment to rub his situation into his face while they are leaving, but when Link walks away, she quickly apologizes to Link for her behavior and joins him on his adventure through Termina. Through saving the Four Giants and helping various civilians with their dilemmas, Tatl's jerkish behavior begins to tone down and becomes a much kinder person to the point where she admits that she admires Link at the end of the game.

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Rundas

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Fans adore him for his relaxed nature and he has the best boss fight and music in the game

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Underdog Fighter

**Rundas** is one of the main supporting characters in *Metroid Prime 3: Corruption*. He is a freelance bounty hunter alongside Gandrayda and Ghor, and he has power over ice and cold. He was among many of Samus Aran's allies where were given the mission of stopping a Leviathan from crashing into Norion and infecting it with Phazon before Dark Samus ambushes and infects all of them.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Rundas is shown to have very cool ice powers about him, which is fitting since he was born on a frozen planet and the only one to use them for the purpose of bounty hunting.
* He has a relaxed personality to him, and his voice clearly reflects that which fits him well, though fans feel that he barely has enough screentime to fully develop as a character before his death.
* He has rescued Samus two times during the first mission, the first time was him saving her from numerous Space Pirate shuttles and the second time is when he saved her from falling to her untimely demise after an intense battle with Meta Ridley.
* Even when he was infected by Phazon, he had the most control over his corruption and managed to do it better than Ghor and Gandrayda, to the point where Dark Samus ended up having to forcefully take control of him to fight Samus.
* His boss battle is one of the best ones in this game and it is also one of the most heartbreaking. The same guy who cares for the wellbeing of Samus, his buddies, and the fate of the world. He is overcome with Phazon corruption and his life is on the line, and there is nothing you can do to save him, and the only way is to kill him. His boss theme that plays is hauntingly sad and beautiful and it clearly reflects what will happen to him in the end.

## External Links

* Rundas on the Heroes Wiki
* Rundas on the Wikitroid Wiki

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Freddie Freaker

### Why Do People Love The Character?

The character came from a piece of lost media, which at the time of discovery, perplexed many people.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Memetic Alien

**Freddie Freaker** (more commonly spelled as "Freddy Freaker") is a toy character created in the 1987 by L.A Toys. The character was designed to be an alien that liked to dance to music.

During the late 80s, he appeared in commercials, especially on MTV advertisements. The most famous commercial that he appeared in was one advertising the hotline "1-900-490-FREAK", a hotline targeted towards teens.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* The character had in part become a meme due to the elusiveness of the "1-900-490-FREAK" commercial he appeared in, an at the time elusive commercial that was deemed as lost media.
* The character's somewhat unsettling appearence also likely served as a contributing factor to the character's popularity.
* Combining the above two factors, without knowing the full context of the commercial, it is overall a very strange commercial that requires you to call a number while showcasing a creepy looking alien puppet dancing around.
* The character became so popular that the YouTuber OneyPlays had even made merchandise surrounding him, including T-shirts, plush dolls, and pins.
Tikal the Echidna

**Tikal the Echidna** is the overarching protagonist of *Sonic Adventure*. She is the daughter of Chief Pachacamac, the leader of the power-hungry Knuckles Clan.

In her youth, Tikal was a pacifistic figure during a time of war, where she would oppose her father's warmonging ways, though she was always ignored by both her father and his supporters.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Tikal doesn't play much of an active role in her debut game outside of being a spirit that explains things to the player. In spite of this, she has become one of the most popular characters in the Sonic fanbase, being a common subject of fanart and fanfictions.
* Fans like her for being one of the few other important echdina characters in the series' lore outside of Knuckles. On top of that, while the game reveals that his tribe of origin was a power-hungry group that'd stop at nothing to war with neighboring tribes, Tikal was the only member of the clan that'd consistently try and stop these attempts at war.
* Omochao is generally considered a replacement scrappy of her in Sonic Adventure 2, adding onto her ensemble dark horse status.

## External Links

* Tikal the Echidna on the Heroes Wiki
* Tikal the Echidna on the Pure Good Wiki

## Navigation

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Vortex

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Allies

Verosika Mayday
Loona

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Many fans enjoyed his relationship with Loona despite eventually becoming friends

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Badass Werewolf

**Vortex** is a supporting character in a adult animated series *Helluva Boss*.

He was voiced by James Monroe Iglehart.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Despite appearing in one episode. Many fans enjoyed his relationship with Loona thus leading to ships between them.
* Despite serving Verosika Mayday and even gotten arrested, he still willing to hang with Loona.
* He's quite friendly and charismatic to everyone.
* Many fans were disappointed that he eventually became friends with Loona however they still enjoyed their friendship.
* He's quite badass looking both his demon and human form even attractive.
* Although appearing as cameos in future episodes, it did not stop fans from liking the werewolf.
Boscha

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

* Normal
* New Hexside
* Epilogue

### Powers/Skills

Transformation
Grudgby skills
Pyrokinesis
Manipulation
Leadership

### Allies

Amity Blight (ambiguously)
Skara
Amelia
Cat
Kikimora (formerly)

### Enemies

Willow Park
Luz Noceda
Gus Porter
Amity Blight (all formerly)
Kikimora (current status unknown)

### Goals

Continue bullying others for her own amusement just to make herself feel better.
Keep making Willow's life miserable as possible (both formerly).
Kill Luz Noceda as her target practice.
Recover Amity Blight as her "best friend" (both failed).
Maintain her reputation at all costs (presumably succeeded).

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Despite being a bully, she has lots of fans for being incredibly entertaining and genuinely talented at magic and Grudgeby.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Egotistical Abuser

**Boscha** is a recurring antagonist in the Disney Channel animated series *The Owl House*.

She is the captain of the Hexside Banshees team, the former bully of Willow Park, and the former friend of Amity Blight, having been put together with her by Odalia Blight.

She is voiced by Eden Riegel.

## What Makes Her an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Despite being a bully, she has lots of fans for being incredibly entertaining and being genuinely talented at magic and Grudgeby.
* She seems to have a soft side, as shown in her positive reaction when blushing upon receiving her Palisman, Maya,
* She secretly has low self-esteem that causes her behavior.

## External Links

* Boscha on the Villains Wiki
* Boscha on the Villainous Benchmark Wiki
* Boscha on the Heroes Wiki
* Boscha on the Disney Wiki
* Boscha on the *Owl House* Wiki

## Navigation

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*A Goofy Movie*
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Kate

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Chaos | Mirage | Mozenrath | Thundra
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Warmonga | Electronique | Yori | Tara
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*Gravity Falls*
*Wander Over Yonder*
*Star Wars Rebels*
*Star vs. the Forces of Evil*
*Milo Murphy's Law*
*Tangled: The Series*
*DuckTales* (2017)
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Tammy Myers

Video Games
*Kingdom Hearts*

Pre-Developments
Beta Luz | Beta Amity

Theme Parks

See Also
*The Owl House* Ensemble Dark Horses

Canon
Caleb Wittebane

Pre-Developments
Beta Amity
Jack O'Lantern (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)

### Goals

Obtain Grim's scythe to get his revenge on him, and have Halloween last forever.

### Why Do People Love The Character?

Being one of the most intimidating and serious villains in the entire franchise.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Immortal Trickster

**Jack O'Lantern** is the main antagonist of *Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween*, the Halloween special of *The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy*.

Jack is a professional trickster from the Medieval era who made a deal with Grim to become immortal and prank people for eternity, though at the cost of having his head cut off. This forced him to take a pumpkin as a head and seclude himself for hundreds of years, only being to come up during Halloween night.

He was voiced by Wayne Knight.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Jack only appeared in a single special in the entire series, and at most only makes a single cameo in *Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure*, and in the video game adaptation of the series.
* Jack is considered by fans to be one of the most intimidating and serious villains in the series, even if he is overall comedic, as he planned to chop Grim's head off with his own scythe.
* His backstory is somewhat sympathetic, in that the reason for his death was entirely because the townspeople decided to frame him after pulling pranks on them. When he loses his head after losing his head, he cannot leave his house.

## External Links

* Jack O'Lantern on the Villains Wiki
* Jack O'Lantern on the Inconsistently Heinous Wiki
Chris-R

### Why Do People Love The Character?

He was a one-scene wonder with a decent performance in a film notorious for its bad acting and the ironic fanbase of the film came to love him

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

One-scene wonder

**Chris-R** is a minor character from the Tommy Wiseau film The Room. He is minor antagonist, being a local drug dealer to whom Denny owes money. He makes his entrance by confronting Denny on a rooftop, growing increasingly angry as Denny reveals he doesn't have his money yet, prompting him to pull a gun and threaten him before being subdued by Johnny and Mark.

He was played by Dan Janjigian.

## What makes him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* He is one of the more serious cast members in a film that's infamous for its bad acting and poor characters, having a menacing aura on screen as he confronts Denny.
* He is a one-scene wonder with a small role in the main story, yet he is memorable due to being a clear-cut villain whose lines and delivery stand out from the rest of the cast.
* Dan Janjigian did a good job playing him and it shows in the behind the scenes material. Not only was he committed to his role but Tommy Wiseau and fellow cast members like Greg Sestero were legitimately taken back and scared by his immersive performance as a violent drug dealer.
* Both The Room's ironic fanbase and detractors find him to be seriously one of the best parts of the film and a pretty funny character given the context of his scene.
* In the unofficial The Room videogame he went through a case of adaptational badass where he now puts up a boss fight against Johnny and Mark before being taken down.
* Zac Efron's portrayal of Dan Janjigian in The Distaster Artist was pretty cool and gave him a spike in popularity.
Sir Raven

### Why Do People Love The Character?

He is well known for his tendency to randomly show up in parts of the show and shout his lines.

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Funny Aristocrat

**Sir Raven** is a supporting character in *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy*. He is a giant anthropomorphic raven who appears to be wealthy, as evidenced by how he is always seen in a Victorin living room. He randomly appears in episodes of the show and narrates parts or all of the episode, and has a tendency to screech out renditions of what he last said.

He was voiced by Julian Stone.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* The character had only appeared in a handful of episodes to narrate the story. Despite this, he is an immensly popular character in the show's fanbase.
* Fans like the utter randomness of the character, being a giant talking wealthy raven that will suddenly narrate the episode. The character is given no backstory, no rhyme or reason for existing, nothing. He's just there. These factors made his inclusion even more funny.
* He is best known for how he screeches what he had just said.
	+ He is particularly known for the scene where he shouts "Do not cry!", which became a meme of its own.
Jetfire (Transformers Film Series)

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## Ensemble Dark Horse

### Powers/Skills

Extremely wise and knowledgeable (most likely brought on by the centuries of being alive)
Can transform into a fighter jet
Teleportation

### Allies

Optimus Prime
Bumblebee
Bill Simmons
Sam Witwicky
Mikaela Banes
Leo Spitz
Agent Simmons
Autobots
Skids & Mudflap

### Enemies

The Fallen/Megatronus Prime
Megatron
Starscream
Mixmaster
Scorponok
Decepticons

### Goals

Help Sam find the Tomb of the Primes so he can locate the Matrix of Leadership so they can revive Optimus Prime and kill the Fallen (succeeded).

### Why Do People Love The Character?

In a film with mostly either base-breaking characters or scrappies, Jetfire was loved for being genuinely entertaining

### Type of Ensemble Dark Horse

Redeemed Villain

**Jetfire** was a major character who appeared in 2009 film *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*.

## What Makes Him an Ensemble Dark Horse?

* Given how much of the cast are either Base-Breaking characters (Bumblebee, Mikaela Banes, Optimus Prime) or Scrappies (Sam Witwicky, Skids & Mudflap, The Fallen), Jetfire managed to get a fanbase due to be a genuinely funny and entertaining character.
* The fans appreciated how accurate and faithful Jetfire's design and personality was to his G1 counterpart.
* Mark Ryan's portrayal of Jetfire was praised by the fanbase.

## External Links

* Jetfire (Transformers Film Series) on Heroes Wiki

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