Top 10 Most Important Animated Characters
It's time to look back at all animated characters from animated shows ,including anime, to animated movies and shorts, Characters who were the most important to the world of animation. I know a lot of people will have their opinion of which characters they deem important to animation and if you see characters on the list who should be on it feel free to add them to the list.
Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character and the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company. He was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios in 1928. I mean this guy means a lot, even if you're not a huge Disney fan. I used to make fun of Disney until I put my pride aside. Now I realize how big this mouse is.
If Mickey never existed anime wouldn't exist because he was inspiration for the first anime character ever, Astro Boy.
Made Disney a better company.
Of course, the best
Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character, created by the staff of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros.) He is one of the most famous cartoon characters, and he is in the show Looney Tunes. His famous quote is "What's up doc?". He is a gray colored bunny with big teeth and big feet. His ...read more. While Porky may have been the first major Looney Tune character Bugs Bunny surpassed all of them and become the face of Looney Tunes.
His voice was hilarious
Without him Mickey Mouse wouldn't have existed, Donald wouldn't have existed, Goofy wouldn't have existed even all the Disney villains owe it to the original Disney villain.
He made his first appearance in the Alice comedies by Walt Disney as an antagonist 3 years before the debut of Mickey Mouse.
Frederick "Fred" Flintstone, is the main character of the animated sitcom The Flintstones, which aired during prime-time on ABC during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966. Fred is the husband of Wilma Flintstone and father of Pebbles Flintstone.
Homer Jay Simpson is the protagonist of the American animated television series The Simpsons as the patriarch of the eponymous family.
Felix the Cat is a funny-animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. The anthropomorphic black cat with his black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combine to make Felix one of the most recognized cartoon characters ...read more. First appeared in 1919. Felix was one of the first images ever to be broadcasted on television. Also, he was the first animated character popular enough to draw movie audiences.
Sorry if I'm taking this too far, but should he be higher than Mickey.
Felix the cat was the first cartoon star and deserves more attention
SpongeBob SquarePants is a fictional character and the titular character and protagonist of the American animated television series of the same name. I spent my childhood watching this show, so naturally, when I hear "animated character," Spongebob's the first thing that comes to mind.
Perhaps no other Nickelodeon character is more iconic or had so much success as the yellow sponge himself.
Snoopy is a character in comic strip Peanuts. He first appears in the strip from October 4 1950. He often sleeps on the top of his dog house. He belongs to Charlie Brown. He was created by Charles M. Schulz. He also appears in all the specials and the 2015 Peanuts Movie.
Voiced by non other then Mel Blanc.
Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.
Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. Without him Bugs Bunny wouldn't have existed, Daffy Duck wouldn't have existed heck all of the Looney Tune characters wouldn't have existed without Porky Pig.
Before there was South Park, Rick and Morty, Family Guy or even Drawn Together there was the character that started the whole adult cartoon genre back when the idea of a cartoon for adults was unheard of brought to life by the one and only Ralph Bakshi, Fritz the cat who explored the world of sex, drugs and violence.
Mabel Pines is one of the lead characters of the Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls. The character is voiced by Kristen Schaal, and designed by the series creator, Alex Hirsch. She is inspired by Hirsch's own twin sister, Ariel Hirsch. She is a caring, boy-crazy 12 year old girl that spent the ...read more. She dd nothing for animation besides being in a good cartoon.
Original and funny.
Son Goku (Kakarrot) is the main protagonist in Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. He has many abilities like, super strength, utilization of ki, flight, teleportation, super speed, enhanced reflexes, and Super Saiyan transformation that increase strength, speed, and durability. ...read more. While not technically a cartoon character, he is still animated. And come on, it's the true legendary Super Saiyan himself! He's pretty much the reason why so many people are into anime. I might as well even consider him a modern-day Superman in a way, and possibly even better than the Man of Steel himself.
For most people Dragon Ball Z was their introduction to anime and no other anime character is more iconic than Goku.
Are people just going to put anything on this list?
I love all the characters from the Loud House!
Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is the oldest child, and the only son, in the 1987 show The Simpsons. He was created by Matt Groening. His hobbies are pranking people including Lisa Simpson and Homer Simpson.
Eric Theodore Cartman, often referred to just by his surname, is a main character, as well as a major antagonist and occasional antihero in the animated television series South Park, created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and voiced by Parker. He is one of four central characters in South Park, along ...read more. How is a bad role model important?
Pikachu (Japanese: ピカチュウ) are a species of Pokémon, fictional creatures that appear in an assortment of video games, animated television shows and movies, trading card games, and comic books licensed by The Pokémon Company, a Japanese corporation.
Thomas "Tom" Cat is a fictional character and one of the title characters in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of Tom and Jerry theatrical cartoon short films.
Jerry Mouse is a fictional character and one of the title characters in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of Tom and Jerry theatrical cartoon short films. He is a mouse that gets chased by Tom, but tries to trick him so he won't catch him .