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[[folder: Daniel Radcliffe]]

!!!'''Played by''': Creator/DanielRadcliffe.

[[folder: Ethan Hawke]]

An unfortunate version of Creator/EthanHawke.

[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn Princess Carolyn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chavez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents L.A. Residents]] | '''MBN''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] |[[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] ([[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason1 Season 1]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason2 Season 2]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason3 Season 3]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanFamily The Horseman Family]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMooreCarsons The Moore-Carsons]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: The '''Gentle Girl''' to Bojack's '''Brooding Boy'''. A pretty brutal {{Deconstruction}} of this trope as well, since rather than complementing each other, their personalities don't exactly blend together ''because'' of their differences.

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* AlliterativeName[-/-]SpeciesSurname: '''P'''inky '''P'''enguin.

* StepThreeProfit: {{Deconstructed}}. His company invested over 20 million on a series of novels, hoping the profit would save the company. Except that by investing all in a product that no one had interest in, their plan backfired.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: No doubt about it, Hank loves his fans and the feeling is mutual. It's rather telling that in the {{Flashback}} to TheNineties, when [=BoJack=], Mr. Peanutbutter and Hank go against each other for an award, Hank ends up on top, being selected because of his lovable public persona. This becomes a problem when he's (rightly) accused of having committed abuse towards his secretaries. Hank Hippopopalous' notoriety and well positioned status is such that when Diane [[AwfulTruth denounces him]] as [[HeManWomanHater a woman abuser]], the public's reaction to it range from [[CassandraTruth shock and denial]] to [[ShootTheMessenger hate of Diane for even suggesting something like that of Hank]] to even hate of women, [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou believing them to be the cause of the whole issue for being such "drama queens".]] Such is the potency of the belief of Hank's '''[[BlatantLies innocence]]''' that not only does Diane receive death threats and gets no support apart from Bojack and Mr. Peanutbutter, Hank himself gets away [[KarmaHoudini scot-free.]]
* AllegoricalCharacter: Hank might be considered an {{Expy}} of Creator/BillCosby or David Letterman due to allegations against those two men involving sexual assault, but in a way, he is a stand-in for all A-list celebrities that do nothing more than gratificate themselves at other people's expense and mask themselves as good guys while letting their notoriety and popularity cover all of their sins.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Subverted. In reality, he's far from nice but quite willing to play nice if you go along with him. If you don't, well, there will be some really nightmarish implications.

* CurbStompBattle: Downplayed. While the campaign against his persona never reaches the heights needed to properly discredit Hank as a household name, it ''does'' pose a threat towards tarnishing his image, which only speeds up Hollywoo's necessity to quiet it down.

* CharacterFilibuster[-/-]MotorMouth: In her EstablishingCharacterMoment in the opening of "Let's Find Out", she brushes off Todd's advances and proceeds to list her achievements to intimidate him:

* DeadpanSnarker

* '''{{Jerkass}}''': Holy crap. That only begins describing her attitude.

[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn Princess Carolyn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chavez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | '''MBN''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] |[[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] ([[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason1 Season 1]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason2 Season 2]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason3 Season 3]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMooreCarsons The Moore-Carsons]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Well, in reality, he's far from nice but quite willing to play nice if you go along with him. If you don't, well, there will be some really nightmarish implications.

* FatBastard: A given, since he's an anthropomorphic hippopotamus, but the decades have made him even more overweight, compared to what he looked when he was younger.
* FamedInStory: He's known as "Uncle Hankie" in the industry due to his on-air persona and great charisma. Not even assault accusations manage to sink his image.

* AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: It's hard to tell if this was intended or not, but in RealLife, despite how hippos are portrayed as cuddly and adorable creatures due to their size and apparently peaceful and passive nature, they're actually some of the most dangerous and violent animals out there. Quite fitting that Hank, one of the closest things the series has got to a BigBad, is shown as one.

* BigBad: Of "Hank After Dark". Also, through all the series, he's so far the only character in a show filled with [[AntiHero Anti-Heroes]], [[AntiVillain Anti-Villains]], and [[HanlonsRazor just plain stupid people]] who is [[KnightOfCerebus played straight at all times]], has done some truly heinous actions and is clearly a horrible person.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: His status as a BigBad comes up in the middle of the 2nd season, but he only has a couple of appearances before his case is solved and ultimately dismissed, as he disappears out of sight afterwards in the 2nd half of the season.

* AffablyEvil: Hank's an incredibly friendly guy who would be willing to share a drink with you and has absolutely no hard feelings towards anyone. The hippo owes himself towards his fans and often is a huge CrowdPleaser. He's also a sadistic abuser who uses his fame to escape any possible repercussions for his behavior.

[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]])| [[Characters/BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn Princess Carolyn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chavez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | '''MBN''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] |[[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] ([[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason1 Season 1]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason2 Season 2]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharactersSeason3 Season 3]]) | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* TheChewToy: While it's possible to feel bad for him all the same, the horrid bad luck Pinky suffers season after season can reach such absurd proportion that it's often PlayedForLaughs. His rare appearances, small and full of schadenfreude, also ensure that his breakdowns are simultaneously pathetic, hilarious and sad.

* DemotedToExtra: He has a smaller part in season 2 than in season 1, because his main arc had ended.

* IconicSequelCharacter: Introduced in season 2, one of the {{Ur Example}}s of [=BoJack=]'s {{Love Interest}}s and certainly the first and most perfect example of a stable girlfriend fro the force of nature horse. She's certainly popular with the fandom at least due to her effervescent charm.

* AlmightyIdiot: PlayedWith. Wanda has been named Head of Programming in MBN at the start of season 2, giving her auteur license regarding green-lighting shows, full staff control and final word in all important decisions concerned with the future of the network; this due to a special loophole involving a long career courtesy of a coma and issues with her primacy rather than any indication of real boss material, not to say her rather outdated and outlandish concept pitches which aren't hindered nor given breathing space to develop or object by a bunch of butt-kissers. However, she's rather savvy when it comes to what people want to see and what are the commodity shows that will ensure people will keep tuning in next time as well as hiring people efficient in ways she's lacking expertise in. And as shown below in BewareTheNiceOnes, when she gets serious, she gets ''fucking'' serious.

[[folder: In General]]

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: While Wanda resists [=BoJack=]'s attempts to get a LoveConfession out of her after an awkward IUhYouToo moment, when the horse goes too far and is nearly choked by an EroticAsphyxiation machine (long story), Wanda immediately rushes worried to his side and tells him that she does love him as well.