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* Greg the Spider from ''Machinima/ArbyNTheChief''.

* From what you can tell by the amount of views for 6 of the SpeedPaints for ''WebAnimation/FairyFoxes'' done by creator [=StickFreeks=] herself, [[TheStoic Kai]], [[HotWings Kiki]], and Louie might be in that territory.

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* As should be expected from a series with an EnsembleCast that's [[LongRunner been running since 2003]], ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' has quite a few examples.

** [[NiceGuy Captain]] [[WalkingSpoiler Butch Flowers]] was originally just a one shot character who [[BlackComedy dies after getting an aspirin shot]], before [[TheBusCameBack appearing again]] as a minor (mind controlled) villain, and then again [[spoiler:in a flashback sequence, where [[TheReveal it's revealed]] he was [[SuperSoldier Freelancer]] [[BrickJoke Agent Florida]], who was specifically sent to guard Alpha and keep him a secret]]. Fans liked him even more after [[Machinima/RedVsBlueSeason14 Season 14]] showed him to be [[spoiler:a [[ComedicSociopathy hilariously dark]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who remains [[AffablyEvil unfailingly polite and cheerful]] even when [[TheChessmaster orchestrating]] the events of ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheBloodGulchChronicles The Blood Gulch Chronicles]]'' and having [[BadBoss his subordinates callously murdered]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness when they're of no more use to him]]]].
** Agent York and has [[ArtificialIntelligence A.I.]] partner Delta originally only appeared in the ''Out of Mind'' miniseries, with both getting killed off by the end. In spite of that, York's grumpy yet charming attitude and Delta's general intelligence combined with some NotSoAboveItAll moments resulted in the two becoming extremely popular with fans. For this reason, Delta would be brought back as a recurring character in the series, while York would gain a prominent role as a character in ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheProjectFreelancerSaga The Project Freelancer Saga]]'''s flashback storyline.
** There's also [[AllThereInTheManual Kaikaina Grif]]/[[LovableSexManiac "Sister"]] and [[HalfHumanHybrid Junior]], [[LazyBum Grif]]'s [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling younger sister]] and [[CasanovaWannabe Tucker]]'s [[ChildOfTwoWorlds son]], respectively. They were both introduced in the midst of Season 5, and sadly didn't get to do a hell of a lot and have largely been PutOnABus ever since aside from a few cameos. Fans love them both, but for rather (obviously) different reasons: Sister's beloved for not just being [[NiceGirl surprisingly friendly deep-down]], but for being [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Grif]]'s MoralityPet, [[GeniusDitz endearingly]] [[BrainlessBeauty ditzy]], and [[BlackComedy having dialogue]] that ''constantly'' CrossesTheLineTwice. Meanwhile, Junior's well liked for being [[UglyCute surprisingly cute]], helping show [[ChivalrousPervert Tucker]]'s [[PapaWolf softer side]], and for [[FanficFuel introducing numerous storylines related to]] [[AliensAreBastards the Covenant]] ([[VillainOfAnotherStory who don't really appear that much in]] ''Red vs. Blue''). Because of this, fans were especially happy when Sister [[TheBusCameBack finally returned]] as a major character for ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheShisnoTrilogy The Shisno Trilogy]]''.

** Freckles, [[KidWithTheLeash Caboose's pet]] [[MiniMecha Mantis]], instantly became beloved by fans for being TheComicallySerious, as well as for being ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheChorusTrilogy The Chorus Trilogy]]'''s equivalent to [[TankGoodness Shiela]].

** Among the original [[DysfunctionJunction Blood Gulch Crew]], there's [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Lopez]], the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Spanish-speaking robotic marine/mechanic]] that serves as both the BeleagueredAssistant and OnlySaneMan on the Red Team. Aside from just how ''strange'' he is as a concept, fans love him for [[DeadpanSnarker his hilariously sarcastic]] [[TheFatalist and fatalistic mindset]] - Amidst ''all'' the strangeness of the series (intergalactic intrigue, war and drama, family tragedy, and more), [[ClassicalAntiHero Lopez]] couldn't care less and [[SurroundedByIdiots despises everyone]] while trying to avoid [[LosingYourHead becoming just a head again]].

* From what you can tell by the amount of views for 6 of the SpeedPaints for ''WebAnimation/FairyFoxes'' done by creator [=StickFreeks=] herself, [[TheStoic Kai]], [[HotWings Kiki]], and Louie might be in that territory.
* Cuddles may be the SeriesMascot of ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' but [[AxCrazy Flippy]] and [[OnlySaneMan Flaky]] are undeniably the most popular characters. Unsurprisingly they're the FanPreferredCouple of the franchise.
* Greg the Spider from ''Machinima/ArbyNTheChief''.

* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'': Rogal Dorn, FountainOfMemes extraordinaire. His portrayal as TheComicallySerious, entirely oblivious of the universe's insanity and utterly immune to others' snark (of which there is plenty) has made him beloved by the fanbase, to the point every single thing he says gets memetic status.

* Grass Man from ''[[Creator/HarryPartridge Bo-Starr and the Champions of Galastrom]]'' appears to be a massive fan-favorite.
* ''WebAnimation/LooneyTunesIntroBloopers'':
** L&H Michael has quite the fanbase.
** [[ThoseTwoGuys Jimmy and Hank]] are also quite popular among the fandom.
* Mr. Cheese from ''WebAnimation/AmongUsLogic'' quickly became a fan favorite thanks to his stupidity, humorous {{Catchphrase}}, and status as the resident ButtMonkey, in spite of only appearing in the first two episodes. He proved popular enough to [[spoiler:return in episode 5, killing his replacement Mr. Egg in the process.]]

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'':
** Strong Bad started out as a villain who was always doomed to lose to Homestar. Now he's debatably the most popular character, and definitely one of the most recognisable.
** To a lesser extent, there's Homsar. He first appeared as a one-shot gag to make fun of a typo, and over time, has been promoted up the ranks to become part of the main cast. HR's creators have joked about avoiding giving Homsar his own cartoon since they would never need to use him again.
** Same goes for Senor Cardgage.
** Trogdor and Stinkoman (Strong Bad's [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired]] anime counterpart) are also very popular with the fans. They even appear together in the fifth episode of [=SBCG4AP=]!
** Also Eh! Steve from the ShowWithinAShow ''Sweet Cuppin' Cakes''. Strong Bad insists that the main character is Sherlock, some kind of "mix between a cow and a helicopter" who is constantly trying ([[FailureIsTheOnlyOption and failing]]) to get a worm out of the ground, and that Eh! Steve is a background character who delivers his CatchPhrase once an episode. Nevertheless, Eh! Steve is vastly more popular and a much more recognizable symbol of the show.
** Teen Girl Squad is another good example.
** Strong Bad Lampshades this, along with TheOtherDarrin in the email [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail177.html original]]. After the departure of "Original Bubs," his temporary replacement "Onion Bubs" became a fan favorite.
*** ''Onion Bubs!'' ONION BUUUUUBS!!!
** Played with in-universe in Strong Bad's commentary for an old King of Town toon. He hates every single thing about it except for the Blacksmith.
--->'''Strong Bad''': Oh, now ''this'' guy had some class. The Blacksmith, that guy was a good guy. I hung out with him after the cartoon; yeah, we had some good times...

* Mr. Cheese from ''WebVideo/AmongUsLogic'' quickly became a fan favorite thanks to his stupidity, humorous {{Catchphrase}}, and status as the resident ButtMonkey, in spite of only appearing in the first two episodes. He proved popular enough to [[spoiler:return in episode 5, killing his replacement Mr. Egg in the process.]]

* From what you can tell by the amount of views for 6 of the SpeedPaints for ''WebAnimation/FairyFoxes'' done by creator [=StickFreeks=] herself, [[TheStoic Kai]], [[HotWings Kiki]], and [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Louie]] might be in that territory.

** Huggins is well-loved by fans, even by many who weren't particularly favorable of ''The Shisno Paradox'', for her {{adorkable}} personality and [[BewareTheNiceOnes surprising darker side]]. [[spoiler:Fans were particularly saddened by her death near the end of the Season... the rejoiced when ''Singularity'' revealed she survived]].

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': Considering how the series is already an EnsembleCast, there's ''numerous'' examples.
** [[NiceGuy Captain]] [[WalkingSpoiler Butch Flowers]] was originally just a one shot character who [[BlackComedy dies after getting an aspirin shot]], before [[TheBusCameBack appearing again]] as a minor (mind controlled) villain, and then again [[spoiler:in a flashback sequence, where [[TheReveal it's revealed]] he was a [[HiredGuns Freelancer]] specifically sent to guard Alpha and keep him a secret]]. Fans liked him even more after Season 14 showed him to be [[spoiler: a [[ComedicSociopathy hilariously dark]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who remains [[AffablyEvil unfailingly polite and cheerful]] even when [[TheChessmaster orchestrating]] the events of ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'' and having [[BadBoss his subordinates callously murdered]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness when they're of no more use to him]]]].

** There's also [[AllThereInTheManual Kaikaina Grif]]/[[LovableSexManiac "Sister"]] and [[HalfHumanHybrid Junior]], [[LazyBum Grif's]] [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling younger sister]] and [[CasanovaWannabe Tucker's]] [[ChildOfTwoWorlds son]] respectively. They were introduced in the midst of Season 5, and sadly didn't get to do a hell of a lot and have largely been PutOnABus ever since aside from a few cameos. Fans love them both, but for rather (obviously) different reasons: Sister's beloved for not just being [[NiceGirl surprisingly friendly deep-down]], but for being [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Grif's]] MoralityPet, [[GeniusDitz endearingly]] [[BrainlessBeauty ditzy]], and [[BlackComedy having dialogue]] that ''constantly'' CrossesTheLineTwice. Meanwhile, Junior's well liked for being [[UglyCute surprisingly cute]], helping show [[ChivalrousPervert Tucker's]] [[PapaWolf softer side]], and for [[FanficFuel introducing numerous storylines related to]] [[AliensAreBastards the Covenant]] ([[VillainOfAnotherStory who don't really appear that much in]] ''Red vs. Blue'').

** [[CloudCuckoolander Caboose]], for whom the writers originally had no real plans other than for him [[TheMillstone to be a catalyst]] to annoy Church. Once [[TookALevelInDumbass he devolved]] into TheDitz of the group, he became very popular with the fandom, however, thanks to having some of the most hilarious dialogue in the series.

** There's also [[AllThereInTheManual Kaikaina Grif]]/[[LoveableSexManiac "Sister"]] and [[HalfHumanHybrid Junior]], [[LazyBum Grif's]] [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling younger sister]] and [[CasanovaWannabe Tucker's]] [[ChildOfTwoWorlds son]] respectively. They were introduced in the midst of Season 5, and sadly didn't get to do a hell of a lot and have largely been PutOnABus ever since aside from a few cameos. Fans love them both, but for rather (obviously) different reasons: Sister's beloved for not just being [[NiceGirl surprisingly friendly deep-down]], but for being [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Grif's]] MoralityPet, [[GeniusDitz endearingly]] [[BrainlessBeauty ditzy]], and [[BlackComedy having dialogue]] that ''constantly'' CrossesTheLineTwice. Meanwhile, Junior's well liked for being [[UglyCute surprisingly cute]], helping show [[ChivalrousPervert Tucker's]] [[PapaWolf softer side]], and for [[FanficFuel introducing numerous storylines related to]] [[AliensAreBastards the Covenant]] ([[VillainOfAnotherStory who don't really appear that much in]] ''Red vs. Blue'').

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': Considering how the series is already an {{Ensemble Cast}}, there's ''numerous'' examples.
** [[CloudCuckoolander Caboose]], for whom the writers originally had no real plans other than for him [[TheMillstone to be a catalyst]] to annoy Church. Once [[TookALevelInDumbass he devolved]] into TheDitz of the group, [[TropesAreNotBad he became]] very popular with the fandom however.
** The character [[NiceGuy Captain]] [[WalkingSpoiler Butch Flowers]] was originally just a one shot character who [[spoiler:[[BlackComedy dies after getting a penicillin shot]]]] before [[TheBusCameBack appearing again]] [[spoiler:as a minor (mind controlled) villain]] and then again [[spoiler:in a flashback sequence, where [[TheReveal it's revealed]] he was a [[HiredGun Freelancer]] specifically sent to guard Alpha and keep him a secret]]. Fans liked him even more after Season 14 [[ReWrite showed him to be]] [[spoiler: a [[ComedicSociopathy hilariously dark]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] that remains [[AffablyEvil unfailingly polite]] even when [[TheChessmaster orchestrating]] the events of ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'' and having [[BadBoss his subordinates callously murdered]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness when they're of no more use to him]]]].
** Among the original [[DysfunctionJunction Blood Gulch Crew]], there's [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Lopez]], the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Spanish-speaking robotic marine/mechanic]] that serves as both the [[BeleagueredAssistant Beleaguered Assistant]] and [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Man]] on the Red Team. Aside from just how ''strange'' he is as a concept, fans love him for [[DeadpanSnarker his hilariously sarcastic]] [[TheFatalist and fatalistic mindset]] - Amidst ''all'' the strangeness of the series (intergalactic intrigue, war and drama, family tragedy, and more), [[ClassicalAntiHero Lopez]] couldn't care less and [[SurroundedByIdiots despises everyone]] while trying to avoid [[LosingYourHead becoming just a head again]].
** There's also [[AllThereInTheManual Kaikaina Grif]]/[[LoveableSexManiac "Sister"]] and [[HalfHumanHybrid Junior]], [[LazyBum Grif's]] [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling younger sister]] and [[CasanovaWannabe Tucker's]] [[ChildOfTwoWorlds son]] respectively. They were introduced in the midst of Season 5, and sadly didn't get to do a hell of a lot and have largely been {{Put On A Bus}} ever since [[spoiler: aside from a few cameos]]. Fans love them both, but for rather (obviously) different reasons: Sister's beloved for not just being [[NiceGirl surprisingly friendly deep-down]], but for being [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Grif's]] {{Morality Pet}}, [[GeniusDitz endearingly]] [[BrainlessBeauty ditzy]], and [[BlackComedy having dialogue]] that ''constantly'' {{Crosses The Line Twice}}. Meanwhile, Junior's well liked for being [[UglyCute surprisingly cute]], helping show [[ChivalrousPervert Tucker's]] [[PapaWolf softer side]], and for [[FanficFuel introducing numerous storylines related to]] [[AliensAreBastards the Covenant]] ([[VillainOfAnotherStory who don't really appear that much in]] ''Red vs. Blue'').

** The character [[NiceGuy Captain]] [[WalkingSpoiler Butch Flowers]] was originally just a one shot character who [[spoiler:[[BlackComedy dies after getting a penicillin shot]]]] before [[TheBusCameBack appearing again]] [[spoiler:as a minor (mind controlled) villain]] and then again [[spoiler:in a flashback sequence, where [[TheReveal it's revealed]] he was a {{BadAss}} [[HiredGun Freelancer]] specifically sent to guard Alpha and keep him a secret]]. Fans liked him even more after Season 14 [[ReWrite showed him to be]] [[spoiler: a [[ComedicSociopathy hilariously dark]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] that remains [[AffablyEvil unfailingly polite]] even when [[TheChessmaster orchestrating]] the events of ''The Blood Gulch Chronicles'' and having [[BadBoss his subordinates callously murdered]] [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness when they're of no more use to him]]]].

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':
** Caboose, for whom the writers originally had no real plans other than for him to be a catalyst to annoy Church. Once he devolved into TheDitz of the group, he became very popular with the fandom however.
** The character Captain Flowers was originally just a one shot character who [[spoiler:''dies after getting a penicillin shot'']] before appearing again [[spoiler:''as a minor (mind controlled) villain'']] and then again [[spoiler:''in a flashback it is revealed he was a badass Freelancer specifically sent to guard Alpha and keep him a secret'']].

** Neopolitan is a minor villain who has so far had no lines, however her design has won her many fans and there's almost as much fanart of her as there is of Team RWBY.

** The "Oddly Cute Farmboy" from ''The Next Step'' seems to be headed this way as well.

** To a lesser extent, there's Homsar. He first appeared as a one-shot gag to make fun of a typo, and over time, has been promoted up the ranks to become part of the main cast. HR's creators have [[SeriouslyThoughNo joked]] about avoiding giving Homsar his own cartoon since they would never need to use him again.