Stuck up, up and away: the least likable protagonists in cartoons

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Originally Posted by The Great Saiyaman

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Such as Dib Membrane from "Invader Zim"
- Now if I were to ever meet Dib I would tell him "Give it a rest already!" because he's so highly strung about Zim being an Alien and that he's indeed there to conquer the planet that he very quickly forgets the fact that Zim is no big threat whatsoever. This makes Dib behave very entitled towards everybody else as he envisions himself to be Mankind's last hope. Not caring that his actions are actually making him more of a threat than Zim is.

That's a part of the joke, and where the humor comes from in the show. The show doesn't glorify Dib for it either, he's hated by basically everyone, and nobody believes him.

Thus, I find him hilarious. He's probably my favorite character on the show.

Feels like people don't understand the difference between a poorly written character that you, as a viewer, are supposed to like and idealize; and a well written character that's flawed, and you're not supposed to emulate in any way.