| 100% | KURTZ | 5 | "Heart of Darkness" character who cries "The horror! The horror!" |
| 53% | AHAB | 4 | Literary character who cries "Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me" |
| 50% | TINMAN | 6 | Wizard of Oz character who wanted a heart |
| 49% | YERTLE | 6 | Dr. Seuss character who becomes "King of the Mud" |
| 49% | WILEECOYOTE | 11 | Devious character who's the subject of this puzzle |
| 48% | MACDUFF | 7 | Character who kills Macbeth in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| 48% | ARYA | 4 | "Game of Thrones" character who [spoiler] kills the Night King |
| 48% | SMOKEYBEAR | 10 | Character who's wary of the starts to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 48% | NANCYDREW | 9 | Character who first appeared in "The Secret of the Old Clock" |
| 48% | PIERRE | 6 | War and Peace character who sees the Great Comet of 1812 |
| 48% | SYLVESTER | 9 | Animated character who's the subject of this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | BETHMARCH | 9 | Character who dies at the end of "Little Women" |
| 47% | REY | 3 | Character who says the last word ("Skywalker") of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
| 47% | WORF | 4 | Character who has appeared in the most episodes of the various "Star Trek" series |
| 47% | FRODO | 5 | "The Lord of the Rings" character who takes the ring to Mount Doom |
| 47% | BEAKER | 6 | "The Muppet Show" character who is the shy assistant of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew |
| 47% | ROBERT | 6 | ___ California, recurring character who becomes the CEO of Sabre in "The Office" |
| 47% | ROGERMURTAUGH | 13 | "Lethal Weapon" character who is the partner of Martin Riggs: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ARES | 4 | Marvel Comics character who is the god of war in Greek mythology |
| 47% | TINMAN | 6 | "Wizard of Oz" character who wanted a heart: 2 wds. |
| 47% | YODA | 4 | Character who appeared via CGI in "Attack of the Clones" |
| 47% | ANN | 3 | Wilson who's the lead singer of Heart |
| 47% | SEYMOUR | 7 | Little Shop of Horrors character who feeds plant |
| 47% | LEE | 3 | Harper ___ who created the character of Atticus Finch |
| 47% | ACK | 3 | Cry of horror, in the comics |
| 47% | TED | 3 | The character who tells the story of his life in "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 47% | BRAN | 4 | "Game of Thrones" character who was chosen for the Iron Throne in the final episode |
| 47% | ISRAEL | 6 | Character who provides the title of Chapter 26 of 1883 RL Stevenson novel Treasure Island |
| 46% | INSPECTORBUCKET | 15 | “Bleak House” character who was one of the first detectives in English fiction |
| 46% | EGON | 4 | Character who dies at the beginning of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (spoiler alert) |