| KETCHUM | Ash ___ fictional character in Pokemon franchise who is the main protagonist of the anime series |
| THELEGENDOFZELDA | Link is the main protagonist of this video game franchise |
| KENJI | With 17-Across, director of the anime film "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" |
| SIMBA | The main protagonist of Disney's The Lion King franchise (5) |
| SHAGGY | Character in the Scooby-Doo franchise who owns the talking Great Dane (6) |
| RUPAUL | The creator of the Drag Race franchise, who serves as a judge on several of its shows (6) |
| RALPH | Who is the main protagonist in William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies? (5) |
| SHELBY | Surname of Tommy who is the main protagonist in Peaky Blinders (6) |
| BROWNLOW | Mr ___ , fictional character in Oliver Twist who becomes Oliver's adopted father (8) |
| GUNN | Ben _, fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (4) |
| TEG | Miles ___: Fictional character in Frank Herbert's Dune universe |
| ARAGORN | One of the main protagonists in Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (7) |
| LISBETH | --- Salander, main protagonist of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and its sequels |
| PIKACHU | Who is the mascot of the Pokemon franchise and one of Nintendo's most well-known characters? (7) |
| NEO | The main protagonist in The Matrix franchise played by Keanu Reeves (3) |
| LARA | ___ Croft, main protagonist of the video game franchise Tomb Raider (4) |
| SHARP | Main protagonist of the 1848 William Makepeace Thackeray novel Vanity Fair (5,5) |
| BECKY | Main protagonist of the 1848 William Makepeace Thackeray novel Vanity Fair (5,5) |
| MAHONEY | Main protagonist of the first four Police Academy films (1984-7) (7) |
| SATOSHITAJIRI | Japanese video game designer who is the creator of the Pokemon franchise: 2 wds. |
