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JOY: BMO from Adventure Time

This choice is more personal to me than any of the others. They are a character from the animated series Adventure Time and are a living video game console, similar to a Nintendo GameBoy, residing with the protagonists. When we see BMO, they usually act like a child and are curious about the world around them while also expressing their naturally welcome side to many of the characters. In many ways, BMO represents the heart of the series with their reassurance towards the main characters in times of need like in the final episode of the series where their song saves the characters from dying by an evil force. BMO has become an inside-joke among my friends and I have known the character for nearly a decade at this point.

SADNESS: Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War

This is an unusual choice in my opinion, but when I picture sadness, I can recall the events that occurred in Avengers: Infinity War surrounding the villain, Thanos. His life teems with tragedy, from the destruction of his species to his realization that balancing the universe would kill half of all beings in the universe, to murdering his adopted daughter in favor of bringing justice. Although his actions towards the protagonists may signify his anger towards the situation at hand involving the Avengers, his life is filled with more sadness than anger from what it seems.

FEAR: Courage from Courage the Cowardly Dog

Courage the Cowardly Dog was one of the first “scary” shows that many of us watched as a child. Compared with many other shows which were bright and humorous, the situations of Courage in his series were far graver and perilous. Although he is called Courage, he is anything but while living with owners in the middle of nowhere, encountering supernatural forces and horrors that had many afraid. I learned that some parents even prohibited their children from watching this series.

ANGER: Benson from Regular Show

Benson is a character from the cartoon Regular Show and is the boss at the park that the two main characters work at. Due to the main characters’ ignorance and irresponsibility to work and comply with his measures, Benson lets his rage out on them by screaming, threatening to fire them. He feels like the perfect exemplification of rage in my opinion which, in many ways, is often humorous, such as when his gumballs (he is an anthropomorphic gumball machine) rise and turn red.

DISGUST: Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants

Although many would represent him in the emotion of anger or sadness, I represented Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants as the emotion of disgust since many of his traits and moments depict the disgust and cynicism of individuals toward society. Squidward has expressed rage towards characters like SpongeBob and Patrick when they invade his personal privacy and is noticeably lonely unlike the rest of the characters, but Squidward presents disgust more than any other emotion. His distaste for working at the Krusty Krab and his cynicism towards SpongeBob’s optimism is, in many ways, a reflection of the disgust of adults today towards society.