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| “ | Life is a series of closing doors, isn't it? | „ |
| ~ BoJack Horseman. |
| “ | I'm more of a pre-rehab friend. | „ |
| ~ BoJack to Diane. |
BoJack F. Horseman is the titular main protagonist of the 2014 Netflix original series BoJack Horseman. He is a washed up actor from a 90s sitcom named Horsin' Around who struggles with depression, self-destructive tendencies, and addiction. The series follows his life as he attempts to be a better person.
He was voiced by Will Arnett.
His Good Ranking[]
His Heroic Deeds[]
- When his best friend Herb first came out as gay, BoJack fully supported him despite it being considered taboo at the time and even stood up to network executives that tried to fire Herb due to his sexuality.
- He became a father figure to Sarah Lynn during the filming of Horsin' Around due to her parents being neglectful of her.
- Consoles Dianne over her relationship with her abusive family.
- Throughout the series, BoJack makes an effort to atone for his past offenses and be a better person.
- He rescued a baby seahorse and tracked down its father, returning it home.
- He risked his life to save Todd from the Improv Cult.
- When Hollyhock came to him, he initially dismissed her claims that she was his daughter, but eventually embraced it, forming a connection with her, and attempting to locate her mother. After learning she was actually his half-sister, he let her stay with him, his mother, and Todd, and tried to be supportive of her.
- Despite his animosity toward her for her years of abuse, after his mother Beatrice developed Dementia, he took her in and cared for her.
- In the series finale, BoJack takes full responsibility for his crimes, and comes clean about his actions that resulted in Sarah Lynn's death, resulting in him being imprisoned for 2 years. Upon his release, he made an effort to fix his current relationships and was mostly successful in doing so, striving to continue his journey to be a better person.
Why Doesn't He Stand Out?[]
- Despite being the main protagonist of the series, BoJack is an extremely flawed and occasionally villainous character, and while he does have enough heroic acts to pass the general baseline, he still fails to meet the admirable standards of Todd and Mr. Peanutbutter, both of whom saved the entire city from being destroyed.
- Some of his heroic acts were disingenuous:
- While he initially stood up for Herb when the network wanted to fire him due to his sexuality, he still threw Herb under the bus and refused to walk away from the series because he was caught up in the fame it brought him.
- Him caring for his mother was more out of obligation, as he fully intended on getting rid of her the first opportunity he got, only choosing not to when he learned Beatrice was still somewhat aware of her surroundings and recognized him.
- Even though he felt remorse, he still committed too many villainous acts to qualify for PG or NPG, such as:
- Taking a recently-sober Sarah Lynn on a month-long drug binge, which resulted in her death.
- Giving a teenage girl alcohol poisoning.
- Attempting to sleep with his friend's 17-year-old daughter.
- Crashing his car into a crowd of innocent bystanders.
- Assaulting his co-star Gina during a drug-infused episode.
- Emotionally blackmailing Diane with his suicide note.
- Throughout the entire series, he is very egotistical and arrogant. While toned down in the later seasons, he's still self-congratulatory, as seen during his career as a drama professor.
- He's extremely reckless and negligent, since he often doesn't think about the ramifications of his actions, and when he does, he only cares about how something will affect him, not others.
- He's emotionally abusive and a huge jerk toward his friends. While he subverts this in the later seasons and apologizes for his actions, he caused too much mental and emotional distress for it to be ignored.
External Links[]
- BoJack Horseman on the BoJack Horseman Wiki
- BoJack Horseman on the Heroes Wiki
- BoJack Horseman on the Villains Wiki
- BoJack Horseman on the Villainous Benchmark Wiki