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All the Fictional Characters Who Helped Us Survive 2023

Image: Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, Searchlight, Lucasfilm, Larian Studios

It’s been a year of ups and downs, so in 2023 we’re particularly grateful for one source of reliable joy: sci-fi, horror, and fantasy entertainment. Here are the fictional characters—be they live-action, animation, made of plastic, or from galaxies far, far away—that helped guide us through.

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