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11 Underrated Cartoon Characters We Low Key Had a Crush On
This list isn't about the popular kids.

Keep your obvious crushes. Keep Prince Eric. Keep Princess Jasmine. Keep Hercules, Aladdin, Jessica Rabbit, and Ariel. John Smith, get your boring name and face outta here!
This is a list of the most underrated hotties. The low-key lovers. The ones with TRUE hearts of gold!
11. Samurai Jack (Samurai Jack)
Jack juh-juh-jack, Jack juh-juh jack, Samurai Jack! Silent, honorable, resilient. A childhood role model with a body-ody-ody.
10. Maxine Gibson (Batman Beyond)
She lured us with her high fashion and sky high IQ, but it was her ride-or-die friendship with Terry McGinnis that won our hearts.
9. Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
Dear Danny,
It's not just your shaggy pompadour; it’s those husky blue eyes. Please promise me if things end badly, you won’t ghost me...
xoxo, your beloved
8. Lola Bunny (Space Jam)
*Trixie Mattel doing a RuPaul impression*
Lola, on the court you’re an...MVP. But your kind heart is what won us in…over time. Condragulations my dear!
7. David Kawena (Lilo and Stitch)
The surfer bro. The older sister’s BF. Good with kids (and aliens). Plus, it helps that this fire dancer was always in boardshorts.
6. Chel (Road to Eldorado)
Although DreamWorks’ Road to Eldorado massively sugar-coated the Spanish Inquisition, it did gave us Chel, a funny and fiery leading woman who was far from the norm for many Disney princesses past.
5. Kronk (The Emperor’s New Groove)
“Wrong lever Kronk!”
Oh Kronk. Sweet, dumb Kronk. Just a jock caught up in the wrong profession. Please, cook me spinach puffs and sing me your theme song! Squeak-iddy-squeak-squeakin!
4. Kida (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
Kida was still spry just shy of her 8,800th birthday. She was also serving silver hair way before all the cool queer kids hopped on the #grannyhair train. But you know, imitation is the highest form of flattery.
3. Prince Naveen (The Princess and the Frog)
If you get a chance, check out this slightly NSFW rendering of the frog-turned-prince by artist David Kawena. Still recovering.
2. Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Perhaps the most beloved cartoon character of all time. Disagree with that and his fanbase will read you to filth.
1. Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
“You speak of justice yet you are cruel to those most in need of your help!”
Esmeralda is unapologetic, brazen, and speaks up for those who don’t have a voice. She is bae.
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