Oscar (Shark Tale)

Oscar is the main protagonist of the 2004 DreamWorks film . He is Angie's boyfriend and co-worker, Lenny's best friend, Lola's ex-boyfriend and the former tongue-scrubber and current co-manager of the Whale Wash. He is a blue-streaked cleaner wrasse. He is voiced by Will Smith.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) He is initially narcissistic, greedy, annoying, and self-centered, and seems to care only about himself. In one scene, Angie gives him a pearl that supposed to get him out of debt. What does he do? He doesn't pay off the debt, he bets it on a seahorse race! (Albeit, everyone was expecting Lucky Day to win, so he probably figured there was nothing to worry about.)
 * 2) He is extremely impulsive, quite empty-headed, & somewhat clueless. Whenever he comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme, it backfires on him, mainly because of how ridiculous the scheme is or how poorly he thinks it through.  In fact, much of the conflict of the plot is due to him making dumb decisions without realizing the consequences.
 * 3) * With that said, his idiocy is unfunny and obnoxious. This is shown when he screws things up when his ego getting in the way of his plans, an notable example of this is when he gets Lenny (a shark we mind you) to snatch Angie from a plate she was laying on and Oscar gets prideful & cocky when being so egotistical about foiling up Don Lino & the shark mafia that Lenny pukes Angie and everything he has ate.
 * 4) His dream of becoming rich and famous is extremely shallow, a bit cliche, and materialistic.
 * 5) His constant use of urban slang in order to be hip can make him come off as immature at times.
 * 6) His design is unintentionally hideous and it looks like it was Photoshop, mainly by his face.
 * 7) * Not to mention that he doesn't look that much like an actual blue-streaked cleaner wrasse and Oscar has the ugliest design ever put into a fish character. And even though many characters in Shark Tale had this consistent flaw, Oscar is mainly the ugliest out of the many.
 * 8) * Also, the expressions he makes are uncanny and come off as nightmarish towards viewers.
 * 9) Not only did he bet Angie's pearl on a race (albeit, everyone was expecting that Lucky Day would win as mentioned before), he also lied to everyone about killing a shark just so he could become rich and famous which is very unacceptable since he's too much of a coward to do something like that.  While it is a dumb decision, given that he wasn't aware of the consequences, it is nonetheless dishonest.
 * 10) * Geez, Even Lenny (the friendly, slightly dim shark) knows that he made all the shark slaying up.
 * 11) That moment where he was hiding behind Lola when a fish that there was a shark coming pretty much showed how much of a coward Oscar was.
 * 12) He is infatuated with Lola despite the fact that she rejected him for being a nobody, is only dating him because he is rich and famous, and regardless how much she belittles him.  This leads to point of Oscar mistaking Lola's emotional manipulation for genuine respect for him.
 * 13) He is highly oblivious to Angie's feelings for him, no matter how obvious they are to everyone else, including his boss Sykes and his crush Lola.

Good Qualities

 * 1) He has decent character development, since he not only tells the truth and tells Angie he loves her, he also brings together a broken family and brings peace to Reef City, being hailed a true hero who helped create a society where preys and predators live together in harmony.  He also learns to let go of his insecurities about being a nobody, which results in him becoming more optimistic and being more confident with his life working at the Whale Wash.
 * 2) * He is shown to care about the well-being of his co-workers despite them not respecting him, as shown he is trying to save one of them inside a whale having indigestion, though it turned out the whale had gas and the algae splattered on Oscar, much to his embarrassment.
 * 3) * He did the right thing in breaking up with Lola after seeing her true colors and realizing that he has romantic feelings for Angie. He was also disgusted by how she disrespects Angie.
 * 4) * Despite the fact that he lied about being a shark slayer, he actually managed to take Don Lino down by trapping him into the whale washing machine, living up to his reputation in the process.
 * 5) * Despite being oblivious to Angie's romantic feelings for him, he still cares about her and treats her with respect. In fact, he returns Angie her grandmother's pearl to her in a necklace when he gets popular, showing his gratitude to her for being there for him.  When she calls him out on his lie and confesses her feelings for him, he instantly shows guilt and regrets hurting her and tries to apologize to her.
 * 6) * As shallow as it is, his reason for becoming rich and famous is quite sympathetic. It stems from a traumatic childhood experience of his elementary school classmates mocking him for his father's job at the Whale Wash.  It also comes from the fact that no one at the Whale Wash except Angie respects him.
 * 7) Despite being the least popular DreamWorks protagonist, some DreamWorks fans find him likable and root for him in spite of his faults.
 * 8) * Despite his massively egotistical and immature nature, he can be shown to be friendly to everyone around him.
 * 9) * While he has a cynical outlook on his life, he does have an energetic and cheerful side to his personality.
 * 10) * While many perceive him as a villain protagonist or designated hero at the very least, some who recognize his redeeming qualities and heroic actions consider him an anti-hero.
 * 11) * His desire to be a somebody is something that makes him fairly relatable.
 * 12) He has his comedic moments.
 * 13) At least his voice actor Will Smith did a good job voicing him, despite wasting his talents. This is shown when he's pretty good at singing.
 * 14) * " I AM NOT A REAL SHARKSLAYER!!!!"
 * 15) He is fairly compassionate and open-minded. He also helps Lenny to get over Frankie's death by saying that it is not his fault and taking full responsibility for it.
 * 16) * When Lenny confesses that he is a vegetarian, Oscar opened up to it despite his urge to laugh at his secret shows how he can be friendly through his own idiocy.
 * 17) Even though he is ashamed about being a nobody like his father, he still admires him and follows his footsteps.  At the end of the movie, he places a picture of his father on his desk when he became manager, showing his satisfaction of continuing his father's legacy.

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