The Mystery Cartoon Character Game, now with 20% more ongoing.

This is the Hep Cat from the Looney Tunes cartoon of the same name.

That is correct. Tis the Hep Cat. You're up.

1. I'm the main protagonist of a 1981 fantasy special, loosely based upon a book of the same name.
2. I am sought after by the princess of the fairy realm to defeat an evil shadow.
3. Why me? Well, I happen to be a mortal, and the fairy creatures are loosing their powers thanks to the shadow.

Can't say I remember this one.

I know the answer, but I'll wait first for I'll be unable to come up with a character in the next couple of days.

I found it! It's Oisin from "Faeries."

Indeed, this is Oisin from the 1981 special "Faeries" loosely based upon Brian Froud's book of the same name.

Thanks, Glowworm. How about this one?: And believe me, it's totally untapped.

1. I travel in a sub named after Jason's followers.

2. My last name is a unit of measure for the ocean depths.

3. My series was preceded by two others featuring characters with animated lips.

The submarine is the Argonaut, its commander is Captain Fathom, and was produced by Cambria Studios, which has also produced Clutch Cargo and Space Angel. Cambria Studios called their signature animation method "Synchro-Vox." This involved filming live actors speaking their lines, then transposing only their mouths onto cel-drawn characters, as opposed to using phonemes. Some describe this process as "innovative;" most describe it as "creepy."

Yes, OUB, it is indeed Captain Bill Fathom. So you go again. Good job.

Oh dear, I can't tap into a new vein, but it's one with some memorable characters, so ...

1) This character has appeared only once to date, in a completely animated feature film. He survives to the end of the story, so he could recur.

2) Fair Play Rule: this character is human, mostly. Like 99½% physically human, with one peculiar aberration. As far as what he does, though, he's mightily inhuman: kidnapping, extortion, terrorism.

3) Of course, this character is a Bad Guy. Apparently, he's the most supreme bad guy in the organization. However, it's only his own mooks that get hurt, and his own "toys" that get destroyed.

Overdue for Intermediate clues, so here they are:

4) Doctors have a term, heterochromia, for those whose eyes are different colors. House cats occasionally have one blue eye and one gold eye. This character has an extreme case of heterochromia.

5) This villain suffers from Doctor Drakken Syndrome: he can be defeated by a little girl and her faithful doggie. Those villain reunion parties must be awkward.

6) Despite the name, this villain is no relation to the Deputy Mayor of Megakat City.

Aha! It's Dr. Calico, the villain from "Bolt."

Verily, this is Doctor Calico, the "villain" of the television show Bolt. Of course, he's just an actor playing a role, which is why he cannot overcome young Penny and her wonder dog Bolt. And he has that right eye with a green sclera, just for that extra evilness. Good job, EI.

Thanks, OUB. Now for a little fun.

1. I'm pretty tough for a little blue guy.

2. Despite this, I have a heart shaped tattoo.

3. My name is repeatedly mentioned in ads for trash bags.

Ticklishly easy, Em: this is Hefty Smurf, from the Hanna-Barbera series The Smurfs that adapted the illustrated books by Péjo.

Yep, that's it all right, OUB. You score again. Good job.

Nice. Oh, surprise; how'd we miss this guy? Well then, it's fixing time.

1) This character has appeared only once to date in a mostly-animated feature film. A few live actors show up for this, but they're mostly bookends to the story.

2) This character starts out as The Hero to his community, only to become a Broken Ace when he's exposed as a fraud.

3) A squad of secondary characters must locate this displaced former hero, and convince him to return to his old job.

Chanticleer the rooster from Rock a Doodle.

Bravo, Glowworm, this is Chanticleer from Don Bluth's Rock-A-Doodle. Chanticleer's job on the farm is to raise the sun when he crows at dawn. That's worth a fresh +1 and control of the board.