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Mr. Burns
Mr. Burns (Charles Montgomery Burns), fictional villain and nuclear plant owner in The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer; modeled on Fredrik Olsen and Rockefeller, famous for 'Release the hounds!' and blocking out the sun.
Mr. Garrison
Mr. Garrison (Herbert Garrison), South Park character voiced by Trey Parker: schoolteacher, briefly Janet Garrison after a sex-change arc, and President Garrison, a Trump analogue, across seasons and games.
Mr. Krabs
Mr. Krabs (Eugene Harold Krabs) is the money-obsessed red crab owner of the Krusty Krab in SpongeBob SquarePants, boss of SpongeBob and Squidward, voiced by Clancy Brown, first appearing in "Help Wanted".
Mr. Noodle
Mr. Noodle is the silent, pantomiming human character in Sesame Street's Elmo's World segment, played mainly by Bill Irwin, with Michael Jeter and guest stars as his Noodle siblings, debuting in 1998.
Mr. Snuffleupagus
Mr. Snuffleupagus (Aloysius Snuffleupagus, Snuffy) is the large trunk-nosed Muppet, Big Bird's best friend on Sesame Street. Debuting in 1971 as Big Bird's supposed imaginary friend, he was revealed to the adult cast on November 18, 1985, so children would learn adults believe them.
Munna Bhai (film series)
Munna Bhai: two-film Hindi comedy-drama series, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), directed by Rajkumar Hirani, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starring Sanjay Dutt as gangster Munna Bhai and Arshad Warsi as Circuit.
Mythology of Lost
Mythology of Lost: the layered mystery system of the ABC series Lost (2004-2010), covering the island, DHARMA Initiative, Jacob and the Man in Black, the numbers, transmedia ARG revelations, and the divisive finale.
Mythology of The X-Files
Mythology of The X-Files, or mytharc: the serialized alien-conspiracy storyline of Chris Carter's series, involving the Syndicate, colonization, and the Black Oil, contrasted with monster-of-the-week episodes.
Nacho Varga
Ignacio "Nacho" Varga is a fictional Salamanca cartel lieutenant in AMC's Better Call Saul, played by Michael Mando across all six seasons; he betrays Hector Salamanca, becomes Gus Fring's double agent, and dies by suicide in season 6's "Rock and Hard Place" to protect his father, the "Ignacio" named in Breaking Bad.
Naevis
Naevis (styled nævis) is SM Entertainment's first virtual artist, an AI-voiced character from aespa's KWANGYA universe who debuted with the single "Done" in September 2024.
Nancy Wheeler
Nancy Wheeler is a fictional character in Netflix's Stranger Things, portrayed by Natalia Dyer across all five seasons; sister of Mike and Holly Wheeler, she evolves from teenager to investigative journalist and monster hunter, ex-girlfriend of Steve Harrington and Jonathan Byers.
Napoleon Solo
Napoleon Solo is the fictional American U.N.C.L.E. agent played by Robert Vaughn in the 1964-68 TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; Ian Fleming supplied the name, and Henry Cavill played him in the 2015 film.
Nardole
Nardole, played by Matt Lucas, is a Doctor Who character; River Song's servant from The Husbands of River Song (2015) who became the Twelfth Doctor's companion in Series 10 (2017), guarding Missy's Vault, the revival's first alien official companion.
Nathan Riggs
Nathan Riggs is a fictional attending cardiothoracic surgeon on Grey's Anatomy, played by Martin Henderson in seasons 12–14 (45 episodes). Known for his feud with Owen Hunt, his romance with Meredith Grey, and his exit to Los Angeles with Megan Hunt.
Nathan Scott
Nathan Scott (Nathan Royal Scott) is the fictional basketball-star character played by James Lafferty on One Tree Hill (2003–2012), half-brother of Lucas Scott, husband of Haley, later an NBA player turned sports agent.
Nathan Young
Nathan Young is the fictional Misfits (E4, 2009–2013) character played by Robert Sheehan; a young offender whose immortality power is revealed in series 1, who later gains mediumship, sells his power, and vanishes to Las Vegas.
Natlan
Natlan is the sixth major nation of Teyvat in Genshin Impact, the Pyro Nation of War ruled by Archon Mavuika, released in Version 5.0 on August 28, 2024, with six tribes, Saurian dragons, and African-Latin American cultural inspirations.
Ned Flanders
Ned Flanders (Nedward Flanders, Jr.), The Simpsons' cheerful evangelical Christian neighbor voiced by Harry Shearer; debuted 1989, runs the Leftorium, and gave his name to the trope "Flanderization".
Neela Rasgotra
Neela Rasgotra is a fictional surgeon on NBC's ER, played by Parminder Nagra in seasons 10-15 (2003-2009), a London-born Indian-origin doctor whose marriage, losses, and landmark South Asian representation distinguish the character.
Neighborhood of Make-Believe
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is the puppet kingdom in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, ruled by King Friday XIII, entered via the Trolley, kept separate from the real neighborhood, with origins in The Children's Corner (1954-1962).
Nestene Consciousness and Autons
The Nestene Consciousness (also Nestenes) and Autons are Doctor Who villains created by Robert Holmes: a plastic-animating hive mind and its mannequin foot-soldiers, debuting in Spearhead from Space (1970) and returning in Rose (2005) and the Pandorica two-parter.
New California Republic
New California Republic (NCR), a fictional post-apocalyptic federal republic in the Fallout series; founded 2186 in Shady Sands from Vault 15 survivors, a five-state democracy led by Tandi, later shattered by the NCR-Legion War and the 2283 destruction of its capital.
Nicholas Brody
Nicholas Brody is the fictional Marine sergeant in Showtime's Homeland, played by Damian Lewis, a POW turned by Abu Nazir, later congressman and double agent, executed in Tehran in season 3.
Nick Amaro
Nick Amaro is a fictional NYPD detective on Law & Order: SVU, played by Danny Pino as main cast in seasons 13–16 (2011–2015), replacing Elliot Stabler, written out in the season 16 finale, and returning for the 500th episode in 2021.
Nick Sobotka
Nick Sobotka is a fictional character in season 2 of HBO's The Wire, played by Pablo Schreiber; a Polish American stevedore, nephew of Frank Sobotka, drawn into drug dealing and port smuggling, ending in witness protection.
Nicky Nichols
Nicky Nichols (Nicole Nichols), fictional inmate in Orange Is the New Black, played by Natasha Lyonne; recovering heroin addict at Litchfield, loyal to Red and Lorna, Emmy-nominated role, becomes kitchen-run 'prison mom' in season 7.
Night King
The Night King is the show-invented leader of the White Walkers in Game of Thrones, created by the Children of the Forest, distinct from the books' legendary Night's King, killed by Arya Stark in "The Long Night".
Night of the Living Dead (film series)
George A. Romero's Living Dead series: Night of the Living Dead (1968) and five sequels through Survival of the Dead (2009), plus the 1990 Savini remake, public-domain history, and zombie-fiction legacy.
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden (忍者龍剣伝, Ninja Ryukenden) is Koei Tecmo's ninja action franchise starring Ryu Hayabusa, begun as a 1988 Tecmo arcade game, rebooted in 3D by Team Ninja on Xbox in 2004, and revived in 2025 with Ninja Gaiden 4 by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames.
Ninth Doctor
The Ninth Doctor is Christopher Eccleston's incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who's 2005 revival, a Time Lord and Time War survivor leading Series 1 from "Rose" to "The Parting of the Ways" before regenerating into the Tenth Doctor.