Other Fictional movie (or TV) characters who have had the greatest real world influence?

Zen

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Wesley Snipes in Blade made it cool to be a black superhero in Hollywood

Keanu Reeves as Neo in The Matrix made it cool to be a nerd

Cloud Strife in FFVII unfortunately made it cool to be emo
More like Squall....
 

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Pacey from Dawson's Creek. I've wanted to bone all my hot teachers since.
 

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That Hunter Biden dude from Fear and Loathing in Las vegas. Really made it cool to do drugs.
 

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Don Draper. How many people started drinking old fashioned and smoking after watching Mad Men?
 

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Two characters from the 70s come to mind.
Bruce the shark in Jaws. If you were around when Jaws came out in the movies that summer you did not go in the water. The world was terrified of sharks after that and still is.
The other character to have a huge impact was Linda Blair’s portrayal of Regan in the Exorcist. Any noise in the attic after that used to scare people shitless and devil’s and demons were all the rage.