Duck (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared) vs Jax (The Amazing Digital Circus) "You Lovely Jerk"
Connections :
Anthro animals who find themselves forced to be part of a twisted family friendly show where they have adventures that often end badly for them.
They're the most arrogant and self-absorbed character of their cast, always putting themselves first before others and have a habit of being mean/rude.
In particular, they love to lash on the most shy and innocent member of their cast as a way to boost their own ego (Yellow Guy, Gangle).
Out of all the people trapped in the show, they're the one who embrace the idea of being a fictional character the most, rarely "breaking character" and try to get the spotlight. They're also the only anthro animal of the main cast.
Despite this jerkish behaviour, they've shown to have more depth as they do hate being stuck on this show and they have a more sympathetic side, once they let their guard down (Duck genuily cares for his friends, Jax put on a mask to hide her insecurities regarding her gender identity).
Their show take after nostalgic/aesthetic concepts (Muppet/kids shows, early internet/CGI shows) and is a mix of psychological horror/comedy.