Reviving journal briefly for this one. These are all somewhat obscure. In the order of easiest to most difficult:
1. Max, from Sam and Max: Freelance Police, guessed by
chime 2. Toph, from Avatar: The Last Airbender, guessed by
cmzero 3. George Oscar "GOB" Bluth, from Arrested Development, guessed by
cmzero 4.
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