The It Ends With Us drama has expanded to include a jokey character in the Marvel blockbuster.

With real-life SpongeBob Krabby Patties and Deadpool booty Xbox controllers—and so much more—it was a wild year for tie-in merch.

From Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Wicked, Abigail, Twisters, and beyond—here are our favorite sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movie moments of the year.

We salute our fictional faves in our list of standout heroes of the year, unsung and otherwise, from sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.

Only as side characters, alas—but let's be real, we want them for a Spideypool rom-com.