Sagra

One thing I have always wondered is if a monster can be a main character without being a human with extra bits. For example, lets have an alligator/lizard biped named Sagra. Big long tail, toothy mouth, kind of hulking. Would people watch a show showing him wandering a fantasy world smashing creeps? Now, it may have to be all CG, as I don't think we would have the money to make him look good in real time. I am a bit sour on the prospect, as I have yet to see even a cartoon with a serious monster lead.

I know that people need a character they can relate too, but I would hope people could relate to his personality. Having a cheerful, no-worry attitude seems to fit a gator, who spend time lazing in the sun in between gobbling up turtles and fish. It would seem to be a welcome break from the woe-is-me angst other monsterous characters have. It seems like people might like a cheerful alligator man with a big whomping stick clobbering everything from greedy orcs to eco-nut elves while laughing uproarously.

Example

"Hi!" Sagra said, and clobbered the armored guard with Whomper, sending him flying backwards.

He charged forward, as the stunned guard smacked into a stone wall with an amusing crash. Sagra smacked him with his armored tail for good measure, and smacked another guardman on the noggin with his odd weapon.

"Sagra!" he heard from the terrified girl on the wicker pile. The wicker had yet to be lit, although the pouring rain meant it was doubtful to ever lite.

"Stop him, he'll ruin everything!" The druid screamed, sending three more guards Sagra's way.

The crowd howled, and surged towards the gator. But a wave of sound smashed into them, sending some flying backwards. Sagra laughed in a deep husky voice, and ran over the guards like bowling pins, ignoring a clanging blow to his side from one of their polearms. He ran straight for the druid, who shifted into a bear.

"I hate bears!" Sagra roared, and set about proving it with a stunning blow to the head. The druid countered with a bat of his paw, scraping against Sagras armor.

Lighting flashed from the sky, tearing into the three guards that had recovered. Two stayed down, but the third stared at the grinning mage who had appeared on a rooftop. The brown haired young man stuck his tongue out.

"Good Night." a voice said in the guards ear, and he fell with a sharp knife in his back. The cloaked woman slid toward the girl on the wicker pile, and she cut her loose with ease. The panicked crowd had scattered, leaving the square empty. The thud of a bear hitting the cobblestones heralded the end of Sagras fight.

So would people watch that, or is it too weird for the mainstream?