History Characters / BobsBurgersLouiseBelcher

* BigSisterInstinct: She pokes some light-hearted jokes at him but she seems to have this attitude towards Regular-Sized Rudy, given that she expresses concern and protectiveness towards him sometimes. [[spoiler:"Bob Actually" implies that there might be [[PuppyLove something else at play]].]]

* PyrrhicVictory: On the rare occasion Louise doesn't end her plan of the week prematurely due to a last-second JerkassRealization, she'll see it through to the end only to realize she doesn't really like how things panned out. For instance, "Topsy" has her stick it to a Thomas Edison-obsessed teacher by proving Edison wasn't a good person, but in the process of recreating one of Edison's experiments she almost electrocutes Tina.

* TheUnreveal: When it looks like we'll finally see her without her hat off when it gets taken in "Ear-Sy Rider", the top portion of her head is blocked off by the upper camera border. [[spoiler:When it falls off in the movie, she's almost entirely offscreen until she puts it back on.]]

** Chloe Barbash. While Louise has never liked her, she now loathes Chloe because of the way she exploits Rudy. Chloe also set off Louise’s arc in the movie by mocking her bunny ears.

** In "Hawk & Chick", it's revealed that one of her biggest fears (if not her absolute biggest) is growing apart from Bob as she gets older, which is brought to the forefront when she learns that her favorite movie stars (who she previously saw as a representation of her bond with Bob) went through the same thing. She noticeably gets upset as she reveals this to Bob himself (and it's hinted that she very nearly cried), and is shown to appreciate it when Bob tells her they'll never meet that fate.

** Although Louise often invokes NeverMyFault whenever something she does goes wrong, it's shown that whenever that something harms Bob in particular (especially if it's beyond the usual quip or prank) she genuinely feels bad about it, will (eventually) admit guilt, and will work hard to rectify the situation (such as when she believes she's burned the restaurant, or when she and her siblings lose Bob's anniversary gift for Linda). It's also implied that her invoking NeverMyFault is out of denial that she's harmed someone she looks up to, and she's noticeably more subdued whenever Bob gets genuinely angry.

** In Season 1 she was a ''lot'' more random with her acts of mischief and violence, to the point that she nearly got the restaurant shut down over a rumor. Later seasons show that while she's still prone to making sarcastic jabs at her family, they're largely immune to her more harmful deeds, and she tends to not go after anyone unless they wrong her first.
** In Season 1 she put up a tough attitude around her family. In later seasons it's shown that her family is just about the only thing that can consistently make her ''drop'' this attitude.
* CharacterTics: [[http://media3.giphy.com/media/PWZ8pr1xZW55m/giphy.gif Twitching her eyes whenever she is about to explode from anger]]. She did this for almost the entire second half of the "Ambergris" episode, due to lack of sleep. She gets this tic from her mother.

* TheDeterminator: Once she's set her mind on something, there's very little one can do to get her to back down.

* HumbleGoal: Her plans for the future. [[EnfantTerrible Does she want world domination]]? [[CorruptCorporateExecutive A high-paying job where she has a ton of influence]]? [[FollowInMyFootsteps No, she wants to work in her father's restaurant]].

** While it makes her act irrationally, Louise's dislike of Millie is understandable; she's an obsessive psycho who's implied to have broken into her house before.

* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: While not as recurring as Gene, there are some hints she might struggle with her gender identity.
** A majority of her Halloween costumes are at least partially based on male characters[[note]]Edward Scissorhands, the Driver, Anton Chigurh, Jason Bourne, Beetlejuice, and Peter Pan[[/note]], with none thus far actually based on female characters.
** In "Ear-sy Rider" she exclaims "Now I want them!" after watching a woman open a beer with her breasts, implying she was uncomfortable with the prospect beforehand.
** During Gene's story in "The Gayle Tales", her character ("Lou Belchera") is identified as a man.
** In "Boys 4 Now", she has the throwaway line "No wonder everyone hates women." If not an example of her being a FemaleMisogynist, this could imply that she herself dislikes being a girl.
** In "The Laser-inth", Gretchen asks Louise to "pretend" to be a real little girl, to which Louise replies "I'll try.".
** When attending the birthday party in "Bobby Driver", all the girls are given feathered headbands and all the boys are given fedoras. Louise immediately gives her headband to Gene and takes his fedora in return.
** In "Manic Pixie Crap Show", Louise's speech about "being a girl wrong" could be about her questioning her tomboy interests, but could also be read as her not relating to femininity at all.
** In the movie, Louise's arc revolves around her not knowing who she is without her bunny hat. While not directly tied to gender, an early sign in transgender youth is an overall lack of self-image. A young child defining herself by an article of clothing is extreme enough to suggest this.

%%** Later seasons have her become this towards Chloe Barbash, whether it be over her pool or Rudy's obvious crush on her.

** Later seasons have her become this towards Chloe Barbash, whether it be over her pool or Rudy's obvious crush on her.

* NatureVersusNurture: While previous episodes implied that many of her habits (such as her CompanionCube tendencies) were simply SharedFamilyQuirks with Bob, "Poops!... I Didn't Do It Again" suggests that she learned some of her behaviors directly from Bob himself. While this is only discussed in reference to Louise's ShyBladder, it's entirely possible it extends to the rest of her and Bob's similarities as well (and would explain quite a lot, considering Bob has a FreudianExcuse for many of his habits while Louise does not).

** Similarly, while it makes her act irrationally, her dislike of Millie is understandable, given Millie is an obsessive psycho who's implied to have broken into the Belcher home before.

* RedOniBlueOni: She's the loud, hammy Red Oni to Rudy's quiet, calm Blue Oni. She's also part of this dynamic with Tina, with Louise remaining the Red Oni and Tina replacing Rudy as the Blue Oni.

* ArchEnemy: At least four recurring ones.

* PyrrhicVictory: On the rare occasion Louise doesn't end her plan of the week prematurely due to a last-second JerkassRealization, she'll see it through to the end only to realize she doesn't really like how things panned out.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She claims to dislike most girly things out loud and ridicules Tina for having a crush on Jimmy Junior -- or for that matter boys in general, but her room is fairly feminine, she has a soft spot for puppies and she developed a major crush for a boy band's lead singer. Not to mention her hat.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Louise is the most normal of the Belcher kids, but she is manipulative, has a strong sense of ''schadenfreude'', quick to anger, frequently advocates violence and often tries to escalate situations for her amusement to the point where she tried to convince a biker gang to [[DisproportionateRetribution cut a kid's ear off after he took her bunny ear hat]].

* CryCute: Her snarky exterior briefly cracks in "Spaghetti Western and Meatballs" and she also sheds a few more but ''very'' vulnerable tears in "Large Brother Where Fart Thou" after Logan closes in on her and threatens to give her a 'Reverse Norwegian Stinkhold'.

* {{Revenge}}: If she's not out for self-gain, she's out to get back at someone who wronged her or someone close to her.

* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed; she's not ''evil'' or even a truly awful person, but she's definitely the most selfish of the core five Belchers. The other four are a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at their ''worst'', but Louise is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at her ''best''. Furthermore, whenever the Belchers are trying to prevent something bad, Louise will instead be cheering it on (unless it's something ''extremely'' bad or against her own interests).

* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed; she's not ''evil'' or even a truly awful person, but she's definitely the most selfish of the core five Belchers. The other four are a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at their ''worst'', but Louise is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at her ''best''.

* CuteAndPsycho: An adorable kid with a bunny ears hat, and see AxCrazy and EnfantTerrible.

* HeelRealization: During her more harmful and/or morally questionable schemes, she will inevitably regret things either right before or right after her scheme is complete and attempt to make things right.

* AnimalMotifs: Louise has a [[RascallyRabbit rabbit motif]]. Besides her [[IconicItem iconic]], pink bunny ears hat, she also wears yellow bunny slippers with her pajamas. And just like a rabbit, Louise is quite small but fast and deceptively clever.

Bob and Linda's 9-year-old youngest daughter. Louise is wise beyond her years and has something of a psychopathic streak to her. Her favorite pastimes are creating chaos and devising (sometimes questionably legal) elaborate schemes to make cash, and she is almost always the ringleader during the Belcher kids' misadventures. However, beneath all this [[HiddenHeartOfGold she truly does care about her family]], [[DaddysGirl her father in particular]].

** Bob tries his best to be fair to all of his kids, with pretty much nothing indicating he has a favorite among them. That said, it's implied on occasion that Louise believes herself to be Bob's favorite child.

** Bob tries his best to be fair to all of his kids. That said, it's implied on occasion that Louise believes herself to be Bob's favorite child.

** In "Boys 4 Now", the throwaway line "No wonder everyone hates women." (if not an example of FemaleMisogynist) could imply that she herself dislikes being a girl.

* OccidentalOtaku: It's implied she has an interest in Japanese media. She owns a lot of stuffed animals who seem to be Japanese (based on their names). She enjoys watching Japanese films as well, especially ''Hawk and Chick'' franchise, which she watches with Bob during their Daddy/Daughter time. Her Kuchi Kopi toy is also based on a Japanese character (and its box is all written in Japanese). She also keeps a stack of manga near her bed, which in one episode she references for information on a Japanese demon she believes is haunting her sister. In "[[Recap/BobsBurgersS8E8VForValentinedetta V for Valentine-detta]]" she wears grotesque facial makeup that makes her resemble an {{Oni}}. Another episode has her collect slug-themed ''Pokemon'' knock-off cards.