History Characters / LazyTown

* HiddenDepths: "Dancing Dreams" shows Milford's actually a competent pilot, and a couple episodes have him be good at soccer.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: He is faster and more agile than any of the human characters and can pull off stunts that most people could only dream of. He also [[OurElvesAreBetter keeps his ears conspicuously hidden under his hat at all times]]. In the original plays and the Icelandic dub of the TV show, Sportacus is a "Sports Elf," and Robbie refers to him as such in one instance.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Though it's usually not mentioned in the show, in the original [=LazyTown=] plays, Sportacus is a "sports elf" and [[https://youtu.be/bP5FEQg7-dk?t=14m10s even sings about how elves are always energetic]].

* BookDumb: A strange subversion. Robbie is a genius without a doubt, as he's able to build machines that would have engineers scratching their heads (like a microwave that can make inventions for you and even ''a time machine''), and his varied disguises and antics show he's obviously a very knowledgeable individual despite all their goofiness. However, for some reason, he struggles with simple arithmetic and reading.

* VillainsActHeroesReact: The plot of the episodes usually start when Robbi tries a scheme to make everyone lazy or get rid of Sportacus.

* BlackAndNerdy: He's African-American, and his main talent lies in technology.

%%* DeadpanSnarker

%%* TwoferTokenMinority

* BigFun: The genie is overweight, and also jovial and energetic.

* InexplicablyAwesome: How his disguises, teleportation, and other inventions work is an exercise for the viewer; some episodes hint that it's magic while others science, and still others [[{{Magitek}} both]]. And that's not even getting into his phone that can order ''anything''.

* HairDecorations: She wears a purple headband in her pink hair.

* WhatTheHellHero: During Ziggy's birthday party, Stingy brings him a present. When it turns out that he brought nothing to the party, Robbie is perplexed by his standards, asserting that ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards he]]'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards at least brought cookies]].

%%* TheWorkaholic

* WhatTheHellHero: During Ziggy's birthday party, Stingy brings him a present. When it turns out that he brought nothing to the party, Robbie is perplexed by his standards, asserting that [[EvenEvilHasStandards he at least brought cookies]].

* NiceGuy: He always helps those who need it and is generally very friendly to citizens of Lazy Town. He even helps Robbie sometimes.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the original plays, when he was known as Glanni Glæpur, he ''very clearly'' meant malice towards the inhabitants of Lazy Town and was a renowned criminal. Here, he wants the inhabitants to be lazy, but he also [[ButNotTooEvil rarely means to hurt them]]. Stefan has stated that Robbie Rotten [[IJustWantToHaveFriends just wants to be their friend]] deep down, though [[FriendlyEnemy he's usually on good terms with the protagonists]] anyway.

* HiddenDepths: The actor for Robbie Rotten (Stefen Karl) did a Reddit AMA in 2016. One of the questions was "Deep down, what does Robbie '''really''' think of the citizens of Lazy Town?" His response was [[IJustWantToHaveFriends "I wish I could be their friend".]]

* UnnecessaryCombatRoll: Sportacus gets around 80% of the time via backflips, handsprings, and other showy moves.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: He is faster and more agile than any of the human characters and can pull off stunts that most people could only dream of. He also [[OurElvesAreBetter keeps his ears conspicuously hidden under his hat at all times]]. In the original plays and the Icelandic dub of the TV show, Sportacus is a "Sports Elf."

* OurElvesAreBetter: Though it's not directly mentioned in the show, in the original [=LazyTown=] plays, Sportacus is a "sports elf" and [[https://youtu.be/bP5FEQg7-dk?t=14m10s even sings about how elves are always energetic]].

* MrExposition: Many episodes' plots are kicked off by him reading a story to the kids or general [=LazyTown=] facts, which usually inspires Robbie's scheme of the week.

* VocalEvolution: His voice was much higher and whinier sounding earlier on. Starting with Season 2 and carrying on throughout the rest of the show his voice gets much deeper and more nasally. Compare his voice in [[https://youtu.be/2dTh3iI0is8 "The Mine Song"]] to his voice in [[https://youtu.be/D38k_FjKiEg "The World Goes Round"]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Robbie does this in the pilot episode where he looks directly into the camera to state his villainous intentions.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] due to him being a kid ([[TheBabyOfTheBunch the youngest of his friends]] for that matter). A couple of examples include throwing a lollipop in a tree for ''no reason'', and [[{{Squick}} keeping chocolate in his underwear]].

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Ziggy looks much cartoonier than any of the other Lazytown puppets. Whereas they have rather bulgy eyes and more realistic proportions. Ziggy has small, beady eyes and a bigger head than the rest. He's also the only puppet character with visible teeth.

* TotallyRadical: He's fond of saying "yo" a lot.

* AntiRoleModel: A rather flawed one, considering that he wants the children of the town to be lazy and in bad shape, supposedly like himself, despite the fact that Robbie is neither lazy nor in bad shape at all.

* InformedFlaw: Every time he is described as a lazy character or he claims himself to be. In the actual show, his level of activity easily rivals Sportacus'.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown

* OfficeRomance

* BeehiveHairdo

* OfficeRomance

%%* SpoiledBrat

* InvincibleHero: Sportacus is very capable and rarely fails on his own, but in keeping with the show's promotion of friendship and teamwork, he often needs the help of Stephanie and the other children to foil Robbie's latest scheme.

* SuperStrength: Sportacus rarely uses it but he's superhumanly strong -- in the season four episode "Mystery of the Pyramid" he lifts the entire pyramid several feet off the ground to dislodge a boulder blocking the door, using nothing more than a rope and grapnel.
* ThinChinOfSin: Sportacus has an extended chin aided by prosthetics. While the chin isn't as pointy as other examples on this entry, it's made to look more realistic, but it is still very long and sharp. And he’s the hero.

* UnnecessaryCombatRoll: Sportacus gets around 80% of the time via backflips, handstands, and other showy moves.

* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: DependingOnTheWriter. In some episodes, Robbie seems to genuinely believe that his bad views on health and exercise are the right path to live, which makes him a sort of AntiVillain to some degree. In others, however, he clearly knows he is advocating unhealthy ways and explicitly does it to mess with the other characters.

* BrilliantButLazy: Robbie epitomizes this trope, even if he unintentionally subverts it at the same time. He prides himself in being lazy, and even schemes to make the rest of the town as lazy as he claims to be, yet he is easily the most brilliant person in the entire town and is able to create ''anything'' out of ''anything''. Ironically, and for all his pretended laziness, Robbie's constant attempts to make [=LazyTown=] live up to its name via elaborate traps, machines, and costumes make him easily one of its ''most'' active residents.

* GoKartingWithBowser: In some episodes the cast invites him to play and have fun, and on ''very'' rare occasions he accepts, usually with a scheme in mind.

* NoSocialSkills: Robbie has no idea how to act around people when he's not being evil to them, and usually becomes incredibly awkward when actually forced to do it.

* AllThereInTheManual: Early concepts of ''[=LazyTown=]'' gave him a backstory where he was a talented chess player and drama student, which explains how he's a LargeHam and the town's sole MasterOfDisguise), and his mother is a compulsive gambler while his father is a prominent politician. Another scrapped backstory had him bully Sportacus when they were kids.
* AntiRoleModel: A flawed one, considering that he wants the children of the town to be lazy and in bad shape, supposedly like himself, despite the fact that Robbie is neither lazy nor in bad shape.
* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: Robbie sometimes seems to believe that his bad views on health and exercise are the right ones, but he also recognizes the evil nature of his actions.

* BookDumb: Robbie is a genius without a doubt; he's able to build machines that would have engineers scratching their heads, like a microwave that can make inventions for you and even ''a time machine''. For some reason, he struggles with simple arithmetic and reading.

* BrilliantButLazy: Robbie epitomizes this trope. He prides himself in being lazy, and even schemes to make the rest of the town as lazy as he is, yet he is easily the most brilliant person in the entire town and is able to create ''anything'' out of ''anything''. Ironically, Robbie's constant attempts to make [=LazyTown=] lazy via elaborate traps, machines, and costumes make him easily one of the ''most'' active residents.

* DastardlyWhiplash: Lacks the mustache and top hat, but otherwise features the crooked mannerisms, fancy suit and overt meanness associated with the character.

* {{Foil}}: To Sportacus; Robbie is a scheming, lazy villain who likes eating sugary foods such as cake and wants to make the town as lazy as him so he can get some sleep. Sportacus is physically active, always willing to help others, and thrives on only healthy foods.

* GeniusBruiser: Downplayed, but still notable. Despite his pretensions to be the supreme emissary of laziness, Robbie is evidently very physically fit, and in some instances he proves to be as athletic as Sportacus himself (albeit not spectacularly so).

* CharacterExaggeration: Although Stephanie has always been a happy-go-lucky [[CheerfulChild cheerful child]], the earlier seasons tried to remedy this by showing that she could be just as flawed as everyone else. After the show was revived for its third season, Stephanie's perkiness was turned [[UpToEleven up to eleven]] to where there's seldom a moment where she's not incredibly bubbly, and most of her flaws disappeared.

* CharacterExaggeration: Although Stephanie has always been a happy-go-lucky [[CheerfulChild cheerful child]], the earlier seasons tried to remedy this by showing that she could be just as flawed as everyone else. After the show was revived for its third season, Stephanie's perkiness was turned [[UpToEleven up to eleven]] to where there's seldom a moment where she's not incredibly bubbly.

->'''Played By:''' Julianna Rose Mauriello (seasons 1–2), Chloe Lang (season 3–4)

There are nine recurrent characters in ''Series/LazyTown'', all but three of them played by puppets. In addition to the main actors listed below, many different actors have played the characters (including the ones normally portrayed by puppets in the television series) in the various ''[=LazyTown=]'' live productions.

An anthropomorphic, lazy rooster who longs for [=LazyTown=]'s lazy days, though his grumbling is ineffectual next to Glanni's schemes.