History Characters / MeanGirls

* HatedByAll: To quote Janis during the party scene at Cady's home:
--> '''Janis:''' "You think that ''everybody'' is in love with you, when actually '''everybody''' '''''hates''''' '''you!'''"

* LargeAndInCharge: The two dominant members (Cady and Regina) are noticeably taller than the two followers (Gretchen and Karen.)

** In the original trio, [[BrainlessBeauty Karen]] is the nice one (if only because she's [[DumbIsGood too dumb to be truly malicious]]), AlphaBitch Regina is the mean one, and Gretchen is in-between (fairly nice, only acting mean under the influence of Regina). Lampshaded on some DVD covers, which have pictures of the original trio with the captions Mean (Karen), Meaner (Gretchen), and Meanest (Regina).
** When [[spoiler:Regina leaves, Cady briefly becomes the "mean" one as the new Queen Bee (albeit [[{{Downplayed}} a much looser example]], as well)]].

* PopularIsDumb: Played very straight with Karen. Zig-zagged with Regina who despite being able to manipulate most of the female half of the school into becoming her pawns, frequently shows herself to be rather BookDumb. Discussed and justified over the course of the movie - Cady, during her [[BecomingTheMask evolution into the]] AlphaBitch, begins [[ObfuscatingStupidity dumbing herself down]] so a boy will like her. It’s unknown about Gretchen, whose grades are never shown. While she is a bit ditzy, she is in the same English class as the academic Cady, so she may not be academic, but might be intelligent. However, she isn’t great with emotional intelligence, judging by her speech in the Gym when the Sophomore girls are apologising. The Plastics also state joining academic clubs like the Math Club (or "Mathletes") is "social suicide".

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Most notably, Cady becomes an AlphaBitch after hanging around them for too long. The clique isn't good for any of them, though, and a lot of their awful behavior is egged on by each other, or done to either spite or impress one another, depending on the situation. [[spoiler:After the Plastics break up, they're all much better off]].
* VanityIsFeminine: All of the plastics are vain, (Cady was only briefly obsessed with her looks as she became the new Queen Bee and later returned to her kind self) and are also very feminine.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Except for [[HeterosexualLifePartners Gretchen and Karen]], towards one another.

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* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Cady (phlegmatic)
** Regina (choleric)
** Gretchen (melancholic)
** Karen (sanguine)

* DevilInPlainSght: She has a pretty fashionable wardrobe, and is very stuck-up and vain in front of others, so those two traits of hers are really a match made in hell.

* MirrorCharacter: A non-in-universe example. She pretty much resembles Jessica Spencer from the more previously released movie ''Film/TheHotChick'', since they're both known for being some of the most mean-spirited, rebellious, and entitled high-school students, as well as the fact that they were both portrayed by Creator/RachelMcAdams. That being said, Jessica has also proven herself that she's actually ''a lot'' more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold openly]] [[LovableAlphaBitch nicer]] than Regina, whose sense of meanness is '''much''' [[EvilIsPetty more]] [[AlphaBitch prevalent]] in comparison.

* MirrorCharacter: A non-in-universe example. She highly resembles Jessica Spencer from the more previously released movie ''Film/TheHotChick'', since they're both known for being some of the most mean-spirited, rebellious, and entitled high-school students, as well as the fact that they were both portrayed by Creator/RachelMcAdams. That being said, Jessica has also proven herself that she's actually ''a lot'' more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold openly]] [[LovableAlphaBitch nicer]] than Regina, whose sense of meanness is '''much''' [[EvilIsPetty more]] [[AlphaBitch prevalent]] in comparison.

* {{Narcissist}}: Regina shows many traits of narcissism such as: seeing herself as superior to her classmates (when really, nobody liked her), treating others like crap to make it to the top (backstabbing the other Plastics), valuing her appearance a lot, and lacking empathy for others (except herself, of course).

* ScullySyndrome: Played with. During her second VillainousBreakdown outside of the school, she bluntly says this to Cady (who was chasing after her during that breakdown):

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Her [[spoiler:leaking the Burn Book to every student and teacher in the hallway via photocopies. While it does succeed in ruining the Plastics' reputations, as a result Principal Duvall threatens to cancel prom unless the girls shape up. They also cause serious property damage and even parents think a school shooting happened. What's more, Janis takes the opportunity to reveal that Cady was sabotaging Regina the whole time, and the student body cheers on Janis. It reveals to Regina that no one actually likes her; they fear her]]. 

** To an extent, she's also this to Karen, as both are considerable [[BookSmart academic]] [[DumbBlonde dumb blondes]]. However, Karen herself, despite being the less intelligent one (not just academically speaking, of course), is a lot [[KindheartedSimpleton more openly kinder]] than Regina, who's still smarter [[StreetSmart on a social level]], where the latter uses it to nonchalantly or spitefully manipulate others, even for no reason at all.

** To an extent, she's also this to Karen, as both are considerable [[BookSmart academic]] [[DumbBlonde dumb blondes]]. However, Karen herself, despite being the less intelligent one, is a lot [[KindheartedSimpleton more openly kinder]] than Regina, who's still smarter [[StreetSmart on a social level]], where the latter uses it to nonchalantly or spitefully manipulate others, even for no reason at all.

* MirrorCharacter: A non-in-universe example. She highly resembles Jessica Spencer from the more previously released movie ''Film/TheHotChick'', since they're both known for being some of the most mean-spirited and entitled high-school students, as well as the fact that they were both portrayed by Creator/RachelMcAdams. That being said, Jessica has also proven herself that she's actually ''a lot'' more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold openly]] [[LovableAlphaBitch nicer]] than Regina, whose sense of meanness is '''much''' [[EvilIsPetty more]] [[AlphaBitch prevalent]] in comparison.

* MirrorCharacter: A non-in-universe example. She highly resembles Jessica Spencer from the more previously released movie ''Film/TheHotChick'', since they're both known for being some of the most mean-spirited and self-centered high-school students, as well as the fact that they were both portrayed by Creator/RachelMcAdams. That being said, Jessica has also proven herself that she's actually ''a lot'' more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold openly]] [[LovableAlphaBitch nicer]] than Regina, whose [[AlphaBitch meanness]] is '''much''' more prevalent in comparison.

* {{Tsundere}}: As she joins the Plastics, combined with her developed feelings for Aaron, she slowly becomes this, but only as a Type B, mainly because her conscience is still inside her even when she becomes the new Queen Bee.

* MirrorCharacter: A non-in-universe example. She highly resembles Jessica Spencer from the more previously released movie ''Film/TheHotChick'', since they're both known for being mean-spirited, vain, and self-centered high-school students, as well as the fact that they were both portrayed by Creator/RachelMcAdams. That being said, Jessica has also proven herself that she's actually ''a lot'' more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold openly]] [[LovableAlphaBitch nicer]] than Regina, whose meanness is '''much''' more prevalent in comparison.

* MirrorCharacter: An outer-universe example. She highly resembles Jessica Spencer from a previously released movie named ''Film/TheHotChick'', as they're both known to be mean-spirited, vain, and shallow high-school students (as well as the fact that they were portrayed by Creator/RachelMcAdams). Despite that, however, Jessica has also proven herself that she's actually ''a lot'' more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold openly]] [[LovableAlphaBitch nicer]] than Regina, whose meanness is '''much''' more prevalent in comparison.

* MirrorCharacter: An outer-universe example. She highly resembles Jessica Spencer from a previous movie named ''Film/TheHotChick'', as they're both mean-spirited, vain, shallow, and were portrayed by Creator/RachelMcAdams. Despite that, however, Jessica has also proven herself that she's actually ''a lot'' more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold openly]] [[LovableAlphaBitch nicer]] than Regina, whose meanness is '''much''' more prevalent in comparison.

* MirrorCharacter: An outer-universe example. She highly resembles Jessica Spencer from a previous movie named ''Film/TheHotChick'', as they're both mean-spirited, vain, shallow, and were portrayed by Creator/RachelMcAdams. However, despite that, Jessica is actually ''a lot'' [[LovableAlphaBitch more openly nicer]] throughout her appearance than Regina, whose meanness is '''much''' more prevalent in comparison.

* {{Narcissist}}: Regina shows many traits of narcissism such as: seeing herself as superior to her classmates (when really, nobody liked her), treating others like crap to make it to the top (backstabbing the other Plastics), valuing her appearance a lot, and lacking empathy for others (except herself, of course).

* GoodWithNumbers: Math is her favorite subject (even when she briefly lost that interest as she joins the Plastics) and she even joins the Maths Geeks as a Mathlete (even if it was also done out of guilt).

** As a whole, Karen is the nicest, Regina is the meanest, and both Gretchen and Cady share the same role of being morally in-between.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Most notably, Cady becomes an AlphaBitch after hanging around them for too long. The clique isn't good for any of them, though, and a lot of their awful behavior is egged on by each other, or done to either spite or impress one another, depending on the situation. [[spoiler:After the Plastics break up, they're all much better off.]]

* BecomingTheMask: She pretends to be an AlphaBitch to get on Regina's good side. Then she really becomes one.

** While Ms. Norbury understandably upset at Cady for starting the mean rumor that gets her in trouble (granted, Cady didn't really write it but claims she did), she tells Cady she's absolved just as long as she will help the school win the Mathletes contest.
** Let's not forget the moment where she has a personal speech after she won the Spring Fling Queen title, in which everyone besides Mrs. Norbury (including both of her parents, Janis, and even Regina) ''eventually'' forgave her for her past actions.

* GoodWithNumbers: Math is her favorite subject and she even joins the Maths Geeks as a Mathlete.

* EasilyForgiven: While Ms. Norbury understandably upset at Cady for starting the mean rumor that gets her in trouble (granted, Cady didn't really write it but claims she did), she tells Cady she's absolved just as long as she will help the school win the Mathletes contest.

** She can be seen as this to Gretchen, as both are significant [[AttentionWhore attention-seekers]] who seem to be proud of themselves. But, while Gretchen herself is more open about attention-seeking, she's still [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold much nicer]], as opposed to the latter, who's subtler about being attention-seeking and is a lot meaner in comparison.
** To an extent, she's also this to Karen, as both are considerable academic [[DumbBlonde dumb blondes]]. However, Karen herself, despite being the less intelligent one, is a lot [[KindheartedSimpleton more openly kinder]] than Regina, who's still smarter [[StreetSmart on a social level]], where the latter uses it to nonchalantly or spitefully manipulate others, even for no reason at all.

** She can be seen as this to Gretchen, as both are significant AttentionWhores who seem to be proud of themselves. But, while the latter is more open about attention-seeking, she's still much nicer, as opposed to the latter, who's subtler about being attention-seeking and is a lot meaner in comparison.
** To an extent, she's also this to Karen, as both are considerable academic DumbBlondes. However, Karen's a lot more openly kinder than Regina, who's still smarter than the former.

* EvilCounterpart: She can be considered as this to Cady, especially after the latter became an AlphaBitch herself (however, Cady is still a [[LovableAlphaBitch much softer]] example than Regina).
* EvilIsPetty:
** Her arbitrary rule of her ex-boyfriends being off limits to other girls.
** Cady not inviting her to her party is a big deal for her, even though she gave Cady a very good reason not to.

* EvilCounterpart: She can be considered as this to Cady, much more so after the latter became an AlphaBitch herself (even as a [[LovableAlphaBitch softer]] example than the former).

* {{Insecure Love Interest}}: Seems to be this for Jason, willing to put up with his cheating just to stay with him.

* CatchPhrase: She desperately wants to start one: "That is so fetch!"

** Tells Gretchen "good for you Gretch" when Gretchen herself says that she's not taking from being mugged off anymore.
* PositiveFriendInfluence: Even though she had fully developed herself as a Plastic (as well as an AlphaBitch), she's actually the main reason to why the Plastics as a whole clique became less threatening as the movie progresses, to which they eventually disbanded later on.

** Tells Gretchen "good for you Gretch.", when Gretchen says she's not taking being mugged off anymore.
* ThePawn: For Janis to use to ruin Regina George's life.

* TenderTears: After her breakdown via a class speech, Gretchen later has a personal talk with Cady in a school bathroom about the former's actual misery of being under Regina's rule, to which Gretchen herself can be seen crying as she's giving that confession to Cady.