History Characters / SouthParkButtersStotch

[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkStanMarsh Stan Marsh]], [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]], [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ('''Butters Stotch''', [[Characters/SouthParkWendyTestaburger Wendy Testaburger]], [[Characters/SouthParkHeidiTurner Heidi Turner]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] | [[Characters/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer Phone Destroyer]] -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkStanMarsh Stan Marsh]], [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]], [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ('''Butters Stotch''', [[Characters/SouthParkWendyTestaburger Wendy Testaburger]], [[Characters/SouthParkHeidiTurner Heidi Turner]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] ([[Characters/SouthParkRandyMarsh Randy Marsh]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] | [[Characters/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer Phone Destroyer]] -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkStanMarsh Stan Marsh]], [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]], [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ('''Butters Stotch''', [[Characters/SouthParkWendyTestaburger Wendy Testaburger]], [[Characters/SouthParkHeidiTurner Heidi Turner]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] ([[Characters/SouthParkRandyMarsh Randy Marsh]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] ([[Characters/SouthParkHerbertGarrison Herbert Garrison]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] | [[Characters/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer Phone Destroyer]] -] ]]

** Zig-zagged with Kenny. In earlier seasons, while they were friends, [[TheFriendsWhoNeverHang they barely interacted]], as Butters only was PromotedToProtagonist after Kenny was killed off for a season, with the only connection between the two being that Butters was Kenny's less awesome replacement for the boys. With "Going Native", Butters revealed Kenny to be his most honest friend, while both still showing their interest in girls. Also, in "The Stick of Truth", Butters confesses to having a crush on Kenny (in his [[WholesomeCrossdresser Princess Kenny]] alter ego) during the final battle. In the Post-Covid timeline, he's also Kenny's financial backer and was apparently the only one of the group Kenny trusted with seeing his projects.

[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkStanMarsh Stan Marsh]], [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]], [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ('''Butters Stotch''', [[Characters/SouthParkWendyTestaburger Wendy Testaburger]], [[Characters/SouthParkHeidiTurner Heidi Turner]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] ([[Characters/SouthParkRandyMarsh Randy Marsh]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] | [[Characters/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer Phone Destroyer]] -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkStanMarsh Stan Marsh]], [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]], [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ('''Butters Stotch''', [[Characters/SouthParkWendyTestaburger Wendy Testaburger]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkStanMarsh Stan Marsh]], [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]], [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ('''Butters Stotch''') | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] -] ]]

* BornUnlucky: His birthday is on September 11th [[note]]although it could've been before 2001 since he has been around in prior episodes; even his breakout episode, "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub", aired two years before 9/11[[/note]] and he is constantly grounded for little to no reason.

** Subverted in Season 20, where he snaps and begins to despise women the way Cartman despised Judaism.

** "Fellas! Fellas!"

** He has become more hyperactive and kooky as time passed, bordering somewhat as a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He's a very nice kid and he's way more innocent, naive, and friendly than his classmates.
* HasAType: Butters has a thing for women who resemble Kim Kardashian.

** Zig-zagged with Kenny. In earlier seasons, while they were friends, [[TheFriendsWhoNeverHang they barely interacted]]. With "Going Native", Butters revealed Kenny to be his most honest friend, while both still showing their interest in girls. Also, in "The Stick of Truth", Butters confesses to having a crush on Kenny (in his [[WholesomeCrossdresser Princess Kenny]] alter ego) during the final battle. In the Post-Covid timeline, he's also Kenny's financial backer and was apparently the only one of the group Kenny trusted with seeing his projects.

** {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Jimmy. While Jimmy doesn't hang out with him as much as Timmy, Jimmy is nonetheless shown to the closest of his friends next to Kenny, as shown in episodes like "Tonsil Trouble" and "Nightmare on [=FaceTime=]" when they are both seen together. Butters even helps him with advice in "Erection Day".

** When he temporarily has his aggression boosted in "Going Native", Butters reveals a stunning amount of hidden resentment for Stan and Kyle. He calls them both out for their selfishness, hypocrisy, self-righteousness, and constantly acting like they're somehow better than everyone else when they both be just as much of a {{Jerkass}} as Cartman is. He admits that the only one of the Boys he actually respects is Kenny, [[AtLeastIAdmitIt makes no bones about who he is.]]

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Due to his aversion of the manly, rebellious behavior exhibited by his peers, Butters is frequently ostracized due to his effeminate and meek personality. This was a particular exploit by the other three boys in the sixth season when Butters became the ReplacementGoldfish after Kenny's "permanent" death -- Stan, Kyle, and Cartman would object to him not doing things that Kenny would have done and would sometimes make him dress up in Kenny's parka to have Butters become a replica of Kenny, much to his frustration. This has been toned down in recent seasons, where he is accepted by most of the kids at school and even develops a healthy, friendly relationship with the main cast. And it should be noted that as unpopular as Butters is, he was never hated at the level of Eric Cartman.

* FatalFlaw: His naiveté and lack of self-confidence allow people like Cartman to play him like a fiddle, which only gets worse as they spend more time together: In season 6, the boys had to guilt-trip him by comparing him negatively to Kenny. Comparatively, in Season 7's "Toilet Paper", Butters falsely confesses to a crime he didn't commit only because he was insisted that he did it, and in Season 14's The Tale of "Scrottie [=McBoogerballs=]", all Cartman has to do to convince him that he did something he didn't do is tell him that he was sleepwalking. However, the more recent seasons have shown him making attempts to be more assertive and stand up to Cartman, which fails in episodes like "Grounded Vindaloop" but succeeds in episodes like "[=DikinBaus=] Hot Dogs".

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Initially when acting as a replacement for Kenny. After being thrown out of the main team, he actually gained a softer relationship with the boys (at least compared to Cartman). This was more prominent in the earlier seasons and in a different way from Cartman, at that point. The other boys never actively ''hated'' him per se, but they always either refused to let him play with them, often calling him "too gay and lame", or only let him join when they wanted to use him. But, out of the four other boys, the only one who actively bullies him nowadays is Cartman. Stan often takes advantage of him, though, Kyle only rarely sticks up for him, and Kenny generally ignored him up until recently.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Due to his aversion of the manly, rebellious behavior exhibited by his peers, Butters is frequently ostracized due to his effeminate and meek personality. This was a particular exploit by the other three boys in the sixth season when Butters became the ReplacementGoldfish after Kenny's "permanent" death -- Stan, Kyle, and Cartman would object to him not doing things that Kenny would have done and would sometimes make him dress up in Kenny's parka to have Butters become a replica of Kenny, much to his frustration. This has been toned down in recent seasons, where he is accepted by most of the kids at school and even develops a healthy, friendly relationship with the man cast. And it should be noted that as unpopular as Butters is, he was never hated at the level of Eric Cartman.

* {{Catchphrase}}:

* CaptainOblivious: At one point his mother tried to kill him by driving the car into a river. He assumes it was a water park ride until it crashes into a rock, at which point he says that now that the car has come to a complete stop, he can undo his seat belt, which he does, then goes off on his way.

->'''Voiced in English by:''' [[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Matt Stone]]

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Due to his aversion of the manly, rebellious behavior exhibited by his peers, Butters is frequently ostracized due to his effeminate and meek personality. This was a particular exploit by the other three boys in the sixth season when Butters became the ReplacementGoldfish after Kenny's "permanent" death -- Stan, Kyle, and Cartman would object to him not doing things that Kenny would have done and would sometimes make him dress up in Kenny's parka to have Butters become a replica of Kenny, much to his frustration.

* BreakoutCharacter: Initially a background character, now the de facto fifth lead star.

[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ('''Butters Stotch''') | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] -] ]]

* ButtMonkey: More like '''[[IncrediblyLamePun Butters]]''' Monkey. His character has effectively replaced Kenny, who was also a prime example of this in early seasons.

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Butters holds the unfortunate reputation of being the least mature among the other boys, in that they usually don't take anything he says seriously and ignore him whenever he exhibits his quirks. Additionally, his childishness is very often taken advantage of in that the boys force him into risky, sexual, or illegal situations whether or not he likes it in order to "man him up". Perhaps less unfortunately, his role as this gradually becomes downplayed as the series progresses, courtesy of CharacterizationMarchesOn, as Butters--while still a bit childish--becomes more intelligent and mature, thus he is more willing to affiliate himself with his male peers without pressure, and they in turn become more appreciate of his company. This is helped in the [[VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth video]] [[VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole games]], where The New Kid takes the trope from him, with Butters (who's even heavily implied to be slightly older than the New Kid) even holding some seniority over them.

* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "The Tale of Scrotie [=McBoogerBalls=]", Butters takes credit for writing the Boys' novelty book ''The Poo That Took a Pee'', and is by the following day a celebrity among the school. When the Boys confront him, Butters is too blinded by fame to rationalize their words and instead joins his fans' claims that they're mooching off of his success. [[JustifiedTrope However, this was largely to spite the boys for using him as a scapegoat author when they thought the book’s profanity would get them in trouble, then attempting to reclaim authorship when the book was praised]].

* LovableCoward: Butters is a self-described wimp and has trouble fighting the likelihood of cynicism, but remains likable due to his innocence, general goodwill, and Pollyanna status.

* LovableCoward: Butters is cowardly when faced with the likelihood of cynicism, but remains likable due to his innocence and hopeless naivety.