History ShrinkingViolet / WesternAnimation

%%* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': Rodney.

* Sheila the Thief from the ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'' animated series.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': Rodney.

* A rare male, yet non-ButtMonkey example: Austin from ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' also embodies this trope. Not only he's purple (violet), during season 1 he was very shy and didn't speak a lot (he had ''songs'' about that). Over the course of the series, he becomes more outgoing and gets dynamic lead roles.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFunnyCompany'', a syndicated series from the early 1960s, featured a girl named Violet who really did shrink down to doll size when she felt self-conscious.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': Rodney.
* Flora from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''. While not that reserved, she was very shy when she had a crush on Helia and was reluctant to confess her feelings.

* Cassie in WesternAnimation/DragonTales, ''literally.'' She shrinks if she feels bad about herself.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Queen Celena the Shy earned her title by being so painfully shy that she avoided public speaking and looking directly at people, and even apologized to inanimate objects if she accidentally bumped into them. She also seemed to be extremely endearing for it, as [[TrueNeutral Glossaryck]] refers to her in the defictionalized Magic Book of Spells as "adorable" and "precious".

* Sweet little Shrinkin' Violette from ''WesternAnimation/TheFunnyCompany'' is so aptly named because she physically shrinks to tiny size when she's bashful. ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':

* Sweet little Shrinkin' Violette from ''WesternAnimation/TheFunnyCompany'' is so aptly named because she physically shrinks to tiny size when she's bashful.

* Sweet little Shrnkin' Violette from ''WesternAnimation/TheFunnyCompany'' is so aptly named because she physically shrinks to tiny size when she's bashful.

* Thunder from ''WesternAnimation/MyFriendRabbit''. He is the shyest character in the series.

** [[spoiler:Cheese Sandwich]], the only pony who can give [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]] a run for her money in terms of [[FunPersonified Fun Ponified]], and the pony equivalent of [[spoiler:''Music/WeirdAlYankovic'']], admits to being painfully shy when he was a colt. It was around that time that he met [[spoiler:Pinkie]] and was inspired to make a name for himself as [[spoiler:the craziest party pony in Equestria]]. Even then, he still travels Equestria with only [[spoiler:his [[CompanionCube rubber chicken]] as a companion]].

** ''Starlight Glimmer'' becomes a Shrinking Violet post-HeelFaceTurn. Usually hanging to the side or in the back, smiling bashfully, and even asking for permission to help others. Starlight is basically [[NaiveNewcomer learning about friendship]] all over again, on top of struggling with her [[IHatePastMe insecurity]] surrounding her HeelFaceTurn and her [[BeAllMySinsRemembered past evil deeds]].

** [[spoiler:Cheese Sandwich]], the only pony who can give [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]] a run for her money in terms of [[FunPersonified Fun Ponified]], and the pony equivalent of [[spoiler:''Music/WeirdAlYankovic'']], admits to being painfully shy when he was a colt. It was around that time that he met [[spoiler:Pinkie]] and was inspired to make a name for himself as [[spoiler:the craziest party pony in Equestria]]. Even then, he still travels Equestria with only [[spoiler:his [[CompanionCube rubber chicken]] as a companion.

* From ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' Theodore. He has trouble standing up for himself. The episode Dave's Wonderful Life shows that he used to be shy and would have become a hermit without Dave's influence.

* Another male ([[BizarreAlienBiology kinda]]) example from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' would be Kif Kroker, who is usually a DeadpanSnarker when dealing with his boss [[SmallNameBigEgo Zapp]] [[GeneralFailure Brannigan]], but seems to show this side when his Love Interest Amy is around. In the episode that brought them together as a couple, she kept getting phone calls of someone breathing and panting heavily on the other end; she assumed they were prank calls, when it was really Kif calling to tell her how he feels, but too scared to say anything, thus hyperventilating until he hung up.

** [[spoiler:Cheese Sandwich, the only pony who can give [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]] a run for her money in terms of [[FunPersonified Fun Ponified]], and the pony equivalent of ''Music/WeirdAlYankovic'', admits to being painfully shy when he was a colt. It was around that time that he met Pinkie and was inspired to make a name for himself as the craziest party pony in Equestria. Even then, he still travels Equestria with only his [[CompanionCube rubber chicken]] as a companion.]]

* {{Recess}}: Gus. Luckily, he has TrueCompanions.

* A rare male, yet non-ButtMonkey example: Austin from ''TheBackyardigans'' also embodies this trope. Not only he's purple (violet), during season 1 he was very shy and didn't speak a lot (he had ''songs'' about that). Over the course of the series, he becomes more outgoing and gets dynamic lead roles.

* Austin from ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' in the earlier episodes definitely qualifies. He even has a song about in the Castaways episode. Gets hints of this in the later ones too, but opens up to the others a bit more.

* Austin from ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardians'' in the earlier episodes definitely qualifies. He even has a song about in the Castaways episode. Gets hints of this in the later ones too, but opens up to the others a bit more.

* The [[MeaningfulName aptly named]] Fluttershy of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first introduces herself]] to Twilight Sparkle by whispering her name, getting softer and squeakier with each attempt. [[CharacterDevelopmentShe slowly gets better at standing up for herself over the course of the series]], though she still has her moments at times.

* The [[MeaningfulName aptly named]] Fluttershy of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first introduces herself]] to Twilight Sparkle by whispering her name, getting softer and squeakier with each attempt. She slowly gets better at standing up for herself over the course of the series.
** Big Macintosh usually comes across as TheQuietOne or TheStoic, due to being alongside his family and little-to-no[[HoldYourHippogriffs pony]] else in most of his appearances. Apple Bloom, however, states in "Hearts and Hooves Day" that the reason behind this quietness is that [[GentleGiant he's very shy]]. Later episodes show, however, that [[BewareTheQuietOnes he can be quite intimidating]] [[NotSoStoic when he's angry]].

* Boo from ''MightyOrbots''.

* ''TheFunnyCompany'', a syndicated series from the early 1960s, featured a girl named Violet who really did shrink down to doll size when she felt self-conscious.

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