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10!!See the character sheet for the various media properties:
11[[index]]
12* ''Characters/BarbieInTheNutcracker''
13* ''Characters/BarbieAsRapunzel''
14* ''Characters/BarbieOfSwanLake''
15* ''Characters/BarbieAndTheMagicOfPegasus''
16* ''Characters/BarbieInTheTwelveDancingPrincesses''
17* ''Characters/BarbieAsTheIslandPrincess''
18* ''Characters/BarbieFairytopia''
19* ''Characters/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle''
20* ''Characters/BarbieAndTheThreeMusketeers''
21* ''Characters/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper''
22* ''Characters/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse''
23* ''Characters/BarbiePrincessCharmSchool''
24* ''Characters/BarbieThePearlPrincess''
25* ''Characters/MyScene''
26* ''Characters/BarbieDreamhouseAdventures''
27* ''[[Characters/Barbie2023 Barbie (2023 Live-Action Film)]]''
28%%* Characters/BarbieInAChristmasCarol
29%%* Characters/BarbieAndTheSecretDoor
30%%* Characters/BarbieInPrincessPower
31%%* Characters/BarbieInRocknRoyals
32%%* Characters/BarbiePrincessAdventure
33[[/index]]
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36[[foldercontrol]]
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38[[folder: Roberts Family]]
39!!Barbara Millicent "Barbie" Roberts
40[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/68a92945667c0f7622ba9ac04131c816.jpg]]
41
42--> '''Voiced by''': Creator/KellySheridan (from ''Nutcracker'' to ''Mermaid Tale'', from ''Mermaid Tale 2'' to ''Great Puppy Adventure'') Diana Kaarina (from ''Fashion Fairytale'' to ''Princess Charm School''), Creator/KateHiggins (''Life in the Dreamhouse''), Creator/EricaLindbeck (from ''Spy Squad'' to ''Dolphin Magic'') America Young (''Barbie Vlogs'', ''Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures'', from ''Princess Adventure'' to present) [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Mar Bordallo (European Spanish), Ilona Brokowski (German), Annika Rynger (Swedish), Selma Björnsdóttir (Icelandic), Benedikte Kruse (Norwegian), Sanna Majuri (Finnish), Sia Koskina (Greek), Creator/BeataWyrabkiewicz (Polish), Kata Csondor (speaking), Bernadett Vágó (singing, Hungarian), Laura Vlasbom (Dutch), Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Japanese), Luljeta Bitri, Suela Xhonuzi (Albanian), Creator/MicheleLituac, Creator/NoemieOrphelin (European French) [[/labelnote]]
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44The girl who has everything and well-known GoGetterGirl that can do any job, sport and profession without any problems.
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46* TheAce: Her main selling point as a toy is that she's great at any job she has, whether it's as a doctor, singer, racecar driver, or even the president. It's PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'', which shows that she has acquired plenty of useful skills from her numerous jobs.
47* AllWomenLoveShoes: She owns a countless number of footwear.
48* TheBeautifulElite
49-->'''Nikki:''' Barbie's a girl with everything!
50* BarbieDollAnatomy: Her lack of genitals makes her the trope namer. This applies to all the other dolls on this page, too.
51* BeautyIsNeverTarnished
52* CelebrityStar: She’s a famous actress in-universe.
53* CoolBigSis: To Skipper, Stacie, Kelly/Chelsea, and Krissy. She's their sweet older sibling.
54* DependingOnTheWriter: Due to her premise as TheEveryman for girls who can be adapted to any situation, her exact personality is hardly set in stone and varies in adaptations that depict her as an actual character. The earliest movies (''Nutcracker'', ''Rapunzel'', ''Swan Lake'') have her portray relatively reserved, down-to-earth heroines. In ''Life in the Dreamhouse'', she's a cheerful ParodySue whose over-the-top perfection is played for comedy; in ''Barbie Vlog'' (and ''Dreamhouse Adventures'', which is in the same continuity), she's a normal teenage NiceGirl who talks about and deals with mundane topics and problems. Outside media, like ''Toy Story 3'', portrays her as a sweet-natured DumbBlonde (who nonetheless has moments of intelligence and courage).
55* TheEveryman: She was created as this for girls to project onto, hence her wide variety of jobs (so girls can choose which one they want to be) and constant updates every decade or so to keep up with the trends.
56* EveryoneLovesBlondes: She has several friends, and had more than one boyfriend.
57* TheFashionista: Creator/{{Mattel}} originally promoted her as a "Teenage Fashion Model", a job she occasionally resumes today. Sometimes she also designs and/or sells clothes.
58* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: She's quite feminine but has had numerous camper and sports sets. She doesn't mind getting down and dirty.
59* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's always depicted with blonde hair and often presented as very sweet and feminine, although this is sometimes [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] as she occasionally has other hair colors.
60* TheHeroine: Barbie is almost always the good-hearted heroine of the toyline's stories.
61* HiddenDepths: ''A Fashion Fairytale'' shows that she’s just as human as the rest of us (but plastic).
62* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Her waist looks pretty small in comparison to her bust and hips.
63* JackOfAllTrades: Provides the page image.
64-->I've had so many careers, it's hard to keep track of all 135 of them...and counting!
65* MsImagination: Her role as narrator of several direct-to-video movies proves her as quite the storyteller.
66* NiceGirl: She's rarely ever mean or unpleasant and always enjoys helping others.
67* OfficialCouple: She and Ken have stayed a couple since The60s, bar a brief breakup during the TurnOfTheMillennium.
68* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She's never referred to as "Barbara".
69* PimpedOutDress: She's often portrayed wearing many of these.
70* PrincessClassic: She always plays as one if there's a story involving a princess.
71* SpoiledSweet: She's obviously wealthy but is still the nicest girl you'll meet.
72* StatuesqueStunner
73* UnlimitedWardrobe: It's literally the size of a small country in ''Life in the Dreamhouse''.
74* VagueAge: Barbie is often portrayed as being a teenager in several adaptations, but has also had pregnant married friends, gotten married ''herself'', and gone through just about every career known to man throughout the doll's history.
75* VocalEvolution: Kelly Sheridan's voice for Barbie got more high-pitched and squeaky as the years passed.
76
77!!Skipper Roberts
78
79[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skipper_in_the_great_puppy_adventure.png]]
80 [[caption-width-right:300:Skipper in ''The Great Puppy Adventure'']]
81-->'''Voiced by''': Paula Rhodes (''Life in the Dreamhouse'') Kristen Day (“Dreamhouse Adventures” and “Barbie Vlog”)
82Barbie's teenage younger sister who is often portrayed as a tech-savvy girl with a fixation on phones and gaming
83----
84* AdaptationDyeJob: She was originally blonde like her sisters, but from 2011 onward her hair changed to brunette with a colored stripe (usually purple, but sometimes blue or pink).
85* {{Bookworm}}: She loves reading.
86* BrainyBrunette: In 2011, Skipper's hair color changed from blonde to brunette.
87* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Due to her age, Skipper can be very sarcastic (to the point where Barbie says she "speaks sarcasm like a second language") and bratty at times, especially if her phone is taken away.
88* BrilliantButLazy: She portrayed as this in ''WesternAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'', with her admitting in some episodes that she could do more to help her sisters and their friends but prefers not to.
89* CameraFiend: She loves to take photos. Her whole subplot in Dolphin Magic is about her working on her photo-blog.
90* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Early Skipper accessories and commercials made her behavior seem no less girly than that of Barbie, but she was given her more tomboyish personality later on.
91%%* CoolBigSis: To Stacie, Chelsea, and Krissy.
92* ADayInTheLimelight: She's the central character of the ''Literature/BarbieAndFriendsBookClub'' story, ''Skipper's Baby-Sitting Blues''.
93* DeadpanSnarker: She portrayed as this in ''WesternAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'', with snark being her response to almost any situation.
94* GamerChick: Skipper is more of a techno-gadget chick, but she's definitely got the female nerdity down.
95* {{Geek}}
96--> Ken: Hey, Skipper! You're missing some great surfing!
97--> Skipper: (typing on her phone) You surf the way you wanna surf, I'll surf the way I wanna surf.
98%%* EmoTeen: Whatever it is, Skipper would rather not be involved.
99* {{Hipster}}: Part of her style.
100* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Skipper" sounds like a nickname but she has never been called anything else.
101%%* OnlySaneMan: Sort of, among the sisters.
102* PhoneaholicTeenager: Since her 2011 redesign, her being attached to her smartphone has become a core aspect of her character (especially in ''Life in the Dreamhouse'').
103* SheIsAllGrownUp: A 1970s doll called "Growing Up Skipper" could increase her height and chest size with a turn of her arm.
104* TheSmartGirl: Out of the sisters, she is the tech wiz and even an inventor in some iterations.
105* YouDontLookLikeYou: Her modern brunette teenage version doesn't look much like her original design.
106
107!!Stacie Roberts
108[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stacie.PNG]]
109-->'''Voiced by''': Paula Rhodes (''Life in the Dreamhouse''), Creator/CassandraLeeMorris (''Dreamhouse Adventures'')
110Barbie's second younger sister. Often portrayed as a PassionateSportsGirl.
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112* AdaptationDyeJob: From 2011 on, her eye color changed from blue to green.
113%%* AcademicAthlete
114* ControlFreak: Stacie organizes festivities for Chelsea's sixth birthday with "military-precision scheduling".
115%%* GenericCuteness
116* GenkiGirl: She tends to get really hyperactive.
117%%* NeatFreak
118%%* OneOfTheBoys
119%%* OutdoorsyGal
120* PassionateSportsGirl: Stacie is usually quite into sports.
121* ThePigPen: A seemingly recurring, if albeit, downplayed trait of the character.
122** In WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse, in the episode ''"Happy Bathday to You"'', while the other three sisters are sent after a specific pet to catch in order to give them their monthly baths, Stacie volunteers herself to "monitor logistics from the front base", which she later confesses to simply mean that she's "waaaay overdue for a little soap and water myself. So, why risk getting near the suds?", before passing out from a whiff of her armpit. Given that she ends the episode playing around with the pets in the mud, it seems like she doesn't smell bad simply because she doesn't like baths or showers, but instead she actively chooses to smell bad for the sake of smelling bad. It’s also left ambiguous how long it’s been since her last bath, but it’s heavily implied to be around as long as the pets.
123** Also, in ''WesternAnimation/BarbieDreamhouseAdventures'', she is revealed in the episode ''"Room Swap"'' to be almost singlehandedly responsible for the [[TrashOfTheTitans massive trash in her and Skipper's shared room, including an expired milk carton and many dirty clothes]]. Also, the same episode eventually reveals that she "can't find anything when it's put away", after she flings all of her stuff out of a sports bag, filling the air with what looks like an awful smell, implying that that bag isn't washed very often if at all. Also, she complains about Barbie washing her softball uniform that she "never cleans until the end of the season", and, according to Barbie, was "burning a hole in the floor from the stink" because it was her "lucky stink".
124* {{Retcon}}: She's often referred to as being a modern incarnation of Tutti.
125%%* ScheduleFanatic
126%%* ShortTank
127* SuddenNameChange: She is assumed to be a Tutti under a new name.
128%%* TheBigGirl
129* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Chelsea's girly girl.
130%%** TomboyWithAGirlyStreak
131* TomboyishPonytail: She usually has her hair up in a ponytail, befitting her sporty nature.
132%%* YouthfulFreckles:
133
134!!Kelly Roberts/Chelsea Roberts
135[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chelsee.PNG]]
136-->'''Voiced by''': Laura Gerow (''Life in the Dreamhouse''), Cassidy Naber (''Dreamhouse Adventures'')
137Barbie's third younger sister. Often portrayed as a CheerfulChild. She was initially introduced as a toddler no more than three, but was later aged up to a 5-7 year old.
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139
140%%* AttentionWhore
141* BabyTalk: Spoke like this in her early years, especially during the ''Literature/BarbieAndFriendsBookClub'' series.
142* BigSisterWorship: Chelsea truly admires her big sister Barbie and wants to be just like her.
143* CharacterizationMarchesOn: As Kelly, Chelsea was relatively quiet, unassuming, and unconfident, often relying on her big sister Barbie for guidance, although the ''Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse'' series portrays her as a loud, sassy little girl who [[AttentionWhore loves the spotlight]] and being the center of attention.
144%%* CheerfulChild
145%%* ChildProdigy: Chelsea is pretty smart for a six year old.
146%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
147%%* DeliberatelyCuteChild
148%%* DoNotCallMePaul
149* DubNameChange: An odd example with shades of MarketBasedTitle; prior to the rename to "Chelsea" she was known as "Shelly" rather than "Kelly" in Europe, possibly to match up with the FamilyThemeNaming of Skipper and Stacie.
150%%* GenericCuteness
151* GirlishPigtails: She's the current youngest Roberts sister.
152%%* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals
153%%* PluckyGirl
154* SuddenNameChange: From "Kelly" to "Chelsea" as of 2011. Curiously, one of her friends was similarly named "Chelsie".
155* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Stacie's tomboy.
156* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Kelly's roles in the early Barbie movies often involved her portraying an [[ShrinkingViolet timid]], unconfident toddler who was ultimately given a confidence boost from Barbie.
157* YoungEntrepreneur: She opens a successful café that sells different kinds of lemonade.
158
159!!Krissy Roberts
160Barbie's baby sister.
161----
162* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Literally. She's an infant and is Barbie's youngest sister.
163* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Excluded from the "Barbie and Her Sisters" toyline and from the ''Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse'' web series.
164%%* InnocentBlueEyes
165
166!!Margaret and George Roberts
167[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/97d5c0a133c78226cc27df349c25d5ab.jpg]]
168The sisters' parents. They were only occasionally seen in tie-in media until the 2010s, when they started appearing much more regularly.
169----
170* FeminineWomenCanCook: Among her many domestic abilities, Margaret is a rather good cook.
171%%* GoodParents
172* HappilyMarried: They're the happily married parents of Barbie and the other Roberts children.
173* InvisibleParents:
174** They're not toy line characters and have only appeared in extended media.
175** They've yet to appear in ''Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse'', although "Let's Make a Doll" implies that at least one of Barbie's friends (Nikki) met them.
176* MotherNatureFatherScience: Margaret is a kind, nurturing [[KindlyHousekeeper homemaker]] while her husband George is a caring, but stern man who works long shifts as an [[TheEngineer engineer]].
177%%** MarsAndVenusGenderContrast
178* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Barbie and Margaret are said to be very similar in terms of both appearance and personality.
179%%* MamaBear / PapaWolf
180* Standard50sFather: George, a hard-working provider who also happens to be married to Margaret, a HouseWife.
181* SuddenNameChange: In ''Life in the Dreamhouse'' Barbie's mother is named Martha instead of Margaret.
182
183!!Tutti Roberts
184Barbie's other kid-sister. She was retired during the 70s.
185----
186* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She's been absent since the 70s. It's assumed that Stacie is just her with a [[SuddenNameChange new name]].
187
188!!Todd Roberts
189Barbie's only brother. He first debuted as the twin brother of the short-lived Tutti in the later 60s, then was rereleased as Stacey's twin in the 1990s before being retired during TheNew10s.
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191* BoyishShorts: Ten year old Todd—in both the 1960s and the 1990s—wore shorts in many of his individual releases.Tthis helped show him as younger than the mature adult male dolls like Ken. (He had pants in the first 1990s release, but this was part of the "cool look" and he came with soccer shorts; nearly every other set included shorts.)
192* DemotedToExtra: His doll ''is'' still in use, however is extremely rarely used. His last appearance was in a 2008 ''Film/MaryPoppins'' set.
193%%* NerdGlasses: According to [[http://papusilemele.com/en/wp-content/uploads/barbie-sisters-and-brothers.png this]] image.
194* PolarOppositeTwins: Although not reintroduced in the ''Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse'' web series, WordOfGod says that Todd is intended to be a [[TheSmartGuy smart]], [[CuteBookworm bookish]], LovableNerd, while his twin sister Stacie is an energetic, all-around PassionateSportsGirl.
195%%* SmartPeopleWearGlasses
196[[/folder]]
197
198[[folder: Barbie's Mainline Lovers, Friends, and Foes]]
199
200!!Ken Carson
201
202[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bardh_character_1200x1200_ken_en_1533759508.png]]
203
204-->'''Voiced by''': Adrian Petriw (from ''A Fashion Fairytale'' to ''The Princess and the Popstar'') Sean Hankinson (''Life in the Dreamhouse''), Ritesh Rajan (''Dreamhouse Adventures'')[[labelnote:Other Languages]] Donald Rama, Bledi Naska (Albanian dub), Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (Japanese dub)[[/labelnote]]
205* AdaptationDyeJob: He is a brunette in ''Toy Story'' and some of the earlier Barbie movies.
206* ButtMonkey: In ''A Fashion Fairytale'', he suffers a lot of comical mishaps in his efforts to find Barbie to clear up their misunderstanding.
207* CampStraight: He's always as fashionable as his girlfriend, and some of his outfits also have sparkles or pink on them. PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', where he has girly handwriting, loves to pose like a model, and insists to no avail that he's ''not'' a girls' toy.
208* CutenessProximity:
209-->I suffer from 'Hyper Cuteness Sensitivity Disorder'. Whenever I'm in close proximity to something adorable I, well....faint. [[BlatantLies It's quite common]].
210* DependingOnTheArtist: Is he brown haired, blond haired, or black haired and in what shade? The animated movies switched his hair color between brown and blond (more often brown in the earlier films), but later media (including ''WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'' and ''WesternAnimation/BarbieDreamhouseAdventures'') portray him as blond.
211* GadgeteerGenius: Ken often tries to help Barbie by making new inventions.
212%%* {{Keet}}
213* MrFanservice: He's always portrayed as a handsome PrettyBoy with a sharp fashion sense to match Barbie's.
214* OfficialCouple: He and Barbie have stayed a couple since The60s, bar a brief breakup during the TurnOfTheMillennium.
215* PermaShave:
216** Usually, but "Cool Shaving Ken" from the 1990s had a beard that could be removed with warm water and would eventually grow back.
217** Averted in ''Life in the Dreamhouse'', where after waiting all day for Barbie he's grown some stubble overnight.
218* PrettyBoy: He always has boyish, youthful features.
219* PrinceCharming: He serves this role in videos adapting fairy tales.
220%%* RealMenWearPink: The one of the Ken Fashionistas.
221* UnderstandingBoyfriend: When Barbie needs a shoulder to cry on, he'll not only let her lean on his, but pull out some tissues to dry her eyes and cupcakes to eat away her sorrows.
222
223!!Tommy Carson
224
225* BigBrotherInstinct: In the same sense that Chelsea always strives to act like her big sister Barbie, Tommy openly admires his brother Ken and hopes to become like him.
226%%* CheerfulChild
227* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He inexplicably disappeared from the main line through the years.
228* SpearCounterpart: To Kelly/Chelsea. He's Ken's kid brother in the same way Barbie has hers.
229
230!!Midge Hadley
231
232-->'''Voiced by''': Ashlyn Nicole Selich (''Life in the Dreamhouse'')
233
234Her appeal comes from the fact she's not as glamorous as Barbie, but doesn't feel ashamed of it. The ''Life in the Dreamhouse'' website describes her as adorkable.
235
236* ChildhoodFriends: She and Barbie have been friends ever since they were both little girls growing up in Willows, Wisconsin.
237* CommutingOnABus: Discontinued in 1967 and replaced with PJ. She was bought back in the late 1980s, discontinued soon after being married, and brought back again in 2001 for the Happy Families set. When she was brought back in 2013, Midge was reverted back to being single, with her entire family (Alan included) being gone.
238* HappilyMarried: Midge began dating Allen in 1963. They were married in 1991 and have since had three children.
239* ProgressivelyPrettier: Mattel originally introduced her to appease people who wished their dolls didn't look so unrealistically beautiful. However, she eventually became harder and harder to distinguish from Barbie. ''Life in the Dreamhouse'', both the show and the toys, show at least a little effort to make her homelier than Barbie.
240%%* TeamMom: Being an actual mother helps.
241* YouthfulFreckles: Most Midge dolls have these.
242* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: She is of Irish descent.
243
244!!Alan Sherwood
245* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: When Midge was brought back in 2013, Alan wasn't.
246* HappilyMarried: Allan married Midge in the early '90s, and they stayed together up through the start of the following decade.
247* InconsistentSpelling: It was originally spelled "Allan Sherwood".
248%%* TheSmartGuy
249%%* TeamDad: Being an actual father helps.
250
251!!Teresa Rivera
252[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/teresa_diamond_castle.png]]
253
254-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MarykeHendrikse (from ''Diamond Castle'' to present), Creator/KatieCrown (''Life in the Dreamhouse''), Creator/CristinaMilizia (''Dreamhouse Adventures'')
255
256%%* AttentionDeficitOohShiny
257* BreakoutCharacter: It's hard to believe she didn't appear until 1988, nearly 30 years into Barbie's existence. Despite this, she's been featured in nearly every line since she made her debut and become [[TrueCompanions Barbie's best friend]], taking over from Midge and Christie who've both been OutOfFocus.
258* CelebrityStar: A famous [[TheFashionista fashion designer.]]
259%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Since ‘A Mermaid's Tale’.
260%%* ConspiracyTheorist
261%%* GeniusDitz
262* DyeHard: [[invoked]] Although her primary/canon hair color is brown, she has occasionally been a blonde and a redhead.
263* HiddenDepths: See {{The Smart G|uy}}irl.
264* PhenotypeStereotype: Latina, fairly tan compared to the white Barbie, and has darker hair.
265* {{The Smart G|uy}}irl: Teresa may be a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, but she has a lot of intelligence hidden under that.
266%%* SpoiledSweet
267* SupremeChef: She loves baking cupcakes.
268%%* {{Woman Child}}
269
270!!Steven
271%%* TheBigGuy: To Barbie’s five-man band.
272%%* MrFanservice
273* TokenBlackFriend: The only African-American male doll in Barbie's line, and Ken's most-frequently appearing friend after Allan got PutOnABus.
274* TokenMinorityCouple: He becomes the boyfriend of Barbie's most frequently-appearing African-American friends. His girlfriends so far include Christie, and currently Nikki.
275
276!!Summer Gordon
277-->'''Voiced by''': Tara Sands (''Life in the Dreamhouse'')
278* AdaptationalNationality: She is American in all cartoon media.
279* BigEater: It helps her build up energy for different sports.
280* CompetitionFreak: She loves challenging the other girls in her favorite games.
281* GenkiGirl: She's perky and inexhaustible, much to the dismay of Skipper, Stacie, and Chelsea.
282* LandDownUnder: Cali Girl Summer and her brother Blaine are both Australian natives. This might not apply to ''Life in the Dreamhouse'' Summer, who does not have an Australian accent.
283* PassionateSportsGirl: Cali Girl Summer loves tennis, while her ''Life in the Dreamhouse'' counterpart loves everything from football to ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDuty Call of Fashion]]''.
284* SoreLoser: She seems prone to freaking out and throwing tantrums if she can't win a game.
285
286!!Blaine Gordon
287* LandDownUnder: Blaine and his sister are both Australian natives.
288%%* MrFanservice
289* RomanticFalseLead: He temporarily became Barbie's new boyfriend.
290* TheRival: To Ken, since they ''both'' dated Barbie.
291%%* SurferDude
292
293!!Nicole "Nikki" O'Neil/Watkins
294[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bardh_character_1200x1200_nikki_en_1533759571.png]]
295
296-->'''Voiced by''': Nakia Burrise (''Life in the Dreamhouse''), Desirae Whitfield (''Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures'')
297
298* CelebrityStar: Of her own 'in the know' Vlog.
299%%* TheLancer
300* OnlySaneWoman: ''Life in the Dreamhouse'' portrays Nikki as Barbie's most level-headed friend.
301* SassyBlackWoman: Nikki's cast profile at the ''Life in the Dreamhouse'' website states that she is "Smart, sassy, and totally fun to be around".
302* SuddenNameChange: Her surname is "Watkins" in ''Dreamhouse Adventures''.
303* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Barbie's old Black friend Christie.
304* TokenBlackFriend: Currently the only African-American among Barbie's companions.
305
306
307!!Raquelle
308
309-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ChiaraZanni (''The Barbie Diaries''), Britt Irvin (from ''A Fashion Fairytale'' to ''A Fairy Secret''), Haviland Stillwell (''Life in the Dreamhouse'')[[labelnote:Other Languages]] Yasmine Yamajako (Finnish)[[/labelnote]]
310* AdaptationDyeJob: She has strawberry blonde hair in ''The Barbie Diaries'', but from ''A Fashion Fairytale'' onward, her hair was changed to black.
311%%* AloofDarkhairedGirl
312* AlphaBitch: In ''The Barbie Diaries'' only, she's the catty popular girl who goes out of her way to make Barbie miserable.
313* AttentionWhore: Oftentimes it seems like Raquelle only hangs around Barbie in hopes of outshining her.
314* ButtMonkey: Karma bites her for trying to steal Barbie's spotlight.
315* CanonImmigrant: She was originally created as a one-off antagonist for ''WesternAnimation/TheBarbieDiaries'', but was eventually adapted into the main toyline and made appearances in more Barbie-related media (''WesternAnimation/BarbieAFairySecret'', ''WesternAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'').
316%%* DeadpanSnarker
317* {{Deuteragonist}}: Becomes the second main character alongside Barbie in ''A Fairy Secret''.
318%%* DramaQueen
319%%* DrivenByEnvy: Towards Barbie.
320* EvilRedhead: Downplayed; she's the AlphaBitch and has reddish strawberry blonde hair in ''The Barbie Diaries''. Her other portrayals instead have her with black hair.
321* FriendlyRival: Since she still hangs out with Barbie and her friends, she can't hate her ''that'' much.
322%%* IJustWantToBeYou:
323* ItsAllAboutMe: She has a rather large ego.
324* TheKlutz: She can't act as graceful as Barbie can.
325* PokeThePoodle: Her evil plan is to... 'catch [Barbie] in a fashion fail and post pics on the Internet'.
326* RaceLift: She's sometimes portrayed as the Asian doll in Barbie's circle of friends, though [[DependingOnTheArtist this is hardly consistent]].
327%%* RichBitch
328* TheRival: She's portrayed as this to Barbie in ''WesternAnimation/TheBarbieDiaries'', being a bullying AlphaBitch. Later portrayals have softened this significantly and either have her make amends with Barbie (''A Fairy Secret'') or make her a comically inept wannabe rival who can never surpass Barbie no matter how hard she tries (''Life in the Dreamhouse'').
329* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only had one scene in ''A Fashion Fairytale'', but she's the reason behind Ken breaking up with Barbie near the beginning, as she sent a fake text message claiming Barbie can do better on her own.
330* WeUsedToBeFriends: In ''The Barbie Diaries'', Raquelle and Barbie used to be good friends with each other until she became popular and began upstaging her.
331
332!!Ryan
333
334-->'''Voiced by''': Charlie Bodin (''Life in the Dreamhouse'')
335
336* CasanovaWannabe: He constantly flirts with ladies, but always strikes out.
337* HalfIdenticalTwins: Raquelle's twin brother.
338%%* MrFanservice
339%%* {{Narcissist}}
340* OneSteveLimit: Happy Family Midge and Alan had a son named Ryan. Dreamhousers consequently became pretty confused when Midge developed a crush on this Ryan.
341* TheRival: Constantly vies against Ken for Barbie's affections.
342* SmallNameBigEgo: He feels rather confident about his handsomeness and songwriting talent despite his failure to sell any [=CDs=].
343%%* TallDarkAndHandsome
344
345!!Dana/Becky/Bibi Yeosan
346[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4060466480_acc3e24260_b.jpg]]
347A character introduced in the Rockers line.
348* Expy: of Aja from Jem as they are both Asian. However, Dana is Korean American, while Aja is Japanese (or Chinese) American.
349* SuddenNameChange: In the Sensations (Bibops in Europe) line, she was renamed Becky (or Bibi in Europe).
350* TokenMinority: She's Korean.
351* NoNameGiven: Dana's name is never said at all in the movies.
352
353!! Dee-Dee/Belinda Schwitzerson
354-->'''Voiced by''': Joanne Wilson
355Another character in the Rockers line.
356* SuddenNameChange: To Belinda in the Sensations dolls.
357* NoNameGiven: Again, same as Dana.
358
359!!Ophelia/Becky "Diva/Bopsy'' Butler
360[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/658713d7d0c60873a03255cd44899286.jpg]]
361Another Rockers character.
362
363* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: She is of Scots Irish descent.
364* StageName: Diva, which is ironic because she's no diva at all.
365* SuddenNameChange: To Ophelia "Bopsy" in the Sensations dolls. In Europe, she was known by her real name which was Becky (which was Dana's name in the American version).
366* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She was only called Diva in the movies.
367
368!!Marie-Alecia
369
370!!Tia Ashbei and Courtney Tsubasa
371[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tia_and_courtney_the_barbie_diaries_21975931_720_416.jpg]]
372Barbie's two friends in The Barbie Diaries.
373* TokenMinority: They are African-American and Japanese-American, respectively.
374
375!!Isla
376[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2017_10_28_09h42m57s389.png]]
377
378A mermaid who Barbie meets in Dolphin Magic, and helps save the Gemstone Dolphins.
379
380!!Renée Honda
381[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/renee_barbie_spy_squad_193.jpg]]
382-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/StephanieSheh (''Spy Squad'', ''Dreamhouse Adventures''), Creator/ShannonChanKent (Video Game Hero)[[labelnote:Other Languages]] Monika Pikuła (Polish dub)[[/labelnote]]
383Barbie's Japanese-American-British friend who is a main character in the franchise since 2016.
384
385* PimpedOutDress: In ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/barbie-movies/images/4/43/SpySquadBarbie19.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20160318083520 Spy Squad]]''.
386* ActionGirl: In ''Spy Squad''.
387* {{Claustrophobia}}: She suffers from this, especially in ''Dreamhouse Adventures''.
388* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Despite her obviously being Japanese, she is referred to as "Renée Chow" in ''Princess Adventure'', and one episode mentions some of her relatives live in China. She could have some Chinese background as well, but could also just be the creators forgetting her nationality.
389* TokenMinority: She's Japanese-American-British.
390* TrueBlueFemininity: Most of her outfits.
391* RavenHairIvorySkin
392* FamousNamedForeigner: Not really a person, but she has the same name as the car company (which also happens to be Japanese).
393
394
395!!Taylor and Carrie
396[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barbie_a_fairy_secret_lorinna_s_look_on_all_that_stuff_wings_and_things_barbie_movies_19978314_1078_586_9.jpg]]
397Two girls who are secret fairies and friends in Barbie: A Fairy Secret.
398* TheFashionista
399* IAmVeryBritish: Taylor.
400* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Taylor.
401
402!!Daisy Anne Kostopolous Doyle
403[[quoteright:136:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/497718_medium_optimized_2.jpg]]
404A new character introduced in the Netflix series WesternAnimation/BarbieDreamhouseAdventures. She is also a DJ.
405* BattleOfTheBands: In "Barbie's Dance Dilemma", she goes up against Tammy.
406* BigBeautifulWoman: She is not svelte and perfect like most women in the Barbie franchise, and is instead more curvy and on the heavy side, but is still easy on the eyes.
407* ButNotTooForeign: She has Greek ancestry.
408* HartmanHips: She's got huge hips and a big butt.
409* HimeCut: Her hair is in this style.
410* InnocentBlueEyes: Daisy is very good hearted and has light blue eyes.
411* NiceGirl: She may be rambunctious, but she's also feisty, kind, caring, compassionate and loving.
412
413!!Marlo Buchanan
414
415[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_20201013_11_29_40.png]]
416 -->'''Voiced by''': Maryke Hendrikse[[labelnote:Other Languages]] Klodiana Keco (Albanian dub), Dana Suciu (Romanian dub), Hiromi Hayama (Japanese dub), Selvaggia Quattrini (Italian dub)[[/labelnote]]
417
418The villain of Dolphin Magic, Marlo is a poacher who claims she's a marine biologist, but actually wants to exploit rare animals.
419
420* BeautyIsBad: Marlo is pretty, but also very greedy.
421* EvilRedhead: The main villain of Dolphin Magic.
422
423!!Prince Johan
424
425A prince who wants to take over Floravia, and the villain of Princess Adventure.
426
427* {{Expy}}: Of Preminger from The Princess and the Pauper.
428* PrinceCharmless: He wants to take over Floravia and pretends to be on good's side.
429
430!!Tamara "Tammy Bounceaway" Wen [[quoteright:341:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aaaabrdvevubpiotwtit93cgfgc5kwxzx1jh0lpylvgwu93omwhasseqskbz9dhvihynx612_ndi1shmdlw_wn5iypafgesdyvbnzxl2q5oh5lmbkuti.jpg]]
431
432
433-->'''Voiced by''': Kirsten Day[[labelnote:Other Languages]] Monika Pikuła (Polish dub), Emma Louhivuori (Finnish dub), Agnes Fasting (Norwegian dub), Theodora Stancu (Romanian dub), Annevig Schelde Ebbe (Danish dub)[[/labelnote]]
434
435Barbie's main rival, and Raquelle's replacement.
436
437* AlphaBitch: She is the meanest girl at school.
438* AsianRudeness: Comes naturally with being a bully, and she's Chinese.
439* AutoTune: What she does to make her voice sound better so she can cheat at the contest.
440* GlassShatteringSound: She can't sing AT ALL.
441* GreenEyedMonster: She's very jealous of Barbie's success and popularity.
442* HiddenDepths: In the climax of "Copycat", she's revealed to be an expert when it comes to macaws. This comes in handy when Chelsea and Stacie have trouble getting Kacey's pet macaw out of the Reardons' house.
443* MaleBandFemaleSinger: In "Barbie's Dance Dilemma", she becomes the lead singer of a band with Trey, Ned and Ted playing the instruments.
444* WordSaladLyrics: The song she sings, "Rock Your Socks Off", makes zero sense as it constantly brings up rocky road ice cream.
445
446[[/folder]]
447
448
449[[folder: Barbie's Extended Family]]
450
451!! Francie Fairchild
452* AlliterativeName: Both her given name and surname begin with "F".
453* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She completely disappeared from the Barbie line in the late 70s and hasn't been reintroduced since.
454%%* TheFashionista
455* GenericGirl: Francie does not appear to have distinctive personality traits outside of being the slightly younger cousin and possible {{Foil}} to Barbie.
456%%* SatelliteCharacter: To Barbie, before she was discontinued from the line.
457
458!! Jazzie Fairchild
459* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She and Francie both disappeared from the Barbie doll line for unknown reasons.
460%%* EightiesHair
461%%* FunPersonified
462%%* GenkiGirl
463* PerpetualSmiler: Out of all the dolls, Jazzie was definitely the cheekiest.
464* TotallyRadical: Heck, she even had a love interest named "Dude".
465
466!! Millicent Rawlins
467
468-->'''Voiced by:''' Patricia Drake (from ''A Fashion Fairytale'' to ''A Perfect Christmas'')
469A French fashion designer.
470* CoolAunt: To Barbie and her sisters.
471** CoolOldLady: She is a fashion designer who also does parkour.
472* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: To a small extent, according to ''Barbie in a Fashion Fairytale''.
473* {{Determinator}}: When it comes to saving her shop in ''Barbie in a Fashion Fairytale''.
474%%* FunPersonified
475[[/folder]]
476
477[[folder: Friends of Barbie's sisters]]
478
479!! Skipper's friends
480!!! Courtney
481
482* AscendedExtra: Shares this role with Skipper in the ''Three Cheers For Becky'' book.
483
484!! Stacie's friends
485!!! Whitney
486
487* AscendedExtra: Has a big role in the ''Friendship, Not For Sale'' book where she is to move away soon and must come to grips with the possibility of never seeing Stacie again.
488
489!!Kelly/Chelsea's friends
490
491!!! Chelsie
492-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrittMcKillip
493
494* AscendedExtra: Along with Keeya for the ''Dream Club'' video.
495
496!!! Keeya
497-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShannonChanKent
498
499* AscendedExtra: Along with Chelsie for the ''Dream Club'' video.
500[[/folder]]
501
502[[folder: So In Style]]
503
504!!Grace
505
506-->'''Voiced by:''' Lillian Sofia (''Life in the Dreamhouse'')
507* BlackAndNerdy: She loves science and math.
508%%* CoolBigSis
509%%* TheHeroine:
510** Also played the {{Lancer}} to Barbie's trio in ''Life in the Dreamhouse''.
511* HiddenDepths: Grace has a deep interest in science.
512* SassyBlackWoman: Averted in ''Life in the Dreamhouse'', played straight in ''A Fashion Fairytale''.
513%%* SpoiledSweet
514%%* {{Stripperific}}: Her first outfit.
515
516!!Trichelle
517%%* HiddenDepths: Trichelle is rather fond of art.
518%%* IntrepidReporter
519%%* TheLancer
520%%* SassyBlackWoman
521
522!!Kara
523%%* AlliterativeFamily: Kara & Kianna.
524%%* BrainyBrunette
525%%* ElegantClassicalMusician: Kara is a violinist.
526%%* GoodWithNumbers
527%%* SassyBlackWoman
528%%* TheSmartGirl
529
530!!Chandra
531* PerformanceArtist: she's into dancing and theater.
532%%* SassyBlackWoman
533
534!!!Janessa, Kianna, Courtney, and Zahara
535%%* BigSisterWorship: downplayed.
536%%* CheerfulChild: Well, Children.
537* ChildProdigy: Kianna, a music prodigy who is portrayed as being rather smart and precocious.
538%%* GenericCuteness
539%%* TagalongKid: Well, kids
540
541!!Darren
542%%* TheBigGuy
543%%* {{Expy}}: Of Steven.
544
545!!!Julian
546%%* CheerfulChild
547%%* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Dajh Katzroy]].
548%%* FunnyAfro
549
550!!Marisa
551%%* TheFashionista
552%%* SixthRanger
553%%* SpicyLatina
554[[/folder]]

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