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Lincoln Albert Loud

"Surviving in a big family can be challenging, but it's not impossible."

Voiced by: (English) Sean Ryan Fox (pilot), Grant Palmer ("Left in the Dark" - "A Fair to Remember"), Collin Dean ("One of the Boys" - "House of Lies"), Jackson Petty (singing voice, "Really Loud Music"), Tex Hammond ("Game Boys" - "Room and Hoard"), Asher Bishop ("Wheel and Deal" - "Flip This Flip"), Bentley Griffin ("Save Royal Woods!" - "Can't Lynn Them All"), Sawyer Cole ("One in a Million" onwards)
Voiced by: (Latin America) José Luis Piedra
Voiced by: (Brazilian Portuguese) Wirley Contaifer
Voiced by: (Italian) Alessio De Filippis
Voiced by: (Japanese) Chiwa Saitō
Voiced by: (French) Nathalie Bienaimé
Voiced by: (Hebrew) Guy Raifman
Voiced by: (Swedish) Mimmi Sandén

Played by: Wolfgang Schaeffer, Justin Allan (young)

"If I had to worry about my sisters every time I wanted to do something, I'd never do anything."

—"Along Came a Sister"

The middle child and only son in the Loud family, 11-year-old (12 as of Season 6) Lincoln is an average, geeky boy who constantly has to deal with living in a house with ten sisters. He is typically the voice of reason and moral compass among his family, if not a bit quick-witted and fun-loving himself.

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• Abdicate the Throne: In the end of the movie, Lincoln turns down being the Duke of Loch Loud and chooses to return to Royal Woods with his family, letting Angus take his place.
• Abhorrent Admirer: He acted as one towards his redheaded crush Cristina, who became so turned off by his attempts to woo her that she transferred classes to avoid his presence, and he took it in grace.
• Acquired Situational Narcissism:
  • In "Funny Business", when Lincoln's pratfall performance at a children's birthday party becomes viral, he becomes egotistical and rubs his success in Luan's face, setting up the conflict.
  • Also becomes a plot point of "Out on a Limo", in which he lets his luxurious ride go to his head.
  • And has a very downplayed case in the movie, where all he wants is to be seen as special like his sisters, and is overall less selfish and big headed than the usual examples. Helps that he has Angus acting as The Conscience to his Ego and keeping him on the straight and narrow.
• Adorably Precocious Child: While he's just a pre-teen boy with a lot of growing up to do, Lincoln serves as the show's moral compass and voice of reason.
• Affectionate Nickname: "Linky" by Lola, Leni, and Lily.
• Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Near the end of "One of the Boys", he fearfully begs Lori not to flush his head down the toilet after he breaks her watch.
• Always Late: Lincoln is usually the last one out of all his siblings to be ready in the morning, as shown in "Predict Ability" and "Rita Her Rights", although how this trait is shown depends on the writer.
• Always Someone Better: In "A Fridge Too Far", Lincoln manages to outwit Luan when it comes to pranking, as he sets a booby trap in the refrigerator that culminates in a watermelon falling on Luan's foot, marking this as a rare instance where Luan of all people falls victim to a prank.
• Animals Hate Him: Whenever Lincoln interacts with an animal, said animal, would either flee from him or worse, attack him unprovoked or for no reason at all. Heck, it's surprising how Lincoln is able to manage living with a house full of pets without any discomfort.
• Annoying Younger Sibling: Lori often considers him to be annoying, but she loves him really.
• The Artifact: Originally, the first two seasons' main premise was about Lincoln surviving his crazy household. With the sisters having developed enough to carry their very own plotlines, he's not exactly as important to the series as he once was, and his focus episodes now tend to feature other aspects of his life besides his distressful household.
• Author Avatar: In the first two seasons at least, Chris Savino based Lincoln almost completely on himself as a kid and is the source of his affinity for comics and manga.
• Badass Boast: A subdued one, but still somewhat qualifies.
  Lincoln: Like I said, I might not be the fastest, and I might not be the strongest, but to get all of my sisters out of the way, it pays to have a plan.
• Batman Gambit: Frequently uses his familiarity with his sisters to pull these.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: A primary reason for him crowning Angus the Duke (aside from his worthiness) is the latter caring for him, paying attention to him, mentoring him, and not giving up on him.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Not above using trickery and blackmail if he feels his sisters are being unreasonable but is otherwise a nice boy. Also, don't get him mad.
• Beware the Silly Ones: Being awkward, having a lot of growing up to do, and liking to read in his underwear doesn't keep Lincoln from being the "man with a plan".
• Big Brother Instinct: Lincoln is very protective of his sisters (older and younger, but especially younger). For example —
  • Whenever Lana and Lola (who are twins) get into fights, he's the one who typically breaks them up and settles their disputes.
  • In "Left in the Dark", he comforts the twins when they're scared of a possible ghost being in the basement. And when Lincoln and his sisters think there really is a ghost, he loudly states he'll protect them and goes to tackle the "ghost".
  • In "Sleuth and Consequences", he takes the fall for Lucy when the family was trying to find out who clogged the toilet.
  • He and his sisters immediately end their chore feud in "Chore and Peace" when they think Lily has been consumed by the trash. He spends most of that time frantically looking for Lily—she later turns out to be just fine, as she had been with their parents the entire time.
  • Also counts as Extremely Protective Child, but the trope comes to a head in the movie, where he unhesitantly puts himself between his family, Angus, and a mind-controlled fire-breathing dragon that's about to burn them alive IMMEDIATELY AFTER WAKING FROM UNCONSCIOUSNESS!
• Big Brother Mentor: Towards the start of The Loud House Movie, he educates Lily on how to survive living in a big family (needless to say, having had personal experience), and is proud of her when she displays progress.
• The Big Damn Kiss: Shares one with Ronnie Anne in "Save the Date".
• Big "NO!": In general, Lincoln uses this trope (i.e. shouts, "No!") whenever things don't go as planned for him.
• Big Sister Worship: Towards Luna. He doesn't outright worship her, but he does look up to her.
• Birds of a Feather: His crush on Paige in "L is For Love" seems to stem at least partially from the fact she likes video games just like him.
• Birthday Episode: "Present Danger" has him celebrate his 12th birthday.
• Bizarre Taste in Food: He has a fondness for ketchup sandwiches as well as peanut butter and sauerkraut sandwiches.
• Born Unlucky: Happens in almost all of his major appearances early on; he tends to frequently run into problems out of his control, and most of the time has to sacrifice his own desires for others. Thankfully absent in later seasons.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: He frequently speaks to the viewer about what's going on or what he learned. Since Season 2, it became gradually less and less. But Season 3 confirms this tendency to be a canon ability of his that he not only uses as a coping mechanism, but can also TEACH to others. Like Ronnie Anne.
• Break the Cutie: In "No Such Luck", Lincoln is forced by his own parents to sleep outside in the dark and they sell all his stuff.
• Break the Haughty: In "Funny Business", Lincoln's Acquired Situational Narcissism results in him not knowing how to handle emo Maggie's birthday, resulting in him being in danger from the reception until Luan steps in.
• Broken Ace: Despite having many talents (comic artist, magician, strategist, pageant coach, video games, chess, musician, etc.), Lincoln frequently faces challenges in his everyday life and possesses insecurities.
• Butt-Monkey: He is frequently on the receiving end of his sisters' antics, and while this isn’t happening, he’s still not free from going on misadventures and suffering misfortunes. Luckily for him, his suffering became downplayed by Season 2 (with "No Such Luck" being a notable exception), with his butt-monkey status being sometimes more-or-less shifted towards Lori and Leni.
• Can't Stand Them, Can't Live Without Them: His relationship with his sisters is very much this. As much as they bother him with their constant babbling, immaturity, and overall interference, his life would be complete nothingness without them. This is a plot point of "One of the Boys", where Lincoln travels to an alternate dimension where he has ten brothers instead of ten sisters, only for him to realize that his most desired lifestyle is worse than his current one, thus deciding to return to his sisters.
• Character Catchphrase: He tends to say "But in a family as big as mine..." when talking to the audience.
• Character Development: In The Loud House Movie, he goes from insecurely believing himself to be stuck in his sisters' shadow, to trying to make himself special by becoming the Duke of Loch Loud, to passing the title onto Angus and being satisfied with his place in his family as the one who takes care of them.
• Cheerful Child: A quick-witted and fun-loving kid.
• The Chessmaster: Being the "man with a plan" includes this kind of speciality.
  • In "Project Loud House", in order to get all of his sisters out of the door on time, he counters Luan's pranks, settles arguments between Lana and Lola, helps Lucy with her poems, dresses Lily, catches Lynn's football, stops Lisa's flask from exploding, prepares breakfast for his sisters. Even when things go wrong, he provides solutions to new problems that arise, such as stopping Lisa from trying out her experiments on Leni and impersonating Bobby to get Lori in a better mood so she can drive them to school.
  • In "Undie Pressure", his methods to win the bet include finding comfortable pants to win, getting Luan to finish a joke, and polishing the kitchen floor with the goal of making Lola look at her own reflection.
  • In "Toads and Tiaras", in order to get the Dairyland tickets he desires, he has Lana impersonate Lola in a pageant, keeps Lola from finding out, and teaches Lana how to be prim and perfect. He abandons it when he sees that it made Lana feel bad about herself, although Lana wins anyway.
  • In "A Tattler's Tale", in response to Lola's blackmailing, he has some of his sisters distract her while he searches her room and subsequently her pageant center to use a secret of hers against her.
• The Chew Toy: Nearly all the misfortunes that befall him and the advantages his sisters take of him are Played for Laughs. Thankfully toned down and mostly averted in later seasons.
• Chick Magnet: Girls who spend time with him find themselves having a good time.
• Classical Anti-Hero: His primary motivation is his selfish benefits but he still has a deep sense of morality and loves all of his sisters a lot and isn't afraid to show that. He often feels inadequate about his own abilities in comparison to his sisters which in turn often feed into his selfish desires, and he makes plenty of mistakes that cause just as many problems for himself as for others. However, he always strives to better himself and learn from those mistakes, and will take the fall for his actions and those of others.
• Closet Sublet: His room's actually a converted closet. He doesn't mind though, since it's still his own room while his sisters all have to share their rooms—plus, it actually seems to be a fairly large closet, as it can fit not just Lincoln and one other person (often times Clyde), but all eleven of the Loud kids with no real problems, as seen in some episodes.
• Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: Being the Only Sane Man, he plays this role whenever paired with Leni or Luan, as he has zero tolerance for their antics.
• Comedic Underwear Exposure: A running gag is him reading comics in his undies or getting pantsed in front of everyone at school.
• The Comically Serious: Lincoln is frequently put under the scenario of his sisters' wild antics, unleashing his sanity.
• Cool Big Bro: Acts like one to his younger sisters in some episodes, such as when he reminded Lisa to carry the one in "Bathroom Break", and when he stopped Lisa from taking Lily's vocal cords in "Potty Mouth".
• Color Motif: He's associated with the color orange, thanks to his orange shirt. The show's logo contains an orange silhouette of his house. He could even be a reference to Nickelodeon, itself, which is also associated with orange.
• Cosmic Plaything: Just how bad Lincoln's day is can reach abnormal and extreme levels Depending on the Writer. Generally avoided in later seasons, though he will still suffer a moment of this on occasion.
• Cosplay: He loves dressing up as his favorite superhero, "Ace Savvy", the titular protagnist of his own comic book series and the head commander of the Full Deck.
• Crazy-Prepared: A lot.
  • It's shown in "Cover Girls" that he has a trunk under his bed full of sister disguises in case he needs to impersonate any of them, including a split one for being both Lana and Lola at the same time. The trunk also has multiple sizes of the clothes for each of the sisters as well, and it also includes a Lincoln costume.
  • In The Loud House Movie, he manages to organize his sisters' events so that they happen on time when his parents are too stressed out to do so.
• Cynicism Catalyst: He undergoes one in the movie, in which having to witness his sisters be celebrated for their accomplishments, which he helped make possible, makes him sell himself short as being boring and ordinary.
• Deadpan Snarker: Oftentimes sarcasm goes hand-in-hand with his daily coping of family brawl and school bullying.
• Demoted to Extra: Downplayed since he's still an important part of the show, but while he was clearly the main character and the central focus of pretty much every episode in season 1, his role in the show has since been toned down to give other characters their Day in the Limelight. As of season 3, there have been several episodes already in which Lincoln has only a cameo or is completely absent.
• Depending on the Writer: How sympathetic Lincoln is. Regularly, the audience pities him based on how often his sisters mistreat him when he's just a civilized being trying to have a normal day, while other episodes showcase him as a selfish jerk who uses manipulation and blackmail to get his way. As the cast developed, he would begin to lean sympathetic, generally being kind and selfless to others, while still making selfish mistakes on occasion.
• Determinator: Will go to incredible lengths to fulfill a task once he puts his mind to it. He spent eight months determining where the best spot was to sit in the family car.
• Didn't Think This Through:
  • On occasion, when Lincoln successfully comes up with a scheme to get what he wants, he fails to consider that his ideas, while clever, aren't exclusive to him and his sisters are perfectly capable of copying him to reap the benefits for themselves, and ends up screwed by them anyway.
    • In "The Sweet Spot," after months of planning, and hours of negotiation in the dead of night, Lincoln manages to get the best seat in "Vanzilla." When the girls confront him over it, he tries to brush them off, only for them to get in the van and beat him, and each other, up over it.
    • Averted at first, and then doubled in "Friendzy", when Lincoln keeps inviting Clyde over because of the "friend card", which allows him to get what he wants on account that Lincoln has a friend over. Eventually the sisters figure out his scheme, and start inviting their friends before Clyde shows up. But, having anticipated that his sisters would copy his idea, he sidesteps them by inviting more friends so the can still get what he wants by way of "majority rules. So they "also" start inviting more and more friends over to the point where their house is overfilled.
  • "Pasture Bedtime" features an impressive one from him. At Girl Jordan's pool party, he forgets he's in his underwear when challenging Mollie to a cannonball record, and when he and his guy friends hide in the pool house, it doesn't occur to him to use items from in there to cover themselves so they can escape.
• Disguised in Drag: In "A Novel Idea", he dresses as a girl in an attempt to join his sisters at Dad's office.
• The Dog Bites Back: While he's usually too cowardly to stand up for himself in the presence of bullies, there are more than a few occasions where he averts his Extreme Doormat status and grows a spine when least expected.
• The Everyman: Lincoln is the most normal kid in the Loud family (aside from Lori) and like his sister Lisa, he's mainly known for being nerdy and geeky, the "man with a plan", and of course, being The Protagonist.
• Exhausted Eye Bags: He has these either on the sides of his eyes or below them. Probably caused by the stress of dealing with ten sisters. Then again, he's not too stressed out and he gets enough sleep, so it might just be genetic considering his parents have them too.
• Expy: of Charlie Brown, no doubt due to Chris Savino's love of Newspaper Comics. Both are polo-wearing round-headed kids who are often dealt the short straw, but show determination and perseverance, and keep on going despite the odds. He also has near-identical winter wear to Charlie Brown's in A Charlie Brown Christmas, and even takes part in his iconic football gag!
• Extreme Doormat: Due to his selflessness, he usually lets himself get pushed around, mainly in regard to his sisters.
• Fanboy: Of Ace Savvy, Muscle Fish, Rip Hardcore, etc..
• Fourth-Wall Observer: He frequently talks to the viewer about how he survives in such a large and crazy family. By Season 2, this was mostly dropped.
• Gasshole: He can let out a good fart, such as in "A Tale of Two Tables," "Space Invader," and "Roughin' It."
• Geek: He tends to read comic books, likes sci-fi films, often plays video games and would rather play them than exercise, has been to conventions before, is a Fanboy of Ace Savvy among other things, collects stuff such as coins, and.. well... just look at his appearance!
• The Generic Guy: Lincoln's a typical, fun-loving, innocent boy whose personality is hardly distinguishable from other kid characters in media. Downplayed in Season 5 onward.
• Good Is Not Nice: He is the main protagonist, but at times, he does some jerkish things to his sisters, but he always learns his lesson at the end whenever this happens. Downplayed in later seasons.
• Graceful Loser: He commonly ends up failing in his exploits, but normally manages to see the positives of the situation.
• Has a Type: His crushes indicate that he seems to have a thing for both redheads (Christina and Paige) and dark-skinned girls (Ronnie Anne and Ms. DiMartino).
• The Heart: Lincoln is characteristically the most moral member of the cast, courtesy of being The Protagonist.
• Heroic Sacrifice: In "April Fools Rules", he sets off all of Luan's pranks so that Ronnie Anne won't have to endure them, despite knowing full well how lethal they are. Even after it gets him badly injured, he doesn't care.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Clyde. They're best pals, and have both had straight crushes.
• Hidden Depths:
  • "Changing the Baby" shows some of Lincoln's favorite pastimes are playing chess in the park and collecting coins.
  • "Project Loud House" reveals Lincoln can be as poetic as Lucy.
  • In "House Music" it turns out he can play the cello.
  • "Study Muffin" Lincoln tells us he's usually a good student (when he's not distracted by his hot substitute teacher), and is able to score an A on his test.
  • "Pulp Fiction" shows that Lincoln not only is a good enough writer and artist that he won a comic writing contest, but that he can redo the entire thing in record time.
  • "Flying Solo" shows that Lincoln has a Beautiful Singing Voice, which the movie already hinted at, but now it's acknowledged in-universe.
• High-Pressure Emotion: Lincoln's temper has its limits, and when he finally loses his temper, rage red climbs his face and his turkey tail cowlick becomes a steam whistle.
• Hollywood Genetics: Respective blonde and brunette Rita and Lynn Sr. created white-haired Lincoln. It's been confirmed in the show that he was born with white hair that he inherited from his maternal grandfather, yet the rest of the family biologically dons brown or blonde hair. Even Word of God has no idea why it's like that, leaving it up to the audience's interpretation...
• Hypocrite: In the episode "The Green House" he gives into peer pressure and hoards the electricity just to host a video game tournament while getting his sisters to give up theirs.
• Hypocritical Humor: In "Heavy Meddle", he sounds annoyed when asking why people put empty jars back in the fridge, but then does so himself.
• Identical Grandson: "Cover Girls" shows that Lincoln's got his maternal grandfather's white hair, skin complexion, and facial features. The Movie also shows that he is an almost exact match for his ancestor, The Duke of Loch Loud; likely possessing the same traits as him, but with problems he clearly lacked.
• Idiot Ball: Despite being the show's voice of reason, he still manages to pick this up every now and then.
• I Have Sisters: Lincoln is the middle child and only son of eleven kids, and while he does have typical boyish interests like comic books and video games, most of the "feminine" things that he knows about are related to things that his sisters are interested in (such as Lola's interest in beauty pageants leading Lincoln to know which types of fabric are harder to clean than others), are practical (such as being able to cook) and learning to be kind and sensitive (as shown in "One of the Boys"). However, as shown in "Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru", just because Lincoln has a bunch of sisters, it doesn't automatically make him a "girl expert".
• I Just Want to Be Special:
  • In "Making the Case" he wants to win some kind of trophy like most of his sisters did.
  • In The Movie, he is jealous of his sisters always getting attention and wishes he were famous like them.
• Informed Flaw: In The Movie, Lincoln feels that he's the only ordinary member of his family, and strives to show he's just as special as his sisters. This is in spite of being shown to possess several talents well on par with his sisters, including being one of the best junior magicians in town, as Clyde points out. Lincoln dismisses this on the basis that anyone could do those things, a statement that could be applied to several of his sisters' talents as well.
• In-Series Nickname: Some of the characters, his sisters particular, occasionally call him "Linc".
• In Touch with His Feminine Side: Downplayed. Despite his occasional attempts to remind himself he is a man, Lincoln very much shows he's lived and been raised his entire life around girls, courtesy of his ten sisters. He knows how to knit, design and make clothing, enjoys mud facials and baking, discusses ships on TV shows, cries at emotional moments, has a stuffed rabbit named "Bun-Bun", likes to sing, coaches Lola for her pageants, cleans up nicely, and overall is very kind and sensitive (his selfish tendencies aside). However, his primary interests (comic books, video games, sci-fi movies, trucks) are befitting for a typical boy his age, he is thick-skinned and snarky, occasionally indulges in being gross, expresses exasperation towards Lori and Bobby's cheesy romance, and has an affinity for reading in his underwear.
  • While his main friend group mostly consists of guys, it's shown he has no problem having both boys and girls as friends.
• Ink-Suit Actor: He looks somewhat like his fourth (not counting Sean Ryan Fox) voice actor, Asher Bishop.
• It's All About Me: He can be rather selfish sometimes and controlling of his sisters' lives. Special mentions go to spending 8 months just to find the best seat in Vanzilla and forcing his sisters to appear like people they're not in the family photograph.
• Jack of All Stats: Lincoln acts like this out of his sisters. He is not as good as his sisters in what they do, but he is competent enough to impress, and help them in what they are doing: such as helping Lucy write her poems, being one step ahead of Luan in her pranks, preventing Lisa's experiment from exploding by adding a chemical, and catching Lynn's football in "Project Loud House". He is also the only one Luna complimented when the Loud House siblings were playing instruments in "House Music".
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: At his worst, Lincoln can be extremely selfish and has been known to try and take advantage of his sisters' own hopes for his own gain. However, almost every time he ends up realizing just how badly he screwed up and does his best to try and set things right, even if it gets him into trouble in the process. And flaws aside, he's a thoughtful, sensitive, and caring person.
• KidAnova: He's had crushes on no less than four girls around his age (Christina, Ronnie Anne, Paige, and Stella).
• Kid-Appeal Character: Lincoln's meant to entertain the show's demographic in that he has "cool" interests like video games, comic books, and sci-fi movies like a typical boy his age. Not only that, but he could also be seen as relatable to them due to facing ideal day-to-day challenges like living in an awkward family (one where he is the only boy among ten girls at that), strict authority figures, getting blamed for others' wrongdoings, and in general combating life's obstacles in pursuit of fun.
• Kid Hero: Though he's already The Protagonist of the series, he definitely fits the bill in the movie, finding himself in scenarios such as facing personal insecurities, becoming temporary Duke, riding a dragon, or risking his life to save his family and ancestral homeland from Morag. The episode "Family Bonding" also has him stopping the Millers before they could annihilate all the cherries in Michigan. All whilst retaining his adorable appearance.
• Kids Shouldn't Watch Horror Films:
  • In "The Price of Admission", Lincoln sneaks out at night to watch a horror film his parents prohibited him from seeing and is left psychologically scarred afterwards. His parents don't punish him for his wrongdoing as they decided the trauma he suffered from watching the film was enough of a lesson.
  • In "The Boss Maybe", he and Clyde watch another horror film, one that Lucy explicitly describes as the "scariest movie of all time." They end up so traumatized by the film's contents it takes Leni reading them a considerably less terrifying tale to calm them down.
• Kiddie Kid: Downplayed. He mostly acts his age, but he still has a stuffed rabbit toy named Bun-Bun, which he deeply cares for.
• The Knights Who Say "Squee!": He becomes a massive fan of his ancestral double, the former Duke of Loch Loud, expressing ecstatism and worship upon finding out about his accomplishments, including being known as the most special of the Louds, and is very much awed when seeing his ghost near the end of the movie.
• Later-Installment Weirdness: His usual fourth-wall breaks became less prominent as of Season 2, as there are a whole handful of episodes where he doesn't speak to the viewer at all. Basically absent in later seasons, outside of the occasional classic callback episode, such as Season 5's "Season's Cheatings" and Season 7's "Fluffed and Foiled".
• Light/Darkness Juxtaposition: The light to Lucy's darkness.
• Light Is Good: He has white hair, wears light-coloured clothing, and is a good kid.
• Like Father, Unlike Son: Lincoln admitted that he and his father don't really share many interests outside Legends of the Hidden Temple.
• Loser Protagonist: More-so in earlier episodes, subverted because he won more in later episodes.
• Lovable Coward: Lincoln becomes sensitive when faced with the likelihood of being bullied, but the audience roots for him anyway because his case is understandable, given how he demands privacy and does not want to be harassed.
• Lovable Nerd: Lincoln is into video games and comic books, but he's also very endearing, sympathetic and sweet-natured towards his friends and family.

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• Manipulative Bastard:
  • He's not above blackmailing Lori to get information about what she did to Leni in the episode "Driving Miss Hazy".
  • In "Suite and Sour", he manages to convince his parents to allow him and his sisters to go to a luxurious hotel with them through a play.
• Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: The Feminine Boy (has a stuffed rabbit and is In Touch with His Feminine Side) to Ronnie's Masculine Girl (a rough and aggressive Loving Bully). He shares a similar dynamic as the Feminine Boy with his more tomboyish sisters, such as Luna, Lynn, and Lana.
• Mature Younger Sibling: Lincoln usually serves as the Only Sane Man among his circle of ten sisters, who, both the younger and older ones, usually start fights with him, blame him for their own faults, and rub their personality quirks in his face while he's trying to go about his day. Sometimes he'll be the one to cheer up one of his older sisters whenever they face a problem.
• Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: It's not known how he's able to remove his underwear without taking off his pants.
• Meaningful Name:
  • His name is likely derived from U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, as he was born aboard the presidential limousine.
  • His nickname, Linc, also fits in that he's the link connecting his sisters together, as he tries to solve their issues and keep the family united. In a meta sense, given that he's The Everyman and Audience Surrogate and has a habit of Breaking the Fourth Wall, he's also the link between the show and the audience.
  • His name means "From The Lake's Settlement," which alludes to his survival skills when dealing with the sisters.
• Middle Child Syndrome: Flat-out placed in this position. He's the middle child and sometimes feels like he needs more attention.
• Misplaced Retribution: Often gets on the receiving end of this trope. Whenever his classmates hear that his sisters are acting up, they take their wrath upon him, as if they can't bring themselves to punish his sisters, who are the real culprits. The worst offenders are "The Green House" (in which he nearly becomes the school outcast due to his sisters' wanton use of electricity, heat energy, etc.) and "Making the Grade" (in which he is sent to the "sticky table" because Lisa is patronizing the fifth graders).
• Momma's Boy: Lincoln seems to have a better relationship with his mother than his father, behaving like his Cheerful Child self around her. In fact, Lincoln isn't shown to have much in common with his dad (other than their love of Legends of the Hidden Temple).
• Mr. Imagination: "Butterfly Effect" shows that Lincoln's imagination is capable of conceiving Disaster Dominoes.
• Nice Guy: Lincoln is a friendly boy who is willing to sacrifice his own happiness for his sisters.
• Nice Mean And In Between: Despite his occasional selfishness, Lincoln is still the nice compered to how last oldest sister Lynn Jr is mean, while his first youngest sister Lucy is in-between. Among the three of them they are the middle children of the Loud family. Would lean closer and closet to Nice as the series went on.
• No-Respect Guy: Lincoln is (usually) the Only Sane Man, whose words of wisdom are frequently ignored in favor of his sisters' rowdiness. Downplayed later on as his sisters became more human and sympathetic, and they now often go to him for advice, Lori especially.
• Not Me This Time: Lincoln's claim that starts the plot of "Sleuth or Consequences" is that, despite often doing it in the past, this particular instance of the toilet being plugged isn't his fault.
• Not So Above It All: He acts like the only sane boy, but he does like to read in his underwear.
• The One Guy: The only boy of in a family full of girls.
• Only Sane Man: Lincoln is the show's voice of reason and seems to be the character with the most common sense, aside from Lori and Lisa (well, usually). This is especially noticeable in "Project Loud House", "Heavy Meddle", and "Cereal Offender". Exaggerated in "Study Muffin", to the point even his own dad is in on obsessively stalking Hugh.
• Out of Focus: By Season 3, he has begun to appear less. Either he is absent in several episodes, or he gets a minimal or secondary role. Either way, the series spotlight has begun to be more focused in his sisters and their relationship between them. Zigzagged nowadays. While he's still absent in several episodes, he began to receive more focus episodes as of Season 5, with many centered around the adventures of him and his group of friends.
• Overshadowed by Awesome:
  • In "Making the Case" it's shown he feels he lives in shadows of his 10 sisters because unlike them he had no trophy.
  • His character arc in the Movie is entirely based on him feeling not special compared to his town-famous sisters.
• The Pollyanna: Despite his rough at-home life, Lincoln nevertheless maintains his default Cheerful Child status.
• Positive Friend Influence: He's shown to be a good influence on Clyde, often discouraging his obsessive tendencies toward Lori.
• Precocious Crush: Lincoln has a crush on his teacher, Ms. DiMartino, as do the rest of his boy classmates.
• Puppy Love: He has had crushes on Ronnie Anne, Paige, and Christina.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni:
  • The red to Clyde's blue. Lincoln is often the go-getter of the duo that leads their activities, while Clyde is often the voice of reason that tries to keep Lincoln in line when things go too far (assuming that he's not also guilty of the same behavior).
  • Within the middle children of the Loud Family, he plays the Red Oni to Lucy's Blue and plays the Blue Oni to Lynn's Red.
• Resentful Outnumbered Sibling: Lincoln's sisters outnumber him ten to one, and he's right in the middle. He sometimes resents only having sisters and feels like the odd one out.
• Ridiculously Average Guy: Lincoln is the only one of his family who's never won a trophy. Though a background scene from "Insta-Gran" may prove otherwise. Averted in later seasons, as he's shown to have earned trophies for his skills as a performance magician.
• Screams Like a Little Girl: He used to scream like this in the earlier two seasons, before his voice actor changed.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man:
  • By a very narrow margin, there's him as the manly man to Clyde's sensitive guy. Both are conventionally nerdy, somewhat wimpy kids with a series of feminine qualities, but Clyde takes these traits to bigger extremes than Lincoln. Also, Lincoln has a thick skin and can handle things going bad, while Clyde is far more emotionally fragile and sensitive. Compare their reactions to finding out their favorite show 'ARGGH!' is fake in "ARGGH! You For Real".
  Lincoln: I can handle it, but my friend Clyde is crushed.
  • Downplayed with him as the sensitive guy to Liam's manly man. Liam isn't devoid of a sensitive side himself, as he is hurt over Lincoln and their guy friends ditching his sleepover, takes a nervous approach to the start of middle school, and tears up at Lincoln's singing voice, but he is an expert at baseball, enjoys it, can wrestle, proudly tends to get dirty as a farm boy, and lacks the In Touch with His Feminine Side qualities that Lincoln has.
• Small Name, Big Ego: Depending on the Writer, he becomes overconfident about his goodness and tends to put himself and his affairs above others and theirs.
• The Social Expert: Zig-zagged. His plans tend to involve acting accordingly to what someone would do. However, he can overlook details, and isn't immune to trusting the wrong person (Chandler, Morag).
• Starring Smurfette: He is the only boy in a family full of girls and he is usually the main character. Somewhat subverted in the later episodes, which put more focus on his sisters and other characters.
• Straight Man: He brings his morality into full force whenever faced with the unfortunate scenario of being paired with his more absent-minded or kookier siblings.
• Surrounded by Idiots: Lincoln is forced to live with a bunch of girls who screw him over and lack common sense, who he usually acts as the voice of reason to. Although, he truly loves them.
• Team Chef: While Lynn Sr. is the family chef, Lincoln occasionally takes over the cooking and is quite good at cooking for his sisters, even able to prepare hard-boiled eggs from the pan.
• Terrified of Germs: Seems to be easily grossed out over things such as someone using his toothbrush or dropping something in the toilet. He usually freaks out if something is gross to him.
• This Loser Is You: Lincoln's clearly meant to be relatable to the audience in that he's a nerdy kid who not only faces the looming prospect of ridicule, but also struggles to fit in both at school and in an odd family (one where he is the only brother among ten sisters at that).
• Throw the Dog a Bone: Season 2 onwards seems to be leveling off on his Butt-Monkey status. This is Justified in episodes where he's more or less demoted to a supporting or minor character, and especially becomes more prevalent as the series progresses since his Butt-Monkey status has been toned down.
• Token Good Teammate: Downplayed. Lincoln can be a bit of a self-centered jerk at times, but by default, he often holds the status as the Only Sane Man of the house, who is usually really nice, but constantly deals with being harassed or pestered by his vexatious sisters. Leni, Luna, Luan, Lucy, Lana, and Lily are also good-natured, but they have their own respective flaws, which often interfere with Lincoln's day.
• Too Clever by Half: Lincoln is a smart boy who comes up with inventive solutions to get around the chaos of his house, and elaborate plans to get what he wants. But while he is smart enough to think of these plans, he sometimes doesn't consider that his plans are not exclusive to him and his sisters can simply copy what he does to reap the benefits for themselves.
• Trademark Favorite Food: Seems to really like chicken nuggets and Mac and cheese bites.
• Tranquil Fury: He tends to not significantly raise his voice, even when furious.
• Trauma Conga Line: Though he already goes through quite a bit of misfortune in the show, especially in episodes like "No Such Luck", he really gets put through the wringer in the movie, in which he constantly lives in the shadow of all his 10 sisters, older and younger, to the point of being pushed out of their achievement picture and locked outside his father's restaurant, which they were celebrating in, despite him playing a large role in helping their achievements be possible. Then, he has a BSoD Song about how insignificant he is, strolling down the streets alone in the dark while doing so. Just when it looks like he'll finally get glory through being the Duke of Loch Loud in Scotland, Morag uses the Dragon Stone to mind control the dragon he's riding and destroy the town, framing him in the process. The people turning on him causes him to break down crying. Later, he has to witness his entire family being nearly murdered by Morag right before his eyes, and him risking his life to save them causes her to corner him over a cliff, where he nearly falls to his death alongside his baby sister before they are rescued by Lela. All this at the age of 11.
• Unfazed Everyman: On his more cynical days, Lincoln has Seen It All and can't help but retaliate with sarcasm.
• Unlucky Everydude: More-so in earlier episodes, where his Butt-Monkey and Born Unlucky roles were more frequent and prominent.
• Unwanted Assistance:
  • His reaction to his sisters in "Heavy Meddle."
  • Played straight and then inverted in "White Hare". Lincoln avoids them specifically due to the events in "Heavy Meddle" then after his dream, seeks out their assistance.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: His insulting of Ronnie Anne prompts Bobby to break up with Lori when he finds out, sending her into an emotional rage where she forces Lincoln to double date with them in order to make things up to them. His initial refusal nearly finds him on the receiving end of a nightstand!
• Vocal Evolution: His voice got a bit lower in the second third of Season 1 due to Palmer hitting puberty. By the time Dean took over, his voice returned to its original high pitch, albeit a little whinier.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist: His plans intended to help himself and his family can on occasion involve taking advantage of others.
• Wise Beyond His Years: Downplayed. He mostly acts his age, and has his fair share of unwise moments, but Lincoln still often takes on a very impressive level of responsibility when it comes to dealing with his sisters or keeping them in check, as well as getting himself and his friends out of trouble.
• Would Hit a Girl: He faces off against Morag physically in The Movie, though this is definitely justified as she is trying to murder him and his family.
• Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Played with, Lincoln firmly believes that violence doesn't solve anything, but he holds an especial grudge against using it towards the female populace. This reluctance of his serves as a main plot point in "Heavy Meddle", where he didn't help to retaliate against Ronnie Anne's physical abuse simply because of her gender. But this doesn't seem to extend to his sisters, who he freely fights with in his everyday life. Also averted in "Back Out There", where he fights Renee over a comic book, and one of them punches the other, as well as with Morag in The Movie.
• Women Are Wiser: Inverted.
  • He's often portrayed as wiser than his sisters, including Lori and Lisa occasionally.
  • Between him and Ronnie Anne, he's the more rational.
• Youthful Freckles: Shares this trait with Luna, Lynn, and Clyde. He has freckles to showcase his nerdiness.

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