History Characters / BojackHorsemanPrincessCarolyn

[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | '''Princess Carolyn''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chávez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents L.A. Residents]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanStiltonFamilyAndAssociates Stilton Family and Associates]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanFamily The Horseman Family]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollyhock Hollyhock]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanBeatriceSugarmanHorseman Beatrice Sugarman-Horseman]] |[[Characters/BojackHorsemanButterscotchHorseman Butterscotch Horseman]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMooreCarsons The Moore-Carsons]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* InterspeciesAdoption: [[spoiler: At the end of Season 5, she ends up adopting a baby porkupine girl that she calls [[WorkingTitle "Untitled Princess Carolyn project"]]. She settles on "Ruthie" for her daughter's name in Season 6.]]

* InterspeciesAdoption: [[spoiler: At the end of Season 5, she ends up adopting a baby porkupine girl that she calls [[WorkingTitle "Untitled Princess Carolyn project"]] (at least for now, hopefully).]]

* ChekovsSkill: A common RunningGag in the series, Princess Carolyn sports quite a talentfor coming up with tongue twisters on the spot. Season 6 reveals that she tends to use them as a mnemonic device, and turns out her baby Ruthie loves to hear them.

** Afterward, in season 3 Princess Carolyn has a blind date with Ralph Stilton, a mouse with a rich background whom she gets along pretty well, eventually moving to boyfriend territory. Ralph is a [[SpoiledSweet friendly, snarky and amiable guy with no need to work for anything]]. PC is...well, at this point it’s best to describe PC as just being an IronLady.

* OnlySaneEmployee: In between the madness, she seems to be the only one in [[IncompetenceInc Vigor]] with something between their shoulders.

[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorsemanHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | '''Princess Carolyn''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chávez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents L.A. Residents]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanStiltonFamilyAndAssociates Stilton Family and Associates]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanFamily The Horseman Family]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollyhock Hollyhock]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanBeatriceSugarmanHorseman Beatrice Sugarman-Horseman]] |[[Characters/BojackHorsemanButterscotchHorseman Butterscotch Horseman]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMooreCarsons The Moore-Carsons]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* GreenEyes: A pair, although given that she's a cat, it's not that surprising.

->'''Played By:''' Creator/AmySedaris

->'''Debut:''' [[Recap/BojackHorsemanS1E01TheBojackHorsemanStoryChapterOne "The [=BoJack=] Horseman Story: Chapter One"]]

** More specific, Princess Carolyn falls firmly in [[GoodIsNotNice Type III]] of the [[Analysis/AntiHero Sliding Scale Of Anti-Heroes]], being a PragmaticHero through and through.
* AntiVillain: Mostly [[NobleDemon Type I]] and [[WellIntentionedExtremist Type III]]. PC, contrasting other agents, has a soul and morals she won't bend for anyone, especially if her clients are put in the firing line. Not to say of her human treatment of assistants, downtrodden stars and practically everyone looking for a chance at stardom. She's ''not'' a hypocrite, though, and freely indulges in the same cutthroat tactics every self-respecting agent knows by heart. The key difference between her and someone like, say, [[EvilCounterpart Vanessa Gekko]] is a) PC can get emotionally invested in her clients' well-being and career beyond the standard and b) she tries to keep a deal when she makes one. No going behind anybody's back. Still, she'll still KickTheDog through loopholes if they affect her interests: [[spoiler:Lora didn't expect PC to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] SidekickGlassCeiling on her when she asked for a promotion but since she was doing a great job as an assistant, Princess would have preferred a backstage diplomatic sabotage rather than outright forbidding her to leave her.]]

* AlwaysSecondBest: One of her major [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]], especially after breaking up with [[{{Narcissist}} Bojack]], is feeling unappreciated, be it from a romantic or professional standpoint. Just ask her former lovers.

-->'''Laura:''' Are you gonna head out soon?
-->'''Princess Carolyn:''' ''(staring out the window)'' Where else would I go?

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[[center: [- [[Characters/BojackHorseman Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimself [=BoJack=] Horseman]] ([[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesAToD A-D]], [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesEToK E-K]], [[Characters/BoJackHorsemanTheHorseHimselfTropesLToZ L-Z]]) | '''Princess Carolyn''' | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanDianeNguyen Diane Nguyen]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMrPeanutbutter Mr. Peanutbutter]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanToddChavez Todd Chávez]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollywooResidentsAndOtherStars Hollywoo Residents and Other Stars]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanLAResidents L.A. Residents]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanStiltonFamilyAndAssociates Stilton Family and Associates]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanMBNNetwork MBN]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHorsinAroundCastAndCrew Horsin Around Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSarahLynn Sarah Lynn]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanSecretariatBiopicCastAndCrew Secretariat Biopic Cast And Crew]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVigorAgency Vigor]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanVIMAgency VIM Agency]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanGekkoRabbinowitzAgencies Gekko-Rabbinowitz Agencies]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOneShotAndBitCharacters One Shot and Bit Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMainGroupFamilyMembers The Main Group Family Members]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheHorsemanFamily The Horseman Family]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHollyhock Hollyhock]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanBeatriceSugarmanHorseman Beatrice Sugarman-Horseman]] |[[Characters/BojackHorsemanButterscotchHorseman Butterscotch Horseman]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTesuqueNM Tesuque, New Mexico]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanTheMooreCarsons The Moore-Carsons]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanCharlotteMooreCarson Charlotte Moore-Carson]] | [[Characters/BojackHorsemanHistoricalCharacters Historical Characters]] | [[Characters/HorsinAround "Horsin' Around" Characters]] | [[Characters/MrPeanutbuttersHouse "Mr. Peanutbutter's House" Characters]] | [[Characters/WandaPiercesJokes Wanda Pierce's Jokes]] | [[Characters/SecretariatBiopic "Secretariat" Biopic Characters]]]]-]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Is this more in the earlier seasons. She later became a MsViceGirl. She is tough as nails, but fair. She sometimes stubborn and a pragmatic agent but she is a good-natured and caring person.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tough as nails, but fair. She sometimes stubborn and a pragmatic agent but she is a good-natured and caring person.

* IWasQuiteALooker: During {{Flashback}}s to her younger years in "The Telescope", Princess Carolyn looks thinner, has more hair and is quite attractive. This also extends to her {{Flashback}} of a poker game in TheNineties in "Let's Find Out".

* EarnYourHappyEnding: In season 5 she is increasingly torn between producing Philbert and trying to adopt a baby. She spends most of the season attempting to split her time between the two, but the Philbert cast starts to fall apart every time she leaves and potential birth mother are concerned that Princess Carolyn's {{Workaholic}} nature will make her a bad parent. [[spoiler:In the season finale she drops the Philbert project entirely and rushes to North Carolina to adopt a little porcupine girl]].

* TenderTears: [[spoiler:Bitterly cries in “Ruthie” after discovering the ruse of her necklace and having an altogether shitty day. Also in “What Time Is It Anyway?” when she begs [=BoJack=] to do the “Philbert” project.]]

* MarriedToTheJob: Kinda [[EnforcedTrope enforced]], given how little else she has.

* NoHeroToHisValet: Hell, she views him as a screw-up and will call him out if necessary.

* HatesBeingAlone: The reason behind most of her attempts and failures at long-term relationships is because she's afraid of ending up old and alone. Then, after a eye-opening conversation and break-up with Rutebaga, she [[MomentOfAwesome awesomely]] [[InvertedTrope inverts]] it at the end of the 2nd season.

* KarmaHoudini: A DownplayedTrope and a rare protagonist example. She's rarely malicious or completely gets away with every bad thing she does, but Princess Carolyn has a tendency out of the core five to be the one most likely to get her way or come out on top of a GambitPileUp whenever her clients are involved. In some particular occasions, she has shown herself capable of indulging in corruption and outright threatening of [[ButtMonkey Todd]], as well as illegal use of [=BoJack=]'s house for a tourist trap (Creator/DavidBoreanaz's house) ("Live Fast, Diane Nguyen") or just plain sabotaging another agent's deal just to prove herself superior ("Say Anything"), which rarely will affect her directly. More often than not, her reasons will be more complicated, somewhat selfless motives and benefit other people; but it's quite telling that her MomentOfAwesome in season 2 involves scamming an AssholeVictim out of a complex intended for ''his'' new agency by [[InvokedTrope invoking]] a LoopholeAbuse. This aspect of hers starts to ebb away during season 3, leading to....

* ItDoesntMeanAnything: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. While they had their history beforehand, PC and [=BoJack=] had a one night stand in 2007. While [=BoJack=] believed it to mean something, PC didn't and insisted they shouldn't make a big deal of it. However, when PC sensed BJ could be used as a MealTicket to prove herself as a good agent in-training, she used herself as a motivating HoneyPot to get him back in the saddle with Cuddlywhiskers' project. When that failed to bring her some deserved kudos, she started growing sweet on [=BJ=] for support and her ChronicHeroSyndrome. The horse, however, had since let go of his infatuation and swang between appreciating her support and hating himself for stringing her along, redirecting the abuse to PC herself.

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