History Characters / FostersHomeForImaginaryFriendsMainCharacters

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[[caption-width-right:250:Nothin' but net.]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:It'll be okay, big guy...]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:Coco coco coco coco coco coco coco coco! ''Coco!'']]

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[[caption-width-right:250:"She's been wearing that [[LimitedWardrobe same frumpy sweatshirt]] every day for a year!"]]

* BigEater: Once she finally has as much of Madame Foster's cookies as she can eat, she puts it away for months and eventually gets really fat (for [[TemporaryBulkChange for the end of an episode, at least).

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Goes absolutely insane for Madame Foster's chocolate chip cookies, to the point of locking herself in her room for days while binging on them, as seen in "Cookie Dough." She winds up with a big BalloonBelly as a result.

* RageBreakingPoint: After getting barred from Foster's -- and his only friend -- because of Goo's antics and obliviousness, Mac decides he's had enough of her and [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech lets loose everything he's thought about her]] in the past few days he's had to put up with her. Thankfully, he makes it up with a heart-to-heart talk and apologizing.

* DeathGlare: Gives one to Mr. Herriman in "Let Your Hare Down" for being overbearingly unsympathetic and strict about letting Bloo being adopted just because he was a few seconds late.

[[folder:Mac]]
!!Mac:
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[[caption-width-right:250:This is one of those people who you should never, '''''ever''''' give sugar to.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SeanMarquette (series), Creator/GreyDeLisle (VideoGame/CartoonNetworkPunchTimeExplosion)

One of the two main protagonists of the show. Mac is a creative, smart, and very warm-hearted 8-year-old. Bloo is his imaginary friend and his complete polar opposite, though they've been as close as can be their entire lives despite their differences.

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Despite the fact that he's only 8, all of the main cast relies on him for advice and planning. He lampshades it frequently.
* AllLovingHero: He's friendly and compassionate with just about everyone. The only exceptions are his brother Terrance, Duchess, and Berry.
* AuthorAvatar: Creator/CraigMcCracken based Mac on himself as a child. His family actually noted on it.
* AxCrazy: Usually, [[AvertedTrope no.]] But Mac's personality goes from a very NiceGuy to completely psychotic if he gets even the smallest amount of sugar.
* BadassAdorable: He doesn't "fight" often, but when he does...
* BigEater: Only when it comes to sugar. Just one small amount of it will drive him into a frenzy of devouring anything sweet he can find.
* BirthdayHater: With a twist; Bloo giving him {{surprise party}}s on almost any day except the actual day of his birthday (with one exception), he's grown something of a hatred towards them. It's mainly because he's put in embarrassing situations.
* BrainyBrunette: He's got a head of brown hair and is quite intelligent and responsible for a boy his age.
* BreakTheCutie: If Bloo is separated from him. Even if Bloo causes his most woobie-ish moments, he becomes an even bigger woobie.
* CainAndAbel: He's the unfortunate Abel to his brother Terrence's Cain.
* CaptainErsatz: Mac is already pretty similar to [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Linus Van Pelt]], being an introverted AdorablyPrecociousChild who wears red, but then you remember that Bloo is basically a living SecurityBlanket that he gets guff for still hanging on to!
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the season 1 episode "World Wide Wabbit", Mac is seen at one point eating cookies, but it's later revealed in season 2 that should he eat sugar, he becomes a crazy lunatic. Those cookies were possibly sugar-free, but still, makes you wonder...
* CheerfulChild: Even if something does get him down, it never keeps him down for very long.
* ChildProdigy: For an 8-year-old boy, Mac is unusually perceptive, serious, smart and intelligent.
* ChivalrousPervert: The pervert part is implied, the chivalrous part is clear-as-day.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: The one who keeps Bloo in place.
* TheConscience: For Bloo. Without Mac, Bloo would probably be a complete and total asshole.
* CovertPervert: He was ''very'' curious of the "Adults Only" movies Frankie kept in her room. All the same it could be sort of excused, since it doesn't have to prove he's actually perverted; any child would be curious of what the adults are hiding from them.
* TheCutie: Mac is likable, sweet, and precocious.
* DisappearedDad: We never see or hear anything about Mac's dad (the pitch bible says his parents are divorced)--the only relatives of Mac's that we see are his [[BigBrotherBully older brother]] and their [[WhenYouComingHomeDad mom]].
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The responsible to Terrence's foolish. Mac is a precocious 8-year-old who doesn't let the fact that he still owns an ImaginaryFriend get in the way of his emotional maturity; Terrence is a DumbassTeenageSon who bullies his little brother for no reason, [[PlayingTheVictimCard takes the blame out on him]], and cries to his mother over his own fault.
* GRatedDrug: NEVER give Mac sugar. Seriously. It also seems to be treated as a G-rated equivalent to alcohol by him, as in the episode where he hangs out with a new kid named Barry ([[spoiler: who later turns out to have been Berry in disguise]]), Mac goes to the ice cream parlor at night and orders large amounts of sugary ice cream to make him forget about his troubles.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Bloo. While the two often squabble a lot, they're best friends and would be nowhere without each other.
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Most of the abuse he endures at the hands of his brother is done for comedy.
-->'''Terrence:''' Wait, I just want to punch you!
* KiddieKid: Or at least what his mom perceives him as. Mac is 8 years old and absolutely refuses to give up his imaginary friend despite his mother's advice.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: He's often one to keep Bloo's stability in line and prevent him from becoming an even bigger asshole.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine Boy to Frankie's Masculine Girl. Mac is a bit overly nice and unable to conform to masculine stereotypes, while Frankie has a streak of condescending attitude and aggression thanks to the excessive bossiness of Mr. Herriman.
* MatureYoungerSibling: Despite being eight years old, he's more down-to-earth than his 13-year-old brother [[BigBrotherBully Terrence]], usually outsmarting him in their arguments, and to top it off their mother trusts Mac more than Terrence, since the latter is [[TheDitz too stupid]] to uphold any responsibilities.
* MoralityPet: He is the only living being that Bloo genuinely and consistently shows compassion and care for.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: While Mac said what he did (see RageBreakingPoint) because he was so steamed, he looked in the present Goo was about to give him. [[spoiler: Turns out she fixed the backpack that was rendered unusable from a broken strap at the start of the episode]]. Needless to say, Mac realized he shouldn't have snapped and apologized to Goo.
* NiceGuy: In contrast to his rude and selfish imaginary friend, Mac is a very kindhearted person.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Loads of times. Many episodes, particularly as the show went on, are built around him doing something more childish with Bloo and not being the voice of reason -- or ironically applying his reason and wisdom to something immature. Imaginary friends also appear to take up the qualities of their creators, and he ''is'' the one who made Bloo in the first place. So in a way, it makes sense that he has a more chaotic part to his personality. He once got detention for shooting spitballs in class -- a very Bloo-esque behavior -- and when left in Foster's alone with Bloo, it's ''Mac'' who decides to go wild.
* OnlyOneName: We never find out Mac's last name.
* OnlySaneMan: Despite only being 8 years old, Mac is probably the most moral person of the cast, in contrast to his best friend. This trope, however, is wonderfully averted if he eats too much sugar.
* OutOfFocus: Not in the show, but in merchandise released while the show was on. Frequently he would be left off licensed clothes and accessories in favor of Cheese. Averted with merchandise released after the show ended, where he's just as prominent as the rest of the main cast.
* PingPongNaivete: Rarely, but the show does still remind us that he's ''eight'' sometimes. For example, in "Camp Keep A Good Mac Down" he's his usual WiseBeyondTheirYears self, basically being the only thing keeping the crumbling camping trip afloat -- except for the scene where Eduardo tells him a scary story and he starts freaking out like a kid his age normally would.
* ThePollyanna: What else can you call someone who's been able to stay optimistic despite the [[BigBrotherBully trouble that occurs at home]], suffering from loneliness, and having a best friend who [[WithFriendsLikeThese treats you like absolute crap]]?
* PrecociousCrush: Mac's only 8 and he's established as having a crush on Frankie (who's at least fourteen years older than him).
* PuppyDogEyes: Always on, a combination of the show's art style and the interesting shape of his head.
* RageBreakingPoint: After getting barred from Foster's -- and his only friend -- because of Goo's antics and obliviousness, Mac decides he's had enough of her and [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech lets loose everything he's thought about her]] in the past few days he's had to put up with her. Thankfully, he makes it up with a heart-to-heart talk and apologizing.
-->'''Mac:''' "I don't like you! Don't you get it? Nobody likes you! You're annoying and weird and you talk too much, and Bloo's name is not Chester, Mr. Herriman is not a badger, that's not how you play checkers, and protein doesn't come from bananas, it comes from nuts, which you don't need to eat more of because you are nuts! You're chock full of nuts! You're so nuts, you drive me nuts! ''(Jumps in Goo's face)'' Get it? Get it? Get it? Get it? Get it? Get it? Get it?! Everybody thinks you're a nuisance and they all want you to just GO HOME!"
-->'''Goo:''' (runs off in tears)
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers one to Goo in "Go Goo Go". Results in MyGodWhatHaveIDone.
* RedIsHeroic: He wears a red shirt and is a nice person.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Bloo's Red. Mac is rational and mature for his age, while Bloo is wild, hyperactive, and overconfident.
* SanitySlippage: You guessed it: his hyperactive response to sugar.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Savvy Guy to Goo's Energetic Girl. Mac is generally portrayed as having common sense if a bit idealistic himself, while Goo is basically his exaggerated [[MsImagination female counterpart]].
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Bloo's Manly Man. Mac is the introverted and codependent little boy while Bloo is the KnowNothingKnowItAll jerk. He and Terrence also respectively play the same roles, as Mac flees at the first sight of Terrence's bullying and can hardly stand up for himself, while Terrence is downright spiteful and not hesitant to physically harm his little brother.
* SeriesContinuityError: In "The Big Squeeze" he's seen eating a large number of sugary foods with Bloo when the house is left abandoned (due to everyone not wanting Bloo to ruin their beach trip), yet he never goes into a sugar craze, and in fact suffers a FoodComa instead. Though it is possible that he simply was picking the sugar-free versions of the items he consumed (whipped cream, jelly, ice cream, etc).
* ShesNotMyGirlfriend: Says this regarding [[GenkiGirl Goo]].
* ShipTease: With Goo in "Go Goo Go". He held her hand to lead her out of Foster's, and she asked him slyly why he was doing that, which led many residents of Foster's to believe they were going steady, [[ShesNotMyGirlfriend which Mac denies]]. This nearly gets Mac banned from Foster's since, as Frankie put it, "She only comes to see you and you won't tell her to leave." That episode was even called "The Dreamy Girlfriend" in Japan.
* ShrinkingViolet: Comparably less shy than most examples, but he's still pretty introverted for someone his age.
* SiblingRivalry: Taken to extremes with Terrence.
* StraightMan: Mac is the voice of reason for Bloo.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Mac clearly takes after his mother, donning the same hair as her. From this it can be assumed that Terrence took after his and Mac's DisappearedDad who presumably had black hair.
* SquishyWizard: In a world where a child's imagination can be given life, he's exceptional. But he's still exactly as strong as a little boy could be expected to be.
* StepfordSmiler: In "Go Goo Go" when he has to tolerate Goo's antics, [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech until he finally]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes snaps.]] One could say he's Type A all the time, due to his depressive home life. However, it's not confirmed and it's debatable.
* SweetTooth: He ''really'' likes sugar, but he can't eat it because he'll go on a raging bender.
* ThisMeansWarpaint: He dons warpaint on his face in "I Only Have Surprise For You" when he [[spoiler: tries to sabotage his own surprise birthday party.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Besides [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin the obvious]], his favorite sandwich is bologna.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Bloo. Not in the pilot, but in the rest of the series. They frequently argue and Bloo has his moments of being pretty mean to him sometimes, but they're still best friends and care about each other more than anything else.
* VocalEvolution: His voice gets lower and somewhat scratchy after a while, due to his voice actor hitting puberty. It starts to change toward the end of season one and changes completely by season three. His voice is also lower than usual in the InCharacterCommentary for "Store Wars" on the season one DVD, due to his voice not being digitally pitched up like in the show.
* {{Wedgie}}: Gets one from Terrence.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Most of the time he acts mature and responsible beyond his years, though he can act his age and be as childish as the rest of them DependingOnTheWriter.
* YourSizeMayVary: In some episodes, he's as tall as Bloo, but in others, he's taller. Justified, as he's 8 years old and was probably going through some growth spurts.
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[[folder:Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo]]
!!Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo
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[[caption-width-right:300:We'd tell him to get a clue, but he'd have Wilt do it for him instead.]]

->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/KeithFerguson\\
'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/NoriakiSugiyama\\
'''Voiced in Latin America by:''' Noé Velázquez\\
'''Voiced in Hebrew by:''' Ami Mandelman\\
'''Voiced in Romanian by:''' Richard Balint\\
'''Voiced in Swedish by:''' Nick Atkinson\\

One of the two main protagonists of the show. Mac's energetic, hyperactive imaginary friend and complete opposite; without Bloo, Mac would do everything he says and does.
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!!Other main characters:

[[folder:Wilt]]
!!Wilt
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[[caption-width-right:250:Nothin' but net.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PhilLaMarr

A lofty, one-armed imaginary friend who loves sports and tries his best to be nice to everyone and gain acceptance from his peers. [[CharacterCatchphrase Is that okay?]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While he is a stickler for the rules, he isn't all bad. Notably, when Bloo accidentally knocked over a bust of Madame Foster and was terrified that Herriman would throw him out, Herriman instead calmly explained to him that he does not punish innocent mistakes, and that people have been knocking that bust over for years, [[CrazyPrepared even keeping a closet full of them]].

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse. After finding out that people genuinely enjoyed his Funny Bunny routine, he tries to update it for modern audiences, not understanding that what people found joy in was the charming and sweet (and funny) NurseryRhyme like feeling of the original. It's implied that afterwards the reaction was negative as there are no further mentions from the public of "Funny Bunny" (or perhaps like all {{instant web hit}}s, it faded after a few months, either way it's implied that the hip hop update never caught on). Although in a later episode, they mention the original (reuploaded to [[Website/YouTube ViewTube]]) has over 12 million views, so perhaps the original Funny Bunny routine still was popular.

* BalloonBelly: The end of "Cookie Dough". Apparently Frankie's grandmother's cookies are irresistable enough to turn her into a temporary BigEater with a side of crazy.