History Characters / SouthParkHeidiTurner

** The reason her relationship with Cartman worked early on. Both felt pushed away by their peers after being forced to quit social media due to the actions of [=Skankhunt42=], their newfound isolated life temporarily changing their outlook on life. After they get together, they both become [[SickeninglySweethearts extremely openly affectionate but obnoxious in public]], much to the [[EveryoneHasStandards disgust of their classmates]]. Unfortunately, this all changes once Cartman's mask crumbles, as his affection is revealed to be incredibly shallow and self-centered, and he refuses to meaningfully change for her sake or even internalize her problems with him, [[PsychologicalProjection psychologically projecting]] his own flaws unto her. By "Moss Piglets", they become this again but for an entirely different reason: They're both ostracized obese kids who double down on their mistakes and refuse to accept blame for everything, instead lashing out at anyone who attempts to appeal to their humanity, especially if that someone is a Jew. Despite this, Heidi eventually proves herself to be a lot stronger than Cartman will ever be, since she manages to break the abuse cycle and [[HeelFaceTurn change herself for the better by taking accountability for her actions]], while Cartman spends his entire life blaming everyone else for his shortcomings even ''after'' his HeelFaithTurn, where he believes that having changed makes him entitled to Kyle's forgiveness, and quickly falls back into his old ways the moment this causes problems for him and his family. Then, the revised future reveals Cartman becoming a angry and bitter homeless wreck as a result of never accepting responsibility for his actions with everyone deciding to just follow Heidi's direction and cut '''all''' ties with him where Cartman ends up completely alone and a '''far''' more miserable person than Heidi ever was, while Heidi becomes a PluckyGirl capable of still being happy even after everything that has happened to her with her peers accepting her back once she has accepted responsibility for her actions.

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[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkStanMarsh Stan Marsh]], [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]], [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ([[Characters/SouthParkButtersStotch Butters Stotch]], [[Characters/SouthParkWendyTestaburger Wendy Testaburger]], '''Heidi Turner''') | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] ([[Characters/SouthParkRandyMarsh Randy Marsh]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] | [[Characters/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer Phone Destroyer]] -] ]]

* LesserOfTwoEvils: While initially presented as "worse" than Cartman, she in truth was never as evil as him. She did inherit Cartman's obesity, bigotry, and {{Jerkass}} tendencies, but she does get a HeelRealization, redeems herself, and breaks up with Cartman before he could further corrupt her into inheriting his more twisted traits, such as his sadism and sociopathy, while managing to rid herself of Cartman traits she did inherit, going back to being a NiceGirl and getting a second chance of happiness. In contrast Cartman never truly learns his lessons and will progressively get worse until he becomes a lonely homeless drunk forever while Butters considers him BeyondRedemption.

* TookALevelInCheerfulness: After breaking up with Cartman in "Splatty Tomato", Heidi goes from a self-pitying BrokenBird to a PluckyGirl who has moved on from the trauma she endured deciding to go back to her kind-hearted and cheerful self, having many moment being genuinely happy.

[[center: [- [[Characters/SouthPark Main Page]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheBoys The Boys]] ([[Characters/SouthParkStanMarsh Stan Marsh]], [[Characters/SouthParkKyleBroflovski Kyle Broflovski]], [[Characters/SouthParkEricCartman Eric Cartman]], [[Characters/SouthParkKennyMcCormick Kenny [=McCormick=]]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherStudents Other Students]] ([[Characters/SouthParkButtersStotch Butters Stotch]], [[Characters/SouthParkWendyTestaburger Wendy Testaburger]], '''Heidi Turner''') | [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsBigBads Big Bads]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsSecondaryAndMinor Secondary and Minor]], [[Characters/SouthParkAntagonistsJerksAndBullies Jerks and Bullies]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkFamilyMembers Family Members]] ([[Characters/SouthParkRandyMarsh Randy Marsh]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkElementarySchoolStaff Elementary School Staff]] ([[Characters/SouthParkHerbertGarrison Herbert Garrison]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkOtherRecurringCharacters Other Recurring Characters]] | [[Characters/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth The Stick of Truth]] ([[Characters/SouthParkTheNewKid The New Kid]]) | [[Characters/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole The Fractured but Whole]] | [[Characters/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer Phone Destroyer]] -] ]]

** The reason her relationship with Cartman worked early on. Both felt pushed away by their peers after being forced to quit social media due to the actions of [=Skankhunt42=], their newfound isolated life temporarily changing their outlook on life. After they get together, they both become [[SickeninglySweethearts extremely openly affectionate but obnoxious in public]], much to the [[EveryoneHasStandards disgust of their classmates]]. Unfortunately, this all changes once Cartman's mask crumbles, as his affection is revealed to be incredibly shallow and self-centered, and he refuses to meaningfully change for her sake or even internalize her problems with him, [[PsychologicalProjection psychologically projecting]] his own flaws unto her. By "Moss Piglets", they become this again but for an entirely different reason: They're both ostracized obese kids who double down on their mistakes and refuse to accept blame for everything, instead lashing out at anyone who attempts to appeal to their humanity, especially if that someone is a Jew. Despite this, Heidi eventually proves herself to be a lot stronger than Cartman will ever be, since she manages to break the abuse cycle and [[HeelFaceTurn change herself for the better by taking accountability for her actions]], while Cartman spends his entire life blaming everyone else for his shortcomings even ''after'' his HeelFaithTurn, where he believes that having changed makes him entitled to Kyle's forgiveness, and quickly falls back into his old ways the moment this causes problems for him and his family. Then, the revised future reveals Cartman becoming a angry and bitter homeless wreck as a result of never accepting responsibility for his actions with everyone deciding to just follow Heidi's direction and completely cut '''all''' ties with him where Cartman becomes a '''far''' more miserable person than Heidi ever was, with Heidi herself becoming a PluckyGirl capable of still being happy even after everything that has happened to her with her peers accepting her back once she has accepted responsibility for her actions.

** The reason her relationship with Cartman worked early on. Both felt pushed away by their peers after being forced to quit social media due to the actions of [=Skankhunt42=], their newfound isolated life temporarily changing their outlook on life. After they get together, they both become [[SickeninglySweethearts extremely openly affectionate but obnoxious in public]], much to the [[EveryoneHasStandards disgust of their classmates]]. Unfortunately, this all changes once Cartman's mask crumbles, as his affection is revealed to be incredibly shallow and self-centered, and he refuses to meaningfully change for her sake or even internalize her problems with him, [[PsychologicalProjection psychologically projecting]] his own flaws unto her. By "Moss Piglets", they become this again but for an entirely different reason: They're both ostracized obese kids who double down on their mistakes and refuse to accept blame for everything, instead lashing out at anyone who attempts to appeal to their humanity, especially if that someone is a Jew. Despite this, Heidi eventually proves herself to be a lot stronger than Cartman will ever be, since she manages to break the abuse cycle and [[HeelFaceTurn change herself for the better by taking accountability for her actions]], while Cartman spends his entire life blaming everyone else for his shortcomings even ''after'' his HeelFaithTurn, where he believes that having changed makes him entitled to Kyle's forgiveness, and quickly falls back into his old ways the moment this causes problems for him and his family. Then, the revised future reveals Cartman becoming a angry and bitter homeless wreck as a result of never accepting responsibility for his actions while becoming a '''far''' more miserable person than Heidi ever was, with Heidi herself becoming a PluckyGirl capable of still being happy even after everything that has happened to her as a result of accepting responsibility.