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** She also has coulrophobia (a fear of clowns), as shown in "Cheer Up Star". But by "Royal Pain", she seems to have gotten over it, since there was a clown creature in her room, and she didn't seem to mind it.
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* MagicalGirlfriend: A platonic version for Marco: despite them [[TheNotLoveInterest not being romantically interested in each other]] [[spoiler:at least from Star' side until "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown"]], their relationship pretty much epitomizes the [[Laconic/MagicalGirlfriend core]] of how this plot device works. However, Marco wasn't exactly enthusiastic when Star first entered his life (just the opposite actually), but gradually came to warm up to her.
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* MagicalGirlfriend: A platonic version for Marco: despite them [[TheNotLoveInterest not being romantically interested in each other]] [[spoiler:at least from Star' side until "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown"]], Clown" from Star' side]], their relationship pretty much epitomizes the [[Laconic/MagicalGirlfriend core]] of how this plot device works. However, Marco wasn't exactly enthusiastic when Star first entered his life (just the opposite actually), but gradually came to warm up to her.
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* MagicalGirlfriend: A platonic version for Marco: despite them [[TheNotLoveInterest not being romantically interested in each other]], their relationship pretty much epitomizes the [[Laconic/MagicalGirlfriend core]] of how this plot device works. However, Marco wasn't exactly enthusiastic when Star first entered his life (just the opposite actually), but gradually came to warm up to her.
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* MagicalGirlfriend: A platonic version for Marco: despite them [[TheNotLoveInterest not being romantically interested in each other]], other]] [[spoiler:at least from Star' side until "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown"]], their relationship pretty much epitomizes the [[Laconic/MagicalGirlfriend core]] of how this plot device works. However, Marco wasn't exactly enthusiastic when Star first entered his life (just the opposite actually), but gradually came to warm up to her.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: Strange things usually happen to him because of Star because she considers it normal but there are times where weird things are encountered on his own such as the invisible goats or how he even met Star in a second and third time in the pilot. It's not just people or creatures from other dimensions he's attract, Janna also applies to this as she frequently invades his personal space and teases him by stealing his house keys, having all of his personal details and finger prints and finally studies witchcraft and demonology through books which are stored in a secret panel behind his locker.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: Strange things usually happen to him because of Star because she considers it normal but there are times where weird things are encountered on his own such as the invisible goats or how he even met Star in a second and third time in the pilot. It's not just people or creatures from other dimensions he's attract, attracted, Janna also applies to this as she frequently invades his personal space and teases him by stealing his house keys, having all of his personal details and finger prints and finally studies witchcraft and demonology through books which are stored in a secret panel behind his locker.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: Strange things usually happen to him because of Star because she considers it normal but there are times where weird things are encountered on his own such as the invisible goats or how he even met Star in a second and third time in the pilot. It's not just people or creatures from other dimensions he's attract, Janna also applies to this as she frequently invades his personal space and teases him by stealing his house keys, having all of his personal details and finger prints and finally studies witchcraft and demonology which are stored in a secret panel behind his locker.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: Strange things usually happen to him because of Star because she considers it normal but there are times where weird things are encountered on his own such as the invisible goats or how he even met Star in a second and third time in the pilot. It's not just people or creatures from other dimensions he's attract, Janna also applies to this as she frequently invades his personal space and teases him by stealing his house keys, having all of his personal details and finger prints and finally studies witchcraft and demonology through books which are stored in a secret panel behind his locker.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: Strange things usually happen to him because of Star because she considers it normal but there are times where weird things are encountered on his own such as the invisible goats or how he even met Star in a second and third time in the pilot.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: Strange things usually happen to him because of Star because she considers it normal but there are times where weird things are encountered on his own such as the invisible goats or how he even met Star in a second and third time in the pilot. It's not just people or creatures from other dimensions he's attract, Janna also applies to this as she frequently invades his personal space and teases him by stealing his house keys, having all of his personal details and finger prints and finally studies witchcraft and demonology which are stored in a secret panel behind his locker.
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* StupidSexyFriend: Despite canonically having crushes on other people, both Star and Marco have each shown an awkward physical attraction to the other at some point. [[spoiler: Perhaps inevitably, Star is revealed to have a complicated crush on Marco that even she isn't really aware of.]]
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* StupidSexyFriend: Despite canonically having crushes on other people, both Star and Marco have each shown an awkward physical attraction to the other at some point. [[spoiler: Perhaps inevitably, Star is revealed to have a complicated crush on Marco that even she isn't really aware of.]]
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** In "Star on Wheels" they return for the first time since "Mewberty" - Star is careening into a large sinkhole on a bike. She gets a big adrenaline rush and exerts her tiny wings enough to fly out of the hole.
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** In "Star on Wheels" they return for the first time since "Mewberty" - Star is careening into a large sinkhole on a bike. She gets a big adrenaline rush and exerts her tiny wings enough to fly out of the hole.hole - ''barely''.
** "Game of Flags" reveals that her mother actually has full-sized wings capable of self-sustained flight - they're ''retractable''. Apparently Star's own wings ''are not'' vestigial, they just haven't grown to full size yet.
** "Game of Flags" reveals that her mother actually has full-sized wings capable of self-sustained flight - they're ''retractable''. Apparently Star's own wings ''are not'' vestigial, they just haven't grown to full size yet.
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* LimitBreak: She gains one in "By the Book" in the form of her Warnicorn Stampede spell. On one hand, it requires an entire kata before the spell cast. On the other hand, [[https://youtu.be/qSaWzuscrLI?t=2m33s this]] is the result.
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* LimitBreak: She gains one in "By the Book" in the form of her Warnicorn Stampede spell. On one hand, it requires an entire kata before the spell cast. On the other hand, [[https://youtu.be/qSaWzuscrLI?t=2m33s be/TErKHROHl6U?t=2m33s this]] is the result.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: In "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" when [[spoiler:Marco actually goes out on a date with Jackie]], Star gets increasingly jealous to the point that it causes her to lose control of her magic. She even [[spoiler:used her magic to spy on their date, and inadvertently caused them to crash on Jackie's skateboard.]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Justified as she's "a magical princess from another dimension".
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Justified as she's "a magical princess from another dimension".
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Justified as she's "a magical princess from another dimension".
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Justified as she's "a magical princess from another dimension".
* CuddleBug: Gives out "Hugs!" to her friends and loved ones on a regular basis.
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* CuddleBug: Gives out "Hugs!" to her friends and loved ones on a regular basis.
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* MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest: Parodied; Star is sent to Earth precisely because she's proven she can't handle the inherited wand very well. This is more for her education than anything.
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* MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest: Parodied; Star is sent to Earth precisely because she's proven she can't handle the inherited wand very well. This is more for her education than anything.
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* ExpressiveAccessory: Her FacialMarkings function like this, as they've changed according to her mood in various episodes. For example: such as skulls when she's sad or violent, light bulbs when she gets an idea, or spinning hourglasses similar to a loading icon for a computer mouse when she's bored.
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* ExpressiveAccessory: Her FacialMarkings function like this, as they've changed according to her mood in various episodes. For example: in "School Spirit", they are switched for skulls; in "Quest Buy", they change to skulls, then [[IdeaBulb light bulbs]]; and "Diaz Family Vacation" shows them turning into spinning hourglasses similar to a loading icon for a computer mouse.
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* ExpressiveAccessory: Her FacialMarkings function like this, as they've changed according to her mood in various episodes. For example: in "School Spirit", they are switched for skulls; in "Quest Buy", they change to skulls, then [[IdeaBulb such as skulls when she's sad or violent, light bulbs]]; and "Diaz Family Vacation" shows them turning into bulbs when she gets an idea, or spinning hourglasses similar to a loading icon for a computer mouse.mouse when she's bored.
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* FacialMarkings: By default, they're shaped like {{heart|Symbol}}s. Since her mother has diamond shaped ones and some other Butterfly family members like Etheria has tiny star shaped ones, they appear to be genetic. However, they may also be magical in nature, as they've changed in various episodes. For example: in "School Spirit", they are switched for skulls; in "Quest Buy", they change to skulls, then [[IdeaBulb light bulbs]]; and "Diaz Family Vacation" shows them turning into spinning hourglasses similar to a loading icon for a computer mouse. Star also gained a lot more heart stickers while going through Mewberty.
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* ExpressiveAccessory: Her FacialMarkings function like this, as they've changed according to her mood in various episodes. For example: in "School Spirit", they are switched for skulls; in "Quest Buy", they change to skulls, then [[IdeaBulb light bulbs]]; and "Diaz Family Vacation" shows them turning into spinning hourglasses similar to a loading icon for a computer mouse.
* FacialMarkings: By default, they're shaped like {{heart|Symbol}}s. Since her mother has diamond shaped ones and some other Butterfly family members like Etheria has tiny star shaped ones, they appear to be genetic. However, they may also be magical in nature, as they've changed in various episodes. For example: in "School Spirit", they are switched for skulls; in "Quest Buy", they change to skulls, then [[IdeaBulb light bulbs]]; and "Diaz Family Vacation" shows them turning into spinning hourglasses similar to a loading icon for a computer mouse. Star also gained a lot more heart stickers while going through Mewberty.
* FacialMarkings: By default, they're shaped like {{heart|Symbol}}s. Since her mother has diamond shaped ones and some other Butterfly family members like Etheria has tiny star shaped ones, they appear to be genetic.
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* PlayingCardMotifs: Star has heart-shaped markings; her mother has diamond-shaped markings, her implied LongLostRelative [[spoiler:Miss Heinous]] has club-shaped ones and her ancestor Eclipsa had spade-shaped ones.
* StellarName: Her name is Star.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Star looks exactly like her mother in her youth, save for the different hair colour and FacialMarkings.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Star looks exactly like her mother in her youth, save for the different hair colour and FacialMarkings.
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* CannotSpitItOut: With regards to his feeling on his crush, Jackie Lynn-Thomas.
** [[spoiler: In "Sleepover", this is no longer the case anymore, see AnguishedDeclarationOfLove above.]]
** [[spoiler: In "Sleepover", this is no longer the case anymore, see AnguishedDeclarationOfLove above.]]
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* CannotSpitItOut: With regards to his feeling on his crush, Jackie Lynn-Thomas.
**Lynn-Thomas. He has been crushing on her for years and he's still struggling to say something past "Hello" to her. [[spoiler: In As of "Sleepover", this is no longer the case anymore, see AnguishedDeclarationOfLove above.anymore.]]
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Marco looks like a younger version of his father.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: While Pony Head hasn't gotten over calling him "Earth Turd", she still sees Marco as one of her besties since their adventure in St. Olga's.
** [[spoiler: While they lean slightly more towards the vitriolic part, this is his and Tom's dynamic as of the conclusion of "Friendenemies".]]
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* VitriolicBestBuds: VitriolicBestBuds:
** While Pony Head hasn't gotten over calling him "Earth Turd", she still sees Marco as one of her besties since their adventure in St. Olga's.
**[[spoiler: While they lean slightly more towards the vitriolic part, this is his and Tom's [[spoiler:Tom]]'s dynamic as of the conclusion of "Friendenemies".]]
** While Pony Head hasn't gotten over calling him "Earth Turd", she still sees Marco as one of her besties since their adventure in St. Olga's.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Marco has been crushing on Jackie since kindergarten, but he gets so nervous around her that he hasn't made any progress with her in all those years. [[spoiler:He finally asks her out in "Naysaya" and they start dating in "Bon Bon The Birthday Clown".]]
* HeCleansUpNicely: In "Bon Bon The Birthday Clown", both Star and Jackie are stunned when they see him dressed up [[spoiler:for his prom date with Jackie]].
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* PuppyLove: Marco is only 14, not to mention that he has a crush on Jackie.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Jackie Lynn-Thomas' tomboy.
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* GreenEyedEpiphany: It'd been implied that Star had been developing a crush that she wasn't fully aware of on [[spoiler: Marco but Star had still happily cheered on his attempts to ask out Jackie. It's only when she sees them gazing at each other in "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" that she starts getting jealous, and by the end of the episode, she has apparently recognized her feelings for Marco.]].
* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" shows her increasingly uncomfortable whenever Marco and Jackie have a moment despite initially being happy that she didn't have to go with him to the dance because Jackie asked Marco out instead. Worse, the spikes of jealousy seem to be unconsciously triggering negative spells from her wand.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" shows her increasingly uncomfortable whenever Marco and Jackie have a moment despite initially being happy that she didn't have to go with him to the dance because Jackie asked Marco out instead. Worse, the spikes of jealousy seem to be unconsciously triggering negative spells from her wand.]]
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* GreenEyedEpiphany: It'd been implied that Star had been developing a crush that she wasn't fully aware of on [[spoiler: Marco Marco]], but Star had [[MatchmakerCrush still happily cheered on his attempts to ask out Jackie. out]] [[spoiler:Jackie]]. It's only when she sees them gazing at each other in "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" that she starts getting jealous, and by the end of the episode, she has apparently recognized her feelings for Marco.]].
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* GreenEyedMonster:[[spoiler: "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" shows her increasingly uncomfortable whenever Marco [[spoiler:Marco and Jackie Jackie]] have a moment despite initially being happy that she didn't have to go with him to the dance because [[spoiler:because Jackie asked Marco out instead.instead]]. Worse, the spikes of jealousy seem to be unconsciously triggering negative spells from her wand.]]
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: [[spoiler: The end of "Sleepover" reveals she (unknowingly) has a crush on Marco. Considering how good a dude he is, it's unsurprising]].
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: [[spoiler: The end of "Sleepover" reveals she (unknowingly) has a crush on Marco. Considering how good a dude he is, it's unsurprising]].unsurprising.]]
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* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: Was introduced to Star to act as her guide on Earth. "School Spirit" and "The Banagic Incident" illustrates just what happens when a flighty, hyperactive FishOutOfWater armed with magic is left to her own devices.
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* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Was introduced to Star to act as her guide on Earth. "School Spirit" and "The Banagic Incident" illustrates just what happens when a flighty, hyperactive FishOutOfWater armed with magic is left to her own devices.
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* {{Flanderization}}: People who mention Marco being overly safety conscious in the first episode only to be dropped afterwards don't realize that it's a weird inversion of this. This trait still shows up in other episodes (see the gift he made for his parents' anniversary in "Diaz Family Vacation", and the whole plan to keep Ferguson safe in "School Spirit"), but the first episode greatly exaggerated it at the cost of other parts of his personality, like being a little of a neat freak (as seen in "Quest Buy" or "My New Wand!"), or having an interest in psychology (as seen in "Sleep Spells").
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* {{Flanderization}}: People who mention Marco being overly safety conscious in the first episode only to be dropped afterwards don't realize that it's a weird inversion of this. This trait still shows up in other episodes (see the gift he made for his parents' anniversary in "Diaz Family Vacation", and the whole plan to keep Ferguson safe in "School Spirit"), but the first episode greatly exaggerated it at the cost of other parts of his personality, like being a little of a neat freak NeatFreak (as seen in "Quest Buy" or "My New Wand!"), or having an interest in psychology (as seen in "Sleep Spells").
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* WholesomeCrossDresser: He's put in a dress when sneaking into St. Olga's and [[AttractiveBentGender pulls it off fairly well.]]
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* ClingyJealousGirl: [[spoiler:In "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" when Marco actually goes out on a date with Jackie, Star gets increasingly jealous to the point that it causes her to lose control of her magic. She even used her magic to spy on their date, and inadvertently caused them to crash on Jackie's skateboard.]]
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* ClingyJealousGirl: [[spoiler:In In "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" when Marco [[spoiler:Marco actually goes out on a date with Jackie, Jackie]], Star gets increasingly jealous to the point that it causes her to lose control of her magic. She even used [[spoiler:used her magic to spy on their date, and inadvertently caused them to crash on Jackie's skateboard.]]
* BestFriend: Marco is Star's best friend on Earth.
* DisguisedInDrag: In "St. Olga's School for Wayward Princesses", Star disguises him as a princess with a poofy pink ballgown and RapunzelHair and they join in with a group of new arrival princesses. Despite initially griping that he wanted to impersonate one of the guards, by the end he asks to keep the dress.
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* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: In "St. Olga's School for Wayward Princesses", Star disguises him as a princess with a poofy pink ballgown and RapunzelHair and they join in with a group of new arrival princesses. Despite initially griping that he wanted to impersonate one of the guards, by the end of the episode he refers to the captive girls as his fellow sisters and asks if he can keep the dress. In "Gift of the Card" he wears ballet slippers, saying they're comfy to wear around the house. He also states that plum is one of his favorite colors. In "Friendenemies" it's revealed he's a big fan of the BoyBand "Love Sentence".
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* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: In "St. Olga's School for Wayward Princesses", Star disguises him as a princess with a poofy pink ballgown and RapunzelHair and they join in with a group of new arrival princesses. Despite despite initially griping that he wanted disliking to impersonate one of the guards, be DisguisedInDrag, by the end of the episode he refers to the captive girls as his fellow sisters and asks if he can keep the dress. In "Gift of the Card" he wears ballet slippers, saying they're comfy to wear around the house. He also states that plum is one of his favorite colors. In "Friendenemies" it's revealed he's a big fan of the BoyBand "Love Sentence".
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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Marco would like a little danger in his life.
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* GreenEyedEpiphany: It'd been implied that Star had been developing a crush that she wasn't fully aware of on [[spoiler: Marco but Star had still happily cheered on his attempts to ask out Jackie. It's only when she sees them gazing at each other in "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" that she starts getting jealous]].
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* GreenEyedEpiphany: It'd been implied that Star had been developing a crush that she wasn't fully aware of on [[spoiler: Marco but Star had still happily cheered on his attempts to ask out Jackie. It's only when she sees them gazing at each other in "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" that she starts getting jealous]].jealous, and by the end of the episode, she has apparently recognized her feelings for Marco.]].
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* LittleMissBadass: Star has been kicking monster butt for a long time, even before she received her magic wand.
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** She's crushing on Oskar Greason, a human. [[spoiler:And as of "Sleepover", it is implied that she has one on Marco.]]
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* MatchmakerCrush: [[spoiler: Attempts to set up Marco with Jackie, but the Truth or Punishment game reveals that she may have developed a crush on Marco.]]
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: [[spoiler: The end of "Sleepover" suggests she (unknowingly) has a crush on Marco. Considering how good a dude he is, it's unsurprising]].
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: [[spoiler: The end of "Sleepover" suggests reveals she (unknowingly) has a crush on Marco. Considering how good a dude he is, it's unsurprising]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:I'm a maaaaagical princess from another dimension!]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Eden Sher
A magical princess from the other-dimensional Kingdom of Mewni who is sent to Earth by her parents for safety's sake[[note]]in lieu of sending her to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses]][[/note]] after misusing the magic wand she received on her fourteenth birthday. Lives with her earthly hosts, the Diaz Family. She also loves to fight against monsters.
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* ActionGirl: Magic is actually new to her, but she has been kicking monster butt for a long time.
* {{Adorkable}}: A bundle of energy who is astounded by everything.
* AesopAmnesia: The Aesop in "Storm The Castle" was that she shouldn't endanger the lives of others (mainly Marco's) when she's on one of her thrill seeking adventures or when shes reckless on the pairs dimension travels. However in season 2 she regularly forgets this and has gotten Marco and herself in a lot of danger.
* AffectionateNickname:
** One of Star's best friends, Pony Head, calls her "B-Fly".
** Her demon ex-boyfriend Tom calls her "Starship".
* AlienCatnip: Played With, in "Star vs. Echo Creek". Star loves sugar and likes to put massive quantities of it onto everything - inventing the "sugarrito" (a burrito smothered in sugar). It's possible that they don't have sugar or sugary candy on Mewni, in which case she has a low tolerance for it to begin with, but either way, she gets a ''massive'' sugar high from this. It's not clear how "alien" this is or just behavioral: she reacts much like a toddler eating sugar for the first time... who just ate a big bowl of raw sugar. She bounces around getting hyperactive even by her own standards, but mellows out soon enough.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Seems to be the case. Star falls head over heels for Oskar after learning he has a record, and her ex Tom is a demon.
* AllWomenAreLustful: When under the effect of Mewberty, she became boy-crazy to the point she eventually started kidnapping them.
* AmbiguouslyBi: She's expressed interest in guys, no doubt about that, but is very close to her female friends like Princess Pony Head, and when [=StarFan13=] admits that she has a crush on Star in "Sleepover", Star doesn't rebuke her or anything, and even hugs her, and has even wallpapered her locker with pictures of her. That's on top of her blushing when the cheerleaders shook what their mamas gave them.
* AncestralWeapon: Her wand has been passed down a very, very long line in her family.
* AnimalMotifs: Star has an an affinity for anything equine related. Before leaving for Earth, one of her favorite hobbies was taming wild unicorns (magical horse creatures) and her best friend of Mewni was Princess Flying Pony Head, another magical horse.
* AttackAttackAttack: She's not exactly one for strategy and relies heavily on her wand and fighting skills. Showcased in "St. Olga's Reform School For Wayward Princesses" where her main plan to save Pony Head was to rush in and blast everything. Marco has to convince her to use infiltration and stealth for most of the trip since that would bring the entire school's guards on them. She only falls back on it when Marco is captured in order to free him and to pull a quick escape.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She behaves as if she had ADHD.
* BackToBackBadasses: With Marco.
* BadassAdorable: She's cute and peppy like a box full of kittens, and attacks with cute magic spells to match, but she's just as dangerous.
* BadassPrincess: The Princess of Mewni and Star knows how to fight without the wand, either fighting physically or using a weapon, like a mace.
* BashBrothers: With Marco.
* BerserkButton: Being underestimated, as Marco told her at the end of "Banagic". Though she got the context of the comment wrong (He was more worried about her lack of understanding Earth concepts while by herself inadvertently causing trouble from it which did indeed happen. She thought he meant she wouldn't complete her "quest" without him). This also slightly came into play in "Blood Moon Ball" when she felt that Marco thought she couldn't take care of herself, despite him just following after her out of concern.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: For all of her bubbly and sweet personality, Star can be '''terrifying''' when the situation calls for it.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: A goofy teen who has experience kicking monsters' butt on a daily basis.
* BloodKnight: Even before she received her magic wand, she enjoyed kicking monster butt. Apparently her parents used the Royal Guards, all of whom are stone cold badasses in their own rights, as her ''babysitters''. It's no wonder she grew up thinking violence and battle are fun when those guys taught her how to snap the necks of her stuffed animals when she was a toddler.
* BrokenPedestal:
** "Mewnipendence Day" has Star realizing that the holiday in question is a case of WrittenByTheWinners and the conclusion that her people have been annually celebrating the slaughter of innocent monsters proves upsetting, to say the least.
** At the beginning of "Starstruck", Star deems [[spoiler:Mina Loveberry]] the greatest warrior to ever live. She turns out to be just as crazy as Marco said she was. Star admits this as well by the end of the episode, calling her "a lady with no marbles".
* BroughtDownToBadass: She's unable to use her wand for most of "Quest Buy", but still manages to run and fight circles around Ludo and his thugs. Happens again in "Marco Grows a Beard" when her wand is caught up in a mass of Marco's beard that she overgrew and that she had to both navigate through and contend with Ludo and his minions to retrieve it.
* CallingYourAttacks: She usually says what she wants her magic wand to do or summon out loud. Occasionally [[MagicMisfire backfires]] if she says the wrong thing.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "So cute" and "Hugs".
* CharacterDevelopment:
** Parodied in "St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses". Although she does manage to power through her fear and infiltrate the place, she is still clearly terrified of St. Olga's.
-->'''Star:''' So I've overcome my worst fears and became a better person, blah, blah, blah, now let's get out of here!
** She initially believes monsters to be the most ruthless of creatures with no shred of goodness in them at all. However, in "Lobster Claws" she starts to have some second thoughts after her interactions with the titular monster. More notably, in "Mewnipendence Day" she realizes the people of Mewni weren't completely innocent in their feud with the monsters, and she starts treating the monster Buff Frog better.
** In "Storm the Castle", Star realizes that despite Marco being adventurous like her, she can't risk his life pointlessly and recklessly on her various escapades. She also treats Buff Frog like an equal and warns him before [[spoiler:the castle blows up]].
* CharacterTic: Chewing on her wand seems to be her tic considering how often she does it.
* CheerfulChild: More likes "cheerful teen", but she has the energy and mindset of an energetic child.
* ChildhoodFriends: She and Pony Head have known each other since they were toddlers.
* CombatPragmatist: Has absolutely no problems using what ever advantage presents itself, during fights.
* ComicallyInvincibleHero: Despite not being too adept with the wand yet, she's still able to demolish Ludo and his minions in hilarious and spectacular fashion (often with much collateral damage) time and time again. Even when her MagicWand was useless, she still had little trouble foiling Ludo's cronies. She pretty much admits this in the credits:
-->'''Star:''' I'm blasting monsters and I never break a sweat!
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Star does this a lot, but it's justified because she's not entirely aware of how things work on Earth. For example, she once thought that a football game was going to be an actual battle since everybody around her made it sound like it ''was'' going to be a battle, when really they were just being metaphoric to pump up the hype.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Justified as she's "a magical princess from another dimension".
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Star may seem a bit like a ditz with hardly any control on her wand, but when it comes to fighting, she's surprisingly competent to the point that she can use the wand without mucking up anything. And she's quite good at fighting ''without'' the wand, having done so for most of her life before inheriting the wand on her 14th birthday.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Star Butterfly herself looks like a fourteen year old girl with heart tattoos on her cheeks. [[spoiler:She transformed temporarily into a monsterous butterfly-like form during mewberty, yet still looked adorable despite being terrifying]].
* CuddleBug: Gives out "Hugs!" to her friends and loved ones on a regular basis.
* DaddysGirl: It's pretty clear [[AlmightyMom who wears the trousers in the Butterfly clan]], and it is NOT her dad, who, it turns out, is just as violent, irresponsible and impetuous as she is, and pretty much lets her get away with anything.
* DamselOutOfDistress: In "[[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E15BloodMoonBall Blood Moon Ball]]", Marco heads to the titular ball in what he thinks is a rescue, only for Star to one shot a furious Tom to save Marco.
* DestructiveSavior: When she attacks, few things will be left unharmed, including Marco.
* {{Determinator}}: She works very hard towards her goals, so much that she'll sometimes end up greatly sleep-deprived.
* DimensionalTraveler: Originally from Mewni, a kingdom in another dimension. She casually travels between different dimensions using magic scissors.
* DorkKnight: Star is an excitable teenager who is learning to use her magical wand.
* DumbBlonde: Mostly because she hasn't become familiar with Earth yet and is a bit fight happy coming from a fantasy world. Never the less, while not stupid she is certainly impulsive and often doesn't think her ideas through.
* EasilyImpressed: Due to being a FunnyForeigner from another dimension, she's utterly dazzled by even the must mundane of Earth customs.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Was capable of kicking serious butt even ''before'' getting her wand.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: [=StarFan13=] admits to having a crush on Star in "Sleepover".
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Star is the princess of another world. Her best friend, Pony Head, is a princess as well. To some extent, this trope is defied due to the DestructiveSaviour nature of Star.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: Star frequently makes rainbows appear from her wand, sometimes helpful, sometimes ''catching on fire''.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Star enjoys things that sparkle and has at least one spell that includes the words "sparkle" and "glitter" at the same time.
* FacialMarkings: By default, they're shaped like {{heart|Symbol}}s. Since her mother has diamond shaped ones and some other Butterfly family members like Etheria has tiny star shaped ones, they appear to be genetic. However, they may also be magical in nature, as they've changed in various episodes. For example: in "School Spirit", they are switched for skulls; in "Quest Buy", they change to skulls, then [[IdeaBulb light bulbs]]; and "Diaz Family Vacation" shows them turning into spinning hourglasses similar to a loading icon for a computer mouse. Star also gained a lot more heart stickers while going through Mewberty.
* FantasticRacism: Initially believes monsters to be the most ruthless of creatures with no shred of goodness in them at all. However, in "Lobster Claws" she starts to have some second thoughts after her interactions with the titular monster. More notably, in "Mewnipendence Day" she realizes the people of Mewni weren't completely innocent in their feud with the monsters, and she treats monsters like Buff Frog better in "Storm the Castle".
* FatalFlaw:
** Star has a bad habit of dismissing others when they try to warn her. This has put her in trouble that she has only managed to avoid by sheer luck.
** Owing to her rather sheltered upbringing, Star's optimism and enthusiasm can border on recklessness, to the point of endangering people around her with her madcap antics. She has rather simplistic views on concepts such as leadership and responsibility, believing that prioritizing fun above all else matters the most. All this, coupled with her lack of understanding of Earth customs, often puts her and Marco in strange, dangerous situations.
* FightMagnet: The source of most of the combat in the show is villains simply trying to get her wand and rule the multi-verse.
* FishOutOfWater: During her first day on Earth, Star treated a light switch as if it was magical, mistook a drinking fountain for a hostile creature, and failed to see a connection between Mr. and Mrs. Diaz and Marco, despite knowing his surname, because she just assumed that all earthlings had the [[PlanetOfHats all Earthlings had the same surname]].
* FluffyTheTerrible: She's cute, has golden locks, but don't let her use her wand.
* ForeignExchangeStudent: How Star's passed off at Echo Creek Academy. She's certainly "[[DimensionalTraveler foreign]]" [[ExactWords all right]].
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She is often friendly and affable to others, even if she's just met them. Her end credits song even has the line "I think strangers are just friends you haven't met".
* GenkiGirl: Star is usually full of energy and excitedly examines her surroundings while waving hello to strangers. In season 2 she developed a love for sugar and becomes far more energetic.
* GirlyBruiser: Star wears lots of different dresses, likes adorable creatures, and is very good at beating up monsters.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: She is extremely girly, with a fondness for anything cute... but [[BloodKnight she also really enjoys fighting monsters.]]
* GlassCannon: {{Downplayed}}. She's very capable of fighting even without the wand, but the wand is her primary source of major offensive firepower, so against tougher enemies she can sometimes get into trouble if she's attacked directly (or worse, if she ''loses'' the wand).
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: With Marco - while she is a MagicalGirl princess who mostly uses her wand to blast her opponents, Marco is a BadassNormal who engages his opponents in hand-to-hand combat with karate.
* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" shows her increasingly uncomfortable whenever Marco and Jackie have a moment despite initially being happy that she didn't have to go with him to the dance because Jackie asked Marco out instead. Worse, the spikes of jealousy seem to be unconsciously triggering negative spells from her wand.]]
* HairDecorations: Her headband has little horns on it. In "Freeze Day" she swaps it out for a green one with little cactuses.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair, and so far all the messes she's caused were magical accidents from trying to help others.
* HeroicBSOD: Happened twice so far.
** "St Olga's Reform School For Wayward Princesses": When Marco is captured and she can't seem to break Pony Head free from her brainwashed state, making her feel powerless to do anything. Attacking a poster manages to snap Pony Head back to normal who convinces her to keep going.
** "Marco Grows A Beard": When she felt she couldn't continue on without her wand. During a nap, her subconscious takes the form of one of the Laser Puppies to convince her she was already tough without the wand and didn't need it for everything (which ironically is what Marco was trying to tell her earlier).
* TheHeroine: The series revolves around Star's adventures in defeating the forces of evil while learning how to properly use her magical wand.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Pony Head; "Freeze Day" shows that the two have been friends since they were toddlers.
* HiddenDepths:
** In "Diaz Family Vacation", in a few seconds she manages to make a fairly detailed unicorn head paper cutting, possibly indicating that she has a talent for making paper cuttings.
** "Wand to Wand" shows that she enjoys building model ships in bottles.
* HornedHairdo: In "The Other Exchange Student" and "Sleep Spells", when Star has a sleep mask on her forehead, it pushes her bangs up into devil's horns, mimicking her headband.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Star doesn't fully understand how to operate her magic wand yet. She's mostly OK in combat with it, though.
* HumanAlien: Star looks human, but she's an alien princess from another dimension. The ''alien'' aspect is emphasized in the episode "Mewberty".
* IneptMage: So inept, in fact, she was shipped off to Earth before she caused any more natural disasters from her inability to gauge what she's capable of actually pulling off with that wand. ''Most'' of the time she actually does get the effect she wants from her spells, the problem being that they're ''way more powerful'' than intended and thus cause massive collateral damage. Outside of battle when she's ''not'' trying to blow anything up or set anything on fire... she frequently does so anyway.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Symbolizing her youthfulness, friendliness, and naivete.
* InterspeciesRomance:
** Star was in a previous relationship with Tom, a demon.
** She's crushing on Oskar Greason, a human. [[spoiler:And as of "Sleepover", it is implied that she has one on Marco.]]
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Star comes from two families of gifted people. Her magical powers come from her mother's side, while her strength, toughness and passion for combat comes from her father's.
* ItWasAGift: The wand was bestowed upon her on her fourteenth birthday.
* KidHero: She's fourteen years old and is the co-protagonist with Marco.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Wears a fancy dress in her intro while sliding down railings, beating up monsters, and then taming a wild unicorn.
* KungFuWizard: Star is a lot better at physically fighting than magic, though she is decent with combat magic. Any other time, she is very much an IneptMage.
* LightEmUp: Star can generate light from her wand, and has also used spells that produce sunshine and rainbows. This ability is even prominent in the opening theme.
** She has a tendency to weaponize rainbows, such as with the "Rainbow Fist Punch" and "Rainbow Flytrap" spells. Some of her rainbows also have an unfortunate habit of catching on fire.
** She also created the laser puppies, which appear in the outro.
** In "Sleep Spells", she uses the "Mega Explosive Crystal Laser"... which is just a laser pointer.
* LightIsGood: She tends to associate with light, such as in her name and abilities, and for the most part is a friendly, heroic individual.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Star got her monster-fighting prowess from her father.
* LikeParentUnlikeChild: Star is upbeat and energetic to the point of being almost hyper. Her parents are stodgy, deadpan, and display a tiny bit of strictness. [[spoiler:[[LikeParentLikeChild Although, her father is secretly as boisterous and adventurous as Star.]]]]
* LimitBreak: She gains one in "By the Book" in the form of her Warnicorn Stampede spell. On one hand, it requires an entire kata before the spell cast. On the other hand, [[https://youtu.be/qSaWzuscrLI?t=2m33s this]] is the result.
* LimitedWardrobe: Averted; she has a few different outfits which she cycles through, and distinctly wears a new one every time a day passes in an episode. It's still only about four outfits, less than a real person would have, but more than the average cartoon character. Every other character in the show plays the trope straight, making her stand out even more.
* LiteralMinded: She often takes figures of speech literally, like responding to "Wouldn't you like to know?" with [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder "Yes, that's why I asked."]] And when asked what she sees in an inkblot test, she says [[ComicallyMissingThePoint "An inkblot! I win!"]]
* MagicalGirl: Her backstory has elements of the original definition of "magical girl", being a princess of a magical kingdom in another dimension who's sent to live on Earth. Instead of having to pass a MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest, it's because she nearly destroys her kingdom shortly after getting her MagicWand.
* MagicalGirlfriend: A platonic version for Marco: despite them [[TheNotLoveInterest not being romantically interested in each other]], their relationship pretty much epitomizes the [[Laconic/MagicalGirlfriend core]] of how this plot device works. However, Marco wasn't exactly enthusiastic when Star first entered his life (just the opposite actually), but gradually came to warm up to her.
* MagicalGirlWarrior: Star uses her magic wand to fight evil, even though she doesn't completely understand it. She can even fight reasonably well without her wand.
* MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest: Parodied; Star is sent to Earth precisely because she's proven she can't handle the inherited wand very well. This is more for her education than anything.
* MagneticHero: Despite only being on Earth for a short time, Star manages to win over Marco's parents and her entire school (sans Brittney).
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Deconstructed, while Star does seem to make Marco's life more interesting, the show is more about her growing as a character by toning down her chaotic overenthusiasm by being with the safety-minded, level-headed Marco.
* MarkedChange: When Star [[spoiler:taps into the true power of the Wand]], her FacialMarkings glow.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: The only outward physical difference between mewman Star and all the humans is she has heart shaped markings on her cheeks.
* MatchmakerCrush: [[spoiler: Attempts to set up Marco with Jackie, but the Truth or Punishment game reveals that she may have developed a crush on Marco.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Star" represents her being TheHeroine of the story; "Butterfly" alludes to her imaginative, if flighty, qualities.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: She's very nice, but the reason she was sent to Earth was because she set ''fire to her kingdom''.
* MommyIssues: In "Sleep Spells", it's revealed that she has issues with her mother.
* MookMaker: Can turn ordinary animals into grotesque and powerful versions of themselves.
* MoralityPet: To her best friend of Mewni, [[RebelliousPrincess Princess Pony Head]].
* NiceGirl: Star is a friendly, helpful, and heroic individual.
* NomDeMom: Star's last name comes from her mother, which implies that the Queen is the actual ruler while River is a King Consort.
* ObliviousToLove: "Sleepover" reveals that Star has a crush on Marco, but also implies that she might be unaware of it.
* OnlyChildSyndrome: Star is the only child of the King and Queen of Mewni.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Marco is captured in "Storm the Castle" she ''loses'' her usual BloodKnight attitude and settles into TranquilFury.
* OralFixation: Star has a tendency to nibble on her wand whenever she gets particularly excited.
* PerkyGoth: Star's wardrobe seems to be a mish-mash of cutesy, bright colors and spiked accessories. She always sports a hairband with devil horns, owns a pair of military boots with a horn sticking up from the toe of each, and a spiked bracelet. [[CarryABigStick And a mace]].
* PluckyGirl: Being a goofy, zany, individualistic, free spirited and unrestrained wild child with a big heart and even [[UpToEleven wilder imagination]] than most princesses you'll ever meet, Star is the epiphany of [[FunPersonified joy and excitement]] given form.
* PowerFloats[=/=]PowerGlows: When she [[spoiler:learns how to "dip down" and cast spells without the Wand]] in "My New Wand!", Star floats into the air and her whole body glows a deep blue.
* PowerIncontinence: Her main issue; she's quite spell-happy on her own merits, but she's extremely bad at avoiding unintentional aspects to her creations (rainbows that set themselves on fire are a big thing with her).
* PrincessesPreferPink: Downplayed, while she may like the color pink well enough, her wardrobe consists of the entire rainbow, and prefers a sea green dress for everyday use.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Eight of her outfits (including non-recurring ones) she wears tights underneath her dress or skirt.
* ProtagonistTitle: '''''Star''' vs the Forces of Evil''.
* PsychoactivePowers: [[spoiler: "Wand to Wand" reveals that her new wand is affected by her emotions. If she's feeling angry or frustrated, the spells she cast won't work right. But if she feels more positive emotions (like [[ThePowerOfFriendship concern]] for Marco), her spells will work the way she wants them to.]]
* RaisedByDudes: In a sense. The Mewni's Royal Guards were her babysitters.
* RapunzelHair: Star's hair goes down to her knees when loose.
* ReadTheFreakingManual: A constant issue with Star, as many of the issues of the show could be solved much quicker if Star read her wand's manual before rather then after she had started blasting. The fact that it's a completely disorganized mess with a living glossary named Glossaryck (who isn't very helpful) doesn't make reading it easy though.
* RedOniBlueOni: The energetic and wild Red Oni to Marco's safety-minded and level-headed Blue Oni.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Star is very active and excitable compared to the calmer and safety-conscious Marco.
* ShamuFu: One of her favorite spells is called "Narwhal Blast".
* SheCleansUpNicely: While Star is generally not unpleasant at look at, she really spruces herself up for the Blood Moon Ball. [[http://starvstheforcesofevil.wikia.com/wiki/File:S1E15_Star_in_her_ballgown.png When she's finished]], Marco tells her she looks "amazing".
* ShesGotLegs: At least Marco [[StupidSexyFriend seems to think so]].
* ShipperOnDeck: Takes it upon herself to hook Marco up with Jackie when she learns of his crush on the girl. Though during "Sleepover", she attempted to push both Jackie's and Janna's faces towards Marco's.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: [[spoiler: The end of "Sleepover" suggests she (unknowingly) has a crush on Marco. Considering how good a dude he is, it's unsurprising]].
* SitcomArchNemesis: Unwittingly this to Brittney.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: To a much lesser degree than Marco, but Star meets her fair share of AmusingInjuries, too.
* SummonMagic: Can summon narwhals, dragons, snakes, and other creatures as allies or to supplement her FrickinLaserBeams. Amusingly, while they do vanish on their own after the spell is cast, sometimes they stick around and have to crawl back to wherever they came from.
* SuperCuteSuperPowers: Her combat spells blast enemies with rainbows, {{heart|BeatDown}}s, and jellybeans to devastating effect.
* SuperiorSuccessor: Queen Moon was a bit older than Star when she first [[SuperMode Dipped Down]].
* SupernaturalIsPurple: Star's Mewberty makes purple heart markers pop all over her body and when she's completely under the effect of Mewberty, her hair, skin and even clothing is purple.
* SuperStrength: Despite Star being a skinny, 14-year-old teenaged girl, she's able to easily kick, punch, or simply overpower monsters that are more muscular and bigger than her. She also on occasion wields a [[CarryABigStick mace]] or [[{{BFS}} sword]] that's bigger than she is, with no apparent effort.
* SuperpowerLottery: In a setting with all sorts of mythical monsters, magical creatures, and skilled fighters, Star outshines them all with her wand. With it, she can summon various beasts, create and alter massive constructs, unleash powerful energy blasts, and theoretically destroy the universe. The main thing holding her back from being a [[StoryBreakerPower story-breaker]] is her lack of experience. Naturally, the villains tend to make the wand their primary objective.
* TaughtByExperience: She can easily kick the butts of Ludo's henchmen around, because, prior to getting the family wand, she would spend her time fighting monsters (and taming wild unicorns).
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Jackie Lynn-Thomas' tomboy.
* TookALevelInBadass: The first episode shows Star being a total IneptMage. Come the season 1 finale, she was able to summon magic with so much control and power, she could easily CurbStomp several monsters and [[spoiler:blow up the nigh-indestructible crystal jail Marco was imprisoned in by Toffee. And in the first episode of Season 2, she learns how to use magic ''without'' the wand.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: When explaining the history of Mewnipendance Day, she mentions the Mewnans' noble pursuits as "life, liberty, and corn".
* TrueBlueFemininity: Her princess dress is light blue and her casual wear is bluish-green.
* UnskilledButStrong: Star won the SuperpowerLottery with her wand, but starts out dangerously inexperienced. For this reason, she's sent to Earth in the first place.
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: "Sleep Spells" reveals that Star has issues regarding living up to the enormous pressure her mother puts on her to be the future Queen of Mewni. She often fluctuates between wanting to be nothing like her mother and desiring to be better than her.
* WingedHumanoid: Grows insectoid wings when going through "mewberty", and she retains them (albeit in greatly reduced size, and without flight capability) after it's over. They're not really visible afterwards because her long knee-length hair falls over them.
** In "Star on Wheels" they return for the first time since "Mewberty" - Star is careening into a large sinkhole on a bike. She gets a big adrenaline rush and exerts her tiny wings enough to fly out of the hole.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes:
** Star's greatest fear is anything to do with St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses. The very name of the said school sends her into panic screaming.
** She also has coulrophobia (a fear of clowns), as shown in "Cheer Up Star". But by "Royal Pain", she seems to have gotten over it, since there was a clown creature in her room, and she didn't seem to mind it.
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[[folder:Marco Diaz]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Frankly, I like taking risks. And would welcome a little danger in my life!]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Adam [=McArthur=]
Only son of the Diaz family, and also a Karate student with a green belt… with a stripe. Shortly after meeting her, he becomes Star's earthly friend, guide, and combat partner.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He has a thing for safety, but desperately wants to become a "misunderstood bad boy".
* AlmightyJanitor: Stripe or not, he's only a green belt (about halfway through the learning stages in Martial Arts). He's still kicked more monster ass than most people. ''The most badass green belt ever.'' Season two reveals that he has been a green belt for ''five years'' though not because of his skill level, but because his sensei is also only a green belt. At the end of "Red Belt" Marco is now a red belt and earning the rest probably won't take as long.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Confesses to his crush on Jackie to Jackie during "Sleepover"]] in order to spare the group from the consequences of Truth & Punishment.
* BackToBackBadasses: With Star.
* BadassAdorable: Marco can kick monster butt and is also a 14-year-old boy that gushes over kicking said monster butt, and has a thing for safety, yet is also cute as a button.
* BadassBookworm: Physically unimposing, fastidious A-student... who can karate-kick monsters three times his size and send them limping home.
* BadassNormal: Has no special powers and is good enough at karate to hold his own against Ludo's henchmen and other assorted monsters.
* BareFistedMonk: Marco rarely uses weapons to fight his opponents, and uses his karate skills at every opportunity in combat (despite Star being the other half of the reason why the pair can win fights in the first place - when Star is preoccupied with the main villain or distracted by the events of the episode, Marco falls into an unfavourable position where he is either grappled or chased around the battlefield).
* BashBrothers: With Star.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Marco wanted a little more danger in his life and Star soon entered it, bringing a lot of that with her. He sarcastically quipped that if his family wanted some upbeat energy in their home, they could've just adopted a litter of puppies instead of letting Star live with them; she immediately summons some cute puppies...that fire lasers out of their eyes. When he admires the room she summoned and wishes he had one of his own, Star tries to give him one and creates a black hole instead.
* BeautyMark: Next to his right eye.
* BerserkButton: Don't manipulate his love of Mackie Hand movies. His reaction was enough to scare Tom, a necromancer and powerful demon of Hell, when he did that in "Friendenemies".
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Marco is a sweet and thoughtful kid, but he also has karate skills that border on CharlesAtlasSuperpower.
* BloodKnight: Ironically. Although he is calm, savvy, and safety conscious in most situations, Marco is an avid martial artist who really likes fighting evil monsters, and thus sees Star's FightMagnet life as a plus.
* BodyguardingABadass: Marco is responsible for Star's safety while she is on Earth, as he's her guide to Earth culture, and tries to get her out of trouble with the authorities when she makes a mistake. Marco also fights to protect her and the wand from Ludo and the other monsters when they become overwhelming or too powerful for her to handle. In season 2 he still has to fulfill his some of his responsibilities from season 1 despite the hostile monsters having fewer appearances, because he still has to help Star keep control of her magic and fight off Ludo.
* BrainyBrunette: Dark brown hair + OnlySaneMan + GenreSavvy + GoodWithNumbers + CloudCuckoolandersMinder = this trope.
* BrownEyes: Showing his down-to-earth nature.
* ButtMonkey: His injuries and misfortunes are definitely PlayedForLaughs.
* CannotSpitItOut: With regards to his feeling on his crush, Jackie Lynn-Thomas.
** [[spoiler: In "Sleepover", this is no longer the case anymore, see AnguishedDeclarationOfLove above.]]
* CatchPhrase: Marco's is a BigWhat.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** He gradually (but slowly) becomes more confident in himself. Specifically, in regards to Jackie, he goes from having a bad case of CannotSpitItOut to being able to smoothly have simple conversations with her.
** In "St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses", Marco gets over his reasonable animosity towards Pony Head to help bust her out, as well as the other princesses.
** He gradually grows out of his "safety conscious" nature. Makes sense, considering all the time he spends with Star fighting monsters has likely changed him.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He must be really good at karate, considering he can punch back one head from a massive Hydra!
* ChickMagnet: He got kissed by some blonde, foreign girl in the past. It's implied [[PerkyGoth Janna]] might like him given her vague flirting of him. [[SatelliteLoveInterest Jackie]] has also shown interest in him as well, which only increases after "Sleepover". He also has some ShipTease with [[TheHero Star]] [[spoiler:to the point that it's implied that she has a crush on him but is unaware of the said crush herself.]]
* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: Was introduced to Star to act as her guide on Earth. "School Spirit" and "The Banagic Incident" illustrates just what happens when a flighty, hyperactive FishOutOfWater armed with magic is left to her own devices.
* CombatPragmatist: Occasionally mixes up karate with utilizing his environment to fight, be it with boxes, [[ThrowTheBookAtThem a book]], or [[ItMakesSenseInContext a giraffe head]].
* ControlFreak: His reputation as the "Safe Kid" didn't come from nowhere. When he meets Star he's pulling her out of every minor obstacle (some understandable, some not). However, this gets zig-zagged, especially with regards to fighting, because he's also a BloodKnight; when he learn that Star has a price on her head he's absolutely ''thrilled'' at the prospect of fighting monsters.
* CoolLoser: He's not exactly a ''loser'', but for such a smart, nice, athletic kid, he's not too popular or respected either. This seems to be partly caused by his initial safety conscious and wannabe bad boy status, along with occasional [[ButtMonkey bad luck]]. However, his smarts and karate skills do earn him some respect at times but for not very long.
* TheCorruption: Marco gets controlled by his new tentacle limb in "Monster Arm". [[spoiler:It's implied that even after being cured, it still dwells inside him.]]
* CowardlyLion: In season one Marco was safety oriented and would be the first of the co-protagonists to try to reason with the monsters i.e Lobster Claws and Princess Smooshy. Marco also refused to fight Lars out of fear until Monster Arm dealt with him. When he is in the middle of fight Marco can hold his own really well and enjoys every second of it when he's in a favourable position.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Dark brown hair and brown eyes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Exhibits a dry sense of humor.
* DefrostingIceKing: Marco was initially freaked out by Star's magical background, but eventually comes to accept it.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The second main focus character after Star.
* DorkKnight: Marco practically gushes after he and Star defeat Ludo and his men.
* EagleLand: Marco chants "USA! USA!" in celebration when he thinks he successfully grew out a beard, which is a pretty uniquely American thing to do.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName: As revealed on a test paper in "Match Maker", Ubaldo. Not bad by itself, but combined with the rest of his name, it makes his initials spell out MUD.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Everyone knows Marco as the "Safety Kid" because he once wore a helmet in the gym showers.
* EmbarrassingRingtone: His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slO7dDwB9jA "Space Unicorn"]] ringtone which he claims is supposed to be ironic.
* EnemyWithin: [[spoiler:Monster Arm.]]
* FatalFlaw: His self-confidence is quite fragile and he craves respect to the point that he'd beat up an (admittedly mean-spirited and bratty) eight-year-old to avoid getting laughed at.
* FireForgedFriends: He and Pony Head become cool with each other this way.
* {{Flanderization}}: People who mention Marco being overly safety conscious in the first episode only to be dropped afterwards don't realize that it's a weird inversion of this. This trait still shows up in other episodes (see the gift he made for his parents' anniversary in "Diaz Family Vacation", and the whole plan to keep Ferguson safe in "School Spirit"), but the first episode greatly exaggerated it at the cost of other parts of his personality, like being a little of a neat freak (as seen in "Quest Buy" or "My New Wand!"), or having an interest in psychology (as seen in "Sleep Spells").
* FullNameUltimatum: Whenever Star is angry or annoyed with him then she'll call him by his full name.
* GeekyTurnOn: He's ''very'' impressed by the amount of video games at the Amethyst Arcade.
* GenreSavvy: On occasion, such as when he successfully invoke tropes to [[spoiler:break Pony Head out of St. Olga's.]]
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Is temporarily driven insane after reading [[spoiler:Eclipsa's section of the spell book in "Page Turner."]]
* GoodWithNumbers: Marco has good math skills and used the metric system to find Star's charger.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: With Star - while he is a BadassNormal who engages his opponents in hand-to-hand combat with karate, Star is a MagicalGirl princess who mostly uses her wand to blast her opponents.
* HasAType: When "The Other Exchange Student" showed a picture of him getting kissed by a previous blonde foreign exchange student, fandom jokes that he's into blondes have cropped up since his crush Jackie is also blonde and he has had some ShipTease with Star.
* HeroesLoveDogs: After Star creates a litter of laser puppies, he decided to take ownership of them.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: In "Sleep Spells", it's revealed that he keeps a record of him and Star saving each other, and he resents the fact that she's saved him more times than he's saved her. [[spoiler:After saving her from a hostile escaped princess, he tells her that he feels mundane by comparison, since she's a magical princess from another dimension. Star assures him that they don't need to compete, because he is certainly awesome.]]
** In "Naysaya", it's reveal that Marco is such a mess of insecurities that he actually ''wants'' to get physically punished for petty reasons.
-->'''Marco:''' How do i get rid of it? (referring to the Naysaya)\\
'''Tom:''' Just let it run its course. Once it's shouted all your worst, most shameful secrets, it'll wear off.\\
'''Marco:''' And how long will that take?\\
'''Tom:''' It depends. How insecure are you?\\
'''Marco:''' (''{{Beat}}'') [[OhCrap Oh no...]]
* HiddenDepths:
** He's shown to be knowledgeable about Victorian-era interior design.
** He's shown to be quite the film buff (in a rare [=VHS=] store, he clarified that he didn't mean the award-winning film when he asked for a pair of scissors).
** Most dudes don't care about the differences between shades of the same color. He specifically dubs "Plum Purple" and "Prussian Blue" as his favorites.
** In an effort to impress Jackie during "Sleepover", he shows that he can play jazz piano on his electric keyboard.
** It's shown in "Friendenemies" that kid can really sing.
* {{Hipster}}: Marco occasionally shows signs of being one, such as his "ironic" "Space Unicorn" ringtone.
* HypercompetentSidekick: To Star, he's a lot more savvy, patient, intelligent and a much better strategist.
* HypocriticalHumor: One episode has him point out that the martial arts are about honor and discipline. He then says that he wants to one up some SpoiledBrat that takes classes with him.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Marco would like a little danger in his life.
* IKnowKarate: Marco uses karate to help in battles. The fact that he takes karate lessons and that he has a green belt probably helps.
-->'''Star:''' You can fight?\\
'''Marco:''' It's called... karate! ''(chops a monster)''
* ImprovisedWeapon: Lacking a magic wand or a trademark weapon of his own, he makes do with what he can.
* InTheHood: Wears a red hoodie and pulls up the hood when trying to avoid Star in the first episode.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: In "St. Olga's School for Wayward Princesses", Star disguises him as a princess with a poofy pink ballgown and RapunzelHair and they join in with a group of new arrival princesses. Despite initially griping that he wanted to impersonate one of the guards, by the end of the episode he refers to the captive girls as his fellow sisters and asks if he can keep the dress. In "Gift of the Card" he wears ballet slippers, saying they're comfy to wear around the house. He also states that plum is one of his favorite colors. In "Friendenemies" it's revealed he's a big fan of the BoyBand "Love Sentence".
* IResembleThatRemark: Marco complains that he doesn't know why people think he's so safety-obsessed while making sure Star avoids various minor hazards while walking.
-->'''Marco:''' You wear a helmet in the gym shower ''one time'' and you're branded for life.
* IronicName: "Marco" manages to be this and a MeaningfulName. In Italian, "Marco" means "Mars" (the Roman God of War); it's ironic given his consciousness for safety.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Desperately wants to be perceived as one to get rid of his EmbarrassingNickname. [[AvertedTrope He]] [[NiceGuy isn't]].
* KidHero: He's fourteen years old and is co-protagonist with Star.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Marco is huge fan of Love Sentence and it shows when Tom shows his shrine that is dedicated to Love Sentence. He also turns into a platonic Fanboy when Mackie Hand is resurrected.
* LikeParentUnlikeChild: Marco, despite his protestations to the contrary, is a very safe person, to the point he is almost doing it unconsciously. His parents, however, are free spirits who embrace new experiences even if they are dangerous. Downplayed in that Marco wants to be more like his parents.
* LimitedWardrobe: Lampshaded in "Matchmaker".
-->'''Marco:''' I like red. I like hoodies. So I bought a dozen of them.
* LovingAShadow: In "Sleepover", Marco admits that he's unsure about whether he has a crush on Jackie because of who she is as a person, or because he has put her on a pedestal in his mind.
* MadeOfIron: He can take quite a lot.
* MeaningfulName: Marco manages to be this and IronicName. In Italian, "Marco" means "Mars" (the Roman God of War); it fits with his [[BloodKnight love of fighting monsters]] and liking Star's FightMagnet life.
* MixedAncestry: Mexican on his father's side and Caucasian on his mother's side.
* MuggleBestFriend: For Star. Though he is capable of serious butt-kicking himself.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Inverted during "Freeze Day" where he's more horrified by what he didn't do.
* NeatFreak: He always organizes all of his stuff, and even makes sure that his toiletries are not one inch out of place.
* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse, the one time he wore a helmet in the shower made the rest of the school brand him as the "Safe Kid".
* NiceGuy: Marco is a kind and supportive person, who cares deeply for his loved ones.
* NonActionGuy: {{Averted|Trope}}; despite being set up as the typical MuggleBestFriend, Marco is not totally useless in a fight relative to Star due to his karate training.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Tries to convince Star to stop playing Flags when he sees how violent, ruthless, and divisive it is. [[spoiler: Ends up stealing the win while everyone is distracted.]]
* TheOneGuy: Since Alfonzo and Ferguson have gotten far less appearances in season 2, Marco has become the only guy friend with Star, Janna and Jackie.
* OnlyChildSyndrome: Like Star, Marco is an only child.
* OnlySaneMan: {{Justified|Trope}}. His best friend is a BadassPrincess from another dimension who doesn't know anything about Earth culture.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Until he met Star.
* ProperlyParanoid: In "School Spirit", Marco believes that the school's rival football team are going to kidnap Ferguson like they used to do with the schools previous animal mascot despite everyone else thinking that it's crazy. Guess what happens the second Marco leaves him alone to talk to Star?
* PuppyLove: Marco is only 14, not to mention that he has a crush on Jackie.
* RazorSharpHand: He cuts off Tom's hand with a karate chop.
* RedIsHeroic:
** Marco wears a red hoodie and is the deuteragonist of the series.
** In "Red Belt", he [[spoiler: becomes a [[SpoilerTitle red belt]].]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The safety-minded and level-headed Blue Oni to Star's energetic and wild Red Oni.
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: In "Naysaya" Marco finally asks out Jackie Lynn Thomas and she invites him to go see a movie with her and the episode "Bon Bon The Birthday Clown" has Jackie asking him to go to the school dance with her.]]
* SaveTheVillain: Ends up saving Jeremy in "Monster Arm" and the Silver Hill Prep Warriors in "School Spirit" despite initially being antagonistic towards both parties.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: More safety-conscious and not hyperactive ([[BloodKnight except when he's fighting]]) compared to Star.
* TheSoCalledCoward: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9FmMna1gGs Quick to Panic and Swift to Action.]]
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Despite his enjoyment of fighting and capability of taking on monsters twice his size, he is very awkward around others and safety-minded in mundane situations.
* StraightMan: As the more savvy, levelheaded one, Marco is often this to Star, although he does have his own quirky traits.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Manages to get through to Tom with some choice words and a few dozen matches of pingpong. He attempts to do so with both the Truth & Consequence box and the Friends-Til-The-End Quest Buy gift card, [[spoiler:but fails]].
* TaughtByExperience: He was a green belt for a while, and[[spoiler:, due to his master only being green at the time,]] never went past it for five years. From how much monster ass he's kicked despite that, it's shown that he's definitely made the most of those five years.
* TheTeamNormal: He was born and raised on Earth, and has had a relatively normal life.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: [[WordOfStPaul According to his voice actor]], Marco's favorite food is nachos.
* TroubledButCute: {{Invoked|Trope}}. In a desperate attempt to rid himself of the title "Safe Kid", Marco tries to mold himself into a "misunderstood bad boy".
* TurnTheOtherCheek: Marco has shown to be quite forgiving of those who have either annoyed and/or tried to hurt him.
* UptightLovesWild: Marco, who is bit of a NeatFreak and is even nicknamed "Safety Kid", has a crush on skater girl Jackie Lynn-Thomas, and has some ShipTease with the very wild Star.
* VitriolicBestBuds: While Pony Head hasn't gotten over calling him "Earth Turd", she still sees Marco as one of her besties since their adventure in St. Olga's.
** [[spoiler: While they lean slightly more towards the vitriolic part, this is his and Tom's dynamic as of the conclusion of "Friendenemies".]]
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Marco is more down-to-earth than his folks.
* WeakButSkilled: He may just be an ordinary 14-year-old, but his impressive karate skills and tactics enable him to take on monsters and creatures much bigger than himself.
* WeaksauceWeakness: He easily gets carsick.
* WeirdnessMagnet: Strange things usually happen to him because of Star because she considers it normal but there are times where weird things are encountered on his own such as the invisible goats or how he even met Star in a second and third time in the pilot.
* WholesomeCrossDresser: He's put in a dress when sneaking into St. Olga's and [[AttractiveBentGender pulls it off fairly well.]]
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Star says as much to him in "Sleep Spells", where Marco feels worthless and ordinary in comparison to Star, a magic princess from another dimension. She assures him that he really is an awesome guy.
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[[folder:Star Butterfly]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:I'm a maaaaagical princess from another dimension!]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Eden Sher
A magical princess from the other-dimensional Kingdom of Mewni who is sent to Earth by her parents for safety's sake[[note]]in lieu of sending her to [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses]][[/note]] after misusing the magic wand she received on her fourteenth birthday. Lives with her earthly hosts, the Diaz Family. She also loves to fight against monsters.
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* ActionGirl: Magic is actually new to her, but she has been kicking monster butt for a long time.
* {{Adorkable}}: A bundle of energy who is astounded by everything.
* AesopAmnesia: The Aesop in "Storm The Castle" was that she shouldn't endanger the lives of others (mainly Marco's) when she's on one of her thrill seeking adventures or when shes reckless on the pairs dimension travels. However in season 2 she regularly forgets this and has gotten Marco and herself in a lot of danger.
* AffectionateNickname:
** One of Star's best friends, Pony Head, calls her "B-Fly".
** Her demon ex-boyfriend Tom calls her "Starship".
* AlienCatnip: Played With, in "Star vs. Echo Creek". Star loves sugar and likes to put massive quantities of it onto everything - inventing the "sugarrito" (a burrito smothered in sugar). It's possible that they don't have sugar or sugary candy on Mewni, in which case she has a low tolerance for it to begin with, but either way, she gets a ''massive'' sugar high from this. It's not clear how "alien" this is or just behavioral: she reacts much like a toddler eating sugar for the first time... who just ate a big bowl of raw sugar. She bounces around getting hyperactive even by her own standards, but mellows out soon enough.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Seems to be the case. Star falls head over heels for Oskar after learning he has a record, and her ex Tom is a demon.
* AllWomenAreLustful: When under the effect of Mewberty, she became boy-crazy to the point she eventually started kidnapping them.
* AmbiguouslyBi: She's expressed interest in guys, no doubt about that, but is very close to her female friends like Princess Pony Head, and when [=StarFan13=] admits that she has a crush on Star in "Sleepover", Star doesn't rebuke her or anything, and even hugs her, and has even wallpapered her locker with pictures of her. That's on top of her blushing when the cheerleaders shook what their mamas gave them.
* AncestralWeapon: Her wand has been passed down a very, very long line in her family.
* AnimalMotifs: Star has an an affinity for anything equine related. Before leaving for Earth, one of her favorite hobbies was taming wild unicorns (magical horse creatures) and her best friend of Mewni was Princess Flying Pony Head, another magical horse.
* AttackAttackAttack: She's not exactly one for strategy and relies heavily on her wand and fighting skills. Showcased in "St. Olga's Reform School For Wayward Princesses" where her main plan to save Pony Head was to rush in and blast everything. Marco has to convince her to use infiltration and stealth for most of the trip since that would bring the entire school's guards on them. She only falls back on it when Marco is captured in order to free him and to pull a quick escape.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She behaves as if she had ADHD.
* BackToBackBadasses: With Marco.
* BadassAdorable: She's cute and peppy like a box full of kittens, and attacks with cute magic spells to match, but she's just as dangerous.
* BadassPrincess: The Princess of Mewni and Star knows how to fight without the wand, either fighting physically or using a weapon, like a mace.
* BashBrothers: With Marco.
* BerserkButton: Being underestimated, as Marco told her at the end of "Banagic". Though she got the context of the comment wrong (He was more worried about her lack of understanding Earth concepts while by herself inadvertently causing trouble from it which did indeed happen. She thought he meant she wouldn't complete her "quest" without him). This also slightly came into play in "Blood Moon Ball" when she felt that Marco thought she couldn't take care of herself, despite him just following after her out of concern.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: For all of her bubbly and sweet personality, Star can be '''terrifying''' when the situation calls for it.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: A goofy teen who has experience kicking monsters' butt on a daily basis.
* BloodKnight: Even before she received her magic wand, she enjoyed kicking monster butt. Apparently her parents used the Royal Guards, all of whom are stone cold badasses in their own rights, as her ''babysitters''. It's no wonder she grew up thinking violence and battle are fun when those guys taught her how to snap the necks of her stuffed animals when she was a toddler.
* BrokenPedestal:
** "Mewnipendence Day" has Star realizing that the holiday in question is a case of WrittenByTheWinners and the conclusion that her people have been annually celebrating the slaughter of innocent monsters proves upsetting, to say the least.
** At the beginning of "Starstruck", Star deems [[spoiler:Mina Loveberry]] the greatest warrior to ever live. She turns out to be just as crazy as Marco said she was. Star admits this as well by the end of the episode, calling her "a lady with no marbles".
* BroughtDownToBadass: She's unable to use her wand for most of "Quest Buy", but still manages to run and fight circles around Ludo and his thugs. Happens again in "Marco Grows a Beard" when her wand is caught up in a mass of Marco's beard that she overgrew and that she had to both navigate through and contend with Ludo and his minions to retrieve it.
* CallingYourAttacks: She usually says what she wants her magic wand to do or summon out loud. Occasionally [[MagicMisfire backfires]] if she says the wrong thing.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "So cute" and "Hugs".
* CharacterDevelopment:
** Parodied in "St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses". Although she does manage to power through her fear and infiltrate the place, she is still clearly terrified of St. Olga's.
-->'''Star:''' So I've overcome my worst fears and became a better person, blah, blah, blah, now let's get out of here!
** She initially believes monsters to be the most ruthless of creatures with no shred of goodness in them at all. However, in "Lobster Claws" she starts to have some second thoughts after her interactions with the titular monster. More notably, in "Mewnipendence Day" she realizes the people of Mewni weren't completely innocent in their feud with the monsters, and she starts treating the monster Buff Frog better.
** In "Storm the Castle", Star realizes that despite Marco being adventurous like her, she can't risk his life pointlessly and recklessly on her various escapades. She also treats Buff Frog like an equal and warns him before [[spoiler:the castle blows up]].
* CharacterTic: Chewing on her wand seems to be her tic considering how often she does it.
* CheerfulChild: More likes "cheerful teen", but she has the energy and mindset of an energetic child.
* ChildhoodFriends: She and Pony Head have known each other since they were toddlers.
* CombatPragmatist: Has absolutely no problems using what ever advantage presents itself, during fights.
* ComicallyInvincibleHero: Despite not being too adept with the wand yet, she's still able to demolish Ludo and his minions in hilarious and spectacular fashion (often with much collateral damage) time and time again. Even when her MagicWand was useless, she still had little trouble foiling Ludo's cronies. She pretty much admits this in the credits:
-->'''Star:''' I'm blasting monsters and I never break a sweat!
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Star does this a lot, but it's justified because she's not entirely aware of how things work on Earth. For example, she once thought that a football game was going to be an actual battle since everybody around her made it sound like it ''was'' going to be a battle, when really they were just being metaphoric to pump up the hype.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Justified as she's "a magical princess from another dimension".
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Star may seem a bit like a ditz with hardly any control on her wand, but when it comes to fighting, she's surprisingly competent to the point that she can use the wand without mucking up anything. And she's quite good at fighting ''without'' the wand, having done so for most of her life before inheriting the wand on her 14th birthday.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Star Butterfly herself looks like a fourteen year old girl with heart tattoos on her cheeks. [[spoiler:She transformed temporarily into a monsterous butterfly-like form during mewberty, yet still looked adorable despite being terrifying]].
* CuddleBug: Gives out "Hugs!" to her friends and loved ones on a regular basis.
* DaddysGirl: It's pretty clear [[AlmightyMom who wears the trousers in the Butterfly clan]], and it is NOT her dad, who, it turns out, is just as violent, irresponsible and impetuous as she is, and pretty much lets her get away with anything.
* DamselOutOfDistress: In "[[Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS1E15BloodMoonBall Blood Moon Ball]]", Marco heads to the titular ball in what he thinks is a rescue, only for Star to one shot a furious Tom to save Marco.
* DestructiveSavior: When she attacks, few things will be left unharmed, including Marco.
* {{Determinator}}: She works very hard towards her goals, so much that she'll sometimes end up greatly sleep-deprived.
* DimensionalTraveler: Originally from Mewni, a kingdom in another dimension. She casually travels between different dimensions using magic scissors.
* DorkKnight: Star is an excitable teenager who is learning to use her magical wand.
* DumbBlonde: Mostly because she hasn't become familiar with Earth yet and is a bit fight happy coming from a fantasy world. Never the less, while not stupid she is certainly impulsive and often doesn't think her ideas through.
* EasilyImpressed: Due to being a FunnyForeigner from another dimension, she's utterly dazzled by even the must mundane of Earth customs.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Was capable of kicking serious butt even ''before'' getting her wand.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: [=StarFan13=] admits to having a crush on Star in "Sleepover".
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Star is the princess of another world. Her best friend, Pony Head, is a princess as well. To some extent, this trope is defied due to the DestructiveSaviour nature of Star.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: Star frequently makes rainbows appear from her wand, sometimes helpful, sometimes ''catching on fire''.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Star enjoys things that sparkle and has at least one spell that includes the words "sparkle" and "glitter" at the same time.
* FacialMarkings: By default, they're shaped like {{heart|Symbol}}s. Since her mother has diamond shaped ones and some other Butterfly family members like Etheria has tiny star shaped ones, they appear to be genetic. However, they may also be magical in nature, as they've changed in various episodes. For example: in "School Spirit", they are switched for skulls; in "Quest Buy", they change to skulls, then [[IdeaBulb light bulbs]]; and "Diaz Family Vacation" shows them turning into spinning hourglasses similar to a loading icon for a computer mouse. Star also gained a lot more heart stickers while going through Mewberty.
* FantasticRacism: Initially believes monsters to be the most ruthless of creatures with no shred of goodness in them at all. However, in "Lobster Claws" she starts to have some second thoughts after her interactions with the titular monster. More notably, in "Mewnipendence Day" she realizes the people of Mewni weren't completely innocent in their feud with the monsters, and she treats monsters like Buff Frog better in "Storm the Castle".
* FatalFlaw:
** Star has a bad habit of dismissing others when they try to warn her. This has put her in trouble that she has only managed to avoid by sheer luck.
** Owing to her rather sheltered upbringing, Star's optimism and enthusiasm can border on recklessness, to the point of endangering people around her with her madcap antics. She has rather simplistic views on concepts such as leadership and responsibility, believing that prioritizing fun above all else matters the most. All this, coupled with her lack of understanding of Earth customs, often puts her and Marco in strange, dangerous situations.
* FightMagnet: The source of most of the combat in the show is villains simply trying to get her wand and rule the multi-verse.
* FishOutOfWater: During her first day on Earth, Star treated a light switch as if it was magical, mistook a drinking fountain for a hostile creature, and failed to see a connection between Mr. and Mrs. Diaz and Marco, despite knowing his surname, because she just assumed that all earthlings had the [[PlanetOfHats all Earthlings had the same surname]].
* FluffyTheTerrible: She's cute, has golden locks, but don't let her use her wand.
* ForeignExchangeStudent: How Star's passed off at Echo Creek Academy. She's certainly "[[DimensionalTraveler foreign]]" [[ExactWords all right]].
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She is often friendly and affable to others, even if she's just met them. Her end credits song even has the line "I think strangers are just friends you haven't met".
* GenkiGirl: Star is usually full of energy and excitedly examines her surroundings while waving hello to strangers. In season 2 she developed a love for sugar and becomes far more energetic.
* GirlyBruiser: Star wears lots of different dresses, likes adorable creatures, and is very good at beating up monsters.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: She is extremely girly, with a fondness for anything cute... but [[BloodKnight she also really enjoys fighting monsters.]]
* GlassCannon: {{Downplayed}}. She's very capable of fighting even without the wand, but the wand is her primary source of major offensive firepower, so against tougher enemies she can sometimes get into trouble if she's attacked directly (or worse, if she ''loses'' the wand).
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: With Marco - while she is a MagicalGirl princess who mostly uses her wand to blast her opponents, Marco is a BadassNormal who engages his opponents in hand-to-hand combat with karate.
* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler: "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" shows her increasingly uncomfortable whenever Marco and Jackie have a moment despite initially being happy that she didn't have to go with him to the dance because Jackie asked Marco out instead. Worse, the spikes of jealousy seem to be unconsciously triggering negative spells from her wand.]]
* HairDecorations: Her headband has little horns on it. In "Freeze Day" she swaps it out for a green one with little cactuses.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair, and so far all the messes she's caused were magical accidents from trying to help others.
* HeroicBSOD: Happened twice so far.
** "St Olga's Reform School For Wayward Princesses": When Marco is captured and she can't seem to break Pony Head free from her brainwashed state, making her feel powerless to do anything. Attacking a poster manages to snap Pony Head back to normal who convinces her to keep going.
** "Marco Grows A Beard": When she felt she couldn't continue on without her wand. During a nap, her subconscious takes the form of one of the Laser Puppies to convince her she was already tough without the wand and didn't need it for everything (which ironically is what Marco was trying to tell her earlier).
* TheHeroine: The series revolves around Star's adventures in defeating the forces of evil while learning how to properly use her magical wand.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Pony Head; "Freeze Day" shows that the two have been friends since they were toddlers.
* HiddenDepths:
** In "Diaz Family Vacation", in a few seconds she manages to make a fairly detailed unicorn head paper cutting, possibly indicating that she has a talent for making paper cuttings.
** "Wand to Wand" shows that she enjoys building model ships in bottles.
* HornedHairdo: In "The Other Exchange Student" and "Sleep Spells", when Star has a sleep mask on her forehead, it pushes her bangs up into devil's horns, mimicking her headband.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Star doesn't fully understand how to operate her magic wand yet. She's mostly OK in combat with it, though.
* HumanAlien: Star looks human, but she's an alien princess from another dimension. The ''alien'' aspect is emphasized in the episode "Mewberty".
* IneptMage: So inept, in fact, she was shipped off to Earth before she caused any more natural disasters from her inability to gauge what she's capable of actually pulling off with that wand. ''Most'' of the time she actually does get the effect she wants from her spells, the problem being that they're ''way more powerful'' than intended and thus cause massive collateral damage. Outside of battle when she's ''not'' trying to blow anything up or set anything on fire... she frequently does so anyway.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Symbolizing her youthfulness, friendliness, and naivete.
* InterspeciesRomance:
** Star was in a previous relationship with Tom, a demon.
** She's crushing on Oskar Greason, a human. [[spoiler:And as of "Sleepover", it is implied that she has one on Marco.]]
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Star comes from two families of gifted people. Her magical powers come from her mother's side, while her strength, toughness and passion for combat comes from her father's.
* ItWasAGift: The wand was bestowed upon her on her fourteenth birthday.
* KidHero: She's fourteen years old and is the co-protagonist with Marco.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Wears a fancy dress in her intro while sliding down railings, beating up monsters, and then taming a wild unicorn.
* KungFuWizard: Star is a lot better at physically fighting than magic, though she is decent with combat magic. Any other time, she is very much an IneptMage.
* LightEmUp: Star can generate light from her wand, and has also used spells that produce sunshine and rainbows. This ability is even prominent in the opening theme.
** She has a tendency to weaponize rainbows, such as with the "Rainbow Fist Punch" and "Rainbow Flytrap" spells. Some of her rainbows also have an unfortunate habit of catching on fire.
** She also created the laser puppies, which appear in the outro.
** In "Sleep Spells", she uses the "Mega Explosive Crystal Laser"... which is just a laser pointer.
* LightIsGood: She tends to associate with light, such as in her name and abilities, and for the most part is a friendly, heroic individual.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Star got her monster-fighting prowess from her father.
* LikeParentUnlikeChild: Star is upbeat and energetic to the point of being almost hyper. Her parents are stodgy, deadpan, and display a tiny bit of strictness. [[spoiler:[[LikeParentLikeChild Although, her father is secretly as boisterous and adventurous as Star.]]]]
* LimitBreak: She gains one in "By the Book" in the form of her Warnicorn Stampede spell. On one hand, it requires an entire kata before the spell cast. On the other hand, [[https://youtu.be/qSaWzuscrLI?t=2m33s this]] is the result.
* LimitedWardrobe: Averted; she has a few different outfits which she cycles through, and distinctly wears a new one every time a day passes in an episode. It's still only about four outfits, less than a real person would have, but more than the average cartoon character. Every other character in the show plays the trope straight, making her stand out even more.
* LiteralMinded: She often takes figures of speech literally, like responding to "Wouldn't you like to know?" with [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder "Yes, that's why I asked."]] And when asked what she sees in an inkblot test, she says [[ComicallyMissingThePoint "An inkblot! I win!"]]
* MagicalGirl: Her backstory has elements of the original definition of "magical girl", being a princess of a magical kingdom in another dimension who's sent to live on Earth. Instead of having to pass a MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest, it's because she nearly destroys her kingdom shortly after getting her MagicWand.
* MagicalGirlfriend: A platonic version for Marco: despite them [[TheNotLoveInterest not being romantically interested in each other]], their relationship pretty much epitomizes the [[Laconic/MagicalGirlfriend core]] of how this plot device works. However, Marco wasn't exactly enthusiastic when Star first entered his life (just the opposite actually), but gradually came to warm up to her.
* MagicalGirlWarrior: Star uses her magic wand to fight evil, even though she doesn't completely understand it. She can even fight reasonably well without her wand.
* MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest: Parodied; Star is sent to Earth precisely because she's proven she can't handle the inherited wand very well. This is more for her education than anything.
* MagneticHero: Despite only being on Earth for a short time, Star manages to win over Marco's parents and her entire school (sans Brittney).
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Deconstructed, while Star does seem to make Marco's life more interesting, the show is more about her growing as a character by toning down her chaotic overenthusiasm by being with the safety-minded, level-headed Marco.
* MarkedChange: When Star [[spoiler:taps into the true power of the Wand]], her FacialMarkings glow.
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: The only outward physical difference between mewman Star and all the humans is she has heart shaped markings on her cheeks.
* MatchmakerCrush: [[spoiler: Attempts to set up Marco with Jackie, but the Truth or Punishment game reveals that she may have developed a crush on Marco.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Star" represents her being TheHeroine of the story; "Butterfly" alludes to her imaginative, if flighty, qualities.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: She's very nice, but the reason she was sent to Earth was because she set ''fire to her kingdom''.
* MommyIssues: In "Sleep Spells", it's revealed that she has issues with her mother.
* MookMaker: Can turn ordinary animals into grotesque and powerful versions of themselves.
* MoralityPet: To her best friend of Mewni, [[RebelliousPrincess Princess Pony Head]].
* NiceGirl: Star is a friendly, helpful, and heroic individual.
* NomDeMom: Star's last name comes from her mother, which implies that the Queen is the actual ruler while River is a King Consort.
* ObliviousToLove: "Sleepover" reveals that Star has a crush on Marco, but also implies that she might be unaware of it.
* OnlyChildSyndrome: Star is the only child of the King and Queen of Mewni.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Marco is captured in "Storm the Castle" she ''loses'' her usual BloodKnight attitude and settles into TranquilFury.
* OralFixation: Star has a tendency to nibble on her wand whenever she gets particularly excited.
* PerkyGoth: Star's wardrobe seems to be a mish-mash of cutesy, bright colors and spiked accessories. She always sports a hairband with devil horns, owns a pair of military boots with a horn sticking up from the toe of each, and a spiked bracelet. [[CarryABigStick And a mace]].
* PluckyGirl: Being a goofy, zany, individualistic, free spirited and unrestrained wild child with a big heart and even [[UpToEleven wilder imagination]] than most princesses you'll ever meet, Star is the epiphany of [[FunPersonified joy and excitement]] given form.
* PowerFloats[=/=]PowerGlows: When she [[spoiler:learns how to "dip down" and cast spells without the Wand]] in "My New Wand!", Star floats into the air and her whole body glows a deep blue.
* PowerIncontinence: Her main issue; she's quite spell-happy on her own merits, but she's extremely bad at avoiding unintentional aspects to her creations (rainbows that set themselves on fire are a big thing with her).
* PrincessesPreferPink: Downplayed, while she may like the color pink well enough, her wardrobe consists of the entire rainbow, and prefers a sea green dress for everyday use.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Eight of her outfits (including non-recurring ones) she wears tights underneath her dress or skirt.
* ProtagonistTitle: '''''Star''' vs the Forces of Evil''.
* PsychoactivePowers: [[spoiler: "Wand to Wand" reveals that her new wand is affected by her emotions. If she's feeling angry or frustrated, the spells she cast won't work right. But if she feels more positive emotions (like [[ThePowerOfFriendship concern]] for Marco), her spells will work the way she wants them to.]]
* RaisedByDudes: In a sense. The Mewni's Royal Guards were her babysitters.
* RapunzelHair: Star's hair goes down to her knees when loose.
* ReadTheFreakingManual: A constant issue with Star, as many of the issues of the show could be solved much quicker if Star read her wand's manual before rather then after she had started blasting. The fact that it's a completely disorganized mess with a living glossary named Glossaryck (who isn't very helpful) doesn't make reading it easy though.
* RedOniBlueOni: The energetic and wild Red Oni to Marco's safety-minded and level-headed Blue Oni.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Star is very active and excitable compared to the calmer and safety-conscious Marco.
* ShamuFu: One of her favorite spells is called "Narwhal Blast".
* SheCleansUpNicely: While Star is generally not unpleasant at look at, she really spruces herself up for the Blood Moon Ball. [[http://starvstheforcesofevil.wikia.com/wiki/File:S1E15_Star_in_her_ballgown.png When she's finished]], Marco tells her she looks "amazing".
* ShesGotLegs: At least Marco [[StupidSexyFriend seems to think so]].
* ShipperOnDeck: Takes it upon herself to hook Marco up with Jackie when she learns of his crush on the girl. Though during "Sleepover", she attempted to push both Jackie's and Janna's faces towards Marco's.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: [[spoiler: The end of "Sleepover" suggests she (unknowingly) has a crush on Marco. Considering how good a dude he is, it's unsurprising]].
* SitcomArchNemesis: Unwittingly this to Brittney.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: To a much lesser degree than Marco, but Star meets her fair share of AmusingInjuries, too.
* SummonMagic: Can summon narwhals, dragons, snakes, and other creatures as allies or to supplement her FrickinLaserBeams. Amusingly, while they do vanish on their own after the spell is cast, sometimes they stick around and have to crawl back to wherever they came from.
* SuperCuteSuperPowers: Her combat spells blast enemies with rainbows, {{heart|BeatDown}}s, and jellybeans to devastating effect.
* SuperiorSuccessor: Queen Moon was a bit older than Star when she first [[SuperMode Dipped Down]].
* SupernaturalIsPurple: Star's Mewberty makes purple heart markers pop all over her body and when she's completely under the effect of Mewberty, her hair, skin and even clothing is purple.
* SuperStrength: Despite Star being a skinny, 14-year-old teenaged girl, she's able to easily kick, punch, or simply overpower monsters that are more muscular and bigger than her. She also on occasion wields a [[CarryABigStick mace]] or [[{{BFS}} sword]] that's bigger than she is, with no apparent effort.
* SuperpowerLottery: In a setting with all sorts of mythical monsters, magical creatures, and skilled fighters, Star outshines them all with her wand. With it, she can summon various beasts, create and alter massive constructs, unleash powerful energy blasts, and theoretically destroy the universe. The main thing holding her back from being a [[StoryBreakerPower story-breaker]] is her lack of experience. Naturally, the villains tend to make the wand their primary objective.
* TaughtByExperience: She can easily kick the butts of Ludo's henchmen around, because, prior to getting the family wand, she would spend her time fighting monsters (and taming wild unicorns).
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Jackie Lynn-Thomas' tomboy.
* TookALevelInBadass: The first episode shows Star being a total IneptMage. Come the season 1 finale, she was able to summon magic with so much control and power, she could easily CurbStomp several monsters and [[spoiler:blow up the nigh-indestructible crystal jail Marco was imprisoned in by Toffee. And in the first episode of Season 2, she learns how to use magic ''without'' the wand.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: When explaining the history of Mewnipendance Day, she mentions the Mewnans' noble pursuits as "life, liberty, and corn".
* TrueBlueFemininity: Her princess dress is light blue and her casual wear is bluish-green.
* UnskilledButStrong: Star won the SuperpowerLottery with her wand, but starts out dangerously inexperienced. For this reason, she's sent to Earth in the first place.
* WellDoneDaughterGirl: "Sleep Spells" reveals that Star has issues regarding living up to the enormous pressure her mother puts on her to be the future Queen of Mewni. She often fluctuates between wanting to be nothing like her mother and desiring to be better than her.
* WingedHumanoid: Grows insectoid wings when going through "mewberty", and she retains them (albeit in greatly reduced size, and without flight capability) after it's over. They're not really visible afterwards because her long knee-length hair falls over them.
** In "Star on Wheels" they return for the first time since "Mewberty" - Star is careening into a large sinkhole on a bike. She gets a big adrenaline rush and exerts her tiny wings enough to fly out of the hole.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes:
** Star's greatest fear is anything to do with St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses. The very name of the said school sends her into panic screaming.
** She also has coulrophobia (a fear of clowns), as shown in "Cheer Up Star". But by "Royal Pain", she seems to have gotten over it, since there was a clown creature in her room, and she didn't seem to mind it.
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[[folder:Marco Diaz]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Frankly, I like taking risks. And would welcome a little danger in my life!]]
-->'''Voiced by:''' Adam [=McArthur=]
Only son of the Diaz family, and also a Karate student with a green belt… with a stripe. Shortly after meeting her, he becomes Star's earthly friend, guide, and combat partner.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He has a thing for safety, but desperately wants to become a "misunderstood bad boy".
* AlmightyJanitor: Stripe or not, he's only a green belt (about halfway through the learning stages in Martial Arts). He's still kicked more monster ass than most people. ''The most badass green belt ever.'' Season two reveals that he has been a green belt for ''five years'' though not because of his skill level, but because his sensei is also only a green belt. At the end of "Red Belt" Marco is now a red belt and earning the rest probably won't take as long.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Confesses to his crush on Jackie to Jackie during "Sleepover"]] in order to spare the group from the consequences of Truth & Punishment.
* BackToBackBadasses: With Star.
* BadassAdorable: Marco can kick monster butt and is also a 14-year-old boy that gushes over kicking said monster butt, and has a thing for safety, yet is also cute as a button.
* BadassBookworm: Physically unimposing, fastidious A-student... who can karate-kick monsters three times his size and send them limping home.
* BadassNormal: Has no special powers and is good enough at karate to hold his own against Ludo's henchmen and other assorted monsters.
* BareFistedMonk: Marco rarely uses weapons to fight his opponents, and uses his karate skills at every opportunity in combat (despite Star being the other half of the reason why the pair can win fights in the first place - when Star is preoccupied with the main villain or distracted by the events of the episode, Marco falls into an unfavourable position where he is either grappled or chased around the battlefield).
* BashBrothers: With Star.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Marco wanted a little more danger in his life and Star soon entered it, bringing a lot of that with her. He sarcastically quipped that if his family wanted some upbeat energy in their home, they could've just adopted a litter of puppies instead of letting Star live with them; she immediately summons some cute puppies...that fire lasers out of their eyes. When he admires the room she summoned and wishes he had one of his own, Star tries to give him one and creates a black hole instead.
* BeautyMark: Next to his right eye.
* BerserkButton: Don't manipulate his love of Mackie Hand movies. His reaction was enough to scare Tom, a necromancer and powerful demon of Hell, when he did that in "Friendenemies".
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Marco is a sweet and thoughtful kid, but he also has karate skills that border on CharlesAtlasSuperpower.
* BloodKnight: Ironically. Although he is calm, savvy, and safety conscious in most situations, Marco is an avid martial artist who really likes fighting evil monsters, and thus sees Star's FightMagnet life as a plus.
* BodyguardingABadass: Marco is responsible for Star's safety while she is on Earth, as he's her guide to Earth culture, and tries to get her out of trouble with the authorities when she makes a mistake. Marco also fights to protect her and the wand from Ludo and the other monsters when they become overwhelming or too powerful for her to handle. In season 2 he still has to fulfill his some of his responsibilities from season 1 despite the hostile monsters having fewer appearances, because he still has to help Star keep control of her magic and fight off Ludo.
* BrainyBrunette: Dark brown hair + OnlySaneMan + GenreSavvy + GoodWithNumbers + CloudCuckoolandersMinder = this trope.
* BrownEyes: Showing his down-to-earth nature.
* ButtMonkey: His injuries and misfortunes are definitely PlayedForLaughs.
* CannotSpitItOut: With regards to his feeling on his crush, Jackie Lynn-Thomas.
** [[spoiler: In "Sleepover", this is no longer the case anymore, see AnguishedDeclarationOfLove above.]]
* CatchPhrase: Marco's is a BigWhat.
* CharacterDevelopment:
** He gradually (but slowly) becomes more confident in himself. Specifically, in regards to Jackie, he goes from having a bad case of CannotSpitItOut to being able to smoothly have simple conversations with her.
** In "St. Olga's Reform School for Wayward Princesses", Marco gets over his reasonable animosity towards Pony Head to help bust her out, as well as the other princesses.
** He gradually grows out of his "safety conscious" nature. Makes sense, considering all the time he spends with Star fighting monsters has likely changed him.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He must be really good at karate, considering he can punch back one head from a massive Hydra!
* ChickMagnet: He got kissed by some blonde, foreign girl in the past. It's implied [[PerkyGoth Janna]] might like him given her vague flirting of him. [[SatelliteLoveInterest Jackie]] has also shown interest in him as well, which only increases after "Sleepover". He also has some ShipTease with [[TheHero Star]] [[spoiler:to the point that it's implied that she has a crush on him but is unaware of the said crush herself.]]
* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: Was introduced to Star to act as her guide on Earth. "School Spirit" and "The Banagic Incident" illustrates just what happens when a flighty, hyperactive FishOutOfWater armed with magic is left to her own devices.
* CombatPragmatist: Occasionally mixes up karate with utilizing his environment to fight, be it with boxes, [[ThrowTheBookAtThem a book]], or [[ItMakesSenseInContext a giraffe head]].
* ControlFreak: His reputation as the "Safe Kid" didn't come from nowhere. When he meets Star he's pulling her out of every minor obstacle (some understandable, some not). However, this gets zig-zagged, especially with regards to fighting, because he's also a BloodKnight; when he learn that Star has a price on her head he's absolutely ''thrilled'' at the prospect of fighting monsters.
* CoolLoser: He's not exactly a ''loser'', but for such a smart, nice, athletic kid, he's not too popular or respected either. This seems to be partly caused by his initial safety conscious and wannabe bad boy status, along with occasional [[ButtMonkey bad luck]]. However, his smarts and karate skills do earn him some respect at times but for not very long.
* TheCorruption: Marco gets controlled by his new tentacle limb in "Monster Arm". [[spoiler:It's implied that even after being cured, it still dwells inside him.]]
* CowardlyLion: In season one Marco was safety oriented and would be the first of the co-protagonists to try to reason with the monsters i.e Lobster Claws and Princess Smooshy. Marco also refused to fight Lars out of fear until Monster Arm dealt with him. When he is in the middle of fight Marco can hold his own really well and enjoys every second of it when he's in a favourable position.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Dark brown hair and brown eyes.
* DeadpanSnarker: Exhibits a dry sense of humor.
* DefrostingIceKing: Marco was initially freaked out by Star's magical background, but eventually comes to accept it.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The second main focus character after Star.
* DorkKnight: Marco practically gushes after he and Star defeat Ludo and his men.
* EagleLand: Marco chants "USA! USA!" in celebration when he thinks he successfully grew out a beard, which is a pretty uniquely American thing to do.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName: As revealed on a test paper in "Match Maker", Ubaldo. Not bad by itself, but combined with the rest of his name, it makes his initials spell out MUD.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Everyone knows Marco as the "Safety Kid" because he once wore a helmet in the gym showers.
* EmbarrassingRingtone: His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slO7dDwB9jA "Space Unicorn"]] ringtone which he claims is supposed to be ironic.
* EnemyWithin: [[spoiler:Monster Arm.]]
* FatalFlaw: His self-confidence is quite fragile and he craves respect to the point that he'd beat up an (admittedly mean-spirited and bratty) eight-year-old to avoid getting laughed at.
* FireForgedFriends: He and Pony Head become cool with each other this way.
* {{Flanderization}}: People who mention Marco being overly safety conscious in the first episode only to be dropped afterwards don't realize that it's a weird inversion of this. This trait still shows up in other episodes (see the gift he made for his parents' anniversary in "Diaz Family Vacation", and the whole plan to keep Ferguson safe in "School Spirit"), but the first episode greatly exaggerated it at the cost of other parts of his personality, like being a little of a neat freak (as seen in "Quest Buy" or "My New Wand!"), or having an interest in psychology (as seen in "Sleep Spells").
* FullNameUltimatum: Whenever Star is angry or annoyed with him then she'll call him by his full name.
* GeekyTurnOn: He's ''very'' impressed by the amount of video games at the Amethyst Arcade.
* GenreSavvy: On occasion, such as when he successfully invoke tropes to [[spoiler:break Pony Head out of St. Olga's.]]
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Is temporarily driven insane after reading [[spoiler:Eclipsa's section of the spell book in "Page Turner."]]
* GoodWithNumbers: Marco has good math skills and used the metric system to find Star's charger.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: With Star - while he is a BadassNormal who engages his opponents in hand-to-hand combat with karate, Star is a MagicalGirl princess who mostly uses her wand to blast her opponents.
* HasAType: When "The Other Exchange Student" showed a picture of him getting kissed by a previous blonde foreign exchange student, fandom jokes that he's into blondes have cropped up since his crush Jackie is also blonde and he has had some ShipTease with Star.
* HeroesLoveDogs: After Star creates a litter of laser puppies, he decided to take ownership of them.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: In "Sleep Spells", it's revealed that he keeps a record of him and Star saving each other, and he resents the fact that she's saved him more times than he's saved her. [[spoiler:After saving her from a hostile escaped princess, he tells her that he feels mundane by comparison, since she's a magical princess from another dimension. Star assures him that they don't need to compete, because he is certainly awesome.]]
** In "Naysaya", it's reveal that Marco is such a mess of insecurities that he actually ''wants'' to get physically punished for petty reasons.
-->'''Marco:''' How do i get rid of it? (referring to the Naysaya)\\
'''Tom:''' Just let it run its course. Once it's shouted all your worst, most shameful secrets, it'll wear off.\\
'''Marco:''' And how long will that take?\\
'''Tom:''' It depends. How insecure are you?\\
'''Marco:''' (''{{Beat}}'') [[OhCrap Oh no...]]
* HiddenDepths:
** He's shown to be knowledgeable about Victorian-era interior design.
** He's shown to be quite the film buff (in a rare [=VHS=] store, he clarified that he didn't mean the award-winning film when he asked for a pair of scissors).
** Most dudes don't care about the differences between shades of the same color. He specifically dubs "Plum Purple" and "Prussian Blue" as his favorites.
** In an effort to impress Jackie during "Sleepover", he shows that he can play jazz piano on his electric keyboard.
** It's shown in "Friendenemies" that kid can really sing.
* {{Hipster}}: Marco occasionally shows signs of being one, such as his "ironic" "Space Unicorn" ringtone.
* HypercompetentSidekick: To Star, he's a lot more savvy, patient, intelligent and a much better strategist.
* HypocriticalHumor: One episode has him point out that the martial arts are about honor and discipline. He then says that he wants to one up some SpoiledBrat that takes classes with him.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Marco would like a little danger in his life.
* IKnowKarate: Marco uses karate to help in battles. The fact that he takes karate lessons and that he has a green belt probably helps.
-->'''Star:''' You can fight?\\
'''Marco:''' It's called... karate! ''(chops a monster)''
* ImprovisedWeapon: Lacking a magic wand or a trademark weapon of his own, he makes do with what he can.
* InTheHood: Wears a red hoodie and pulls up the hood when trying to avoid Star in the first episode.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: In "St. Olga's School for Wayward Princesses", Star disguises him as a princess with a poofy pink ballgown and RapunzelHair and they join in with a group of new arrival princesses. Despite initially griping that he wanted to impersonate one of the guards, by the end of the episode he refers to the captive girls as his fellow sisters and asks if he can keep the dress. In "Gift of the Card" he wears ballet slippers, saying they're comfy to wear around the house. He also states that plum is one of his favorite colors. In "Friendenemies" it's revealed he's a big fan of the BoyBand "Love Sentence".
* IResembleThatRemark: Marco complains that he doesn't know why people think he's so safety-obsessed while making sure Star avoids various minor hazards while walking.
-->'''Marco:''' You wear a helmet in the gym shower ''one time'' and you're branded for life.
* IronicName: "Marco" manages to be this and a MeaningfulName. In Italian, "Marco" means "Mars" (the Roman God of War); it's ironic given his consciousness for safety.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Desperately wants to be perceived as one to get rid of his EmbarrassingNickname. [[AvertedTrope He]] [[NiceGuy isn't]].
* KidHero: He's fourteen years old and is co-protagonist with Star.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Marco is huge fan of Love Sentence and it shows when Tom shows his shrine that is dedicated to Love Sentence. He also turns into a platonic Fanboy when Mackie Hand is resurrected.
* LikeParentUnlikeChild: Marco, despite his protestations to the contrary, is a very safe person, to the point he is almost doing it unconsciously. His parents, however, are free spirits who embrace new experiences even if they are dangerous. Downplayed in that Marco wants to be more like his parents.
* LimitedWardrobe: Lampshaded in "Matchmaker".
-->'''Marco:''' I like red. I like hoodies. So I bought a dozen of them.
* LovingAShadow: In "Sleepover", Marco admits that he's unsure about whether he has a crush on Jackie because of who she is as a person, or because he has put her on a pedestal in his mind.
* MadeOfIron: He can take quite a lot.
* MeaningfulName: Marco manages to be this and IronicName. In Italian, "Marco" means "Mars" (the Roman God of War); it fits with his [[BloodKnight love of fighting monsters]] and liking Star's FightMagnet life.
* MixedAncestry: Mexican on his father's side and Caucasian on his mother's side.
* MuggleBestFriend: For Star. Though he is capable of serious butt-kicking himself.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Inverted during "Freeze Day" where he's more horrified by what he didn't do.
* NeatFreak: He always organizes all of his stuff, and even makes sure that his toiletries are not one inch out of place.
* NeverLiveItDown: InUniverse, the one time he wore a helmet in the shower made the rest of the school brand him as the "Safe Kid".
* NiceGuy: Marco is a kind and supportive person, who cares deeply for his loved ones.
* NonActionGuy: {{Averted|Trope}}; despite being set up as the typical MuggleBestFriend, Marco is not totally useless in a fight relative to Star due to his karate training.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Tries to convince Star to stop playing Flags when he sees how violent, ruthless, and divisive it is. [[spoiler: Ends up stealing the win while everyone is distracted.]]
* TheOneGuy: Since Alfonzo and Ferguson have gotten far less appearances in season 2, Marco has become the only guy friend with Star, Janna and Jackie.
* OnlyChildSyndrome: Like Star, Marco is an only child.
* OnlySaneMan: {{Justified|Trope}}. His best friend is a BadassPrincess from another dimension who doesn't know anything about Earth culture.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Until he met Star.
* ProperlyParanoid: In "School Spirit", Marco believes that the school's rival football team are going to kidnap Ferguson like they used to do with the schools previous animal mascot despite everyone else thinking that it's crazy. Guess what happens the second Marco leaves him alone to talk to Star?
* PuppyLove: Marco is only 14, not to mention that he has a crush on Jackie.
* RazorSharpHand: He cuts off Tom's hand with a karate chop.
* RedIsHeroic:
** Marco wears a red hoodie and is the deuteragonist of the series.
** In "Red Belt", he [[spoiler: becomes a [[SpoilerTitle red belt]].]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The safety-minded and level-headed Blue Oni to Star's energetic and wild Red Oni.
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: In "Naysaya" Marco finally asks out Jackie Lynn Thomas and she invites him to go see a movie with her and the episode "Bon Bon The Birthday Clown" has Jackie asking him to go to the school dance with her.]]
* SaveTheVillain: Ends up saving Jeremy in "Monster Arm" and the Silver Hill Prep Warriors in "School Spirit" despite initially being antagonistic towards both parties.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: More safety-conscious and not hyperactive ([[BloodKnight except when he's fighting]]) compared to Star.
* TheSoCalledCoward: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9FmMna1gGs Quick to Panic and Swift to Action.]]
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Despite his enjoyment of fighting and capability of taking on monsters twice his size, he is very awkward around others and safety-minded in mundane situations.
* StraightMan: As the more savvy, levelheaded one, Marco is often this to Star, although he does have his own quirky traits.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Manages to get through to Tom with some choice words and a few dozen matches of pingpong. He attempts to do so with both the Truth & Consequence box and the Friends-Til-The-End Quest Buy gift card, [[spoiler:but fails]].
* TaughtByExperience: He was a green belt for a while, and[[spoiler:, due to his master only being green at the time,]] never went past it for five years. From how much monster ass he's kicked despite that, it's shown that he's definitely made the most of those five years.
* TheTeamNormal: He was born and raised on Earth, and has had a relatively normal life.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: [[WordOfStPaul According to his voice actor]], Marco's favorite food is nachos.
* TroubledButCute: {{Invoked|Trope}}. In a desperate attempt to rid himself of the title "Safe Kid", Marco tries to mold himself into a "misunderstood bad boy".
* TurnTheOtherCheek: Marco has shown to be quite forgiving of those who have either annoyed and/or tried to hurt him.
* UptightLovesWild: Marco, who is bit of a NeatFreak and is even nicknamed "Safety Kid", has a crush on skater girl Jackie Lynn-Thomas, and has some ShipTease with the very wild Star.
* VitriolicBestBuds: While Pony Head hasn't gotten over calling him "Earth Turd", she still sees Marco as one of her besties since their adventure in St. Olga's.
** [[spoiler: While they lean slightly more towards the vitriolic part, this is his and Tom's dynamic as of the conclusion of "Friendenemies".]]
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Marco is more down-to-earth than his folks.
* WeakButSkilled: He may just be an ordinary 14-year-old, but his impressive karate skills and tactics enable him to take on monsters and creatures much bigger than himself.
* WeaksauceWeakness: He easily gets carsick.
* WeirdnessMagnet: Strange things usually happen to him because of Star because she considers it normal but there are times where weird things are encountered on his own such as the invisible goats or how he even met Star in a second and third time in the pilot.
* WholesomeCrossDresser: He's put in a dress when sneaking into St. Olga's and [[AttractiveBentGender pulls it off fairly well.]]
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Star says as much to him in "Sleep Spells", where Marco feels worthless and ordinary in comparison to Star, a magic princess from another dimension. She assures him that he really is an awesome guy.
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