History ShrinkingViolet / WesternAnimation

* Stan Marsh from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' is generally a shy, reserved kid who doesn’t really get involved in the town’s madness, when he does, it’s usually to solve a problem. He has shown several signs of being this, especially in the earlier seasons. For example, his interactions with Wendy. Back then, whenever Wendy tries to talk to him, Stan is too shy to say anything, so he ends up vomiting on her. In “Big Gay Al’s Big Gay Boat Ride”, when Stan tries to make a speech, he seems hesitant and doesn’t really know what to say. And in “Chef Chocolate’s Chocolate Salty Balls” while Stan and Wendy are seeing a movie, Stan keeps attempting to hold Wendy’s hind but when she looks at him he puts his hand away. However, while it doesn’t happen often, Stan also has been shown to have an angry side when he’s at his limit.

** Starlight Glimmer becomes a Shrinking Violet post-HeelFaceTurn. Usually hanging to the side or in the back, smiling bashfully, and even asking for permission to help others. Starlight is basically [[NaiveNewcomer learning about friendship]] all over again, on top of struggling with her [[IHatePastMe insecurity]] surrounding her [[BeAllMySinsRemembered past evil deeds]].

* Crumley Cogwheel, from the Paramount cartoon of the same name, is a desk worker for Michigan Nuts and Bolts who is so shy and reserved that he's never asked his boss for a raise. The boss threatens to fire Cogwheel if he doesn't ask for a raise within the week. It's after Cogwheel spends his lunch hour at a bar (instead of his usual tea room) that he obtains the courage to ask for his raise.

** The [[MeaningfulName aptly named]] Fluttershy [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first introduces herself]] to Twilight Sparkle by whispering her name, getting softer and squeakier with each attempt. [[CharacterDevelopment She slowly gets better at standing up for herself over the course of the series]], though she still has her moments at times.

* Crumley Cogwheel, from the Paramount cartoon of the same name, is a desk worker for Michigan Nuts and Bolts who is so shy and reserved that he's never asked his boss for a raise. The boss threatens to fire Cogwheel if he doesn't ask for a raise within the week. It's after Cogwheel spends his lunch hour at a bar (instead of his usual teacroom) that he obtains the courage to ask for his raise.

* Crumley Cogwheel, from the Paramount cartoon of the same name, is a desk worker for Michigan Nuts and Bolts who is so shy and reserved that he's never asked his boss for a raise. The boss threatens to fire Cogwheel if he doesn't ask for a raise within the week. It's after Cogwheel spends his lunch hour at a bar that he obtains the courage to ask for his raise.

* Crumley Cogwheel, from the Paramount cartoon of the same name, is a desk worker for Michigan Nuts and Bolts who is so shy and reserved that he's never asked his boss for a raise. The boss threatens to fire Cogwheelif he doesn't ask for a raise within the week. It's after Cogwheel spends his lunch hour at a bar that he obtains the courage to ask for his raise.

* Crumley Cogwheel, from the Paramount cartoon of the same name, is is desk worker for Michigan Nuts and Bolts who is so shy and reserved that he's never asked his boss for a raise. The boss threatens to fire Cogwheelif he doesn't ask for a raise within the week. It's after Cogwheel spends his lunch hour at a bar that he obtains the courage to ask for his raise.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFunnyCompany'', a syndicated series from the early 1960s, featured a girl named Shrinkin' Violette who really did shrink down to doll size when she felt self-conscious. Sweet little Shrinkin' Violette from ''WesternAnimation/TheFunnyCompany'' is aptly named because she physically shrinks to tiny size when she's bashful.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': Rodney.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Queen Celena the Shy earned her title by being so painfully shy that she avoided public speaking and looking directly at people, and even apologized to inanimate objects if she accidentally bumped into them. She also seemed to be extremely endearing for it, as [[TrueNeutral Glossaryck]] refers to her in the defictionalized Magic Book of Spells as "adorable" and "precious".

* Doug Funnie, the title character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', is a more subtle male example. However, it usually depends on the episode.

* Downplayed with Bingo from ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}''; she's usually just as cheerful and exuberant as Bluey and she doesn't have a hard time socializing with others, but compared to her more vocal older sister, she's a bit more sensitive and often has trouble speaking up whenever she feels upset or gets ignored. Justified, since she's the younger sister.

%%* Sheila the Thief from the ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'' animated series.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFunnyCompany'', a syndicated series from the early 1960s, featured a girl named Violet who really did shrink down to doll size when she felt self-conscious.
* Sweet little Shrinkin' Violette from ''WesternAnimation/TheFunnyCompany'' is so aptly named because she physically shrinks to tiny size when she's bashful.

* Cassie in ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'', ''literally.'' She shrinks if she feels bad about herself.