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10	!!Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin
11	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stewie_griffin.png]]
12	[[caption-width-right:250:"Thank you. When the world is mine, your death shall be quick and painless."]]
13	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SethMacFarlane, who claims that his accent and mannerisms are based off of actor [[Creator/RexHarrison Rex Harrison]].
14	->'''Voiced by (Latin Spanish):''' Rene Garcia (understudied by Alan Prieto)
15	->'''Voiced by (Italian):''' Nanni Baldini
16	->'''Voiced by (EU French):''' Yann Le Madic
17	->'''Debut:''' ''[[Recap/FamilyGuyS1E1DeathHasAShadow Death Has a Shadow]]''
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19	A [[NotAllowedToGrowUp perpetual one-year-old]] with a lust for [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior world domination]], and the matricide of Lois. He used to be a vicious criminal and EnfantTerrible VillainProtagonist throughout Season 1-6, but [[TookALevelInKindness has become a much nicer character]] in the later seasons, with the exception of still being a trash-talking, unfiltered wisecracker.
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25	* NumberOneDime: Rupert, his beloved teddy bear.
26	* AccentsArentHereditary: Speaks with a British accent that no one else in his family seems to share.
27	* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Stewie is just a baby yet [[BrainyBaby has the behavior of a full-grown adult]]. Despite this, he still has some typical interests of an average baby/toddler, such as his Teddy bear Rupert.
28	* AesopAmnesia: In "Stewie Kills Lois" and Lois Kills Stewie", Stewie learned about the possible outcome of him killing Lois, which ultimately led to himself being killed. This would have taught him not to keep trying to do that. Although this was the last time he tried killing Lois in a while, there was always an episode or two, where he suddenly went back to his old matricidal ways, such as "And I'm Joyce Kinney" and "Pal Stewie".
29	* AffablyEvil: Especially in the later seasons. He is very homicidal at times, but aside from that he is the least obnoxious family member in the show. He always maintains a jovial and polite attitude when interacting with others, as long as he is in good mood.
30	* AffectionateNickname: Chris would often call him "little dude" in the older episodes.
31	* AgonyOfTheFeet: In "Saving Private Brian", he and Brian shot each other in the feet with pistols.
32	* TheAlcoholic: Stewie became addicted to cough syrup in "Pilling Them Softly", which, as Brian noted, had alcohol in it. A more obvious example was in "Mind Over Murder", where Peter allowed him into Ye Old Pube and Stewie got drunk.
33	* AllJustADream: This has actually happened to him a couple of times.
34	** [[spoiler:In "Lois Kills Stewie", Stewie took over the world and let everyone know who he was. His evil reign was stopped, however, when Lois came in and nearly killed him (she chose not too once she had him dead to rights then Peter killed him when he tried to take advantage of Lois' hesitation). Then and there, it turned out that all the events that transpired was just a simulation, he had set up for himself.]]
35	--->'''Stewie:''' At least it didn't end like ''[[Series/TheSopranos The Sopranos]]'', where it just cut to black in mid-sen...
36	** [[spoiler:Somewhat subverted in "Send in Stewie, Please", Stewie had an emotional breakthrough with his psychologist, but didn't want him to share the information with the world, so he allowed him to die. Stewie wakes up at night from guilt over his actions. He doesn't even know if this was all just a dream as well or not.]]
37	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: In "Send in Stewie, Please", it's learned that Stewie doesn't fit in well with the other kids at his school, what with him being far more intelligent than everyone else.
38	* AlternateHistory: Stewie messes with time in some of his time travel episodes, causing this in the present.
39	* AmbiguouslyBi: Despite the many, many gags pointing toward an attraction to males, any genuine romance relevant to the plot has always been with females. That being said, many times it's been implied he loves Brian...and his Teddy bear Rupert, whom Stewie has apparently done a lot of scandalous things as a love interest. Seth has also called him gay in interviews, and the "romances" with women can be attributed to the fact he is a baby.
40	* AmbiguouslyEvil: He starts out as ObviouslyEvil but as time went on he gradually TookALevelInKindness. Regardless he still shows no regret for his past actions, will casually mention things like [[OffscreenVillainy killing seven babies]], and since it's a SadistShow, he is still capable of as much ComedicSociopathy as the other characters and generally doesn't seem to know the extent of certain actions.
41	* AndIMustScream: He was aware of the countless months that passed while in Lois' womb.
42	* AnnoyingLaugh: In "Brian Sings & Swings", Brian pointed out that Stewie had a messed up laugh, when he watched something, that he thought was really funny. A cutaway showed him watching Hope & Faith, and laughing a drawn out, obnoxious laugh, at every single joke.
43	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: He can be this to both Chris and Meg, although it is usually not as big of a deal because he's a baby. For example, Meg was only mildly annoyed when Stewie stole her gifts at her birthday party. He also abuses [[ButtMonkey Meg]], but not as much as Chris, so he's a downplayed example.
44	* AntagonisticOffspring: Provides the page image, though this is primarily PlayedForLaughs.
45	* AntiHero: Was originally a VillainProtagonist, but became increasingly nicer and evolved into a more-or-less good guy as the series progressed.
46	* AntiquatedLinguistics: He's occasionally prone to this, especially in the early seasons.
47	* AntiVillain: He can do whatever he pleases, as long as he has a clear goal. In addition, he is opposed to wanting to kill his friend, Brian.
48	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: "The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair" reveals that Stewie gets distracted and laughs whenever he looks at his feet.
49	* AttentionWhore: According to the "The Life of Brian", he says he has a "pathological need to be liked"
50	* AxCrazy: In early seasons, Stewie was an extremely {{sadist}}ic, deranged, homicidal baby psychopath obsessed with killing his mother, had a penchant for random violence, and did not hesitate to commit murder or torture if it brought him closer to his goals. He certainly has gotten [[TookALevelInKindness saner and nicer]] over time, but it's still there.
51	* BabyLanguage: Implied. Subject to a large amount of NegativeContinuity, but some ground rules have been made: [=MacFarlane=] states that Peter and Lois can understand what Stewie says just fine, but they never take him seriously. (This gets lampshaded by Stewie himself in the episode "Dial Meg for Murder", where the whole family pins Stewie as the one who'd talked smack about Meg, causing him to say, "Oh, so ''now'' everyone understands me?") Chris sometimes takes him seriously, while Brian and supporting characters always understand him.
52	* BabysitterFromHell: He and Brian become this to Chris when babysitting him in "North by North Quahog".
53	* BadFuture: In "Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure", Stewie's future self was a pathetic virgin, working a crappy, dead end job, and having lost all his villainous tendencies. It is unknown if Stewie will conform to this future, or if he'll change it.
54	* TheBadGuyWins: As a villain protagonist, Stewie has done a number of evil things and gotten away with it.
55	* BadassAdorable: Easily the coolest badass character in the family and he's just a baby.
56	* BadassBookworm: A baby genius with all sorts of weaponry and gadgets who's also able to beat up people bigger than him.
57	* BalloonBelly: In "He's Too Sexy For His Fat", Stewie ate tons of junk food and became a fat, ball-shaped baby.
58	* BarbieDollAnatomy: One scene contains a frontal shot of a naked Stewie, with no male genitalia in sight. Promptly lampshaded when he looks down and doesn't see said genitals, causing him to think he's a woman.
59	* BerserkButton:
60	** Don't mess with his beloved teddy bear, Rupert, just DON'T.
61	** He goes ballistic after his TV time is interrupted.
62	** Throughout the entire series in general, it can be seen that Stewie heavily disapproves of frauds, even to the point of holding said fraud hostage at gunpoint!
63	* BigBad: In the earlier seasons. In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS6E4And5StewieKillsLoisAndLoisKillsStewie Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie]]" two-part episode, as well.
64	* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted. Despite being the youngest, Stewie is very protective of his two older siblings. He rescued Meg when she was kidnapped and he defended Chris from bullies. He also angrily yelled at [[PedoHunt Herbert]] to stay away from Chris.
65	* BrainsAndBrawn: He is the brains to Chris' brawn. When the two are together Chris is often portrayed as Stewie's mount for the episode. Which shown by Stewie being carried on his back via baby carrier, backpack or piggyback ride.
66	* BrainyBaby: The page image. A big part of the character's humor comes from him being a super-intelligent MadScientist (probably the most intelligent character on the show, in fact), but lacking some extremely basic knowledge that only babies would not know.
67	* BrainyBrunette: Scenes set in the future often show Stewie grows up with a head of brown hair.
68	* BrattyHalfPint: In the earlier seasons.
69	* CainAndAbel: Initially an EvilVersusEvil story of SiblingRivalry, this ended up being the case by the end of ''The Big Bang Theory'', when he had to stop his half-brother Bertram from [[spoiler:destroying the universe]].
70	* CallingParentsByTheirName: Stewie refers to his mother as "Lois". In earlier seasons this was a sign of his EnfantTerrible nature and disdain for his mother. When his adult self does call them "mom and dad" he immediately and violently 'corrects' himself with "It's Lois and the fat man!"
71	* ChainedHeat: In "Stuck Together, Torn Apart", Stewie and Brian's hands were superglued together.
72	* CharacterCatchphrase:
73	** "Victory is mine!" was his for at least the first few seasons.
74	** He also has "I shall do no such thing!"
75	** Not to mention "Blast!" and "Damn you (all)/(vile woman)!" in earlier seasons, as well as, "What the deuce?"
76	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: After the sixth season, Stewie became less of a villainous killer, and more of an effeminate nice guy. He stopped using his inventions to kill people, and instead used them for good. For example, his time machine was probably his healthiest creation. Not to mention, he formed a stronger friendship with Brian. Before then Stewie didn't think much of Brain and aways called him "The Dog".
77	* TheChessmaster: The most manipulative member of the family.
78	* ChewingTheScenery: Whenever he's the central focus of any scene, he has some kind of wordy monologue, full of jokes, references, and little musical numbers. Even when he's not the central focus, if he's in the scene, he's going to make a number of sarcastic cracks and quips, sometimes gaining a stronger memorability or a higher joke total, than the characters actually in focus.
79	* ChildProdigy: He can build time machines and a multi-verse transporter and yet he is only one year old.
80	* ClusterFBomb: In "Chap Stewie", he unleashed an unspeakable amount of profanities onto his family, for being annoying and destroying the TV, while he was just trying to watch his show.
81	* CompanionCube: He shares a close bond with his Teddy bear, Rupert. The close bond he has with it borders on gay material.
82	* CreepyChild: Pre-Season 4. He's getting his edge back in Season 9. After all, he sniped Diane Simmons, pulled a bazooka on some teenagers who stole his Halloween candy, and traveled all the way to the freaking North Pole to try to assassinate Santa Claus, from whom he'd wanted yellow cake uranium.
83	* CulturedBadass: He's a sophisticated ChildProdigy and speaks with an advanced vocabulary.
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87	* DatingCatwoman: With Penelope, though it's much more like dating Moriarty.
88	* DeadpanSnarker: Becomes this full-time in the later seasons, giving quick snide remarks in scenes or episodes where he's not the main focus, not that most people listen to him. Even in the earlier seasons, he was no stranger to this trope; for example, in ''Petarded,'' he gets obnoxiously sarcastic towards Meg when she is afraid to go to school after her father is publicly labeled as mentally retarded.
89	-->'''Meg:''' I can't believe this is happening to me. I can never go back to school again.\
90	'''Stewie:''' Oh, yes, Meg, yes. Yes, everything was going swimmingly for you until this. Yes, this is the thing that will ruin your reputation. Not your years of [[InformedDeformity grotesque appearance]] or awkward social graces... or that Felix Unger-ish way you clear your sinuses. No, no, no, it's this. Do you hear yourself talk? I might kill you tonight.
91	* DeathGlare: This was essentially Stewie's default facial expression in earlier seasons.
92	* DependingOnTheWriter:
93	** His intelligence comes into question when it shouldn't. He is extremely smart enough to build many devices, but then, at times, he proclaims he is still learning his numbers.
94	** He either is very well aware when people are trying to trick him, or he is very oblivious that he is being obviously tricked.
95	** Either he likes Brian, hates him so much he wants to make him miserable, or he literally does love Brian.
96	* DiabolicalMastermind: From Seasons 1-6, he was a mechanical supervillain, hell-bent on killing his mother, destroying everything in sight, and taking over the world.
97	* DefiedTrope: [[spoiler:Refuses to [[ForgottenFallenFriend abandon Brian's memory]] after Brian dies in the now AlternateUniverse]].
98	* DirtyKid: He is definitely depraved and has shown attraction to several people of both genders (such as Brian).
99	* DisguisedInDrag: He actually does this a ''lot''. Also lampshaded by Brian in "Deep Throat".
100	* DisposingOfABody: Stewie has to do this, when murdering people.
101	* DisproportionateRetribution: On a frequent basis. He savagely beat Brian to a pulp for overdue gambling earnings. On another occasion he used his time machine to try and ''sabotage every meaningful moment in Brian's life'', because he made a queer joke about him.
102	* DitzyGenius: Although he's incredibly intelligent and has invented many inventions/devices beyond human knowledge, he does tend to miscalculate which is what causes some of his devices and plans to backfire. Plus, he isn't so good with basic knowledge such as shapes and the alphabet (justified, since he is ''still'' a baby).
103	* DoesNotLikeSpam: "I Never Met the Dead Man" reveals that Stewie really hates broccoli; the subplot is dedicated to him trying to destroy it in various ways.
104	* {{Doppelganger}}: Stewie has met with quite a few of these, including Betram from "Missionary Impossible", Bitch Stewie from "Quagmire's Baby", and Evil Stewie from "The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair".
105	* DrivenToSuicide: Twice. In "Killer Queen" and "Mom's the Word", both thanks to Brian.
106	* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: He wears a yellow shirt with red overalls, but in the pilot, he wore a purple shirt with green overalls.
107	* EmperorScientist: This was his original goal pre-cancellation, but it doesn't figure much anymore.
108	* EnfantTerrible: He was the page image. In Seasons 1-6, he was a sarcastic, ranting evil genius with a homicidal grudge against his mother. He still is against those he genuinely hates (or in some cases, [[HeKnowsTooMuch those that know something they shouldn't]]), though it's rather rare.
109	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: '''Averted'''. Stewie has regularly tried to murder Lois, though this trait has mellowed down as the series progressed, with the exception of "Stewie Kills Lois".
110	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
111	** It's shown multiple times that he truly does love Brian despite their constant bickering. In "New Kidney in Town", he's terrified at the prospect of Brian dying so that Peter can live and goes as far as to kidnap Brian to prevent that from happening. He outright admits to Brian that he doesn’t want to lose him because he loves him.
112	** In "Life of Brian" he mourns Brian the most out of everyone and is desperate to bring him back. He gets his wish in "Christmas Guy" by performing a HeroicSacrifice.
113	** To a much lesser extent, he is close with Chris and to an even lesser extent than Chris, Meg. In recent seasons, he begins treating them like actual siblings and when Meg saves his life in "Stand By Meg", he tries to improve her dating life as gratitude.
114	* EvenEvilHasStandards:
115	** It's shown that he disapproves of Brian's sadistic love of torturing and killing squirrels. In "Point of Stew", he is disgusted when Brian runs down a squirrel, [[DueToTheDead closing its]] [[DiesWideOpen open, staring eyes]] when he notices it stuck on the wheel next to him and gently assuring it that Brian can't hurt it anymore.
116	** Also, he's the only member of the family who hates John Herbert, the local pedophile; in one episode where he takes over the mail route for Chris, when Herbert immediately starts hitting on him, Stewie shuts him down by calling him a pervert and telling him to piss off. In "Point of Stew", when he encounters Herbert doing an UndersideRide on the school bus, he snaps at the old man to stay away from Chris' butt.
117	** At times Stewie is uncomfortable with Brian's flirting with women. At one point, he called Brian out for calling a woman a "bi-racial slam piece".
118	** He also abhors Quagmire's uncontrollable lust for Lois. He immediately snaps back at Quagmire's request to smell his mouth to smell Lois' breasts on it.
119	** Similarly, he's vehemently against Quagmire hitting on and sleeping with Meg, and helps the family protect Meg from Quagmire.
120	* EvilBrit: The "evil" part being in the first seasons. The accent was also slightly heavier than it is now.
121	* EvilGenius: In early seasons.
122	* EvilIsPetty: Often dips into this, performing such acts as using his time machine to try and ''sabotage every meaningful moment in Brian's life'' simply because he made a queer joke about him.
123	* ExtremeOmnisexual: If there's anything he inherited from Peter, it’s his omnisexuality. He's attracted Brian the family male dog, daydreamed of a buffed up Rupert (his teddy bear), and a scene where he was hinted to have slept with a doll.
124	* FanOfTheUnderdog: He's good friends with Brian.
125	* FakeBrit: In-universe example. "Send in Stewie, Please" reveals that he is faking his British accent, though it's possible he was just saying this in the heat of the moment or even dreaming the whole thing.
126	* FatBastard: In "He's Too Sexy For His Fat", where he becomes obese after overeating to make fun of Chris. PlayedForLaughs.
127	* FauxAffablyEvil: His pre-cancellation persona leans more towards this. Eloquent, charming and perfectly willing to kill or harm anyone who stands in his way, even those who have wronged him in some way. Take "The Kiss Seen Around The World", where he's capturing a bully who stole his tricycle:
128	-->'''Stewie:''' You know, my hooligan friend, I've been racking my brain in a thus far fruitless attempt to resolve our recent unpleasantness. Then it dawned on me. Your cruelty merely stems from some deep-seated inner pain. So, the obvious remedy is a healthy dose of [[SuddenlyShouting OUTER PAIN]]! ''[pulls out a net launcher]''\
129	'''Stewie:''' I like to talk about world domination. Some people don't think I talk about it enough anymore.
130	%%* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He and Meg are the Responsible to Chris' Foolish.
131	* FriendlessBackground: Aside from Brian, Stewie isn't shown to have friends his own age.
132	* FutureLoser: In Main/TheMovie, although it is unknown if he still is.
133	* GadgeteerGenius: He converts many of his toys into diabolical inventions.
134	* GagPenis: Surprisingly, in "You Can't Do That On Television, Peter", Peter compared his and Stewie's penis sizes, before it cuts away to Peter looking grumpy and complaining that it's a "Stupid game, anyway". Now, while this is {{Downplayed}} because Peter has a TeenyWeenie, "Trans-Fat" implies that Peter's original penis size was 4 inches, maybe even less. So a one-year-old baby having a penis bigger than that is... well, abnormal.
135	* GoodEyesEvilEyes: His eyes are much narrower at his most sinister, and were almost always like this back when he was evil (he'd even have a sour expression in his sleep). Otherwise, they appear very relaxed.
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138	[[folder:Tropes H to L]]
139	* HairTriggerTemper: Naturally, being AxCrazy. One notable example of his temper is the time where he beat the ever-loving crap out of Brian after the latter failed to come up with the money he owed him from a bet and another time where he brutally beat one of Lois's piano students simply because he was playing while Stewie was watching the History Channel.
140	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: He routinely murders people on and off-screen. In one of the later episodes, it's implied he killed babies without remorse.
141	-->'''Brian:''' How would you feel if you killed another baby?\
142	'''Stewie:''' ''[offhandedly]'' I've killed seven...
143	* HeroicComedicSociopath: He's a fan favorite whose antics are over the top mostly for comedic effect and he has little intent to kill or harm his family save for Lois. Yet it is made clear at varying times he does not always think much of Peter, Chris, or Meg either.
144	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Brian, but his orientation is up for interpretation.
145	* HeyYou: Refers to his parents as [[FirstNameBasis Lois]] and "the fat man", and violently reprimanded his mild-mannered future self for actually calling them "Mom and Dad" (However in the more recent seasons he has started to call Peter and Lois, "Mom and Dad" respectively). He also originally just called Brian "dog" before he mellowed out and the two became close companions.
146	* IJustWantToBeSpecial: His WickedCultured British accent is fake, an affectation he adopted to set himself apart from everyone else.
147	* IncompatibleOrientation: Occasionally demonstrates he may have a crush on Brian.
148	* InnocentProdigy: The EvilCounterpart to this trope. He's a WickedCultured EvilGenius, despite being barely a toddler and [[PingPongNaivete often almost as naïve as you'd expect a child his age to be.]]
149	-->'''Stewie:''' Huh, this toy contains small parts. But why would they include small parts in a toy for someone my age...? Unless I'm supposed to eat them! Of course, it all adds up!
150	* InsufferableGenius: At times, he can annoy Brian, by constantly outwitting him at everything.
151	* InterspeciesRomance: The longest running relationship he's had that's closest to romantic is his tight, sexually charged friendship with Brian the dog. He even impregnates himself with Brian's children in "Stewie Is Enceinte".
152	* {{Irony}}: The sole AxCrazy member of the family in the early seasons is currently its OnlySaneMan among them.
153	* JerkassToOne: In early seasons, he was an evil EnfantTerrible with plans to TakeOverTheWorld, but was especially antagonistic towards his mother Lois and constantly plotted ways to kill her.
154	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Currently. He even handled [[spoiler:Brian's death by far the worst of the family, to the extent that he pulled a HeroicSacrifice to go back in time to stop it and save him]].
155	* KarmaHoudini: He might have gotten nicer, but at the end of the day Stewie still the most murderous member of the Griffin family, if not the entire cast. His victims include men, women and children- including infant children- and his on-screen body count is easily in the double digits (and when he teams up with his EvilerThanThou soulmate Penelope, well into the hundreds of millions). He has committed theft, assault, arson, abduction, bombings, torture, murder, and acts of terrorism and mass murder, and he has plotted to TakeOverTheWorld literally since he was in his mother's womb (he claims to have left a bomb in there as well). It's all PlayedForLaughs, of course, but he's still ''way'' more evil than the rest of his family whose comparatively trivial behavior is occasionally treated [[PlayedForDrama much more seriously]].
156	* KiddyCoveralls: Stewie's IconicOutfit is a pair of red overalls
157	* KnightOfCerebus: The lighthearted, albeit offensive comedy that ''Family Guy'' usually lives in, is shifted greatly, when things focus on Stewie. At that point, things are all about murder, crimes, and taking over the world.
158	* LackOfEmpathy: In the early seasons. He gets better in later seasons.
159	* LargeHam:
160	--> "HA! I GOT YOUR HAT! TAKE THAT, HATLESS! NOW GO BACK TO THE QUAD AND RESUME YOUR HACKEY-SACK TOURNEY! I'M NOT GONNA LIE DOWN FOR SOME FRAT BOY BASTARD WITH HIS DAMN TEVA SANDALS AND HIS SKOAL BANDITS AND HIS ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH LONG SLEEVE, OPEN STITCH, CREW NECK HENLEY SMOKING HIS STICKY BUDS OUT OF A SODA CAN WHILE WATCHING HIS FAVORITE DOWNLOADED [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons SIMPSONS]] EPISODES EVERY NIGHT! YES, WE ALL LOVE "MR. PLOW!" OH, YOU'VE GOT THE SONG MEMORIZED, DO YOU? SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE! THAT IS ''EXACTLY'' THE KIND OF IDIOT YOU'D SEE AT TACO BELL AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING! THE GUY WHO JUST WHIFFED HIS WAY DOWN THE BAR SKANK LADDER!"
161	* LaughablyEvil: Is considered one of the funniest characters.
162	* [[BigBrotherMentor Little Brother Mentor]]: He's shown more concern for Chris and Meg's welfare than their parents ever have, and has tried to help them with their problems.
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164	[[folder:Tropes M to P]]
165	* MadeOfIron: He can take a lot of punishment for a one year old.
166	* MadScientist: Stewie invented several futuristic machines, such as a time machine, a [[Franchise/StarTrek transporter]] or a device that allows him to travel between parallel universes.
167	* ManipulativeBastard: Especially in the early seasons. It kinda petered out for a while & got replaced with a TransparentCloset schtick, but they've been trying to bring it back recently.
168	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Feminine Boy to Penelope's Masculine Girl.
169	* MatureYoungerSibling: His two older siblings, Chris and Meg, are an [[KiddieKid immature]] DumbassTeenageSon and BrattyTeenageDaughter respectively. Stewie, who's just a ''one-year-old'' baby, is the closest to mature of the three Griffin children, usually bringing up valid points whenever his older siblings are acting up, which they usually ignore since the family normally can't hear him. However, considering that Stewie's a matricidal EnfantTerrible who's committed many heinous acts, insults his family, and [[WithFriendsLikeThese occasionally uses Brian for personal gain]], he's OnlySaneByComparison.
170	* MetaGuy: While most characters [[NoFourthWall break the fourth wall]] Stewie uses it to [[WhoWritesThisCrap complain about the show.]]
171	* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler:VideoGame/FamilyGuyBackToTheMultiverse. Stewie's teddy bear Rupert effectively becomes a stationary turret]].
172	* MisterSeahorse: In the post-cancellation episode, "Stewie Is Enceinte", he uses his MadScientist skills to impregnate himself with a litter of Brian-fathered human/dog hybrid babies.
173	* MoralMyopia: Much in the same PlayedForLaughs way as Quagmire, Stewie will repeatedly pontificate over Brian for his immoral or unscrupulous qualities, though is still a remorseless mass murderer and ComedicSociopath.
174	* MundaneUtility: In "Life of Brian", he recalls using the time machine prior to its destruction to easily buy a toy around Christmas later in the year. [[spoiler:[[ChekhovsGun This becomes important in saving Brian]] when he happens to come across his past self secretly buying said toy, leading to him and Vinny planing to steal the return pad in order to save Brian.]]
175	* MusclesAreMeaningless: Stewie can brutalize adults 20 times his size.
176	* MyInstinctsAreShowing: A variation. Stewie occasionally gets a reminder that he's still technically a baby:
177	-->''[Peter covers his face with his hands]''\
178	'''Stewie:''' [[NoObjectPermanence Where the Devil did he go!?]]\
179	'''Peter:''' ''[removes his hands from his face]'' Peekaboo!\
180	'''Stewie:''' AAAH!
181	* MyOwnGrandpa: [[spoiler:When his ancestor was killed, he was forced to take his spot]].
182	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Most likely, Peter drew inspiration from ''Series/GilligansIsland'', and Lois was okay with it. Peter loves television, and classic TV series were an especially big influence on earlier seasons.
183	* TheNapoleon: Small and vicious.
184	* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: In earlier episodes at least, Stewie is often amused, excited or even aroused by horrible and disgusting things.
185	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In "Life of Brian", after radically altering history by accident again, Stewie destroys his time machine to prevent anyone from changing history for the worse again. [[spoiler:However, after Brian dies, Stewie tries to find parts to rebuild the time machine, except that the only provider of a major component had also died, meaning that Brian cannot be saved.]]
186	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: He dishes this out regularly, especially in the episode "Patriot Games".
187	* NormalFishInATinyPond: Comes to the realization that he shines among the below-average Griffins in "Chap Stewie" (after living with a sharper and much more affectionless family).
188	* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Granted, he's ''still'' one year old.
189	** Lampshaded in "Road to Rupert", when Brian says that he's getting too old to be having a teddy bear, Stewie replies with "Brian, I'm one." to which Brian asks "Still?"
190	** Lampshaded even further in "Christmas Guy", when Lois says that it's time for Stewie's first Christmas, to which Stewie replies, "Again?"
191	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Everyone except Brian believes he's a normal baby.
192	* OddFriendship: He is best friends with Brian, the OnlySaneMan, despite his homicidal tendencies.
193	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Invoked when he snipes [[spoiler:Diane]], who's about to kill Lois.
194	--> '''Stewie''': If anyone is going to take that bitch down, its gonna be ''me!''
195	* OnlySaneMan: Ironically, he took a reverse {{Flanderization}} in this regard: Peter evolved from an alcoholic, working class guy to a dangerously PsychopathicManchild; Lois went from being a sane voice of reason to a nasty BitchInSheepsClothing; Chris went from an airheaded artist to a miniature Peter (with the added bonus of masturbating far too much); Meg turned from an unpopular teenager to an unstable CosmicPlaything; and Brian went from being the smartest member of the house to an insufferable KnowNothingKnowItAll. Stewie, meanwhile, went from a murderous sociopath to the most grounded member of the cast, whose only quirks are his CampGay tendencies.
196	* ParentalFavoritism: Some recent episodes imply that Stewie is the only kid that Peter likes, such as introducing his family to Homer Simpson as "The Griffins. Peter, Lois, Stewie, and then, uh, you know, the others. Brian, I guess".
197	* PerpetualFrowner: Back in his diabolical mastermind persona.
198	* PetTheDog:
199	** Subverted in the Season 9 premiere. [[spoiler:He saves Lois from getting killed by Diane, only because [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou he wants to be the one to kill her]].]]
200	** Played straight at times especially with Brian. Notably, he immediately fell in victim with Lois after she repaired Rupert, though he changed his mind after she allowed him to break his arm.
201	** Played straight again [[spoiler:when he saves Chris from being strangled to death by Charles Yamamoto]]. With the Music/{{Queen\|Band}} album ''Music/NewsOfTheWorldQueen'', no Less!
202	* PingPongNaivete: He has always varied between someone that apparently had an adult's knowledge of the world, frequently showing knowledge of popular culture and sex (he once knew how his parents were going to make another child and understood exactly how the biological function was), and being fairly erudite but possessing little knowledge that a baby wouldn't (he didn't understand his birth even after his first birthday).
203	* PintsizedPowerhouse: He's just a baby but he can hold his own in a fight against Osama bin Laden and Lois in "Lois Kills Stewie", almost killing her if it wasn't for Peter's arrival.
204	* PopCulturedBadass: Able to cite pop culture references that long predate his birth.
205	* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Less extreme than some examples, but he remains one while his sister Meg is 16-18.
206	* PrecociousCrush: In "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter", Stewie has a crush on his new babysitter, and when he finds out she has a boyfriend, he tries to kill him.
207	* PromotionToParent: Despite being a megalomanical, world-domination obsessed super-genius toddler, Stewie has also done more to be a parental figure to Chris and Meg than Peter and Lois ever have.
208	* PsychicPowers: During the events of "Super Griffins".
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210	[[folder:Tropes R to V]]
211	* RandomlyGifted: Stewie's supernatural level of intellect is confirmed to simply be random chance, as shown in ''Baby Stewie'', where he removes the "Griffin" influences of his DNA and reverts to a normal baby.
212	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers a truly epic one to Dr. Pritchfield in "Send in Stewie, Please".
213	** Read it here. [[note]]From the dog-eared pages of that volume of Shakespeare, I imagine you wooed Michael with a sonnet or monologue each day. And no one had ever done anything so romantic as reciting Shakespeare for Michael before. And he was smitten. While not as physically attracted to you as you are to him, that's okay You each bring something important to the relationship. Isn't that what you believe, Dr. Pritchfield? I see a prescription for heart medication on that table. My guess is you keep that at the office. You don't want to worry Michael, you say to yourself, even though the truth is it embarrasses you. Your age, your mortality. Best to keep appearing as vital as possible. And no need to have reminders at home of what's just around the corner, is there? And your office is your haven, since Michael doesn't work and is often at home, perhaps as a result of a low-level depression that you don't really want to get into with him. Oh, he always planned to have a career, but he could never settle on exactly what it was he wanted to do. And at first you liked having him at home to take care of the house and plan trips. So that's just what happened. "And that's a job, too," he reminds you over the years. Michael likes to travel, and he prefers the finer things. And you'd like to give them to him, wouldn't you? But it's a bit difficult on a child psychologist's salary at a Rhode Island preschool, I'd imagine. Fortunately, you don't have children, so you do have some disposable income. Oh, you have talked about it with other couples, just for show, probably at dinner with younger friends of Michael's who are starting a family, you know, to be part of the conversation, to feel included. But you said you preferred your trips and your rescue dog named after a character most likely from Dickens. Ah, how accomplished and affluent you both look in this photo. Just the image Michael is so desperate to project. Let's look a little closer, shall we? Now, I see you're both wearing Ralph Lauren Purple Label dress shirts that retail starting at $495. But from the disfigured button holes on one and the small discoloration on the other, I can see you bought them at the outlet in Providence. Probably third markdown, in which case, $49, give or take. Since you also have light jackets on, I can see that you went there during summer vacation, which is, in fact, winter in Rio, outside of the high tourist season. And I see that you're on the rooftop pool deck at the Fasano Hotel in Ipanema, the most exclusive hotel in all of Brazil. Michael would've been dying to stay there. Had a friend that went with his older boyfriend, who makes a lot of money in, most likely, banking, much to your chagrin. But even in August, it's almost $1,000 a night. You tell him people are starving in the streets in Brazil. How do you justify paying those prices? When the truth is, you simply can't afford it. It's for another class of gay people. The window that Michael is always desperately peering through and sadly on the other side of. But you do your best. You don't go on Airbnb, because you don't trust it, even though Michael has stories of friends who have found the most fabulous places. You like a hotel. Besides, it's more romantic, you tell him. But when you take him to the place you're actually staying, the one you found on [=TripAdvisor=] that was rated number 27 of all the hotels in Rio and was having a special rate of 295 U. S. dollars a night Which is still not cheap, you remind him, most people never get to visit half the places he's seen, you tell him you can't help but feel like a bit of a failure as you see the look of disappointment on his face as he enters the room. So you decide to go to the Fasano Hotel for dinner and drinks. No, just drinks, once you've seen the restaurant prices online. And once there, you can see how Michael begins looking at all the older men who can afford to take their boyfriends I'm sorry, husbands To such luxurious hotels. And you worry a little, that you're diminishing in his eyes with each passing year. But you tell yourself you're being ridiculous, as you see Michael glancing about the rooftop deck, looking at all the young men, men that would be 20 years younger than even Michael, men that you're invisible to. But he isn't yet, not completely, and you're jealous and you loathe yourself for it. But Michael wants a photo, and he says, "Let's take a selfie. " But you say, "Let's ask someone to take one of us" and make some tired joke about selfies that only you laugh at, wishing that you could take it out of the air as soon as you've said it, as it's just one more indicator that you're older than everybody here. So Michael calls over a young man wearing a tiny swimsuit to take the photo and makes a crude joke that embarrasses you. But the young man laughs, and he and Michael share a moment that you're not part of. And you feel humiliated and unseen. Which explains Michael's joyful grin and your slightly disconnected half-smile. And you've posted the photo on Facebook, and Michael's posted it to his 86 followers on Instagram You don't know how that one works To at least give the impression, in your Ralph Lauren shirts, holding your $20 cocktails, that you're both way more successful than you are. But it makes you feel a little dirty, the lengths you have to go to in order to keep Michael happy. And every time you glance at this picture, you wonder, "How long before he leaves me?" See? I guess we both know each other a bit.[[/note]]
214	** ...Until Pritchfield retorts with:
215	--->'''Pritchfield:''' [[ArmorPiercingResponse You seem like a very lonely, little boy.]]\
216	'''Stewie:''' [[HeroicBSOD OH MY GOD, I AM! I'M SO LONELY! YOU CAN SEE INSIDE MY SOUL!]]
217	* RetiredMonster: Best seen in TheMovie " Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story". As an evident example of the early seasons, he was a [[EnfantTerrible psychopathic little brat]] who enjoyed using violence at any moment, a point that even the two-part episode "Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie" showed how monstrous he was able to be, not to mention that in the real canon has killed several people, even kids. However, the movie shows that his self-future is one of these. He is not violent and all his plans for world domination were scrapped by himself. However, he changes the past, possibly effecting this. Also there's the fact that in every new season, he seems to become increasingly sympathetic. It may seem strange that even now he can be considered an Anti-Hero, and less evil than [[BigBad Carter]].
218	* RunningGag: Stewie is associated with a few of these, although most of them have been [[RunningGagged abandoned]].
219	** Cool Hwip
220	** Sexy Parties
221	** Gay Moments
222	** Still Working on That Novel?
223	* {{Sadist}}: In early seasons. He still has his moments, but it's more general ComedicSociopathy.
224	* SerialKiller: Stewie has committed many murders throughout the series, typically out of [[DisproportionateRetribution revenge]] or greed.
225	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Early on. Lampshaded by Brian in "Back to the Pilot".
226	-->'''Brian''': Geez, what, did you carry a thesaurus around with you?
227	* SissyVillain: Is AmbiguouslyGay and is a serial killer. This is espcially evident in the earlier seasons. No surprise, given that he's largely a parody of various villain tropes.
228	* SmarterThanYouLook: Simply because he's a baby, he's assumed to be unintelligent, until you find out about his plans for world domination, mastery of multiverse theory and so forth.
229	* TheSmartGuy: Shares this role with Brian, usually.
230	* SmartPeopleSpeakTheQueensEnglish: Possibly. There's some controversy over whether his accent is Received Pronunciation or Boston Brahmin.
231	* TheSociopath: Although he has become a nicer person over the seasons, Stewie in the early seasons fit the criteria for antisocial personality disorder very well: he rarely showed any kind of remorse, guilt, or conscience; he possessed a violent demeanor, a penchant for mistreating Brian whenever he could, and constantly enjoyed subduing and threatening others under the facade of being a harmless baby. He was also incredibly self-centered, selfish, and didn't hesitate to kill or torture someone if it brought him closer to his goals. However, over time he softened his maliciousness, and as the years passed he learned empathy towards others. Then there's the fact that he has fought antagonists much worse than him, making him a SociopathicHero.
232	* SociopathicHero: Stewie started out as an incredibly {{sadist}}ic [[TheSociopath psychopath]] who constantly took advantage of situations, killed on a whim, and tried to kill his mother on multiple occasions. However, over the years, he TookALevelInKindness and occasionally fights enemies that are much worse than him. Sure, his homicidal and sadistic tendencies are still there, though not as much as before.
233	* SpotlightStealingSquad: His character has developed much over the course of the series and gets more screentime with Brian than the rest of the family. The series may as well just be "The Brian and Stewie Show" in later seasons. In fact, said 150th episode was simply called "Brian and Stewie". They are the main characters of the 200th episode. Let's face it, it's all about them now. Not to mention the "Road To..." episodes, which focus on Brian and Stewie entirely.
234	* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler:Due to an accident with time travel, Stewie caused the Big Bang]].
235	* SurroundedByIdiots: Stewie generally views the rest of his family as complete morons. With a father like [[FatIdiot Peter]] and a brother like [[BookDumb Chris]], he may just have a point.
236	* TemporaryBulkChange: In "He's Too Sexy For His Fat", he gains weight as a result of mocking Chris for being fat. He goes back to normal at the end of the episode.
237	* TokenEvilTeammate: {{Exaggerated\|Trope}} at first, then {{inverted\|Trope}} as the series progressed. An exaggerated example in early seasons, being a cartoonishly villainous mastermind amidst a whimsical sitcom family. As his personality softened and his family became more sociopathic however, it's almost become completely reversed.
238	* TookALevelInKindness: Initially portrayed as an apathetic child with plans of world domination and an unexplained desire to murder his family in the earlier seasons, Stewie has softened out considerably while everyone else TookALevelInJerkass.
239	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: A bit subtle, but he really likes graham crackers. In one episode, he even attacked Peter with a baseball bat for eating the last ones!
240	* {{Tritagonist}}: He's the Deuteragonist of most episodes focusing on Brian (and thus, the overall Tritagonist).
241	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Exaggerated almost as much as it can be. Stewie's only one year old, so he shouldn't even be able to walk and talk, much less carry and use heavy firearms, build advanced machinery (including a ''[[TimeTravel time machine]]''), and generally participate in all the misadventures he and Brian get themselves into. However, the fact that he is just an infant sometimes shows even during moments that qualify for this trope, making for a humorous result:
242	-->'''Peter:''' Stewie... how long you been all messed up and evil like this?\
243	'''Stewie:''' ''[holding the family at gunpoint]'' Oh, so ''now'' you're interested in Stewie. Last week when I made that macaroni picture of an owl, you didn't give a damn!\
244	'''Peter:''' ''[surprised]'' That was an owl?\
245	'''Stewie:''' Yes! And now we're going to look at it again. ''[Smashes butt of pistol into Peter's knee, then drags him screaming in pain over to a table and holds macaroni picture in front of him]'' Look! Look! Do you like it?!\
246	'''Peter:''' ''[shaken]'' Yes...?\
247	'''Stewie:''' What do you like about it specifically?!\
248	'''Peter:''' I don't know...\
249	'''Stewie:''' Pick something or I'll blow your brains out!\
250	'''Peter:''' I like... how it looks like an owl...?\
251	'''Stewie:''' Thank you for the compliment! ''[walks away with the drawing, leaving Peter to curl up and cry on the floor]''
252	* TrueCompanions: With Brian. Their friendship is one of the only consistent things about the show, at least in later seasons (he was his SitcomArchNemesis in early seasons).
253	* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:He is very upset by how easily the rest of his family forgets about Brian during the whole...death stunt]].
254	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: In the early seasons, where he had an unhealthy obsession with killing his mother.
255	* VillainDecay: {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d by Brian in "Stewie Kills Lois" (leading to [[spoiler:a simulation of]] the titular action) "The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair" (leading to him building a machine with the intent of amplifying his cruelty, which instead creates a clone embodying his former psychopathy) and "Mr. and Mrs. Stewie" (when suggesting that Penelope is EvilerThanThou).
256	* VillainProtagonist: In early seasons when he wanted to kill his mother.
257	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Brian. Lampshaded in "Road to the Multiverse" when Brian and Stewie go to a version of Quahog where the US never dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Japan won UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, resulting in them annexing the US:
258	-->'''Japanese Stewie:''' I no like you, but I like you!\
259	'''Japanese Brian:''' I no like you, but I like you, too!
260	* VocalDissonance: An evil cultured accent on an infant.
261	* VocalEvolution: Stewie’s British accent gets lighter and takes on a more flamboyant tone over time.
262	* VolumetricMouth: In "Ready, Willing, and Disabled", as a parody of ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''.
263	[[/folder]]
264	[[folder:Tropes W to Y]]
265	* WackyParentSeriousChild: He is the Serious Child (a [[BrainyBaby brainy]] ChildProdigy) to Peter's Wacky Parent (An [[FatIdiot idotic]] ManChild who says and does crazy things like getting into fights with Ernie the Giant Chicken).
266	* WellDoneSonGuy: "A Lot Going On Upstairs" reveals that he cares about Brian's opinion about him and is afraid of disappointing him because he subconsciously looks up to him as a father-figure.
267	* WickedCultured: Brilliant, sophisticated, and devious.
268	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Very much so. He is at the very least far more intelligent than normal babies tend to be.
269	-->'''See-n-say:''' The cow goes, SHAZOO!\
270	'''Stewie:''' ...It most certainly does not.
271	* WithFriendsLikeThese: The things Brian does to him in episodes like "Be Careful What You Fish For", "Brian Writes A Bestseller" and "Herpe, The Love Sore" makes you wonder why these two are still friends. Granted this ''is'' [[EnfantTerrible Stewie]], so the toxicity is very two-way, ranging from Stewie making endless petty jabs over Brian's failures as a writer and lover, gaslighting him or sabotaging many circumstances he stands to make [[CrazyJealousGuy any other relationships besides him]], or ''beating him to a pulp'' for handing him gambling fees late.
272	* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Several facts of his life have been excuses of why he's a psycho. He claims to have lost his sanity while he was aware in Lois' womb.
273	* {{Yandere}}: The main reason why he can't keep a potential relationship together, he either scares them away, or in the case of Olivia, murders them.
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