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Smurfette
Smurfette (La Schtroumpfette)
Voiced by: Lucille Bliss - The Smurfs (1981) cartoon show
Lisa Young - Smurf Racer Video Game
Melissa Sturm The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol & The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Bérangére McNeese [English dub] - The Smurfs 2021
Anna Ramade [French dub] - The Smurfs 2021
Originally the only female Smurf in the village, created by Gargamel as a weapon against the Smurfs and changed into a real Smurf by Papa Smurf.
- Action Girl: Promoted to this in the live-action movie and the 2021 series.
- Adaptational Badass: Smurfette in the Sony Pictures Animation films is more of an Action Girl which can be jarring if you're used to how she usually acts in older material of the franchise such as early stories of the comic books and the 1981 animated series.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: In the original story and 1981 adaptation, Smurfette's skin color was blue before she became a real Smurf. During the prologue for The Smurfs 2, her skin color was grey instead of blue to foreshadow the existence of The Naughties before Papa Smurf makes her a real Smurf.
- Adaptational Villainy: In the original story, Smurfette was never evil; her goal was to unintentionally cause the Smurfs to fight among themselves due to her mere presence and impulsiveness, and Papa Smurf gave her the plastic surgery to stop the Smurfs from mocking her note . The 1981 series and other adaptations make Smurfette a willing agent for Gargamel (even if coerced by fear) and her transformation is a consequence of being magically turned into a "true Smurf".
- Ascended Extra: At the end of her first comic appearance, she left the village and became an incidental character. The 1981 series made her into a regular, and the comics followed starting from "The Baby Smurf". Of course, some post-Peyo comic book stories have Smurfette appear mostly in a cameo, such as The Jewel Smurfer.
- Anti Anti Christ: She's actually a Made of Evil Naughty created by Gargamel as a weapon against the Smurfs, she infiltrated the village and sowed chaos in the town, but the Smurf's kindness made her have a Heel–Face Turn and decide to become a real smurf. This trope is especially prevalent in The Smurfs 2.Grace: Wow, Smurfette, you work pretty well with that wand!Smurfette: It's kind of in my blood, which used to concern me... but... as someone wonderful once told me, it doesn't matter where you came from, what matters is who you choose to be.
- Badass Adorable: After she Took a Level in Badass in the Sony Pictures Animation trilogy movie series.
- Beauty Equals Goodness: She was initially an unattractive Smurfette created by Gargamel. The 1981 series features her makeover as seemingly coming with her Heel–Face Turn.
- Because You Were Nice to Me:
- In the 1981 series, she was all in on causing havoc in the village so that Gargamel wouldn't punish her. One of her attempts left her at risk of drowning, but the Smurfs saved her life. When she confessed what she was really up to and expressed dread over being sent back to Gargamel, they showed her sympathy and forgiveness. She was so touched that she refused to help Gargamel anymore and wanted to be a real Smurf.
- "Smurfette Unmade" has it happen again when Gargamel figures out how to revert her to her original form with a far more malicious personality thrown in for good measure. She's only too happy to help Gargamel and can barely mask her contempt for the Smurfs, but after a successful production of Smurfette's play, they shower her with gifts and compliments. She's so flustered by this that she ends up feeling very guilty about the trap Gargamel is about to pull off, with Baby being endangered giving her the final push to transform back into her old self.
- Blessed with Suck: In an episode of the 1981 series where she does a spirited imitation of King Midas and uses a spell to turn everything she touches into Smurfberry candy, including a very unfortunate Brainy Smurf, who accidentally shook her hand to comfort her, not knowing why she was upset.
- Born as an Adult: Created as an adult female Smurf by Gargamel, the Smurfs' enemy, in order to distract and trap them.
- The Cameo: She is reduced to this a few times in the comic book stories that don't focus on her or specifically include her as part of the main plot.
- Catchphrase: In the 1981 series, it's "Boo-hoo." She cries a lot, and literally says "Boo-hoo" while doing so. This was dropped in later material for the franchise.
- Characterization Marches On: Smurfette started off as a Dumb Blonde Damsel in Distress with an interest in fashion and beauty similar to Vanity Smurf, and there was rarely any early comic book story where Smurfette did NOT need someone else to rescue her. In the 1980s cartoon series, she Took a Level in Badass and was often portrayed as a Bunny-Ears Lawyer- despite her quirks, she's the most competent Smurf in the village. This characterization continued through the live-action movies, Smurfs: The Lost Village, and even made its way into the newer comics. The 2021 cartoon series, however, decided to drop Smurfette's feminine interests and instead focus mostly on the badass part of her personality.
- Composite Character: In Smurfs: The Lost Village, she's taken on the role and general personality traits of Dabbler Smurf, seeking a purpose in life and trying her hand at everything but never sticking with anything for very long. Her character profile in the pitch bible for the 2021 cartoon
specifically mentions this trait as central to her character:Smurfette is also a little scattered, always trying the newest thing, then losing interest as she moves on to something else, leaving a trail of unfinished projects behind her. - Damsel in Distress: Rarely is there an early comic book story where Smurfette does NOT need someone else to rescue her. Mostly averted in the Sony Pictures Animation trilogy movie series, and later merchandising material and recent comic book stories for the franchise.
- Distracted by the Sexy: Causes this reaction with her fellow Smurfs in the 1981 series.
- Dude Magnet: Especially at the beginning, when all the male smurfs (including Papa Smurf in one episode) were in love with her. This is toned down over time with Smurfette having more a Like Brother and Sister relationship with the other Smurfs, while Hefty became the only Smurf being genuinely in love with her as of Smurfs: The Lost Village and the 2021 TV series onwards.
- Dumb Blonde: The comic version is an inversion of the trope, as she had the stereotypical Dumb Blonde personality as a brunette, and after becoming blonde gets a boost in common sense.
- Everyone Loves Blondes: Smurfette is modeled after Gargamel, so he creates her with short black hair. At the beginning, everyone finds her unappealing, so Papa Smurf gives her a makeover. After she becomes a blonde, everyone falls in love with her.
- Eye Awaken: Pulls this in The Smurfs 2 when she was first created as a Naughty by Gargamel.
- Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak:
- Smurfette does menial jobs with the male smurfs, including building military weapons and working in mines. Always in a dress and high heels.
- She doesn't hesitate to jump in the mud to entertain Papa Smurf (when he's a kid again), though she doesn't feel comfortable (none of the Smurfs did).
- Smurfette is disgusted by spiders and frogs but thinks mice are so cute that she takes one home with her.
- In comic books, when Papa Smurf got sick, she led a team that went in search of the black rose and used a magic sword to face the dangers.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: In the 1981 series, she originally was an evil female smurf created by Gargamel; she started as a brunette, but was turned into a blonde when she became good.
- Happily Adopted: By Papa Smurf in the film series.
- Head-Turning Beauty: Smurfette, after her plastic smurfery in the comics and her magical makeover in the 1981 series, elicits this response in her fellow Smurfs.
- Heel–Face Turn: Smurfette when she was first created goes through this when she is transformed into a real Smurf through magic in the 1981 cartoon show by Papa Smurf. This only applies to the Animated Adaptation. She was never evil in the original comic books.
- Hollywood Tone-Deaf: Even Harmony Smurf notices how bad she sings.
- Idiot Ball: Numerous characters call her out, including Mother Nature, in the episode where she is insistent on creating a blue rose, damn the consequences.
- Insubstantial Ingredients: The original comics and the Animated Adaptation each feature their own formula for her creation, but both include elements of the trope:
- Comic Book: The clay statue was given life by being dipped in a recipe made from a pinch of coquetry, a good layer of bias, three crocodile tears, a lizard brain, viper tongue powder, one carat of sympathy, a handful of wrath, one finger of lies, a thimble of gluttony, a pint of bad faith, a pinch of conscience, a bit of sentimentality, a measure of silliness and a measure of cunning, much ingenuity and stubbornness, and a candle that has burned at both ends.
- 1981 Cartoon: She was magically created from blue clay, sugar, and spice but nothing nice, crocodile tears, half a pack of lies, a chatter of a magpie, and the hardest stone for her heart.
- Limited Wardrobe: Wears multiple copies of the same dress, yet treats them as though they were different outfits.
- Magic Plastic Surgery: Or make that "plastic smurfery", which is the explanation in the original English translation of the story "The Smurfette" for how the title character was changed from her original appearance into a real Smurf.
- Mama Bear: Around Baby Smurf.
- Nice Girl: She's very sweet, sensitive, and caring, and gets along with everyone.
- Prone to Tears: In the 1981 series and older material of the franchise. Often crying when something goes wrong.
- Rule 63: She is one of the little over 100 female Smurfs. Technically, there are 103 female Smurfs and one robotic one, but most people only remember her.
- Skip of Innocence: In the comic books, she goes for walks in the forest where she does.
- The Smurfette Principle: Trope Namer, is the most well-known example of a lone female character among a male cast. However, she actually zigzags the trope, as at first, she wasn't even a regular character, and even when she became a regular, Sassette and later other females (varying from continuity to continuity) were promptly added to the cast. Eventually, she would ultimately subvert the trope once the other female Smurfs in Smurfs: The Lost Village became regular characters in the comic books.
- Territorial Smurfette: While she was aversion most of the timenote , she becomes a straight example by getting jealous of Mermaid Smurfette.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: In the 1981 series. Older iterations portrayed her as a Girly Girl to Sassette's Tomboy.
- Traumatic Haircut: In The Smurfs 2, her hair gets cut off to a bob by Gargamel. She makes it appear that she went through this in the cartoon episode "Smurfette's Golden Tresses".
- The Vamp: She was this before her Heel–Face Turn
- Women Are Wiser: The producers tried to compensate for her being the only female in most earlier works of the series by making her smarter than most to the point of almost becoming second in command of the village.
- Younger Than They Look: Smurfette is only a few years old despite looking like a young adult female Smurf.
Baby Smurf
Baby Smurf (Bébé Schtroumpf)
Voiced by: Julie McWhirter-Dees - The Smurfs (1981) cartoon show
Bérangére McNeese [English dub] - The Smurfs 2021
Brought to the Smurf village by stork on the night of the blue moon, and has since then been the darling of all the Smurfs.
- Baby Talk: In the comics, he does eventually learn to talk but still, due to his young age, has a very limited vocabulary (and also a smaller role overall). In the cartoon, he mostly just giggles and coos — his first word, to the surprise of the Smurfs, is "Gargamel."
- The Bus Came Back: In the 2021 series.
- Cheerful Child: He is usually happy even in the direst situations.
- Child Mage: In the animated series he occasionally displays curious magical powers, though never when anyone else is watching.
- Fearless Infant: Occasionally invokes the trope, though is seldom in any real danger.
- Incorruptible Pure Pureness: Immune, it seems, to magic designed to make people angry, evil, or even emotionless.
- Morality Pet: To several characters, including Grouchy and Jokey, who will spare him their usual attitudes and pranks. note Averted, however, with Gargamel, who is just as nasty to Baby as he is to the other Smurfs.
Sassette
Sassette (Sassette)
Voiced by: Julie McWhirter-Dees - The Smurfs (1981) cartoon show
The second female Smurf to be created, after Smurfette.
- Adapted Out:
- Many Smurfs don't appear by name in the CGI film adaptations, but the absent Sassette gets a very conspicuous Captain Ersatz named Vexy. Though it's more likely the case of the movies being an Alternate Continuity.
- Affirmative Action Girl: Her whole raison d'etre is to give Smurfette some female company.
- Braids of Action: Her usual hairstyle.
- Broken Pedestal: Despite how evil Gargamel is, Sassette still loved him as her “Pappy Gargamel” no matter the situation. Until the season 6 episode "Smurf on the Run" when she and Gargamel spent some one on one time together... Despite their adventure together; via Gargamel holding the Topaz of Truth which forces him to tell the truth that he wants to eat her, she finally catches on that he’s not someone to be loved. As a result, she’s absolutely heartbroken.
- The Cameo: In the comic book story You Don't Smurf Progress.
- Catchphrase: "Smurfaroo!" Shared with the other Smurflings.
- Companion Cube: Has one in the 1981 cartoon show in the form of a doll named Smurfy Lou.
- Demoted to Extra: The comic books, treat her and her fellow Smurflings as perpetual guest stars and cameos, mostly to maintain the idea that it is all about the adult Smurfs.
- Fiery Redhead: In the 1981 cartoon show episode of her origin before Papa Smurf changed her into a real Smurf. She still keeps the red hair.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: Sanguine.
- Girlish Pigtails: She has red hair in braided pigtails.
- Happily Adopted: To Papa Smurf in the 1981 cartoon show.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: Inverted in the 1981 cartoon show, as Sassette refers to Gargamel as her real father, though Gargamel honestly wants nothing to do with her family-wise...even more so when she was first created and she became a living time bomb.
- Meaningful Name: More so in the 1981 cartoon show, because she was a little troublemaker before Papa Smurf used his magic to turn her into a real Smurf. Afterward, she keeps the name, which fits her sassy yet sweet demeanor.
- Motor Mouth: At least in the comics.
- Naked on Arrival: Only in her comic book origin, which caused the usual reaction from her fellow Smurflings.
- One of the Boys: She's a bit of a tomboy and mainly hangs out with the other three male Smurflings.
- Pink Means Feminine: Subverted. As said below, she wears pink but is a Tomboy.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: In the 1981 TV series, she serves as the Tomboy to Smurfette's Girly Girl.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Snappy.
- Why Am I Ticking?: Her origin story involved her accidentally becoming a walking time bomb due to Gargamel putting a spell on the blue clay used to make her that would make her explode upon exposure to the noonday sun.
- Yank the Dog's Chain: The Broken Pedestal example from "Smurf on the Run" is played this way. She thought she was getting through to Gargamel and that they were bonding at long last, but he was just stringing her along so that they could retrieve a new Topaz of Truth and get the Spirit of the Scales off his back. She's devastated to learn he was planning all along to betray and eat her.
Clockwork Smurf
Clockwork Smurf (Schtroumpf Robot/Mécanique)
Voiced by: Frank Welker - The Smurfs (1981) cartoon show
A wooden robotic Smurf created by Handy Smurf.
- Bamboo Technology: His nose, ears and feet keep clear that he's made of wood.
- Clockwork Creature: While his inner works aren't always visible, a few times we can see he works by gears.
- Grew Beyond Their Programming: Part of his origin story in the cartoon show, when Brainy's accident gave him life and sentience.
- No-Sell: Clockwork Smurf is the one and only character in The Smurf's universe to ever look upon an unhooded Nemesis without curling up in sheer, unbridled terror, due to the inherent purity of his heart of gold, though even he was disgusted.
- The Power of Friendship: In the original cartoon, Clockwork Smurf instigates Bigmouth's Heel–Face Turn by befriending him when all others had shunned him.
- There Was a Door: In the episode aptly named "Heart of Stone," Gargamel and Scruple manage to capture Clockwork Smurf, and get him to work for them by replacing his heart of gold with a heart of stone. Whenever Gargamel would send him out of the room on a task, he'd walk through the stone wall, ignoring the very large wooden, and wide-open, door. Gargamel overlooked it because Clockwork Smurf was very competent at his task, including capturing his fellow Smurfs.
- The Unintelligible: Clockwork Smurf can only speak in machine squeaks in the cartoon show, whereas in the comic books he could speak in Smurf language right from the start.
Clockwork Smurfette
Clockwork Smurfette (Schtroumpfette Robot/Mecanique)
Voiced by: (possibly) Frank Welker - The Smurfs (1981) cartoon show
A Distaff Counterpart to Clockwork Smurf that was created by Handy as a female companion. Appears mainly in the Animated Adaptation, with just a brief appearance in a comic story.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: While generally the comics came first, she first appeared in the Animated Adaptation, so in her case the cartoon came first with her as a brunette, and her brief comic appearance later made her a blonde.
- Badass Adorable: A cute little robot girl- who's strong enough to lift Azrael over her head and throw him.
- Fembot: Created explicitly to be a female, so Clockwork Smurf could have a girlfriend.
Wild Smurf
Wild Smurf (Schtroumpf Sauvage)
Voiced by: Frank Welker - The Smurfs (1981) cartoon show
The Smurf expy of Tarzan.
- Always Someone Better: In one episode, he's admired by the other Smurfs for being tough and brave, making Hefty jealous.
- Canon Immigrant: First appeared in the cartoon before his appearance in the eponymous book.
- Exposed to the Elements: The most blatant example of this trope: he goes through winter wearing just a loincloth and a hat without even catching a cold.
- Garden Garment: Wears a Smurf hat made of leaves, and in the comic books started off wearing a bush covering his male parts.
- Hand Signals: How he communicates with his fellow Smurfs in the cartoon show.
- Loincloth: He wore leaves until Tailor Smurf made him one.
- Raised by Wolves: Wild was a Smurf who, upon the night of his "birth" by Delivery Stork, was lost in the forest and raised by squirrels until his public discovery by the Smurfs.
- Tarzan Boy: Although animalistic in his behaviors, Wild at least knew how to assemble a Smurf hat out of leaves, and in the comic books eventually learned how to speak in very primitive Smurf language when the Smurfs had him stay in the village during the winter.
- The Unintelligible: Wild Smurf can only speak in squirrel chatter in the cartoon show, whereas in the comic books he eventually learned how to speak in Smurf language.
- You No Take Candle: In the comics, after Brainy teaches him to speak.
Grandpa Smurf
Grandpa Smurf (Vieux Vieux Schtroumpf)
Voiced by: Jonathan Winters - The Smurfs (1981) cartoon show
When Papa Smurf was young, he was also raised by a Papa Smurf, who is now known by the Smurfs as Grandpa Smurf.
- Arch-Enemy: He and Nemesis are this to each other. Grandpa Smurf has had nightmares about him coming back, while Nemesis blames him for his deformity and wants serious payback.
- Canon Foreigner: He did appear in the comics that were issued in the short-lived Schtroumpf! magazine, though.
- Cool Old Guy: The other Smurfs look up to him and hang on his every word when he tells stories of his many travels.
- Harbinger of Impending Doom: During his first appearance.
- Really 700 Years Old: He's mentioned to be twice the age of Papa Smurf.
Nanny Smurf
Nanny Smurf (Mémé Schtroumpf)
Voiced by: Susan Blu - The Smurfs (1981) cartoon show
The third female Smurf to appear in the cartoon series.
- Canon Foreigner: She did appear in the comics that were issued in the short-lived Schtroumpf! magazine, though.
- Cool Old Lady: A tough old Smurf with plenty of stories to tell. Grandpa Smurf feels a bit put out by this in one episode, as she's better at remembering the details than he is.
- Granny Classic: Though a very energetic version.
- The Hecate Sisters: With Sassette as the Maiden and Smurfette as the Mother/Wife, she completes the trio as the Crone.
- Never Mess with Granny: She's a tough old Smurf.
Don Smurfo
Don Smurfo
The in-universe fictional character Expy of Zorro.
- Canon Foreigner: In more than a sense, as not only is he just in the Animated Adaptation, he also is fictional inside that same series.
- The Real Remington Steele: Jokey Smurf impersonated him once before his actual first appearance.
- Refugee from TV Land: He is part of an in-universe fictional book, but traveled once to the Smurfs' reality.
Schtrumpf Village
Schtrumpf Village inhabitants
There's a second Village not too far from Smurf Village, led by Papa Smurf's cousin.- Bilingual Bonus: As the story was originally written in German, Schtrumpf is a slight alteration of Schlumpf, the German word for Smurf.
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: The Schtrumpfs can be told apart from their Smurf counterparts by their green costumes. Their leader still wears red but has a brown beard.
- Expy: Each Schtrumpf is the counterpart of a Smurf from the Smurfs' Village.
Mermaid Smurfette
Mermaid Smurfette (Schtroumpfette Sirène)
Another Smurfette was created by Gargamel, but an accident in the formula left her with a fishtail.
- Born as an Adult: Created as an adult female Smurf by Gargamel, just like Smurfette.
- Compelling Voice: Gargamel teaches her a song that mermaids can use to attract Smurfs.
- Dude Magnet: Her second appearance shows that the Smurfs are still infatuated with her, to Smurfette's chagrin.
- Insubstantial Ingredients: Implied by the fact that it was the same formula that created Smurfette and Sassette.
- Seashell Bra: Though unlike Ariel's one, hers has the shells downwards instead of sidewards.
- The Vamp: She uses her attractive looks and hypnotic song to attract the Smurfs.
- Younger Than They Look: Looks like a young adult Smurfette from the waist up, but has just a little time from her creation.
Smurfwillow
Smurfwillow
Voiced by: Julia Roberts: Smurfs: The Lost Village
Catherine Hershey [English dub] - The Smurfs 2021
Magali Rosenzweig [French dub] - The Smurfs 2021
The leader of Smurfgrove, a village of Smurfettes.
- December–December Romance: Teased between her and Papa Smurf.
- Distaff Counterpart: To Papa Smurf.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: She knows the Smurf Village inhabitants are trustworthy.
Smurfblossom
Smurfblossom
Voiced by: Ellie Kemper: Smurfs: The Lost Village
Anna Ramade [English/French dub] - The Smurfs 2021
- Expy: She's actually closer in personality to the bubbly pre-surgery Smurfette than any adaptation of the actual character.
- Genki Girl: She is very cheerful, talkative, and always has a smile on her face.
- Hidden Depths: Through her gullibility, Blossom can be quite smart when needed. In "Wild Gets Tamed", she analyzes Gargamel's mother's footsteps, reads a book, and rightly concludes that Wild has been taken by Mummy, while in "Smurf Racers", she discovers that Gargamel and Azrael have disguised themselves as Lily and Grouchy respectively.
- Mistaken for Romance: Finds herself in this position with Hefty after Stormy falsely accuses her of having a crush on him.
- Motor Mouth: She talks a mile a minute.
- Nice Girl: Probably the nicest smurfette in Smurfgrove. She doesn't seem to have a mean bone in her body and is generally friendly to others.
- Perpetual Smiler: Always has a smile on her face.
Smurflily
Smurflily
Voiced by: Ariel Winter: Smurfs: The Lost Village
Jackie Jones [English dub] - The Smurfs 2021
- Accent Adaptation: She gains an Australian one in the 2021 series.
- Girlish Pigtails: She wears her hair in four short pigtails, and acts more girly than the others in Smurfgrove.
- How We Got Here: The comic "A Smurflily Strange World" gives her a Day in the Limelight, explaining how she ended up accidentally crossing under the wall and setting the events of the movie in motion.
- Nice Girl: She's gentle and softspoken pretty much all the time, notable in the 2021 series episode "Waffle Wednesday" where she doesn't hold a grudge against Chef Smurf even if he tried to sabotage her waffle stand.
Smurfstorm
Smurfstorm
Voiced by: Michelle Rodriguez: Smurfs: The Lost Village
Cherise Silvestri [English dub] - The Smurfs 2021
- Distaff Counterpart: To Hefty Smurf, being the bravest and strongest of her peers.
- She also acts a little bit like Grouchy, being a Jerk with a Heart of Gold who is quite pessimistic and harsh compared to her friends.
- Good is Not Nice: Sure, she is rude, harsh, and doesn't trust the Smurfs at first, but she is loyal to her friends and always does the right thing.
- Horse of a Different Color: She rides on a dragonfly.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: This is rude, but means well.
- Not So Above It All: Storm is not the least bit touchy-feely and has no patience for the mushy stuff – except when it comes to kittens.
- Psychological Projection: Engages in this during "The Betrayal of Smurfblossom" when she falsely accuses her friend of having a crush on Hefty in order to discredit her. She proceeds to keep harping on this until she starts to suspect there might be something between them after all.
- Took a Level in Kindness: She is way less hostile and unfriendly in the 2021 series, at least in comparison with her debut in Smurfs: The Lost Village.
Smurfbegonia
Smurfbegonia
Voiced by: Unknown
A female Smurf equivalent to Dimwitty.- Distaff Counterpart: To Dimwitty
- The Ditz: Along with Dimwitty, she believes Gargamel when he tricks them into thinking he has become kind and tries to guide him toward the Village. The only reason Gargamel gets far is that she and Dimwitty get easily distracted in the environment and try to guide him through paths too small for him to fit in.
- The Ingenue: She blindly believes Gargamel has become kind in "Gargamel´s Party"
- Kindhearted Simpleton: Her heart seems to be in the right place, but her mind: is not so much
- Skip of Innocence: She does this in "Gargamel´s Party"
