Buttercup (2016 TV series)

Buttercup (2016 TV series) Biographical information Home Professor Utonium's house, Townsville Aliases Moonbeam Sunshine Nickname(s) Princess (by Manboy) Buttlyn (by the Derbytantes) Buttzilla (by Blossom and Bubbles) Butterbutt (by Princess Morbucks) The Green One (by Princess Morbucks) Ms. Punch-A-Lot Abilities Superhuman abilities and superpowers inherited from Chemical X Occupation Superheroine Physical description Species Chemical X offspring of sugar, spice, and everything nice Gender Female Hair color Black Eye color Green Out of universe information Era(s) 2016 series First appearance Escape from Monster Island Created by Craig McCracken Voiced by Natalie Palamides Teachers and students Teacher(s) Ms. Keane "If you're looking for a fight, ol' Buttercup can satisfy your need for a beatdown." — Buttercup to Manboy in the episode, Man-Up Buttercup is one of the three main protagonists of The Powerpuff Girls. She is known for being the most tomboyish and aggressive of the team. Personality Like the other girls, not much has changed of her personality. Among the Powerpuff Girls, Buttercup is the most tomboyish and aggressive like her original 1998 series counterpart, usually having an angrier disposition in comparison to Bubbles and Blossom. However, she happens to be somewhat of a troublemaker. Like her original counterpart, she appears to enjoy fighting villains and criminals and despise girly things like skirts and scrapbooking. Buttercup would rather hang out with The Derbytantes, a punk culture gang of roller skaters. She really enjoys playing death ball with them and is considered a very good friend to them. In particular, Buttercup hates being called "princess", as she will fly into an annoyed rage at the villains who call her as such. Her new voice has also been used to exaggerate her tomboyish nature. Also through new facial expressions, her anger is clearly seen. When she's really angry, a skull and crossbones and/or fire will appear in her eyes. However, she is seen to be more sarcastic in this series. She is also sassy. Appearance Like her original counterpart, Buttercup has short black hair in a flip with a small triangular part on her forehead; her design slightly differs in that her hair also has a slight cowlick, which adds to her character and personality. She has lime green eyes, and she wears a lime green dress with a black horizontal stripe in the middle, white tights, and black Mary Janes. In the episode Trouble Clef when she, Bubbles, and Blossom are at Morebucks' concert, Buttercup's hair is styled in a manner similar to her Powerpunk counterpart Brute. She wears a maroon colored top covered by a purple vest and red jeans and purple boots. In the episodes Man Up 2: Still Man-ing and Summer Bummer, she is shown in swimwear on those occasions. In Summer Bummer, Buttercup is shown with a green swimshirt and green and light blue board shorts. In Man Up 2: Still Man-ing, she is shown with the same green swimshirt but with blue outlines and moss green board shorts. Likes & Dislikes Likes Playing Video Games Fighting Explosions Teasing her sisters The Sensitive Thugz The Derbytantes Judge Trudy Goofing off Having fun Being cool Her sisters - Bubbles, Blossom & Bliss Playing "Baybee Bunnies" The color green Comedies Candy Manly stuff Being silly Kickball Parties Money Death Ball Bottlecap Collecting Space Tow Truck Writing Fanfictions Dislikes Being called a Princess Villains Crime Girly stuff Singing (as shown in Once Upon a Townsville) Rain Schedulebot (Briefly, as shown in The Tell Tale Schedulebot) Tofu (as shown in Man Up) Spiders Coconuts (as shown in Spider Sense) Sunsets (as shown in Bubbles the Blue) Being called "The Green One" (as shown in Trouble Clef) Broccoli (as shown in Blundercup) Liver and Onions (as shown in In the Doghouse) Powers and Abilities Like her sisters, Buttercup has superhuman strength, agility, enhanced endurance & durability, limited invulnerability, superhuman reflexes and the ability to fly. She is also good at rollerskating. Green Energy Projection She also has the power to project light-green energy constructs from her body, which can take the shape of any dangerous military weapons, from a missile launcher to a cannon. Her 1998 counterpart does not possess the ability whatsoever in the original series. Laser Vision Buttercup often use her laser vision ability during battles or when she is angered. Currently, she has not been seen using a unique ability, similar to in the original series (disregarding the ability to tongue curl). Relationships Family Blossom (Sister) Bubbles (Sister) Bliss (Older Sister) Professor Utonium (Creator/Father) Friends/Allies The Derbytantes Ms. Keane The Mayor of Townsville Ms. Bellum Guru Chillaxi The Sensitive Thugz Robin Snyder Enemies Manboy Lava Lady Mojo Jojo HIM Fuzzy Lumpkins The Gangreen Gang Princess Morbucks Packrat Bianca Bikini Barbarus Bikini Silico Allegro Quotes "Don't Call Me Princess!" "What are you, a damsel in distress or a dope with a death wish?" "You guys, stop it! This isn't you!" "(Sarcastically) Wow, awesome. A flamingo." — Buttercup after being turned into a flamingo by Janitaur "Dax would be proud." "Yep, total death wish." "Eat hot missile, Weenie Man!" "Dude, who are you talking to?" — Buttercup as a raven in The Squashening "I'm sorry, old friend." — Buttercup as a zombie slayer in The Squashening Gallery Buttercup (2016 TV series)/Gallery References Trivia Compared to her original counterpart, Buttercup's eyes and dress are a lighter shade of green. This Buttercup and her sisters' energy manipulation powers are reminiscent of that of Green Lantern's power ring. Buttercup's energy manipulation, however, has the most striking resemblance to the Green Lantern due to the fact that her trademark color is that precise shade of green. When Buttercup's green-energy projection glows, there are little triangles that can be seen floating around the outline for it. In reality, the triangle is a symbol of competitiveness, athleticism, and a want to be dominating. Buttercup uses her laser vision ability the most out of the girls. This could be a reference to her anime counterpart, which is the only one shown using laser vision unlike in the original series. It's ironic that being a girl, Buttercup likes manly stuff instead of girly stuff. Buttercup doesn't like being called a princess. Buttercup's fear of spiders was shared by her 1998 counterpart from the original series. Compared to her original series counterpart, she is a bit more laid back and sarcastic. In the storyboard art for the episode Escape from Monster Island, Buttercup lacked her cowlick and resembled her 1998 counterpart. Buttercup's voice and behavior are similar to Bart Simpson from The Simpsons. See Also Buttercup (1998 TV series) The Powerpuff Girls Episodes and VHS/DVD releases - The Powerpuff Girls Movie - Powerpuff Girls Z Characters: The Powerpuff Girls  (Main: Blossom - Bubbles - Buttercup Other: Bunny - Bullet) - Professor Utonium - Mayor - Ms. Bellum - Ms. Keane Mojo Jojo - Fuzzy Lumpkins - HIM - Princess Morbucks - The Rowdyruff Boys (Brick - Boomer - Butch) - The Amoeba Boys - Sedusa - Gangreen Gang - Minor characters Video Games: Fifth Generation Games:  Chemical X-Traction (PS, N64) - Bad Mojo Jojo (GBC) - Paint the Townsville Green (GBC) - Battle HIM (GBC) Sixth Generation Games:  Relish Rampage (PS2, GCN) - Mojo Jojo-A-Go-Go (GBA) - HIM and Seek (GBA) Seventh Generation Games:  Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z (DS) PC Games:  Mojo Jojo Clone Zone - Princess Snorebucks - Mojo Jojo's Pet Project Misc. Superpowers - Townsville Creator: Craig McCracken