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==Personality==
==Personality==
[[File:Innocent_Butters.png|thumb|200px|Butters in "[[Super Fun Time]]".]]
[[File:Innocent_Butters.png|thumb|200px|Butters in "[[Super Fun Time]]".]]
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Butters has a warm personality that everyone finds comforting. Fans consider him one of the sweetest, most innocent, and most gullible characters on the show. He is unique because he has the personality of a child, in contrast to the other more cynical, adult-like kids. He is generally much nicer and much more naive than the four main characters, although he and Craig are shown bullying Mark, a home-schooled boy, in "[[Hooked on Monkey Phonics]]", while it is worth noting that it was before the major character development of Butters in the show. The kids are often annoyed with Butters because he's not cruel, cold, gross, confident enough "like a normal little boy," as well as the fact that he is a "pussy". He is also vulnerable to being taken advantage of, and the boys often use him to protect themselves when they are in sticky situations.
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Butters has a warm personality that everyone finds comforting. Fans consider him one of the sweetest, most innocent, and most gullible characters on the show. He is unique because he has the personality of a child, in contrast to the other more cynical, adult-like kids. He is generally much nicer and much more naive than the four main characters, although he and Craig are shown bullying Mark, a home-schooled boy, in "[[Hooked on Monkey Phonics]]", while it is worth noting that it was before the major character development of Butters in the show. The kids are often annoyed with Butters because he's not cruel, cold, gross, confident enough "like a normal little boy", as well as the fact that he is a "pussy". He is also vulnerable to being taken advantage of, and the boys often use him to protect themselves when they are in sticky situations.
Unlike nearly all ''South Park'' characters, he rarely curses and instead uses euphemisms such as "Aw, hamburgers" or "Son of a biscuit." He has cursed a few times, however, with each instance meant to be very shocking. In "[[Christian Rock Hard]]", for example, Butters solemnly says "Fuck you, Eric" to Cartman and farts on his face after his mental breakdown; in "[[Raisins]]", Butters says ''"I'd rather be a crying little pussy than a faggy goth kid"'', much to Stan's surprise; and ''"At least we have assholes"'' to [[Bebe]]. He is also noted for swearing a lot more heavily in "[[Butters' Bottom Bitch]]". More recently he has also said ''"You're poor as shit!"'' and ''"That's fuckin' gay!"'' (which he said quite a lot) during "[[Poor and Stupid]]". In the earlier seasons, Butters seemed much more intelligent, and he also seemed to use inappropriate words more often, even saying when the girls challenged them to a sledding race ''"Us men will show those skanky hos who is who!"''
Unlike nearly all ''South Park'' characters, he rarely curses and instead uses euphemisms such as "Aw, hamburgers" or "Son of a biscuit." He has cursed a few times, however, with each instance meant to be very shocking. In "[[Christian Rock Hard]]", for example, Butters solemnly says "Fuck you, Eric" to Cartman and farts on his face after his mental breakdown; in "[[Raisins]]", Butters says ''"I'd rather be a crying little pussy than a faggy goth kid"'', much to Stan's surprise; and ''"At least we have assholes"'' to [[Bebe]]. He is also noted for swearing a lot more heavily in "[[Butters' Bottom Bitch]]". More recently he has also said ''"You're poor as shit!"'' and ''"That's fuckin' gay!"'' (which he said quite a lot) during "[[Poor and Stupid]]". In the earlier seasons, Butters seemed much more intelligent, and he also seemed to use inappropriate words more often, even saying when the girls challenged them to a sledding race ''"Us men will show those skanky hos who is who!"''
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Butters refines himself in self-improvement in almost everything, to perfection, studying regularly and often commenting on how he "needs to learn to behave himself". Other skills include tap dancing but he vowed to not do that talent anymore because he accidentally caused a very horrible tragedy in the tap dancing championships. Unfortunately, he also has extremely low self-esteem and therefore has no judgment as to when or how to use his skills, and perceives everyone around him as knowing much more than he does. Another side effect of this is that he is almost constantly worried about being grounded. Butters is a good student and considered to be a dork by his associates. Butters seems to be constantly seeking a role model, as evidenced when he takes to Cartman (unbeknownst to him) pretending to be a robot in "[[AWESOM-O]]". He constantly struggles to find acceptance among his associates, hence why he often does menial tasks in hopes that this will earn him favor and respect. In the same episode he reveals to Cartman (dressed as AWESOM-O) all of his darkest secrets, including the fact that he suffers from a herniated colon, which means he can't always control his bowels and requires him to take a suppository through his anus regularly. In "[[Casa Bonita]]", it is revealed that Butters enjoys going to [[Stark's Pond]] and he always hangs out there. In "[[Cartman Sucks]]" Butters is mistakenly accused of being bi-curious, and although he agrees, it's obvious he does not know what this means. Butters also unwittingly gave a very thoughtful speech in the same episode, regarding the treatment of bisexual children. He also admits to be "bike-curious" in "[[The F Word]]".
Butters refines himself in self-improvement in almost everything, to perfection, studying regularly and often commenting on how he "needs to learn to behave himself". Other skills include tap dancing but he vowed to not do that talent anymore because he accidentally caused a very horrible tragedy in the tap dancing championships. Unfortunately, he also has extremely low self-esteem and therefore has no judgment as to when or how to use his skills, and perceives everyone around him as knowing much more than he does. Another side effect of this is that he is almost constantly worried about being grounded. Butters is a good student and considered to be a dork by his associates. Butters seems to be constantly seeking a role model, as evidenced when he takes to Cartman (unbeknownst to him) pretending to be a robot in "[[AWESOM-O]]". He constantly struggles to find acceptance among his associates, hence why he often does menial tasks in hopes that this will earn him favor and respect. In the same episode he reveals to Cartman (dressed as AWESOM-O) all of his darkest secrets, including the fact that he suffers from a herniated colon, which means he can't always control his bowels and requires him to take a suppository through his anus regularly. In "[[Casa Bonita]]", it is revealed that Butters enjoys going to [[Stark's Pond]] and he always hangs out there. In "[[Cartman Sucks]]" Butters is mistakenly accused of being bi-curious, and although he agrees, it's obvious he does not know what this means. Butters also unwittingly gave a very thoughtful speech in the same episode, regarding the treatment of bisexual children. He also admits to be "bike-curious" in "[[The F Word]]".
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In "[[Super Fun Time]]," Butters is shown to be more assertive and less willing to go along with Cartman's plans and rule-breaking. In "[[Butters' Bottom Bitch]]", he took the fact that he kissed [[Sally Darson]] as a sign that he was now a man and began thinking on how he needs a job to pay for bills, even though he is only a fourth-grader. In "[[Raisins]]", he is shown to be somewhat wise, in the end when he basically tells Stan you can't be upset forever. Butters' biggest problem seems to be self-confidence, the will to stand up for himself. He gets taken advantage of by nearly everyone he comes across. In "[[The Ungroundable]]", once he believes he has actually become a vampire, he's not so easily pushed around anymore as he thinks he is immortal. In "[[Cartman Sucks]]", Butters finally stands up for himself by stating to the camp counselors that his confusion is nothing more than a result of the counselors telling several boys, that are assumed to be 'bicurious', that they are confused without explanation. Butters also showed some self-confidence in "[[The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs]]", where he told the [[The Boys|the boys]] that he wouldn't be tricked, and told them off by saying that they can ''"Suck on his wiener."'' This outburst stunned the boys, leaving Cartman to ironically call Butters an inconsiderate jerk. Sometimes when Butters is very happy, his smile appears to have risen almost far up to his eyes while the bottom part of his face is almost all skin and nothing more as seen in "[[Butters' Bottom Bitch]]", "[[The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs]]", "[[You Have 0 Friends]]", "[[Poor and Stupid]]", "[[T.M.I.]]" and "[[City Sushi]]" (mostly). Although he is ten years old, Butters still pees like a pre-school boy by pulling his pants right down and pulling his shirt up as he stands in front of the urinal. In the episode "[[The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs]]", it appears that Butters may have an attraction to fat women, as he fell for one of the Kardashians because she was "so big and squishy." In "[[City Sushi]]", he is mistakenly diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, as he impersonates various characters while playing like many normal kids do.
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In "[[Super Fun Time]]", Butters is shown to be more assertive and less willing to go along with Cartman's plans and rule-breaking. In "[[Butters' Bottom Bitch]]", he took the fact that he kissed [[Sally Darson]] as a sign that he was now a man and began thinking on how he needs a job to pay for bills, even though he is only a fourth-grader. In "[[Raisins]]", he is shown to be somewhat wise, in the end when he basically tells Stan you can't be upset forever. Butters' biggest problem seems to be self-confidence, the will to stand up for himself. He gets taken advantage of by nearly everyone he comes across. In "[[The Ungroundable]]", once he believes he has actually become a vampire, he's not so easily pushed around anymore as he thinks he is immortal. In "[[Cartman Sucks]]", Butters finally stands up for himself by stating to the camp counselors that his confusion is nothing more than a result of the counselors telling several boys, that are assumed to be 'bicurious', that they are confused without explanation. Butters also showed some self-confidence in "[[The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs]]", where he told the [[The Boys|the boys]] that he wouldn't be tricked, and told them off by saying that they can ''"Suck on his wiener."'' This outburst stunned the boys, leaving Cartman to ironically call Butters an inconsiderate jerk. Sometimes when Butters is very happy, his smile appears to have risen almost far up to his eyes while the bottom part of his face is almost all skin and nothing more as seen in "[[Butters' Bottom Bitch]]", "[[The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs]]", "[[You Have 0 Friends]]", "[[Poor and Stupid]]", "[[T.M.I.]]" and "[[City Sushi]]" (mostly). Although he is ten years old, Butters still pees like a pre-school boy by pulling his pants right down and pulling his shirt up as he stands in front of the urinal. In the episode "[[The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs]]", it appears that Butters may have an attraction to fat women, as he fell for one of the Kardashians because she was "so big and squishy." In "[[City Sushi]]", he is mistakenly diagnosed with multiple personality disorder, as he impersonates various characters while playing like many normal kids do.
===Psychological Trauma===
===Psychological Trauma===
[[File:Stephenstotchmonster.png|thumb|left|150px|Butters (presumably) subconscious view of [[Stephen Stotch|his father]].]]
[[File:Stephenstotchmonster.png|thumb|left|150px|Butters (presumably) subconscious view of [[Stephen Stotch|his father]].]]
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==Relationships==
==Relationships==
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[[File:Butters_(Facebook).jpg|thumb|150px|Butters' profile picture on Facebook which can be found on his official [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leopold-Butters-Stotch/8986263900 Facebook page]. It can also been seen in the background of "[[You Have 0 Friends]]".]]Butters has been in the show since "[[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe]]", though initially only as a background character, in fact, his first role as more than a background character was in "[[Damien]]", when Damien burns down some playground equipment that Butters is playing on, causing him to fall off and scream. His first speaking role was in Season 2 episode "[[Clubhouses]]", where he passed along a note from [[Bebe Stevens|Bebe]], saying "pass this up". He was later chosen by [[Stan Marsh]], [[Kyle Broflovski]], and [[Eric Cartman]] as their fourth friend when Kenny McCormick died (semi-permanently). Later, Kyle, Stan, and Cartman decided that they didn't like Butters and chose [[Tweek]] to "fill the void" instead. However, he seems to be friends with classmate [[Pip Pirrup|Pip]] (despite repeatedly punching him in the face during "[[Weight Gain 4000]]"), and second grader Dougie in earlier episodes, as seen in "[[Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub]]" and "[[Professor Chaos]]". Butters is often referred to as "a little pussy," "wuss," "lame", "gaywad", and "faggot" by the boys. The boys got him to take the fall for everything they did - often getting Butters grounded in the process. Despite all these occurrences, Butters still seems to consider the boys "friends". Butters is the friend [[The Boys|the boys]] hang out with the most. In "[[Toilet Paper]]", Butters mentioned he had a girlfriend named Carrie in Michigan. Aside from this instance, she is never mentioned again. In the episode "[[Raisins]]", Butters developed a crush on [[Lexus]], a waitress at the [[Raisins (Place)|Raisins]]. However, his strong feelings for her were one-sided; she had only been using him for his money, as all Raisins employees do. Lexus would eventually cause Butters to become depressed, although he quickly got over it. In the episode "[[Fatbeard]]" it was revealed that Cartman is the only person who still picks on him (it is likely that [[The Boys|the rest of the boys]] consider him a friend, for example, Kyle seems genuinely concerned about Butters' "pimping" and personality change in "[[Butters' Bottom Bitch]]").
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[[File:Butters_(Facebook).jpg|thumb|150px|Butters' profile picture on Facebook which can be found on his official [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leopold-Butters-Stotch/8986263900 Facebook page]. It can also been seen in the background of "[[You Have 0 Friends]]".]]Butters has been in the show since "[[Cartman Gets an Anal Probe]]", though initially only as a background character, in fact, his first role as more than a background character was in "[[Damien]]", when Damien burns down some playground equipment that Butters is playing on, causing him to fall off and scream. His first speaking role was in Season 2 episode "[[Clubhouses]]", where he passed along a note from [[Bebe Stevens|Bebe]], saying "pass this up". He was later chosen by [[Stan Marsh]], [[Kyle Broflovski]], and [[Eric Cartman]] as their fourth friend when Kenny McCormick died (semi-permanently). Later, Kyle, Stan, and Cartman decided that they didn't like Butters and chose [[Tweek]] to "fill the void" instead. However, he seems to be friends with classmate [[Pip Pirrup|Pip]] (despite repeatedly punching him in the face during "[[Weight Gain 4000]]"), and second grader Dougie in earlier episodes, as seen in "[[Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub]]" and "[[Professor Chaos]]". Butters is often referred to as "a little pussy", "wuss", "lame", "gaywad", and "faggot" by the boys. The boys got him to take the fall for everything they did - often getting Butters grounded in the process. Despite all these occurrences, Butters still seems to consider the boys "friends". Butters is the friend [[The Boys|the boys]] hang out with the most. In "[[Toilet Paper]]", Butters mentioned he had a girlfriend named Carrie in Michigan. Aside from this instance, she is never mentioned again. In the episode "[[Raisins]]", Butters developed a crush on [[Lexus]], a waitress at the [[Raisins (Place)|Raisins]]. However, his strong feelings for her were one-sided; she had only been using him for his money, as all Raisins employees do. Lexus would eventually cause Butters to become depressed, although he quickly got over it. In the episode "[[Fatbeard]]" it was revealed that Cartman is the only person who still picks on him (it is likely that [[The Boys|the rest of the boys]] consider him a friend, for example, Kyle seems genuinely concerned about Butters' "pimping" and personality change in "[[Butters' Bottom Bitch]]").
===[[Eric Cartman]]===
===[[Eric Cartman]]===