Buttercup
First Appearance
The Powerpuff Girls
Voice
Jennifer Fried (1992)
Elizabeth Daily (1995-2014)
Kelly Metzger (
Powerpuff Girls Z ; English dub)
Machiko Kawana (
Powerpuff Girls Z ; Japanese dub)
Tara Strong (Punch Time Explosion)
Natalie Palamides (2016-2019)
Other names
Kaoru Matsubara Powered Buttercup The Toughest Fighter The Tough One Mange Moonbeam Sunshine Princess (by Manboy) Buttlyn (by the Derbytantes) Buttzilla (by Blossom and Bubbles) Little Dynamite Cutie (by Blossom and Bubbles) Butterbutt (by Princess Morbucks)
Occupation
Toughest, but goofiest member of The Powerpuff Girls
Behavioral Alignment
Good Bad (mostly)
Goal
To protect Townsville with her sisters
Home
Professor Utonium's House Townsville
Allies
Ms. Keane ,
Sara Bellum ,
The Mayor ,
Robin Snyder ,
Elmer Sglue (currently),
Mike Believe ,
Bullet ,
The Derbytantes ,
Guru Chillaxi
Enemies
Mojo Jojo ,
HIM ,
The Gangreen Gang ,
The Rowdyruff Boys ,
Femme Fatale ,
Sedusa ,
Mask Scara ,
Princess Morbucks ,
Fuzzy Lumpkins ,
The Amoeba Boys , Monsters on
Monster Isle ,
Manboy ,
Lava Lady ,
Packrat ,
Bianca Bikini ,
Barbarus Bikini ,
Silico ,
Allegro , Bubbles (mostly), Blossom (sometimes)
Likes
Having fun, candy, eating candies, playing, money, winning and getting things right, fighting with everyone, her green blanket "Blankie", using her powers and fists, goofing off, fighting, night parties, green, fighting crime, hitting a scrap of meat, few girly stuff, farting and burping, Modern pop/Rock/Techno/Hip-hop music, garlic, spicy food, sarcasm, april, the multiplex, color and sound in townsville, music and dancing, playing Blossom and Bubbles, bulling Bubbles (mostly)
Dislikes
Spiders, crime, bullies, villains (especially Mojo Jojo), baths, monsters, defeat, arguments, torture, being called brat (along with Blossom and Bubbles), being called the powderpuff girl (along with Blossom and Bubbles), getting hurt, being grounded, being eaten, not being able to do certain things either of her other sisters can do (e.g. blowing ice), cleaning, waiting for the bus, classical music, pink, liver and onions, getting sunburned, losing and not getting things right, girly stuff (especially party dresses), The Rowdyruff Boys, the Town of Citiesville, Silent Movies, Chemical-X Chili, camping, Professor Utonium's bad ideas, being ignored, being mistreated and abused (mainly by the people of Citiesville), losing
Powers and abilities
Tornado Generation, Ball Blast, Black Hurricane, Green Laser Beams, Green Energy Orb, Thunder Clap (appeared in The Boys are Back in Town ), Fireball (rubs her hands till smoke comes out and forms a ball then she hurls it).
Quotes
"Hey! Do you have any idea who you're talking to?" "I see a knuckle sandwich in her future!" "Who you calling cute?"
Buttercup is the middle of the three Powerpuff Girls and one of the three main protagonists of The Powerpuff Girls franchise. Her main color is green. Among the girls, Butterup was named second.
In the original of The Powerpuff Girls , she was voiced by Elizabeth Daily who also voices Tommy Pickles , Rudy Tabootie, and Shorty. In German, she's dubbed by Ilona Brokowski, who dubs Barbie.but in Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion and the XL version, Tara Strong voices her.
In the 2016 version of The Powerpuff Girls , she is voiced by Natalie Palamides .
Personality [ ]
Buttercup's overall nature is being an arrogant, vain, and stubborn girl, who's known to be a very violent, arrogant, and sometimes have shown to be narcissistic as well.
Appearance [ ]
Buttercup is a 5-year-old girl, with black hair and green eyes. She wears a green sleeveless dress which has a black stripe running through the middle, white socks and black Mary Jane shoes.
Gallery
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Trivia [ ]
Despite being the toughest fighter, she still has a soft side.