WHAT IS IT with red-headed girls??

[Harley Quinn]

Honestly. They're EVERYWHERE. Why is it that cartoon creators seem to think that red-heads are the most heroic, intelligent, and beautiful of all women?

Sam from Totally Spies, Jessica Rabbit, Batgirl, Blossom from PPG, the chick from Megas XLR, Poison Ivy, Atomic Betty, Ariel, Misty and Jesse from Pokemon, Kim Possible, Lina Inverse, etc. There's TONS of them. I'm sure you guys can come up with dozens more.

Have you ever sat back and thought about it? You really don't come across true red-heads all that often, and in real life, a Conan O'Brian-ish albino face is not uncommon to find on them. Yet in the animated universe they're sex-bombs... WHY?

Don't get me wrong, I have NOTHING against them... I just think it's the weirdest trend among female toons and wondered if anybody else noticed.

[Pepperidge]

Well I like redheads. I never understood why the rest of the world doesn't seem to.

[Andrew T. Hingson]

Here here!

Red heads with blue or green eyes. That's what I'm talk'n bout. And bernets too!

Though I never really noticed that actually. An interesting observation.

[GregX]

You forgot Demona...

http://avalon.gargoyles-fans.org/ftp/pictures/tv/awakenin/dem5.jpg

http://avalon.gargoyles-fans.org/ftp/pictures/tv/noon/taunt4d.jpg

And as for why?

The big question is, why not?

[Harley Quinn]

Don't get me wrong, I have NOTHING against them...
-:blossom:-

[Wesyeed]

:D
Teela (he-man)

Jessie (johnny quest)

Mary Jane (spider-man)

Josie (josie and the pussycats)

Daphnie

Wilma filintstone

Scarlette (duh.. Gijoe)

Lois (family guy)

Nurse (animaniacs)

April O'Neil (TMNT)

Mira Nova (buzz lightyear of star command)

and so much more.........

Well, I know why I like red heads.

Thanks Tex Avery.
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/diaz/1154/redhot.htm

[Planeteer]

Isn't Hello Nurse blonde?

[LightShadow1890]

It's just the character's design. There's also a lot of black haired and blonde haired heriones, also with girls that have a weird hair color (one anime rule: every color known to man can be a hair color...except clear, if that is a color). It's just coincidence, calm yourself down.

[RayChuang]

Bloom from Winx Club:

http://www.cartonionline.com/tv/raidue/winx%20club/bloom.jpg

Will Vandom from W.I.T.C.H.:

http://wwitch.will2.fm.interia.pl/will-31.jpg

(As if the arguments about the merits of these shows haven't got them enough publicity. :rolleyes: )

[MahouShoujo13]

That chick from Megas XLR is Kiva.

And uh...that adult Red Riding Hood girl in those Tex Avery toons.

I don't know many of them, because one red head I DO remember is Molly/Naru from Sailor Moon, and she's NOT a heroine at all.

We also had a share of red headed villains, like Rubeus from Sailor Moon (who is a guy) and Princess from PPG.

EDIT: Oh...before I forgot, Starfire (if she's not mentioned) is a red-headed heroine bombshell.

[Mek]

Maybe it's just personal taste, but Lucy Liberty (from 'F-Zero: GP Legend') is pretty hot IMO... ^o^

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/mekairinek/F-Zero%20Crap/screenshots/determined.jpg

EDIT: Waitaminute... all this time and nobody's made a reference to the infamous Megas XLR episode 'Space Booty'?

... I'm dissapointed.

[shoujoaifan]

While there is plenty of girl characters who don't have red hair, there certainly are alot, which I think can PROBABLY be summed in 3 main reasons:


1. THEY'RE EXOTIC.

A. For straight guys and lesbian/bi women, it might just be a little wish-fullfillment or something. NOT that ALL of them are hopeless losers (although I'm sure there's a few), but EVERYONE has some little thing that turns them on. be it either some hair color, types of eyes, sizes of "assests"...

B. ORRRRR it might not even be sexual, but just a plain exotic look, since red-heads ARE rare in real life (natural anyway).

2. CHARACTER PERSONALITY

Red invokes anger, emotion in general, other feelings I'm forgetting when colors' effects are described, like how blue is calming and whatnot. We all know the sterotypess. "Blondes are bimbos, reds are fiery, brunettes are sultry,etc...". Red is OFTEN used on tomboy characters, or just strong-willed characters in general. NOT saying only reds get the job done in cartoons or real life, but that's what happens alot in TVLand.

3. THEY'RE EXOTIC.

A. For...

[Kury Wagner]

I was actually just talking to someone about the lack of brunettes in Marvel comic books. Odd. But yeah, I have noticed the overabundance of red-heads in cartoons. I don't see what is so. . . great about them. Blue is the way to go. :D


brunettes are sultryReally, I am? I had no idea. ;) *whisper* it's true though. *whisper*

[Geezil]

one could-be source of all that inspiration: Tori Amos. (maybe? hmmmm?) ;)

[Dark Fact]

I guess the attitude with red-heads is a big turn-on for guys nowadays. :)

And Archie Andrews hates red-heads......I'm not kidding!

[shoujoaifan]

I was actually just talking to someone about the lack of brunettes in Marvel comic books. Odd. But yeah, I have noticed the overabundance of red-heads in cartoons. I don't see what is so. . . great about them. Blue is the way to go. :DGood point. Off-hand, I can only think of a few, like Peter Parker's/Spider-Man's first girlfriend, Betty Brant, then I THINK (its been awhile) the Hulk's love interest, another Betty, then the Scarlet Witch (lots of red, just no hair), and the Wasp (so not ALL of Marvel's brunettes are called Betty :p).



Really, I am? I had no idea. ;)I don't know, are you? :p TRUTH BE TOLD I've only heard that sterotype ONCE :rolleyes: Probably a good thing since less sterotypes, the better. Or least racial ones. Although I'm sure some people hate hair-color sterotypes as well, especially blondes.

Reds have seemed to have exploded more recently though, or maybe it just the generic DTV or run-of-the-mill cartoons seemed to have them. Plus shows that aren'T "run-of-the-mill" shows, like 80's remakes, TMNT (kickin') and He-Man (although S1 was generic, to me anway), turned their brunettes, April and Teela, into reds.

IT BE A CONSPIRACY I TELL'SA!

[Craig Crumpton]

I can't complain about redheads. I'm engaged to marry one. woo-hoo!

[Zebi]

A lot of animated women are either blonde or brunette, so having a redhead here or there is good. Here's another to add to our list:

Janine Melnitz, Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters

[Artimus Gigan]

Asuka from Evangelion, her mecha was red as well

Viola from Zone of The Enders, her mecha is also red

Eh there's also Kim Possible

Kiva from MEGAS

Baiken from Guilty Gear, her default haircolor is red

[HellCat]

Ever popular fanboy favourites Christina Mackenzie and Cecily Fairchild

http://www.escaflowneonline.com/gundam/charencyc/0080/christinamackenzie.html

http://www.escaflowneonline.com/gundam/charencyc/f91/cecilyfairchild.html

Man, you can almost smell the hormones in this thread

[Harley Quinn]

Oh, and of course Jane Jetson, and Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone. And that little girl duck from Darkwing Duck, with the pigtails.

I'm kicking myself for forgetting Red Riding Hood in my original post. In my mind, there are only THREE 100% cartoon sirens in existence: Betty Boop, Red Riding Hood, and Jessica Rabbit. Why two outta the three gotta be red-heads huh?

I think Sailor Jupiter's hair was more red than brown in the manga. Makes sense that they made it brown, though, brown being a more dominant color.

So if blondes are ditzy:deedee:, red-heads are outgoing :blossom:, and brunettes are sultry :melissa:, then what are the raven-haired beauties, eh? ;)

[Sharklady]

> Isn't Hello Nurse blonde? <

You're right.

http://www.disordered.org/cartoon/Nurse.jpg

> Although I'm sure some people hate hair-color sterotypes as well, especially blondes. <

You're right, too (yep; I'm a blonde.)

I do have some red-haired relatives who have not, to my knowledge, had problems with anybody stereotyping them. Perhaps I should ask 'em about it. (Of course, they are guys- maybe that makes a difference.)

[RayChuang]

And Archie Andrews hates red-heads......I'm not kidding!But isn't Archie a redhead himself? :shrug:

Unless you're talking about Cherry Blossom....:yawn:

[Sharklady]

^ I think you mean Cheryl Blossom.*

But since when has Archie hated her?


* No connection, I assume, to Blossom the Powerpuff Girl, even though she's a fellow 'flame mane'.

[Dee]

So if blondes are ditzy:deedee:, red-heads are outgoing :blossom:, and brunettes are sultry :melissa:, then what are the raven-haired beauties, eh? ;)
Excuse me--- Agent Elle :elle: was NOT 'ditzy'.

[Harley Quinn]

Speaking as my s/n..... I fit the stereotype. :harley:

:p :p :p

Hey, Dee Dee from Batman Beyond were red-heads as well.

[Tash]

So if blondes are ditzy:deedee:, red-heads are outgoing :blossom:, and brunettes are sultry :melissa:, then what are the raven-haired beauties, eh? ;)They're sexy and mysterious.

[Samurai]

I guess the attitude with red-heads is a big turn-on for guys nowadays. :)
Let's not forget red is also the color of the devil... :evil:

[nicklyaine]

The hottest redhead of them all...

http://www.geocities.com/nicklyaine/Shayera.jpg

[Freedom Fighter]

Maybe it is disturbing that there seems to be an increase in red-headed females in animation... but frankly, who cares! If it eventually leads to there being more red-haired females in the world, then all the power to the creators.

You don't know how long I've been waiting for a natural redhead to come into my life. Apparently, just being around them makes life more exciting. ;)

[GregX]

The hottest redhead of them all...
I already mentioned and posted pics of Demona ;)

[Harley Quinn]

Is that by any chance Hawk Girl? Because I always hoped she looked as hot as that under that horrible mask.

*mutters* Wonder Woman....puh.

And please don't throw things at me for not immediately recognizing that character... *readies self for stones and various bits of office supplies that will surely be thrown her way*

[Craig Crumpton]

The hottest redhead of them all...

Looks like Hawk Girl needs to stop wearing tank tops at the beach.

[Craig Crumpton]

The hottest redhead of them all...

Wrong... it's Gossamer!

http://gossamerwebworx.com/gossmani.gif

[Sharklady]

> Is that by any chance Hawk Girl? <

That is indeed Hawk Girl.

To discover why she stopped wearing the mask, see the three-part JL episode, "Star Crossed", now available on video:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001A7V1U/ref=ase_Comics2Film/103-7229319-6929438

[nicklyaine]

I already mentioned and posted pics of Demona ;)
Demona is also psychotic.

[Toon Capone]

Starfire from Teen Titans and Firestar from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends have red hair.

Cover Girl from G.I. Joe also had red hair even though in the first Mini-Series A Real American Hero she was a blonde.

[lostrune]

Demona is also psychotic.
No, this is psychotic: :D

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/wizardgrey/images/Temp/merrychristmas/flay.jpg

And hot. :anime:


http://home.hawaii.rr.com/wizardgrey/images/Temp/merrychristmas/redheadssm.jpg (http://home.hawaii.rr.com/wizardgrey/images/Temp/merrychristmas/redheads.jpg)

[Rover_Wow]

Mira Nova (buzz lightyear of star command)


Guess I'm not the only who remembers that show. Think of Nova as the black sheep of the Disney royal family ;) especially with her ability to walk through walls and all.

Anyways, I did this thread a few months earlier. I focused on how Betty, KP, Bloom, Vandom, and that Mew Mew chick are all redheads: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=126154

[MahouShoujo13]

There's also Kiddy from Silent Mobius. I was also going to say Eclair from Kiddy Grade, but she's more of a brunette.

[Nin-Nin69]

Just for laughs:

http://quizilla.com/users/greenfairy21/quizzes/Which%20Cartoon%20Redhead%20are%20you%3F/

[Wanted]

http://live.quizilla.com/user_images/G/greenfairy21/1064519060_ktopshayla.jpg

You are Shayla-Shayla from "El Hazard." Tough, spiritual, and open-minded.



That's messed up. I ain't a girl!

[Sharklady]

The quiz doesn't have much credibility with me, either- it said I was Poison Ivy.

???

[Dark Fact]

I have a scan from an Archie's Double Digest comic from way back in 1990 that had his infamous payoff about redheads. ;)

[90'sCartoonMan]

Strangely enough, the excess of redheads in Marvel Comics (Mary Jane, Jean Grey, Medusa, Firestar etc.) has turned me off to them. Personally I prefer dark hair.

When it comes to cartoons, though, it's always good to have characters that stand out, and making them redhead is one way to do it. There's a reason they changed Lois Griffin from blonde to redhead on Family Guy.

[RAINMAN]

Should rouge from X-men TAS be consider a redhead althougth she had white hair in the middle?

[Harley Quinn]

Pfft. That quiz said I was Anastasia.:gir:

[SSJPabs]

Girlfriend is a redhead, sexiest friend I know is also a redhead. I don't know, personally I prefer brunettes or darker haired girls but looks like I've ended up with a redhead. Crazy.

Right about the pale thing though, she burns like flashpaper in the sun :p

[Baltofan]

I love redheads too!

[Jave]

The only redhead girl I can think of that hasn't been mentioned yet is Doremi.

[Beat]

Her and Cutey Honey.

[Dark Fact]

Her and Cutey Honey.

BAH! How could I forget Cutey Honey!!? :o

[Alph]

You really don't come across true red-heads all that often, and in real life, a Conan O'Brian-ish albino face is not uncommon to find on them.



Dude, you answered your own question in the subject.



Attractive red-heads are harder to find than most other kinds of females, it seems. So having the main female of a show as one helps her stand out.

[tauruss8]

Have all of you forgoten about Ariel from The Little Mermaid?!


http://members.aol.com/enaejmary/ariel41.jpg

http://members.aol.com/enaejmary/ariel55.jpg

[Umino]

Her and Cutey Honey.
Oh yes..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/ReCutieHoney/iino.png

[Harley Quinn]

I do believe I mentioned Ariel in my very first post. :cool:

[~Zero Kelvin~]

No one metioned Dragonfly and Electricity from Mucha Lucha.

[John Pannozzi]

Oh yes..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/ReCutieHoney/iino.png
I actually think the live-action Cutey Honey is MUCH cuter than the ones in cartoons and comics.

http://japanhero.com/Graphics/Tokusatsu/cutey%20honey-live/cutey-3%20(L).jpg

http://japanhero.com/Graphics/Tokusatsu/cutey%20honey-live/review-0.jpghttp://japanhero.com/Graphics/Tokusatsu/cutey%20honey-live/review-1.jpg

[Dark Fact]

I say both live action and anime Cutey Honey look just as cute. :)

[Harley Quinn]

Tch. I like how they put little metal rivets over her titties. :rolleyes:

[Umino]

her titties
*GASP*

DON'T YOU SAY THOSE BAD WORDS

anyway, I personally had mixed feelings about Eriko Sato, she's cute, but not that cute. All the anime versions of Honey beat her easy, I'd say. (A this is a person who'se seen EVERY version of Honey)

[Harley Quinn]

*gasps as well*

VIRGIN EYES, YEAH? TERRIBLY SORRY LOVE. WILL TRY TO HOLD BACK NEXT TIME. IS "TEATS" ACCEPTABLE ENOUGH FOR YOU THEN?

[Umino]

*gasps as well*

VIRGIN EYES, YEAH? TERRIBLY SORRY LOVE. WILL TRY TO HOLD BACK NEXT TIME. IS "TEATS" ACCEPTABLE ENOUGH FOR YOU THEN?
I was just kidding, dear. =P

[lostrune]

Tch. I like how they put little metal rivets over her titties. :rolleyes:
To accentuate the positive. :D

[Beat]

Can't argue with that. Among redheads, Honey is definetely one of the hotter ones. (All versions of her)

[Viceroy]

Tch. I like how they put little metal rivets over her (dirty pillows). :rolleyes:
Was Joel Schumacher the director? :p

[Harley Quinn]

Lmao..

[tucsoncoyote]

Actually when you think about auburn/redheads, and all the comments that have been made, I would like to point out some observations.. Apparently a lot of people see the Redhead as hot, and in fact this goes all the way back in toondom to the Tex Avery Days at MGM. when Tex Created perhaps the Hottest Redhead, and you could say that she was Jessica Rabbit's Grandma.. namely Red Hot Riding Hood..(and yes guys she's a Redhead..)

but if Redheads are so hot, why not say Brunettes are just as hot.. Trixie (From Speed Racer, Shego and Yori From Kim Possible, and in fact Even Kagome and Sango from Inyuyasha fit the bil.. Not to Mention Sailor Mars (Rei) from Sailor Moon. Plus Yuri From Dirty pair...

and what about Blonds? Well here the blonds are played down as "Airheads" yet i've seen some rather Sultry and Sensitive Blonds in my time From Shirley Loon and Minerva mink and Hello Nurse, to Supergirl..and yes blonds can be just as appealing..(in fact Blonds can be Evil like the Brunettes (Take Clover from Totally Spies she can be down right nasty at times..)

but the thing I think as to why guys see redheads as being Hot is because of the fact that Red hair is perhaps the rarest color in terms of hair color.. yet i think that a lot of folks tend to miss out the Personality of the character in General.. after all if you think about it, Each person/Character is perhaps dynamic in their own way..yet the Hair color really doesn't have anything to do with it..

that's just one Coyote's Opinion..

:coyote:

[Harley Quinn]

The thing is, while they're the rarest in real life, they're VERY popular in animation, so you'd think that would turn animators off from making their heroines redheads, so as not to follow the crowd. Y'know?

And Red Hot Riding Hood's mane was only made red because, duh, she's Red.:wolfie:

Hello Nurse...is that :nurse:'s name? I remember this character fondly, but I don't recall her name for some reason. :sad:

[Jerry Mouse]

What, no mention of Frankie Foster or Major Doctor Ghastly?

[TheBaldOneMpls]

You know, I was planning to stay out of this thread if I didn't have anything to add besides a random redheaded character that was forgotten.

But then you forgot my girl Ginger Foutley. For shame.

[Sharklady]

> Hello Nurse...is that :nurse:'s name? I remember this character fondly, but I don't recall her name for some reason. <

Yep, that's the one. Her name, of course, refers to the Vaudeville catchphrase that Yakko and Wakko so enthusiastically quoted whenever they saw her.

[Beat]

This is about cute redheaded girls. Ginger hardly strikes me as cute, especially against the likes of Cutey Honey and the Nurse.

[shoujoaifan]

This is about cute redheaded girls. Ginger hardly strikes me as cute, especially against the likes of Cutey Honey and the Nurse.

Each to their own, since "cute" is entirely one's own opinion. Personally, I don't find Ginger cute in an atractive, sexual way, only a "Hey, that kid is SO cute, me pinch their cheeks" non-attractive way, minus the "pinching cheeks" bit since I'm NO grandma! (Ironically, my grandmothers from both sides of the family don't do that.)

Hmmm, has Janine from the Real Ghostbusters and the Extreme Ghostbusters been listed yet? (Too bad GB3 didn't go through, left EGB with no tie-in to keep it going, it was pretty good.)

[D.Shaffer]

Was Joel Schumacher the director? :pConsidering how often Cutie Honey is actually not wearing anything, I dont think little metallic nippes are too much. Ah Go Nagai, how much we have to blame on you :D

In any case, are you really sure redheads are all that common compared to other hair colors? Noticing them is one thing, but an actual COUNT compared to non red heads is something else. I suspect you'd find a lot more blondes then red heads.

[DaphFlamm]

I noticed that, too. Started with characters like Daphne and Ariel, now all of a sudden, at least every show has a female redhead. Kinda creepy.

[tucsoncoyote]

I noticed that, too. Started with characters like Daphne and Ariel, now all of a sudden, at least every show has a female redhead. Kinda creepy.






And did anyone remember Janine Melnitz from either the Real Ghostbusters/Extreme Ghostbusters? Definitely a Carrot top.. and she was at first homely.. but after Season 4, they made Janine more plain Jane, then a bit of a looker.. (Too bad you couldn't see the Gradual Metamorphisis here..


:coyote: