Eric Cartman

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Eric Cartman "Respect mah AUTHORITAH!" Gender: Male Type: Egotistical yet Hilarious Deliquent Age: 10 Portrayed by: Trey Parker Tom Hardy (Bane mask) Status: Alive Media of origin: South Park

Eric Theodore Cartman, often known by his last name Cartman is one of the main characters as well as the primary antagonist of the Comedy Central adult sitcom South Park.

Why We Should Respect His Authoritah

1. He is one of the most iconic South Park characters alongside the other members of the boys, even being voted the most famous character, thanks to his personality.
2. His evil schemes are very entertaining and funny most of the time.
   • That even led his ex-girlfriend Heidi Turner to act like that in season 21.
3. He mispronounces things in a very funny way like "skewl", "Kahl Broflovski", etc.
   • Not only that, "BUT MIUUUUUUUM!"
5. He is a pretty good role model on how not to act in such a manner.
6. He often gets punished for his bad actions.
7. Like many of the South Park characters, he has a cute design.
8. He mischievous attitude is one of his funniest traits that created unforgettable moments, like him crapping on the desk or him calling Kyle's mom a "big fat ugly b*tch".
9. His rivalry with Kyle never gets old.
   • On top of that, Cartman's rivalry with Scott Tenorman is just as hilarious as his rivalry with Kyle. Not only is Scott Cartman's rival, but he's also his older half-brother too.
10. His insulting song of Kyle's mom is pretty entertaining and catchy.
11. We saw a more kind side of him in season 20 (though it was implied to be an act).
12. His concept of being a modern-day Archie Bunker-like child is genius.
13. His abuse towards butters and Kyle has dialed down a lot.
14. His alter-ego the coon, is laughable, yet cool looking.
15. Despite all the evil, depraved things he has done, he also has done some good things at multiple times:
    • Saving the world from Saddam Hussein by shocking him with a V-chip that was implanted on him.
    • Sparing a pangolin that was used to stop the COVID-19 pandemic after listening to Stan's speech about him wanting his life back.
    • Other good deeds include saving cows from being slaughtered, curing AIDS, freeing hostages, bringing Ike back, stopping a pedophile, rescuing cats, stopping Osama Bin Laden, and helping Shelley get back at Skyler.
16. In more recent seasons, Eric is also maturing and slowly but surely dialing down his heinous moments.
    • Furthermore, he did say in "Stunning and Brave" that he wanted to start over with Kyle.

Intentional Bad Qualities

NOTE: These traits were likely made on purpose.

1. As stated in WHR#2, he's idiotic and psychopathic to an extreme degree.
2. Even though Cartman was still a good character, he was somewhat out of character from season 20, since he's shown to be a "sensitive, kind person" in this season, which isn't his character whatsoever.
3. He tends to be mostly egotistical, mean-spirited, unlikable and spoiled, which gets tedious at times.
   • He was also unlikeable in The Wacky Molestation Adventure, as he, Stan, Kyle and the other children become brainwashed after their false accusation of molesting their parents. Cartman become a president for unexplained reasons after the false accusation.
4. He is racist, homophobic, xenophobic, sexist/misogynistic, and ableist as proven by him calling Token a "black a**hole" and using the words "f*gs", "sl*t" and "retarded/retard", which gets extremely tedious after a while.
   • Although he normally gets his just desserts, sometimes, he gets off scot-free for his actions, making him a Karma Houdini with episodes like "Scott Tenorman Must Die", "Jared Has Aides" and (to a lesser extent) "Ginger Kids" being the worst offenders.
     • However, he finally regrets what he did in "Scott Tenorman Must Die" when he learns that Jack Tenorman (Scott Tenorman's father) was his father too in "201".

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