
Due to this, she possesses powerful superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, sensory and flight.

Much like her sisters, Buttercup was created by an accidental dose of Chemical X. Major Story Arcs Powers and Abilities Powers She is one of the few people that survived in the future. It is later found out that she survived but lost all her memory. She was thought to be killed by Mojo Jojo. Though she is a tomboy, Kaoru actually enjoys kissing one of the RowdyRuff Boys unlike Buttercup in the American series. She has a different family made up of a mother, a father and two brothers. In this series, Kaoru is not related to the other Powerpuff Girls. Kaoru is popular in her school for being very athletic and skilled in sports. Kaoru was reluctant to join the Powerpuff Girl Z because it meant she had to wear a skirt. Her name is Kaoru Matsubara and she shares the original Buttercup's characteristic as being a tomboy. In the Japanese version of the Powerpuff Girls, Buttercup is Powered Buttercup. She has also assumed the identity "Mange", an alter-ego inspired by her favourite comic book character, Spore (from the episode Super Zeroes).

In the cartoon on Cartoon Network, Buttercup is voiced by voice actress Elizabeth Daily. Buttercup also enjoys tormenting Bubbles and referring to her as a "baby". She often challenges Blossom's leadership, causing major arguments between the two of them. Buttercup can be a handful with her potty-mouth and her enjoyment of violence, but she has proven to be a loyal member of the group. Buttercup is a tomboy and is very reluctant to do anything that she considers weak or girlish, like kissing the RowdyRuff Boys to defeat them. She was named Buttercup by Professor Utonium because "it also begins with a 'B'" and would be uniform with her sisters' names Blossom and Bubbles. Character Evolution Buttercup as Mangeīuttercup is the black sheep of The Powerpuff Girls and is known as the tough one. Creationīuttercup was created by Craig McCracken. As a result Buttercup and her sisters, Blossom and Bubbles, were created with superpowers. But, thanks to Mojo Jojo - then a normal monkey belonging to the professor, and simply named Jojo - he accidentally added an extra ingredient: Chemical X.

He used the traditional ingredients: sugar, spice and everything nice. In short? They're (understandably) pissed they missed out on a normal childhood since they were busy fighting baddies.Origin The Professor adds spice, the "Buttercup ingredient"īuttercup was created by Professor Utonium, a scientist striving to create the perfect little girl.

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The new live-action installment is set about 20 years after the original series and follows the now-adult Powerpuff Girls as they grapple with the aftermath of their upbringing. Now, instead of just retelling the original story, The CW is actually continuing it. The girls showcased superhero powers and with the help of Utonium, they regularly saved their town from evildoers. The show was created by Craig McCracken and followed Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup - three kindergarteners who were accidentally created in a lab by the well-meaning Professor Utonium. Viewers fell in love with the Powerpuff Girls via the animated Cartoon Network series that ran from 1998 to 2005 (as well as a few movies, specials, and a three-season reboot in 2016). And although Yana Perrault, who plays Buttercup in The CW's Powerpuff Girls, might be a newcomer to the screen, from the look of things, she's just as epic as her beloved character. In fact, two of the actors playing the superheroes, Dove Cameron (Bubbles) and Chloe Bennet (Blossom), are likely very familiar faces. Your favorite crime-fighting trio is officially coming back in a new version of The Powerpuff Girls, but this time they're gonna look a lot more lifelike.
