Friday 26 January 2018

Heroines of Legend: Fictional Universes - 26: Sam Sparks (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)



Strengths: Funny, smart, clever, inventive, enthusiastic, bubbly, brave, sweet, caring, loves animals.


Weaknesses: Peanut allergy, insecure, self-conscious, bullied in childhood, made to rely on her looks for television, while she is determined over what matters most to her she can be scatterbrained and easily distracted, falls into the Smurfette Principle trope.


Powers/Abilities: Genius inventor and scientist, her specialty being meteorology. Is a capable adventurer/explorer with good survivor skills, and looks to preserve all ways of life.



Will: Moderate.


Home/Place of Origin: New York City. Now resides on the Chewandswallow island in the Atlantic Ocean.


Occupation: Weather girl, reporter, meteorologist, inventor, conservationist.



Social Standing: Extrovert.


Ethnicity: Caucasian.


Sexuality: Heterosexual.


Other Trivia: A well-rounded, well-developed character in an animated slapstick comedy film celebrating creativity. Never mind that she's female (albeit the lone main female of the franchise), she fits perfectly in the Looney Tunes world, making her more than a mere love interest for the male lead, whom she is equal to in every respect. She also receives a reverse-makeover treatment - in that over the course of the film she learns to embrace her inner nerd and wear glasses and tie her hair in a scrunchie; this traditionally "before" appearance of a female character in films never changes, remaining even in the sequel. She fully accepts herself as she is, not caring what people think, and this is wonderfully embraced by the other characters and the creators. It is hinted that she had moved around a lot during her childhood in the 
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs TV series, adding to her self-esteem issues and sadness over losing friends.




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