Throughout cartoon history, many characters fall into the “Goth”
subculture. Usually defined as a person that prefers to wear all black clothing,
wear black and white makeup, or like Goth music, the Goth subculture has been around for a while.
From kid’s cartoons to adult animated shows, Goths have shown up here and there. But which
of these goths are good people and which of them are darker than the clothes they wear?
I’m Brad with WickedBinge, and this is Cartoon Goths: Good to Evil.
We only want to mention one goth per show,
so if we missed some of your favorite goths, we apologize in advance.
As usual, we’ll be starting with the most commendable and
nicest of the Goths, these are The Good
The best Goth on our list and earning the Gold Medal of Good is Raven from Teen Titans. Raven
is the daughter of Trigon and Arella, who was raised in Azarath amongst many peaceful people.
Being the daughter of a massive demon gave her many issues with her lineage and powers,
which is evident in her leaving Azarath. Upon first finding Starfire, she is the one who leads
the random group of teens into a peaceful approach to the rampaging alien. She is
also partly responsible for forming the superhero team Teen Titans, which she worked with and saved
Jump City countless times. She is even responsible for the eventual defeat of Trigon after realizing
that she is actually not a bad person but a good person. She has saved not just Jump City
but the world countless times over, and it’s no contest that she is the most good on this list.
The Silver Medal of Good is going to Mavis from Hotel Transylvania. Mavis is the daughter of
Dracula and is a vampire herself. She was raised to fear humans, although she wants to explore the
world instead. She is headstrong, curious, and cheerful throughout her adventures in the Hotel
Transylvania series. She wants independence from Dracula’s overbearing parenting, although she
adopts some of his tactics after her own son is born. She cares about other people, such as when
the zombies dressed as humans were on fire. She even accepts Jonathan after it’s revealed
that he’s actually a human and not a monster as first thought. She can be a little overbearing
like her father, but it’s shown she cares about her entire family, monster or human. Mavis may
not have saved the world like Raven, but she is a genuinely nice person throughout the series.
Earning our Bronze Medal of Good is none other than Danny Phantom’s Sam Manson. Sam is Danny’s
closest friend and an ultra-recyclo vegetarian, meaning she won’t eat anything with a face. She
is the first character on the list to call herself a Goth canonically, and she is interested in the
netherworld. She comes from a rich family but doesn’t like to tell people about it because she
wants to be liked on her own merits and not her money. She can be selfish at times, however. She’s
partially responsible for Danny’s accident and, at one point, did accidentally wish away his
powers. She can also be seen as a hypocrite, never taking the blame for things she’s done
but will say that other people need to. She preaches individuality but still tries to push
her lifestyle on other people at times, especially her vegetarian lifestyle. However,
she does take the fall for things Danny has done to protect him on occasion. Sam is a good friend
and isn’t all bad, but some of her bad actions cause her to fall a bit further than others.
From Scooby-Doo, Sally McKnight AKA Thorn is next on our list. Thorn is the lead singer and main
guitarist of the goth band The Hex Girls. Thorn helps out the Mystery Inc crew on a few occasions
with their mysteries. She practices the Wiccan religion, similar to witch magic, although she
isn’t very confident in those abilities. Like Sam before her, she is an eco-goth, focusing
on the environment while also being gothic. She is shown to be very protective of her friends,
getting angry when her bandmates are in danger. She even helps the gang find the band Wildwind
that had disappeared and refuses to leave the concert despite being bribed to do so. Thorn
is a mostly good person who does get a little angry at times but is otherwise a good person.
Steve’s recurring girlfriend Debbie Hyman from American Dad
is the next character on the list. Debbie is the resident goth girl at Pearl Bailey High
School who is not a fan of gym class due to her heavier stature. She is the on-and-off
girlfriend of Steve Smith who hides in the vents of the school to read. Sure,
she does break up with Steve multiple times, mostly because he’s immature, getting with
an actually mature guy. But even though she broke up with Steve, she will still help him,
using her hold on the Goth group to help Steve and company escape the mob that was chasing him.
Debbie is a good person throughout her time on the show, even if she doesn’t appear often. But she’s
a high-school girl and a teenager, meaning she can be selfish at times, ranking her lower than Thorn.
Next up on our list is Clone High’s Joan of Arc. Joan is a clone of the French figure of the same
name and a dispassionate, nihilistic Athiest. Joan has an unrequited crush
on Abe and has to deal with Abe trying to date Cleo. She is shown to be cynical,
sarcastic, deadpan, and a semi-vegetarian. She is antisocial, only hanging out with Gandhi and Abe
during their time at Clone High. Joan is also shown to be a feminist throughout the show and
an environmentalist. Like some of the earlier people on this list,
she is shown to be selfish throughout the show, but not more so than some of them.
Rounding out the good section of our list is the goth member of The Loud House, Lucy Loud. Lucy
is the younger sister of Lincoln and the oldest of the younger sisters. She is well known for popping
up at random and surprising the people around the house, scaring them most often. She is gloomy,
cynical, deadpan, and mysterious. Even her sisters call her spooky and mysterious. She
has been shown to be interested in occultism, poetry, and gothic literature. However,
she’s also interested in an occasional break from the darkness, such as when she reads Princess
Pony. She is even willing to allow Haiku to be her co-president in the Mortician’s Club even
though she wanted to be the only president for a time. Lucy is not a bad person, but like Joan,
she can be selfish at times, such as lying about clogging the toilet with her Princess Pony book.
She ranks lower than Debbie out of necessity since she doesn’t have a
moment similar to Debbie saving Steve, but they are sort of interchangeable.
With Misery wrapped up, we now move on to the violently neutral section of the list,
this is The Gray Area.
Starting off the Gray Area on our list is Misery from Ruby Gloom. Misery is a young Banshee girl
and a good friend of the main protagonist Ruby. She is called a walking disaster, shown to be
heavily clumsy and cause a lot of damage when she’s around. But this seems to be a family
curse of some kind. She is constantly crying due to a constant storm in her mind, and everyone
always tries to cheer her up. When Misery and her family are together, massive destruction follows
suit, a harrowing tale, considering every male member of her family drowned in Quicksand. Misery
isn’t bad, but is very neutral, if it wasn’t for her curse she may rank a bit higher on this list.
Maybe a surprise for some but Gwen from Total Drama is next up on our list. Gwen is a teenage
contestant on the Total Drama series of shows appearing since the original Total Drama Island.
Gwen is shown to be smart, kind-hearted, and independent, while also being sarcastic
and cynical at times. She doesn’t like to be part of a big group, calling a lot of people
“sheep” for falling in line at times. She is also cautious of who she lets into her life,
which leads to her being seen as antisocial. She will also stand up for herself if her reputation
or her morals are in question. Sure, she leads many people to hate her by trying to get with
Duncan while he was with Courtney. But she does dump him when she finds out he has feelings for
Courtney still. She even votes herself out upon Courtney’s request to make it up to her. Gwen is
a teen, and they often get into drama, but she’s not particularly evil, just selfish on occasion.
The next character on our list is Adventure Time’s Marceline. Marceline is the Vampire Queen and the
daughter of the demon Hunson Abadeer. Marceline lived through the Mushroom War and dealing with
the aftermath of it, including the many monsters. She was turned into a Vampire by the Court of
Vampires who she soon after slew. She originally appears as an antagonist, stealing the treehouse
from Finn and Jake because she originally lived there. But as the series goes on,
she mellows out and becomes a friend and ally of Finn, Jake, and Princess Bubblegum. She does rank
low on the list mostly because she’s violently neutral throughout most of the series. However,
she does save the Glass Kingdom and helps Princess Bubblegum in the Gum War. Her good actions are
numerous, but she still has more evil actions than anyone who came before her on this list.
Up next on our list is Ingrid Third from Fillmore. Ingrid is a member of the Safety Patrol as well as
Fillmore’s partner and best friend. She was once a delinquent, being suspended from her old school
for a prank involving a pinata and a stink bomb. She was later sent to a reform school in Nepal
before being sent to Fillmore’s school. While there, she was immediately framed for a crime
she didn’t commit and admitted to it, wanting to be expelled from the new school. After this event,
she helps Fillmore and the Safety Patrol throughout many adventures. She ranks below
Marceline because she is a delinquent and has been suspended or expelled from at least one school.
Ingrid is not the worst, nowhere near it, but she does have more bad actions than Marceline.
From The Venture Bros, Triana Orpheus is next up on our list. Triana is the daughter
of Doctor Byron Orpheus and a sorceress known as Tatyana. She is generally unimpressed by the
world around her, even the mystical parts like her mother’s powers or her father’s experiments.
She is grounded and rational throughout most of her appearances. Unbeknownst to her,
Dean has a crush on her and she unintentionally leads him along before dating him. Sadly,
she was written out of the show on a sour note, distancing herself from Dean and the Ventures
because Dean was acting immaturely and jealous because of Triana’s boyfriend Raven. Triana is
not terrible, but she’s not a great person either, just kind of insensitive at times.
Next on our list is The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy’s Nergal Jr. Junior is the son of Nergal
and Billy’s aunt, making him Billy’s cousin and a constant recurring character in the show. Being
the son of Nergal, Junior has a monstrous form that he feels ashamed of, preferring to
shapeshift into other forms. Much like his father, Junior craves acceptance and can grow very jealous
and possessive because of this. Junior is quite respectful and content most of the time but falls
this low because of his persistence in gaining revenge. He’s not that evil, to be fair, but
he doesn’t really have a lot of good moments to mull over, ranking him here.
Rounding out the gray area is Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from Phineas and Ferb.
Vanessa is the daughter of Doctor Heinz Doofenshmirtz known for being sharp and sarcastic.
She cares about her reputation, as evident in her embarrassment from her dad’s attempts
to throw parties and such for her. She is occasionally shown trying to bust her dad’s
evil attempts to her mother, but on other occasions helps her father. It turns out
she inherited some of her father’s evil but doesn’t want to reveal this to her father.
She supposedly stole a scooter in France and then stole Perry’s hovercar,
not to mention her threatening Major Monogram with a hairdryer. She’s not super evil, but
she does have some evil tendencies, which places her farther down this list than you’d think.
Now, we get to the bottom of the barrel this is the Bad to Evil category.
Starting off this category is Gaz from Invader Zim. Gaz is the sister of Dib and the daughter
of Professor Membrane. She is short-tempered, dark, cynical, and antisocial like a lot of
the previous characters on this list. Gaz ranks at the top of this category for a few reasons.
She is known to vow revenge on people who cross her in even the slightest way.
This is evident by her stopping Dib from showing Professor Membrane evidence of Zim’s alien origin
because he had taken the last slice of pizza. She cares very little about other people, save for
her brother’s well-being as evidenced by the movie Enter The Florpus where she shows she cares about
her brother to some degree. Gaz is maniacal at times and tends to do things only if it benefits
her. Still, she’s not inherently evil, just a bit of a jerk most of the time she’s on-screen.
From Golan The Insatiable, Dylan Beekler comes into our next spot. Dylan is a young
goth girl and possibly the youngest character on this list. She is responsible for the summoning
of Golan and is his fervently loyal acolyte. Dylan was once a happy-go-lucky child who
enjoyed puppies and rainbows until her best friend starting dating her older sister. She
was left with a mental scar coupled with some physical scars, lacerating her lower eyelids,
leading to the dark tear-shaped mascara on her face. She becomes withdrawn,
moody, and bitter, getting into fights at school and doing a multitude of things for Golan.
Dylan much like Gaz isn’t evil, but she does many bad things throughout her time in the show.
The first actively evil character on this list is Kevin Levin from Ben 10. Kevin was
a teenage delinquent turned heroic plumber who helps Ben and co during their adventures.
He was treated as a freak during his younger years, leading to his sociopathic tendencies
and lack of empathy for others. He was selfish and disregarded the well-being of other people,
and had a deep hatred for people and society at large.
However, he was trapped in the Null-Void Incarcecon and slowly turned over a new leaf,
making amends with Ben and Gwen during his later years. He then became a hero, showing disgust
for those who abuse or take advantage of others whose heart was always in the right place. He is
willing to end one life to save millions and has a hidden softer side. If it wasn’t for Alien Force
and beyond, he would rank much lower, but as it stands he falls just outside the bottom three.
Speaking of the bottom three, getting the Bronze Medal of Evil is South Park’s Henrietta Biggle.
Henrietta is a 4th grader and a member of the Goth Kids who tends to hang out behind South
Park Elementary. She has a severe hatred towards Emos, Vampire Kids, and anyone she considers a
“conformist.” Not to mention she, alongside the other Goth Kids, are part of the Cult of Cthulhu,
allowing the powerful elder god to take over the earth. However,
they do leave this cult after they found that Cthulhu didn’t really change anything for them.
She is responsible for a laundry list of crimes, including Arson, Attempted Murder, Kidnapping,
and Grand Theft Auto. She is among the very few characters on this list to have actually committed
crimes. This is why combining that with her support of Cthulhu places her here on the list.
A much newer character gains our Silver Medal of Evil, that being Loona from Helluva Boss.
Loona is a hellhound and the personal secretary of Blitz and the Immediate Murder Professionals,
a group of imps who kill humans in the living world. She is cynical,
irritable, rude, and apathetic, even towards her coworkers like Moxxie. She is also shown not to
have much work ethic and has a short temper. She was seen punting a baby in a stroller because
Moxxie questioned why she was eating his lunch. Despite her irritability, she struggles to talk
with Vortex and understands when she hurts people’s feelings, even trying to apologize
to Blitz after doing so. Not to mention she kills dozens of humans in the D.H.O.R.K.S headquarters.
Loona doesn’t have many redeeming qualities, but she definitely has more than our gold medalist.
Speaking of, earning our Gold Medal of Evil is Shego from Kim Possible.
Shego is a superhero turned evil supervillain and is easily the evilest goth character on our list.
She has an explosive temper and is well known for jumping into violence.
She is abrasive and able to scare Dr. Drakken by just raising her voice and takes great
pleasure in the evil acts she commits. Not only is she a massively destructive force,
but she is by far the least redeemable character on this list. Not only does she enjoy her evil,
but she also shows no signs of stopping. Not to mention, eleven different countries
have a warrant out for her arrest. Shego laps the competition and laughs at them while she does so.
But, some of these gothic guys and gals have earned a couple of extra medals
Our Darwin Medal for the stupidest character goes to Mavis. Despite being
over one hundred years old, she’s easily tricked by Dracula’s fake humans and Johnny’s disguise.
Earning our Pride Medal is Sam Manson. As we brought up in her entry, she likes to push
her vegetarian lifestyle on other people, showing she is proud of the way she lives
The Sloth Medal goes to poor Misery, who doesn’t do much because of her curse that harms people.
Picking up the Gluttony Medal is Marceline,
who is quite often eating anything with shades of red or pink when she pops up.
Gwen earns our Lust Medal, due to her losing her friends because of her relationships.
Grabbing the Wrath Medal is Gaz, who is willing to harm people simply because they cross her.
Finally, the Envy Medal goes to Kevin Levin,
who is envious of Ben’s Omnitrix and tries to take it from him at least once.
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