Grey Griffin, formerly Grey Delisle, has certainly made a name for herself within the animated world.
When it comes to voice acting, she’s right up there with Tara Strong in terms of voicing plenty
of great heroines and evil villainesses. So, who’s the best of the best and who’s totally heartless?
I’m Brad with WickedBinge, and this is Grey Griffin Characters: Good to Evil.
Just like with our previous voice actor-focused videos, we’re going to be primarily focusing on
Grey Griffin’s most popular and well-known roles, as well as a few fan favorites here
and there. We’re also primarily focusing on her television roles, so no movies or video games.
As usual, we’ll be starting with the sweetest, the most pure
and heroic characters and working our way down… These characters are The Good.
The Gold Medal of Good is going to Kimiko Tohomiko.
Using the element of fire, Kimiko serves as one of the Xiaolin Warriors. She’s kind, courageous,
sociable and helpful - even towards people who sometimes annoy her like Omi. She taught
him how to play video games, and although she’ll still get mad at his sexist remarks,
Kimiko usually doesn’t hold a grudge. While she can sometimes be stubborn and headstrong,
Kimiko usually knows how to keep her temper in check, only getting truly angry when it’s
reasonable to do so. She also cares deeply about her duties as a Xiaolin Warrior, refusing to ever
bow down to Wuya, and uses her abilities to help protect the world multiple times over. Between
her heroic deeds and her good heart, we felt that we just had to give her the gold.
The Silver Medal of Good is going to go to Frankie Foster. Frankie is an incredibly hard-working girl
with a heart of gold. Throughout “Fosters”, we see her doing all she can to look
after the various imaginary friends, pretty much being like a big sister to them. This
was especially true when it came to World, the friend from “Destination:
Imagination”. Really, the only thing that prevents her from going any higher are her temper,
which can sometimes cause her to be fairly violent. Not that we can always blame her for
it when it comes to characters like Herriman or Goofball, but still. Frankie can also sometimes be
selfish, like when it came to her grandmother’s cookies or when she tried to use Eduardo’s
money to buy something for herself at the Swap Meet. But even with these not so great moments,
we just can’t overlook how hard Frankie works, nor can we understate just how kind she can truly be.
For our Bronze Medal of Good, we’re giving it to Scooby Doo’s Daphne Blake. Grey Griffin has been
playing Daphne since 2001, voicing her in many modern series and movies. Although she comes
from a rich background, Daphne isn’t spoiled and cares about helping people alongside the Mystery
Gang. While sometimes a bit disaster prone, she’s managed to become more of an action girl over the
years, especially in shows such as “Mystery Incorporated”. In the newer incarnations,
Daphne also usually provides moral support to the other characters, though she can sometimes
get jealous of other girls who get close to Fred, like Alice May. Still, this flaw isn’t
enough to outshine all the good that Daphne’s done, so we had to give her a high spot.
For another one of Grey’s legacy characters, we have Emily Elizabeth from “Clifford the Big Red
Dog”. As minor of a character as she is, how could we NOT rank Emily Elizabeth this high
up? After all, it was her love for Clifford that helped him grow so big! Her overall pleasantness
is also what earns her such a high ranking. Simply put, Emily Elizabeth is kind, loving,
responsible and doesn’t really have any huge flaws. She may not be a superhero or anything
like that, but her sweet and good demeanor more than earns her a spot in this tier.
From one of Grey’s oldest characters to one of her most recent, we have Lana Loud next. Being
the nicer of the Loud Twins, Lana is both an animal lover and a great mechanic,
using her skills to help solve her family’s various vehicle or plumbing issues. She’s
also managed to save a whole tank of frogs that would have been dissected, as well as a pair of
endangered fish. Unfortunately, Lana can be pretty immature, and pretty gross. She can be prideful,
and is often seen arguing with Lola or one of her other sisters, though she’ll still always have
their back. While her grossness can be a turnoff, there are certainly worse things to be, and
Lana’s good moments are still pretty noteworthy and admirable.
Next up is the adorable Puppycorn. Being the younger brother of Princess Unikitty,
Puppycorn is a hyperactive, dim-witted yet still good-hearted prince. He’s goofy,
and a bit overemotional, but is usually pretty harmless. Granted, his naivete can sometimes cause
trouble, like when he nearly brought the Unikingdom to ruins when he was put in charge,
Puppycorn never wants to hurt anyone and just wants to have fun with his big sis and their
friends. He really is just a big puppy, and is just as friendly and loving as one too. While
he still has some growing up to do, Puppycorn’s overall sweetness earns him a spot this high up.
From the Unikingdom to Etheria, we have Madame Razz next. Being known as a bit
of a kooky hermit, Razz helped both Mara and Adora during their She-Ra journeys.
Because she’s often confused due to her memories being out of order, much of Razz’s
help tends to be accidental. Still, she tries, and even if she doesn’t always know who they are,
she cares enough about Mara and Adora to want to help them. She helped Mara become more patient,
and gave Adora plenty of great advice. Razz can be incredibly wise,
though also a bit unreasonable at times due to her mental state. Still, given her positive
impact on the two She-Ra’s, Razz still manages to be a good (if sometimes confusing) influence.
Next up is Lor from “The Weekenders”. Of the four friends, Lor is the most athletic focus, and as
such she can come off as aggressive, leading to her being pretty competitive at times, as well
as rude and occasionally insensitive. Lor can also be pretty selfish, with the biggest example coming
from the episode “Sense and Sensitivity” where she ditched her friends at the movies because
she didn’t want to give up her ticket. When she realized how badly she had let her friends down,
Lor ended up overcompensating and becoming a ‘nice monster’. While this wasn’t the best solution,
it did show that Lor cared about her friends, even if she doesn’t always think to put them
first. As selfish as she can sometimes be, Lor can also be supportive and have her friends’ back,
like when she called out the cool kids for playing a prank on Tino and Tish.
So yeah, Lor can be a pretty good friend - just as long as she’s paying attention.
Finishing off the Good Tier, we have Sam Manson.
This character’s a controversial one, with some loving her and some hating her. Frankly,
we can see both sides. At her best, Sam can be extremely good-hearted and loyal, especially
towards Danny. She promotes individuality and cares about the environment. Unfortunately, her
activism can sometimes cause her to be forceful and bossy, like when she forced the school to
switch to a veggie-only menu. Sam can also be extremely judgemental towards girls like Paulina,
and is only sometimes willing to apologize. She hates admitting when she’s wrong, and
can even be pretty hypocritical at times, calling Danny out for things she’s done herself. Still,
Sam’s overall maturity has come in handy, and despite being only a human, she’s willing to
put herself in danger to help Danny and protect their town against ghosts. Of all our Good Tier
characters, Sam probably has the most noticeable flaws, hence her placement. Still, at the end of
the day, we still feel she qualifies as a hero - though one who could still make some improvements.
That’s it for the good characters.
Now it’s time to descend into neutral territory. This is the Grey Area.
Just barely missing out on the Good Tier is El Tigre’s Frida Suarez.
Between her rebellious prankster nature and her fairly selfish actions, it really shouldn’t
be much of a surprise to find Frida here. Though she cares deeply about her best friend, Manny,
Frida will sometimes let her own desires get the better of her - like when she disregarded Manny’s
feelings about her embarrassing El Tigre song. Frida can also be easily distracted
by something cool or exciting, as seen when she was briefly won over by Silver Wolf. Thankfully,
these truly awful moments are few and far between, and even when Frida screws up, she always comes
around and will do anything to stay by Manny’s side. Frida is also one of the few people in
Manny’s life who lets him be himself, and wants to give him a fun time. We can’t put her any
higher due to her biggest mistakes, but she does enough to land on the upper half of the Grey Tier.
Moving onto our other Loud character, we have Lola Loud next. Lola admittedly has quite a few flaws.
She can be VERY bratty and quick to anger, not to mention materialistic and a total schemer.
When it comes to tattling on her siblings, Lola is often the one to do it the most,
and was even at one point willing to blackmail her siblings into doing what she wanted.
This isn’t even getting into how violent she’s implied to be. But even with all of this,
Lola manages to have a heart underneath all the pink and glitter. Whether it’s looking
out for her twin and her other siblings or helping a shy girl named Meli have fun,
Lola manages to have quite a few good moments - enough to keep her out of the Bad Tier.
Next up is the controversial queen, Moon Butterfly. Moon started out as a very serious
and proper character who wanted to see her daughter, Star, become a worthy queen. Although
she cared about Star, they didn’t always see eye-to-eye due to Moon sometimes being dismissive
or overly strict. However, when her kingdom was threatened by Toffee, Moon stepped up and did what
she could to protect it. We also learned in season three that Moon is willing to have an open mind
towards people like Eclipsa. Unfortunately, Moon’s morality took a turn for the worse in the final
season after it was revealed that she secretly helped Mina in her coup against Eclipsa in order
to become queen once again. This was not only pretty stupid, but also wrong and dangerous, given
how volitile Mina was. Still, Moon soon regretted her mistakes and helped Star destroy the magic,
saving the monsters of Mewni. Though her actions in the final season lowered her ranking quite a
bit, the fact that Moon was willing to make up for her mistakes goes a long way.
At the end of this tier, we have Major Dr. Ghastly. She is Hector Con Carne’s top scientist,
and while she’s technically a villain, she’s also an example of a bad guy not being so bad.
After quickly falling in love with her boss, Ghastly promised to be completely loyal to
him and stick with him through thick and thin, despite Hector only being a brain. In many ways,
Ghastly is the least malicious human in the group, being much kinder than Hector or Skarr and not
having much of an interest in taking over the world. She doesn’t even enjoy being evil. Still,
she is willing to invent anything her boss asks her to, ultimately supporting him in his own evil
endeavors out of her love for him, which is what lands her in the lower half of the Grey Tier.
That wraps up the grey area. Time for the wicked and the villainous.
These characters are the Bad to Evil.
We first have one of the darkest little girls around, Mandy. Another one of Grey’s most infamous
characters, Mandy is known for being bitter, devious and absolutely ruthless when it comes to
the things she wants. The girl’s also got a killer right hook, which she’s not afraid to use whenever
anything (or anyone) gets in her way. As for her aspirations, she hopes to one day rule
the world - a position she doesn’t wish to share with anyone. She can be incredibly antagonistic
towards Grim, usually for her own amusement, and even when she’s acting more as an anti-hero,
Mandy still only acts in favor of herself. She was even willing to take over the Kids Next Door’s
Moonbase and nearly dominated the entire Cartoon Network multiverse. But is Mandy really all bad?
We’ve seen that she does seem to care about Billy somewhat, always saving and protecting him
despite how annoying he is. We should also mention that it was Grim who suggested the ‘best friend
forever’ addition to the original bet, not Mandy. As such, Mandy challenging the Grim
Reaper only as a means to save Billy’s hamster without needing anything for herself in return
was pretty noteworthy and even kind of sweet in a way. Really, Mandy could have
ANYONE as her idiotic lacky, so it says something that she continues to stick by Billy.
Additionally, when she became president in the Underfist special, Mandy was more of a
competent leader than a cruel dictator. For these reasons, she misses out on the podium of Evil.
Next up, we have Exo-Skin. A bit of a strange choice, we’ll admit, but she still technically
counts as a character. Exo-Skin was created to help Jenny (AKA XJ9) look more human and
fit in with her fellow teens. Unfortunately, Exo-Skin had a very specific idea of normal,
and wanted Jenny to follow it to the letter. She berated Jenny, tried to emotionally manipulate
her into being ‘normal’, and then resorted to physically attacking Jenny when she tried to
break out of the Exo-Skin’s control. This was certainly one of the most memorable
episodes of “My Life as a Teenage Robot”, so we just had to give this character a shoutout.
Right outside our Bottom Three is the Red Lotus member, Ming Hua. Being born without arms,
Ming-Hua uses waterbending to turn herself into a nearly unstoppable weapon.
Like the other members of the Red Lotus, Ming Hua is loyal to Zaheer’s mission.
As such, she’s willing to resort to acts such as kidnapping, hostage-taking and attempted
murder in order to complete this mission, not even having a problem with attacking
innocent bystanders. Outside of that, Ming Hua is surprisingly laid back, known for being sarcastic
and incredibly composed. She’s also fiercely protective of her friends, defending fellow member
P'Li from Bolin and Mako’s attacks. Now, you may disagree with us, but despite all the evil that
she did, we felt we couldn’t put Ming Hua any lower mostly due to our remaining characters
doing more and having more screen-time than her, thus having much more of a chance to do evil.
Getting the Bronze Medal of Evil is the Fire Nation princess, Azula. Simply put, you do
NOT want to mess with this princess. When her introduction scene is her threatening to throw a
captain overboard if he doesn’t make the ship move faster, that pretty much sets the tone for her
character. Azula is both calculating and cruel, always striving for power and victory. She was a
terrible sister to Zuko, constantly lying to him and later trying to capture him once he became a
‘traitor’. Azula is also incredibly manipulative and was even willing to murder both Zuko and
Katara in order to remain fire lord. However, we aren’t going to put her any lower since much of
her behavior stems from Ozai’s influence on her, as well as her own mental instability.
Additionally, she does have her moments of humanity, which we saw in the Beach episode
where she apologized to Ty Lee after insulting her and went after Zuko. That doesn’t quite wipe the
slate clean, but it does show that, much like Mandy, she isn’t totally heartless.
Earning our Silver Medal of Evil is none other than evil babysitter extraordinaire, Vicky. Yes,
Icky Vicky herself! While maybe not as impressive as Mandy or Azula, Vicky more than makes up
for it in terms of her cruelty and just overall sadistic nature when it comes to her babysitting.
She’s two-faced, greedy, selfish, violent and her favorite pastime seems to be tormenting innocent
kids - with her biggest victims being Timmy and Tootie, her younger sister. That’s really the
thing that puts her this low on our list, just how much enjoyment she gets out of being evil.
But, as terrible as Vicky is, even she has her rare moments of humanity. When she and Timmy were
trapped in an icy cave with what would turn out to be a fake abominable snowman, Vicky actually tried
to protect Timmy from it. This was mostly out of gratitude for helping her stay warm, but still!
Vicky also joined Timmy's forces in "Wishology", though only because he was paying her. Still, she
seemed genuinely upset when he sacrificed himself to the Darkness so, make of that what
you will. These moments may be small, but they are juuuust enough to keep her from the gold.
Taking the Gold Medal of Evil is the High Priestess from Samurai Jack. While Aku may have
been the biggest threat of Samurai Jack’s world, the High Priestess certainly could have given him
a run for his money in terms of evilness. Being pretty much the worst mother anyone could ask for,
High Priestess was nothing but cruel and heartless towards her seven daughters,
only seeing them as a means to serve and earn praise from Aku. She never had any love for them,
and anything that was seen as weakness was beaten out of them at her command. When Ashi
eventually rebelled, the Priestess didn’t even hesitate in trying to kill her - which, yeah,
no surprise there. While Mandy, Azula and Vicky may have had moments of vulnerability, the High
Priestess is just pure evil and more than earns the title of Most Evil Grey Griffin character.
But let us know in the comment section if you agree with our ranking, and tell us what we should
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where we break down the morality of the characters in your favorite cartoons,
shows and movies. But most importantly, stay wicked.