TV Tropes: Freudian Trio - Western Animation

(First three seasons, not taking in later characterization)

Peter: Impulsive, moronic, Jerk with a Heart of Gold. (Id)


Lois: Smart and kind, but also prone to moments of selfishness and impulsiveness (albeit not as frequently as Peter). (Ego)


Brian: Intellectual, snarky, and ultimately tries to talk Peter down to earth. (Superego)


Among Peter's gang (first 8 seasons)

Quagmire: Fifties-styled sex maniac and pervert. (Id)


Joe: Keeps sanity like Cleveland, but also passionate and a quick-thinking cop. (Ego)


Cleveland: Calm, tries to keep sanity within the quartet during one of Peter's schemes. (Superego)

With the exclusion of Kenny and Butters, the main characters can qualify as this, especially in "Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow".


Cartman: Jerkass, has little to no sympathy, always causes trouble to get what he wants (Id).


Stan: Logical but emotional, empathetic, can cause trouble but tries to do the right thing (Ego).


Kyle: Intelligent, analytical, will go to extreme measures to set things right (Superego).o

Bender: Boozing, smoking, Jerkass robot. (Id)


Fry: The Unfazed Everyman. (Ego)


Leela: Levelheaded, predictable Action Girl. (Superego)

Patrick Star: Id


Spongebob Squarepants: Ego


Squidward Tentacles: Superego

Buttercup: "the toughest fighter" (Id)


Bubbles: "the joy and the laughter" (Ego)


Blossom: "commander and the leader" (Superego)

The Warner Siblings


Dot: Id


Wakko: Ego


Yakko: Superego


The Main Growups
Dr. Scratchens: Id


Nurse: Ego


Thaddeus Plotz: Superego

The Gaang, before they oicked up Toph


Aang: Avatar or not, he is to all the effects a hyperactive, playful and mischievous kid and acts more by emotion than logic and is The Messiah to boot. In the start, also was a bit of a Cloud Cuckoolander. (Id)


Katara: Acts more by emotion than logic, but less than Aang. (Ego, leaning to Id)


Sokka: Bossy, Deadpan Snarker, rigid , enjoys planning, try turn into the leader of the group noting the obvious clumsiness of Aang. (Superego)


Azula's trio


Ty Lee: the perky, giggly, girly one (Id)


Princess Azula: the leader (Ego)


Mai: the somber, apathetic one (Superego)

Heffer: Food-loving and reckless (Id)


Rocko: Mature and common sense (Ego)


Filbert: Responsible and logical (Superego)

Billy: Stupid and impulsive (Id).


Grim: More or less trying to survive being stuck with two insufferable children (Ego).


Mandy: Intelligent and deadpan (Superego).

Superman:(Id) Going after Darkseid to kill him in Twilight and letting Luthor mess with his head in season 4.


Wonder Woman:(Ego) Passionate but reasonable.


Batman(Superego):Keeping a cooler head than the other two and figuring out Project Cadmus was plotting against them in season 4.
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Sheen: Immature, stubborn, crazy. (Id)


Carl: Timid, reasonable, and reluctant. (Somewhere between Id and Ego)


Jimmy: Intelligent, stubborn. (Superego)

Broadway: Id


Lexington: Ego, leading to Superego


Brooklyn: Superego

IR Baboon: The reckless one (Id)


Red Guy (Ego, sometimes Id)


IM Weasel: The cool, rational one (Superego)

Korra: A brash and impulsive Destructive Savior who likes to pick fights and often acts before she thinks things through. (Id)


Bolin: A laid-back charmer who loves a good time and good laughs, but isn't afraid of hard work. (Ego)


Mako: A serious Control Freak who keeps his life in strict order and focuses intensely on his goals, out of fear of being turned back out on the streets. (Superego)

Male teen:
Evan Daniels aka Spyke: Id


Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrawler: Ego


Scott Summers aka Cyclops: Superego


Female teen:
Kitty Pryde aka Shadowcat: Id


Jean Grey: Ego


Rogue: Superego


Xavier Institute Adults:
Wolverine: Id


Professor Xavier: Ego


Storm: Superego

Jade: Id


Jackie: Ego


Uncle: Superego

Slothful, gluttenous, rife with body odour and with all the other flaws of unrestrained children. (Id)


Ickis: Main character, ability to scare by growing to tremendous size is affected by his confidence which varies greatly depending on outside influence. (Ego)


Oblina: Smart, motivated and studious, often trying to get the other two to pull themselves together. Kind of like if Hermione Granger was a black and white talking candy cane. (Superego)

Tucker Foley: Fun-loving, comic relief, always tempted by his vice (Id)


Danny Fenton/Phantom: Leader, usually caught in middle (Ego)


Sam Manson: Rational, levelheaded, cool and cynical (Superego)

Ben Tennyson: Over-eager superhero. (Id)


Grandpa Max: Authority, knowledge, parental figure, former MIB-type. (Ego)


Gwen Tennyson: Brainy, understated, occasionally snarky. (Superego)
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Clover (id); shopaholic, boy-crazy, short-tempered


Alex (ego); the most normal and plain of the three


Sam (superego); intellectual, calculating, level-headed

Flapjack: Adventurous keet. (Id)


K'nuckles: Older anti-role model. (Ego tending towards Id)


Bubbie: Sensible team mom. (Superego)

There are six mane characters, so there are two for each role.

Rainbow Dash: Brash, supremely self-confident, voluble, but also lazy and prone to conceited selfishness in between bouts of fierce loyalty. (Id)


Pinkie Pie: Chaos incarnate. (Also id)


Applejack: Responsible and sensible. (Ego)


Fluttershy: Also generally responsible, and tries to mediate conflict within the group. (Also ego)


Twilight Sparkle: Intellectual, driven, conscientious, principled, and dutiful, but also obsessive-compulsive, and (at least initially) cold and impersonal. (Superego)


Rarity: Driven, ambitious, orderly, meticulous, and also can be obsessive-compulsive. (Also superego)

In "Knight Time", Bane, The Riddler, and The Mad Hatter were planning on wreaking havoc on Gotham City before being stopped by Superman posing as Batman and Robin.

Bane: "[A]ny that stand in our way, I will break!" (Id)


The Riddler: "Anyone we wish to imprison, you, Riddler, will entrap." (Ego)


The Mad Hatter: "Any from whom we require allegiance, you, Hatter, will control." (Superego)

Riley: Gangster thug wannabe (Id)


Robert: Balance (Ego)


Moralizing leftist (Superego)

Buck Tuddrussel: Id


Otto: Ego (Lampshaded by Sigmund Freud himself!)


Larry 3000: Superego

Johnny: Id


Susan & Mary: Ego


Dukey: Superego

Kevin Levin: Cocky, daring, an ex-villain: Id


Ben: As the leader, tries to do what the hero sees as right, though it may backfire: Superego, later Ego


Gwen: Smart, voice of reason, gets along with both well: Ego, later Superego

The Flea: Often selfish, two-faced and egocentric. (Id)


Rikochet: Brave, ambitious, values friendship and honour. (Ego)


Buena Girl: Smart, uptight, feels a necessity to follow the rules with no exception. (Superego)

Cobra Commander: Likes everything his way, he makes fun of his captives and is eager to use the latest weapon just for fun. (Id)


Baroness: Her loyalty is divided between her Commander and her beloved Destro and mediates between both. (Ego)


Destro: Tries to keep a sort of order among Cobra and chastises the Commander's more eccentric plans. (Superego)

The tank engines
Percy: Youthful and mischievous (Id)


Thomas: Sometimes mischievous, but more mature than Percy (Ego)


Toby: Mature, wise, well behaved (Superego)


The tender engines
James: Headstrong, temperamental and arrogant (Id)


Henry: Warm-hearted, reasonably well behaved (Ego)


Gordon: Stern, uncompromising, clashes with James (Superego)

Vinnie: Fun-loving party animal and wise-cracker, who acts first and apologises later. Always has a grin, even when in pain. Colour scheme: white. (Id)


Throttle: Cool, wry, with a soft-spot and great understanding for his bros, but with a keen eye for the middle ground between them. Warm-hearted and fun-loving, but in moderation, and serious and commanding as the situation demands. He will generally hold the veto vote between the paths of action suggested by the two extremes. Colour scheme: yellow (Ego)


Modo: Preaches traditional moral values and quotes the wisdom of his grandmother. Gentle-hearted giant whose anger is usually brought on by reflecting on the actions of others. Chooses to wait and plan rather than rushing in. Colour scheme: grey. (Super ego)

Melody: The Ditz but highly intuitive (Id).


Josie: Team leader who takes into consideration both Valerie's reasoning and Melody's intuition (Ego).


Valerie: Conscientious and intelligent (Superego).

Coop - Impulsive Genius Ditz, usually the one to get them in trouble. Id.


Jamie - A fairly normal guy (if unambitious), although he isn't completely immune to flights of fancy. At the very least, he sometimes tries to talk Coop out of his more dangerous exploits, in favor of going to look for the Planet Of sexy Women. Ego.


Kiva - Always trying to hold Coop back from his id-riffic rampages. Superego.

Mr. Blik: Scheming money-grubber (Id)


Waffle: Good natured guy in the middle (Ego)


Gordan: Honorable (Superego)

Lance: Hot Blooded, angsty, and definitely shoot-first-ask-questions-later, especially in the beginning. (Id)


Ilana: Loving, caring, and willing to go out of her way to save people, but also applies logic and critical thinking before rushing in. (Ego)


Octus: Calm, authoritative, driven by logic, and... well, robotic (duh). (Superego)

The Trix


Stormy: The most impulsive and violent. (Id)


Icy: The leader. She tries to unite the other two towards their current motive. (Ego)


Darcy: Usually the calmest and most collected of the three. (Superego)

Alfe: "AAAHHH I BURNED MY TASTEBUDS" (Id)


Roba: "Oh hi!" (Ego)


Horace: "And I'm Horace. You've known me the longest."(Superego)

Bert: Fun-loving and flighty - Id


Melissa: Balance, common sense - Ego


Ralph: Responsible and logical - Superego

Beezy: Lazy, a glutton, and doesn't follow his father's steps. (Id)


Jimmy: Fun-loving, optimistic, often tries to make peace between Beezy and Heloise; but can think before he acts, often oblivious to faults of others. (Ego, with some Id and Superego qualities)


Heloise: Intelligent, only calm around Jimmy and looks out for him due to her crush, but is easily angered, sadistic, and tries hard to be nice (Superego with some Id and Ego qualities)

The humans
Miko: Id


Jack: Ego


Raf: Superego


The Decepticons

Starscream, emotive, cowardly and prone to carrying the Villain Ball - Id


Megatron, tyrannical but calculating - Ego


Soundwave, cold, calculating, and utterly expressionless - Superego

Wally: Id

Gus: Ego

YAY-OK: Superego

Grubby: Bumbling comic relief who loves food (Id).


Teddy: Leader who wants to be everyone’s friend (Ego).


Gimmick: Approaching things scientifically (Superego).

Jonny: Fun-loving, impulsive, reckless, emotion-driven (Id)


Jessie: Also emotional and fun-loving, yet rational, likes science and is more mature than Jonny (Ego)


Hadji: Responsible, mature, logical, is into science and tech (Superego)

Peter: immature, often in trouble for it (Id)


Alan: mediates between them to stay on the survival track (Ego)


Judy: smart "Brain Queen", tries to control Peter (Superego)

Rachel Leeds: Straight-laced rule follower. (Superego)


Kat Ryan: Impulsive, snarky, speaks her mind. (Id)


Laura Chen: The normal one of the three, typical Girl Next Door. (Ego)

Hot Shot (Kid Appeal Character) - Id


Optimus Prime (Benevolent Boss) - Ego


Red Alert (The Medic with Spockish tendencies) - Superego

Tut: Id


Cloe: Ego


Luxor: Superego