Red McArthur

Rebecca "Red" McArthur is a fictional character and the main protagonist on the animated television series Red And Friends. She is voiced by and loosely based on co-creator Jennifer Howell and first appeared with her friends Millie Larsen, Shauna Krawly, and Aubrey Iverson.

Red is an elementary school student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town life in her hometown of South Park, Colorado. Red is generally depicted as logical, brave, patient and sensitive. She is outspoken in expressing her distinct lack of esteem for adults and their influences, as adult South Park residents rarely make use of their critical faculties.

Like the other characters, Red is animated by computer in a way to emulate the show's original method of cutout animation. She also appears in the full-length feature film Red And Friends: All Hell Breaks Loose (2003). as well as related media and merchandise. While Howell and Splavec portray Red as having common childlike tendencies, her dialogue is often intended to reflect stances and views on more adult-oriented issues and has been frequently cited in numerous publications by experts in the fields of politics, religion, popular culture and philosophy.

While the show's other main characters have a defining characteristic (Millie is the only Jewish kid, Shauna is an overweight sociopath, and Aubrey is poverty-stricken and suffers violent deaths), Red is portrayed prior to season 15 as the viewpoint character who is "a normal, average, American, mixed-up kid". Red is modeled after Howell, while Millie is modeled after Splavec, Red and Millie are best friends, and their relationship, which is intended to reflect the real-life friendship between Splavec and Howell, is a common topic throughout the series. The two do have their disagreements but always reconcile without any long-term damage to their friendship.