ALSO
I don’t know where that « Butch is the rebel » thing came from— maybe it came from people constantly seeing the Rrb as « boy versions » of the Ppg, and NOT as the individual characters they are. (I agree that the boys are definitely complementary to the girls’ personalities, and that they DO have their fair bits of similarities, but my point stands.)
Anyways, my boy is NOT the rebel some people make him out to be— like, did we forget that in the show, not ONCE did Butch try to challenge Brick’s authority? You know who DOES challenge their leader?
BUTTERCUP. And Boomer, in a way? But yeah.
Is he a troublemaker? Indubitably. Just like his brothers are. They’re the ROWDYruff boys. They find it fun to wreck havoc and destroy stuff and challenge authority, but their pursuit of « evil » is moreso abstract. It’s that « cool », distant thing they were subconsciously taught to seek by their parental figures, Mojo, and HIM. And I like to think that that is why they’re so hellbent on destroying the PPG.
Because the Ppg ARE goodness. They are, and I shall quote Mojo himself, « Butts nestled between the pillars of peace and love. ». To the boys, destroying THEM would cement THEIR own roles as the worst, most evil supervillains (and, by extension, worthy of their creators’ attention and respect. Because I do not believe HIM could ever love ANYTHING, and Mojo cannot love ANYTHING more than revenge at this point.)
I suppose their egos would also be a factor in their pursuit of the girls’ downfall— but anyway!
The core difference between Butch and Buttercup (who are my favorite of their respective factions, erm erm), I think, is as follow:
If Brick/Blossom were to fall from grace, and lose their place as their teams’ leader— Buttercup would (and has) try to take her place. Butch, would not.
