Estopa (As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa)

Estopa is the one of the protagonists of the Brazilian film and cartoon series mh:terribletvshows:As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa of 2008.

Estopa is a sheepdog mix that was originally created in 2000 as Gui's best friend, at a time when Gui was known as Iguinho and was originally created as a mascot for the children's website Iguinho (a website belonging to iG, a Brazilian Internet service provider). Like Gui/Iguinho he was originally a normal dog, but over the years he has evolved to have more anthropomorphic characteristics. He was considered a supporting character until the launch of the TV series in 2008 where he went on to share spotlight with Gui as the cartoon's title protagonist.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) Despite being currently considered the protagonist of the show alongside Gui, he is one of the characters that has less focus and prominence in the episodes normally appearing only as a sidekick for Gui than a protagonist. Even Pitiburro and Cróquete prove to be more important characters for the cartoon than Estopa.
 * 2) The character does not have much personality being usually portrayed as a generic fat guy who only thinks about eating. Sometimes he is also shown to be gross and stupid.
 * 3) Based on the reason mentioned above Estopa can also be considered an offensive stereotype about fat people, since Estopa is responsible for providing several fat-phobic jokes on the show.
 * 4) The episodes focused on him as the main protagonist are usually the most unfunny in the cartoon.
 * 5) Although he is considered a child of the same age as Gui, his voice and appearance make him look like a adult in his 30s. This is probably because the character was originally an adult before the characters were anthropomorphized, but curiously Estopa only came to be considered a child when the TV series started, because there is a Christmas animation published on the Iguinho website sometime between 2000 and 2007 that shows Estopa working as Santa Claus.
 * 6) The character strangely wears shoes in his hands. This is because the character was originally a quadruped dog and the fact that he wore shoes on each of his paws made him have a really interesting design, but it ended up losing charm when the characters were anthropomorphized.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Unlike Gui, Estopa at least hasn't changed as much in his design and personality over the years looking almost similar to how he was in the early years.
 * 2) Estopa is also one of the few characters in the cartoon to have a original and interesting design.
 * 3) He could be a better character if he wasn't so poorly written.

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