WordGirl is the overall titular main protagonist of the series of the same name. Her secret identity is mild-mannered 5th grader Becky Botsford, but whenever evil arises, she instantly becomes WordGirl by placing her hand to her chest and exclaiming, "Word up!".
Her trademark insignia consists of a red star imposed on a golden shield. She appears to have a fondness for maroon, as both her WordGirl and Becky designs wear it.
WordGirl is extremely popular in Fair
City, which she protects, and there has been more merchandising and
honoring of the heroine. She has even received many (over 200) keys to
the city.
WordGirl was born on the planet Lexicon, and as an toddler accidentally wandered onto a spaceship, which was piloted by Captain Huggyface. While he was driving the spaceship, WordGirl woke and startled him, making them collide into an asteroid and forcing him to crash land on Earth in order to save the both of them. However, neither of them have tried to return to Lexicon since.
WordGirl was then adopted by Tim and Sally Botsford, who at that point had not having children of their own (though later they had their own boy,T.J. Botsford, who would be her sibling), and she was given the name "Becky." Captain Huggyface was also "adopted" as a pet and given the name "Bob." The downed spaceship remained in the same spot and would then be used as WordGirl's secret hideout.
She grew up in real life, though
she displayed her enthusiastic intelligence at an early age - she was
found on the Botsford's doorstep as a toddler reading their newspaper
(even though in one flashback, she was found in the woods). Sooner or
later, she took up the identity of WordGirl. She has a handful of
meanings on her dictionary memorized and is able to define any given
word at a moment's notice.
As Becky Botsford, she attends
Woodveiw Elementary and has a few friends. Her closest friends include
Violet Heaslip and Todd "Scoops" Ming (whom she has a crush on). Akin to
her relationship with her as WordGirl, Becky finds a rival in Tobey
McCallister III, who tries to outdo her (as well as everyone else)
constantly in events such as Field Day or elections. In season three,
her newest rival is Victoria Best, a girl who is "the best at everything
she does" according to her parents. Becky's intelligence is astonishing
for a ten-and-a-half year-old girl, but her skills do not go into every
field. While she has an excellent vocabulary, is well-read, and enjoys
geography, she’s a poor artist, can’t dance and can’t sing. She also
isn’t very good at charades (see the episode "Meat with a Side of Cute"
for reference). She’s a huge fan of The Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour TV show as well as the Princess Triana books, even dressing up as the Pretty Princess for Halloween in the episode "Tobey's Tricks and Treats."
Becky
also has a great love for unicorns and has a big collection of them in
her room. One of these, named Angelface, gets broken a number of times
throughout the series, much to her anger.
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