Pip Pirrip

Phillip "Pip" Pirrup was a South Park character who was voiced by Matt Stone. He was an often mistreated, awkward British exchange student, who was heavily based on the protagonist with the same name from the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations". (It had also been speculated that Trey Parker and Matt Stone simply took him out of the story, and placed him in South Park.) In 201, he was crushed to death by Mecha-Streisand while trying to convince her to leave South Park alone (This was in fact his first appearance in 3 seasons).

Personality
He is generally portrayed as a cheerful, laid-back character, who may be constantly knocked down, but always got right back up again. The only time he ever seemed to act against this description is in the episode "Conjoined Fetus Lady". In the episode, the main characters continually called him "French", despite the fact that he hated French people (A stereotypical British trait). Whenever they insulted him in this way, he would pick up the dodge ball and throw it at whoever was saying it, at times with inhuman strength and precision (including taking out an entire steroid-juiced Chinese dodgeball team with a single throw).

He was not generally foul-mouthed, but he had uttered a few swear words in two episodes, Worst of all, "Pip", in which he used the word "bitch" and also briefly in "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" - both times saying "arse". He also is seen singing "Shut your Fucking face Uncle Fucker" in the South park Movie.

Appearance
Pip wears an old-fashioned, brown gatsby cap (nowadays known as a 'newsboy' cap), a brown bow-tie, an old-fashioned red smoking jacket, a white shirt, and blue and violet trousers. He has blond hair. Some fans believe he is underweight because his head wasn't round like the other children, but it could just be his hair because in Proper Condom Use he makes a cameo, and his head is round.

Compatibility With the Other Children
Pip was very friendly with the other students at South Park Elementary, but they did not return the favor. In early episodes, the main boys were forever taunting him by saying nasty things about him and performing horrible activities with him (such as making him request that they hit him, then doing so).

In the episode, "Damien", he briefly befriended Damien, though this friendship also seemed to be one-sided (Pip: Hello, my name is Phillip, but everyone calls me Pip, because they hate me. Damien: Then I shall call you Pip. Pip: Righto.). This became even more apparent when, at Cartman's birthday party, Damien and Pip crashed at the party, and Damien then set Pip on fire so that he would gain popularity amongst the other kids. Pip never hung out with Damien again after that. (Given, Damien wasn't featured as a major character in an episode since then.)

In the episode "Pip", a spoof of the novel: "Great Expectations", Pip befriended a boy named "Pocket" (a character based on Herbert Pocket, from the original novel) who later died of Hepatitis B. He also had a romance with Estella Havisham (another character reference), though this relationship was also one-sided until the end of the episode.

Many fans have speculated as to whether or not Pip was friends with Butters and Dougie, as they were seen playing together (and getting along very well) in the episode "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub." He can also be seen talking to Timmy, Jimmy and another boy in South Park is Gay!.

Education
Before coming to South Park, he attended Stratfordshire Primary in Stratford, England (though in the episode Pip, it was shown that he was briefly educated in London), and excelled in archery. This is probably because no English orphanage would take him after his parents died, until someone from South Park took him in.

Role in the Show
During the first three seasons, Pip was a very prominent character, and usually served as the "tortured guinea pig" of the kids. As of the later seasons, however, his role diminished dramatically, as Butters claimed more and more of the parts for his own character. Pip has not been heard from since the Season Six and was rarely seen since then, usually playing with other boys, implying that since his character-decline, he had gained more acceptance in school.

After the episode D-Yikes, Pip completely disappeared from the series. No mention or reason for his disappearance was shown, although it may have had something to do with the brief war between America and Britain in The Snuke. But, he has returned on the South Park video game: South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play. He gets unlocked after the player beats level 9: South Park Docks. He knows the answer as to who is behind the evil forces being unleashed on South Park, but the boys ignore him, exclaiming, "It'll be a cold day in Hell before we need help from Europeans!"

He may simply be absent or similar, as an empty spot appears where his seat once was, instead of a different character. However, he did not appear on the ranked list of boys in "The List", although nor did Bill, Terrance and Fosse, the boys who call things gay in several episodes or Dog Poo.

Death
He was sadly killed off by Mecha Streisand in 201 while trying to stop her from destroying South Park, however due to the ability of characters to return to the show after death without being explained (e.g. Kenny) Pip may appear in future episodes thought it's unlikely, especially since on "Southparkstudios.com" a fan asked, "Please tell me, you guys really didn't kill Pip off did you?", but the FAQ guy answered, "He looked pretty dead to me. Damn you, Barbara Streisand!" There is now a bigger possibility of Pip coming back because another fan on Southparkstudios.com asked this on Thursday, June 3, 2010

Hey Mr. FAQ! So far, who are all the characters in South Park who actually died for good and didn't come back? Well, people die all the time in South Park. Tons of characters are introduced and then killed off in the same episode (like Scuzzlebutt, Willzyx, Ms. Ellen, Nelson, Ms. Stevenson, etc.), so it's kinda hard to say. But if you're talking about main characters, these ones come to mind: Ms. Crabtree, Ms. Choksondik, Chef, and Kenny... he died for almost all of Season 6. And it's too early to tell now, but we'll just have to see about Pip.

Orphaned
In keeping up with the character from "Great Expectations", Pip told the others in the episode, "Summer Sucks", that his parents were dead. However, in the previous season, during the episode "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo", he was seen caroling along with a British-looking family. It is assumed by fans that this family adopted him. If this is true then it could mean Skeeter and Rebecca could be related to him. It could be possible he has parents in "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub", because at an adult party, he is sent down to the basement with a few other children: Stan, Butters, and Dougie, whose parents had no where to take their children, and it was assumed that it is the same situation for Pip. However, he may have been dropped off there by the foster family mentioned above.

Episodes in Which he is Prominent

 * "Unaired Pilot" - Pip talks to the four main boys in the cafeteria (a scene which is later moved to "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig".) When dared to go down the slide, Pip hits his head on the slide post and is later seen neglected in the nurse's office. He also ends the episode with the line "God bless us, everyone.", another Dickens reference.
 * "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" - Pip is set on fire by Cartman's flaming fart.
 * "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride" - Pip is the only football player without a helmet, despite his constant pleas to Chef. He fills in for Stan during the homecoming game and is beaten up by the Middle Park team.
 * "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig"
 * "Pinkeye" - Pip is one of the many South Park residents that turns into a zombie.
 * "Damien" - Pip befriends Damien and is set on fire by Damien at Cartman's party to entertain everyone. This is one of the first episodes where he is seen a lot more than a crowd character.
 * "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo" - Appears visiting a mall Santa and later singing Christmas carols with his presumed adoptive family.
 * "Mecha Streisand" - Cartman Roshambo's him for an arrow head he found but gives it back to him
 * "Conjoined Fetus Lady" - Pip becomes the star player of the school dodgeball team, and singlehandedly wins the world championship. First time he gets angry.
 * "Summer Sucks" - He tells Mr. Garrsion that he can't go home because his parents are dead, later appears in the school band.
 * "Sexual Harassment Panda" - Pip sues Cartman for 1.6 million dollars for Cartman telling him to "suck his...you-know-what"
 * "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub" - Pip spends the night at a meteor shower party with Butters Stotch, Dougie and Stan. He is revealed to be an archery esquire at Stratfordshire Primary.
 * "Hooked on Monkey Phonics" - Stan plays a game with him in which Pip is repeatedly hit. He is later seen dancing at the disco, and is kissed by Rebecca Cotswolds.
 * "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" - Cartman knocks him out with a rock, then asks if British people count as a ethnic minority.
 * "Pip" - Pip is the main character in the retelling of Charles Dickens' novel, Great Expectations.
 * "Professor Chaos" - Pip is one of the potential replacement friends. He is eliminated after asking for tea and crumpets at a baseball game. This was his last speaking appearence for several seasons.
 * "Bebe's Boobs Destroy Society" - Pip holds cellotape for the "Bebe For Class President" poster and is seen regularly as one of the 'ape-men'
 * 201 - His final appearance, he confronts Mecha-Striesand and asks her if she wouldn't mind not destroying the town. She steps on him.

Trivia

 * Outside of the show, Pip is featured in 3 South Park video games, "South Park", "South Park Rally", and "South Park Lets Go Tower Defense Play" as an unlockable character in each.
 * In South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play after the Japanese announcer says "leburu compreeto!" he says "You have unlocked... Pip." in which an image of Kyle, Eric, Stan and Kenny pissed off was shown. Although his special ability was named "French Rage" and the character biography, his real special ablity in the game was singing "The Merrie Tune of Stratford" and if any thing touches him, they will die.
 * In the Unaired Pilot, Pip is seen falling down a slide and hitting his head on the pole of the swing-set. He is also seen in the lunch room but that scene was recycled into episode 1-02.

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