Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant
Character Information
Gender	Male
Race	African-American
Hair	Black
Age	41 (deceased)
Date of Birth	August 23, 1978
Died	January 26, 2020
Occupation	Basketball Player
Religion	Roman Catholic
Voiced by	Matt Stone
Wikipedia	Kobe Bryant
Appearances
First	"Here Comes the Neighborhood"
Final	"Sexual Healing"

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player, who spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. He appeared in "Here Comes the Neighborhood", as one of the rich people who moved to South Park. He appeared again in "Sexual Healing", in which he was treated at the Karne Institute for Sex Addiction with Kyle and Butters, and learned that his sex addiction was caused by a "Wizard Alien".

His real-life counterpart passed away along with his daughter Gianna "Gigi" Bryant in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020.

Appearance

Kobe wears a purple "warm-up" suit with the number 8 on the left side. He also wears a spherical earring on his right ear.

In "Tonsil Trouble", he is shown wearing his yellow Lakers jersey with the number 8 on it.

His look is updated in "Sexual Healing", with him now having a shorter hairstyle and his face is clean shaven. He wears a maroon warm-up jacket with two white stripes on the sleeves and black track pants with a white stripe on the side. He also has a different earring on his left ear.

Images of Kobe Bryant

Kobe with other protestors during The Million Millionaire March.

A picture frame inside Magic Johnson's mansion featuring him and Kobe standing together.

A newspaper clipping in Stormy Weather's officer featuring a picture of Kobe and the caption "KOBE GETS AWAY".

With Kyle, Butters and other celebrities on their way to Independence Hall.

A real life image of Kobe shown on the news demonstrating "Faith Hilling"

Personality

In "Sexual Healing", Kobe was revealed to be a sex addict. In "Here Comes the Neighborhood", it was unveiled that he is very fickle, moving to an entirely different town simply because Snoop Dogg suggested it.

Prominence

• "Here Comes the Neighborhood" - Arrives in South Park as one of the new rich people moving into town.
• "The Jeffersons" (mentioned only) - Gerald Broflovski mentions that Kobe was in Eagle, Colorado for his 2003 sexual assault trial. Randy Marsh then asks Michael Jefferson if he thinks Kobe is innocent or guilty.
• "ManBearPig" (mentioned only) - The boys play basketball and Cartman tells them: "This is a total Kobe Bryant I'm about to do."
• "Tonsil Trouble" (cameo) - Appears in a photograph in Magic Johnson's mansion.
• "The China Probrem" (cameo) - Seen in a newspaper clipping on Stormy Weathers's wall, with the caption "KOBE GETS AWAY", in reference to the NBA player having all charges dropped during his 2003 sexual assault trial.
• "Sexual Healing" - Appears as one of the celebrities attending the Sex Addiction Counseling Center and learns that his sex drive is because of the "Wizard Alien". Later, he joins them as they fly to Independence Hall to stop the "Wizard Alien".
• "Faith Hilling" - A real life picture of Kobe tugging on his basketball jersey is shown in a news segment about Faith Hilling.

References

Minor Characters from Season Five

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