Talents
Ventriloquism
Cartman is almost an expert in the act of ventriloquism, as in
Fat Butt and Pancake Head and 200 and 201. It is also shown that Cartman
sometimes uses his talent to express his schizophrenic and insane side and he
demonstrates that through his hand which he calls Mitch Conner. His hand has an
affair with Ben Affleck, get's signed onto a record company and almost get's him
killed by Jennifer Lopez, solely for the purpose of humiliating Kyle, although
in 200 it is shown that he may believe Mitch Conner is real, as there is no way
it could embarrass Kyle.
Fat Butt and Pancake Head and 200 and 201. It is also shown that Cartman
sometimes uses his talent to express his schizophrenic and insane side and he
demonstrates that through his hand which he calls Mitch Conner. His hand has an
affair with Ben Affleck, get's signed onto a record company and almost get's him
killed by Jennifer Lopez, solely for the purpose of humiliating Kyle, although
in 200 it is shown that he may believe Mitch Conner is real, as there is no way
it could embarrass Kyle.
Manipulation and Leadership Ability
"You are such a manipulative asshole Cartman"
-Kyle upon seeing Cartman manipulate the gingers into doing the opposite of
what he had previously told them to do in "Ginger Kids"
"Yes but at least I'm not going to die" - In which Cartman (for once agrees with Kyle), as he admits that he is manipulative, 'cause that's likely what he does in almost every episode.
Cartman is often shown as being bad at things except for leadership manipulation. Although having his origins as little more than a comic foil, Cartman has evolved into a character of stunningly articulate manipulative talents and techniques. His abilities are deeply Machiavellian in nature, and his character follows closely in the footsteps of other famous manipulators such as the character Iago from William Shakespeare's Othello. In several episodes throughout the series, he employs this skill to get what he wants. His most frequent targets are adults in general, and "Butters Stotch", though he often targets other children for more personal purposes, including convincing Butters to "take one for the team" and be anally gang-raped by men from NAMBLA in "Cartman Joins NAMBLA", and repeatedly convincing Kyle that he is doing good, only to exploit Kyle's help later on. He talked the ginger kids out of killing all non-gingers after Kyle told him that they had played a trick on him in "Ginger Kids".
-Kyle upon seeing Cartman manipulate the gingers into doing the opposite of
what he had previously told them to do in "Ginger Kids"
"Yes but at least I'm not going to die" - In which Cartman (for once agrees with Kyle), as he admits that he is manipulative, 'cause that's likely what he does in almost every episode.
Cartman is often shown as being bad at things except for leadership manipulation. Although having his origins as little more than a comic foil, Cartman has evolved into a character of stunningly articulate manipulative talents and techniques. His abilities are deeply Machiavellian in nature, and his character follows closely in the footsteps of other famous manipulators such as the character Iago from William Shakespeare's Othello. In several episodes throughout the series, he employs this skill to get what he wants. His most frequent targets are adults in general, and "Butters Stotch", though he often targets other children for more personal purposes, including convincing Butters to "take one for the team" and be anally gang-raped by men from NAMBLA in "Cartman Joins NAMBLA", and repeatedly convincing Kyle that he is doing good, only to exploit Kyle's help later on. He talked the ginger kids out of killing all non-gingers after Kyle told him that they had played a trick on him in "Ginger Kids".