Top 10 Nicest South Park Characters

For a show that thrives on chaos, foul mouths, and the occasional Satan cameo, South Park surprisingly doesn't lack characters who are actually... nice? Yeah, shocking. But tucked between the constant carnage and social commentary are a few folks who somehow manage to be kind, loyal, or just generally decent people. All this while everyone around them is losing their minds or setting something on fire.

This is your chance to spotlight the rare sweethearts of South Park. Maybe it's someone who always puts friends first, no matter how badly they get treated. Or maybe it's a character who gives good advice, makes you laugh without tearing others down, or just manages to show a little warmth in a town that's constantly freezing, figuratively and literally.

Vote for the characters you think bring a little heart to the madness.

The Top Ten

Butters Stotch

Leopold "Butters" Stotch is a fictional character from the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone and is loosely based on co-producer Eric Stough. Butters is known for his naive, cheerful personality and often finds himself in unfortunate or absurd situations... read more

Yes, I said that Stan was my favorite character in South Park, but before that, I loved Butters (I still love Butters). When I first saw South Park, I fell in love with Butters. I really loved Butters' very own episode when his parents did not even ground him.
He is so innocent and nice. Even when he does things as Professor Chaos, like switching a bowl of soup, it is still innocent. I would really want to be friends with Butters, Stan, and Kenny.

Probably the only South Park kid who's fully nice, although in later seasons he's kind of a jerk. Considering his home life and all the craziness in the town, it's not much of a surprise!
Kenny McCormick

Kenneth "Kenny" McCormick is one of the main characters in the animated adult television series South Park. He appears alongside his close friends Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman. Known for his consistently muffled speech and frequent deaths in early seasons, Kenny has become one of the... read more

I know Kenny can be selfish, but then one episode came out of the blue. This episode was about Kenny and his siblings being sent to a foster home after Eric Cartman was declared the poorest (which is my favorite part because I really hate Eric Cartman). Kenny's sister is crying in her bed when Mysterion pops up and says something along the lines of, "Some things happen that they don't realize because they don't know what comes first, and no matter what you do, no matter where you go, I will always be here."
After a while, Eric Cartman is teasing a poor kid who can't defend himself with 41 "yo mama" jokes that end in fireworks. Meanwhile, Kenny's sister is about to get beat up by a female bully until Mysterion shows up, beats up the bully, and takes his sister up a pipe on the wall to escape.
Later, Mysterion paints question marks all over a room and leaves a note that says, "Go look in the fridge." So they do, and they find a blue ribbon drink in the fridge. If you've watched this episode, you'd know the drink is a sign that alerts the police, leading to the foster parents being arrested. This allows the siblings to go back home, while Eric Cartman gets arrested for harassing the poor kid (I think).
Kenny does die at the end, but still, Kenny is a hero in this episode.
Chef

Jerome "Chef" McElroy was a cartoon character on the Comedy Central series South Park, voiced by soul singer Isaac Hayes. His character served as a voice of reason during the show's earlier seasons.
Chef was known for singing humorous and often vulgar R&B songs after offering advice to the four... read more

Chef is just a nice, calm, chill adult in the show. Chef is very nice to the kids and more reasonable than most adults in South Park. He's just a nice and friendly character who gives the kids advice.

I miss him in the show, to be honest. It's honestly sad how he got killed off when his voice actor stopped voicing him.

He's very caring, always trying to help the boys.
Liane Cartman

She lets Cartman get away with almost everything. The only person who could have caused Cartman's behavior is probably his unrevealed dad.

It's hard to believe that she was once a hooker, and that the Hitler-worshiping psychopath, Eric Cartman, is her son!

She gives out cookies. She may not be the nicest person, but she's nicer than all the other characters.
Kyle Broflovski

Kyle Broflovski is a main character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by and loosely based on co-creator Matt Stone. Kyle is known for his strong moral compass and often serves as the voice of reason among the group.

While I do think Kenny is the nicest kid in South Park, I believe Kyle is a close second and gets too much hate. Kyle isn't perfect and does bad things, but outside of a few exceptions, he almost always has genuinely good intentions, even if he gets too emotional sometimes.
Kyle is shown to be a caring and compassionate kid and isn't fake in the way Stan sometimes can be. Even when Kyle can be a jerk or does something bad, he usually realizes and tries to make it right. He learns from his mistakes. He's also one of the only kids, along with Kenny, who has saved Cartman's life with no ulterior motives despite the way Cartman treats him.
He is also the nicest to Kenny out of the main four and the second nicest to Butters (who is overrated on this list) after Kenny. While not as good as Kenny, Kyle is still my pick for second nicest.
Stan Marsh

Stanley "Stan" Marsh is a main character of the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the show's four central characters, along with Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick, and Eric Cartman.

Stan's definitely my favorite. He should go in between Butters and Kenny. Despite his cynicism, he is generally one of the nicest guys you'll find.

Stan should be number one. Just look at what Butters did to Lisa Burger in The Hobbit.

Despite all his flaws, I think Stan tries to be a nice guy.
Philip Pirrip

Pip is pretty good to be nice, even though he's hated by the main group (Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny). The saddest episode was when I found out Pip lost his parents and his sister treats him badly. I expected Pip to be 1st, but I was wrong.
There is nothing wrong with being French. They are messing around with Pip, which I don't really care about, but Pip didn't do anything wrong. I think Pip is very kind to others. I think Pip deserves to be in second place, but Butters hits the top. This is my opinion, so please don't get mad at me.

Surprised he's not number one on this list. Pip is the nicest character. He lets people push him around and beat him because they find it enjoyable.
Butters, on the other hand, often gets frustrated when stuff like this happens to him and tells people to stop. Obviously, you should get mad when people do this to you, but Pip is so nice that he just kind of lets it happen.
Jesus Christ
Mr. Mackey

Mr. Mackey is a recurring character in the animated adult television series South Park. He is the guidance counselor at South Park Elementary, best known for saying "m'kay" at the end of most of his sentences. He also serves on the City Council as the head of Public Health.
Timmy Burch

Timmy Burch is a character on the television series South Park, portrayed as using a wheelchair and having a cognitive disability. He is the lead singer of the band Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld and has become a fan favorite despite his limited verbal communication.... read more

The Newcomers

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Big Gay Al

A nice character that somehow has fewer votes than Eric Cartman.
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Dougie

The Contenders

Wendy Testaburger

Winifred "Wendy" Testaburger is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. She is known for her on-again, off-again relationship with Stan Marsh and is portrayed as being more intelligent and mature than most children her age. Wendy is frequently involved in activism and feminist... read more

Yes, guys, Wendy is really nice. It's just with Cartman she's not, which is obvious because Cartman treats her like trash.

She does good, unlike the other popular girls. I don't know how Bebe is considered nice.

Wendy is probably one of my top favorite girl SP characters. She is just so pretty and tough!
Tweek Tweak

Tweek Tweak is a recurring character in the animated adult television series South Park and is a student at South Park Elementary. His constant consumption of coffee causes nervousness and twitchiness. He made his first appearance in the Season 2 episode "Gnomes."

He's a character I relate to the most. His anxiety enables his self-awareness, and he worries if he's doing something wrong. In that one episode, he wanted to save Kenny, Stan, and Kyle, considering them friends.

His vote should be higher. He literally held an RPG and aimed it at people just to save his friends, despite his intense twitching and anxiety. Tweek rarely swears and is nice to people. He's a literal precious innocent bean.

Tweek is a pretty nice kid. He hasn't done over-the-top things like a lot of the main kids (I still put two of the main kids higher on my list). Tweek hasn't really done anything wrong. He's mostly just a very anxious but still nice kid.
Randy Marsh

Randy Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is the husband of Sharon Marsh and the father of Stan and Shelly Marsh. Randy first appeared in the Season One episode "Volcano" and is voiced by series co-creator Trey Parker.
Craig Tucker

Craig Tucker is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park and is a member of the boys' fourth-grade class. He is easily recognized by his blue chullo hat topped with a yellow puffball. One of Craig's notable traits is his frequent tendency to flip people off, often without any... read more

Craig is given a bad rap as a troublemaker kid, but despite sometimes coming off as rude to some people, Craig hasn't really done anything that bad, unlike a lot of the other kids. There were a few moments of Craig being a jerk (like beating up Kyle in "South Park is Gay"), but he is still shown to be a really good boyfriend to Tweek and is very patient with him.
He isn't overly nice but is still one of the more chill regular kids and is helpful towards his friends.

How did that rogue get on the list? Just kidding, I love this kid to bits. He's nice to Tweek. That's just so cute to watch, even though I don't really care about Tweek. Still, he's better around Craig. But still, how did Craig sneak into the list? Must've been Feldspar, I guess.
Jimmy Valmer

James "Jimmy" Valmer is a fictional character from the American animated television series South Park. He is voiced by Trey Parker and is physically disabled, using forearm crutches to walk. His condition is described in the show as cerebral palsy, though it is sometimes speculated to be muscular dystrophy... read more
Mr. Hankey
Karen McCormick

She never bad-mouthed anybody and she loves her brothers very much. Also, in the Casa Bonita DLC for Fractured but Whole, she constantly begs everyone to stop fighting and doesn't want anybody to get hurt. Her vampire/goth outfit is very cute.

Not much to say about her other than she's Kenny's nice and naive little sister. One of the only truly pure characters.

She's so cute! Her voice is also very adorable! She is very lucky to have a good brother.
Towelie

Towelie is a recurring character in the animated adult television series South Park. He is a talking towel who was genetically engineered by Tynacorp to dry people as needed depending on the situation. Towelie often appears unexpectedly to give towel-related advice or is seen getting high.
Bebe Stevens
Ike Broflovski

Ike Broflovski is a recurring character in the animated adult television series South Park. Ike is Kyle Broflovski's adopted little brother from Canada. He is known for his distinctive Canadian-style animation and often plays a humorous role in the series.
Clyde Donovan

Clyde, like Tweek and Craig, doesn't come off as overly nice and is often ranked lower on niceness lists. Honestly, Clyde is one of the show's nicer minor characters. Clyde is a little dense, but not mean like other kids can be.

Clyde is nicer than Cartman. Cartman has committed some monstrous acts and has influenced Butters to do the same. Butters and Cartman need to move down. Move Clyde, Tweek, Craig, and Kyle up.

Clyde is nice to everyone except when disagreements are in the air.
Gary Harrison
Scuzzlebutt

Saved Cartman, Stan, Kyle, Stan's Uncle, and Dan from falling into a trench and dying in lava. Too bad Stan shot him, though.
Nichole Daniels
Mimsy