Blossom (The Powerpuff Girls)

Blossom and her sisters all have oval-shaped heads, abnormally large eyes (inspired by Margaret Keane's art[6]), stubby arms and legs, flat feet with toes, and lack noses, ears, fingers, and necks (McCracken preferred her to look more symbolic of an actual girl rather than going for a "realistic" look, meaning fewer body parts were needed[7]). They wear dresses that match the colors of their eyes, decorated with black stripes. They also wear white tights and black Mary Janes. In the original pilot for The Powerpuff Girls, the substance that accidentally creates the Powerpuff Girls is a can of "Whoopass", which was replaced by "Chemical X" in the aired version.[8]

The character has had a total of sixteen voice actors for different regions and series, being voiced by Emiri Katō in the Japanese dub of Powerpuff Girls Z.[2]

Before the 2016 series aired, Cathy Cavadini, Blossom's original voice actor, was displeased to learn that her role had been recast with Amanda Leighton. Tara Strong called the decision "a stab in the heart" on Twitter.[9] Strong had announced after the upfront in February that this was a "strictly creative" decision by the network,[10] though in June of the same year said that the network had never contacted any of the three actresses who voiced the original Powerpuff Girls prior to the decision to recast.[9] In an interview with The Comic Book Cast in May 2015, Tom Kenny claimed that Craig McCracken "does give it his blessing",[11] but in May 2016 McCracken denied doing so on his Twitter posts, commenting that he had never given the new reboot his official blessing. McCracken said that he wished that Cartoon Network had stopped their plans for a reboot of the original Powerpuff Girls property but also acknowledged from a financial view why the new series was commissioned.[12][13] However, at the 2017 New York Comic Con, Strong stated that she had no ill will towards the new cast and had given the show her blessing.[14]

In March 2021, Chloe Bennet was cast as Blossom's adult counterpart in the live-action The CW television series Powerpuff.[15] However in August, Bennet quit the project.[16]

In the 1998 series Blossom (voiced by Cathy Cavadini) is the 'Commander and Leader' of the Powerpuff Girls. She has long, waist length red hair, blunt bangs, and pink eyes. Her attire consists of a pink dress with a black stripe across the middle, white tights, and Mary Janes. On top of her head is a signature red bow she is rarely seen without alongside a heart shaped hair clip from behind. Blossom is considered the smartest and most logical of the trio, coming up with most of their battleplans, and is considered a natural born tactician. While mentally the most mature, composed, and level headed she also has tendencies towards fussiness, vanity, overly analyzation, and can be annoyingly overbearing towards Buttercup and Bubbles. As leader, she often mediates between the two but frequently butts heads with Buttercup due to their contrasting natures. Nevertheless, she loves her sisters dearly and will do anything to protect them.

By far the most high minded of the trio and iron clad in her sense of justice, Blossom is not above certain acts of pilfering, however in the few instances she does something wrong (such as stealing golf clubs for the Professor's birthday) she is quick to own up to her wrongdoing. In her spare time, Blossom enjoys reading and academic pursuits, although like most children her age, also enjoys video games, cartoons, playing outside, and junk food. While not as inherently girly as Bubbles, Blossom makes beauty a point of emphasis, especially in taking care of her hair, which is a source of pride.

Her signature color is pink. Her key ingredient is 'everything nice' and her signature power is ice breath. Blossom received her name from the Professor for her honesty and opening right up to him upon their creation. She is the oldest Powerpuff Girl and the first one to speak.

In Powerpuff Girls Z, the magical girl version of Blossom is named Momoko Akatsumi (赤堤 ももこ, Akatsumi Momoko) / Hyper Blossom (ハイパー・ブロッサム Haipā Burossamu) in the original Japanese version while being called Blossom in the English dubbed version. She is depicted as the first member of the Powerpuff Girls Z. She uses a yo-yo as her signature weapon, but she can use her bow as a weapon if she doesn't have her yo-yo. Like the original, she's the self-proclaimed leader of the team. However, she is extremely ditzy, a bit boy-crazy, given to crushes and romantic fantasies. She is very familiar with the mahou shojo genre, along with some typical anime/Super Sentai/Kamen Rider/Pretty Cure concepts and is regarded as a "hero maniac" in school, especially by Buttercup.

Blossom also has a strong appetite for sugary foods. Blossom was the first to encounter Mojo Jojo at the park after buying candy. If she doesn't eat sweets for a long time, she can get very cranky. But she is getting used to it. Although often distracted and has been known to whine, Blossom tries her best to protect New Townsville, lead the girls, and help her friends regardless of her situation. (In one instance, when Blossom is unable to transform, she tries to fight alongside Bubbles and Buttercup wearing a sentai hero mask). Often she can be very clever and crafty when needed, usually being the first to come up with a plan to trick or defeat a monster that the girls are having trouble with. She has a younger sister named Kasey.

In the 2016 The Powerpuff Girls series, Blossom (voiced by Amanda Leighton) is once again depicted as the leader of the Team. Her appearance is similar to her original counterpart with the exception of her bow, which is more rounded. She loves organization and hates when things are messy and out of order. She has a perfect attendance record and is an overachiever. She can be stubborn at times, but still comes through. She also has ice breath like her 1998 counterpart. Her trail is bright pink with little squares. Her unique abilities are: Ice breath, genius-level intelligence, microscopic vision, natural leadership skills, and intuitive aptitude. She also can project bright pink energy and manipulate it into various household and office items; an ability her 1998 counterpart in the original show does not possess.