Stan Marsh

Stanley Marsh, also known as Stan Marsh, Toolshed, Ranger Stan Marshwalker and Raven, is one of the main characters from the South Park series.
== Charactah Account ==
Stan is probably the most relatable of the four boys. He has a deadpan sense of humor and frequently finds himself frustrated with the stupidity of his father and the general adult population. Several episodes show him learning how the adult world works and about 90% of the time he winds up walking away in total disbelief of said adult's inane logic.
Stan is an avid animal lover, as he has a fondness for most animals, especially whales and dolphins, he even sets out to save them from the Japanese in "Whale Whores". He was willing to give up eating meat after finding out that veal was made from tortured calves.
Stan has had a long-running crush on Wendy Testaburger. He had an unfortunate habit of throwing up whenever she talked to him. Stan usually takes on more daring pursuits just to impress her, most notably in the South Park movie where he helped form an organization dedicated to saving Terrence and Phillip. When Wendy broke up with him, Stan was nearly suicidal and decided to hang out with the Goth Kids. This phase predictably ended after one episode when Stan realized that his life was revolving around Wendy too much anyway. After several seasons of giving her the cold shoulder, Stan teams up with Wendy to uncover a conspiracy among the girls. This is enough for them to rekindle their romance and they become a steady couple. 
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* South Park
* South Park Season 2
* South Park Season 3
* South Park Season 4
* South Park Season 5
* South Park Season 6
* South Park Season 7
* South Park Season 8
* South Park Season 9
* South Park Season 10
* South Park Season 11
* South Park Season 12
* South Park Season 13
* South Park Season 14
* South Park Season 15
* South Park Season 16
* South Park Season 17
* South Park Season 18
* South Park Season 19
* South Park Season 20
* South Park Season 21
* South Park Season 22
* South Park Season 23
* South Park Season 24
* South Park Season 25
* South Park Season 26
=== Comics ===
* South Park Annual
=== Movies ===
* South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
* South Park: Post Covid
* South Park: Post Covid - The Return of Covid
=== Video Games ===
* Friday Night Funkin': Doubling Down
* Pinball FX2
* South Park
* South Park Imaginationland
* South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
* South Park Mega Millionaire
* South Park Rally
* South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
* South Park: Phone Destroyer
* South Park: Tenorman's Revenge
* South Park: The Fractured But Whole
* South Park: The Stick of Truth
== Trivia ==
* Stan is the only one of the four who has never contracted a terminal illness, as both Kyle and Cartman contracted AIDS in "Tonsil Trouble" and Kenny contracted muscular dystrophy in "Kenny Dies".
* Stan has been shown to be an animal rights activist: he protected baby calves from slaughter in "Fun with Veal", joined PETA (though only to survive because if he did not do so, he would have starved in the wilderness) in "Douche and Turd", and headed the Whale Wars crew for a while in "Whale Whores".
* In episode "Make Love, Not Warcraft", the Warcraft executive tells Randy they need to get the sword to a great knight, by the name of 'LUVS2SPWGE'. However, at the start of the episode, when viewing Stan's game screen you can read Stan's character name is "Staniscool".
* Before Season Four, Stan was never seen without his hat, even when he was in bed.
* Stan is the last one of the four boys to have a supernatural power at one point. Kyle has disappeared and briefly became an omniscient being by studying existentialism in "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000". Cartman has the ability to see and hear ghosts, and the ability to fire electricity at people in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Kenny has had the power of immortality throughout the series. Stan obtains momentaneous powers, like flying, apparent telekinesis/superforce, and projecting fire from hands and mouth, when Satan possesses him in order to fight Beelzaboot in "Freemium Isn't Free".
* Stan has said "Dude, this is pretty fucked up right here" on at least three Christmas specials: "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo", "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!" and "Red Sleigh Down". He says these when something strange happens. In "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo", he says it when Mr. Hankey appears. In "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!", he says it when him and the others go to celebrate Christmas with "Charlie Manson". And in "Red Sleigh Down", he says it when Jesus is shot by an Iraqi.
* Stan has a somewhat stronger digestive system than many others do as shown in "Dead Celebrities" since he is able to eat at Chipotle without bleeding out his ass afterwards. Cartman even remarks that Stan has a "golden rectum of the gods".
* Stan has Asthma. In "Sexual Harassment Panda", Cartman takes Stan's inhaler.
* Stan's anime counterpart from "Good Times with Weapons" bears a large resemblance to Capcom's character "Ryu" from Street Fighter.
* So far, Stan is the only one of the boys who has not shown any gender-swapping tendencies. Cartman was shown dressed up as Britney Spears in "AWESOM-O", Kyle had a female avatar in "Make Love, Not Warcraft", and Kenny dressed like a princess in three of the last four episodes of Season Seventeen and South Park: The Stick of Truth.
* As of "201" Stan is the only one of the four boys who does not have a redheaded parent.
* Stan is depicted as a jock by the goth kids in "Breast Cancer Show Ever".
* Stan is the only one of the four boys not to have the "Oh my god, They killed..." quote about him.
== Gallery ==
File:Stan Marsh Render 01.png
File:Stan Marsh Render 02.png
File:Stan Marsh Render 03.png
File:Stan Marsh Render 04.png
File:Stan Marsh Fan Art Render 01.png
File:Stan Marsh 01.png
File:Stan Marsh 02.png
File:Stan Marsh 03.png
File:Stan Marsh 04.png
File:Stan Marsh Fan Art 01.png
File:Stan Marsh Fan Art 02.png
File:Stan Marsh Fan Art 03.png
File:Stan Marsh Fan Art 04.png
== External Links ==
* Stan Marsh at South Park Archives
Category:Characters
Category:Males
Category:South Park