Buttercups

The Buttercup Troop (also known as the Buttercups) is a girl scout organization that appears in the Disney Jr. animated series Sofia the First, led by Ruby's mother, Helen Hanshaw. Similar to Girl Scouts, the Buttercups are involved in a lot of outdoor activities, such as learning new things and exploring the wilderness.
The girls in the troop show a large variety of skills, and often use these to help each other out of any kind of situation. Also like any kind of Scout Troops, the Buttercups earn badges for every activity they do and the one who fills their vests with badges is awarded the Sunflower Medallion.
==Members==
There are currently six regular members of the Buttercups, including Princess Amber who joined in "Buttercup Amber". In the beginning it was just Sofia, Jade, and Ruby in the Troop until the twins, Meg and Peg joined in "The Buttercups".
Member 	Description
Princess Sofia	
Sofia became a Buttercup long before her mother married the king and became a princess. In the episode "The Buttercups", she displayed fine leadership when her troop had to get Baileywick (who was her royal escort) back to the castle for medical attention after catching a rash from a poisonous flower. She led everyone into creating a sled for them to get down hill and back to the castle much faster. Her leadership earned her the Leadership Badge and the Sunflower Medallion.
Earned Badges:
*Leadership Badge
*Sunflower Medallion
*Good Deed Badge
Jade 	
Jade is one of the first three members of the Buttercups, beside her friends Sofia and Ruby. In that time, she earned a great number of badges, specifically for swimming, bird calling, and unicorn spotting. In "The Buttercups" she earned two more badges for bird house making and wood gathering, resulting in filling her entire vest with badges and earning the Sunflower Medallion.
Earned Badges:
*Swimming Badge
*Bird Calling Badge
*Unicorn Spotting Badge
*Bird House Badge
*Wood Gathering Badge
*Sunflower Medallion
*Good Deed Badge
Ruby Hanshaw 	
Ruby Hanshaw is the daughter of Helen Henshaw, the leader of the Buttercups. Ruby came up with many of the ideas for doing good deeds for the retired wizards of Mystic Meadows, helping her and her troop get Good Deed Badges.
Earned Badges:
*Bird House Badge
*Wood Gathering Badge
*Wild Flower Badge
*Sunflower Medallion
*Good Deed Badge
Meg and Peg 	
Meg and Peg were the newest Buttercups before Amber joined the troop. They are the youngest members, and often disagree with each other's ideas, slowing down their progress.
Earned Badges:
*Wood Gathering Badge
*Good Deed Badge
Princess Amber	In "Buttercup Amber", Amber only accompanied the Buttercups so she could find some star stones to hang in her room, and found from the beginning that hiking in the wilderness was tough. Although she denied to become a Buttercup, she did adapt to some of their skills. She found things that she liked about the outdoors, such as the smell of a Sweet Skunk, and when she unknowingly discarded her tent, learned how to improvise and made a tent out of her own gowns, earning her first Buttercup Badge. By the next day, Amber became an official member of the Buttercup Troop.
Earned Badges:
*Tent Making Badge
==Accomplishment Badges==
Throughout the show, the Buttercups earn badges. Usually they are conveniently linked to whatever activity they achieve, such as log gathering, birdhouse making, and flower picking, while some are earned independently like leadership and tent making. The greatest honor in the Buttercup Troop is earning the Sunflower Medallion, which is earned by the Buttercup who fills her entire vest with badges.
It should also be noted that even certain members who are not Buttercups from the start can still earn a badge for accomplishing a certain task. Before Amber became a Buttercup, she earned the Tent Making Badge for creating a tent out of her own gowns (since she discarded her own tent to make room for accessories).
==Trivia==
*The Buttercups is somewhat similar to the Fireside Girls from Phineas and Ferb, which is also a Girl Scout Troop.
*Baileywick is the only known male member of this female organization.
*Sofia and Amber are currently the only two members of the Buttercups to be royalty.
*They are similar to the Girls Scouts of America.
==Gallery==
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