Lu

**Lu** is the main protagonist of **Lu & the Bally Bunch**.

Lu
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## Other Info

### Likes

Tara, her friends, Shell School, polka dots, dinosaurs, her family, jumping in puddles , swimming

### Dislikes

things not going her way, outgrowing her old things, upsetting her friends, brussel sprouts, rain boots break

### Portrayed by

* Freya McLaughlin (English)
* Maria Regina (Latin American Spanish, original dub)
* Micaela Oddera (Latin American Spanish, redub)
* Letícia Reyes (Brazilian Portuguese)
* Jara Luna (European Spanish)
* Ceren Gedikalı(?)(Turkish/Türkçe)
* Kristina Habuš (Croatian/Hrvatski)
* Lili Engel-Iván (Hungarian/Magyar)

## Personality

*From the 9 Story Media Group website:*
*Lu is a playful and creative ladybird who loves polka dots and dinosaurs. She lives in a strawberry house with her Mam and Dad. She is confident, self-assured, and is great at doing funny voices which her friends love. She loves playing with the other little bugs but she does like things to go her way, so she’s learning all about compromise.*

Lu is the titular character of the show. She is very sociable, In My Friend Biba, Lu wants a friend with all of the young bugs. She tends to get Sad when things don't go the way she planned them to go.

Lu has a deep love for dinosaurs. Her favorite toy, Tara, is a T-Rex. She loves to bring her around and roar with her everywhere she goes.

Lu can also be picky and skeptical of new things; For example, in Wibble Blobs, she refused to try the eponymous snack because she thought it wouldn't taste good. In the end, she wanted a Wibble Blob and started to cry. And in I Can Catch, she easily gave up on catching because she did not want to try a huggy catch over a one-handed catch.

Lu gets jealous easily. In Green Eyed Birthday Monster, she envied Biba for receiving the toy that she wanted. In Squeaky Squid a similar event happened with Biba again.

## Relationships

### Biba:

Biba is one of, Lu's best friend. The two have had many starring roles together, including Tidy Up and Squeaky Squid. Each of them benefits each other in some way- Lu provides Biba with some fun and a space to let her feelings out, such as in Elevator Play Date, and Biba, being a bit older than Lu, knows when to steer her back on course when she gets upset, such as in My Friend Biba when she taught her that it's totally okay to have more than one friend. Occasionally, Lu will get jealous of Biba and long for the belongings she has, such as in Green Eyed Birthday Monster, but most of the time, they get along like two peas in a pod.

### Declan:

Lu and Declan, for the most part, are good ol' friends, but they have a friendly rivalry. This is demonstrated in That's My Favourite, Declan gets mad at her for having the same favourite as him. Both of them are spirited and when they get together, things can get hectic in episodes such as Home Toy and Horsefly Jumps. Declan demonstrates empathy in his interactions with Lu, such as when he offered to give her his old boots since hers broke in one episode.

### Gus:

Lu and Gus are on good terms. Sometimes, Lu struggles to see the more introverted perspective from her friend. Copy Copy Caterpillar and Proper Game are good examples. But, Lu also helps Gus to get out of his shell and try new things with the other buglets. In the latter episode, it was her imaginative game that taught Gus to embrace being silly.

### Barnaby:

Lu and Barnaby are good friends, but they both tend to be a bit oblivious at times, causing arguments between them, such as in Cupcake Surprise, Counting Spaghetti, and The Box. Although Barnaby is usually happy, he tends to get worked up when upset, making these disagreements even more fiery. But, with the guidance of an adult, these mishaps are usually solved easily.

### Elodie:

Lu and Elodie are great friends. Elodie often teaches Lu important lessons, such as the importance of forgiveness in Cupcake Surprise, how to sing Frere Jacques in Xylophone Blues, and how to do a huggy catch in I Can Catch. While they do have their arguments occasionally, for the most part, they get along well.

### Shella:

Shella is Lu's teacher at Shell School. Lu looks up to Shella for her guidance and calmness. She tends to stay close to her, especially during Bug-Boogie Dance

### Tara:

Tara is Lu's T-Rex and her favourite toy, which she brings everywhere (except school)

## Physical Description

Lu is a purple ladybird who wears her hair up in two pigtails. She wears a red dress with maroon dots on it and sparkly red shoes. She also has wings on her back which allow her to fly.

## Trivia

* Lu’s original name was Dot, according to the pilot.
* Lu is the one singular character that has appeared in every episode.
* Lu has cried the most out of every character in the series.