Hilda (character)
Hilda is the main protagonist of the Netflix animated series, Hilda. Hilda is the titular protagonist of the award-winning British graphic novel series, the British-Canadian Netflix-exclusive television series and the novelization of the animated series. She, along with her pet deer-fox, Twig, her mother, Johanna, and her friends from the city of Trolberg as well as a little elf named Alfur and its surroundings, embarks in a multitude of supernatural adventures, encountering a diverse cast of magical creatures inspired by Scandinavian folklore. She is voiced by Bella Ramsey, who also portrayed Mildred Hubble from The Worst Witch, Lyanna Mormont from Game of Thrones and Ellie Williams from the TV show, The Last of Us, which is based on the video game of the same name.
In the Japanese version, she voiced by Kokoro Kikuchi, who also voiced Sarada Uchiha from Boruto.
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Hilda is an 11-year-old girl whose hair comes in a teal blue color, making her stand out from everyone else. Her typical outfit, which she wears both indoors and outdoors, consists of a black beret, a yellow scarf, a red sweater with yellow cuffs, a blue skirt, which is the same shade of blue as her hair, black tights and red rain boots. She has a Caucasian complexion, like her mother. She also often has a brown, sling knapsack, in which she carries various items, including her sketch book and a pencil.
When she was younger, Hilda's appearance was largely different. She retained her black beret and tights, but wore an oversized brown sweater with a red straight line and yellow zigzag pattern which her mother knitted for her, a red scarf, yellow backpack, and gray rain boots. Her hair was shorter and tied into two pigtails.
During Season 2, although it's barely noticeable, she is slightly taller than the previous season.
In the epilogue of the movie, she is notably taller than she was in the past two seasons, due to the scene being set at least a year after the events of the movie. While typically, she still looks all the same and dresses in the same clothes, her skirt is apparently no longer a part of the outfit. It is unknown how old she is now at this point. Hilda will remain this way in the upcoming third season.
Personality[edit | edit source]
In all incarnations of the franchise, Hilda is an extremely adventurous and fearless girl. She loves to draw in her sketchbook and is very kind to nature. She is shown not to get scared easily by monsters and can outrun and outsmart them.
Hilda is sometimes rude but is usually very friendly and generous. Her rude side is played up more in the graphic novels, where she is known to frequently argue with her mother or to easily get annoyed when things don't go her way. She is also more prone to mischief in the graphic novels (like taking her role of pretending to be injured for first aid practice of the Sparrow Scouts too far, or going on secret adventures without her mother knowing).
In "Chapter 6: The Nightmare Spirit", it is revealed that there is one thing that frightens her; riding a bike, something she never had learned. This was used against her by David's Marra. In the graphic novels, this fear is never brought up, but in the novelization it is turned into a subplot for "Hilda and the Nowhere Space"; early in the book, Hilda comes up with various excuses for not having to use her bike (including that she doesn't want it to get dirty). Then, she encounters the Marra who just like in the animated series, uses this fear against her for a nightmare. After this encounter, she tries her best to overcome her fear and slowly succeeds. By the end of the book, she has mastered to ride a bike, and is thrilled by the thought of all the places she can go to now. As of "Chapter 6: The Old Bells of Trolberg", Hilda can ride a bike just fine, and even remarks that she is getting better at it.
Hilda hates having to disappoint people, especially her friends or her mother and always tries her best to help and support others with their needs, occasionally taking risks in order to fulfill one's request. She is very brave and caring, as described in the official Netflix description. She is usually very happy and generous.
