Harlequinade "the lean and slippered Pantaloon". In the English harlequinade, Pantaloon emerged as the greedy, elderly father of Columbine who tries to keep the lovers separated but was no match for Harlequin's cleverness. His servant Clown's antics, however, slowed him in his pursuit of the lovers. Later, Pantaloon became Clown's assistant. Pierrot ("Pedroline") was a comic servant character, often Pantaloon's servant. His face was whitened with flour. During the 17th century, the character was increasingly portrayed as stupid and awkward, a country bumpkin with oversized clothes. During the 19th century, the Pierrot character became less comic, and more sentimental and romantic,
Kim Possible (character) "Preserving the status quo rather than doing any real world saving." According to Metacritic, Kim "is stubborn, strong-willed, and has a fuse shorter than a grenade with a three second delay" but remains "extremely humble, refusing to take credit for her truly amazing actions." Meanwhile, David Horiuchi of Amazon.com wrote that the character is "tough, witty, and refreshingly free of any saucy teen attitude." UGO.com described Kim as a "cheery and upbeat" character who "settles for nothing less than excellence". Described as a "goody-goody," Kim is also a perfectionist. Despite her high school popularity – the character is an extremely