Kyle Broflovski
Kyle Broflovski
Gender | Male |
Age | 9 |
Hair Color | Red/Auburn |
Occupation | Student |
Grade | 4th Grade |
Aliases | High Jew Elf King, Paladin Kyle, The Human Kite, Kyley-B |
Religion | Judasim, Blainetology (temporarily) |
Father | Gerald Broflovski |
Mother | Sheila Broflovski |
Brother | Ike Broflovski |
Grandmother | Cleo Broflovski |
Uncle | Murrey Broflovski |
Cousin | Kyle Schwartz |
Voiced by | Matt Stone |
First Appearance | The Spirit of Christmas (Jesus vs. Frosty) |
About
Kyle is Stan's best friend. When stuff gets crazy in South Park, he usually is the most sympathetic and, along with Stan, provides the voice of reason. He's also Jewish, a trait which Cartman (his rival) loves to rip on him for.
Kyle enjoys basketball and briefly got a "negroplasty" so that he could play on the varsity squad. He has a little brother named Ike and at Christmas, often plays with his friend Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo.
When he's not playing basketball or dreidel, he's teaming up with his friends to form Coon and Friends. His secret identity: The Human Kite.
Memorable Quotes
- "Kick the baby!"
- "YOU BASTARDS!"
- "Don't you see? I learned something today..."
- "God Damn! That's a big FAT ASS!" ([[Weight Gain 4000)
- "Oh my god, I killed Kenny!" (Pinkeye)
- "I'm a clinically-depressed facephiliac on Prozac." (Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo)
- "Does poo go to heaven?" (Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls)
- "FUCK OFF CARTMAN!" (Rainforest Schmainforest)
- "I just want a nerection so I can give it to my mom." (Spontaneous Combustion)
- "I was just hanging out in my room and I period-ed all over the place." (Are You There, God? It's Me, Jesus)
- "I hate this town. I really, really do. " (I'm a Little Bit Country)
- "That's not being nice. That's just putting on a nice SWEATER." (Casa Bonita)
- "YOU SON OF A BITCH!!! I WON'T LET YOU WIN!!! YOU HEAR ME!?!?!" (Cartoon Wars Part I)
- "They can throw me in jail for the rest of my life but I AM NEVER going to suck your balls! EVER!" (Imaginationland, Episode III)
- "YOU GOT CAH-BAGE IN YA MUFF!!!" (It's A Jersey Thing)
- "My name. Is not. âKyhelâ" (The Poor Kid)
- "YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY can I PLEASE have Cartman's farts in my tummy?" (Ginger Cow)
- "Bloody Butt Cough." (Go Fund Yourself)
- "-so follow this trend, hashtag SaveTheLivingRoom." (#HAPPY HOLOGRAMS)
=Life Lessons
- "Visitors, this morning you took my little brother, Ike. He's the little freckled kid that looks like a football. At first, I was happy you took him away. But I've learned something today. That having a little brother⦠is a pretty special thing. Ah, heck, Mr. Visitors, I'm just a kid all alone in this crazy world, but if you could find it in your hearts or whatever you have, to give my brother back to me, it sure would make my life brighter again. "
- "Real life is so boring and stupid"
- "Swearing can be fun, but doing it all the time causes a lot of problems"
- "Cartman, you don't buy pubes, you grow them yourself!"
- "I finally figured it out. You see, if someone like Cartman can get a million dollars on his own theme park, then there is no God. There is no God, dude"
- "When people have children, they have to grow up!"
- "Hybrid cars don't cause smugness. People do"
- "You need to have a life. Have fun. Then ruin it by having a serious relationship."
- "No matter what we think, it's not just a passing trend. We need to realize that the new generation of entertainment [YouTube celebrities] is here."
Notable Songs
Click RIGHT HERE to listen to Kyle's first hit, "A Lonely Jew on Christmas", from way back in "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo", the very first South Park Christmas special!
Alter-Egos
Like his friends, Kyle loves coming up with alter-egos with detailed and complicated backstories to support role-playing games. He also has a secret identity tied to his native homeland that only occasionally comes out.. Kyley-B.
Family
Kyle has a strong relationship with his family members and is especially close to his younger adopted brother, Ike, whom he strived to protect and keep safe ever since the series began, and Ike has a tendency to tag along on, or even lead, some of the group's wilder adventures. Kyle is also quite close to both of his parents, who will eagerly shift blame away from their children - or themselves - whenever possible, though Kyle often feels betrayed when he finds they have lied or mislead him. He seems to be fond of his deceased grandmother, but their relationship is mostly unknown. Kyle finds his stereotypical cousin Kyle very annoying and avoids spending time with him.
Ex-Girlfriends
Kyle's been quite popular with the ladies. Wendy tried to fix him up with her best friend, the popular, pretty Bebe Stevens, who thought he had a "great ass", and she was his first kiss - not willingly - at Stan's Clubhouse during a game of Truth or Dare. She broke up with him for Clyde Donovan because things were getting too serious for her, but when Bebe's breasts came in, their romance was almost rekindled. When Kyle saw Rebecca Cotswolds for the first time at the Spelling Bee, however, he was smitten and taught her the ways of his people, and they spoke a common language of love... but she showed up at the Sadie Hawkins Dance and tried to kiss everything that moved. They haven't been seen together since. While Nichole briefly had feelings for him, and he seemed to reciprocate, fate pushed her together with Token Black instead despite Kyle's best efforts.
Kyle's been a swingin' single ever since, though some kids at school think he and Wendy Testaburger would make a good couple.
Super Best Friend
Although they have their differences with each other, and rip on each other plenty, whenever things get really tough - or really, every Wednesday in South Park - Stan and Kyle are pretty much always there for each other. They've been best friends since they were kids and hang out together all the time - and so do their parents as well. Whether they're saving the world together, or just saving each other's lives from whatever's been conjured up into town this week, these guys always seem to have each other's backs.
It's not all rainbows and sunshine for Stan and Kyle though -- from time to time, Stan's ego can get in the way of their friendship and Kyle can only deal with so much of Stan's negativity. Still, as long as they aren't asked to name a prehistorice ice creature, these two can usually keep it together and put their super best friendship above everything else.
Best Friend
Every December, Kyle eats as much fiber as he can around Christmas Eve so that he can produce one of the holidays' most beloved characters, Mr. Hsnkey, made from Kyle's own fecal matter. The two have remained close and Kyle considers Mr. Hankey to his 'other' best friend, mourning his death at the South Park Film Festival, working together to prophet Muhammad, and coming to Kyle's rescue during the notorious zip-lining incident. There's no stronger bond between a child and his crap than Kyle and Mr. Hankey's.
Mortal Frenemy
While all four boys have been friends for years and share similar goals of wealth and popularity, there is no weaker link between the four than the rivalry between Cartman and Kyle. While the latter sees himself as more moral and philosophical, often trying to take the safest and most logical route, the notoriously stubborn and selfish Cartman will take what he wants by any means necessary, a common source of conflict between the two. Though they often remain on friendly terms, Cartman nonetheless shows an extremely sadistic side towards Kyle and will stop at nothing to humiliate him, and Kyle in turn often sees humiliating Cartman as morally justifiable, particularly given his anti-semitism. The two have also been known to make bets with full intent of humiliating one another, such as the loser having to pay a sum of money, being each other's slave or on one famous occasion, suck the winner's balls.
Cartman and Kyle have come to blows on multiple occasions, mostly notably after Cartman and Butters broke into the Broflovski Residence to infect Kyle with the HIV virus, when they had to be broken up by Mr. Mackey, as well as the FOX headquarters when they came into conflict over a controversial Family Guy episode, and after Kenny McCormick's death and funeral, when Cartman used stem cells to create a new Shakey's Pizza. Nonetheless, when the two's differences are set aside, and a common goal is in sight, Cartman and Kyle can make incredibly strong allies, and still seem to maintain a degree of trust in each other, and when faced with the possibility of losing each other, both have risked their lives for each other.
Rumors of a romantic relationship between the two have been spurred by Cartman but have never been endorsed by Kyle in any way, shape, or form.
Close Friends
Rivals
Featured Episodes
- Cartman Gets an Anal Probe (s1e01)
- Weight Gain 4000 (s01e02)
- An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig (s01e05)
- Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo (s01e10)
- Ike's Wee Wee (s02e04)
- Chickenpox (s02e10)
- Clubhouses (s02e12)
- Jewbilee (s03e09)
- Chinpoko Mon (s03e10)
- Hooked on Monkey Fonics (s03e13)
- World Wide Recorder Concert (s03e17)
- Cherokee Hair Tampons (s04e07)
- Cartmanland (s05e06)
- The Entity (s05e11)
- The Biggest Douche in the Universe (s06e15)
- Toilet Paper (s07e03)
- South Park Is Gay (s07e08)
- Casa Bonita (s07e11)
- All About Mormons (s07e12)
- The Passion of the Jew (s08e04)
- Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina (s09e01)
- Cartoon Wars Part I (s10e03)
- Cartoon Wars Part II (s10e04)
- Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy (s10e10)
- Imaginationland (s11e10)
- Imaginationland, Episode II (s11e11)
- Imaginationland, Episode III (s11e12)
- Tonsil Trouble (s12e01)
- Margaritaville (s13e03)
- You Have 0 Friends (s14e04)
- It's A Jersey Thing (s14e09)
- Crack Baby Athletic Association (s15e05)
- Ass Burgers (s15e08)
- 1% (s15e12)
- Jewpacabra (s16e04)
- Taming Strange (s17e05)
- Black Friday (s17e07)
- A Song of Ass and Fire (s17e08)
- Titties and Dragons (s17e09)
- Go Fund Yourself (s18e01)
- The Magic Bush (s18e05)
- #REHASH (s18e09)
- #HAPPYHOLOGRAMS (s18e10)
Behind The Scenes
Kyle is based on series co-creator Matt Stone, who voices him, and many of Kyle's character traits are inspired directly by Kyle and his feelings, behaviors and beliefs - for example, both are Jewish and had untameable curly hair.
Below is a selection of kick-ass behind the scenes content, exclusively from South Park:
From "Towelie" (s05e08)
Check out this old-school storyboard from our archives, depicting the scene where Kyle and the boys try to make excuses so they can play more Okama Gamesphere. All boards used to be drawn individually by hand. Now, we do them all digitally.
From "Taming Strange" (s17e05)
Character Art: Mr. Mackey
Mackey's counseling lesson on the toilet required a special pose. It was worth it.
Character Art: Wet Kids
"Wet" versions of all the kids needed to be created prior to animating this scene.
From "Go Fund Yourself" (s08e01)
Prop Art: Kickstarter Webpage
All props - including any web pages shown - must first be designed by the Art Dept.
Video Games
South Park: The Stick of Truth
The High Jew Elf King
For a thousand years, the High Jew Elf King has battled bravely against The Grand Wizard King's human army. This leader of the Drow-Elves has many strengths, but perhaps most menacing is his ability to kick the baby. His favored weapon is his trusty golf club but he, like all elves, is also a skilled archer, just as comfortable leading his elves into battle personally or commanding from the safety of the throne. His closest ally and right-hand man is Ranger Stan Marshwalker, and together they defend the Stick of Truth from the Kingdom of Kupa Keep.
Bonus Factoids
- Kyle has a notably sharp nose (A Very Crappy Christmas) that has been to said to resembles his mother's (The List)
- Kyle has been known to enjoy the animated TV series Family Guy. ("Cartoon Wars Part I" and "Canada on Strike!")
Myths & Legends
- Kyle is the ugliest boy in Mr. Garrison's Fourth Grade classroom according to the girls' corrupted list in "The List"; while his real placement cannot be acertained for certain, it is known he was originally higher, and that Eric Cartman is lower on the real list.
- Before season 5's "How to Eat With Your Butt", the subject of Kyle's hair was a frequent and popular topic among fans, with speculation for a variety of color and styles, although many fans assumed it would be similar to Matt Stone's hair. We've since on many occasions seen that Kyle has reddish hair in a 'jewfro' style, just like Matt Stone used to.
- According to his mother, Kyle has diabetes ("Cherokee Hair Tampons") but this has not been acknowledged since. Notably, Kyle has never directly stood up for Scott Malkinson, a character who debuted eight years later and is often bullied for his diabetes.
- A multitude of fan theories exist to explain away this disrepency: the two have different forms, Kyle is better at controlling it, or he for whatever reason doesn't wish to stand up for Scott. It has also been suggested he may keep it a secret, as it has never been brought up by him personally. After all, diabetes affects us all, but it mostly affects Scott Malkinson.
Death
Matt and Trey gave very serious consideration to removing Kyle from the show during the fourth and fifth seasons, due to his many similarities with Stan and a desire to elevate Butters as a main character on the show. A press release was issued by Comedy Central in mid-2000 suggesting one of the boys would move away, and Matt and Trey have mentioned "Cripple Fight" intentionally experimented with the kids' dynamic without Kyle around, while "Cherokee Hair Tampons" and "Cartmanland" portrayed him as a very sickly character who could die of illness. They eventually found he was too distinctive a character to lose, and began focusing on his rivalry with Cartman.
Instead of killing Kyle, Matt and Trey decdided while producing "Kenny Dies", initially merely intended to be a single instance of Kenny's death being taken seriously, to kill Kenny off instead... it lasted about a year.
Kyle does seem to briefly die in "Imaginationland Episode II", and is declared as such at the Pentagon, but is successfully revived by Cartman.