Lars Barriga

"Lars" is a character that debuted in the Pilot. He is a minor antagonist, but only towards Steven. He works at the Big Donut with Sadie, which is near to the home of the Crystal Gems.

Appearance
Lars wears gauges in his ear-lobes. His curly, orange-brown hair is styled into a mohawk. He usually wears a grey long-sleeved shirt with a green shirt that has a snake design on it and wears ripped, dark blue jeans as well. At the Big Donut, his work uniform is a violet t-shirt with a half-eaten doughnut design on it. Most recently in "Joking Victim", Lars is seen wearing a lighter brown t-shirt with a purple/red scorpion on it, which is reference to when Buck Dewey tells Lars that the snake on his shirt is "nasty" in "Lars and the Cool Kids". In the pilot episode, he wore a cyan shirt with a salmon collar, and black trousers.

Personality
Simply put, Lars has a jerky personality which stems from his low self-esteem. To compensate, he routinely razzes Steven, who is an easy target. He likes to aggravate him by discrediting the Crystal Gems, although he might just be jealous that Steven gets to hang out with "a bunch of hot girls" ("Pilot"). Like many Beach City citizens, Lars is aware of Steven's powers but he doesn't think much of them. In "Gem Glow," he teases Steven that he could make his own Cookie Cats with the Gem. Lars can be immaturely thoughtless at times such as when he disrespects Steven's mom Rose Quartz in "Lars and the Cool Kids". More often than not, Steven either misses or ignores Lars' taunts because he believes he's a good person deep down. Lars also has traits of laziness, as he faked getting a back injury to get out of work in "Joking Victim" and has been mentioned by Sadie to occasionally turn up late to work and clock out early, shown in "Lion 3: Straight to Video"

Major Appearances

 * "Tiger Millionaire (episode)"
 * "Lars and the Cool Kids"
 * "Coach Steven"
 * "Joking Victim"
 * "Island Adventure"

Minor Appearances

 * "Pilot"
 * "Gem Glow"
 * "Laser Light Cannon" (Non-Speaking Cameo)
 * "Frybo" (Cameo)
 * "Cat Fingers"
 * "Bubble Buddies"
 * "Tiger Millionaire"
 * "So Many Birthdays"
 * "Rose's Room" (Room's magic)
 * "Mirror Gem"
 * "Ocean Gem"
 * "Watermelon Steven" (Non-Speaking Cameo)
 * "Lion 3: Straight to Video"
 * "Alone Together

Trivia

 * In his original design, Lars was going to have black hair and a darker skin tone.
 * Lars does not like fries, as revealed in "Frybo."
 * In the "Pilot", Lars had a different outfit than in the main series.
 * He attends Beach City's underground wrestling arena.
 * Although he makes fun of Steven, he seems to be more annoyed by Steven than actually disliking him, and will reluctantly go along with what ever Steven wants to do.
 * Rebecca Sugar has confirmed that Lars is banned from the local video game store in Beach City. This was also confirmed by Sadie in "Joking Victim".
 * In "Island Adventure," it's stated that Lars is a really good cook.
 * It has been implied that Lars might have a relation with Sadie that is beyond friendship, since they kissed and had a falling out in "Island Adventure".
 * Ian Jones-Quartey stated that Lars is not white.

Lars