Sofia is a character in the Disney+ original series Baymax!. She is a Hispanic pre-teen who learns to accept menstruation as a normal thing for a girl her age thanks to Baymax.
Background
Personality
Sofia is an exuberant and confident young girl who has faith in her own abilities. However, like any other girl, she is shy about her body going through changes. This implies that her confidence stems from her trying to hide her insecurities and her fears of growing up. It is through Baymax's intervention that she learns to embrace all aspects of herself big and small.
- “Sofia is super confident and very comfortable in her own skin, but even she isn't quite sure where this new development leaves her.”
- ―Lissa Treiman[1]
Physical appearance
Sofia is a 12-year-old girl of average pre-teen height with brown skin and black curly hair tied up at the top. She has round pink glasses, pink-white-orange striped shirt, denim overalls and violet shoes. She also wears a headband, wrist bands and socks that are all orange with a white stripe going through them. Additionally, Sofia also wears braces.
Abilities
Sofia is a master of performing yo-yo tricks with her friend Ali.
Trivia
- Sofia bears a slight resemblance to Moon Girl from the Marvel Comics series, and subsequent television show, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.
- Sofia is the third major Disney character to be openly depicted going through menstruation, the first being Sydney Reynolds from Sydney to the Max and the second being Mei Lee from Turning Red.
- According to Baymax, she also suffers from mild seasonal allergies.
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