Raven Baxter

Raven Lydia Baxter
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First appearance	Mother Dearest
Last appearance	??????????????????
Portrayed by	Raven-Symoné
In-universe information
Nickname	Rae

Raven Lydia Baxter (born January 1989) is a fictional character (played by Raven-Symoné) on the comedy television series, That's So Raven.

Character Information

Raven is a girl who possesses "psychic powers" (precognition) and uses this to try to change events, though she often misinterprets the meaning of her visions. She is an aspiring fashion designer. Her best friends are Eddie Thomas, played by Orlando Brown, and Chelsea Daniels, played by Anneliese van der Pol.

In the show, Raven's psychic powers allow her to catch a glimpse of the future. This is characterized by her going into a blank stare, and the TV audience sees her vision. She has no real control over the visions, but the visions usually involve whatever she's thinking about at the moment she gets a vision. Raven learned that her Grandma Viv (Jenifer Lewis) is also a psychic, but her own mother is not, meaning that the psychic power skipped a generation.

In addition to being an aspiring fashion designer, she is also a master of disguise, a skill that comes in handy mainly because of the trouble her visions can cause. In Season 4, Raven landed an internship with world-famous fashion designer Donna Cabonna (Anne-Marie Johnson).

She is very loyal to her friends and her family. She is also a very determined individual, always going to great lengths to achieve her goal. However, she doesn't always consider how her actions might affect those around her. She is also seen as being self-absorbed, a fact which was evident in the Season 4 episode Juicier Consequences. Also, while she has a take-charge attitude, it also results in her being a control freak, which often leads to friction. On the other hand, Raven is very tolerant of Chelsea, who can be very airheaded and naive.

Raven ridicules and antagonizes her little brother, Cory Baxter. Also, she went as far as to scam him into taking dance lessons just so she could meet an R&B superstar, as well as using one of her visions against him. At one point, her treatment of Cory nearly led to him hating her, but Raven dealt with that. Despite this, whenever it matters the most, or when she wants something badly enough, Raven has proven time and again that she would do anything for him. She always tries to stop her visions from happening or tries to make them happen.

Devon

The only steady boyfriend Raven had during the show was Devon Carter. The two decided to take a break, although not officially breaking up, when Devon's family moved to Seattle, WA. Raven would see him again when he and his dad came back to town on her prom night. She would again see him when he returned, but her boss, Donna Cabonna, would get in the way. When Raven and Devon were in a break (but haven't broke up), Raven decided to try to be Eddie's girlfriend but they just stayed friends.

Eddie

In the episode When 6021 Met 4267, Raven went on her school's online dating service to find a date, only to learn that her perfect match was her best friend, Eddie Thomas (Orlando Brown). The two decided to give the relationship a shot, but ultimately stayed just friends. After Raven has a party, they kiss and liked the kiss but lied to each other and said they still didnt feel any magic when they secretly did.There is love in the air for them...theres no question about it. It is rumored that she and Eddie kiss again on the seasons finale of Cory in the House

Other Boyfriends and Crushes

• Ricky: (portrayed by Jeremy Ray Valdez) Ricky is Raven's crush in the first season. She once had competition for him with a bully named Nikki (Kirsten Storms). He is also one of Eddie's friends, an athlete, and is not a fan of the San Francisco Giants.(from "The Parties" and "Saturday Afternoon Fever")
• Tyler: (portrayed by Julian Jackson) Tyler was a talented artist at Bay Side that was in serious need of the fashion makeover Raven gave him. Although Raven didn't like him before the makeover, she went to high risks to get him afterwards. Tyler also has a crush on Raven. But when Raven told him just to be friends before, he decided it wasn't meant to be and went out with a girl named Vicky who he doesn't exactly like as much as he does to Raven. (from "Psychic Eye for the Sloppy Guy")
• Jalen: (portrayed by Charles Duckworth) Jalen was Raven's partner for a science project, but accidentally gave him the impression that she was some sort of maniac due to her annoying little neighbor, Sierra. (from "Stark Raven Mad")
• Eric: (portrayed by Jalen Moore) Raven disguised herself as a Russian gymnast to spend time with Eric. (from "Bend It Like Baxter") Also, when Raven's mom comes to teach her class, Eric is the boy who becomes un-interested in Raven because her mother was embarrassing Raven in front of him. (from "Teach Your Children Well")
• Roy: (portrayed by Paul Courture) Raven has a crush on her art classmate, Roy, but due to her new group, Loca and Muffy, she never got a chance with him. In the episode it is seen that he was crying when he came home after the date and never wanted to see Raven again.(from "Gettin' Outta Dodge")
• Boyz 'N Motion: is a band that Raven crushes on and who she happens to personally know. (from "A Fish Called Raven", "A Goat's Tale", "Extreme Cory", "Boyz 'N Commotion", and "Be Prepared")
• Pressure: (portrayed by Kevontay Jackson) Pressure is a celebrity that Raven got to meet. (from "Too Much Pressure")
• Usher Raymond: Although he never appeared in the series, it is revealed that Raven has a physical attraction to Usher. (from "Unhappy Medium")
• Gabriel (portrayed by Arjay Smith) Raven has a crush on Gabriel, and tries to get him to ask her to the dance, but in the end was only a pity date. Gabriel already had a girl friend also and it is thought that he was using Raven to make his ex come back to him. (from "Ye Olde Dating Game")
• Kwizz: (played by Kyle Gibson) a talented saxophone player at her school. (from "Psychics Wanted")

Catchphrases

• "I'm ok!" (after taking a bad fall)
• "Oh snap!"
• "Ya nasty!" / "Ya little nasty!"
• "How ya'll doin!?"
• "Got-ta Go!"
• "BAM!"
• "I knew that!"
• "My Bad"
• "AHHHHHHH!" (high pitched scream when she's excited)
• "Say What?!?" (after someone says something confusing to her)
• "What's up my home skillet biscuit?!?!!!" (to her friends, mostly Chelsea)
• "You Gonna Eat That"

Trivia

• In That's So Raven's spinoff Cory in the house Raven's character is said to be in college.
• Raven is often called "Rae".
• Raven has had 4 different cell phones through the show: pink, black, and silver one. In season 1, she had a purple telephone in her room.
• She has the Boyz n' Motion on speed-dial on her cell phone. (revealed in Be Prepared)
• Raven's middle name is Lydia. (revealed in Juicer Consequences)
• Raven's favorite animal is stuffed. (revealed in Juicer Consequences)
• Raven's favorite mineral is diamond. (revealed in Juicer Consequences)
• Raven's favorite bean is Pork n'(Beans).
• She interns for Donna Cabonna, a big name fashion designer who gives Raven jobs that she never expected.
• She is a fan of London Tipton and Hannah Montana. (revealed in special "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana").
• She once played the Tooth Fairy in her fourth grade play. (revealed in Run Raven Run)
• Her favorite vegetable is corn. (revealed in Juicer Consequences)
• Although her psychic powers are supposedly a secret, multiple people know about them outside her friends and family, including: actress Nikki Logan, Dr. Sleevemore, Carly, a party clown that crashed through the window at school, and Chelsea's old boyfriend, Ben (who also just happens to be psychic), Santa Clause (in the episode Escape Claus); also, in the crossover with The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana), Cody Martin strongly suspects it (after seeing her have two visions), but never completely learns the truth.
• Raven is highly allergic to mushrooms. (revealed in Chef-Man and Raven)
• Raven and Eddie dated briefly and kissed twice. After the second kiss they hint to you that they like each other or maybe even love each other.
• In That's So Raven's spinoff Cory in the house Raven's character is said to be in college. But during the show of Thats So Raven she never talked about going to college.

See also

• That's So Raven
• Raven-Symoné

External links

• DisneyChannel.com