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Raisin Cane is an antagonist in the Strawberry Shortcake franchise. Raisin is first introduced in the comics as Sour Grapes' niece and evil minion, helping her aunt and the Peculiar Purple Pieman in their schemes, but deep down she wants to be friends with Strawberry.

Due to being a fairly obscure character who never appeared in the specials, it wouldn’t be until 2016 when Raisin was reintroduced in the franchise, once again as a comic character (this time the IDW Berry Bitty Adventures comics). Due to Sour being aged down to a teenager, Raisin is Sour Grapes’ cousin, rather than her niece. Raisin remains an accomplice of the Pieman, and doesn’t really consider Strawberry a friend at all.

Raisin Cane would finally make her debut in animation in the 2018 Berry Bitty Adventures webseries on YouTube, which adapted five stories from the IDW comics. Raisin plays the same role as an antagonist, but unlike the comics (mostly due to the limited cast), Raisin Cane has a more cordial relationship with Strawberry.

Raisin made another appearance in Berry in the Big City, This Raisin differs severely from their past incarnations, now a non-binary Asian drummer. [1] They are part of the popular band “Sherry Bobbleberry and the Berry Fairies”, alongside Sherry Bobbleberry, Cherry Jam, and Peppermint Fizz. Unlike any of their past incarnations, this Raisin isn’t antagonistic at all, and is extremely nice. They also have no relation to Sour Grapes, and never interact at any point.

Appearance[]

1980s[]

Raisin Cane wears earrings that match those of Sour Grapes. She has dark purple, curly hair tied into a ponytail with a green ribbon, a lavender dress, green and white striped leggings, and shoes that resemble Cherry Cuddler's. She has overgrown and ungroomed eyebrows. Her nose is upturned.

Berry Bitty Adventures[]

Raisin Cane has pale skin and light burgundy hair. Her hair is curly somewhat and is pulled into a bun with bangs. Her eyes are lavender like her cousins.

In the 2016 comics, she wears a pink dress with a yellow hemline, a purple scarf loosely worn around her neck, long fingerless gloves with yellow and white stripes, yellow jeans, and purple slip-on sneakers.

In the 2018 webseries, she has a short-sleeved purple button-up dress shirt over a pink dress with a belt with a grape charm on it. Her leggings are orange and white striped, and she has purple loafers with a grape on them. She holds her bun with an orange hair band with three different colored grapes on it. She is often seen with her cell phone, and sometimes her purple and light blue umbrella.

Berry in the Big City[]

They have dark purple hair with light purple streaks tied up into high-side shaved twin buns. They have purple eyes and purple face paint on their eyes. Raisin wears a black shirt with ripped sleeves and a grape on it along with a purple skirt with black belt strings. They have grey leggings and black boots with purple buckles. They also have purple fairy wings on their back and black bands on their wrists.

Personality[]

1980s[]

Raisin Cane was introduced in the 1985 Star Comics Strawberry Shortcake title. She is Sour Grapes' adolescent niece. In her first appearance, she was selected to infiltrate Strawberryland's annual pie-baking contest. By the end of this adventure, Raisin realized that she wanted to be friends with Strawberry Shortcake and her companions, but her loyalties were still with her aunt and the Purple Pieman. Her pet is a worm named Durt.

Berry Bitty Adventures[]

Raisin in the Berry Bitty 2D series and Berry Bitty Comics is a self-centered diva who reviews restaurants, cafes, and other places that serve food. She is greedy, selfish, and obsessed with social media. She will claim to help others with a problem, but in reality manipulate them into doing things that boost her internet fame. She often has a smug smirk on her face and acts very haughty and proud of herself, but deep down she has a fragile ego and will threaten anyone who crosses her with negative reviews. She is always scheming and is an accomplice of Steve Piemanne, being the founder of his fan club. She still has her pet worm, Durt. Her cousins don't like to be around her that much, though Sweet Grapes is a little more forgiving.

In the 2018 webseries, Raisin is slightly less selfish, and does show some genuine kindness on rare occasions, like helping Sweet Grapes perform in the dance show while she has a sprained ankle.

Berry in the Big City[]

Raisin is the drummer of the Berry Fairies, occasionally being an additional voice for the songs. Raisin seems to be the voice of reason in the band as they are the first person to stand up for their bandmates and called out Sherry's behavior. They are also very supportive of their bandmates, encouraging Cherry Jam to sing when Sherry leaves the group a few minutes before a concert. Raisin is fairly cheerful, and is very friendly to others.

Trivia[]

General[]

  • Their name is a pun on the phrase "Raising Cain." which means to cause mayhem.

1980s[]

  • She especially loves tormenting Pieman in the 1980s comics.
  • She refers to Sour Grapes as "Auntie" in the same comics.
  • Durt is shown to be able to speak in the comics as well.
  • She goes to the "Sourpuss Finishing School" so she can learn how to be evil according to Sour Grapes.
  • A little-known skill of hers is making ice sculptures.
  • Her existence indicates that Sour Grapes has a brother or a sister somewhere, but it is never mentioned before.

Berry Bitty Adventures[]

  • Raisin Cane's first animated appearance was in the 1st episode of the YouTube series.

Berry in the Big City[]

  • Raisin Cane is the first character in the Strawberry Shortcake franchise to go by alternative pronouns (they/them), and is the first character with a gender other than male or female.
    • Raisin Cane is also the first pre-existing Strawberry Shortcake character to be LGBTQ+.

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