Over the years, Barbie has had a number of male co-stars, and not all of them were named Ken!
The Big Picture We’re all hyped for Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated Barbie film to hit theaters and see Margot Robbie bring the beloved character to life on the big screen. And of course everyone can’t wait to get a taste of Ryan Gosling’s Kenergy. But real Barbie fans know this is far from her first rodeo, even if it is the doll’s first time on the big screen. Since the early 2000s, Mattel has been putting out animated Barbie films nearly every year.
Most of the lowly Ken imitators are just Kens who don’t get very much to do. Some Barbie movies hone in much more on the friendships Barbie has with her female friends than they do on her romances, so sometimes Kens just don’t get enough screen time to make an impact. Barbie and the Three Musketeers has a damsel in distress type of Ken but the focus is so much more on the musketeers that he feels more like an afterthought.
Prince Antonio from Barbie as the Island Princess starts off with a strong connection to Barbie but descends into neutral Ken territory as he spends most of the film being successfully manipulated by the villain. Kens are usually pretty gullible and easy to dupe but sometimes it can make them feel flat. Kens will never overshadow their Barbie, but it's un-Ken-like to be so inactive.
Another standout comes from Kevin from The Barbie Diaries. He’s another right-hand man Ken, constantly helping Barbie out with her pursuits, blindly in love with her but never getting in her way. He helps her pursue another guy and stays in her corner even when the rest of her friends aren’t. He’s like a loyal dog who always has Barbie’s back even when she’s clearly in the wrong.
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