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NAME ; Maddy Perez

AGE; 23

PERSONALITY

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Maddy is illustrated as confident, emotional, and extroverted. She is rarely seen by herself and is always surrounded by friends, yet she seems close to Kat and Cassie. She is considered an ESFP MBTI type. She lives life to the fullest and is not afraid to have fun, as shown in her numerous party scenes.

Maddy grew up with parents who didn’t really understand her. Even after her mother banned her from beauty pageants her confidence never waivered. She realized how pretty she was at a young age, utilizing her looks to her advantage especially in high school. [3] Her attitude towards high school is that she goes for entertainment, not to learn. She gets involved in the drama or creates it.

Despite some of her negative traits, Maddy is known for her fierce loyalty to her friends and to her intermittent boyfriend, Nate, regardless of the circumstances. Maddy lacks a vocal filter and is straightforward and honest. She says what is on her mind and has no care what most think of her. Maddy defends her friends when others make rude remarks, showing care and sincerity in her actions. Similar behavior can be seen when arguing with Kat, as Kat had told Cassie that she and McKay will not stay together "forever," or when telling BB to "stop being a jerk for five minutes" towards Kat. Also, she informed Tyler that she is only having sex with him to make her "ex-boyfriend jealous." However, according to Kat, she's self-absorbed and unable to give up Nate. Also, contrary to stereotypes about popular kids, Maddy befriends and is supportive of Jules, who is transgender. Maddy likes to be the center of attention and be in the spotlight, owing to her childhood past as a beauty pageant contestant.

She often embraces her sexuality (has many one-night stands and has no problem asking boys out to dance/make out/kiss her) and has moments of compassion toward her friends and Nate. She also uses her sexuality to her advantage, such as receiving gifts.

Maddy has numerous bad traits: she is shown to be extremely selfish, lying about being sexually assaulted and helping Nate get out of a possible charge for hurting her. When she is in trouble, she is shown to be extremely emotional and dependent on her friends for comfort. Maddy can also be seen as immature and jealous. She and Nate both constantly use other people and act sexually towards them to make each other jealous. This can only be seen towards Nate, perhaps indicating that Nate brings the worst out of Maddy. This is even greatly shown in Season 2 when after finally breaking away from Nate, Maddy's more positive traits are shown as she decides to turn her life around and make money and wealth for herself, abandoning her goals of marrying a rich man and being there for her friends more, especially Rue, Lexi, Kat and everyone else. Her true personality ends up greatly contrasting with Cassie's, who herself turns into a more cruel, sadistic and abusive bully after she steals Nate from her due to her anger issues, which can be seen as a blessing as Maddy has at least managed to escape from two aggressive psychopaths in her life.

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PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Maddy is a funny, short (5′11⁄2′′), and pretty Indigenous Latina American Woman. With dark, shoulder-length hair, full lips, tan skin, dark brown eyes, and a slight gap between her front teeth. She has long, straight, dark hair that frames her face smoothly and falls past her shoulders. Her skin tone is light to medium with a soft, even complexion. Her face is oval-shaped with well-defined, symmetrical features. She has almond-shaped, expressive eyes, gently arched eyebrows, a straight nose, and full, well-shaped lips. Her expression appears calm and confident, with a composed, slightly thoughtful look that gives her an elegant and poised presence.

As a byproduct of her pageant years and as a physical aid to her confidence, Maddy is always seen in fashionable clothing. Usually, her outfits are two-pieced: a slim, flattering top paired with a matching bottom set. She often wears colorful, yet structured, graphic-styled makeup that complements her and her outfits, with sharp winged eyeliner being one of her staples. She maintains a sense of style both in school and at social events. Only in moments of despair does she deviate from her style.

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Full name; Madeleine Perez

Nickname; Missy (by Suze)

Birthplace; East Highland, California

Birthday; January 31st, 2001 (approximately)[1]

Age; 17 (Season 1) 17-18 (Season 2) 23 (season 3) Currently.

Ethnicity: Indigenous Latina American (specifically Indigenous Mexican)

Citizenship: American

Gender; Cisgender

Sex: Female

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RELATIONSHIPS

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FAMILY

Sonia Perez

“ It feels good to know that there's one person in this whole fucked up world who has my back! You think I want this?! You live in the same house and you don't even say one word to each other. That's the difference between me and you! ” — Maddy to her mom[src]

Sonia, Maddy’s mother, is a prominent character in the early part of Season 1, though she retreats later in the season. In her appearances, Sonia demonstrates her love and encouragement for her daughter, but their mother-daughter relationship is complicated by Maddy’s boyfriend, Nate. When she finds out about Nate's abuse towards Maddy, Her mother decides to press charges, much to Maddy's dismay, which makes Maddy angry. Also, in Episode 5 of Season 1, it is shown that Maddy is portrayed as a frequent pageant winner, encouraged by her mother and father. They support her doing this until a child molester in the pageant business is ousted. Sonya forbids Maddy from competing after this. Although Maddy did not deal with the molester, Sonya wanted to protect her from any harm she could've potentially experienced. Maddy, however, gets mad at her mother for this and resents her for standing in the way of her dreams. Maddy also does not respect her mother's job and wants to instead be the person getting waited on.

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Ted Perez

Maddy is seen on the show to resent her dad for his alcoholism and lying about his ability to keep a job. She also talked about how her mother and father live in the same house and don't even talk. So, she might also resent her parents' dysfunctional relationship.

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ROMANCES

Nate Jacobs

Note: This section is a stub. You can help Euphoria Wiki by expanding it. “ It wasn't the violence that scared her, it was the fact that she knew no matter what he did, she'd still love him. ” — Rue's voiceover[src] Sometime in high school, Maddy started developing an attraction to Nate, which lasted a while before Nate finally asked her out. Their relationship started very positively: Nate gave flowers to her every day and loved her, and Maddy reciprocated. Maddy made sure she was a perfect girl for Nate: imitating porn stars selected to please him and pretending to be a virgin. As a result, Nate would buy her gifts like fur coats. However, later, the two created a habit of breaking up, during which Maddy slept with other men. Despite being conscious, Nate still loved her and the two always made up. Nate also liked to fantasize about using violence against men in a situation where Maddy's life was in danger.

Nate and Maddy both loved each other very much but their relationship is violent and toxic. Nate and Maddy were together for the majority of Season 1. In the last episode, Maddy and Nate seem to have broken up again. They started out by following their same pattern of making the other jealous. However, when Maddy and Nate started dancing together, Maddy told Nate that their relationship isn't healthy. Nate said he knows it isn't good for them.

She had a dysfunctional relationship with Nate's parents; before the carnival, he told her that his parents hated her. He told her to wear something less slutty, but while on MDMA she went to their chili stand in the same clothes. She pushed their chili pot from the stand and called his mother a jerk.

By Season 2, it's implied they have formally parted ways, although Nate is desperate to win her back.

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FRIENDS

Cassie Howard

“ You're a fucking coward, and I would've never done this to you... I would've never done this to you... ” — Maddy to Cassie[src] Cassie is one of Maddy's closest friends throughout the show. She could even be considered as Maddy's best friend. They're seen with each other throughout most of the series. She is also one of the only people who knew what was going on with Maddy and Nate's relationship in Season 1. They've been friends for a long time, as shown from the flashbacks to their freshman year in high school in several episodes. Their friendship took a turn for the worse when it was found out that Cassie was sleeping with Nate behind Maddy's back in Season 2 Episode 5 and it even gets worse when after that, Cassie slowly becomes an unhinged bully because of Nate as she is willing to use and exploit Maddy's trauma against her. It is not known if Maddy and Cassie will rekindle their friendship in Season 3, but, it is unlikely they will. It is even possible that Cassie might plan on her own revenge against Maddy in the future for beating her up and leaving her with Nate.

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Kat Hernandez

According to the Our Life play, Kat is Maddy's best friend; they presumably met in Jefferson Middle School, where they developed their friendship. Maddy was the one who noticed Kat's weight gain, and yet, she saw beyond her physique and popularity, treating her like an equal. The two are often seen together and Maddy even seems to grow to respect Kat more as the show progresses. When Maddy finds out about Cassie and Nate, it's Kat who she talks to. When Kat opens up about how she wants to break up with Ethan despite things being good on the surface, Maddy is there for her with advice.

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Barbara Brookes

(BB) hangs around Maddy a lot throughout the series. They seem to be good friends. Or at least BB tries to be Maddy's friend, with her seen hanging out with Maddy and Kat at times. They don't have many scenes alone together. They're both usually around a mutual friend when interacting. She got invited to her birthday party in Season 2 Episode 5. So she must value their friendship in some way. BB was even supporting Maddy as she chased Cassie while yelling things like "Maddy, beat her ass!" in Season 2 Episode 8.

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Jules Vaughn

“ I wish you could see yourself the way the rest of the world does. ” — Jules to Maddy[src] Jules and Maddy haven't been given much screen time together in the series. They're only seen with each other when in a room of mutual friends throughout the series. They went to the bowling alley in Season 2 Episode 2 in which Jules said "I wish you could see yourself the way the rest of the world does.", insinuating her having a fondness for Maddy and wishing Maddy could see how much she was worth. Maddy knew that the girl in the tape was Jules, which is part of why she wanted to hold on to it.

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Lexi Howard

Maddy and Lexi have a relatively good relationship. She's seen hanging around Maddy most of the series and she was invited to her birthday party alongside her sister Cassie in Season 2. Maddy also reassured her in the dressing room before her play started in Season 2 Episode 7, showing that she cares about Lexi. Also she is seen supporting her throughout her play in episodes 7 and 8 in Season 2

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Rue Bennett

Maddy and Rue have a close relationship. While she was driving to McKay's pool party and saw Rue walking outside, she was genuinely happy to see her and offered to take her to the party. They share an instinctive trust for each other, as shown by when Rue told Maddy that Cassie was f*cking Nate, Maddy believed her in a heartbeat.

“ Maddy has always liked Rue and has had empathy for her. She knows everyone's fucked up in their own ways and she doesn't ever want to judge her, so in that moment it's very easy for her to trust Rue. ” — Alexa Demie about Maddy and Rue

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Samantha

Samantha is the woman whose son Maddy babysits. Wealthy and carefree, Samantha is essentially who Maddy wants to be when she grows up. She looks up to Samantha and her life, viewing it as the one she would like for herself.

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SEASON 1

“ Maddy knew who she was from a very early age. For as long as Maddy could remember, everybody loved her. She never knew exactly what it was. She just knew that she had something special. Something intangible. Something immeasurable. And she had that fucking confidence. ” — Rue's voiceover[src] From a young age, Maddy frequently competed in beauty pageants to great success due to her high levels of self-confidence. However, after her mother saw a news report about a pageant coach being arrested as a child molester, she was prohibited from entering any more pageants. Despite initial protests (which involved refusing to eat for a week), Maddy began to realize that she enjoyed "not doing anything" and embraced her lack of desire for a career. While studying the rich women whom her mother worked for as an esthetician, Maddy decided that she wanted to become one of them in order to avoid being trapped in a strained, loveless relationship like her mother and father's. Her mother would often bring her to work, where she worked as an aesthetician, mainly washing people’s feet in the footbath. This is where Maddy would observe all the rich clients that would come, aspiring to be better than her mother. She realized that most of these rich women actually did very little or nothing. Young Maddy took note of their mannerisms, style, and interests.

At some point, Maddy entered a relationship with Nate Jacobs.

Maddy and Nate's relationship was tumultuous; they took multiple breaks, during which Maddy would often find herself hooking up with other guys including a DJ who said he opened for Calvin Harris, a stockbroker with a family, and a roller rink owner. She disliked Nate's volatile personality and feared that it would lead to him hurting her one day. Despite this, she knew she would continue loving him regardless of his actions, a fact that made her "sick to her stomach."[2]

At some point, she became a cheerleader in the East Highland cheerleading squad alongside Cassie Howard.

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