Miranda Lostgrove

{{Character|name=Miranda Lostgrove|image=|relatives=Danny Lostgrove (brother)

Tom Lostgrove (father)

Christine Lostgrove (mother)|occupation=Lead singer and guitarist of her extreme-metal garage band The Rocking Rattlecages|birthDate=May 14, 2002|species=Human|gender=Female|portrayedby=Miranda Cosgrove

Other Voice Actors
Valentina Favazza (Italian dub)

Lupita Leal (Latin American dub)|appearsin=The Rocking Rattlecages (TV series)|debut="Love with a Side of Pain" (an episode of The Rocking Rattlecages (TV series))}}

Miranda Lostgrove (Born May 14, 2002) is an 18-year-old rockstar girl who is the lead singer and guitarist of her own extreme-metal garage band The Rocking Rattlecages. She's an extreme hard-rocker: mean, bitchy and cruel, always determining to make her younger brother Danny or anyone else she hates' life miserable. She'll do whatever it takes to play music, which is usually by angering her brother, Danny, who will write in his journal. She then translates his venting into lyrics for their songs. When trouble comes crushing in, she's not afraid to use her fists. She's named after and looks like Miranda Cosgrove, who also voices her. Not only that, but Miranda Cosgrove herself sings most of the fictional band's songs and plays her own electric guitar as well.

Biography
Miranda Lostgrove is a 13-year-old girl who's popular with the ladies and even more so with the dudes. This is all because she's a charismatic guitar player with her very own extreme-metal garage band. Her confidence with music, people, and day-to-day life are unparalleled. She is cocky, and will definitely stand up to anyone or anything that gets in the way of her or her band. She is a very determined girl who will always complete whatever goals she sets herself up to without flaking out. Miranda has a knack for making things go her way. She always seems to just have everything always falling perfectly into place whenever she wants something, and if they’re not, you can always bet she’s got a clever plan up her sleeve to turn things around. Whenever Miranda has a clever idea, she says “I've got a crazy plan that just might work." This is her catchphrase which she uses in almost every episode and whenever she uses it, it's safe to say that this crazy plan surely will work. Miranda knows that being the band's trusted leader is a super sweet gig and a great privilege that she is thankful to have. Although she may seem off in her own world at times, she always remembers that with great power, comes great responsibility and she’d never let the band down. Miranda always comes through and can always be trusted. Okay sure, having the band’s success riding on her shoulders can be a bit heavy - but the band’s behind her 110%. They know Miranda's got the skills to pull it off which is stealing a bunch of Danny's tripped-out thoughts from his secret diary and turn them into a song because of her lack of writing her own good lyrics. Although this seems to be going good for them now, the band hopes it doesn't last too long cuz messin’ with Danny can take a lot out of a person. Needless to say, Miranda will do anything to get Danny's lyrics. She knows that his words are the cheese to her rock-aroni, so her main objective is to keep her brother's life looking like a Spanish soap opera until she can crack the whole lyric writing thing. If anyone found out she was rippin' these lyrics, it would be fatal to the reputation she's trying to maintain.

Personality
Miranda is the kind of girl who greets every day with a smile and enthusiasm. She's a fun-loving, adventurous, witty, and laid-back dudette that always looks on the bright side of grave situations. She always has a great adventure packed up in her crazy brain. She has quite a few quirks and is always getting into some sticky situations. However, she is always finding a clever way to weasel her way out of every single problem that may face her, revealing her to be resourceful, clever, and quick-witted. Miranda's mind works in a very inconsistent pattern, as she always comes obsessed with doing something completely different than the last and she gets over these obsessions as quick as she gets them. To sum up, her mind is very clever and she can think of a very ingenious plan to do something important in a very short amount of time and she never fails at doing anything no matter how deep in trouble she'll get himself into.

Tropes About Her

 * The Ace: She's an extremely skilled musician with a very manipulative, suave and charismatic personality and the ability to craft Zany Schemes that work more often than not. The only thing she isn't good at is coming up with lyrics for her work, but when she has Danny's lyrics on hand, he can come up with words on the fly.
 * Affectionate Nickname: Her bandmates and best friends Carrie and Kitty call her "Mirey".
 * Awesome McCoolname: Her name might sound like common English until you translate it to its very European origins.
 * Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Despite their usually horrible sibling relationship, Miranda occasionally shows sympathy for Danny.
 * Badass Adorable: Don't let her precocious age and eccentric characteristics fool you, Miranda is brimming with The Power of Rock and can be pretty badass when she has to be.
 * Berserk Button: Don't call Miranda "Philistine" and DON'T call her "Maria" or "Manny". Also, don't mention or show The Flintstones to her, or even hum/sing the show's theme song, or she'll get REALLY furious.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: She’s really, REALLY scary when she's angry, as most of the band's songs are about her venting her anger on most of her problems.
 * Dawson Casting: Starting in Season 3.
 * Determinator: She will let nothing stand in the way of making her next big musical hit and making her band the greatest in the world - even if her enemies tend to get the better of her.
 * Do It Yourself Theme Tune: The Rocking Rattlecages' TV series theme song is sung by Miranda Cosgrove herself. In the theme song, Miranda Lostgrove gives us a catchy little expository tune at the beginning of each episode to explain what her band does.
 * Dude Magnet: She is extremely hot and attractive, so she's DEFINITELY a dude magnet, especially since she looks like her voice actress. It's also due to her being a popular musician.
 * Expy: She's Miranda Cosgrove as an 18-year old with her own extreme-metal garage band. She has the same personality and same hobby as Sasha Waybright from Amphibia.
 * Four-Temperament Ensemble: She can get incredibly pissed off really easily if something makes her angry, so this makes her the choleric one of The Rocking Rattlecages.
 * Genki Girl: She's highly energetic, especially when she's rocking out. However, she is still a lot calmer than Kitty is.
 * Ink-Suit Actor: She's Miranda Cosgrove as an 18-year old.
 * The Leader: Of her own band obviously. She's the one who books the band their gigs and creates the schemes they need to succeed at their gigs.
 * Lovable Alpha Bitch: She may be manipulative and bitchy, but she's a kind-hearted extreme-metal rockstar tomboy who always cares for her friends.
 * Metal Scream: Oh DEFINITELY.
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: She looks like and is voiced by Miranda Cosgrove herself.
 * No Indoor Voice: She always shouts whenever she's excited or angry. Not surprising, given that she's an extreme-metal rockstar.
 * OOC is Serious Business: She's normally cheerful and upbeat, but is really, REALLY quick to anger.
 * Playing Gertrude: Miranda Lostgrove herself is 18 years old, but her voice actress herself was 16 years old when she started playing her. This later became averted.
 * The Pollyanna: She's almost never in a bad mood.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: She is the suave and charismatic Blue oni to her hyperactive and energetic bandmate Kitty's Red Oni. A downplayed example as both are extreme-metal rockstar girls.
 * She's also the red to her bandmate Carrie's blue. Unusually for this trope, the outdoors loving Carrie is the more blue of the two. Carrie seems a little more soft spoken and reserved in comparison to Miranda, who can blurt out a "Woo-woo!" out of excitement and wears her emotions on her sleeve. A downplayed example as both are extreme-metal rockstar girls.
 * Tomboy: Miranda is an extreme-metal rock star.
 * Tomboyness Upgrade: When she was younger, she was a shy and quiet Girly Girl who likes playing with dolls and played the violin a lot when she was little. Now she's an energetic rockstar tomboy who likes extreme-metal, heavy-metal and rock music.
 * Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She's a rambunctious and energetic electric guitar player, but isn't completely devoid of a girly side; she regularly wears eyeshadow, likes to apply facial cream to herself and gets giddy over the prospect of Carrie having a boyfriend.
 * Totally Radical: Often uses slang like "dude".
 * Zany Scheme: He always has a "crazy plan that just might work" to solve a problem in any given episode, usually climbing the ladder to fame and fortune.