Character Relationship Map: Superbad

Characters

• Seth (played by Jonah Hill) — protagonist

  Seth is an unpopular high school senior and Evan's lifelong best friend. He tries to obtain alcohol for Jules's party, pursues Jules romantically, and becomes upset when he learns Evan and Fogell plan...

• Evan (played by Michael Cera) — protagonist

  Evan is Seth's best friend and a high school senior who hopes to attend college with Fogell. He seeks alcohol for Becca but refuses to have sex with her while she is drunk. His conflict with Seth over...

• Fogell (played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse) — supporting

  Fogell is Seth and Evan's friend who obtains a fake identification card under the name McLovin. He tries to buy alcohol, bonds with Slater and Michaels, and later impresses Nicola at the party. His pl...

• Becca (played by Martha MacIsaac) — supporting

  Becca is Evan's romantic interest and a classmate who asks him to obtain alcohol. At the party, she attempts to seduce Evan, but he declines because she is drunk. The next day, she and Seth apologize...

• Jules (played by Emma Stone) — supporting

  Jules is the girl Seth is attracted to and the host of the party the group hopes to attend. She declines Seth's drunken attempt to kiss her, then accidentally receives a black eye when he falls and st...

• Nicola (played by Aviva Baumann) — supporting

  Nicola is a classmate who becomes impressed by Fogell at the party. She takes him upstairs to have sex, but the encounter is interrupted when Michaels enters and causes her to leave. Her brief interac...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Fogell → Nicola (Romantic Sexual Encounter) — Nicola becomes Fogell's unexpected romantic and sexual connection at the party.

  Fogell impresses Nicola at the party, and she takes him upstairs to have sex.

• Evan → Becca (Romantic Love Interest) — Evan's attraction to Becca is one of the boys' stated romantic goals.

  Evan runs into Becca, with whom he is infatuated, and offers to get her alcohol.

• Seth → Jules (Romantic Love Interest) — Seth's desire to impress Jules motivates his attempt to obtain alcohol.

  Jules invites Seth to her party, and the plot states that Seth is attracted to her.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Seth → Becca (Social Apology) — Their awkward party experiences are acknowledged and repaired through mutual apologies.

  The next day, Becca and Seth apologize for their drunken behavior when they meet at the mall.

• Evan → Fogell (Social Friend) — Evan's closer future arrangement with Fogell intensifies Seth's feelings of exclusion.

  Evan travels with Seth and Fogell and is later revealed to be planning to live with Fogell at college.

• Seth → Fogell (Social Friend) — Fogell is part of the boys' social group and their plan.

  Fogell is described as Seth and Evan's friend, and Seth relies on Fogell's fake ID to obtain alcohol.

• Seth → Evan (Social Best Friend) — Their lifelong friendship is the emotional center of the story.

  The plot identifies Seth and Evan as unpopular high school seniors who have been best friends since childhood.

Story Analysis

Two lifelong friends navigate drunken chaos, romantic disappointment, and fear of separation before repairing their friendship.

Plot Progression

1. Promises Before College — Seth and Evan confront the end of their childhood friendship as they prepare for different colleges. Jules invites Seth to her party, and the boys decide that alcohol will help them pursue their roman...
2. The Failed Alcohol Run — Fogell tries to use his fake identification at a liquor store, but a robbery interrupts the purchase. Seth is hit outside, while Fogell receives a police ride that unexpectedly becomes a drinking adve...
3. Parties and Fractures — Seth and Evan reach another party through separate circumstances and become caught in theft, fights, embarrassment, and police trouble. Their argument about abandonment and their future culminates in...
4. The Night Falls Apart — The trio reunites at Jules' party, but Fogell's college roommate revelation upsets Seth. Drunken advances fail, Jules is accidentally injured, and a police raid ends the party.
5. Friendship After the Storm — The officers reveal that they knowingly played along with Fogell's fake identity and stage a comic public spectacle. Seth and Evan apologize, then meet Jules and Becca at the mall the next day.