Patty Farrell

"You listen to me, Greg Heffley. I'm running for student council president and I'm warning you, if you get in my way, I will beat you up, just like I did in kindergarten and fourth grade."

- Patty to Greg Heffley

Patricia "Patty" J. Farrell is the former secondary antagonist in the series. She has a supporting role in the books and online version, but played a much larger role in the film series.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Patty gets on Greg's bad side after she tells the teacher Mr. Ira to cover up a map of the United States of America during a test involving it. Greg flunks the test over her. She later appears in "The Wizard of Oz" play. She plays the role of Dorothy, the main character, and she takes it very seriously. During the play, Greg throws an apple at her (which was why he chose to be a tree in the first place) and the other trees get in the act. Someone knocks Patty's glasses off and breaks them. Due to Patty's special need for glasses, the play was canceled. However, in the movie, Patty catches the apple and begins tackling Greg and the rest of the trees.

Rodrick Rules
Greg mentioned that she performed in the Winter Talent Show. It is proven in the film version that she physically performs in said talent show.

The Last Straw
Patty was chosen by Mrs. Craig to look after the class during the time her dictionary was stolen. Due to Patty's serious behavior, she doesn't let anyone go to the bathroom. Alex Aruda minded the class on Monday, because she was sick.

This was also her last appearance in the book series, It is unknown if she will re-appear in any of the upcoming books but it's possible that the character has been retired.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021 film)
She is mentioned when Rowley talks about The Wizard of Oz play. Besides this, Patty doesn't make any physical appearance in the film.

Appearance
Patty is illustrated as wearing wide open glasses and pig-tails and this has been seen throughout the series. No other illustration of Patty has been shown other than glasses and her style of hair. According to Greg, she can't see two feet in front of her without her glasses and is practically blind without them, although in the movies she doesn't wear them. She also wears braces.

Personality
Patty can be characterized as the teacher's pet and a nerd, and due to events happening in the first book, she develops a vile relationship with Greg Heffley. She is self-absorbed and paranoid, egotistical, and states (in the movie) that she will get her mother, who is the president of the PTA, to sue them if she doesn't get what she wants (implying that she is completely spoiled). In The Last Straw, when the teacher leaves the room, Patty is left in charge. Greg writes that she is very strict when in control, letting no one out of the classroom, even if a student has to use the restroom. However, she is given a much bigger role in the movies, as she is a lot more hostile to Greg (The trivia explains why) and even threatens to beat him up if he were to get in her way. She also somehow joins the wrestling group Greg was in (what she threatened to Greg occurs when he is put against her) and she also ruins Greg’s chance at having a bigger role in the play, demoting his role to a tree (in the book, Greg wanted to play a tree because the trees get to throw apples at Dorothy). Later on, she gets annoyed at Greg for ruining the play and he throws an apple at her. Unlike in the books, Patty catches it and tackles Greg.

Trivia

 * She hasn't been seen or mentioned in any of the books since The Last Straw and it's unknown if she'll make another appearance. Rumors also declared that she'll appear in The Getaway, but she also didn't. The same thing happened in The Deep End.
 * In the book she wears glasses while in the films she doesn’t. It is highly likely that her parents have already given her contact lens. Also, she has pigtails in the books, but she has braids in the movies such as in the first film, Rodrick Rules, and Dog Days.
 * She appears more rude and mean-spirited in the films, especially to Greg. This is because, in kindergarten, Greg said “Patty, Patty is a fatty! Has a face just like a ratty!”, and she had hated him ever since.
 * In the films, she serves as the secondary antagonist in the first film and Rodrick Rules and a minor antagonist in Dog Days. Her middle initial is J. as seen in Dog Days.
 * Additionally, in the second film, it's implied she's terrified of weird people. At the Rocket Rollers Roller Rink, when they were people pairing up, Fregley walked up to her in interest, to which she backed away in fright.

Appearances

 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (mentioned)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011 film)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012 film)
 * Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021 film) (mentioned)