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* TheDeuteragonist: The second lead after Genevieve.


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* BigGood: The leader of the realm.


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* GoodIsDumb: Doesn’t seem to pick up on the timing of his falling deathly ill right around when Rowena arrives.


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* AndIMustScream: Cursed to dance forever with Desmond.


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* BigBad: The villainess of the story.


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* ChasedOffIntoTheSunset: A version of this where he and Rowena dance off into the moonlight against their will.
* EvilAunt: Cousin technically but fits this trope to a tee.


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* ManipulativeBitch: Plays Randolph like a fiddle.
* NonActionBigBad: Relies on Desmond, her [[Mooks]], and enchanting two suits of armor to do the fighting for her.


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* AndIMustScream: Cursed to dance forever with Rowena.
* ChasedOffIntoTheSunset: A version of this where he and Rowena dance off into the moonlight against their will.
* TheDragon: To Rowena
* DumbMuscle: He lets his boss do the thinking for him.
* EvilBrit: Speaks with a distinct cockney accent.
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* AlwaysLate: Princess Genevieve arrives late to everything -- breakfast, meeting the duchess, you name it. [[spoiler:The epilogue shows her finally on time for something: her wedding.]]
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* IJustWantToBeBadass: She claims to be a descendant of Indian tigers.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"What are you waiting for? An invitation?"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:I'd say you're about as ferocious as a ''flea''. Like this one!]]

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* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: She was beloved by the whole kingdom when she was alive, especially by her family.




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* UniversallyBelovedLeader: She was beloved by the whole kingdom when she was alive, especially by her family.
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* FemaleMisogynist: Rowena has shades of this, though it's [[DownplayedTrope not as overt]] as some examples given it's a ''Barbie'' movie. She demands that the princesses keep their emotions bottled up, be quiet and obedient, and punishes them for standing up for themselves or having their own opinions. She forces them to partake in tasks she deems appropriate (mostly looking pretty, being graceful and doing housework), while disapproving of things like sports, education, painting and lively music. At one point, she dismisses the princesses and all girls in general as being "so emotional". She also immediately assumes the princesses have been out dancing with men when she discovers they've been sneaking out to go dancing, because ''of course'' they wouldn't be going out for any other reason. And that's without mentioning she's plotting to usurp their throne.
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* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: The youngest sisters, the triplets Janessa, Kathleen and Lacey, celebrate their fifth birthday in the movie, while many of their older sisters look to be in their late teens or early twenties (with the exception of Hadley and Isla, who look closer to their age). As a result, the older girls frequently look out for the triplets, with Genevieve especially being a protective CoolBigSis towards Lacey. The older sisters also tell the triplets stories about their late mother, whom they're too young to properly remember.
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Her name is briefly mentioned in the scene where Derek finds out Rowena has been stealing the family heirlooms, though it's easy to overlook


* AllThereInTheScript: She is unnamed in the movie, but receives her name in book adaptations.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's scared of snakes, and cowers on her bed when she thinks one of Janessa's escaped pet bugs is a snake. When it turns out to be a beetle, she relaxes.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's scared of snakes, and cowers on her bed when she thinks one of Janessa's escaped pet bugs is a snake. When it turns out to be a beetle, caterpillar, she relaxes.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: When one of Janessa's bugs escapes from its container, Blair fearfully asks if the missing bug is a scorpion, and yelps in fear when Janessa lifts up the creature. It turns out to be a beetle, and Blair calms down.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: When one of Janessa's bugs escapes from its container, Blair fearfully asks if the missing bug is a scorpion, and yelps in fear when Janessa lifts up the creature. It turns out to be a beetle, caterpillar, and Blair calms down.
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* SharedFamilyQuirks: Much like her daughters, Isabella had a deep love for ballet dancing.

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* SharedFamilyQuirks: Much like her daughters, Isabella had a deep love for ballet dancing. She also appears to have started the trend of the princesses wearing their favorite flowers on their gowns, as Isabella has what appears to be a white lily on the neckline of her gown.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Sometimes I don't understand them. If only you were still here..."'' -Randolph]]

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* GemstoneMotifs: Each sister has a favorite gemstone that they are associated with.
** Ashlyn: Garnet[[note]]Love, courage, passion [[/note]]
** Blair: Ruby[[note]]Royalty, protection, friendship[[/note]]
** Courtney: Sapphire[[note]]Wisdom, intelligence, good fortune[[/note]]
** Delia: Peridot[[note]]Strength, willpower, responsibility[[/note]]
** Edeline: Citrine[[note]]Optimism, creativity[[/note]]
** Fallon: Pearl[[note]]Purity, patience, love[[/note]]
** Genevieve: Pink opal[[note]]Love, gentleness, healing[[/note]]
** Hadley: Topaz[[note]]Prosperity[[/note]]
** Isla: Emerald[[note]]Endurance, growth[[/note]]
** Janessa: Aquamarine[[note]]Creativity, confidence[[/note]]
** Kathleen: Pink diamond[[note]]Compassion, femininity[[/note]]
** Lacey: Amethyst[[note]]Positivity, peace[[/note]]
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** Ashlyn: Pueple

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** Ashlyn: PuepleViolet



** Isla: Violet

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** Isla: Violet Purple
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* IllMan: He falls deathly ill after Rowena poisons his tea several times. Thankfully, his daughters are able to bring an antidote in the form of the water from the magical world they visited to heal him.
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** Ashlyn: Violet

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** Ashlyn: VioletPueple



** Isla: Purple

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** Isla: Purple Violet
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* SharedFamilyQuirks: Much like her daughters, Isabella had a deep love for ballet dancing.
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Felix's snarky pet parrot. The shoemaker tries to brush the bird's words off as mindless parroting, but he talks sense more often than Derek would like to admit.

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Felix's Derek's snarky pet parrot. The shoemaker tries to brush the bird's words off as mindless parroting, but he talks sense more often than Derek would like to admit.
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* ManiacalMonkeys: He's the BigBad's pet monkey who causes nothing but trouble for the main characters, and he often laughs maniacally while causing mischief.

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* ManiacalMonkeys: ManiacMonkeys: He's the BigBad's pet monkey who causes nothing but trouble for the main characters, and he often laughs maniacally while causing mischief.
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* ManiacalMonkeys: He's the BigBad's pet monkey who causes nothing but trouble for the main characters, and he often laughs maniacally while causing mischief.
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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: There's twelve of them altogether.

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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: There's twelve of them altogether.altogether, including two sets of twins and one set of triplets.
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* PimpedOutDress: Each of the sisters wears one. Most of the girls, especially the older ones, wear gowns with a frilled hem, short overskirt that is edged with rufflea, a neckline trimmed with lace, and little puff sleeves.

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* PimpedOutDress: Each of the sisters wears one. Most of the girls, especially the older ones, wear gowns with a frilled hem, short overskirt that is edged with rufflea, ruffles, a neckline trimmed with lace, and little puff sleeves.
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* PimpedOutDress: Each of the sisters wears one. Most of the girls, especially the older ones, wear gowns with a frilled hem, short overskirt that is edged with ruffled, a neckline trimmed with lace, and little puff sleeves.

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* PimpedOutDress: Each of the sisters wears one. Most of the girls, especially the older ones, wear gowns with a frilled hem, short overskirt that is edged with ruffled, rufflea, a neckline trimmed with lace, and little puff sleeves.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Duchess Rowena is a master manipulator and comes the closest to winning out of nearly every ''Barbie'' villain. As she slowly poisons King Randolph to death, she plays the part of a loving relative to gain his trust and cut him off from his twelve daughters, until he willingly makes her his successor on his deathbed. In turn, she manipulates the 12 princesses, undermining their self-esteem and capabilities to help their father, to the point that they decide to leave the kingdom for their mother's secret pavilion, believing Rowena's lie that they are the cause of their father's failing health. Before they can realize their mistake, she imprisons them in their place of refuge by having Desmond destroy the stones and steals some of its magic. Upon their escape, she uses the stolen magic to place a FateWorseThanDeath curse on Princess Genevieve, compelling her to dance herself to death, which Genevieve only escapes by weaponizing the [[PaperFanOfDoom paper fan]] Rowena yelled at the girls about earlier.

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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Duchess Rowena is a master manipulator and comes the closest to winning out of nearly every ''Barbie'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Barbie}}'' villain. As she slowly poisons King Randolph to death, she plays the part of a loving relative to gain his trust and cut him off from his twelve daughters, until he willingly makes her his successor on his deathbed. In turn, she manipulates the 12 princesses, undermining their self-esteem and capabilities to help their father, to the point that they decide to leave the kingdom for their mother's secret pavilion, believing Rowena's lie that they are the cause of their father's failing health. Before they can realize their mistake, she imprisons them in their place of refuge by having Desmond destroy the stones and steals some of its magic. Upon their escape, she uses the stolen magic to place a FateWorseThanDeath curse on Princess Genevieve, compelling her to dance herself to death, which Genevieve only escapes by weaponizing the [[PaperFanOfDoom paper fan]] Rowena yelled at the girls about earlier.



* JustAStupidAccent: Over a decade later, the Barbie community is still debating what accent Felix's birdie voice is supposed to sound like. It sounds like some monstrous fusion of a Jamaican and Irish performed by Apu from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

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* JustAStupidAccent: Over a decade later, the Barbie Franchise/{{Barbie}} community is still debating what accent Felix's birdie voice is supposed to sound like. It sounds like some monstrous fusion of a Jamaican and Irish performed by Apu from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.

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* RagsToRoyalty: He goes from a humble shoe cobbler to a prince by marrying Genevieve.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: When one of Janessa's bugs escapes from its container, Blair fearfully asks if the missing bug is a scorpion, and yelps in fear when Janessa lifts up the creature. It turns out to be a beetle, and Blair relaxes.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: When one of Janessa's bugs escapes from its container, Blair fearfully asks if the missing bug is a scorpion, and yelps in fear when Janessa lifts up the creature. It turns out to be a beetle, and Blair relaxes.calms down.



* BugCatching: Her favorite hobby. She keeps a tank full of various bugs in her room and has individual names for all of them. Her introduction involves her running into the audience hall to show her father a new bug she found, and at one point, she accidentally scares Ashlyn, Blair, and Courtney with one of her bugs.

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* BugCatching: Her favorite hobby. She keeps a tank full of various bugs in her room and has individual names for all of them. Her introduction involves her running into the audience hall to show her father a new bug she found, and at one point, she accidentally scares Ashlyn, Blair, and Courtney with one of her bugs.bugs when he escapes from his container.
* TomboyPrincess: She's a nature enthusiast and a bug collector, and spends most of her time running around with her sisters.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: Isabella and her eldest daughter Ashlyn look remarkably similar. They both wear purple gowns, and even have similarly styled hair.

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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Isabella and her eldest daughter Ashlyn look remarkably similar. They both wear purple gowns, both have similar facial features, and even have similarly styled hair.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: She initially presents herself as a strict but well-meaning governess, but very quickly reveals her true colors, banning the sisters from taking part in their favorite pass times and placing unreasonable restrictions on their daily lives. She goes as far as to forbid the girls from celebrating the triplets' birthday because they haven't learned to behave like royalty.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She initially presents herself as a strict but well-meaning governess, but very quickly reveals her true colors, banning the sisters from taking part in their favorite pass times and placing unreasonable restrictions on their daily lives. She goes as far as to forbid the girls from celebrating the triplets' birthday because they haven't learned to behave like royalty.royalty, and locks the girls in their room when she catches them in what she believes is a lie.



* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Duchess Rowena is a master manipulator and comes the closest to winning out of nearly every ''Barbie'' villain. As she slowly poisons King Randolph to death, she plays the part of a loving relative to gain his trust and cut him off from his twelve daughters, until he willingly makes her his successor on his deathbed. In turn, she manipulates the 12 princesses, undermining their self-esteem and capabilities to help their father, to the point that they decide to leave the kingdom for their mother's secret pavilion, believing Rowena's lie that they are the cause of their father's failing health. Before they can realize their mistake, she imprisons them in their place of refuge and steals some of its magic. Upon their escape, she uses the stolen magic to place a FateWorseThanDeath curse on Princess Genevieve, compelling her to dance herself to death, which Genevieve only escapes by weaponizing the [[PaperFanOfDoom paper fan]] Rowena yelled at the girls about earlier.

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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Duchess Rowena is a master manipulator and comes the closest to winning out of nearly every ''Barbie'' villain. As she slowly poisons King Randolph to death, she plays the part of a loving relative to gain his trust and cut him off from his twelve daughters, until he willingly makes her his successor on his deathbed. In turn, she manipulates the 12 princesses, undermining their self-esteem and capabilities to help their father, to the point that they decide to leave the kingdom for their mother's secret pavilion, believing Rowena's lie that they are the cause of their father's failing health. Before they can realize their mistake, she imprisons them in their place of refuge by having Desmond destroy the stones and steals some of its magic. Upon their escape, she uses the stolen magic to place a FateWorseThanDeath curse on Princess Genevieve, compelling her to dance herself to death, which Genevieve only escapes by weaponizing the [[PaperFanOfDoom paper fan]] Rowena yelled at the girls about earlier.earlier.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: She has silvery white hair and is a cold-hearted, selfish schemer out to steal her cousin's throne.




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* YesMan: He follows Rowena's every order without question and constantly kisses up to her.
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* TheUsurper: She briefly gains control of the kingdom after poisoning Randolph. As soon as he's rendered comatose, she immediately start putting up portraits of herself and organizing a new guard even while Randolph lays dying in his bed.

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* TheUsurper: She briefly gains control of the kingdom after poisoning Randolph.Randolph, completely bypassing the princesses in the succession, most notably Ashlyn, the eldest child and heir. As soon as he's rendered comatose, she immediately start putting up portraits of herself and organizing a new guard even while Randolph lays dying in his bed.

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