History Characters / Cinderella

* OfficialCouple: With Anastasia Tremaine.

* InnocentBetaBitch: While the original has her mistreating Cinderella alongside her mother and sister, the sequels has her getting the blunt of their cruelty now that Cinderella is gone, and it is proven that Anastasia only mistreated Cinderella as a result of her mother's manipulation. Not only that but compare to Drizella, Anastasia genuinely wants to find someone to love her. Also, upon making her HeelFaceTurn, she becomes much nicer towards Cinderella, [[EasilyForgiven who finally forgives her and embraces her as a true sister]]

''Voiced in Spanish by:''' Gloria Iturbe (1950 film, original dubbing), Liza Willert (re-dubbing and sequels)
'''Voiced in Hebrew by:''' Yael Amit\\

* PosthumousCharacter: He's part of Cinderella's backstory and his death is mentioned in the opening scene.

** Despite Charming's relatively small role in ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'', [[Fanfic/OnceUponAStudioVersionTwoPointOh a recent fan remake]] has given him a significantly larger role, as he, Cinderella, [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel and Eugene]] seek to lift everyone's spirits back up with a rousing rendition of [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} "When You Wish Upon a Star"]], following Goofy's unfortunate accident, with [[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} Moana, Maui and even Chief Tui]] also stepping in. After Rapunzel starts the song off on her guitar and Cinderella sings the opening lines, the song steadily gains momentum as more and more characters join the chorus, and others help to undo Goofy's earlier mistake. He and Cinderella (whose singing voice is once again provided by Creator/JenniferHale) also get to sing not one but two brilliant duets; the first being the end of the final verse; "When you wish upon a star/Your dreams come true", and the second being a beautiful, soft-spoken duet of the first line to "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", [[BreakingTheFourthWall addressed to the audience]]. Creator/ChristopherDanielBarnes even returns in this version to voice Charming.

** Despite Charming's relatively small role in ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'', [[Fanfic/OnceUponAStudioVersionTwoPointOh a recent fan remake]] has given him a significantly larger role, as he, Cinderella, [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel and Eugene]] seek to lift everyone's spirits back up with a rousing rendition of [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} "When You Wish Upon a Star"]], following Goofy's unfortunate accident, with [[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} Moana, Maui and even Chief Tui]] also stepping in. After Rapunzel starts the song off on her guitar and Cinderella sings the opening lines, the song steadily gains momentum as more and more characters join the chorus, and others help to undo Goofy's earlier mistake. He and Cinderella (whose singing voice is once again provided by Creator/JenniferHale) also get to sing not one but two brilliant duets; the first being the end of the final verse; "When you wish upon a star/Your dreams come true", and the second being a beautiful, soft-spoken duet of the first line to "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", [[BreakingTheFourthWall addressed to the audience]].

** Despite Charming's relatively small role in ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'', [[Fanfic/OnceUponAStudioVersionTwoPointOh a recent fan remake]] has given him a significantly larger role, as he, Cinderella, [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel and Eugene]] seek to lift everyone's spirits back up with a rousing rendition of [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} "When You Wish Upon a Star"]], following Goofy's unfortunate accident, with [[WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} Moana, Maui and even Chief Tui]] also stepping in. After Rapunzel starts the song off on her guitar and Cinderella sings the opening lines, the song steadily gains momentum as more and more characters join the chorus, and others help to undo Goofy's earlier mistake. He and Cinderella (whose singing voice is once again provided by Creator/JenniferHale) also get to sing not one but two brilliant duets; the first being the end of the final verse; "When you wish upon a star/Your dreams come true", and the second being a beautiful, soft-spoken duet of the first line to "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", [[BreakingTheFourthWall]] addressed to the audience.

'''Voiced by''': William Phipps (original film) , Mike Douglas (singing); Michael Gough (Villain's Revenge), Creator/ChristopherDanielBarnes (sequels), Keith Ferguson (''Once Upon a Studio'') \\

* BewareTheNiceOnes: While Prince Charming is a nice guy, he can give a '''mean''' DeathGlare when he wants.

* JerkassWoobie: Anastasia's plot in ''A Twist in Time'' proves that she and Drizella ''only'' mistreated Cinderella because they were abused and manipulated into doing so by their mother.

** It's [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]] in the sequels with her own daughters. Drizella is closer in personality to Tremaine herself and often seems loyaler to her, so she treats her with, if not kindness, a degree of respect. However, Tremaine also recognizes that Anastasia's [[IJustWantToBeLoved yearning for love]] makes her more pliable, and so she she seems to favor her when it comes to magically tricking Prince Charming into thinking he danced with her, and not Cinderella, at the ball (Drizella isn't even considered). But ultimately, both of them are tools for her to use, so the daughter more conducive to her current goal is always the favorite.

* Tremaine could also be interpreted as a SecretSecretKeeper, as although Anastasia finding the wand pushed Lady Tremaine to seek revenge on Cinderella, there is a possibility that she's known about Fairy Godmother's involvement ''for quite some time'', as it may have been the ''only'' conclusion Tremaine could draw on how Cinderella was able to attend the ball, and also retain the second glass slipper in the first film.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Especially in the third movie, where she outright tries to ''murder'' Cinderella and later do the same to both her and ''Anastasia''

'''Voiced in Hebrew by:''' Yitzchak Saidof

* ColorCodedWizardry: While "wizardry" is a misnomer, the results of the Fairy Godmother's magic creates a unique, homogeneous look for Cinderella: Bruno and Major's human forms wear blue and gray and have white hair; the mice turn into horses of a grayish colour, and Cinderella's dress and carriage are of a silver colour.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: In the third movie, the Prince and King treat her with genuine kindness and respect--which is apparently the first time ''anyone'' has done that for her (which is something of a TearJerker). It's that kindness that ultimately makes her [[spoiler: go against her mother's plan and help Cinderella instead]]. [[invoked]]

** As is proven in ''A Twist in Time', Anastasia is shown to have only bullied Cinderella because Lady Tremaine coerced her into doing so, thus demonstrating that she genuinely ''needed'' the support of someone like Cinderella or the King, as she is shown to have had a heart of gold deep inside.

* InnocentBetaBitch: While the original has her mistreating Cinderella alongside her mother and sister, the sequels has her getting the blunt of their cruelty now that Cinderella is gone. Not only that but compare to Drizella, Anastasia genuinely wants to find someone to love her. Also, after making her HeelFaceTurn, she becomes much nicer towards Cinderella, who eventually forgives her.

* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Seizing the kingdom and ruling it with an iron first may have been Tremaine's intention ''from the very beginning'', as was hinted at with her fixation with marrying her daughters into either nobility or the royal family, along with the climax of [[WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime A Twist in Time]], in which she resorts to turning Anastasia into a Cinderella clone to marry her to the Prince. Tremaine flies into a fury when Anastasia finds herself unable to go through with the wedding, and attempts to turn her, Cinderella, and the Prince into toads. It's definitely implied that she would've done the same to the ''King'' immediately afterwards had she succeeded, and forced the Kingdom to bow to her sadistic rule from that moment forward.

* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: Seizing the kingdom and ruling it with an iron first may have been Tremaine's intention ''from the very beginning'', as was hinted at with her fixation with marrying her daughters into either nobility or the royal family, along with the climax of [[WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime A Twist in Time]], in which she resorts to turning Anastasia into a Cinderella clone to marry her to the Prince. Tremaine flies into a fury when Anastasia finds herself unable to go through with the wedding, and attempts to turn her, Cinderella, and the Prince into toads. It's definitely implied that she would've done the same to the ''King'' immediately afterwards had, and forced the Kingdom to bow to her sadistic rule from that moment forward.

* DomesticAbuse: Lady Tremaine treats her stepdaughter as a slave and constantly belittles and mistreats her, a vice she encourages in her biological daughters. Almost as much as [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Frollo]], the Evil Stepmother is arguably Disney's most chillingly realistic villain, the one who lives behind closed doors and commits [[EvilIsPetty petty]] abuses against a helpless and innocent victim on a daily basis. In the sequels, it's revealed that she's also emotionally abusive to Drizella and Anastasia, as both are absolutely terrified of displeasing her, with Anastasia in particular getting verbally browbeaten by her mother constantly in the third movie.

* HateSink: She is an abusive stepmother who dedicates her life to make her stepdaughter be miserable no matter what. And there is no redeeming or cool qualities given to her. She is given no FreudianExcuse for her mistreatment of Cinderella, is abusive to her ''own'' daughters as well (just not as much as Cinderella), and lacks any magical power despite living in a world where magic is most certainly real. All of this combined creates a realistic, vile character on par with the most truly wicked of the Disney Villains.

** Similarly, in the third movie, [[spoiler: Cinderella, grateful for Anastasia helping her fix her happy ending, forgives her for her mistreatment, refusing to hold anything against her, and embraces her as a true sister. The King also allows her to keep his most treasured possession--a seashell he and his wife found on the day they met that symbolizes their true love--even after her involvement in Lady Tremaine's plot. As he puts it, "Everyone deserves true love."]]

* DomesticAbuse: Lady Tremaine treats her stepdaughter as a slave and constantly belittles and mistreats her, a vice she encourages in her biological daughters. Almost as much as [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Frollo]], the Evil Stepmother is arguably Disney's most chillingly realistic villain, the one who lives behind closed doors and commits [[EvilIsPetty petty]] abuses against a helpless and innocent victim on a daily basis. In the sequels, it's revealed that she's also psychologically abusive to Drizella and Anastasia, as both are absolutely terrified of displeasing her, with Anastasia in particular getting verbally browbeaten by her mother constantly in the third movie.

* ForTheEvulz: She is ''obsessed'' with making life miserable for Cinderella. Why, you might ask? Because she didn’t push her out of her cooch.

* FatalFlaw: Her sheer pettiness to make Cinderella miserable. When it becomes clear that Cinderella is in fact the one who danced with Prince Charming and thus the one the Prince wishes to marry, her first action is to lock Cinderella in her room to prevent her from meeting the Grand Duke. And Cinderella finally gets out, Tremaine shatters the glass slipper just to deny the Grand Duke from confirming her identity. As a result of her open misdeeds, she and her daughters are denied the life of royalty that would have been given to them had Tremaine not been so petty about Cinderella. It's even more prevalent in ''Cinderella III'', where her usage of Fairy Godmother's wand is solely dedicated to deny Cinderella's happy ending from ever happening that she ends up alienating her biological daughter Anastasia, who finds herself unable to go through with marrying Prince Charming.

* {{Foil}}: To Lady Tremaine. Both are overbearing authority figures who want the best for their biological offspring. But whereas Lady Tremaine is pure evil [[spoiler: and is revealed in the sequels to have ''no'' concern for her daughters and is merely using them as tools]], the king is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, albeit with a bit of a temper, who truly loves his son and wanted nothing more than for him to be happy.

-->'''Grand Duke''': You, Sire, are incurably romantic. No doubt you saw the whole pretty picture in detail: the young prince bowing to the assembly. Suddenly, he stops. He looks up. For lo... there she stands. The girl of his dreams. Who she is or whence she came, he knows not, nor does he care, for his heart tells him that here, here is the maid predestined to be his bride. A pretty plot for fairy tales.