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King Roland II's royal sorcerer, often derided as the worst sorcerer the kingdom's ever had. While he's actually pretty good at his job, he rarely thinks things through, so he often fails in his wish to obtain Sofia's amulet of which she is unaware of.
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King Roland II's royal sorcerer, often derided as the worst sorcerer the kingdom's ever had. While he's actually pretty good at his job, he rarely thinks things through, so he often fails in his wish schemes to obtain Sofia's amulet amulet, of which she is unaware of.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Though at first he only takes on a mentorship role to Sofia to get her amulet, he soon forms a genuine bond with her and takes pride in having her as his apprentice, as she's one of the first people in a long time who genuinely enjoys his company and isn't the least bit judgmental of him.
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Twin sister of James, Amber does not share her brother's humility. She can be down right haughty and mean, but underneath it all she is a nice girl who cares deeply for her friends and family. Doesn't mean she won't comment on your outfit, just means she wants you to be, and look, your best.
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* WrenchWench: During the student exchange program in "Princess Jade," despite initial reluctance she gets pretty into her engineering and construction lessons.
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* LittleMissSnarker: While a good person at heart, Amber's certainly the cattiest of the siblings, though she largely grows out of it.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She feels this way about Sofia, whom she thinks is a much better heroine than Amber herself. Fortunately, [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Sofia reminds Amber of the heroic thinks she's done]].
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: She feels this way about Sofia, whom she thinks is a much better heroine than Amber herself. Fortunately, [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Sofia reminds Amber of the heroic thinks she's done]].
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** Her being a MissingMom is also a reference to the other absent mothers (who were also usually queens) in Disney Princess movies, those being ''Disney/SnowWhite'', ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (with the death of Ariel's mother shown in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaidArielsBeginning''), ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', and ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' (and ''Disney/MulanII'', for that matter).
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** Her being a MissingMom is also a reference to the other absent mothers (who were also usually queens) in Disney Princess movies, those being ''Disney/SnowWhite'', ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (with the death of Ariel's mother shown in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaidArielsBeginning''), ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning''), ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', and ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' (and ''Disney/MulanII'', for that matter).
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* LoveRedeems: One of his most redeeming qualities from early on in the series is his protective instincts towards kids, which can overpower his normally contemptuous outlook on them. We see it most often in action with Sofia, and it's her reminding him of all the times he's put himself at risk for her and her friends [[spoiler:that compels him to perform a full HeelFaceTurn]].
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* MommasBoy: He's much closer to his mother than his father, even though it does embarrass him that she still coddles him.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In "The Leafsong Festival," he covers the entire kingdom in "Forever Frost," planning to blackmail Roland into making him king in exchange for using Crackle's fire (which he recently acquired) to melt it. Before he can enact the second portion of his plan, he slips on the very Frost he created, and drops the jar containing Crackle's fire. The jar is then recovered by Sofia, who gives the fire back to Crackle, with Crackle melting all the Frost.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In "The Leafsong Festival," he covers his plot to cover the entire kingdom land in "Forever Frost," planning to blackmail Roland into making Forever Frost results in him king in exchange for using Crackle's fire (which he recently acquired) to melt it. Before he can enact the second portion of his plan, he slips slipping on the very Frost ice he created, created and drops the jar containing Crackle's fire. The jar is then recovered by Sofia, who gives the fire inadvertently helping Sofia and Crackle get everything back to Crackle, with Crackle melting all the Frost.normal.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Though he first only takes on a mentorship role to Sofia to get her amulet, he soon forms a genuine bond with her and takes pride in having her as his apprentice, as she's one of the first people in a long time who genuinely enjoys his company and isn't the least bit judgmental of him.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Though he initially only takes on a mentorship role to Sofia for the sake of getting her amulet, he quickly forms a genuine bond with her and takes pride in having her as his apprentice, as she's one of the first people in a long time who genuinely enjoys his company.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: He is constantly put down by King Roland, which creates a vicious cycle of him being too nervous to perform his magic correctly which gives foot for the other inhabitants of the castle to put him down.
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* UsedToBeMoreSocial: He was once Roland's playmate and used to be inseparable with his older sister. As his sore reputation grew, his circle of friends diminished to pretty much just Wormwood until Sofia came along.
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* AnimalMotifs: Ravens; he has one for an animal companion, dresses in dark clothes, and themes his would-be throne room in "Day of the Sorcerers" after ravens rather than Enchancia's iconic flying horses. His plots also mostly involve stealing or acquiring something valuable, most notably the Amulet of Avalor.
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* AnimalMotifs: Ravens; he has one for an animal companion, dresses in dark clothes, and themes his would-be throne room in "Day of the Sorcerers" after ravens rather than Enchancia's iconic flying horses. His plots also mostly involve stealing or acquiring something valuable, most notably the Amulet of Avalor. And whether intentionally or not, his guffaws sound pretty close to the hoarse cry of a raven.
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* KidHero: Increasingly so as Sofia's rogues gallery starts to escalate in threat level, especially after she becomes Storykeeper.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Sofia was always more resourceful and resilient than her age would imply, and by the end of the series she's able to face down [[spoiler:''the'' most powerfully wicked entity in the show's universe through sheer force of will.]]
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* VocalEvolution: His voice gets progressively less reedy and devious in later seasons.
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* PosthumuousCharacter: Given that Roland II was king from the start of the show, it's safe to bet that Roland I has been dead for a while. He's only ever seen in flashbacks and mentioned by other characters who'd have known him, such as his family and Goodwin's.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Whenever he takes on tasks such as fishing and baking, he's pretty clearly out of his element. He tries to play it off with as much regality as he can muster, but that often just comes across as him trying way too hard.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: How she sees her relationship with Cedric, whom she views as a secondary parental/mentor figure. Her friendship with Clover and the other animals can have shades of this as they are all adults by the standards of their species if not actually older than Sofia.
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* InadequateInheritor: He comes from a long line of Royal Sorcerers, yet his father Goodwing the Great didn't find him suited for the job nor the family wand. This changed after the episode 'Mystic Meadows' with the help of Sofia.
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* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:With his HeelFaceTurn he earnestly seeks to become a noble asset to the royal family.]]
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* SecretIdentity: She tries to keep the amulet's powers a secret from everyone because for some reason, she feels she's not allowed to tell them, as her family assumed it's just a necklace and she learned it's more than that.
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* RebuiltPedestal: [[spoiler:Though Sofia tries to stop him after he reveals his true intentions and almost takes over the kingdom, he regains her friendship and respect after saving the royal family. This also applies to a lesser extent to James, who forgives him and simply tells him to put on a magic show.]]
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* CoolUncle: His niece Calista ''adores'' him, and he adopts a mentorship role towards her, so much so that his sister Cordelia, who is normally critical and untrusting towards Cedric, doesn't object.
* EvilFormerFriend: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] towards King Roland. While they had a close friendship while they were young, now Cedric dislikes Roland and even seeks to usurp his throne. However, this is because Cedric was often put down by Roland, who stopped having his back ever since he gained a reputation as a bungler, and Cedric eventually comes to have second thoughts about his evil plans due to Sofia's kindness. [[spoiler:After Cedric's HeelFaceTurn, Roland continues to distrust Cedric, but changes his mind after Cedric saves Sofia's life and their friendship is salvaged.]]
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* [[BigBrotherBully Big Sister Bully]]: To Cedric ever since the Sorceress Ball fiasco.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Often lets his composure slip and reveals his {{Adorkable}} ManChild side.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: With the exception of his rashness in "Let The Good Times Troll", King Roland II is this trope (and even in that episode, he listened to reason eventually). Every decision Roland makes is for the good of the kingdom, he's a source of advice and wisdom to his children, and on the very rare occasions where he has to give a punishment, it's usually of the "today you have to stay home from the latest fun event" variety.
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Zigzagged with Roland. Unlike the composed and diplomatic Roland, Cedric exudes anxiety and is prone to making emotionally-driven decisions. However, he is also abrasive and cynical (at least pre-Character Development), whereas Roland has a more polite attitude.
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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Cedric's Sensitive Guy. Unlike Cedric, he does a much better job at putting up a dignified front befitting of his station, though he's by no means a stick in the mud.
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!!The Royal Family of Enchancia
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!!Princess Sofia Balthazar
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ArielWinter
The daughter of a shoe-saleswoman, who became a princess when her mother married the king. Sofia is a kind, thoughtful, and loving young girl who is always willing to help. Her biggest trait though has to be her belief in the good in others even if some, or they themselves, don't see it.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: She pronounces Cedric's name as "See-drick" throughout Season 1.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Sofia has shown throughout the series to have an unusually high level of maturity and self-control for a child her age. She is able to remain calm in most situations and rarely loses her temper. It's revealed in "Stormy Lani" that Sofia achieves this by thinking "sunny thoughts".
* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Thanks to her mother marrying King Roland.
* AffectionateNickname: James and Clover refer to her as "Sof".
* BadassAdorable: She's a brave go-getter who's faced down fearsome sorcerers and monsters.
* BadassBookworm: Often seen or mentioned reading books about new stories and magical creatures. This is taken further when she becomes Storykeeper, an adventurer whose duty it is to finish the unresolved stories in her own world. Taking on this role is what eventually leads her to help free Elena.
* BerserkButton: She's a sweet little girl and hardly stays angry for long, but when someone breaks her trust [[spoiler: especially when it comes to her amulet]], that's when she holds a grudge until she gets an apology.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sofia is almost constantly cheerful. That might be dropped when she's feeling insecure or hurt. But in the rare event she gets truly ''angry''? She is absolutely venomous- sometimes without even dropping the cheerful [[StepfordSmiler smile]].
* BigSisterMentor: She fulfills this role to Cedric's niece, Calista.
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* BrainyBrunette: While Sofia's greatest assets are the power of her heart and the moral strength that comes with it, Sofia prefers to rely on knowledge and patience. This is because after her first attempt at casting a spell, she came to value the slow and steady approach. Sofia places a lot of faith in books she has read, usually thinks things through, and, contrary to what her family and Admiral Hornpipe believe, she is a hardheaded pragmatist who does not believe that something is so until she knows for sure that it is so and is very practical and realistic. She has a hunger for knowledge that makes her find out stuff that other people, especially Roland, usually overlook, like the fact that the "troll attack" King Gideon supposedly stopped was in fact a huge misunderstanding. This has also given her superb detective skills.
* CatchPhrase:
** "A-mazing!"
** "Yay!" (usually her response when someone agrees to do something for her)
* CharacterDevelopment: Due to past magical experiences, Sofia is usually very careful and hesitant when using active magic, respecting its power and what it's capable of, whether it's done correctly or incorrectly.
** Initially she's overwhelmed by the escalating range of challenges put before her after becoming a princess, but she learns to be adept at any given situation (even when her youth and small size would be disadvantages), becoming a bolder and more self-actualized person who'll stand up to defend her loved ones no matter the danger. This culminates with the SeriesFinale, [[spoiler:where she becomes a Protector, a position of guardianship, while Amber takes the role of queen and future leader.]]
* CheerfulChild: A young girl who's often smiling and thinking "sunny thoughts." She even sometimes smiles cheerfuly while angry.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: For better or worse Sofia can't resist helping people, even if she doesn't really want to.
* ColorMotifs: Purple, symbolizing her royal status. Much of her clothing is purple, her jewels from her first CoolCrown are purple.
* CoolCrown: A diamond tiara.
* CostumeEvolution: Her dress transforms following the freeing of Elena from the amulet, notably the skirt is shorter to expose her shoes, and parts in the middle, and is much more pinkish-purple instead of a pale indigo.
* TheCutie: Just look at her!
* DaddysGirl: An unusual example since King Roland is her "stepfather" rather than her "birth father", but they have a great deal of father-daughter bonding in "The Baker King", and when Roland appreciates his king status again at the end of the episode, he lists all the great things about being king, but finishes the list with Sofia, who loves him whether he's a baker ''or'' a king.
** Played with in "Dads and Daughters Day" when we see that despite Roland and Sofia having a very close relationship, Sofia harbors feelings of being just a step-daughter to him, something that shocks not only Roland but Amber as well. By the end of the episode though the two make it clear to Sofia that despite that he wasn't there at her birth Sofia is just as much King Roland's child as Amber and James are.
* DisappearedDad: Her birth father was a sailor who was lost at sea some time before the series proper starts.
* EverythingIsBetterWithPrincesses: Not only is she one, she gets advice from other Disney Princesses with the Amulet of Avalor.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Practically her superpower, Sofia will try to befriend anyone. Her Amulet has also helped her handle dangerous animals by talking to them, as shown in her mediating with Wilbur the Wombeast and the Jade Jaguar.
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Even before she became a princess, she liked the color. Her entire wardrobe is full of purple dresses mingled with a few gowns of different colors, especially pink, blue, and green.
** Her main dress changes as of "Elena and the Secret of Avalor", consisting of a darker purple with pink tones.
* GreenEyedMonster: Probably Sofia's only truly negative trait, she can become pretty jealous when she has to share her friends or mother.
* GuileHero: Often subtle given the demographic, but Sofia is ''extremely'' good at manipulating people around her, even if it is almost always for good. Even when there isn't an especially "right" or "wrong" option (such as getting Cedric to help her with various things), and you can bet she will almost always manage to convince anyone around her to act in whatever way aligns with her interests. This may involve stroking egos, striking deals, or simply putting her foot down; and if one tactic isn't working, expect her to shift gears rather fluidly.
* HappilyAdopted: By her stepfather.
* HappyHolidaysDress: In "Holiday In Enchancia", she wears an ice blue dress with snowflake decorations. And in "Winter's Gift", she wears a golden gown and a tiara with leaves.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Many times, Sofia has shown compassion, kindness and resolve, all of which have helped her overcome the challenges that she has faced as a princess, as well as helping others. She never gives up, always finds a way to succeed and the goodness of her heart has helped others find an anchor of support and re-evaluate their problems.
* HeartSymbol: Her bodice and tiara, as well as her chest with her possessions that she had as a cobbler's daughter, have heart designs.
* HumbleHero: Sofia tends to be modest in her dealings with others, and even when she has temporary lapses of arrogance (boasting about her singing talent for example, or wanting to have her mother to herself on Mother's Day), she always fixes the problem eventually. She treats everyone with respect, even people who do not normally inspire it, such as Cedric or Minimus. Finally, she usually takes others' ill feelings in stride and concentrates on proper behavior (for example, when the merpeople forbid her from returning unless she brings the mermaid queen's daughter back, Sofia simply responds "I understand" and goes to rescue the girl).
* HyperAwareness: With her intelligence, resourcefulness and keen eye for detail, Sofia has shown that she's very good at detective work.
* InkSuitActor: She looks like a younger Ariel Winter dead-on.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: How she sees her relationship with Cedric, whom she views as a secondary parental/mentor figure. Her friendship with Clover and the other animals can have shades of this as they are all adults by the standards of their species if not actually older than Sofia.
* LovableJock: She's a derby-racer for Royal Prep, a Buttercup Scout, Dazzleballer of the Dunwiddie Ducks, and an ice dancer. She's also an extremely nice person.
* MagicalGirlWarrior: She learns to be a decent spell-caster, but much of her magical ability extends from the Amulet. She more or less becomes the MagicalGirlWarrior of her own world when she is enlisted into the Protectors of the Mystic Isles in Season 4.
* MamaBear: When at least one of her animal friends is missing, she'll jump to find them without a second thought.
* MeaningfulName: Her name means "wisdom" or "knowledge".
* MixedAncestry: She's the show's equivalent of Hispanic and Scandinavian descent.
* MoralityPet:
** For [[BigBadFriend Cedric]] in "Cedric's Apprentice." Best exemplified in "Day of the Sorcerers", in which [[spoiler:he can't bring himself to freeze Sofia when he has the opportunity]].
** For [[ItsAllAboutMe Amber]] most of the time, and a couple times for [[JerkassBall James]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: On the rare occasion when Sofia does something wrong (the crises in "The Littlest Princess" and "New Genie On The Block" are basically her fault), her reaction is very much this trope, and she immediately starts looking for ways to fix it.
* NiceGirl: Most people in this series are nice, but Sofia really stands out as having this trait. In fact, she's such a nice girl that even Sofia's occasional misdeeds are usually done while thinking she's doing something nice. For example, she tries to turn her best friends away from the big princess sleepover, but it was as much because she was afraid they weren't having a good time as it was that they'd embarrass her. For another example, she eventually replaces Clover with Ginger in the pet contest, but in addition to wanting to win the contest it was also because Sofia thought ''Clover'' didn't want to go.
* NotSoDifferent: When Ruby and Jade started befriending Amber, Sofia was feeling left out and Amber said it was like the jealousy ''she'' felt about having to share family and friends with Sofia. Happens again when she has to share her mother during their annual Mother's Day picnic.
* OneNameOnly: Averted. According to WordOfGod, her last name is [[https://twitter.com/CraigGerber_/status/610126549153492992 Balthazar]], her father's last name.
* OnlyFriend: Of Cedric, according to his mother Winifred.
* PimpedOutDress: With pearl trimmings on the bodice and skirt.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Sofia's secondary color is pink, featured on her new dress and tiara. Her clothing is usually a mix of pink and purple.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Surprisingly, she's able to lift anyone bigger than she, [[spoiler:including a grown man in armor]]!
* PrettyInMink: In the ChristmasEpisode "Holiday In Enchancia", she wears a PimpedOutCape and NiceHat each trimmed with ermine.
* PrincessClassic: A reconstruction of the trope in the same line as [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]] and [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]]. She is more adventurous and outspoken than the classic portrayals of this character, and can do wrong from time to time (although she always does the right thing at the end which delivers the moral), but otherwise fits the archetype perfectly. See TomboyPrincess below.
* RagsToRoyalty: Her mother was a shoemaker before she married the King.
* SizeShifter: The Amulet has granted her the power to shrink to the size of a sprite, or even smaller.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Amulet of Avalor gives her the power to speak with animals.
* SilentSnarker: She rarely ever expresses her exasperation in words, but her expressions sometimes speak for themselves.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Sofia is rather tomboyish, especially when compared to her sister Amber. She has become more feminine over time, especially when looking at her outfits in Season Four.
* TomboyPrincess: Adventurous and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. Even joins the all male flying horse derby races.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Is just as interested in girly things like dresses and tea parties as Amber is.
* TomboyishPonytail: Starts to wear her hair up on occasion around season 2, and it's practically her de facto hairstyle by the end of season 4.
* UnknownRival:
** Sofia is unaware of Cedric's plans to steal her amulet at the start of the series. She realizes by "Day of the Sorcerers".
** She also initially unaware of Amber's jealousy towards her, but realizes in time by the dance lesson.
* UnwantedAssistance: When Sofia goes hiking with her fellow buttercup scouts, King Roland is afraid she'll get hurt and orders Baileywick to go along. Baileywick insists on doing things for her, which makes her lose several chances of earning merit badges.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Amulet has granted her the power to turn into a mermaid, fairy, and into any animal she sees.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Despite being a micromanager, Sofia also values quick thinking and being able to improvise. She is able to come up with plans on the spot. She is also very creative to the point where it was why she made an excellent royal adviser.
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[[folder:Princess Amber]]
!!Princess Amber
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DarcyRoseByrnes
Twin sister of James, Amber does not share her brother's humility. She can be down right haughty and mean, but underneath it all she is a nice girl who cares deeply for her friends and family. Doesn't mean she won't comment on your outfit, just means she wants you to be, and look, your best.
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* AlphaBitch: Originally, Amber was cold, spoiled, bratty and envious. When Sofia became a princess, Amber took an immediate dislike to her, fearing that Sofia would steal her thunder, with her brother James remarking that Amber "won't be the fairest of them all."
* BigSisterBully: She was mean to Sofia and hated being called out for it. Amber's jealousy increased when the other children acted friendly to Sofia. Amber acted manipulative and even tricked James into humiliating Sofia.
* CharacterDevelopment: As the series has progressed, she is growing to be more responsible, kind and respective towards Sofia by teaching her more about being a princess. She tries keep Sofia out of harm's way as well. And while she is still holding on to her old haughty, vain and spoiled behavior, Amber is steadily improving not only as a princess, but as a person as well. She has especially matured in the fourth season, being more flexible, brave, and aware of previous bad behavior. This maturity has led to her joining Sofia on an adventure with the amulet that she doesn't forget, and [[spoiler: becoming the future Queen of Enchancia.]]
* CoolBigSis: Following the premiere movie, she is helpful to Sofia and fiercely protective of her as well.
* CoolCrown: She has thousands of them.
* DaddysGirl: While Princess Amber was initially resentful of how her stepsister Princess Sofia was [[GreenEyedMonster more liked than she]] by practically everyone, it didn't help matters she saw her father giving Sofia a family heirloom as a welcome gift.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's good at being this.
* {{Deuteragonist}} : Outside of Sofia herself, she gets the strongest character development of any of the show's characters. The most notable case is that she's the only other character to appear in all of the movies, playing a major role in 4 out of 6 of them.
* GreenEyedMonster: Much like Sofia, jealousy is a major vice of Amber's, and it tends to lead to major problems.
* GrewASpine: Much of her development focuses on her becoming more independent and courageous.
* HappilyAdopted: By her stepmother, who's actually happier than Amber at first.
* HeelFaceTurn: At the climax of the premiere movie.
* HeroicSacrifice: In "The Curse of Princess Ivy", she stands in the way of her sister almost getting her memory erased by Ivy's dragonfly, only to get her own erased in the process. It is that which breaks the curse and sends Ivy back to her kingdom.
* HiddenDepths:
** Late into season two, she becomes quite adept at astronomy, even discovering her own star.
** She knows how to square dance.
** Amber can be quite hands-on and adventurous, but only if it involves things and people she loves.
** During Aunt Tilly's wedding, Amber demonstrates an amazing knowledge of protocol and linguistics when dealing with the royals of other kingdoms and, indeed, other species such as kobolds and centaurs.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** In "Dads and Daughters Day", Amber told Hildegard off for causing trouble in order to get something she wanted, which is ironic because she's caused trouble many times before in order to get something she wanted, [[spoiler:and does it again in "The Mystic Isles]]".
** In "Dads and Daughters Day", Amber tells Hildegard off for [[InnocentlyInsensitive telling Sofia that Roland isn't her real father]], saying that stepdads are just as real as dad-dads. However, in "Pirated Away", Amber claims in a petty huff that Miranda isn't her real mother.
* InkSuitActor: She closely resembles her voice actor, notably the hairstyle.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While always somewhat selfish, how much this trope affects her or the story [[DependingOnTheWriter generally depends]] on how much focus she has in the episode, where it can be PlayedForLaughs or PlayedForDrama.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the TV series - she's kind, helpful, proud, jealous, sassy, curious, and impatient at times.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In "The Curse of Princess Ivy" [[spoiler: after taking an attack meant for Sofia, on the plus side while she forgets about the Amulet's powers, her HeroicSacrifice is enough to undo the curse the amulet put on her.]]
* LovableAlphaBitch: In the series, most of it comes from her ideas on how a proper princess should behave.
* MeaningfulName: Her name comes from an ancient yellowish relic holding a fossil, often used to make jewelry. Like her namesake, she is malleable.
* MissingMom: Her birth mother.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In "Princess Butterfly", Amber has been trying to take Sofia's amulet because Cedric (as part of an evil scheme) said that he could only fix Amber's "magic butterfly costume" (which Amber had earlier used to cheat and win a costume contest) using a potion that requires the amulet as an ingredient. Eventually Sofia discovers the truth, but then Sofia just ''offers'' her amulet, since Amber is more important to Sofia than her promise to her father never to remove it. So Amber is about to solve her problems without having to admit to the fairies that she cheated...but Amber suddenly finds she can't go through with it. As Amber says, ''she'' was the one who lied and cheated, so it wouldn't be fair if ''Sofia'' was the one who had to give up something.
** She has an even bigger moment in "The Curse of Princess Ivy", as it's her envy and greed that caused an amulet curse that summoned Princess Ivy to Enchancia in the first place.
* ProperLady: Decorum and proper etiquette are very important to her, but it takes her a while to embody the grace and maturity of the archetype.
* RoyalBrat: Especially in the premier movie - she was a selfish and mean girl to Sofia, thankfully she matures. And while she can be this sometimes in the TV series, she'll learn her lesson by the end.
* SilkHidingSteel: A more kid friendly version, but Amber is willing to mix it up and get her hands dirty if properly motivated or if she gets angry enough.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Is more often on the receiving end of physical gags than her other siblings.
* SlasherSmile: She gives a rather frightening one to a shocked Sofia during the dance lesson, after giving her trick shoes.
* SpoiledBrat: Her first priority is often herself, she loves flaunting her finery and she's used to having others do whatever she wants. Throughout the series her main character arc is learning to be more responsible, empathetic, proactive, and honest with her feelings.
* StealthPun: She wears a yellow-green dress, which hints that she's sometimes literally green with envy.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks like a younger version of her birth mother Lorelei.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Jumps in front of an amnesia spell meant for Sofia in "The Curse of Princess Ivy."]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Sofia's tomboy.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: The advice she gives Sofia is often well-meaning but incredibly bad advice.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Prince James]]
!!Prince James
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->'''Voiced by:''' Zach Callison (season 1, first 11 episodes of season 2), Tyler Merna (from season 2 episode 12 to season 3 episode 19), Nicolas Cantu (from season 3, episode 25 onward)
Heir to the throne, [[spoiler:(at least until Amber was revealed to be the lawful heir)]] like his father James is mostly humble and always does everything with enthusiasm and genuine interest.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: His plan for his dream castle involve building it on a ''giant cannon''.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He'll stand up to anyone who picks on Sofia, and when she and her griffin flew into the Hanging Gardens, he flew in after her.
* BigEater: Ate a whole plate of swan cookies once when Amber and Sofia weren't looking.
* BookDumb: He dislikes schoolwork, and is astounded at himself for being the first to finish an assignment in "One for the Books."
* CatchPhrase:
** "Brilliant!"
** Also "Boom goes the cannon!"
* HappilyAdopted: By his stepmother.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In "A Royal Wedding". [[spoiler:He clearly doesn't enjoy all the diplomatic responsibilities that come with being heir to the throne, but when he finds out that Amber (who genuinely enjoys diplomacy) is the true heir, he is outraged, claiming that he could have learned to like those duties.]]
* InadequateInheritor: Zigzagged. "King for a Day" is all about how James' on-the-fly method of problem-solving isn't conducive to being a leader, and he even admits that he doesn't find the policy-making part of ruling very fun. Still, he doesn't hesitate to jump in the fray to help the villagers, a quality that's desired in a king [[spoiler:and perfect for a knight. When Amber is revealed to be the rightful heir, after he sees how much more responsible and adept his sister is at ruling, he sees that she's more fit to inherit the crown.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Dreams about becoming the First Knight of Enchancia.
* LeeroyJenkins: One of his main flaws is that he'll often tackle a problem headfirst without thinking things through.
* LovableJock: Good at sports (and occasionally a bit of a SoreLoser) but a complete aversion of the JerkJock trope; he's as nice as they come.
* NiceGuy: He's inherited his father's affable and easygoing nature, though he does occasionally get into mischief.
* MissingMom: His birth mother.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Physical, outgoing, energetic and humble James contra refined, dainty, stuck-up Amber. On the flip side, he is also more stubborn, while she is more willing to change.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The latter to his friend Desmond.
* SoreLoser: Has this problem in the "Tri-Kingdom Picnic". He's also a sore winner. He becomes a sore loser again in "A Royal Wedding" when [[spoiler: Amber becomes the heir to Enchancia's throne due to being born first,]] but, as before, he accepts his loss.
* TheSquire: Becomes one in one episode. He even decides to become a knight when he grows up.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:King Roland II]]
!!King Roland II
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TravisWillingham
The King of Enchancia and a member of the House of Winslow, Roland is very humble, and always has the best interest of his subjects in mind. As a father he always tries to make time for his children even if it means he might suffer for it later.
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* AcademicAthlete: He was known as a LovableJock in his school days, and his favorite subject was Enchanted Science.
* AffectionateNickname: Miranda more often than not refers to him by "Rolly."
* BadassBaritone: Travis Willingham gives him a deep, commanding voice fitting of a ruler.
* CatchPhrase: "Great!"
* ChildhoodFriends: He and Cedric have known each other for most of their lives due to Cedric's father being the royal sorcerer before him. It's because of this (and a realization prompted by Sofia and Miranda about how he's consistently done little to encourage Cedric's confidence) [[spoiler:that Roland ultimately decides to let Cedric continue being royal sorcerer after his attempted coup.]]
* TheGoodKing: Roland has been shown trying to make things fair for everyone, despite name, rank, or such. One example was, raising Gwen's position from kitchen maid to royal inventor, to show his thanks for her help.
* HappilyMarried:
** To Miranda.
** Presumably, he was this with his first wife as well as there is nothing to say that he ''wasn't''. Craig Gerber even confirmed his first marriage wasn't arranged.
* TheIllegible: "The Elf Situation" reveals that Roland has terrible penmanship.
* LargeHam: [[Creator/TravisWillingham Travis Willing]]''[[Creator/TravisWillingham ham]]'' can't resist having him as this at times. Particularly in "The Baker King", with moments such as him ''commanding'' a cow to make milk for him.
* LostLenore: It's implied that his first wife, Queen Lorelei, [[DeathByChildbirth died in childbirth.]] [[spoiler:He used his first wish to ask for children, which her body couldn't handle, and he's shown feeling some heavy remorse by her deathbed.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: His first wish. [[spoiler:He wished that he and Lorelei could have children. They do, but Lorelei's body couldn't handle it and she passed away.]]
* NiceGuy: He is regal and imposing, yet kind and welcoming. He cares not for background, but rather for character, seeing as he married Miranda (a shoemaker) for true love and he was happy that Sofia accepted him as her new father.
* NobleBigot: In "Let The Good Times Troll", he shows a distrust over trolls because of their apparent assault of the kingdom when his grandfather ruled. Thanks to Sofia, he learns that the creatures never had malicious intent and gladly welcomes them.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Often lets his composure slip and reveals his {{Adorkable}} ManChild side.
** In the flashback in "Through the Looking-Back Glass," we see just where James and Amber might've gotten their mischievous streaks, as he's briefly shown playing a prank by filling someone's hat with water.
* NotSoDifferent: One reason why Roland [[spoiler:decides to keep Cedric around, even after his attempted takeover]]; they both felt the pressure of succeeding their fathers growing up, and it once helped them bond as friends.
* OverprotectiveDad: He's showing signs of this. In the episode "The Buttercups" he didn't want Sofia to go to the woods even though she'd be with her troop and have adult supervision.
* PapaWolf: In "Forever Royal," his first instinct after [[spoiler:Sofia frees him and the family from Vor's mind control]] is to lead the escape and get his family to a secure location by boat. However, Sofia reminds him that as king, his protection should extend to ''all'' of his subjects.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: With the exception of his rashness in "Let The Good Times Troll", King Roland II is this trope (and even in that episode, he listened to reason eventually). Every decision Roland makes is for the good of the kingdom, he's a source of advice and wisdom to his children, and on the very rare occasions where he has to give a punishment, it's usually of the "today you have to stay home from the latest fun event" variety.
** [[spoiler:After the events of "Day of the Sorcerers", he allows Cedric to be reinstated as the Royal Sorcerer when it becomes apparent that Cedric is genuinely remorseful for his coup attempt, on the condition that he always remember that he owed his job to Sofia.]]
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: In "The Baker King", he tries to get milk from a cow by ''commanding'' it to make it for him.
* SecondLove: To Miranda. Before meeting, falling in love with, and marrying her, she was previously married to Birk Balthazar, and he was married to a woman named Lorelei.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Cedric's Sensitive Guy. Unlike Cedric, he does a much better job at putting up a dignified front befitting of his station, though he's by no means a stick in the mud.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's the spitting image of his father, King Roland I.
* UptownGuy: Roland (a king) married Miranda (a now-former shoemaker).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Queen Miranda]]
!!Queen Miranda Cordova
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaraRamirez
Shoemaker turned queen, Miranda is always understanding and tries to be a good role model to all her children.
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* BrainyBrunette: Is one of the smartest and most sensible characters on the show -- and, of course, a brunette.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: [[https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/10/23/disney-princess-sofia-not-latina_n_2005288.html Word of God]] states that Miranda was born in Galdiz, the show's fantasy equivalent of Spain. Her last name, Cordova, indicates her Hispanic heritage.
* HappilyMarried: To King Roland II.
* HiddenDepths: Though she usually stays in the background and is mostly portrayed as calm and dignified, on some occasions she'll demonstrate just where Sofia got her sense of fun and adventure from.
-->''(after their boat has lost control and gone down some rapid torrents)''\\
'''Sofia:''' Wow...\\
'''Miranda:''' That was really...\\
'''Both:''' ...''FUN!'' ''*laugh*''
* TheHighQueen: She wasn't born into royalty, but she carries it off splendidly.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Much of Sofia's personality, as well as appearance, are her mother's. Apparently, Sofia gets her curious and adventurous spirit from Miranda. Miranda is also prominent in Sofia's kindness, optimism, perseverance and intuition.
* MamaBear: She's very protective of her children.
* NiceGirl: Kind, supportive, and motherly.
%%* ParentService
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her main PimpedOutDress is varying shades of pink.
* RagsToRoyalty: Was a shoemaker before marrying the King.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: It's easy to see where Sofia gets her sense of maturity and fair play from.
* RedIsHeroic: Her throne color and some of her dresses are red.
* SatelliteCharacter: To Sofia and Roland, though she grows out of it later on.
* SecondLove: To Roland. Before meeting, falling in love with, and marrying him, he was previously married to the former Queen.
* SpiritedYoungLady: Perhaps a bit older than most examples, but Miranda is a gracious, intelligent woman who still carries a lot of practical knowledge and down-to-earth common sense from her time as a commoner.
* WickedStepmother: Averted -- she's a kind, patient and loving stepmother to James and Amber. [[LampshadeHanging She even admits there aren't many fairy tales with a non-evil stepmother, and that she wants to break that particular tradition]].
* WomenAreWiser: Not the most extreme of examples as her husband is no slough himself -- but where he has his moments of folly, Miranda does not, and on the rare occasions when they disagree about something, Miranda tends to be the one who's right.
[[/folder]]
!!!Other family members
[[folder:Aunt Tilly]]
!!Duchess Matilda "Tilly"
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BonnieHunt
Roland's older sister.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Whiz-bang!"
* CloudCuckooLander: More than a little dotty. Although, given that she's ''successfully tamed a Dragon'', one wonders how much of it is ObfuscatingStupidity.
* CoolBigSis: A loving older sister to Roland who welcomes Miranda and Sofia with open arms.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite her kooky tendencies, she's a skilled adventurer. She even managed to tame a dragon once.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In "A Royal Wedding", she appears with a pair of wings and a character comments on it, prompting her to tell the character it was "an observant observation you observed".
* {{Expy}}: Of Film/MaryPoppins. She has a similar BagOfHolding and umbrella, and she's a quirky semi-magical TricksterMentor.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Downplayed. She's a smart lady, but she's aware that her demeanor and interests don't align with those required of her birthright [[spoiler:as the lawful heir to the throne]]. Thus, she and her parents were content to letting Roland take the reins on Enchancia.
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: Not only was she the previous owner of the Amulet of Avalor, she's in charge of a magical secret library as the Storykeeper whose job it is to give unfinished stories happy endings, and she wants Sofia to inherit her role.]]
* LadyAndKnight: With Sir Bartleby; she's a rather unconventional type of lady, and he loves her all the more for it.
* NiceGirl: Joyful, kind, and brave.
* NiceHat: She wears a giant hat tied up with a large red bow.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: She has ''successfully tamed a dragon'', but to most people is appears that she's utterly nuts. It's evidently an act, especially given that she seems total normal, if a bit wild and adventurous, when around Sofia alone.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Outside of formal introductions, no one calls her Matilda.
* PepTalkSong: Has two, “A Recipe for Adventure” from her debut episode and “It’s Up To You” from “Minding the Manor”.
* RebelliousPrincess: Had shades of this when she was a little girl, as shown by her riding a pogo stick at a fancy party and being reprimanded by her father for it.
* RejectingTheInheritance: [[spoiler:Gave up her birthright to the throne to her younger brother.]]
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: She knows all about the Amulet of Avalor and its powers, as she wore it herself in her youth.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler: She set Sofia several of these in "Minding The Manor," with Sofia inadvertently choosing the hardest one. Once Sofia passed, Tilly knew she was ready to find the Secret Library.]]
* SupremeChef: She bakes an excellent apple pie.
* TricksterMentor: To Sofia.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Grand Mum]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Florence Henderson
The Grand Queen of Enchancia, Roland and Tilly's mother, Miranda's mother-in-law, Amber and James' grandmother, and Sofia's step-grandmother.
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* AlmightyMom: Roland ''thinks'' that his mother is this, when really she's quite the gentle soul.
* CoolOldLady: She enjoys watching the Starwings' Stunt Show, and even takes part in it, performing quite well before the accident.
* GrandDame: A dignified, elderly queen, but one with quite a bit of spirit in her.
* InkSuitActor: Bears more than a passing resemblance to Florence Henderson.
* UnwillingInstigatorOfDoom: Her reveal that ''Amber'' is actually heir to the throne leads to the monumental disaster that occurs at Tilly's wedding - which James sabotages in revenge to make Amber "look a fool" and incompetent so that they choose ''him'' instead.
[[/folder]]
!!!Deceased
[[folder:King Roland I]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TravisWillingham
Roland and Tilly's father, the previous king of Enchancia.
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* DisappearedDad: He's all but said to have passed away; he's always referred to in the past tense within the show, and Sofia's never even met him.
* DistressedDude: Goodwin the Great's saved his life nine and a half times, at one point even saving him from a Kraken.
* GenerationXerox: He's quite the dead ringer to his son, down to his voice.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Queen Lorelei]]
King Roland II's first wife. She passed away shortly after Amber and James were born.
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* DeathByChildbirth: She died giving birth to Amber and James. [[spoiler:She and Roland wanted children, but she wasn't able to, leading to him making a wish for it. It worked... but Lorelei's body couldn't handle the stress of childbirth either, so she passed away.]]
* GenerationXerox: She's the spitting image of her daughter, Amber.
* IronicName: In German folklore, Lorelei [[DrivenToSuicide threw herself off a seaside cliff]] in despair that her lover [[YourCheatingHeart had cheated on her]]. Instead of dying, she was turned into a siren that lured men off of the cliff with her song. Here, Lorelei is Roland's LostLenore before he went on to have a SecondLove, and Miranda's first love, Birk, died at sea.
* MissingMom: She passed away after giving birth to the twins.
* NoNameGiven: Her name is only given by WordOfGod.
* TheReveal: What happened to her is not revealed until the SeriesFinale.
* ShoutOut:
** The shot of her lying on her deathbed while Roland grieves over her is a reference to the iconic scene from ''Disney/SnowWhite'' where the Prince finds Snow White in eternal sleep in her glass coffin.
** Her being a MissingMom is also a reference to the other absent mothers (who were also usually queens) in Disney Princess movies, those being ''Disney/SnowWhite'', ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (with the death of Ariel's mother shown in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaidArielsBeginning''), ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', and ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' (and ''Disney/MulanII'', for that matter).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Birk Balthazar]]
Queen Miranda's first husband. Having worked as a sailor, he was lost at sea.
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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''irk '''B'''althazar.
* DisappearedDad: He died shortly before the beginning of the show.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: As WordOfGod stated that Sofia was of Scandinavian descent (or at least the Ever Realm equivalent of it, that being Freezenburg), "Birk" is a name of Scandinavian origin.
* TheGhost: What he looked like is not shown. In his only mention, Sofia and Miranda are seen looking at a ship-in-a-bottle.
* IronicName: Balthazar is the name of [[Literature/TheBible one of the Three Kings that visited Jesus when he was born]]. Balthazar wasn't a king, but Miranda's ''second'' husband, Roland, is.
* MeaningfulName: [[Literature/TheBible King Balthazar visited Jesus when he was born]]. Birk is the father of TheHero, Sofia.
* NeverFoundTheBody: He's simply said to have been "lost at sea". Given that the magical nature of the Ever Realm, it's possible he's still alive, but the show's intent is that he has passed away.
* NeverSayDie: He's not said to have died, just "lost at sea", but it's clear that the intent is that he died.
* NoNameGiven: His name is only given by WordOfGod.
* TheReveal: What happened to him is not revealed until the SeriesFinale.
* ShoutOut: Being lost at sea and possibly dying is a common and well-known trope in Disney animated films, including ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (Eric nearly drowning), ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' (Tarzan's parents survived a shipwreck), ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' (Anna and Elsa's parents died in a storm), and ''Disney/{{Moana}}'' ([[spoiler:Tui's friend drowned]]).
* StrongFamilyResemblance: WordOfGod states that Sofia resembles him more than she resembles Miranda.
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!!The Royal Court
[[folder:Cedric the Sorcerer]]
!!Cedric the Sorcerer
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JessHarnell
King Roland II's royal sorcerer. While he's actually pretty good at his job, he rarely thinks things through, so he often fails in his wish to obtain Sofia's amulet of which she is unaware of.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He's always been an awkward duck whenever he slips out of scheming mode, but when he gets to visit his hero Merlin, he goes full fanboy.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: He is constantly put down by King Roland, which creates a vicious cycle of him being too nervous to perform his magic correctly which gives foot for the other inhabitants of the castle to put him down.
* AntiVillain: Though he'd deny it, he's a Type II. In Season 2, he borders on Type IV, helping Sofia far more than he does try to steal the amulet.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He becomes this in "In Cedric We Trust", desperately trying to get Roland to forgive him for his previous act of treachery. He only succeeds after saving Sofia's life.]]
%%* BeadyEyedLoser
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Has his first moment of this in "Cedric's Apprentice" when Sofia's kindness causes him to reconsider taking the amulet after helping her pass her sorcery test. Later when he is about to carry out his scheme, one look at Sofia's smiling face causes him to give up for her sake. In "Day of the Sorcerers", because Sofia was nice to Cedric all this time, [[spoiler:he can't bring himself to freeze Sofia when he has the opportunity, costing him his plan to take over the kingdom.]]
* BeneathTheMask: He is almost always keeping his amulet plots a secret, even around Sofia. Even when he mumbles portions of it out loud, he has to quickly rephrase it so they buy it.
* BigBadFriend: Sofia considers him a friend, and has no idea he's evil.
** Or at least, if she's started to catch on, she doesn't care. In "Substitute Cedric", he describes a spell he's working on to her with zero hesitation, and while it's not evil ''per se'' (he wants to make his face appear in every mirror in the kingdom so everyone will admire him "...at least whenever they fix their hair"), it's pretty ego-maniacal and morally dubious at best. Sofia simply smiles through the whole thing and ''offers to help him'' get the rest of the ingredients he needs in exchange for doing her school a favor.
** As of "Day of the Sorcerers", [[spoiler:Sofia now knows that Cedric is evil because Wormwood confessed to all of Cedric's previous evil plots to steal her amulet, and Cedric openly tries to take over the kingdom in this episode--but it's also in this episode that Cedric's friendship with Sofia motivates him to give up his Big Bad Friend status.]]
* BigBadWannabe: Aspires to be a diabolical sorcerer and usurper of the throne, but it becomes increasingly evident that he doesn't really have it in him, [[spoiler: particularly when it comes to having to face Sofia, which he can't bring himself to do when he finally has the chance.]]
* ButtMonkey: Frequently the butt of physical comedy, often brings it upon himself with backfired magic spells.
* CantCatchUp: Always compared to his father and pressured to be the great wizard he was.
* CardCarryingVillain: "Smells like ''evil.''"
* CatchPhrase:
** "Merlin's mushrooms!" among other alliterative phrases that seem to be a favorite within his family.
*** When he meets Merlin and mutters his catchphrase, Merlin offers a conjured plate of steaming hot mushrooms while commenting on how they're quite good.
** "I'll take over the kingdom!" or some such variation, repeated often and said in the exact same giddy tone every time.
* CharacterDevelopment: Cedric has become less fixated on stealing Sofia's amulet and become more open to helping Sofia and her friends with various things, not finding them to be wastes of his time and talents like he used too, most clearly shown in "Substitute Cedric."
** As of "Day of the Sorcerers", he [[spoiler: has finally given up on his desire to rule Enchancia. After a failed coup, Sofia told him that she was mad at him, but that she still considered him a friend because of things he'd done to help her in the past. When he gets a second chance to take over Enchancia, he decides that Sofia's friendship was far more important. And his apology to Roland was genuinely humble. What's more, you can tell how far he's come. In his first episode, he was grumbling about doing "parlor tricks", while he's is now more than happy to fulfill James' request for a magic show (provided he can have the aid of his trusted apprentice, Sofia).]]
** His next appearance, "Through the Looking Back Glass", pushing it further by [[spoiler: revealing the incident in his childhood that caused him to be deemed a bungler by everyone and have a falling out with his sister, and also revealing that it wasn't actually his fault and that he [[SelfFulfillingProphecy only became a bungler because everyone treated him like one and it affected his self-esteem.]] He then reconciles with his sister and pledges to improve his magic even more.]] At this point, Cedric is a big contender for the show's most dynamic character.
* ChildhoodFriends: He and Roland were raised in the castle together, and while they were close friends as boys, by the time Miranda married into the family they've drifted apart considerably. It's heavily implied that Cedric's jealousy of Roland's popularity growing up is part of why he wants to take over Enchancia.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: He starts off as a grouch stewing over his position in life, but steadily rebuilds his confidence and his strained relationships with his family and childhood friend over the course of the series, largely in response to Sofia and his niece Calista's unwavering fondness and belief in him.
* CoolTeacher: Surprisingly enough, he is a very competent and well-meaning teacher. This is also subtly reflected in "Substitute Cedric" when while the class is struggling with a bouncing spell, Sofia is the only one in her class to make the spell work on her first try. In the same episode, it's shown that during his time in Hexley Hall, he did have one professor who was kind and patient with him, and he takes after his example.
* CourtMage: One who's come from a long line of Court Mages, with ambitions to become a SorcerousOverlord.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's actually very skilled at magic, just too clumsy to usually show it.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* TheCynic: In contrast to Sofia's optimistic nature.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * DastardlyWhiplash
* DeadpanSnarker: When he's not being a LargeHam, he's often this. Or at times a hammy snarker.
* DevilInPlainSight: No-one ever suspects him, not because he's good at covering his tracks, but because his plans are always such {{Epic Fail}}s that no-one ever realizes his true intentions. [[spoiler:As of "Day of the Sorcerers", his true intentions are publicly revealed, but he finally gives them up.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: His motivation. [[spoiler:In the Season 4 premiere, he does reveal his true colors to the royal family, but not without letting them know how he was being treated. After he saves their lives, they do give him a second chance and promise to give him more respect.]]
* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged. [[spoiler:When he was arrested for his attempted coup in "Day of the Sorcerers", Sofia, though mad at him, was already pleading with Roland that arresting Cedric was a mistake. When Grimtrix attempts to complete the coup, Cedric turns on him. Because of this, Roland doesn't have him returned to the dungeon. However, Roland was more than ready to banish Cedric until Sofia and Miranda pleaded on the humbled sorcerer's behalf. Roland does acknowledge he hasn't been giving Cedric enough respect and allows him to return to his position as Royal Sorcerer, but on the condition that he forever remember that he owes his job to Sofia. Cedric soon returns the favor to Sofia by making her his permanent apprentice. It then takes Roland a number of episodes to truly forgive Cedric, though he does when the Sorcerer saves Sofia's life.]]
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* EvilIsHammy: Of course.
* EvilSorcerer: Repeatedly tries to get the Amulet of Avalor from Sofia.
* EvilBrit: He has an English accent and is evil until he has a HeelFaceTurn.
* FamousAncestor: He comes from a long line of Royal Sorcerers.
* FingerlessGloves
* FiveStagesOfGrief: He goes through them in "Cedric Be Good" - realizing the Amulet curses him when he does a bad deed upon switching it (denial), clearly not happy this is happening (anger), constantly tries to do good deeds to earn powers from it (bargaining), sad that he'll never get his kingdom wish (depression), and returning the amulet to Sofia, knowing how much she needs it so he does the right thing (acceptance).
* FreudianExcuse: As his song "King Cedric The Great," reveals, Cedric believes the only way he can get some respect is if he's in charge of the whole kingdom. It's revealed later that he's a WellDoneSonGuy to his constantly demeaning and disapproving sorcerer father. In "Through The Looking Back Glass", his whole debacle [[spoiler:during his sister's big event was his true StartOfDarkness--why he felt like he wasn't getting the respect he deserved, as that one incident branded him for life]].
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* FriendlyEnemy: Increasingly so as the show goes on.
* GagNose: Is fairly attractive looking aside from his oddly shaped big nose.
* GeekPhysiques: The skinny and fragile type; chasing Rex around the gardens wears him out rather quickly, and he laments to himself that he should get to the gymnasium more often.
* GeniusSlob: Cedric isn't that well organized in his workshop, which his sister chastises him for. Sofia also points out his dirty spell books in "Cedric's Apprentice."
* GoodFeelsGood: A subtly-integrated part of his character arc, especially during and after season 2. He'll often initially be involved in Sofia and her friends' stories for selfish reasons (whether it's to get closer to the Amulet, save face from magical rivals, or simply because it's his job), and he disdains going out of his way to be altruistic. But just the act of helping others, receiving positive encouragement, and working with them for the sake of a common goal happens to bring out the best in him, without Cedric even realizing so.
* TheGrinch: He expressed his disdain to the Wassailia celebration, though more because he found the sentiment of the holiday rather shallow, given that no one before Sofia gave him gifts with any meaning behind them.
* HarmlessVillain: He WouldntHurtAChild, so his attempts to steal the amulet pose no threat to Sofia.
* HeelFaceTurn: Due to spending so much time with Sofia, he begins to question his own goals, and starts having second thoughts. [[spoiler: By the end of "Day of the Sorcerers", he is now firmly on the side of good.]] It could be argued that he's very gradually been having one starting as far back as "Cedric's Apprentice".
* HeroWorshipper: He's revealed to worship Merlin and be worshiped in return by his young niece Calista in "Gone With The Wand".
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In "The Leafsong Festival," he covers the entire kingdom in "Forever Frost," planning to blackmail Roland into making him king in exchange for using Crackle's fire (which he recently acquired) to melt it. Before he can enact the second portion of his plan, he slips on the very Frost he created, and drops the jar containing Crackle's fire. The jar is then recovered by Sofia, who gives the fire back to Crackle, with Crackle melting all the Frost.
* InadequateInheritor: He comes from a long line of Royal Sorcerers, yet his father Goodwing the Great didn't find him suited for the job nor the family wand. This changed after the episode 'Mystic Meadows' with the help of Sofia.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: So much so, in fact, that hardly anyone knows he ''is'' a villain [[spoiler:until "Day of the Sorcerers", when he openly tries to take over the kingdom]].
* {{Irony}}: Cedric chastises his niece Calista for stealing Merlin's Dragon Claw Wand, telling her that she shouldn't take things that belong to other people. The only thing that keeps this from being HypocriticalHumor is that Cedric has largely avoided any plots to outright steal the Amulet of Avalor by this point.
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Cedric, not "See-drick"!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Deep down, specially if Sofia is involved.
* KarmicJackpot: [[spoiler:After making a full HeelFaceTurn in "Day of the Sorcerers", Cedric's fortunes get better in every subsequent appearance: he reconciles with his estranged sister, rekindles his childhood friendship with King Roland, and in "Forever Royal", his use of a spell to free Sofia from the Amulet earns him the respect and glory he's always desired, with Roland giving him the title of "Cedric the Great".]]
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* LaughablyEvil: Naturally.
* LeanAndMean: He's surly more often than not, and under his robes is shown to be very skinny.
* LimitedWardrobe: Cedric really gets the short end of the stick when it comes to outfits, as he's pretty much always seen in his robes whereas other characters get some variation depending on location and weather.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Was instantly smitten with Miss Nettle's sorceress alter-ego Sascha, but things quickly turned sour after Miss Nettle dropped the act.
* TheMagnificent: In "Mystic Meadows," he expresses a desire for such a title, like his father, Goodwin "the Great." At the end of the episode, Goodwin bestows one on him, calling him "Cedric the Sensational."
* MommasBoy: He's much closer to his mother than his father, even though it does embarrass him that she still coddles him.
* MoralMyopia: He really thinks that he deserves to take over the kingdom. When the Amulet of Avalor cursed him for trying in "Cedric Be Good," he was truly baffled over why it did that, despite moments ago announcing that he would send anyone who disobeyed him to the dungeons, and "rule with an iron fist."
* MysticalWhiteHair: Just a few strands on the front, a trait he shares with his niece Calista. [[ShrugOfGod The creator]] neither confirmed nor denied that this was a result from a prank pulled by his younger sister [[spoiler: as revenge for what she believed he did to her hair.]]
* NonHumanSidekick: His beloved raven, Wormwood, whom he refers affectionately as 'Wormy.'
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He's determined to get the Amulet - and equally determined not to let anyone else get it (see "The Enchanted Feast" and "The Curse of Princess Ivy").
* OutOfFocus: As more of the show's focus shifted towards Sofia and her circle going on higher-scale adventures, [[spoiler:and especially after his attempt at actually taking hold of the Amulet in "Cedric Be Good" was a total botch]], Cedric became less of a focal point throughout seasons 3 and 4. While this makes sense for the episodes that take place on Avalor (the royal family was off on a trade summit) or the Mystic Isles (which were focal to Sofia and Amber's development), he's strangely absent from episodes where it would make sense for him to appear, like "The Birthday Wish" and "A Royal Wedding".
* PapaWolf: One of the first signs of his more selfless side goes back to "Cedric's Apprentice," when Sofia accidentally spilt a potion on herself that turned her into a lizard, and his reaction is very much like that of a worried parent who saw his kid fall off a bike. When she's not directly interfering with his plans, he's consistently protective of Sofia, and this later extends to his niece Calista as shown in "Gone with the Wand."
* PerformanceAnxiety: Cedric ''is'' a capable sorcerer, but his spells tend to backfire when in front of an audience, or really anytime somebody is judging him. [[spoiler: This turns out to be a result of a misunderstanding from his childhood that made people think he was a bungler, creating a SelfFulfillingProphecy.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful: He is a powerful wizard, and purple is a color associated with great magic. Purple is also the color of royalty and since his goal is eventually to take over the kingdom...
* RedemptionPromotion: [[spoiler:One of very few Disney villains to actually get an arc covering what happens to him post-HeelFaceTurn. While he still has his moments of clumsiness, Cedric begins to cast magic with much more skill and initiative, being able to quickly think on his feet even in the heat of danger. This culminates in him freeing Sofia and Prisma from the Amulet of Avalor, combining his power with that of Sofia's friends and family.]]
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: [[spoiler: A misunderstanding when Cedric was a little boy made everyone deem him a bungling magician even though he was actually perfectly competent. This created anxiety within Cedric whenever he does magic, particularly in front of others, and turned him ''into'' the bungler everyone had claimed he was.]]
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Roland's Manly Man. Unlike the composed and diplomatic Roland, Cedric exudes anxiety and is prone to making emotionally-driven decisions.
* SeriesGoal: Use the power of the Amulet of Avalor to take over the kingdom. [[spoiler:He completely drops it after his scheme is revealed in "Day of the Sorcerers".]]
* ShapedLikeItself: One of his corrections to Sofia mispronouncing his name. In complete deadpan: "It's ''Cedric''. As in. ''Cedric.''"
* SiblingRivalry: He and his older sister Cordelia were on rather frosty terms, and growing up she had a habit of taking his things without permission.
* SissyVillain: He is skinny, clumsy, has a high-pitched voice, and has virtually no menace factor to him whatsoever.
* SkunkStripe: [[ShrugOfGod Probably]] resulting from a prank from his sister. His niece Calista is also revealed to have one like him in "Gone With The Wand", but she states she had asks her mom to style it that way.
* SmugSnake: Has often tried to manipulate/blackmail Sofia or Amber into doing his bidding.
* SuperStrength: One of the blessings the Amulet of Avalor grants Cedric in "Cedric be Good".
* TakeOverTheWorld: His main goal, though not the entire world, just Enchancia.
* TemptingFate: When Cedric obtains the Amulet and it gives him super strength, he comments that he'll rule with an iron fist. Right after that, the Amulet curses him by turning his fists into iron.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the pilot movie, he ends up as a victim of his own sleeping spell. By the end of the series, [[spoiler:he's able to conduct a ritual that frees two people from one of the most powerful magical artifacts in-universe.]]
* {{Tritagonist}}: He's the first recurring villain of the show, and the first character to be given an episode mostly set from his POV (Sofia's more a DecoyProtagonist in "Cedric's Apprentice"). He's featured less often than Amber, but he also has one of the most significant character growths amongst the main cast.
* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:Later develops this towards the royal family in season 4, especially Sofia and Roland.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: At least up to his preteens, Cedric was a cheerful, precocious child until the incident at Cordelia's Sorceress Ball took a major swing at his self-confidence.
* VillainsOutShopping: He actually doesn't do anything evil in several episodes.
* VocalEvolution: His voice gets progressively less reedy and devious in later seasons.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Any trope or trope description here relating to "Day of the Sorcerers" and its aftermath spoils the fact that Cedric eventually gives up being a villain and becomes a true ally to the royal family.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: He was shown to be this in "Mystic Meadows." In the end, [[spoiler: his dad even literally uses the words "Well done, son."]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While self-interest and a desire for power and respect motivates him, he believes that if he ruled the kingdom, he could make life better for all the people of his position and social class, namely sorcerers.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: As shown in the endings for "Cedric's Apprentice" and "Mystic Meadows," when he's sincerely excited or touched, Cedric's smile is simply ''adorable''.
* WouldntHurtAChild: His plots to steal the amulet, [[spoiler:pre-HeelFaceTurn]], never involves anything that would harm Sofia. The closest he gets to averting this is in "The Floating Palace" when he captures Oona, but even then he only wants her Mermaid Comb and only fights back when Sofia and co. tried to intervene.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: For all of Cedric's boasting, he has some deep-rooted self-doubt due to a lifetime of harsh criticism from others. Sofia, a newcomer to the world of magic, never doubted Cedric's capabilities and encouraged him as she would to any of her friends. That encouragement helps him channel his magic through a more positive and focused mindset, and he's able to perform even more astounding feats [[spoiler:when he finally lets go of his bitterness and sets out to prove himself as a good guy]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's around the same age as Roland (so roughly anywhere from his early thirties to forties), but his hunched posture, greying hair and the stress lines on his face do little to emphasize that.
* YoungestChildWins: Zigzagged. While he bears the high title of royal sorcerer over his older sister Cordelia, he serves more or less as an on-call stage magician for much of the series, is demeaned by almost everyone, and has a non-existent social life compared to Cordelia's. [[spoiler:It's by letting more of his long-repressed nobler side shine through that he becomes much more adept at magic and his father and sister are finally able to let go of their low opinions of him.]]
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[[folder:Baileywick]]
!!Baileywick
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TimGunn
King Roland's personal assistant, and head steward of the castle. Baileywick sometimes acts as a third parent for the children and very obviously loves his job.
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* BattleButler: [[spoiler:When Vor began her invasion of the castle in "Forever Royal,"]] Baileywick immediately picks up a display sword to fight off her minions. It doesn't really work, as said minions are basically cannon fodder for a dangerously powerful sorceress, but kudos to him for taking the initiative.
* BenevolentBoss: He treats the servants under his command quite well.
* CatchPhrase: "We can make it work." (Also doubles as an ActorAllusion)
%%* CoolOldGuy
%%* ButtMonkey
* InkSuitActor: He is ''very'' heavily based on his voice-actor, Tim Gunn, using a lot of Gunn's mannerisms and phrases. The creators of the show have admitted that they deliberately invoked this as a ParentalBonus.
%%* TheJeeves
%%* MarriedToTheJob
* MeaningfulName: A bailiwick is a district ruled by a court officer who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests. It can also refer to one's particular area of interest, in this case, his job as butler.
* ThePollyanna: At one point in "Baileywick's Day Off", Nigel tells Baileywick that Baileywick always likes to look on the bright side. Baileywick responds that it's because "there's a better view there".
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To the castle staff. And while he technically has to answer to the king's children, he'll still lend his advice and opinion when needed. For example early on in season 1 in "A Royal Mess," even though Sofia admitted to breaking the stained glass mural that Roland commissioned for Miranda (when it was actually James who broke it), Baileywick tells her that while he might not have known Sofia for as long as he's known James, he can put two and two together. He commends her for her noble intentions, but admonishes her that she still technically lied, and kindly shares some tea with her while she's grounded.
* ServileSnarker: A very mild case, and mostly towards Cedric, to whom he might actually be regarded as an equal, or even a superior, in the Castle's ranking.
--> '''Baileywick''': Sofia, what are you doing here? (in Cedric's lab)
--> '''Sofia''': Learning magic.
--> '''Baileywick''': How wonderful. You'll have to teach Cedric some when you're done.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Has traces of this, occasionally played up for laughs.
-->'''Baileywick:''' Excuse me, kind sir -- might we inquire about engaging your vessel for a brief, yet utterly vital excursion?\\
'''Fisherman:''' Hm?!\\
'''James:''' We need to borrow your boat.\\
'''Amber:''' It's an emergency.\\
'''Fisherman:''' Why didn't you just say so? Go ahead!\\
'''Baileywick:''' We are most gratified by your sincere generosity.\\
'''Fisherman:''' Wha -- what?\\
'''James:''' He said "thanks."\\
'''Fisherman:''' Oh. Don't mention it.
* SiblingYinYang: With his brother Nigel.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Much like Amber, he's afraid of frogs, although in his case it seems to be actual ''ranidaphobia''.
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!!Animal Companions
[[folder:Clover]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WayneBrady
A lop-eared, gray rabbit and the most prominent of Sofia's animal friends. Loyal, easygoing and friendly, but with a sarcastic streak a mile wide and an appetite that's larger than he is.
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* BadassAdorable: While not really an action hero (and perhaps less badass than he himself thinks), he's certainly tougher than he looks.
* BigEater: Of all Sofia's animal friends; Clover is by far the most food-obsessed, and seems to always be hungry.
* DeadpanSnarker: Clover never runs out of snark, and occasionally engages in SnarkToSnarkCombat with Mia and Robin -- especially Robin.
* {{Fanboy}}: Towards [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], as it turns out.
* {{Greed}}: His major vice; He loves food, wishing for a lifetime of radishes in "When You Wish Upon a Well", and unwittingly setting off the conflict of "The Crown of Blossoms" by using seeds from the titular crown to make the new garden grow quickly. He also is possessive of being Sofia's primary animal sidekick, as he was willing to cheat in order to become her magical animal helper.
* HatesBeingTouched: He has traces of this -- he's cute and cuddly, but he ''does not like'' to be cuddled. He eventually lets up enough to let Sofia give him the occasional hug -- and if it's ''Snow White'' he'll willingly let himself be cuddled. This is TruthInTelevision, as rabbits actually don't like being cuddled.
* ManChild: While an adult by rabbit standards he is often far more immature than Sofia. He refers to himself as a bunny, the term for a juvenile rabbit, hinting that his immaturity may come from him actually being in his late teens in rabbit years. He has recently matured along with Sofia.
* PluckyComicRelief: Plays this role in most of the episodes he's in.
* RascallyRabbit: Though mostly gentle, he's got a bit of a mischievous streak (especially when it comes to sneaking food) and has his [[TheTrickster Trickster moments]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: Mild case with Robin; they're always snarking at each other but it's seldom serious.
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[[folder:Robin, Mia, and Whatnaught]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Meghan Strange (Robin), Creator/AshleyEckstein (Mia)
Two birds and a squirrel who together with Clover act as Sofia's friends and helpers.
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "The Leafsong Festival," Robin lets director dove's compliments over her singing voice go to her head. She starts talking about doing a solo during her duet with Mia, and outright ignoring her.
* DeadpanSnarker: Robin; not to the extent of Clover, but she can still hold her own in a SnarkToSnarkCombat with him.
* ADogNamedDog: Or, in this case, a robin named Robin.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Mia often misunderstands figures of speech thanks to being rather LiteralMinded.
* TheDitz: Mia, who has a tendency towards scatterbrainedness.
* FeatherFingers: Mild version; Robin and Mia use their wings to gesticulate in very humanlike ways, but use their beaks to pic things up.
* HiddenDepths: In the episode ''Gizmo Gwen,'' Whatnaught surprisingly turns out to have an innate understanding of machinery; at least when he finds a screw on the floor he's instantly able to deduce not only that it's missing from Gwen's malfunctioning machine, and that this is why the machine was malfunctioning in the first place, but even (by looking at the blueprints) which part of the machine it comes from.
* OutOfFocus: Whatnaught is easily the least prominent of the four animals and is often left out of episodes altogether.
* TheSmartGuy: Robin is the cleverest and most sensible of the animals, and has the majority of the good ideas.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Robin and Mia, who almost always appear as a duo.
* TheVoiceless:
** Whatnaught. Despite the amulet giving Sofia the ability to understand ''all'' animals, Whatnaught still doesn't talk at all. This is due to him being an Homage to Harpo Marx, according to WordOfGod.
** Mia is also an Homage, but to Creator/MarilynMonroe.
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[[folder:Minimus]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Eric Stonestreet
A winged horse that Sofia rides during Flying Derby.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: He has purple skin and hair.
* BigDamnHeroes: In the GrandFinale, [[spoiler: he saves Sofia from falling to her death when Vor caused her to fall off the castle bridge]].
* CharacterDevelopment: While being Sofia's partner, Minimus is steadily growing bolder and gaining confidence in himself.
* DeadpanSnarker:
-->'''Someone:''' Mommy!\\
'''Sofia:''' Did you hear that?\\
'''Minimus:''' All the time. [[HeroicSelfDeprecation Mostly from me.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** Minimus' name is like a combination of Mini and Pegasus, referring to him being a small winged horse.
** Minimus is Latin for "smallest".
* NiceGuy: Minimus is a sweet horse.
* PerformanceAnxiety: Has this in spades.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Despite being the smallest winged horse seen in the show, he is strong enough to a carry a coach containing two adults and three kids (As seen in "Holiday In Enchancia").
* UndyingLoyalty: Minimus is loyal to Sofia. In fact he loves her as much as Clover does. He's willing to do anything to make her happy. From saving Clover to trying out new Derby Team plays.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Sofia tells him this in "Just One Of The Princes".
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[[folder:Wormwood]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings
Cedric's pet raven, and a willing participant in his schemes to get Sofia's amulet.
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* AffectionateNickname: Cedric calls him "Wormy".
* BeleagueredAssistant: Downplayed; While Cedric treats him well most of the time, he isn't above using him as a guinea pig for his spells, or locking him outside his workshop when he's annoyed by him.
* BilingualBackfire: In "Once Upon A Princess"; He gloated to Clover that Sofia would never find the counter spell book, pointing out it was behind a painting. He didn't know at the time that Sofia could understand him, and was shocked when she got the book.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:He joins Prisma in "In Cedric We Trust", since he doesn't like that Cedric has turned to good.]]
* FeatheredFiend: According to Craig Gerber, he is more evil than his owner. He's also just a generally unpleasant and arrogant bird all-around.
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler:The whole reason he chose to abandon Cedric in favor of Prisma was because he wanted to keep working for a master who was evil.]]
* HyperCompetentSidekick: He's smarter than Cedric too, and often despairs of/laughs at his endless failures and magical foul-ups. Whenever he takes an active role in going after the amulet, he rarely makes mistakes. That said, he's also repeatedly shown to be NotSoAboveItAll.
* {{Jerkass}}: Unlike Cedric, he has absolutely no redeeming qualities.
** CharacterDevelopment: The events of "Hexley Hall" brought out better qualities in Wormwood and taught him to be more respectful and accepting of his master in spite of his faults, and even to recognize his own faults as well. Unfortunately, later episodes have shown that this [[IgnoredEpiphany hasn't stuck]].
* KickTheDog: In "Day of the Sorcerers", he [[spoiler:informed Sofia that Cedric has been trying to steal her amulet ever since she arrived at the castle]], wearing a smug grin on his beak throughout the scene.
** In "In Cedric We Trust", [[spoiler:he betrays Cedric and says that gaining power is more important to him than their friendship]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:In "Forever Royal", he is trapped in a cage by Cedric, the very master he betrayed.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In "Hexley Hall" when he blabs about the amulet to the other sorcerer's pets.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He was forced to work with Clover in "The Enchanted Feast"; They spent the whole time insulting and mocking each other.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: He forms this with [[spoiler: Twitch when he starts working for Prisma and later [[FinalBoss Vor]]]].
* TooDumbToLive: In "The Leafsong Festival", he thought it was a good idea to get into a shoving match with Crackle, who happens to be twice his size. Crackle knocked him down with a single shove.
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[[folder:Praline]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeithFerguson
Amber's pet peacock.
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* GenderBlenderName: His name can also be used for girls.
* {{Narcissist}}: Very vain and concerned with his appearance.
* NiceGuy: Vanity aside, he's quite cordial and friendly with other animals.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He is very fond of apples.
* UncattyResemblance: In the episode "Scrambled Pets" he is revealed to be much like Amber, posh and stylish.
* TheVoiceless: He didn't actually speak in his first appearance.
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[[folder:Freedo]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MickWingert
James's pet baboon.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Very easily distracted, especially if there's a ball around.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: In the episode "Scrambled Pets" he is shown to be playful and enjoys a game of fetch. However sometimes his playful running around can cause problems and bother the other pets, especially Praline. When James brought him to school he got mixed up in a sorcery class accident turning him into a peacock baboon. enjoyed being mixed up and began to run around the school and when Amber made him bigger he rampaged through the school gym playing with the balls.
* {{Keet}}: Freedo is a ''very'' hyperactive baboon.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: A gelada.
* TheVoiceless: Like Praline, he never spoke in his debut appearance.
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[[folder:Rex]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings
James's overly playful foxhound.
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* BigFriendlyDog: Affectionate and playful with others (except cats, who he likes to chase).
* ADayInTheLimelight: In the first episode of the second season, "Two Princesses and a Baby", Rex plays a more active role, and speaks for the first time.
* DogsAreDumb: Not very bright.
* {{Keet}}: Rex is an active dog.
* SmarterThanYouLook: {{Implied}}. He is a bit goofy, but he claims he is smarter than he looks.
* TheVoiceless: He made a number of appearances in season one, but didn't speak in any of them. It wasn't until season two that he started talking.
[[/folder]]
!!Others
[[folder:The Amulet of Avalor]]
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A magical amulet given to Princess Sofia by her stepfather, King Roland II, having previously been owned by Aunt Tilly, and before her, Princess Charlotte.
In Season 3, it is discovered that the amulet contained Princess Elena of Avalor, having been saved by the amulet when she was attacked by the evil sorceress Shuriki forty-one years ago. Avalor's Royal Sorcerer, Alacazar, took the amulet to find someone that could free Elena and thus save Avalor from Shuriki, eventually landing in Sofia's ownership. Sofia would be the one to free Elena and help her return Avalor to freedom.
For information on Princess Elena, see the ''[[Characters/ElenaOfAvalor Elena of Avalor]]'' [[Characters/ElenaOfAvalor character page]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: The show implies that the Amulet summons princesses by transporting them from whatever they're doing at the moment, with Sofia being suddenly summoned to help Charlotte, Ivy being transported from her island, Olaf saying that he was hanging out with Anna when he got summoned, and Tiana saying that Mama Odie told her that she would be summoned by Sofia. On the other hand, Ariel appears in her mermaid form despite her father permanently turning her into a human at the end of her movie (and although he does temporarily return her to her mermaid form in the sequel, Cinderella talking about how her stepsisters ''stayed'' mean even though Anastasia had a HeelFaceTurn in ''[[Disney/Cinderella3ATwistInTime 3: A Twist In Time]]'' suggests that expanded material is not canon here) and having already experienced her movie, and Rapunzel appears with her signature hair that she braids during her movie (''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' had not been released yet at the time of her appearance).
* AndIMustScream: Elena was trapped in the amulet for forty-one years when Shuriki attempted to kill her with a magic spell, and ''that's'' after she witnessed her parents get assassinated by said spell, ''and'' she had to live the next few decades uncertain of her remaining family members' fate along with Avalor's fate. Combine that with the fact that people have been trying to take the amulet for themselves for their own nefarious purposes or to just ''destroy'' it. The only way to be freed from the amulet is with a huge amount of magical power. Elena's family wizard, Alacazar, never figures out how to free her, but fortunately for them, his grandson Mateo figures it out before any more time can pass. Mateo's solution is getting a hold of Shuriki's wand and using it with a combination of ancient Maruvian magic -- two powerful things that not even Alacazar could rival.
** In the SeriesFinale, [[spoiler:Sofia and Prisma are trapped inside the Amulet, and would have been for a long time had Cedric not come up with his magic spell that involved everyone contributing their magic.]]
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: When Elena first received the Amulet, the big jewel was red, but when she got trapped in it, it turned a very deep purple. Then when Elena was freed, the jewel turned hot pink.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The Amulet never summons Disney/{{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa and Anna]], or Disney/{{Moana}} before its princess-summoning power is removed. Presumably, Pocahontas never appears due to the controversial reception of her movie's depiction of Native Americans, Moana due to her film being too recent while the show was airing, while Elsa and Anna are teased... only for Olaf to appear instead because the amulet is acting up that episode. [[WordOfGod Craig Gerber confirmed]] that Anna and Elsa did not appear in the show to avoid contradicting with the then-upcoming ''Disney/FrozenII''. Though, Pocahontas is referenced when Sofia enters the Secret Library for the first time and Elsa & Anna (and/or Olaf) are referenced in the SeriesFinale when [[spoiler:Sofia falls into the Amulet]].
* EmpathicWeapon: Not so much a weapon, but it is responsive to its wearer's emotions and actions. Initially seems to mainly be because of [[SealedGoodInACan Elena]] according to Alacazar, but the amulet seems sentient without her anyway. The Amulet also appears to reflect the magic of its bearer, as it gave Cedric the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor a rapid series of playful hexes and powers, and the two bearers known to have received abilities are both magically-inclined to some degree.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The Amulet can summon any princess (from ''all'' time, no matter if they exist in the Ever Realm [[WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} or not]], technically aren't [[Disney/{{Mulan}} princesses]], or [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog are from the future]]) to give advice to its holder. The Amulet seemingly loses this power after Elena is freed, but Sofia may simply need it less now that she is older.
** Sofia's summoning power has "leveled-up" to allow ''her'' to help princesses, especially previous amulet-bearers.
** Subverted with the evil Princess Ivy, who was exiled to an island until the Amulet accidentally summoned her and brought her back to the mainland.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: In the SeriesFinale, when [[spoiler:Sofia is trapped in the Amulet with Vor, she is unable to use her Amulet to defend herself since she's ''in'' the Amulet, all while Vor brags to Sofia that she's all alone with no one to help her. When Sofia realizes that she has the love of her family, friends, and the princesses, along with everything she's learned throughout the series, [[ThePowerOfLove she summons a light from her heart]] -- in the same area where her amulet would be, and defeats Vor with that light.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler:
** When Amber tries to use the amulet for bad, it summons a bad princess, that princess being Princess Ivy.
** With the release of ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'', it is now considered common knowledge now that Elena was trapped in the amulet for decades until Sofia frees her in ''Elena and the Secret of Avalor''.
* MacGuffin: Numerous villains want to use its power for their own evil purposes. Due to its nature, it isn't so quick to giving itself up to them.
* PowerAtAPrice: While the amulet grants its users magical powers, it also curses them if they do any bad deeds, only lifting it until they correct what they've done. These curses depend on the Amulet's "master" and their connection to their bearer. Elena cursed Sofia, but the current spirit of the Amulet does not.
** The Amulet's potential for great power also makes it a magnet for the dark forces, adding an extra string by making its bearer have to be protective of it, and also be vulnerable to danger.
* SealedGoodInACan: Elena, until Sofia frees her.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: All of Sofia's powers and curses from the amulet were to test her to see if she was the princess who could free Elena. According to Alacazar, this is Elena's doing.
* SizeShifter: The Amulet has granted its users the power to shrink to the size of a sprite. It grants Sofia this power after she helps some Wee Sprites.
** In "Cedric Be Good," Winifred reveals the Amulet can also make one grow to the size of a giant.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Amulet of Avalor gives its users this power.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Amulet grants its users the power to turn into a mermaid, and into any animal and fey she sees.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor Elena]] is in the amulet.
[[/folder]]
!!!Cedric's family
[[folder:Goodwyn the Great & Winifred the Wise]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings (Goodwyn), Creator/RussiTaylor (Winifred)
Cedric and Cordelia's parents and Calista's grandparents. Goodwyn was King Roland I's Royal Sorcerer, and the couple are currently retired in the Mystic Meadows.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cordelia the Conjuror]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RachaelMacFarlane, Gabriella Graves (as a child)
Cedric's sister and Calista's mother. As children, Cordelia and Cedric were very close and inseparable until Cordelia's sorceress ball when a spell gone wrong [[spoiler:ruined her hair]], she blamed Cedric for it.
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* AffectionateNickname: Cedric refers to her as "Cordy".
* [[BigBrotherBully Big Sister Bully]]: To Cedric ever since the Sorceress Ball fiasco.
* CoolBigSis: Adored her little brother up until she was ten years old, and it would be years before that affection would really return.
* DaddysGirl: Her father started to favor her over Cedric after the incident at her Sorceress Ball.
* DotingParent: Towards her daughter. Even though her opinion of her brother is frosty to say the least, she doesn't discourage Calista's admiration for her uncle.
* GagNose: Both she and her brother inherited long, thin pointed noses from their mother.
* MeaningfulName: In French, her name may have been derived from ''coeur de lion'', meaning [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold "heart of a lion"]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this moment after learning the reason her brother's smoke serum spell ruined her hair [[spoiler:was all her fault, and that she had contributed to making Cedric's life miserable for nothing.]]
* NotSoDifferent: She thinks that she's more level-headed and competent than her brother, but they both have issues relating to pride and vanity that go back to their childhoods.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Calista]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Katie Zieff
Cedric's niece, daughter to his sister, Cordelia the Conjuror. She loves her uncle to the point where she not only has the same hairstyle as him but wears the same clothes as him, except in red.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Sofia and Cedric in her debut episode -- she climbs on an exasperated Cedric's back, mildly irritates him by sitting on Sofia's invitation to Merlin's (because of the writing being in red, her favourite colour), rushes around Cedric while holding onto him and grips his leg (his reaction to this is "She can't come with us. What if she keeps doing what she's doing?"), and annoys Sofia with the revelation that she [[spoiler:stole Merlin's dragon claw wand]].
** In "Too Cute to Spook," Sofia's witch friends see her as this.
* AscendedExtra: Along with her mother, goes from a one-off character in Season 3 to a recurring one in Season 4.
* BigSisterWorship: Sees Sofia as a big sister and considers her one of her two favorite people.
* CheerfulChild: A ''very'' bubbly little girl.
* HeroWorship: Calista idolizes her "Uncle Ceddy", glomping him twice in just the first scene she appears in.
* PerkyGoth: Halloween is her favorite holiday, and she has her mother read books about monsters and Halloween to her every night.
* StickyFingers: As noted above, in her debut appearance she would take any red-colored objects she could get her hands on.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Greatly resembles Cedric when he was a kid, emphasized by how she asked her mother to magically make her hair look like his.
* WhiteSheep: Unlike the rest of Cedric's family, who treat him with disdain, she adores her "Uncle Ceddy", and recognizes him as the great sorcerer he really his.
[[/folder]]
'''The Royal Family & Court''' | [[Characters/SofiaTheFirstOthers Others]] | [[Characters/SofiaTheFirstVillains Villains]]-]]]]]
Character page for Sofia's family and the royal court.
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!!The Royal Family of Enchancia
[[folder:Princess Sofia]]
!!Princess Sofia Balthazar
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ArielWinter
The daughter of a shoe-saleswoman, who became a princess when her mother married the king. Sofia is a kind, thoughtful, and loving young girl who is always willing to help. Her biggest trait though has to be her belief in the good in others even if some, or they themselves, don't see it.
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: She pronounces Cedric's name as "See-drick" throughout Season 1.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Sofia has shown throughout the series to have an unusually high level of maturity and self-control for a child her age. She is able to remain calm in most situations and rarely loses her temper. It's revealed in "Stormy Lani" that Sofia achieves this by thinking "sunny thoughts".
* AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Thanks to her mother marrying King Roland.
* AffectionateNickname: James and Clover refer to her as "Sof".
* BadassAdorable: She's a brave go-getter who's faced down fearsome sorcerers and monsters.
* BadassBookworm: Often seen or mentioned reading books about new stories and magical creatures. This is taken further when she becomes Storykeeper, an adventurer whose duty it is to finish the unresolved stories in her own world. Taking on this role is what eventually leads her to help free Elena.
* BerserkButton: She's a sweet little girl and hardly stays angry for long, but when someone breaks her trust [[spoiler: especially when it comes to her amulet]], that's when she holds a grudge until she gets an apology.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sofia is almost constantly cheerful. That might be dropped when she's feeling insecure or hurt. But in the rare event she gets truly ''angry''? She is absolutely venomous- sometimes without even dropping the cheerful [[StepfordSmiler smile]].
* BigSisterMentor: She fulfills this role to Cedric's niece, Calista.
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* BrainyBrunette: While Sofia's greatest assets are the power of her heart and the moral strength that comes with it, Sofia prefers to rely on knowledge and patience. This is because after her first attempt at casting a spell, she came to value the slow and steady approach. Sofia places a lot of faith in books she has read, usually thinks things through, and, contrary to what her family and Admiral Hornpipe believe, she is a hardheaded pragmatist who does not believe that something is so until she knows for sure that it is so and is very practical and realistic. She has a hunger for knowledge that makes her find out stuff that other people, especially Roland, usually overlook, like the fact that the "troll attack" King Gideon supposedly stopped was in fact a huge misunderstanding. This has also given her superb detective skills.
* CatchPhrase:
** "A-mazing!"
** "Yay!" (usually her response when someone agrees to do something for her)
* CharacterDevelopment: Due to past magical experiences, Sofia is usually very careful and hesitant when using active magic, respecting its power and what it's capable of, whether it's done correctly or incorrectly.
** Initially she's overwhelmed by the escalating range of challenges put before her after becoming a princess, but she learns to be adept at any given situation (even when her youth and small size would be disadvantages), becoming a bolder and more self-actualized person who'll stand up to defend her loved ones no matter the danger. This culminates with the SeriesFinale, [[spoiler:where she becomes a Protector, a position of guardianship, while Amber takes the role of queen and future leader.]]
* CheerfulChild: A young girl who's often smiling and thinking "sunny thoughts." She even sometimes smiles cheerfuly while angry.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: For better or worse Sofia can't resist helping people, even if she doesn't really want to.
* ColorMotifs: Purple, symbolizing her royal status. Much of her clothing is purple, her jewels from her first CoolCrown are purple.
* CoolCrown: A diamond tiara.
* CostumeEvolution: Her dress transforms following the freeing of Elena from the amulet, notably the skirt is shorter to expose her shoes, and parts in the middle, and is much more pinkish-purple instead of a pale indigo.
* TheCutie: Just look at her!
* DaddysGirl: An unusual example since King Roland is her "stepfather" rather than her "birth father", but they have a great deal of father-daughter bonding in "The Baker King", and when Roland appreciates his king status again at the end of the episode, he lists all the great things about being king, but finishes the list with Sofia, who loves him whether he's a baker ''or'' a king.
** Played with in "Dads and Daughters Day" when we see that despite Roland and Sofia having a very close relationship, Sofia harbors feelings of being just a step-daughter to him, something that shocks not only Roland but Amber as well. By the end of the episode though the two make it clear to Sofia that despite that he wasn't there at her birth Sofia is just as much King Roland's child as Amber and James are.
* DisappearedDad: Her birth father was a sailor who was lost at sea some time before the series proper starts.
* EverythingIsBetterWithPrincesses: Not only is she one, she gets advice from other Disney Princesses with the Amulet of Avalor.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Practically her superpower, Sofia will try to befriend anyone. Her Amulet has also helped her handle dangerous animals by talking to them, as shown in her mediating with Wilbur the Wombeast and the Jade Jaguar.
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Even before she became a princess, she liked the color. Her entire wardrobe is full of purple dresses mingled with a few gowns of different colors, especially pink, blue, and green.
** Her main dress changes as of "Elena and the Secret of Avalor", consisting of a darker purple with pink tones.
* GreenEyedMonster: Probably Sofia's only truly negative trait, she can become pretty jealous when she has to share her friends or mother.
* GuileHero: Often subtle given the demographic, but Sofia is ''extremely'' good at manipulating people around her, even if it is almost always for good. Even when there isn't an especially "right" or "wrong" option (such as getting Cedric to help her with various things), and you can bet she will almost always manage to convince anyone around her to act in whatever way aligns with her interests. This may involve stroking egos, striking deals, or simply putting her foot down; and if one tactic isn't working, expect her to shift gears rather fluidly.
* HappilyAdopted: By her stepfather.
* HappyHolidaysDress: In "Holiday In Enchancia", she wears an ice blue dress with snowflake decorations. And in "Winter's Gift", she wears a golden gown and a tiara with leaves.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Many times, Sofia has shown compassion, kindness and resolve, all of which have helped her overcome the challenges that she has faced as a princess, as well as helping others. She never gives up, always finds a way to succeed and the goodness of her heart has helped others find an anchor of support and re-evaluate their problems.
* HeartSymbol: Her bodice and tiara, as well as her chest with her possessions that she had as a cobbler's daughter, have heart designs.
* HumbleHero: Sofia tends to be modest in her dealings with others, and even when she has temporary lapses of arrogance (boasting about her singing talent for example, or wanting to have her mother to herself on Mother's Day), she always fixes the problem eventually. She treats everyone with respect, even people who do not normally inspire it, such as Cedric or Minimus. Finally, she usually takes others' ill feelings in stride and concentrates on proper behavior (for example, when the merpeople forbid her from returning unless she brings the mermaid queen's daughter back, Sofia simply responds "I understand" and goes to rescue the girl).
* HyperAwareness: With her intelligence, resourcefulness and keen eye for detail, Sofia has shown that she's very good at detective work.
* InkSuitActor: She looks like a younger Ariel Winter dead-on.
%%* InnocentBlueEyes
* IntergenerationalFriendship: How she sees her relationship with Cedric, whom she views as a secondary parental/mentor figure. Her friendship with Clover and the other animals can have shades of this as they are all adults by the standards of their species if not actually older than Sofia.
* LovableJock: She's a derby-racer for Royal Prep, a Buttercup Scout, Dazzleballer of the Dunwiddie Ducks, and an ice dancer. She's also an extremely nice person.
* MagicalGirlWarrior: She learns to be a decent spell-caster, but much of her magical ability extends from the Amulet. She more or less becomes the MagicalGirlWarrior of her own world when she is enlisted into the Protectors of the Mystic Isles in Season 4.
* MamaBear: When at least one of her animal friends is missing, she'll jump to find them without a second thought.
* MeaningfulName: Her name means "wisdom" or "knowledge".
* MixedAncestry: She's the show's equivalent of Hispanic and Scandinavian descent.
* MoralityPet:
** For [[BigBadFriend Cedric]] in "Cedric's Apprentice." Best exemplified in "Day of the Sorcerers", in which [[spoiler:he can't bring himself to freeze Sofia when he has the opportunity]].
** For [[ItsAllAboutMe Amber]] most of the time, and a couple times for [[JerkassBall James]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: On the rare occasion when Sofia does something wrong (the crises in "The Littlest Princess" and "New Genie On The Block" are basically her fault), her reaction is very much this trope, and she immediately starts looking for ways to fix it.
* NiceGirl: Most people in this series are nice, but Sofia really stands out as having this trait. In fact, she's such a nice girl that even Sofia's occasional misdeeds are usually done while thinking she's doing something nice. For example, she tries to turn her best friends away from the big princess sleepover, but it was as much because she was afraid they weren't having a good time as it was that they'd embarrass her. For another example, she eventually replaces Clover with Ginger in the pet contest, but in addition to wanting to win the contest it was also because Sofia thought ''Clover'' didn't want to go.
* NotSoDifferent: When Ruby and Jade started befriending Amber, Sofia was feeling left out and Amber said it was like the jealousy ''she'' felt about having to share family and friends with Sofia. Happens again when she has to share her mother during their annual Mother's Day picnic.
* OneNameOnly: Averted. According to WordOfGod, her last name is [[https://twitter.com/CraigGerber_/status/610126549153492992 Balthazar]], her father's last name.
* OnlyFriend: Of Cedric, according to his mother Winifred.
* PimpedOutDress: With pearl trimmings on the bodice and skirt.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Sofia's secondary color is pink, featured on her new dress and tiara. Her clothing is usually a mix of pink and purple.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Surprisingly, she's able to lift anyone bigger than she, [[spoiler:including a grown man in armor]]!
* PrettyInMink: In the ChristmasEpisode "Holiday In Enchancia", she wears a PimpedOutCape and NiceHat each trimmed with ermine.
* PrincessClassic: A reconstruction of the trope in the same line as [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]] and [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]]. She is more adventurous and outspoken than the classic portrayals of this character, and can do wrong from time to time (although she always does the right thing at the end which delivers the moral), but otherwise fits the archetype perfectly. See TomboyPrincess below.
* RagsToRoyalty: Her mother was a shoemaker before she married the King.
* SizeShifter: The Amulet has granted her the power to shrink to the size of a sprite, or even smaller.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Amulet of Avalor gives her the power to speak with animals.
* SilentSnarker: She rarely ever expresses her exasperation in words, but her expressions sometimes speak for themselves.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Sofia is rather tomboyish, especially when compared to her sister Amber. She has become more feminine over time, especially when looking at her outfits in Season Four.
* TomboyPrincess: Adventurous and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. Even joins the all male flying horse derby races.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Is just as interested in girly things like dresses and tea parties as Amber is.
* TomboyishPonytail: Starts to wear her hair up on occasion around season 2, and it's practically her de facto hairstyle by the end of season 4.
* UnknownRival:
** Sofia is unaware of Cedric's plans to steal her amulet at the start of the series. She realizes by "Day of the Sorcerers".
** She also initially unaware of Amber's jealousy towards her, but realizes in time by the dance lesson.
* UnwantedAssistance: When Sofia goes hiking with her fellow buttercup scouts, King Roland is afraid she'll get hurt and orders Baileywick to go along. Baileywick insists on doing things for her, which makes her lose several chances of earning merit badges.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Amulet has granted her the power to turn into a mermaid, fairy, and into any animal she sees.
* XanatosSpeedChess: Despite being a micromanager, Sofia also values quick thinking and being able to improvise. She is able to come up with plans on the spot. She is also very creative to the point where it was why she made an excellent royal adviser.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Princess Amber]]
!!Princess Amber
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DarcyRoseByrnes
Twin sister of James, Amber does not share her brother's humility. She can be down right haughty and mean, but underneath it all she is a nice girl who cares deeply for her friends and family. Doesn't mean she won't comment on your outfit, just means she wants you to be, and look, your best.
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* AlphaBitch: Originally, Amber was cold, spoiled, bratty and envious. When Sofia became a princess, Amber took an immediate dislike to her, fearing that Sofia would steal her thunder, with her brother James remarking that Amber "won't be the fairest of them all."
* BigSisterBully: She was mean to Sofia and hated being called out for it. Amber's jealousy increased when the other children acted friendly to Sofia. Amber acted manipulative and even tricked James into humiliating Sofia.
* CharacterDevelopment: As the series has progressed, she is growing to be more responsible, kind and respective towards Sofia by teaching her more about being a princess. She tries keep Sofia out of harm's way as well. And while she is still holding on to her old haughty, vain and spoiled behavior, Amber is steadily improving not only as a princess, but as a person as well. She has especially matured in the fourth season, being more flexible, brave, and aware of previous bad behavior. This maturity has led to her joining Sofia on an adventure with the amulet that she doesn't forget, and [[spoiler: becoming the future Queen of Enchancia.]]
* CoolBigSis: Following the premiere movie, she is helpful to Sofia and fiercely protective of her as well.
* CoolCrown: She has thousands of them.
* DaddysGirl: While Princess Amber was initially resentful of how her stepsister Princess Sofia was [[GreenEyedMonster more liked than she]] by practically everyone, it didn't help matters she saw her father giving Sofia a family heirloom as a welcome gift.
* DeadpanSnarker: She's good at being this.
* {{Deuteragonist}} : Outside of Sofia herself, she gets the strongest character development of any of the show's characters. The most notable case is that she's the only other character to appear in all of the movies, playing a major role in 4 out of 6 of them.
* GreenEyedMonster: Much like Sofia, jealousy is a major vice of Amber's, and it tends to lead to major problems.
* GrewASpine: Much of her development focuses on her becoming more independent and courageous.
* HappilyAdopted: By her stepmother, who's actually happier than Amber at first.
* HeelFaceTurn: At the climax of the premiere movie.
* HeroicSacrifice: In "The Curse of Princess Ivy", she stands in the way of her sister almost getting her memory erased by Ivy's dragonfly, only to get her own erased in the process. It is that which breaks the curse and sends Ivy back to her kingdom.
* HiddenDepths:
** Late into season two, she becomes quite adept at astronomy, even discovering her own star.
** She knows how to square dance.
** Amber can be quite hands-on and adventurous, but only if it involves things and people she loves.
** During Aunt Tilly's wedding, Amber demonstrates an amazing knowledge of protocol and linguistics when dealing with the royals of other kingdoms and, indeed, other species such as kobolds and centaurs.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** In "Dads and Daughters Day", Amber told Hildegard off for causing trouble in order to get something she wanted, which is ironic because she's caused trouble many times before in order to get something she wanted, [[spoiler:and does it again in "The Mystic Isles]]".
** In "Dads and Daughters Day", Amber tells Hildegard off for [[InnocentlyInsensitive telling Sofia that Roland isn't her real father]], saying that stepdads are just as real as dad-dads. However, in "Pirated Away", Amber claims in a petty huff that Miranda isn't her real mother.
* InkSuitActor: She closely resembles her voice actor, notably the hairstyle.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While always somewhat selfish, how much this trope affects her or the story [[DependingOnTheWriter generally depends]] on how much focus she has in the episode, where it can be PlayedForLaughs or PlayedForDrama.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the TV series - she's kind, helpful, proud, jealous, sassy, curious, and impatient at times.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In "The Curse of Princess Ivy" [[spoiler: after taking an attack meant for Sofia, on the plus side while she forgets about the Amulet's powers, her HeroicSacrifice is enough to undo the curse the amulet put on her.]]
* LovableAlphaBitch: In the series, most of it comes from her ideas on how a proper princess should behave.
* MeaningfulName: Her name comes from an ancient yellowish relic holding a fossil, often used to make jewelry. Like her namesake, she is malleable.
* MissingMom: Her birth mother.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In "Princess Butterfly", Amber has been trying to take Sofia's amulet because Cedric (as part of an evil scheme) said that he could only fix Amber's "magic butterfly costume" (which Amber had earlier used to cheat and win a costume contest) using a potion that requires the amulet as an ingredient. Eventually Sofia discovers the truth, but then Sofia just ''offers'' her amulet, since Amber is more important to Sofia than her promise to her father never to remove it. So Amber is about to solve her problems without having to admit to the fairies that she cheated...but Amber suddenly finds she can't go through with it. As Amber says, ''she'' was the one who lied and cheated, so it wouldn't be fair if ''Sofia'' was the one who had to give up something.
** She has an even bigger moment in "The Curse of Princess Ivy", as it's her envy and greed that caused an amulet curse that summoned Princess Ivy to Enchancia in the first place.
* ProperLady: Decorum and proper etiquette are very important to her, but it takes her a while to embody the grace and maturity of the archetype.
* RoyalBrat: Especially in the premier movie - she was a selfish and mean girl to Sofia, thankfully she matures. And while she can be this sometimes in the TV series, she'll learn her lesson by the end.
* SilkHidingSteel: A more kid friendly version, but Amber is willing to mix it up and get her hands dirty if properly motivated or if she gets angry enough.
* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Is more often on the receiving end of physical gags than her other siblings.
* SlasherSmile: She gives a rather frightening one to a shocked Sofia during the dance lesson, after giving her trick shoes.
* SpoiledBrat: Her first priority is often herself, she loves flaunting her finery and she's used to having others do whatever she wants. Throughout the series her main character arc is learning to be more responsible, empathetic, proactive, and honest with her feelings.
* StealthPun: She wears a yellow-green dress, which hints that she's sometimes literally green with envy.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks like a younger version of her birth mother Lorelei.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Jumps in front of an amnesia spell meant for Sofia in "The Curse of Princess Ivy."]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Sofia's tomboy.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: The advice she gives Sofia is often well-meaning but incredibly bad advice.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Prince James]]
!!Prince James
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->'''Voiced by:''' Zach Callison (season 1, first 11 episodes of season 2), Tyler Merna (from season 2 episode 12 to season 3 episode 19), Nicolas Cantu (from season 3, episode 25 onward)
Heir to the throne, [[spoiler:(at least until Amber was revealed to be the lawful heir)]] like his father James is mostly humble and always does everything with enthusiasm and genuine interest.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: His plan for his dream castle involve building it on a ''giant cannon''.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He'll stand up to anyone who picks on Sofia, and when she and her griffin flew into the Hanging Gardens, he flew in after her.
* BigEater: Ate a whole plate of swan cookies once when Amber and Sofia weren't looking.
* BookDumb: He dislikes schoolwork, and is astounded at himself for being the first to finish an assignment in "One for the Books."
* CatchPhrase:
** "Brilliant!"
** Also "Boom goes the cannon!"
* HappilyAdopted: By his stepmother.
* {{Hypocrite}}: In "A Royal Wedding". [[spoiler:He clearly doesn't enjoy all the diplomatic responsibilities that come with being heir to the throne, but when he finds out that Amber (who genuinely enjoys diplomacy) is the true heir, he is outraged, claiming that he could have learned to like those duties.]]
* InadequateInheritor: Zigzagged. "King for a Day" is all about how James' on-the-fly method of problem-solving isn't conducive to being a leader, and he even admits that he doesn't find the policy-making part of ruling very fun. Still, he doesn't hesitate to jump in the fray to help the villagers, a quality that's desired in a king [[spoiler:and perfect for a knight. When Amber is revealed to be the rightful heir, after he sees how much more responsible and adept his sister is at ruling, he sees that she's more fit to inherit the crown.]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Dreams about becoming the First Knight of Enchancia.
* LeeroyJenkins: One of his main flaws is that he'll often tackle a problem headfirst without thinking things through.
* LovableJock: Good at sports (and occasionally a bit of a SoreLoser) but a complete aversion of the JerkJock trope; he's as nice as they come.
* NiceGuy: He's inherited his father's affable and easygoing nature, though he does occasionally get into mischief.
* MissingMom: His birth mother.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Physical, outgoing, energetic and humble James contra refined, dainty, stuck-up Amber. On the flip side, he is also more stubborn, while she is more willing to change.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The latter to his friend Desmond.
* SoreLoser: Has this problem in the "Tri-Kingdom Picnic". He's also a sore winner. He becomes a sore loser again in "A Royal Wedding" when [[spoiler: Amber becomes the heir to Enchancia's throne due to being born first,]] but, as before, he accepts his loss.
* TheSquire: Becomes one in one episode. He even decides to become a knight when he grows up.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:King Roland II]]
!!King Roland II
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TravisWillingham
The King of Enchancia and a member of the House of Winslow, Roland is very humble, and always has the best interest of his subjects in mind. As a father he always tries to make time for his children even if it means he might suffer for it later.
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* AcademicAthlete: He was known as a LovableJock in his school days, and his favorite subject was Enchanted Science.
* AffectionateNickname: Miranda more often than not refers to him by "Rolly."
* BadassBaritone: Travis Willingham gives him a deep, commanding voice fitting of a ruler.
* CatchPhrase: "Great!"
* ChildhoodFriends: He and Cedric have known each other for most of their lives due to Cedric's father being the royal sorcerer before him. It's because of this (and a realization prompted by Sofia and Miranda about how he's consistently done little to encourage Cedric's confidence) [[spoiler:that Roland ultimately decides to let Cedric continue being royal sorcerer after his attempted coup.]]
* TheGoodKing: Roland has been shown trying to make things fair for everyone, despite name, rank, or such. One example was, raising Gwen's position from kitchen maid to royal inventor, to show his thanks for her help.
* HappilyMarried:
** To Miranda.
** Presumably, he was this with his first wife as well as there is nothing to say that he ''wasn't''. Craig Gerber even confirmed his first marriage wasn't arranged.
* TheIllegible: "The Elf Situation" reveals that Roland has terrible penmanship.
* LargeHam: [[Creator/TravisWillingham Travis Willing]]''[[Creator/TravisWillingham ham]]'' can't resist having him as this at times. Particularly in "The Baker King", with moments such as him ''commanding'' a cow to make milk for him.
* LostLenore: It's implied that his first wife, Queen Lorelei, [[DeathByChildbirth died in childbirth.]] [[spoiler:He used his first wish to ask for children, which her body couldn't handle, and he's shown feeling some heavy remorse by her deathbed.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: His first wish. [[spoiler:He wished that he and Lorelei could have children. They do, but Lorelei's body couldn't handle it and she passed away.]]
* NiceGuy: He is regal and imposing, yet kind and welcoming. He cares not for background, but rather for character, seeing as he married Miranda (a shoemaker) for true love and he was happy that Sofia accepted him as her new father.
* NobleBigot: In "Let The Good Times Troll", he shows a distrust over trolls because of their apparent assault of the kingdom when his grandfather ruled. Thanks to Sofia, he learns that the creatures never had malicious intent and gladly welcomes them.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Often lets his composure slip and reveals his {{Adorkable}} ManChild side.
** In the flashback in "Through the Looking-Back Glass," we see just where James and Amber might've gotten their mischievous streaks, as he's briefly shown playing a prank by filling someone's hat with water.
* NotSoDifferent: One reason why Roland [[spoiler:decides to keep Cedric around, even after his attempted takeover]]; they both felt the pressure of succeeding their fathers growing up, and it once helped them bond as friends.
* OverprotectiveDad: He's showing signs of this. In the episode "The Buttercups" he didn't want Sofia to go to the woods even though she'd be with her troop and have adult supervision.
* PapaWolf: In "Forever Royal," his first instinct after [[spoiler:Sofia frees him and the family from Vor's mind control]] is to lead the escape and get his family to a secure location by boat. However, Sofia reminds him that as king, his protection should extend to ''all'' of his subjects.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: With the exception of his rashness in "Let The Good Times Troll", King Roland II is this trope (and even in that episode, he listened to reason eventually). Every decision Roland makes is for the good of the kingdom, he's a source of advice and wisdom to his children, and on the very rare occasions where he has to give a punishment, it's usually of the "today you have to stay home from the latest fun event" variety.
** [[spoiler:After the events of "Day of the Sorcerers", he allows Cedric to be reinstated as the Royal Sorcerer when it becomes apparent that Cedric is genuinely remorseful for his coup attempt, on the condition that he always remember that he owed his job to Sofia.]]
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: In "The Baker King", he tries to get milk from a cow by ''commanding'' it to make it for him.
* SecondLove: To Miranda. Before meeting, falling in love with, and marrying her, she was previously married to Birk Balthazar, and he was married to a woman named Lorelei.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Cedric's Sensitive Guy. Unlike Cedric, he does a much better job at putting up a dignified front befitting of his station, though he's by no means a stick in the mud.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: He's the spitting image of his father, King Roland I.
* UptownGuy: Roland (a king) married Miranda (a now-former shoemaker).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Queen Miranda]]
!!Queen Miranda Cordova
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaraRamirez
Shoemaker turned queen, Miranda is always understanding and tries to be a good role model to all her children.
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* BrainyBrunette: Is one of the smartest and most sensible characters on the show -- and, of course, a brunette.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: [[https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/10/23/disney-princess-sofia-not-latina_n_2005288.html Word of God]] states that Miranda was born in Galdiz, the show's fantasy equivalent of Spain. Her last name, Cordova, indicates her Hispanic heritage.
* HappilyMarried: To King Roland II.
* HiddenDepths: Though she usually stays in the background and is mostly portrayed as calm and dignified, on some occasions she'll demonstrate just where Sofia got her sense of fun and adventure from.
-->''(after their boat has lost control and gone down some rapid torrents)''\\
'''Sofia:''' Wow...\\
'''Miranda:''' That was really...\\
'''Both:''' ...''FUN!'' ''*laugh*''
* TheHighQueen: She wasn't born into royalty, but she carries it off splendidly.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Much of Sofia's personality, as well as appearance, are her mother's. Apparently, Sofia gets her curious and adventurous spirit from Miranda. Miranda is also prominent in Sofia's kindness, optimism, perseverance and intuition.
* MamaBear: She's very protective of her children.
* NiceGirl: Kind, supportive, and motherly.
%%* ParentService
* PinkMeansFeminine: Her main PimpedOutDress is varying shades of pink.
* RagsToRoyalty: Was a shoemaker before marrying the King.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: It's easy to see where Sofia gets her sense of maturity and fair play from.
* RedIsHeroic: Her throne color and some of her dresses are red.
* SatelliteCharacter: To Sofia and Roland, though she grows out of it later on.
* SecondLove: To Roland. Before meeting, falling in love with, and marrying him, he was previously married to the former Queen.
* SpiritedYoungLady: Perhaps a bit older than most examples, but Miranda is a gracious, intelligent woman who still carries a lot of practical knowledge and down-to-earth common sense from her time as a commoner.
* WickedStepmother: Averted -- she's a kind, patient and loving stepmother to James and Amber. [[LampshadeHanging She even admits there aren't many fairy tales with a non-evil stepmother, and that she wants to break that particular tradition]].
* WomenAreWiser: Not the most extreme of examples as her husband is no slough himself -- but where he has his moments of folly, Miranda does not, and on the rare occasions when they disagree about something, Miranda tends to be the one who's right.
[[/folder]]
!!!Other family members
[[folder:Aunt Tilly]]
!!Duchess Matilda "Tilly"
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BonnieHunt
Roland's older sister.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Whiz-bang!"
* CloudCuckooLander: More than a little dotty. Although, given that she's ''successfully tamed a Dragon'', one wonders how much of it is ObfuscatingStupidity.
* CoolBigSis: A loving older sister to Roland who welcomes Miranda and Sofia with open arms.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite her kooky tendencies, she's a skilled adventurer. She even managed to tame a dragon once.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In "A Royal Wedding", she appears with a pair of wings and a character comments on it, prompting her to tell the character it was "an observant observation you observed".
* {{Expy}}: Of Film/MaryPoppins. She has a similar BagOfHolding and umbrella, and she's a quirky semi-magical TricksterMentor.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Downplayed. She's a smart lady, but she's aware that her demeanor and interests don't align with those required of her birthright [[spoiler:as the lawful heir to the throne]]. Thus, she and her parents were content to letting Roland take the reins on Enchancia.
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler: Not only was she the previous owner of the Amulet of Avalor, she's in charge of a magical secret library as the Storykeeper whose job it is to give unfinished stories happy endings, and she wants Sofia to inherit her role.]]
* LadyAndKnight: With Sir Bartleby; she's a rather unconventional type of lady, and he loves her all the more for it.
* NiceGirl: Joyful, kind, and brave.
* NiceHat: She wears a giant hat tied up with a large red bow.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: She has ''successfully tamed a dragon'', but to most people is appears that she's utterly nuts. It's evidently an act, especially given that she seems total normal, if a bit wild and adventurous, when around Sofia alone.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Outside of formal introductions, no one calls her Matilda.
* PepTalkSong: Has two, “A Recipe for Adventure” from her debut episode and “It’s Up To You” from “Minding the Manor”.
* RebelliousPrincess: Had shades of this when she was a little girl, as shown by her riding a pogo stick at a fancy party and being reprimanded by her father for it.
* RejectingTheInheritance: [[spoiler:Gave up her birthright to the throne to her younger brother.]]
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler: She knows all about the Amulet of Avalor and its powers, as she wore it herself in her youth.]]
* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler: She set Sofia several of these in "Minding The Manor," with Sofia inadvertently choosing the hardest one. Once Sofia passed, Tilly knew she was ready to find the Secret Library.]]
* SupremeChef: She bakes an excellent apple pie.
* TricksterMentor: To Sofia.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Grand Mum]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Florence Henderson
The Grand Queen of Enchancia, Roland and Tilly's mother, Miranda's mother-in-law, Amber and James' grandmother, and Sofia's step-grandmother.
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* AlmightyMom: Roland ''thinks'' that his mother is this, when really she's quite the gentle soul.
* CoolOldLady: She enjoys watching the Starwings' Stunt Show, and even takes part in it, performing quite well before the accident.
* GrandDame: A dignified, elderly queen, but one with quite a bit of spirit in her.
* InkSuitActor: Bears more than a passing resemblance to Florence Henderson.
* UnwillingInstigatorOfDoom: Her reveal that ''Amber'' is actually heir to the throne leads to the monumental disaster that occurs at Tilly's wedding - which James sabotages in revenge to make Amber "look a fool" and incompetent so that they choose ''him'' instead.
[[/folder]]
!!!Deceased
[[folder:King Roland I]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TravisWillingham
Roland and Tilly's father, the previous king of Enchancia.
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* DisappearedDad: He's all but said to have passed away; he's always referred to in the past tense within the show, and Sofia's never even met him.
* DistressedDude: Goodwin the Great's saved his life nine and a half times, at one point even saving him from a Kraken.
* GenerationXerox: He's quite the dead ringer to his son, down to his voice.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Queen Lorelei]]
King Roland II's first wife. She passed away shortly after Amber and James were born.
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* DeathByChildbirth: She died giving birth to Amber and James. [[spoiler:She and Roland wanted children, but she wasn't able to, leading to him making a wish for it. It worked... but Lorelei's body couldn't handle the stress of childbirth either, so she passed away.]]
* GenerationXerox: She's the spitting image of her daughter, Amber.
* IronicName: In German folklore, Lorelei [[DrivenToSuicide threw herself off a seaside cliff]] in despair that her lover [[YourCheatingHeart had cheated on her]]. Instead of dying, she was turned into a siren that lured men off of the cliff with her song. Here, Lorelei is Roland's LostLenore before he went on to have a SecondLove, and Miranda's first love, Birk, died at sea.
* MissingMom: She passed away after giving birth to the twins.
* NoNameGiven: Her name is only given by WordOfGod.
* TheReveal: What happened to her is not revealed until the SeriesFinale.
* ShoutOut:
** The shot of her lying on her deathbed while Roland grieves over her is a reference to the iconic scene from ''Disney/SnowWhite'' where the Prince finds Snow White in eternal sleep in her glass coffin.
** Her being a MissingMom is also a reference to the other absent mothers (who were also usually queens) in Disney Princess movies, those being ''Disney/SnowWhite'', ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (with the death of Ariel's mother shown in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaidArielsBeginning''), ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', and ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' (and ''Disney/MulanII'', for that matter).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Birk Balthazar]]
Queen Miranda's first husband. Having worked as a sailor, he was lost at sea.
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* AlliterativeName: '''B'''irk '''B'''althazar.
* DisappearedDad: He died shortly before the beginning of the show.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: As WordOfGod stated that Sofia was of Scandinavian descent (or at least the Ever Realm equivalent of it, that being Freezenburg), "Birk" is a name of Scandinavian origin.
* TheGhost: What he looked like is not shown. In his only mention, Sofia and Miranda are seen looking at a ship-in-a-bottle.
* IronicName: Balthazar is the name of [[Literature/TheBible one of the Three Kings that visited Jesus when he was born]]. Balthazar wasn't a king, but Miranda's ''second'' husband, Roland, is.
* MeaningfulName: [[Literature/TheBible King Balthazar visited Jesus when he was born]]. Birk is the father of TheHero, Sofia.
* NeverFoundTheBody: He's simply said to have been "lost at sea". Given that the magical nature of the Ever Realm, it's possible he's still alive, but the show's intent is that he has passed away.
* NeverSayDie: He's not said to have died, just "lost at sea", but it's clear that the intent is that he died.
* NoNameGiven: His name is only given by WordOfGod.
* TheReveal: What happened to him is not revealed until the SeriesFinale.
* ShoutOut: Being lost at sea and possibly dying is a common and well-known trope in Disney animated films, including ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (Eric nearly drowning), ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' (Tarzan's parents survived a shipwreck), ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' (Anna and Elsa's parents died in a storm), and ''Disney/{{Moana}}'' ([[spoiler:Tui's friend drowned]]).
* StrongFamilyResemblance: WordOfGod states that Sofia resembles him more than she resembles Miranda.
[[/folder]]
!!The Royal Court
[[folder:Cedric the Sorcerer]]
!!Cedric the Sorcerer
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JessHarnell
King Roland II's royal sorcerer. While he's actually pretty good at his job, he rarely thinks things through, so he often fails in his wish to obtain Sofia's amulet of which she is unaware of.
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* {{Adorkable}}: He's always been an awkward duck whenever he slips out of scheming mode, but when he gets to visit his hero Merlin, he goes full fanboy.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: He is constantly put down by King Roland, which creates a vicious cycle of him being too nervous to perform his magic correctly which gives foot for the other inhabitants of the castle to put him down.
* AntiVillain: Though he'd deny it, he's a Type II. In Season 2, he borders on Type IV, helping Sofia far more than he does try to steal the amulet.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He becomes this in "In Cedric We Trust", desperately trying to get Roland to forgive him for his previous act of treachery. He only succeeds after saving Sofia's life.]]
%%* BeadyEyedLoser
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Has his first moment of this in "Cedric's Apprentice" when Sofia's kindness causes him to reconsider taking the amulet after helping her pass her sorcery test. Later when he is about to carry out his scheme, one look at Sofia's smiling face causes him to give up for her sake. In "Day of the Sorcerers", because Sofia was nice to Cedric all this time, [[spoiler:he can't bring himself to freeze Sofia when he has the opportunity, costing him his plan to take over the kingdom.]]
* BeneathTheMask: He is almost always keeping his amulet plots a secret, even around Sofia. Even when he mumbles portions of it out loud, he has to quickly rephrase it so they buy it.
* BigBadFriend: Sofia considers him a friend, and has no idea he's evil.
** Or at least, if she's started to catch on, she doesn't care. In "Substitute Cedric", he describes a spell he's working on to her with zero hesitation, and while it's not evil ''per se'' (he wants to make his face appear in every mirror in the kingdom so everyone will admire him "...at least whenever they fix their hair"), it's pretty ego-maniacal and morally dubious at best. Sofia simply smiles through the whole thing and ''offers to help him'' get the rest of the ingredients he needs in exchange for doing her school a favor.
** As of "Day of the Sorcerers", [[spoiler:Sofia now knows that Cedric is evil because Wormwood confessed to all of Cedric's previous evil plots to steal her amulet, and Cedric openly tries to take over the kingdom in this episode--but it's also in this episode that Cedric's friendship with Sofia motivates him to give up his Big Bad Friend status.]]
* BigBadWannabe: Aspires to be a diabolical sorcerer and usurper of the throne, but it becomes increasingly evident that he doesn't really have it in him, [[spoiler: particularly when it comes to having to face Sofia, which he can't bring himself to do when he finally has the chance.]]
* ButtMonkey: Frequently the butt of physical comedy, often brings it upon himself with backfired magic spells.
* CantCatchUp: Always compared to his father and pressured to be the great wizard he was.
* CardCarryingVillain: "Smells like ''evil.''"
* CatchPhrase:
** "Merlin's mushrooms!" among other alliterative phrases that seem to be a favorite within his family.
*** When he meets Merlin and mutters his catchphrase, Merlin offers a conjured plate of steaming hot mushrooms while commenting on how they're quite good.
** "I'll take over the kingdom!" or some such variation, repeated often and said in the exact same giddy tone every time.
* CharacterDevelopment: Cedric has become less fixated on stealing Sofia's amulet and become more open to helping Sofia and her friends with various things, not finding them to be wastes of his time and talents like he used too, most clearly shown in "Substitute Cedric."
** As of "Day of the Sorcerers", he [[spoiler: has finally given up on his desire to rule Enchancia. After a failed coup, Sofia told him that she was mad at him, but that she still considered him a friend because of things he'd done to help her in the past. When he gets a second chance to take over Enchancia, he decides that Sofia's friendship was far more important. And his apology to Roland was genuinely humble. What's more, you can tell how far he's come. In his first episode, he was grumbling about doing "parlor tricks", while he's is now more than happy to fulfill James' request for a magic show (provided he can have the aid of his trusted apprentice, Sofia).]]
** His next appearance, "Through the Looking Back Glass", pushing it further by [[spoiler: revealing the incident in his childhood that caused him to be deemed a bungler by everyone and have a falling out with his sister, and also revealing that it wasn't actually his fault and that he [[SelfFulfillingProphecy only became a bungler because everyone treated him like one and it affected his self-esteem.]] He then reconciles with his sister and pledges to improve his magic even more.]] At this point, Cedric is a big contender for the show's most dynamic character.
* ChildhoodFriends: He and Roland were raised in the castle together, and while they were close friends as boys, by the time Miranda married into the family they've drifted apart considerably. It's heavily implied that Cedric's jealousy of Roland's popularity growing up is part of why he wants to take over Enchancia.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: He starts off as a grouch stewing over his position in life, but steadily rebuilds his confidence and his strained relationships with his family and childhood friend over the course of the series, largely in response to Sofia and his niece Calista's unwavering fondness and belief in him.
* CoolTeacher: Surprisingly enough, he is a very competent and well-meaning teacher. This is also subtly reflected in "Substitute Cedric" when while the class is struggling with a bouncing spell, Sofia is the only one in her class to make the spell work on her first try. In the same episode, it's shown that during his time in Hexley Hall, he did have one professor who was kind and patient with him, and he takes after his example.
* CourtMage: One who's come from a long line of Court Mages, with ambitions to become a SorcerousOverlord.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's actually very skilled at magic, just too clumsy to usually show it.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* TheCynic: In contrast to Sofia's optimistic nature.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * DastardlyWhiplash
* DeadpanSnarker: When he's not being a LargeHam, he's often this. Or at times a hammy snarker.
* DevilInPlainSight: No-one ever suspects him, not because he's good at covering his tracks, but because his plans are always such {{Epic Fail}}s that no-one ever realizes his true intentions. [[spoiler:As of "Day of the Sorcerers", his true intentions are publicly revealed, but he finally gives them up.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: His motivation. [[spoiler:In the Season 4 premiere, he does reveal his true colors to the royal family, but not without letting them know how he was being treated. After he saves their lives, they do give him a second chance and promise to give him more respect.]]
* EasilyForgiven: Zigzagged. [[spoiler:When he was arrested for his attempted coup in "Day of the Sorcerers", Sofia, though mad at him, was already pleading with Roland that arresting Cedric was a mistake. When Grimtrix attempts to complete the coup, Cedric turns on him. Because of this, Roland doesn't have him returned to the dungeon. However, Roland was more than ready to banish Cedric until Sofia and Miranda pleaded on the humbled sorcerer's behalf. Roland does acknowledge he hasn't been giving Cedric enough respect and allows him to return to his position as Royal Sorcerer, but on the condition that he forever remember that he owes his job to Sofia. Cedric soon returns the favor to Sofia by making her his permanent apprentice. It then takes Roland a number of episodes to truly forgive Cedric, though he does when the Sorcerer saves Sofia's life.]]
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* EvilIsHammy: Of course.
* EvilSorcerer: Repeatedly tries to get the Amulet of Avalor from Sofia.
* EvilBrit: He has an English accent and is evil until he has a HeelFaceTurn.
* FamousAncestor: He comes from a long line of Royal Sorcerers.
* FingerlessGloves
* FiveStagesOfGrief: He goes through them in "Cedric Be Good" - realizing the Amulet curses him when he does a bad deed upon switching it (denial), clearly not happy this is happening (anger), constantly tries to do good deeds to earn powers from it (bargaining), sad that he'll never get his kingdom wish (depression), and returning the amulet to Sofia, knowing how much she needs it so he does the right thing (acceptance).
* FreudianExcuse: As his song "King Cedric The Great," reveals, Cedric believes the only way he can get some respect is if he's in charge of the whole kingdom. It's revealed later that he's a WellDoneSonGuy to his constantly demeaning and disapproving sorcerer father. In "Through The Looking Back Glass", his whole debacle [[spoiler:during his sister's big event was his true StartOfDarkness--why he felt like he wasn't getting the respect he deserved, as that one incident branded him for life]].
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* FriendlyEnemy: Increasingly so as the show goes on.
* GagNose: Is fairly attractive looking aside from his oddly shaped big nose.
* GeekPhysiques: The skinny and fragile type; chasing Rex around the gardens wears him out rather quickly, and he laments to himself that he should get to the gymnasium more often.
* GeniusSlob: Cedric isn't that well organized in his workshop, which his sister chastises him for. Sofia also points out his dirty spell books in "Cedric's Apprentice."
* GoodFeelsGood: A subtly-integrated part of his character arc, especially during and after season 2. He'll often initially be involved in Sofia and her friends' stories for selfish reasons (whether it's to get closer to the Amulet, save face from magical rivals, or simply because it's his job), and he disdains going out of his way to be altruistic. But just the act of helping others, receiving positive encouragement, and working with them for the sake of a common goal happens to bring out the best in him, without Cedric even realizing so.
* TheGrinch: He expressed his disdain to the Wassailia celebration, though more because he found the sentiment of the holiday rather shallow, given that no one before Sofia gave him gifts with any meaning behind them.
* HarmlessVillain: He WouldntHurtAChild, so his attempts to steal the amulet pose no threat to Sofia.
* HeelFaceTurn: Due to spending so much time with Sofia, he begins to question his own goals, and starts having second thoughts. [[spoiler: By the end of "Day of the Sorcerers", he is now firmly on the side of good.]] It could be argued that he's very gradually been having one starting as far back as "Cedric's Apprentice".
* HeroWorshipper: He's revealed to worship Merlin and be worshiped in return by his young niece Calista in "Gone With The Wand".
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In "The Leafsong Festival," he covers the entire kingdom in "Forever Frost," planning to blackmail Roland into making him king in exchange for using Crackle's fire (which he recently acquired) to melt it. Before he can enact the second portion of his plan, he slips on the very Frost he created, and drops the jar containing Crackle's fire. The jar is then recovered by Sofia, who gives the fire back to Crackle, with Crackle melting all the Frost.
* InadequateInheritor: He comes from a long line of Royal Sorcerers, yet his father Goodwing the Great didn't find him suited for the job nor the family wand. This changed after the episode 'Mystic Meadows' with the help of Sofia.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: So much so, in fact, that hardly anyone knows he ''is'' a villain [[spoiler:until "Day of the Sorcerers", when he openly tries to take over the kingdom]].
* {{Irony}}: Cedric chastises his niece Calista for stealing Merlin's Dragon Claw Wand, telling her that she shouldn't take things that belong to other people. The only thing that keeps this from being HypocriticalHumor is that Cedric has largely avoided any plots to outright steal the Amulet of Avalor by this point.
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Cedric, not "See-drick"!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Deep down, specially if Sofia is involved.
* KarmicJackpot: [[spoiler:After making a full HeelFaceTurn in "Day of the Sorcerers", Cedric's fortunes get better in every subsequent appearance: he reconciles with his estranged sister, rekindles his childhood friendship with King Roland, and in "Forever Royal", his use of a spell to free Sofia from the Amulet earns him the respect and glory he's always desired, with Roland giving him the title of "Cedric the Great".]]
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* LaughablyEvil: Naturally.
* LeanAndMean: He's surly more often than not, and under his robes is shown to be very skinny.
* LimitedWardrobe: Cedric really gets the short end of the stick when it comes to outfits, as he's pretty much always seen in his robes whereas other characters get some variation depending on location and weather.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Was instantly smitten with Miss Nettle's sorceress alter-ego Sascha, but things quickly turned sour after Miss Nettle dropped the act.
* TheMagnificent: In "Mystic Meadows," he expresses a desire for such a title, like his father, Goodwin "the Great." At the end of the episode, Goodwin bestows one on him, calling him "Cedric the Sensational."
* MommasBoy: He's much closer to his mother than his father, even though it does embarrass him that she still coddles him.
* MoralMyopia: He really thinks that he deserves to take over the kingdom. When the Amulet of Avalor cursed him for trying in "Cedric Be Good," he was truly baffled over why it did that, despite moments ago announcing that he would send anyone who disobeyed him to the dungeons, and "rule with an iron fist."
* MysticalWhiteHair: Just a few strands on the front, a trait he shares with his niece Calista. [[ShrugOfGod The creator]] neither confirmed nor denied that this was a result from a prank pulled by his younger sister [[spoiler: as revenge for what she believed he did to her hair.]]
* NonHumanSidekick: His beloved raven, Wormwood, whom he refers affectionately as 'Wormy.'
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He's determined to get the Amulet - and equally determined not to let anyone else get it (see "The Enchanted Feast" and "The Curse of Princess Ivy").
* OutOfFocus: As more of the show's focus shifted towards Sofia and her circle going on higher-scale adventures, [[spoiler:and especially after his attempt at actually taking hold of the Amulet in "Cedric Be Good" was a total botch]], Cedric became less of a focal point throughout seasons 3 and 4. While this makes sense for the episodes that take place on Avalor (the royal family was off on a trade summit) or the Mystic Isles (which were focal to Sofia and Amber's development), he's strangely absent from episodes where it would make sense for him to appear, like "The Birthday Wish" and "A Royal Wedding".
* PapaWolf: One of the first signs of his more selfless side goes back to "Cedric's Apprentice," when Sofia accidentally spilt a potion on herself that turned her into a lizard, and his reaction is very much like that of a worried parent who saw his kid fall off a bike. When she's not directly interfering with his plans, he's consistently protective of Sofia, and this later extends to his niece Calista as shown in "Gone with the Wand."
* PerformanceAnxiety: Cedric ''is'' a capable sorcerer, but his spells tend to backfire when in front of an audience, or really anytime somebody is judging him. [[spoiler: This turns out to be a result of a misunderstanding from his childhood that made people think he was a bungler, creating a SelfFulfillingProphecy.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful: He is a powerful wizard, and purple is a color associated with great magic. Purple is also the color of royalty and since his goal is eventually to take over the kingdom...
* RedemptionPromotion: [[spoiler:One of very few Disney villains to actually get an arc covering what happens to him post-HeelFaceTurn. While he still has his moments of clumsiness, Cedric begins to cast magic with much more skill and initiative, being able to quickly think on his feet even in the heat of danger. This culminates in him freeing Sofia and Prisma from the Amulet of Avalor, combining his power with that of Sofia's friends and family.]]
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: [[spoiler: A misunderstanding when Cedric was a little boy made everyone deem him a bungling magician even though he was actually perfectly competent. This created anxiety within Cedric whenever he does magic, particularly in front of others, and turned him ''into'' the bungler everyone had claimed he was.]]
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Roland's Manly Man. Unlike the composed and diplomatic Roland, Cedric exudes anxiety and is prone to making emotionally-driven decisions.
* SeriesGoal: Use the power of the Amulet of Avalor to take over the kingdom. [[spoiler:He completely drops it after his scheme is revealed in "Day of the Sorcerers".]]
* ShapedLikeItself: One of his corrections to Sofia mispronouncing his name. In complete deadpan: "It's ''Cedric''. As in. ''Cedric.''"
* SiblingRivalry: He and his older sister Cordelia were on rather frosty terms, and growing up she had a habit of taking his things without permission.
* SissyVillain: He is skinny, clumsy, has a high-pitched voice, and has virtually no menace factor to him whatsoever.
* SkunkStripe: [[ShrugOfGod Probably]] resulting from a prank from his sister. His niece Calista is also revealed to have one like him in "Gone With The Wand", but she states she had asks her mom to style it that way.
* SmugSnake: Has often tried to manipulate/blackmail Sofia or Amber into doing his bidding.
* SuperStrength: One of the blessings the Amulet of Avalor grants Cedric in "Cedric be Good".
* TakeOverTheWorld: His main goal, though not the entire world, just Enchancia.
* TemptingFate: When Cedric obtains the Amulet and it gives him super strength, he comments that he'll rule with an iron fist. Right after that, the Amulet curses him by turning his fists into iron.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the pilot movie, he ends up as a victim of his own sleeping spell. By the end of the series, [[spoiler:he's able to conduct a ritual that frees two people from one of the most powerful magical artifacts in-universe.]]
* {{Tritagonist}}: He's the first recurring villain of the show, and the first character to be given an episode mostly set from his POV (Sofia's more a DecoyProtagonist in "Cedric's Apprentice"). He's featured less often than Amber, but he also has one of the most significant character growths amongst the main cast.
* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:Later develops this towards the royal family in season 4, especially Sofia and Roland.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: At least up to his preteens, Cedric was a cheerful, precocious child until the incident at Cordelia's Sorceress Ball took a major swing at his self-confidence.
* VillainsOutShopping: He actually doesn't do anything evil in several episodes.
* VocalEvolution: His voice gets progressively less reedy and devious in later seasons.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Any trope or trope description here relating to "Day of the Sorcerers" and its aftermath spoils the fact that Cedric eventually gives up being a villain and becomes a true ally to the royal family.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: He was shown to be this in "Mystic Meadows." In the end, [[spoiler: his dad even literally uses the words "Well done, son."]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While self-interest and a desire for power and respect motivates him, he believes that if he ruled the kingdom, he could make life better for all the people of his position and social class, namely sorcerers.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]]: As shown in the endings for "Cedric's Apprentice" and "Mystic Meadows," when he's sincerely excited or touched, Cedric's smile is simply ''adorable''.
* WouldntHurtAChild: His plots to steal the amulet, [[spoiler:pre-HeelFaceTurn]], never involves anything that would harm Sofia. The closest he gets to averting this is in "The Floating Palace" when he captures Oona, but even then he only wants her Mermaid Comb and only fights back when Sofia and co. tried to intervene.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: For all of Cedric's boasting, he has some deep-rooted self-doubt due to a lifetime of harsh criticism from others. Sofia, a newcomer to the world of magic, never doubted Cedric's capabilities and encouraged him as she would to any of her friends. That encouragement helps him channel his magic through a more positive and focused mindset, and he's able to perform even more astounding feats [[spoiler:when he finally lets go of his bitterness and sets out to prove himself as a good guy]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's around the same age as Roland (so roughly anywhere from his early thirties to forties), but his hunched posture, greying hair and the stress lines on his face do little to emphasize that.
* YoungestChildWins: Zigzagged. While he bears the high title of royal sorcerer over his older sister Cordelia, he serves more or less as an on-call stage magician for much of the series, is demeaned by almost everyone, and has a non-existent social life compared to Cordelia's. [[spoiler:It's by letting more of his long-repressed nobler side shine through that he becomes much more adept at magic and his father and sister are finally able to let go of their low opinions of him.]]
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[[folder:Baileywick]]
!!Baileywick
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TimGunn
King Roland's personal assistant, and head steward of the castle. Baileywick sometimes acts as a third parent for the children and very obviously loves his job.
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* BattleButler: [[spoiler:When Vor began her invasion of the castle in "Forever Royal,"]] Baileywick immediately picks up a display sword to fight off her minions. It doesn't really work, as said minions are basically cannon fodder for a dangerously powerful sorceress, but kudos to him for taking the initiative.
* BenevolentBoss: He treats the servants under his command quite well.
* CatchPhrase: "We can make it work." (Also doubles as an ActorAllusion)
%%* CoolOldGuy
%%* ButtMonkey
* InkSuitActor: He is ''very'' heavily based on his voice-actor, Tim Gunn, using a lot of Gunn's mannerisms and phrases. The creators of the show have admitted that they deliberately invoked this as a ParentalBonus.
%%* TheJeeves
%%* MarriedToTheJob
* MeaningfulName: A bailiwick is a district ruled by a court officer who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests. It can also refer to one's particular area of interest, in this case, his job as butler.
* ThePollyanna: At one point in "Baileywick's Day Off", Nigel tells Baileywick that Baileywick always likes to look on the bright side. Baileywick responds that it's because "there's a better view there".
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To the castle staff. And while he technically has to answer to the king's children, he'll still lend his advice and opinion when needed. For example early on in season 1 in "A Royal Mess," even though Sofia admitted to breaking the stained glass mural that Roland commissioned for Miranda (when it was actually James who broke it), Baileywick tells her that while he might not have known Sofia for as long as he's known James, he can put two and two together. He commends her for her noble intentions, but admonishes her that she still technically lied, and kindly shares some tea with her while she's grounded.
* ServileSnarker: A very mild case, and mostly towards Cedric, to whom he might actually be regarded as an equal, or even a superior, in the Castle's ranking.
--> '''Baileywick''': Sofia, what are you doing here? (in Cedric's lab)
--> '''Sofia''': Learning magic.
--> '''Baileywick''': How wonderful. You'll have to teach Cedric some when you're done.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Has traces of this, occasionally played up for laughs.
-->'''Baileywick:''' Excuse me, kind sir -- might we inquire about engaging your vessel for a brief, yet utterly vital excursion?\\
'''Fisherman:''' Hm?!\\
'''James:''' We need to borrow your boat.\\
'''Amber:''' It's an emergency.\\
'''Fisherman:''' Why didn't you just say so? Go ahead!\\
'''Baileywick:''' We are most gratified by your sincere generosity.\\
'''Fisherman:''' Wha -- what?\\
'''James:''' He said "thanks."\\
'''Fisherman:''' Oh. Don't mention it.
* SiblingYinYang: With his brother Nigel.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Much like Amber, he's afraid of frogs, although in his case it seems to be actual ''ranidaphobia''.
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!!Animal Companions
[[folder:Clover]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WayneBrady
A lop-eared, gray rabbit and the most prominent of Sofia's animal friends. Loyal, easygoing and friendly, but with a sarcastic streak a mile wide and an appetite that's larger than he is.
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* BadassAdorable: While not really an action hero (and perhaps less badass than he himself thinks), he's certainly tougher than he looks.
* BigEater: Of all Sofia's animal friends; Clover is by far the most food-obsessed, and seems to always be hungry.
* DeadpanSnarker: Clover never runs out of snark, and occasionally engages in SnarkToSnarkCombat with Mia and Robin -- especially Robin.
* {{Fanboy}}: Towards [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]], as it turns out.
* {{Greed}}: His major vice; He loves food, wishing for a lifetime of radishes in "When You Wish Upon a Well", and unwittingly setting off the conflict of "The Crown of Blossoms" by using seeds from the titular crown to make the new garden grow quickly. He also is possessive of being Sofia's primary animal sidekick, as he was willing to cheat in order to become her magical animal helper.
* HatesBeingTouched: He has traces of this -- he's cute and cuddly, but he ''does not like'' to be cuddled. He eventually lets up enough to let Sofia give him the occasional hug -- and if it's ''Snow White'' he'll willingly let himself be cuddled. This is TruthInTelevision, as rabbits actually don't like being cuddled.
* ManChild: While an adult by rabbit standards he is often far more immature than Sofia. He refers to himself as a bunny, the term for a juvenile rabbit, hinting that his immaturity may come from him actually being in his late teens in rabbit years. He has recently matured along with Sofia.
* PluckyComicRelief: Plays this role in most of the episodes he's in.
* RascallyRabbit: Though mostly gentle, he's got a bit of a mischievous streak (especially when it comes to sneaking food) and has his [[TheTrickster Trickster moments]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: Mild case with Robin; they're always snarking at each other but it's seldom serious.
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[[folder:Robin, Mia, and Whatnaught]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Meghan Strange (Robin), Creator/AshleyEckstein (Mia)
Two birds and a squirrel who together with Clover act as Sofia's friends and helpers.
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "The Leafsong Festival," Robin lets director dove's compliments over her singing voice go to her head. She starts talking about doing a solo during her duet with Mia, and outright ignoring her.
* DeadpanSnarker: Robin; not to the extent of Clover, but she can still hold her own in a SnarkToSnarkCombat with him.
* ADogNamedDog: Or, in this case, a robin named Robin.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Mia often misunderstands figures of speech thanks to being rather LiteralMinded.
* TheDitz: Mia, who has a tendency towards scatterbrainedness.
* FeatherFingers: Mild version; Robin and Mia use their wings to gesticulate in very humanlike ways, but use their beaks to pic things up.
* HiddenDepths: In the episode ''Gizmo Gwen,'' Whatnaught surprisingly turns out to have an innate understanding of machinery; at least when he finds a screw on the floor he's instantly able to deduce not only that it's missing from Gwen's malfunctioning machine, and that this is why the machine was malfunctioning in the first place, but even (by looking at the blueprints) which part of the machine it comes from.
* OutOfFocus: Whatnaught is easily the least prominent of the four animals and is often left out of episodes altogether.
* TheSmartGuy: Robin is the cleverest and most sensible of the animals, and has the majority of the good ideas.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Robin and Mia, who almost always appear as a duo.
* TheVoiceless:
** Whatnaught. Despite the amulet giving Sofia the ability to understand ''all'' animals, Whatnaught still doesn't talk at all. This is due to him being an Homage to Harpo Marx, according to WordOfGod.
** Mia is also an Homage, but to Creator/MarilynMonroe.
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[[folder:Minimus]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Eric Stonestreet
A winged horse that Sofia rides during Flying Derby.
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: He has purple skin and hair.
* BigDamnHeroes: In the GrandFinale, [[spoiler: he saves Sofia from falling to her death when Vor caused her to fall off the castle bridge]].
* CharacterDevelopment: While being Sofia's partner, Minimus is steadily growing bolder and gaining confidence in himself.
* DeadpanSnarker:
-->'''Someone:''' Mommy!\\
'''Sofia:''' Did you hear that?\\
'''Minimus:''' All the time. [[HeroicSelfDeprecation Mostly from me.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** Minimus' name is like a combination of Mini and Pegasus, referring to him being a small winged horse.
** Minimus is Latin for "smallest".
* NiceGuy: Minimus is a sweet horse.
* PerformanceAnxiety: Has this in spades.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Despite being the smallest winged horse seen in the show, he is strong enough to a carry a coach containing two adults and three kids (As seen in "Holiday In Enchancia").
* UndyingLoyalty: Minimus is loyal to Sofia. In fact he loves her as much as Clover does. He's willing to do anything to make her happy. From saving Clover to trying out new Derby Team plays.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Sofia tells him this in "Just One Of The Princes".
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[[folder:Wormwood]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings
Cedric's pet raven, and a willing participant in his schemes to get Sofia's amulet.
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* AffectionateNickname: Cedric calls him "Wormy".
* BeleagueredAssistant: Downplayed; While Cedric treats him well most of the time, he isn't above using him as a guinea pig for his spells, or locking him outside his workshop when he's annoyed by him.
* BilingualBackfire: In "Once Upon A Princess"; He gloated to Clover that Sofia would never find the counter spell book, pointing out it was behind a painting. He didn't know at the time that Sofia could understand him, and was shocked when she got the book.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:He joins Prisma in "In Cedric We Trust", since he doesn't like that Cedric has turned to good.]]
* FeatheredFiend: According to Craig Gerber, he is more evil than his owner. He's also just a generally unpleasant and arrogant bird all-around.
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler:The whole reason he chose to abandon Cedric in favor of Prisma was because he wanted to keep working for a master who was evil.]]
* HyperCompetentSidekick: He's smarter than Cedric too, and often despairs of/laughs at his endless failures and magical foul-ups. Whenever he takes an active role in going after the amulet, he rarely makes mistakes. That said, he's also repeatedly shown to be NotSoAboveItAll.
* {{Jerkass}}: Unlike Cedric, he has absolutely no redeeming qualities.
** CharacterDevelopment: The events of "Hexley Hall" brought out better qualities in Wormwood and taught him to be more respectful and accepting of his master in spite of his faults, and even to recognize his own faults as well. Unfortunately, later episodes have shown that this [[IgnoredEpiphany hasn't stuck]].
* KickTheDog: In "Day of the Sorcerers", he [[spoiler:informed Sofia that Cedric has been trying to steal her amulet ever since she arrived at the castle]], wearing a smug grin on his beak throughout the scene.
** In "In Cedric We Trust", [[spoiler:he betrays Cedric and says that gaining power is more important to him than their friendship]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:In "Forever Royal", he is trapped in a cage by Cedric, the very master he betrayed.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In "Hexley Hall" when he blabs about the amulet to the other sorcerer's pets.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He was forced to work with Clover in "The Enchanted Feast"; They spent the whole time insulting and mocking each other.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: He forms this with [[spoiler: Twitch when he starts working for Prisma and later [[FinalBoss Vor]]]].
* TooDumbToLive: In "The Leafsong Festival", he thought it was a good idea to get into a shoving match with Crackle, who happens to be twice his size. Crackle knocked him down with a single shove.
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[[folder:Praline]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeithFerguson
Amber's pet peacock.
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* GenderBlenderName: His name can also be used for girls.
* {{Narcissist}}: Very vain and concerned with his appearance.
* NiceGuy: Vanity aside, he's quite cordial and friendly with other animals.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He is very fond of apples.
* UncattyResemblance: In the episode "Scrambled Pets" he is revealed to be much like Amber, posh and stylish.
* TheVoiceless: He didn't actually speak in his first appearance.
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[[folder:Freedo]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MickWingert
James's pet baboon.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Very easily distracted, especially if there's a ball around.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: In the episode "Scrambled Pets" he is shown to be playful and enjoys a game of fetch. However sometimes his playful running around can cause problems and bother the other pets, especially Praline. When James brought him to school he got mixed up in a sorcery class accident turning him into a peacock baboon. enjoyed being mixed up and began to run around the school and when Amber made him bigger he rampaged through the school gym playing with the balls.
* {{Keet}}: Freedo is a ''very'' hyperactive baboon.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: A gelada.
* TheVoiceless: Like Praline, he never spoke in his debut appearance.
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[[folder:Rex]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings
James's overly playful foxhound.
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* BigFriendlyDog: Affectionate and playful with others (except cats, who he likes to chase).
* ADayInTheLimelight: In the first episode of the second season, "Two Princesses and a Baby", Rex plays a more active role, and speaks for the first time.
* DogsAreDumb: Not very bright.
* {{Keet}}: Rex is an active dog.
* SmarterThanYouLook: {{Implied}}. He is a bit goofy, but he claims he is smarter than he looks.
* TheVoiceless: He made a number of appearances in season one, but didn't speak in any of them. It wasn't until season two that he started talking.
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!!Others
[[folder:The Amulet of Avalor]]
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A magical amulet given to Princess Sofia by her stepfather, King Roland II, having previously been owned by Aunt Tilly, and before her, Princess Charlotte.
In Season 3, it is discovered that the amulet contained Princess Elena of Avalor, having been saved by the amulet when she was attacked by the evil sorceress Shuriki forty-one years ago. Avalor's Royal Sorcerer, Alacazar, took the amulet to find someone that could free Elena and thus save Avalor from Shuriki, eventually landing in Sofia's ownership. Sofia would be the one to free Elena and help her return Avalor to freedom.
For information on Princess Elena, see the ''[[Characters/ElenaOfAvalor Elena of Avalor]]'' [[Characters/ElenaOfAvalor character page]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: The show implies that the Amulet summons princesses by transporting them from whatever they're doing at the moment, with Sofia being suddenly summoned to help Charlotte, Ivy being transported from her island, Olaf saying that he was hanging out with Anna when he got summoned, and Tiana saying that Mama Odie told her that she would be summoned by Sofia. On the other hand, Ariel appears in her mermaid form despite her father permanently turning her into a human at the end of her movie (and although he does temporarily return her to her mermaid form in the sequel, Cinderella talking about how her stepsisters ''stayed'' mean even though Anastasia had a HeelFaceTurn in ''[[Disney/Cinderella3ATwistInTime 3: A Twist In Time]]'' suggests that expanded material is not canon here) and having already experienced her movie, and Rapunzel appears with her signature hair that she braids during her movie (''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' had not been released yet at the time of her appearance).
* AndIMustScream: Elena was trapped in the amulet for forty-one years when Shuriki attempted to kill her with a magic spell, and ''that's'' after she witnessed her parents get assassinated by said spell, ''and'' she had to live the next few decades uncertain of her remaining family members' fate along with Avalor's fate. Combine that with the fact that people have been trying to take the amulet for themselves for their own nefarious purposes or to just ''destroy'' it. The only way to be freed from the amulet is with a huge amount of magical power. Elena's family wizard, Alacazar, never figures out how to free her, but fortunately for them, his grandson Mateo figures it out before any more time can pass. Mateo's solution is getting a hold of Shuriki's wand and using it with a combination of ancient Maruvian magic -- two powerful things that not even Alacazar could rival.
** In the SeriesFinale, [[spoiler:Sofia and Prisma are trapped inside the Amulet, and would have been for a long time had Cedric not come up with his magic spell that involved everyone contributing their magic.]]
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: When Elena first received the Amulet, the big jewel was red, but when she got trapped in it, it turned a very deep purple. Then when Elena was freed, the jewel turned hot pink.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: The Amulet never summons Disney/{{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa and Anna]], or Disney/{{Moana}} before its princess-summoning power is removed. Presumably, Pocahontas never appears due to the controversial reception of her movie's depiction of Native Americans, Moana due to her film being too recent while the show was airing, while Elsa and Anna are teased... only for Olaf to appear instead because the amulet is acting up that episode. [[WordOfGod Craig Gerber confirmed]] that Anna and Elsa did not appear in the show to avoid contradicting with the then-upcoming ''Disney/FrozenII''. Though, Pocahontas is referenced when Sofia enters the Secret Library for the first time and Elsa & Anna (and/or Olaf) are referenced in the SeriesFinale when [[spoiler:Sofia falls into the Amulet]].
* EmpathicWeapon: Not so much a weapon, but it is responsive to its wearer's emotions and actions. Initially seems to mainly be because of [[SealedGoodInACan Elena]] according to Alacazar, but the amulet seems sentient without her anyway. The Amulet also appears to reflect the magic of its bearer, as it gave Cedric the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor a rapid series of playful hexes and powers, and the two bearers known to have received abilities are both magically-inclined to some degree.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The Amulet can summon any princess (from ''all'' time, no matter if they exist in the Ever Realm [[WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} or not]], technically aren't [[Disney/{{Mulan}} princesses]], or [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog are from the future]]) to give advice to its holder. The Amulet seemingly loses this power after Elena is freed, but Sofia may simply need it less now that she is older.
** Sofia's summoning power has "leveled-up" to allow ''her'' to help princesses, especially previous amulet-bearers.
** Subverted with the evil Princess Ivy, who was exiled to an island until the Amulet accidentally summoned her and brought her back to the mainland.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: In the SeriesFinale, when [[spoiler:Sofia is trapped in the Amulet with Vor, she is unable to use her Amulet to defend herself since she's ''in'' the Amulet, all while Vor brags to Sofia that she's all alone with no one to help her. When Sofia realizes that she has the love of her family, friends, and the princesses, along with everything she's learned throughout the series, [[ThePowerOfLove she summons a light from her heart]] -- in the same area where her amulet would be, and defeats Vor with that light.]]
* LateArrivalSpoiler:
** When Amber tries to use the amulet for bad, it summons a bad princess, that princess being Princess Ivy.
** With the release of ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'', it is now considered common knowledge now that Elena was trapped in the amulet for decades until Sofia frees her in ''Elena and the Secret of Avalor''.
* MacGuffin: Numerous villains want to use its power for their own evil purposes. Due to its nature, it isn't so quick to giving itself up to them.
* PowerAtAPrice: While the amulet grants its users magical powers, it also curses them if they do any bad deeds, only lifting it until they correct what they've done. These curses depend on the Amulet's "master" and their connection to their bearer. Elena cursed Sofia, but the current spirit of the Amulet does not.
** The Amulet's potential for great power also makes it a magnet for the dark forces, adding an extra string by making its bearer have to be protective of it, and also be vulnerable to danger.
* SealedGoodInACan: Elena, until Sofia frees her.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: All of Sofia's powers and curses from the amulet were to test her to see if she was the princess who could free Elena. According to Alacazar, this is Elena's doing.
* SizeShifter: The Amulet has granted its users the power to shrink to the size of a sprite. It grants Sofia this power after she helps some Wee Sprites.
** In "Cedric Be Good," Winifred reveals the Amulet can also make one grow to the size of a giant.
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Amulet of Avalor gives its users this power.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Amulet grants its users the power to turn into a mermaid, and into any animal and fey she sees.
* WalkingSpoiler: [[WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor Elena]] is in the amulet.
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!!!Cedric's family
[[folder:Goodwyn the Great & Winifred the Wise]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings (Goodwyn), Creator/RussiTaylor (Winifred)
Cedric and Cordelia's parents and Calista's grandparents. Goodwyn was King Roland I's Royal Sorcerer, and the couple are currently retired in the Mystic Meadows.
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[[folder:Cordelia the Conjuror]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RachaelMacFarlane, Gabriella Graves (as a child)
Cedric's sister and Calista's mother. As children, Cordelia and Cedric were very close and inseparable until Cordelia's sorceress ball when a spell gone wrong [[spoiler:ruined her hair]], she blamed Cedric for it.
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* AffectionateNickname: Cedric refers to her as "Cordy".
* [[BigBrotherBully Big Sister Bully]]: To Cedric ever since the Sorceress Ball fiasco.
* CoolBigSis: Adored her little brother up until she was ten years old, and it would be years before that affection would really return.
* DaddysGirl: Her father started to favor her over Cedric after the incident at her Sorceress Ball.
* DotingParent: Towards her daughter. Even though her opinion of her brother is frosty to say the least, she doesn't discourage Calista's admiration for her uncle.
* GagNose: Both she and her brother inherited long, thin pointed noses from their mother.
* MeaningfulName: In French, her name may have been derived from ''coeur de lion'', meaning [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold "heart of a lion"]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this moment after learning the reason her brother's smoke serum spell ruined her hair [[spoiler:was all her fault, and that she had contributed to making Cedric's life miserable for nothing.]]
* NotSoDifferent: She thinks that she's more level-headed and competent than her brother, but they both have issues relating to pride and vanity that go back to their childhoods.
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[[folder:Calista]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Katie Zieff
Cedric's niece, daughter to his sister, Cordelia the Conjuror. She loves her uncle to the point where she not only has the same hairstyle as him but wears the same clothes as him, except in red.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Sofia and Cedric in her debut episode -- she climbs on an exasperated Cedric's back, mildly irritates him by sitting on Sofia's invitation to Merlin's (because of the writing being in red, her favourite colour), rushes around Cedric while holding onto him and grips his leg (his reaction to this is "She can't come with us. What if she keeps doing what she's doing?"), and annoys Sofia with the revelation that she [[spoiler:stole Merlin's dragon claw wand]].
** In "Too Cute to Spook," Sofia's witch friends see her as this.
* AscendedExtra: Along with her mother, goes from a one-off character in Season 3 to a recurring one in Season 4.
* BigSisterWorship: Sees Sofia as a big sister and considers her one of her two favorite people.
* CheerfulChild: A ''very'' bubbly little girl.
* HeroWorship: Calista idolizes her "Uncle Ceddy", glomping him twice in just the first scene she appears in.
* PerkyGoth: Halloween is her favorite holiday, and she has her mother read books about monsters and Halloween to her every night.
* StickyFingers: As noted above, in her debut appearance she would take any red-colored objects she could get her hands on.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Greatly resembles Cedric when he was a kid, emphasized by how she asked her mother to magically make her hair look like his.
* WhiteSheep: Unlike the rest of Cedric's family, who treat him with disdain, she adores her "Uncle Ceddy", and recognizes him as the great sorcerer he really his.
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