Line #37 Characters/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper


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3	[[folder:Anneliese]]
4	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/princess_anneliese.png]]
5	[[caption-width-right:250:''I'm savoring a first and last taste of freedom before getting married next week...to a total stranger.'']]
6	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KellySheridan (English, speaking), Melissa Lyons (English, singing), Creator/IlonaBrokowski (German dub), Sanna Majuri (Finnish dub), Gisela (European Spanish dub), Luljeta Bitri, Odeta Katundi (Albanian dubs)
7	Anneliese is the princess of a bankrupt kingdom. In order to save her kingdom, she must marry a rich king, yet she is already in love.
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10	* ArrangedMarriage: She is to marry King Dominick so that his wealth will save her kingdom.
11	* {{Bookworm}}: Her favorite pastime is reading science books in her library.
12	* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler:Neither the gate guard nor Madame Carp believe her when she says she is the princess.]]
13	* DamselOutOfDistress: She is able to [[spoiler: escape her kidnappers]] by [[BedsheetGhost having her cat pose as a scary ghost]].
14	* DisappearedDad: Her father is known to be dead, since her mother is said to be widowed.
15	* DubNameChange: In the Polish dub her name is Anna-Lisa.
16	* FlowerMotifs: Her favorite flower is ''Rosa centifolia'', or the Provence rose, and said roses feature heavily in her outfits and even her writing, as she scents her letters with rose.
17	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Like any other character Franchise/{{Barbie}} plays, Anneliese has wavy blonde hair, and is a caring princess.
18	* {{Identical Twin\|s}}: To tell her apart from Erika, she has blonde hair and a royal birthmark on her shoulder.
19	* InnocentBlueEyes: No Barbie-played protagonist is complete without her signature blue eyes.
20	* KindheartedCatLover: She is very attached to her cat, Serafina. Unfortunately, this helps Nick and Nack lure her into a trap.
21	* PrincessClassic: At the beginning, she's shown to have nearly every princess trope, from being scheduled to getting married to a prince to being the DamselInDistress in need of someone to save her. [[spoiler:However, she's revealed to be into math, geography, and geology in her first appearance and she manages to escape her captivity with some bedsheets and a "story" to distract her kidnappers. In the end, she becomes a PoliticallyActivePrincess who creates a new mining industry with the geodes she found.]]
22	* PrincessesPreferPink: She's a princess and her favorite dress is mostly pink.
23	* RebelliousPrincess: She initially seems like she's set up to be this based on her verse from "Free," talking about wanting to fly away and do as she pleases, but this is ultimately subverted as she is determined to [[TheDutifulDaughter do her duty as a princess]] and go through with her ArrangedMarriage for the sake of her kingdom.
24	* RedOniBlueOni: She's the hopeful Blue to Erika's feisty Red.
25	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: As a princess, she was raised in the lap of luxury, and is a kind, generous person who's willing to forsake her own personal happiness for the good of the kingdom. When she's stuck at Madame Carp's, she insists on helping out with the sewing, despite not having a clue what she's doing, because it wouldn't be fair to leave all the work to Erika's coworker.
26	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: The film is set in Britain, but there's no accent from Anneliese or Erika.
27	* TheSmartGirl: Anneliese loves science, particularly geology.
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30	[[folder:Erika]]
31	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/erika_0.png]]
32	[[caption-width-right:250:''Though I know I have so little, my determination's strong. People will gather around the world to hear my song!'']]
33	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KellySheridan (English, speaking), Julie Stevens (English, singing) Ilona Brokowski (German dub), Willemijn Verkaik (Dutch dub), Eri Ito (Japanese dub), Luljeta Bitri, Odeta Katundi (Albanian dubs), Csondor Kata (Hungarian dub)
34	Erika is a poor village girl who must work as a seamstress in order to pay off her parents' debt. She would much rather be a singer.
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36	* AlmostKiss: With Dominick.
37	* {{Determinator}}: Erika keeps working hard so that she can earn her freedom.
38	* FlowerMotifs: Erika is frequently associated with the blue rose.
39	* IdenticalStranger: Resembles Anneliese dead-on to the point she has the same face. The only differences are her hair color and no birthmark.
40	* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The only thing that sets her apart from Anneliese is she's a brunette instead of blonde, her hair parting is reversed, and she has no royal birthmark on her shoulder.
41	* InnocentBlueEyes: Because she's identical to Anneliese, she has matching blue eyes.
42	* KindheartedCatLover: She loves her cat, Wolfie, very much and even sings a song about [[BeYourself not wanting him to change his dog-like nature]].
43	* LimitedWardrobe: She only owns one dress. {{Justified\|Trope}}, as she's poor.
44	* LoveEpiphany: She realizes she's fallen in love with King Dominick while masquerading as Anneliese.
45	* MasterActor: She pulls off such a good impersonation of Anneliese, even the girl's own ''mother'' is fooled. Not bad considering Erika had only met her once before.
46	* RagsToRoyalty: [[spoiler:She marries King Dominick at the end of the story, becoming his queen.]]
47	* ParentalAbandonment: We are never told what happened to her parents, though [[UncertainDoom presumably they're dead]].
48	* RedOniBlueOni: She's the feisty Red to Anneliese's hopeful Blue.
49	* TrueBlueFemininity: Her main dress is mostly blue, as is her princess dress, and her [[spoiler: wedding dress]] has blue trim.
50	* WorkOffTheDebt: Erika is in debt because her parents borrowed money in order to feed her. [[spoiler:Anneliese helps her out of it.]]
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54	[[folder:Julian]]
55	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/julian_8.png]]
56	[[caption-width-right:350: ''"There's nothing like some fresh air and a change of scenery."'']]
57	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AlessandroJuliani
58	Anneliese's royal tutor and best friend, as well as her secret love.
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61	* BrainyBrunette: Julian is a male example as he is very smart, educated and observant.
62	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Implied with Anneliese.
63	* GentlemanAndAScholar: A kindhearted man with all the posh, gentlemanly behaviour who is Anneliese's tutor.
64	* HotTeacher: He is Anneliese's tutor and is very handsome.
65	* HotForStudent: Granted, he is her tutor, not a teacher and they are close in age but Julien is head over heels for Anneliese.
66	* OneTrueLove: He and Anneliese love each other very much.
67	* RagsToRoyalty: [[spoiler:He marries Anneliese at the end of the film, therefore becoming her future consort.]]
68	* RelationshipUpgrade: Marries Anneliese in the end.
69	* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The poor suitor to Dominick's rich suitor for Anneliese.
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73	[[folder:Dominick]]
74	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_dominick.png]]
75	[[caption-width-right:350:''"I wanted to meet you without all this-this ceremony. To get to know the real you."'']]
76	->'''Voiced by:''' Music/MarkHildreth (speaking), Mark Luna (singing)
77	A rich, young, and charming king. He is also very handsome and talented when it comes to playing instruments, and he can play the trumpet, the piano and the dulcimer. Like Anneliese, he hopes to find true love without any pretense. He soon falls head over heels for the disguised Erika.
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79	* ArrangedMarriage: He and Anneliese were originally to have a political marriage but he ends up falling in love with Erika and Anneliese already had been in love with Julien.
80	* TheGoodKing: He is the ruler of his kingdom and is a very kind, courageous and generous person.
81	* InnocentBlueEyes: He has blue eyes and is a very kind person.
82	* KingIncognito: He has a habit of using disguises. Erika even [[LampshadeHanging comments]] on it at one point [[spoiler:when he "captures" her to help her get out of the castle's dungeons]].
83	* LoveAtFirstNote: The moment he overhears Erika (still pretending to be Anneliese) singing, his heart is gone.
84	* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: He is the Rich Suitor to Julian's Poor Suitor to Anneliese.
85	* UptownGuy: Erika's a pauper and he's royalty.
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88	[[folder:Queen Genevieve]]
89	[[quoteright:286:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/queen_genevieve.png]]
90	[[caption-width-right:286:''"I want you to be happy. But it is our duty to take care of our people first."'']]
91	->'''Voiced by:''' Ellen Kennedy
92	Anneliese's widowed mother and the current ruler of the kingdom.
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94	* AllThereInTheScript: She goes unnamed in the movie, however the credits and other supplementary material reveal that her name is Genevieve.
95	* BlindWithoutEm: She has trouble seeing without her glasses, a fact Julian exploits by hiding them from her while Erika poses as Anneliese.
96	* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: She wears an elegant purple gown.
97	* TheHighQueen: She's very regal and poised, befitting a monarch.
98	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She trusts Preminger with important court business, yet she's completely unaware of his plot against her throne.
99	* LimitedWardrobe: Never changes her clothes once throughout the movie, possibly because of the bankruptcy of the kingdom. It even extends into the wedding with Preminger.
100	* ShipperOnDeck: While she initially hopes her daughter will marry King Dominick, once she learns Anneliese is in love with Julian, she's incredibly supportive.
101	[[/folder]]
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103	[[folder:Preminger]]
104	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/preminger.jpg]]
105	[[caption-width-right:210:''Yes, before this chapter closes, I'll be big as Charlamagne!'']]
106	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MartinShort
107	Preminger is the main antagonist of the movie. His goal is to become the king of Anneliese's kingdom.
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109	* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: His plan is to marry Anneliese [[spoiler:(and later, her mother)]] so that he can become king.
110	* BadBoss: Preminger is the only intelligent member of the TerribleTrio, so he has to put up with the antics of his henchmen Nick and Nack, who are unbearably stupid to the point where they constantly irritate him.
111	* BigBad: He's the one planning to take the throne of the kingdom, setting off the main plot of the film.
112	* TheBully: He talks down to Julian and even [[KickTheDog kicks Wolfie]]!
113	* CharacterCatchphrase:
114	** "How can I refuse?"
115	** He uses it frequently in the [[VillainSong song of the same name]] and any other time he can. Variants include "how ''could'' I refuse?" and at one point, "how can ''you'' refuse?"
116	* EvilBrit: Has a very pronounced British accent and is a classically evil person who wants to usurp the throne.
117	* EvilChancellor: A member of the royal court and quite willing to take over the throne through any means possible.
118	* EvilIsHammy: Martin Short played him as if he was a character ''made'' of ham. The result is a villain who's very over the top as and when he needs to be, even in his VillainSong
119	* KickTheDog: Well, kick the cat that thinks he's a dog, but he outright kicks Wolfie away from him in one scene.
120	* EvilLaugh: He snickers a deep one to himself as he dreams of taking the kingdom for himself.
121	* ObviouslyEvil: Frequently spouts [[EvilLaugh evil laughter]] in front of Queen Genevieve.
122	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His name is likely a reference to Creator/OttoPreminger.
123	* RagsToRiches: Implied; he states in his song that he is a peasant's son.
124	* SlasherSmile: The close-ups of his face as he smiles and his eyes gleam as he imagines his future power can be ''terrifying''.
125	* SocialClimber: His VillainSong mentions that [[HiddenDepths he is the son of peasants]] and rose to a position of power through sycophancy and being a (temporarily) IndispensableScoundrel as he longs to be king.
126	* SurroundedByIdiots: His two henchmen, Nick and Nack are nowhere near as intelligent as he is. [[SarcasmMode How original]].
127	* TerribleTrio: With himself, Nick and Nack.
128	* VillainBall: Averted, as he [[spoiler:captures Julian and attempts to kill him and Anneliese later right away]].
129	* VillainSong: "How Can I Refuse?" features Preminger boastfully revealing his plot to his two henchmen before adjusting it once he hears news of Anneliese's planned marriage. [[spoiler:He sings it again to convince the queen to marry him after subtly revealing his intentions.]]
130	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: A heartless villain in a powdered white wig.
131	* XanatosSpeedChess: When his plans go awry, he tends to come up with a new plan pretty quickly or readjusts his existing plans to fit whatever came up.
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134	[[folder:Madame Carp]]
135	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/madame_carp.png]]
136	[[caption-width-right:350:"What do you think I'm running here, a cabaret?"]]
137	->'''Voiced by:''' Pam Hyatt
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139	Madame Carp is a minor antagonist of the movie and Erika's cruel boss. Erika's parents took a loan from Madame Carp, which she is now stuck paying off.
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141	* BadBoss: She treats Erika and the other seamstresses terribly.
142	* BitchInSheepsClothing: She claims that she and the princess are friends. Unfortunately for her, she mistook her "friend" for Erika, and showed her true colors.
143	* TheBully: She bullies her employees, overworks them and [[StealingTheCredit steals credit for their work]].
144	* EvilBrit: She has a thick Cockney accent and is very cruel.
145	* FatBitch: A bit on the pudgy side and has a repugnant personality.
146	* HateSink: We can’t really hate Preminger due to his comedic quirks, but we can hate Madame Carp for being an absolute bitch with an extremely submicroscopic amount of likeable moments.
147	* {{Hypocrite}}: She reprimands her seamstress for being a "lazy cow" and not finishing an order despite the fact that Madame Carp was out in the town while her employee was working through the night by herself.
148	* LaserGuidedKarma: Loses her business after Anneliese makes good on her warning. To top if off, it's implied her abused employee takes her place as the royal family's dressmaker.
149	* RichesToRags: In the end, she goes out of business after losing the royal family as clients.
150	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: A white-haired woman with the nastiest of hearts.
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154	[[folder:Nick and Nack]]
155	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BrianDrummond (Nick) and Jan Rabson (Nack)
156	Preminger’s henchmen.
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158	* BumblingHenchmenDuo: They are hilariously incompetent, but probably the most loyal persons in all the kingdom to Preminger.
159	* HiddenDepths: For a BumblingHenchmanDuo, Nick and Nack are surprisingly good background dancers and apparently managed to work and empty an entire goldmine by themselves.
160	* MinionWithAnFInEvil: The two are unbearably stupid to the point where it even irritates Preminger.
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164	[[folder:Serafina]]
165	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/serafina_4.png]]
166	[[caption-width-right:250:''I may be dainty, but I'm still a feline!'']]
167	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KathleenBarr (English), Creator/JannemienCnossen (Dutch)
168	Serafina is Anneliese's pet cat. She falls in love with Wolfie.
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170	* BabiesEverAfter: Has a litter of kittens with Wolfie.
171	* CatDogDichotomy: With Wolfie, [[AllAnimalsAreDogs kind of]].
172	* CatsAreMean: Averted, she and Wolfie are very friendly cats.
173	* NeatFreak: She ''hates'' getting dirty. However, she risks it to [[spoiler:get to the kidnapped Anneliese]].
174	* SilkHidingSteel: She's sophisticated and ladylike, but also very capable and courageous. [[spoiler:She successfully makes it to the castle by herself to deliver Anneliese's message and is able to hold her own against Midas multiple times, helping defeat him in the end.]]
175	* UndyingLoyalty: She sticks with her mistress through thick and thin.
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179	[[folder:Wolfie]]
180	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wolfie.jpg]]
181	[[caption-width-right:210:''A cat always lands on his feet. Even one that barks.'']]
182	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IanJamesCorlett
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184	Wolfie is Erika's pet cat. He acts like a dog, and he falls in love with Serafina.
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186	* AllAnimalsAreDogs: He acts exactly like a dog and even barks.
187	* BabiesEverAfter: Has a litter of kittens with Serafina.
188	* CatDogDichotomy: With Serafina, [[AllAnimalsAreDogs kind of]].
189	* CatsAreMean: Averted, he and Serafina are very friendly cats.
190	* ChekhovsSkill: His dog-like sense of smell comes in handy when [[spoiler: he tries to find a way to get to Serafina and Anneliese trapped in the gold mine]].
191	* HeroicDog: Or "Heroic Cat who behaves like a dog and barks like one". He wastes no time helping Serafina evade and fend off Preminger's pet poodle and [[spoiler:tries to find a way to rescue the white cat, Anneliese and Julian from the gold mine.]]
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