Follow TV Tropes

Following

Context Main / PrincelyTropes

Go To

1[[quoteright:260:[[{{WesternAnimation/Cinderella}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/prince_and_cinderella_4609.png]]]]
2[[caption-width-right:260:[-These tropes know how to court a lady.-] ]]
3
4As male sons in royal families, or rulers of principalities, princes have many expectations of them. Therefore there are several types of characterizations in fiction (whether {{Fairy Tale}}s or other works), along with several tropes about princes, or characters very much like the prince archetypes.
5
6These tropes [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant do not necessarily involve]] the musician Music/{{Prince}} or [[TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX anything or anyone formerly known as such]].
7----
8!!Tropes
9[floatboxright:
10Related
11+ AnIndexOfLadiesAndGentlemen
12+ LuxuryTropes
13+ MasculinityTropes
14+ OpulentOutfits
15+ PrincessTropes
16+ RichKids
17+ RichPeople
18+ SirIndexOfTropes
19]
20
21[[index]]
22* ConqueringAlienPrince: Princes that are extraterrestial and want to take over other planets.
23* TheEvilPrince: Often a scheming brother or son of the monarch.
24* HeirClubForMen: A king needs a son to inherit the crown.
25* HiddenBackupPrince: The next in line doesn't know he's part of the royal family.
26* MerchantPrince: An entrepreneur who uses his own skills to acquire political power.
27* OfficerAndAGentleman: A classy, cultured man who can also fight, usually military-flavored.
28* OverlordJr: A prince who takes after his evil parent. Often overlaps with TheEvilPrince.
29* PrinceCharming: He's good, kind, handsome, and rescues the DamselInDistress.
30* PrinceCharmless: A handsome royal, or noble, {{Jerkass}}, and often a coward to boot.
31* PrincelingRivalry: When princes try to screw over their brother's succession rights.
32* PrincelyYoungMan: A young man who is treated like a prince, but not actually royal.
33* RebelPrince: He does not want to be king and actively tries to escape his birthright.
34* SharpDressedMan: A prince is often expected to dress suavely.
35* ShelteredAristocrat: A prince who has no idea how to take care of himself or interact with people outside of his social class.
36* SpareToTheThrone: The crown prince's younger brother, who is expected to step up as heir if the crown prince dies or is otherwise unfit to inherit the throne.
37* WarriorPrince: A prince who actually goes into battle.
38* TheWisePrince: A prince who's also a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.
39[[/index]]

Top