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5 | [[quoteright:350:[[WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/disney_princesses.png]]]] |
6 | [[caption-width-right:350:The [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess fairest]] {{tropes}} of all.[[note]]Clockwise from bottom center: [[WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet Vanellope]], WesternAnimation/{{Snow White|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}, [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Belle]], WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}, [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} Elsa]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jasmine]], WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}, [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} Anna]], and [[Franchise/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] ([[MissingMom What do they all have in common?]]) Not pictured: [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Aurora]], {{WesternAnimation/Mulan}}, [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessandtheFrog Tiana]] (whose father dies but has a still-alive mother), [[{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}} Rapunzel]], [[{{WesternAnimation/Brave}} Merida]], {{WesternAnimation/Moana}} (due to their mothers or both parents still being alive), and [[WesternAnimation/RayaandtheLastDragon Raya]] (as she hasn't been created yet).[[/note]]]] |
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8 | OnceUponATime, in [[IndexIndex The Kingdom of Indexes]], the [[RoyaltyAndNobilityTropes King and Queen]] had a beautiful daughter, whom they named Princess Tropes. |
9 | |
10 | Okay, not quite, but this index is about the various kinds of princesses, and tropes associated with them. |
11 | |
12 | Heck, some tropes have "princess" in the name, even when they don't have anything to do with a princess (such as MafiaPrincess and MakeWayForThePrincess), just because the word adds something to the names. |
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15 | |
16 | !!Types of Princesses: |
17 | |
18 | [[index]] |
19 | [floatboxright: |
20 | Related: |
21 | + AnIndexOfLadiesAndGentlemen |
22 | + TheBeautifulTropes |
23 | + BejeweledTropes |
24 | + DressesGownsAndSkirts |
25 | + FemininityTropes |
26 | + LuxuryTropes |
27 | + MagicalGirlTropes |
28 | + MarySueTropes |
29 | + MinkBecomesThisIndexMost |
30 | + OpulentOutfits |
31 | + PrincelyTropes |
32 | + PrincessStories |
33 | + PurityPersonified |
34 | + RichPeople |
35 | ++ RichKids |
36 | + RoyaltyAndNobilityTropes |
37 | ] |
38 | [[index]] |
39 | * AlienPrincess: A princess from another planet. |
40 | * TheChiefsDaughter: The daughter of a native tribe's leader. |
41 | * DaddysLittleVillain: A villain has a daughter/niece/granddaughter/etc. who takes after her guardian, and can often be a princess. |
42 | * FallenPrincess: A girl in a high position finds herself in a lower one. |
43 | * GoodPrincessEvilQueen: Princesses are good and heroic, so they are contrasted with a queen who is villainous. |
44 | * HonoraryPrincess: A princess neither by blood nor marriage. |
45 | * JunglePrincess: Rules over the animals and natives in a jungle environment. |
46 | * LadyOfWar: A princess or high class lady that kicks butt, [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery and gracefully too]]. |
47 | * MysticalWaif: A mystical or MagicalGirl that is often a princess. |
48 | * {{Ojou}}: A girl from a high class family, but not actually royalty. |
49 | * OneeSama: A high class lady is essentially a princess for the other characters with grace, beauty, and poise. A princess can also be an older sister to other younger princesses or younger princes. |
50 | * PeerlessLoveInterest: A lady who is like royalty. |
51 | * PoliticallyActivePrincess: A princess who isn't afraid to involve herself in politics or diplomacy. |
52 | * PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: A princess who appears soft and delicate but can fight as well or better than her guards. |
53 | * PrincessClassic: The archetypical [[WomenAreDelicate delicate]], [[TheIngenue innocent]], [[GirlyGirl sweet]], and [[TheBeautifulElite beautiful]] princess. |
54 | * PrincessProtagonist: The heroine or main character of the story is a princess |
55 | * PrincessInRags: A princess or high class lady that is now poor, but in denial. |
56 | * RebelliousPrincess: A princess (or similarly high class lady) who won't follow what is expected of her. |
57 | * RoyalBrat: A princess is given everything and expects everything to go her way. |
58 | * ShelteredAristocrat: A princess is pampered and sheltered from the harsh realities of the world.. |
59 | * TomboyPrincess: A princess who is a {{Tomboy}}. |
60 | * VillainousPrincess: A princess who is a villainous character. |
61 | * WarriorPrince: A princess (since the trope name isn't gender-fixed) who can do battle. |
62 | * WellExcuseMePrincess: A princess or lady who acts snarky toward her friend or love interest. |
63 | * WinterRoyalLady: A royal lady who takes on a winter themed title and persona. |
64 | * WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: She's often a princess. |
65 | |
66 | !!Tropes related to Princesses |
67 | |
68 | * AndNowYouMustMarryMe: A princess may be forced to marry, especially if it means her captor will become part of the royal family. |
69 | * ArrangedMarriage: A Princess will sometimes be arranged to be married to a prince for {{politic|sTropes}}al, [[AltarDiplomacy diplomatic]], or other [[NobilityMarriesMoney important]] reasons. |
70 | * BigFancyCastle: This is often the home for princesses. |
71 | * CostumePorn: Beautiful and detailed costuming, as befitting someone of her station. |
72 | * CoolCrown: Usually a princess will wear a dainty tiara. |
73 | * DamselInDistress: Princesses are often these. |
74 | * DamselOutOfDistress: The damsel in distress who isn't. |
75 | * DragonsPreferPrincesses: Dragons like to kidnap princesses. |
76 | * ErmineCapeEffect: A princess wearing her fancy clothes all the time. |
77 | * EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Sparkles make princesses even more pretty. |
78 | * EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Jewelry often adorns princesses. |
79 | * FairytaleWeddingDress: A princess best get married in one. |
80 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Animals flock around a princess, who can often speak to them. |
81 | * GirlInTheTower: Captured princesses tend to get put in towers. |
82 | * TheGoodKingdom: Since kingdoms always have royalty, they always have at least one princess. |
83 | * GracefulLadiesLikePurple: It symbolizes both a princess' femininity and [[PurpleIsPowerful royalty]]. |
84 | * GratuitousPrincess: More princesses than is strictly necessary for the story or setting. |
85 | * HereditaryWeddingDress: Wedding dresses that run in the royal family. |
86 | * HighHeelPower: Upper-class attire comes with upper-class footwear. |
87 | * HypnotizeTheCaptive: Princesses are sometimes [[{{Brainwashed}} hypnotized]] when they are kidnapped. |
88 | * KickingAssInAllHerFinery: The princess can still handle herself well in a fight even in her royal attire. |
89 | * MagicalGirl: Most princesses are this. |
90 | ** CuteWitch: Some princesses are this, as it serves as the original archetype for Magical Girl princesses. |
91 | ** MagicalGirlQueenlinessTest: A Magical Girl princess must prove she can also be a queen. |
92 | ** MagicalGirlWarrior: One of the basic archetypes of a Warrior Princess, basically the end result when you mix a Princess and a Superhero together. |
93 | * PimpedOutDress: Princesses are put in dresses with fancy trimmings. |
94 | * PrincessesPreferPink: Princesses often wear pink in fiction, since PinkMeansFeminine. Also qualifies as a PinkHeroine from time to time. |
95 | * PrincessForADay: When a woman dresses up as an upper-class person. |
96 | * PrincessPhase: The time in a young girl's life when she idolizes all things related to princesses. |
97 | * PrincessesRule: Princesses often are absolute rulers, rather than heirs, in fiction. |
98 | * RagsToRoyalty: A peasant ends up royalty, by either birth or granting. |
99 | * RegalRinglets: Curled hairs at the front of the head, signifying a lady's high social class. |
100 | * RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Crowns and [[PrettyInMink ermine]] [[PimpedOutCape capes]], although usually more delicate and dainty than regalia on other characters. |
101 | * RoyalBlood: Power inherent in royal birth. |
102 | * RoyalSchool: Where you learn how to be a princess. |
103 | * RuleOfGlamorous: Anything that makes a princess more beautiful is acceptable. |
104 | * SaveThePrincess: When the ExcusePlot is rescuing a VIP, a princess is the most likely person. |
105 | * StandardHeroReward: Marriage to a princess is part of this. |
106 | * StockLightNovelCalamityPrincess: A LightNovel heroine with prestigious beauty and destructive magic. |
107 | * SuddenlySuitableSuitor: A character can now marry someone thought to be below that character's station before. |
108 | * TrueBlueFemininity: Princesses often wear blue, even now. |
109 | [[/index]] |
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