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* EvilOverlooker: The antagonists of the original trilogy - Rothbart, Clavius and Zelda - are all depicted this way in the posters for their respective films. The final instalment, ''Far Longer Than Forever'', would also do this for both Captain Firebeard and King Edgar, [[spoiler:though this turned out to be a case of CoversAlwaysLie, as Edgar is merely a RedHerring while the true villain - King Ivan - is not featured on the poster at all]].
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* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: There's an enormous library built within the castle of Queen Uberta, packed to the rafters with bookshelves. It is here that Prince Derek conducts his research into the cryptic clue left to him by the dying King William: "It's not as it seems." Derek has deduced that a chameleon creature, possibly a shape-shifter, slew King William and abducted Princess Odette. This proves to be correct, though Derek at one point misidentified the chameleon creature.
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* StoryArc: The franchise's various sequels can be loosely divided into several chapters, each with different villains and connected plot points.
** The first four instalments revolve around the heroes facing various forms of the Forbidden Arts, before the fifth film ends with the original source of this dark magic finally being destroyed for good.
** The sixth film has Alise and Rogers running afoul of the man-eating monsters of Bogg Island, while the seventh revolves around a conflict with the neighbouring kingdom of Boromeo. Though seemingly unrelated at first, both these plot lines converge and are ultimately resolved in the eighth film.
** The ninth and tenth instalments are about Derek and Odette meeting the royal family of the Cathay Empire, and helping Princess Mei Lei to marry her lover Chen.
** The final two films revolve around Derek and Odette being crowned the new rulers of Chamberg, exploring the main heroes' origin stories prior to the events of the original film, and finally resolving the long-speculated whereabouts of Derek's father and Odette's mother.
** The first four instalments revolve around the heroes facing various forms of the Forbidden Arts, before the fifth film ends with the original source of this dark magic finally being destroyed for good.
** The sixth film has Alise and Rogers running afoul of the man-eating monsters of Bogg Island, while the seventh revolves around a conflict with the neighbouring kingdom of Boromeo. Though seemingly unrelated at first, both these plot lines converge and are ultimately resolved in the eighth film.
** The ninth and tenth instalments are about Derek and Odette meeting the royal family of the Cathay Empire, and helping Princess Mei Lei to marry her lover Chen.
** The final two films revolve around Derek and Odette being crowned the new rulers of Chamberg, exploring the main heroes' origin stories prior to the events of the original film, and finally resolving the long-speculated whereabouts of Derek's father and Odette's mother.
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* AdaptedOut: Odette's fellow swan-maidens from the ballet are replaced by [[CanonForeigner Jean-Bob, Speed and Puffin.]]
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: The leads' relationship is one of the main departures from the source material. In the ballet, Siegfried only meets Odette long after she was cursed to be a swan and they fall in love upon their first meeting. In this film, [[AdaptationNameChange Derek]] and Odette were betrothed as children and hated each other for years before falling in love as adults.
* AdaptedOut: Odette's fellowswan-maidens swan maidens from the ballet are replaced by [[CanonForeigner Jean-Bob, Speed and Puffin.]]
* AdaptedOut: Odette's fellow
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** The first film drops the moral that physical beauty is not a valid reason for romance. No matter how beautiful or how much you might love the other person, if their only value of you lies in how you look, it's not a good idea to continue that relationship. Derek only gets to marry Odette once he proves that he loves her for the person she is, and not her beauty.
--->''"I love you. Your kindness and courage. I always have, and always will."''
** The second film has the moral that relationships are not perfect, and happily ever after will likely be followed by difficulties. It is however important to work at balancing your other duties with making time for those you love.
** The first film drops the moral that physical beauty is not a valid reason for romance. No matter how beautiful or how much you might love the other person, if their only value of you lies in how you look, it's not a good idea to continue that relationship. Derek only gets to marry Odette once he proves that he loves her for the person she is, and not her beauty.
--->''"I love you. Your kindness and courage. I always have, and always will."''
** The second film has the moral that relationships are not perfect, and happily ever after will likely be followed by difficulties. It is however important to work at balancing your other duties with making time for those you love.
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* ArtifactTitle: In the third film, Derek and Odette are not only the main focus for some part of the movie, as it puts more focus on the Queen and her valet’s chemistry. And Odette is only turned into a swan for about forty-five seconds before it's undone, and it's completely unexplained ''why'' she was made a swan again. By ''A Royal Family Tale,'' Odette doesn't transform at all and instead "The Swan Princess" is how she is referred to in a prophecy. Finally, as of ''Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today'' Odette is no longer the series' protagonist, that role having been passed on to her adopted daughter Alise.
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* ArtifactTitle: In the third film, Derek and The first four films found various ways to have Odette are not only the main focus for some part of the movie, as it puts more focus on the Queen and her valet’s chemistry. And Odette is only turned back into a swan for about forty-five seconds before it's undone, and it's completely unexplained ''why'' she was made a swan again. By ''A Royal Family Tale,'' Odette doesn't transform at all and instead again in order to justify its title. Starting with the fifth film, "The Swan Princess" is how she is referred to in merely a prophecy. Finally, as of ''Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today'' title that Odette is no longer given as part of an ancient prophecy, and she never transforms at all in either this film or the series' protagonist, that role having been passed on to her rest of the series. In addition, for the sixth, seventh and eighth films Odette and Derek [[OutOfFocus are not the main protagonists at all]] with their adopted daughter Alise.Alise taking the central focus, though the couple would eventually return to the limelight in the remaining sequels afterwards.
* CallForward: Many of the flashbacks in ''A Fairytale Is Born'' hint at events and characters from the later events in the series, particularly those of the original ''Swan Princess''.
** When Uberta becomes Queen, she is introduced to and befriends Odette's parents, King William and Queen Aubri. It's frequently brought up throughout their scenes together that the couple have hoped for years to have a child, which was previously alluded to at the beginning of the first film.
** One of the members shown on the Council Of Crowns is King Sebastian of Boromeo, whom the heroes would later encounter in ''Royally Undercover'' and ''A Royal [=MyZtery=]''.
** When Queen Aubri [[DeathByChildbirth is dying]], a tearful Uberta promises that her soon-to-be-born child - whom they initially assume will be a boy - will be Derek's "best little buddy". This heavily implies that [[ArrangedFriendship Uberta pairing Derek and Odette together as children]] was not only for political reasons, but also to honour her friend's memory.
** King Maximillian is shown teaching a younger Derek the [[ArrowCatch "catch and fire"]] trick, which he would eventually use to kill Rothbart in the original film.
** When Uberta becomes Queen, she is introduced to and befriends Odette's parents, King William and Queen Aubri. It's frequently brought up throughout their scenes together that the couple have hoped for years to have a child, which was previously alluded to at the beginning of the first film.
** One of the members shown on the Council Of Crowns is King Sebastian of Boromeo, whom the heroes would later encounter in ''Royally Undercover'' and ''A Royal [=MyZtery=]''.
** When Queen Aubri [[DeathByChildbirth is dying]], a tearful Uberta promises that her soon-to-be-born child - whom they initially assume will be a boy - will be Derek's "best little buddy". This heavily implies that [[ArrangedFriendship Uberta pairing Derek and Odette together as children]] was not only for political reasons, but also to honour her friend's memory.
** King Maximillian is shown teaching a younger Derek the [[ArrowCatch "catch and fire"]] trick, which he would eventually use to kill Rothbart in the original film.
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** Bromley finally returns for the coronation as well, having last appeared in the fifth instalment, ''A Royal Family Tale*.
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** Bromley finally returns for the coronation as well, having last appeared in the fifth instalment, ''A Royal Family Tale*.Tale''.
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* CityWithNoName: Neither of the two main kingdoms in the original film are named onscreen, other than a FreezeFrameBonus on Rothbart's map labelling Derek's kingdom as Chamberg. This would continue with the majority of the sequels with the main setting only being called "the kingdom of the Swan Princess", despite other neighbouring countries and kingdoms getting names, until it was officially referred to as Chamberg in both ''A Fairytale Is Born'' and ''Far Longer Than Forever''.
* ContinuityCameo: As the penultimate film in the series, and the instalment where [[WhamEpisode Derek and Odette finally assume the throne]], ''A Fairy Tale Is Born'' features many returning characters from the previous sequels.
** King Sebastian of Boromeo, who played an important role in the seventh and eighth instalments, appears in Uberta's flashbacks as a member of the Council Of Crowns.
** Alise and Lucas, who were last seen in ''Kingdom Of Music'', return for Odette and Derek's coronation, and are the ones to officially crown them as the new King and Queen.
** Lucas' parents, last seen in the seventh film, are briefly shown bringing tulips to decorate the palace for Odette and Derek's coronation.
** Bromley finally returns for the coronation as well, having last appeared in the fifth instalment, ''A Royal Family Tale*.
** King Sebastian of Boromeo, who played an important role in the seventh and eighth instalments, appears in Uberta's flashbacks as a member of the Council Of Crowns.
** Alise and Lucas, who were last seen in ''Kingdom Of Music'', return for Odette and Derek's coronation, and are the ones to officially crown them as the new King and Queen.
** Lucas' parents, last seen in the seventh film, are briefly shown bringing tulips to decorate the palace for Odette and Derek's coronation.
** Bromley finally returns for the coronation as well, having last appeared in the fifth instalment, ''A Royal Family Tale*.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: In the final film, Queen Wixom commissions a painting of Odette and Derek's disastrous coronation party in order to spite her old nemesis Uberta, only for the artist - actually an old friend of Derek's parents - to depict as it as the idealized, perfect celebration that Uberta had ''wanted'' it to be. As a result, Uberta misinterprets the painting as an olive branch from Wixom, and Wixom - having realized neither of them have ever benefited from their years of mutual animosity - [[SureLetsGoWithThat simply goes along with it]], allowing them to finally put an end to their decades-long rivalry.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In ''A Fairy Tale Is Born'' and ''Far Longer Than Forever'', Queen Wixom is frequently shown viciously berating her timid husband and even physically manhandling him at times, making him submissive and clearly completely terrified in her presence. This is PlayedForLaughs.
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* SeriesContinuityError: The first film implies that Uberta is only reigning as Derek's regent and that Derek will assume the throne as soon as he marries; she remarks before the ball that soon "the kingdom will have a king again." This is explicitly the case in the original ballet. But come the sequels, Uberta is still queen, while Derek and Odette are still a prince and princess.
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* SeriesContinuityError: The first film heavily implies that Uberta is only reigning as Derek's regent and that Derek will assume the throne as soon as he marries; marries. At one point she remarks before the ball that soon "the kingdom will have a king again." This is explicitly the case again", and Derek and Odette are even shown being given crowns immediately after their wedding. However, in the original ballet. But come the sequels, sequels Uberta is still queen, shown to be the Queen while Derek and Odette are still referred to as a prince and princess.princess, until they ''finally'' take the throne in the eleventh film.
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* SitcomArchNemesis: In ''A Royal Family Tale'', Uberta makes a snide remark about another ruler named Queen Wixom, and implies she wants to show the latter up by having grandchildren before she does. Wixom eventually appears in person in ''A Fairytale Is Born'', where we see the beginnings of her rivalry with Uberta and how they've constantly tried to upstage each other over the years. [[spoiler:They finally bury the hatchet in the next film, ''Far Longer Than Forever'']].
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* DisappearedDad: It is mentioned in the prologue that Uberta was a widow, so Derek's dad is assumed to be dead. The original ballet even has her character as a Queen Mum sort of figure, only ruling as Sovereign Princess until her son is able to take a wife. The final two films in the series reveal [[spoiler: that Derek's father King Maximilian was lost at sea and presumed dead, but in truth, he survived. In ''The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever'', he finally reunites with his family.]]
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* DisappearedDad: It is mentioned in the prologue that Uberta was a widow, so Derek's dad is assumed to be dead. The original ballet even has her character as a Queen Mum sort of figure, only ruling as Sovereign Princess until her son is able to take a wife. The final two films penultimate film in the series series, ''A Fairy Tale Is Born'', would eventually reveal [[spoiler: that [[spoiler:that Derek's father father, King Maximilian was lost at sea and presumed dead, but before he is finally found and rescued in truth, he survived. In ''The Swan Princess: Far the final film, ''Far Longer Than Forever'', he finally reunites with his family.Forever''.]]
* ForgottenFallenFriend: King William is fatally wounded during Odette's kidnapping, and he dies shortly after warning Derek about the Great Animal. Aside from a single offhand remark when Derek is investigating the Great Animal, William is not mentioned again for the rest of the film. This would eventually be averted in the fifth instalment, ''A Royal Family Tale'', where Odette is shown [[FlashbackEcho reliving his death]] after seeing Alise's biological father [[TraumaButton die in a similar way]].
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* MissingMom: Odette's mother is never seen. ''The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born'' eventually reveals that her name was Queen Aubri and confirms that she [[DeathByChildbirth died in childbirth.]]
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* MissingMom: Despite the first film opening with Odette's birth, her mother is never seen. ''The Swan Princess: A seen or mentioned at all. The penultimate film in the series, ''A Fairytale is Born'' Born'', would eventually reveals reveal that her name was Queen Aubri Aubri, and confirms the popular fan theory that she [[DeathByChildbirth died in childbirth.]]after giving birth to her daughter]].
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* NeverSayDie: In the first film, after her disappearance it's implied everyone believes Odette was killed, but they only ever refer to her as being "gone" or "not coming back". Poor King William, who ''did'' die, is never mentioned again. It's averted with Rothbart, who [[spoiler:flat out says Odette will die if Derek makes the vow of everlasting love to someone else]], and then again with Derek; "Don't you ''dare'' let her die!"
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* NeverSayDie: In the first film, after After her disappearance it's in the first film, Odette is clearly believed to have been killed by the Great Animal, with only Derek believing otherwise. In dialogue, this is only indirectly implied everyone believes Odette was killed, but they only ever as characters refer to her as being "gone" or "not coming back". Poor King William, who ''did'' die, is never mentioned again. It's averted back", with Rothbart, who [[spoiler:flat the closest confirmation being Rogers' remark that Derek "still thinks [Odette] is alive". [[spoiler:This is eventually {{Subverted|Trope}} in the third act, as Rothbart flat out says that Odette will die if Derek makes the vow of everlasting love to someone else]], else, and then again with Derek; "Don't you ''dare'' Derek later demands Rothbart not let her die!"die before their final confrontation.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: If only Rothbart didn't capture Bromley, who ends up Derek an arrow JustInTime during the climax, he would've managed to kill the prince.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: If only Rothbart didn't capture Bromley, who ends up providing Derek an arrow JustInTime during the climax, he would've managed to kill the prince.
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And up through the ''fourth'' installment, poor Odette keeps getting [[YoYoPlotPoint turned into a swan and back again]] the whole way. This vanishes in the remaining seven films, indicating that the series' title has long been rendered TheArtifact.
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And up through the ''fourth'' installment, poor Odette keeps getting [[YoYoPlotPoint turned into a swan and back again]] the whole way. This vanishes in the remaining seven eight films, indicating that that, through the series' unusual longevity, its title has long been rendered TheArtifact.
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* RedHerring: This is used occasionally throughout the later half of the series, with attention initially being drawn towards one potential antagonist, [[HiddenVillain allowing the true villain to hide in plain sight]].
** Following Count Antonio's defeat and subsequent disappearance in ''Royally Undercover'', ''A Royal [=MyZtery=]'' revolves around a mysterious masked figure marking '''Z''' shapes and targeting the heroes with various assassination attempts. Antonio's former henchman, Niccolo, claims that Antonio survived and has returned for revenge, which is seemingly supported further when Derek learns that Antonio's surname is '''Z'''ambrano. [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that Niccolo himself was the masked figure, and Antonio's fate remains ambiguous.]]
** ''Kingdom Of Music'' presents Mei Li's father, the Emperor of Cathay, as her main obstacle to marrying Chen, having ordered his sorceress Feng transform Chen into a dragon as punishment. When they reunite in ''A Royal Wedding'', the Emperor soon changes his mind after a conversation with Odette and Derek and agrees to bless the marriage, only for Feng to have her own sinister plot and take over as the film's main villain.
** In ''A Fairy Tale Is Born'', the smarmy and elitist King Edgar clearly holds disdain for Derek's father, King Maximilian, and openly disagrees with his new ideas when the latter becomes the head of the Council of Crowns. In ''Far Longer Than Forever'', Edgar angrily protests against Derek's suggestion that his father was falsely accused, prompting King Ivan - Maximilian's old friend and the current head of the Council - to reprimand him for his outburst. This makes Edgar the most clear suspect as the one that betrayed and framed Maximilian, [[spoiler:but it's eventually revealed that he was completely innocent. It turns out the true traitor was Ivan, with the latter having sold out Maximilian to cover his own crimes and take control of the Council.]]
** Following Count Antonio's defeat and subsequent disappearance in ''Royally Undercover'', ''A Royal [=MyZtery=]'' revolves around a mysterious masked figure marking '''Z''' shapes and targeting the heroes with various assassination attempts. Antonio's former henchman, Niccolo, claims that Antonio survived and has returned for revenge, which is seemingly supported further when Derek learns that Antonio's surname is '''Z'''ambrano. [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that Niccolo himself was the masked figure, and Antonio's fate remains ambiguous.]]
** ''Kingdom Of Music'' presents Mei Li's father, the Emperor of Cathay, as her main obstacle to marrying Chen, having ordered his sorceress Feng transform Chen into a dragon as punishment. When they reunite in ''A Royal Wedding'', the Emperor soon changes his mind after a conversation with Odette and Derek and agrees to bless the marriage, only for Feng to have her own sinister plot and take over as the film's main villain.
** In ''A Fairy Tale Is Born'', the smarmy and elitist King Edgar clearly holds disdain for Derek's father, King Maximilian, and openly disagrees with his new ideas when the latter becomes the head of the Council of Crowns. In ''Far Longer Than Forever'', Edgar angrily protests against Derek's suggestion that his father was falsely accused, prompting King Ivan - Maximilian's old friend and the current head of the Council - to reprimand him for his outburst. This makes Edgar the most clear suspect as the one that betrayed and framed Maximilian, [[spoiler:but it's eventually revealed that he was completely innocent. It turns out the true traitor was Ivan, with the latter having sold out Maximilian to cover his own crimes and take control of the Council.]]
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* AdaptationalUgliness: In the original ballet, Rothbart has a beautiful daughter named Odile whom he transforms to look like the princess Odette; in the movie, he has an older, ugly {{Mook|s}} who plays this role instead.
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* AdaptationalUgliness: In the original ballet, Rothbart has a beautiful daughter named Odile whom he transforms to look like the princess Odette; in Odette. In the movie, he has an older, ugly {{Mook|s}} who plays this role instead.instead, and openly points out that it will "take a lot of work" to make her look like Odette.
* AscendedMeme: Various internet reviews of the original film in the 2010's - including by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic and WebVideo/{{Bobsheaux}} - ranted about the shallowness of Derek's "what else is there?" remark, and it's by far the most remembered and quoted line from the film because of this. The later sequels seemingly caught onto the trend, as this incident has apparently become just as infamous in-universe, with many [[SelfDeprecation (including Derek himself)]] frequently poking fun at him for it.
-->'''Emperor Of Cathay:''' ''(when meeting Odette and Derek in the tenth film)'' The Swan Princess, and the Prince who could only see her beauty.
-->'''Emperor Of Cathay:''' ''(when meeting Odette and Derek in the tenth film)'' The Swan Princess, and the Prince who could only see her beauty.
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* BadassBoast: During her villain song, Zelda says she'll be worse than the likes of Medusa (The Rescuers), Cruella de Vil (One Hundred and One Dalmatians, a film that was also set in England) and the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz).
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* BadassBoast: During her villain song, Zelda says she'll be worse than the likes of Medusa (The Rescuers), (Greek mythology), Cruella de Vil (One Hundred and One Dalmatians, a film that was also set in England) and the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz).
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* BitchSlap: In the first sequel, [[BigBad Clavius]] violently slaps his henchman [[TheDragon Knuckles]] for having failed to kill Prince Derek with his traps. While Knuckles is much younger and bulkier than his boss, it is heavily implied the latter [[AbusiveParents raised the former this way]], so it is kinda [[JustifiedTrope justified]] to see a [[DumbMuscle brawny fully grown man]] covering and shivering in front of an old and still powerless villain.
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* BitchSlap: In the first sequel, [[BigBad Clavius]] violently slaps his henchman [[TheDragon Knuckles]] for having failed to kill Prince Derek with his traps. While Knuckles is much younger and bulkier than his boss, it is heavily implied the latter [[AbusiveParents raised the former this way]], so it is kinda [[JustifiedTrope justified]] to see which would explain why a [[DumbMuscle brawny fully grown man]] covering would cower and shivering shiver in front of an old and still powerless villain.
* BlackMagic: The first five instalments revolve around villains using the "ForbiddenArts" Arts". This magic grants the user three main abilities - the Power to Create, the Power to Change, and the Power to Destroy.
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* EvilSorcerer: Many of the villains throughout the series - Rothbart in the first movie, and fourth films, Clavius in the second one, and second, Zelda in the third; all of them third and Mangler in the fifth - use the Forbidden Arts for wicked intentions.against the heroes. The ninth and tenth films would also introduce the villainous sorceress Feng, who wields an ancient Chinese magic granted by the Emperor of Cathay.
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* MythologyGag: Characters in the sequels refer to the lake outside Derek's and Odette's castle (originally Rothbart's) as Swan Lake, apparently named for everything that happened.
** The story of Odette and Derek spreads by word of mouth throughout the various countries over the years the sequels cover. The version of it that eventually gets back to them bears a striking resemblance to the original ballet.
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** When Bridget goes to Derek's ball disguised as Odette, she's wearing a black dress to contrast with the real Odette's white one. This is directly taken from the original ''Swan Lake'' ballet, as Odile - Bridget's counterpart as an Odette imposter - also wears a black dress, and is often named the Black Swan because of it.
** Characters in the sequels refer to the lake outside Derek's and Odette's castle (originally Rothbart's) as Swan Lake, apparently named for everything that happened.
**The story of In ''Kingdom Of Music'', it's explained that Odette and Derek spreads Derek's story has spread by word of mouth throughout the various countries over the years the sequels cover. years, though certain details have been omitted or misinterpreted. The version of it the story that eventually gets back to them bears Chen and Mei Li recall - where Derek first met Odette as a striking resemblance to swan, but then couldn't find her and fell in love with another woman - is essentially the plot of the original ballet.
** When a younger Uberta learns that she's expecting a child in ''A Fairy Tale Is Born'', one of the names she considers for her son is Sigfried, before she eventually settles on Derek. Sigfried was the name of the male lead - Derek's original counterpart - in the ''Swan Lake'' ballet.
** When Bridget goes to Derek's ball disguised as Odette, she's wearing a black dress to contrast with the real Odette's white one. This is directly taken from the original ''Swan Lake'' ballet, as Odile - Bridget's counterpart as an Odette imposter - also wears a black dress, and is often named the Black Swan because of it.
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** When a younger Uberta learns that she's expecting a child in ''A Fairy Tale Is Born'', one of the names she considers for her son is Sigfried, before she eventually settles on Derek. Sigfried was the name of the male lead - Derek's original counterpart - in the ''Swan Lake'' ballet.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: During the flashbacks in ''A Fairy Tale Is Born'' and ''Far Longer Than Forever'', King Maximilian is shown to be a handsome, unkempt young man with a strong build and dark hair, making him look significantly younger when compared to Uberta and Rogers. [[spoiler:Due to the limited budget, the same model is used for King Max when he's found in the present day, making it seem like he hasn't aged at all despite over two decades passing since his disappearance.]]
* ShipTease: The sequels frequently hint at Rogers and Uberta having feelings for each other, with them often bickering LikeAnOldMarriedCouple but still often [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther showing a lot of affection]]. Rogers eventually confirms his love for Uberta when [[DyingDeclarationOfLove they're about to be executed]] in ''A Royal Family Tale'', and his suspicion of Count Antonio in ''Royally Undercover'' is initially motivated by jealousy due to the latter flirting with Uberta. Yet in spite of this, the pair never become an OfficialCouple, and in the final instalment [[spoiler:Uberta is finally reunited with Derek's long-lost father, seemingly [[ShipSinking slamming the door on her romance with Rogers for good]].]]
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** Uberta in the second film, who is ''much'' too focused on her birthday to let the fact that she's being ''held against her will'' bother her in the slightest. While she isn't killed, Clavis is fighting a very strong urge to do so.
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* DisappearedDad: It is mentioned in the prologue that Uberta was a widow, so Derek's dad is assumed to be dead. The original ballet even has her character as a Queen Mum sort of figure, only ruling as Sovereign Princess until her son is able to take a wife.
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* DisappearedDad: It is mentioned in the prologue that Uberta was a widow, so Derek's dad is assumed to be dead. The original ballet even has her character as a Queen Mum sort of figure, only ruling as Sovereign Princess until her son is able to take a wife. The final two films in the series reveal [[spoiler: that Derek's father King Maximilian was lost at sea and presumed dead, but in truth, he survived. In ''The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever'', he finally reunites with his family.]]
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Odette, Derek, and their friends are pitted against such foes as old acquaintances of Rothbart, his ghost, and even The Forbidden Arts themselves in the first four sequels. ''A Royal Family Tale'' grants the couple an adopted daughter, Alise, who becomes the protagonist in ''Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today'' and ''Royally Undercover''. The final films, ''A Fairytale Is Born'' and ''Far Longer Than Forever'', officially [[GrandFinale close out the series]] after 25 years.
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Odette, Derek, and their friends are pitted against such foes as old acquaintances of Rothbart, his ghost, and even The Forbidden Arts themselves in the first four sequels. ''A Royal Family Tale'' grants the couple an adopted daughter, Alise, who becomes the protagonist in ''Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today'' and ''Royally Undercover''. The final films, ''A Fairytale Is Born'' and ''Far Longer Than Forever'', officially [[GrandFinale close out the series]] after 25 almost 30 years.
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* MissingMom: Odette's mother is never seen. ''The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born'' eventually reveals that her name was Queen Aubri and confirms what [[AscendedFanon fans had often suspected]], that she [[DeathByChildbirth died in childbirth.]]
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* MissingMom: Odette's mother is never seen. ''The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born'' eventually reveals that her name was Queen Aubri and confirms what [[AscendedFanon fans had often suspected]], that she [[DeathByChildbirth died in childbirth.]]
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* MissingMom: Odette's mother is never seen. The only mention we get of her is the phrase "and to him a daughter was born", so she may have died during the birth.
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* MissingMom: Odette's mother is never seen. The only mention we get of ''The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born'' eventually reveals that her is the phrase "and to him a daughter name was born", so Queen Aubri and confirms what [[AscendedFanon fans had often suspected]], that she may have [[DeathByChildbirth died during the birth.in childbirth.]]
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* DamselInDistress: Odette. Justified in that the CurseEscapeClause for Rothbart's spell explicitly prevents her from breaking it on her own. [[DamselOutOfDistress However, this doesn't stop her]] from breaking into Rothbart's castle to steal a map, tracking Derek down and leading him to the lake so she can transform back and explain the curse and its escape clause to him, and later escaping Rothbart's dungeon and flying to Derek's castle to warn him about the impostor who's taken her place. In the second film, Odette does not play this role; instead, it was taken by Queen Uberta, who got captured by Clavius.
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* DamselInDistress: Odette. Justified in that the CurseEscapeClause for Rothbart's spell explicitly prevents her from breaking it on her own. [[DamselOutOfDistress However, this doesn't stop her]] from breaking into Rothbart's castle to steal a map, tracking Derek down and leading him to the lake so she can transform back and explain the curse and its escape clause to him, and later escaping Rothbart's dungeon and flying to Derek's castle to warn him about the impostor who's taken her place.
** In the second film, Odette does not play this role; instead, it was taken by Queen Uberta, who spends much of the movie in Clavius’ clutches. Since she got captured by Clavius, this is what drove Odette and Derek throughout the second film in order to save her from Clavius.
** In the second film, Odette does not play this role; instead, it was taken by Queen Uberta, who spends much of the movie in Clavius’ clutches. Since she got captured by Clavius, this is what drove Odette and Derek throughout the second film in order to save her from Clavius.
