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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Flo, a half alpaca/half coatimundi model from a Carnaval float brought to life by Elena’s new emotional powers. While some find her adorable due to her [[WesternAnimation/{{MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic}} Pinkie Pie-level]] bubbliness and genuine support towards Elena, others find her to be an annoying and unnecessary edition to the main cast due to her InnocentlyInsensitive nature often making things worse (such as triggering Elena’s emotional powers in "Captain Mateo"), as well as being a MomentKiller during the show’s more serious scenes, namely [[spoiler:Esteban’s trial]].

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** Dona Paloma. A recurring character, her deeds include almost ruining Navidad for her own profits, sabotaging Julio's Feast of Friendship, trying to take over Gabe and Naomi's Carnival float by making it [[ItsAllAboutMe all about her]] (ditching the group when they refuse to do so), and [[spoiler:walking out on the Grand Council's discussion of how to defend Avalor from the Four Shades of Awesome so she can focus on her own Emporium instead]]; though they do make her deeply unlikeable in the eyes of some, there are others who still appreciate her for her FreudianExcuse, HiddenDepths, and CharacterDevelopment, particularly in later episodes of the third season.
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Flo, a half alpaca/half coatimundi model from a Carnaval float brought to life by Elena’s new emotional powers. While some find her adorable due to her [[WesternAnimation/{{MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic}} Pinkie Pie-level]] bubbliness and genuine support towards Elena, others find her to be an annoying and unnecessary edition to the main cast due to her InnocentlyInsensitive nature often making things worse (such as triggering Elena’s emotional powers in "Captain Mateo"), as well as being a MomentKiller during the show’s more serious scenes, namely [[spoiler:Esteban’s trial]].trial]].
* BrokenBase: [[spoiler:Esteban]]'s actions in Season 3 up until the finale. [[spoiler:More than a few people argue that [[UnintentionallySympathetic the writers made it easier to sympathise with him than they should have]]. His family and friends outright disown him for his past deal with Shuriki, with everyone except for Francisco and Isabel disregarding all the good he's done since then (Naomi at one point is more worried about what he will do rather than ''Ash'') and sentencing him to live alone on an island for the rest of his life, is forced to ally himself with Ash for protection, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes and often keeps her from hurting Elena]]. Others, however, bring up that Esteban's deal with Shuriki involved him selling out the entire ''kingdom'' rather than just his family, he clearly had no intention of confessing to his family about him helping her prior to Elena finding out about it herself, and there's ''no'' excuse for breaking Ash out of the dungeon no matter how afraid of facing consequences he may be. A third faction argue that all these factors make Esteban a compelling and complex AntiVillain.]]



* TheScrappy: Dona Paloma. Despite having some HiddenDepths and CharacterDevelopment over the course of the series, she spends the majority of it as greedy, selfish and stuck-up. Her deeds include almost ruining Navidad for her own profits, sabotaging Julio's Feast of Friendship, and trying to take over Gabe and Naomi's Carnival float by making it [[ItsAllAboutMe all about her]] (and ditching the group when they refuse to do so). [[spoiler:In "Coronation Day", she even walks out on the Grand Council's discussion of how to defend Avalor from the Four Shades of Awesome so she can focus on her own Emporium instead.]]



* UnintentionallySympathetic:
** Princess Valentina in "Royal Rivalry". We're supposed to see her as morally wrong for constantly boasting about how great Paraiso is in comparison to Avalor in a rude manner up until she changes near the end of the episode, but Avalor's Royal Family (except Elena) and workers ''do'' come across as a bit too hostile towards her, particularly since she still compliments Avalor and only declares Paraiso as being "a little bit more" (so not ''too'' harsh), not to mention she can still be somewhat nice, or at least civil, at certain points. Granted, she does denounce Naomi as a kid on the Council and says that her kingdom's staff do things a little bit better than Avalor Palace's staff to their ''faces'', but even then she is being too light to be denounced a huge jerk.
** [[spoiler:Esteban]] in season 3. [[spoiler:While he was never meant to be wholly ''un''sympathetic, the writers made it easier to sympathise with him than they should have. His family and friends outright disown him for his past deal with Shuriki, with everyone except for Francisco and Isabelle disregarding all the good he's done since then and considering him a worst monster than any villain (Naomi at one point is more worried about what he will do rather than ''Ash''), and is forced to ally himself with Ash for protection, enduring her insults and mockery. While Esteban is far from blameless for his current situation, the fact that he spent 42 years living with the painful consequences of his alliance with Shuriki makes it seem like he's suffering more than he should for that one bad decision.]]

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UnintentionallySympathetic: Princess Valentina in "Royal Rivalry". We're supposed to see her as morally wrong for constantly boasting about how great Paraiso is in comparison to Avalor in a rude manner up until she changes near the end of the episode, but Avalor's Royal Family (except Elena) and workers ''do'' come across as a bit too hostile towards her, particularly since she still compliments Avalor and only declares Paraiso as being "a little bit more" (so not ''too'' harsh), not to mention she can still be somewhat nice, or at least civil, at certain points. Granted, she does denounce Naomi as a kid on the Council and says that her kingdom's staff do things a little bit better than Avalor Palace's staff to their ''faces'', but even then she is being too light to be denounced a huge jerk.
** [[spoiler:Esteban]] in season 3. [[spoiler:While he was never meant to be wholly ''un''sympathetic, the writers made it easier to sympathise with him than they should have. His family and friends outright disown him for his past deal with Shuriki, with everyone except for Francisco and Isabelle disregarding all the good he's done since then and considering him a worst monster than any villain (Naomi at one point is more worried about what he will do rather than ''Ash''), and is forced to ally himself with Ash for protection, enduring her insults and mockery. While Esteban is far from blameless for his current situation, the fact that he spent 42 years living with the painful consequences of his alliance with Shuriki makes it seem like he's suffering more than he should for that one bad decision.]]
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** Hetz may be TheBigGuy of the Four Shades of Awesome, but he looks quite adorably goofy while providing back-up vocals to the group's VillainSong, smiling and waving his hands like a little kid.



* TheScrappy: Dona Paloma. Despite having some HiddenDepths and CharacterDevelopment over the course of the series, she spends the majority of it as greedy, selfish and stuck-up. Her deeds include almost ruining Navidad for her own profits, sabotaging Julio's Feast of Friendship, and trying to take over Gabe and Naomi's Carnival float by making it [[ItsAllAboutMe all about her]] (and ditching the group when they refuse to do so). [[spoiler:In "Coronation Day", she even walks out on the Grand Council's discussion of how to defend Avalor from the Four Shades of Awesome so she can focus on her own Emporium instead.]]



* UnintentionallySympathetic: Princess Valentina in "Royal Rivalry". We're supposed to see her as morally wrong for constantly boasting about how great Paraiso is in comparison to Avalor in a rude manner up until she changes near the end of the episode, but Avalor's Royal Family (except Elena) and workers ''do'' come across as a bit too hostile towards her, particularly since she still compliments Avalor and only declares Paraiso as being "a little bit more" (so not ''too'' harsh), not to mention she can still be somewhat nice, or at least civil, at certain points. Granted, she does denounce Naomi as a kid on the Council and says that her kingdom's staff do things a little bit better than Avalor Palace's staff to their ''faces'', but even then she is being too light to be denounced a huge jerk.

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Princess Valentina in "Royal Rivalry". We're supposed to see her as morally wrong for constantly boasting about how great Paraiso is in comparison to Avalor in a rude manner up until she changes near the end of the episode, but Avalor's Royal Family (except Elena) and workers ''do'' come across as a bit too hostile towards her, particularly since she still compliments Avalor and only declares Paraiso as being "a little bit more" (so not ''too'' harsh), not to mention she can still be somewhat nice, or at least civil, at certain points. Granted, she does denounce Naomi as a kid on the Council and says that her kingdom's staff do things a little bit better than Avalor Palace's staff to their ''faces'', but even then she is being too light to be denounced a huge jerk.jerk.
** [[spoiler:Esteban]] in season 3. [[spoiler:While he was never meant to be wholly ''un''sympathetic, the writers made it easier to sympathise with him than they should have. His family and friends outright disown him for his past deal with Shuriki, with everyone except for Francisco and Isabelle disregarding all the good he's done since then and considering him a worst monster than any villain (Naomi at one point is more worried about what he will do rather than ''Ash''), and is forced to ally himself with Ash for protection, enduring her insults and mockery. While Esteban is far from blameless for his current situation, the fact that he spent 42 years living with the painful consequences of his alliance with Shuriki makes it seem like he's suffering more than he should for that one bad decision.]]
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Elena in season 3. [[spoiler:While she has every right to be angry at Esteban over his alliance with Shuriki, that anger ends up coloring her judgment for most of the season; the mere mention or reminder of him drives her into a rage (with Isabelle hiding a picture of Esteban out of concern that it might set her off), she active tries to hurt Esteban on sight (despite him never even thinking of returning the favor), and prioritizes capturing him over Ash, the dangerous malvago who almost ''killed her'' in their first encounter. Even after "Dia de las Madres", where she realised Esteban had more reason than she thought to believe he was unloved, she has nothing but scorn for him, dismissing Francisco pointing out that she only won back Avalor from Shuriki because of Esteban. Her obsession with punishing Esteban even allows Ash to unleash the Four Shades of Awesome upon Avalor, threatening the very kingdom she swore to protect.]]

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** There are also many people who are also fans of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', the other show where Aimee Carrero voices the lead character who is an ActionGirl and a princess. Both shows more or less spark interest in the other. It's also garnered some comparison between Adora & Catra and Elena & Esteban due to [[spoiler:Adora/Elena having to accept Catra/Esteban as their enemy after the [[HisOwnWorstEnemy latter parties' self-destructive tendencies causes severe and irreversible damage]] all because they loathed being AlwaysSecondBest to the former parties.]]

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** There are also many people who are also fans of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', the other show where Aimee Carrero voices the lead character who is an ActionGirl and a princess. Both shows more or less spark interest in the other. It's also garnered some comparison between Adora & Catra and Elena & Esteban due to [[spoiler:Adora/Elena having to accept Catra/Esteban as their enemy after the [[HisOwnWorstEnemy latter parties' self-destructive tendencies causes severe and irreversible damage]] all because they loathed being AlwaysSecondBest to the former parties.]] Additionally, both shows end up conveying the same messages of having power vs. having your loved ones by your side, and have Aimee Carrero's character go through a huge arc where she eventually learns the importance of forgiving those who hurt them]].



** Both Season 3's of this and ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' have Creator/AimeeCarrero's character (Elena and Adora) [[spoiler:decides that their loved one (Esteban, Catra) has gone BeyondRedemption and [[ThisIsUnforgivable can't find it in their hearts to forgive them for their abhorrent crimes]], and vent in a dramatic and intense scene (or at least in AllThereInTheManual for ''She-Ra'', anyways) about it towards this person while this person decides to ThenLetMeBeEvil. Elena/Adora do also establish that they do love this person, but [[LoveHurts that’s what made said person’s actions hurt even more]]. The only difference is that Esteban still holds back after that, but Catra does not. In fact, the fourth season of ''She-Ra'' would come out two weeks after the above event of this series happened, making it a double-whammy to see both of Aimee Carrero's characters go through this kind of fallout at the same time. And not unlike what happened to Esteban, Catra also has to be told straight to her face that [[HisOwnWorstEnemy the blame falls on no one except for herself for getting herself in this position]], and also [[DirtyCoward throws in a with a more dangerous foe out of fear for her own life]]. Sure enough, Adora does eventually forgive Catra, and so does Elena for Esteban]].

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** Both Season 3's of this and ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' have Creator/AimeeCarrero's character (Elena and Adora) [[spoiler:decides [[spoiler:decide that their loved one (Esteban, Catra) has gone BeyondRedemption and [[ThisIsUnforgivable can't find it in their hearts to forgive them for their abhorrent crimes]], and vent in a dramatic and intense scene (or at least in AllThereInTheManual for ''She-Ra'', anyways) about it towards this person while this person decides to ThenLetMeBeEvil. Elena/Adora do also establish that they do love this person, but [[LoveHurts that’s what made said person’s actions hurt even more]]. The only difference is that Esteban still holds back after that, but Catra does not. In fact, the fourth season of ''She-Ra'' would come out two weeks after the above event of this series happened, making it a double-whammy to see both of Aimee Carrero's characters go through this kind of fallout at the same time. And not unlike what happened to Esteban, Catra also has to be told straight to her face that [[HisOwnWorstEnemy the blame falls on no one except for herself for getting herself in this position]], and also [[DirtyCoward throws in a with a more dangerous foe out of fear for her own life]]. There even came point where both Esteban and Catra do get the power they wanted because they believe they will finally be seen and heard, even remarking about how they thought having power would be different, but it isn't. Towards the end of their respective series, both characters [[HeelRealization have awakened]] to the AwfulTruth that they've lost their loved ones and all they've done is hurt everyone. Both Catra and Esteban make the conscious decision to "do one good thing" in their lives and pull a HeroicSacrifice, with their final words to Aimee Carrero's character being "I'm sorry (for everything)" before the deed is complete, which does lead to (though instantaneous in Esteban's case) them temporarily dying. Elena/Adora even gains a [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine gold and white motif]] after seeing Esteban/Catra die, and uses her new power to ressurect her loved one. Sure enough, Adora does eventually forgive Catra, and so does Elena for Esteban]].Esteban. But while Catra still had to earn Adora's forgiveness after being saved, Elena forgave Esteban much more quickly]].


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** In Esteban's case, only you are responsible for what kind of person you are, and only you can change that.
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** Creator/SarahNicoleRobles was the singing voice for Marisa, one of the few pointy-eared non-human Sirenas in a cast of mostly humans. Now, she's voicing Luz on WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse where ''she's'' the token human in a cast of mostly pointy-eared witches.

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* {{Adorkable}}:
** Not always the case, but Elena shows a cuter, more innocent side when it comes to making bad puns, or not completely getting something technical the first time.
** While not to a significant extent, Naomi shows a cute, dorky side for things she doesn't quite get.
** Mateo is this even more prominently than Gabe. He geeks out over magical artifacts even if there's more important matters at hand and is adorably awkward whenever he's shown affection.
** Gabe tries to be the charming heroic guardsman but is really kind of a dork. Pretty typical for an officer fresh from the academy.
** Isabel is a cute, little science geek who's into everything cute, firmly making her this.
** It's not to a significant extent, but Professor Ochoa did show a bit of geeky enthusiasm when showing Isabel around.
** Tomiko shows this even more so than Isabel. She's quite geeky when it comes to her love of science.
** Olivia is cute as a button when looking up to Mateo.
** Princess Marisa has a childlike wonder of the surface world that's really adorable. [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mhhqLEAF-jA And then]] there's her first exposure to a mirror, where she makes a lot of silly faces.
** Not as much as his sister, but when Prince Marzel tries walking on dry land... it doesn't turn out as planned, yet he still has charm.
** She may be a villain, but Carla is also a complete and total dork, [[LaughablyEvil to humorous effect.]]
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** The certainly ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''-influenced "For a Palace" and "IThe Right Thing to Do" from Season 2.

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** The certainly ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''-influenced "For a Palace" and "IThe "The Right Thing to Do" from Season 2.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: [[http://beyondthemarquee.com/40112 The promotional posters.]]

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** The animation really knows how to pack a punch, especially in the big emotional moments. Just a few examples include: "The Magic Within" when Elena rises from the Crystal Well, in "Dreamcatcher" when [[spoiler:Elena gives Esteban her ReasonYouSuck speech]], the scene in "Coronation Day" where [[spoiler:Elena forgives Esteban]].



** The certainly ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''-influenced "For a Palace" and "It's the Right Thing to Do" from Season 2.

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** The certainly ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''-influenced "For a Palace" and "It's the "IThe Right Thing to Do" from Season 2.



** "Our Love Will Always Shine So Bright" from "Coronation Day", the last song of the series that recalls the central theme of Elena's growth based on the people around her ''and'' recalls the opening notes of the theme song in the last seconds of the show.
*** Any of the music from "Coronation Day", to be fair, with the crew even getting a live orchestra to perform some incredibly moving scores.



** Elena/Naomi, and to a lesser extent, Elena/Mariza, seem to have quite a following as well.

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* ShipMates: Elena/Mateo and Naomi/Gabe, or Elena/Naomi and Mateo/Gabe are popular combinations to round off the main quartet.
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** Surprisingly, [[spoiler:Chatana, Pili and Tziloco]] wind up being this in the finale. The former was treated as an almost more serious threat than Ash. Especially considering that [[spoiler: Elena and the gang never faced her prior to the finale. And when they finally meet face to face, the battle is just too quick, just to make room for the ''real'' antagonists, The Shadows of the Night AKA: "the Four Shades of Awesome."]]

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** Surprisingly, [[spoiler:Chatana, Pili and Tziloco]] wind up being this in the finale. The former was treated as an almost more serious threat than Ash. Especially considering that [[spoiler: Elena and the gang never faced her prior to the finale. And when they finally meet face to face, the battle is just too quick, just to make room for the ''real'' antagonists, The Shadows of the Night AKA: "the Four Shades of Awesome."]] " In particular, Pili and Tziloco hardly do anything.]]
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** In [[GrandFinale "Coronation Day"]], Cahu crosses it when she [[spoiler:turns a bunch of people into [[TakenForGranite stone murals]] and takes control of the [=EverRealm=]. What's more, there's a moment where she disarms Elena from her Scepter and is about to petrify her too, but she still chooses to slow down time in spite of Elena being powerless so that she can [[{{Sadist}} savor the moment]].]]
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* MemeticPsychopath: Elena for [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped the show's rather blunt messages]] about how ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer[=/=]GoodIsNotNice against genuinely evil people... in a Disney Princess cartoon mainly aimed towards preschoolers. Not to mention that some of the villainous characters end up dead or in [[FateWorseThanDeath equally mortal fates]] and the show treats this [[ButtMonkey rather]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice comically]].

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* MemeticPsychopath: Elena for [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped the show's rather blunt messages]] about how ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer[=/=]GoodIsNotNice ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer[=/=]GoodIsNotSoft against genuinely evil people... in a Disney Princess cartoon mainly aimed towards preschoolers. Not to mention that some of the villainous characters end up dead or in [[FateWorseThanDeath equally mortal fates]] and the show treats this [[ButtMonkey rather]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice comically]].
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*** What's more, both of the series' [[GrandFinale Grand Finales]] have many of the BackForTheFinale characters rising up against the ultimate evil, as well as [[spoiler:the ally-turned-villain (Esteban, Cassandra) being [[ILied double-crossed and overthrown]] by said ultimate evil, after which they [[HeelFaceTurn turn back to the good side]] and help the main princess defeat the evil. However, while Elena refused to forgive Esteban and believed [[BeyondRedemption there's nothing he can do to make up for what he did]] prior to this, Rapunzel [[LoveMartyr continually insisted Cassandra was still a good person and never gave up on her]]. Heck, both Esteban and Cassandra had a song about how they had [[IveComeTooFar nothing left to lose]]. But while Cassandra had absolutely ''no'' problem embracing evil and only redeemed herself after Zhan Tiri deprived her of her power, thus she only became "good" again [[NominalHero because something bad happened to her personally]], not because of a moral dilemma, Esteban remained protective of Elena and his family from start to finish and made the conscious choice to pull a HeroicSacrifice to save his cousin. They also both get brought back from their brief demises.]]

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*** What's more, both of the series' [[GrandFinale Grand Finales]] have many of the BackForTheFinale characters rising up against the ultimate evil, as well as [[spoiler:the ally-turned-villain (Esteban, Cassandra) being [[ILied double-crossed and overthrown]] by said ultimate evil, after which they [[HeelFaceTurn turn back to the good side]] and help the main princess defeat the evil. However, while Elena refused to forgive Esteban and believed [[BeyondRedemption there's nothing he can do to make up for what he did]] prior to this, Rapunzel [[LoveMartyr continually insisted Cassandra was still a good person and never gave up on her]]. Heck, both Esteban and Cassandra had a song about how they had [[IveComeTooFar nothing left to lose]]. But while Cassandra had absolutely ''no'' problem embracing evil and only redeemed herself after ''after'' Zhan Tiri deprived her of her power, thus she only became "good" again [[NominalHero because something bad happened to her personally]], not ''not'' because of a moral dilemma, Esteban remained protective of Elena and his family from start to finish and (like Varian wanted to do) made the conscious choice to pull a HeroicSacrifice to save his cousin. They also both get brought back from their brief demises.]]

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Esteban halfway through Season 3. [[spoiler:When Pili says that he may be worse than ''Ash'', Esteban agrees. Has he [[ThenLetMeBeEvil embraced his evil lifestyle]], does he believe he's more powerful than Ash, is he making a SelfDeprecation joke, sucking up to get Chatana and Pili on the team, and/or [[IAmAMonster does he hate himself enough to believe he's a more vile person than Ash]]?]]

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Esteban halfway through Season 3. [[spoiler:When Pili says that he may be worse than ''Ash'', Esteban agrees. Has he [[ThenLetMeBeEvil embraced his evil lifestyle]], does he believe he's more powerful than Ash, is he making a SelfDeprecation joke, sucking up to get Chatana and Pili on the team, and/or [[IAmAMonster does he hate himself enough to believe he's a more vile person than Ash]]?]]Ash]]? Given the revelation in "Coronation Day" that he doesn't see himself as a villain due to believing his motives are too justified, it's most likely the third or fourth options.]]



* DracoInLeatherPants: [[spoiler:Esteban]] gets this treatment in Season 3 following "The Magic Within". Quite a few fans view his remorse over [[spoiler:his past alliance with Shuriki over the past four decades]] as sufficient, and Elena and the other members of the family's [[spoiler:disownment]] of him was met with criticism. This, however, glosses over the fact that [[spoiler:Esteban kept this a secret from his family for all those years, was ''still'' responsible for a ''long'' dark age in Avalor that gave Elena PTSD, refused to take his punishment with dignity, and only apologized ''after'' the DarkSecret came out. Worse, he did it when it was ''convenient'' for him]]. Both his voice actor and the show's creator have even stated that what Esteban did was selfish and that he's avoiding being rightfully punished.

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* DracoInLeatherPants: [[spoiler:Esteban]] gets this treatment in Season 3 following "The Magic Within". Quite a few fans view his remorse over [[spoiler:his past alliance with Shuriki over the past four decades]] as sufficient, and Elena and the other members of the family's [[spoiler:disownment]] of him was met with criticism. This, however, glosses over the fact that [[spoiler:Esteban kept this a secret from his family for all those years, was ''still'' responsible for a ''long'' dark age in Avalor that gave Elena PTSD, refused to take his punishment with dignity, and only apologized ''after'' the DarkSecret came out. Worse, he did it when it was ''convenient'' for him]]. Both his voice actor and the show's creator have even stated that what Esteban did was selfish and that he's avoiding being rightfully punished. [[spoiler:Esteban himself acknowledges both of this in "Coronation Day" during his HeelRealization.]]



** Orizaba.

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** One which fans would find more plausible is Mateo/Carla, due to how Mateo had some sort of crush on Carla as Rita after she flirted with him, and believe that hopefully, Carla could have a HeelFaceTurn to make it possible.

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** One which fans would find more plausible is Mateo/Carla, due to how Mateo had some sort of crush on Carla as Rita after she flirted with him, and believe that hopefully, Carla could have a HeelFaceTurn to make it possible. [[spoiler:Their ShipTease in "Coronation Day", where Carla's been redeemed, help.]]



** Both Season 3's of this and ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' have Creator/AimeeCarrero's character (Elena and Adora) [[spoiler:decides that their loved one (Esteban, Catra) has gone BeyondRedemption and [[ThisIsUnforgivable can't find it in their hearts to forgive them for their abhorrent crimes]], and vent in a dramatic and intense scene (or at least in AllThereInTheManual for ''She-Ra'', anyways) about it towards this person while this person decides to ThenLetMeBeEvil. Elena/Adora do also establish that they do love this person, but [[LoveHurts that’s what made said person’s actions hurt even more]]. The only difference is that Esteban still holds back after that, but Catra does not. In fact, the fourth season of ''She-Ra'' would come out two weeks after the above event of this series happened, making it a double-whammy to see both of Aimee Carrero's characters go through this kind of fallout at the same time. And not unlike what happened to Esteban, Catra also has to be told straight to her face that [[HisOwnWorstEnemy the blame falls on no one except for herself for getting herself in this position]], and also [[DirtyCoward throws in a with a more dangerous foe out of fear for her own life]]. Sure enough, Adora does eventually forgive Catra, but only time will tell if Elena will do the same for Esteban]].

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*** What's more, both of the series' [[GrandFinale Grand Finales]] have many of the BackForTheFinale characters rising up against the ultimate evil, as well as [[spoiler:the ally-turned-villain (Esteban, Cassandra) being [[ILied double-crossed and overthrown]] by said ultimate evil, after which they [[HeelFaceTurn turn back to the good side]] and help the main princess defeat the evil. However, while Elena refused to forgive Esteban and believed [[BeyondRedemption there's nothing he can do to make up for what he did]] prior to this, Rapunzel [[LoveMartyr continually insisted Cassandra was still a good person and never gave up on her]]. Heck, both Esteban and Cassandra had a song about how they had [[IveComeTooFar nothing left to lose]]. But while Cassandra had absolutely ''no'' problem embracing evil and only redeemed herself after Zhan Tiri deprived her of her power, thus she only became "good" again [[NominalHero because something bad happened to her personally]], not because of a moral dilemma, Esteban remained protective of Elena and his family from start to finish and made the conscious choice to pull a HeroicSacrifice to save his cousin. They also both get brought back from their brief demises.]]
** Both Season 3's of this and ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' have Creator/AimeeCarrero's character (Elena and Adora) [[spoiler:decides that their loved one (Esteban, Catra) has gone BeyondRedemption and [[ThisIsUnforgivable can't find it in their hearts to forgive them for their abhorrent crimes]], and vent in a dramatic and intense scene (or at least in AllThereInTheManual for ''She-Ra'', anyways) about it towards this person while this person decides to ThenLetMeBeEvil. Elena/Adora do also establish that they do love this person, but [[LoveHurts that’s what made said person’s actions hurt even more]]. The only difference is that Esteban still holds back after that, but Catra does not. In fact, the fourth season of ''She-Ra'' would come out two weeks after the above event of this series happened, making it a double-whammy to see both of Aimee Carrero's characters go through this kind of fallout at the same time. And not unlike what happened to Esteban, Catra also has to be told straight to her face that [[HisOwnWorstEnemy the blame falls on no one except for herself for getting herself in this position]], and also [[DirtyCoward throws in a with a more dangerous foe out of fear for her own life]]. Sure enough, Adora does eventually forgive Catra, but only time will tell if and so does Elena will do the same for Esteban]].



** Likewise, Carla has been shipped with Gabe, Mateo, and Alonso, the only three boys in the show that are her age.

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** Likewise, Carla has been shipped with Gabe, Mateo, and Alonso, and Marzel, the only three boys in the show that are her age.



* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia and her family]] make a cameo appearance during Elena's coronation in the series finale, after having not appeared since "Elena And The Secret Of Avalor"]].

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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia and her family]] make a cameo appearance during Elena's coronation in the series finale, after having not appeared since "Elena And The Secret Of Avalor"]]."Forever Royal"]].



* TheWoobie: Elena seems to go through quite a lot. She's witnessed the death of her parents, many of her friends and family being put in some kind of danger, and [[spoiler: Esteban's role in Shuriki's invasion is revealed.]] She definitely can't catch a break.

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* TheWoobie: Elena seems to go through quite a lot. She's witnessed the death of her parents, many of her friends and family being put in some kind of danger, and [[spoiler: Esteban's role in Shuriki's invasion is revealed.]] [[TraumaCongaLine She definitely can't catch a break.break]].
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** Surprisingly, Chatana, Pili and Tziloco wind up being this in the finale. The former was treated as an almost more serious threat than Ash. Especially considering that Elena and the gang never faced Chatana prior to the finale. And when they finally meet face to face, the battle is just too quick, just to make room for the ''real'' antagonists, The Shadows of the Night AKA: "the Four Shades of Awesome."

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** Surprisingly, Chatana, [[spoiler:Chatana, Pili and Tziloco Tziloco]] wind up being this in the finale. The former was treated as an almost more serious threat than Ash. Especially considering that [[spoiler: Elena and the gang never faced Chatana her prior to the finale. And when they finally meet face to face, the battle is just too quick, just to make room for the ''real'' antagonists, The Shadows of the Night AKA: "the Four Shades of Awesome." "]]
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** Surprisingly, Chatana winds up being this in the finale. The former was treated as an almost more serious threat than Ash. Especially considering that Elena and the gang never faced Chatana prior to the finale. And when they finally meet face to face, the battle is just too quick, just to make room for the ''real'' antagonists, The Shadows of the Night AKA: "the Four Shades of Awesome."

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** Surprisingly, Chatana winds Chatana, Pili and Tziloco wind up being this in the finale. The former was treated as an almost more serious threat than Ash. Especially considering that Elena and the gang never faced Chatana prior to the finale. And when they finally meet face to face, the battle is just too quick, just to make room for the ''real'' antagonists, The Shadows of the Night AKA: "the Four Shades of Awesome."

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* UnexpectedCharacter: Of ''all'' people, you didn’t expect [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia]]]] to show up in the finale, did you?



* UnexpectedCharacter: [[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia and her family]] make a cameo appearance during Elena's coronation in the series finale, after having not appeared since "Elena And The Secret Of Avalor".

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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia and her family]] make a cameo appearance during Elena's coronation in the series finale, after having not appeared since "Elena And The Secret Of Avalor".Avalor"]].
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** Who does the title of Disney's first Latina princess belong to? Elena or a princess that has yet to exist? For fans of Elena, she counts because [[EnsembleDarkhorse her show is entertaining and quality enough]], she's been billed as Disney's first Latina princess and has even gotten an introduction at Disney World like the other Disney Princesses, and it feels disrespectful to the creators of ''Elena of Avalor'' to ignore their work. For others, Elena doesn't count because her show is obscure and mainly aimed towards young children as opposed to a general audience, and she's not often seen in the Disney Princess lineup, nor does she fit the criteria needed to be considered an official Disney Princess (i.e. a theatrical animated movie). Made even worse with the news announcement that Creator/LinManuelMiranda will be involved in making ''Encanto'', said to feature the "first" Latina Disney princess, as it would mean that at while her story would be high quality, she will inevitably overshadow Elena.

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** Who does the title of Disney's first Latina princess belong to? Elena or a princess that has yet to exist? For fans of Elena, she counts because [[EnsembleDarkhorse her show is entertaining and quality enough]], she's been billed as Disney's first Latina princess and has even gotten an introduction at Disney World like the other Disney Princesses, and it feels disrespectful to the creators of ''Elena of Avalor'' to ignore their work. For others, Elena doesn't count because her show is obscure and mainly aimed towards young children as opposed to a general audience, and she's not often seen in the Disney Princess lineup, nor does she fit the criteria needed to be considered an official Disney Princess (i.e. a theatrical animated movie). Made even worse with the news announcement that Creator/LinManuelMiranda will be involved in making ''Encanto'', said to feature the "first" Latina Disney princess, as it would mean that at while her story would be high quality, she will inevitably overshadow Elena.
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* CrossoverShip: Isabel and James from ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' seems to be gaining popularity.

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* CrossoverShip: Isabel and James from ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' seems to be gaining popularity. [[spoiler:The two dancing at the end of "Coronation Day" added to this.]]



** Who does the title of Disney's first Latina princess belong to? Elena or a princess that has yet to exist? For fans of Elena, she counts because [[EnsembleDarkhorse her show is entertaining and quality enough]], she's been billed as Disney's first Latina princess and has even gotten an introduction at Disney World like the other Disney Princesses, and it feels disrespectful to the creators of ''Elena of Avalor'' to ignore their work. For others, Elena doesn't count because her show is obscure and mainly aimed towards young children as opposed to a general audience, and she's not often seen in the Disney Princess lineup, nor does she fit the criteria needed to be considered an official Disney Princess (i.e. a theatrical animated movie). Made even worse with the news announcement that Creator/LinManuelMiranda would be involved in making [[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} the "first" Latina Disney princess]], as it would mean at least her story would high quality, but she would overshadow Elena.

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** Who does the title of Disney's first Latina princess belong to? Elena or a princess that has yet to exist? For fans of Elena, she counts because [[EnsembleDarkhorse her show is entertaining and quality enough]], she's been billed as Disney's first Latina princess and has even gotten an introduction at Disney World like the other Disney Princesses, and it feels disrespectful to the creators of ''Elena of Avalor'' to ignore their work. For others, Elena doesn't count because her show is obscure and mainly aimed towards young children as opposed to a general audience, and she's not often seen in the Disney Princess lineup, nor does she fit the criteria needed to be considered an official Disney Princess (i.e. a theatrical animated movie). Made even worse with the news announcement that Creator/LinManuelMiranda would will be involved in making [[WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} ''Encanto'', said to feature the "first" Latina Disney princess]], princess, as it would mean that at least while her story would be high quality, but she would will inevitably overshadow Elena.

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* AngstWhatAngst: Queen Camila warmly jokes to her husband about how he sunk her ship and saved her, even though [[InferredHolocaust this probably got at least some of the crew and other passengers killed]] and deprived her of her family for almost twenty years, not to mention that this nearly killed ''her'' too. Especially jarring given just how guilt-ridden said husband is about indulging in such ship sinking.

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Queen Camila warmly jokes to her husband about how he sunk her ship and saved her, even though [[InferredHolocaust this probably got at least some of the crew and other passengers killed]] and deprived her of her family for almost twenty years, not to mention that this nearly killed ''her'' too. Especially jarring given just how guilt-ridden said husband is about indulging in such ship sinking.sinking.
** Despite being the last Maruvian (and apparently a Maruvian ''Princess'' according to outside material), Ixlan is never shown to be troubled by this.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Of ''all'' people, you didn’t expect [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia]]]] to show up in the finale, did you?

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Merchandise version. Fans argue that the show's various female characters would work well for the show's [[ScrewedByTheNetwork faltering doll line]], since it otherwise relies on Elena and her various outfits alone.

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** Surprisingly, Chatana winds up being this in the finale. The former was treated as an almost more serious threat than Ash. Especially considering that Elena and the gang never faced Chatana prior to the finale. And when they finally meet face to face, the battle is just too quick, just to make room for the ''real'' antagonists, The Shadows of the Night AKA: "the Four Shades of Awesome."

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* MemeticPsychopath: Elena for [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped the show's rather blunt messages]] about how ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer[=/=]GoodIsNotNice against genuinely evil people... in a Disney Princess cartoon mainly aimed towards preschoolers. Not to mention that some of the villainous characters end up dead or in [[FateWorseThanDeath equally mortal fates]] and the show treats this [[ButtMonkey rather]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice comically]].



** [[spoiler:An older Sofia and her family]] showing up at the end of "Coronation Day".



** What do you know, [[Creator/MyrnaVelasco Carla Delgado]] is [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Torra Doza]]!

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** What do you know, [[Creator/MyrnaVelasco Carla Delgado]] is [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance Torra Doza]]!Doza]] and [[WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls Jessica Cruz]]!
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: The GrandFinale revealing that after being left on a comical UncertainDoom, [[spoiler: Zopilote and Troyo]] ''died''... and [[spoiler:Troyo]] tries to get [[spoiler:Zopilote]] to high-five him since they both died the same way. Also, [[spoiler:Shuriki]] as an audience member and delightfully eating popcorn, and [[spoiler:Hetz]] ''immediately'' appearing in the audience after being ''electrocuted'' and being annoyed at realizing he just ''died''.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: [[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia and her family]] make a cameo appearance during Elena's coronation in the series finale, after having not appeared since "Elena And The Secret Of Avalor".
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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Flo is seen as a cute and adorable pet for Elena, but some find her to be really annoying, insensitive, and resent her being a MomentKiller.

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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Flo is seen as Flo, a cute and half alpaca/half coatimundi model from a Carnaval float brought to life by Elena’s new emotional powers. While some find her adorable pet for due to her [[WesternAnimation/{{MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic}} Pinkie Pie-level]] bubbliness and genuine support towards Elena, but some others find her to be really annoying, insensitive, an annoying and resent unnecessary edition to the main cast due to her InnocentlyInsensitive nature often making things worse (such as triggering Elena’s emotional powers in "Captain Mateo"), as well as being a MomentKiller.MomentKiller during the show’s more serious scenes, namely [[spoiler:Esteban’s trial]].
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** Rebeca for being Disney's first Jewish princess (and a Latino/Sephardic Jewish princess at that).

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** Rebeca Rebecca for being Disney's first Jewish princess (and a Latino/Sephardic Jewish princess at that).

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* BaseBreakingCharacter: Flo is seen as a cute and adorable pet for Elena, but some find her to be really annoying, insensitive, and resent her being a MomentKiller.



** Flo, who is a cute and adorable pet for Elena.


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** Ixlan for being TheComicallySerious and a genuinely badass warrior.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Princess Valentina in "Royal Rivalry". We're supposed to see her as morally wrong for constantly boasting about how great Paraiso is in comparison to Avalor in a rude manner up until she changes near the end of the episode, but Avalor's Royal Family (except Elena) ''do'' come across as a bit too hostile towards her, particularly since she still compliments Avalor and only declares Paraiso as being "a little bit more" (so not ''too'' harsh), not to mention she can still be somewhat nice, or at least civil, at certain points. Granted, she does denounce Naomi as a kid on the Council and says that her kingdom's staff do things a little bit better than Avalor Palace's staff to their ''faces'', but even then she is being too light to be denounced a huge jerk.

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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Princess Valentina in "Royal Rivalry". We're supposed to see her as morally wrong for constantly boasting about how great Paraiso is in comparison to Avalor in a rude manner up until she changes near the end of the episode, but Avalor's Royal Family (except Elena) and workers ''do'' come across as a bit too hostile towards her, particularly since she still compliments Avalor and only declares Paraiso as being "a little bit more" (so not ''too'' harsh), not to mention she can still be somewhat nice, or at least civil, at certain points. Granted, she does denounce Naomi as a kid on the Council and says that her kingdom's staff do things a little bit better than Avalor Palace's staff to their ''faces'', but even then she is being too light to be denounced a huge jerk.
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* GeniusBonus: Maruvian is a mishmash of Spanish, Nahuatl, and replaces some words with what they're associated with.
** In ''WesternAnimation/ElenaAndTheSecretOfAvalor'', the spell used to free Francisco, Luisa, and Isabel from the painting:
-->''Tlahcuilolli apartad, tlacuilolli aparaced, tlacuilolli vivid!''
*** Roughly translates to: "Painting separate, painting appear, painting come to life!"
** For Ash's spell when she attempts [[spoiler:to extract Elena's magic]] in "Naomi Knows Best":
-->''Cuan metzli alza el atl, mocentlalia magica de ciupilli a mi.''
*** It can be roughly translated as "How the moon raises the water, bring together [[spoiler:the princess's magic]] to me."
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** There are also many people who are also fans of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', the other show where Aimee Carrero voices the lead character who is an ActionGirl and a princess. Both shows more or less spark interest in the other.

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** There are also many people who are also fans of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', the other show where Aimee Carrero voices the lead character who is an ActionGirl and a princess. Both shows more or less spark interest in the other. It's also garnered some comparison between Adora & Catra and Elena & Esteban due to [[spoiler:Adora/Elena having to accept Catra/Esteban as their enemy after the [[HisOwnWorstEnemy latter parties' self-destructive tendencies causes severe and irreversible damage]] all because they loathed being AlwaysSecondBest to the former parties.]]

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