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== The Royal Family ==

=== Princess Merida ===

 

Merida is a headstrong princess struggling to take control of her own destiny. As the daughter of the King and Queen, her life is weighted with responsibilities and expectations. When Merida blatantly defies an ancient tradition, the consequences of her actions prove disastrous for the kingdom. She must race against time to make right the result of her reckless behavior.

* [[Badass]]:

** [[Badass Adorable]]

** [[Badass Princess]]

* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]:

{{quote|'''Merida:'''...my mother would say.}}

* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]: [[Playing with a Trope|Played with]]; Merida seems a lot more concerned with her own freedom than learning how to become the next queen.

* [[Brave Scot]]

* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]

* [[In the Hood]]: Hides her head on a few occasions with the hood of her cape.

* [[Kicking Ass in All Her Finery]]: Merida goes adventuring while wearing a dress and doesn't seem to mind it, except for that one dress at the archery contest.

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]

* [[Redhead in Green]]: Merida wears a dark green dress as her main outfit, though the lighting in some scenes makes it look dark blue.

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]

* [[Screw Destiny]]: Merida tries to do this, but [[It Got Worse|it doesn't go well]].

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Is it "Merida" or "Merida"?

* [[Tomboy Princess]]

* [[True-Blue Femininity]]: Elinor tries to [[Invoked Trope|invoke this trope]] by putting Merida in a more ladylike turquoise dress.

* [[Unkempt Beauty]]

* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: A total of 22 outfits.

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=== Queen Elinor ===

 

Queen Elinor is fiercely dedicated to the well being of her family and kingdom. As the measured, diplomatic counterpoint to her more impulsive husband, Elinor carries the weight of the kingdom on her shoulders in order to maintain the fragile peace between the volatile clans. Elinor strives to instill in Merida the knowledge and manner of a royal, but her vision of her daughter’s future is at odds with Merida’s desire to forge her own path.

* [[Cool Crown]]

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]

* [[Gorgeous Period Dress]]

* [[Graceful Ladies Like Purple]]: She wore a purple dress when Merida was a toddler.

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=== King Fergus ===

King Fergus is a heroic warrior with a knobby peg leg – the result of his much-regaled skirmish with the demon bear Mor’du. His vendetta against the beast who took his leg makes Fergus a ferocious and determined bear hunter. Protector of his kingdom and family, Fergus has a heart as big as his triplet sons are mischievous and boundless love for his wife, Queen Elinor. But his pride for his first-born daughter Merida is unmatched, and he has gifted her his great skill and passion for the sword and the bow.

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** [[Badass Beard]]

** [[Badass Cape]]: Appears to be made of bearskin.

* [[Beard of Barbarism]]

* [[Big Eater]]

* [[Papa Wolf]]

* [[Quirky Curls]]

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]

* [[Ruling Couple]]: King Fergus and Queen Elinor are both involved in the welfare of the kingdom.

* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: With Elinor.

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=== The Triplets ===

Identical triplets Harris, Hubert and Hamish are adorable, redheaded, and always ready to stir up a bit of mischief, especially if sweets are at stake.

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* [[Always Identical Twins|Always Identical Triplets]]: Merida is the only one who can tell them apart.

* {{spoiler|[[Beary Funny]]}}: {{spoiler|As bear cubs.}}

* [[Fiery Redhead|Fiery Redheads]]

* [[Human Ladder]]: They're pretty fond of this trope.

* [[Quirky Curls]]

* [[Rule of Three]]

* [[Same Sex Triplets]]

* [[Trickster Twins|Trickster Triplets]]: So far in the previews we've seen them stealing cakes twice in rather creative ways, and cutting off part of a sleeping guard's mustache with his own axe.

 

== The Three Lords and Their Sons ==

=== The Lords ===

The three lords of the kingdom; Dingwall, Macintosh and MacGuffin; are the unruly, overzealous leaders of their respective [[The Clan|clans]]. Though once warring factions, they have been united under the sword of [[The Good King|King Fergus]] and held together by the diplomacy and political savvy of [[The High Queen|Queen Elinor]]. The clans are summoned to Castle DunBroch to compete in the Highland Games, but the lords are soon outraged when Merida defies a sacred tradition. The clans fall back to their history of fervent feuding, which threatens the fragile peace of the entire kingdom.

 

* [[Odd Name Out]]: MacGuffin, Macintosh and ... Dingwall? (And yes, that is a [[wikipedia:Dingwall (name)|real Scottish name)]].

* [[Rule of Three]]

 

=== Lord MacGuffin ===

Strapping Lord MacGuffin is full of brawn and dignity. Though a man of few words, his deep voice resounds across the land demanding respect and contributing to his reputation as the most even-handed and reasonable lord in the kingdom. Even so, like his fellow lords, MacGuffin isn't opposed to a first-rate brawl or full-throated belly laugh.

 

* [[Repeating So the Audience Can Hear]]: [[Justified]]. He's the only person who understands [[Intelligible Unintelligible|his son's thick brogue]], so he has to translate for him.

* [[The Quiet One]]

 

=== Lord Macintosh ===

The wiry, indignant and off-kilter leader of his clan, Lord Macintosh is always a heartbeat away from hysterics. His savage smile and fierce appearance, body bedecked in blue war paint and chest pridefully puffed up, proclaim that he's ready for battle at any moment, though his bark may be worse than his bite.

 

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]

* [[Wild Hair]]

 

=== Lord Dingwall ===

Grumpy and quick-tempered, the scrappy Lord Dingwall doesn't let being height-challenged get in the way of solving his problems with fisticuffs. Never one to shy away from an old-fashioned fracas or high-spirited kerfuffle, he has no qualms taking on even the burliest adversary to assert his own position in the kingdom.

 

* [[Miniature Senior Citizen]]: Or rather "height-challenged."

* [[The Napoleon]]

 

=== The Lords' Sons ===

 

==== Young MacGuffin ====

Speaking an uncommon Scottish dialect that is incomprehensible to most, Young MacGuffin is a shy lad of large proportions. Being the center of attention is not his strong suit, but he will not hesitate to leap into a fight alongside his father and clan when the occasion arises.

 

* [[Serendipity Writes the Plot]]: Young MacGuffin's impenetrable brogue is the voice actor's ''actual native dialect'', and all the "translation" jokes were added to make use of it.

* [[Shrinking Violet]]

 

==== Young Macintosh ====

As the first-born son of a lord, Young Macintosh knows he has it all; athletic physique, undeniable charm and long flowing locks that leave the lasses swooning in his wake. But vanity and legions of devotees can also be a distraction when it comes to bragging rights at the Highland Games.

 

* [[The Southpaw]]: Young Macintosh happens to be left-handed.

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]

 

==== Wee Dingwall ====

Gangly, guileless and often lost in his own head, Wee Dingwall is the awkward son of Lord Dingwall. Though Wee Dingwall displays an eagerness that outweighs his inherited small size, his father will proudly employ his only son as an attack dog when the moment is right.

 

* [[Man Bites Man]]: Bites Lord Macintosh during the [[Ballroom Blitz]] scene.

* [[Teens Are Short]]

 

== Others ==

=== Angus ===

Black as night with ivory muzzle and fetlocks, Angus is Merida's powerful Clydesdale and her most trusted confidant. Angus is Merida's escape from castle life into the deep forest and the highlands beyond. Merida target shoots from her perch on his broad back and is able to coax him into one adventure after another. Angus can be balky, stubborn and faint-hearted at times, but is ultimately a devoted and faithful friend to Merida.

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* [[Horsing Around]]

* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]

=== Mor'du ===

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* [[Animal Nemesis]]: For Fergus, and most likely for Merida later on.

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=== The Witch ===

A Witch (also referred to as a Wise Woman) who Merida seeks out when she wishes to change her fate.

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* [[Wicked Witch]]: Averted. Clearly a witch, but more scatterbrained (or senile) than wicked. While the potion she gives Merida does {{spoiler|turn Elinor into a bear}}, it seems less a Trojan Horse or an act of maliciousness than a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] response to Merida's request.