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"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is one of the best known of [[The Brothers Grimm (Creatorcreator)|the Grimms']] stories, although it existed in numerous countries before being compiled into their ''Children's and Household Tales''. It was one of the early victims of their [[Bowdlerise|bowdlerising]] edits; they changed the antagonist from Snow White's biological mother to a [[Wicked Stepmother]].

Because of Snow White's rather [[Goth|unusual]] [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette|appearance]] and the disturbing psychological issues in the story, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is frequently subject to [[Grimmification]] or [[Darker and Edgier]] treatment. One such example is a [[Snow White: aA Tale of Terror (Film)|1997 horror version]] with [[Sigourney Weaver]] as the queen. There's also a 2001 version subtitled [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255605/ Fairest of Them All] with Miranda Richardson as the queen and Kristin Kreuk as Snow White, and [[ColourColor-Coded for Your Convenience|rainbow dwarves]], named after the days of the week. Finally, let's not forget [[Neil Gaiman]]'s short story "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120423074536/http://www.holycow.com/dreaming/stories/snow-glass-apples/ Snow, Glass, and Apples]", where we have a perspective flip that takes some of the more eerie parts of the story, and makes them much much worse.

By far the most well-known adaptation of this story is [[Disney]]'s first full-length animated feature, ''[[Snow White and Thethe Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]''.

Other adaptations have varied from ''[[Snow White and The Three Stooges]]'' to ''[[Prétear]]'', which rewrites it as a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] show, the very loose [[Betty Boop]] adaptation entitled only as ''[[Snow White (Animationshort)|Snow White]]'' and then there's ''[[Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs]]'', which would be a side-splitter had not excessive [[Uncle Tomfoolery]] [[Values Dissonance|ruined it]]. Snow White is also the inspiration for the character of [[This Is My Name on Foreign|Weiss Schnee]] in ''[[RWBY]]'', and references to the fairy tale are made by the song from [[RWBY/Recap/Trailers/P2 White Trailer|the "White" Trailer]].

=== "{{tropelist|''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"'' and variations contain the following tropes: ===}}

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]]

* [[Dude, She's Like, in Aa Coma]]: Although, in all fairness, the prince thought she was dead.

* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]

** "Snow, Glass, Apples", by [[Neil Gaiman]], is also told from the perspective of the Queen, who came to realize that Snow White's father died because the little girl was sucking his blood (and [[LampshadedIf DoubleYou EntendreKnow What I Mean|other]] [[Squick|parts]] [[Parental Incest|of]] him). The queen eventually succeeds in poisoning Snow White with the apple, but the prince who finds her is explicitly stated to be a necrophiliac who wants her ''because'' she's dead. The two marry and shut the stepmother up in an oven--did I mention the queen is narrating the story while being ''roasted alive''?

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