Everything's Better with Princesses: Difference between revisions

After years of exposure to the [[Princess Classic|classical princess]] we have this interpretation that princesses have it easy. They don't have to work (that's their [[Royals Who Actually Do Something|parents' job]]!), they get everything they want (money and power go a long way) and, in girls' series, they have [[Merchandise-Driven|very marketable wardrobes]] (blame the [[Ermine Cape Effect]]).

 

 

Any [[The Kingdom|Kingdom]] worth the name has a princess. If that's the case, expect a violent conflict with her [[Aloof Big Brother]], [[The Evil Prince]], and/or the [[Evil Chancellor]].

* ''[[Dai Mahou Touge]]'' is a twisted, savage, yet strangely hilarious subversion of the stereotype.

* ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]''

** Elsewhere in the ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' franchise, ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' added a Princess among an influx of royals. Yes, they were also mascot creatures.

** In [[The Movie]] of ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'', the girls and the mascots visit "Princess Land", a theme park where the female patrons all get to wear ballgowns and pretend they're princesses. As you would expect, it seems to be a very popular place.

* Sakura in ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'', and side-characters Tomoyo and Emeraude.

* ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' spent a whole episode late in the series establishing that [[Little Miss Snarker|Ruri]] was [[Changeling Fantasy|actually the princess]] of a cheap imitation (literally [[The Theme Park Version]]) of Switzerland. This episode was never referenced again, not even in Ruri's next [["Previously On..."]] narration in which she's too embarrassed to explain it. Also played with in the same episode, when she attempts to research the concept and hits a [[Magical Girl]] series with her first search. Her response is to narrow the parameters.

** Except for the fact that she is [[Hot-Blooded|hot-blooded like NOBODY's business]].

** Actually, Lord Genome's princesses were born naturally from his relationships with girls hand-picked because of their special genetics

* ''[[GoLion]]'' (''[[Voltron]]'') had Princess Fala (Allura), ruler of the planet that Golion protected who'd later go on to pilot the Blue Lion when the original pilot was killed off (or [[Put on a Bus]] in ''Voltron'').

* Princess Sapphire, the eponymous ''[[Princess Knight]]''.

{{quote|'''Yugi:''' Just what the hell are you anyway? Are you a boy or a girl?

'''Joey:''' Maybe it's a shemale. You know, like Bakura. }}

== Fan Works ==

* Averted with Princess Jody, the [[Big Bad]] of [http://fav.me/d4a27sp Super Milestone Wars].

* Several princesses can be found in ''[http://dorksidefiker.livejournal.com/148547.html That Damn Mpreg]'', ranging from Rebecca Altman-Kaplan, who eventually abdicates her position in favor of her younger brother to Princess Surdani of the Inhuman Royal Family, who eventually becomes Queen due to one brother being insane and the other brother refusing to be exposed to the Terrigen Mists.

* Marina and Magalie, princesses of the Aequori [[Our Mermaids Are Different|mermaids]] and {{spoiler|Sierra}} the Princess of Nadir in [[Keepers of the Elements]].

* She's not actually stated to be a princess directly however, rather she's said to be the Daughter of the King of Wolfkrone, who has been driven mad by the Evil Seed, and has since been leading the kingdom in his stead. Her alternate outfit pieces are listed as "Princess ___" however hinting this is her title even if she is acting ruler.

* In ''[[Mitsumete Knight]]'', Princess Priscilla Dolphan fits the bill. She's a [[King Incognito|Princess Incognito]] [[Genki Girl]] [[I Just Want to Be Normal|who longs for a life as a normal commoner girl]], and is only [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask|Wearing The Queenly Mask]] in important receptions for pleasing her beloved father. She of course sports a lot of [[Princess Tropes]] (and nicely [[Subverted Trope|subverts]] or [[Playing with a Trope|plays with]] some of them, see her entry in [[Mitsumete Knight/Characters|the game's Character Sheet]]), ''and'' is a [[Nintendo Hard]] character to get the ending of, due to being a Princess.

* Princess Yggdra from ''[[Yggdra Union]]'' is an interesting example. Her parents the king and queen were recently killed in the invasion of her country, and as she's on the run, she doesn't have anyone to coronate her properly. Until midway through the game, where she ''does'' become queen. And the accompanying class change makes her much more kickass.

* One of the oldest video game examples (and [[Action Girl]] to boot!) is [[King's Quest|Princess Rosella of Daventry!]]

 

== Western Animation ==

* All the fairies of ''[[Winx Club]]'' are princesses. Except the main character, who's a normal girl from Earth... [[Changeling Fantasy|oh, yeah. She turned out to be a princess too]]. Look at that.

** Strictly speaking, only Bloom, Stella, Galatea, and Layla/Aisha are princesses in all versions. Tecna is a princess in the comics. Roxy {{spoiler|is the daughter of Queen Morgana, but she abdicates the throne shortly after learning this.}}