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[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], it's a [[Princess]] who is a [[Tomboy]], instead of the more typical traits of a princess.
There are many reasons for this trope. One is that [[Tomboy]]s are depicted as "better". This might be because [[Most Writers Are Male]], or because [[Girls Need Role Models]], but either way it seems to be a way of saying "see, our Princess is a role model for modern girls". Expect there to be several girly traditional Princesses for [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|contrast]]. Occasionally both the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|Tomboy and the Girly Princess]] might learn to appreciate each other in spite of their differences. In these types of uses the Tomboy Princess is used to tell [[An Aesop]] about gender roles. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|This isn't necessarily a bad thing]], as long as it doesn't [[Writer on Board|overwhelm the character and story]].
A more moderate approach is to use the "Tomboy Princess" as a way to combine the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] into one character. Who says tomboys can't be girly? Who says girly girls can't be tomboys? This has the advantage of appealing to a lot of girls who both want to play with the boys, but also like wearing [[Requisite Royal Regalia|tiaras]] and [[Pimped-Out Dress|fancy dresses]] (also showing that [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]). These Tomboy Princesses are usually too busy being awesome to bother with trying to teach Aesops. Although occasionally they'll have a [[Very Special Episode]] to teach one. The most common pitfall for a writer with this type of Tomboy Princess is having her become [[Mary Sue|too awesome]].
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[[Category:All the Tropes Superhero Team]]▼
[[Category:Characters As Device]]
[[Category:Index of Exact Trope Titles]]
▲[[Category:Always Female]]
[[Category:Princess Tropes]]
[[Category:Tomboy]]
[[Category:Video Game Characters]]
▲[[Category:Tomboy Princess]]
▲[[Category:All the Tropes Superhero Team]]
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