Category:Princess Tropes



Once Upon a Time, in The Kingdom of Indexes, the King and Queen had a beautiful daughter, whom they named Princess Tropes.

Okay, not quite, but this index is about the various kinds of princesses, and tropes associated with them.

Types of Princesses, or characters who are often Princesses
A princess who can actually fight. The daughter of a native tribe's leader. A villain has a daughter/niece/granddaughter/etc. who takes after the villain. Including a princess just because they are good to include. A girl in a high position finds herself in a lower one. Rules over the animals and natives in a jungle environment. A high class lady that kicks butt. A mystical girl that is often a princess. A girl from a high class family, but not actually royalty. A lady who is like royalty. A princess who isn't afraid to involve herself in politics or diplomacy. The stereotypical princess character. A high class lady that is now poor, but in denial. A high class lady who won't follow what is expected of her. A character given everything and treated almost like royalty. A character is spoiled, but is mostly nice anyway. A high class lady who is a Tomboy. A high class lady who acts snarky toward her friend or love interest. A royal lady who takes on a winter themed title and persona. She's often a princess.
 * Badass Princess
 * The Chief's Daughter
 * Daddy's Little Villain
 * Everything's Better with Princesses
 * Fallen Princess
 * Jungle Princess
 * Lady of War
 * Mystical Waif
 * Ojou
 * Peerless Love Interest
 * Politically-Active Princess
 * Princess Classic
 * Princess in Rags
 * Rebellious Princess
 * Spoiled Brat
 * Spoiled Sweet
 * Tomboy Princess
 * Well, Excuse Me, Princess!
 * Winter Royal Lady
 * World's Most Beautiful Woman

Tropes related to Princesses
Beautiful and detailed costuming, as befitting someone of her station. Princesses are often these. Especially if it means her captor will become part of the royal family. Princesses are sometimes Hypnotized when they are kidnapped. Royalty and nobility wearing fancy clothes all the time. Sparkles are pretty. Jewelry is glamorous. Animals flock around a character, who can often speak to them. Captured princesses tend to get put in towers. A Magical Girl princess must prove she can also be a queen. Dress with loads of fancy trimmings. A princess best get married in one. When a woman dresses up as an upper-class person. The time in a young girl's life when she idolizes all things related to princesses. Curled hairs at the front of the head, signifying a lady's high social class. Princesses often wear pink in fiction, since Pink Means Feminine. Princesses often are absolute rulers, rather than heirs, in fiction. A peasant ends up royalty, by either birth or granting. The crowns, capes, thrones, and other things to signify royalty. Power inherent in royal birth. Anything that makes a princess more beautiful is acceptable. A character kidnapped in a video game, likely a princess. Marriage to a princess is part of this. A character can now marry someone thought to be below that character's station before.
 * Costume Porn
 * Distressed Damsel
 * And Now You Must Marry Me
 * Hypnotize the Princess
 * Ermine Cape Effect
 * Everything's Better with Sparkles
 * Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry
 * Friend to All Living Things
 * Girl in the Tower
 * Magical Girl Queenliness Test
 * Pimped-Out Dress
 * Fairytale Wedding Dress
 * Princess for a Day
 * Princess Phase
 * Princess Curls
 * Princesses Prefer Pink
 * Princesses Rule
 * Rags to Royalty
 * Requisite Royal Regalia
 * Royal Blood
 * Rule of Glamorous
 * Save the Princess
 * Standard Hero Reward
 * Suddenly-Suitable Suitor