Princess Tropes

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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[]

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

Tropes related to Princesses[]

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