Despite her surprisingly tough and rebellious exterior, Merida is still the playful, youthful and compassionate leading lady depicted throughout Disney’s classic princess movies.

She embodies both a tomboyish personality and a charming level of contrasting femininity. A skilled archer and sword-fighter, Merida takes after her father King Fergus’ unruliness, also embodying her mother Queen Elinor’s stubbornness. Brave was no different, not only introducing an 11th princess with a refreshing personality, but also unique physical attributes.īrave’s 16-year-old Princess Merida, a Scottish princess of the kingdom DunBroch, seeks to break free of tradition and live a life of freedom and independence. After debuting Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Disney has continued to create iconic princesses, with more modern films depicting greater diversity among their lead characters. Broadening Disney’s long roster of princesses, Merida from Brave fixed a classic Disney Princess design detail.

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