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Be Careful What You Wish For: She wanted to avoid marriage and is horrified at what happens when she finds a way.Badass Pacifist: Like her mother, she stops the feuding clans from fighting by (with help from Elinor) giving an eloquent speech about letting their heirs choose what they want.Badass Family: Between herself, the archer, her father, her mother, and her three brothers, the DunBroch family is quite formidable.Badass Boast: 'I'll be shooting for my own hand!'.she manages to sew a tapestry while galloping on horseback through a raging thunderstorm. Badass Adorable: Aside from using Loophole Abuse to win the archery tournament for her own hand in marriage, climbing the Firefalls, facing Mor'du multiple times even when her arrows were having no effect, and facing her own father in sword combat to protect her mother.

Art Shift: As with Rapunzel, Merida was given a 2D redesign ◊ in order to fit the Disney Princess franchise.Although she's certainly skilled with a bow and arrow, she's less calm and composed and more of a Fiery Redhead.

That said, he is a shapeshifting entity and she states that she doesn't love the male form he presents himself in front of her, but the genderless being of air he truly is, once again making her exact sexuality ambiguous. This gets thrown off, however, when she falls in love with the masculine-presenting Feradach.

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Ambiguously Gay: In the movie's sequel novel Bravely, Merida shows little to no interest in any of the men and admits to being intimidated by them, is heavily implied to be in love with Leezie, becomes noticeably disappointed when she finds out that Leezie is getting married, and gets noticeably excited when she enters a room full of women at one point.In the climax, she gets the better of the three chiefs and her father in close combat. Action Girl: When confronted with Mor'du, a monster of a bear, she notches an arrow and fires.It's not the skirt, but the back, shoulders, and sleeves by flexing, which is realistic given the action in question.

Action Dress Rip: During the archery contest, she breaks her dress for easier movement.

Merida is also Pixar's first entry into the Disney Princess franchise, and the first one overall to lack a love interest. She races against time to make right the result of her reckless behavior and mend the bond torn by pride. When she blatantly defies an ancient tradition, the consequences of her actions prove disastrous for the kingdom-and especially when innocent bystanders end up affected. The Merida petition currently lists over 200,000 individuals who have signed the letter to Iger.Voiced by: Kelly Macdonald, Peigi Barker (as a toddler), Ruth Connell (video games) Julie Fowlis (off-screen singing voice) Klodiana Keco (Albanian dub), Hiromi Hayakawa (Latin American Spanish dub), Amy Diamond (Swedish dub), Esther Thalia Casey (Icelandic dub), Alina Chinie (Romanian dub), Bérénice Bejo (European French dub)Īs the daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor of DunBroch, Merida's life is weighted with responsibilities and expectations. The new Merida character was unveiled as the 11th official princess at Disney World last weekend. “When little girls say they like it because it’s more sparkly, that’s all fine and good but, subconsciously, they are soaking in the sexy ‘come hither’ look and the skinny aspect of the new version. “Disney marketing and the powers that be that allow them to do such things should be ashamed of themselves,” said Chapman to her local paper, the Marin Independent Journal. In the movie, the character is seen wielding a bow and arrow, while the new look Merida (see design here) was given what one Jezebel writer deemed “a pretty pretty princess makeover” in appearance and dress.Ĭhapman, the director of the Disney/Pixar film before being replaced by Mark Andrews during filming, agreed with the protests. STORY: ‘Brave’ Director Slams Disney for Redesign of Princess Characterĭisney has seen a wave of protests online about the newly redesigned princess. “Numerous supporters have written to us to share the news that the new makeover version of Merida is no longer appearing on ,” wrote Carolyn Danckaert, co-founder of the website A Mighty Girl, who launched the petition calling for Disney to “say no to the Merida makeover.” The petition included a letter to Disney chairman Robert Iger.

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