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Princess Profiles: Esmeralda, Megara and Jane
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aka: "the gypsy girl" as referred to by Frollo throughout the film Disney film: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 34th Disney classic, 1996 Voice: Demi Moore Model: Demi Moore Based on: French novel written by Victor Hugo Based in: Pariss 1482. Written in 1831. Based during the French revolution Personality: Free, Fearless and Mysterious
Friends: Djali her pet goat and Quasimodo (the hunchback), she also befriends Madeleine in the sequel Villain: Judge Claude Frollo, who wants to wipe out all the gypsies of Paris, according to Disney Frollo is the most conflicted and complex villain to have ever been brought to the animated screen.
Other Disney appearances: The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2, House of Mouse Offspring: In the sequel we learn that Esmeralda has a son with Phoebus by the name of Zephyr, created by Disney, given that Esmeralda dies in the novel that the original film is based on. Disney era: Disney Renaissance
3 words 2 describe: Exotic, Music and Family Nationality: French Gypsy Note: Esmeralda is the tallest Disney animated female Specific songs from the original film: "The Bells of Notre Dame" "God Help The Outcasts" (Esmeralda) "The Court Of Miracles" "Someday" (Esmeralda was supposed to sing this song, but the song was only used during the credits sung by All-4-One) 2.6
Aka: Meg, in her own words "Megara, my friends call me Meg", she is called Nut-Meg several times in the film by Hades, She is more commonly referred to as Meg throughout the film rather than Megara, arguably known as Princess Megara. Voice: Susan Egan, who also played Belle in the stage production and provided the singing voice for Angel from Lady and the Tramp2 Disney film: Hercules, 35th Disney classic, 1997 Based on: Greek Mythology and partly Roman Mythology as well as many different modern super hero movies
Personality: Tough, Witty and Resourceful Prince: Hercules (member of the Disney Heroes group), demigod, son of Zeus, Prince of Olympia, son of Zeus, King of the God, King of Olympia. Also mythology states that Megara is first of many of Hercules wives and lovers Friends: Megara is fairly a lonely girl, according to the film she sold her soul to Hades and was left with few companions apart from Hades and his sidekicks Pain and Panic. But then towards the end of the film she becomes more of a friendly person and befriends Pegasus (Hercules' flying horse) and Philoctetes (Phil, Hercules' personal trainer)
Links to royalty: Marriage to Hercules could be argued to give her the title of Princess of Olympia or Princess of the Gods also according to Mythology Megara is the oldest daughter of Creon, King of Thebes (Thebes is where quite a bit of the film is set) although Megara's royal link to Thebes isn’t mentioned in the film, I still believe that the overall character of Meg is a princess. Megara is a guest Disney Princess as she featured in the "Princess Collection 2" CD and "Disney Princess Sing along Songs: Once upon a Dream" DVD with her song "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" Other Disney Appearance: She made two appearances in the Hercules TV series once as a teenager and another as an adult after the events of the original movie and also appeared on House of Mouse Offspring: according to mythology Megara has children with Hercules, but in a fit of madness Hercules ends up killing their children, and some stories say that he also killed Megara Disney era: Disney Renaissance
3 words 2 describe: Cynical, Witty and Tough Nationality: Greek Note: Megara sold her soul to Hades to save her boyfriend, although after she did this he ran off with different women. According to sources online this former lover of Megara was actually Prince Adonis of Thrace who attended high school with Hercules. Specific songs from the original film: "Go the Distance" (Hercules) "Zero to Hero" (The Muses) "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" (Megara and the Muses) AND a one off song of which she sings on an episode of Hercules the TV series entitled The Yearbook 2.7
aka: Jane Porter, Miss Porter and according to the novel series Lady Greystoke Disney film: Tarzan, 37th disney classic, 1999 Voice: Minnie Driver Based on: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs Based in: An African Jungle Personality: Intelligent, Artistic, Wild.
Friends: Tarzan's friends Terkayna, more commonly know as Terk the Gorrila, Tantor the Elephant and Kala, Tarzan's foster mother. Jane also has a close friendship with her father Professor Porter. In the film Tarzan and Jane we meet three of Jane's friends from England visiting Jane in the jungle they are named Greenly, Eleanor and Hazel. Jane also encounters many other friends in the TV series. Villain: Clayton, who wanted to capture the gorilla's for financial gain, Jane also encounters many other villains in the TV series The Legend of Tarzan Offspring: According the original novels that the film was based on Jane and Tarzan have a son called Korak Links to royalty: Marriage to Tarzan, The King of the Jungle could arguably give her the title of Princess of the Jungle, she once appeared in one of the many Disney Princess story books, Jane is daughter of Professor Archimedes Q. Porter. It is Implied that Jane was brought up as an upper class English girl, going to finishing school, acting like a lady and hosting her famous Porter Picnics. Other Disney appearances: No appearance in the Tarzan 2, but she did appear in the film Tarzan and Jane, and made regular appearances in The Legend of Tarzan television series (39 episodes), House of Mouse.
Disney era: Disney Renaissance (the last film in this collection) 3 words 2 describe: Curious, Adventurous and Wild Nationality: English (although in the original novels Jane was American) Specific songs from original film: "Two Worlds" "You'll Be in My Heart" "Trashin' the Camp" "Strangers Like Me" |
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other wise, wow, very interesting!
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