Red (Descendants)

Red, also known as her complete and royal name Princess Red of Hearts, is the titular main protagonist of Descendants: The Rise of Red. She is the daughter of Queen of Hearts, the princess of Wonderland and Chloe Charming's best friend. 
She is portrayed by Kylie Cantrall.
== Appearance ==
Red is a tall girl with long red hair that is partly tied up at the top with matching bun, she wears a red cropped leather jacket and a black and red shirt with black netted sleeves, her shirt bears multiple hearts that are half black and half red with a white strike going down the middle. She wears red and black pants with red and black combat boots. Over her shirt and pants, she wears a skirt, two shades of red, and a belt with her emblem in a gold shade. She also accessorizes with black fingerless gloves.
Another outfit is a red shirt hidden under a red and black leather jacket with studs on the sleeves and hood, as well as her emblem on the back. She rocks black leather pants with red studded stripes going down the hood, as well as matching combat boots, a studded belt, and fingerless gloves. Red has a nose hoop piercing on the left side of her nose.
== Personality ==
Red is a whip-smart and rebellious 16-year-old girl. She grew up thinking she was on the wrong side of the road, given that her mother is an ruthless villain and queen. As a result, Red didn't have a very loving household and a happy childhood. As she grew up, she realized that she will never get her mother's support or approval, this rough upbringing made her develop a hard outer shell, also she finds ways to provoke her mother and stir up trouble. Red is a troublemaker, and she gets herself in and out of a lot of trouble. Red describes herself as an anti-hero who prefers to do things her way and goes against the status quo. Red struggles to find her own Independence and free herself from her mother's reign over her. She's tired of being told how to live her life and she has very few friends since her mother did not allow her to have friends, since for the queen that meant that her heart was softening, so she pushed away anyone who tried to be friends or something more than friends with Red, as shown in the book Beyond the Isle of the Lost: Wonderland. What led Red to not trust others. Experiencing friendship by spending time with Chloe, Bridget, Ace and Chester, she shows a side of her- nurturing and caring. And once she feels safe around someone, she will become extremely loyal and affectionate. she's passionate, courageous, and there for her friends.
== Biography ==
=== Background ===
Red was born sometime when the Queen of Hearts returned to Wonderland. She grew up in the Queen's castle, the Queen of Hearts forbade Red to play with the other children of Wonderland, so she grew up almost alone her entire childhood. Being alone and living under the harsh reign and rules of her mother, she spent her entire life getting into trouble and seeking to provoke her mother as an act of rebellion for forbidding her to play with the other children of Wonderland and being forced to follow the steps and rules of the Queen.
=== Descendants: Rise of Red ===
At the beginning of the film, Red is introduced as the rebellious and troublesome daughter of the Queen of Hearts. She was destroying vases, cutting roses, and vandalizing the Queen of Hearts' portraits. Halfway through her act of vandalism, she was chased by the Queen's guards, but luckily managed to escape. The next day, the Queen of Hearts informs Red that she was invited to Auraron High School. At first, Red was hesitant to go, but the Queen manages to convince her to go. The Queen takes Red to the school, where they are welcomed by Cinderella and Chloe (Cinderella's daughter), who tries to befriend Red, but thanks to Red's trust issues, she ends up distancing herself from Chloe. After that, Red and the Queen of Hearts along with Cinderella and Chloe are welcomed by the Fairy Godmother and Uma, who organizes a welcome event re-performing "What's My Name". After Uma's introduction, the Queen of Hearts stages a coup in Auraron, shortly after which she orders her guards to cut off Cinderella's head, as she refused to kneel before the Queen. Red escapes from her mother's sight, and she decides to go comfort Chloe, she mentions that she has the White Rabbit Watch with which they can travel through time but using it can have consequences so she decides not to use it but Chloe tries to take the watch from her to save her mother, which leads them to an intense fight, and in the middle of their fight, both end up going back in time, 25 years before, where Red meets her young mother, Bridget at Marlin Academy which 25 years later would become Auraron High School. Red realizes that the reason why her mother turned evil was Uliana, Ursula's younger sister, who constantly bullied her. After one of Uliana's pranks, Red defends Bridget, which provokes Uliana's fury, and together with her gang she creates a plan to get revenge on Red.
== Trivia ==
* Unlike the other Villain kids, Red was not born on the Isle of the Lost. She was born in Wonderland.
* She is the first student that Uma invites to Auradon Prep. Her character was revealed alongside Chloe's on May 10, 2022.
* Before playing Red, Kylie Cantrall appeared in the special Descendants Remix Party alongside Dara Reneé and Cheyenne Jackson
** In said special, she performed "What's My Name", which she would sing again as Red in the remix "What's My Name (Red Version)" for The Rise of Red.
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