The Queen Bee/Tropes

* Awesome Moments: When put into a corner at the climax, Caria asks Pasi "just who did you think you were, to think you could take what's rightfully mine!". Her answer? "You wanna know? I'm the Queen!", before grabbing her wings and ripping them off. Which she follows by shooting her into sumbmission.
* Believing Their Own Lies: Caria sees herself as the unjustly betrayed rightful heir to the throne, and Pasi as an evil usurperer. The truth is that Caria is a bloodthirsty tyrant who lusts for power whereas Pasi never even thougth of getting the throne.
* Darker and Edgier: Ever since Titan A.E., most 20th Century Animation films have been comedies for the most part, or otherwise had a large presence of comedy and lighthearted elements. The Queen Bee, on the other hand, is a drama about political succesions and coups with a tone more in line with the Planet of the Apes franchise than The Simpsons.
* Death by Irony: Caria has always wished for the throne. In the end, she gets impalled by the throne and dies.
* Decon-Recon Switch: Of the "unknown becomes a leader" type of stories. The Queen meant well by choosing Pasi, and with how power-hungry and tyrannical her daughter Caria is no one would blame her for wanting somebody other than her as queen, but putting as leader someone without leadership or political experience ends up being too much for Pasi. However, it later becomes clear that while she lacks the experience to become a queen, she has the heart and potential to be a great leader for her people, and all she needs is some good training.
* Disney Villain Death: Caria falls to her death after Pasi cuts her wings off and she falls outside the castle's tower right into the throne, where she gets impalled.
* Heartwarming Moments: The final words pronounced in the film are "My Queen", symbolizing the end of Pasi's journey into becoming her people's leader.
* Nightmare Fuel: Caria. Ambitious and power-hungry, there's no limit she won't cross for the sake of getting the throne she is convinced she deserves, nor to establish her rule. From murder to deception, she is by all accounts the maniac leader of a revolutionary army she convinced into following her by painting a narrative where she is the victim. Even worse is how her silver tongue can be enough to take down her foes, best seen when, with just a few words, she manages to subdue our hero into surrendering the crown to her.
* Realism-Induced Horror: Caria is already an intimidating antagonist, but she becomes much more horrifying when you consider her plan consists of a military coup she engages in because she dislikes the new regime, which isn't too different from most coups in real life.
* Rule of Symbolism: The kingdom's reconstruction as Pasi accepts the throne, representing how a new era for the Bee people is beginning.