Queen Leah

### Why Do Some People Hate The Character?

She has been regarded by some Disney Fans as one of the blandest Disney characters.
She is accused for causing the conflict and making the situation worse by angering Maleficent.

### Why Do Some People Love The Character?

She is loved by some fans because she is known to be a kind and overprotective mother over Aurora because of Maleficent's curse.

### Type of Base Breaking Character

Flat Monarch

**Queen Leah** is one of the minor characters in Disney’s 16th full-length animated film, *Sleeping Beauty*. As ruler of the unnamed French kingdom, she is the mother of Princess Aurora and the wife of King Stefan.

In the original film, she was modeled by Jane Fowler. In *Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams*, she was voiced by Barbara Dirikson. In *Maleficent*, she was portrayed by Hannah New.

## What Makes Her a Base-Breaking Character?

### What Do People Like About Her?

* Despite still being Heroic Benchmark, some people still consider her a kind and protective mother over Aurora, as proven when she has no choice but to let the Fairies take care of Aurora after being cursed by Maleficent.
* The Disney fans appreciate that she is one of the few Disney Mothers who did not die in a Disney film, also making her the first mother in a Disney Princess film to not be killed off, not counting *Maleficent*.
* She is known to be a kind ruler over her subjects and tries her best to be polite to Maleficent, even if it's not well executed.
* It can be understandable to some viewers of why she didn't talk, appear, or contribute too much in the film is likely because she is one of the few residents in King Stefan's kingdom that were all put under a sleeping spell until they're all awaken by Prince Phillip.

### What Do People Dislike About Her?

* Leah is perhaps remembered for her notorious role as a minor character that some detractors claim that her character wasn't quite necessary for the course of the film.
	+ A rather infamous case being is due to her not appearing too much or have any remaining dialogues in the film after speaking to Maleficent, despite being in a crucial role that could have carried on the plot.
* Some detractors accuse her for her failure to invite Maleficent and only made the situation much worse by not providing a good explanation of why she or Stefan didn't invite Maleficent and just responded to her that "You're not offended, Your Excellency?", in which some detractors point out that both Leah and Stefan were quite stupid, ineffective, and gullible in only doing more to further enrage Maleficent by being passive in letting the fairies to insult her.
* Another criticism regarding Leah by her detractors is that she serves almost no purpose or have an active role that could have impacted the film, other than just being a one-dimensional kind and cowardly ruler who just wanted to keep her kingdom safe, including Aurora.
* Just like with Aurora, Leah's personality is arguably not developed or studied.
	+ Not to mention, the truth is still never confirmed by the Disney Studio regarding her voice actress, although many fans continue to believe that the same actress who voiced Flora, Verna Felton, might have provided two lines for Leah at the beginning of the film.

## External Links

* Queen Leah on the Disney Wiki
* Queen Leah on the Heroes Wiki
* Queen Leah on the Heroic Benchmark Wiki

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