Princess of Heart

The **Seven Princesses of Heart** (セブンプリンセス, *Sebun Purinsesu*?, lit. "Seven Princesses") are maidens with hearts of pure light, devoid of darkness. They are called "Princesses" as whoever can gather them will be able to summon the Final Keyhole, giving the person access to Kingdom Hearts.

The pure lights in the hearts of the Princesses are able to be "reincarnated". After the Final Keyhole was opened, the princesses passed on the lights to hide them again. This new generation is known as the New Seven Hearts.

## Members

### Original Princesses

* Alice (from "*Alice in Wonderland*") - A young girl who became lost in the world of Wonderland.
* Snow White (from "*Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs*") - A princess hiding in the Dwarf Woodlands.
* Jasmine (from "*Aladdin*") - The daughter of the sultan of Agrabah.
* Belle (from "*Beauty and the Beast*") - A "prisoner" at Beast's Castle who eventually develops feelings for the prince of the castle.
* Cinderella (from "*Cinderella*") - Once a maid residing in the Castle of Dreams, she married a prince and became a princess.
* Aurora (from "*Sleeping Beauty*") - A princess residing in the Enchanted Dominion who was sent off as an infant for her own protection, but has since resumed her duties as a princess.
* Kairi - A former resident of Radiant Garden, she is now the adopted daughter of the mayor of Destiny Islands and is a Keyblade wielder. Currently the Crown Princess of Radiant Garden and married to Sora.

### New Seven Hearts

* Rapunzel (from "*Tangled*") - The long lost princess of Kingdom of Corona who was trapped in a tower with magical long golden hair.
* Elsa (from "*Frozen*") - The queen of Arendelle who has the ability to create and manipulate ice and snow.
* Anna (from "*Frozen*") - The princess of Arendelle, she is also Elsa's younger sister.
* Kairi - Remained one of the Princesses of Heart and a Keyblade wielder.

### Sora's Adventures Only

* Ariel (from *The Little Mermaid*) - The daughter of King Triton who became infatuated with the human world.
* Maid Marian (from Robin Hood) - the niece of King Richard
* Marie (from the Aristocats) - the white kitten who believes in romance.
* Olivia Flaversham (from *The Great Mouse Detective*) - A young mouse girl from Mousedom whose father had been captured by Professor Ratigan.
* Penny (from *The Rescuers*) - An orphan who was kidnapped by Madame Medusa and held captive in Devil's Bayou.
* Jenny Foxworth (from *Oliver and Company*) - A lonely rich girl who adopted Oliver the cat.
* Wendy Darling (from *Peter Pan*) - The eldest of the Darling Children who often visits Never Land. Originally, Maleficent determined she was not a Princess of Heart; however, Luxord finds out her power awakened later on.
* Izzy (from *Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates*) - The first mate of Captain Jake's crew who sails around Never Land.
* Merida (from *Brave*) - The feisty princess of DunBroch whose mother turned into a bear.
* Sage (from *Star Darlings*)
* Princess Odette who is cursed to be a swan by day. (from the Swan Princess)
* Asha who wanted to save the kingdom from King Magnifico.

## Powers and Abilities

### Joint Powers

The seven Princesses possess only light within their hearts. These hearts of pure light allow them to open the Final Keyhole in Hollow Bastion, which is supposed to hold absolute power over the universe. However, it can only be opened when they are all gathered, and their hearts are used in some form of ritual. Once the Keyhole is opened, the hearts return to the Princesses' bodies.

Since their hearts are fragments of the χ-blade, once they join with the 13 darknesses, the weapon can be re-forged.

The purity of their hearts also grants them abilities to keep darkness away or hold it back temporarily, something that comes natural to the Princesses merely by being in presence. The greater the number of Princesses gathered, the more effective this skill is. In addition, they can sense darkness, as shown when five of the princesses tell Sora of a great darkness nearby.

They have also shown to have an ability to manipulate other people's powers; for instance, five of the Princesses grant Sora the power of fire, upgrading his Fire magic.

According to the manga, the Princesses of Heart are able to travel through the Corridors of Darkness without any negative effects, as without darkness in their hearts, they cannot be corrupted. Also, in *Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep*, Maleficent explains that she cannot obtain Aurora's heart, because it is of pure light.

### Keyblade

Kairi encountered Keyblade Master Aqua as a young child, and when she touched her Keyblade, the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony was accidentally performed, allowing Kairi to be able to wield a Keyblade and use it in battle during adolescent years. Because of this, Kairi is the first and only Princess of Heart to harness the power to wield a Keyblade.

## Role in Sora’s Adventures

Princesses of Heart have been expanded to include several more, even those who are non-royal or in some cases those who seem like it but never got a chance to. Due to there being more than seven, it is explained in-universe that more than seven pure-hearted women or girls awaken their powers every seven years.

## Trivia

* Kairi still has her Princess of Heart powers.
* Each Princess is represented by one or more objects:
	+ Snow White – red apple
	+ Cinderella – glass slipper, pumpkin
	+ Aurora – golden tiara, spindle, spinning wheel, pink rose
	+ Ariel – dinglehopper, seashell, trident
	+ Belle – book, red rose, mirror
	+ Jasmine – the magic lamp, flying carpet
	+ Pocahontas – her mother's necklace, feather, compass
	+ Mulan – peach blossom, oil-paper umbrella, fan, sword
	+ Kairi - paopu fruit, her lucky charm
	+ Tiana – lily pad flower, gumbo pot
	+ Rapunzel – sun insignia, lantern, paintbrush, the golden flower
	+ Merida – bow/arrow, will o' the wisp, bear pendant
	+ Moana - Heart of Te Fiti, seashell, necklace, oar
	+ Raya- Sisu's Necklace, Dragon Gem, Raya's sword
	+ Asha- Wishing Star