Merida

* Adult
* Comfy
* Child

I will fly, chase the wind and touch the sky!—Merida singing, *Brave* (2012)

## Story

Merida is the daughter and eldest child of King Fergus, who was elected King of Dunbroch. Elinor, Merida's mother, severely educate her to be a perfect princess. But Merida is a badass, tomboyish princess who loves riding, practice archery, and her freedom.

So she is desperate when she hear that her mother decided of a tournament, for three young lords of the neighborhood. The winner of an archery contest, will also win the princess 's hand. But Merida refuse to be married so early to a perfect stranger, and she shoot the last arrow in the target, surpassing every lord. Thus, she technically won her own hand.

But Queen Elinor is furious and throw Merida's beloved ark in flames. The heartbroken princess run away in the nearby forest, and follow will o' whisps, which, according to legends, lead people to their destiny.

Merida find a witch in her hut, and ask to the latter a spell to "change her mother". Said spell do change Elinor, but into a bear. Even worse, Merida's little brothers also eat the cake responsible of the metamorphosis and become bears cubs. According to the witch, Merida must "mend the bonds" before second sunrise, otherwise the metamorphosis will be permanent.

The princess first understand she must mend a tapestry she cut with a sword the day before, and tries to get back to the castle with her mother. This story actually changes the mother and daughter's bonds, and Merida, seeing the suitors about to begin a war, thinks by accepting a wedding. But Elinor manages to make her understands she will accept to break traditions- and let suitors court Merida instead of winning her like a loot.

Unfortunately, King Elinor mistake bear Elinor with the ferocious bear Mord'u (actually a prince cursed by the same witch centuries earlier), who eat one of his legs a few years ago. He hunt her, while Merida run after him while she mends the tapestry. But it do not changes the situation while the second sunrise happens; Merida sobs that she loves her mother, changing her and her brothers back into humans.

## Personality

Merida is brave, bold, daring, courageous, stubborn, rebellious, fiery and headstrong. Said stubbornness is sometimes to the point of being dangerous, and Merida first sates it's never her fault...until she feel her loved one in danger. She becomes compassionate while still adventurous.

## Trivia

* -Her kingdom is Dunbroch in Scotland.
* -She appears in *Brave, Sofia the first* and *Ralph breaks the internet.*
* -She is the only Disney princess who is a Pixar princess in the first place.
* -She was the first to be single, and who never had a boyfriend.
* -Merida is the first Disney Princess to have siblings of the opposite gender.
* -She is of the few Disney princesses with an alive mother, and the only one with contentious relationships with the latter, while they're blood related. In others case, the wicked mother was a stepmother, or an adoptive one.
* -She is the first Disney Princess to originate neither from a fairy tale/literature work or based on a historical figure.
* -She is the first female Pixar protagonist.
* -Merida was once locked in her room (by her father) but she managed to go outside by herself (after she asked to her brothers for the key) thus she is not considered as a distressed damsel.
* -She is of reluctant royalty, as being a princess is a synonym, for her, of unwanted wedding, no freedom, no archery and an heavy agenda of daily duties.

## Quotes

[Sofia gasps]**Merida:** Haven't I gotten your attention?!**Sofia:** MERIDA!**Merida:** How can I help you, Sofia?**Sofia:** My friends are in great danger, but I don't know how you can help. Unless you know where Tilly's bag is?**Merida:** Ock, you don't need her bag of tricks! You're searching for the wrong thing and the wrong place. What you need can only be found within you.**Sofia:** What's that?**Merida:** The Belief that you can save them yourself.**Sofia:** That's just it, I'm still getting used to being a princess. How am I supposed to finish all those stories in the library, if I can't even finish this one?—Merida meeting Sofia in the valley.

You can sing all you want about your doubts, we all have them. But you also have the power to wipe those doubts away. If you believe in yourself, and what you can do... just stand tall and your aim will **always** be true. (...) You can save your friends and you knew it! So get on with it!—Merida teaching Sofia on archery.

Ack! Lang may yer lum reek, and may a moose ne'er leave your girnel with a tear drop in his eye! Haste Ye Back, Me Lassie!—Merida, in *Ralph Breaks the Internet*