#character type

[ariel-seagull-wings]

THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF PRINCE IN CINDERELLA ADAPTATIONS

@princesssarisa @themousefromfantasyland @the-blue-fairie @angelixgutz @softlytowardthesun @faintingheroine @amalthea9

So... like the leading lady he falls in love with, the Prince character in Cinderella stories and its billions of adaptations will vary personality wise depending of what different time periods, regional cultures and writers consider desirable and heroic traits in a male character.

Each individual portrayal is unique, but there are some patterns that ocasionally repeat in the portrayals of this character. These paterns can be subdivided into groups of character types. Today i camed up with six named character patterns that are common in portrayals of Cinderella's Prince.

The Warrior Hero

His main characteristics are his courage, his passion and his determination. For him, finding his beloved Cinderella to rescue her from the house where she is abused, and take sayed abusers to justice, is a rescue mission in wich he must be victorious. To the point where his parents and counsellours may need to calm him down, because they are not in an actual war. His temperament is enough to show him as a warrior figure, but riding a horse or holding a sword in some moments doesn't hurt (bonus points if indeed he tells about once fighting and killing wizards and dragons). Of this type of Prince, Don Ramiro from the opera La Cenerentola is the quintessential representative. Other examples include Prince Christopher in the 1965 TV production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, and Prince Felipe in the HBO cartoon anthology series Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child.

The Romeo

This is a more boyish looking and sensitive type of Prince. While he may have jolly playfull moments, his main characteristic is that he is a melancholic romantic. He is the part that is really longing to find his soulmate. When he finally finds that soulmate in Cinderella and apparently looses her at midnight, he shouls desperation. He pines for this woman. He must find her. His hearth cannot beat without Cinderella's hearth, without her at his side, life is not worthy. A great example of this type of Prince is the encarnation presented in the 1947 movie Zolushka. Other examples include Prince Charmant (a mezzo-soprano role) in the opera Cendrillon, and Prince Tinhorão in Maria Clara Machado's children's play A Gata Borralheira (The Ash Cat).

The Slacker

This type is the quintessential hedonist. His only concern is to go out with his friends for a hunt and drinking party, pulling some pranks along the road, while running away from his masters who try to make him study politics so he can take responsability as a ruler in the future. Either indeed he becomes more inteligent and a responsable leader, or he remains an unconcerned slacker forever. He apeals romantically to his Cinderella because he is a companion of fun and games who will make her laugh after a lifetime of suffering. And you can imagine that he will likely let her hold the rulling duty. The biggest representative of this type of Prince is probably the portrayal in the 1973 movie Three Wishes for Cinderella. Other examples are Prince Charles in the anime series Cinderella Monogatari and Prince Victor in the anthology series Sechs Auf Einen Streich.

The Lovable Goof

Not always the most bright person, can be a bit bumbling when finding hobbies or stutter when talking to people. But what he lacks in intelect, he has in kindness and compassion. He cares for Cinderella's feelings and respects her as a human being, and that is why he earns her hearth. Prince Arthur Charming from Tales of Muppetland: Hey Cinderella and Prince Henry from Faerie Tale Theatre are the biggest representatives of this type of Prince.

The Suave Gentleman

May or may not be a bit older. This type of Prince is essentially a cool, calm, elegant and sophisticated intelectual. Even if he tries to hide his privileged social ranking and upbringing, his manners, way of talking and tastes give away that he had access to an aristocratic power and education. The fact that he keeps calm and polite no matter the situation may at first cause Cinderella to find him a weird fellow, but slowly he gains her thrust, and boosts her confidence, showing her the beauty and worth that she didn't saw in herself before. Prince Charles from the movie The Glass Slipper is the quintessential representative of this type of Prince. Prince Christopher in the 1997 TV production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella has a similar elegance in style, but is closer in age to his Cinderella and so more of an equal to her in feeling insecure about love.

The Rebelious Bird in a Cage

This type of Prince has a narrative arc usually reserved to Princesses: trying to rebel against his parents that want to impose an arranged marriage onto him, because he only wants to marry someone he chooses out of mutual true love, not because of status or gaining of political power. There may be an adversity that forces this Prince into the altar with the arranged bride, but with the help of the Fairy Godmother and his own discovered feistness, he reunites with his poor and ragged Cinderella to live happily ever after togheter after all the troubles. Prince Edward of the movie The Slipper and the Rose is the precursor of this type. Other examples include Prince Henry in the movie Ever After and Prince Robert in the 2021 film adaptation.

Do you have a favorite type for portrayals of Cinderella's Prince? What type would you be ? Or what type would you like to be with?

#cinderella #fairy tales #fantasy #folklore #prince charming #character type #adaptations

[solivagant-muse]

Super curious on what type of character my mutuals like 👀

Those who are below 18/ageless please don't interact with this post, I get a little thirsty below and I don't feel comfortable interacting in that way with those who aren't adults.

Names are under "readmore"!

From left to right!

The Winter Soldier (I am happy for Bucky being the good guy again and being better mentally but man... his winter soldier version will always be superior. I am scaroused. Big horny for the soldier.)

Hector of Troy (One of the good ones in Greek myth, he loved his family, wife, child and kingdom. He was abandoned by his people/Gods and yet he fought. I love Hector. Still cry over his death.)

Worick Arcangelo (My second awakening. This man, ughhhhh, the things I want to do to him HNNNNNNNNGGGGG, but I also want to love him and protect him.)

Gabriel May (His voice actor is the English voice for Vlad in Fate Apocrypha, I am down bad. You can find me talking about him plenty in my artblog pffft.)

Klaus von Reinherz (my top 1, hands down. If I found a man like him irl I would marry him in seconds. He is a gentleman, has a gap-moe, is strong and tall, HE WILL TREAT ME RIGHT AS I SHOULD AND I WOULD WORSHIP HIM. He's my everything. )

Gabriel van Helsing (my monster/first awakening. His werewolf form, his long hair, angsty demeanor, goth king vibes. I... *bites hands* Hugh Jackman was my first celebrity crush and still is.)

Elias Ainsworth (skull for a head? He is a magician? Possibly a blood-thirsty monster? Can be cutely awkward? I'm in love. This goes for any animal skull/faceless monster as well.)

Vincent Sinclair (I love him, I hate him, he's evil, he's misunderstood, he's a Sadist, he is my baby, I want to wreck him, I want to kiss him. I don't care, I love him.)

Vlad Dracul (or literally any version of Dracula/Vlad. I picked the Hellsing one because his Vlad form is my demise. God... why don't we get more screentime of this. Like I said, a monster lover since I was 7 or younger.)

#character type #i did this for myself but feel free to hop in #suggestive #tw suggestive #thirsty talk #i would have added Ares the god of war but his media representation always sucks #Ares baby I love you #where's the art solivagant

[apollos-boyfriend]

having such an obvious favorite character trope is life ruining bro

#icarus speaks #SO MAYBE I HAVE A TYPE 😭 #you can literally instantly pinpoint most of my favorite characters it’s so fucking evil

[vodkaing]

the problem is im so used to urasawa/satoshi kon/katsuhiro otomo men that whenever someone asks to show me "an old anime man" with no wrinkles no gray hair no big nose no different face shape at all i feel like ive been cheated

#bags under the eyes and stubble is enough for some people but not me #j jonah jameson voice i want wrinkles i want different body types for different anime characters stop making these shits in a factory

[inkoutsidethelines]

Thinking about how I would write an adult Scooby-Doo series, because I think it can be done.

The first thing I’d do is make the characters actually be adults.  Still young, but adults, in the mid to late 20s range.  Mystery Inc. is a private detective type business that they run together.  In this universe, the supernatural/ghosts/etc are real, but not necessarily common, so when they take on a case, the culprit might be a person disguised as a monster, or it might actually be a real ghost.  The stakes can be higher; sometimes a bad guy is legitimately trying to kill them.  Sometimes the mystery they’re trying to solve is a murder.  Sometimes they actually get hurt on their cases.

Fred: the core of Fred’s character should be that he’s incredibly kind.  Like, give a stranger the shirt off his back kind.  The “Fred can’t talk to potential clients because he might take a case for free and we need to eat” kind.  He’s an honest and good person and sometimes gets himself into trouble because he assumes other people are too.  While he’s not very good at reading people or noticing ulterior motives, he’s brilliant when it comes to mechanical or engineering type stuff, so he’s the one who keeps the mystery machine running, builds their gadgets, and of course, designs the traps.

Daphne: she comes from old money, and her parents absolutely despise her life choices, to the point where they haven’t officially disowned her, but they have basically cut her off, so she doesn’t actually have access to any family money.  Growing up wealthy has granted her a variety of skills, including speaking multiple languages, horseback riding, and fencing.  She’s very into fashion and jewelry (even if she can’t afford it anymore) and has extensive knowledge of both that can occasionally provide a vital clue in a case. And even though her parents have cut her off, Daphne still has a wide network of contacts she can ask for favors sometimes, because she’s personable, and people tend to like her.  Daphne is also very emotionally intelligent, and is usually the one who can spot when someone is lying to them.

Side note - I ship Fred and Daphne, so I think I would start them off as an established couple for this universe.  Dating, engaged, married, I don’t care.  They are stupidly in love, ride or die for each other.  There’s no will they, won’t they, no worries about cheating.  They are in a healthy, happy, loving relationship, and no one (not even Daphne’s disapproving parents) are going to mess that up for them.

Velma: she is the forensics nerd who sometimes gets super excited about the wrong thing at the wrong time (”He was mummified in seconds? That’s so cool!” “Velma!  His wife is standing right there!” “Oh.  Sorry.”).  She’s not purposely insensitive, she just gets laser focused on her work and forgets to filter herself sometimes.  She’s also the one who can get so fixated on solving whatever mystery they’re working on, she’s willing to bend or maybe break laws.  Is breaking and entering really so bad?  Not if it gets them answers.

Shaggy: he is still the comic relief, but he’s the comic relief by being the only person in the group that actually has common sense.  He manages the business’s finances, he’s the only one who knows how to cook, and the others tease him for being a coward sometimes, but Shaggy maintains that if a ghost with an axe is coming for you, running is the only sensible option.  He should also have a range of random knowledge that sounds useless, but sometimes saves the day (ex ventriloquism, origami, the history of spoons, etc).

Scooby: as this is a universe where supernatural creatures exist, Scooby is an ancient eldritch type being that took a shine to Shaggy when he was a kid, and took the form of a talking dog to befriend and hang out with him.  Aside from the talking dog bit and not aging, he never uses his powers in a way that anyone notices.  The audience is not told upfront that Scooby is an ancient eldritch being; it should slowly be hinted at throughout the series so the audience put it together, but the characters never realize it.  Scooby genuinely considers Shaggy to be his best friend, and cares about the rest of the gang too.

#ink speaks #scooby doo #i like the vibes of a grown up scooby doo #where they're part of a mystery solving business #it needs to be a monster of the week type deal #so that it can play around with the character dynamics #because i think that's fun #long post

[wasyago]

joel with a ponytail ( best kind of joel tbh )

( plus an attempt at drawing him with green skin but idk i don't think im gonna use it )

#hermitcraft #smallishbeans #my art #sketch #i wanted to ramble about these sketches but literally forgot everything i wanted to say.... #i like how this outfit has turned out... not fully traditional japanese not fully cyberpunky but the vibes are there #also another character wearing shorts bet no one saw it coming #it's either shorts or big baggy pants. no other type of pants exists in my mind

[angeltannis]

I love you “unlikeable” female characters I love you rude girls I love you mean women I love you girl interpretations of the “Asshole with a Heart of Gold” trope I love you women who get labeled Cold and Unfeeling I love you girls who lash out I love you women who lie I love you female characters who make people mad just by existing

#this started out about Frey but as I was typing it expanded to other girl characters I love lol #Forspoken #borderlands #overwatch #until Dawn #twdg #among others lol #greatest hits

[pintsofguinnesmakeyoustrong]

one of the best character types i think is insane man in a long fur coat

#character types #character design #character archtypes #dirk gently #dirk gently's holistic detective agency #dghda #todd brotzman #fight club #tyler durden #brad pitt #candyman #candyman 1992 #candyman 2021 #tony todd #barbie #barbie 2023 #ken #ken barbie #ryan gosling #insane man #insane men

[chaoticvi]

bisexual 🤝 lesbian solidarity 🏳️‍🌈

#arcane #arcane netflix #netflixedit #the legend of korra #animationdaily #userthing #avatar korra #asami sato #korrasami #korra x asami #vi arcane #vi #caitlyn kiramman #caitvi #piltover's finest #my two fav animated characters #short masculine fighters and their tall rich gfs are def my type of ships #mine: gifs

[hellspawnmotel]

noelle getting a new outfit was the most exciting part of the newsletter for me

#deltarune #ralsei #noelle holiday #valentine's day #art tag #ralsei is a romance anime wifegirl to me #not that hes 'my wife' he is a toddler #but he is that character type. to me

[1alchemistart]

dont got much to offer for The Holiday but have these sillies!

happy valentines day :D

#sxf #spy x family #damianya #damian desmond #anya forger #my art #i am sleepy rn im scheduling this ahead of time like several hours ahead JKSDFKLS #unrelated to sxf. the tags are my speaking place shush #was not expecting the toby fox newsletter to have so much for me to think about JKKLDFSS #good ole gaster sending us love letters (we don't KNOW it's gaster but like. typing pattern + him being the only character to be like) #(directly referring to the game as deltarune) #ALSO THE WEATHERMEN HAVE NAMES NOW ?!?!? AND ARE IN LOVE ???!?! #so happy for them fr #i didnt get the mettaton card but like just know. that is my essence. all those blingee-core sparkles. those picmix hearts. me #anyway YIPPEE WAHOO

[cryotters]

💧🪼🌊🩵🐟

#water #water pokemon #water type #lapras #vaporeon #chinchou #pokemon #pkmn #pkmnart #digital art #illustration #my art #artists on tumblr #blue #aesthetic #ramune #cysail #character art #clip studio paint

[canisalbus]

✦ I'm sorry I'm the one you love ✦ No one will ever love me like you again

#own art #own characters #CanisAlbus #art #artists on tumblr #Machete #Vasco #anthro #sighthound #dogs #canine #animals #woke up with some type of feelings today #I'm your man by Mitski

[gearbroth]

| Billions upon billions of lives, stars, planets and galaxies. An entire universe, a terribly incomprehensible loss. And it's all your fault. You monster. |

#miguel o'hara #atsv miguel #spiderman 2099 #across the spiderverse #spiderverse #myart #i have a type and its characters under the weight of guilt of endless galaxies

[skyx-the-witch]

Vivziepop male character: *is supposed to be hot and attractive. Canonically everyone wants to fuck him, he is flirty, confident and makes everyone fall in love with him as soon as he appear. Hes got the best voice actor to make the most masculine and attractive voice to match his supposed sexiness. Everyone in the fandom talks about how he makes them wet their panties*

The fucking character design:

#hazbin hotel critical #vivziepop critical #Helluva Boss critical #Vivziepop criticism #This type of characters makes me umcomfortable #I hated Moxxie's ex in that one episode #they tried so hard to make us simp for him being “smexy” when he is just ugly af #Hazbin Hotel will have lots of these #Never simped for Lucifer and Alastor and never understood why everyone in the fandom did #Helluva Boss criticism #Hazbin Hotel criticism

[meruz]

i watched kore-eda's recent film Monster this past week and i truly.. cannot stop thinking about it. maybe my favorite kore-eda film yet

#the subject matter is also just very My Shit so im.. im so biased #monster 2023 #meruzart #i want to encourage ppl to watch this but also cw for child abuse and implied major character death lots of thriller type stuff... #be wary if ur sensitive to stuff like that