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| | One of the [[Princesses of Heart]] who appeared in [[Kingdom Hearts]], [[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]] and [[Kingdom Hearts II]]. She is originally from the Disney animated film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). For Kingdom Hearts, she spoke using dialogue boxes, but in Kingdom Hearts II her role was greatly expanded and she was thus voiced by her original voice actress, Paige O'Hara. |
| {{Youmay|the princess of Beast's Castle, also known as "Beauty"|[[Aurora|the princess of Enchanted Dominion, also known as "Sleeping Beauty"]]}}
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| |name=Belle
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| |image=[[File:Belle KHII.png|x400px]]
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| |katakana=ベル
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| |romaji=Beru
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| |de=Belle
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| |es=Bella
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| |fr=Belle
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| |type=Entelechy
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| |charworld1=Beast's Castle
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| |charworld2=Hollow Bastion
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| |origin=Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
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| |torigin=Beauty and the Beast (1991)
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| |company=Disney
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| |enva=Paige O'Hara
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| |java=Eri Itō
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| |game1=Kingdom Hearts
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| |game2=Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
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| |game3=Kingdom Hearts II
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| |game4=Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
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| |game5=Kingdom Hearts χ
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| |journalKH=A brave and intelligent young woman who understands the Beast's true nature. She's one of the seven princesses needed to open the final Keyhole. She and the Beast have lost their world to the darkness.<br><br>She appeared at the Beast's castle for the first time in "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
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| |journalSS=A young woman who saw kindness behind the Beast's gruff exterior.<br><br>Realizing Maleficent sought her heart, Belle acted coldly toward the Beast to keep her heart beyond the witch's reach.
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| |journalKH2='''First entry'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br><br>A girl who was held captive in the Beast's castle. At first he frightened her, but little by little, she noticed the injured heart he was hiding from the world.<br><br>Belle is one of the Seven Princesses needed to open the final door to the realm of darkness. She's very grateful to the Beast and to Sora for saving her after she was kidnapped by the Heartless.<br><br><br>'''Second entry'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br><br>Belle saw through the Beast's rough exterior and helped him find the heart he'd been hiding from the world for such a long time.<br><br>Belle loves to read books about exciting adventures in faraway places.
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| |journalUX='''Belle'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br>A young woman who saw kindness behind the Beast's gruff exterior.<br><br>'''Illustrated Belle & Beast'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br>A spoiled prince who was turned into a beast and a young woman who sees his kind nature.<br><br>'''Prince & Belle'''<br>Beauty and the Beast (1991)<br>Belle's love broke the spell on the Beast and turned him back into a human.
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| {{Q|So many books, but not one on how to banish the darkness. Maybe it's hopeless...|Belle to Sora}}
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| '''Belle''' is one of the [[Princesses of Heart]] who appeared in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. She is originally from the Disney animated film ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}''.
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| | {{spoiler}}Belle's first appearance was a stained-glass likeness of her depicted on top of a yellow-colored pillar in the [[Awakening]] world. She was asleep in the artwork, suggesting that she had already been captured by Maleficent at that time. |
| [[File:Another Heartless Attack 01 KHUX.png|thumb|left|Belle and Maurice after they are attacked by Rabid Dog Heartless.]]
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| Belle appears in the [[Book of Prophecies]]<!--rewrite in-universe, with her role mainly following the original film-->.
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| Upon hearing that [[Player]] was locked away in the Castle dungeon, Belle sets Player and the castle servants free. She then apologizes for the Beast's behavior. Once the misunderstanding is cleared, she encourages Beast to trust Player and help them get rid of the Heartless.
| | Belle had been living somewhat happily at the [[Beast's Castle]], becoming closer to the [[Beast]] everyday, despite his hideous form and uneven temperament. One day, however, Belle was kidnapped by [[Maleficent]] as part of the plot to obtain Kingdom Hearts. The Heartless consumed her world, causing all of its enchanted inhabitants to disappear into darkness. But the Beast managed to survive the destruction of his world, and pursued Belle, using corridors of darkness to reach her at [[Hollow Bastion]]. |
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| When her father [[Maurice]] falls ill, the [[Beast]] allows Belle to leave the castle so she can help him. They are ambushed by [[Rabid Dog]] Heartless, but Player rescues them. Belle asks Player to return to Beast as she accompanies Maurice home.
| | Maleficent put Belle into an enchanted sleep and placed her in an upstanding glass case alongside the other Princesses of Heart. She then used all of the Princesses hearts to open the [[Final Keyhole]]. At the same time, the Beast witnessed a vision of Belle transforming into a [[Heartless]] (although this is not what actually occured, as the Princesses lack darkness in their hearts, and cannot become Heartless). |
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| After Belle and Maurice learn that [[Gaston]] seeks to slay the Beast, they return to the castle to aid the latter. However, Gaston notices them while attacking Beast, who is refusing to fight back, and summons the [[Enraged Elk]] Heartless to attack them. Player has Belle and Maurice proceed forward, staying behind to defeat the Heartless. After the death of Gaston and the Beast has regained his human appearance, he and Belle dance in the ballroom as Maurice watches.
| | Belle's heart was later restored by the bravery of [[Sora]], and she was released from her enchantment. She seperated from her fellow Princesses and, due to her passion for books, went to Hollow Bastion's library in search of ways to stop the darkness. Happily reunited with the Beast at last, she explained as best she could to Sora what had occured in Hollow Bastion during his brief departure, and then gave him the [[Divine Rose]] keychain. When Sora finally sealed Kingdom Hearts, Belle and the Beast returned home together. |
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| ===''Kingdom Hearts''=== | | ==Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories== |
| When [[Sora]] is in his [[Dive to the Heart]], he sees a stained-glass likeness of her depicted on top of a yellow-colored pillar. She is asleep, with the Beast standing awake behind her.
| | The following events were really a corruption of Sora's memories from Kingdom Hearts, and thus they did not actually occur in the Kingdom Hearts reality. Sora, Donald and Goofy entered Sora's memories of Hollow Bastion through [[Castle Oblivion]] only to find Belle and the Beast in a heated argument near Hollow Bastion's entrance. The Beast attempted to explain to Belle that he had come from very far to rescue her from Maleficent, but Belle insisted that the Beast leave as she had no interest in talking to him. She eventually retreated to Hollow Bastion's library, leaving the Beast in depressed confusion. |
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| Belle has been living somewhat happily at the [[Beast's Castle]], becoming closer to the Beast everyday, despite his hideous form and uneven temperament. One day, however, Belle is kidnapped by [[Maleficent]] as part of the plot to obtain [[Kingdom Hearts]]. The [[Heartless]] consume her [[world]], causing all of its enchanted inhabitants to disappear into [[darkness]]. The Beast manages to survive the destruction of his world and pursues Belle, using a [[Corridor of Darkness|Corridors of Darkness]] to reach her at [[Hollow Bastion]]. | | Sora and his friends later found Belle in the library, and attempted to understand her oddly cold attitude towards the Beast. However, before she could explain, Maleficent entered and demanded that Belle call the Beast. When she refused to do so, Maleficent transported herself and Belle to a different area of the castle. |
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| Maleficent puts Belle into an enchanted sleep and places her in an upstanding glass case alongside the other Princesses of Heart in the Great Hall of the castle. She then uses all of the Princesses' [[heart]]s to open the [[Final Keyhole]]. At the same time, the Beast witnesses a vision of Belle transforming into a Heartless, although this is not what actually occurred, as the princesses lack darkness in their hearts, and cannot become Heartless. | | Belle continued to refuse Maleficent's demands, even under the threat of torture. Sora arrived just in time, as did the Beast. Belle continued her increasingly rude attitude towards the Beast upon seeing him, prompting the Beast to pour out his true feelings for her. Maleficent then threatened to steal the Beast's heart, which he had shown to be rich and vulnurable when explaining his love for Belle. As Maleficent attempted to take the Beast's heart, Belle sacraficed herself to save him. |
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| [[File:Belle and Beast 01 KH.png|thumb|Belle reunites with Beast.]]
| | Maleficent later revealed to the Beast, Sora, Donald and Goofy that Belle had been purposefully shunning the Beast in an attempt to prevent herself from exposing her heart for Maleficent to use for dark magic. After Sora defeated Maleficent, Belle was returned to her physical state with her heart intact. She quickly apologized for her actions, which the Beast easily forgave knowing that they were not her true feelings. |
| Belle's heart is later restored by the bravery of Sora, and she is released from her captivity. She separates from her fellow princesses and, due to her passion for books, goes to Hollow Bastion's library in search of ways to stop the darkness. Happily reunited with the Beast at last, she explains as best she could to Sora what has occurred in Hollow Bastion during his brief departure, and then gives him the [[Divine Rose]] [[Keychain]]. When Sora finally seals Kingdom Hearts, Belle and the Beast return home together after their world is restored.
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| ===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''=== | | ==Kingdom Hearts II== |
| Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] enter Sora's memories of Hollow Bastion through [[Castle Oblivion]] only to find Belle and the Beast in a heated argument near Hollow Bastion's entrance. The Beast attempts to explain to Belle that he has come from very far to rescue her from Maleficent, but Belle insists that the Beast leave as she has no interest in talking to him. She eventually retreats to Hollow Bastion's library, leaving the Beast in depressed confusion.
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| Sora and his friends later find Belle in the library, and attempt to understand her oddly cold attitude towards the Beast. However, before she could explain, Maleficent enters and demands that Belle call the Beast. When she refuses to do so, Maleficent transports herself and Belle to a different area of the castle.
| | A year after the events of Kingdom Hearts, Belle and the Beast were attempting to return back to their normal lives at the Beast's Castle. However, the peace was soon disrupted by [[Organization XIII]] member [[Xaldin]]. Xaldin began playing on the Beast's anger, attempting to enrage him to the point that his heart would be drenched in darkness, thus spawning an extremely powerful Heartless and [[Nobody]] variation of the Beast for the Organization to use. In an attempt to keep them safe, the Beast forced the majority of his servants into the castle's dungeon. Belle, not knowing what to do and fearing the Beast's sudden surge of rage, hid in her room in fear. She was overjoyed when Sora, [[Donald]] and [[Goofy]] happened to drop by. |
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| Belle continues to refuse Maleficent's demands, even under the threat of torture. Sora arrives just in time, as does the Beast. Belle continues her increasingly rude attitude towards the Beast upon seeing him, prompting the Beast to pour out his true feelings for her. Maleficent then threatens to steal the Beast's heart, which he has shown to be rich and vulnerable when explaining his love for Belle. As Maleficent attempts to take the Beast's heart, Belle sacrifices herself to save him.
| | Once Sora freed the servants from the dungeon and utilized their aid to make the Beast calm down, the Beast realized he had been rude to Belle in his blind rage. Hoping to apologize, he headed off with Sora to find her, only to hear her muffled voice in the castle's ballroom. Belle had taken it upon herself to confront Xaldin on her own, warning him to leave the Beast alone. Xaldin used his influence of the darkness to set a [[Shadow Stalker]] on Belle. She managed to evade it, escaping to the ballroom's balcony. After the creature was defeated, the Beast apologized to Belle, who accepted his kind words but reprimanded him for not trusting her. |
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| Maleficent later reveals to the Beast, Sora, Donald, and Goofy that Belle had been purposefully shunning the Beast in an attempt to prevent herself from exposing his heart for Maleficent to use for dark magic. After Sora defeats Maleficent, Belle is returned to her physical state with her heart intact. She quickly apologizes for her actions, and the Beast forgives her, knowing that they were not her true feelings.
| | Sora later returned to find Belle and the Beast in the middle of a date. As the couple began a romantic dance in the ballroom, Xaldin interrupted the celebration, much to Belle's displeasure. She was forced to briefly retreat as Xaldin sent a horde of Nobodies after Sora and the Beast. When the enemies were defeated, Belle returned only to find the Beast in great distress about his enchanted rose. Following him upstairs, she pleaded the Beast to explain what was wrong, but the Beast's frustration simply lead him to order Belle and Sora to leave the castle. |
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| ===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
| | Belle retreated to her room in despair, eventually going out to the balcony to mull things over. When she later spotted the Beast, along with Sora, Goofy and Donald, emerging into the castle courtyard she headed back inside, but on her way spotted the rose sitting near the door. Happily showing off the rose to her companions below, she soon realized the whole thing was a setup as Xaldin grabbed her from behind and flew her to the bridge outside the Beast's Castle. As Xaldin offered the Beast a choice between Belle or the rose, Belle showed Xaldin she was not just a simple village girl. She elbowed the Organization XIII member hard in the stomach and, smiling to herself, ran back to the castle clutching the rose in its bell jar. |
| After Sora restores the worlds taken by the Heartless, Belle and the Beast return to Beast's Castle safe and sound and are trying to forget everything that happened. However, the Heartless keep appearing, to the Beast's annoyance and anger. When [[Xaldin]] from [[Organization XIII]] takes interest in the Beast's heart, their peaceful days are troubled. Xaldin begins to investigate the world and its residents, formulating plans to be carried out at a later time.
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| Around this time, Belle released her pure light, passing on her position as a [[Princess of Heart]] to one of the [[New Seven Hearts]].{{fact}}
| | Once the Beast and Sora defeated Xaldin, Belle gladly returned the rose to the Beast. He nervously asked her to stay with him in his castle, to which she happily agreed. |
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| ===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
| | At the conclusion of Sora's adventure in Kingdom Hearts II, it was revealed that the Beast had transformed back into Prince Adam, effectively ending the Beauty and the Beast story arc in Kingdom Hearts, although Belle's status as one of the Princesses of Heart may still tie her in to future Kingdom Hearts adventures.{{spoilerend}} |
| A year after Sora seals the Door to Darkness, Belle and the Beast attempt to return to their normal lives at the Beast's Castle. However, the peace is soon disrupted by Xaldin. Xaldin begins playing on the Beast's anger, attempting to enrage him to the point that his heart would be drenched in darkness, thus spawning an extremely powerful Heartless and [[Nobody]] variation of the Beast for the Organization to use. In an attempt to keep them safe, the Beast forces the majority of his servants into the castle's dungeon. Belle, not knowing what to do and fearing the Beast's sudden surge of rage, hides in her room in fear. She is overjoyed when Sora, Donald and Goofy happen to drop by, to the point that she pulls Donald into a hug.
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| Once Sora freed the servants from the dungeon and utilized their aid to make the Beast calm down, the Beast realizes he had been rude to Belle in his blind rage. Hoping to apologize, he heads off with Sora to find her, only to hear her muffled voice in the castle's ballroom. Belle has taken it upon herself to confront Xaldin on her own, warning him to leave the Beast alone. Xaldin uses his influence of the darkness to set a [[Shadow Stalker]] on Belle. She manages to evade it, escaping to the ballroom's balcony. After the creature was defeated, the Beast apologizes to Belle, who accepts his kind words but reprimands him for not trusting her.
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| | Belle's heroic scene in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories took place in a random area of Hollow Bastion, while in [[Kingdom Hearts: re-Chain of Memories]] the scene was relocated to Hollow Bastion's entrance hall. |
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| <!--rewrite as story event, since there are many visits; When Sora and the others visit Hollow Bastion for the third time, they figure out-->The [[DTD]] dataspace in [[Space Paranoids]] is sealed with a password composed of the seven Princesses' names: "Belle, Snow White, Aurora, Alice, Jasmine, Cinderella, Kairi".
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| Sora later returns to Beast's Castle to find Belle and the Beast in the middle of a date. As the couple begin a romantic dance in the ballroom, Xaldin interrupts the celebration, much to Belle's displeasure. She is forced to briefly retreat as Xaldin sent a horde of Nobodies after Sora and the Beast. When the enemies are defeated, Belle returns only to find the Beast in great distress about his enchanted rose. Following him upstairs, she pleads with the Beast to explain what was wrong, but the Beast's frustration simply leads him to order Belle and Sora to leave the castle.
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| Belle retreats to her room in despair, eventually going out to the balcony to mull things over. When she later spots the Beast, Sora, Goofy, and Donald emerging into the castle courtyard, she heads back inside, but then spots the rose sitting near the door. Happily showing off the rose to her companions below, she soon realizes the whole thing was a setup as Xaldin grabs her from behind and flies her to the bridge outside the Beast's Castle. As Xaldin offers the Beast a choice between Belle or the rose, Belle elbows the Organization XIII member hard in the stomach and, smiling to herself, runs back to the castle clutching the rose in its bell jar.
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| [[File:Always Together 01 KHII.png|thumb|Belle and Beast dance.]] | | [[Category: Beast's Castle]] |
| Once the Beast and Sora defeat Xaldin, Belle gladly returns the rose to the Beast. He then nervously asks her to stay with him in his castle, to which she happily agrees, and they dance.
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| After Sora and Riku return to Destiny Islands, Belle dances with the Beast, who has transformed back into a human.
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| ==Design==
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| In ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', Belle only appears in her yellow ball gown, which is her famous attire that she wore during her dance with the Beast in the film. When in this dress, Belle styles her hair slightly differently, pulling it further up on her head.
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| In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', she wears her common clothes most of the time. Belle lets her hair down, but ties it back with a blue bow that matches her dress. She also wears a white shirt, a white apron and black shoes. She can often be spotted with a book in hand. Her everyday look was inspired by Julie Andrews' appearance in ''The Sound of Music''.
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| Oddly, in her stained-glass likeness, her hair has much more red coloring than her normal hair color.
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| ==Personality==
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| Belle is a strong-willed and independent woman. This independent nature, drawing close to rebelliousness, is her defining trait. It is also prone to lead her into trouble, such as being captured upon confronting Xaldin. Belle has an innate sense of caring and compassion, constantly holding the well-being of others over herself. It is this genuine compassion which leads to her falling in love with the Beast. Belle also has a great affinity for books, which allows her to soak up knowledge quickly.
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| ==Abilities==
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| Because Belle is a Princess of Heart, she has many special abilities that are heightened or activated when she is joined with the other princesses:
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| *Her main power is to use her heart to open the [[Final Keyhole]] to Kingdom Hearts, which can only be opened when she is gathered with the other six princesses.
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| *In this exclusive group, her heart can also be used to create the [[Keyblade of heart]] and enable the bearer to unlock anyone's heart.
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| *Also, as her heart only contains pure light, she can fight back the darkness (she can perform this task alone, but it has stronger effects when she is with the other princesses).
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| *When [[Jasmine]], [[Alice]], [[Snow White]], [[Cinderella]] and [[Aurora]] upgraded Sora's Fire spell, she was absent; however, it is assumed that she has the power to upgrade people's powers as well, as Princesses of Heart possess the same powers.
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| *She and her fellow princesses also have a sixth sense to locate darkness, as shown when Alice, Aurora, Jasmine, Snow White and Cinderella tell Sora of a great darkness approaching.
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| ==Origin==
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| {{Q|If you hadn't frightened me, I wouldn't have run away!|Belle arguing with Beast}}
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| Belle first appears in Walt Disney's film {{w|Beauty and the Beast(1991 film)|''Beauty and the Beast''}}. Belle's character has appeared in various incarnations of the ''Beauty and the Beast'' story throughout history, but her Disney counterpart is mainly based on the character of Beauty in Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's ''La Belle et la Bête'', which was published in 1756.
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| In the film, she gives up her freedom to the Beast so that he will release her father, Maurice. Initially, things are bleak between Belle and the Beast, although the servants, particularly [[Lumière]], attempt to make her feel at home. Belle and the Beast begin to develop a friendship after the Beast saves her from a pack of wolves in the woods outside the castle, and eventually they fall in love, but Belle briefly leaves to find Maurice, who was searching for her. When Gaston, a rival suitor, orders an attack on the castle to kill the Beast (out of jealousy), Belle rushes to save her love and at the crucial moment, chooses to save the Beast rather than Gaston, who falls to his death. Belle's love for the Beast transforms him back into the Prince and they hold a ball to celebrate.
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