Editing Princesses of Heart

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[[File:KH2 Kairi.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Kairi]], the only Princess of Heart created exclusively for the ''[[Kingdom Hearts|Kingdom Hearts]]'' series.]]

The seven {{nihongo|'''Princesses of Heart'''|心のプリンセス|Kokoro no Purinsesu}} are maidens devoid of [[darkness]] in their [[Heart|hearts]] that first appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''. They appear to be the only people in the universe whose hearts are free of darkness. If they are all brought together, the [[Door to Darkness]] will open and the power of the universe will be released. Princesses who lose their hearts do not become [[Heartless]] because they have no darkness within to trigger the process. However, it is possible for the Princesses to create [[Nobody|Nobodies]] on special occasions, proven by the existence of [[Kairi]]'s Nobody, [[Naminé]].

The seven Princesses of Heart are:

*[[Kairi]] - Former resident of the [[Radiant Garden]], adopted daughter of the mayor to [[Destiny Islands]]

*[[Alice]] (from "''[[wikipedia:Alice in Wonderland(1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''") - Girl who became lost in the world of [[Wonderland]]

*[[Snow White]] (from "''[[wikipedia:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''") - Princess of [[Dwarf Woodlands]]

*[[Belle]] (from "''[[wikipedia:Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''") - "Prisoner" at [[Beast's Castle]]

*[[Aurora]] (from "''[[wikipedia:Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]''") - Princess of the [[Enchanted Dominion]]

Five of the the Princesses of Heart are also a part of the [[wikipedia:Disney Princess|Disney Princess franchise]]. Alice and Kairi are not officially part of the Disney Princesses, although Alice has occasionally appeared alongside them. Notably, [[Ariel]] and [[Mulan]] are Disney Princesses, but are not Princesses of Heart, perhaps as they are instead used as [[Universe_of_Kingdom_Hearts#World_party_members|Party Members]]. The only official Disney Princesses who have yet to appear in the series are Pocahontas, from the 1995 film, ''[[wikipedia:Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', and Tiana, from the 2009 film, ''[[wikipedia:The Princess and the Frog|The Princess and the Frog]]''. It is unknown if they will appear in a future game in the series.

==Story==

===''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''===

[[Master Xehanort]], from the upcoming game ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', searches for the Princesses of Heart. His reason to search for these princesses remains unknown. In this game, only four of the seven princesses, [[Kairi]], [[Snow White]], [[Aurora]] and [[Cinderella]], make their appearances:

Aurora is cursed in a slumber state and placed in the highest tower of the [[Enchanted Dominion]], her heart taken by [[Terra]] while under Maleficent's control. Eventually, her heart is freed by [[Ventus]] and soon after the curse is lifted by [[Prince Phillip]], allowing her to reunite with her family.

Cinderella meets a minimized [[Ventus]] when [[Jaq]] tells her of their new friend's appearance. While she goes to finish her chores, Ven and Jaq find materials needed to make a princess gown for Cinderella. Though her dress is finished, her stepsisters rip it apart to prevent her from attending the royal ball. While crying in the garden, the [[Fairy Godmother]] who helps her make a new dress and a carriage to escort her to the ball, with [[Terra]] as her bodyguard. Though she meets the [[Prince Charming|prince]], she is forced the castle at midnight, by which the magic ends. When her stepmother finds out about her presence at the ball, she locks her in the tower before the [[Grand Duke]] arrives. But Jaq and [[Aqua]] come together to release her, eventually aiding her in trying the glass slipper that she'd lost when she left the ball. [[Lady Tremaine]] then summons a powerful Unversed to eliminate her, but Aqua manages to defeat it and bring the maiden to Prince Charming.

Snow White talks to [[Terra]] while picking flowers, but flees into the forest in fear when Terra summons his Keyblade by the appearance of the Unversed. While frightened in the woods, she meets [[Ventus]] who takes her to the [[Seven Dwarfs]]' cottage for safety. After she bit the poison apple given by [[the Queen]], she is cursed into a deep slumber until the [[The Prince|Prince]] of her love kisses her on the lips and breaks the spell. Snow White then says her goodbyes to her friends and goes on a journey with her true love.

A four-year-old Kairi, who is still living in the [[Radiant Garden]] with [[Kairi's grandmother|her grandmother]] at the time, gets chased by a group of [[Unversed]] until [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] and [[Aqua]] come to her rescue. After Mickey's leave, Kairi gives her flowers to Aqua as a token of gratitude, and Aqua in return puts a protective charm on her necklace. When she returns to her grandma, she asks her to tell her the story about the light and the darkness.

[[File:Awakening Princess.png|thumb|right|200px|The [[Awakening]] window representing the free Princesses of Heart at the beginning of ''Kingdom Hearts'']]

The Seven Princesses of Heart make their first appearance in the very beginning of the game, during [[Sora]]'s [[Awakening]]. There are four stained glass windows representing the four princesses who have been captured before the game's start, [[Belle]], [[Cinderella]], [[Aurora]], and [[Snow White]]. There is also a fifth window with three stylized princess silhouettes on it representing the three free princesses, [[Alice]], [[Jasmine]], and [[Kairi]].

In order to open the [[Final Keyhole]], [[Maleficent]], the Heartless and [[Riku]] kidnapped each of the princesses from their respective [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts|worlds]] throughout ''Kingdom Hearts''. During this kidnapping spree, Riku went to [[Neverland]] with [[Captain Hook]] under the belief that [[Wendy]] was the final Princess of Heart. Upon meeting her, Maleficent determined that Wendy was a false lead and Kairi was actually the final princess. But because Kairi had given her heart to [[Sora]] in the chaos of Destiny Island's destruction, the power of the princesses' hearts could not be fully utilized.

Changing his plans, [[Xehanort's Heartless|Ansem]] used the hearts of the remaining six princesses to create the [[Keyblade of People's Hearts]], which could release Kairi's heart from inside Sora. When confronted later, Ansem (via Riku's body) told Sora about Kairi's heartless state. When Sora realized the truth, he stabbed himself with the Keyblade to free Kairi's Heart, an action that also revived the other six princesses and subsequently opened the Final Keyhole. The Princesses remained in Hollow Bastion to stop the flow of darkness that had begun to seep from the still-open Keyhole until Sora could return. Once the Keyhole was sealed, the princesses patiently awaited his victory against Ansem so that they could return home, which finally happened when Kingdom Hearts was sealed and the worlds restored.

If you finish the story of [[Deep Jungle]] before [[Wonderland]], during the cutscene discussing Maleficent's plans for the Princesses, Snow White will appear as the victim instead of Alice, as Alice has not been captured yet.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''===

[[Alice]], [[Jasmine]], [[Belle]] and [[Kairi]] all appeared in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' as figments of Sora's memories from the events in ''Kingdom Hearts''.

Belle reappears in [[Hollow Bastion]] where the witch [[Maleficent]] forces her to turn the [[Beast]] into a Heartless, but Belle refuses and eventually sacrifices herself to protect the Beast. She is later restored by the defeat of Maleficent.

Jasmine is once again captured by the evil vizier Jafar, but Aladdin and Sora come to her rescue in time. Aladdin is hoping to become a prince to become her equal, but later decides to be himself as to let Jasmine appreciate him for who he really is.

Kairi does not appear in person, though she still plays the biggest role out of all Princesses. As Sora, Donald, Goofy and Jiminy descend to castle Oblivion, Sora's memories of her begin to alter and eventually replaced by her Nobody, Naminé. But, by re-remembering Kairi, Sora started regaining his lost memories that had been torn away by [[Naminé]]. In Riku's story, Naminé appears as Kairi to tell Riku not to hide from the darkness in his heart.

[[Jasmine]] and [[Belle]] appear in their worlds with minor roles in this game. [[Kairi]] is mentioned various times by [[Xion]] and [[Naminé]], as well as reflected in Xion's appearance to [[Roxas]].

 

Wonderland appears, but [[Alice]] does not.

[[Belle]] and [[Jasmine]] once again play prominent roles in their respective worlds, but not as Princesses of Heart. They are both worried about their loved ones.

Belle is locked in the east wing by the [[Beast]], who is affected by [[Xaldin]]'s influence. She meets Sora and co. when they arrive and asks them to free the Beast's servants, who are all locked in the castle dungeon and later goes off to follow Xaldin, only to be chased by a gigantic Heartless into the ballroom. The restored Beast runs into the rescue and manages to defeat the monster with Sora, Donald and Goofy. Sometime later, Belle and Beast open a party, only to be interrupted by Xaldin once more who steals the Beast's precious rose, thus depresses him to the point that he decides to push Belle and Sora out from the castle. Belle manages to take back the rose when she gets captured by Xaldin and runs to safety, allowing Sora and the Beast to defeat him. The Beast then asks Belle to stay with him, which she happily agrees.

Jasmine greets Sora, Donald, and Goofy when they first arrive at [[Agrabah]] and tells them of her worry for Aladdin, who has been going to town to look for action. She asks them to find him and ask him about the problem. Jasmine is one of the first to be persuaded by Iago's worth to join them. Sometime later, Jafar is released from his lamp and Agrabah is once again in chaos. While Iago leads Sora and the others to a trap, Jafar captures Jasmine and prepares to reign over the kingdom. The four warriors, however, escape his trap and manage to return on time to stop Jafar's malice one last time.

In [[Tron]]'s world, [[Space Paranoids]], the password to the DTD Dataspace was the names of the seven princesses. But once the [[Master Control Program|MCP]] attempts to hack into it, Tron changes the password to the names Sora, Donald, and Goofy.

[[Kairi]] is the princess with the largest role; she was captured by [[Organization XIII]] in their attempt to raise Sora's anger, causing him to kill more Heartless and release more hearts to fuel the reconstruction of [[Kingdom Hearts (world)|Kingdom Hearts]]. In the World That Never Was, she is rescued by her Nobody, Naminé, and meets up with Riku, and later Sora. As they no longer have any place to go back to, they head toward the tower of the Castle That Never Was together to confront Xemnas and end the war once and for all.

The data versions of [[Alice]] and [[Jasmine]] appear in their respective worlds, also data created from [[Jiminy's Journal]]. In this story, Alice has lost her memory and needs to remember her name; while Jasmine is simply captured by Data Jafar, waiting to be rescued.

In an early trailer, a data-based [[Kairi]] was shown in [[Neverland]], but the cutscene was deleted in the game. Instead, the real Kairi appears at the end of the game.

==Powers and Abilities==

[[File:Princesses_sacrificed.jpg|thumb|200px|The Final Keyhole is almost revealed.]]

The purity of their hearts also grants them abilities to keep darkness away or hold it back temporarily. Its effects expand the more Princesses are gathered. In addition, they can sense darkness, as shown when five of the princesses tell Sora of a great darkness nearby.

It is a possibility that the Princesses of Heart can wield a [[Keyblade]] temporarily to fight, as proven when [[Riku]] hands [[Kairi]] a Keyblade called "[[Destiny Place]]" during a fight in [[The World That Never Was]]. The possibility is proven greater by the fact that the princesses' hearts could be used to create the [[Keyblade of People's Hearts|"Keyblade of People's Hearts]]"; referring to this ability as part of their powers.

[[Cinderella]] and [[Snow White]] become [[Dimension Link|D-Links]] for Terra, Ventus and Aqua in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' after the events of their respective worlds. As D-Links, they can project their powers to the three characters while remaining in their home worlds.

Image:Kairi-cg-character-model.jpg|Kairi (as she appeared in ''Kingdom Hearts'')

Image:AliceCG.jpg|Alice

Image:Snow_White.png|Snow White

Image:Jasmine.png|Jasmine

Image:BelleKH.jpg|Belle

Image:Cinderella (Dressed).png|Cinderella

Image:Aurora.png|Aurora

Image:Awakening_Snow_White.jpg|Snow White in Awakening.

Image:Awakening_Cinderella.jpg|Cinderella in Awakening.

Image:Aurora-KH_Awakening_Emblem.jpg|Aurora in Awakening.

Image:Belle-KH_Awakening_Emblem.jpg|Belle in Awakening.

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