![]() She is a deeply complex, character and her character arc is truly one of the best in all of fiction. ![]() Her passionate nature and ultimate sense of agency is something that is lauded by the narrative. What I am most fascinated with in Rue's character arc, is that it involves deconstructing one of the most misogynistic tropes in fiction. One example of her powerful personality is when she calls on Drosselmeyer to offer him "the best story ever told." The decisiveness and cleverness she demonstrates will serve well in her role as princess. We see glimpses of that nature during her time as Kraehe. Rue had to discover who she was in order to fully use that strong and passionate nature. The strength it takes to reject such forces is incredible, and it was always there. When overwhelming forces are influencing her to be something she isn't, Rue ultimately chose an identity she created for herself. And she makes an extremely epic Heroic Sacrifice. And as Drosselmeyer said, that shouldn't even be possible with the amount of raven's blood she's had. There's no way she could after all the emotional abuse she received from her 'father.'Įven though Rue goes about it the wrong way, she does love very deeply. Rue does this because she doesn't understand what constitutes as a healthy romantic relationship. At first she takes advantage of Mytho's puppet-like state and tells him to love her. However, Rue is really just a confused, insecure and rather selfish teenage girl who desperately wants to be loved. She has the role of a raven princess who will use her sexuality to get her own way. The beauty who uses her 'feminine wiles' to undermine a moral and upright man a woman who is demonized for having control of her sexuality. The role that is designated to her within the story created by Drosselmeyer is The Vamp. Rue stands out to me because of her strength, passion and complexity. ![]() I talk about how unique and beautiful her character arc was to me and I thought I would share it here. ![]() And the first one I did was a rather long meta about one of my favourite fictional ladies, Rue from Princess Tutu, a character I feel is often underappreciated in fandom. Around middle of last year, I wrote about characters I loved for a meme. ![]()
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