Prince Naveen
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| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Naveen of Maldonia |
| Occupation: | Prince |
| Relationships: | Tiana (wife), Eudora, Charlotte LaBouff, Eli LaBouff, Ray, Louis, Mama Odie, Dr Facilier |
| Fandom: | The Princess and the Frog |
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Naveen is one of the main characters, in the Disney film The Princess and the Frog.
The character also appears in the seventh season of the live-action TV series Once Upon a Time.
Canon
He is the eldest prince of the kingdom Maldonia. Due to his lazy and extravagant lifestyle, Naveen's parents have cut him off from their fortune. He is transformed into a frog by a voodoo witch doctor, Dr. Facilier. He kisses Tiana, believing she is a princess, but the spell backfires, turning her into a frog as well.
Fandom
Naveen is most commonly shipped with his wife Tiana, as it is a canon relationship.
Shipping
Controversy
Naveen's pale skin tone and ambiguous race have sparked outrage among some fans, criticising the film for not making him African American too. This is seen as a huge hypocrisy by other fans, who preach that his race shouldn't matter, or that he 'isn’t white at least'.[citation needed] Some fans worry that, ironically, all this toxicity towards Naveen's race would discourage Disney from making the diversity leap again any time soon.