Tiana (Disney)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tiana |
| Occupation: | Waitress, Restaurant Owner, Princess |
| Relationships: | Prince Naveen (husband), Eudora (mother), deceased father, Eli La Bouff (friend’s father), Charlotte La Bouff (best friend), Dr Facilier (enemy), Ray (animal friend), Louis (animal friend), Mama Odie (acquaintance) |
| Fandom: | The Princess and the Frog, Disney Princess, OUaT |
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Tiana is the protagonist in the Disney film The Princess and the Frog. She was also introduced to the live-action TV series Once Upon a Time in its seventh season.[1]
Canon
Prince Naveen, after being turned into a frog, kisses Tiana, believing she is a princess, but the spell backfires and turns her into a frog as well.
Fandom
As the last traditionally animated Disney Princess, and the first African American one (to date), Tiana upholds a strong legacy among Disney characters.
Shipping
Tiana is most commonly shipped with her husband Naveen, as it is a canon relationship. However, ships with Lottie aren’t uncommon, and crossover ships with just about any other Disney prince or princess exist in the masses. Non-Caucasian characters from different animation studios such as Dreamworks have also been shipped with Tiana, however these are less frequently seen.
Controversy
The Princess and the Frog was the last major Disney film to be traditionally animated, while their subsequent film, Tangled, was the first to be fully CGI. This new style of animation really impacted The Princess and the Frog's success, due to Tangled being the bigger, flashier movie. The fact that Tangled features a Caucasian princess, and Princess and the Frog features an African American working class protagonist turned princess, has sparked plenty of debate and fan frustration over the years.
While not a common occurence, fanart that racebends Tiana has also been the subject of heated debate, with discussions revolving around erasure and what constitutes representation.[2]
Example Art Gallery
Tiana by Nataliadsw (2014)
Disney Princesses as Game of Thrones by DjeDjehuti, a Game of Thrones AU fusion of the Disney Princesses - this piece as well as the individual character pieces garnered some media attention
Archives and Fannish Links
Archives:
- Works tagged Tiana (Disney) on AO3
- Works tagged Tiana | Sabine on AO3
- Character filter for Tiana in Princess and the Frog FanFiction on Fanfiction.net (includes fanfiction rated mature)
On DeviantArt
Resources
- Tiana at Once Upon a Time Wiki
References
- ^ Tiana on Once Upon a Time wiki. Fandom.com. (Accessed May 11, 2021.)
- ^ Tumblr post by dthefraud, published January 29, 2017 (Accessed March 14, 2022).