History Main / JunglePrincess

She is also likely to meet her love interest via RescueRomance, live in a TreehouseOfFun, travel via VineSwing or [[ZebrasAreJustStripedHorses Zebra]], have an AnimalThemedFightingStyle be excellent at combat parkour.

There are two very different sub tropes of the jungle princess. Firstly there is the Jungle Queen; a NobleSavage living InHarmonyWithNature, who often has powers like [[TheBeastMaster controlling animals,]] causing them to obey her instead of seeing her as lunch. Even the insects. She might even have literal magic ElementalPowers, Animorphism or even GreenThumb, though those abilities are more rare. She tends to care far more about saving her animal "friends" she already can control, than even knowing the names of her people, aka the woefully benighted HollywoodNatives who treat her as a queen or goddess. If the Jungle Princess is particularly naive, she'll buy into that belief. Even if she's not particularly naive and although she may well possess some fearsomely strong instincts and drives toward.

The other sub trope of the Jungle Princess known as the Jungle Girl, who is much more similar TarzanBoy, and also generally more popular today than the Jungle Queen. She is far more likely to be a NonPoweredCostumedHero; working a KnightErrant who travels from [[AdventureTowns village to village]] helping local villages and fighting dangerous criminals. Unless the author intends to make her morally ambiguous, she is usually more of an IdealHero than her NobleSavage alternative. Although she cannot control animals, she is still likely to have one or more {{Action Pet}}s that she can [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand though body language.]] If she has a love intirest, expect them to enjoy adventures traveling as a BattleCouple and rescuing each other when the situation calls for it. If she has no love interest, or the love interest is unavailable, she is likely to go on adventures with her ActionPet or even a BadassNative friend, who will sometimes be a KidSidkick. Her friendship with the natives is also likely to be more neutral, but if they do ttreat her as a godess or queen, expect her to not like to be worshipped. If anything, as an IdealHero, she is likely to [[TakeMeInstead sacrifice everything for them]] and have undying loyalty to her tribe. In terms of personality, this variation is often more friendly and will even go out of her way to SaveTheVillain. Her foes still include environmental criminals, but she is also allowed to fight a greater variety of villains who don't harm the environment, these include HumanTraffickers, ThoseWackyNazis, the WitchDoctor, CannibalTribe or other hostile natives, aliens, HiredGuns, warlords, pirates, {{Egomaniac Hunter}}s who are HuntingTheMostDangerousGame, NotQuiteHuman villains, supernatural threats, and the dangerous plants and animals of the HungryJungle. If she ends up ChainedToARock or LockedUpAndLeftBehind, expect her to find a way out eventually of her own wit or be rescued by a friend, who probably owes her from when she has done the same for them.

She might even be a NemesisMagnet, who often ends up a BadassInDistress from villains who want revenge because BeingGoodSucks. She is also far more likely to have her own quirks like if she PrefersGoingBarefoot in civilization due to her upbringing or sometimes she is a BadassBookworm. She might still be an InnocentFanserviceGirl due to cultural differences, and if she is a ChasteHero she will either have more chemistry and opinions about how she is treated or it will be based on traditions rather than ignorance. She often has no superhuman abilities apart from [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understanding animals]], SuperSenses and AwesomeByAnalysis. She is also likely to be a CunningLinguist. She is still often pack equal or more brute force than the male characters, though some might have realistic weaknesses as a female and compensate with her wit. This variation was made popular by characters like ComicBook/{{RulahJungleGoddess}}, then in the midst of the environmental AuthorTract of the '70s, Hanna Barbara created WesternAnimation/{{JanaOfTheJungle}} who, along with Rulah, become this variation's TropeCodifier, later followed by Frank Choe's reimagining of this character with Dynamite Comics' ''Jungle Girl'' comics, which became a TropeNamer. Frank Choe also established the new standard, and arguably more cool, look of [[UnkemptBeauty unkempt]] and [[AmazonianBeauty muscular]] characters instead of the classic HollywoodBeautyStandards; this look is even used by Jungle Queen variations today like modern depictions of Sheena.

There is also a third, older and less direct type, as the love intirest of the TarzanBoy, where she is going to be nothing more than a helpless DamselInDistress, who frequently ends up BoundAndGagged as a HumanSacrifice, ChainedToARock or LockedUpAndLeftBehind by the EvilPoacher as she waits for the LoinCloth clad TarzanBoy to rescue her. This variation is far less popular now.

* ''VideoGame/JillOfTheJungle'': Jill is the leotard-wearing blonde heroince of the series. She climbs vines, throws knives, and eventually saves and marries a prince.

The other sub trope of the Jungle Princess known as the Jungle Girl, who is much more similar TarzanBoy, and also generally more popular today than the Jungle Queen. She is far more likely to be a NonPoweredCostumedHero; working a KnightErrant who travels from [[AdventureTowns village to village]] helping local villages and fighting dangerous criminals. Unless the author intends to make her morally ambiguous, she is usually more of an IdealHero than her NobleSavage alternative. Although she cannot control animals, she is still likely to have one or more {{Action Pet}}s that she can [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand though body language.]] If she has a love intirest, expect them to enjoy adventures traveling as a BattleCouple and rescuing each other when the situation calls for it. If she has no love interest, or the love interest is unavailable, she is likely to go on adventures with her ActionPet or even a BadassNative friend, who will sometimes be a KidSidkick. Her friendship with the natives is also likely to be more neutral, but if they do ttreat her as a godess or queen, expect her to not like to be worshipped. If anything, as an IdealHero, she is likely to [[TakeMeInstead sacrifice everything for them]] and have undying loyalty to her tribe. In terms of personality, this variation is often more friendly and will even go out of her way to SaveTheVillain. Her foes still include environmental criminals, but she is also allowed to fight a greater variety of villains who don't harm the environment, these include HumanTraffickers, the WitchDoctor, CannibalTribe or other hostile natives, aliens, HiredGuns, warlords, pirates, {{Egomaniac Hunter}}s who are HuntingTheMostDangerousGame, NotQuiteHuman villains, supernatural threats, and the dangerous plants and animals of the HungryJungle. If she ends up ChainedToARock or LockedUpAndLeftBehind, expect her to find a way out eventually of her own wit or be rescued by a friend, who probably owes her from when she has done the same for them.

** ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} of the ''Franchise/XMen'' spent part of her childhood and adolescence as a Jungle Princess; when her weather powers activated, she was also worshiped as a [[LikeAGodToMe literal goddess]].

* Jasmine from ''Literature/DeltoraQuest''. A variation is that she only appeared to Lief and Barda to steal their stuff, but eventually came back and saved them before they could be eaten by the Wen. She also appears in the anime adaptation. Frequently paired with Lief in fanfiction, and the anime has a few hints of it as well, though you have to look for it to see them.
** Although by the end of the second series, it's clear that [[spoiler:it's officially canon]].

* ''VideoGame/WorldsOfUltimaTheSavageEmpire'' had Aiela, princess of the Kurak tribe, from the Valley of Eodon,. Aiela is the bronze-skinned jungle beauty that haunts the Avatar's dreams, the same guy who underwent an [[VideoGame/UltimaIV epic quest to represent the 8 Virtues.]]

* ''VideoGame/WorldsOfUltimaTheSavageEmpire'' had its princess in the form of Aiela from the Valley of Eodon,. Aiela is so good-looking that she haunts the Avatar's dreams, the same guy who underwent an [[VideoGame/UltimaIV epic quest to represent the 8 Virtues.]]

* ''VideoGame/WorldsOfUltimaTheSavageEmpire'' had its princess in the form of Aiela from the Valley of Eodon,. Aiela is so good-looking that she haunts the Avatar's dreams, the same guy who underwent an epic quest to represent the 8 Virtues.

* ''VideoGame/WorldsOfUltimaTheSavageEmpire'' had its princess in the form of Aiela from the Valley of Drolo. Aiela is so good-looking that she haunts the Avatar's dreams, the same guy who underwent an epic quest to represent the 8 Virtues.

The other sub trope of the Jungle Princess known as the Jungle Girl, who is much more similar TarzanBoy, and also generally more popular today than the Jungle Queen. She is far more likely to be a NonPoweredCostumedHero; working a KnightErrant who travels from [[AdventureTowns village to village] helping local villages and fighting dangerous criminals. Unless the author intends to make her morally ambiguous, she is usually more of an IdealHero than her NobleSavage alternative. Although she cannot control animals, she is still likely to have one or more {{Action Pet}}s that she can [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand though body language.]] If she has a love intirest, expect them to enjoy adventures traveling as a BattleCouple and rescuing each other when the situation calls for it. If she has no love interest, or the love interest is unavailable, she is likely to go on adventures with her ActionPet or even a BadassNative friend, who will sometimes be a KidSidkick. Her friendship with the natives is also likely to be more neutral, but if they do ttreat her as a godess or queen, expect her to not like to be worshipped. If anything, as an IdealHero, she is likely to [[TakeMeInstead sacrifice everything for them]] and have undying loyalty to her tribe. In terms of personality, this variation is often more friendly and will even go out of her way to SaveTheVillain. Her foes still include environmental criminals, but she is also allowed to fight a greater variety of villains who don't harm the environment, these include HumanTraffickers, the WitchDoctor, CannibalTribe or other hostile natives, aliens, HiredGuns, warlords, pirates, {{Egomaniac Hunter}}s who are HuntingTheMostDangerousGame, NotQuiteHuman villains, supernatural threats, and the dangerous plants and animals of the HungryJungle. If she ends up ChainedToARock or LockedUpAndLeftBehind, expect her to find a way out eventually of her own wit or be rescued by a friend, who probably owes her from when she has done the same for them.

She might even be a NemesisMagnet, who often ends up a BadassInDistress from villains who want revenge because BeingGoodSucks. She is also far more likely to have her own quirks like if she PrefersGoingBarefoot in civilization due to her upbringing or sometimes she is a BadassBookworm. She might still be an InnocentFanserviceGirl due to cultural differences, and if she is a ChasteHero she will either have more chemistry and opinions about how she is treated or it will be based on traditions rather than ignorance. She often has no superhuman abilities apart from [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understanding animals]], SuperSenses and AwesomeByAnalysis. She is also likely to be a CunningLinguist. She is still often pack equal or more brute force than the male characters, though some might have realistic weaknesses as a female and compensate with her wit. This variation was made popular by characters like ComicBook/{{RulahJungleGoddess}}, then in the midst of the environmental AuthorTract of the ‘70s, Hanna Barbara created WesternAnimation/{{JanaOfTheJungle}} who, along with Rulah, become this variation’s TropeCodifier, later followed by Frank Choe’s reimagining of this character with Dynamite Comics’ ‘’Jungle Girl’’ comics, which became a TropeNamer. Frank Choe also established the new standard, and arguably more cool, look of [[UnkemptBeauty unkempt]] and [[AmazonianBeauty muscular]] characters instead the classic HollywoodBeautyStandards of other jungle princesses, and is even used by Jungle Queen variations like modern depictions of Sheena.

The other sun trope of the Jungle Princess known as the Jungle Girl, is more similar TarzanBoy. She is far more likely to be a NonPoweredCostumedHero; working a KnightErrant who travels from [[AdventureTowns village to village]]. Unless the author intends to make her morally ambiguous, she is usually more of an IdealHero than her NobleSavage alternative. Although she cannot control animals, she is still likely to have one or more {{Action Pet}}s that she can [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand though body language.]] If she has a love intirest, expect them to enjoy adventures traveling as a BattleCouple and rescuing each other when the situation calls for it. If she has no love interest, or the love interest is unavailable, she is likely to go on adventures with her ActionPet or even a BadassNative friend, who will sometimes be a KidSidkick. Her friendship with the natives is also likely to be more neutral, but if they do ttreat her as a godess or queen, expect her to not like to be worshipped. If anything, as an IdealHero, she is likely to [[TakeMeInstead sacrifice everything for them]] and have undying loyalty to her tribe. In terms of personality, this variation is often more friendly and will even go out of her way to SaveTheVillain. Her foes still include environmental criminals, but she is also allowed to fight a greater variety of villains who don't harm the environment, these include HumanTraffickers, the WitchDoctor, CannibalTribe or other hostile natives, aliens, HiredGuns, warlords, pirates, {{Egomaniac Hunter}}s who are HuntingTheMostDangerousGame, NotQuiteHuman villains, supernatural threats, and the dangerous plants and animals of the HungryJungle. If she ends up ChainedToARock or LockedUpAndLeftBehind, expect her to find a way out eventually of her own wit or be rescued by a friend, who probably owes her from when she has done the same for them.

She might even be a NemesisMagnet, who often ends up a BadassInDistress from villains who want revenge because BeingGoodSucks. She is also far more likely to have her own quirks like if she PrefersGoingBarefoot in civilization due to her upbringing or sometimes she is a BadassBookworm. She might still be an InnocentFanserviceGirl due to cultural differences, and if she is a ChasteHero she will either have more chemistry and opinions about how she is treated or it will be based on traditions rather than ignorance. She often has no superhuman abilities apart from [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understanding animals]], SuperSenses and AwesomeByAnalysis. She is also likely to be a CunningLinguist. She is still often pack equal or more brute force than the male characters, though some might have realistic weaknesses as a female and compensate with her wit. This variation was made popular by characters like ComicBook/RulahJungleGodess and ComicBook/PrincessPantha, then in the midst of the environmental AuthorTract of the ‘70s, Hanna Barbara created WesternAnimation/{{JanaOfTheJungle}} who has become this variation’s TropeCodifier, later followed by Frank Choe’s reimagining of this character with Dynamite Comics’ ‘’Jungle Girl’’ comics, which became a TropeNamer. Frank Choe also established a new standard look opting for [[UnkemptBeauty unkempt]] and [[AmazonianBeauty muscular]] than the classic HollywoodBeautyStandards. The Jungle Girl variation is also far more popular among independent authors.

She is also likely to be stoic, and unforgiving to villains who would dare hurt innocent animals. She is also likely to be a ChasteHero with no concept of romance. Allowing the BoldExplorer to manipulate her, in a suspiciously positively framed way. She is ofen painted as an object of desire or another beast to find in the wild and tame rather than her own adventurous character with a dynamic personality. She is also likely to speak in HulkSpeak English. Due to her care for the environment and her animal slaves over human lives, she is more likely to only fight the CorruptCorporateExecutive or EvilPoacher than other very dangerous criminals, hostile tribes or supernatural threats, especially in modern fiction. She is also always going to save the forgettable DistressedDude more than ending up in danger herself.

Inevitably she will be single when she first encounters [[MightyWhitey a hunky American or European explorer]]. She will find him [[DistressedDude in the clutch of some local danger]] (being menaced by her [[PetBabyWildAnimal tame leopard]] is always fun if it's a romantic comedy), rescue him, and [[RescueRomance romance will ensue]]. While the movie version of the Jungle Princess will let her explorer bring her back to his home and 'civilize' her, the TV version [[StatusQuoIsGod will insist on staying in the jungle]], and so our hero will settle down in a nice {{treehouse|OfFun}} and steal kisses from her when she's not busy ordering her lions to savage the occasional EvilPoacher. The Jungle Queen was originally popularized by ComicBook/SheenaQueenOfTheJungle, and she was actually becoming far less popular by the late ‘40s. Eventually, JungleOpera faded out as a genre and soon after increasing environmental awareness in pop culture resulted in the Jungle Queen’s return, because some authors think reducing jungle dwelling characters and cultures to {{Noble Savage}}s living InHarmonyWithNature reinforces a GreenAesop, along with making nature unrealistically friendly to those living in harmony with it. In actuality, this only resulted in risky stereotypical depictions of native cultures, less perils from nature that real conservationists deal with, and a general lack of {{Worldbuilding}} in the genre overall.

The other version of the Jungle Princess, more like the TarzanBoy, is a NonPoweredCostumedHero; a KnightErrant who travels from [[AdventureTowns village to village]]. She is far more likely to be an IdealHero than her NobleSavage alternative. Although she cannot control animals, she is still likely to have one ActionPet or muliple and [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understand her friends though body language.]] If she has a love intirest, expect them to enjoy adventures working together as partners and rescuing each other when the situation calls for it. If she has no love interest, or the love interest is unavailable, she is likely to go on adventures with her ActionPet or even a native friend, who will sometimes be a KidSidkick. Her friendship with the natives is also likely to be more neutral, but if they do ttreat her as a godess or queen, expect her to not like to be worshipped. If anything, as an IdealHero, she is likely to [[TakeMeInstead sacrifice everything for them]] and have undying loyalty to her tribe. In terms of personality, this variation is often more friendly and will even go out of her way to SaveTheVillain. Her foes still include environmental criminals, but she is also allowed to fight a greater variety of villains who don't harm the environment, these include HumanTraffickers, the WitchDoctor, CannibalTribe or other hostile natives, aliens, HiredGuns, warlords, pirates, {{Egomaniac Hunter}}s who are HuntingTheMostDangerousGame, NotQuiteHuman villains, supernatural threats, and the dangerous plants and animals of the HungryJungle. If she ends up ChainedToARock or LockedUpAndLeftBehind, expect her to find a way out eventually of her own wit or be rescued by a friend, who probably owes her from when she has done the same for them.

She might even be a NemesisMagnet, who often ends up a BadassInDistress from villains who want revenge because BeingGoodSucks. She is also far more likely to have her own quirks like if she PrefersGoingBarefoot in civilization due to her upbringing or sometimes she is a BadassBookworm. She might still be an InnocentFanserviceGirl due to cultural differences, and if she is a ChasteHero she will either have more chemistry and opinions about how she is treated or it will be based on traditions rather than ignorance. She often has no superhuman abilities apart from [[SpeaksFluentAnimal understanding animals]], SuperSenses and AwesomeByAnalysis. She is also likely to be a CunningLinguist. She is still often pack equal or more brute force than the male characters, though some might have realistic weaknesses as a female and compensate with her wit. This variation was made popular by characters like ComicBook/RulahJungleGodess and ComicBook/PrincessPantha.

There are two very different versions of this trope. One is a NobleSavage living InHarmonyWithNature, who often has powers like [[TheBeastMaster controlling animals,]] causing them to obey her instead of seeing her as lunch. Even the insects. She might even have literal magic ElementalPowers, Animorphism or even GreenThumb, though those abilities are more rare. She tends to care far more about saving her animal "friends" she already can control, than even knowing the names of her people, aka the woefully benighted HollywoodNatives who treat her as a queen or goddess. If the Jungle Princess is particularly naive, she'll buy into that belief. Even if she's not particularly naive and although she may well possess some fearsomely strong instincts and drives toward.

She is also likely to be stoic, and unforgiving to villains who would dare hurt innocent animals. She is also is likely to have be a ChasteHero with no concept of romance. Allowing the BoldExplorer to take advantage of her, in a suspiciously positively framed way. She is ofen painted as an object of desire or another beast to find in the wild and tame rather than her own adventurous character with a dynamic personality. She is also likely to speak in HulkSpeak English. Due to her care for the environment and her animal slaves over human lives, she is more likely to only fight the CorruptCorporateExecutive or EvilPoacher than other very dangerous criminals, hostile tribes or supernatural threats, especially in modern fiction. She is also always going to save the forgettable DistressedDude more than ending up in danger herself.

Inevitably she will be single when she first encounters [[MightyWhitey a hunky American or European explorer]]. She will find him [[DistressedDude in the clutch of some local danger]] (being menaced by her [[PetBabyWildAnimal tame leopard]] is always fun if it's a romantic comedy), rescue him, and [[RescueRomance romance will ensue]]. While the movie version of the Jungle Princess will let her explorer bring her back to his home and 'civilize' her, the TV version [[StatusQuoIsGod will insist on staying in the jungle]], and so our hero will settle down in a nice {{treehouse|OfFun}} and steal kisses from her when she's not busy ordering her lions to savage the occasional EvilPoacher.
This variation was popularized by ComicBook/SheenaQueenOfTheJungle.

There are two very different versions of this trope. One is a NobleSavage living InHarmonyWithNature, who often has powers like [[TheBeastMaster controlling animals,]] causing them to obey her instead of seeing her as lunch. Even the insects. She might even have literal magic ElementalPowers, Animorphism or even GreenThumb, though those abilities are more rare. She tends to care far more about saving her animal "friends "she already can control, than even knowing the names of her people, aka the woefully benighted HollywoodNatives who treat her as a queen or goddess. If the Jungle Princess is particularly naive, she'll buy into that belief. Even if she's not particularly naive and although she may well possess some fearsomely strong instincts and drives toward.

She is also likely to be stoic, and unforgiving to villains who would dare hurt innocent animals. She is also is likely to have be a ChasteHero with no concept of romance. Allowing the BoldExplorer to take advantage of her, in a suspiciously positively framed way. She is ofen painted as an object of desire or another beast to find in the wild and tame rather than her own adventurous character with a dynamic personality. She is also likely to speak in HulkSpeak English. Due to her care for the environment and her animal slaves over human lives, she is more likely to only fight the CorruptCooperateExecutive or EvilPoacher than other very dangerous criminals, hostile tribes or supernatural threats, especially in modern fiction. She is also always going to save the forgettable DistressedDude more than ending up in danger herself.

She is also likely to meet her love interest via RescueRomance, live in a TreehouseOfFun, travel via VineSwing or [[ZebrasAreStripedHorses Zebra]], have an AnimalThemedFightingStyle be excellent at combat parkour.

The DistaffCounterpart of [[TarzanBoy Tarzan of the Apes]], this is a young woman, usually of European extraction, though she has been known to be of another race or even NotQuiteHuman. She has been raised in a HungryJungle, usually [[RaiseedByNatives by Natives]] though sometimes [[RaisedByWolves by animals]]. Despite her upbringing, though, she has managed to grasp the basic rudiments of HulkSpeak English, tools, and fashion -- she is frequently seen wearing fetching leaf, leather or usually {{Fur Bikini}}s and wielding a hunting knife and spear. She is far more likely to have [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished neat hair and makeup without any calluses or scars]] with PermaShave than WildHair or even be an UnkemptBeauty. She almost always PrefersGoingBarefoot. She will very rarely be [[TheOneWhoWearsShoes depicted in primitive shoes]] like sandals or moccasins sometimes compared to the natives who still go barefoot. She is also far more likely to meet HollywoodBeautyStandards than be an AmazonianBeauty, or have a RuggedScar.

The DistaffCounterpart of [[TarzanBoy Tarzan of the Apes]], this is a young woman, usually of European extraction, though she has been known to be of another race or even NotQuiteHuman. She has been raised in a HungryJungle, usually [[RaiseedByNatives by Natives}] though sometimes [[RaisedByWolves by animals]]. Despite her upbringing, though, she has managed to grasp the basic rudiments of HulkSpeak English, tools, and fashion -- she is frequently seen wearing fetching leaf, leather or usually {{Fur Bikini}}s and wielding a hunting knife and spear. She is far more likely to have [[BeautyIsNeverTarnished neat hair and makeup without any calluses or scars]] with PermaShave than WildHair or even be an UnkemptBeauty. She almost always PrefersGoingBarefoot. She will very rarely be [[TheOneWhoWearsShoes depicted in primitive shoes]] like sandals or moccasins sometimes compared to the natives who still go barefoot. She is also far more likely to meet HollywoodBeautyStandards than be an AmazonianBeauty, or have a RuggedScar.

The DistaffCounterpart of [[TarzanBoy Tarzan of the Apes]], this is a young woman of European extraction who has been raised in a [[DarkestAfrica jungle environment]], usually [[RaisedByWolves by animals]]. Despite her upbringing, though, she has managed to grasp the basic rudiments of [[HulkSpeak English]], tools, and fashion -- she is frequently seen wearing fetching leather or {{Fur Bikini}}s that [[BareMidriffsAreFeminine show off her toned midriff]] and wielding a spear. She is far more likely to have neat hair than WildHair, and her legs and armpits will be inexplicably hairless. She almost always PrefersGoingBarefoot. She will very rarely be [[TheOneWhoWearsShoes depicted in primitive shoes]] like sandals or moccasins sometimes compared to the natives who still go barefoot.

Even though she is usually an EarthyBarefootCharacter, she normally is a NonPoweredCostumedHero apart from talking to animals. ElementalPowers and GreenThumb are very rare for this character. Of course RuleOFCool usually demands that she have insane physical strength, even compared to men in the story. Of course this usually comes of as borderline MarySue as she is usually shown BreakingTheBonds almost immediately when captured and easily besting her enemies in most situations. It is rare for her to have realistic weaknesses as a female and compensate with her wit.

Because of her status as a FriendToAllLivingThings, animals of the jungle obey her slavishly instead of viewing her as lunch, and the woefully benighted HollywoodNatives treat her as a goddess. If the Jungle Princess is particularly naive, she'll buy into that belief. Even if she's not particularly naive and although she may well possess some fearsomely strong instincts and drives toward it, her isolation from humans has left her with no concept whatsoever of romance.

She is also likely to be a barefoot bikini clad version of a TheDrifter, randomly popping in and out of local villages and locations to solve problems. That is if she is not no more than a helpless DamselInDistress, who frequently ends up BoundAndGagged after being CapturedByCannibals, or LockedUpAndLeftBehind by the EvilPoacher as she waits for the LoinCloth wearing TarzanBoy to rescue her. Most likely, the roles will be switched and involve a DistressedDude she has to rescue, if the Jungle Princess is the star.

Expect her villains to generally be purely environmental. Almost always she will fight the GreenAesop or the EvilPoacher. Threats to actual, more valuable humans like the EvilColonialist, HumanTraffickers, HiredGuns, warlords, pirates, {{Egomaniac Hunter}}s who are HuntingTheMostDangerousGame or the dangers of the HungryJungle itself practically never encounter her. The only exception here is the CannibalTribe, which is still exceptionally rare. Usually instead there is a lot of EnvironmentalSymbolism and the JunglePrincess will sometimes even murder the villain. The JunglePrincess in general seems to value the environment and her animal friends farm more than actual people.

Inevitably she will be single when she first encounters [[MightyWhitey a hunky American or European explorer]]. She will find him [[DistressedDude in the clutch of some local danger]] (being menaced by her [[PetBabyWildAnimal tame leopard]] is always fun if it's a romantic comedy), rescue him, and [[RescueRomance romance will ensue]]. While the movie version of the Jungle Princess will let her explorer bring her back to his home and 'civilize' her, the TV version [[StatusQuoIsGod will insist on staying in the jungle]], and so our hero will settle down in a nice {{treehouse|OfFun}} and steal kisses from her when she's not busy ordering her lions to savage the occasional poacher.

In science fiction, many a GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe is just a jungle princess with a dye job and a ray gun.

The trope name ultimately dates to a 1920 silent film serial called ''The Jungle Princess'', but its common usage probably dates from the 1936 film of the same name starring Dorothy Lamour. The trope itself is older than that, though, with possibly the first example being Rima from W. H. Hudson's 1904 book ''Green Mansions''.

It’s very important to remember that this trope came from a very different era, in which false ideas that natives had no standards in regards to procreation or modesty, where common. Most authors seem to stop at the FurBikini and NubileSavage, without any regard or RealLife or the RuleOfCool, and then they just call it a day. Not only is Fanservice common, but the JunglePrincess is also frequently portrayed as available to any explorer who is interested and she rarely has a personally beyond that of the classic NobleSavage.

Not only does these portrayals cheapen the character, but it detracts from jungle areas in RealLife where women are frequently victims of HumanTraffickers. So if one uses this trope for modern readers, it’s very important to characterize as well as make a real effort to avoid AuthorAppeal.

Even though she is usually an EarthyBarefootCharacter, she normally is a NonPoweredCostumeWearingHero apart from talking to animals. ElementalPowers and GreenThumb are very rare for this character. Of course RuleOFCool usually demands that she have insane physical strength, even compared to men in the story. Of course this usually comes of as borderline MarySue as she is usually shown BreakingTheBonds almost immediately when captured and easily besting her enemies in most situations. It is rare for her to have realistic weaknesses as a female and compensate with her wit.

Because of her status as a FriendToAllLivingThings, animals of the jungle obey her slavishly instead of viewing her as lunch, and the woefully benighted HollywoodNatives treat her as a goddess. If the Jungle Princess is particularly naive, she'll buy into that belief. Even if she's not particularly naive and although she may well possess some fearsomely strong instincts and drives toward it, her isolation from humans has left her with no concept whatsoever of romance.

Expect her villains to generally be purely environmental. Almost always she will fight the GreenAesop or the EvilPoacher. Threats to actual, more valuable humans like the EvilColonialist, HumanTraffickers, HiredGuns, warlords, pirates, EgomaniacHunters who are HuntingTheMostDangerousGame or the dangers of the HungryJungle itself practically never encounter her. The only exception here is the CannibalTribe, which is still exceptionally rare. Usually instead there is a lot of EnvironmentalSymbolism and the JunglePrincess will sometimes even murder the villain. The JunglePrincess in general seems to value the environment and her animal friends farm more than actual people.

Inevitably she will be single when she first encounters [[MightyWhitey a hunky American or European explorer]]. She will find him [[DistressedDude in the clutch of some local danger]] (being menaced by her [[PetBabyWildAnimal tame leopard]] is always fun if it's a romantic comedy), rescue him, and [[RescueRomance romance will ensue]]. While the movie version of the Jungle Princess will let her explorer bring her back to his home and 'civilize' her, the TV version [[StatusQuoIsGod will insist on staying in the jungle]], and so our hero will settle down in a nice [[TreehouseOfFun treehouse]] and steal kisses from her when she's not busy ordering her lions to savage the occasional poacher.

** [[ComicBook/StormMarvelComics Storm]] of the ''Franchise/XMen'' spent part of her childhood and adolescence as a Jungle Princess; when her weather powers activated, she was also worshiped as a [[LikeAGodToMe literal goddess]].

* Ya'wara from the ComicBook/{{New 52}} ''Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}'' series. Unique in that she's one of the few examples of a Jungle Princess who is an actual person of color rather than a displaced white woman in jungle gear.

* The eponymous ''[[Webcomic/KazasMateGwenna Kaza's Mate Gwenna]]''. The strip is an homage to 1950s jungle comics and B-movies, except with sometimes explicit nudity. Also Lady Caroline Maxwell, Third Duchess of Humbleshire, [[http://kaza-and-gwenna.thecomicseries.com/comics/74/ known in her youth as Nula the Jungle Queen]] (no nudity on this ''particular'' page).

* Candace from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' became this in the "Where's Perry?" special after [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Jeremy (apparently) breaks up with her]], going to live with the monkeys and learning their language. She also becomes strong enough to [[spoiler: take down several humanoid robots.]] She goes back to normal after her misunderstanding with Jeremy is cleared up.

* Rebecca Cunningham from ''WesternAnimation/{{Talespin}}'' dresses up like this in "A Star is Torn", but she's the DamselInDistress type.