History Main / VillainousPrincess

* ''LightNovel/RedoOfHealer'': Both Jioral sisters are this.
** Princess Flare Algrande Jioral, who summoned Keyaru from his world, proceeds to turn him into a slave and supports the evil reign of her father, [[BigBad King Proum Jioral]]. Though she is much nicer when [[HeelFaceBrainwashing turned]] into Freia.
** Princess Norn Clatalissa Jioral is ''[[EvilerThanThou even worse]]''. For one thing, her mistreatment of Flare is a major reason why Flare became the way she was, and she constantly schemes to aid her father's oppressive rule and spark WarForFunAndProfit. Like Flare, she is nicer when [[HeelFaceBrainwashing turned]] into Ellen, but even then her sociopathic nature peeks through occasionally.

* ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'': The anime version of Princess Malty Melromarc is one of the most famous examples in anime. Among her crimes, she gets Naofumi [[FalseRapeAccusation falsely accused of rape]], forces him into a rigged duel that nearly costs him an ally, joins a conspiracy to further demoralize Naofumi, and [[CainAndAbel repeatedly attempts to kill her more benevolent younger sister to have the throne for herself]]. Later, it's revealed that she's essentially a SerialKiller. And these are just in the first three story arcs alone. She continues to get worse.

* Princess Anevka Sturmvoraus of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is a treacherous madwoman (so in other words [[AristocratsAreEvil a typical member of House Sturmvoraus]]) ... if you can even ''call'' her a woman (or even [[spoiler:alive]]) with all the {{cybernetics|EatYourSoul}}. The novels mention that when she gets angry she sometimes kills whoever is nearby. Anevka finds herself even ''worse'' [[spoiler:she becomes yet another vessel for [[BigBad the Other]] and carries on her villainous legacy]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Princess Malty M. Melromarc- tyrant, [[ChronicBackwtabbingDisorder chronic traitor]], and slaver.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Princess Malty M. Melromarc- tyrant, chronic traitor, and slaver.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Notorious for betraying the MC.]]

%%* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam:'' Princess Kycilia Zabi is one of the leaders of the fascist Principality of Zeon, and competing with her brother Prince Gihren for the throne. (Apparently she is not referred to as a Princess, so I am commenting this out until someone can verify.)

-->--'''Princess Victoria''', ''LightNovel/TheHeroWhoSeeksRevengeShallExterminateWithDarkness''

[[caption-width-right:350:Notorious for backstabbing the MC]]

* ''LightNovel/RedoOfHealer'': Princess Flare Algrande Jioral, who summoned Keyaru from his world, proceeds to turn him into a slave and supports the evil reign of her father, [[BigBad King Proum Jioral]]. Though she is much nicer when [[HeelFaceBrainwashing turned]] into Freia.

* ''Anime/PrincessTutu'': Princess Kraehe, the evil alter ego of Rue, is the Princess of [[CreepyCrows crows]] and DarkMagicalGirl, as well as DaddysLittleVillain to [[AnimalisticAbomination the Raven]], who tries to stop the titular heroine from recovering the pieces of Mytho's heart. [[spoiler:Though she eventually does a HeelFaceTurn.]]
* ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics'': The unnamed princess from "The Six Who Went Far", is every bit as greedy and cruel as her father.
* ''LightNovel/OurLastCrusadeOrTheRiseOfANewWorld'': [[spoiler:Elletear Lou Nebulis IX]] is a tragic example of this trope with a FreudianExcuse. [[spoiler:She was born as the first princess of the Nebulis Sovereignty and worked hard so that she could give equality to all the Astral Mages with weak Astral Spirits like herself. However, because she was born with a laughably weak astral spirit, no one gave her a chance to become Queen, so she decided "To hell with it!" and plotted to burn the Sovereignty to the ground.]]

* ''Film/TheMonkeyGoesWest'': In the second movie, ''Princess Iron Fan'', the titular princess is a cruel tyrant who rules with an iron fist with her husband, the Bull Demon, which Sun Wukong the Monkey King must overcome in order to obtain her enchanted fan.

* The music video for [[Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee LIP×LIP's]] "[=LOVE&KISS=]" has the two leading characters be brought to a kingdom where a tyrannical princess is making the citizens' lives a living hell. When she is challenged by the heroes, she sends in her dragon to make mincemeat of them. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope It turns out that]] she was BrainwashedAndCrazy thanks to a magical jewel she wore, and upon the destruction of a similar gem on the dragon, she is broken free of her corruption and immediately makes amends.]]

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'': Downplayed with Princess Rayfa Padma Khura'in- she's one of the main rivals to the heroes alongside prosecutor Nahyuta, and an arrogant RoyalBrat who plays a big role in sending potentially innocent people to their deaths. But she never does anything outright evil, seems to be unaware of the real extent of the damage she is doing (since she is a child), and is at worst a VillainyFreeVillain who [[spoiler:does a HeelFaceTurn in the end]].
* ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime:'' Princess Shroob is the leader of the [[AliensAreBastards Shroobs]] and guiding their AlienInvasion, and is as cruel as can be towards the Toads. [[spoiler:Her sister, Elder Princess Shroob, is just as tyrannical.]]
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds:'' [[spoiler:Princess Hilda, the Lorulean counterpart to Princess Zelda, is revealed to be a WellIntentionedExtremist who sent Yuga to kidnap Zelda and the Seven Sages as part of her plan to steal the Hyrulean Triforce and save her kingdom from ruin. She does a HeelFaceTurn after Yuga reveals he was using her and betrays her.]]

->''"Now that the Demon King is dead, the only possible threat to the royal family is you, Hero. Even though you could've just obediently became mine, my stupid yet cute puppet... I'm making you realize how serious of a crime it is to reject me, the Princess!"''

* Princess Sara as portrayed in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' wants to be a villain, and since she's one of the few rational and sane characters in the story, ends up trying to mentor Garland (who's portrayed as a HarmlessVillain) in the ways of evil. In practice she never actually ends up being an antagonist to the protagonists (who are all far worse than her).

* Princess Anevka Sturmvoraus of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is a treacherous madwoman (so in other words [[AristocratsAreEvil a typical member of House Sturmvoraus]]) ... if you can even ''call'' her a woman (or even [[spoiler:alive]]) with all the {{cybernetics|EatYourSoul}}. The novels mention that when she gets angry she sometiles kills whoever is nearby. Anevka finds herself even ''worse'' [[spoiler:she becomes yet another vessel for [[BigBad the Other]] and carries on her villainous legacy]].

* Princess Anevka Sturmvoraus of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is treacherous and mad - so in other words [[AristocratsAreEvil a typical member of House Sturmvoraus]]. The novels mention that when she gets angry she sometiles kills whoever is nearby. Anevka finds herself ''more'' evil after [[spoiler:she becomes yet another vessel for [[BigBad The Other]] and carries on her villainous legacy]].

* ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'': The anime version of Princess Malty Melromarc is one of the most famous examples in anime. Among her crimes, she gets Naofumi [[FalseRapeAccusation falsely accused of rape]], forces him into a rigged duel that nearly costs him an ally, joins a conspiracy to further demoralize Naofumi, and [[CainAndAbel repeatedly attempts to kill her more benevolent younger sister to have the throne for herself]]. Later, it's revealed that she's essentially a SerialKiller. And these are just in the first three story arcs alone. She continues to get worse.

* ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'': The Light Novel version of Princess Malty Melromarc is even worse than her other versions. As usual, she starts off by making a FalseRapeAccusation towards Naofumi and betrays everyone around her, but she also turns out to be ''[[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil selling female companions into slavery]]'', [[SexSlave sexual]] or otherwise. Eventually, she [[spoiler:instigates a bloody coup and uprising that kills many so she can usurp and murder her mother, taking the throne for herself]]. Notably, she also lacks the web novel version's [[spoiler:AlasPoorVillain death, and the backstory of having been created by Medea, meaning she is doing this of her own free will]].

* ''LightNovel/TearmoonEmpire'': The VillainProtagonist, Mia Luna Tearmoon, was at the beginning of the story a very selfish princess whose numerous misdeeds included [[MeanBoss abusing her servants]] and neglecting serious disasters affecting her empire like the plague and famine, all because of [[ItsAllAboutMe her inflated ego]], which resulted in her empire overthrowing her and sentencing her to [[OffWithHisHead death by guillotine]]. However, she gets resurrected eight years back in time for a chance to [[HeelFaceTurn turn her behavior and misdeeds around]] and avoid repeating the same outcome, with the narrative poking fun at her SecretlySelfish tendencies every now and again. Her efforts appear to be working, as her bloodstained diary changes the future events that unfold prior to her upcoming execution.

* Princess Anevka Sturmvoraus of ''Webcomic/GirlGenis'' is treacherous and mad - so in other words [[AristocratsAreEvil a typical member of House Sturmvoraus]]. The novels mention that when she gets angry she sometiles kills whoever is nearby. Anevka finds herself ''more'' evil after [[spoiler:she becomes yet another vessel for [[BigBad The Other]] and carries on her villainous legacy]].

* ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'': Princess Malty Melromarc is one of the most famous examples in anime. Among her crimes, she gets Naofumi [[FalseRapeAccusation falsely accused of rape]], forces him into a rigged duel that nearly costs him an ally, joins a conspiracy to further demoralize Naofumi, and [[CainAndAbel repeatedly attempts to kill her more benevolent younger sister to have the throne for herself]]. Later, it's revealed that she's essentially a SerialKiller. And these are just in the first three story arcs alone. She continues to get worse.
* ''Anime/PrincessTutu:'' Princess Kraehe, the evil alter ego of Rue, is the Princess of [[CreepyCrows crows]] and DarkMagicalGirl, as well as DaddysLittleVillain to [[AnimalisticAbomination the Raven]], who tries to stop the titular heroine from recovering the pieces of Mytho's heart. [[spoiler:Though she eventually does a HeelFaceTurn.]]

* ''LightNovel/OurLastCrusadeOrTheRiseOfANewWorld'': [[spoiler:Elletear Lou Nebulis IX is a tragic example of this trope with a FreudianExcuse. She was born as the first princess of the Nebulis Sovereignty and worked hard so that she could give equality to all the Astral Mages with weak Astral Spirits like herself. However, because she was born with a laughably weak astral spirit, no one gave her a chance to become Queen, so she decided "To hell with it!" and plotted to burn the Sovereignty to the ground.]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Wadanohara}}:'' Princess Tosastu is the leader of the enemy kingdom invading the [[TheGoodKingdom Blue Sea Kingdom]] and is a CuteAndPsycho bunny girl with a [[KnifeNut boning knife]]. She serves as the EvilCounterpart to the Princess Uomi. [[spoiler:However, Princess Mikotsu, Uomi's actual sister, is even worse, as she tricked Tostasu into waging war on Uomi so that she can retake the throne as she tried to in the past, which resulted in her getting sealed away in the Red Sea, and EldritchLocation she controls.]]

* Princess Sara as portrayed in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' wants to be a villain and since she's one of the few rational and sane characters in the story ends up trying to mentor Garland (who's portrayed as a HarmlessVillain) in the ways of evil. In practice she never actually ends up being an antagonist to the protagonist (who are all far worse than her).