History Main / WarriorPrince

* Princess Azula, Prince Zuko, Iroh, and Ozai in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. And before Azula and Zuko got into the action, their cousin Lu Ten (Iroh's son) served in the Fire Nation's army.
** Possibly also Sokka and Katara too, as their father was the chief of the Southern Water Tribe and they were in charge of the village. They never go by any royal titles, however, and aren't treated like royalty by their tribe. Katara even mocks Sokka's attempt to introduce himself as a prince.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has the [[PhysicalGod Diamond Authority]], which are the [[GodEmperor God Emperors]] of Homeworld. With the reveal of [[spoiler:Rose Quartz, Steven's mother, being actually Pink Diamond, Steven is essentially gem royalty, and yet is [[RebelPrince opposed to Homeworld]].]]

* ''WebVideo/ImmersionBreakers'': The Monarch is a retired adventurer - more specifically, he's a high-level barbarian.

** Zeetha's been training Agatha Heterodyne in combat, and now that Agatha's claimed her ancestral home of Mechanicsburg...

* Angus [=McFife=] from [[Music/{{Gloryhammer}} Tales From the Kingdom of Fife]], who single-handedly [[spoiler:retrieves the [[DropTheHammer Hammer of Glory]] and the [[MagicalAccessory Amulet of Justice]], tames a dragon, recruits an army of soldiers from the nearby Crail and defeats the evil [[EvilSorcerer Zargothrax]] by throwing him into a pool of [[MundaneMadeAwesome liquid ice]].]]

While in many western cultures only princes would go on the battlefield, (and even then there have been some [[GenderFlip female]] examples in history) in other parts of the world princesses were just as likely to fight. In those more strict patriarchies where women aren't seen as warriors they may have to train in secret. This could result in a PrettyPrincessPowerhouse. In fiction it may also be the case that GenderIsNoObject and only the RoyalBlood [[RoyaltySuperpower matters]].

The next steps down are TheCaligula, TheGoodChancellor, StandardRoyalCourt and DecadentCourt. The next steps up are TheGoodKing, GodSaveUsFromTheQueen, and TheHighQueen, some of which are still warriors even when they're in charge.

* In ''ComicBook/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'', Amaya "Amy" Winston is the titular princess, and she's skilful at fighting and spellcasting. On Earth, Amaya fought off three jocks who were trying to rape a girl.
* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} still takes time to fight for Truth, Justice and the ____ way when he's not busy ruling over Atlantis.
* Tempest was a warroir leader too, during the ''War of the Lights''; he became king of Atlantis [[spoiler:because he was the only one left. Then he died]].

* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' Thor, son of Odin, would fit this trope, as his father rules over Asgard and its people (although later on Thor becomes King after his father's death). Thor functions as the premier warrior, paragon and champion of Asgard and still takes time from godly duties to put in time as Earth's Mightiest Hero and the God of Thunder and Lightning.

** Diana Prince aka ComicBook/WonderWoman, who is the Amazonian Princess of [[LadyLand Themyscira]]. While she is very compassionate, she's still a Demi-Goddesses who will protect her land with righteous fury. Diana can also been seen as RebelliousPrincess since she left Themyscira to prove mankind was worthy of the Amazons' care. Wonder Woman also upgrades to Warrior Queen if Hippolyta is dead or turned to stone in some continuities, where the monarchy hadn't been abolished before this occurred.

** The titular character as [[ADungeonIsYou Keeper]] [[Manga/SailorMoon Mercury]] and later [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Empress Mercury]]. She might have an army of golems, reaperbots and hired minions, but she chooses to lead most of her military operations and fight alongside them since [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind she doesn't consider any of her living employees as expendable.]]

* Princess Merida from ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' is certainly a Warrior Princess with her archery skill, and the heirs to other clans such as Young [=MacGuffin=], Young Macintosh and even Wee Dingwall are skilled in their own ways.

* Prince Eric from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' who achieves the warrior part when he kills Ursula in her OneWingedAngel form at the end.

* Prince Charming from ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' is shown to be highly skilled, though he is easily defeated by Warrior Princess Fiona whose proved her mantle since the first movie.

** ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': Princess Diana of Themyscira chooses to leave paradise to fight in World War One, and spends the next century fighting all manner of evil as the superhero Franchise/WonderWoman.
** ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'': Aquaman has to fight his brother Orm for the throne of Atlantis. Also in this continuity Mera is a warrior princess of the Atlantean tribe of Xebel, and groomed to become queen.

* ''Film/TheHeroicOnes'' revolves around thirteen princes, which are the adopted sons of a Warlord, battling an enemy army and taking out hordes of opponents on their own. With two of the younger princes, Shih Jing-Si and Li Chun-Xiao, getting their own moments to shine, the former pulling a OneManArmy killing over 60 enemies in one scene to save his father, and the latter battling twenty EliteMooks sent by the enemy forces to reinfrce his brother.

* Prince Marcus Caprenius from ''Film/TheMalayChroniclesBloodlines'', a Roman Prince and perfectly capable warrior, who is euqlly skilled with a sword as well as DualWielding sticks, which he uses to beat up plenty of pirates in the final battle.

** GenderFlipped Shuri proves to a be a Warrior Princess GeniusBruiser in the climax of ''Black Panther'' as well as in [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Infinity War]] and [[Film/AvengersEndgame Endgame]].

* ''Film/{{The Princess|2022}}'': The titular heroine is one, as demonstrated throughout the film, ably fighting off the evil prince's henchmen - even kicking one out the window of her tower. Initially her father the king is dismayed by her having trained as a warrior, since it's [[WantedAGenderConformingChild unfeminine to him]]. [[spoiler:He accepts it at the end, seeing how she rescued the entire royal family due to her skills.]]

* The fantasy film, ''Film/ThreeHeadedMonster'', stars a then 21-year-old Creator/CynthiaKhan as the Princess of her tribe ([[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep who's referred only as "The Princess"]]) seeking an enchanted sword to battle an evil cult serving the titular three-headed monster. She even gets to battle the monster in the climax wielding said sword, and wins.

** Stannis Baratheon starts off as nobility rather than royalty but he becomes this. Following his brother Robert's death and the revelation that Robert's heir, Joffrey, is actually Queen Cersei's illegitimate son with her twin brother Jaime, Stannis declares himself the rightful king and begins a campaign to take the Iron Throne from the Lannisters. After amassing an army, Stannis attacks King's Landing and almost breaches the city, but is defeated by combined Lannister-Tyrell reinforcements and forced to retreat to Dragonstone. While planning his next move following the deaths of Joffrey Baratheon and Robb Stark, Stannis travels North to Castle Black where he aids the Night's Watch against a wildling attack. He meets Jon Snow, Ned Stark's [[HeroicBastard illegitimate son]] and seeks his aid in reclaiming the North from [[TheStarscream House Bolton]] as Jon is son of Ned Stark. However, Jon, while he shelters Stannis and his men at Castle Black in gratitude for Stannis's help, is beholden to his Watch vows. Stannis ultimately marches on Winterfell [[spoiler:but is defeated by the Bolton forces]].

** Ned Stark, head of the Stark family and Warden of the North, is one of the greatest fighters in Westeros, and also wields a great deal of authority. It's right there in his own creed: he who passes the sentence, should swing the sword.

** Joffrey ''[[BoisterousWeakling tries]]'' to be this and is very confident about it, despite being liberally slapped around by a man half his size on fairly regular basis. Everyone else in King's Landing, including his own mother, are rightfully pessimistic on that.

** Prince Durin IV is the future king of the Dwarven Race, known for their hyper-masculine take on and everything.
* Prince Arthur from ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}''. It's a key element to his character, since he's far more comfortable in this role than he is in any other aspect of ruling, a trait which is often {{lampshaded}} by other characters.

* King David as depicted in Literature/TheBible. In his youth he kills the warrior Goliath, and until his coronation as king he fights in several wars while on the run from king Saul.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', Dragon-Blooded members of the Scarlet Dynasty are expected to be this. A Terrestrial Dynast who can't fight well is likely to be a shame upon their House, unless they are an incredibly amazing sorcerer or something.

* ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'': The Prince of Morocco, one of Portia's unsuccessful suitors. In his introductory scene he boasts about his prowess as a fighter and of his victories on the battlefield.

* In [[{{Theatre/Tsukiuta}} Tsukino Empire - Unleash your mind -]], Prince Shun is also the commander of the second fleet, and one of the most powerful BondCreature users in the empire. That said, despite being a high-ranking military officer, he doesn't act like much of a warrior. He's the same sweet cuddly prince that he always is.
* ''Theatre/WesterosAnAmericanMusical'': After being crowned King of the North, Robb Stark spends the better part of his reign wagning a war.

* ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'' has Izzy's nephew Max, who became royalty at the beginning of volume 3 after Izzy founded Key Manati.[[note]]More specifically a marquess, as his mother Adelie is a duchess.[[/note]] During the school dance story line, he took out three kidnappers with a switchblade, then beat a panther with his bare hands (well, [[GroinAttack technically his foot]]). And he was only in middle school at the time.

* ''WebVideo/ImmersionBreakers'': The Monarch is a retired adventurer - more specifically, he's a high level barbarian.
* ''LetsPlay/{{Mahu}}'': In "Frozen Flame" king Seron is considered to be the best warrior in the entire continent by friend and foe alike. Sadly, his skill with the blade is not matched by his skill as a ruler, a factor which brings revolution to his kingdom and near-extinction to his bloodline.

* Princess Azula, Prince Zuko, Iroh and Ozai in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. And before Azula and Zuko got into the action, their cousin Lu Ten (Iroh's son) served in the Fire Nation's army.

** In ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'' General Iroh II of the United Republic Forces is a Prince of the Fire Nation and is actually more effective on his own after [[spoiler:his fleet is devastated by the Equalists' biplanes]]. Korra's cousin Desna is a capable [[MakingASplash waterbender]] and the son of Chief Unalaq, functioning with his twin sister as a BrotherSisterTeam. Korra's father Tonraq also used to be one, but was disinherited and stripped of his title after a strategic error led to disaster.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'': Adora and Glimmer, Princesses of Eternia and Brightmoon respectively and high ranking leaders in The Rebellion, and that's not even counting Adora's Super Powered alter ego, the titular She-Ra.

** Prince Durin IV is the future king of the Dwarven Race, known for their RatedMForManly take on and everything.

** Prince Durin IV is the future king of the Dwarven Race, known for their RatedMForMan take on and everything.

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Galadriel is true Elven royalty as her father, Finarfin, was the son of the High King of the Noldor, the second great clan of Elves who journeyed westwards to Valinor. Despite her status, like most Elves, she’s highly proficient in combat when required.

If this Prince takes pride in his heritage, expect him to ''always'' use IAmXSonOfY to introduce himself.