History WebVideo / PrincessRapBattles

%%* JustForPun: All the time.

** Lampshaded in the "Film/BirdsOfPrey'' video, when the opening voiceover announces, "Princess Rap... Battles?" when this one isn't actually a battle but more of a round-robin.

* ArtifactTitle: Originally pitted Princesses against each other, mostly from Disney ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcrQvoCzs80 Elsa vs. Snow White]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeZXQf77hhk Cinderella vs. Belle]]), but also from other franchises. However one entry has [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione Granger]] squaring off against [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss Everdeen]], neither of whom could be considered princesses by any stretch of the imagination. The videos returned to Disney Princesses by pitting Rapunzel (Creator/ElizaDushku) & Flynn (Tom Lenk) from ''{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}}'' against Anna (Whitney) and Kristoff ([[Series/BigTimeRush James Maslow]]) from ''{{WesternAnimation/Frozen|2013}}'' but then also created [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Dorothy]] Vs. [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Alice]], who again are in no way princesses.

** Lampshaded in the "Film/BirdsOfPrey'' video, when the opening voiceover announces, "Princess Rap... Battles?" when this one isn’t actually a battle but more of a round-robin.

-->'''Galadriel:''' You can kiss my ass - pretend it's your brother!
* CanonWelding: Dorothy Vs. Alice. Both sides make references to the books but the Oz side is based much more on [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the MGM film]] than the book and the Wonderland side has elements of [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland the Disney animated film]] and an entirely original look for the Mad Hatter.

* CurbStompBattle: your mileage may vary, but while many of the opponents are pretty evenly matched, most agree that Elsa and Belle completely [[BreakTheHaughty trounced]] Snow and Cindy, respectively, and that Katniss lost by an embarrassingly large margin to Hermione.

--> '''Leia:''' We're on movie number seven, while you're still on your sixth.
--> '''Galadriel:''' Yes, but unlike you, we don't pretend that [[Film/ThePhantomMenace three]] [[Film/AttackOfTheClones don't]] [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith exist]].

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Watch the backup dancers. They're usually good for a reaction or two. Special mention goes to Nathan Graham Smith as Diaval in "Maleficent vs. Daenerys".
* GirlOnGirlIsHot: This is the reaction of the [[spoiler: Sorting Hat]] after [[spoiler: Katniss]] and [[spoiler: Hermione]] kiss.

* ImmediateSelfContradiction: At the start of ''Fischl vs Mona'':
-->'''Katheryne:''' A lyrical duel is today's daily quest. Best insult to the other wins the contest.
-->'''Mona:''' An astrologist is above such meaningless prattle.
-->'''Katheryne:''' For one million Mora.
-->(''beat'')
-->'''Mona:''' Okay, blondie, let's battle!
* InstantlyProvenWrong: In "Freya vs Ravenna," the Huntsman claims that Freya can't solve all her problems by raising ice walls. Freya promptly raises an ice wall between herself and the Huntsman.
* JustForPun: All the time.
* NoFourthWall: Characters take digs at each others' fictional backgrounds and universes. For example, Hermione says that Katniss' world "isn't immersive" and Leia counts the number of movies her universe has ("We're on movie number seven while you're still on your sixth"). Cinderella flat-out gives a history lesson in lyric form about how "my movie saved the studio when Walt was out of money," and Belle retorts by pointing out that her movie won two Oscars.

* RedOniBlueOni:
** Belle (red) vs Cinderella (blue)
** Maleficent (red) vs Daenerys (blue)
** Leia (red) vs Galadriel (blue)
** Mrs. Claus (red) vs Mary Poppins (blue)
** Katniss (red) vs Hermione (blue)

-->'''Mona''': I think it needs to be said / Mondstadt won't shut up about your momma's great meat spread.[[note]](This references a false insult about a woman's labia supposedly becoming more prominent with a greater number of sexual partners.)[[/note]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Utterly averted, this web series is very female centric.

* TakeThat: To be expected in a rap battle. ''Nothing'' is off-limits; [[Franchise/StarWars Leia]] takes a dig at [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Galadriel]] because "most of your runtime is spent on the credits"; [[Film/MaryPoppins Mary Poppins]] tells Mrs. Claus "you aren't even real!" See NoFourthWall for more examples (as the TakeThat is usually breaking it).

* YouNeedToGetLaid: Daenerys to Maleficent, "What's your obsession with fingers and pricks? Forget spinning wheels, you should conjure some dicks."

* RaceLift: In "Dorothy vs. Alice", Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are Asian.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Utterly averted, this web series is very female centric.
* TheStinger: Sometimes there's a short scene after the announcer asks for the verdict of who won the battle. Notable ones include Katniss and Hermione apologizing to each other and kissing, and Cinderella shoving Belle out of the frame.

** Lampshaded in the "Film/BirdsOfPrey'' video, when the opening voiceover announces, "Princess Rap...Battles?"

* [[invoked]]TooSoon: "Galadriel vs Leia": "How's Alderaan doing? Sorry, too soon?"

* ArtifactTitle: Originally pitted Princesses against each other, mostly from Disney ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcrQvoCzs80 Elsa vs. Snow White]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeZXQf77hhk Cinderella vs. Belle]]), but also from other franchises. However one entry has [[Franchise/HarryPotter Hermione Granger]] squaring off against [[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss Everdeen]], neither of whom could be considered princesses by any stretch of the imagination. The videos returned to Disney Princesses by pitting Rapunzel (Creator/ElizaDushku) & Flynn (Tom Lenk) from ''{{Disney/Tangled}}'' against Anna (Whitney) and Kristoff ([[Series/BigTimeRush James Maslow]]) from ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'' but then also created [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz Dorothy]] Vs. [[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Alice]], who again are in no way princesses.

* CanonWelding: Dorothy Vs. Alice. Both sides make references to the books but the Oz side is based much more on [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the MGM film]] than the book and the Wonderland side has elements of [[Disney/AliceInWonderland the Disney animated film]] and an entirely original look for the Mad Hatter.

* YouNeedToGetLaid: Daenerys to Maleficent, "What's your obsession with fingers and pricks? Forget the spinning wheels, you should conjure some dicks."

* SequelHook: At the end of Dorothy vs. Alice, the Wicked Witch of the West is seen consulting her crystal ball and deciding to go to Wonderland and hold her own rap battle. The next in the series is the Wicked Witch vs. The Queen of Hearts.
* RaceLift: In Dorothy Vs. Alice, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are Asian.

** For an example not targeted at another rapper, Dorothy tells Alice "I'd say I'd wreck your whole world, but [[Film/AliceInWonderland2010 that's been done]] by Creator/TimBurton."

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: utterly averted, this web series is very female centric.

* CurbStompBattle: your mileage may vary, but while many of the opponents are pretty evenly matched, most agree that Elsa and Belle completely [[BreakTheHaughty trounced Snow and Cindy]], respectively, and that Katniss lost by an embarrassingly large margin to Hermione.

* CurbStompBattle: your mileage may vary, but while many of the opponents are pretty evenly matched, most agree that Belle completely trounced Cindy, and that Katniss lost by an embarrassingly large margin to Hermione.

* YouNeedToGetLaid: Daenerys to Maleficent, "What's your obsession with fingers and pricks? Forget the spinning wheels, you should conjure some dicks."
* [[invoked]]TooSoon: "Galadriel vs Leia": "How's Alderaan doing? Sorry, too soon?"