Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20171024194401/@comment-31722073-20180905113729

Saintfighteraqua wrote: For those unsure of what the debate is and why we most of us so far agree she is Anastasia from Cinderella, here is the evidence.

She has at least two sisters : https://youtu.be/enCVmB5DyBs?t=1m43s ...One of which is a stepsister who married a prince. https://youtu.be/OY9xATxVa9Y?t=1m8s She has an overbearing mother, who like Lady Tremaine, wanted her daughters to marry wealthy and maybe even snag a prince: https://youtu.be/enCVmB5DyBs?t=52s

She was a villain who is redeemed. In Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time, Anastasia uses the Fairy God mother's magic to try to take away Cinderella's happy ending, but when she realizes what she truly wants is true love, she defies her mother and sides with Cinderella. She loved a pauper and defies her mother to be with him. In Cinderella 2, Anastasia falls in love with a baker who is beneath her status, according to Lady Tremaine, but Anastasia chooses love in the end.

She wears a lot of pink: This point is rather superficial, but I believe pink was chosen because Anastasia wears pinks and magentas in the Cinderella animated movies. (Also, it looks great on Emma Rigby...)

Cinderella appears in the first episode (as Ashley Boyd). Ashley is such a random character to even show in that scene. Though at this point, what ever storyline may have eventually unfolded is moot, I believe it is evidence they were foreshadowing the Cinderella elements.

Her name is Anastasia. For me that's just the driving point, especially when added to all the other evidence. She's also far too powerful a character to not be based on someone other than the Red Queen, in my opinion. Her backstory was amazing and I'd say it's far too strong to just be an allusion. If she was merely an allusion to any character from Cinderella, I'd almost say it would be Cinderella herself.

​​​​​​All evidence points to her being based on Anastasia, with the writers later retconning it all.

​​​​​​I'm not going to be angry if the site continues to use allusion, since there is a decent case there as well, though I disagree with it. But I still stand in the based on group. ​​​​​​​I'm not disparaging the opinions of others, just presenting evidence.

This would likely be enough if I thought the Wicked Stepsister stuff was strong enough to be considered based on but since we are only have vague stuff in the shows for it I consider both allusions.