Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20171024194401/@comment-34924658-20180126082308

Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: GothicNarcissus wrote: Well, Anastasia the Red Queen is as much Cinderella's stepsister as Cinderella herself is the Miller's Daughter. Namely, they also filled other roles similar to those of the main characters of other tales, without necessarily being said characters per se. Or hell, Anastasia the Red Queen is as much Cinderella's stepsister as Cruella is Cinderella herself due to being locked in an attic. Or Ursula being Ariel due to being a mermaid who loves singing. Or Regina being Ursula due to giving Ariel her legs. Or Rumple being Beast, Crocodile and Carl Fredricksen. I think we should look at those and decide on Red Queen based on their intros. That's tricky, because some of those are listed in the intros; some aren't, but still listed on the story pages; and some aren't listed anywhere (like Cruella as Cinderella, that is a bit of a stretch). Cruella as Cinderella is a bit of a stretch, but considering Isaac himself mentions it to her (meaning the writers had to write it down), the allusion was clearly intentional. A stunning, young blonde locked in an attic by her grey-haired motherly figure, who seems overly cruel for no reason. Which is why her reveal as evil was so shocking. We’re getting a bit off topic, but I disagree with Cruella being considered an allusion to Cinderella. She lived out a story kind of like Cinderella’s by being kept away, but that’s about it. No same name, she wasnt a maid, she didn’t go to a ball or meet a prince, she didn’t have mice friends, and it wasn’t a stepmother, it was a real mother.