Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20171024194401/@comment-1894786-20171030182438

It's just like how Ariel and Ursula are both based on Disney's Little Mermaid, with Ariel being half of the Disney character (love for Eric, desire to be human) and Ursula being the other half (love of singing, strained relationship with her father).

Anastasia is the stepsister of a Cinderella, and is even mentioned in her casting call to love both Ella and Drizella equally (which would match up to redeemed Anastasia's actions in the later Cinderella sequels).

Red Queen Anastasia has a stepsister who married a prince, is in love with a man of low status her mother doesn't approve of, and has a mother obsessed with status and who doesn't love her. This also matches up with Disney's Anastasia in the sequels.

Clorinda also has her storyline practically ripped from Disney's Anastasia as well, also falling in love with a man from low status, and through Cinderella's help, manages to stand up to her mother and be with him.

Though I find it funny how none of the "Anastasia" characters have actually been evil. Red Queen was for a while, but she seemed more callous and bored than outright malicious. Until she teamed up with Jafar, that is.