Raya is a fictional character in Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). Created by screenwriter Adele Lim, she is voiced by American actress Kelly Marie Tran. The daughter of the chief of the Heart tribe, Raya is a warrior princess who is appointed the guardian of the Dragon Gem.
The thirteen characters in the franchise consist of Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, Moana, and Raya.
According to the most common theory behind her removal, she was deemed not marketable to or suitable for kids. It wouldn't be fair to blame Esmeralda herself for that—she's as kind-hearted, clever, and intrepid as any card-carrying Disney Princess. But The Hunchback of Notre Dame is infamous for its mature themes.
Raya is an honorable and quick-witted young woman who can easily adapt to almost any situation around her. Alongside her father, Heart Land Chief Benja, she proudly guards the Dragon Gem.
While recording her dialogue, Kelly Marie Tran personally interpreted Raya and Namaari's relationship as romantic. By Tran's own admission, however, this was not made official by Disney.
Raya And The Warrior Disney Princesses - THE MUSICAL | ft. Elsa, Mulan, Merida and Violet
Are Raya and Namaari lovers?
The voice actor of Raya, Kelly Marie Tran, claims she ships the duo. Kelly personally interpreted their relationship as romantic, and voiced Raya accordingly. Both commonly use nicknames for each other, including princess undercut, binturi(s), dragon nerd, and dep la.
Therefore, Raya and the Last Dragon is the first Walt Disney Animation Feature to have a transgender character. If the protocol at Disney remains in the way it has been presented, it may not be the last time.
The movie also features the studio's first Southeast Asian princess, Raya, who goes on a quest to find a dragon and reunite the tribes of Kumandra, a land that had been fractured by wars and a plague. Raya is voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, who is Vietnamese American.
Raya and the Last Dragon is inspired by traditional Southeast Asian cultures. The production team consulted with Southeast Asia Story Trust experts to ensure an accurate cultural representation in the film, and they emphasized the importance of avoiding stereotypical portrayals of Asian characters.
The film is a landmark moment for Southeast Asian representation in Hollywood: Raya is Disney's first Southeast Asian princess, and is voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, the first Southeast Asian actor to lead an animated feature from the studio.
The first is during the Festival of Fools, where she performs on stage in a rather sexy red dress. Some compare her to a stripper in this scene (especially when she twirls around a spear she uses as a makeshift pole).
What 4 Disney Princesses were not born into royalty?
So far, only four of the Disney Princesses aren't born into royalty: Cinderella, Belle, Mulan and Tiana. Mulan's the only one of the who doesn't become a princess by marriage either, as Cinderella, Belle and Tiana all end up marrying princes.
Who is the only Disney Princess that becomes a mother?
Ariel appears as an adult in Return to the Sea and gives birth to a daughter named Melody, becoming the first, and currently, only, Disney princess to become a mother. Ariel is protective of her daughter, as Triton was of Ariel in the first film.
Minnie Mouse - Steamboat Willie (1928) As one of Disney's original characters, Minnie Mouse has been around for decades. She never received the title of a princess since Mickey was never considered royalty. The two are just seen as mice just living their lives with their friends.
Tuk Tuk is a character in Raya and the Last Dragon. He is a third-pill bug, third-armadillo and third-pug hybrid, he is Raya's pet, with the ability to roll into a ball as a means of transportation. When he was younger, he was quite small.
Raya is a fictional character in Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). Created by screenwriter Adele Lim, she is voiced by American actress Kelly Marie Tran. The daughter of the chief of the Heart tribe, Raya is a warrior princess who is appointed the guardian of the Dragon Gem.
It's just one example of the movie's impressive world-building with Disney's Raya And The Last Dragon Kumandran language taking inspiration from a range of Southeast Asian cultures including Thai, Vietnamese and Javanese.
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The story is started with a 12 year old Raya, who lives in Heart with her father. When her father is turned to stone she sets out on a journey to find the last dragon, Sisudatu, in hopes that she can restore life.
The biggest factor in the movie's box office failure was its release. Disney released the movie simultaneously in movie theaters and on Disney+ for an additional fee of $30 – on top of the monthly fee subscribers were already paying for the streaming platform.
In addition to the violent scenes and scary visual images mentioned above, Raya and the Last Dragon has some scenes that could scare or disturb children aged 5-8 years.
