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Prince Meridan

19

Cisgender Male + He/Him

Demiromantic (only feels romantic attraction when there is a strong, emotional bond established) + Heterosexual

Princess Merida is the protagonist of Disney•Pixar's 2012 animated feature film Brave. She is a Scottish princess from the kingdom of DunBroch, the daughter of Queen Elinor and King Fergus, and the older sister of Harris, Hubert, and Hamish. Headstrong and intrepid, Merida challenged her kingdom's longstanding traditions to live a life of independence. Merida is the eleventh official member of the Disney Princess line-up and the first to originate from a Pixar film.

Meridan is the headstrong and free-spirited 19-year old masculine, willful son of Queen Elinor, who rules the kingdom alongside her husband, King Fergus. Queen Elinor's expectations of her son cause Meridan to see Elinor as being distant, while also causing friction between the two. Despite Elinor's desire to see Meridan as a proper royal lad, Meridan is an impetuous man who wants to take control of his own destiny. Meridan has honed his skill in archery and is one of the most skilled archers ever seen. He is also skilled in sword-fighting and racing across the countryside on his horse, Angus. Despite his outgoing, forceful, headstrong, and willful personality, Meridan does have a playful softness of heart; particularly when it comes to his younger triplet sisters, Harria, Huberta, and Hamish.

Meridan is a prince by birth and an adventurer by a spirit. He spends his days practicing archery, riding his horse Angus, and exploring the world around him. He loves his family, but he wants to control his own destiny.

Meridan is a very bold, brave, daring, courageous, stubborn, rebellious, and headstrong man who does not fit the stereotypical prince role. Rather than being a lad who is subservient to the customs, traditions, and social restrictions his society places on him and expects him to follow, Meridan openly rebels and defies his heritage as a prince and would like for nothing more than to be a normal man. He is very athletic and enjoys nothing more than riding his horse Angus and practicing his archery, of which he is the best in the kingdom. He also seems to be skilled in sword fighting. Meridan tends to be ungraceful and has bad manners, and is extremely boyish. In terms of personality, he greatly parallels and resembles his father, as the two both tend to be unruly, impulsive, and loud. However, he also does resemble his mother in terms of stubbornness and inability to listen to others. When Meridan was younger, he had a close relationship with both his mother and her father. He showed a curious side as he followed the wisps despite needing to go back to the trail and seemed to believe in the legends and myths of his kingdom, highlighting his innocence and naivety. He also tended to be playful, as shown by him playing hide-and-seek with his mother and being very hyperactive. Meridan is also shown to have developed an interest in archery early on his childhood, possibly by influence from his father.

As he has grown up, Meridan is still very energetic and free-spirited but has a more strained relationship with his mother (though he still holds the same good relationship with his father) and is more rebellious. He views the strict training and social etiquette that his mother teaches him as tedious and bothersome. He also thinks his mother places too much expectation on him to become the same type of person he is without listening to what he wants to be, which is true since his mother continually and strictly instructed him in how to be a "proper" prince, and arranged for the three clans to present their daughters as potential fiancés for Meridan without his consent. However, Meridan also hardly ever understands his mother's feelings about wanting to do what he believed would be best for Meridan or properly conveying his feelings and understanding how his desire for freedom and rebelliousness could potentially and negatively affect the kingdom. Throughout the film, however, after Meridan rebuilds his bond with her mother (in bear form) while they catch fish to eat at a riverbank and realizes all the trouble he has caused with his reckless actions, he proceeds to make amends, and with his mother's help, creates a diplomatic solution that allows everyone to be happy and for him to have a better understanding of the importance of his mother's role and wisdom while teaching his mother to learn to listen and understand him better.

He is also shown to be very adventurous and brave, as he enjoys wandering around the forests that surround his kingdom and even climbed the Crone's Tooth and drank from the fire falls, something his father has mentioned that only the bravest kings have done. He was also willing to defend his mother from his father after his father tried to kill her (as she was in her bear form and Fergus mistakenly believed that she in her bear form killed Elinor) and again when he shot arrows at Mor'du to protect him from attacking his father. Unfortunately, Meridan is very short-tempered and impulsive, causing him to do things without considering the consequences his actions can lead to. For example, he wanted her parents to call off the gathering for the three clans allied with the DunBroch despite the fact it could possibly lead to war. He also entered the games that would determine who would be his bride, so he could "shoot for his own hand." However, he was unaware that this would lead to a disagreement between the three clans and DunBroch clan until after he returns to the castle with his mother after going to the witch's cottage in an attempt to find a way to reverse the curse that turned Elinor into the bear. This was also shown when he bought a spell from a witch to "change his mother" without realizing the potential harm the spell could do to her or what would happen to her. Through seeing the consequences of his actions, he goes to appreciate the role his mother plays as a diplomat, especially when (due to Elinor being a bear) Meridan had to act as the diplomat and settle matters himself. This also helps to mend the distance between him and Elinor.

Meridan can also be selfish, as shown when after feeding his mother the cake that contained the spell that would "change his mother", he ignored his mother's pain and groaning and consistently bombarded her with questions of whether she had changed her mind about the engagement, and also when she wanted to call off the gathering, despite seemingly knowing it might cause trouble as he mentions "we expect your declarations of war in the morning". However, Meridan can understand when he is wrong and will do his best to fix what has happened. Despite his impulsivity and short temper, Meridan can keep a calm head in a dangerous situation, as shown when he manages to calm his mother after his mother nearly attacks and runs frantically after the wisps and when he settles the dispute between the three different clans. He is also very quick-witted, as he quickly manages to bargain the witch for a spell by offering to give her his medallion in exchange for all the wood carvings and one spell, when he realizes he could enter himself in the games as he was "the firstborn of the four clans" and could, therefore, win his own hand in marriage, along with understanding that Mor'du the bear was actually the prince from the legends who led his kingdom into a war between him and his brothers due to his selfish desire and lust for power. Meridan is kind and caring to those he cares about and who are very close to him, as shown through his interaction with his family, particularly his sisters (whom he dotes on). He is also shown to care for his horse, Angus, greatly, as he personally tends and cares for him and does not let anyone else do it for him.

Meridan is a 19-year-old young Scottish man with a strong figure. He has pale skin, a square face, a light dusting of freckles, long, curly, red hair, nude lips, sharp cheeks, strong nose and blue eyes. At the start of the film, Meridan was seen in a dark teal cotton overcoat and kilt that exposing bits of his undergarments from the back and on his sleeves, and brown boots with black soles. Meridan is dressed in a sheer turquoise tunic with gold trimming and a square neckline for his coronation, along with a white headdress and a gold tiara to keep his hair in place, white pants and blue boots with gray soles. Eventually, he tears the tunic slightly to gain better movement in his body and proper pose in holding his bow and arrows. He later changes back into his dark teal cotton tunic, kilt, and brown boots and wears it throughout the rest of the story. Meridan's bow is slung onto his back, over his shoulder, with arrows in a brown leather quiver around his waist. He also appears in scenes wearing a navy/black cape with a gold buckle. In the final scene, Meridan is seen wearing a dark blue kilt with light green patterns, with the same white tights and brown boots.

Meridan is first seen as a child playing hide-and-seek with his mother Queen Elinor on his sixth birthday. Then he sees his father's bow on the table and asks him if he can shoot an arrow with it. Fergus, her father, presents him with his own bow as a birthday present. He accidentally shoots his 6th arrow into the forest and goes to retrieve it, but is distracted by a trail of will o' the wisps that appear before him. The Wisps lead him out of the forest and back to his parents. Elinor tells him that the wisps lead someone to their fate, but Fergus does not believe it. Suddenly, Mor'du attacks, and Elinor and Merida flee while Fergus stays behind to fight the demonic bear. Years later, Meridan is a teenager that Queen Elinor is trying to make him into a proper prince of royalty despite Meridan's objection. One day when there are no lessons, he goes riding on his horse Angus. He shoots arrows at targets he sets up in the forest and just explores. He even climbs the Crone's Tooth and drinks from the Fire Falls in joy. Meridan returns home to join his family for dinner. As he enters, Meridan listens to Fergus telling his triplet sisters the story of his battle with Mor'du until he interrupts and tells them that their father lost his left leg in the battle, and Mor'du is waiting his chance of revenge. Moments later, Elinor tells Meridan that the three Lords are coming to present their daughters to compete for his hand in marriage. Not wanting any of this, Meridan angrily storms out of the Great Hall to his bedroom.

As he is taken out his anger and frustration on his bedposts by striking with his sword, Elinor enters, telling him the story of a beloved king who had divided his kingdom for each of his four sons to rule, but the eldest wanted to rule the entire land and so brought chaos and war, and his desire to follow his own path led to the downfall of the kingdom. Meridan still refuses to listen, but Elinor is adamant and tells Meridan to go through with it even if he doesn't want it for the kingdom's good. Moments later, Meridan is seen in Angus' stall talking to Angus about what he would say to his mother about his wishes if he would listen. Meridan is determined he will not marry whoever wins the games. Days later, the Lords arrive in DunBroch. Elinor prepares Meridan in a tight formal tunic, and they all gather in the Great Hall for the presentation of the suitors. Each of the Lords presents his son. Meridan is not pleased with any of them. A brawl breaks out, at which Elinor is disgusted and Meridan is displeased. Elinor proclaims that only the firstborn of the great leaders may compete in the games which give Meridan an idea of how to get out of the marriage: he declares that he chooses archery for the Highland Games. When the competition begins, Meridan sneaks her bow and arrows behind his throne. As the suitors shoot at the targets, he chats with Fergus about each of them until Wee Dingwall wins by accident, striking a bullseye. He sneaks off and appears on the field, declaring he will shoot for his own hand. Ignoring Elinor's protests, he strikes the bullseye of the first two suitors' targets. When he shoots an arrow through the full length of Wee Dingwall's arrow and through the target, he smiles... until he sees his furious mother.

Elinor drags and throws Meridan into the tapestry room as they have a heated argument with each other about Meridan's actions, with Elinor calling him a child and Meridan calling her a beast for trying to ruin his life. Meridan then ultimately snaps and slices the family tapestry between the pictures of himself, declaring he would rather die than be like his mother. Elinor, in a fit of rage throws Meridan's bow into the fire out of anger. Merida tearfully runs away from the castle as Elinor quickly fishes the bow from the fire, feeling horribly guilty, and she too breaks down. Meridan is weeping as he rides Angus heedlessly through the forest until they come across the Ring of Stones and a trail of will o' the wisps leading them to a woodcarver's cottage. Noticing a broom that sweeps by itself and a talking crow, Meridan discovers that this old woodcarver is actually a witch, and asks for a spell. The witch tells him to get out, threatening him with floating knives, until Meridan offers to buy all her carvings with his silver pendant in exchange for a spell that will change his fate. The witch begrudgingly gives in and conjures up a cursed cake, which she says that she did for a prince who had wanted the strength of ten men and got what he wanted. Meridan takes the cake and heads back to DunBroch.

He sneaks back into the kitchen to make the cake presentable, as Elinor enters the room, relieved to find her son home. Meridan gives him the cake on a false peace offering and Elinor eats a piece, then suddenly starts feeling sick. He escorts Elinor to her chambers and puts her in bed, where Elinor rustles and moves around in uncomfortably until she emerges, now a black bear. Meridan is horrified at the spell's effect and with his sisters' help gets Elinor out of the castle. They journey back to the Witch's cottage, but they find her gone. Then they find the witch's cauldron with a ghostly image of the Witch in the potion-controlled automated voice message telling Meridan that he has until the second sunrise to break the spell or his mother will remain a bear forever. The Witch tells Meridan the way to do it was to remember the riddle "Fate be changed, look inside, mend the bond torn by pride." Baffled, Meridan accidentally sabotages the cottage, so Meridan and Elinor take shelter in the remains of the cottage for the night. Meridan has a dream about a memory of him as a child with Elinor as they are both are singing "Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal)" together.

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