Merida (Disney)

"I am Merida, firstborn descendant of clan DunBroch! And I'll be shooting for my own hand!"

- Merida during the archery competition.

Princess Merida is the main protagonist of the Disney/Pixar film, "Brave". She is the first female protagonist of a Disney Pixar film, as all other Pixar leading ladies are less important than the leading males.

She is to be betrothed to one of the sons of the three lords, but is determined to live her own life so she sabatoges the archery game the three competed in by shooting three bullseyes and causes chaos through her kingdom.

She goes to a old woman to change her fate but curses her kingdom, forcing her to go on a journey to break the curse.

Trivia

 * Princess Merida is expected to join the Disney Princess franchise. If she does, she'll be the first from a Pixar film.
 * Kelly MacDonald wasn't the first choice of voice actress to voice Merida. She was going to be voiced by Reese Witherspoon, but because of scheduling conflicts, it didn't happen, so MacDonald did the voice instead.