by buckmana » Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:13 am
Ariel.
Merida.
Tiana maybe.
And for the record, as I said elsewhere, Mulan is not a princess.
As for Ariel's fighting ability, even though we don't see her do much, she is one of the more capable fighters.
There's a little known fact that marine organisms, due to the nature of their environment, are physically stronger then land creatures.
It's a requirement of their physiology to have stronger muscles, both for lifting weight and travelling at speed through water.
There's a subtext that Ariel confirms to this rule, since we see her shifting objects that are quite heavy, including carrying Eric to the surface when he falls in.
And another factor is that Ariel is hot tempered, so can and will attack her enemies if provoked enough.
We see this happen a little in the first movie, where she leaps on Ursula to beat her up.
And in House of Mouse, there's a suggestion that Ariel beat up Mortimer, even if we don't see it happen.
Basically, he's annoying Ariel, Belle and Jasmine and the next time they refer to him, he's in bandages.
And the look on her face before that says, I'm really going to hurt this guy now.
I don't know if Kingdom Hearts counts, but Ariel was the most capable fighter in this game.
Where all other allies were defeated, she could fight alone, even against bosses.
So yes, Ariel would be one of the most formidable princesses to fight in the game.