To win the Squid Game, you need to be strong-willed, incredibly skilled, cunning,
lucky and - in the most desperate of times - totally ruthless. Now, that last trait isn’t
exactly one that many Disney Princesses have, however many of them can still put up a fight.
So, if they were put into a hypothetical Squid Game, who would come out on top?
I’m Caleb with WickedBinge, and we’re going to figure out which Disney
Princess would survive the Squid Game?
Now, in case you haven’t seen the original Korean Netflix series yet,
the “Squid Game” is a competition that features various challenges that its players must overcome
in order to win a life-changing amount of cash. In our hypothetical Princess Squid Game scenario,
we’re going to include every member of the official animated Disney Princess line-up:
Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel,
Elsa, Anna, Moana, and finally the newest Disney Princess, Raya. Now, to boost our player numbers
a bit, we’re also going to include some of the ‘unofficial’ princesses: Kida, Merida, Vanellope
Von Schweetz, Megara, Esmerelda, Jane and Giselle (who still counts, since she’s half-animated).
Now, in order to keep things fair, every princess enters the games with no weapons or
powers. So no ice powers, healing hair, or game-breaking glitching.
With that one rule out of the way, let’s get to our first game:
the infamous “Red Light, Green Light”.
“Red Light, Green Light” is a game that’s all about speed and sharp listening skills.
The goal is to make it to the finish line as fast as you can. However, if a player is too
focused on the finish line to realize when a ‘red light’ is coming up, or if they easily panic and
accidentally move or stumble when they’re supposed to freeze, this game could spell their doom.
For the princesses who would easily win this game,
we’d have to say that Pocahontas is a pretty likely shoe-in. Not only is Pocahontas swift,
but we saw in her early interactions with John Smith that she can be stealthy as well.
We also feel like both Megara and Kida would do well in this game,
as they seem level-headed enough that they wouldn’t panic and would be able
to not only follow instructions, but also stay still even as the bullets are flying.
Raya has also been shown to keep calm under pressure,
given how used she is to exploring areas that may be filled with traps.
As for the princesses that would die in this game, we’d say the first to die would be Snow White.
Poor Snow, she was honestly too innocent for these games anyway. Due to how young she is
and her easily startled nature, we felt that Snow White would panic too easily to survive this game.
After all, she couldn’t even run through a dark forest without freaking out and
panicking. We really don’t think she’d do any better with bullets…
Another princess that would unfortunately lose in this game would be Vanellope. Now, Vanellope
had the ‘be fast’ part of this game taken care of. Even without her glitching abilities, the girl is
fast. ...Too fast, honestly. With how headstrong, stubborn and narrow-minded Vanellope is, we felt
that she would either focus too much on the finish line to listen or would be too proud
of her speed to be cautious. Either one of these faults would be a recipe for disaster.
Our final princess to die in “Red Light, Green Light” would have to be Merida. Oof,
really sad to see this one go, as she probably would have done well in some of the other games.
Unfortunately, much like Vanellope, we felt that Merida’s headstrong and somewhat
rebellious nature would hinder her greatly. We could see her getting frustrated with waiting,
and then easily making a mistake. Although we acknowledge that her skills with archery
and diplomacy may have given her a bit of extra patience, we still feel like Merida would struggle
with following the rules, especially if she thought that she could outrun each ‘red light’.
Of the 21 princesses that originally went into the Squid Game,
only 18 are moving onto our next game - Honeycomb.
The Honeycomb game requires patience and a steady hand.
Too much shaking or pressure could cause a fatal break.
Our princesses need to have enough focus to poke out their shape without accidentally breaking it.
For those who we think would succeed in this challenge, we have to go with Cinderella, Aurora,
Giselle and Rapunzel. All three girls spent many days in their homes doing chores and learning
skills focused around cooking and cleaning. As such, we feel that they would not only have steady
skills with a needle, but would also have the patience to cut their shapes out without rushing.
Tiana would also easily fall into the steady hands category, as you would need a steady
hand to properly crack an egg or cook up a dish. With this being a food-based challenge,
it’s likely that Tiana would also know the secret trick to the Honeycomb game.
As for our not-so-delicate touches, we feel like Raya would unfortunately struggle with this one.
The girl’s a fighter, and that’s a detriment in a game that needs you to be firm but not
TOO firm. Unlike someone like Mulan or Kida who seem like they would be able to be a bit more
delicate, we felt that Raya just wouldn’t have those same skills,
and would end up cracking her honeycomb before the end of the game.
Another princess that ends up dying in this game is Ariel. Think about it,
the girl has spent most of her life underwater. Living under all that pressure would likely
make it hard for her to judge how much strength is needed outside of water.
Moana is another princess that may get frustrated easily. Like Raya, Moana is a hard-hitter,
and while that’s good for when you’re fighting off living coconuts or steering against wild waves,
it’s not so great for when you’re trying to gently cut out a honeycomb shape.
Unfortunately, we have to break Elsa’s heart with our final princess to die in this game:
Anna. While it may not be as noteworthy or as ‘super’ as her sister’s ice powers, we see in
“Frozen” that Anna is quite strong. She’s able to throw one of the castle’s busts with ease,
and was later able to knock a wolf off Kristoff’s wagon. There’s no denying that this girl is pretty
strong! As such, while Anna likely has better patience than Moana and Raya - after all,
she was able to wait for her sister for several years - we still feel that her hidden physical
strength would be her downfall and she’d end up accidentally breaking the honeycomb. Though, if
there’s any consolation, it’s unlikely that Anna would have survived past the Marble Game anyway.
With four more princesses eliminated, we’re now down to just 14. Now, while this next challenge
may not seem like a traditional game, we felt that we still had to include “The Midnight Brawl”.
Lack of food and sleep plus the stress of staying alive can drive any person to the
point of violence, and in these games, it’s every princess for herself. So,
who would be able to either fend off attackers or properly hide themselves until the brawl was over?
On the offensive side, both Mulan and Kida would have an
easy time fighting against any rival princesses that try to take them out,
having either decent physical strength or skills in combat.
As for those who would be smart and stealthy enough to avoid the fighting,
we’d have to look to Pocahontas and Esmerelda, who have both been shown to be
pretty stealthy, and the latter was even shown to have some combat skills when she duelled Phoebus.
We also feel that Belle would be smart enough to find a good hiding spot,
while Cinderella’s cleverness and determined nature - both of which we saw in her sequel
film “Twist in Time” would be enough to counter any weaknesses she may have had in this game.
As for the princesses that would be killed in this game, we feel that Aurora would be an easy target.
After all, she is a bit of a heavy sleeper… But even without that,
she doesn’t have too many combat skills and could easily be overpowered.
Another princess who is unfortunately a heavy sleeper is Giselle,
who we saw fall asleep pretty much immediately after Robert invited her in, with Morgan not
being able to wake her up. If not for that, Giselle would have had a chance at surviving,
as we see later on in the movie that she’s able to fight when she wants to - though,
even then she needed a chipmunk’s help. So, she easily gets killed in this round.
Similarly, Jane would also struggle in this game. She isn’t very strong or combat savvy,
and while she is intelligent, her time in the jungle showed
that she maybe doesn’t have the best ‘street smarts’ as it were,
and thus would maybe struggle with finding a good hiding spot or a good way of defending herself.
Finally, though she may hate being seen as a damsel in distress, Megara also
wouldn’t survive this round. The girl has wit, certainly, but not necessarily intelligence,
and she isn’t very strong at all. We just don’t feel like she would survive this round.
With only 10 princesses left, we move onto another strength-based game - “Tug of War”.
Unlike the actual “Squid Game”, we aren’t going to assign characters to specific teams.
Instead, we’re simply going to judge them based on their abilities
and likelihood to survive. To win “Tug of War”, you don’t just need
strength. You also need strategy, and a willingness to work with others. Even
weaker players have a shot at surviving if they can coordinate properly with stronger players.
Thankfully, quite a few princesses share these qualities. Rapunzel is fairly strong,
and given that she’s used her hair as a rope before, she’d probably be in her element here.
Mulan is great with strategy, as we saw when she figured out the trick to Shang’s
challenge during the training camp, and could easily win her team the game.
Tiana can also be pretty clever, even when she’s at a disadvantage - like
when she was able to fight back against the hunters as a frog.
Belle also seems like she’d be clever enough to strategize and use what she
could to her advantage, no doubt having learned a thing or two from her books.
Kida, Pocahontas and Cinderella all seem like they’d be good team players,
with Kida and Pocahontas having experience with diplomacy and doing what’s best for their kingdom
and Cinderella just being kind enough to not have an ego, allowing her to listen to other’s ideas.
Finally, although she’s much more of an independent princess
and definitely struggles with working with others, we felt that Elsa would
be physically strong enough to survive this game, even without her ice powers.
Looking at the remaining princesses, we have
Jasmine and Esmerelda. Although they’d probably be able to work together well in a pinch,
this is “Squid Game” and we have to kill off at least a few people each round.
In comparison to the previously mentioned princesses, we felt that these two just
wouldn’t be strong or clever enough to survive. In addition, both of these princesses are fairly
independent, with Esmerelda even being a bit headstrong while Jasmine is a bit
prideful. It’s likely that both of them would want to rely on themselves,
not realizing that they wouldn’t have the strength to pull out a win until it was too late…
With those two out of the game, we now only have 8 princesses left.
Up next, we have “The Marble Game”.
Marbles is an interesting one, at least in the context of “Squid Game”. There are multiple ways
for pairs of players to play their marble game. They could focus on accuracy or how far they
can roll their marble, or they can simply guess how many marbles are in their opponent’s hand.
As such, there are multiple ways to win, with most of these ways relying on either skill
or luck. Of course, if you don’t have the skills to win, there’s always manipulation…
Once again, this is a game that plays to Mulan’s strengths, both in terms of strategy
and accuracy. After all, this is the same girl who was able to successfully cause an
avalanche. We also don’t think she’d fall for any manipulation tactics.
Speaking of manipulation, however, we feel that Belle could be successful in it,
thanks to her cleverness. Remember when she used flattery to trick
Cogsworth into giving her a tour of the Beast’s castle?
Cinderella was also able to be clever when infiltrating the castle during her “Twist
in Time” adventure - plus her skills at working with small items could also give her an advantage.
Now let’s move onto the princesses that would lose this game. Unfortunately,
we feel that Rapunzel would be easily tricked by anyone who wanted to try and play mind games.
It’s not Rapunzel’s fault that she’s naive, but it is a pretty obvious disadvantage.
We’ll also have to eliminate Elsa in this game. Simply put, Elsa isn’t the most mentally or
emotionally-stable princess. Although she doesn’t have to worry about competing against her sister,
she could still be manipulated if another competitor was able to figure out her weaknesses.
We also feel that Tiana would eventually fall in this game. Although Tiana may have briefly
struggled with Dr. Facilier’s temptation, she was able to eventually see it for what it was.
So manipulation wouldn’t work as well on her. However, in the case of the actual game,
with how work-focused Tiana was - even at a young age - there’s an argument to be made that she
might not have a ton of experience with actually playing games, thus leading to her downfall.
With only 5 princesses left, it’s now time to move onto one of the deadliest games:
“Glass Stepping Stones”.
This game is another tricky one for a hypothetical scenario,
as much of this game relies on luck. There is ONE strategy to it, however,
that being the advantage of going last - after some glasses pieces have already been broken.
As such, those who have a big enough ego to want to try a game first will likely seal their doom.
Though not necessarily egotistical, Kida is very brave and wouldn’t shy away from going first,
even if she didn’t know what the challenge was. Unfortunately, this means that she
would probably be the first to die, falling through the first or second glass panes.
We could see Belle also picking a high number and being forced to attempt the glass stepping
stones early on. Although usually thoughtful, she doesn’t really shy away from a challenge either.
Finally, while she (ironically) has the most experience with glass, we just don’t see
Cinderella surviving this game. Though she’d likely choose to go somewhere in the middle,
we don’t think her past with glass slippers would give her much of an advantage. Just
because you can walk in glass doesn’t mean you can tell tempered glass from regular glass.
So now it’s come down to just 2 princesses, and just like
in the show, our final challenge will be a one-on-one duel in the titular Squid Game.
Basically, two opponents must go up against one another,
with one acting as a defender and the other as an attacker, with the attacker doing everything
they can to reach the top of the court (or the squid’s ‘head’) and touch it with their foot,
with the defender doing whatever they can to stop them. Or at least, that’s how Squid
Game is traditionally played. Here though, it’s more of a ‘battle to the death’ type of deal.
Looking at our finalists, Mulan is decently strong, skilled in combat, and very strategic
and clever. Pocahontas, meanwhile, is swift, stealthy, and durable, being someone who has lived
in the harshness of nature. Both princesses are very determined, but only one can be our winner.
Unfortunately, while Pocahontas would have a chance at possibly out-speeding
or out-lasting Mulan, she just can’t compare to Mulan’s professionally trained fighting
and strategy skills. As such, we feel that Pocahotas would eventually die in this final game.
So, our royal victor is none other than Mulan.
It may have been a bit obvious that one of the more physically fit princesses would end
up winning the Squid Game, however Mulan has additional traits that put her above
our other athletic princesses. She’s able to be calm and patient when she needs to be,
she’s just as intelligent as she is strong, can’t be easily manipulated and, while she’s confident
in her abilities, she isn’t prideful enough for this confidence to be her downfall. When
compared to her contemporaries, Mulan just has all the traits needed to survive the Squid Game.
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