Character spot: Merryweather

Ok who here has seen sleeping beauty, the original Disney film? Do you remember those three fairies that take Aurora into the woods to protect her but end up bringing her back early, getting her cursed, putting the whole kingdom to sleep, and go through that whole rigmarole with the most awesome Disney villain of all time (for a later post).

Yeah, them. ------->
                    You know the blue one? ^ She is so underrated!
You think I'm nuts now right? Well think about this:
When the three fairies have to give their gifts to the baby princess and Maleficent does the whole curse thing and they're all trying to figure out what to do who is it that's able to partially undo the curse? Yeah.

Merryweather is just a boss all over that movie. She's the youngest in the group, and yet she doesn't let that stop her from being possibly the most powerful and resourceful of the group. She openly admits she wants to take down Maleficent pretty early in the movie, even though the other fairies claim they don't have combat magic. That doesn't stop her however as she later exhibits some pretty handy combat magic, pretty handy indeed. I mean while the others are charming rocks into bubbles and arrows into flowers, she goes straight for the throat and turns Maleficent second hand bird to stone, effectively killing him. Yeah that. sleep in fear tonight goons.

I mean even Disney junior recognizes how powerful Merryweather is. In one of the Sofia the First episodes, yes I'm referencing this, there's and evil fairy who goes after the three's magic. To do so she starts by stealing their wands, and who's does she go after first?

Take out the most powerful player first and the others are easy right? The answer is yes.

On a non magic level she is the only one who has been doing any work around the house during those 16 years as mortals. Don't believe me? Did you see how poorly the other fairies do when trying to handle sewing and cooking? Someone's been doing that for Aurora all those years and it obviously wasn't them. She even tells them so.

Merryweather: But, I never baked a fancy cake. Flora: Oh, you won't have to, dear! Fauna:   I'm going to bake the cake! Merryweather: You? Flora: Oh, she's always wanted to, dear, and this is her last chance. Merryweather:  Well... Fauna: I'm going to make it 15 layers with pink and blue forget-me-nots. Fauna: And I'm making the dress. Merryweather: But you can't sew! And she's never cooked!

 So she's been doing all the work, and in keeping with that spirit the other two dump her with the most menial job, cleaning the house. Nice job there Flora. Honestly Great job, can you hear me rolling my eyes?

Merryweather is just an awesome character, like always. We're going to ignore the most recent iteration of her.


Shame Disney! Shame!



That is not her! Why Disney?! Why did you screw up such an awesome character?! Why?!

But, other than that, in the end she's just a cool character.
Kudos Merryweather on being a boss.