| Princess Cora | |
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| Name | Princess Cora |
| Films | Sofia the First: The Floating Palace |
| Shows | Sofia the First |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 12-13 |
| Occupation | Princess of Merroway Cove |
| Alignment | Good |
| Homeland | Merroway Cove |
| Race | Mermaid |
| Family | Queen Emmaline (mother) Princess Oona (younger sister) |
| Pets | Sven |
| Friends | Princess Sofia, Princess Amber, Prince James, Queen Miranda, King Roland II, Sven |
| Enemies | Cedric the Sorcerer, Wormwood |
| Likes | Her sister, Sofia, her friends |
| Dislikes | Oona in trouble or in danger |
| First Appeared | Sofia the First: The Floating Palace |
| Voice | Sarah Mitchell |
Princess Cora is a mermaid who appears in the Disney Jr. series Sofia the First. She is the eldest daughter of Queen Emmaline and Crown Princess of Merroway Cove. Cora is very protective of her younger sister Oona, and always tries to make sure she is safe. Oona also says that Cora treats her like a little merbaby.
Psychical appearance
Cora is a tall mermaid with fair skin wearing an red top with red stars and a red tail with a seashell headband and has brown hair breaded in a ponytail.
History
In Sofia the First: The Floating Palace, Cora is first seen outside Oona's shipwreck hideout with Sven and Sofia, turned into a mermaid by the power of her Amulet of Avalor, who she takes an instant shine to. She finds her little sister Oona at her hideout with Sven, where upon discovering Oona's tail is wounded, mends it with some special kelp/seaweed. Cora is also introduced to Sofia. Later, Cora tells Oona that her mother, Queen Emmaline, wants them to go back to the Merroway Cove throne room. Queen Emmaline says that a human vessel is in the cove and Plank suggests that Emmaline remove the Floating Palace out of the Cove with her trident. Cora agrees with Plank because she thinks that humans are dangerous and that they might harm Oona and her family. When Sofia admits she's a human and that the ship is her family's ship, Cora starts acting negatively towards Sofia despite Oona's protests on her friend's behalf, though, as her mother, she doesn't act as antagonistic toward Sofia as Plank does because of her sister's obvious affection for Sofia.
When Oona is captured by Cedric the Sea Monster, Sofia goes back to Queen Emmaline and tells her about Oona. Cora, Plank, and Emmaline all think that Sofia is lying and that her human family has kidnapped Oona after Plank made these accusations despite the fact that there is evidence against it, like the fact that Sofia and Oona are friends and the fact that Sofia knows that such a thing would anger Emmaline to the point where she would sink the ship with her family on board in retribution. Sofia is given until sundown to get Oona back and return her to Merroway Cove before Emmaline uses her Trident to sink the Floating Palace. After time is up and Oona doesn't come back, the Queen and Plank go up to the surface and conjure up a storm to sink the Floating Palace. Cora asks her mother if she can come, but the Queen says that it's too dangerous and that she must stay underwater.
Ariel helps Sofia to realize that both humans and merpeople care about their families and they must work together to save both. Sofia realizes that she needs Cora's help to save Oona. At first, Cora doesn't believe that Oona was taken by the Sea Monster until Sven says that he saw it with both his eyes. Sofia says that the only way to save Oona is by working together. Cora then believes Sofia's story and goes with her to the cave where the Sea Monster was and reveals that the comb Oona wears has the power to control the ocean. Their mother gave Oona the comb so no one would its power, but Oona doesn't know what her comb can do and that their mother should have given it to her because she knows how to use the comb. When Sofia gets Oona's comb, she throws it overboard where Cora is waiting, then Cora raises the comb and chants "Waters rise at my command!" Then, a huge wave blasts the Sea Monster out of the cove and Oona is rescued. Oona then thanks Cora for rescuing her and afterward she, Emmaline, and Plank all apologize to Sofia for their behavior.
At the very end, Amber was talking to Cora, mentioning about her seashell headband, until James does a cannonball into the water, to Amber's annoyance.
In the television series, Cora appears again in a non-speaking role in the third season episode "Cool Hand Fluke", watching with Emmaline as Oona and her band perform for the merpeople and the Enchancia Royal Family.
She later reappears in the season four episode "Return to Merroway Cove", as Emmaline is preparing a performance by the merpeople for Sofia and her family. However, as Cora is back at the palace preparing for the performance later on, Oona and Sofia find her and reveal that Oona had misused the Mermaid Comb and summoned a sea twister that she can't dispel and believes that Cora can stop it with Emmaline's Trident. Though worried about their mother's reaction to using her Trident without her permission, and Oona's irresponsibility, Cora agrees to help them, but unable to aim the Trident properly, she can't dispel the sea twister until Emmaline, warned by Sven in the meantime, arrives and dispels it herself with the Trident. Afterwards, Emmaline is furious with her daughters for their irresponsible use of the Mermaid Comb and her Trident, and grounds them to the palace. However, because they told her the truth and apologized for their actions, she delays the start of their punishment until the next day, so they can still perform in the water show.
Trivia
- Like a lot of older siblings, Cora likes pushing her little sister's buttons in a way Oona doesn't find funny.