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'''Belle''' is one of the [[Princesses of Heart]] who appeared in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. She is originally from the Disney animated film ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}''.

==Story==

===''Kingdom Hearts χ''===

[[File:Another Heartless Attack 01 KHUX.png|thumb|left|Belle and Maurice after they are attacked by Rabid Dog Heartless.]]

Belle appears in the [[Book of Prophecies]]<!--rewrite in-universe, with her role mainly following the original film-->.

Upon hearing that [[Player]] was locked away in the Castle dungeon, Belle sets Player and the castle servants free. She then apologizes for the Beast's behavior. Once the misunderstanding is cleared, she encourages Beast to trust Player and help them get rid of the Heartless.  

When her father [[Maurice]] falls ill, the [[Beast]] allows Belle to leave the castle so she can help him. They are ambushed by [[Rabid Dog]] Heartless, but Player rescues them. Belle asks Player to return to Beast as she accompanies Maurice home.

 

 

 

 

Belle's heart is later restored by the bravery of Sora, and she is released from her captivity. She separates from her fellow princesses and, due to her passion for books, goes to Hollow Bastion's library in search of ways to stop the darkness. Happily reunited with the Beast at last, she explains as best she could to Sora what has occurred in Hollow Bastion during his brief departure, and then gives him the [[Divine Rose]] [[Keychain]]. When Sora finally seals Kingdom Hearts, Belle and the Beast return home together after their world is restored.

 

===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===

Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] enter Sora's memories of Hollow Bastion through [[Castle Oblivion]] only to find Belle and the Beast in a heated argument near Hollow Bastion's entrance. The Beast attempts to explain to Belle that he has come from very far to rescue her from Maleficent, but Belle insists that the Beast leave as she has no interest in talking to him. She eventually retreats to Hollow Bastion's library, leaving the Beast in depressed confusion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<!--rewrite as story event, since there are many visits; When Sora and the others visit Hollow Bastion for the third time, they figure out-->The [[DTD]] dataspace in [[Space Paranoids]] is sealed with a password composed of the seven Princesses' names: "Belle, Snow White, Aurora, Alice, Jasmine, Cinderella, Kairi".

Sora later returns to Beast's Castle to find Belle and the Beast in the middle of a date. As the couple begin a romantic dance in the ballroom, Xaldin interrupts the celebration, much to Belle's displeasure. She is forced to briefly retreat as Xaldin sent a horde of Nobodies after Sora and the Beast. When the enemies are defeated, Belle returns only to find the Beast in great distress about his enchanted rose. Following him upstairs, she pleads with the Beast to explain what was wrong, but the Beast's frustration simply leads him to order Belle and Sora to leave the castle.

Belle retreats to her room in despair, eventually going out to the balcony to mull things over. When she later spots the Beast, Sora, Goofy, and Donald emerging into the castle courtyard, she heads back inside, but then spots the rose sitting near the door. Happily showing off the rose to her companions below, she soon realizes the whole thing was a setup as Xaldin grabs her from behind and flies her to the bridge outside the Beast's Castle. As Xaldin offers the Beast a choice between Belle or the rose, Belle elbows the Organization XIII member hard in the stomach and, smiling to herself, runs back to the castle clutching the rose in its bell jar.

Once the Beast and Sora defeat Xaldin, Belle gladly returns the rose to the Beast. He then nervously asks her to stay with him in his castle, to which she happily agrees, and they dance.

After Sora and Riku return to Destiny Islands, Belle dances with the Beast, who has transformed back into a human.

In ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', Belle only appears in her yellow ball gown, which is her famous attire that she wore during her dance with the Beast in the film. When in this dress, Belle styles her hair slightly differently, pulling it further up on her head.

In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', she wears her common clothes most of the time. Belle lets her hair down, but ties it back with a blue bow that matches her dress. She also wears a white shirt, a white apron and black shoes. She can often be spotted with a book in hand. Her everyday look was inspired by Julie Andrews' appearance in ''The Sound of Music''.

Oddly, in her stained-glass likeness, her hair has much more red coloring than her normal hair color.

Belle is a strong-willed and independent woman. This independent nature, drawing close to rebelliousness, is her defining trait. It is also prone to lead her into trouble, such as being captured upon confronting Xaldin. Belle has an innate sense of caring and compassion, constantly holding the well-being of others over herself. It is this genuine compassion which leads to her falling in love with the Beast. Belle also has a great affinity for books, which allows her to soak up knowledge quickly.

*Her main power is to use her heart to open the [[Final Keyhole]] to Kingdom Hearts, which can only be opened when she is gathered with the other six princesses.

*In this exclusive group, her heart can also be used to create the [[Keyblade of heart]] and enable the bearer to unlock anyone's heart.

*Also, as her heart only contains pure light, she can fight back the darkness (she can perform this task alone, but it has stronger effects when she is with the other princesses).

*When [[Jasmine]], [[Alice]], [[Snow White]], [[Cinderella]] and [[Aurora]] upgraded Sora's Fire spell, she was absent; however, it is assumed that she has the power to upgrade people's powers as well, as Princesses of Heart possess the same powers.

*She and her fellow princesses also have a sixth sense to locate darkness, as shown when Alice, Aurora, Jasmine, Snow White and Cinderella tell Sora of a great darkness approaching.

==Origin==

Belle first appears in Walt Disney's film {{w|Beauty and the Beast(1991 film)|''Beauty and the Beast''}}. Belle's character has appeared in various incarnations of the ''Beauty and the Beast'' story throughout history, but her Disney counterpart is mainly based on the character of Beauty in Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's ''La Belle et la Bête'', which was published in 1756.

In the film, she gives up her freedom to the Beast so that he will release her father, Maurice. Initially, things are bleak between Belle and the Beast, although the servants, particularly [[Lumière]], attempt to make her feel at home. Belle and the Beast begin to develop a friendship after the Beast saves her from a pack of wolves in the woods outside the castle, and eventually they fall in love, but Belle briefly leaves to find Maurice, who was searching for her. When Gaston, a rival suitor, orders an attack on the castle to kill the Beast (out of jealousy), Belle rushes to save her love and at the crucial moment, chooses to save the Beast rather than Gaston, who falls to his death. Belle's love for the Beast transforms him back into the Prince and they hold a ball to celebrate.

[[Category:Princesses of Heart]]