Talk:Disney Princess/@comment-5933172-20140915085252/@comment-1672596-20140915120251

I honestly think Merida should be removed, largely because of pragmatism. Yeah, Merida is popular. But so is Princess Leia, yet you don't see her among the Disney Princess merchandise, and for good reason. Leia wasn't actually created by Disney, but by LucasFilm Ltd., and she's not among them even though LucasFilm is now owned by Disney. This ties in to Merida because, like Leia, she's never actually created by Disney, she was created by Pixar.

And think about it this way, what do you think will happen if some time from now, Pixar manages to branch out and separate from Disney? Unless Disney buys the rights to Brave, they'll have to drop Merida because she and her film are no longer owned by Disney. It's easier and more efficient to just stick with direct creations of Disney than add in something that was technically created by a subsidiary from Disney, as you don't have to worry about messy details about the subsidiary splitting off when they occur with that route.