people don’t realize how good cleo de nile works as a protagonist in monster high
she was trapped in her sarcophagus for like thousands of years, completely unaware of what monsters even *are* she has to acclimate to not only modern society but MONSTER SOCIETY AS WELL.
she outlived all her friends. the rest of her family. HER LIFE!! she’s tragic!! she’s the weird new girl who barely understands english and needs to rise back to her former popularity. she has her whole family, friends, and FORMER DYNASTY on her back. she has to prove herself once more. get out of her comfort zone. and be MORE than just the weird old distant girl who claims to be of royal heritage.
this is PRIME TERRITORY FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!! AND FURTHER EXPLORES THE THEMES OF MONSTER HIGH!! FINDING COMMUNITY AMONGST WEIRDOS!!
also great for an arc where she eventually pushes for the end of the modern monarchy AND REFUSES HER ROLE AS PRINCESS. DOWN W THE MONARCHY!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA CLEO ANGST AND HEALING ALL THE UNDEAD GIRLIES GET IT GHOULIA GETS IT DRAC GETS IT AND SHE GETS TO LEARN WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE A COMMONER BY BEING FRIENDS W CLAWDEEN AND LAGOONA. SHE RELATES TO THE WEIRDOS EVEN THOUGH SHE HATES IT!! TSUNDERE CLEO!!! TSUNDERE CLEO!!!!!
SHE HATES HOW MUCH SHE RELATES TO FRANKIE AND HAS A QUIET CRUSH ON THE COMMONER. (ITS VERY OBVIOUS) WHY IS THIS GHOUL SO SMART?? WHY ARE THEY SO KIND?? WHY DO I WANT TO BE AROUND THEM?? WHY DO I FEEL LIKE MYSELF AROUND THEM?? WHY DO HATE IT???? RAHHHHHHHH
