Rue Kuroha

Rue is a very difficult character to read. When the tale begins, she is in a relationship with Myuuto more ‘just because’ than anything else, yet once Myuuto is threatened from being taken away from her by gaining his heart, she finds that she does indeed care. As her feelings are revealed to herself, and Myuuto is pulled farther and farther away from her into Princess Tutu’s arms another side of her appears.

In all actuality, her other side is Princess Kraehe who is the Raven’s daughter. Constantly, she is told that the only people who can love her is her father and the Prince. So, in an effort to gain love and self-worth, she acts out against Princess Tutu. Many times, she makes it more challenging for Ahiru to give back the pieces of Myuuto’s heart. Other times, she kidnaps the Prince to lure Ahiru into traps. Her motives are only to gain a sense of worth; regardless, she is not a weak villain and is very much a threat to the rest of the cast.