Himedere

"Lucy: Do you really have to call me 'Mistress'? Virgo: Would you prefer I call you 'Queen'? Lucy: No. Virgo: What about 'Princess'? Lucy: Oh, yeah. That's more like it."

- w:c:hero:Lucy Heartfilia accepting the 'Princess' nickname. Himedere is a portmanteau of the Japanese words 'hime' (meaning princess), and 'deredere' (meaning lovey dovey). This type of character is one who has traits of a stereotypical, snooty princess (whether or not they actually are one) and come off at first as arrogant, self-centred, and vain. Still, they have the capacity for love and friendship, and often will soften over time, learning a valuable lesson in the process. In short, they are similar to a Tsundere or Kuudere, but too "princess-like" to be either, though the terms can overlap.

A good example is w:c:hero:Erina Nakiri from Shokugeki no Souma, who often looks down on people due to her rare talent for cooking and privileged upbringing, but still shows kindness to a select few, including the main character w:c:hero:Sōma Yukihira.

While not as often seen or popular as the Yandere, Tsundere, Dandere or Kuudere, Himederes have become more popular in anime, manga, and even Western animation over the years.

The term is comparable to the TV Trope Lovable Alpha Bitch, which describes a female character who is beautiful, rich, popular, haughty and often manipulative, but not such a bad person when one gets to know her. However, like all -dere terms, this can be used to describe male heroes as well as heroines.

'''Note: This character type can overlap with Spoiled Sweet, but not usually. The point of a Spoiled Sweet character is that they are very sweet and treat people with respect in spite of their privileged upbringing, something the haughtiness of a Himedere usually goes against. There are exceptions to this however e.g. if the character is still very kind despite their obvious vanity.'''

Other Examples

 * w:c:hero:Lucy Heartfilia and Carla from Fairy Tail
 * Joy from Inside Out
 * w:c:hero:Lacus Clyne from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
 * w:c:hero:Keira Metz from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
 * w:c:hero:Jusis Albarea from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
 * w:c:hero:Stella Vermillion from Chivalry of a Failed Knight
 * w:c:hero:Sena Kashiwazaki from Haganai
 * w:c:hero:Julis Riessfeld from The Asterisk War
 * w:c:hero:Ayano Kannagi from Kaze no Stigma
 * w:c:hero:Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier.
 * w:c:hero:Cecilia Alcott from Infinite Stratos
 * w:c:hero:Rinoa Heartilly from Final Fantasy VIII
 * w:c:hero:Nagi Sanzenin from Hayate the Combat Butler
 * w:c:hero:Himeko Momokino from Citrus
 * w:c:hero:Rarity and w:c:hero:Trixie Lulamoon from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
 * w:c:hero:Zoe Trent from Littlest Pet Shop
 * w:c:hero:Weiss Schnee from RWBY
 * Akatsuki from Kantai Collection
 * Emilia from Re:Zero
 * w:c:hero:Bebe Stevens from South Park
 * w:c:hero:Princess Daisy from the Super Mario franchise
 * w:c:hero:Satsuki Kiryuin from Kill La Kill
 * Leona from Star Darlings
 * w:c:hero:Rayna and Rayla from Barbie: Mariposa
 * w:c:hero:Monaco from Hetalia
 * Makenna from Barbie Thumbelina
 * w:c:hero:Eden Starling from Barbie in A Christmas Carol
 * w:c:hero:Queen Karina from Barbie in Princess Power
 * w:c:hero:Sal-Lee from Barbie: Starlight Adventure
 * w:c:hero:Nori, Sunburst and Shimmer from Barbie Fairytopia
 * Madame Natasha from Barbie in the Pink Shoes
 * w:c:hero:Mari Ohara from Love Live! Sunshine!!