Belle

Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (1991), subsequently appearing in its sequels Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997), Belle's Magical World (1998) and Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999). The character was originally voiced by Broadway actress Paige O'Hara from 1991 to 2011, who auditioned for the role after first reading about the film in The New York Times. In 2011, Disney replaced O'Hara with voice actress Julie Nathanson.

Created by screenwriter Linda Woolverton, Belle was animated by James Baxter and Mark Henn. Introduced in Beauty and the Beast as the daughter of an eccentric inventor named Maurice, with whom she lives in a small town in France, Belle, though unanimously hailed as the village's most beautiful resident, is simultaneously ridiculed by its inhabitants for both her love of reading and non-conformity. Romantically pursued by a handsome but arrogant hunter named Gaston, in whom she has no interest, Belle longs to abandon her provincial village life in exchange for adventure. When Maurice is imprisoned by the Beast, she bravely sacrifices her own freedom in return for his, growing to accept, appreciate and eventually fall in love with the Beast during her incarceration, and ultimately bringing an end to his enchantment.

Role in the Series
Belle does appear in the series, but is first mentioned to be a Princess of Heart who's location was unknown in the UUniverses, even to the High Council, and due to the capture of most of the Princesses of Hearts in the hands of the Villain League to bring back the Darkspawn, the High Council has constantly been searching for her in order to protect her. It isn't until the Shell Lodge Squad finds her in France, where she reprises her role in the film. But the Villain League nevertheless found her too, and after a big battle and lifting the Beast's spell, she suddenly disappears 2 days after after the Villain League successfully captures her. She still has yet to be rescued.