gwendolyn

So I'm having this love affair with my second name or childhood moniker. I miss being known as Gwen...and I've been thinking how the heck did I get so far away from her? I mean I know what happened...I came to California and at the time, 1978 I didn't want to go through the incessant questions i.e. "how do you get Gwen out of Vanessa?" (Laughing)

It's a great question as I think about it...how can I get her out of Vanessa?

I really enjoyed this composite of gaming princess, named gwendolyn...yes she's my kinda gurl:

Even when she is banished from the kingdom for her unwillingness to sit idly and let her father’s affairs spiral out of control, she remains a dignified soul. Stripped of her status as a valkyrie and turned away from entering the kingdom at Odin’s command, she is married off to a knight from an enemy kingdom. Despite being put through all this, Gwendolyn never once sits around waiting to be rescued from the fate that she has been dealt. She gets down for a while of course, as any woman would who has been married off against her will, but Gwendolyn is resilient. She bounces back straight away to get to the bottom of what has happened in the brilliant game Odin Sphere, which I don’t want to spoil the rest of here.

Gwendolyn, while being headstrong and able to make her own decisions still manages to stay a likeable and beautiful princess who shakes the archetype of what a princess should be. Unlike Peach, she isn’t waiting for her knight in shining armor to rescue her, and that really sets her apart. She proves you can still hold a royal air about you while beating enemies into submission and taking back what’s rightfully yours. Not only that, but being a valkyrie is awesome. They’re like graceful ninja swans who swoop in and beat you to death with spears…at least, that’s how it is in Odin Sphere. Gwen fights for her honor, her father, her loyalty, and her kingdom, just like a great princess should. She breaks the mold, proving that royalty in video games can be more than just delicate little flowers, and to me that’s definitely commendable.

Princess Gwendolyn spears five crowns out of five!

Thanks Brittany, I couldn't agree more!