That warrior was Raya, a princess who put everything on the line to stop the Druun for good. Outside of her role in Raya and the Last Dragon, Raya is also a historic character in the Disney universe, as she is the first Southeast Asian princess.

Is Raya considered a princess?

Raya is officially Disney's first Southeast Asian princess. She's not the studio's first Asian princess of course – that honour goes to Mulan – but this is still a big step forward for representation and a generation of Southeast Asian children will now have their very own animated princess to look up to and relate to.

Is Raya a Disney Princess Filipino?

Raya and the Last Dragon marks a major step forward for Disney — on top of introducing the studio's first Southeast Asian princess Raya (voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, the first Southeast Asian actor to lead a Disney animated film), the fantasy adventure movie also features Disney's first-ever Filipino song.