Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-108.39.108.240-20130802062559/@comment-6685608-20130803005346

As Monty said in the panel at RTX, he based the characters off of fairy tales, but also off of their actresses/actors. This makes them more separate from their fairy tale bases (a butt kicking Red, a snobby Snow White, a moody Belle, and a preppy Cinderella/Goldie/Aurora). I think it also makes the characters more natural. The voice actoresses/actors are able to fill their character's roles easily.

(And hey, a few good cat fights keep things entertaining)