Princess Kida

Personality: Kida is a warrior princess, making her strong and very skilled at combat. It is mentioned that several thousand years ago, Kida would have killed outsiders on sight. By the present time, however, Kida has become so curious about Atlantis' past that she is willing to let in outsiders hoping that they could help her rediscover Atlantis' history, even as far as taking a liking to Milo. She is shown to love her father and husband very much. Although she can seem quite forceful, violent, and aggressive at times, she has a kind heart and general respect for all creatures. She is enthusiastically curious about the modern world, which is perhaps emphasised by 8700 years trapped underground. She is also driven to learn about her own culture and technology, which had been repressed by her father for fear of repeating another cataclysm, however, not knowing this, she is instead frustrated by the treasure trove of knowledge right in front of her that she doesn't understand. Kida was kept uneducated by her father out of fear, yet she is still highly intelligent, capable of understanding new languages from brief exposure to them; she is also adaptable from intuition and observations, as well as being quick to learn. Kida is direct and blunt, making potentially insulting observations about people she meets, however, she intends neither insult nor considers their flaws as faults. While being a strong fighter herself, she doesn't inherently admire physical strength, as she was able to become close to Milo out of admiration and respect for his intelligence and knowledge, as well as his compassionate demeanour. Similarly, Kida is compassionate and generous, however, will react aggressively to threats to her people.

Physical appearance: Kida is a tall girl with a very slender build and a slightly muscular physique. She has white long hair and brown skin like all Atlanteans. She has blue-colored tattoos (which represent teardrops), which appear to change slightly after she becomes Queen and large blue eyes. She also wears a shard of the crystal around her neck. With the power of the Atlantean crystal, Kida and the other Atlanteans are given abnormally long lives. Though Kida is roughly 8,500 - 8,800 years old (according to Milo), she physically resembles someone in their mid-late 20's.

Abilities: Like all Atlanteans, Kida is a master linguist, knowing multiple languages from all over the world. She has also become a skilled hunter and gatherer. A true warrior princess, Kida also is among the finest protectors of Atlantis. The shard of crystal, a piece of the powerful Heart of Atlantis, provides Kida - and other Atlanteans - with extended longevity (capable of living for hundreds or thousands of years), semi-immortality, youth and beauty.

Backstory:

At a very young age, Kida is present when a gigantic tsunami threatens the central city of Atlantis. She watches in tears as her mother is suddenly chosen by the Heart of Atlantis to save the city, leaving the young child behind. Her father quickly covers her eyes so as not to look.

Centuries later, Kida leads a small group of hunters and gathers through the earth's many caverns and catacombs when they notice a large group of outsiders approaching their city. They keep watch on them with her believing that their being able to find Atlantis could mean that they could be of help. When the expedition desperately escapes an attack from fireflies, they come upon a lone member who is injured. Kida decides to help heal the outsider before taking off.

When the expedition eventually finds Atlantis, Kida and her group confront the expedition. When the man she had just healed reveals that he can speak Atlantean, she opens up to them and immediately takes them to her father. However, her father demands that they leave without explaining why. When left alone, she gets into an argument with her father regarding how their way of life is dying while he believes it is being preserved.

Unconvinced, Kida singles out the man who is named Milo Thatch. Realizing that she does not even know how to read the Atlantean written language, he agrees to help her as they explore the city. They come to a pond where underneath are numerous writings she has him translate. He is able to figure out information regarding the Heart of Atlantis, which is the power source keeping the city alive and was what took her mother away.

Upon surfacing, they find that the rest of the expedition plan to steal the Heart of Atlantis and sell it on the black market. Their leader Lyle Rourke forces Milo to cooperate by having a gun pointed at Kida. Kida watches in horror as they ransack her father's chamber, which is followed by the leader striking her father down before he figures out where the Heart of Atlantis is hidden. Inside the Crystal Chamber, she is called upon by the crystal and she bonds with it before being encased within a container.

Kida remains inactive as a battle ensues for her, of which Milo is successful in bringing her back to the city in time for her and the Heart of Atlantis to raise the giant stone guardians from their slumber and create a force field to protect the city from an awakened volcano. With the city saved, Kida is released from the crystal and leaves her with a bracelet of hers that her mother held onto when called upon previously by the crystal.

Because of her father's death, Kida becomes the Queen of Atlantis. Milo stays behind, having fallen in love with her and helps the civilians rediscover their lost culture. Among her first acts is for a stone effigy of her father be constructed to join the other stone effigies of the past kings orbiting the Heart of Atlantis that now hovers over the city.