All hail Vanellope von Schweetz, official Disney Princess

If Vanellope wasn’t considered a Disney Princess after the first Wreck-It Ralph, she has to be after its recently released sequel.

Light spoilers for Ralph Breaks the Internet to follow.

One of the weirder fandom debates one can ever engage in is this hot-button question: Who qualifies to be a Disney Princess?

There are some obvious ones from classic Disney animated films — think Snow White, Ariel, Mulan, etc. Then there are the newer editions to the certified Disney Princess roster, like Tiana, the Frozen sisters and Moana. Heck, even Brave‘s Merida is technically a Disney Princess, at least according to The Walt Disney Company itself.

Everyone else is in murkier terrain. For example, why are Disney heroines Megara (Hercules) and Kida (Atlantis) — one shacked up with a demigod, the other a literal princess — not considered “Disney Princesses”? More importantly, how is The Lion King‘s Nala not a Disney Princess, especially now that she’s played by Beyonce?! This isn’t even getting into the grow faction of folks who think Stars Wars‘ Leia should be an official Disney Princess at this point.

Here’s another one for your consideration: After the events of Ralph Breaks the Internet, there can no longer be any doubt that diminutive video-game character Vanellope von Schweetz must now officially be considered a full-fledged Disney Princess. She did everything required of a Disney Princess as laid out by the Disney Princesses themselves.

First and foremost, it is established Wreck-It Ralph canon that Vanellope, like Kida and Leia, is a literal princess. No one in Sugar Rush remembered that she was royalty due to the evil Turbo messing with the game’s code, but by the end of the film everyone bowed down to their rightful ruler.

The events of Ralph Break the Internet push her even closer to princessdom, as her and Ralph’s adventure in the Internet leads her face to face with every “Disney Princess” whose status as that illustrious title was undeniable. It was a much-teased scene in the trailers for the film, and the final product didn’t disappoint.

That sequence — a compelling entry for Movie Scene of the Year, honestly — involved Vanellope crashing a Disney Princess hangout uninvited. They determine that she must also be a princess because she didn’t have a mom and “people assume all her problems got solved because a big, strong man showed up.” That’s strong evidence for her Disney Princess application.

Vanellope convinces the princesses to change into leisure-ware, proving she is definitely a member of the gang. In return, her new friends get her to sing about her problems, which she attempts to do but spectacularly fails. It was almost an argument against her princess credentials, but what comes next totally salvaged her royal bona fides.

She gets a call from Ralph, who had finally raised enough money to pay for the part to fix the broken Sugar Rush console. Vanellope is conflicted, as she wants to go home, but also has a growing desire to stay with her new buddy Shank in her Slaughter Race game.

So, what’s a Disney Princess to do when faced with an existential dilemma? Vanellope does exactly what the other princesses told her to do: She finds a puddle of water, stares deep into it, and her world becomes a music video as she begins to sing (well!) about her internal conflict. Kudos to Sarah Silverman for nailing this song in Vanellope’s nasal voice.

Vanellope checked off all the Disney Princess requirements in the arbitrary rule-book:

• The other princesses welcomed her into their ranks with open arms.
• They actually began copying her style, which has to count for something.
• She sang on command following the instructions the other princesses gave her.

What more do you need to see? Vanellope von Schweetz is unequivocally a Disney Princess. Go away, sticklers.