Rapunzel (Disney)

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Hero Overview

Synopsis

Gallery

Do-Gooder

Tangled
Short hair
Child
Baby
2D
TTS/short hair
TTS
TTS/Child
KH III
Disney Infinity
STF
RBTI
Comfy

Full Name

Rapunzel

Alias

Blondie

Goldie
Flower
Raps (by Cassandra)
Punzel (by Willow)
Princess Sunshine (by Stalyan)
Princess
Sundrop, Child (by Zhan Tiri)
The Lost Princess
Princess Rapunzel
Queen Rapunzel

Origin

Tangled

Occupation

Princess (later Queen) of Corona

Powers/Skills

Original Powers:

Healing (via her 70 ft hair)
Revival
Prehensile hair

New Abilities:

Erect an orbicular shield
Catch things like a whip from a distance
Act as a rope for climbing
Destroying objects (via decaying incantation)
Creating and or destroying infinite universes and dimensions
Chronokinesis (via Sun drop and speed)
Resurrection
Moon Rock manipulation
Solakinesis
Lunakinesis
Existence erasure
Animakinesis
Levitation
Immortality
Life drain/absorption
Sun Aura
Moon Aura
Death Embodiment

Hobby

Restoring the youth of Mother Gothel (formerly)

Drawing
Painting
Cooking
Reading
Dating Eugene

Goals

See the floating lanterns that take place every year on her birthday
Reclaim her birthright as the Princess and be free to get out and see the world
Reunite with her long lost family and marry Eugene
Fullfil her destiny by reuniting the Sundrop and the Moonstone
Redeem Cassandra
Stop Zhan Tiri from destroying Corona (all succeeded)
Help Sofia and Amber undo the Curse of Princess Ivy and help Sofia defeat Vor (in Sofia the First)
Support Vanellope (in Ralph Breaks the Internet; succeeded)

Family

King Frederic (father)

Queen Arianna (mother)
Willow (aunt)
Mother Gothel (adoptive mother; deceased)
Eugene Fitzherbert (husband)
King Edmound (father-in-law)
Queen Alexis (mother-in-law; deceased)

Enemies

Mother Gothel (first archenemy; deceased)

Zhan Tiri (second archenemy; deceased)
The Stabbington Brothers (formerly)
The Captain of the Guards (formerly)
Maximus (briefly)
Corona's royal guards (formerly)
Varian (formerly)
Heartless
Nobodies
Marluxia
Baron
Cassandra (formerly)

Type of Hero

Optimistic Damsel

“	WHOO-HOO...! BEST... DAY... EVER...!!!* [laughing]*	„
	~ Rapunzel's most hilarious quote

“	I just wanna see the floating lanterns gleam!	„
	~ Rapunzel singing "I've Got A Dream."

“	It looks like you two could use a lift. Here, climb on up!	„
	~ Meeting Sofia the First and Amber, before lending them to climb up her hair.

“	Do you have magic hair?	„
	~ Rapunzel to Vanellope von Schweetz in Ralph Breaks the Internet.

Rapunzel is the main protagonist of Disney's Tangled animated franchise. She is based on the famous fairy tale character of the same name.

She is voiced by the singer, Mandy Moore (who also voiced Nita in Brother Bear 2, Mara in Tron: Uprising, and Aerith Gainsborough in Kingdom Hearts I), while Delaney Rose Stein voiced her as a child in the movie, then while Ivy George voiced her as a child in the TV series, then by Kelsey Lansdowne in Kingdom Hearts III and Disney Comics in Motion.

She is the tenth Disney Princess; she carries her signature blonde hair, which is 70 feet long, which has a magical ability that can both heal and reverse aging when she recites a special incantation. She is the tenth Disney Princess in the official lineup.

In the Latvian dub, she is voiced by Zane Dombrowska, who also voiced Tiana. In the Albanian dub, she is voiced by Anisa Dervishi, who also voiced Stacie Roberts, Teresa, Pocahontas, Princess Elena, Jasmine, Velma Dinkley, Princess Catania, Entrapta, Trixie Tang, Cinderella, Catherine Beadnell, Aramina, Sal-Lee, Zinzie, Dori, Taffy Roberts, Romy, and Princess Odette.

Character outline

Born to a queen who needed the power of a magic flower to come to term with her, Rapunzel was stolen by the witch Gothel who had been previously using the flower to remain forever youthful. The witch discovers that Rapunzel's hair now holds the power of the flower unless it is cut, and so keeps her locked in a hidden tower and unaware of her heritage, until the thief Flynn Rider (Eugene Fitzherbert) tries to make her tower a hideaway spot. She strikes a deal for him to bring her to see the floating lanterns that have appeared every year on her birthday, in exchange for the object he stole: the Princess' crown.

Personality

Rapunzel is a spirited, smart, clever, kind, goofy, playful, and a very adventurous girl in her late teens, though a bit naïve. However, she is not afraid to stand up for herself or others when the situation calls for bravery. Having spent all of her life isolated in a tower with little else to do, she is proficiently educated in literature, and talented in almost all areas such as music and baking and even more advanced subjects like astronomy, as illustrated by her completely charted astronomical patterns. Her greatest passion is art, as indicated by the pervasive amount of painting on the walls inside the tower. While she longs to see the world beyond her window, she is very obedient to Mother Gothel.

Despite having ambivalent feelings after leaving her tower in excitement to finally see the world, she confronts and rebels against Mother Gothel's wish of her returning to the tower after a short journey with Flynn Rider. She is quite daring, leaping from tall cliffs and swinging great lengths. She is completely immune to Flynn's so-called charms and has little tolerance for his antics, which usually results in her utilizing the pan against Flynn. She is also very charismatic, which is demonstrated when she is able to influence a group of pub thugs to share their dreams and convince Maximus, the palace steed of the Captain, to postpone his pursuit of Flynn until she fulfills her dream on her birthday (which is heavily emphasized). Rapunzel is also known, particularly by Pascal, to be quite trustworthy and never ever breaks the promises she makes.

She is very determined to accomplish her dream of seeing the floating lights, even strong-arming Flynn into going along with her plan and passing any other obstacle along the way, as well as tricking Gothel into making her beloved mother travel for three days to get a white paint for her birthday (of course, to buy some time). Although she initially feared that the dream of seeing those lights may not meet her expectations and that there would be no other means to pursue in life after that dream has been fulfilled, Rapunzel is able to overcome those fears by having Flynn's support and belief that a new dream will emerge in place of the fulfilled one. Rapunzel is also rebellious, tough, and courageous, as seen with the thugs.

Nevertheless, Rapunzel has some flaws as a person, that even end up making her capable of doing unintentional harm to others, like being irresponsible regarding the situation of others. For example, in "Queen for a Day", she chose to not visit Varian immediately after the storm to help him with his problem out of fear of him, ignoring his predicament for months. Also, her naivety has caused her to be insensitive towards other and their feelings at times, like in "Challenge of the Brave" when she failed to understand how important the tournament was for Cassandra and ended up overshadowing her, harming her self-esteem in the process. She can also act prideful and self-righteous in some circumstances, like in "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" when she had some serious arguments with Cassandra over the distrust of the latter in Adira, and Rapunzel blatantly considered Cassandra point of view wrong and hers right, forcing her to obey, and even ignoring her advice during the battle against Hector, preferring to use her own tactics rather than listen to her protector.

Powers and Abilities

Hair Manipulation: Rapunzel has long, golden hair that she can use to grasp and manipulate objects with it as if it was a rope, and even used it to swing around.
Healing: Rapunzel can use her hair to heal minor and fatal wounds through the power of the healing incantation.

Trivia

Rapunzel is Disney's first CGI princess in the Disney Princess line-up.
Rapunzel's dress was originally green.
Kristen Chenoweth was originally cast as Rapunzel, before Mandy Moore got the role
- Natalie Portman, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Reese Witherspoon were considered for the role of Rapunzel.