Rapunzel is a character in Kingdom Hearts III. She is a princess in the Kingdom of Corona.
Personality[]
Rapunzel is full of spirit and energy, but throughout her life she wanted freedom and does not want to be locked away in a tower for so long because of her kidnapper Gothel. Despite her gentle disposition and overall cautious nature (due to her lack of exposure to the outside world), she shows courage to Sora and Flynn, aiding them in battle to prove she can handle what’s out there.
Physical Appearance[]
Rapunzel is a very beautiful young woman with fair skin, rosy cheeks, green eyes, and long silky golden blonde hair which is around 70 feet in length although in the movie, it appears to be natural brunette like her parents when her lover Eugene chopped it off from saving her against Gothel.
She wears a traditional German fushia dress though she doesn't wear any shoes throughout the game.
History[]
Kingdom Hearts III[]
Rapunzel and Flynn Rider meet Sora, Donald and Goofy in their world while they were embarking on a dangerous journey to search for Master Xehanort and Organization XIII. Rapunzel convinced Flynn to a deal to take her to the Kingdom of Corona for the Lantern Festival, where the townsfolk will release lanterns into the sky for the lost princess. Marluxia began targeting them, explaining that since the role of the original Seven Hearts of Light were fulfilled, Rapunzel has become one of the next in line as she is “the very light of this world”.
Rapunzel and Flynn enjoy the Lantern Festival and find themselves attracted to each other. Marluxia conspired with Mother Gothel to trick Rapunzel into willingly returning to her tower by making her believe Flynn had sold her out. Rapunzel later realizes she was the lost princess of the kingdom and that Gothel has been using her for the healing power in her hair to keep herself young.
After saving a dying Flynn, Rapunzel leaves the party at the conclusion of this world. However Flynn remains an available party ally.
Origin[]
Rapunzel first appeared in the 2010 Disney animated film Tangled, voiced by Mandy Moore inspired by the protagonist of the original Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Rapunzel is the lost princess of Corona who was kidnapped as a baby from her parents Queen Arianna and King Frederic by a greedy woman named Mother Gothel, who seeks to use the magical powers of Rapunzel's hair to live as long as possible. Having been imprisoned by Gothel for eighteen years in a secluded tower with only her pet chameleon Pascal for other friendship, Rapunzel has developed a strong desire to explore the outside world, but Gothel tries to end this desire by saying it is a cruel and dangerous place. On her eighteenth birthday, Rapunzel encounters a young man named Flynn Rider who enters the tower looking for a place to hide after stealing a tiara. After locking Flynn up and convincing Gothel to go on a three-day journey to find paint for her birthday, Rapunzel blackmails Flynn into helping her to find the lanterns that have appeared on her birthday.
Trivia[]
- Mandy Moore, Rapunzel's voice actress in the original film, previously voiced Aerith in the first Kingdom Hearts game.