Rapunzel

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Rapunzel is a character from the Kingdom of Corona in Kingdom Hearts III. She originated in the Disney film, .

She lives with Mother Gothel and Pascal in a secluded tower. She crosses paths with a criminal named Flynn Rider.

Appearance
Rapunzel is a young woman with inhumanly long blonde hair and green eyes. She wears a pinkish-purple dress with white sleeves, and is barefoot.

Personality
Rapunzel is kind. Due to her sheltered lifestyle, she often comes across as socially awkward.

Origin
Rapunzel first appeared in the Disney animated film , 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 company, 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.

Rapunzel's life is also the focus of , which explores Rapunzel's relationship with society and her parents while adjusting to her new lifestyle as a princess.

In the film and series, Rapunzel is voiced by, who also voiced Aerith in the original Kingdom Hearts.