Rapunzel

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.

Kingdom Hearts III
On her birthday, Rapunzel crosses paths with a criminal named Flynn Rider. She blackmails him into helping her see the flying lanterns which mysteriously appear on her birthday each year. After leaving her tower, she encounters Sora, Donald, and Goofy. She is bewildered by the nature of the outside world. Deeper into the forest, the group is ambushed by a group of tough Nobodies, causing Rapunzel and Flynn to flee. Rapunzel and Flynn are eventually reunited with Sora, Donald and Goofy who also find Maximus and take him along.

The group eventually makes it to Corona where Rapunzel starts a dance with the townsfolk. At night, Rapunzel and Flynn are able to see the lanterns. However, he mysteriously leaves with his crown on a boat. Marluxia tells Rapunzel she does not belong with Flynn and summons Nobodies, frightening her to run away. Rapunzel notices Mother Gothel attack them with a log and they disappear. They return to the tower.

At the tower, Rapunzel realizes she is the lost princess of Corona and confronts Mother Gothel. In an argument, Rapunzel realizes Flynn is about to be hanged for his crimes. Flynn manages to escape his death sentence and returns to the tower where he finds Rapunzel bound and gagged by Gothel who stabs him from behind. Rapunzel tells Gothel that if she lets her heal Flynn with the powers of her hair, Rapunzel will do whatever Gothel ask, even sacrificing her freedom for the rest of her life. Gothel accepts and while trying to help Flynn, he tells her that if Rapunzel heals him, she will die. He chops off her hair with a mirror shard, causing her blonde hair to become brunette and removing its healing properties, causing Gothel to die.

Rapunzel cries as Flynn dies, although her tears caused her remaining power to revive Flynn. Rapunzel leaves the tower with Flynn and she informs everyone that she is going to return home to be with her real family.

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. While at Corona, her hair is braided with flowers. After Flynn cuts her hair off, it becomes shoulder length and brown.

Personality
Rapunzel is a kind and curious young woman. Due to her sheltered lifestyle, she often comes across as socially awkward. She eventually gains the strength to confront Mother Gothel and earn her freedom.

Abilities
Rapunzel uses her hair in battle to swing and fight enemies. After her hair is cut, she can no longer fight alongside Sora and ceases to be a party member.

Origin
Rapunzel first appeared in the 2010 Disney animated film Tangled, voiced by, 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

 * There is a plothole in the game. Flynn's bag and crown are seen in a hidden floorboard in the tower. However, during the boat ride, Rapunzel returns it to Flynn with no explanation as to how she obtained it. The only explanation for this is that Rapunzel must have been given it by Marluxia or Mother Gothel during off-screen time, such as when she was lost in the forest, likely in order to test Flynn's loyalty to her.