Rapunzel

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

Appearance
Rapunzel is a young woman with long (quite the understatement) blonde hair and green eyes.

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 Tangled in 2010, voiced by Mandy Moore, who also voiced Aerith in .

In Tangled, 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 due to Gothel wanting to use the magical powers of Rapunzel's hair to live as long as possible. Rapunzel has been imprisoned by Gothel for eighteen years in a secluded tower, and has her pet chameleon Pascal for companionship. 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. Rapunzel assaults him with a frying pan, takes the tiara, and locks him in a closet. Gothel briefly returns and Rapunzel asks her to go on a three day journey to find paint for her birthday, which Gothel reluctantly agrees to. Once Gothel is gone, Rapunzel holds both him and the tiara hostage until he agrees to take her to find the source of the lanterns which appear on Rapunzel's birthday each year.

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

Rapunzel is inspired by the protagonist of the original Brothers Grimm fairy tale.