To cheer her up, Flynn reveals his true name to be Eugene Fitzherbert, feeling someone may as well know. Her father, the King, then walks her down the center aisle, so that she can join her groom at the altar. Rapunzel becomes a beloved ruler while Eugene is accepted into the royal family. Rapunzel escapes the tavern with Flynn through a secret passageway. Rapunzel is not a typical Disney Princess; she carries her blonde hair, which is 70 feet long and has the magical ability to both heal and reverse aging when she sings a special Healing Incantation song. The priest starts his speech, but Maximus sneezes and accidentally loses their wedding rings. Rapunzel's dress is a traditional German dress called the "Dirndl", with a longer skirt than a normal Dirndl dress would sport, and her dress also has a purple theme, with a pink accent. Eugene then dies in Rapunzel's arms and she cries bitterly.
Before leaving for home, she is chased up a tower by a cloaked witch, who refuses to allow her to ever leave. However, she is not afraid to stand up for herself or others when the situation calls for bravery. The St. Paul Pioneer Press' Chris Hewitt described the character as "no damsel in distress", while Sara Vizcarrondo of Boxoffice described the character as "a spunky heroine who could infiltrate the heavily guarded princess canon." As Rapunzel watches the lanterns, Eugene unexpectedly takes her hand. Rapunzel and Eugene eventually arrive at the kingdom Eugene as they spend the day touring and indulging in everything it has to offer. Rapunzel is 18 years old during the film. Gothel presents Rapunzel with Eugene's satchel and challenges her to return it to him, warning her that he will simply abandon her as he only wants the satchel back. The man, Prince Charming, climbs up the tower using her long, braided hair as a scaling rope. Stephen Whitty of The Star-Ledger dubbed Rapunzel "a fairly capable young woman". When Sofia and Amber are unable to stop Princess Ivy from taking over their kingdom, Rapunzel gives them a helping hand and a plan that will help them save the day. For the Disney character, see In the version of the story given by J. Achim Christoph Friedrich Schulz in his In some variants of the story, the request takes a more riddling form, In Schulz, this is caused by the fairy herself, who sprinkles the child with a "precious liquid/perfume/ointment" (In Schulz's 1790 version of the story, the purpose of the fairy in doing so is to protect Rapunzel from an "unlucky star" which threatens her (In Schulz, the fairy, relenting from her anger, transports the whole family to his father's palace in her flying carriage. Advised by Prince Charming to fend off the fear or risk dying alone, she severs the length of her hair; causing the witch to fall and dissipate. Rapunzel and Eugene are shown later after Maximus and Pascal manage to get the rings back, but the couple (and everyone else) are shocked at the grotesque-looking Maximus and Pascal, both covered with tar, who offer the rings. This triggers a surge of memories from Rapunzel's past, and realizing Gothel is a fraud, she finally finds the courage to rebel against her.
Gothel complies, and Rapunzel goes to Eugene despite Eugene's pleas to leave him and escape Gothel. Before Gothel prepares to escape with Rapunzel in tow, Rapunzel, desperate to save Eugene, promises to do whatever Gothel pleases in return for healing Eugene. In the story, Rapunzel and Eugene are getting married while Pascal and Maximus struggle to retrieve the rings.
Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore) isn't the typical princess in need of rescuing; she does her fair share of saving Flynn Rider (Zachary Levi) -- who's no Prince Charming. Rapunzel explains everything to him, including her lifelong imprisonment by Gothel to protect her magic hair, and that if the hair is ever cut, it will turn brown and lose its power. The two embrace each other and share their first kiss. For years, he wanders through the wastelands of the country and eventually comes to the wilderness where Rapunzel now lives with the twins to whom she has given birth, a boy and a girl. The two appear in a vision of Maximus and Pascal where everyone in attendance becomes upset at the loss of the rings. Rapunzel remarks, "A big, strong man is in need of rescuing! Rapunzel then forcibly recruits Flynn into taking her to see the lanterns in return for the crown that he has stolen from the palace.
While Prince Charming pushes Rapunzel to fight this manifestation of her own fear, the witch throws him out of the tower. She also wears a white petticoat underneath. With his dying breath, Eugene tells Rapunzel that she was his new dream, and Rapunzel replies he was hers. She has fair skin with a light tint of blush to it and is mostly known for her golden blonde long hair which in length is around 70 feet, though her hair is naturally brown, like her parents'. Rapunzel hopes to show Mother Gothel the captured Flynn in an attempt to prove that she can indeed handle herself in the outside world. Although the thorn bush breaks his fall and saves his life, it scratches his eyes and blinds him. When Eugene leaves to collect more firewood, Gothel appears and tells Rapunzel they are going home. 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. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. That night, Rapunzel is overjoyed to finally be living her dream as she enchantingly watches the lanterns float from the streets of the kingdom to the boats on the lake. Many years later, Rapunzel, afraid she won't live up to her parents' names as a ruler, digs up and ingest a plant called night root, which is rumored to rid the user of their fears, but it has no effect.