Disneyfication: In a similar vein as Disney's version, this version leaves out all the less PG parts of the original fairy tale, including Rapunzel's Teen Pregnancy and the prince's Eye Scream.Damsel out of Distress: Rapunzel manages to get out of most the scrapes she finds herself of her own accord.Cute Clumsy Girl: Penelope, whose big tail and untrained fire and strength can jump up at the worst times (and yet it conveniently works out for the plot).Cool Crown: Rapunzel gets an ornate one, of gold molded in lots of curls.Cool Big Sis: Barbie at the beginning, who tells this version of Rapunzel to motivate Kelly out of an artist's block.Her deliberate ignorance allows her to pass through Gothel's containment spell at the climax, since she never lied about not knowing his name. Rapunzel forgets to ask for Stefan's name during their first meeting, and later makes a point to avoid learning it after Gothel finds out about him.The hairbrush Rapunzel finds in Gothel's hidden room later transforms into the magical paintbrush that allows her to escape the tower.One of those butterflies alerts Gothel to the painting's presence. Butterfly of Death and Rebirth: Rapunzel paints living blue butterflies as she discovers the power of the paintbrush.Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Katrina, Melody, and Lorena.Attack Reflector: Stefan uses a plate to reflect Gothel's magic back at her, but she just absorbs it.Artifact Title: The plot has very little to do with the original tale of Rapunzel and the plot of that only appears as a dream sequence.However, he later seems to give her words more thought and suggests inviting King Wilhelm to the ball in an effort to start mending fences. Stefan immediately replies that it's too late to resolve the feud peacefully. Armor-Piercing Question: After hearing about the feud between Frederick and Wilhelm, Rapunzel asks why the kings can't sit down and talk it out, especially when the feud is hurting so many innocent people.
As it turns out, this is because Gothel didn't adopt Rapunzel like she led her to believe, and actually kidnapped her from her parents as retribution against Rapunzel's father. Adopt-a-Servant: Gothel took Rapunzel in as a baby and treats her like a servant instead of a daughter, with Rapunzel being required to cook and clean for her and address her as "My lady".She certainly never intended to start a war either. Also, in the original story, Gothel got Rapunzel out of (admittedly rather questionable) deal with her father, rather than kidnapping her out of petty revenge. Adaptational Villainy: Gothel wasn't an ideal mother in the original story, but she wasn't an emotionally abusive slave-driver to Rapunzel like she is here.She's also able to keep three men armed with swords on the defensive in the climax, handily demonstrating that she can take them out with magic faster than they can attack. Gothel here is able to use her magic to create the tower in the first place and imprison someone inside it forever. Adaptational Badass: The witch in the original tale never displayed much magic.Acrophobic Bird: Penelope, still being a young dragon, is a little rusty at very high heights.She's not even so lenient as to let Rapunzel address her as anything but "milady." Abusive Parents: Gothel fits the emotionally abusive type to a T.
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