Gothel's goal is equally straightforward – she wants to keep hold of Rapunzel's magic in order to stay young – but it's the way that she keeps her 'daughter' prisoner that makes her truly diabolical.

What is the purpose of Mother Gothel?

Overview… an evil witch who uses the rejuvenating powers of a magic flower to stay young forever. When that flower is co-opted by the royal family, Mother Gothel kidnaps the young princess, Rapunzel, and raises her as her own daughter. Mother Gothel is careful not to let Rapunzel out of the tower where she lives.

What is Mother Gothel's intentions?

Determined to keep herself beautiful and young forever, Gothel selfishly hoards the flower's power while keeping its gift a secret from the rest of the world.

What is Mother Gothel's objective?

Her gameplay can, however, be defined as two goals, which must be worked on simultaneously throughout the entire game: Gain at least 10 Trust. Keep Rapunzel out of Corona.

What was Mother Gothel's plan?

To ensure she keeps her new magic flower hidden, Mother Gothel refuses to let Rapunzel go outside, lying and telling her the world is a dangerous place where selfish people would try to hurt her and steal her hair to use her gift for themselves, while ironically, using her for her desperate need to stay young.

Mother Gothel's Tragic Story in Tangled (Disney)

Why did Mother Gothel turn to dust?

Gothel reluctantly releases her. However, Flynn unexpectedly cuts Rapunzel's hair, causing it to lose its magic and turn brown. Failing to salvage the hair, Gothel falls from the tower's window and disintegrates into dust.

Why did Mother Gothel want to live forever?

If she were really afraid of dying she would be obsessed with not getting sick, or being injured. She can't be afraid of dying or getting seriously hurt since she scales a friggin tower every three days from a fall that could KILL her. The only thing that she seems to love is beauty and youth.

What is Mother Gothel's weaknesses?

She has no problem with her manipulative and selfish nature, but she has major problems with her looks, and if she isn't young and beautiful, then she completely breaks down. It's sad, but it explains a lot of things about Gothel.

How old is Rapunzel's real mother?

Mother Gothel

Her actual age is around 400 years old, and due to this Gothel became obsessed with regaining her youth. She was ultimately forced to kidnap Rapunzel and raise her as her own at the cost of abandoning her birth daughter, Cassandra.

Who is Rapunzel's child?

The Mattel cartoon Ever After High (2013–2017), features Rapunzel's has two daughters: Holly O'Hair and Poppy O'Hair. Tangled: The Series (2017–2020) is a 2D animated TV show based on Disney Animation's computer animated musical feature film Tangled.

Did Mother Gothel actually care for Rapunzel?

Although she did take care of her when growing up and did gain her affection through treats, birthday gifts and pretense of motherly love, she spent eighteen years subtly but viciously abusing Rapunzel, verbally and emotionally, to destroy her self-esteem and make her completely dependent and vulnerable on her.

What is Mother Gothel's full name?

Trivia. Mother Gothel's original name was Madame Gothel.

Is Mother Gothel pure evil?

Verdict. Mother Gothel can be considered pure evil from any perspective.

How does Mother Gothel gain trust?

MOTHER GOTHEL must start her turn with at least 10 Trust, which she can gain by moving Rapunzel to Rapunzel's Tower, moving the Hair Brush, and defeating Heroes. Opponents may want to move Rapunzel toward Corona, attach a Frying Pan to vulnerable Heroes, and discard the Hair Brush.

Why did Mother Gothel keep Rapunzel her real birthday?

The villain took every precaution to ensure that her abducted daughter wouldn't be discovered by anyone, including keeping her entirely confined to a tower for 18 long years. It would have been the least of her deceptions to tell Rapunzel that she was born on a different day.

What is Rapunzel's real mom's name?

Queen Ariana is the Queen of Corona, the birth mother of Princess Rapunzel and a secondary character in the Disney Channel animated series, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.

Why did Gothel kidnap Rapunzel?

Gothel is the main antagonist in Tangled. She kidnapped baby Rapunzel to get the magical power of Rapunzel's golden hair. Its magic can make people young but when the hair is cut, it will lose its power. So instead, she had to kidnap baby Rapunzel to make herself young.

How much older is Flynn than Rapunzel?

Although Flynn Rider never mentions how old he is on-screen, the animators behind Tangled have confirmed (via Showbiz Cheat Sheet) that Flynn is 26 years old in the movie. When he meets the likable Disney princess Rapunzel in her tower, she's 17 years old with her 18th birthday right around the corner.

What was Rapunzel's real name before she was taken?

Rapunzel's real story is said to have been loosely based on a true story about a woman, Saint Barbara, in Italy around the 3rd century. The story of Barbara was that she was so beautiful that her father felt he had to lock her in a tower to protect her.

What crime did Mother Gothel commit?

What crimes did Mother Gothel commit? With her life suddenly endangered, Gothel kidnaps the infant, imprisoning the princess in an isolated tower for eighteen years while posing as her mother to exploit her powers. Mother Gothel as she appears in Disney's Tangled.

How is Mother Gothel greedy?

9 Mother Gothel Sought Immortality At Rapunzel's Expense

She hoped to manipulate the titular character into staying in the tower so that she could harvest her hair and use it to facilitate eternal youth.

Why is Rapunzel named after lettuce?

According to the Brothers Grimm, Princess Rapunzel is named after the cultivated vegetable of the same name, growing in a witch's garden. The wording of the story suggested to me that the Grimms' contemporaries would be familiar with the plant as a vegetable, that it wasn't a fantastical invented thing.

Who killed Gothel?

Rapunzel was eventually freed from Gothel by her lover Eugene Fitzherbert as Pascal and threw Gothel out of the tower and destroyed Rapunzels powers that kept Gothel alive. It is unknown of the fall from the tower killed her or that she turned to dust because of Rapunzels hair being cut off first.

Why did Rapunzel never cut her hair?

Rapunzel says that if her magical hair happened to be cut off it would lose all its magic, turn brown and never grow again.