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Rapunzel (Maya Rudolph) is the secondary antagonist of Shrek the Third. She is a former member of the princess group and Prince Charming's secret girlfriend.

Shrek the Third[]

Rapunzel is first seen with the other princesses attending King Harold’s funeral. She is later seen during Fiona's baby shower until Prince Charming invades the castle and the princesses and Queen Lillian escape secretly. Eventually, Rapunzel pretends to find an exit and runs all the way to where Charming really is. The princesses and the Queen follow, but they are cornered by Charming's knights. Rapunzel then reveals her true nature that she is on Charming schemes and his girlfriend and shows off her love and affection towards him and the ladies are imprisoned in a dungeon. While they are imprisoned, Rapunzel is practicing for her role in Prince Charming's play. In the final performance, she sings and acts as a princess on top of a tower (mimicking Princess Fiona, whose situation itself was a mimic of Rapunzel's) but the play was interrupted by all of Shrek's friends and wife. Gingy enters the stage by holding on to her hair as he quickly gets down. He accidentally pulls all of her hair and Rapunzel gasps in horror (when it is revealed that she is actually bald). She later runs off the stage due to the embarrassment; it is unknown on what happens to her afterwards.

Trivia[]

  • Despite being a villain, Rapunzel was depicted in some posters as being with Fiona and the other princesses in their fighting poses. This may have been done to hide the fact that Rapunzel was actually a villain or may be an indicator that an early version of the film had Rapunzel as one of the heroes.
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