This page focuses on relationships with the character Cassandra.
Big Four[]
Allies[]
Rapunzel Corona[]
Cassandra is Rapunzel's handmaiden and close friend in Tangled: Before Ever After and follow-up series. Cassandra not only does what she can to serve Rapunzel, but also does what she can to help and support Rapunzel in her palace and princess life, as Rapunzel had spent the eighteen years of her life locked with a tower and has not idea on how to a princess; as well as having to deal with her overprotective father. Cassandra came up wit the idea to take Rapunzel over the wall and into the outskirts of Corona, so she could cheer her friend up and give her a chance to spend time in the outside world; as well as taking Rapunzel to the spot that the royal guards had found the flower that save both her and her mother, and the reason for her healing powers. When Rapunzel touched one of the stone spikes that surrounded the spot, her long, blond heir returned, the two knew that they could be in series trouble should the King discover their little "trip" and how it led to Rapunzel's hair to grow back. Since the magic within the hair was the reason that Rapunzel was kidnapped as infant, so the two did what they could to hide it from the King, until Lady Caine's attacked forced Rapunzel to revile it to the kingdom. Afterwards, the two had many adventures with each other while promising one another to keep the black rocks secret from everyone else. Cassandra and Rapunzel then set out to uncover the truth for the hair's return and how it is connected to the stone spikes.
In "Beginnings", it is revealed how the two met. Cassandra was assigned to be her handmaiden, but she could not stand the rambunctious princess, as Rapunzel’s personality clashed with her more serious demeanour. Rapunzel wanted to befriend her and seized the opportunity when her parents announced that they were hosting the Contest of Crowns in which the princesses of all seven kingdoms compete in a series of games. She forced Cassandra to be her partner and she reluctantly obliged. Rapunzel's methods turned out to be disastrous and cost the two many of the game rounds, but after showing off her physical capabilities, Cassandra is offered to join the royal guard of Ingvarr by Ingvarr's Queen, but she would have to win the final competition where only the top two teams are qualified. Rapunzel ended up ruining everything for her, and Cassandra angrily scolded her. She had a change of heart after realising that neither of them has had much of a history making friends, and the two bond over it. Rapunzel and Cassandra manage to work their way back to the too until it was just them against the Princesses of Ingvarr. However, right before the final round started, the Queen of Ingvarr revealed to Rapunzel of Cassandra's true goal, which made Rapunzel feel betrayed. When Cassandra argued that it was an important opportunity for her, Rapunzel bitterly agreed that they should focus on winning. They are tasked with grabbing a flag on the back of a giant iron lion. After a fierce battle, Cassandra chose to help Rapunzel over grabbing the flag, which resulted in their loss of the game and Cassandra’s chances of becoming an Ingvarrian warrior, but in the process, her friendship with Rapunzel blossomed.
On their journey together, however, their relationship begins to strain when Cassandra begins to lose Rapunzel’s trust in the Great Tree and her hand is injured greatly by Rapunzel‘s Hurt Incantation. It is revealed that Cassandra was secretly a bit envious that Rapunzel has had her time for glory, whereas Cassandra was still waiting to have her own moment. During their time in the House of Yesterday’s Tomorrow, Cassandra shows hints of betraying and resentment towards Rapunzel after she enters a strange door. Eugene suspects Cassandra of betraying Rapunzel. It is finally revealed that Cassandra is the biological daughter of Mother Gothel, who abandoned Cassandra on the night she stole Rapunzel. Cassandra, out of hatred towards Rapunzel for being chosen over herself by her own mother, stole the Moonstone Opal, bonded with it, and claimed Rapunzel’s destiny as her own. While Rapunzel attempted to plea with Cassandra, Cassandra let go of her relationship with Rapunzel and fled, but not before cutting off all ties with her, leaving two former friends as enemies. While Cassandra views Rapunzel as her enemy, Rapunzel does not share these feelings and actually wants Cassandra to return. Since then, Cassandra has been trained by the spirit of a young girl who showed Cassandra her past in the House of Yesterday’s Tomorrow to harness the Moonstone’s power, intent on destroying Rapunzel. Cassandra, however, seems to feel a remorseful about their turmoil, but quickly lets go it after the Enchanted Girl explains how Rapunzel was given most of the Moonstone’s power the moment she touched the Black Rocks, and reminds her how Gothel chose Rapunzel over her, which angers Cassandra. She is further angered upon learning that she doesn’t fully possess the Moonstone’s powers. Rapunzel still believe that there is hope Cass can be saved.
When Cassandra arrived in Corona, Rapunzel was both happy and nervous to see Cassandra, and genuinely believed that she returned to make amends, only for Cassandra to burst her bubble saying that she needed the Demanitus scroll. Rapunzel refused to do so, which forced Cassandra to steal the scroll by force and Varian (since he knew how to translate the incantation). Cassandra seems to blame Rapunzel for Gothel’s death, which emotionally hurt Rapunzel (for it was a strong reminder that she was responsible for the death of the woman who raised her). Rapunzel arrived at Cassandra’s castle to take back the scroll and Varian, but refused to fight Cassandra. The two fought with each other, while Cassandra was influenced to break Rapunzel’s spirit with Eugene. She had little to no qualms in doing so, hinting that she had fully let go of Rapunzel. However, Cass was defeated when Rapunzel used the fourth incantation, and the two once again parted as enemies. After an encounter with Zhan Tiri, Rapunzel deems him to a bigger threat than Cassandra ever was.
When there were reports of Gothel’s ghost supposedly haunting Cassandra’s childhood home, both Cassandra and Rapunzel went to investigate, although they met with much hostility. After a brief fighting, Rapunzel tried once again to talk to Cassandra, but Cassandra, blinded by her anger, accidentally trapped themselves in the caverns deep below. Cassandra refused to work with Rapunzel to get out, but begrudgingly agreed after being attacked by mole monsters. Cassandra was quite hurt upon seeing Gothel’s mirrors, which showed how much Gothel never truly cared for her. Rapunzel then revealed that Gothel never truly loved her either, and, after having some fun fighting the monsters, the two finally began to mend their bond, and Cass began to start calling Rapunzel “Raps” again. However, due to Zhan Tiri’s/Enchanted Girl’s meddling, Cassandra discovered a mirror in Rapunzel’s bag which showed the first amount of affection Gothel ever showed her as a child (however, unknown to her, there was shard missing, which revealed that the affection Gothel showed her was actually a ruse in order to keep the girl busy). Cassandra, feeling angry and betrayed that Rapunzel had ‘kept the first bit of evidence that Gothel cared for her hidden,’ she turned on her once again and locked her in the caverns. After returning to her tower, a hurt Cassandra finally decides to finish Rapunzel once and for all after once again being manipulated by Zhan Tiri.
In "Once a Handmaiden..." Cassandra is seen wandering around her castle and finds the missing shard of the mirror, which contains the evidence that Gothel never cared for her, and confronts Zhan Tiri on this. It is during this that Cassandra finally learns who Zhan Tiri is and runs away. She ponders on her actions, and realizes that she has become a bad guy, and decides to apologize to Rapunzel, but was too scared to talk to her face-to-face, especially since she has become Corona’s most wanted. So she uses a magical cloak she had stolen during “Race to The Spire” to disguise herself as one of the Handmaidens Faith in order to talk to Rapunzel. Meanwhile, Rapunzel discovers that Varian and Eugene have been working on a secret project that could annihilate Cassandra called “Project Obsidian,” and reluctantly agreed to it, but only as a last resort. Throughout the day, Cassandra (as Faith) begins to reconnect with Rapunzel, and was happy to learn that Rapunzel still believed there was good in her. However, she was put in an uncomfortable position after being cast as Rapunzel in Feldspar’s play, which depicts the scene where Cassandra betrayed Rapunzel. Rapunzel then casts herself as Cass and the two (unknowingly) admit how they feel about the whole situation. Casandra retires to her tent and discovers Zhan Tiri there waiting for her. Zhan Tiri reveals “Project Obsidian,” but Cassandra refuses to believe it and goes to talk to Rapunzel. During a private talk she intends to have with Rapunzel, Cassandra is about to reveal herself to her until Zhan Tiri unmasks her. Afterwards, the kingdom attacks her in fear, and Varian and Eugene unleash Project Obsidian on Cassandra, but were halted by Rapunzel. Unfortunately, Zhan Tiri once again meddled in their affairs and encased Cassandra in the Amber, but she broke out. Betrayed and angry that Rapunzel knew that it would happen, Cassandra finally reaches the last straw and lets go of Rapunzel for good, while also quoting her mother’s famous line, “You want me to be the bad guy? Fine. Now I’m the bad guy.” She then attacks Corona, and knocks Rapunzel out unconscious. She then covers the kingdom in black rocks, while the citizens retreat. As Rapunzel discovers this after waking up, she holds a determined looks on her face as Cassandra sits atop of the throne, symbolizing how she took over the kingdom.
n "Plus Es En Vous", Cassandra's rage and anger has made her become completely malevolent, and any remembrance of Rapunzel’s “betrayal” causes her to destroy things in a rage. She also no longer trusts Zhan Tiri, possibly blaming her for most of the he events that transpired. Meanwhile, Rapunzel finds herself in Cassandra’s old bedroom after storming the castle and tearfully says tat shed give anything to have the old Cass back as she reminisces about their times together. As Cass and Rapunzel fight, Cassandra sadistically mocks her and reminds her of how she’s always felt second best. Cassandra seems to hold some fondness left for Rapunzel by sparing a jar made by her Aunt Willow, which Rapunzel holds dearly. However, this fondness wasn’t enough for Cassandra to spare Rapunzel entirely just as she was about to end Rapunzel until Zhan Tiri stoke both the Moonstone and SunDrop, reducing Rapunzel's hair back to its natural color and Cassandra back to her old self. While imprisoned, Cassandra breaks down and finally apologizes to Rapunzel, revealing that she had let her rage cloud her mind and prevented her from seeing what she really needed. She also reveals that all she wanted to find her own destiny and set out a path for herself, but let her insecurities blind her from those needs. Cass initially begged Rapunzel to hate her out of guilt, but Rapunzel refused to. The two then finally made amends and Rapunzel says that there is more in Cassandra, more than she ever knew, which installs a new confidence in Cassandra. Once they break out of the prison and defeat Zhan Tiri, Cass was gravely injured in the scuffle and apparently died, but was revived by Rapunzel by using the Moonstone and SunDrop. She later leaves Corona after tearfully bids farewell to Rapunzel, acknowledging themselves as best friends, and sets out to travel the world and find her destiny. Rapunzel revealed that although she was sad Cass was leaving, she was happy to know that Cass would finally be getting her happily ever after and will forever remember Cassandra as her best friend.
Due to the strong friendship between the characters, many fans like to ship them romantically. Their ship name is Rapssandra (or Cassunzel, more commonly).
Merida DunBroch[]
Merida and Cassandra may not immediately hit it off, but after a while, they would get along as they are both like to wield sword and bows, have adventures, ride horse back and have warrior-like fathers. Merida most likely turns against Cassandra due to her betrayal, although she would feel some pity for her considering the reasons she chose to betray Rapunzel, for she knows how powerful a mother and daughter relationship can be and how it can effect people. After she reforms, Merida most likely forgives her and is amused to see how similar Cass's newfound lifestyle is to Merida's own dreams. She might encounter Cass during her traveling.
However, some fans are enamoured with the idea of Cassandra and Merida entering a romantic relationship (Merissandra) since they have similar tastes and personalities.
Jack Frost[]
Not much is known about their relationship, however some fans interpret Jack viewing Cassandra as bossy and uptight (and apparently, loves to play tricks on Cassandra, such as freezing up her sword and throwing snowballs at her), whereas Cassandra views the Guardian as an annoying little brother, and possibly a threat if he and Rapunzel enter a romantic relationship, although this depends if she believes in him. Due to her experience with magic, she might believe in him, but her no-nonsense attitude may make her find the spirit to be nothing but legend. Jack most likely turns against Cassandra as well due to her betrayal, although he would feel some pity for her considering of the reasons she chose to betray Rapunzel. After she reforms, Jack would most likely forgives her. He may encounter Cassandra during her travels. Fanon-wise, there are a few fans who like to ship Jack and Cassandra together as "Cassack" or "Jackssandra".
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III[]
Cassandra would remind Hiccup of Astrid, while Hiccup would remind Cassandra of Varian. It is most likely that Hiccup has turned against her now due to her betrayal, although he would feel pity for her considering the reasons she chose to betray Rapunzel, as he knows what it is like to be abandoned by a mother (even if his mother had a good reason for not returning) and to be underestimated. After she reforms, Hiccup most likely forgives her. Casandra may encounter the young Viking during her travels.
Because she is similar to Astrid (and because Hiccup is usually shipped with women with warrior capabilities), some fans like to ship Hiccup and Cassandra together (Cassiccup).
Toothless[]
Enemies[]
Mother Gothel[]
Cassandra with Gothel, as a child
Cassandra's knowledge on Gothel was the same as everyone else’s, as she only knew of the witch in Rapunzel’s backstory with her. For all she knew, Gothel was the woman who had stolen Rapunzel (who was the new form of the SunDrop Flower) and locked her away in a tower so she could forever stay young via Rapunzel’s hair, but was defeated by her adoptive daughter and her boyfriend and was pushed out of window, in which she fell to her death (although she disintegrated before her body hit the ground).
Before it was confirmed in the beginning of season three, the color of Cass's hazel green eyes and the dark color of her hair had gotten a few fans to believe that Cassandra is in fact Gothel's daughter. The theory of Cassandra being Gothel's daughter is mostly connected to one of the theories as to why Cassandra betrayed her friends, along with the mysterious events of Cassandra's time in the unknown room that she walked into and later came out of, after the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow was destroyed. These theories are later proven true when Cassandra explains her backstory to Rapunzel, revealing that, as a young child, Gothel never gave any motherly attention towards Cassandra. In fact, she barely gave Cassandra any attention at all other than getting toys to start and giving her chores, despite Cassandra’s attempts to get her attention, such as acting like a good daughter and cleaning up the house (which may have been an actual job Gothel gave her rather than an act of getting attention, since Gothel cruelly states that Cassandra must stay at the cottage since it wasn’t going to clean itself, hinting that she may have used her own daughter as a servant). The night Gothel kidnapped Rapunzel, she went back to her cottage only to find it surrounded by guards. Cassandra pointed her out, but, much to the girl’s horror, Gothel cut the bridge ropes that connected to the cottage and made her escape, therefore abandoning Cassandra. Cassandra has since then repressed her memories of Gothel and was raised by the Captain of the Royal Guards. Cassandra was shown what happened when she entered a door in the House of Yesterday’s Tomorrow, with the help of a spirit girl (who later helps Cassandra harness the Moonstone’s power). After confronting Rapunzel with this information, she then bonds herself with the Moonstone and cuts off all ties with Rapunzel, simply due to Gothel’s preference of Rapunzel over Cassandra. Cassandra’s relationship with Gothel is one of the sole reasons for her betrayal, although it is unknown on how Cassandra views her mother after learning her history.
Surprisingly, despite the fact that Gothel abandoned her and did not show care for her, Cassandra still cared about her mother and pinned the blame of her death on Rapunzel. If Gothel were to return somehow and reunite with her biological daughter, however, since she showed no love or care towards Cassandra in the past, would not truly care for her daughter’s wellbeing and would only use her for her own benefit, possibly putting in a motherly façade like she did with Rapunzel.
When there were supposed hauntings of Gothel's Ghost in Cassandra's childhood home, both Cassandra and Rapunzel went to investigate. After they trapped themselves in a cavern below the house and found Gothel’s horse of magic mirrors, Cassandra finally began to see how awful and vain Gothel was. It was over their lack of nurture and true care from Gothel that Rapunzel and Cassandra finally began to mend their bond. However, via Zhan Tiri’s meddling, a magic mirror which recorded the first bits of affections Gothel ever showed Cassandra as a child wound up in Rapunzel‘s bag, which Cassandra felt betrayed by, believing Rapunzel had put it there so Cassandra would never find out about Gothel’s ’love’ for her. However, unknown to Cassandra, there was a shard missing from the mirror, which revealed that the affection Gothel gave young Cassandra was actually a ruse just to keep her busy, while Gothel called her a lousy little pest, showing that she truly never cared about Cassandra at all. In the beginning of “Once a Handmaiden...,” Cassandra discovers the missing mirror shard from outside, finally realizing her mother’s true feelings about her. She was at first shocked of the revelation, but it quickly turned into anger. It is from this revelation that she discovers who Zhan Tiri really is and how awful her actions have been. It is unknown how she currently feels about her mother, but it is possible that she now no longer cares about her after discovering what her mother really thought of her, and may actually be angry with her mother.
Before Gothel's true feelings about Cassandra were reveled, a few fans had wondered if Gothel did in fact care about Cassandra and chose to give her a better life outside the one she had Rapunzel live in her care, along with secretly visiting her daughter from afar. There are also a few fans who believe that Cass may not have actually loved Gothel, but just needed something to cling to, however, this was proven wrong as Cass had loved her mother as a young girl and was genuinely hurt when she discovered the truth behind the circumstances of her adoption and abandonment.
Pitch Black[]
Before third season aired and revealed the true reason for Cassandra's betrayal, some fans had Pitch whispering dark things in her ears from the shadows or during her time in the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow's mysterious room as he tells Cass what she must do to keep Rapunzel from restoring balance; or had took her under his wing after Cass became corrupted by the Moonstone opal. Even though this is not the case, it is most likely that Pitch would later encounter Cassandra and try to use her for his own benefit. After Cass reforms, Pitch believes that she is no longer prone to his mind control, much to his annoyance. He would be very surprised to learn that she is Gothel’s biological daughter. As a result of his surprise, he may also be slightly disgusted by the fact that Gothel abandoned her own daughter in order to stay young (due to the fact that he, as a parent himself, cared very much for his own daughter), and would feel some form of slight pity for the girl, although ultimately he would not care much Cass and may find some sadistic humour in her case.
Some fans like to romantically pair the two as “Cass Black” or “Pitchssandra”. While Gothitch fans could have Pitch has Cassandra's father.
Mor'du[]
Cassandra might initially believe Mor‘du to be nothing but a legend, although should she encounter the demon bear she was become hostile towards it.
Red Death[]
Considering the fact that the Dragon is very dangerous and intelligent, Cass would definitely view it as a threat and would try to defend herself against it.
Expanded Universes[]
Friends and Allies[]
Queen Elsa of Arendelle[]
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Despite there being little interaction between the two, Cassandra and Elsa have a few things in common, such as their decision to stay single, parental issues, and their cold demeanours. The one thing they have most in common is the relationship between themselves and their much more bubbly and outgoing friends (or sister, in Elsa's case). Both of them had cut off ties with their friend/sister and ran away, declaring to give themselves a new destiny, although the two later reform in the end and make amends with their friend/sister, which would probably give the two something to bond over. Cassandra might encounter Elsa in the Enchanted Forest during her travels.
Some fans like to pair the two romantically as Elssandra.
Princess Anna of Arendelle[]
Because Anna and Rapunzel are similar in personality, Cassandra would see Anna as Arendelle’s Rapunzel, which may result in a small friendship between the two. They most likely became enemies after Cass’s betrayal, and since Anna is like Rapunzel, Cassandra would’ve held some rage directed at her because her personality reminds her of her friend. It is possible that Cass may encounter Anna in Arendelle while she travels around the world.
Hiro Hamada[]
Cassandra would most likely see Hiro as another version of Varian, while Hiro would see Cassandra as Corona’s warrior version of GoGo. He would also be amused that her name is the same as his Aunt Cass’s, and would playfully call her so in order to confuse her.
Baymax[]
Mavis Dracula[]
Count Dracula[]
Jonathan[]
The Once-ler[]
Wreck-It Ralph[]
Vanellope von Schweetz[]
Mary Katherine[]
Nod[]
Moana Waialiki[]
Cassandra would most likely admire the young chieftess's determination and sense of adventure, although she, like Maui, would initially see Moana as still inexperienced and in need of proper teaching, although considering the fact that they both have strict fathers that have big expectations for them and used to feel pressured about their low self-confidence, Cass would try not to be so hard on Moana.
Queen Elinor[]
Elinor would see her daughter’s rebellious side in Cassandra, but whenever Cassandra is in her handmaiden style, Elinor would take to her quickly, believing her to be proper princess material due to Cassandra’s knowledge on etiquette. Cassandra, however, would quickly disagree with her and explain that she’s a warrior instead of a handmaiden. She would distrust Cassandra when she was corrupted by the Moonstone, but the two would be in good terms again when Cassandra redeemed herself.
Enemies[]
Prince Hans of the Southern Isles[]
Hans (similar to Andrew) might see Cassandra as a connection to Rapunzel, as she was her handmaiden, or maybe as a bargaining chip due to her status as daughter of the Captain of the Royal Guards, allowing him to figure out Corona’s secrets and find a way how to usurp the throne. Cassandra would be distrustful and wary of the prince, especially if she were to hear about his history with Arendelle, and might manipulate him the same way she did with Andrew. She would also be disgusted with his plans to take over the throne via murdering its current rulers. After her fall into villainy and success in taking over Corona, Hans would be intimidated yet impressed by her powerful status. After leaving Corona to travel the world, Cassandra may find herself in the Southern Isles and may encounter Hans as a result.
Mandrake[]
King Candy[]
Yokai[]
Tangled[]
Family[]
Captain of the Guards[]
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While Cassandra isn't the captain's blood child, he loves her as any father would love their own child, just as Cassandra looks up to the man that raised her. It is unknown if he is aware of Cass’a betrayal. It is later revealed that he does know about Cass’s current status, although he is in constant denial over it, due to an encounter with her while she was corrupted. Cassandra showed great animosity towards her father for knowing who her mother was all along and attacked him. Due to his immense love for his daughter, he does not accept that Cassandra is no longer who she was before and instead just wants his little girl back and fix his mistakes, but this also meant that he was giving up on Cassandra. However, after his wish comes true and backfired on him, the Captain made the hard choice of sending his wish back and finally accepts the fact that Cass is corrupted, but does not plan to give up on her. Because the Captain is unwilling to fight his own daughter, he resigns from his post. He appears to be suffering from nightmares of fighting her. In the final episode, the two reconcile and the Captain seems to let go of his daughter, allowing her to follow her destiny. However, a few fans (after seeing his current attire) believe that he may be joining his daughter on her journey.
Friends/Allies[]
Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert[]
Eugene and Cassandra don't get on so well and bickered like siblings from time to time. Even when they have two things in common; they both care about Rapunzel and were orphaned as children, with no idea who their birth parents were. Despite their apparent new bonding, they still bicker and fight. Eugene was the first (and only) person to suspect that Cassandra would betray Rapunzel, and later turned out to be correct. However, he did show some sadness while comforting Rapunzel over her betrayal. He showed great animosity towards the subject of Cassandra and still found her annoying even when she wasn’t there, but was extremely hostile to her when she showed up. When he was on Terapai Island, Eugene admitted that he kind a missed Cassandra when being attacked by the Cassandra duplicates, specifically her charm, her wit, ‘the fact that there was only one of her.’ After Casandra reforms, she and Eugene share a heartfelt goodbye and acknowledge themselves as friends, putting aside their differences for the first time since being trapped together during Rapunzel’s bonding project.
There were fans who had believed in the possibility of the two being siblings, however it was proven to be incorrect as Eugene is the son of King Edmund and an unknown Queen of the Dark Kingdom, whereas Cassandra is the biological daughter of Mother Gothel.
Some fans like to ship them romantically, and their ship name is Eugssandra.
Varian[]
When Cassandra first heard about Varian she had thought that he was a wizard that could help her and Rapunzel understand the princess's new, returned hair, until the two met the "powerful wizard" and discovered that he is in fact a fourteen year old alchemist. Varian showed hints of having a crush on Cassandra, such as helping her with her duties and bashfully almost giving away the reason why he was at the ceremony. Cass used this to her advantage to get her activities down and participate in guarding the palace. However, this crush may have ended when Varian tribes against Rapunzel. In the third season, their roles were reversed as Varian is redeemed, although they have no interaction with each other yet. He does know of her current status and felt sympathetic towards Rapunzel and Cassandra's problems. When Cassandra arrived in Corona to steal the Demanitus scroll, she kidnapped Varian as well since he knew how to translate the scroll. Varian pleaded with Cassandra to stop her plans, and explained how awful the path she was taking was and how it can lead to unredeemable choices, as he recounted from his own experience. Cassandra seemed to consider it at first, but quickly reminded him that while he lost in his game, she was winning hers, and locked him away so he wouldn't escape. She later appeared to look guilty and may have actually listened to Varian's words, but whatever reservations she had on them were diminished after Rapunzel arrived. In “One a Handmaiden...,” Varian is seen with Eugene using a bazooka that houses his amber formula, in which he plans to use on Cassandra as a last resort. He later tries to talk to Cassandra during her attack on Corona after she is discovered (unknown to him, Cassandra, who has finally figured out Zhan Tiri’s deception, had returned to Corona to apologize to Rapunzel, but was stopped because of Zhan Tiri’s meddling), but she once again ignores him and finally lets go of her friends.
After Cassandra reforms back to her kind self, as Varian had done, she is seen wearing the purple beaded necklace that Varian gave her.
Some fans like to imagine a future where the two end up together romantically, or a world in which Varian was older, therefore being able to meet Cassandra’s standards of a romantic partner. Their ship is called Vassandra.
Lance Strongbow[]
Cassandra does not think highly of Lance and was the second person (after Eugene) to immediately know something was up when he arrived She considers him a loser and an ex-convict. Lance once tried to hit on Cassandra, but was met with failure and several injuries, and has since then not thought highly of her either.
Maximus[]
Pascal[]
The two had a neutral relationship up until Cassandra’s betrayal. They are presumably on neutral terms once again.
Owl[]
Owl is Cassandra's pet owl that she has named "Owl". He was her “eyes in the sky” and loyally stuck by her side even when after she betrayed Rapunzel. Owl, however, finally left Cassandra after seeing how corrupted she has become and joined Rapunzel’s side to save her. Owl reunited with Casandra in “Once a Handmaiden...”, and tried to help her make amends with Rapunzel, but constantly disproved of her methods of doing so. Because she has reformed, Owl once again is reinstated as her pet.
Fidella[]
Fidella is Cassandra's horse. They seem to have a professional relationship, since they are both quiet similar to each other.
Enemies[]
Lady Caine[]
Stabbington Brothers[]
Initially, the Brothers saw Cassandra as good leverage due to the fact she was the Princess’s handmaiden and the daughter of the Captain of the Guards, so naturally they kidnapped her, until they realized Cass’s warrior prowess and were quickly defeated.
Andrew[]
Andrew was a spy sent by the Separatists of Saporia, an underground organization that originally belonged to the kingdom of Saporia before it merged with Corona in romantic union between the rulers and is intent on destroying Corona. He posed as an anthropologist to get a journal containing secrets that could be useful to the Separatists, but in one of his letters, he spelled bibliophile wrong, which Cassandra noticed and immediately became suspicious. Cassandra supposedly formed a relationship, one Andrew hoped to use in order to retrieve the journal and take it back to the Separatists of Saporia, while Cassandra hoped to use it to take him down. Although, her cover was almost blown by Rapunzel (who didn’t know anything about her friend’s plans and indirectly ruined each attempt). One night, Cassandra offered Andrew a private look at the journal, to sign their signatures and proclaim their ‘love.’ While Cassandra had her back turned to sign her name, Andrew pulled out a dagger to kill her. However, his attack is immediately countered, as Cassandra had been manipulating him into revealing his plot the entire time. Cassandra nearly apprehended Andrew, but she was distracted by the arrival of Rapunzel. Andrew disarmed Cassandra and tied both her and Rapunzel down while he made his escape with the journal. Fortunately for the heroes, Rapunzel's boyfriend, Eugene, arrived and freed the two. They made it outside and leaped onto Andrew's hot air balloon just as it took flight. A showdown between Andrew and Cassandra takes place, and after an intense struggle, he is ultimately defeated.
In the first episode of Season 3, Cass and Andrew do not interact since she betrayed her friends, but Andrew admits that he was glad to be fighting Eugene instead of Cassandra. He then notes that Cass is not there and asks with mild interest where she is, but Eugene replies that her whereabouts are a sensitive subject. Andrew does not mention her again.
Despite Andrew’s evil intentions, some fans liked the idea of what could’ve happened between Cassandra and Andrew. There are also a few who had hoped that Cassandra might’ve broken Andrew out of jail and started a partnership, though this never happened.
Mother and Father[]
Hector[]
Hector and Cassandra are fierce rivals. When arriving at the Great Tree, Hector immediately attacked Rapunzel‘s group, facing Cassandra as a result. The two entered a scuffle, and have held a grudge against the other ever since. During their next battle, Hector almost killed Cass until Rapunzel intervenes. It is unknown if Cassandra and Hector ever settled their differences, although despite the fact that they were enemies, some fans are fond of the idea of Hector and Cassandra getting together romantically since they both were capable warriors and Hector seemed to be around Cass’s age.
Zhan Tiri[]
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Other than knowing of Zhan Tiri's legend with Lord Demanitus and his involvement with the Great Tree, Cass has no other knowledge of Zhan Tiri. Before it was officially revealed in both "Cassandra's Revenge" and "Race to the Spire", there were theories of the Enchanted Girl, who helps Cassandra with her newfound Moonstone powers, either being a follower of Zhan Tiri or is Zhan Tiri herself in disguise, when the Enchanted Girl really turns out to be another form of Zhan Tiri. It is later revealed that Cassandra’s mother, Gothel, was one of Zhan Tiri's followers.
When Cassandra first met Zhan Tiri as the Enchanted Girl at the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow, Zhan Tiri portrayed herself as a friendly girl's spirit who genuinely felt sympathetic to Cassandra's abandonment. The Ghost Girl then showed Cass her past. Later, she comes to help Cassandra master the Black Rocks' power, and constantly put pressure on her that her destiny was to destroy Rapunzel, revealing her true nature as manipulative and cruel. There were several hints that the Enchanted Girl maybe a follower of Zhan Tiri or Zhan Tiri herself, and is using Cassandra to gain the ultimate power. After Rapunzel and Cassandra's first showdown, the Enchanted Girl then disappeared and reappeared out of a portal in her corporeal form, much to Cassandra's shock.
The two continue to work together, however, once she meets Rapunzel, she reveals her true identity as Zhan Tiri, and that she is only using Cassandra, who had no idea she was under the demon's complete control. Along with making sure that she stays under her control when Zhan Tiri had somehow managed to get Cass to believe that Gothel did in fact "love" her daughter, and that Rapunzel kept that knowledge from her. When Cassandra returned after her fight with Rapunzel and announced that she did know Gothel “loved her”, Zhan Tiri out on a fake sympathetic façade and encouraged her to use that knowledge to become stronger, along with disposing of the proof that Gothel truly never cared for Cassandra. Cassandra is still oblivious to who her mentor truly is and has no idea what is in store for her.
In "Once a Handmaiden...", Cassandra finally discovers who Zhan Tiri is after finding the missing mirror shard that held proof that Gothel never really loved her. Zhan Tiri reacts calmly to this, and instead declares that they were more like sisters than her and Rapunzel as they both had their destinies stolen from them. Cassandra then runs away to make amends with Rapunzel, but unfortunately, Zhan Tiri once again meddles in their affairs and turns Cass against her old friends again, which results in Cassandra finally letting go of them and takes over Corona. In the final episode, Zhan Tiri has lost Cassandra's full trust and the two have become enemies, in which has Cass imprisoning her in a cage of black rocks. Cassandra and Rapunzel later destroy Zhan Tiri and release the power of the Sun-Drop and Moonstone back into the heavens.
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King Frederic of Corona[]
Cassandra was fairly loyal to her king and treated him with respect, although she was willing to break a few of his rules so Rapunzel could be happy. She also had a slight fear of the king, for he has a lot of power and if he found out that Cass broke these rules, he could use that power to send her away to a convent. Her loyalty to him diminished after her downfall into villainy, although he most likely forgives her in the end
Queen Arianna of Corona[]
Pub Thugs[]
Cass and the Pub Thugs don’t interact much, but given the Thugs’ history, it would seem that Cassandra wouldn’t trust them. In ”Once a Handmaiden...,” Shorty was attracted to her and flirted with her in a similar manner he did when he met Gothel (which is ironic since Gothel is Cassandra‘s Mother). The other thugs, however, approached her with hostility and tried to turn her in once she said she was heading to Corona, unaware that her true intentions for this were so she could apologize to Rapunzel. It is from this reaction that Cass decides to use a magical cloak to sneak into Corona is she could talk to Rapunzel, mostly because she knows how the kingdom currently feels about her, which was shown from when the Thugs met her.
Xavier[]
Angry and Red[]
Adira[]
Cassandra met Adira on her journey with Rapunzel and Cass's distrust in the mysterious woman has her view Adira as a widow. She used to have mind control over Adira thanks to the Mindtrap, but no longer does. It is unknown if the two will ever meet again, but they might in case Cassandra finds herself in the Dark Kingdom in the future.