I read comments saying that Trein has already talked about a possible character based on Cinderella, but I can’t find anything about it and I’m starting to doubt it, has he actually mentioned it?
It also seems like they’ve given him special attention, like him being the one who discovered Meleanor’s gem, and the Fairy Godmother being the Minister of Magic. It made me wonder if Cinderella could be a teacher at RSA who was taught by Trein, since I doubt she would be a student. And maybe Belle could be a teacher as well? Like how Tiana is in charge of a shop
I don’t recall Trein talking about a potential twisted!Cinderella at all. He has only ever spoken about his two biological daughters, Anna and Dolly/Zella.
In 8-23, Trein recounts a story of a fairy giving a girl that endured many hardships a pair of Glass Slippers. That girl then attended a ball and left behind one shoe when fleeing from it. The prince was able to locate her again using the left behind Glass Slipper, and the girl married into royalty. As a result, the people had a queen that understood the plight of the common man. Many political reforms occurred, and, as a result, the country prospered. One pair of shoes managed to change the trajectory of an entire country—nothing short of a miracle.
I think people might be mistaking this scene as Trein discussing a twisted!Cinderella? But he could very well actually be talking about Cinderella directly from the Disney film, especially considering that the Disney characters are historical figures not referred to by their actual names in the Twst canon.
I know a popular fan theory is that Cater is loosely based on Cinderella. He has two older sisters that boss him around and make him do chores, which is behavior reminiscent of Cinderella’s stepsisters. For example, Cater says in his Birthday Jacket vignettes that he recalls being sent to buy ice-cream for his sisters and being made to carry the clothes they shop for.
There’s many other little details too, such as the following (credit to Yuurei20 for compiling relevant evidence and screenshots in this helpful video):
Cater is warned to return to his dorm “by midnight” in Ghost Marriage.
He often uses his UM to handle menial tasks, such as his share of chores for Heartslabyul, similar to how Cinderella is often doing many chores.
Some fans claim his UM, Split Card, is a reference to Cinderella reflected in the many soap bubbles of Sing Sweet, Nightingale.
There’s a deleted Cinderella song where she wishes there were more of her to help with the chores.
Both Cater and Trein are also from the same country, the Shaftlands. Notably, Cater is the ONLY Heartslabyul boy not from the Queendom of Roses.
Cater has a voice line during Lessons where he comments on Trein’s strictness. Trein is, of course, twisted from Cinderella’s strict stepmother.
He shares a birthday with the original English VA for Prince Charming.
In the live action Cinderella, she is the daughter of a merchant that often travels for business. Similarly, Cater’s father (a banker) often travels for his job.
There’s an unexplained blue heel topping a cake in the Heartslabyul lounge’s birthday background.
In Riddle’s Dorm Uniform vignettes, Riddle posts pictures of things like rags and brooms on Magicam to help Cater study for a class. Cinderella uses both a rag and a broom to clean. Riddle mentions cleaning carpets too, which is a chore Cinderella is ordered to do.
Additionally, Riddle uses #FireplaceAshes at one point in the vignettes. In fact, ashes are where Cinderella’s nam originates. Ashes -> Ashenputtel, cinders -> Cinderella, etc.
I should note that even though Cater has elements of Cinderella, it’s entirely possible for there to be other characters with Cinderella traits and for a formal character twisted from Cinderella to exist. Twst is no stranger to pulling this kind of thing.
Back to Trein and the Cinderella connections!
In 8-37, we meet a NPC (no design shown, only voice and name given) by the name of ゴドリーナ・メザー (Godorīna Mezā). She is the director of the Department of Education at the Ministry of Magic. Her initials, GM, and the way her first name’s first syllable sounds like “god” have led many to speculate that she is a twisted Fairy Godmother.
It should be noted that she is not shown to have a relationship with Trein or demonstrating any particular Fairy Godmother-y traits at this point in the main story. All this character has done so far is make some announcements for the interscholastic tournament.
Trein’s definitely been getting a lot of attention lately, which I find both makes sense and is a bit odd. Being the history professor, he’s a useful vehicle for exposition, but it’s sad for the other staff who get way less importance in the main story 😔
We don’t know about any potential twisted!Cinderella or Belle yet, but I’ve seen lots of fan interpretations that envision Belle as a librarian. Not so sure about Cinderella.
