Friends and I watched Tangled the other day, and we made a joke about Mother Gothel and Rapunzel being like Shalom and Christina and my brain absolutely ran off with it, so now you get this.
Some more doodles, and waaaay too long notes below.
(This assumes you know the plot of Tangled, but if not the important bits I didn’t mention in my notes is that Rapunzel is a Princess that gets kidnapped by Mother Gothel and kept in a tower because of her magical hair that can keep Gothel alive forever.)
Rapunzel / Christina:
Christina is probably the character that needs to change the least. Naive, clumsy and pretty violent already fits Christina very well. The main differences would be Christina's sense of justice, and detective tendencies. Tower Christina wouldn't have experienced enough injustice to have such a strong sense for it to begin with, but well Shalom's lie would most likely cause that same anger and injustice she feels in game. She can have a bunch of detective novels in the tower, and she’s getting a hatchet instead of a frying pan.
Mother Gothel / Shalom:
I think Shalom wouldn't need to change from her in game self much at all. This Shalom does need to be a Shalom that has a lack of emotions. The main difference would be Mother Gothel's dynamic with Rapunzel. I see Shalom and Christina's relationship in game as sisterly rather than paternal, but a paternal Shalom works fine here given the circumstances of the story. While Mother Gothel dgaf about Rapunzel, Shalom should care about Christina while still seeing her as a tool, basically the same as their in-game dynamic (Also isn't it more interesting if Mother Gothel does care?). Shalom also isn't just an asshole to Christina for no reason and she would not lose her temper, she doesn't need to be doing all that for her to be the manipulation queen.
Maximus / Rahu:
Woof.
The Stabbington Brothers / Captain of the Guards / Rahu:
Shalom still needs some kind of beefcake to deal with Thistle at some point, so that will be Rahu in this case. She’s only really replacing the brothers as Shalom’s henchman here rather than being previous allies of Thistle, as Thistle would be working alone. She’s dual roleing the Captain so Thistle still has a pursuer (as funny as it would be I don’t think Rahu can replace Maximus as I don’t see Christina being able to convince her to temporarily not throw Thistle in the slammer). After failing to catch Thistle enough times I’m sure Shalom would be able to offer her some help.
Eugene / Thistle:
This one is BIG change. Thistle would fucking hate his ass. I thought initially she could stay as a thief, but wouldn't it be waaay more fun if she actually wanted to commit regicide? :))))) Eugene's/Thistle's back story needs to change a smidge for this, her parents deaths need to be the fault of the kingdom, I 100% want a dynamic of "Every year I watched the lanterns fly over the orphanage, why did one lost kid get so much, when we were left with nothing?" This still works as her having a shallow dream, as even if she does manage her goal, it wouldn’t fix anything for her. Thistle can still steal the crown, call it a consolation prize for a failed attempt or to hurt them even a little, but rather than using the crown for Christina to convince Thistle to help her, it can be her knife (a gift from her mentor) instead. Thistle’s regicidal tendencies also gives Shalom so much leverage to get Thistle to do what she wants once Thistle starts to care about Christina. By telling her the full truth about Christina’s past, she’s trapped. Can’t kill Shalom (that’s her mum!), can’t tell Christina the truth about Shalom or lose her to the monarchy instead, but if she keeps it to herself, doesn’t that make her as bad as Shalom? ;) Also, just. Hark! The pathetic assassin has fallen for her mark!!
I am standing in mercury a globe in my hands
where your house is marked off
and there is a fish bowl on my head but it is
melting from the heat and now I am the closest
to the sun even though you are taller on earth
and water on mercury is gray and I am standing
in a cavity of dirt thinking of the cavity in your
tooth and I am the gray on mercury and the silver
in your jaw and everything is fillings indents
and the globe keeps spinning
at my fingertips.
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