Tangled’s Villain is Really Snow White's Evil Queen – Disney Theory Explained

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While Disney movies have featured many classic villains, one theory holds that two of them, Mother Gothel from Tangled and the Evil Queen from Snow White, might be the same character. Released in 2010, Tangled tells the story of Rapunzel, a princess with magical hair that grants youthfulness to people due to a magic flower. Gothel had been using the flower to stay young for centuries, so she kidnapped Rapunzel and kept her locked up in a tower. Although Gothel pretended to be Rapunzel’s mother for years, Rapunzel eventually learned the truth. This led to a confrontation in which Rapunzel’s hair was cut, causing Gothel to rapidly age and fall to her death.

Since Tangled premiered, some viewers have noticed similarities between Gothel and Snow White's Evil Queen. Released in 1937, Snow White was Disney’s first animated feature. It tells the story of an Evil Queen who grows jealous of her stepdaughter’s beauty and tries to kill her. After her first attempt fails, the Evil Queen disguises herself as an old hag and gives Snow White a poisoned apple. Although Snow White eats the apple, the Evil Queen ultimately fails in her scheme and eventually falls to her death off a cliff.

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However, some viewers disagree with this outcome, instead arguing that Gothel and the Evil Queen are the same person. Accoding to this theory (via Reddit), Gothel’s story starts with her finding the flower from Tangled and using it to stay young. Later, she marries a widowed king, Snow White’s father, to gain power, leading to the events of Snow White. As the movie does not show the Evil Queen’s body, the theory speculates that Gothel used magic to fake her death after her failure to kill Snow