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[[Characters/TangledMainCharacters Main Characters]] ([[Characters/TangledRapunzel Rapunzel]] | [[Characters/TangledFlynnRider Flynn Rider]] | '''Cassandra''' | [[Characters/TangledVarian Varian]]) | [[Characters/TangledAlliesAndOthers Allies & Others]] | [[Characters/TangledVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/TangledZhanTiri Zhan Tiri]]) -]]]]]

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[[Characters/TangledMainCharacters Main Characters]] ([[Characters/TangledRapunzel Rapunzel]] | [[Characters/TangledFlynnRider Flynn Rider]] | '''Cassandra''' ('''Cassandra''' | [[Characters/TangledVarian Varian]]) | [[Characters/TangledAlliesAndOthers Allies & Others]] | [[Characters/TangledVillains Villains]] ([[Characters/TangledZhanTiri Zhan Tiri]]) Villains]] -]]]]]
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** To Varian -- Both were allies of Rapunzel before they both betrayed her, but while Varian was a clumsy and awkward teenage boy who loved alchemy and science, Cassandra was a snarky, no-nonsense woman who wanted to join the Royal Guard. While Varian's motivation to betray Rapunzel are of his own volition due to what happened to his father and the subsequent TraumaCongaLine he finds himself in, Cassandra motivation to betray Rapunzel is slowly built up and pushed along by the Enchanted Girl just before finding the Moonstone.

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** To Varian -- Both were allies of Rapunzel before they both betrayed her, but while Varian was a clumsy and awkward teenage boy who loved alchemy and science, Cassandra was a snarky, no-nonsense woman who wanted to join the Royal Guard. While Varian's motivation to betray Rapunzel are of his own volition due to what happened to his father and the subsequent TraumaCongaLine he finds himself in, Cassandra Cassandra’s motivation to betray Rapunzel is slowly built up and pushed along by the Enchanted Girl just before finding the Moonstone.



** To Zhan Tiri. Once she discovers Zhan Tiri has been lying to her for months in "Once A Handmaiden", Cassandra is insulted when she claims that they're alike - but out of all the times Zhan Tiri lied to her, this claim was truthful. In the final few episodes of Season 3, it's revealed that Zhan Tiri used to be a friend of Demanitus, before she turned her back on him and her old life to steal the power of the Sundrop and the Moonstone for herself, and she was willing to do ''anything'' to get it. A lot like how Cassandra shows little to no concern for who might get hurt or how the world might burn because of her actions throughout Season 3, so as long as she can use magic to get what she wants (all the way up to the series finale, where Zhan Tiri backstabbing her is the only thing that stops her from stealing the Sundrop for herself and trying to join it with the Moonstone). The fact that they have several personality traits in common is the reason why Zhan Tiri was able to play her so easily, and why she was always able to stay one step ahead of her in the backstabbing game. Zhan Tiri is essentially what Cassandra would be if she had zero redeeming qualities: and, unlike Cass, Zhan Tiri could not care less about whether or not her quest to grab power for herself makes her a good person.

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** To Zhan Tiri. Once she discovers Zhan Tiri has been lying to her for months in "Once A Handmaiden", Cassandra is insulted when she claims that they're alike - but out of all the times Zhan Tiri lied to her, this claim was truthful. In the final few episodes of Season 3, it's revealed that Zhan Tiri used to be a friend of Demanitus, before she turned her back on him and her old life to steal the power of the Sundrop and the Moonstone for herself, and she was willing to do ''anything'' to get it. A lot like how Cassandra shows little to no concern for who might get hurt or how the world might burn because of her actions throughout Season 3, so as long as she can use magic to get what she wants (all the way up to the series finale, where Zhan Tiri backstabbing her is the only thing that stops her from stealing the Sundrop for herself and trying to join it with the Moonstone). The fact that they have several personality traits in common is the reason why Zhan Tiri was able to play her so easily, and why she was always able to stay one step ahead of her in the backstabbing game. Zhan Tiri is essentially what Cassandra would be if she had zero redeeming qualities: and, and unlike Cass, Zhan Tiri could not care less about whether or not her quest to grab power for herself makes her a good person.
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** In season 3, Cassandra willingly turns her back on Rapunzel, her father, and everyone she loves by stealing the Moonstone in the hopes of achieving her own destiny. Unlike most other examples though, Cassandra occasionally shows remorse for committing this betrayal... only to be swerved back on course by Zhan Tiri.

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** In season 3, Cassandra willingly turns her back on Rapunzel, her father, and everyone she loves by stealing the Moonstone in the hopes of achieving her own destiny. Unlike most other examples though, Cassandra occasionally shows remorse for committing this betrayal... only to be swerved back on course by Zhan Tiri. That said, it could be argued that the entirety of Season 3 is a {{Deconstruction}} of this trope.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: She's utterly terrified that if her dad finds out that she sneaked out Rapunzel to see the black rock spikes, she'd be sent to a convent. This fear turns out to be justified; Fredric, after he finds out, has the Captain send her to live in a convent in the first season finale.

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: She's utterly terrified that if her dad finds out that she sneaked snuck out Rapunzel to see the black rock spikes, she'd be sent to a convent. This fear turns out to be justified; Fredric, after he finds out, has the Captain send her to live in a convent in the first season finale.
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Three Amigos was disambig'd and merged with Power Trio (and its subtropes) per TRS.


* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Tons of it with Eugene. In any other ThreeAmigos series, this trope would be used to showcase the VitriolicBestBuds vibes between them and show the wit of the writers. Here is deconstructed, showing the pros and cons of their verbal back and forth:

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* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Tons of it with Eugene. In any other ThreeAmigos PowerTrio series, this trope would be used to showcase the VitriolicBestBuds vibes between them and show the wit of the writers. Here is deconstructed, showing the pros and cons of their verbal back and forth:
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: What ultimately drives Cassandra to villainy. She believes that despite her best efforts, she's always failed and been looked down on. A thought process that Zhan Tiri manipulates to convince Cassandra to take the Moonstone to forge her own destiny. Rapunzel's resolve to never give up on her just makes her feel worse. Cassandra is also ''desperate'' to earn even a sliver, a splinter, a bit of what she really craves. When the moonstone breaks and the mirror on Mother Gothel's lair is found, [[RuleofSymbolism we see a sliver that has the same form]] in both of them. It's only a fraction of the things Cassandra craves, but the sliver in the mirror shows Cassandra the truth, and the sliver of the moonstone allows Cassandra to redeem herself. She also mentions this in "Challenge of the Brave":

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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: What ultimately drives Cassandra to villainy. She Despite acting arrogant, she believes that despite her best efforts, she's always failed and been looked down on. A thought process that Zhan Tiri manipulates to convince Cassandra to take the Moonstone to forge her own destiny. Rapunzel's resolve to never give up on her just makes her feel worse. Cassandra is also ''desperate'' to earn even a sliver, a splinter, a bit of what she really craves. When the moonstone breaks and the mirror on Mother Gothel's lair is found, [[RuleofSymbolism we see a sliver that has the same form]] in both of them. It's only a fraction of the things Cassandra craves, but the sliver in the mirror shows Cassandra the truth, and the sliver of the moonstone allows Cassandra to redeem herself. She also mentions this in "Challenge of the Brave":



** Cassandra also shares the same key weaknesses as her mother, vanity and ego. Vanity for Gothel meant doing anything to stay young and keep her looks. For Cassandra it manifests as a desire for glory and attention. Like her mother Cassandra's ego makes her prone to underestimating her opponents and overestimating what she can handle.

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** Cassandra also shares the same key weaknesses as her mother, vanity and ego. Vanity for Gothel meant doing anything to stay young and keep her looks. For Cassandra Cassandra, it manifests as a desire for glory and attention. Like her mother mother, Cassandra's ego makes her prone to underestimating her opponents and overestimating what she can handle.

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