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Contents BackgroundCassandra never knew her parents and was adopted and raised as the daughter of Corona's Captain of the Guards. She is an extremely skilled fighter who, throughout the series, has shown off her strength and prowess—defeating Wreck and Lance Strongbow easily. She dreams of joining the royal guard, though she currently serves as Rapunzel's lady-in-waiting and closest confidante, alongside the princess' pet chameleon Pascal. Her role generally requires that she assist Rapunzel in any means necessary while also being a constant bodyguard.
She is also tasked with chores of a typical castle servant, such as maintenance.PersonalityCassandra is described as being 'tough-as-nails', a fitting description for someone who wishes to join the royal guard. She is snarky, sarcastic and has a somewhat dry sense of humor. She is also very intelligent, often subtly insulting Eugene in clever ways that go over his head.
Despite this, she is extremely supportive and protective toward Rapunzel, her polar opposite—so much so, that she openly holds animosity for Eugene, believing him to be a freeloader and undeserving of Rapunzel's love and friendship. In the series, however, their relationship gradually becomes less hostile, and slightly more playful as the two spend more time together. In 'Fitzherbert P.I.' , Cassandra genuinely admired Eugene's determination to become a royal guard, and actively assisted him in proving his worth to her father.
It was later shown that Eugene's enthusiasm had started to warm up to Cassandra, who found amusement in his excitement to school the guards as head of a training class.Aside from her no-nonsense persona, Cassandra is also a free-spirit, not unlike Rapunzel. Though she has a more cynical way of going about life, Cassandra also finds joy in adventure, living life to the fullest, and experiencing new things. This is most notably seen during 'Wind in My Hair', where Cassandra is seen enjoying herself almost as much as Rapunzel.Although loyal to King Frederic and Queen Arianna, Cassandra is willing to break their rules (and risk her job) for the sake of Rapunzel's happiness and to accomplish her own dreams; this is seen when Cassandra offered to take Rapunzel beyond the kingdom's wall to explore some of the outside world and escape the pressures of royalty.
Doing so required much stealth and cunning, traits Cassandra revealed herself to have abundantly that night.In 'Challenge of the Brave', it's revealed that Cassandra has some insecurities about how she's seen just as a girl/handmaiden instead of the strong, skilled, and capable warrior who deserves as much respect as anyone in the royal guard. These insecurities, and the desire to prove herself can sometimes drive Cassandra to act selfishly, even to those she cares about. Once she realizes her mistakes, however, Cassandra is mature enough to own up to her faults and make amends as best she can. Cassandra's cynical nature gives her trust issues. Examples are that she doesn't forgive people easily, she doesn't like sharing her feelings, keeps secrets to herself, or she won't accept help.
This is one of the reasons she has a rivalry with Eugene because he was a thief in the past and she thinks he's ignorant enough to not address other people's feelings (even though it's not his fault he can't tell).In 'Not in the Mood', her personality develops a bit. She likes to show no mercy toward not just Eugene, but other suspicious looking people.
She later realizes she should be more compassionate. For starters, she made friends with a man who was large and scary, but friendly.She still has a firm belief that strangers can’t be trusted, especially when they lurk in the shadows.
She jumps to conclusions about people’s actions rather quickly. If she doesn’t like someone, she’ll fight them. Trivia. Interestingly, Cassandra's will to protect Rapunzel at all costs is also quite damaging, specifically with the relationship Rapunzel shares with Eugene. Because of Cassandra's distrust toward Eugene, the former actively advises Rapunzel to keep secrets from him, which in turn cripples the amount of trust shared between the two; though Cassandra blames Eugene for failing to address Rapunzel's personal struggles, it's impossible for him to do so if Rapunzel refuses to be honest with him.
Though Rapunzel is at fault for choosing to keep secrets, Cassandra is also at fault for encouraging the princess' will to do so. This was addressed in 'What the Hair?!' . The name Cassandra means 'praise of men' in Greek.
In 'Rapunzel's Enemy' and 'Fitzherbert P.I.' , it's shown that Cassandra respects Corona's history a great deal, and considers it an esteemed honor to uphold the kingdom's traditions. According to 'Great Expotations', Cassandra has been training to join the guard since she was six. In 'Keeper of the Spire', she is revealed to be four years older than Rapunzel. Cassandra is the second of Rapunzel's allies to turn against her, the first being Varian.Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure - Cassandra's Betrayal (Clip).