Sundrop Flower

Not to be confused with Rapunzel's magical hair, as when one mentions the Sundrop, they are referring to the flower itself as opposed to the hair, in which its mystical powers of light and life manifest

Sundrop Flower
Type	Original Form Golden-Yellow Flower New Form 70 feet long blonde hair (currently)
Powers & Abilities	Original Decelerated Aging Longevity Resurrection Heal minor or even fatal wounds New Erect a glowing spherical shield around oneself and others Take hold of objects and people from a distance Detect the presence of the Moonstone Opal
Owner	Mother Gothel (formerly), King Frederic and Queen Arianna (formerly), Varian (formerly)
First appearance
First episode	"Tangled" (CGI debut) "The Alchemist Returns" (2D debut)
Latest episode	"Cassandra's Revenge"
Appearances	Seven Episodes (so far) All Episodes (as blonde hair)

The Sundrop Flower is/was a magical yellow flower that first appeared in the animated film, Tangled and makes a reprise in Tangled: The Series.

For the next eighteen years, all of its immeasurable mystical powers exist within the long-lost Princess of Corona; residing within her unnaturally long blonde hair.

Background

This flower has the ability to heal and supply youth to people of Corona, with this having a major link to Rapunzel's hair and the black rocks in the television series.

A long time ago, a single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens, and from this single drop of sun grew the golden flower. It had the ability to heal any sickness or injuries, even mortal wounds, as demonstrated by Rapunzel, delay aging, as demonstrated by Gothel, though that ability requires constant use of the power.

One day, Mother Gothel discovered the flower and chose to hoard its healing power for herself. She used it to keep herself young for hundreds of years, and all she had to do was sing a special song. It appears that when the song is sung, the flower releases pollen which is breathed in. Even though Mother Gothel had hidden the flower, other people knew of its existence, suggesting that this flower was not the first of its kind.

The golden flower has been considered as the most powerful object in "the Seven Kingdoms" according to Corona's history. In the years after the flower was picked, the spot where the flower grows became a sacred and forbidden site, with a small pedestal in its place and large, indestructible thorn-like rocks surrounding it. Like the flower before them, these rocks have magical properties, as demonstrated when Rapunzel touches one of them and resulted in her previously long, magical golden locks to regrow, and in this case, inheriting the density and indestructibility of the black rock spikes.

According to an old scroll, the rocks appeared to be formed from drops of moonlight, similar to the drop of sunlight that created the flower. More importantly, the rocks and the flower are connected together, but for what purpose remains unknown for now.

History

In the years after, the spot where the flower grew became a sacred and forbidden site, with a small pedestal in its place and large, indestructible thorn-like rocks surrounding it. Like the flower before them, these rocks have magical properties, as demonstrated when Rapunzel touches one of them and resulted in her previously long, magical golden locks to regrow, and in this case inheriting the rocks indestructibility

. In "The Quest for Varian," according to an old scroll the rocks appeared to be formed from drops of moonlight. More importantly, the rocks and the flower are connected, but for what purpose remains unknown for now.

In "The Alchemist Returns," it is revealed that the flower indeed still

existed, but had greatly withered and wilted, and had been kept locked away in Corona Castle's heavily-guarded vault by orders of King Frederic. Varian, an alchemist looking to use the flower's legendary properties for his own agenda, manipulated Rapunzel into breaking into the flower's chamber. After stealing it, he used one of the flower's petals for an experiment, and discovered that its magic had long dissipated. In anger, he crushed what remained of the flower into powder.

In the season finale, after Varian abducts the queen, King Frederic confesses to Princess Rapunzel that on the night of her birth, nineteen years ago, he was warned by Quirin that removing the flower from its resting place would reap unimaginable consequences and awake an ancient darkness, resulting in the growth of the Black Rock Spikes.

Season Two

In "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" Princess Rapunzel realizes that the mystical flower had probably come from the Great Tree itself, having recognized the first piece of the scroll that she had in her possession.

Several weeks later, the spirit of Lord Demanitus himself (trapped within a simian form to remain hidden from his archenemy Zhan Tiri) informed Princess Rapunzel and Eugene of how and why the Sun Drop Flower and Moonstone Opal descended to Earth from the skies thousands of years previously, the result of an ancient great power of the Heavens, having then divided into two opposing elements.

Appearances

Season One

• "The Quest for Varian" (debut; picture on scroll)
• "The Alchemist Returns" (actual debut; withered & destroyed)
• "Secret of the Sun Drop" (flashback)

Season Two

• "Beyond the Corona Walls" (picture)
• "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" (picture)
• "Lost and Found" (picture)
• "Destinies Collide" (flashback; picture on scroll)

Trivia

• It represents the yellow sun and the powers of light and life, and all positive forces of the cosmos.
• It is the first thing one sees on the first piece of the scroll created by Lord Demanitus himself.
• Though it is a gold-colored flower, it appears more of a bright yellow or yellowish-orange as seen on the scroll.

About the Sundrop Flower

Twenty-Five Years Ago

• "If we can go out and find the Sun Drop, we may-"
• "The Sun Drop is a myth, Sister!"
• "It's real, Hector, and its power could neutralize the Moonstone!"
• "Sun Drop or not, I'll end you."

Before Ever After

• "This is where they found the miracle flower that saved your mom."

Season One

• "Rapunzel, the flower!"
• "The flower? The one that healed my mom and gave me my hair? But my dad said it was long gone."
• "Your dad wouldn't just throw away something that could wield that kind of power. A single petal from that flower could solve all our problems."
• "He was asking about the magical Sun Drop Flower, which the King has been hiding in the vault ever since he used it on the Queen."
• "The Sundrop Flower?"
• "Someone who tried to keep a low profile came to learn about a magical flower."
• "We need to open the vault and get the Sundrop Flower!"
• "I heard the Sun Drop Flower was destroyed."
• (in a whisper) "The Flower."
• "But what if one petal's not enough to harvest what I need?"
• "It's just sitting here rotting, anyway!!"
• "Give me the Flower, Varian."
• "I've let the most powerful object fall in to the hands of...I don't even know what he is anymore."
• "This is useless!! It's like it no longer holds the Sundrop's power!"
• "The Sundrop isn't the Flower, anymore. It's Rapunzel."
• "Recently, I committed treason by helping an extremely unstable alchemist steal the most powerful object in the seven kingdoms!!"
• "I sought out the miracle of the Sundrop Flower. Earlier that night, I was warned...warned that taking the Sundrop would reap unimaginable consequences."
• "Yeah! I'll spare you the details about the Sundrop and darkness...yada, yada, and get to the good stuff."

Season Two

• "It's the healing incantation for the Sundrop. This must be where it came from!"
• "Another Sundrop incantation?"
• "No, not the Sundrop."
• "The Sun drop's power was to heal."
• "I've seen the Sun drop's power firsthand, Hector! And so will you when we return to the Dark Kingdom."
• "And now. For the so-called Sundrop!"
• "You want the Sundrop!?"
• "I will keep the Sundrop in this house...forever."
• "My master Zhan Tiri has need for this little Sun Drop."
• "You need to touch the black rocks where the Sunflower grew."
• "The power of the Sun Drop is almost in Zhan Tiri's grasp."
• "Millennium ago, a phenomenon caused the Sundrop and Moonstone to fall to Earth; two elements waiting to reunite."
• "One must unite the Sundrop and Moonstone to summon the Ultimate Power."
• "I've waited millennia in this monkey to meet the Sundrop."
• "After many years of searching, I found the Sundrop."
• "Well, I'm certain bringing the Sundrop to the Moonstone will neutralize its threat."
• "It must sense that the Sundrop is close."
• "She's the Sundrop."
• "You don't know that she is."
• "Only the Sundrop can access the Moonstone's great power."
• "Let her in! She's the Sundrop!"

Season Three

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