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King Wilhelm is a character in Barbie as Rapunzel. He is the father of Rapunzel, and he is voiced by Christopher Gaze.
Story[]
While attending a ball when he was a young man, Wilhelm once met a woman Gothel who he became friends with. Gothel, however, was in love with Wilhelm and was secretly angry when he didn't reciprocate her feelings for him. Eventually, Wilhelm fell in love with another woman and married her. They had a daughter named Rapunzel whom they gifted a silver hairbrush on her first birthday. Sometime afterwards, Rapunzel was stolen from Wilhelm and his wife. Somehow, he thought the theft was carried out by King Frederick - the ruler of a neighboring kingdom - which ultimately led to a feud that lasted for at least sixteen years which involved Wilhelm attacking Frederick's kingdom several times.
On the night of Frederick's son Stefan's 18th-birthday, Wilhelm and a group of his men tied up Frederick's castle guards and stormed into the ballroom to attack Frederick (supposedly to assassinate him or take him hostage). Upon entering, Wilhelm and his men engaged in a sword fight with Frederick and soon enough, Stefan. Gothel eventually came in, re-encountered Wilhelm (while remarking that they met again while at a ball) and revealed that she was the one who stole Wilhelm's daughter to get back at Wilhelm for not reciprocating her feelings for him.
Before Gothel was able to kill Wilhelm, Rapunzel came in and she managed to stop Gothel forever. Wilhelm was happy to be reunited with his daughter and apologized to Frederick for accusing him of something he didn't do, for which Frederick forgave him. With the feud having ended, the two kingdoms were ultimately united by a marriage between Rapunzel and Stefan who had fallen in love. Wilhelm attended it and was seen applauding for his daughter and son-in-law alongside his wife, who looked just as happy as he did.
Personality[]
Wilhelm is a very loving father and cares about Rapunzel very much. Even after sixteen years, he never forgot about her. Wilhelm is good with a sword, as seen in his sword fight with King Frederick and Prince Stefan.
While he appears to be heroic, he can be very stubborn with his belief; he continued to believe King Frederick kidnapped his daughter despite being repeatedly told otherwise.
Physical Appearance[]
Wilhelm has tanned skin, auburn hair, a long auburn beard, and green eyes.
Barbie as Rapunzel |
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Media: Barbie as Rapunzel Quote: "Love and imagination can change the world." Characters: Barbie | Gothel | Hobie | Hugo | Kelly | King Frederick | King Wilhelm | Otto | Penelope | Stefan | Tommy | Katrina | Lorena | Melody | Rapunzel | Rapunzel's Mother | Silversmith Objects: Rapunzel's Paintbrush Locations: Gothel's Manor | King Frederick's Castle | King Frederick's Kingdom | Rapunzel's Castle Transportation: Botticelli | Hugo | Penelope | Rapunzel's Paintbrush Songs: "Constant As The Stars Above" | "Rapunzel Theme" | "Wish Upon A Star" |