| “ | At the end of Rapunzel's journey, one of her party shall turn against her | „ |
| ~ Demanitus foreshadowing Cassandra's betrayal. |
Lord Demanitus is one of the overarching protagonists of Disney's Tangled franchise. He was an ancient inventor and protector of Corona, initially an unseen hero, only mentioned in flashbacks, but later appeared in "Lost and Found" in Vigor the Visionary's body.
He was the archenemy and former friend of Zhan Tiri.
What Makes Him Pure Good?[]
- Although he used to be allies with someone as evil as Zhan Tiri, there is nothing to imply he ever intended to seek out the Sundrop and Moonstone for selfish or evil purposes. As soon as he discovered that she was after them for herself, he opposed her at every turn.
- He tried to reason with Zhan Tiri to give up her foolish quest for power and only resorted to imprisoning her in the Lost Realm when she rejected his pleas by creating the Demanitus Device to ensure the safety of Corona.
- He used the Demanitus Device to neutralize an all-consuming blizzard that Zhan Tiri, who bent on taking revenge on him after being summonded back by his former pupils, made with a spell to destroy Corona.
- It is is thanks to this same device he left behind that Rapunzel is similarly able to stop a second blizzard of Zhan Tiri's in the present tense from destroying Corona.
- He stopped Zhan Tiri from using the power of the corrupted Great Tree to destroy anyone who got near it by using an enchanted spear to destroy the corrupted heart of the tree, releasing it from Zhan Tiri’s control. Using all his powers, he imprisoned Zhan Tiri in the Lost Realm a second time, along with some of her disciples like Sugracha the Eternal and various evil spirits that were loyal to her.
- He went on to divide the Graphtic Scroll, which contained all his research on the Sundrop and Moonstone, including how to wield them, into 4 pieces and hid them so they wouldn’t fall into the wrong hands.
- In order to stay hidden from Zhan Tiri, Demanitus sealed his spirit into a monkey companion he had with him named Vigo, where he would lie dormant for centuries until the time was right to emerge since he would only be able to do it once, and only for a few hours before submerging for good.
- In the present, Demanitus's heroic feats have since become legend and are sometimes shared by people like Xavier, a local blacksmith in Corona who is very knowledgeable about their folklore.
- In the episode "Lost and Found", he finally takes over Vigor when the monkey accompanies Rapunzel, the princess of Corona, and her boyfriend Eugene on their journey to the maze that he, himself, created to protect the fourth and final piece of the scroll when they arrive there, and ultimately helps them retrieve it.
- Before his conscience submerges into Vigor for good, Demanitus reveals to them that the final piece of the scroll contains the instructions on how to wield the Sundrop and Moonstone, that it is very important that they are reunited since if they are not, the black rocks the Moonstone is creating will keep popping up and seeking out the Sundrop’s power in Rapunzel until they destroy everything, that this power can be used for great good or evil depending on who wields it, and that the reason he designed all of the maze’s challenges to test one’s faith is because he wanted to ensure that whoever got the final scroll piece would be someone pure of heart enough to see the importance of having it.
- He encourages Eugene, who admits he’s always been the kind of person who only believes in what he can see and doesn’t think he has the faith he’s encouraging them to have, by telling him to keep holding onto the faith he already has in Rapunzel.
- When Rapunzel desperately tries to ask him all her other questions, like how her hair works and what the Moonstone does, he tells her that she needs to seek answers on her own, and that he has faith that she will succeed.
- Despite mostly being a fairly minor character who existed long before when the show takes place and most of his limited “appearances” consisting of other characters talking about him accompanied with illustrated flashbacks or showing his picture on a scroll, he still handily stands out as one of the series’ most admirable characters, most notably the fact that if it weren’t for him proactively creating the Demanitus Device, Corona would have been destroyed by Zhan Tiri’s blizzard thousands of years before the series even began, meaning he’s responsible for saving the lives of everyone in Corona from certain death at least twice, once directly, and once indirectly.
External Links[]
- Lord Demanitus on the Heroes Wiki
- Lord Demanitus on the Disney Wiki
- Lord Demanitus on the Tangled Wiki
