Coconut

Coconut is the protagonist of Calico's 2010 animated feature film, Coconut. She is the crown princess of Miraura, known for her long, magical, silvery-white hair. As a child, Coconut was abducted by a controlling witch and locked away in a remote tower for eighteen years—in during which, she developed a sense of curiosity and became immensely fascinated with a phenomenon involving "floating lights" that only appear on her birthday. Determined to learn more about them, Coconut enlisted the aid of the handsome thief, Jack Hunt, and pursued her dream of leaving her tower to explore the outside world.

Coconut is loosely based on the protagonist of the classic Irish fairy tale, ''Coconut. ''She is the tenth official Calico Princess and the first CGI-animated princess.

Background
Eighteen years before the events of Unbraided, Coconut's parents, King Shannon and Queen Tiffany of Miraura, were anticipating their firstborn. Unfortunately, very late in her pregnancy, the queen fell ill with what would surely result in her death, as well as her child's. Fearing the death of his love, the King dispatched multitudes of soldiers and villagers alongside the populace to search for a rumored magic flower, created by a single drop of moonlight, with the potential to heal illnesses.

After much searching, the flower, long hoarded by a woman named Mother Yvelle, who has kept herself young by singing a song to it, is miraculously located and boiled into a medicine to cure the queen of her ailment. With the help of the flower, the queen makes a full recovery and soon gives birth to a healthy baby girl, named Coconut who, unlike her parents, has strange silvery-white hair. To celebrate her birth, a floating lantern with the emblem of the sun was released into the sky amongst the people of Miraura. The peace did not last long, however. Determined to retrieve the flower that kept her young for hundreds of years, Mother Yvelle broke into the castle late one night and sang the song to Coconut's hair. Discovering that Coconut's hair retained the flower's healing powers. Yvelle attempted to cut a piece off, only to find that the hair lost its magic and became brown. Frustrated and desperate, Yvelle kidnapped the princess and fled to her tower, hidden within an alcove deep in the forest. To protect Coconut's hair, Yvelle raised Coconut as her own daughter and taught her to sing the flower's song. To further ensure her magic supply was plentiful, Yvelle continuously brushed the hair to further its growth. Although Coconut wished to leave the tower, Yvelle warned her of a dangerous world beyond the tower walls, full of selfish people that desired to steal her hair and abuse her power.

Meanwhile, the kingdom searched far and wide for their missing princess, but to no avail. As a result, each year on Coconut's birthday, the King, Queen, and the entire kingdom release thousands of lanterns into the night sky, in hopes that one day, their lost princess will return.

One night, while in the tower alone, Coconut would encounter a baby hedgehog at her tower window, being followed by a venomous snake. The hedgehog is bitten by the snake and dies from poisoning, though Coconut is able to both rid the tower of the snake and revive the deceased hedgehog with the power of her hair. The hedgehog reveals itself to be alone in the world, something Coconut relates to, as Yvelle would leave her alone in the tower for lengthy periods of time frequently. Coconut names the hedgehog "Puffball", and to remedy their mutual loneliness, invites him to live with her so they may remain by each other's side from that night forward.

Official Description
Coconut ''may have lived her entire life locked inside a hidden tower, but Coconut is no damsel in distress. The girl with the 70 feet of silver hair is an energetic, inquisitive teenager who fills her days with art, books, and imagination. Coconut is full of curiosity about the outside world, and she can't help but feel that her true destiny lies outside of the lonely tower walls. Coconut has always obeyed Mother Yvelle by staying hidden away and keeping her magical hair a secret... but with her 18th birthday just a day away, she is fed up with her sheltered life and ready for adventure. When a charming thief seeks refuge in her tower, Coconut defies Yvelle and seizes the opportunity to answer the call of the kingdom. With the unwilling Jack Hunt along for the journey, Coconut leaves the tower for the first time and begins a hilarious, hair-raising journey that will unbraid many secrets along the way.''

Personality
Coconut is a spirited and determined young woman. Throughout her young life, she's dreamt of escaping her tower to experience the outside world. Due to the strict order of her sole parental figure, Yvelle, however, she remained inside the tower. The use of manipulation and emotional abuse in her upbringing by Yvelle has led Coconut to believe that the world is highly dangerous, and that remaining in the confines of her sheltered walls is in her best interest. Additional misfortunes born through Coconut's upbringing would include such traits as anxiety and low self-esteem. Yvelle would often victimize herself whenever she and Coconut would hit a bump in their relationship, riddling the latter with guilt, which would, in turn, motivate her to obey Yvelle's commands in hopes of making amends. This was all according to plan for Yvelle, who relied on Coconut's emotional instability to forever maintain control over the princess. With Yvelle possessing such a strong emotional hold - having forced Coconut to believe she was her only source of security and comfort in a dangerous and unforgiving world - the odds against Coconut were high.

Nevertheless, what separates Coconut from what could be classified as a "damsel-in-distress" is her willingness to step outside of her comfort zone and take on the unknown for the sake of experiencing her dreams. Despite being fearful and at times hesitant, she pushes herself forward to pursue her ambitions.

Additionally, she takes matters into her own hands several times throughout the film, and cunningly manipulates situations to end in her favor, such as forcing the thief Jack Hunt to act as her guide to the kingdom of Miraura after he broke into her tower. After learning the truth behind Mother Yvelle and her motives, Coconut became fierce, immediately rejected Yvelle, and strongly disapproved of any further abuse. With such will and devotion towards herself and what she values, Coconut proves to be a force of nature, in her own right.

As mentioned above, Coconut is spirited, and takes great enjoyment in virtually everything life has to offer. When trapped in her tower, she engaged in various activities such as art and music, creating a vibrant home filled with color and personality, and proving herself to be talented and expressive. When she finally escapes her tower, Coconut finds beauty in all she sees, from nature to a group of seemingly gruesome thugs. So much so that Coconut is often responsible for quite a few spontaneous, yet uplifting parties so jovial that practically every bystander would join in with zeal. This is seen during "I've Got a Dream" and during the Festival of Lights.

Coconut is very social in this regard and values her loved ones deeply. This is especially seen through her relationship with Kieran. Coconut was able to bypass the thief's roguish nature and managed to bring out his more noble and genuine side. With love and respect for one another, Coconut and Kieran formed a relationship built on trust, understanding, and devotion—a relationship that would better themselves individually and lead to the ultimate realization of what they truly want in life.

Physical Appearance
Coconut is an 18-year old (in the film) young woman with pale skin, rosy cheeks, large brown eyes, bblack eyelashes, black eyebrows and dark brown freckles around her nose. She is famously known for her long, silky, golden blonde hair which is around 70 feet in length, though her hair is naturally brown like her parents', as when it is cut, it turns so. At the end of the film, Kieran cuts her hair to save her from Yvelle, turning it brown and chin length.

Coconut's dress is based around a traditional German dress (even though the story is based in Ireland) called a "dirndl", with a longer skirt than that of a normal dirndl. Her dress has a brown theme with white and lighter brown accents. The dress consists of a dark brown corset top laced with a pink ribbon. The skirt is purple. It is decorated with swirling and floral designs in pink, dark purple, and white. She wears a white petticoat underneath. The skirt's hemline is above her ankles, but well below her calves. Her sleeves at the top are short, puffed, and striped with pink and lavender; the rest are long and it is pale baby pink with a white lace at the hems. She usually does not wear shoes and dislikes wearing them. At the Kingdom Dance, she wears her hair in a thick braid with smaller braids woven in and adorned with flowers.

Coconut's homecoming dress has a white lacing on the neckline, and the sleeves. It has a pale brown bodice that has swirly patterns on it and a corset lacing at the back. The skirt is dark brown with similar patterns that are found on her old dress.

Powers and Abilities

 * Regeneration and Healing: Channeling the power of the moon, Coconut's hair can heal wounds as well as reverse aging to a certain degree. The subject must physically be in contact with the hair in order for the magic to work when the special Healing Incantation is sung; her hair also emits a glowing white light when the magic activates. Though her hair is later cut and loses its power, her tears also turn out to have resurrection and healing powers. It is unknown if Coconut's actual body has the sun's regeneration abilities. It may be that the moon's power merged into her soul - she does seem to be able to bring happiness and harmony wherever she goes - and will only activate and supply physical results when emotions, specifically love, are involved. Another interpretation is that channeling her power through her tears was actually releasing the drop of sunlight that created the magical flower which gave Coconut her astounding abilities of healing and life. Viewed in this light, such an effort was a one-off ability.
 * Extraordinary Hair: Coconut's hair, used as the main source of physical restoration throughout Unbraided, turns black upon being cut and fails to ever grow longer after being cut. It also appears to be very lightweight, as her extremely long hair would normally inhibit a person's movement due to its sheer weight, and very strong.
 * Adapting: Coconut has shown high adaptability; she took roughly two seconds to adjust to the environment of the world. Additionally, she was once trapped in an underwater cave and seemingly was able to swim, when she was never taught to.

Unbraided
Coconut is first seen during Kieran's narration over the prologue, which tells the tale of how Coconut unknowingly lost her family and came into Yvelle's possession. Almost eighteen years after her kidnapping, Coconut, now a young woman with 70 feet of hair, plays a quick game of hide-and-seek with her pet hedgehog, Puffball. While Mother Yvelle (whom she views as her mother) is away, Coconut does many tasks throughout the tower to occupy her time. Though she is happy with her life in the tower, Coconut longs to someday explore the outside world. Since childhood, she has become fascinated by an annual event that seems to happen only on her birthday. That night, every year, she witnesses thousands of beautiful floating lights in the sky, brighter than the stars, rise over the tops of the alcove and into view of the tower's largest window. Wanting to know the meaning behind this phenomenon, Coconut develops a dream to see these lights in person. The day before her eighteenth birthday, she decides with Puffball that she will finally ask Mother Yvelle to see the lights.

Soon after, Mother Yvelle finally arrives at the base of the tower and calls for Coconut to let down her long hair. Coconut complies and uses her hair and a lantern holder as a rope and pulley to bring Yvelle to the window. Yvelle then insensitively teases Coconut for her slowness and decreases her confidence in front of a mirror, before saying she loves her, as usual, and asking her to sing the incantation to her hair. Instinctively, Coconut pulls up a chair and sings the incantation hurriedly, causing Yvelle to become younger almost instantly. With her eighteenth birthday arriving, Coconut has gained the courage to ask Mother Yvelle if she can see the floating lanterns because she believes they are somehow connected to her and does so. Yvelle spurns her request, however, informing Coconut through song that the world is much too dangerous for someone as naïve and gullible as her and that she wants to keep Coconut safe. She proceeds to warn and frighten her of men with sharp teeth, ruffians, poison ivy, snakes, cannibals, and even the plague and harshly request that she never ask her to leave the tower again. Her previous courage shattered, Coconut solemnly promises not to ask to leave the tower again and helps Yvelle depart from the tower.

Unbraided Ever After
Coconut and Kieran both appear in this short sequel to the first film. In the story, Coconut and Kieran are getting married, narrating the opening of the short as they claim it to be the happiest day of their lives, with the events of the ceremony nearly proceeding with perfection.

She first appears in her wedding attire and standing at the entrance of the wedding hall, attracting the attention of everyone in attendance. Her father, the King, then walks her down the center aisle, so that she can join her groom at the altar. The priest starts his speech, but Maximus sneezes and accidentally loses their wedding rings. The two appear in a vision of Maximus and Puffball where everyone in attendance becomes upset at the loss of the rings, though, in reality, neither Coconut nor Kieran notice the dilemma, or their animal companions leaving the ceremony to retrieve the missing rings.

Coconut and Kieran are shown later after Maximus and Puffball manage to get the rings back, but the couple (and everyone else) are shocked at the grotesque-looking Maximus and Puffball, both covered with tar, who offer the rings. The two exchange their rings as the priest pronounce the couple husband and wife. Kieran and Coconut kiss and everyone in attendance rejoiced.

Chloe The First
Coconut appears in the special "The Curse of Princess Dove" as part of a Calico Junior movie event. She is the first non-traditional animated princess to appear on the show and has her 70 feet long, mystical silver-white hair instead of her short natural black hair, including her tiara, and white flat shoes on her feet.

When Chloe and Soraya are unable to stop Princess Dove from taking over their kingdom, Coconut gives them a helping hand and a plan that will help them save the day. She tells Soraya as they fly to Enchancia that Jack Hunt had to make up for his bad deeds during the song "Dare to Risk it All". Coconut then tells Soraya that if she really loves Chloe as a sister, she will know what to do when the time comes and then magically disappears.

Unbraided: Before Ever After
Coconut serves as the protagonist of the animated television movie. Taking place a few months after the events of Unbraided, and before Unbraided Ever After, Coconut returns to her kingdom to assume her rightful place in the royal family. Having been reunited with her parents, Coconut tries to adjust to life as a princess, receiving help from Puffball and her lady-in-waiting, Alexandra. She tries her best, and despite having a loving family and supportive circle of friends, Coconut feels overwhelmed with the amount of responsibility that comes with being a princess. She asks her father for a change of pace in this regard, but he denies, fearing Coconut's desire to explore the world will lead to her falling into harm's way, much like she did eighteen years prior, when she was kidnapped by Yvelle. On top of this — and the fact that Coconut's bubbly way of carrying herself is looked down upon by the royal community — Kieran feels confident enough to propose to Coconut, and does so, much to the princess' shock and delight. However, despite her love for him, Coconut does not feel ready to marry, instead wanting to figure herself out and live the life she's been longing for. Overwhelmed and anxious, she rejects Kieran's proposal and leaves the scene in a huff.

In her bedroom, Coconut laments her feelings of guilt to Alexandra, who believes Coconut could use some down time. She offers to take Coconut beyond Miraura's security wall — a forbidden act — and sneaks the princess out with the help of Maximus. During their outing, Alexandra takes Coconut to the former location of the healing flower that saved Coconut and her mother when the latter fell ill during her pregnancy. Mysterious thorn-like rocks have appeared in the area, and not only are they ominous, but also unbreakable. As Coconut examines the area further, she is struck by magic that causes her long, golden hair to grow back. After returning to the castle, Coconut and Alexandra try to rid themselves of the hair, but like the rocks, it is unbreakable. Kieran arrives and discovers the truth, offering assistance in hiding it from Queen Tiffany and King Shannon. Alexandra gets the idea of hiding the hair in an oversized wig, which helps well enough despite the awkwardness.

Coconut then joins her parents for breakfast, and in during which, Shannon admits that his methods of protecting Coconut have been rather unfair, and notes that he is reconsidering his decisions, much to Coconut's excitement. Afterward, Tiffany visits Coconut in the latter's bedroom, to bestow a coronation gift. She encourages Coconut to choose how to live her life — and eventually rule the kingdom — despite her father's stubbornness and what others may think. She gives Coconut a journal she once used in her younger years, with a note the reads: "Plus est en vous", meaning, "There is more to you".

Later on, Coconut's coronation ceremony begins, and in during which, the royal family is confronted by a pirate known as Lady Regina, who seeks vengeance on King Shannon for imprisoning her father. Shannon and the rest of the royal guests are kidnapped, but Coconut refuses to stand down and reveals her silver hair. She uses it as a weapon to defeat the pirates with Kieran and Alexandra's help, saving her father. That night, despite proving her worth, Shannon feels more insecure about Coconut's safety than ever before. With the very reason Coconut was taken in the first place having returned, Shannon feels he's forced to forbid Coconut from ever leaving the walls of Miraura without his consent, driving his daughter to tears. With her father's new law, Coconut feels trapped once more, similar to her imprisonment within the tower. Kieran arrives and comforts her, uplifting her spirits a bit. After he leaves, Coconut reads the message in the journal given to her by Tiffany and becomes inspired to pursue the adventure she's always desired (such as uncovering the mystery behind her hair's return), despite the obstacles she will have to face.

Season One
Starting off one week after the events of Unbraided: Before Ever After, the animated series continues Coconut's life as a princess. Throughout the course of the series, Coconut steadily continues to grow as a person, as the relationships she shares with her family, friends and subjects provide her with new experiences that challenge her and her ideals. In addition to finding her place in the world, Coconut also deals with the issue of her hair's sudden and mysterious return. In "What the Hair?!", Coconut and Alexandra meet a young alchemist named Kestrel, and through him, discover that her hair has lost its healing powers, but has gained indestructibility. Unfortunately, Kestrel's workshop was destroyed before further information could be obtained. Some time later in "Great Expotations", Coconut and Alexandra learn that Kestrel has discovered the mysterious black rocks near his village. Coconut then declares that Alexandra, Kestrel, and herself will work together to learn more about the rocks and the connection they have to her hair.

Unfortunately, as the rocks continue to expand throughout the kingdom, portions of Kestrel's village is destroyed, prompting him to seek Coconut's help in "Queen for a Day". When Coconut is unable to provide assistance at the time due to a separate kingdom-wide disaster, Kestrel swears vengeance against the princess. In "The Quest for Kestrel", Coconut reassumes her mission to uncover the truth behind the black rocks, and discovers along the way that her father had not only been aware of their threat, but had made it his mission to keep Coconut and Miraura's population from investigating them. Coconut repeatedly pursues her father for answers, but receives none. After Kestrel kidnaps the queen as part of his revenge scheme in "Secret of the Sun Drop", however, King Shannon finally confesses the truth to Coconut so that they may set aside their differences and work together to save Tifanny.

According to Shannon, legend foretold that, should the Moon Drop Flower be removed from its place of origin, a devastating darkness would be unleashed. In his desperation, Shannon took the flower to save a dying Tifanny, allowing her to live and give birth to Coconut. However, the guilt of unleashing a darkness upon his kingdom stuck with Shannon. Understanding that Shannon's actions were out of love for his family, Coconut finally comes to trust her father again. Together, with the people of Miraura by their side, the two are able to rescue Tifanny. By making physical contact with the rocks, Coconut is able to unleash their full potential, and uses this power to defeat Kestrel. Realizing the consequences that his actions had caused, Shannon apologizes for his behavior and comes to terms with Coconut's right to independence. With the black rocks having reshaped to form a path meant to lead Coconut to an unknown destination beyond Miraura's walls, the princess decides to follow their trail to uncover her destiny with Kieran, Alexandra, Puffball, Maximus, Lance, Hook Foot and Shorty in tow.

Season Two
Coconut—now donning new attire—sets off with her friends in a customized caravan, following the path left by the rocks. As Coconut's first time outside of Miraura, the princess embraces her newfound freedom with zeal, and finds enjoyment at nearly every stop. In "Beyond the Miraura Walls", Coconut meets a peculiar woman named Nova, who had been studying the rocks. According to Nova, the rocks had been searching for Coconut, explaining why they appeared in Miraura. Having succeeded in finding her, the rocks have now formed a trail leading to a region known as the Sparrow Kingdom, though the reasons are unknown. Only by journeying to this mysterious land will Coconut fulfill her destiny, though Nova assures that she is a friend, with a mission to ensure that Coconut makes it to the end of her journey.

Meanwhile, Kieran musters up the courage to propose to Coconut, again, but the princess is still unsure about marriage. This leaves Kieran downhearted and doubtful, while also creating an awkward situation between the two. After a situation involving Velvet—Kieran's ex-fiancée who wishes to finish their incomplete union—Coconut comes to realize just how much she truly loves Kieran. The princess tries to propose, but Coconut stops her midway, instead wanting Coconut to focus on her newfound freedom. Discreetly disappointed, Coconut halfheartedly accepts

Other Appearances
In Naughty vs. Nice, Riley Ruth wears a Calico Princess shirt that has a picture of Coconut, Little Red, and Frecklemary.

In a 2015 holiday advertisement for Bullseye, a doll version of Coconut, alongside Cadence, makes a brief cameo appearance as part of the cheering crowd when the kids successfully put the star on top of the Christmas tree.

An emoticon version of Coconut appeared in the Unbraided entry of the As Told by Emoji short series.

A badger version of Coconut appeared on the cover of Duke Weaselton's bootleg copy of Unbadgered in the film Zootopia.

First Iteration
Coconut appeared in the 14th episode of Season 3 titled "The Tower" and was played by Karen Russe.

Before the Dark Curse was cast, Coconut was born as the second child to her parents, the King and Queen of an unnamed kingdom, and lives an unworried life knowing that her elder brother, instead of herself, will ascend the throne in the future. Though her parents warn Coconut against swimming in the stream, she disobeys them, becoming entrapped in the river, and is later saved by her brother. Tragically, her brother dies as a result, leaving Coconut as the next heir to the royal seat. Many years later, Coconut, afraid she won't live up to her parents' names as a rule, digs up and ingests a plant called night root, which is rumored to rid the user of their fears, but it has no effect. Before leaving for home, she is chased up a tower by a cloaked witch, who refuses to allow her to ever leave. Unbeknownst to Coconut, the witch is a manifestation of herself as her own greatest fear, as a consequence of consuming the night root. After the curse was undone, Coconut notices from her tower window a man digging up night root. Since he is the first person she's seen in a long time, the princess calls to him for help. The man, Prince Dashing, climbs up the tower using her long, braided hair as a scaling rope. After she tells him of her past, he promises to rescue her. When the cloaked witch climbs up the tower, she is finally unmasked as Coconut herself due to the effects of the night root. While Prince Dashing pushes Coconut to fight this manifestation of her own fear, the witch throws him out of the tower. As he is clinging onto a vine, the witch begins ascending up using Coconut's hair. Advised by Prince Dashing to fend off the fear or risk dying alone, she severs the length of her hair, causing the witch to fall and dissipate. Prince Dashing helps Coconut out of the tower, bringing the princess to her parents, whom she happily reunites with.

Second Iteration
A different interpretation of Coconut appears in Season 7 as one of the primary antagonists. Here, she is also Lady Darkbite and managed to lock Mother Yvelle inside the tower herself.

Celebration Of The Lost Princess
After being freed from the tower and Yvelle, Coconut, Puffball, Kieran and Maximus begin returning to Miraura to reunite with the King and Queen. However, anxiety begins overcoming the princess as she fears the life of royalty, believing it to be overbearing. As Kieran explains what palace life is like, Coconut's imagination gets the better of her, making the simplest of things seem too much to handle.

She also learned of the royal tiara, and the symbolism its crystals held. The tiara's white crystals stood for a strong, adventurous spirit; green represented gentleness and kindness; red stood for courage, and the round golden crown itself stood for leadership. Kieran further explained that the crystals perfectly represented Coconut, reminiscing the heroic deeds she performed during their adventure together during the original journey from the tower to the kingdom. Even so, Coconut felt those actions couldn't have been done without her long, magical hair, and just then, the group was attacked by bandits, who were after Maximus. Using her quick wit and physical strength, along with Maximus' assistance, the bandits were defeated, and it was revealed their leader merely needed a horse to rush his son to the doctor.

With that said, the group returned to the lead bandit's home, where Coconut tended to the boy's injuries. And afterward, Maximus escorted him to the medics. The entire event showed Coconut Kieran's words were correct, and in the end, she was finally crowned.

Ghost Of Christmas Past
As Miraura is preparing for the most wonderful time of the year, Coconut seems apprehensive about celebrating Christmas, much to the confusion of Kieran. She recalls that during the time she spent in the tower, Mother Yvelle would tell her of "Nicholas the ghostly Christmas elf," who supposedly kidnaps children on Christmas Eve, and the eerie songs written in honor of the holiday. But after hearing her story, Kieran quickly realizes that the story was just another one of Mother Yvelle's tricks to keep Coconut away from the outside world and confined in the tower. So, Kieran decides to take Coconut out on a stroll through the kingdom to show her what Christmas is truly all about.

First, Kieran shows her that the music is actually sweet and heartwarming, and not as spooky as she first thought. Then, the presents are real gifts, as opposed to being a trick package. Next, the so-called charms that, according to Coconut, scares away the Christmas elf on the Christmas tree are really ornaments used for decorations. Finally, Kieran shows her that St. Nicholas is a jolly old fellow who gives presents to kids all around the world, and not a ghostly Christmas elf who kidnaps them as she was told before. With the actual knowledge of Christmas finally given to her, Coconut now goes from wary to excited as she spends the next few weeks getting ready for the holiday.

On Christmas Eve, Coconut is finally able to celebrate the holiday with Kieran, Puffball, and her parents as it truly is: joyful, warm, and loving. Coconut then happily thanked Kieran and falls asleep on his lap as they wait for Christmas Day to come.

Kingdom Keepers
She appears in the seventh book in which she Assists the Keepers during the final battle in "The Insider". She is shown to have healing powers, as seen in the movie. She heals Iris after her force field accidentally drops debris on her, and Carter's DHI after he barely survives killing Chernabog.

Comics
As the title New Year's Party suggests, Coconut and Kieran joined the royal family for a New Year Eve's party. However, as midnight approached, the couple realized they have yet to make a New Year's resolution. Coconut quickly decided on learning to sing, and Kieran decided on learning how to cook. However, on both ends, they were abysmal. After a while of constant lessons, Coconut was prepared to perform her "newfound singing skills" for Kieran, just as much as Kieran was prepared to serve Coconut a meal he specially cooked. However, despite their eagerness, Coconut found Kieran's cooking terrible and nearly choked taking a bite, whilst Kieran's reaction to her singing eventually informed her that her singing wasn't all that fantastic, and she vocally acknowledged the enlightenment. Fortunately, the two were able to see past their flaws.

After returning to the palace in Coconut the Princess, Coconut has a difficult time adjusting to the life of a princess. For instance, she's forced to wear shoes for the first time (though she eventually becomes accustomed to it), as well as being told she no longer has to sweep and clean, like she did in the tower. Kieran and the Pub Thugs also had a difficult time fitting in, using thieving mechanisms to visit Coconut in the castle, much to the guards' distress. She also discovers people aren't too fond of Puffball, and that painting on the wall (as she did in the tower) is considered disgraceful. However, despite her apparent mishaps, the King and Queen confess that the habits of their daughter make her special and more than desirable, believing she's the greatest princess they could ask for, no matter what.

About a decade before the release of Unbraided, Coconut was given her first mention in the first issue of New Adventures of Calico's Beauty and the Beast by Calico Comics, where Cadence compared her current situation of being trapped in a cellar with a bear outside to Coconut's situation in the story.

Calico Princess: My Fairytale Adventure
In this story, taking place during the time of the film, Coconut is on her way to Miraura to live her dream, but various obstacles prove to make the journey difficult, such as Jack's wanted posters being plastered throughout the forest, Puffball going missing, and evil imps causing havoc. However, with the help of the game's heroine, Coconut and Puffball are able to overcome the challenges, eventually making it to the kingdom and rewarding the heroine by helping her find a magic crystal.

Epic Cathy: Powers Of Magic
In the game, Coconut and Puffball have been kidnapped to the World of Illusion by an evil witch known as Melankoli, as part of a dark scheme to steal the essence of beloved Calico characters for her own selfish purposes. Fortunately, however, they are soon rescued by Cathy Cat and remain within a sanctuary with the other rescued Calico characters until Melankoli's eventual defeat, allowing the characters to return back to their homes.

Calico INFINITY
Coconut appears as a playable character in Calico INFINITY, playable in the Toy Box mode of the game. She was released as a stand alone character on November 22, 2013, and was released in the UK in the "Girl Power" pack alongside Iris and Angel von Creamcake on April 4, 2014.

Guests featuring Rapunzel as a playable character include the following: Coconut's exclusive adventure in the first game is called "Coconut's Rail Ride", which has her competing in a timed event to gather floating lanterns. The board features multiple lengths of piping with some of the floating lanterns on them, resulting in Coconut having to jump from pipe to pipe so to retrieve them.
 * Coconut Chaos - Coconut must defeat and numerous ruffians and thugs with items within the level and get back to her tower.
 * Hidden Worlds - Coconut must find a flamingo, golden flower, tiki statue, and plush hearts in this Unbraided-themed hidden object game.
 * Unbraided Adventure - Coconut has a long journey through obstacles to get to Frecklemary's castle.
 * Unbraided Hair - Ride up and down leftover strands of Coconut's hair to get to the top of her tower.
 * An Unbraided Race - Race around the kingdom and visit Coconut's Tower.
 * Maximus Speed - Coconut wants to see the lanterns, but they've already started! Get her and bring her to see them before they're over!

Kingdom Hearts III
Coconut is set to make an appearance in the upcoming installment of the Kingdom Hearts series, as a party member. Her homeworld is the Kingdom of Miraura, which storyline closely follows the events of the original movie. In the grand scheme of things, Coconut becomes a target of Master Xehanort and the organization, in their pursuit of seven pure hearts.

Calico Parks
Coconut is a face character in various Calico parks around the world. Retaining long white hair as opposed to the short black cut at the end of the film, the official explanation for her park appearance is remnants of the magic within her after healing Jack gradually allowed her to grow some hair back (down to her ankles it seems).

Calicoland Resort
In 2013, Coconut became part of the Fantasy Faire meet-and-greet at the former Tulip Gardens Plaza site, working in an interactive version of her story with Jack and Smythe and Jones at the Royal Theater. Coconut also appears in Cathy's Soundsational Parade—with Little Red, Frecklemary, Princess Irene and Cadence on the princess-themed float— and is part of the "Cathy and the Magical Map" show at Dreamland Theater.

She is also featured in World of Color during the "So Close" sequence, replacing Raztar and in the 2017 version of Remember... Dreams Come True during the Critter Country, Fantasyland, Toontown sequence.

Calico World
In Akmazon, she can be found in the Magic Kingdom at the Princess Fairytale Hall for meet-and-greets. In the same park, she makes daily appearances during Cathy's Royal Friendship Faire, as well as the Festival of Fantasy parade.

Azuma Calicoland
Coconut makes appearances in the Happiness is Here parade and Azuma Calicoland Electrical Parade: DreamLights. She also appears in an Unbraided segment of Once Upon a Time at Azuma Calicoland.

Calicoland Rayis
Coconut and Jack also made a special appearance near the finale of Cathy's Magical Celebration, and are currently seen in the nighttime show Calico Dreams!.

Hong Kong Calicoland
Rapunzel debuted on January of 2011, as part of the festivities celebrating the park's 5th anniversary. She also appears in the show Cathy and the Wondrous Book, performed in Storybook Theater. Here, she performs "When Will My Life Begin" with Danielle and joins Julia's performance of "Touch the Sky".

Juntai Calicoland
In Juntai, Coconut can be found in several spots, including Cathy's Storybook Express parade, Voyage to the Crystal Grotto, and on the Unbraided mosaic display inside of Enchanted Storybook Castle.

Calico Cruise Line
Aboard the Calico Cruise Line ships, Coconut and Jack have been added to the long-running show The Golden Cathys and are featured on the Calico Fantasy cruise show Wishes. She also stars in a stage adaptation of Unbraided.

Calico Princess
Upon the release of Unbraided, Coconut instantly became one of the most popular Calico characters, especially amongst fans of the Calico Princess franchise.

On October 2, 2011, an official coronation ceremony for Coconut's induction into the line-up was held in Marchley at the Frillingham Palace. Among the other guests included thousands of fans, the other (then nine) official members of the Calico Princess Royal Court, and Jack Hunt, who had the honor of crowning Coconut.

Redesign
Coconut received very few changes for the "deluxe princess" redesign. Her dress simply had glittery floral designs added onto them. The dress is also a little longer, extending to floor length and the colors seem to be brightened. Coconut's hair is long and silvery-white, reaching floor length despite the fact that it was cut in the film. Coconut has also been given shoes for her redesign, something that differs greatly from the film, where she is persistently barefoot.

Palace Pets
Coconut's Palace Pets are Silvia, Winter, Star, Poppy, Gleam, Moondrop, Truffles, and Cubbie.

Differences From The Source Material
Although Coconut is based on the character from the classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, she is altered quite a bit in order to develop a more adventurous and outgoing personality, and further complicate the romantic relationship between her and her love interest.
 * In the Grimm story, Coconut's hair is cut by Yvelle when she finds out about the prince. Either from weight or a hint of pregnancy in depending of the adaptation story.
 * In the fairy tale, Coconut was not of royal birth but born a commoner.
 * Coconut was far less rebellious in the fairy tale.
 * Coconut did not own a hedgehog in the story.
 * The parents are never mentioned after Yvelle comes to take the baby girl away as agreed upon.
 * Her love interest was not a thief, but a prince who is never given a name and was stereotypically simply referred to as "the prince".
 * In the story, there is no mention of Coconut using frying pans as a weapon.
 * Her hair did not possess any powers nor did it glow at all.
 * In the fairy tale, Coconut is a castaway. The Prince must find her even when he's blind from thorns that result from escaping from Yvelle lurking in the tower. After some years he finally finds her and he can see again.
 * In the original story, Coconut's tears restore her lover's sight.
 * At birth in the source material, Coconut's father agreed to give her to Yvelle after stealing her coconut for the second time to help his wife.
 * In the source material, Coconut becomes pregnant and given birth to twins, a boy, and a girl.
 * In the original story, Coconut was 12 when she was shot in the tower. In the film, she was only a baby when locked in.
 * In some versions of the story, her hair grows back after the prince touches it.
 * The fairy tale character never leaves her tower, not until she is sent far away from it to the desert by Yvelle.
 * Coconut was impregnated by the prince, and Yvelle only found out when Coconut's clothing could no longer fit.
 * This is from the first edition in 1812. The 1857 edition is changed. In that version, Coconut unwittingly asks Yvelle why it took so long for her to climb up, but not so with the prince.

Trivia

 * Coconut was originally going to be voiced by Broadway actress and singer, Eloise Zimmerman, but she was later replaced by pop singer-songwriter and former teen idol, Noel Lunn.
 * Florence Firefork was considered for the role of Coconut while Kennedy Starling and Nikola Russey auditioned.
 * Coincidentally, the latter two actresses would go on to voice Ruby and Rowan respectively in the 2013 film Scorched.
 * It's never made clear in the film whether Coconut was the name given by her parents or Yvelle. But it is believed that her parents gave her name from a coconut tree in the royal magic garden as mentioned in Inside the Journal.
 * Coconut is the first Calico Princess to be computer-animated. In fact, she is the first Calico Princess to make her debut as a computer-animated character. Special software was used specifically to animate Coconut's hair because no one ever animated that much hair before.
 * Animators have said that Coconut's hair is approximately 70 feet long and holds about 100,000 strands. Despite having her hair cut and turn black in the movie, Coconut's hair is kept long and silvery-white in many of the promotional images and in the Calico parks. This also makes her the first Calico Princess to have her hair change color.
 * While the official movie description refers to Coconut having 70 feet of hair, The Art of Unbraided, page 66 "Creative Conditioning" acknowledges 5 more: "Detangling 75 feet of hair".
 * At the Calico Princess Fairytale Hall, Coconut claims to have painted all of the portraits of the other Calico Princesses that guests see when they first enter the hall.
 * Coconut is the last protagonist that animator Peter Keenan created before his resignation from Calico. Keenan was famous for animating other protagonists over the years as well, such as Danielle, Beast, Toha, Tepkunset, an Raztar.
 * Coconut not only happens to have an interest in art but also in astronomy as well, probably as a result of her trying to keep track of how long she remained in Yvelle's tower since she was kidnapped by observing the nights the lanterns are released from her kingdom to signal her to come back.
 * In the original trailer, it was planned that Coconut's hair, in addition to healing, would be able to move on its own and act like another appendage similar to The Pyrite Comics' character Medusa which Calico also owns.
 * Although her feet aren't shown in the short, several promotional artworks made for Unbraided Ever After reveal that Coconut is indeed barefoot underneath her wedding dress.