Vigor

Vigor is a deleted character from earlier versions of Disney's 2010 animated film Tangled.^[1] He later appears as a character in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. He is a psychic fortune telling monkey owned by Madame Canardist.

Appearances[]

Tangled[]

Vigor was intended to appear in the film Tangled in a scene that most likely was meant to occur sometime after the Snuggly Duckling scene. Directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard did not offer much context on how the scene was conceived or why they chose to remove it.

After leaving the Snuggly Duckling by a fortune teller caravan, they are entertained by the owner Madame Canardist, or rather a prototype version of her, who reveals Vigor who is wearing a rather anachronistic tuxedo and top hat. After Canardist changes his attire to a more traditional fortune teller costume he proceeds to "read" Flynn Rider's face and reveals that he will attain "untold wealth and beauty", but have it "slip through [his] grasp as [he reaches] the end of [his] rope", most likely referring to his death by Mother Gothel and revival by Rapunzel.

Vigor next reads Rapunzel's face and is shocked by what he senses. He pulls out a box and a key to reveal a Russian stacking doll with a flower inside (there is something "special inside" of her), a candle (she will find answers where the flames burn eternal), a comb brush (a familiar face will arrive in the nick of time), a small domino mask (remove the mask to reveal the truth) and a small boat on wheels with a red cloaked figure in it (a figure in red will keep Rapunzel from her "destiny").

Not yet finished, Vigor dumps small pieces of gold on the table and begins forming a shape. While clearly forming the Sun Crest of Corona, he is unable to finish it due to Flynn/Eugene getting spotted by Maximus and the soldiers who in response knocks over the table and drags Rapunzel away from learning the truth.

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure[]

Vigor makes his first proper appearance in the television spin-off Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure in the self-titled episode "Vigor the Visionary". The set up is almost identical to how he was to be introduced in the film albeit in only a diaper and turban. His predictions are more benign as he, or rather Madame Canardist, gives Rapunzel a card reading, "If you see someone fall pick them up". He is later kidnapped by Angry and Red due to having given them a fortune reading, "Follow the leaf to find your tree", interpreting this as meaning Angry's family they "borrowed" Vigor to help lead the way.

Vigor travels with the four, offering very little on his journey. Ultimately, the prediction he gave to Rapunzel turns out to be true as she uses her hair to catch Eugene after he fell from a cliff. Angry realizes that Vigor's fortune was most likely referring to Red due to her being the only family she has. Vigor is returned to Madame Canardist, having changed very little between the start of his journey and the end.

He reappears in "Curses!" where he takes on a slightly more antagonistic role, cursing Rapunzel after he takes her telescope back from them without paying them. He does not appear again until near the end and give Eugene a unusually out of character look before returning to Madame Canardist.

In "Lost and Found", he appears again to show Rapunzel and Eugene the way to the fourth and final piece of the scroll inside a labyrinth. It was then revealed that Lord Demanitus' spirit emerged within Vigor, waiting for the right moment to show himself and guide them to use the scroll and its information for the right reasons.

In "Plus Est En Vous", a flashback reveals Vigor was owned by Lord Demanitus one thousand years before the engineer sealed his spirit into the monkey. He later appeared in the present day along with Madame Canardist during the final part of Life After Happily Ever After.

Trivia[]

• Despite the removal of the character in the movie Tangled, Vigor has been illustrated in the credits during "Something That I Want" song.
• Vigor was around during Demanitus' time, meaning he is at least 1000 years old.

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Media Films: Tangled (video/soundtrack/score) • Tangled Ever After • Tangled: Before Ever After • Tangled (live-action film) Shows: A Poem Is... • Tangled: The Series (soundtrack one/two/three) • Chibi Tiny Tales Video Games: Tangled (video game) • Disney Infinity series • Kingdom Hearts III • Disney Crossy Road • Disney Enchanted Tales • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney Dreamlight Valley Books: The Art of Tangled • Comic Books • Rapunzel and the Lost Lagoon • Rapunzel and the Vanishing Village • Royal Weddings Cancelled projects: Rapunzel Unbraided • Varian and the Seven Kingdoms Disney Parks Fantasy Springs • Disney Animation Building • Castle of Magical Dreams • Fairy Tale Forest • Garden of the Twelve Friends • It's a Small World • Princess Pavilion • Raiponce Tangled Spin • Rapunzel's Lantern Festival • Le Pays des Contes de Fées • Voyage to the Crystal Grotto Entertainment: Believe! Sea of Dreams • Disney's Wishes • Disney Dreams: An Enchanted Classic • Fantasmic! • Fantasy Festival • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Mickey's Magical Music World • Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire • Mickey and the Magical Map • Mickey and the Wondrous Book • Royal Theatre • Tangled: The Musical • The Forest of Enchantment: A Disney Musical Adventure • The Golden Mickeys • The Starlit Princess Waltz • When You Wish Restaurants: Tangled Tree Tavern Parades: A Million Splashes of Colour • Disney Magic on Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Dreaming Up! • Dreams.... And Shine Brighter! • Festival of Fantasy Parade • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • Mickey's Storybook Express • Mickey and Friends Celebration • Paint the Night Parade • Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights Fireworks: Celebrate the Magic • Disney Dreams! • Disneyland Forever • Happily Ever After • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Reach for the Stars • Wondrous Journeys Spring: Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice Summer: Adventure is Out There! Halloween: Frightfully Fun Parade • Let's Get Wicked • Treat Trails Christmas: World of Color: Winter Dreams • Royal Christmas Wishes Characters Original: Rapunzel • Flynn Rider • Mother Gothel • Pascal • Maximus • Stabbington Brothers • Hook Hand • Big Nose • Vladimir • Attila • Ulf • Shorty • Pub Thugs • Captain of the Guards • King Frederic • Queen Arianna • Castle Guards TV series: Cassandra • Fidella • Owl • Pete and Stan • Lady Caine • Pocket • Hook Foot • Varian • Ruddiger • Quirin • Old Lady Crowley • Monty • Dale • Wreck Marauder • Lance Strongbow • Friedborg • Nigel • King Trevor • Fernanda Pizazzo • Andrew • Separatists of Saporia • Xavier • Feldspar • Angry and Red • The Baron • Anthony the Weasel • Ruthless Ruth • Axel • Willow • Zhan Tiri • Lord Demanitus • Sugracha the Eternal • Uumlaut • King Edmund • Adira • Stalyan • Vex • Captain Quaid • Mother and Father • Vigor • Madame Canardist • Calliope • Lorbs • Seraphina • Hector • Tromus • Hamuel • Clementine • Little Big Guy • Brock Thunderstrike Deleted characters: Bastion • Claire and Vince • Beau Episodes Shorts: "Checkmate" • "Prison Bake" • "Make Me Smile" • "Hare Peace" • "Night Bite" • "Hiccup Fever" • "Snowball" • "Hairdon't" • "Unicorny" Season One: "What the Hair?!" • "Rapunzel's Enemy" • "Fitzherbert P.I." • "Challenge of the Brave" • "Cassandra v. Eugene" • "The Return of Strongbow" • "In Like Flynn" • "Great Expotations" • "Under Raps" • "One Angry Princess" • "Pascal's Story" • "Big Brothers of Corona" • "The Wrath of Ruthless Ruth" • "Max's Enemy" • "The Way of the Willow" • "Queen for a Day" • "Painter's Block" • "Not in the Mood" • "The Quest for Varian" • "The Alchemist Returns" • "Secret of the Sun Drop" Season Two: "Beyond the Corona Walls" • "The Return of Quaid" • "Goodbye and Goodwill" • "Forest of No Return" • "Freebird" • "Vigor the Visionary" • "Keeper of the Spire" • "King Pascal" • "There's Something About Hook Foot" • "Happiness Is..." • "Max and Eugene in Peril on the High Seas" • "Curses!" • "The Eye of Pincosta" • "Rapunzel and the Great Tree" • "The Brothers Hook" • "Rapunzel: Day One" • "Mirror, Mirror" • "You're Kidding Me!" • "Rapunzeltopia" • "Lost and Found" • "Destinies Collide" Season Three: "Rapunzel's Return" • "Return of the King" • "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?" • "The Lost Treasure of Herz Der Sonne" • "No Time Like the Past" • "Beginnings" • "The King and Queen of Hearts" • "Day of the Animals" • "Be Very Afraid" • "Pascal's Dragon" • "Islands Apart" • "Cassandra's Revenge" • "Race to the Spire" • "A Tale of Two Sisters" • "Flynnpostor" • "Once a Handmaiden..." • "Plus Est En Vous" Locations Rapunzel's Tower • The Snuggly Duckling • Corona • Corona Castle • Old Corona • The Dark Kingdom • Vardaros • The Spire • Terapi Island • The Great Tree • The House of Yesterday's Tomorrow • Cassandra's Stronghold • Gothel's Cottage Songs Film: When Will My Life Begin • Mother Knows Best • I've Got a Dream • I See the Light • Healing Incantation • Something That I Want Musical: Flower of Gold • Wanted Man • When She Returns TV Series: Life After Happily Ever After • Wind in My Hair • More of Me • Friendship Song • Listen Up • I've Got This • Let Me Make You Proud • Set Yourself Free • Ready As I'll Ever Be • Next Stop, Anywhere • If I Could Take That Moment Back • View From Up Here • Hook Foot's Ballad • Buddy • Waiting in the Wings • Livin' the Dream • With You by My Side • Everything I Ever Thought I Knew • Crossing the Line • Stronger Than Ever Before • Bigger Than That • The Girl Who Has Everything • Nothing Left to Lose • Through It All • I'd Give Anything Deleted: What More Could I Ever Need Objects Rapunzel's Frying Pan • Sundrop Flower • Rapunzel's Magic Hair • Rapunzel's Crown • Lanterns • Rapunzel's Journal • Black Rocks • Demanitus Device • Attitude-Reversing Potion • Automaton • Rapunzel's Caravan • Idol of Vershaftsbezeigungengien • The Graphtic Scroll • Moonstone Opal See Also As Told by Emoji • Lorbs