Nuru

Nuru is a 16 year old princess from the kingdom of air. She joined Varian and his friends to search for a way to save her people in the Eternal Library. She isn't a cannon character in the world of Tangled. Princess Nuru comes from a kingdom plagued by cosmic disaster. Recurring meteor showers devastate her kingdom, forcing hardship on her people as they must constantly rebuild it. With her people unable to thrive, Nuru wants to use her power as a princess to find a way top save her people. Nuru believes that with further research she may be able to find a solution to their plight. She joins Varian and his friends in the hopes of accomplishing this. Within the group, she acts as a navigator and a diplomat, but remains wary of characters like Hugo.

Nuru was a princess whose kingdom was in disrepair she felt could be corrected with science. She was sort of a Princess Atta/Flit in one type…where her people had a difficult time just barely surviving…and she had to prepare to continue a mundane and problematic way of life, while dreaming of other possibilities. When the group showed up at her kingdom, she helped them complete the trial and decided to join their party. She temporarily left her kingdom behind for the greater good, convinced the answer to her people’s problems might also lie in the reward that comes from completing the seven trials.

Appearance
Nuru is a beautiful young princess with a dark complexion and thick black hair. She has large upturned bright yellow eyes with black eyelashes and thick black eyebrows. She has a round nose and full, dark red lips. Her black hair is tied to quite a loose bun with stray hairs poking out. She has a mole below her left eye and another one on the right side of her lower neck. She is quite short and petite.

She wears a knee length, empire waist baby blue dress with short puffed sleeves and a square neckline. She has a dark yellow waistline with a matching bow on the front. The hem of her dress is decorated with stars and constellations. She has a light yellow, transparent overdress that is slightly longer with slightly longer sleeves than her main dress. In some drawings, her transparent overdress is filled with small yellow dots

On her legs she has dark blue tights with baby blue short boots with heels. She also has a black choker with a white pearl (in some drawings it's more oval shaped and light blue), a matching white pearl bracelet on her left hand and a light yellow star-shaped hairpin. In some pictures, her big star hairpin is accompanied by smaller, round white ones. In one of her concept arts she also seems to have round earring, most likely pearls that match her bracelet and the pearl of her choker. In one picture, she is shown with a much smaller, black earring.

Personality
Playful, determined, adventurous. Nuru is someone who has felt a little kept-on-a-leash and fatigued by being the smartest person in the room with no one else to talk to. Nuru is ready to trailblaze and takes her self-confidence out into the world to do great things. She lifts up others around her and is fiercely protective of them against those she does not trust. She can be bullheaded and a bit of a neat freak, but she looks for the most fun way of doing things every time. That’s what she wants to bring back to her kingdom- the freedom and self-assurance to have fun. She wishes life didn’t have to feel so serious all the time.

Nuru loves astronomy and everything related to it.

Voice
Kait Ritter said that she think Nuru should be voiced by Shahadi Wright Joseph. Shahadi is a 15 year old American actor, singer and dancer. Her most popular roles are Little Inez from Hairspray Live! and Zora Wilson from Us. She also voiced Nala in The Lion King (2019).

Varian
Varian let her join their team in order to help her people. They are often portrayed as good friends, talking to one another about alchemy, science and astronomy. Nuru is also often shown to be quite protective of Varian, especially against Hugo after his betrayal.

Hugo
Nuru is very suspicious of Hugo, and thinks he is always up to no good. Their relationship is very rocky at the beginning, with mutual dislike of one another. Hugo's sassy nature and tendency to steal only worsen her impression of him.

Her suspicion seem to be unfortunately correct, as Hugo is a double agent working for Donella. When everyone finds out about Hugo's true intentions, Nuru is the most angry at him.

Yong
Nuru is often portrayed as a sisterly figure to Yong, keeping him safe and helping out with his inventions. Their relationship seems to be a very friendly one.