Rod

**Rod Benedikt Widdensov** is one of the romance options in Cinderella Phenomenon. He is the stepbrother of the main heroine, but does not consider her family, as he hates her for being cruel to his family. Due to his Fairytale Curse, he is mute and cannot speak without the help of his magical stuffed rabbit, Sebby.

## Appearance

Rod has slightly messy blond hair with bangs long enough to fall just above his eyes. His eyes are a bright aqua. He wears a white dress shirt with gold lining and white pants. Over the shirt he wears a slate purple double-buttoned tuxedo that is left open. The coat also has gold trim, buttons, shoulder straps, and turned cuffs. Over the left breast of his coat he has a gold flower brooch (possibly a daisy) attached to two chains that connect to his shoulder strap. He also wears a loose dark purple bow tie and white gloves. His black boots are slightly over the knee and also have some gold detailing. There also seems to be a small heel on his boots.

Since he can't talk without Sebby, the plush bunny always hanging over his left shoulder.

## Personality

Rod is initially assumed not to care much for Lucette, as he never attempts to communicate with her in the palace. However, he quickly reveals that this assumption is false, and that he actually hates her for the cruel way she treated his family. He immediately makes it clear how important his family is to him, that he has kept his dislike of Lucette to himself in order to keep his sister Emelaigne happy. Although he also takes any slight against his family very personally, as Lucette has never wronged him directly, he still treats her very coldly. This immediately makes it clear that family is very important to Rod.

The beginning of the game also shows signs of his overprotective nature. An example of this is in the prologue, when Lucette goes into town with Emelaigne and Rod, and then begins to scold Emelaigne at the end of their outing. Rod grabs Lucette to pull her away from Emelaigne and tells her to stop. His initial hatred of Lucette also stems from this overprotective nature, as he states that he wants the people he loves to be happy, and Lucette has actively made his mother and sister unhappy with her harsh comments.

Even without his curse, he is a man of few words and does not like to talk much. However, when he does speak, he is very blunt and direct with his words. This is a similarity he shares with Lucette in the way they speak to others. Rod can also be exceptionally harsh and cold when speaking to others, though it is notable that this is usually directed at people he doesn't like. There are hints that he is diligent in his work, as he regularly studies for his lessons on his own time, when he would rather be spending time with his family or out in the town.

## Curse

*Main article: Fairytale Curse*
Rod's Fairytale Curse is **The Mermaid's** Curse, based on *The Little Mermaid*. He lost his voice and cannot speak by himself. The remaining conditions of his curse are not known as he does not want to talk about it, especially how to cure his curse. When you meet him in the game, he makes it clear that he has no intention of breaking his own curse, implying that there is more to it than just his becoming mute.

## History

Rod grew up with his older sister Emelaigne in the town outside the palace. It's said to be near where Viorica's shop is. His mother, Ophelia, ran a bakery there. Nothing is said about his father, and he is gone long before Ophelia and Genaro meet for the second time. According to a Tumblr post, his father seems to have died during the Great War.

A year before the game begins, Genaro meets Ophelia and falls in love with her, so they marry and he brings Rod's family to the palace. This is when they met Lucette, who had treated Rod's family horribly. For the year he lived in the palace, he kept his dislike of Lucette to himself, at his sister's request. He seems to be busy with all the new studies he has now that he is a prince, though he does make time to go out into the town when he can.

It is unknown when he found the Marchen, but it appears that he met Parfait and received Sebby from her before he was moved to the palace. Although he doesn't want to break his curse, he often visits, usually to talk to Parfait privately. However, it is implied that he also spends time there socially, as Annice insists that he join them with enough familiarity that she admits to having made too much food "*as usual*," since it's not the first time she's done so when he's there.

## Relationships

### Love Interest

Lucette

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### Family

Ophelia

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Emelaigne

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Genaro

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### Friends

Sebby

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Viorica

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## Trivia

* He doesn't like the palace, he prefers to be in the town.
* He doesn't mind being mute. He uses it as an excuse not to talk to people he doesn't like.
* He used to like to sing before he went mute.
* He prefers non-fiction books.

## References

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