Cornelia

wondeful little angel daaaughteeer

“Stop comparing me to my father!” –Cornelia, to her mom

## Character Detail

**Cornelia** also known as *« The Farmer’s Daughter »*, *« Rarold Jr. »* or even *« Corneeelia, my wondeful little angel daaaughteeer »* is Rarold’s daughter. (If it wasn’t already obvious!) She is 20 years old and is born on April 1, 1953. She left the family farm when she was 18 to pursue her childhood dream to become a cartoonist in a big city.

## Appearance

Cornelia is very tall. She is 6 feet tall. Her hair is dark brown. Her eyes are light brown. She has a similar nose to her father. She wears a t-shirt, a necklace with a hippie medallion, a bracelet with the colors of the rainbow, very long pants and "converse" shoes. She always has a twig with leaves in her mouth and is most of the time, smiling and is depicted with the same red color as her father.

## Personality

Cornelia is a very friendly and persevering person for the success of her goals. If she has an idea in mind, she will do everything to make this idea come true as soon as possible. We can describe her personality as being... very colorful. One day she is very happy and energic and the other day... she feels lazy and wants to do nothing else besides sleeping. She tends to be a little grumpy, especially when being compared to her father, something she doesn't appreciate at all. Despite the fact that she does not like to be compared to Rarold, she is very caring towards him and will not hesitate to defend him when needed. (Her family is very important to her!)

## Biography

Cornelia was born to Rarold and his wife on a beautiful spring day in 1953. Precisely on April Fool's Day of the year 1953: Wednesday, April 1, 1953. Though... Rarold wanted a boy he absolutely wanted to name "Kevin".

Why Kevin, though? :

* « The name Kevin means "handsome." It has Irish roots and is derived from the name Caoimhín, which originated from the elements coém (meaning “handsome”) and gein (meaning “birth"). Saint Kevin was the first well-known Kevin. Since then, many children have been given the name. »

...Now we know why he named his cat Kevin! (That most likely is a coincidence but it still is interesting to think about.) His only explanation is that he thought "Coém" sounded like "Corn" and therefore was the perfect name for a baby boy. He was disappointed to learn that he was going to have a girl and not a boy. His disappointment didn't last long, however. He was excited to become a father and have offspring with whom he could share his passion for farm and corn. While talking to his wife about this, he had an epiphany... Cornelia! This is what he wanted to name his little girl! His wife was unsure at first about the name but Rarold insisted. Cornelia might be a name pun on the word "corn" but he thought it was just adorable for a girl. His wife then accepted and that is how their daughter was named Cornelia.

When Cornelia was a child, she spent a lot of her time with her father in the cornfields, she liked to play hide and seek with him in those. In 1959, aged 6, she won a costume contest by wearing a corn costume. The same year, her father taught her how to chase strangers with a scythe. And one day she chased a young mailman (Tillman, aged 29 at the time). Rarold was looking at her doing that with a big, evil grin on his face. Young Cornelia also had a big evil grin on her face when she chased Tillman. Her dad was so proud of her. Her mom... not so much. She yelled at Rarold that he was crazy for teaching his own daughter such a thing, which he replied: «Come oooon, all father would do thaaat!» Note: She was using a tiny plastic scythe. She was way too small to hold the real thing!

Growing up, Cornelia was getting... a little tired of farming life. She loved the farm but saw her future somewhere other than in the fields. She dreamed of discovering other places, discovering new countries... Dreamed of... becoming an artist, more specifically: a cartoonist. She has always loved drawing since a young age. La Linea (1971), Yellow Submarine (1968) and Scooby-Doo (1969) are three of her inspirations in the present days (1973).

When she announced in 1968, only 15 years old, that she planned to leave the family farm in three years to study art in the city, Rarold was very devastated. He announced that no, she will not go to study in the city. Saying, I quote, «My littleee giiirl won't go to toooown. The city is dangerouooos! Corneeelia, my wondeful little angel daaaughteeer, why go to tooown when there are wonderful cornfields around you? Come on, my sweet corn... Don’t look at me like thaaat. What are those frowniies on your faaace?! CORNELIA!!! WHERE ARE YOU GOING ???! Fuck...!» She was angry with her father and had gone to lock herself in her room, slamming the door, very shocked and disappointed with his reaction.

Note from Jooj : *"Before I continue to talk about Cornelia’s biography, I want to say that I headcanon Rarold's wife to be called Rosie and to have Martha as a middle name. This headcanon is based on a tweet that Yugo posted about the voice claims for Rarold. Tom Waits sang two songs called "Rosie" and "Martha" and that's how I decided on those two names for her."*

...Now, where were we? Oh yeah... Cornelia dissapointed with her dad’s reaction. Rosie, Cornelia's mother, saw how her husband reacted to this announcement and told him that he should be ashamed of him for acting like this towards his daughter. Rarold replied, in a bitter way, that his daughter should thank him for the life she had and that she shouldn't even think of leaving home like this...and so young. Insisting once again that the town is dangerous. Rosie then told Rarold that if the town was so «dangerous» then they would never have met that «corntastic» day in the year 1950. (Jooj has a headcanon that Rosie is a woman from town and she left town to living with Rarold in the countryside when they married in 1951) Hearing her say that, Rarold made a « pleading face » and started to cry.

Rosie looked at him silently before hugging him and sighing. She reassured Rarold that the town was not as dangerous as he thought and that their beloved little girl will fulfill her dreams and thus be the happiest in the world. Then, Rarold finally agreed to leave Cornelia studying in town when she’d turn 18 in 1971.

Hearing the good news, Cornelia was indeed the happiest in the world. Thus, in 1971, then aged 18, she began her art studies in the city. Rarold cried a lot over his daughter's move away from him but deep down, he was happy for her. Her happiness was all that mattered to him. He sends her a postcard every weeks and a box full of corn.

In Present Days (1973), Cornelia has been studying for two years in art school and is doing pretty well. There, she met her best friend, Ronnie, which appears to also be her roomate. She has a secret crush on her.

When she learned Kevin was missing, she returned to Baths to spend some time with her lonely father. Rarold and Rosie both divorced in 1973 so he is now all alone. He told her how much he misses his little angel cat Kevin or even how much he misses his number one scarecrow. Later, Cornelia met Tillman, she recognizes him instantly and says sorry that she chased him with a fake plastic scythe when she was six. He wanted to ask her questions about her dad and told her how much she looked like him... something she did not appreciate.

## Relationships

### **Rarold** - (Father)

Rarold (born January 3, 1925 – headcanon) is Cornelia’s father. They have a lot in common: tendencies to be grumpy, like puns and especially very close to Kevin each. They both call Kevin « Little Angel Cat ». The only thing they don't have in common is that Cornelia doesn't like corn. (Ah, the irony...) Despite the similarities, both physical and personality, Cornelia does not like being compared to her father. He can be described as a caring father... maybe a liiitle too much!

### **Rosie** – (Mother)

Rosie (born February 14, 1925 – headcanon) is Cornelia’s mother. Despite their differences, the two are very close. Rosie always took care of Cornelia by teaching her the right things, while Rarold instead taught her how to play mischievous tricks, something Rosie wasn't a big fan of. She can be described as a very loving mother.

### **Kevin** – (Pet cat)

Kevin (born somewhere in 1963 – headcanon) is the pet cat of Cornelia and her family. He was adopted when Cornelia was just 10 years old. She considers him as little brother. The two are very close.

### **Catrick** - (Middle brother)

**Catrick** (born November 14, 1959) is Cornelia's middle brother. When he was born, Cornelia was very jealous of him cause she was not going to be her parents' favorite anymore. Eventually, with years, this behavior stopped. Cornelia is very over protective of his brother.

### **Spudington** – (Younger sibling)

**Spudington** (born December 24, 1974) is Mousey and Rarold’s child and so, is Cornelia’s younger sibling. He used to be a non sentient «Corn-Potato hybrid» (Corntato, for short) but was transformed into a real little child by Lady Trudy, a wish that Mousey and Rarold desired. When Cornelia heard about this, she was confused...another little brother??? At 21??? But she is real happy to be a big sister for a second time.

### Mousey – (Neighbor)

Mousey (born August 19, 1927) is the neighboring potato farmer of Cornelia and her family. She does not know them much except the fact that them and her father share a certain rivalry over who will get the best crops. Cornelia remembers that one day Mousey asked her to give a freshly grown potato from them to her father, Mousey called the potato « Ratato » (Rarold + Potato) and insisted than Cornelia says this fact to Rarold. Only aged 12 at the time, Cornelia was highly confused and she ate the potato on the way. When she realized that, she told herself that she would never tell Mousey about it and just would say them that her dad appreciated the gift if they ever asked.

## Trivia

* • She hates corn. (Pretty ironic)
* She is a lesbian!!!
* The voice claim for her is : Mabel Pines (Gravity Falls)
* Her middle name is « Scynelope ». ...What in the world is that middle name?! Let me explain.
	+ The S in her full name stands for "Scynelope". (Scythe + Penelope) Her father wanted to give her "Scythe" as a middle name. Her mother completely refused. The latter wanted to call her "Penelope" instead. Eventually, they agreed to merge these two words and that's how "Scynelope" was chosen. Cornelia hates this middle name and thinks it sounds completely stupid. She never talks about it.
* Her favorite colors are the ones from the rainbow.
* Her favorite dish is spaghetti and her favorite pastry is a strawberry shortcake.
* Cornelia, fully graduated with her bachelor's degree in art in 1974, aged 21.
* She created a comic called « Cornboy ». Despite not liking corn, she still wanted to make something related to her childhood.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.verywellfamily.com/kevin-name-meaning-origin-popularity-5205015
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/yugophobia/status/1373469609370603521
3. ↑ https://youtu.be/FdFO3OyPYHI
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/y9Mse62NFl4
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/isihhwoU0mQ

## See Also

* Catrick
* Spudington