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| + | [[Witchcraft]]|significant spells = Causing Laura Lizzie's hair to fall out|location = Los Angeles|played by = [[Rachel True]]}}'''Rochelle''' is a main character in ''[[The Craft]]''. She is an aspiring [[Witches|witch]] who forms a [[coven]] with [[Sarah Bailey]], [[Nancy Downs]] and [[Bonnie]]. She uses magic to get revenge on a classmate who bullies her, but gets more than she bargained for. |
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| − | |name = Rochelle |
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| − | |image = [[Image: Rochelle.jpg|250px]] |
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| − | |born = 1980 |
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| − | |race = [[Witch]] |
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| − | |status = Alive |
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| − | |relatives = Unnamed mother |
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| − | All basic witch powers like the ability to cast spells |
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| − | *[[Glamour| Glamouring]] |
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| − | *[[Telekinesis]] |
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| − | *[[Pyrokinesis]] |
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| − | *[[Levitation]] |
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| − | *Knowledge in [[Witch| Wiccan]] arts, [[Magic| magic]] and [[Witchcraft|witchcraft]] |
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| − | |location = [[Los Angeles| Los Angeles]] |
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| − | '''Rochelle''' '''Gordon''' was a very independent and intelligent teenage girl who was well-known for her almond brown eyes and beautifully curled brown hair. Growing up in the sun-drenched town of Los Angeles, Rochelle is a very charming and free-spirited, sixteen-year old witch, whom despite her friendship with bad-girl [[Nancy Downs|Nancy]], was a very charismatic and down-to-earth young woman. |
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| − | ==Character biography== |
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| − | Rochelle was born on the 22nd of February in 1980 to an unnamed mother and father, possibly in Los Angeles. When it was time to enter high school, Rochelle was enroled at [[St. Benedict's Catholic School]], where she became [[File:Rochelle.jpg|thumb]]a target for racist bully [[Laura Lizzie]]. Rochelle is the only African-American at her school. Sometime after enrolling at the school, she fell in with Nancy Downs and Bonnie, who also have troubled lives and formed a coven and dabbled in Occult practices. The three wanted badly for power to get back at those who hurt them, but were unsuccessfull until the arrival of Sarah Bailey who Bonnie believed was the fourth witch to complete their coven and make them all-powerfull. As Sarah reluctantly eases her way into the circle, Rochelle uses her new-found abilities to cast a veangefull spell on Laura, causing her hair to fall out. The spell invoked The Rule of Three, which made Rochelle feel extreme remoarse over casting the spell on Laura. Day-by-day, Rochelle watched Laura hysterically freak-out and pull bits of her hair out. Eventually, Laura needed to wear a wig. In the end, Sarah stipped Rochelle's powers because of her misuse of them. |
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| − | ==Appearance and personality== |
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| − | Rochelle is very intelligent and intuitive. She is constantly a target for racist comments by [[Laura Lizzie]]. Rochelle is very sweet, kind and caring and feels for others. As her element is water, she seems to help others in need. Her being a target for bullying, this may have contributed to her empathy. Being the only African-American in her school, she feels alone at times. |
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| − | As a witch, Rochelle is capable of performing countless kinds of spells and rites as well as manipulate the natural word upon her will. Upon completion of the circle, Rochelle (along with the others') powers began to grow. Allowing her to cast spells like making [[Laura Lizzie|Laura Lizzie's]] hair fall out. |
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| − | *'''Telekinesis:''' The ability to move objects with one's mind. |
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| − | *'''Levitation: '''The ability to rise/suspend one's body above the ground. Similar to flying, but not the same. |
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| − | *'''Dream manipulation: '''The ability to enter or alter the dreams of others. |
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| − | *'''Flight: '''The ability to rise in the air and propel one's self around (Rochelle has only used this in Sarah's dream). |
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| − | *'''Weather manipulation: '''The ability to manipulate weather patterns. |
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| − | *'''Glamour: '''The ability to create an illusion so real that it is to fool any on-looker. |
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| − | *'''Telepathy: '''The ability to read the minds of other people. |
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| − | *'''Spell casting: '''The ability to cast spells to produce any desired effect or change the "caster" wants. |
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| − | ''Click [[Rochelle Gallery|here]] to see the Rochelle gallery.'' |
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| − | He said the same thing about [[Nancy Downs|Nancy]]. |
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| + | ==Biography== |
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| − | I told her "you're white, honey, just deal with it." |
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| + | === Background === |
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| − | She'll be back. |
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| + | Very little is known about Rochelle's life prior to the events of the film. In a deleted scene, it is revealed that Rochelle is the only African-American girl in her school and neighborhood, and that when she first arrived, no one would talk to her except for Nancy Downs. Rochelle is a target for racist bullying, isolating her. Fortunately, Rochelle befriended Nancy and Bonnie and they began practicing witchcraft together. She seems to be the most "normal" (with no familial, psychological or physical issues) one out of all the four witches. |
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| + | === ''The Craft'' === |
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| + | Rochelle is a skillful athlete as well as a member of her school's swim team. However, she is frequently bullied by other students, in particular by [[Laura Lizzie]], a racist girl who has no qualms about humiliating her in public. One such incident involved Laura racially insulting Rochelle's hair, after which Rochelle confronted her, asking ''"Why are you doing this to me, Laura? Do you think you're funny?".'' Laura replies unashamedly "''Because I don't like negroids, sorry"''. |
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| − | *During filming, Rachel True (Rochelle) became good friends with Neve Campbell (Bonnie). After the movie was finished, the two remained good friends at Robin Tunney (Sarah) said that when she sees them they're together. |
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| − | *Rochelle is the only African-American in her school. |
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| − | *Her mother appeared in the film, but her scene was deleted from the final cut. |
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| − | *Rochelle epitamizes the element of water. |
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| − | *She is on the swim team and marks as the only girl of the coven to participate in a sport. |
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| − | ==Meet the Others== |
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| + | Once Rochelle achieves real magical powers with [[Sarah Bailey]] initiated into her coven, she casts a spell that causes Laura's hair to begin to fall out. Although initially jubilant, she eventually sees how much pain and suffering she has put Laura through, and feels regret. |
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| − | <center><big>'''[[Sarah Bailey|<font color=black>Sarah Bailey</font>]]''' · '''[[Nancy Downs|<font color=black>Nancy Downs</font>]]''' · '''[[Bonnie|<font color=black>Bonnie</font>]]'''</big></center> |
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| + | When a disheveled Sarah arrives on Rochelle's doorstep after [[Chris Hooker]] attempted to rape her, Rochelle is shocked and immediately comforts her. She (presumably) contacts Bonnie and Nancy straight away and the four of them have a meeting on what to do, deciding to gatecrash a party they know he'll be at. Whilst Nancy goes upstairs with Chris, Rochelle is intercepted by a remorseful Laura who asks how she's doing. Nonplussed, Rochelle pointedly replies, ''"Fine"''. |
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| + | As she, Bonnie, and Nancy grow more powerful in witchcraft every day once Nancy has invoked [[Manon]], she gradually begins to abuse her magic. Taking the lead from Nancy, Rochelle and Bonnie both start to use spells against Sarah, culminating in them trying to kill her and make it look like a suicide attempt. After Sarah invokes Manon herself for protection, she makes Bonnie and Rochelle see themselves under the law of threefold in a mirror; Rochelle is bald whilst Bonnie is burn-scarred worse than before. At this, Bonnie and Rochelle flee leaving Sarah and Nancy to battle it out one-on-one. |
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| + | In the days following the showdown, Rochelle and Bonnie visit Sarah's house. They offer shallow apologies, and reveal their real intent is to find out whether Sarah still has her power, as they do not. They say if she ever wants to hang out or call the corners again to let them know, to which Sarah replies, ''"Maybe... hold your breath until I call"''. Rochelle mutters to Bonnie as Sarah walks away that Sarah probably doesn't have any powers anyway, and Bonnie sniggers. Turning back, Sarah causes a bow from the tree above them to snap, and they have to dive onto the ground to avoid it. They look up at her in shock and she warns them, ''"Be careful. You don't want to end up like Nancy."'' |
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| + | == Personality == |
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| + | Rochelle initially comes across as being a friendly, fun-loving girl, who enjoys swimming. She is one of the more easy-going members of the coven, being prone to making jokes and wisecracks and only occasionally letting her negative feelings show. However, her confidence has been knocked due to the ostracism and persecution she receives due to her status as the only black student in her school, in particular from Laura Lizzie. Rochelle at first tries to take the moral high-ground, confronting Laura about her bullying in a non-aggressive manner or trying to ignore her, but her constant taunting leaves Rochelle bitter and vengeful. |
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| + | Rochelle seems largely unconcerned by the prospect that they are misusing their powers, though she is shown to be shocked when she sees what her spell has done to Laura Lizzie and appears to be remorseful. However, this does not stop Rochelle from terrorising Sarah, though she agrees with Bonnie that Nancy has taken things too far. Rochelle does not appear to very sincere when she 'apologises' to Sarah at the end and dismisses her actions as a mere 'joke', though Sarah clearly doesn't see the funny side. |
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| + | Rochelle possessed the ability to manipulate mystical forces, allowing her to cast spells and use supernatural powers such as telekinesis, levitation and glamouring. She represents the element of water, and possibly possesses intuitive abilities. |
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| + | ==Relationships== |
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| + | ===Sarah Bailey=== |
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| + | Sarah and Rochelle shared very little dialogue, except when Sarah helped her perform the spell on Laura Lizzie. However, Sarah did aid Rochelle in her spell against Laura, pulling a hair out of her scalp as she passed her in the hallway to use in Rochelle's spell. |
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| + | ===Nancy Downs=== |
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| + | Nancy befriended Rochelle when no one else wanted to be friends with the only black girl in school. She confides in Rochelle off-screen that she is miserable that her spell isn't working, as she ''"doesn't want to be white trash anymore"''. Rochelle seemingly completely misses the point, replying ''"you're white, honey; deal with it"''. |
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| + | ===Bonnie=== |
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| + | Rochelle and Bonnie frequently poke fun at each other and are close because they are not as powerful as Sarah and Nancy. They are perhaps the closest pair in the coven. |
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| + | [[Rochelle Gallery]] |
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| + | {{Quote|... she doesn't want to be white trash anymore, and I told her, 'You're white, honey, deal with it'|Rochelle to [[Sarah]] and [[Bonnie]] about [[Nancy]]}}{{Quote|I drink of my sisters and I ask for the ability to not hate those who hate me. Especially racist pieces of bleach-blonde shit like Laura Lizzie.|Rochelle at the coven initiation rite}} |
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| + | *Rachel True became good friends with Neve Campbell during filming. |
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| + | *She was the oldest among the actors playing the teenage coven, being nearly 30 at the time of filming. |
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| + | *According to the filmmakers, Rochelle's original element is water, which represents "the power of intuition" in the film. Interestingly, True works as a tarot card reader in the House of Intuition in Los Angeles. |
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| + | ==References== |
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| + | {{Reflist}} |
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Revision as of 19:11, 24 July 2020
Rochelle is a main character in The Craft. She is an aspiring witch who forms a coven with Sarah Bailey, Nancy Downs and Bonnie. She uses magic to get revenge on a classmate who bullies her, but gets more than she bargained for.
She is portrayed by Rachel True.
Biography
Background
Very little is known about Rochelle's life prior to the events of the film. In a deleted scene, it is revealed that Rochelle is the only African-American girl in her school and neighborhood, and that when she first arrived, no one would talk to her except for Nancy Downs. Rochelle is a target for racist bullying, isolating her. Fortunately, Rochelle befriended Nancy and Bonnie and they began practicing witchcraft together. She seems to be the most "normal" (with no familial, psychological or physical issues) one out of all the four witches.
The Craft
Rochelle is a skillful athlete as well as a member of her school's swim team. However, she is frequently bullied by other students, in particular by Laura Lizzie, a racist girl who has no qualms about humiliating her in public. One such incident involved Laura racially insulting Rochelle's hair, after which Rochelle confronted her, asking "Why are you doing this to me, Laura? Do you think you're funny?". Laura replies unashamedly "Because I don't like negroids, sorry".
Once Rochelle achieves real magical powers with Sarah Bailey initiated into her coven, she casts a spell that causes Laura's hair to begin to fall out. Although initially jubilant, she eventually sees how much pain and suffering she has put Laura through, and feels regret.
When a disheveled Sarah arrives on Rochelle's doorstep after Chris Hooker attempted to rape her, Rochelle is shocked and immediately comforts her. She (presumably) contacts Bonnie and Nancy straight away and the four of them have a meeting on what to do, deciding to gatecrash a party they know he'll be at. Whilst Nancy goes upstairs with Chris, Rochelle is intercepted by a remorseful Laura who asks how she's doing. Nonplussed, Rochelle pointedly replies, "Fine".
As she, Bonnie, and Nancy grow more powerful in witchcraft every day once Nancy has invoked Manon, she gradually begins to abuse her magic. Taking the lead from Nancy, Rochelle and Bonnie both start to use spells against Sarah, culminating in them trying to kill her and make it look like a suicide attempt. After Sarah invokes Manon herself for protection, she makes Bonnie and Rochelle see themselves under the law of threefold in a mirror; Rochelle is bald whilst Bonnie is burn-scarred worse than before. At this, Bonnie and Rochelle flee leaving Sarah and Nancy to battle it out one-on-one.
In the days following the showdown, Rochelle and Bonnie visit Sarah's house. They offer shallow apologies, and reveal their real intent is to find out whether Sarah still has her power, as they do not. They say if she ever wants to hang out or call the corners again to let them know, to which Sarah replies, "Maybe... hold your breath until I call". Rochelle mutters to Bonnie as Sarah walks away that Sarah probably doesn't have any powers anyway, and Bonnie sniggers. Turning back, Sarah causes a bow from the tree above them to snap, and they have to dive onto the ground to avoid it. They look up at her in shock and she warns them, "Be careful. You don't want to end up like Nancy."
Personality
Rochelle initially comes across as being a friendly, fun-loving girl, who enjoys swimming. She is one of the more easy-going members of the coven, being prone to making jokes and wisecracks and only occasionally letting her negative feelings show. However, her confidence has been knocked due to the ostracism and persecution she receives due to her status as the only black student in her school, in particular from Laura Lizzie. Rochelle at first tries to take the moral high-ground, confronting Laura about her bullying in a non-aggressive manner or trying to ignore her, but her constant taunting leaves Rochelle bitter and vengeful.
Rochelle seems largely unconcerned by the prospect that they are misusing their powers, though she is shown to be shocked when she sees what her spell has done to Laura Lizzie and appears to be remorseful. However, this does not stop Rochelle from terrorising Sarah, though she agrees with Bonnie that Nancy has taken things too far. Rochelle does not appear to very sincere when she 'apologises' to Sarah at the end and dismisses her actions as a mere 'joke', though Sarah clearly doesn't see the funny side.
Powers and abilities
Rochelle possessed the ability to manipulate mystical forces, allowing her to cast spells and use supernatural powers such as telekinesis, levitation and glamouring. She represents the element of water, and possibly possesses intuitive abilities.
Relationships
Sarah Bailey
Sarah and Rochelle shared very little dialogue, except when Sarah helped her perform the spell on Laura Lizzie. However, Sarah did aid Rochelle in her spell against Laura, pulling a hair out of her scalp as she passed her in the hallway to use in Rochelle's spell.
Nancy Downs
Nancy befriended Rochelle when no one else wanted to be friends with the only black girl in school. She confides in Rochelle off-screen that she is miserable that her spell isn't working, as she "doesn't want to be white trash anymore". Rochelle seemingly completely misses the point, replying "you're white, honey; deal with it".
Bonnie
Rochelle and Bonnie frequently poke fun at each other and are close because they are not as powerful as Sarah and Nancy. They are perhaps the closest pair in the coven.
Gallery
Quotes
Trivia
- She was played by Rachel True (Half & Half).
- Rachel True became good friends with Neve Campbell during filming.
- She was the oldest among the actors playing the teenage coven, being nearly 30 at the time of filming.
- According to the filmmakers, Rochelle's original element is water, which represents "the power of intuition" in the film. Interestingly, True works as a tarot card reader in the House of Intuition in Los Angeles.