Eric (Barbie in the Nutcracker)

King Eric, also known as The Nutcracker and Prince Eric, is the titular deuteragonist in the 2001 direct-to-DVD animated Barbie film, Barbie in the Nutcracker. He is a victim of the Mouse King's magic until Clara saves him and also the prince and later king of Parthenia.
He’s voiced by the late Kirby Morrow. In the Japanese dub from the movie, he’s voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa, who also voiced Mitsuhide Akechi, Prince Stefan, Prince Daniel and King Dominick.
==Biography==
Prince Eric didn’t always make the best choices, so when his father, the king of Parthenia, died has left his throne and golden scepter to The Mouse King, one of the king's servants. He didn't think Eric was ready to become a king, but unfortunately, Mouse King wasn’t trustworthy and turned Eric into a Nutcracker doll. In addition to be the Nutcracker, Eric made a more sensible choice and tried to defend himself when Major Mint revealed his feelings about him: Eric was irresponsible. Before the disappearance, Eric and Captain Candy were good friends, so when he found that Eric was still alive, the captain was very curious.
None of Eric's people realized that Eric had become a nutcracker, but Clara soon realized it. Although he told her that by looking for the princess of Sugar Plum, and with her help, the end of the evil rule of the cunning Mouse King, this is the way he redeemed himself. He felt that the Sugar Plum Princess was the only way to restore the happiness of his kingdom ("I owe them," he told Clara). When Clara kissed him while being hurt by Mouse King, and Mouse King was said to have been defeated, she eventually becoming the Sugar Plum Princess, which turned the Nutcracker, Parthenia and the Parthenian peasants back to normal, but The Mouse King runs away into the sewer after he shrunk himself with his scepter by mistake.
If he’s not satisfied, The Mouse King turns his servants into the stone statues. While Eric was forgiven by everyone and danced with Clara. They shared another kiss, but when Clara's locket was stolen by The Mouse King, their happiness was taken away and they had a short time together. He was then defeated with the help of a young snow fairy who made a snowball for Peppermint Girl and threw it at Pimm and The Mouse King. It’s unknown what his fate is after that, but Eric was dismayed when Clara started to fade away after The Mouse King opened her locket and was magically sent back home, Eric is sad. His last words to her were that he loved her, but she had already left before he could tell her.
When Clara woke up after The Mouse King opened her locket, she’s very upset because she felt that everything that happened in her dream was real. She tried to talk about this status with her family, but they thought she was stupid. Suddenly, Aunt Elizabeth came in with an "old friend" who was Eric. He kissed Clara's hand and it annoyed her grandfather (he said they were too familiar with each other, but, he reluctantly agrees to let him stay for supper) and Eric asked Clara to dance. She replied that she can't say no to the king and confirmed that he’s the real Eric. At the invitation of Aunt Elizabeth, the two dance and Eric stayed for dinner. However, when Barbie's story ended, it wasn’t revealed what happened between the two after they danced together but it's implied that they got married. 
==Trivia==
*The Nutcracker is also seen at the first episode of Netflix's Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures series, used by Roberts family's neighbors.
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