Prince John

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**Prince John** is one of the main antagonists in *Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood and the little brother of King Richard, and the cousin of Maid Marian.* He is the 13 year old Prince of England. He is voiced by David Nelson (season one and two) and Barrett Leddy (season 3.)

He refers to himself as "Prince John the Terrible" in The Hypnotizer

He is called "Punny King of England" by Robin Hood and his Merry Men

The sheriff calls him "My Lord" while Marian calls him your highness / majesty.

He is often referred to as "Little Brother" by King Richard

”Johnny Boy” By the Viking Chieftain

## Biography

Prince John inherited his place on the throne as regent after his older brother, King Richard, left to fight in the crusades. From his position he gained an army of soldiers, a castle, and a lot of gold which he steals from the people of the county of Sherwood. Being a rather young Prince, he doesn't have much experience with authority. He is unable to tend to the needs of the helpless villagers and is naive to the responsibility that comes with running a kingdom. He cannot see any other way to solve a solution or a problem other than his own ideas. Whether Prince John is involved in the activities of other villages apart from Nottingham or not is a mystery. However, one thing is certain: he only reigns to please himself. He will often raise the tax so villagers can pay him money whenever the chest of gold he keeps in the throne room of his castle runs short. Although he may not be a good ruler, he will use his authority to his advantage and prevent anyone from standing up to his wicked ways by threatening them with jail. Even his regent, the Sherriff of Nottingham, is too afraid to stand up to him. The prince is able to strip him of his title as Sheriff (his job has been taken on a few occasions). Prince John is not very popular with the villagers and the feeling seems mutual, he hates them too. But he has a despicable hate for Robin. Robin has always stood up to the prince and has almost never been in jail for longer than a day! He always manages to escape, and Prince John can never manage to catch him, even with all the guards he has. It is also not clear whether John has parents or not, as Richard seems to be his only guardian.

Season two:

King Richard returns home from war and forces John to relinquish the throne and his gold. This makes John extremely jealous of Richards power and gives John a new goal of trying to oust his big brother from the throne. His desire to gain power leads to many failed attempts of trying to get rid of Richard and stealing his crown. Johns plans are largely unsuccessful due to Robins close friendship with Richard, which formed after Robin saved him from a run away horse. Richard often invites Robin to the castle and has asked him to be sheriff for a period of time, allowing Robin to keep a closer eye on Prince John and make sure that none of his plans to get rid of his bother succeed.

Season Three:

John is punished by King Richard after taxing the villagers and tricking Richard into giving up the throne by being forced to work as a village Shepard. During his time as a Shepard, Vikings invade Nottingham and raid the village and castle. John attempts to bargain with them, but is told by the chieftain that he doesn’t “negotiate with Shepards.” Infuriated, John reclaims himself prince again and rejoins his brother at the castle. Not having properly learned his lesson, most of Johns time is spent raising taxes, attempting to get rid of the vikings, and trying to capture robin. Notably, John is kidnapped and held for ransom by the brigands and is thrown in jail by his own soldiers after a misunderstanding with blueberry pie and a vengeful Barron. In the season finale, John is temporarily regressed into a five year old after being sent through Marians evolution mist.

### Personality

Prince John is depicted as a greedy and selfish prince that only cares about what benefits himself. He is described by Robin and the villagers as spoiled and jealous of his elder brothers position as king. His personality is often mocked by others, such as the puppet master and jester, and he is regarded as being cowardly by Robin and his gang. He is obsessed with power and gold and will not be satisfied until he has a lot of it. John is also prone to fits of anger, which are usually taken out on the sheriff or palace guards.

#### Appearance

Prince Johns is often seen wearing a red tunic with a red, gold, and white cape over it and white pants with brown boots. He appears to be short and has blonde short hair, blue eyes, and is of Caucasian race. He also has a small brown mole on his left check.

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