Arthur Pendragon/Relationships

A list of **King Arthur**'s relationships with certain characters throughout the franchise.

## Romances

### Queen Guinevere

“*He was a good man once... but after he lost Gwen, the scars on his face now match the scars in his heart.*”
―Morgana to Claire about Arthur losing his queen[src]
Guinevere, nicknamed Gwen by Arthur and Morgana, was Arthur's wife and queen, and the love of his life. They had been betrothed when they were children and were close, although Arthur had been distrustful of the magical and "protected" Gwen from Nari even though she'd meant Gwen no harm.

Her death at the claws of a stalkling caused Arthur to take a turn for the worse and become a hateful, paranoid, and ruthless tyrant towards all magical creatures, seeing them all as no different from the monster that killed his beloved wife.

Alas, due to being resurrected as the dark Green Knight and since the old Arthur committed too many sinful acts, his spirit never rested in peace as he was killed as the Green Knight, not as King Arthur Pendragon. Therefore, he would never get to see his betrothed again, even in the afterlife.

## Family

### Morgana

Morgana is Arthur's sister and while they were close as children, growing up they became very different and their bond deeply strained, especially after Morgana showed she had a gift for magic, which caused Arthur to become distrustful of her, but he did and said nothing since she was his sister and because she became the student of Merlin, Arthur's mentor and closest advisor.

After the death of his wife, Gwen (who was Morgana's best friend), Arthur allowed his distrust of the magical to take a turn for the worse, and this led to brother and sister constantly being at odds, as Morgana saw Arthur's doings as unjust and tyrannical whereas Arthur saw himself in the right.... and because a part of him blamed Morgana for Gwen's death.

It came to a point where Arthur finally threatened his sister to aid him in capturing the trolls who'd escaped the dungeon or she would face punishment. When it came down to it, brother and sister finally clashed, Arthur seeing Morgana as a traitor to crown and kin whereas Morgana had finally had enough of her brother's wrongdoings. Alas, in the fight that followed, Arthur cut off Morgana's left hand and was horrified to see her fall to her death and then her body washed away into the sea. Realizing what he had become, Arthur was overcome with remorse and self-loathing, and sought to amend his mistakes.

When he was faced with his sister revived on the battlefield, he offered his heartfelt apologies before he was struck down by Bellroc, devastating his sister.

Unfortunately, Arthur would be revived by the Arcane Order like Morgana had been, and was corrupted as he was transformed into the Green Knight and sought to "redeem" his sins by destroying the world to remake it anew, as he believed he had been. He even reveals that he only brought her back from the Shadow Realm so that they could kill Merlin and the Guardians of Arcadia and she could stand by his side as they "redeem" the world by extinguishing all of humanity. Despite Morgana's best to persuade Arthur to be the good man he once was, Arthur was beyond all hope of being reached (unlike Jim). Morgana is the only one who truly feels sorry for what her brother's become, but acknowledges that he must be stopped, ironically leading her to her own true redemption.

In the final battle, Morgana sacrificed herself to stop her fallen brother once and for all, but not before stripping him of his right to wield Excalibur.

## Friends/Allies

### Lancelot

Lancelot was Arthur's most trusted Knight and good friend, and Lancelot was unerringly loyal to his king, never questioned his commands, and followed his orders devotedly, dutifully, and without question.

### Galahad

As one of his knights, Arthur has a professional relationship with Galahad.

### Arcane Order

Arthur was revived by the Arcane Order after his death to serve as their new champion and enforcer as the Green Knight after Morgana's imprisonment. Due to his past misdeeds, Arthur became devoted to their goal of saving the world by remaking it anew, as Arthur believed he had been redeemed with the Order's help (despite the fact it was Bellroc who originally killed him when he was just on the verge of truly redeeming himself in the first place).

All good he once carried in his heart was gone, as Arthur saw the world could only be saved by destroying it to make a fresh start, and he had no qualms against destroying all of humanity (including those he considered allies, like Merlin and Douxie, and even his own sister, Morgana).

## Enemies

### Merlin

Merlin was Arthur's mentor and most trusted advisor, who taught him the ideals of justice, honor, discipline, and mercy. Together, they ushered in a new age of peace and prosperity for the kingdom of Camelot.

Despite his prejudice and paranoia regarding magic, Arthur never once questioned Merlin's loyalties nor displayed any distrust towards the wizard, who in turn was loyal and supported Arthur despite the king's bigotry towards the magical for Merlin was secretly working on an amulet he hoped to bridge the divide between mortal and magic.

Alas, the duo would become bitter enemies after Arthur was revived by the Arcane Order as the Green Knight, much to Merlin's great dismay. In their last confrontation, Arthur struck Merlin with a fatal blow without second thought, leading to the wizard's death.

### Douxie Casperan

Arthur originally saw Douxie as Merlin's bumbling apprentice and was usually dismissive of him unless he got in his way. After accidentally killing his sister Morgana, Arthur was dispirited and crestfallen, until Douxie offered him words of encouragement and helped the king get back on his feet to lead his people.

Unfortunately, when Douxie discovers that Arthur has been resurrected as the evil Green Knight, he was utterly shocked and sickened by what the king's become, especially after he killed his master and only father he ever knew with absolutely no remorse.

### Steve Palchuk

Naturally, Arthur sees Steve as an insolent squire, but somewhat sees him as well-meaning. Arthur even made him a knight after seeing his combat effectiveness.

However, after being resurrected as the Green Knight, they now saw each other as enemies.

### Claire Nuñez

Arthur and Claire don't interact very much in the past, but they clearly seem to mutually tolerate each other, until his resurrection into the Green Knight. Since then, she loses all respect she had for the fallen king after he turned her own boyfriend against her.

### Jim Lake Jr.

Arthur first met Jim in the past, and saw the boy as just another monster who was possibly in league with Gunmar. He even calls him a "beast" (to Jim's utter dismay). He almost had Jim executed via sunlight, until Morgana convinced him to show mercy, albeit by sending Jim to the dungeon. When Jim and the trolls escaped (thanks to Douxie and Claire), Arthur led his knights along with Merlin, Douxie, Claire, and Morgana to hunt down the escapees and Arthur tried to kill Jim, only for Morgana to intervene yet again.

Briefly, Jim helped Arthur make an alliance with the trolls of Dwoza and fought alongside him in the final battle against the Gumm-Gumms.

Centuries later, however, after being revived as the Green Knight, Arthur hunted Jim down and stabbed a cursed shard of onyx into his amulet to corrupt him and use his sacred relic to free his sister, Morgana, from the Shadow Realm and trap the boy's human soul in the plane instead. His power over Jim caused the corrupted Trollhunter to fear Arthur, as well as deny his friends and loved ones declaring that "[his] soul belonged to the king", even though Claire was able to reach Jim several times. Arthur treated Monster Jim as a lackey and spitefully addressed him as "beast", just like he did when he first time traveled to the past.

It was only after Morgana stripped Arthur of his right to wield Excalibur and then gave her life to end her fallen brother once and for all that the disgraceful king's power over Jim waned, allowing Jim to regain his free will and his human form.

### Nari

When Arthur was just a child, he saw Nari as a 'demon' when she tried to play with his betrothed, Guinevere. As such, he utterly despised her just because she was a magical creature.

As the Green Knight, Arthur merely saw Nari as a target his superiors required to wipe out humanity and begin anew in their own image once they gained the Genesis Seals.