Cronan Darkroot

* LEGO
 **Voiced By:** | Riley Murdock

**Cronan Darkroot**, also known as **The Goblin King**, uses his dark powers of mind control to lead a band of goblins.

## Official Biography

The Goblin King is not actually a goblin… He is a power-hungry elf who wants to create a perfect world. By perfect, he means one where he’s the king of everything. He will destroy or curse anything that stands in his way. He uses his Shadow Amulet and his dark magic to mind control the weak-minded goblins. And now he is after Emily’s amulet to make his kingdom even bigger!
* Powers: Dark magic, mind-control
* Strengths: Powerful, smart, charming, handsome
* Flaws: Lies to get what he wants, moody, has a bad temper.
* Skills: Can control his temper if it means he can trick others into giving him what he wants.
* Favorite things: Making his kingdom bigger.
* Did you know: He can sleep with his eyes open!

## Background

Cronan's mother, Quartzine, was the earth elf of the legendary Five Sisters. She believed that the most powerful among them should guard the portal between realms, valuing strength of magic over strength of heart. When Emily's grandmother was chosen instead of her, she snapped, becoming envious and bitter. This elf was so power-hungry that not only did jealousy consume her, but so did darkness. She raged to destroy everything. Poor little Cronan was so young back then, he had no idea what was even going on. He tried to reason with and help his mother, but it was no use, for she had given in to darkness completely.

Quartzine screamed one night in the castle home owned by herself and her son, and when Cronan heard the noise, he ran up to see what was happening and to make sure she was alright. Unfortunately for both mother and son, the amulet that Quartzine used for dark power was literally sucking her up inside it! Cronan, being just a child, had weak powers, and he was unable to stop it. After that, it wasn't long until the necklace completely consumed Quartzine. This led Cronan down the path of evil, and he will stop at nothing to free his mother.

## Personality

Cronan is clever and cunning, as seen in his evil schemes. One such wicked plot is his plan to steal Emily's amulet. He is determined to get what he wants, and is even willing to kidnap to do so. By using Sophie as bait, Cronan hopes to lure Emily to his fortress and take control over both Earth and Elvendale. He may also have a softer side - he is very protective of his mother, whom he seems to care about.

In the ending of *Secrets of Elvendale,* his mother warns him not to go the same way as she did, or he will end up with the same fate. This results in him throwing away his amulet and shift to the good side. He says the dark magic had made him cruel. He seems much friendlier and calmer after that.

## Appearance

Cronan has pine-green hair that falls just past his ears. He also has reddish-brown eyes, a fair complexion, and two "Elf Tattoos" - one, a black symbol on his cheek, and the other, a black "evil-eye" emblem on his shoulder. (Note: He was not born with his "Elf Tattoos.")

Cronan sports a black, sleeveless shirt. Printed on the chest is an "evil-eye" emblem, which is sometimes covered by the green jewel of his amulet. This "evil-eye" emblem can also be seen in the center of his gold, spiked crown. His cape is red on one side, and indigo on the other side. He also wears baggy, loose pants that are black.

In Secrets of Elvendale, while Cronan was pretending to be good, he wore a light brown sleeveless shirt that had an area on the chest in a darker brown. The collar of his shirt was light brown and was high and loose, making it look almost like a scarf. His pants were dark brown and baggy, with a belt that had grey straps that hung and looped around his hips. Around his right wrist he wore a plain white cuff. His boots were light-brown.

## Relationships

### Family

Cronan's mother, Quartzine, was the earth elf of the five legendary sisters. She has light-green hair and became trapped in her amulet. Evidence of this is clearly shown in webisode 21, "How I Lost My Mother."

Emily and Cronan are related. (Emily's grandmother and Cronan's mother are sisters.) Being related to Emily, he is also related to Sophie. In specific terms, Emily and Sophie are his first cousins once removed.

Skyra is his aunt.

### Friends

While not exactly friends, he and Ragana almost partnered up on "Evil Apprentice," where villains team up for some wicked good fun. However, Ragana ultimately decided she was better off on her own.

Although he uses mind control on the goblins, who act as his henchmen, he expressed in webisode 25 that he actually missed them after spending time with Emily and Sophie.

Cronan also has a bond with Ashwing the dragon. They have known each other since Cronan was a young boy.

### Romance

In the extra Did you Miss us? webisode, Naida thinks he is "dreamy," and believes that there's still a bit of good left in him.

Also, throughout Secrets of Elvendale, Cronan calls Naida: "lovely" and "my sweet".

Near the beginning, he flirts with both Azari and Naida, but Azari quickly loses interest when she learns his true identity.

Rosalyn also revealed in episode 6, "Secrets" that she and Cronan were in a relationship, but insists that he was faking it in order to get closer to the Guardian Tree's crystals. Ever since his betrayal, Rosalyn and Cronan have drifted apart. Though in the ending of Secrets of Elvendale, he apologizes for his behavior earlier. They seem to be on better terms now.

## Sets

* The Goblin King's Evil Dragon
* Breakout from the Goblin King's Fortress

## Trivia

* The name "Cronan" means "dark one."
* Cronan was the first villain to appear in more than one LEGO set.
* Even when he was young, Cronan had the "evil-eye" emblem printed on his clothes. It is a mystery as to why.
* As suggested in "Teamwork," Cronan seems to like pickle sandwiches.
* According to an issue of LEGO Life magazine, Noctura is responsible for Cronan's corruption.
* There is a portrait in Cronan's fortress of him riding a unicorn. The pose is very similar to a famous painting of Napoleon Bonaparte riding a horse.
* Certain clues hint that Cronan represents France in the Napoleonic Wars.

## Gallery

### Portraits

Cronan with a swordCronan with AshwingCronan with a unicorn
### Other

Cronan in Secrets of Elvendale (Netflix series)Official artwork from instruction bookletOfficial Artwork
### Residence

Cronan's Fortress (Map Art)Cronan's Fortress (LEGO)Fortress Interior (Webisodes)Fortress from afar (Webisodes)Fortress from afar (Secrets of Elvendale)Fortress from afar (Secrets of Elvendale)Fortress Interior (Secrets of Elvendale)