King Theron

**King Theron** is a supporting character in the *Enchanted Pup* franchise. He's a former Soul Counter living in the Underworld with his teenage son, Cerberus until he fell in love and married Sadie, the widowed queen of Elkwood. He is crowned the king of Elkwood and becomes the stepfather of Princess Amber. Theron is in charge with keeping peace and balance in the farmland kingdom and helping his daughter with ruling Elkwood and nurturing her children.

## Background

Theron was born in the Underworld and eventually worked as a Soul Counter. At some point in his life, he got married and had a son named Cerberus. Theron enrolled his son in the training academy where he would be taught to be a guard dog. When Cerberus was six, Theron's wife passed away, leaving him to take time off from his soul counting duties to care for his son. One day, Theron visited the kingdom of Elkwood to pick up some vegetables where he encountered Sadie, the widowed queen of the kingdom. The two formed a strong connection that soon blossomed into romance. It soon led to marriage and as a result of marrying a royalty, Theron became the new king of Elkwood with his son as the prince. Theron also became the father to Sadie's ten-year-old daughter, Princess Amber. Theron took residence in the Elkwood Palace and became a respected monarch in the EverRealmian kingdom.

### Personality

As a Soul Counter, Theron was laid-back but observant making sure that every soul is counted. Despite being busy, Theron still made time with his family. When his wife died, Theron's primary concern was providing his son with love and understanding. Theron's second focus was finding love again as his romance with his wife is what made Theron good at his job. When he met Sadie, the two felt a love connection and just knew that they were made for each other. He later married her and became her husband, savior and her king.

As the king of Elkwood and the father to now two children, Theron is a protective and loving father who works tirelessly to make his kingdom, a safe environment for his children. Although, Theron can be a rather strict and stern authoritarian when it comes to disciplining his children or establishing new laws pertaining to the kingdom's safety.

Aside from his fierce nature, Theron has a dry sense of humor and enjoys joking around with his family and royal subjects. He also takes time off from his role as king to spend time with his second wife. He usually takes her dancing, and has candlelit dinners with her. Theron is secretly timid and can be very nervous when standing up to other people despite his status as king and his muscular physique but if a rival is threatening his family or subjects, Theron will defend them nonetheless.

Theron shares excellent wisdom with the other characters in the film. He educated Hansel on the joys of ruling a kingdom, being capable of protecting others and establishing laws that keeps the people in safety. As a stepfather to Amber, Theron loved her with all of his heart and promised to accept whomever she fell in love regardless of social status. After Wolfgang's defeat and Theron reclaiming his throne as king after his daughter, son and grandchildren decide to leave, Theron resumes his role as king but always has time to give his family advice with ruling a kingdom.

### Physical appearance

Theron is a black Underworld dog with a muscular body. He has red fur on the sides of his chest which usually glows bright red whenever he's angered or when breathing fire. He also has two concealed wings that he usually unveils when he's preparing to fly.

His royal outfit as king consists of green shirt, pants, shoes and a cape with a blue interior. He wears a golden crown and carries a cane with him when presenting himself to the public.

## Appearances

### *The Enchanted Pup*

In *the Enchanted Pup,* Theron has played a pivotal role in Amber's life as she had to marry Prince Milo of Pupheia after her betrothed Hansel abandoned the planet for a personal reason. During her marriage to Milo, Amber gave birth to Yukon and Maize, the prince and princess of Elkwood. When King Blacktail and his wife, Dalila died, Blacktail's stepbrother, Wolfgang claimed the throne as king. As king, Wolfgang outlawed magic with the penalty being death. Needing to protect her subjects, Amber restricted her subjects from leaving the kingdom for her own safety. Wanting to protest against Wolfgang's unfair rule, Milo arranged a peaceful protest and it lead half of the EverRealmians to rebel against Wolfgang. Although it was successful, it lead to Milo's murder at the hands of Wolfgang. Theron helped his daughter mourn the death of her husband and began to help her rule Elkwood and care for her children as a single mom.

In the present day, Amber receives message from her messenger pigeon that Hansel, the famous Enchanted Pup is in EverRealm. Excited, she orders her servants to prepare the castle for a special guest. Theron helped his grandson get properly dressed for the dinner while his wife helped their granddaughter get ready for the dinner as well. Theron and Sadie were the only ones who knew the identity of the special guest and kept it a secret from the rest of the Gold Family. Hansel arrives at the palace and introduces himself to Amber's family who take an immediate liking to the famous protector. During the dinner, both Theron and Sadie couldn't help but notice their daughter falling in love with Hansel. That's when they decide to end the dinner early so they can give the two lovers privacy. They even talked the children into doing the dishes as they are very curious.

The date was a complete success as the two dogs set up time for a second date, the next day. However, it was canceled as Hansel had to battle against King Jordan, the leader of a ruthless clan of savage aliens. Amber and her family went over to Pawpaw Forest to help Hansel with the battle while Theron and Sadie stayed behind. The battle between the Enchanted Pup and the Twin Paw leader stopped when Hansel saved Jordan from falling to his death. Wolfgang, who learns this from his minions, he sends his pet, the Smogtaur to kill Hansel, Jordan and his family. The Smogtaur attacks Hansel and the Pups in their hideout forcing them to retreat to the Elkwood palace. The Pups explain their situation to Theron and Sadie who agreed to let the Pups hide in the palace until they can leave to find the elementals. Unfortunately, with help from the Smogtaur's impressive tracking skills, he finds the Pups in the Elkwood Palace. He runs a rampage through the kingdom, endangering the citizens and destroying buildings in the process. The beast eventually crashes into the palace, scaring the castle residents away. Wolfgang later arrives at the palace where he finds that Hansel and the Pups have escaped but instead arrests Theron and Sadie for harboring a fugitive. Theron and Sadie are later taken to the dungeon.

With Elkwood's monarchs on the run and two of them in custody, the Elkwites go into hiding knowing that they won't be safe until the Gold Family returns or when Wolfgang is defeated. Hansel eventually reaches the elementals' hideout and convinces them to help him defeat Wolfgang before he could spread his evil magic all over the universe. After Wolfgang is defeated, Theron and Sadie are freed from the palace's dungeon and reunite with their children. Having grown feelings for each other, Amber decides to stay with Hansel in the Pup Palace and marry him. With Amber abdicating the throne, Theron and Sadie reclaim the throne and began to rule Elkwood peacefully thanks to Hansel abolishing Wolfgang's anti-magic law.

### *The Enchanted Pup 2*

Theron isn't seen until the ending of the film where he joins the party hosted in Chillrock in celebration of the new Royal Grand Duke, Brodi who is revealed to be Hansel's cousin.

### The North Pup

Theron serves as a supporting character in the film. He helps Amber with mounting a search party when Hansel and Cerberus went missing. Hansel and Cerberus returns to the kingdom in a few days and tells them to help with curing an army of mutated children. With help from the Pups and the North Winds, Professor Whiskers is defeated and the missing children are reunited with their families.

### The Enchanted Pup: The Series

Theron serves as a supporting character in the animated series.