Arthur Read

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> “Well, today I'm going to introduce you to some people I know like D.W. or Buster or Francine”
>
> — Arthur in *The Origins*.

**Arthur Timothy** **Read** (**Adrien Thomas Roussel** in French dub) (born May 25, 1987) is the protagonist central of the series *Elwood City*. He is voiced by Michael Yarmush.

He is a high school student at Jacob Katzenellenbogan High School, a pianist and a soccer player for the Jacob Katzenellenbogan Strongdogs. His number on the team is nine, it was given to him by Coach Riggs and he was the captain of the team. Arthur, used to be the captain of the soccer team but decided to defer his status as captain to Alan Powers, after he felt more of an affinity with his piano lessons. As for his piano lessons, he continued to learn from Mr. Fugue. He was taught by Mrs. Ratburn, Mr. Ratburn's older sister. He took a reading option and a library option because he has a library passion for books.

Arthur has been Buster's best friend since kindergarten. From the age of 7 to 11, he was a student at Lakewood School in Mr. Ratburn's third grade class with always Buster, Francine and Muffy. Arthur tries to show his feelings to Francine. However, Francine doesn't share his feelings and they decide to remain just friends, which causes a minor temporary tension in their relationship. On the other hand, it is a newly rich Elwoodian named Andrew Anderson who attracts Francine to him. In the third season, he reconciles with Andrew and forgives him for being jealous of him. In the future we can see that he can marry Francine with 2 children, named Franklin David Read and Aretha Marie Read.

He is the older brother of Winny and Kate and the only son of Jane and David. He resides in Elwood City, Pennsylvania, USA, in a house. He is of French-American-Canadian descent and is originally from Ohio of which ohioain and Pennsylvania of which pennsylvanian. He entered high school in *Chapter III: A New Year Begins*.

Since monsters like the Pwintas have been wreaking havoc in Elwood City, Arthur has made it his number one mission to make peace and stop any chaos from happening. He is also determined to protect his loved ones, but also the innocent people of Elwood City. Tumultuous events, on several occasions, continue to occur in Elwood City.

For the spin-off series, in *Kate*, we see that he is at the university of Elwood City. In *Students*, he lives in Crown City with Francine Frensky and her children, and he can accommodate his little sisters at home. In *RangerZ*, He has a son, named Franklin who becomes the very first Ranger Feya and the first leader of the RangerZ.

## History

### Early Life

Arthur began attending Lakewood School in September 1993. Arthur met a new elwoodian, named Sue Ellen Armstrong. In second grade, he had M. Marco, one day on a test, sitting next to Francine, Arthur could not see the board then asked Francine if he could copy on his paper. M. Marco suggested that he buy glasses and make an appointment with the ophthalmologist before the check-up began. After But since he began to wear glasses, his classmates made fun of him because they say he looked like a binocular but not Buster. Then one day he was sad and started to turn on the TV and watch but at that moment his favorite superhero was wearing the same glasses he was wearing. The next day Arthur went to school smiling, then Francine added a spade but Arthur didn't listen to her, then another test came up, Francine didn't count on her to get Arthur to copy on her. The notes came and Arthur got the best note, Francine and the others laughed at him. One winter day, Arthur played snow fight with Buster then they discovered a truck with chairs which meant a move then they saw a girl with curly hair, behind her window, she was seen under a witch's shadow, Arthur and Buster were screaming and running in the igloo built by Francine. This "witch" was Sue Ellen Armstrong, and she introduced herself to the whole class.
While in third grade, he, Buster, Francine, Muffy and Brain win the bowling tournament. At Christmas, Arthur and his family celebrated by inviting Jane's older brother, Fred. In 1996, Arthur entered a spelling bee that competed between two of his friends, Alan and Prunella, the smartest kid in his class and last year's winner. Alain finished fourth, Prunelle a finalist while Arthur won the spelling bee trophy. Arthur met new families who are moving to Elwood City, the first who arrived in October, the the Molinas who are from Ecuador and the second who moved in January 1996, the Compsons who are from Louisiana. Alberto Molina, a young Ecuadorian who practices kendo. Ladonna Compson, a young Louisiana girl who tells a lot of stories and has a little brother named Bud Compson who is D.W.'s age. They went with D.W. to see this family's new house which is four houses away from theirs. She quickly befriended her classmates with her storytelling skills, and everyone wanted to spend time with her. Eventually, she runs out of stories to tell and is surprised when she makes one up. After showing Arthur the details of a recent true story, she was able to regain her friends' trust. During summer vacation, Arthur went on vacation to Ohio with his best friend and family to celebrate Thora's brother-in-law Theodore's 85th birthday. On Halloween, he celebrated with Buster and Ladonna but they discovered a haunted house with ghosts.

### Throughout The Series

* Elwood City
* Kate
* Students
* RangerZ
* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3
* Season 4
* Season 5
* Season 6
* Season 7

In September 2002 when he entered his teenage years, Adrien started attending Jacob Katzenellenbogan High School, where he joined the soccer team. Also, Adrien is in love with one of the best childhood friends, Francine Fournier but that he will become jealous when a new rich elwoodian who will appear in Chapter III: A New Year Begins whose name is Andrew Anderson where he will impress Francine how he plays soccer, we can notice that Arthur to continue the piano with Mr. Fugue. He can sometimes be in love with Suzanne.

In 2003, at the end of the Christmas vacations, Arthur returned to school by taking the bus with Buster and Alain. For Alain's birthday, he was invited to a nightclub, where she met one of his best friends, Sue Ellen, at the end of the party, they went to the bathroom and made out sexually. Francine was cleaning, then took a break, then went to the bathroom and surprised Arthur and Sue Ellen, and left crying.

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## Physical Appearance

Physically, Arthur was described as classically handsome and athletic, with a dark, mysterious and intense aura. Arthur has a moderate brown complexion, a broad forehead, a blunt nose, a triangular jaw and light brown, amber eyes. He has short, curly brown hair (in the sun it is light brown). Arthur is slightly above average height, about 5'11", and has a lean, flat, athletic physique. In terms of his clothing and fashion sense, Arthur is generally hip and casual.

He has often been seen wearing dark colors such as red, yellow, and dark red, although sometimes he wears darker colors. Arthur has also been seen wearing plaid shirts in lighter colors from time to time. He has been seen wearing bombers such as the one in the colors of fire lighters and gold. He has often been seen wearing darker colored t-shirts, shirts or sweaters in a variety of styles (such as short sleeve, round neck and v-neck shirts). Arthur dresses casually, yet fashionably, and always looks neat, clean and well put together. He often wears dark or black jeans with a belt and black leather boots with a buckle and light blue ripped jeans. Occasionally, Arthur will wear black leather jackets and dark sunglasses, which gives him a mysterious and rebellious aura. Arthur will wear more formal clothing, such as black and dark red suits and tuxedos with black pants jumped with either booties or loafers, if he is attending a formal gathering/event or special occasion. These shoes are either white high top sneakers or red sneakers with the white laces.

As a child, he wore brown round glasses, a yellow sweater with a white polo shirt underneath, a white jersey tucked into blue jeans with a brown belt, white socks and red and white sneakers. His underwear varied between white briefs, white boxer shorts with blue polka dots, blue Bionic Rabbit boxer shorts, red Bionic Rabbit underwear and sky blue boxer shorts with dark blue bunnies. As a teenage, He was wearing a shirt with red and blue stripes and a collar and a yellow pocket on his left filled with a green circle. He was dressed in light steel blue jeans with a fly and wearing brown shoes. As a preschooler, he started wearing his usual yellow sweater, blue jeans, and red and white sneakers after turning seven; he got glasses during the first semester of second grade when his vision became poor. As a baby, he wore a yellow T-shirt that had blue cuffs like his basketball uniform, white disposable diapers, and periwinkle sneakers.

## Personnality

Arthur is a confident and sure teenager, at least according to the image that he gives, we can say since the series began to be broadcast representing the "perfect series boy". But with the passing of time and the episodes, we discover an Arthur with flaws, he is always independent, but sometimes he can annoy his little sisters so in the series of 1996, it is D.W. who annoys him with his childhood series. He is extremely curious to know the secrets but he has an incredible loyalty. Adrien is insensitive as we can see for the death of Sparky, the pet in *Chapter XXXIV: Goodbye Sparky Read* but during the death of his dog in *Chapter LXIV: Goodbye Pal Read*, he was hypersensitive. He is extremely opinionated and open-minded. He is as shallow as Buster, and when asked, he gives moral lessons when someone is sad. He is also a pianist and an athlete and speaks only three languages. Adrien may sometimes have a weakness for girls, as can be seen in *Chapter XCIII: Elwoodix Club*.

## Relationships

*Main article: Arthur Read's relationships*
### Family

* Winny
* Kate
* Jane
* David
* Franklin and Aretha

#### D.W. Read

*Main article: Arthur and Winny*
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### Friends

* Buster
* Francine
* Muffy
* Alan
* Binky
* Andrew

### Other Relationships

Read family, Baker family, Frensky family, Livingston family, Brown family, Lajeunesse family, JK's Elwoodians, Jacob Katzenellenbogan High School.

* Arthur, Buster and Muffy (Best Friends/Sometimes Ennemies)
* Arthur, Buster and Alan (Best Friends)
* Arthur, Buster, Francine and Muffy (Best Friends/Sometimes Ennemies)
* Arthur, D.W. and Kate (Siblings)
* Arthur, Fern and George (Friends)
* Arthur, Buster, Alan, Binky (Best Friends)
* Arthur and Andrew (Friends/Former Rivals)
* Arthur and Alberto (Neighbors/Friends)
* Arthur and Charli (Uncle and Niece)
* Arthur, Tommy and Timmy (Neighbors/Friends/Ex-Ennemies)
* Arthur and Marina (Knowledge)
* Arthur, Alan and Binky (Best Friends)
* Arthur, Jane and David (Parents and Son)
* Arthur and Thora (Grandmother Paternal and Grandson)
* Arthur and Abby (Grandmother Maternal and Grandson)
* Arthur and Dave (Grandfather Maternal and Grandson)
* Arthur, D.W., Abby and Dave (Grandparents Maternal and Grandchildren)
* Arthur and Pal (Pet and Owner)
* Arthur and Sparky (Company)
* Arthur, David and Octave (Son, Father and Grandfather)

## Names in other languages

  French
  Spanish

Arturo Read
  German
  Canada

## Etymology

* The origin of the name **Arthur** remains a matter of debate. Some suggest it is derived from the Roman *nomen gentile* (family name) *Artōrius*, of obscure and contested etymology (but possibly of Messapic or Etruscan origin).
	+ Another possibility is that **Arthur** is derived from a Brittonic patronym *\*Arto-rīg-ios* (the root of which, *\*arto-rīg-* "bear-king" is to be found in the Old Irish personal name *Art-ri*) via a Latinized form Artōrius.
	+ An alternative theory, which has only gained limited acceptance among scholars, derives the name **Arthur** from the Latin Arcturus, the brightest star in the constellation Boötes, near Ursa Major or the Great Bear, which is the latinisation of the Greek Αρκτοῦρος (*Arktouros*) and means "Guardian of the Bear", ultimately from ἄρκτος (*arktos*), "bear" + οὖρος (*ouros*), "watcher, guardian".
* **Timothy** comes from the Greek "*timê*" (*τιμάω*) and "*theós*" (*θεός*). This name means "*honor*" and "*god*".
* **Read** is most likely to derive from *rēad,* the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) term for the colour red. As a name it is believed to have originally been descriptive of person's complexion or hair being ruddy or red. It can probably come from the word "read", so that's why Arthur likes to read.

## Trivia

* Arthur is of the Christian religion, as we can see in his biography, where Arthur and his family are invited to the wedding of Lucy Baker and Gaylor, Jane's younger sister, this event takes place in a church with a priest.
* Arthur started wearing glasses from second grade in 1995 until second grade in 2002. It was Mr. Marco who advised him to wear glasses.
* Sue Ellen was in love with him when she arrived in Elwood City. She confessed her feelings from middle school and that even from high school, they kissed in secret. In *The Computerized Birthday Party*, they played *Truth or Dare* with Buster, Francine, Muffy and Brain, then Francine was cleaning up as it was the end of the party and all of a sudden, she caught Arthur and Sue Ellen, she ran and cried at home.
* Arthur and Alan are the first characters to meet the Winx in *Elwoodians and the Winx*.
* Arthur did not appear in *Muffy, Top Model*.
* Arthur is an aardvark in the American-Canadian series, *Arthur*.

## References

1. ↑ *Arthur's Big Hit*
2. ↑ *Arthur's Birthday*
3. ↑ *Concluding with Conclusion*
4. ↑ *Arthur's Baby*
5. ↑ *Arthur's Eyes*
6. ↑ *Arthur's Eyes*
7. ↑ *Francine's Split Decision*
8. ↑ *Arthur's Spelling Trubble*
9. ↑ *The Contest*
10. ↑ They have the same shape as the Converse sneakers
11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur
12. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy\_(given\_name)
13. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read\_(surname)