Prince John

### Likes

Wealth, his tax laws, power over Nottingham, executions, taunting Richard and Robin, attention, jewels, wine, being called "King," getting what he wants, dark magic

### Dislikes

Richard, Robin Hood, being second-best, hearing his brother's name, peasants, Reggie's incompetence, the merry men's antics, his niece's love for Robin Hood, failure, not getting what he wants

## Family information

### Parents

Henry II † (father)
Eleanor of Aquitaine † (mother)

### Other relatives

Maid Marian (niece)
Robin Hood (nephew-in-law)

**Prince John** is the main antagonist of the feature film, Robin Hood. He is the crowned prince of Nottingham and the younger brother of King Richard, ruler of England. He is insanely jealous of Richard for having complete and total power over the country and wishes to overthrow him and claim the throne as king. John gets the opportunity when Richard leaves for the kingdom for a crusade which doesn't end for years to come. As king, John taxed the entire kingdom, so he can become the wealthiest figure in Nottingham. Unfortunately, John's taxations won't last with the notorious thief, Robin Hood stealing from him and giving it to the poor people.

## Background

Prince John was born to the royal family alongside his older brother, King Richard. Going from kids to teenagers, Prince John and King Richard developed a sibling rivalry. Prince John was jealous of King Richard because of all the attention, he received from their parents and the fact that Richard is the oldest and he'll become king of Nottingham, when he becomes 18 years old. When Richard was 16 and John was 13, their parents became victims of deadly Bubonic Plague. Nottingham's best paramedics couldn't cure the royal parents of their sickness, so Richard and John had to bid a tearful farewell to their parents.

Two years later, King Richard was made king of Nottingham and John was made prince of Nottingham. With Richard as king, the people of Nottingham could live in peace and safety. Even as an adult, Prince John is still jealous of his brother and wishes to overtake the throne by any means possible. One month after the coronation, Richard received a letter from the East kingdom saying that he must prepare the prince for a battle between the West kingdom. Richard left Nottingham for this crusade and left Prince John in charge until he returned.

Prince John then takes over Nottingham and hires Reggie (the Sheriff of Nottingham) to collect the taxes from the poor and to execute those who can't pay their taxes. Prince John became incredibly rich by the end of the month. One day when Prince John was counting his gold, the young king discovered that his minions have been outwitted by the legendary Robin Hood. Seeing that the infamous Robin Hood will be an interference to his reign over Nottingham, he contacted, the dangerous Luther to assist the young king in maintaining his legacy as the wealthiest monarch in England and to hunt down and kill Robin Hood by any means necessary.

### Personality

Prince John is known to be very resentful of King Richard, Robin Hood and his merry men. John was simply jealous of Richard because of how he was loved more by their parents and that he would become king of Nottingham. John was incredibly impatient and ungrateful about his position as prince of Nottingham, despite it being a powerful role in the royal family. He wanted to overtake the throne by any means possible. His relationship with King Richard is filled with bitter hatred and jealousy. John hates his brother, so much that even when he's on his crusade, he doesn't like it when his subjects or minions mentions Richard's name. Upon meeting Robin Hood for the first time, John immediately disliked the common thief after he robbed from his castle and defeated his guards. John's hatred of Robin Hood grew stronger and stronger to the point, the latter murdered Robin by shooting him down with an arrow.

Prince John's massive ego poses as the latter's weakness. For starters, he enjoys mocking his enemies about their insecurities or even the death of their loved one or friend. Once John defeated Robin Hood, he congratulated himself by mocking Gaspard about how he's the son of a complete failure. The young king's flamboyance and spoiled nature led him to unintentionally drink the poison wine that was made for his brother. He didn't even check to see if the wine was ordinary.

Prince John is highly intelligent and manipulative. After coming up with an idea to usurp his brother and remain in power, John nearly manipulated Richard into drinking the poison wine before the latter's evil plan was exposed to Richard and his army. With King Richard finally realizing his brother's true nature and colors, John knew that if he can't get King Richard to kill himself, he'll commit fratricide on his older brother with his own sword.

Prince John is considered a coward by his enemies because during the archery tournament battle when Hansel was about to attack the wicked prince, the latter screamed and ordered the Sheriff to kill Hansel and the gang while he would hide behind his royal throne.

### Physical appearance

Prince John is a slender lion wearing purple clothing with a red cape and a golden crown.

## Appearances

### Robin Hood

Prince John is seen in the throne room alongside Luther and his vicious hyenas, Bud and Lou. The Sheriff and his arrow men tell the young prince, that their attempt to capture Robin Hood and his merry men failed. Angered with his minions' failure and incompetence, Prince John was about to scold his minions, only for Luther to tell the young prince to sit and calm down. Luther punished the Sheriff and his arrow men by shooting them all in their rear ends with lightning bolts from his staff. The Sheriff and his men were sent to their rooms. Prince John wondered what it'll take for him to capture Robin Hood and his merry men. Luther suggested that there should be an archery tournament and whomever wins the tournament will get to kiss the lovely Maid Marian. The wicked kings knew that Robin will do absolutely anything to be reunited with his childhood friend.

Prince John created a large amount of fliers to post for the archery contest. He ordered the Sheriff to post the fliers all over Nottingham, including Sherwood Forest. By using Luther's crystal ball, the wicked kings learned that Robin and his merry men will show up to the archery tournament in disguise. Luther swore to keep his eyes open for Robin Hood and once the fox is exposed, he'll be sentenced to immediate death. Two days later at the archery tournament, the contest began with Robin and Hansel in the lead. Once the contest was over, Luther destroyed Robin's costume and exposed him for who he truly is. Prince John ordered the Sheriff to execute Robin, immediately but thanks to Hansel, the archer managed to free himself and an intense fight was engaged.

The fight ended with Robin and his merry men being led into a jail carriage and taken into the Castle of Nottingham where they'll be executed, the next day. Just as an extra precaution, Prince John locked Maid Marian in her room to keep her from rescuing her lover. Inside the throne room, Prince John received word from the local messenger saying that King Richard will be returning from his crusade, the next day. John knew that his plans will be ruined when his brother returns to Nottingham. John hoped that something bad would happen to his brother while he's traveling back to Nottingham. Suddenly, John had the idea of murdering King Richard to remain as king of Nottingham. He got Luther to make him some poisoned wine which will kill King Richard instantly.

Once the poison wine was created, Prince John and his army took the royal boat and sailed across Sherwood River. Luckily, the Pup Family managed to free Robin and the merry men. With evidence from Hansel, the gang rented a boat and sailed across Sherwood River. Prince John manipulated his brother into drinking the wine. By the time, Richard got the glass of wine to his lips, Charles shot the glass out of his hand with his gun. Robin revealed Prince John's plan and true colors to King Richard. Angered and shocked with his brother's treachery, another intense battle was engaged. The battle stopped when Prince John attempted to kill Hansel by shooting him down with an arrow. In an act of brave heroism, Robin pushed Hansel aside and the latter was shot down and fell off the ship to his assumed death. With Robin defeated, Prince John grabbed his sword and was about to stab King Richard. Hansel interfered by defending King Richard with his titanium sword.

Prince John briefly relents his urge to kill King Richard by casually mocking Hansel and his backstory, which was told by Luther. To congratulate himself, Prince John drinks some wine and begins to walk up to the steering wheel. Suddenly, Prince John starts gagging and begins to turn blue. He then realized that he accidentally drank the poison wine, once the last ounce of life is lost, the former king stumbles back, failing to see Yukon and Maize pull the length of the sail, tripping John and causing him to fall off of the ship to his death.

### The Enchanted Pup: The Series

In the cartoon series, Luther is determined to avenge Prince John's death by killing Robin Hood and Hansel.