Blackeye pea

**Blackeye pea** is one of the secondary antagonists in the Enchanted Pup franchise. He is the teenage son and the devious henchmen of Blackeye.

## Background

Blackeye pea lived in the Tabari Castle along with his father who worked as the royal advisor of King Ekon. Blackeye grew intensely jealous of Ekon and sought to claim the throne as king but he wasn't powerful enough to dethrone Ekon. Blackeye figured that if he absorbed the souls of Tabarian residents he would then have the power to conquer Tabari. Blackeye posed as a magician who would make Tabarians' wishes come true with the price being their soul. Blackeye pea was ordered to lure residents to his private sleeping quarters. Gaining the souls of the residents worked for a while until the two lions were exposed by the royal guards who were investigating a series of disappearances in the kingdom. Ekon is informed of this and has Blackeye and his son banished from the palace forever.

The lions sought residence in the Panthera Cave, working to devise a plan to take over Tabari and exact revenge on the royal family. With Ekon passing away, Blackeye and Blackeye pea's soul focus was overthrowing King Harold, his wife, Cindy and their son, Toby, the prince and future heir to the throne.

### Development

Blackeye pea is based off Hornie, Hornhead's son and henchman. They're similar in nature but different in motives. While Hornie wants to live a casual life as a teenager, Blackeye pea wants to help his father with overtaking the kingdom and ruling as a prince. Blackeye pea is also based off Teetsi from Madagascar 2, Escape from Africa. The storywriter decided to make Blackeye pea, a strong lion but not as strong as Teesti.

### Personality

Blackeye pea is shown to be just like his father. They're both egotistical and both wish to rule the African kingdom in fame and power. As Blackeye's only minion, Blackeye pea is unquestionably loyal to his father and admires him greatly. At school, Blackeye pea takes pleasure in bullying students, but his primary targets are the members of the royal family. Blackeye pea's main objective to overpower the young royal family members, so they'll easy to eliminate when his father is ready with conquering the entire kingdom.

Interestingly, Blackeye pea doesn't dream of living a normal life as a casual teenager. Apparently being rejected from the African kingdom and its residents, Blackeye pea has come to realize that he and his father will never be accepted into society as civilized individuals. Blackeye pea is grimly determined to get revenge on all of the animals who rejected him for nearly two decades and make sure that they all pay for their ostracizing, shunning and mistreating.

Unlike his father who easily loses his temper, Blackeye pea barely loses his temper or even raises his voice. However, he gets easily angered at his rivals succeeding, for example, Toby.

### Physical appearance

Blackeye pea is a slightly tanned lion with an athletic build and the same shade of black on his mane.

### Abilities

Unlike Blackeye, Blackeye pea doesn't possess any magical or special powers. He is rather strong and is a mighty fighter when he's battling against someone ten times his size or strength, whether it's the Black Lion or King Harold. Blackeye pea is capable of manipulating and luring others to his father's lair. He deceives his victims into believing that Blackeye's spells will make their dream come true when the witch doctor's true motives are barbaric and heinous.

## Appearances

### The Brave Lion

Blackeye pea was sent to the African High School to lure Toby out of the African kingdom, so his father can gain the Lion Prince's soul, dethrone Harold and take over the kingdom. Blackeye pea's plans works successfully but when Blackeye nearly gained Toby's soul, the royal family and Wooten Gang, stopped the lions in their tracks and warned them to stop or they'll be detained. Blackeye seemingly accepted the warning when in secret, he decided to finish off the Lion King, once and for all.

Blackeye pea kidnaps Harold and takes him over to the volcano to be cruelly eliminated. Toby, who had help from his family and friends defeated the lions and nearly had them encased in ice. They are taken into the castle's dungeon, not before vowing vengeance against the royal family.

### The Black Lion

Blackeye pea appears in the other episodes of the cartoon series.