Little John

**Little John** is a bear who appears as the tritagonist of Disney's 1973 animated feature film, *Robin Hood*. He is Robin Hood's loyal sidekick and best friend.

## Background information

### Feature films

*Robin Hood*

Other names
Johnny
Johnny Boy
Sir Reginald duke of Chutney
Reggie (under the guise of Sir Reginald)

Personality
Clever, funny, heroic, jovial, trustworthy, merry, loyal, playful, strong, friendly, big-hearted, carefree, courageous, thoughtful, agile

Appearance
Big obese brown bear, green hat with red feather, green shirt, brown shoes

Occupation
Bandit

Alignment
Good

Goal
To help provide for the poor

Home
Sherwood Forest

Allies
Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, Lady Kluck, Otto, Alan-A-Dale, Trigger and Nutsy

Enemies
Prince John, The Sheriff of Nottingham, Sir Hiss, Trigger and Nutsy (formerly)

Likes
Calling Prince John a "phony king", fighting against enemies, going on adventures with Robin

Dislikes
Robin getting in trouble, Prince John and the Sheriff's cruelty

Paraphernalia
Dagger, bow and arrow, Quarterstaff

Fate
Pardoned for his thievery by King Richard and drives newlyweds Robin Hood and Maid Marian on they honeymoon.

Quote
"You know something, Robin? I was just wondering: are we good guys or bad guys? You know, I mean, uh, our robbing the rich to feed the poor."
"You're thinkin' about somebody with long eyelashes, and you're smellin' that sweet perfume."

Nothing is known regarding Little John's past. However, he is the best friend and sidekick to Robin Hood. Little John appears to be more cautious than Robin Hood and often reminds his friend of the potential consequences of his plans. However, Little John is shown to be extremely loyal to his friend, going so far as to threaten Prince John when the tyrant sentences Robin to death for treason. When not participating in one of Robin's plans, Little John is shown to be fairly laid back, while also offering good advice to Robin.

### **Abilities:**

Like Robin Hood, Little John is talented with disguises. His two disguises seen include a gypsy fortuneteller, and a Duke called Sir Reginald. He later impersonates the Sheriff of Nottingham. When fighting, he is seen using various weapons, including a quarterstaff, and a dagger. He appears to have some familiarity with archery, as he is seen using one during the jailbreak sequence.

He is shown to be a skilled fighter since he punched the Sheriff with ease and defeated the Rhino guards.

## **Appearances:**

### ***Robin Hood:***

Little John is often seen alongside Robin Hood, first escaping from the Sheriff of Nottingham and his posse. Despite the successful escape, Little John worries about being captured and hanged. He later attempts to cite a law against robbing royalty to try to get out of robbing Prince John. However, he assists Robin in the robbery of Prince John while disguised as a gypsy. While Robin is in the royal coach with the Prince, Little John remains outside and steals gold from a large chest as well as the gold hubcaps of the coach.

Later on, he is seen in his and Robin's hideout trying to encourage the lovesick Robin to propose to Maid Marian, whom Robin loves. He then gets angry with Robin for not paying attention when he was supposed to be tending to the fire, annoyingly saying "Aw man, you burnt the chow!" Robin seems unconcerned about the blackened food and dismisses the suggestion of engagement, claiming his outlaw status would not fit life with Marian. Little John somewhat sarcastically remarks for Robin to think of something, for he sure is not going to impress Marian with his cooking abilities (as John annoying adds spices to try to salvage his dinner). When Robin hears about Prince John's archery tournament, where Marian's kiss is the prize, Little John notes that Robin could win it "standing on his head" but also fears that the Prince's guards, as well as the Sheriff, will be at the tournament. Little John is next seen at Prince John's archery tournament, reminding Robin, who has disguised himself as a stork to enter the tournament, that he must fool the Sheriff of Nottingham during the tournament. While Robin enters the tournament, Little John, disguised as a nobleman named Sir Reginald, Duke of Chutney, consorts with Prince John. Little John is instrumental in helping Robin to avoid execution after he is captured by threatening Prince John's life if Robin is not released.

Later, while he and the folks of Nottingham (including Friar Tuck and his mice) are meeting Robin and Marian in Sherwood Forest, Little John begins playing his song "The Phony King of England" on his lute, and dances with Lady Kluck.

Near the end of the film, Little John assists in a jailbreak, to rescue the citizens of Nottingham as well as Friar Tuck, who is sentenced to hang at dawn. After Robin retrieves the jail keys, Little John frees all the townspeople; meanwhile, Robin climbs up to the royal treasury to reclaim the taxes that Prince John had taken from the people. Little John later impersonates the Sheriff to facilitate their escape and pulls a cart containing all the Nottingham residents with the intent of taking them to Sherwood Forest. When Robin is trapped in the castle, and forced to jump in the moat to escape, Little John is seen watching from the forest with Skippy. He, like Prince John, believes Robin to be dead, as the Sheriff's posse had been shooting at Robin. He is overjoyed to see that Robin has survived his escape from the castle, after initially believing the latter had been killed.

After King Richard returns, Little John is pardoned alongside Robin. He drives the coach containing the newlywed's Robin Hood and Maid Marian and allows Skippy to join them.

**Gallery:**

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