History Characters / RobinHood1973

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: His TheVillainSucksSong was so successful that everyone, even Prince John's allies (Sir Hiss and the Sheriff), start singing it.

* ArcherArchetype: {{Averted|Trope}}. Robin is still an ace archer but is more warm-hearted than the colder examples of this trope.

Friar Tuck is a badger and a kind-hearted priest who is good friends with Robin Hood and Little John.

* MinorMajorCharacter: Even though he is without a doubt an important figure in the movie’s world, King Richard has very little to do with the narrative of the movie other than his absence allowing Prince John to rise to power. He only appears at the very end.
* NiceGuy: He is seen as an ideal king, kind and considerate of his subjects.

Skippy is an energetic 7-year-old rabbit. He lives with his mother and his siblings. He is the oldest boy in the family.

->'''Voiced in Brazilian Portuguese by''' Waldir Fiori (Nutsy), Creator/MarioMonjardim (Trigger)

A crocodile who serves as, well, the Captain of Prince John's guards.

* KnightOfCerebus: Played with. Compared to Prince John, Sir Hiss, the Sheriff and the rest of his guard, he's arguably the most deadly serious of the movie's villains even if he appears in very few scenes. He is inches away from killing Robin in a sword fight, almost kills an old owl couple during the prison escape, and arrives to trap Robin Hood in the castle, albeit briefly. However, during his first fight with Robin, he’s nearly accidentally shot by Trigger and later gets trampled by his own allies, showing that even he’s not completely immune to slapstick.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sir Hiss has no problem with Prince John's evil deeds, but even he was taken aback when he learned that the prince planned to lure Robin Hood out by arranging Friar Tuck, a ''priest'', to be hanged in public.

Alan-A-Dale is based off the minstrel of the same name from various Robin Hood legends, and is depicted as a rooster. Alan-a-Dale only states his name at the beginning of the film, where he also introduces himself as a minstrel. He functions as the film's narrator, using songs to tell the story.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: {{Zig zagg|ingTrope}}ed. He introduces himself as Alan-A-Dale, but the opening credits just call him "The Rooster," and the other characters don't refer to him by name at all.

-->''"Oh, incidentally, I'm Alan-A-Dale, a minstrel. That's an early-day folk singer. My job is to tell it like it is, or was, or whatever."''

* BeleagueredAssistant: The advisor to John and smarter than his foolish boss. The things that keep him from being a DragonInChief is that he is much less ambitious, egotistical and cruel than John.

** DragoninChief: He is the dragon to the non-action Prince John making the former more physically dangerous.

* BadassBaritone: With the deep, warm voice of Phil Harris used for the tough, boisterous bear, this is a given.

--->'''Sir Hiss:''' B-B-B-But, sire, hang Friar Tuck?! A man of the church?!

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Sir Hiss has no problem with Prince John's evil deeds until he decides to hang Friar Tuck, a man of the Church.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Like his brother, he is based on a real life historical figure (King John Plantagenet), only literally (but not figuratively) lionised.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: In contrast to his brother, obviously.
-->'''Prince John:''' But traitors to the crown must die!\\
'''Robin Hood:''' Traitor to the crown? That crown belongs to King Richard. Long live King Richard!\\
'''Crowd:''' Long live King Richard!

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: He's a maneless lion despite being an adult, highlighting his ManChild persona that makes him unfit to be king compared to his brother, who does have a mane. Ironically, the one subspecies of lions whose males lack manes (the Tsavo lion) are known for being even larger and ''more'' aggressive than other lions

* ImproperlyParanoid: His reaction to Sir Hiss’ hypnosis implies that he suspects his own counsellor of plotting to overthrow him. Hiss, being a ProfessionalButtKisser, doesn’t seem to have even ''considered'' the idea.

* AChildShallLeadThem: Noted above about his mane and throughout this list with his immaturity, Prince John actually comes off as a child TRYING to rule like an adult. He lacks a mane (which anyone knows grows out on ''mature'' male lions), he has childlike tendencies, his tone of voice sounds like a young teen compared to his brother, neither his clothes nor his robe fit him properly (though it could be argued they are his brother's, but that hardly says much otherwise), and unlike his brother, John is relatively ''tiny'' in comparison to a number of other characters, including those among his own army and being hardly that much bigger than Robin Hood himself. With this in mind, a lot of his over-the-top childishness makes enormous sense. It's just a shame that Nottingham is on a downward spiral so long as he's in charge...

--->'''Sheriff of Nottingham:''' But sire, it's a big hit! The whole village is singing it!
--->'''Prince John:''' Oh they ARE, are they? Well they'll be singing a different tune. Double the taxes! TRIPLE THE TAXES! SQUEEEEEZE EVERY LAST '''DROP''' OUT OF THOSE INSOLENT...er musical peasants.

* BuffoonishTomcat: Although a villainous LeanAndMean one, John isn't the brightest feline in the story and is quite an total {{Manchild}} version of this that gets defeated by how his plans don't work at all.

* StoutStrength: Like Little John, he's grossly fat but also among the most physically powerful characters in the film. The Sheriff finds this out the painful way when he gets ''belly-''bounced out of the church.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: He's a maneless lion despite being an adult, highlighting his ManChild persona that makes him unfit to be king compared to his brother, who does have a mane.

* SmarterThanYouLook: He looks and acts like a pompous bumpkin, and is generally treated as such, but he coyly sees through all the civilians' elaborate attempts to hide their money and is the first around (since Sir Hiss is punch-drunk) who suspects that something is going on once John suddenly and anxiously pardons Robin, exposing Little John and forcing the heroes to retreat. Later, when it looks like he stupidly talked himself into a beating from Friar Tuck, it's revealed to be a BatmanGambit, with him disarming and arresting him as soon as Trigger is revealed waiting in position. It is this act that leads everyone to [[OhCrap realise John's forces aren't playing around anymore]], starting the DarkestHour.

* SmarterThanYouLook: He looks and acts like a pompous bumpkin, and is generally treated as such, but he coyly sees through all the civilians' elaborate attempts to hide their money and is the first around (since Sir Hiss is punch-drunk) who suspects that something is going on once John suddenly and anxiously pardons Robin.

* BarefootPoverty: Implied to be the case, since most aristocracy is seen with footwear.