History Characters / TheBlackCauldron

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Orwen toward Fflewddur.

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Just look at him...

* AdaptationalWimp: The Cauldron Born of the book series continued existing as strong as before after the Black Crochan was destroyed, meeting their demise in the final book. Their movie counterparts turn lifeless the moment Gurgi throws himself into the Cauldron.

->'''Voiced in English by''': Grant Bardsley
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Creator/ChristopheLemoine (second dub)
->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Yehonatan Magon
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Hidehiro Kikuchi
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Raul Aldana
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Erik Lindgren (first Swedish dub), Nick Atkinson (second Swedish dub)

->'''Voiced by''': John Byner;
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Creator/RogerCarel (first European French dub), Creator/EricMetayer (second European French dub)
->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Michal Muchtar
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Tadashi Yamazaki[[note]]Through Creator/HideyukiUmezu added some additional loops.[[/note]]
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Hector Lee
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Tomas Krantz (first Swedish dub), Andreas Nilsson (second Swedish dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Susan Sheridan
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Chantal Macé
->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Loren Sabir
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/MinaTominaga
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Diana Santos
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Josefin Ahlqvist (first Swedish dub), Therese Reuterswärd (second Swedish dub)

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NigelHawthorne
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Pierre Baton
->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Ami Mendelman
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Sanji Hase
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Luis Bayardo
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Nils Eklund (first Swedish dub), Hans Lindgren (second Swedish dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/FreddieJones
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Philippe Dumat
->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Yehuda Efroni
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Kazuo Kumakura
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Esteban Siller
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Olof Thunberg (first Swedish dub), Håkan Mohede (second Swedish dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Arthur Malet (Eidilleg), John Byner (Doli)
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Creator/RogerCarel (Eidilleg) (second European French dub)
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/IchiroNagai (Eidilleg), Ryuji Saikachi (Doli)
->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Dor Tsvaigenbom (Eidilleg), Albert Kohen (Doli)
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Jesus Colin (Eidilleg), Esteban Siller (Doli)
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': John Harryson (Eidilleg), Carl Billquist (Doli) (first Swedish dub), Thomas Engelbrektson (Eidilleg), Mikael Roupé (Doli) (second Swedish dub)

** Gwystyl even moreso: he was the owner of Kaw, a recurring character in the books, and partook in the final battle in the fifth book. In the film he was AdaptedOut, but makes a brief appearance in the game if you get Hen Wen to safety.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnHurt
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Bernard Tiphaine
->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Ohad Shachar
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/ShozoIizuka
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/BlasGarcia
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Jan Blomberg (first Swedish dub), Kenneth Milldoff (second Swedish dub)

->Voiced by: Creator/PhilFondacaro;
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Creator/EdgarGivry
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Salvador Najar
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Mille Schmidt (first Swedish dub), Stefan Frelander (second Swedish dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Eda Reiss Merin (Orddu), Adele Malis-Morey (Orwen) and Billie Hayes (Orgoch)
->'''Voiced in European French by''': Creator/PerrettePradier (Orddu), Marie Vincent (Orwen) and Colette Venhard (Orgoch)
->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Shafraira Zakai (Orddu), Esti Kosovitski (Orwen), and Orna Katz (Orgoch)
->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Kazuko Makino (Orddu), Yoshiko Ohta (Orwen), and Reiko Senou (Orgoch)
->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Rosario Muñoz Ledo (Orddu), Nancy [=McKenzie=] (Orwen) and Ángela Villanueva (Orgoch)
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Meta Velander (Orddu), Margreth Weivers (Orwen), Fillie Lyckow (Orgoch) (first Swedish dub), Gizela Rasch (Orddu), Lena Ericsson (Orwen), Cecilia Hjalmarsson (Orgoch) (second Swedish dub)

->Voiced by: Creator/PatFraley

->'''Voiced by''': Peter Renaday, James Almanzar, Creator/WayneAllwine, Phil Fondacaro, Steve Hale, Creator/PhilNibbelink, Jack Laing
->'''Voiced in Swedish by''': Sture Hovstadius, Anders Nyström, Stephan Karlsén (first Swedish dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CoreyBurton (Once Upon a Halloween)

* CanonWelding: Not to the books, but in the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. It is implied by the direct to DVD film "Once Upon a Halloween" that the cauldron is still around, in the dungeon of the [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Evil Queen]].

* SuddenlyVoiced: Although only in "Once Upon a Halloween."

* GutturalGrowler: Courtesy of Creator/JohnHurt.

* InformedAbility: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. Everyone is deathly afraid of him, which would imply he has ''some'' sort of magical powers (and he does display some incredible VillainTeleportation during one scene); but he doesn't do much of anything in the movie other than give orders, shuffle around a bit, and growl.

* FailureKnight: Taran so wants to be a KnightInShiningArmour, but at almost no point in the film does he successfully do anything useful with his own skills: He loses Hen Wen almost immediately after being entrusted with her; when held captive by the Horned King he only escapes with the help of Eilonwy and the magic sword; and he unwittingly brings the Black Cauldron into the Horned King's hands by getting it from the witches with whom it probably would've been completely secure (as well as giving away the potentially story-breaking magic sword in the process). At the end of the film, Taran actually acknowledges that he's a failure as a warrior and forfeits his chance to become one in order to [[spoiler: resurrect Gurgi]].

* NiceGuy: [[spoiler: Near the end, after he matures, he acknowledges his failure as a warrior and does a selfless act when he chooses to attempt to jump into the Black Cauldron.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's introduced as an annoying DirtyCoward and a thief but ultimately proves to be loyal when [[spoiler: he sacrifices himself to destroy the Cauldron's power and save his friends.]]

* BullyingADragon: Luckily for Fflewdur, [[spoiler: mocking the witches for being powerless resulted in a living Gurgi, not a return to toad status.]]

* BadBoss: His default reaction to anything bad is to choke Creeper. [[spoiler: Also, his reward to his human minions for their service is to turn them into mindless undead warriors.]]

* EquivalentExchange: They insist that the Cauldron must be paid for with a magical artifact of equal value. [[spoiler: After the villain's defeat, they try to reclaim the Cauldron, only for Fflewddur to insist that they compensate the heroes for it.]]

->'''Voiced in European French by''': Chantal Mac&eacute

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Zig-zagged. She becomes an OfficialCouple with Taran after he [[TookALevelInKindness takes a level in kindness]] and goes from a JerkWithAHeartOfGold into a selfless and kind young man.

* CatchPhrase: "Great Belin!"

** When Creeper joyously boasts [[ComicallyMissingthePoint that he's caught the pig boy]], the Horned King answers in a rather dry tone, "But you let the pig go didn't you."

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice necessary? No worries.]]

* PutOnABus: Due to ''The Black Cauldron'' not being a financial success, Taran, like his female counterpart Eilonwy, is rarely featured in official Disney merchandise.

->'''Voiced in Hebrew by''': Yonatan Magon

* AdaptationalWimp: Their equivalents in the books are the Huntsmen of Annuvin, the main army used by Arawn. If you kill one of them, [[KillOneOthersGetStronger his strength transfers to the rest]], making each one stronger than the last. This makes them EliteMooks as dangerous as the Cauldron-Born. In the film however, they are just the standard faire D&D style berserkers who are no match to the Cauldron-Born.

** Gwystyl even moreso: He was the owner of Kaw, a recurring character in the books, and partook in the final battle in the fifth book. In the film he was AdaptedOut, but makes a brief appearance in the game if you get Hen Wen to safety.

* TheChessmaster: In a moment of [[invoked]]FridgeBrilliance right before the credits, reveals that Hen Wen has long foreseen events that would ensure the destruction of both the Cauldron and Horned King's power, and end to their threat to the land. What the viewer would attribute to the heroes IdiotBall is simply Dallben and her acting accordingly in line with this vision to ensure they are realized, and the protagonists come home safe and sound.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: the Phlegmatic. He’s the peacekeeper of the group, but even more cowardly than Gurgi.

* BatmanGambit: Fflewddur completely ruins the Witches' BatmanGambit, reminding them that if they want to repossess the Cauldron, they must make an exchange of equal value back to the heroes.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Zig-zagged. She becomes an OfficialCouple with Taran after he undergoes [[TookALevelInKindness takes a level in kindness]] and goes from a JerkWithAHeartOfGold into a selfless and kind young man.

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: His habit of daydreaming causes him to lose focus on his task or surroundings. Foreshadowed when, after tormenting the farm goat, he starts bragging to Hen Wen and fails to notice her OhCrap reaction:
-->'''Taran:''' See, hen? Everybody runs from the famous Taran of Caer Dallban- (''[[InstantlyProvenWrong the goat butts him up the backside]]'') ''Oof!'' (''goes flying into the mud'')

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: She is a lot less abrasive and confrontational than in the books, where she is a Harsh type {{Tsundere}} as opposed to the Sweet type personality of this version.

* TheChessmaster: In a moment of FridgeBrilliance right before the credits, reveals that Hen Wen has long foreseen events that would ensure the destruction of both the Cauldron and Horned King's power, and end to their threat to the land. What the viewer would attribute to the heroes IdiotBall is simply Dallben and her acting accordingly in line with this vision to ensure they are realized, and the protagonists come home safe and sound.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: All the three witches are barefooted.