History Characters / RobinHood1973

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

* TheEvilPrince: He's second in line and his ambition is behind his evilness.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: While he tries to hide it behind fake respect and politeness, he has a very low opinion of Prince John. Despite this, he still helps John usurp King Richard's throne, pretends to be John's admirer and goes along with his evil plans against the citizens, and he's happy to benefit from the luxuries along with John, even sleeping in Prince John's bedroom.

* HypercompetentSidekick: Trigger to the Sheriff. During the battle between the Sheriff and Friar Tuck, he pulls down the hood of Friar Tuck, blocking the Friar's view and allowing the Sheriff to capture him. He's later the only one who realises a jailbreak is coming and keeps trying to warn him.

* {{Hypocrite}}: After he is captured at the archery contest, Prince John calls Robin a traitor to the crown, despite the fact that he unlawfully seized the throne while Richard was off fighting in the Crusades and lords over England as a particularly [[TheCaligula wicked and foolish excuse for a monarch]]. Robin rightfully [[ShutUpHannibal calls him out on it]].

* InsufferableImbecile: He isn't a very competent villain, to say the least.

* DamselInDistress: She's a lovely ProperLady with deep affection for the people of Nottingham, but she has no power to change the situation. Even when Robin is about to be executed before her eyes, she can only plead with Prince John for his life, [[PowerOfLove claiming her love for him]]. However, she does hit a guard aiming for Robin with a pie, which shows that she is willing to get her hands dirty for the man she loves.

* SatelliteLoveInterest: Downplayed. She has an interesting backstory due to being the niece of the villainous Prince John and the good King Richard. While she some scenes with other characters (Lady Kluck, Skippy and his friends), she mostly talks about her love for Robin, even when she's not around him.

* SatelliteLoveInterest: She has an interesting backstory due to being the niece of the villainous Prince John and the good King Richard but her actual role in the film is little else but "be happy and lovey-dovey around Robin".

* EnigmaticMinion: Whether he's independently evil or a PunchClockVillain is not made clear.

* RankScalesWithAsskicking: There's a reason why he's Prince John's chief guard. He's the only villain in the movie to put up a decent fight against Robin Hood without being easily defeated.

* HistoricalDowngrade: He's little more than a bratty, ineffectual crybaby... [[NotSoHarmlessVillain at least at first glance]].
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: In this story, he taxes people out of sheer greed and is even responsible for Richard's crusades, via his hypnotic EvilChancellor. As noted in ArtisticLicenseHistory, the heavy taxes were raised in order to finance ''Richard's'' wars and his ransom when he was captured by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Although by all accounts, the historical John really ''was'' a [[TruthInTelevision bratty and excessively petulant man-child with an uncontrollable temper]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: After he is captured at the archery contest, Prince John calls Robin a traitor to the crown, despite the fact that he unlawfully seized the throne while Richard was off on the Crusades. Robin [[ShutUpHannibal rightfully calls him out on it]].
** He also calls Marion "My dear, emotional lady," which is pretty rich for a guy whose handle on his emotions never progressed past that of a six-year-old.

-->'''Hiss:''' ''[confused and offended]'' ...Silly serpent?!

* MeaningfulApperance: Despite being more or less fully grown, he has no mane, underscoring his [[PsychopathicManchild immaturity]].

* MommasBoy: He [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas is devoted to his mother]] even though she [[ParentalFavoritism preferred his brother]].

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: As always in the Robin Hood story, Richard gets this; whereas the real Richard was a war-loving gloryhound who cost England a ''lot'' of money[[note]]between the Crusades and the ''exorbitant'' ransom his mother paid for Richard's release after he was captured following his bungled war on France[[/note]], the heightened taxes are entirely Prince John's idea (and for Prince John's benefit). This version of Richard didn't even want to go to war; he was hypnotized by Sir Hiss in order to compel him to go crusading.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: In this story, he taxes people out of sheer greed and is even responsible for Richard's crusades, via his hypnotic EvilChancellor. As noted in ArtisticLicenseHistory, the heavy taxes were raised in order to finance ''Richard's'' wars and his ransom when he was captured by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Although by all accounts, the historical John really ''was'' a [[TruthInTelevision bratty and excessively petulant man-child with an uncontrollable temper.]]

* ImproperlyParanoid: His reaction to Sir Hiss’ hypnosis implies that he suspects his own counsellor of plotting to overthrow him, which granted, considering Hiss's hand in ousting King Richard, isn't an unreasonable concern to have. Hiss however, being a ProfessionalButtKisser, doesn’t seem to have even ''considered'' the idea.

* MommasBoy: He [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas is devoted to his mother]] even though she preferred his brother.

* TenderTomboyishnessFoulFemininity: Gender-Flipped example; Prince John is a [[LeanAndMean skinny]], [[PsychopathicManchild whiny]], [[SissyVillain effeminate]] RoyalBrat who mistreats the English people, while his brother Richard is a warrior king (he fought in the Crusades) and a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.

* TheUnfavourite: "Mother always did like Richard best!" [[TruthInTelevision By all accounts, she really did.]]

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He's smarter and less of a {{Jerkass}} than his boss and objects to ''some'' of Prince John's actions.

-->'''Lady Kluck''': "Mommy!!!" (''Starts sucking her thumb'')\\
'''Sis''': (''Laughing'') That's Prince John, alright!

* DidntThinkThisThrough: He ''THINKS'' he does, but all of his schemes are so narrowminded that it doesn't take much to circumvent them, though the archery tournament is the closest he gets to nearly winning. But when he taxes the life out of the peasants in retribution for mocking him, he clearly isn't any happier, as noted by Sir Hiss. He also sinks so low in his hatred that he's willing to ''murder Friar Tuck, a man of the church, just to try and trap Robin'', much to Hiss's horror. Even had he succeeded, the legality of his schemes, let alone the fact that everyone also would have been in jail and unable to be taxed any further, would have left him in deep crud.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: In this story, he taxes people out of sheer greed and is even responsible for Richard's crusades, via his hypnotic EvilChancellor. As noted in ArtisticLicenseHistory, the heavy taxes were raised in order to finance ''Richard's'' wars and his ransom when he was captured by the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Although by all accounts, the historical John really ''was'' a [[TruthInTelevision childish overgrown brat with an uncontrollable temper.]]

** He also calls Marion "My dear, emotional lady," which is pretty rich for a guy whose handle on his emotions never progressed passed that of a toddler.

->'''Voiced in English by:''' Brian Bedford

->'''Voiced in English by:''' Phil Harris

* VileVulture: A pair of vultures who serves the villains.

* StoutStrength: Like Little John, he's fat but also very physically powerful. The Sheriff finds this out the painful way when he gets ''belly-''bounced out of the church.
* TurbulentPriest: always willing to take stand against Prince John's tyrany and overbearing tax collection.

->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Francisco Colmenero

->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Francisco Colmenero

->'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Francisco Colmenero

* ReusedCharacterDesign: He strongly resembles Baloo from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', with the main difference being that Little John is brown while Baloo is grayish. He even has the same voice actor, Phil Harris. It becomes especially noticeable in scenes where animation was reused.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: There's a reason why he's Prince John's chief guard. He's the only villain in the movie to put up a decent fight against Robin Hood without being easily defeated.

* ArchEnemy: To Prine John and The Sheriff of Nottingham, as is typical of Robin Hood stories.

* ViolentGlaswegian: She has a Scottish brogue and if you get her upset, she will start getting as mad as a wet hen, and she's not afraid to charge at the rhino guards like a runaway freight train.

* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Downplayed version -- she always wears her cap and veil, no matter how impractical it may seem. (And the veil never comes off unless she deliberately takes it off).

* DamselInDistress: She's a lovely ProperLady with deep affection for the people of Nottingham, but she has no power to change the situation. Even when her love is about to be executed before her eyes, she can't do more than get down on her knees before Prince John, pleading for mercy for [[The PowerOfLove the man she loves]]. Though she does hit a guard aiming for Robin with a pie, which shows that he matters more to her than her femininity.

* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Downplayed version -- she always wears her cap and veil, no matter how impractical it may seem. (And the veil never comes off unless she deliberately takes it off).

* CuteLittleFangs: Being heroic foxes, both Robin and Marian have these.
* DamselInDistress: She's a lovely ProperLady, but almost completely helpless, even when her love is about to be executed before her eyes. However, she almost manages to convince Prince John to spare Robin through The PowerOfLove and hits a guard aiming for Robin with a pie, which just goes to show how helpful she can be when she tries.

* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Of course, she's just of the many in this film, but she has been praised as being the best designed in the film, setting the standard in UsefulNotes/FurryFandom for feminine beauty and grace in western animation.

* ProperLady: A graceful, charming, and ladylike woman.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Marian loves [[TheHero Robin Hood]] because of [[NiceGuy his kindness]], [[HopeBringer the hope he gives to the people of Nottingham]], and [[LovableRogue that he only steals from the rich to give to the poor.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Lady Kluck's Tomboy. Maid Marian is the quintessential polite and feminine ProperLady, while Lady Kluck is a fierce, outspoken BoisterousBruiser. During a fight Lady Kluck even tells Marian to run away as it is "no place for a lady", and then she humorously starts [[ActionGirl fighting the guards]].
* UptownGirl: King Richard amusedly remarks at the end that he has "An outlaw for an in-law!"

Robin Hood is an anthropomorphic fox who is the titular protagonist. Although Robin Hood is often shown as an outlaw who chooses to rob from the rich to help the poor people, in this animated version, he is shown mainly attacking Prince John and his agents, who have impoverished Nottingham with high taxes. Robin Hood and Little John steal the tax caravans and give it back to the peasants while trying to avoid capture by both Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham.

->'''Voiced in European French by''': Dominique Paturel