History Characters / TheThiefAndTheCobbler

!!!Voiced by: Sara Crowe (original), Bobbi Page (Allied Filmmakers), Creator/JenniferBeals (Miramax)

* BigBad: Makes it his intent to take over the Golden City at the cost of killing others; even when Zigzag provides him the means of doing so, Mighty One-Eye refuses to show any respect for the sorcere; even forcing him to lead the attack on the city from the front lines.

[[folder:Zigzag]]
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/VincentPrice (all versions)

The Grand Vizier of the Golden City, [[EvilChancellor who has his eyes on both the princess and the throne]], and in his quest to get them becomes TheDragon to the Mighty One-Eye.

[[folder:Mighty One-Eye]]
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!!!Voiced by: Paul Matthews (original), Kevin Dorsey (Allied Filmmakers/Miramax)

The BigBad of the film, the leader of a race of one-eyed marauders with designs to take over the Golden City by force.

* TwentyFourHourArmor: He and his men are never seen without their bulky plate armor, even while relaxing in their camp they're dressed in full armor.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: He has [[NestedMouths nested jawlines]], and he hails from an entire tribe of people who are each missing an eye.
* AtopAMountainOfCorpses: He and his men are first introduced as such, standing a top of mountain of Golden City soldiers' corpses.
* BadassBoast:
** King One-Eye exults in what an unstoppably monstrous conqueror he is and he tends to give these a lot. The first comes after he's slaughtered an entire army, proclaiming his victory AtopAMountainOfCorpses:
--->"''One-Eyes win again! I shall gnaw the Golden City to the bone, and I shall spit it out! No one is left alive to warn them! One-Eyes, One-Eyes, the day of death has come to the Golden Land! And I shall conquer the Golden City! I shall trample and break them, and not show pity! No man escapes the Mighty One Eye!''"
** When he's unveiling his war machine for the first time, he gives a much shorter but equally badass boast, at once disparaging the hocus-pocus "magic" of his new [[TheDragon dragon]] Zigzag, and showcasing the full might of his devastating war machine:
--->"'''This''' ''is One-Eye magic,'' '''sorcerer!'''"
* BigBad: Makes it his intent to take over the Golden City at the cost of killing others; even when Zigzag provides him the means of doing so, Mighty One-Eye refuses to show any respect for the sorcere; even forcing him to lead the attack on the city from the front lines.
* CainAndAbel: In the Miramax dub, he's the Cain to the Witch's Abel.
* DisneyVillainDeath: In Calvert's version, he's thrown off a cliff.
* DominanceThroughFurniture: One-Eye has his harem form his throne. In the original cut, he gets his comeuppance when the women take revenge by deciding to sit on him.
* TheDreaded: One-Eye is feared by all who know him, with even [[TheDragon the ever-overconfident Zigzag]] walking on eggshells around him.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: As much of a savage beast as he is, he has a murderously understated sense of wit when he's in a (relatively) calmer mood. When Zigzag proposes an alliance to him, the Mighty One-Eye turns one of his own tricks against him and orders him to "charm" his [[FedToTheBeast pet alligators]].
-->'''Mighty One-Eye:''' [[PreMortemOneLiner You say... you can charm beasts?]] (''EvilLaugh'') [[KarmicDeath ...throw him... to the alligators!]]
* EvilRedhead: Has an almost glowingly red beard.
* EvilTwin: In the Miramax dub, he's the Witch's evil twin brother.
* EvilerThanThou: As much of a scumbag Zig-Zag may be, he's nothing compared to the savage brute Mighty One-Eye is, and the latter wastes no time in establishing the pecking order with him. When Zigzag sees the camp of the One-Eyes for the first time, the terrified look on his face clearly shows that he's well aware that he's far from being as evil as those barbarian, decadent warriors (and that must mean something, given this is the same guy who sentenced a random poor young man to death just because he happened to walk on a tack the man left on the ground). Later in the same scene, the Mighty One-Eye himself is not impressed at all by Zigzag's self-publicity and has him thrown to the alligators, because he can tolerate no one who's useless. When Zigzag escapes and angrily demands acknowledgement however, the warlord is impressed enough to promote him to... [[ThePawnsGoFirst cannon fodder at the front lines]] of the upcoming battle.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Two. The first is the scene with the One-Eyes on the battlefield amongst piles of massacred enemies, and the second in their camp when Zigzag seeks them out and ends up captured and dragged in front of One-Eye himself sitting on top of his slave women forming a chair.
* EvilSoundsDeep: He's a powerful, brutal warlord, and he has a very deep voice in all versions.
* EvilLaugh: Lets out a bombastic one in the Recobbled Cut when unveiling his war machine for the first time.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: His initial fate in the original; his own slave women surround him and crush him to death by sitting on him in revenge for being used as a throne.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Calmly listens to Zigzag's proposal of an alliance, only to later scoff and sentence him to be fed to the alligators, though he would later change his mind. Even then, he only changes his mind ''slightly'' since he sends Zigzag at the head of the first wave of the upcoming battle, with no armor and only a horse and sword to his name.
* KarmicDeath: In the Calvert version, He's thrown off a cliff by his slave women. In the Recobbled Cut he's sat on and smothered by them.
* LeaveNoSurvivors: He plans to gnaw the Golden City to the bone and spit it out, after all. Nobody is going to survive this.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: He has rows upon rows upon ''rows'' of sharp yellow teeth. As in, you ''can't see the back of his throat even with his mouth wide open''.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: He and his army use these colors to overkill. [[RedEyesTakeWarning Even his eye is red]].
* SlasherSmile: Mighty One-Eye can wear a terrifying, fanged grin, that's for certain.
* UngratefulBastard: Zigzag presents Mighty One-Eye with the three Golden Balls, which the prophecy states that the One-Eyes need to invade the Golden Kingdom. Mighty One-Eye doesn't seem to care at all, and immediately orders Zigzag to be fed to the alligators.
* VillainousBreakdown: He's practically crying in disbelief as his army and formidable death machine falls apart. Because of a ''tack''.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Mighty One-Eye and his massive war machine are undone by... a single tack. Turns out that the highly complex and finely-tuned war machine cannot handle an added chaotic element and breaks down in a massive way, wiping out most of the soldiers inside the process.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Subverted. Mighty One-Eye orders his men to throw Zigzag to the alligators after Zigzag brings him the Golden Balls, but Zigzag manages to charm the alligators and escape, demanding that Mighty One-Eye take him seriously.

!!Other Characters

[[folder:The Witch]]
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/JoanSims (original), Mona Marshall (Allied Filmmakers), Toni Collette (Miramax)

An old witch whom Tack and Princess [=YumYum=] consult for advice on how to defeat the One-Eyes.
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* CainAndAbel: In the Miramax dub, she's stated to be the Mighty One-Eye's benevolent twin sister.
* HowUnscientific: In contrast to Zigzag, who is clearly using sleight of hand and smoke bombs, the Witch's magic is legit.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: Alongside the Mighty One-Eye after Zigzag gives him the the golden balls to destroy the Golden City. However, he is reduced to being TheDragon to Mighty One-Eye, who is far more dangerous.

* BigBadDuumvirate: With Zigzag after the latter gives him the the golden balls to destroy the Golden City. It's clear he has little to no respect for the sorcerer however, even forcing him to lead the attack on the city from the front lines.

!!!Voiced by: Creator/Clinton Sundberg

!!!Voiced by: Unknown actor (original),[[note]] The credits claim Creator/SeanConnery performed Tack’s line; Richard Williams later said that Connery never showed up at the studio on the day he was supposed to record his line, so it was provided by a friend of Williams' wife whose name remains unknown.[[/note]] Steve Lively (Allied Filmmakers), Creator/MatthewBroderick (Miramax)

!!!Voiced by: N/A (original),[[note]] The Thief does make occasional grunts and wheezes in the original cut, but the identity of the voice actor behind these sounds is a mystery.[[/note]] Ed E. Carroll (Allied Filmmakers), Creator/JonathanWinters (Miramax)

-->'''Nod''': You? Worthy of my daughter? A practitioner of the black arts? (''laughing'') No. She can only marry a man pure of heart. You will never marry her! NEVER! Not in a thousand years!

-->'''King Nod''': "The BALLS are GONE! My KINGDOM will COME to destruction AND ''DEATH''!"

* AmbiguouslyHuman: He has blue-colored skin and six-fingered hands, and apparently doesn't need to sleep to sustain his life. On top of that, he has very long, coiled feet that spring outward as he walks, though that may just be his shoes rather than his feet. What's most alarming, however, is that he always shrieks in pain whenever he steps on something small (like Tack's tacks), yet displays only mild annoyance at being [[spoiler: ''eaten alive'' by alligators]]. But then, on the other hand, the most obvious feature (the blue skin) may just be a striking consequence of the entire film's use of AmazingTechnicolorPopulation (with purple, green or brown characters all throughout).

* CharcterCatchphrase: "Have no fear, have no fear; Zigzag, the Grand Vizier, is here!"

-->'''Zigzag:''' The Greatest wizard has to know exactly when it's time to go!

-->"''One-Eyes win again! I shall gnaw the Golden City to the bone, and I shall spit it out! No one is left alive to warn them! One-Eyes, One-Eyes, the day of death has come to the Golden Land! And I shall conquer the Golden City! I shall trample and break them, and not show pity! No man escapes the Mighty One Eye!''"
** When he's unveiling his war machine for the first time, he gives a much shorter but equally badass boast, at once disparaging the hocus-pocus "magic" of his new [[TheDragon dragon]] Zigzag, and showcasing the full might of his devastasting war machine:
-->"'''This''' ''is One-Eye magic,'' '''sorcerer!'''"

-->'''Mighty One-Eye''': [[PreMortemOneLiner You say... you can charm beasts?]] (''EvilLaugh'') [[KarmicDeath ...throw him... to the alligators!]]

* BanditClan

* DaintyBruiser: He's got an owlish and soft face and he moves like someone threw a bowl of noodles, but he's capable of ridiculous feats of strength: He folds his legs around the Thief and traps him in a scissorlock while sleeping, tugs around a medicine ball meant to keep him from moving like it's barely anything at all, and reaches behind him and flips the Thief onto his back without effort ''and without looking''. Later on when his clothes get ripped in the fight with ZigZag, he reveals he's a human block and tackle; skinny as a rail, but with muscles like ropes.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Tack's color palette is mainly white with shades of grey and black, in contrast to the colorful characters and sets around him.

* CatchPhrase: "Have no fear, have no fear; Zigzag, the Grand Vizier, is here!"

* TitleCharacter: He's "the Thief" in the title.

* TitleCharacter: He's "the Cobbler" in the title.

* TheKlutz: Goes hand-and-hand with his dorky nature.

** In the Miramax cut, he abandons the king when he laughs at his request of marrying Princes Yum-Yum, not taking it seriously. This is averted on the original cut, as he's banished by the king for merely requesting it in return for the balls.

!!!Voiced by: Anthony Quayle (original), Clive Revill (Allied Filmmakers/Miramax)

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Downplayed. He wears one yellow slipper.