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** The Sheriff is less villainous than most adaptations, a commoner who knows that his only chance for survival is to back the current power. he countenances the Merry Man and other bandits as long as they avoid killing people in the forest, and avoid people who have paid protection fees. When Sir Guy begins sacking the surrounding farms, he lays siege to the castle to avoid further depredation.
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** The Sheriff is less villainous than most adaptations, a commoner who knows that his only chance for survival is to back the current power. he He countenances the Merry Man and other bandits as long as they avoid killing people in the forest, and avoid people who have paid protection fees. When Sir Guy begins sacking the surrounding farms, he lays siege to the castle to avoid further depredation.
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* KnifeNut: As Much indicates in a retrospective on her early life after her father died, her smaller stature and musculature necessitates her wielding smaller weapons rather than relying on swords or strength.
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* DoNotGoGentle: Cruel-hearted scumbag he may be, the witnesses to [[spoiler:Gilbert's]] death respectfully agree that he went down fighting hard against Guy's men.
* TheDreaded:
** Sir Guy of Gisbourne's thuggish appearance is quite unnerving and his reputation for cruelty makes this impression even worse.
--> '''Sheriff of Nottingham:''' That lord is named Sir Guy of Gisbourne, the Horse Knight. A name that in certain parts of the kingdom inspires worry. In the rest, fear.
** Bandit chieftain Tom Crooked is a brutal sadist who is known for rarely leaving any survivors of his attacks. He's also willing to act as a mercenary and harm peasants for Guy.
* TheDreaded:
** Sir Guy of Gisbourne's thuggish appearance is quite unnerving and his reputation for cruelty makes this impression even worse.
--> '''Sheriff of Nottingham:''' That lord is named Sir Guy of Gisbourne, the Horse Knight. A name that in certain parts of the kingdom inspires worry. In the rest, fear.
** Bandit chieftain Tom Crooked is a brutal sadist who is known for rarely leaving any survivors of his attacks. He's also willing to act as a mercenary and harm peasants for Guy.
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* SecretSecretKeeper: The ending reveals that Mark Brewer, the Sheriff of Nottingham, knows the true identity of Robin Hood's companion Will Scarlet due to a confession from a tortured member of the Merry Men. Will is unaware that Brewer knows about the confession, and wrongfully assumes his identity is safe. However, Brewer doesn't tell anyone [[WeUsedToBeFriends due to his former friendship with Will]], which also keeps him from posting a reward for Will's death of capture.
* SlouchOfVillainy: Tom Crooked's nickname comes from his ruthless and untrustworthy nature, but when John comments that Crooked didn't get his nickname because of his bad posture, he says it in a way indicating that Crooked does, in fact, have bad posture.
* SlouchOfVillainy: Tom Crooked's nickname comes from his ruthless and untrustworthy nature, but when John comments that Crooked didn't get his nickname because of his bad posture, he says it in a way indicating that Crooked does, in fact, have bad posture.
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* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: When Guy of Gisbourne and a crony arrive at the Shackley estate, Will is unimpressed, mocking how Guy is bossing people around like a complete UpperClassTwit and FatIdiot while letting his imposing bodyguard glare at people. Will's dismissive feelings quickly change when he's told that Guy is the man he took for a brooding bodyguard and the UpperClassTwit (a man known as the master of bribes) is the lackey.
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** In the myths, Gilbert White Hands becomes a loyal member of Robin Hood's Merry Men after they engage in some FriendlyRivalry during an archery contest. Here, he's the HerosEvilPredecessor.
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* CoolUncle: In the first act of the Myth/RobinHood re-imagining, Geoff Shackley serves as regent of the family estate and the guardian of his nephew Will while his brother is off fighting in UsefulNotes/TheCrusades. Geoff is a decent enough ParentalSubstitute and has no desire to steal his nephew's inheritance. Instead, he longs for the days when Will's father will make it home safely [[TheChainsOfCommanding so he can relinquish his duties as regent and spend more time hunting.]] [[spoiler:Sadly, he finds out the hard way that AnyoneCanDie when the family falls out of favor with the BigBad.]]
* KilledOffScreen:
** [[spoiler:Guy's [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname master of bribes]]]] suffers from an abrupt SickbedSlaying as a PretextForWar, well away from any point-of-view character.
** [[spoiler:Hugo Blunt, the Shackley's steward,]] helps Will escape when Guy of Gisbourne turns on the Shackley's. The next chapter features Will alone and mentions that [[spoiler:Hugo]] was killed in the interlude between chapters.
** [[spoiler:Gilbert, the original leader of the outlaws,]] is found dead in the aftermath of a raid on the outlaws' camp that Will and Much were absent for.
* KilledOffScreen:
** [[spoiler:Guy's [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname master of bribes]]]] suffers from an abrupt SickbedSlaying as a PretextForWar, well away from any point-of-view character.
** [[spoiler:Hugo Blunt, the Shackley's steward,]] helps Will escape when Guy of Gisbourne turns on the Shackley's. The next chapter features Will alone and mentions that [[spoiler:Hugo]] was killed in the interlude between chapters.
** [[spoiler:Gilbert, the original leader of the outlaws,]] is found dead in the aftermath of a raid on the outlaws' camp that Will and Much were absent for.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The first family to benefit from Rob and Will's JustLikeRobinHood methods have their house burned down (not while they're inside it) after their SuspiciousSpending alerts the authorities to the fact that they have stolen money. Will feels pretty guilty when he finds out.
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* OldSoldier: Sir Osbert is about sixty, has served the Shackleys since he was Will's age, and is still eager for a fight against people like Guy of Gisbourne. The family members like to joke about just how long Osbert's been a soldier.
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If I remember correctly, Much recalls her father speaking fondly and a bit teasingly when he said she was worth "nothing much"
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* SweetPollyOliver: Much is the miller's ''daughter'', named as such by her father since, from his perspective, a female child is worth "nothing much".
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* SweetPollyOliver: Much is the miller's ''daughter'', named as such by her father since, from his (joking) perspective, a female child is worth "nothing much".
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** The Sheriff is less villainous than most adaptations, a commoner who knows that his only chance for survival is to back the current power. he countenances the Merry Man and other bandits as long as they avoid killing people in the forest, and avoid people who have paid protection fees. When Sir Guy begins sacking the surrounding farms, he lays siege to the castle to avoid further depradation.
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** The Sheriff is less villainous than most adaptations, a commoner who knows that his only chance for survival is to back the current power. he countenances the Merry Man and other bandits as long as they avoid killing people in the forest, and avoid people who have paid protection fees. When Sir Guy begins sacking the surrounding farms, he lays siege to the castle to avoid further depradation.depredation.
** Much is a much more cynical, and less cheerful, character than in the adaptations, courtesy of having to disguise herself as a boy to survive.
** Much is a much more cynical, and less cheerful, character than in the adaptations, courtesy of having to disguise herself as a boy to survive.
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* ProtectionRacket: Later in the book, it becomes evident that the Sheriff has allowed the outlaws to live in Sherwood Forest with a tacit agreement that they will avoid killing people, and will not target the people who've paid him protection money. Will and his band are unaware of this arrangement, and disrupt the scheme.
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''Will in Scarlet'' is a 2013 retelling of the Myth/RobinHood mythos by Matthew Cody. William, heir to Shackley House, has his life upended when he learned that his father, Lord Shackley, has been captured alongside King Richard during the Crusades. His life is further upended when the Sheriff, a former family friend, follows the path of political expediency, and sides with Prince John and Sir Guy of Gisbourne when the Shackley family refuses to acknowledge Prince John as the rightful ruler, and the ensuing fracas results in the death of his uncle, regent to the lordship. In the course of fleeing, Will is accosted by the "Merry Men" of Sherwood Forest, a group of outlaws, and joins them for survival, eventually allying with Little John, Much, and drunkard Rob, three of the more decent of the outlaws, plotting his revenge against the Sheriff and Sir Guy, taking up the name of Will Scarlet. In the course of attempting his revenge, he recognizes his noble obligation to his people, he starts directing this much smaller band into a more heroic pursuit of robbing the rich to feed the poor, all the while seeking his revenge on Sir Guy.
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!!This novel exhibits the following tropes:
* AdaptationPersonalityChange:
** The Sheriff is less villainous than most adaptations, a commoner who knows that his only chance for survival is to back the current power. he countenances the Merry Man and other bandits as long as they avoid killing people in the forest, and avoid people who have paid protection fees. When Sir Guy begins sacking the surrounding farms, he lays siege to the castle to avoid further depradation.
** Rob, eventually Robin Hood, is a drunkard who only becomes heroic after Will's example. His backstory is that of a common portrayal of Alan O'Dale as the common man forbidden to marry his higher-born love, except that in this case he failed, which drove him to drink.
* KnifeNut: As Much indicates in a retrospective on her early life after her father died, her smaller stature and musculature necessitates her wielding smaller weapons rather than relying on swords or strength.
* SweetPollyOliver: Much is the miller's ''daughter'', named as such by her father since, from his perspective, a female child is worth "nothing much".
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''Will in Scarlet'' is a 2013 retelling of the Myth/RobinHood mythos by Matthew Cody. William, heir to Shackley House, has his life upended when he learned that his father, Lord Shackley, has been captured alongside King Richard during the Crusades. His life is further upended when the Sheriff, a former family friend, follows the path of political expediency, and sides with Prince John and Sir Guy of Gisbourne when the Shackley family refuses to acknowledge Prince John as the rightful ruler, and the ensuing fracas results in the death of his uncle, regent to the lordship. In the course of fleeing, Will is accosted by the "Merry Men" of Sherwood Forest, a group of outlaws, and joins them for survival, eventually allying with Little John, Much, and drunkard Rob, three of the more decent of the outlaws, plotting his revenge against the Sheriff and Sir Guy, taking up the name of Will Scarlet. In the course of attempting his revenge, he recognizes his noble obligation to his people, he starts directing this much smaller band into a more heroic pursuit of robbing the rich to feed the poor, all the while seeking his revenge on Sir Guy.
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!!This novel exhibits the following tropes:
* AdaptationPersonalityChange:
** The Sheriff is less villainous than most adaptations, a commoner who knows that his only chance for survival is to back the current power. he countenances the Merry Man and other bandits as long as they avoid killing people in the forest, and avoid people who have paid protection fees. When Sir Guy begins sacking the surrounding farms, he lays siege to the castle to avoid further depradation.
** Rob, eventually Robin Hood, is a drunkard who only becomes heroic after Will's example. His backstory is that of a common portrayal of Alan O'Dale as the common man forbidden to marry his higher-born love, except that in this case he failed, which drove him to drink.
* KnifeNut: As Much indicates in a retrospective on her early life after her father died, her smaller stature and musculature necessitates her wielding smaller weapons rather than relying on swords or strength.
* SweetPollyOliver: Much is the miller's ''daughter'', named as such by her father since, from his perspective, a female child is worth "nothing much".
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