History WMG / RobinHood

[[WMG: BBC's Series/RobinHood takes place in the same universe as HarryPotter]]

[[WMG: Kate from ''Series/RobinHood'' is an AlternateUniverse counterpart to Marian, from ''MaidMarianAndHerMerryMen''.]]
The characters in ''Maid Marian'' are very different from the characters of similar names in every other version, and the title character is a blonde, bolshy commoner, rather than the traditional dark-haired noblewoman. Kate is a blonde, bolshy commoner. Probably there was a Main/ForWantOfANail sequence of events that led to her getting a different name. Whether this means there are versions of Rabies and Barrington around is still to be determined.

Each season takes place over the course of a year and it's presumed that each of the twelve episodes (the thirteenth is always a two-parter with the twelfth) are a month apart. As such, each monthly episode falls on the day that Kate is having her period. The outlaws [[ShillingTheWesley shill]] Kate like there's no tomorrow and treat her like a PuritySue, yet the audience never glimpses anything but a perpetually pissed-off JerkassSue who acts like she hates everyone and everything around her (sans Robin). Maybe she was a perfectly nice person for most of the year, but unfortunately each episode just happens to take place on the day that she has good reason to act like a total bitch.

When she succeeds with this, and with Marian's anger and rage purged away with the death of Isabella, Marian is free to return to her true self and return to Robin for their TogetherInDeath scene.

The story of Thornton was Marian/Isabella's cover story to get into Nottingham and the years of abuse she suffered at her husband's hands was symbolic of Guy's mistreatment of her over the past two years. Because Marian still wants to give Guy a second chance, she keeps requesting an apology for what he did to her in the past, but when he continually refuses, her heart is hardened towards him once and for all.

Thornton himself is actually {{Satan}} who comes to claim Marian's soul considering she has yet to fulfil her part of the bargain by killing Guy and Robin. He comes to her as Marian's greatest fear: an abusive and controlling husband who is capable of raping and murdering her (as Guy was). There is a [[HopeSpot brief chance]] for Robin and Isabella/Marian to work things out, but Robin's failure to protect her from Thornton, the way he attacks her in her bedroom, and Kate (barf), destroys this. My killing Thornton, Marian/Isabella destroys the pact she made with Satan, but the cost is her own understanding of why she's back on earth. Thus, she loses her mind and can only grasp one simple goal: kill Guy and Robin.

After being stabbed to death, a severely pissed off Marian makes a DealWithTheDevil to return to earth and reap bloody vengeance on Guy for murdering her. The persona of Isabella is created and [[RetCon RetConned]] into the time-line (and Guy's memory) so that she has a perfect excuse to seek him out. This also explains why nobody has ever mentioned her before - until she turns up, she never actually existed. Isabella the Hyde to Marian's Jekyll: the subliminated feelings of powerlessness and suppressed anger that Marian was never allowed to display in her own lifetime.

He's had hardly anything to drink and has spent all day with the sun beating down on him in tight leathers, and he's feeling the pressure of not screwing the mission up at this delicate stage for fear of what will happen to him if King Richard escapes alive. Hence, when Marian rushes up to him unarmed and starts screaming that she loves Robin Hood when her attempts to otherwise talk him out of killing the King fail, and just stops trying to back off from the man with the massive sword when he reacts to the news with stunned silence, this is a distorted version of actual events. He does still stab Marian to death, but the events between him sighting the collapsed King and him and the Sheriff escaping the ruined town were different in reality.

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the [[LovableRogue charming scoundrel]]), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are [[TheQuietOne Lupin]] and Tonks. Little John became [[TheBigGuy Hagrid]], and Much is [[ButtMonkey Peter]] [[BumblingSidekick Pettigrew]] (Robin/James is [[EtTuBrute betrayed by a friend]] in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depending on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for [[LonelyRichKid empty power and wealth]], which meant he was [[IncorruptablePurePureness not vulnerable]] to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a [[GoodIsNotNice slightly]] [[JerkWithaHeartofGold crueler]] [[JerkAss edge]] in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the [[LovableRogue charming scoundrel]]), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are [[TheQuietOne Lupin]] and Tonks. Little John became [[TheBigGuy Hagrid]], and Much is [[ButtMonkey Peter]] [[BumblingSidekick Pettigrew]] (Robin/James is [[EtTuBrute betrayed by a friend]] in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depending on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for [[LonelyRichKid empty power and wealth]], which meant he was not vulnerable to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a slightly crueler edge in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

Robin, Marian and Guy were, of course, [[ReincarnationRomance reincarnated]] as James Potter, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape. This is, in fact, only one example of MANY times that they have been reincarnated over the centuries, and they always play out the same "[[StarCrossedLovers doomed]] [[LoveTriangle love triangle]]" scenario: [[AntiHero Guy/Snape]] loves Marian/Lily, but because of his connection to "the dark side" she rejects him in favor of [[LovableRogue Robin/James]]. This leads to Guy/Snape bringing about Marian/Lily's death (this comes about in different ways in the different lifetimes, sometimes directly, as in the case of Guy stabbing Marian, or sometimes indirectly, as in the case of Snape and Lily), and the [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone guilt over her death]] leads him to do a HeelFaceTurn. They are destined to repeat this cycle in endless lifetimes until one of them makes a decision which breaks the cycle (most likely, Guy/Snape choosing to be good without Marian/Lily's death being necessary. Who you think she ends up with after that is [[Main/Shipping a matter of preference]].)

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the [[LovableRogue charming scoundrel]]), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are [[TheQuietOne Lupin]] and Tonks. Little John became [[TheBigGuy Hagrid]], and Much is [[ButtMonkey Peter]] [[BumblingSidekick Pettigrew]] (Robin/James is [[EtTuBrute betrayed by a friend]] in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depending on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for empty power and wealth, which meant he was not vulnerable to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a slightly crueler edge in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

Robin, Marian and Guy were, of course, [[ReincarnationRomance reincarnated]] as James Potter, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape. This is, in fact, only one example of MANY times that they have been reincarnated over the centuries, and they always play out the same "[[StarCrossedLovers doomed]] [[LoveTriangle love triangle]]" scenario: [[AntiHero Guy/Snape]] loves Marian/Lily, but because of his connection to "the dark side" she rejects him in favor of [[LovableRogue Robin/James]]. This leads to Guy/Snape bringing about Marian/Lily's death (this comes about in different ways in the different lifetimes, sometimes directly, as in the case of Guy stabbing Marian, or sometimes indirectly, as in the case of Snape and Lily), and the [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone guilt over her death]] leads him to do a HeelFaceTurn. They are destined to repeat this cycle in endless lifetimes until one of them makes a decision which breaks the cycle (most likely, Guy/Snape choosing to be good without Marian/Lily's death being necessary. Who you think she ends up with after that is [[Shipping a matter of preference]].)

Robin, Marian and Guy were, of course, [[ReincarnationRomance reincarnated]] as James Potter, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape. This is, in fact, only one example of MANY times that they have been reincarnated over the centuries, and they always play out the same "[[StarCrossedLovers doomed]] [[LoveTriangle love triangle]]" scenario: [[AntiHero Guy/Snape]] loves Marian/Lily, but because of his connection to "the dark side" she rejects him in favor of [[LovableRogue Robin/James]]. This leads to Guy/Snape bringing about Marian/Lily's death (this comes about in different ways in the different lifetimes, sometimes directly, as in the case of Guy stabbing Marian, or sometimes indirectly, as in the case of Snape and Lily), and the [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone guilt over her death]] leads him to do a HeelFaceTurn. They are destined to repeat this cycle in endless lifetimes until one of them makes a decision which breaks the cycle (most likely, Guy/Snape choosing to be good without Marian/Lily's death being necessary. Who you think she ends up with after that is a matter of preference.)

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the [[LovableRogue charming scoundrel]]), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are [[TheQuietOne Lupin]] and Tonks. Little John became [[TheBigGuy Hagrid]], and Much is [[ButtMonkey Peter]] [[BumblingSidekick Pettigrew]] (Robin/James is [[ETuBrute betrayed by a friend]] in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depending on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for empty power and wealth, which meant he was not vulnerable to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a slightly crueler edge in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the [[LovableRogue charming scoundrel]]), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are Lupin and Tonks. Little John became [[TheBigGuy Hagrid]], and Much is [[ButtMonkey Peter]] [[BumblingSidekick Pettigrew]] (Robin/James is betrayed by a friend in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depending on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for empty power and wealth, which meant he was not vulnerable to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a slightly crueler edge in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

... and most of the main characters were [[Main/Reincarnation reincarnated]] as the Marauder-Era HP characters.

Robin, Marian and Guy were, of course, [[ReincarnationRomance reincarnated]] as James Potter, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape. This is, in fact, only one example of MANY times that they have been reincarnated over the centuries, and they always play out the same "[[StarCrossedLovers doomed]] [[LoveTriangle love triangle]]" scenario: [[AntiHero Guy/Snape]] loves Marian/Lily, but because of his connection to "the dark side" she rejects him in favor of [[LovableRogue Robin/James]]. This leads to Guy/Snape bringing about Marian/Lily's death (this comes about in different ways in the different lifetimes, sometimes [[Main/ptitlev7j92pykrb48 directly]], as in the case of Guy stabbing Marian, or sometimes indirectly, as in the case of Snape and Lily), and the [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone guilt over her death]] leads him to do a HeelFaceTurn. They are destined to repeat this cycle in endless lifetimes until one of them makes a decision which breaks the cycle (most likely, Guy/Snape choosing to be good without Marian/Lily's death being necessary. Who you think she ends up with after that is a matter of preference.)

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the charming scoundrel), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are Lupin and Tonks. Little John became [[TheBigGuy Hagrid]], and Much is [[ButtMonkey Peter]] [[BumblingSidekick Pettigrew]] (Robin/James is betrayed by a friend in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depending on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for empty power and wealth, which meant he was not vulnerable to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a slightly crueler edge in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

... and most of the main characters were [[Reincarnation reincarnated]] as the Marauder-Era HP characters.

Robin, Marian and Guy were, of course, [[ReincarnationRomance reincarnated]] as James Potter, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape. This is, in fact, only one example of MANY times that they have been reincarnated over the centuries, and they always play out the same "[[StarCrossedLovers doomed]] [[LoveTriangle love triangle]]" scenario: [[AntiHero Guy/Snape]] loves Marian/Lily, but because of his connection to "the dark side" she rejects him in favor of [[LovableRogue Robin/James]]. This leads to Guy/Snape bringing about Marian/Lily's death (this comes about in different ways in the different lifetimes, sometimes directly, as in the case of Guy stabbing Marian, or sometimes indirectly, as in the case of Snape and Lily), and the [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone guilt over her death]] leads him to do a HeelFaceTurn. They are destined to repeat this cycle in endless lifetimes until one of them makes a decision which breaks the cycle (most likely, Guy/Snape choosing to be good without Marian/Lily's death being necessary. Who you think she ends up with after that is a matter of preference.)

... and most of the main characters were reincarnated as the Marauder-Era HP characters.

Robin, Marian and Guy were, of course, reincarnated as James Potter, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape. This is, in fact, only one example of MANY times that they have been reincarnated over the centuries, and they always play out the same "[[StarCrossedLovers doomed]] [[LoveTriangle love triangle]]" scenario: [[AntiHero Guy/Snape]] loves Marian/Lily, but because of his connection to "the dark side" she rejects him in favor of [[LovableRogue Robin/James]]. This leads to Guy/Snape bringing about Marian/Lily's death (this comes about in different ways in the different lifetimes, sometimes directly, as in the case of Guy stabbing Marian, or sometimes indirectly, as in the case of Snape and Lily), and the guilt over her death leads him to do a HeelFaceTurn. They are destined to repeat this cycle in endless lifetimes until one of them makes a decision which breaks the cycle (most likely, Guy/Snape choosing to be good without Marian/Lily's death being necessary. Who you think she ends up with after that is a matter of preference.)

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the charming scoundrel), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are Lupin and Tonks. Little John became [[TheBigGuy Hagrid]], and Much is Peter Pettigrew (Robin/James is betrayed by a friend in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depending on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for empty power and wealth, which meant he was not vulnerable to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a slightly crueler edge in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

Robin, Marian and Guy were, of course, reincarnated as James Potter, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape. This is, in fact, only one example of MANY times that they have been reincarnated over the centuries, and they always play out the same "[[StarCrossedLovers doomed]] [[LoveTriangle love triangle]]" scenario: Guy/Snape loves Marian/Lily, but because of his connection to "the dark side" she rejects him in favor of Robin/James. This leads to Guy/Snape bringing about Marian/Lily's death (this comes about in different ways in the different lifetimes, sometimes directly, as in the case of Guy stabbing Marian, or sometimes indirectly, as in the case of Snape and Lily), and the guilt over her death leads him to do a HeelFaceTurn. They are destined to repeat this cycle in endless lifetimes until one of them makes a decision which breaks the cycle (most likely, Guy/Snape choosing to be good without Marian/Lily's death being necessary. Who you think she ends up with after that is a matter of preference.)

[[WMG: Robin Hood takes place in the same universe as HarryPotter]]

Robin, Marian and Guy were, of course, reincarnated as James Potter, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape. This is, in fact, only one example of MANY times that they have been reincarnated over the centuries, and they always play out the same "doomed love triangle" scenario: Guy/Snape loves Marian/Lily, but because of his connection to "the dark side" she rejects him in favor of Robin/James. This leads to Guy/Snape bringing about Marian/Lily's death (this comes about in different ways in the different lifetimes, sometimes directly, as in the case of Guy stabbing Marian, or sometimes indirectly, as in the case of Snape and Lily), and the guilt over her death leads him to do a HeelFaceTurn. They are destined to repeat this cycle in endless lifetimes until one of them makes a decision which breaks the cycle (most likely, Guy/Snape choosing to be good without Marian/Lily's death being necessary. Who you think she ends up with after that is a matter of preference.)

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the charming scoundrel), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are Lupin and Tonks. Little John became Hagrid, and Much is Peter Pettigrew (Robin/James is betrayed by a friend in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depending on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for empty power and wealth, which meant he was not vulnerable to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a slightly crueler edge in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

The other outlaws were also reincarnated as Marauders and/or members of the Order of the Phoenix. Allen became Sirius Black (the charming scoundrel), and his brother Tom of course is Regulus. Will and Djaq are Lupin and Tonks. Little John became Hagrid, and Much is Peter Pettigrew (Robin/James is betrayed by a friend in every lifetime, but who the traitor is can change depends on different factors. In the HP cycle, Allen/Sirius being born into the Black family gave him a distaste for empty power and wealth, which meant he was not vulnerable to being bribed to betray his friends. On the other hand, Robin/James having a slightly crueler edge in the HP cycle led Much/Peter to finally get fed up of being used and belittled by his friends and turn traitor. Although they are reincarnations of the same people, different circumstances mean that they are not identical in every lifetime. Thus Much is a far more loyal person that Peter was, and would not have betrayed Robin the way Peter betrayed James.)

* This theory isn't meant seriously of course - but you have to admit is fits pretty perfectly.