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| 8 | !Outlaws |
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| 10 | [[folder: All Outlaws]] |
| 11 | |
| 12 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: Interestingly, three of the main Merry Men seem to swap personalities from how they were in the ballads. |
| 13 | ** Will Scarlett in the ballads was a charismatic and somewhat morally grey PrettyBoy, who's backstory had him as a rougher character until he joined Robin Hood. In the show, this better describes Allan-a-Dale. |
| 14 | ** Allan-a-Dale in the ballads was a foppish PluckyComicRelief character who enjoyed singing (being a bard), had UndyingLoyalty to Robin, but was the least action-inclined. In the show, this better describes Much. |
| 15 | ** Much in the ballads was defined by his full title: Much the Miller's Son; he was a young teenager, son of a local peasent worker, was more reserved, but was very good in a fight. In the show, this better describes Will Scarlett. |
| 16 | * BadassCrew: The outlaws are a tight and effective combative team (at least in the first two series) that can operate as anything from guerilla fighters to elaborate con-artists. |
| 17 | * CaperCrew: Unsurprisingly, the outlaws operate as this on multiple occasions, though their roles could vary from episode to episode. Robin was usually the Mastermind, the Coordinator and the Burglar, Allan was the Conman and the Pickpocket, Will the Gadget Guy, Little John the Muscle, Much the Partner in Crime and Djaq (in Series 2) the Distraction. |
| 18 | * {{Catchphrase}}: They would collectively say: "we are Robin Hood!" as an indication that all of them were part of the legend that was growing up around their exploits. |
| 19 | * CollectiveGroan: "Much, shut up!" |
| 20 | * CriminalFoundFamily: Naturally. Although it's a much LighterAndSofter example than the trope usually implies, they are a found family who are still very much criminals. |
| 21 | * {{Determinator}}: All the outlaws. |
| 22 | * DogFoodDiet: They're forced to eat squirrels and rats sometimes. |
| 23 | * DressingAsTheEnemy: One of their most frequent tricks, after the guards are MuggedForDisguise. |
| 24 | * TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Among the original line-up of outlaws in Series 1 and 2 were a range of interesting dynamics... except between Will and Much, who never really interact one-on-one. In Series 3, Much and Allan become ThoseTwoGuys, but the gang dynamic is [[TheDulcineaEffect reconfigured to revolve around Kate]], with everyone seemingly obsessed with her to one extent or another. The exception was Tuck, who had no meaningful relationship or even ''interaction'' with anyone except Robin. |
| 25 | * GoodIsNotSoft: The outlaws feed the poor and help the needy, but essentially engage in guerilla warfare with plenty of dead bodies left in their wake. |
| 26 | * HiddenInPlainSight: Quite often they would parade around Nottingham without even covering their faces, even despite the fact they're all very distinctive looking and well-known, and seem to universally all wear the exact same clothes. |
| 27 | * InTheHood: Never seen without them. |
| 28 | * LaResistance: Together, they are this to Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham's tyrannical rule. |
| 29 | * OddFriendship: All of the outlaws to one extent or another, as they have very little in common besides the fact they've been thrown together by circumstance. |
| 30 | * OutlawCouple: Funnily enough, not Robin and Marian (the latter is only briefly an outlaw in two episodes, and spends most of the first one at loggerheads with Robin), but certainly Will Scarlett and Djaq, and at the tail-end of Series 3, Robin and Kate. |
| 31 | * PaperThinDisguise: The outlaws' hoods also seemed to double as invisibility cloaks, as no one ever seemed to notice them when they raised them over their heads. Funny hats also seemed to do the trick. |
| 32 | * PermaStubble: All of the male outlaws sport this. |
| 33 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Towards the end of Series 2, Little John complains that the outlaws have gotten so wrapped up in the political machinations of the Sheriff that they aren't helping the poor anymore. The same thing happened in the latter half of Series 3, though it went unremarked upon. |
| 34 | * RagTagBunchOfMisfits: [[TheLeader An exiled nobleman]], [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass his long-suffering manservant]], [[BadassLongcoat an outlawed woodsman]], [[HeartbrokenBadass an axe-wielding carpenter]], a [[BadassAdorable Saracen prisoner of war]], [[LovableRogue a pickpocket and con-artist]], a [[BadassPreacher warrior monk]]... [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Kate]]. |
| 35 | * RecruitmentByRescue: Most of the outlaws join Robin's team in this manner: Allan, Will Scarlett, Djaq and Kate. |
| 36 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: There is always at least one, and ''only'' one female outlaw. Marian briefly joins the gang mid-Series 2 for a couple of episodes, bringing the total up to two, but soon returns to her role as spy in the castle. |
| 37 | * TrueCompanions: Throughout the first season. The second saw [[spoiler:Allan become TheMole]] and a [[BreakingTheFellowship Breaking Of The Fellowship]]. In Series 3, they were a much less cohesive team. |
| 38 | * [[UnderhandedHero Underhanded Heroes]]: Rather than achieve their goals through strength of arms, the outlaws achieve their goals through stealth, trickery and cunning. |
| 39 | * WeHelpTheHelpless: Episode plots came in two flavours: political intrigue or this trope -- helping those in need. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Robin Hood]] |
| 44 | !!Robin Hood (Jonas Armstrong) |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Robin_Hood_Pic_2_1606.png]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | -> '''Robin''': ''Will you tolerate this injustice? I for one, will not!'' |
| 49 | |
| 50 | TheHero of the piece, this Robin is a younger, cheekier, and more easy-going variation of the traditional character. The Earl of Huntington and Lord of Locksley, Robin returns from five years fighting with King Richard in the Holy Land, to find that his lands and estates are now under the control of Guy of Gisborne. |
| 51 | |
| 52 | After refusing to conform to the corrupt laws that are now in place, Robin escapes into Sherwood Forest and begins a campaign of guerrilla warfare against the Sheriff, complete with the familiar "rob from the rich to give to the poor" system of wealth distribution. |
| 53 | |
| 54 | * TenMinuteRetirement: In ''The Return of the King'' and again in ''Total Eclipse.'' |
| 55 | * AllLovingHero: Despite his flaws, he genuinely loves the outlaws and the people he's promised to protect. |
| 56 | * ArchEnemy: Robin is pitted against the Sheriff and Gisborne in equal measure, though in different regards: with the Sheriff it's very much a matter of moral and political differences, with Gisborne ItsPersonal on a romantic level, with each vying for the love of Marian. |
| 57 | * ArrangedMarriage: {{Downplayed}} but it's established that Robin and Marian were betrothed from a very early age, suggesting this trope. |
| 58 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: He squabbles with Much and Marian like there's no tomorrow, but it's clear that he loves them both dearly. |
| 59 | * BadassArmFold: His usual stance, including in his character image! |
| 60 | * BefriendingTheEnemy: In Series 3 he [[spoiler:teams up with Guy to find their mutual half-brother and take down Sheriff Isabella]]. By the final episode, he's referring to him as "my friend." |
| 61 | * BeingGoodSucks: "I am ''tired'' of doing the right thing!" |
| 62 | * BelligerentSexualTension: He has this with all three of his LoveInterests: Isabella, Marian and Kate (in that order). The first one [[spoiler:ends up killing him]]. |
| 63 | * BerserkButton: Will go nuts over precisely two things: Marian and King Richard. |
| 64 | * BowAndSwordInAccord: Though he's a famously good archer, this Robin also carries (and uses) a sword. |
| 65 | * CannotSpitItOut: When he finally tells Marian that he loves her, she retorts: "took you long enough to tell me!" |
| 66 | * {{Catchphrase}}: "I have a plan...half a plan." |
| 67 | ** Inverted at one point in the Series 2 finale, when Much asks him if he has a plan; when Robin says he doesn't, Much asks him if he has half a plan, to which Robin replies "I don't have half a plan, Much!" |
| 68 | * TheCharmer: This is definitely one of his strengths, being able to sweettalk his way in and out of various situations. |
| 69 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: Though details are scarce, it's mentioned several times that he and Marian were once betrothed before he left for the Crusades, when both were very young. |
| 70 | * ChronicHeroSyndrome: He simply ''cannot'' say no to someone in need, which becomes a vulnerability many times (in ''Sisterhood'' he's completely taken in by a WoundedGazelleGambit). |
| 71 | * CunningLikeAFox: The genius behind several "so crazy they just might work" plots, heists and other hustles. |
| 72 | * DatingCatwoman: With Isabella, at least for her first handful of episodes, in which she was feigning loyalty to her brother Guy, while secretly helping the outlaws. |
| 73 | * DefectorFromDecadence: He could have easily reclaimed his lands and titles on returning home from the Crusades, but is so disgusted at the establishment's current treatment of the poor that he throws in his lot with them. |
| 74 | * {{Determinator}}: One of his last acts is to shoot a final arrow into the explosives-filled castle, at which point there was a fatal amount of poison in his system, making it difficult for him to even draw his bow. |
| 75 | * ExperiencedProtagonist: At the start of the show he's already a trained soldier and expert bowman who has just spent five years at war in the Holy Land. |
| 76 | * FamedInStory: He ''is'' Myth/RobinHood. |
| 77 | * FatalFlaw: Robin has a desperate need to be ''loved'', while simultaneously being very emotionally reticent. This leads to all sorts of drama with Marian and within the outlaw dynamic, and ultimately [[spoiler:his death]] when he completely mishandles Isabella. He comes on too strong to a woman who [[TheLostLenore looks very much like his late wife]], but clearly has her own complex psychological issues. When he realizes a. it's getting too serious, b. he's not ready to move on from his wife, and c. she's ''not'' anything like Marian, it sets off DisasterDominoes that eventually lead to her [[spoiler:successfully poisoning him]]. |
| 78 | * AFatherToHisMen: Though he is by no means a perfect father. |
| 79 | * FearlessFool: His attitude in recklessly running headlong into danger sparked at least [[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/robinhoodbbc/does-robin-have-a-death-wish-t2375.html one serious fan discussion]] on whether Robin had a death-wish. |
| 80 | * FirstGuyWins: Actually, Marian's first meetings with both Guy and Robin happen prior to the start of the show, but it's indicated that she knew Robin first (and was betrothed to him before he joined the Crusades). |
| 81 | * GloryHound: According to Marian, Guy and the Sheriff. |
| 82 | * GoingNative: While in the Crusades, he picked up using a Saracen-style recurve bow and Scimitar rather than the English longbow and arming sword preferred by everyone else in England, and he also read the Quaran and developed a deep appreciation for Muslim culture and belief system. He did this to "understand who they were fighting", but it led to him growing displeased with fighting in the first place. This actually gets used against him in the Sheriff's early propaganda against Robin, trying to claim that Robin was brainwashed while in the Holy Land and sent back as some sort of double agent to dismantle England, and that, rather than be performing heroics, he's simply trying to sabotage Nottingham's stability. |
| 83 | * TheHeroDies: He dies at the end of the third season, joining his wife Marian who had died at the end of the previous season. Despite attempts to set up for a fourth season, the show was inevitably cancelled. |
| 84 | * HeroProtagonist: The protagonist of the story, who fights for justice, robs the rich to feed the poor, wins the love of fair maidens, and is a MasterArcher. |
| 85 | * HisHeartWillGoOn: Ultimately averted. After Marian's death, he vows to never stop loving her and to keep fighting on in her name, but there are subtle signs throughout Series 3 that he just can't cope. Both his attempts to move on with other women fail, he demonstrates a HairTriggerTemper he never had before, and by the final two episodes, he's clearly emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted, leading to a muted reaction on hearing that King Richard is finally returning home, and a DiedHappilyEverAfter scene in which he's obviously ready to throw in the towel and be [[TogetherInDeath Reunited In Death]] with Marian. |
| 86 | * HonourBeforeReason: A complex example, as he'll often throw away his sense of honour (specifically his "no killing" policy) in order protect ''King Richard's'' honour. It's also indicated several times that Richard is rather unworthy of his UndyingLoyalty. |
| 87 | * IconicItem: For this particular Robin, his Saracen bow (as opposed to the long-bow that most traditional Robin Hoods carry). |
| 88 | * IJustWantToBeLoved: He is ''deeply'' preoccupied with the idea of people loving (or at least supporting) him, a motivation that his enemies pass off as being a GloryHound. |
| 89 | * IKissYourHand: To Marian in ''Tattoo, What Tattoo'', just before he slips Guy's engagement ring off her finger. |
| 90 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: Par for the course, of course. |
| 91 | * IndyPloy: Comes up with dozens of these, with many plans made up on the fly. |
| 92 | * KilledOffForReal: At the end of Series 3 he is fatally poisoned and is [[TogetherInDeath reunited with Marian]] in Sherwood Forest. |
| 93 | * LastKiss: Played straight with Marian, deliberately {{averted}} with Kate. |
| 94 | * TheLeader: Of the outlaws, naturally. |
| 95 | * LeaningOnTheFurniture: Check out his picture! He's always leaning on chairs, walls or trees in an insouciant manner. |
| 96 | * LivingLegend: By Series 3 he's infamous around the country, to the point where there are shrines made in his honour. |
| 97 | * LovableRogue: Usually the case with any take on Robin Hood, but this one has a definite "Jack the Lad" quality, complete with mischievious glint in his eyes. |
| 98 | * LovedByAll: Not by his men or Marian, but the people of Locksley and Nottingham completely worship him. In Series 3 a Locksley woman tells him she's named her child after him. |
| 99 | * LoveTriangle: With Marian and Guy; later with Kate and Isabella. |
| 100 | * MagneticHero: He's very charismatic and charming, and even those who are suspicious of his aristocratic background and/or self-sacrificing motivations (namely Little John and Allan) find themselves following him. Even [[spoiler:Guy]] is eventually won over by a mix of circumstances and the sheer magnetic pull of Robin's personality. |
| 101 | * MasterArcher: As befits any version of Robin Hood. |
| 102 | * MasterOfTheMixedMessage: In Series 3 he's constantly running hot-and-cold with Isabella and Kate, coming on very strong to the former before she asks him to run away with her, at which point he dumps her, and entering a relationship with the latter that clearly means more to her than it does to him, which he lets peter out in the episodes leading up to the GrandFinale. |
| 103 | * MyCountryRightOrWrong: He fights for the welfare of England despite coming back from the Crusades disillusioned by what his countrymen are doing over there. It also extends to King Richard, who Robin is fiercely devoted to despite the aforementioned disillusionment with war (and Richard's many foibles). |
| 104 | * ObliviousToLove: It takes a ForcefulKiss from Kate before Robin realizes that she's got a crush on him. |
| 105 | * PastExperienceNightmare: Throughout Series 1 he's haunted by nightmares of war in the Holy Land. |
| 106 | * ProtagonistCentredMorality: Without exception, characters who hate Robin Hood are bad, and those that love him are good. Despite constant reiterations of his [[ThouShaltNotKill "no killing"]] policy, he would often shoot dead enemies (many of them unarmed or posing no immediate threat) without any self-awareness whatsoever. It hit a nadir in Series 3, when Robin attacks Isabella in her bedroom after she's just killed her abusive husband, even though a) that's what ''he'' was coming to do, and b) he had seconds before shot and killed an executioner who was just doing his job. The script treats this as perfectly fine and acceptable. |
| 107 | * AProtagonistShallLeadThem: Is TheHero of the show, whose main role is to lead the outlaws in their various plans to steal money for the poor and organize the return of King Richard to England. |
| 108 | * RevengeBeforeReason: He attacks Gisborne after [[spoiler:Marian's death]]. He gets over it by the end of the episode. |
| 109 | * RousingSpeech: His speciality, ranging from "Will You Tolerate This?" in the first episode, to "Isn't That Something Worth Fighting For?" in the finale. |
| 110 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Naturally. He becomes an outlaw because he can't go along with the injustice that's going on in Nottingham and throughout England. |
| 111 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He has these moments, mostly towards Much, whom he seems to take for granted (technically not his ego so much as the "legend" he's building for himself goes to his head and he ignores good advice). |
| 112 | * SurvivorGuilt: Very much part of his characterization in Series 1, where he suffered from PTSD after fighting the Third Crusade. |
| 113 | * TechnicalPacifist: Whilst in Series 1 the only time he actually kills someone is when Marian's seeming death causes him to go berserk, it goes downhill from there; the majority of his kills in Series 2 are only people immediately threatening him or someone else, but in Series 3, his killing policy is completely arbitrary - in episode eight, he shoots a guard in the back without warning, and then next episode he claims to only kill when there is "no alternative". |
| 114 | |
| 115 | [[/folder]] |
| 116 | |
| 117 | [[folder:Much]] |
| 118 | !!Much (Creator/SamTroughton) |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_hood_-_picture_6_wtn_3805.jpg]] |
| 121 | |
| 122 | -> '''Much''': ''I know that’s what you think. Much talks too much. And eats too much. Worries too much. It’s easy for you to say because if I don’t do it, then who does?'' |
| 123 | |
| 124 | -> '''Robin''': ''You are already more of a man than I will ever be. You are Much. And you are my best friend.'' |
| 125 | |
| 126 | Robin’s faithful manservant who accompanies him to the Holy Land and who is promised an Earldom by Robin on their return to England. Disappointed at the loss of Bonchurch Estate and all the comforts that it entails, but too devoted to Robin to do anything but follow him into Sherwood, Much is simultaneously the most loyal and most reluctant member of the gang. |
| 127 | |
| 128 | * BigEater: That is, he is when the circumstances allow (which isn't very often while living rough in the forest). He is often talking about food though. |
| 129 | * BumblingSidekick: Though he was actually quite an accomplished warrior, he's often ''treated'' like this due to his worrisome nature and MotorMouth tendencies. |
| 130 | * ButtMonkey: To the extent that the fanbase started a "Treat Much Right" campaign. |
| 131 | * TheCaretaker: He considers Robin's wellbeing and general health his responsibility, and his life essentially revolves around his master. |
| 132 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: People keep forgetting that the talkative, clumsy, sensitive, perpetually hungry BumblingSidekick fought in the Holy Land for five years. Then a fight comes along and suddenly he's taking names and kicking ass. |
| 133 | * DemotedToSatelliteLoveInterest: In Series 3 he's not given much to do beyond pining after Kate: looking after her when she's injured, rescuing her when she's kidnapped, and fruitlessly trying to win her over. |
| 134 | * DidNotGetTheGirl: He's crushing on Kate right until the GrandFinale, but she never reciprocates. His Series 1 romance with [[HighHeelFaceTurn Eve]] is a [[LeftHanging thread that's never picked up again either]]. |
| 135 | * DoggedNiceGuy: Of the low-key yearning type. What worked so well in winning Eve over in Series 1 has no effect whatsoever on Kate in Series 3, and it veers a little into StalkerWithACrush territory since she makes it ''very'' clear that she's not interested. |
| 136 | * {{Flanderization}}: Much goes from the somewhat hard-done-by BumblingSidekick who nevertheless is a well-trained soldier, commands a reasonable amount of respect, and who manages to make one of the Sheriff's [[HighHeelFaceTurn spies fall in love with him]], to a completely emasculated buffoon who lets Robin and Kate walk all over him, thinks that walking up to a girl and randomly telling her "I think you're perfect" is the quickest way to her heart, and who off-handedly reveals that he doesn't even know how to count (though he manages to get some of his dignity back in the GrandFinale). |
| 137 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Robin, though there's a fair bit of subtext there as well! But Much is totally devoted to Robin's wellbeing, to the point where he says: "What am I without you?" after Robin is fatally poisoned. |
| 138 | * HopelessSuitor: He has a huge crush on Kate from the moment he sees her, but has no chance in hell [[SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy when Robin Hood is around]]. |
| 139 | * IconicItem: His shield and hat. |
| 140 | * LethalChef: Though to be fair, it's not like he has a lot to work with. |
| 141 | * ManChild: A more nuanced take on the trope than usual. Much doesn't have a lot of social or emotional maturity, often speaking his mind or wearing his heart on his sleeve in ways that make other people annoyed or uncomfortable, but he's also more intelligent than the trope usually allows, is an accomplished fighter, and often wiser and more responsible than expected. |
| 142 | * NeverBareheaded: He's almost never seen without his hat. |
| 143 | * OnlyOneName: If he has a last name, it's never spoken out loud. Even the usual "miller's son" appellation that's usually attributed to the character goes unmentioned. |
| 144 | * TheReliableOne: He's completely devoted to Robin and his cause. |
| 145 | * {{Sidekick}}: Essentially plays this role to Robin. |
| 146 | * ShellShockedVeteran: In the first episode, a maid asks him what the war was like and if it was horrible. Much plays this off by saying "War is for...for men. You would be upset, little one". Then, when she has left the room, he [[ManlyTears begins to cry]] quietly to himself as the audience hears the [[WarIsHell sounds of battle]]. |
| 147 | * StalkerWithACrush: Much, sweetie, when a girl tells you that you're dirty and you smell and that ''nothing'' can ever happen between you, it means that she's really not interested. |
| 148 | * TeamChef: He's the one always depicted as doing the cooking for the other outlaws. |
| 149 | * UndyingLoyalty: Towards Robin, of course. No matter how badly he's treated, he still sticks around. The closest he got to leaving was on realizing that Kate wanted to hook up with Robin, which only led to a TenMinuteRetirement. |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[/folder]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:Little John]] |
| 154 | !!Little John (Gordon Kennedy) |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_hood_picture_7_wtn_6910.jpg]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | -> '''John''': ''I have never killed - except to defend myself. I robbed, to survive, but now I rob to help others... I am one of Robin Hood’s men.'' |
| 159 | |
| 160 | -> '''Isabella''': ''You don't say much, do you.'' |
| 161 | |
| 162 | Outlawed prior to the show’s commencement for reasons that are never specified, Little John is the leader of a team of outlaws before he throws his lot in with Robin. Believed dead by his wife Alice, and having never even met his son John, Little John is the champion of women and children, and the TeamDad of the outlaws. |
| 163 | |
| 164 | * TheArtefact: You can't have a ''Myth/RobinHood'' story without a Little John, but aside from one John-centric episode per season (which is invariably filler), most of the time he's just sort of ''there''. |
| 165 | * BadassLongcoat: His signature outfit, which he's never seen without. |
| 166 | * BarrierBustingBlow: Often called upon to burst through doors and gates with his bare hands. |
| 167 | * BearHug: He gives one to Marian in ''Get Carter'' after her father dies. |
| 168 | * TheBigGuy: Clearly the strongest member of the team, who is typically gruff and stoic. |
| 169 | * BruiserWithASoftCenter: Large and stern, but also immensely caring, especially towards children. |
| 170 | * CatchPhrase: Several; "We go to Nottingham!", "Him I do not like" (Inverted to "Him I liked" on occasion), "A good day to die" and "We are Robin Hood!" The last one is more the group's catch phrase, but he's the most likely to shout it out as a way of raising morale. |
| 171 | * DeathSeeker: It is revealed that John feels incredible guilt for having abandoned his wife, and his "a good day to die" catchphrase was because to him, any day is a good day to die. |
| 172 | * FriendToAllChildren: In ''Let the Games Commence'' he befriends a young orphan boy, and is generally fond of all children due to the fact he is a father himself. |
| 173 | * IconicItem: His quarterstaff. |
| 174 | * LoadBearingHero: A couple of times, notably in "Treasure of the Nation" and "Something Worth Fighting For", in which he uses his strength to hold up gates so the other outlaws can slip through. |
| 175 | * OutOfCharacterMoment: In "A Dangerous Deal" he appoints himself TheMatchmaker and urges Robin to enter a relationship with Kate. Up till this point he's minded his own business when it comes to any romantic entanglements between the outlaws, and it's a mystery as to why he would want this hookup to happen or what he hopes to achieve from it taking place ([[EveryoneCanSeeIt it's blatantly obvious that Much has a crush on Kate]], which means there was a chance that Robin pursuing her would only lead to animosity in the camp). It's also strange that for such a wise and intuitive character, he can't see that Robin probably doesn't ''want'' to be in another relationship so soon after his wife's death and the messy breakup with Isabella. |
| 176 | * NoodleIncident: Across the course of the show's thirty-nine episodes, we never actually discover how or why John became an outlaw in the first place. |
| 177 | * ShipperOnDeck: Bizarrely, he encourages Robin to hook up with Kate, despite all the problems inherent in that pairing. |
| 178 | * SuperStrength: Demonstrates this at times. In the GrandFinale he yanks a metal grate out of a stone window with his bare hands. |
| 179 | * TeamDad: By virtue of being the oldest of the outlaws and is a father himself. He particularly serves this role to the younger outlaws, like Will. |
| 180 | * TokenAdult: All of the outlaws are technically adults, but Little John (as Gordon Kennedy often pointed out in various interviews and commentaries) was a good twenty years their senior. |
| 181 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: John telling Isabella he believes Robin has eyes for Kate has disastrous consequences. |
| 182 | * WeAllDieSomeday: His catchphrase is: "today is a good day to die", which essentially amounts to: "we're all gonna die someday, it may as well be today." Ironically, [[spoiler:he is one of only two original characters to survive the entirety of the show]]. |
| 183 | * WildHair: By Series 3 especially, by which point it looks like the equivalent of a bird's nest. |
| 184 | |
| 185 | [[/folder]] |
| 186 | |
| 187 | [[folder:Allan-a-Dale]] |
| 188 | !!Allan-a-Dale (Joe Armstrong) |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[quoteright:207:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Allan_last_copy_4571.png]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | -> '''Allan''': ''I've learnt which side my bread's buttered on.'' |
| 193 | |
| 194 | -> '''Djaq''': ''[[TearJerker I believe you're a good man, Allan-a-Dale]].'' |
| 195 | |
| 196 | A opportunistic thief, con-artist, pick-pocket and compulsive liar, this Allan strays far from his traditional role as a minstrel (ironically, he is actually left out when the other outlaws dress up as minstrels). The only outlaw that has no personal investment in the cause that Robin Hood is fighting (and often pointing out that as a poor person himself, he should have a share of any stolen goods) Allan sticks around just for the fun of it – or perhaps for want of anything better to do. |
| 197 | |
| 198 | In early Series 2 he is approached by Guy of Gisborne and [[FaceHeelTurn coerced into becoming a spy]]. After a short stint as TheMole, he is found out and openly joins Guy as his right-hand man. |
| 199 | |
| 200 | * AlwaysSecondBest: Allan seems himself as this, and makes it part of his FreudianExcuse. |
| 201 | * AntiHero: Allan doesn't particularly share or believe in Robin's ideals, and is only with the outlaws via circumstances forcing it, as best shown by his argument with Much in "Sisterhood". |
| 202 | * BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: At least, this is Allan's excuse when Robin finds out he's been working for Gisborne. |
| 203 | * BigBrotherInstinct: At the latter end of Series 2, while working for Guy of Gisbourne, he ''knows'' that Marian is a) the Nightwatchman and b) working with Robin Hood, so takes several steps to conceal her activities from Guy. |
| 204 | * BreakoutCharacter: In Series 2, only to be DemotedToExtra in Series 3. |
| 205 | * CatchPhrase: "I'm not being funny, but..." |
| 206 | * CombatPragmatist: As a result of his GreyAndGrayMorality. When the other outlaws insist that an enraged Robin not kill Guy of Gisborne, citing his "no killing" policy back at him, Allan just shrugs. |
| 207 | * DemotedToExtra: He has one of the most dramatic story-arcs in Series 2 what with his TheMole, FaceHeelTurn and WelcomeBackTraitor storylines, and in Series 3 is lucky if he gets three lines per episode. The writers remember him eventually, just in time to [[spoiler:kill him off]]. |
| 208 | * DidNotGetTheGirl: He has a crush on Djaq, but loses her to Will. In Series 3 he shows some interest in Kate, but she only has eyes for Robin. |
| 209 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: He dies a cruel, meaningless, partially off-screen (he is seen being shot down by the Sheriff's men, but his actual death is never seen) death that turns his entire life into a ShootTheShaggyDog story. |
| 210 | %%* DyingAlone |
| 211 | * DualWielding: He uses a sword in most fights in the first two series, but takes to fighting with two in the third. |
| 212 | * EasilyForgiven: Though it's more a case of "easily forgiven, not easily forgotten". |
| 213 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: He switches to a black leather outfit during his FaceHeelTurn. |
| 214 | * FaceHeelTurn: In Series 2, he turns to Guy of Gisborne's side, first as TheMole, and then as TheDragon. |
| 215 | * FreudianExcuse: He gives one of these to Robin after he's outed as TheMole. |
| 216 | * HeelFaceDoorSlam: A downplayed example; he's welcomed back into the gang for a while, but eventually the lingering memory of his betrayal results in his death. |
| 217 | * ImprobableHairstyle: He seems to have access to lots of hair gel. |
| 218 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be greedy and selfish, and after he's kicked out of the gang for being TheMole, his bitterness leads him to start working for Guy, but ultimately he'll come through for his friends. |
| 219 | %%* InTheBack: How he dies. |
| 220 | %%* KilledOffForReal |
| 221 | %%* LoveableRogue |
| 222 | * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Allan convinces himself that this is the reason behind his FaceHeelTurn, on account of Robin not taking better care of his men. |
| 223 | * TheMole: In Series 2 he strikes a deal with Gisbourne to spy on the other outlaws and feed him information on their doings. |
| 224 | * OnlySaneMan: Allan considers himself this, often incredulously pointing out the sheer suicidal risks that Robin and the other outlaws take. |
| 225 | * OutOfCharacterMoment: Breaking character in ''The King is Dead'' and giving away the outlaws plan to Sheridan. |
| 226 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: A belated example; at the end of Series 3 it turns out the gang still don't trust him after his betrayal, setting off a sequence of events that results in his death. |
| 227 | * RedemptionDemotion: He seems to lose a lot of street-cred once he's joined up with Guy of Gisborne. Among other things, he loses a sword-fight to a one-legged man. |
| 228 | * TheResenter: Toward Robin. "You were always in the sun, Robin. And I'm always in the shade." |
| 229 | * ShootTheShaggyDog: Where to begin? His only brother betrays him and is then purposefully hanged long before the outlaws arrive to rescue him. He's captured, tortured and coerced by Guy of Gisborne into becoming TheMole. He loses his first love interest to Will, and his second love interest to Robin. His two best friends abandon him right after his HeelFaceTurn, deciding to stay in the Holy Land together. He's framed by Isabella, resulting in the gang instantly turning on him without giving him a chance to defend himself. On his way to warn Robin that Prince John's army is on the march, he's shot repeatedly with arrows ''in the back'' and dies believing that his friends consider him a traitor. |
| 230 | * StickyFingers: Is often seen pick-pocketing. |
| 231 | * TokenEvilTeamMate: For the first season at least he's quite amoral in comparison to the other outlaws, and then becomes TheMole after Guy captures, tortures and offers him a better deal. |
| 232 | * WelcomeBackTraitor: At the end of Series 2 he saves the other outlaws from a barn in which they were surrounded by soldiers, and they take him back. |
| 233 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark: Despite the other outlaws believing that he's once again done a FaceHeelTurn and become TheMole for Isabella, as soon as Allan escapes his bonds and hears that an army is marching on Nottingham, he immediately rushes to warn Robin, and is shot dead for his troubles. None of the other outlaws ever find out that trying to raise the alarm was his last act. |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[/folder]] |
| 236 | |
| 237 | [[folder:Will Scarlett]] |
| 238 | !!Will Scarlett (Creator/HarryLloyd) |
| 239 | |
| 240 | [[quoteright:184:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_hood_-_picture_8_wtn_1719.jpg]] |
| 241 | |
| 242 | An apprentice carpenter in Locksley, Will’s mother died of starvation in the attempt to keep Will and his little brother alive, and his father lost his hand after taking the punishment for his children when they steal food to eat. The youngest member of the gang at eighteen, Will joins the gang after Robin saves him from hanging and due to his deep hatred of the Sheriff, something that can often cause his low-simmering temper to rise up. |
| 243 | |
| 244 | The most sensible, moral and sensitive member of the gang, Will falls in love with Djaq and decides to stay with her in the Holy Land at the conclusion of Series 2. |
| 245 | |
| 246 | * AccidentalPervert: He approaches a topless Djaq whilst she's cleaning herself for prayer. [[SweetPollyOliver He doesn't realize she's a woman]] until his eyes suddenly drop to chest-level. |
| 247 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: He is the youngest outlaw at eighteen, and is often treated as a little brother by the rest of the gang. |
| 248 | * BattleCouple: In Series 2 he and Djaq are often paired up on missions and in combat situations. |
| 249 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: When he loses it, he ''really'' loses it. |
| 250 | * BetaCouple: In contrast to the tempestuousness of Robin and Marian, he and Djaq have a much more drama-free romance. |
| 251 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: He stands head and shoulders above his LoveInterest Djaq. |
| 252 | * NowOrNeverKiss: As they're about to face down soldiers that have surrounded them in a barn, he and Djaq share their first (and as far as we know at the time, only) kiss. |
| 253 | * OffscreenInertia: Will is last seen with Djaq in the Holy Land, bidding farewell to the rest of the outlaws. There's no indication given as to what either of them plan to do with their lives in a foreign country where their people are at bloody war with each other, and neither of them are ever seen or mentioned again. |
| 254 | * PairTheSmartOnes: He's a carpenter with a deep interest in engineering, romantically paired with Djaq, a scientist and CombatMedic. |
| 255 | * PutOnABus: Along with Djaq, at the end of Series 2. |
| 256 | * TheQuietOne: He says very little, especially compared to chatterboxes such as Much and Allan. |
| 257 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After his father dies. |
| 258 | * SingleTargetSexuality: There is no other woman in the world except Djaq. |
| 259 | * TheStoic: He's the strong and silent type. |
| 260 | * WeaponsOfTheirTrade: He's a carpenter, and so fights with an array of axes and hatchets. |
| 261 | * YouKilledMyFather: Narrowly {{averted}} in ''The Angel of Death,'' in which he goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the Sheriff for having killed his father. |
| 262 | |
| 263 | [[/folder]] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[folder:Djaq]] |
| 266 | !!Djaq (Anjali Jay) |
| 267 | |
| 268 | [[quoteright:194:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_hood_-_picture_9_wtn_5573.jpg]] |
| 269 | |
| 270 | -> '''Djaq''': ''I had a brother. He was killed in your crusades. I became him, his name was Djaq.'' |
| 271 | |
| 272 | -> '''Much''': ''Apart from being a girl, Djaq is one of the lads.'' |
| 273 | |
| 274 | Following in the newer tradition of having a Saracen character join Robin Hood’s gang, Djaq is the first female to hold the honour, making her a TwoferTokenMinority. Contributing her skills as a physician, scientist, linguist and swordswoman to the team, she became quite popular, largely due to the genuine affection she had for her fellow outlaws, and her role as DeadpanSnarker. |
| 275 | |
| 276 | * ActionGirl: Has combat training thanks to her time disguised as a boy, fighting in the Third Crusade. |
| 277 | * AffirmativeActionGirl: She's introduced halfway through the first season, joining Marian as one of only two main female characters. |
| 278 | * AngstySurvivingTwin: {{Downplayed}} since the ''real'' Djaq is dead before the show begins, but "our" Djaq calls herself such in memory of her twin brother, and clearly carries a lot of grief for him. |
| 279 | * BadassAdorable: She's tiny, adorable, has PuppyDogEyes...and will rip your arms off if you get her angry. |
| 280 | * BattleCouple: She and Will are frequently depicted as fighting together. |
| 281 | * BetaCouple: Has a quiet, low-key romance with Will, in direct contrast to Robin and Marian as the OfficialCouple. |
| 282 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: Particularly in Series 1, where she had a very androgynous look thanks to her [[SweetPollyOliver male disguise]]. In one of the [[DVDCommentary DVD Commentaries]] actress Anjali Jay laughs over a review of the show that referred to her as a "lady-boy." |
| 283 | * BoyishShortHair: For good reason; she's disguised as a boy for her own safety. |
| 284 | * CaptainObvious: A few times, though it could be argued that because English was not her first language, she felt the need to state the obvious just to make sure she knew exactly what was going on. |
| 285 | * CombatMedic: She was this in the Holy Land; tending to the troops while fighting alongside them. In a Series 2 episode, she asks Little John for help in delivering a baby, as despite the assumptions of the other outlaws, she has absolutely no experience in this field. |
| 286 | * CombatPragmatist: She isn't above attacking someone from behind or throwing pepper in a man's face ({{justified|Trope}} in that she is ''tiny'' and needs every advantage she can get). |
| 287 | * CulturalPosturing: Engaged in a little bit of this, notably when the outlaws come across Greek fire. She points out that her people were experimenting with the substance long before the Greeks got in on the act. |
| 288 | * CuteBruiser: She's a fierce CombatPragmatist, but also extremely small and cute. |
| 289 | * DeadpanSnarker: A couple of times: |
| 290 | --> '''Much''': ''What is it girls eat?'' |
| 291 | --> '''Djaq''': ''Special girl food.'' |
| 292 | * FanService: In ''The Booby and the Beast'', the outlaws send her into the castle disguised as a serving girl in a clingy, low-cut yellow dress. |
| 293 | * FanservicePack: Anjali Jay's transformation from scruffy SweetPollyOliver to gorgeous Saracen woman. |
| 294 | * FishOutOfWater: Largely averted, as she adjusts to life in England reasonably well. |
| 295 | * FlawlessToken: She was definitely accused of being this a few times, though she remained a reasonably popular character. It helped that despite her intelligence, beauty and prowess in battle, she never really got any [[ADayInTheLimeLight character-centric episodes]] and was usually kept on the sidelines. |
| 296 | * GenderFlip: The first Saracen to be played by a woman; previous incarnations include Nasim in ''Series/RobinOfSherwood'' and Azeem in ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves''. |
| 297 | * GirlinessUpgrade: In the second series. |
| 298 | * HeyWait: When Djaq sneaks into the castle in the [[FanService yellow dress]], she passes Guy, who tells her to stop...and to not forget to keep the Sheriff's cup filled. |
| 299 | * ImportantHaircut: Happened prior to her first appearance, when she cuts her hair to disguise herself as a man. |
| 300 | * LethalChef: She describes herself as "a rubbish cook," though on several occasions she's seen helping Much prepare the food. |
| 301 | * LoveTriangle: A minor one, with Will and Allan, who both admit to liking her. |
| 302 | * MeaningfulRename: Djaq was her twin brother's name. She adopted after his death, both in memory of him and as part of her male disguise. |
| 303 | * TheMedic: She serves this role among the outlaws, her father having been a physician that passed his training onto her. |
| 304 | * MySiblingWillLiveThroughMe: Her real name is Saffiya, but she goes by the name "Djaq" in memory of her dead twin brother. |
| 305 | * NowOrNeverKiss: Before what seems like certain death, she kisses Will for the first time. |
| 306 | * OneOfTheBoys: Much nearly mentions this trope by name with regards to her: |
| 307 | -->'''Much''': Apart from being a girl, Djaq is one of the lads. |
| 308 | * OnlyOneName: If she has a last name, we never learn it. |
| 309 | * OnlySaneWoman: She's more grounded and sensible than every other outlaw barring [[TeamDad Little John]]. When Allan starts [[TheMole passing on information]] to Guy of Gisborne in Series 2, it's obvious she knows something is up right from the start. |
| 310 | * OutdoorBathPeeping: How Will inadvertently discovers her gender, when he interrupts her bathing in preparation for prayers. |
| 311 | * PintsizedPowerhouse: She's very tiny, but an accomplished fighter. |
| 312 | * PluckyGirl: She's been through hell, but remains open-hearted and optimistic. |
| 313 | * PuppyDogEyes: Has a pair of big brown eyes that she can use to great effect. |
| 314 | * PutOnABus: Along with Will, at the end of Series 2. |
| 315 | * QuittingToGetMarried: In a sense. She and Will hook up at the end of Series 2 and chose to stay in the Holy Land together rather than return with the rest of the outlaws to England. They're never seen or even mentioned again. |
| 316 | * SamusIsAGirl: Her first appearance has her disguised as a boy to protect herself. |
| 317 | * ScienceHero: She often comes up with chemical formulas or other science-based solutions to solve problems. |
| 318 | * SheCleansUpNicely: She goes undercover at the castle in a clingy yellow dress, with predictable reactions from the other outlaws. |
| 319 | * ShorterMeansSmarter: She's the shortest of the outlaws, and by far the most educated and intelligent. |
| 320 | * ShowSomeLeg: Right [[http://www.robinhood2006.com/gallerys2/Episode2/slides/S02Robin.Hood.S02E02872.html here]]. |
| 321 | * StandardFemaleGrabArea: Beautifully subverted, as she gets herself out of one, by herself, in seconds. |
| 322 | * TwoferTokenMinority: She's the woman and ethnic minority of Robin's gang. |
| 323 | * UnkemptBeauty: All the time, though she's considerably more feminine in the second season than the first. |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Royston White]] |
| 328 | !!Royston White (William Beck) |
| 329 | |
| 330 | [[quoteright:183:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roypic-1-1_6570.png]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | -> '''Roy''': ''My name is Royston White. I fight for Robin Hood and King Richard!'' |
| 333 | |
| 334 | An original member of Little John's outlaws, [[spoiler: who dies in the fourth episode of the series]]. |
| 335 | |
| 336 | * AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: The first major character to get killed off]], though perhaps mildly {{subverted}} considering he was [[spoiler: the only character not to appear]] in any of the legends. |
| 337 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He chooses to betray the other outlaws when his mother is taken captive by the Sheriff. |
| 338 | * ForgottenFallenFriend: [[spoiler:After his death, no one ever mentions him again. However, Little John does keep his outlaw tag and later passes it onto his son, somewhat fitting considering he says that Roy "was like a son to me."]] |
| 339 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He loves his mother, and [[spoiler:dies for a baby]]. |
| 340 | * TheMole: For one episode, when his mother is held captive and he's ordered to kill Robin in order to spare her life. |
| 341 | %%* RedemptionEqualsDeath |
| 342 | * SacrificialLamb: Is one of the first regular characters to die. |
| 343 | |
| 344 | [[/folder]] |
| 345 | |
| 346 | [[folder:Brother Tuck]] |
| 347 | !!Brother Tuck (Creator/DavidHarewood) |
| 348 | |
| 349 | [[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tuck_124.PNG]] |
| 350 | |
| 351 | -> '''Tuck''': ''We're supposed to be inspiring these man to stand up and fight for themselves, giving them real hope.'' |
| 352 | |
| 353 | A mysterious monk who arrives from travelling the world (having left the church after he became disillusioned) at the start of Series 3, and who joins the outlaws after inspiring Robin to recommit to the cause. |
| 354 | |
| 355 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: Every single depiction of Tuck up until David Harewood portrayed him as a short, portly, aging man with a shaved tonsure. In comparison, this Tuck is tall, muscular, in his mid-forties, and missing the typical monkish haircut. |
| 356 | * AdaptationalBadass: Friar Tuck isn't usually directly involved in the combat himself, but this version is very competent in battle. |
| 357 | * AdaptationalLateAppearance: In various retellings Friar Tuck is usually on-board with Robin's battle against the Sheriff right from the word go. In contrast, this show's take on Tuck doesn't turn up until the third series. |
| 358 | * AdvertisedExtra: Tuck was heavily promoted in the lead-up to Series 3, and his position in the opening credits implies him to be one of the series leads, but after the first three episodes, he's DemotedToExtra and basically just hangs out in the background. He gets a bit more coverage in the last two episodes, but given the amount of hype surrounding him he's very low-key. |
| 359 | * BadassPreacher: A monk who engages helps the outlaws and engages in combat. |
| 360 | * BatmanGambit: Tuck pulls one of these in his first episode in which he tricks the outlaws into walking into a trap in the hopes that it will force Robin to re-embrace his role as a hero to the people. |
| 361 | * EasilyForgiven: He introduced himself to the gang by leading them into a trap as a motivational tool for Robin to get his mojo back by saving them. At the end of the episode Robin admits Tuck to the gang, barely acknowledging complaints from the rest of them that, oh yeah, HE was the reason why they were almost executed. Tuck's explanation is something along the lines of "You've got to gamble big to win big." Justifiable in that Tuck was very helpful to Robin during the episode, but when Robin is captured in the next episode it's a little surprising that the gang is willing to follow Tuck. |
| 362 | * EmphasizeEverything: His speech patterns often lent themselves to this. |
| 363 | * MysteriousPast: We learn very little about where he comes from, save for a few little comments made here and there. According to David Harewood, he was promised "a dark backstory" for his character, but it is never explored on-screen. |
| 364 | * NumberTwo: In Series 3, he's typically the second in command to Robin once he joins the team, and takes over as leader whenever Robin is absent. |
| 365 | * RaceLift: Friar Tuck is usually Caucasian, while this version is African. |
| 366 | * TokenMinority: In Series 3, he's the only person of colour in the cast (replacing Djaq in this regard). |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
| 369 | |
| 370 | [[folder:Kate]] |
| 371 | !!Kate (Joanne Froggatt) |
| 372 | |
| 373 | [[quoteright:306:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katewithoutstupidbraid_8116.PNG]] |
| 374 | |
| 375 | A village girl who joins the team. Is what happens when writers decide they need a [[TokenGirl girl just for the sake of it]]. |
| 376 | |
| 377 | * AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Kate lives with her mother and younger siblings with no mention of a father. |
| 378 | * AlwaysSaveTheGirl: The outlaws will usually drop whatever they're otherwise doing in order to rush off and save her. |
| 379 | * AndStarring: The opening credits of Series 3 ended with "And Joanne Froggatt." |
| 380 | * BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Isabella's Veronica, right down to the hair colour. |
| 381 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Appears to be a simple peasant girl, but has a definite nasty streak -- especially toward the likes of [[AllLoveIsUnrequited Much]] and [[MurderTheHypotenuse Isabella]]. |
| 382 | * BrattyTeenageDaughter: Point-blank ''refuses'' to listen to her mother. |
| 383 | * CanonForeigner: Insofar as the legends of Robin Hood can be considered "canon". |
| 384 | * CassandraTruth: Robin doesn't believe her when she tells him Isabella can't be trusted. |
| 385 | * CharacterShilling: She got this to a truly absurd degree, with the writers seemingly under the impression that if enough outlaws fell in love with her (at various points they call her: "a treasure," "a good fighter," "amazing", and "brave, compassionate and beautiful"), the audience would too. They didn't. |
| 386 | * ClingyJealousGirl: She hates Isabella on sight for seemingly no other reason but that she's standing next to Robin. |
| 387 | * ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: She outright objects to several of her rescues. |
| 388 | * CompositeCharacter: She seems to be a deliberate blend of Marian (as {{Love Interest|s}}), Djaq (as TokenGirl) and Will (as Oppressed Peasant), standing in for all three of them, albeit rather unsuccessfully, in Series 3. |
| 389 | * CuteButCacophonic: Wincing was a natural reaction from viewers whenever Kate decided to open her mouth whilst angry. Her voice could get ''very'' high-pitched. |
| 390 | * DamselInDistress: Needs rescuing no less than ''fifteen'' times over the course of the third season, which is impressive considering she was only in eleven episodes. |
| 391 | * DidNotGetTheGuy: {{Played With}}. Though Kate ''does'' wrangle herself into a relationship with Robin, it's pretty clear by the final handful of episodes that his heart just isn't in it. By the GrandFinale he [[spoiler: gives her a fairly indifferent farewell and foregoes the opportunity to die in her arms in order to meet Marian's spirit in Sherwood, indicating that he knew she was waiting for him]]. |
| 392 | * DistressBall: Grabs a firm hold of it immediately, and doesn't let go for a single moment of screen-time. |
| 393 | * DudeMagnet: Robin, Much, Allan, Archer, Prince John, Rufus the Ruthless ''and'' Lord Sheridan all show romantic/sexual interest in her. |
| 394 | * TheDulcineaEffect: Much is immediately besotted with her, and calls her "perfect" in their first conversation together. |
| 395 | * DumbBlonde: She's not very bright; constantly picking fights she has no chance of winning or running headlong into danger without weapons or a plan. |
| 396 | * FauxActionGirl: Though [[CharacterShilling shilled]] as "a good fighter" who insists that "I can take care of myself", she's constantly being kidnapped, held hostage or injured, and in need of assistance from the boys each and every time. |
| 397 | * FinalGirl: She's the last of the four female regulars left standing at the end of the show (though Djaq didn't die, she was just PutOnABus). |
| 398 | * GreenEyedMonster: Toward Isabella when Robin starts showing romantic interest in her. |
| 399 | * GirlNextDoor: Apparently, she's this to Robin, having lived in Locksley all her life. Oddly, Robin doesn't recognize her when they first meet, even though he's on a first-name basis with her mother and all the other villagers. |
| 400 | * HotBlooded: She’s extremely high-strung and quick to lose her temper. |
| 401 | * IconicItem: Her forehead braid, though this is more the result of MemeticMutation considering she only wore it for three episodes in total. |
| 402 | * InformedAbility: The [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/robinhood/characters/kate.shtml BBC profile on Kate]] lists "her imagination" as her specialized weapon. Fans have yet to figure out what on earth this means. |
| 403 | * ImprobableHairstyle: [[http://farfarawaysite.com/section/robinhood/gallery3/hires/119.jpg The infamous forehead braid.]] Having black roots in the 11th century doesn't help either. |
| 404 | * InformedAttractiveness: This has less to do with the attractiveness of the actress as it does with the sheer amount of unwarranted attention Kate got, as other characters are ''constantly'' talking about how beautiful and desirable she is. Across the third season she manages to snag ''four'' outlaw love interests and a slew of [[VillainousCrush villainous crushes]] -- including the Crown Prince of England. Isabella refers to her as “the prettiest thing”, Little John describes her as “worth more than any treasure” and even the audiobooks are at pains to insist that she’s a rare beauty. The only characters immune to her supposed charm were Tuck and Guy. |
| 405 | * TheLoad: Good grief. As one reviewer put it: "Why don't the outlaws use Kate as a human shield? At least then she'd be ''useful''." |
| 406 | * TheMillstone: Because when she wasn't [[TheLoad being useless]], she was being an active liability. |
| 407 | * MoralLuck: She [[HateAtFirstSight hates Isabella on sight]] out of what is clearly [[GreenEyedMonster romantic jealousy]], but tries to frame it as instinctive mistrust, repeatedly insisting throughout Series 3 that Isabella is up to no good. Eventually Isabella ''does'' perform a FaceHeelTurn for reasons that Kate has not been witness to, but which nevertheless leads to her crowing: "I told you so" and "maybe next time you'll listen to me". Robin concedes that she was right all along, even though there was no evidence-based logic behind her open and immediate suspicion of Isabella. |
| 408 | * MurderTheHypotenuse: Kate makes a couple of very serious attempts to get rid of Isabella, directly and indirectly. |
| 409 | * NewNeighborsAsThePlotDemands: Though she's never seen before Series 3, she and her family have lived in Locksley for some years. |
| 410 | * RightForTheWrongReasons: She [[HateAtFirstSight hates Isabella on sight]] and repeatedly insists that she's not to be trusted. She's eventually proved right, but her dislike is clearly born of [[GreenEyedMonster romantic jealousy]] and she expresses no interest or empathy in the ''real'' reasons behind Isabella's turn: a lifetime of domestic abuse. |
| 411 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: For her first three episodes, her arc is gradually getting on board with Robin's mission and balancing her family's safety against taking action against oppression. However, from episode five onwards, she's characterized solely by her romantic interest in Robin and her determined pursuit of him. Even her vendetta against Guy (who killed her brother) somehow manages to segue back into her relationship troubles with Robin. |
| 412 | * SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Though Much has a crush on her, she has eyes only for team-leader Robin. |
| 413 | * SmittenTeenageGirl: Presuming that she ''was'' a teenager (she was written as such, but played by a much older actress) she certainly behaved this way towards Robin. |
| 414 | * SoBeautifulItsACurse: Kate is constantly annoyed by Much and Allan’s attentions, and is often attacked by villains on account of her desirability. |
| 415 | * StalkerWithACrush: She's something of this in regards to Robin; always ensuring that she's partnered with him during missions, getting aggravated if he's not paying her enough attention, and turning into a ClingyJealousGirl the very second that she claps eyes on Isabella. |
| 416 | * TerritorialSmurfette: Kate has just happily identified herself as "[[TokenGirl the girl]]" of the gang in a conversation with the other outlaws when Robin turns up with Isabella in tow. Kate's immediate reaction is to snap: "what's the reason for ''her''?" |
| 417 | * ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: {{Subverted}}. At no point do Kate's skills as a potter come in handy. |
| 418 | ** And her specialized weapon of "[[InformedAbility Imagination]]" rarely seems to get used either, judging by the amount boneheaded decisions she makes which could have been prevented if she actually ''thought'' before acting. |
| 419 | * TokenGirl: Her presence was clearly in part because both the show's regular female characters had departed at the end of the previous series. |
| 420 | * UnwantedRescue: The first time in ''Sins of the Father'' is arguably justified as Robin and Much's intervention leads to her being outlawed, but a later example in ''The King is Dead, Long Live the King'' outright shows her shout at Much for rescuing her from a man holding a knife to her throat. |
| 421 | * WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Fans are still scratching their heads over why her BBC character profile lists [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/robinhood/characters/kate.shtml her imagination]] as her weapon. Especially since she never uses it. |
| 422 | * [[ManChild Woman Child]]: There's never a clear indication of how old Kate is, but certain factors suggest she's a young teenager. In which case, it's a little awkward to watch a woman in her late twenties in the role. |
| 423 | |
| 424 | [[/folder]] |
| 425 | |
| 426 | !Castle |
| 427 | |
| 428 | [[folder:Lady Marian]] |
| 429 | !!Lady Marian (Creator/LucyGriffiths) |
| 430 | |
| 431 | [[quoteright:196:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Marian_quote_4069.jpg]] |
| 432 | |
| 433 | -> '''Marian''': ''Everything's a choice. Everything we do.'' |
| 434 | |
| 435 | -> '''Guy''': ''You must be the least easily won woman in England.'' |
| 436 | |
| 437 | Dropping the usual “maid” part of her name in favour of "lady", this version of Marian operated as Robin’s eyes and ears within the castle, but also had an agenda of her own what with her secret identity as the Nightwatchman, a masked and hooded figure who distributed food parcels amongst the poor. |
| 438 | |
| 439 | The centre of a love triangle between Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne, she [[spoiler:[[AnyoneCanDie dies at Gisborne’s hands]]]] at the end of Series 2. |
| 440 | |
| 441 | * ActionGirl: She's trained in combat and has a SecretIdentity as the Nightwatchman, who distributes money and supplies to the poor. |
| 442 | * AlliterativeName: Averted. She's always referred to as "Lady Marian" rather than "Maid". |
| 443 | * AllGirlsLikePonies: After a squabble, Gisborne tries to placate her with a beautiful white pony -- the gesture works. |
| 444 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Ultimately {{subverted}}. Though she's clearly attracted to Gisborne, she eventually reaches the end of her patience with his steadfast refusal to leave the Sheriff's service and stop working against the rightful king. Of course, after becoming an outlaw, Robin is something of a "bad boy" too... |
| 445 | * AloofAlly: To the other outlaws. She never forms particularly close friendships with any of them, interacting almost exclusively with Robin. |
| 446 | * AnachronismStew: All of her costumes, particularly the infamous yellow cardigan. |
| 447 | * AndNowYouMustMarryMe: ''Constantly'' with Gisborne. In the first season she's forced to accept his engagement in order to save her own life after he's implicated her in the crime of consorting with outlaws, later he asks her to marry him so that they can flee an oncoming army of Prince John's men, and in the finale of Series 2, he flat-out ''tells'' her that they're going to marry after he's killed King Richard. |
| 448 | * BackForTheFinale: Albeit in the afterlife, but still. |
| 449 | * BeautyIsNeverTarnished: To a rather ridiculous extent. In ''Treasure of the Nation'' Guy beats her within an inch of her life, and she walks away without a mark on her. And even as she lies [[spoiler:dying of a stab wound]], her hair and makeup look fantastic. |
| 450 | * BladeEnthusiast: She keeps knives in her boots, in her cleavage, and in her hair. |
| 451 | * CheatedDeathDiedAnyway: At the end of Series 1, she's badly stabbed by Guy and just manages to hang on by a thread until all-night surgery courtesy of Djaq manages to save her life after a DisneyDeath. At the end of Series 2, Guy stabs her ''again'', and she [[KilledOffForReal dies for real this time]]. |
| 452 | * ClassyCatBurglar: It's unclear whether the Nightwatchman stole prior to Robin's return to England, but she certainly does so afterwards, particularly in ''The Return of the King'' when she breaks into Guy's house. |
| 453 | * CollateralAngst: The writers admitted that their reason for killing her off was in order to take away what was most important to Robin. |
| 454 | * DamselInDistress: A couple of times. |
| 455 | * DatingWhatDaddyHates: Though she doesn't carry on a relationship with Robin ''just'' to infuriate her father, Sir Edward is clearly beside himself with worry that she would associate with outlaws. |
| 456 | * DeathBySecretIdentity: Being unmasked as the Nightwatchman by Gisborne ultimately leads to her death two episodes later. |
| 457 | * DecoyDamsel: She and Robin pull one of these off perfectly in ''Lardner's Ring''. |
| 458 | * DefrostingIceQueen: Toward Robin in Series 1. |
| 459 | * DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel: Most notably in ''Lardner's Ring.'' |
| 460 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: In Robin's arms. |
| 461 | * DisneyDeath: At the end of Series 1. |
| 462 | * DistressBall: A couple of times, notably in ''The Return of the King'' when she tries to rob Guy's house, and again in ''Treasure of the Nation''. The latter is especially painful considering she dresses up as the ''Night'' Watchman in the middle of the day, enters a village teeming with soldiers, breaks into a barn where the food supplies are kept, and is immediately caught by Allan and Guy. It's unclear how Marian was planning to get the heavy sacks of food out of the village by herself. |
| 463 | * DoomedMoralVictor: She finally stands up to Guy and tells him she has no intention of ever marrying him. Though she's immediately killed by him, she's remembered as a hero. |
| 464 | * DramaticUnmask: When Gisborne discovers who the Nightwatchman is. |
| 465 | * DyingSmirk: She ''smiles'' as she dies. She's either heartbreakingly brave or bizarrely cheerful for a young woman with a sword in her stomach. |
| 466 | * FalseFriend: Puts up a front of affection toward Gisborne in order to feed information to Robin. Somewhat {{subverted}} in that she doesn't particularly ''enjoy'' deceiving him, and on a couple of occasions shows what may be legitimate feelings toward him. |
| 467 | * FakeOutMakeOut: With Count Frederick. |
| 468 | * FinalSpeech: Her wedding vows. |
| 469 | * ForgotAboutHerPowers: Marian forgets all about her SheFu in the finale of Series 2, and instead decides to stop Guy from murdering King Richard by pushing his BerserkButton (his hatred of Robin). It does not end well. |
| 470 | * GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: She almost always wears feminine dresses and acts quite ladylike... except when she's dressing up as the Nightwatchman and running around the countryside as a self-styled vigilante. |
| 471 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Guy runs her through with his sword. |
| 472 | * ImportantHaircut: She has one in an early episode of series 1. Ostensibly this is punishment for defying the Sheriff, but afterwards her tougher "Night Watchman" persona comes more into focus. |
| 473 | * ImprobableHairstyle: She looks just like she's stepped out of a shampoo commercial. |
| 474 | * KilledOffForReal: At the end of Series 2 Guy impales her on his sword after she confesses her love for Robin Hood. |
| 475 | * KissOfDistraction: She uses this technique all the time on Guy of Gisborne. Whenever he's about to catch Robin or his gang breaking a law, outwitting the Sheriff, or sneaking into the castle, she'll kiss him, or promise to marry him, or otherwise take advantage of his obsession with her. |
| 476 | * LadyInRed: On occasion, most notably when the sheriff tells her to wear something to "stimulate the imagination." |
| 477 | * LadyOfWar: Particularly in her role as [[spoiler: the Nightwatchman]]. |
| 478 | * LastKiss: With Robin, when she lies dying of a stab wound. Although they ''do'' get another in their TogetherInDeath scene. |
| 479 | * LetsGetDangerous: Whenever she dons the Nightwatchman persona. |
| 480 | * LettingHerHairDown: When she joins the outlaws in Sherwood Forest. |
| 481 | * LivingADoubleLife: As the noblewoman Marian, and as the vigilante Nightwatchman. |
| 482 | * LoveMakesYouDumb: [[spoiler:What gets her killed is her joyful declaration of love toward Robin while Gisborne is standing right in front of her with a sword.]] |
| 483 | * LoveTriangle: Caught between her love for Robin and her obligations to Guy, though it's pretty obvious [[ForegoneConclusion which one she'll end up with]]. |
| 484 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Sometimes, usually in front of Guy. |
| 485 | * OutdoorsyGal: It's not overt, but Marian clearly prefers horse-riding and fighting to more indoorsy activities. She's seen gardening a couple of times, and practicing combat in the open air. When she joins the outlaws, she has no problems living rough in the forest (her issues are more to do with the way Robin is treating her). |
| 486 | * RavenHairIvorySkin: She has this combination, denoting her beauty. |
| 487 | * RevealingInjury: Averted in ''Turk Flu''. Guy has wounded the Nightwatchman earlier in the day, and so orders all the men to remove their sleeves while at the fair. When he leans over to pat Marian on the arm, he notices that ''she'' is bleeding in the exact same place he cut the Nightwatchman -- only for Marian to discreetly cut her hand with a paring knife and blame the blood on that instead. |
| 488 | * RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Guy and Robin are the respective rich and poor options for Marian. Somewhat deconstructed in that Robin's poor status is considered to be just temporary, and had things gone better for the OfficialCouple, King Richard would have returned to England and reinstated Robin's titles and lands to him. |
| 489 | * RunawayBride: At the end of Series 1 she flees her wedding with Guy and leaps on the back of Robin's horse, still in her bridal gown. |
| 490 | * SamusIsAGirl: The Nightwatchman, which everyone assumes is a man. |
| 491 | * SecretIdentity: The Nightwatchman, a vigilante who distributes money to the poor. |
| 492 | * SenselessSacrifice: In the long run. She dies protecting King Richard, but history tells us that he'll eventually be killed in France, leaving the throne to Prince John. |
| 493 | * SheFu: At one stage she is seen practicing Tai Chi outside her house. In 12th century England. |
| 494 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Though attracted to Guy, this trope is the reason Robin wins her heart. |
| 495 | * SixthRanger: Halfway through Series 2, she joins Robin and the other outlaws in the forest (though it doesn't last long). |
| 496 | * ShipTease: Plenty with Guy, despite ForegoneConclusion of the OfficialCouple. |
| 497 | * SmallNameBigEgo: She tells Robin that "I do exactly what you do, only with more intelligence." Considering she's saying this while lying wounded after breaking into Guy's house, trying to steal his money, getting stabbed and having to be rescued by Robin, this claim is dubious. |
| 498 | * StockholmSyndrome: Marian shows traces of this in early Series 2, when she must rely on Gisborne for her well-being despite the fact that he is largely responsible for endangering it. |
| 499 | * StringingTheHopelessSuitorAlong: Averted in Series 1 in which Marian is clearly not that into Guy's attentions, but played straight (albeit sympathetically) in Series 2. After she and her father are put under house arrest in Nottingham Castle, it's within her best interests to play nice with Guy, and flirting with him is a surefire way of getting pertinent information that she can pass on to Robin. |
| 500 | * TakingTheVeil: She considers this out loud a couple of times, though not particularly seriously, and mostly to avoid Gisborne's advances. |
| 501 | * TheTeamBenefactor: It's unclear where Marian gets the supplies to give to the peasants, but it's suggested that they come from her own larder and we never see her steal anything. As such, there's no real reason for her to wear a disguise when delivering food - one gets the sense that she just likes the thrill. |
| 502 | * TogetherInDeath: The entire point of her final cameo. |
| 503 | * TooHappyToLive: Seconds before she's stabbed to death, Marian simultaneously frees herself from Gisborne's control and declares her intentions to marry Robin Hood, with a look of pure rapture on her face. |
| 504 | * TraumaticHaircut: As punishment for defying the Sheriff. |
| 505 | %%* {{Tsundere}}: Type A. |
| 506 | * UnkemptBeauty: When she joins the outlaws. |
| 507 | * VirginInAWhiteDress: [[spoiler: She's this when she dies, considering the writers go for a deliberate InterplayOfSexAndViolence when Guy stabs her to death, going so far as to call the scene "the consummation of Guy and Marian."]] |
| 508 | * VirginTension: Despite dropping the "maid" part of her name, the show makes it very clear that Marian is a virgin. The Sheriff refers to her as a "maid" in a rather cruel way in ''Who Shot The Sheriff?'', and in ''Get Carter'', when Guy asks whether she's given herself to God (i.e. become a nun) Marian replies: "I haven't ''given'' myself to anyone yet." This double entendre means more to the audience than it does to Guy considering that Marian has been sleeping in the forest with Robin, and not at a convent as Guy's been lead to believe. |
| 509 | * WellExcuseMePrincess: Robin notes that everything Marian says to him sounds like a criticism. |
| 510 | * WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Robin struggles to understand the "qualities" that Marian insists Guy has. |
| 511 | * WhiteShirtOfDeath: She's wearing a white dress [[spoiler:[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic when she dies]]]]. |
| 512 | |
| 513 | [[/folder]] |
| 514 | |
| 515 | [[folder:Guy of Gisborne]] |
| 516 | !!Guy of Gisborne (Creator/RichardArmitage) |
| 517 | |
| 518 | [[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_hood_-_picture_4_wtn_1975.jpg]] |
| 519 | |
| 520 | -> '''Guy''': ''I have committed crimes... heinous crimes. But by taking Lady Marian in holy wedlock, I will wash away those crimes.'' |
| 521 | |
| 522 | -> '''Annie''': ''He has a different side -- a side he cannot show.'' |
| 523 | |
| 524 | The Sheriff of Nottingham’s right-hand man and competitor for Marian’s affections. |
| 525 | |
| 526 | * AlliterativeName: ''Guy'' of ''Gisborne''. |
| 527 | * AntagonistInMourning: Throughout Series 3, in which he grapples with his grief and guilt over [[spoiler:murdering Marian]]. |
| 528 | * AmbitionIsEvil: His entire arc is based on this. |
| 529 | * BeingEvilSucks: "I lived my life in shame." |
| 530 | * BreakoutCharacter: Due to being played by Richard Armitage and given the expected DracoInLeatherPants treatment by fandom, he was definitely the most popular character. |
| 531 | * ChainedToABed: By his sister. Who then refers to him as "a present for Prince John." |
| 532 | * ChurchgoingVillain: Downplayed, but he is depicted as praying several times, most notably (and in a chapel at that) in the moments before he decides to [[spoiler:kill the Sheriff]]. |
| 533 | * DependingOnTheWriter: He veers from sadistic killer to noble anti-hero on a whim. |
| 534 | ** Also affects how much of a threat he is in any given episode. In some he's a genuine source of danger and fear for the Outlaws, in others he's a bumbling fool and defeating him is child's play. |
| 535 | * DiesWideOpen: Robin closes them. |
| 536 | * TheDragon: He's the righthand man of BigBad Sheriff, but with a much more personal animosity towards Robin. |
| 537 | * DragonWithAnAgenda: In Series 3, when Prince John offers him a better deal and he decides to kill the Sheriff once and for all. |
| 538 | * EasilyForgiven: Arguably. Though he's not accepted instantly into the gang, the fact that Robin forgives him ''at all'' after he [[spoiler:ran through Marian with a giant sword]] brings this trope into play. |
| 539 | * EpicFail: Guy never manages to kill ''any'' of the major characters that he's been sent to assassinate. Not King Richard, not Prince John, and not the Sheriff of Nottingham. God only knows how he managed to screw that last one up, as after "killing" him he actually reaches into the Sheriff's mouth to retrieve his gold tooth, and somehow doesn't notice that the man is still alive. Apparently this trained assassin can only kill people if they're a) unarmed and b) standing directly in front of him. |
| 540 | ** He also declares that he's going to kill Isabella. All he ends up doing is providing her with the tools she needs to kill both him ''and'' Robin. [[spoiler: The means for Isabella's death are provided by Tuck and Robin, which are completely unrelated to anything that Guy does]]. |
| 541 | -> '''Vaizey''': "For once I'm glad to see you, for it means Gisborne has once again managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. |
| 542 | * EroticDream: Marian massaging his shoulders. [[MindScrew Who then turns into Allan]]. |
| 543 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Guy expresses reluctance to kill a group of children. Slightly odd considering he had no qualms about exposing his infant son to the elements in the first season. |
| 544 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: He's frustrated and baffled by Robin's willingness to leave behind his aristocratic wealth and live as an outlaw, but eventually tumbles to the explanation that it's because Robin is a glory-hound who gets off on the love of the peasantry. It never once occurs to him that Robin embraces outlawry not because the people love him, but because ''he'' loves ''them''. |
| 545 | * EvilCounterpart: To Robin. |
| 546 | * EvilGloating: When his marriage to Marian is all but assured, he ([[HoYay rather alarmingly]]) tells Robin: |
| 547 | -> '''Guy''': ''I shall think of you when I take her to the marriage bed.'' |
| 548 | * EvilWearsBlack: For the first two series, he's never seen out of black leather. |
| 549 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: His hair throughout the third series; in the first two episodes it's been grown long and greasy to indicate the aftermath of [[spoiler:his murder of Marian.]] When he returns following a two-episode break in episode 5 it's still long, but he seems to have found the time for a shampoo. |
| 550 | * {{Expy}}: Sure, Guy of Gisbourne has been part of Robin Hood legends for centuries, but here? Give him an eyepatch and he'd be [[Series/BlakesSeven Space Commander Travis]]. |
| 551 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: After a [[KarmicDeath Karmic Stabbing]] Guy admits to Robin that he's wasted his entire life, and is just grateful for the chance to die with dignity. |
| 552 | * FanService: He gets a couple of [[ShirtlessScene Shirtless Scenes]]. |
| 553 | * FatalFlaw: His temper, which drives him to stab Marian once she confesses she loves Robin, something he bitterly regrets for the rest of his life. |
| 554 | * FlawExploitation: Both Robin and Marian know that she is Guy's weak spot, and use this against him on several occasions, most notably in ''Lardner's Ring'' when [[DecoyDamsel Robin pretends to hold her hostage]] in order to facilitate their escape. |
| 555 | * FreudianExcuse: Though it's something of a RetCon, Series 3 reveals that his father was a leper, and he was something of an outcast in Nottingham. |
| 556 | * [[GoodCostumeSwitch Less-Evil Costume Switch]]: In the first two episodes of Series 3, he wears brown leathers instead of his usual black. It fits with [[HeelRealization how he actually feels guilt and remorse for the first time in his life]], brought on by killing Marian. Then he leaves, comes back and has an Eviler Costume Switch, mixing the black leathers with reds and golds. |
| 557 | * {{Guyliner}}: He's even called ''Guy''. |
| 558 | * HairTriggerTemper: He can explode at the drop of a hat |
| 559 | * HandsomeLech: Richard Armitage claims he wanted people to "squirm" when they saw him interacting with Marian, and Guy is particularly sleazy towards her in Series 1. |
| 560 | * TheHeavy: To the Sheriff, who does most of his dirty work. |
| 561 | * HeelFaceTurn: At the end of Series 3, when he finally joins up with Robin to defeat the Sheriff. |
| 562 | * HeirClubForMen: Guy makes it clear on a number of occasions that he expects Marian to provide him with a male heir. After her father's death he tells her that the best way to grieve is to get pregnant. It was awkward. |
| 563 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: A lifetime of violence finally catches up to him in the form of his little sister. |
| 564 | * HopelessSuitor: Interesting example is that for a long time, he has no idea that he's this trope. |
| 565 | * IDieFree: His exact words. |
| 566 | * ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Part of his attraction to Marian is that she's so aloof and difficult to win over. Unfortunately, when she finally makes it clear that she'll ''never'' marry him, he responds with fatal violence. |
| 567 | * IfICantHaveYou: He stabs Marian to death after she confesses her love for Robin Hood. |
| 568 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: At the Sheriff's hands, part of his KarmicDeath. |
| 569 | * KarmicDeath: He dies after he's impaled on the sheriff's sword, the same way he killed Marian at the end of Series 2. Likewise, Isabella manages to stab him in the back with a dagger dipped in a poison that he himself had given to her as retribution for selling her as a child to a sadistic husband. With his last few breaths, he admits that he's probably ''not'' going to see Marian in whatever afterlife awaits him. |
| 570 | * KillTheOnesYouLove: |
| 571 | ** [[spoiler:Despite repeated claims that he loves Marian and that "his world will turn to ash" without her, he ends up murdering her at the end of the second series. He spends the rest of the show guilt-ridden over her death, and even in his own dying moments he doesn't hold out any hope that he'll ever see her again in the afterlife.]] |
| 572 | ** [[spoiler:He also gives his little sister a vial of poison so that she can kill herself, even after she tells him: "you loved me once."]] |
| 573 | * KilledOffForReal: At the end of Series 3, after being stabbed by both Vaizey and Isabella. |
| 574 | * KillTheOnesYouLove: Gisborne kills Marian and repeatedly tries to kill Isabella, though YMMV as to what extent he "loved" them. |
| 575 | * LimitedWardrobe: Only seems to wear black leather. Lampshaded thusly: |
| 576 | -->'''The Sheriff''' [''mockingly relaying a message from Marian to Gisborne'']: ...and for God's sake, change your clothes once in a while. |
| 577 | * LoveMakesYouCrazy: He's clearly coming unhinged at the beginning of Series 3, and guilt-ridden over having murdered Marian. |
| 578 | * LoveRedeems: Subverted ''big time''. Guy and Marian's relationship seems to be following the predictable pattern of a good woman who awakens the inner nobility of a CuteButTroubled Bad Boy...only for Guy to [[spoiler:stab Marian to death]] when he finds out she's in love with someone else. |
| 579 | * LoveTriangle: With Robin and Marian. Given their OfficialCouple status, he clearly comes out worse off. |
| 580 | * MrFanservice: He gets a couple of [[ShirtlessScene Shirtless Scenes]]. |
| 581 | * MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:Inverted]]. Guy puts a huge amount of time and effort into trying to kill the Hypotenuse, and ends up [[spoiler:murdering his LoveInterest instead]]. Oh, Guy. |
| 582 | * MustMakeAmends: A darker example than usual, since he knows there's no way he can ever [[spoiler:make up for Marian's murder at his hands]]. However, on learning that he and Robin share a half-brother, he takes it upon himself to help rescue him, realizing it's his last chance to do some good in the world. |
| 583 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Is immediately horrified by what he's done to Marian at the end of Series 2, and is psychologically tortured by his guilt throughout the third season, till Robin finally gives him one last chance at redemption. |
| 584 | * NeverMyFault: This is his stance at the beginning of Series 3, where he blames everyone but himself (namely Robin, then the Sheriff) for Marian's murder. His RedemptionQuest finally begins near the end of the series, where he finally voices out loud the inescapable fact that he alone was responsible for her death. |
| 585 | * NotGoodWithRejection: Hoo boy... when Marian runs from their wedding at the end of Series 1, he retaliates by burning her house down. At the end of Series 2, when she comes clean about her love for Robin Hood, he promptly impales her on his sword. |
| 586 | * NotInThisForYourRevolution: When he joins the outlaws, or at least initially, as all he wants to do is get his revenge on Isabella for betraying him; by the end it's implied he's come round to Robin's reasons. |
| 587 | * PlayingTheVictimCard: This is the crux of Guy's arc in Series 3, as he goes from blaming everyone but himself for Marian's death, to eventually accepting that he alone was responsible for her murder, and finally relinquishing his hold over her and acknowledging her choice of romantic partner, telling Robin: "she was always yours." |
| 588 | * PlotInducedStupidity: Guy's levels of competence fluctuated wildly, from brutally efficient, to so inept you wonder how he ties his shoelaces in the morning. Two prime examples are his encounters with Djaq in ''The Booby and the Beast'' and Kate in ''Cause and Effect.'' In the latter case, Guy is observant enough to recognize the blonde with the [[ImprobableHairstyle silly-looking braid]] across her forehead that he had confronted earlier in the day, but in the former Guy has a HeyWait moment with [[SheCleansUpNicely Djaq]] as she's disguised as a serving girl. Guy fails to recognize her, even though ''she's the only Saracen woman in the entire country''. |
| 589 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: He helps Robin track down their mutual half-brother Archer, then joins forces with him to repel the Sheriff, but is finally stabbed to death by his former boss. |
| 590 | * RunningGag: The sheer amount of times that Guy is stabbed in the back, both figuratively and literally, is almost this. Essentially, it's ''every single character'' he ever interacts with: Prince John, the Sheriff, Isabella, Marian, Lambert, Tuck, Allan, Archer... Ironically, the only major character that ''doesn't'' betray him is [[spoiler:Robin.]] |
| 591 | * ScarsAreForever: His facial scar that Robin gives him at the beginning of the third season remains, but the wound that the Sheriff caused by dripping acid on his arm disappears. |
| 592 | * SelectiveObliviousness: Guy is very careful to ignore the mounting evidence that Marian is working with Robin Hood. By the final episodes of Series 2, he's in complete denial. |
| 593 | * SelfMadeOrphan: Or so he thinks... |
| 594 | * SmugSnake: Particularly in Series 1, where he's always smirking away in dark corners. |
| 595 | * StalkerWithACrush: In Series 1, in which Marian is very clearly ''not'' that into him. It changes a bit in Series 2, when she starts to be more receptive to him. |
| 596 | * TheStarscream: {{Invoked}} by Prince John, who tells Gisborne that he can become Sheriff if he murders Vaizey. |
| 597 | * VillainousBreakdown: After Marian's death - though being sent to Prince John causes him to snap out of it pretty quickly. |
| 598 | * {{Yandere}}: He practically embodies this tropes for Marian, even [[spoiler: killing her when he realizes she wants to be with Robin]]. |
| 599 | |
| 600 | [[/folder]] |
| 601 | |
| 602 | [[folder:The Sheriff of Nottingham]] |
| 603 | !!The Sheriff of Nottingham (Keith Allen) |
| 604 | |
| 605 | [[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_hood_-_picture_3_wtn_4271.jpg]] |
| 606 | |
| 607 | -> '''Vaizey''': ''Underneath this harsh surface, there's just ''[[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk more]]'' harsh surface.'' |
| 608 | |
| 609 | The gleefully sadistic Sheriff, who despite having ambitions to take over England, often seems to act the way he does [[ForTheEvulz just for the fun of it]]. |
| 610 | |
| 611 | * AmbitionIsEvil: Most of his crimes are born out of a desire to accumulate more power and wealth. |
| 612 | * AndStarring: An unusual example, as Keith Allen is credited 'and Keith Allen' despite coming fourth out of nine names in the opening credits. |
| 613 | * BackForTheFinale: In Series 3, when he turns out to be NotQuiteDead. |
| 614 | * BadBoss: He is ''horrifically'' abusive to Guy, mostly verbally but occasionally physically. Marian can't fathom why Guy puts up with it, and the hold he had over Guy was a matter of lengthy debate in fandom. |
| 615 | * BondVillainStupidity: The snake pit, the lion, the duel over the boiling oil, the sealed overflow chamber that slowly filled with water (which Guy wandered away from before the water was even over Robin's head), the Sheriff's endless refusals to kill Robin because he preferred to torture him slowly...after a while you begin to wonder if Guy and the Sheriff actually ''wanted'' Robin to live for some reason. |
| 616 | ** Lampshaded in the audiobook story ''The Dambusters'', where the Sheriff wonders out loud why he doesn't just kill Tuck on the spot as he decides to leave Tuck in the middle of a water mill to drown and then leaves before Tuck is even slightly injured for no clear reason. |
| 617 | * TheCaligula: He's cruel, moody, sadistic, and horribly vindictive, even to his otherwise loyal [[TheDragon Dragon]]. |
| 618 | * CardCarryingVillain: He doesn't have a huge amount of depth to him; he's just mean and greedy. |
| 619 | * {{Catchphrase}}: "A clue: no" (which became the title of the first series finale). Also "La-di-da-di-da!" |
| 620 | * ComedicSociopathy: Very much so. Could order the deaths of innocent people regularly, and make it seem extremely funny. |
| 621 | * TheDragon: To Prince John. Has one of his own, in Guy of Gisborne. |
| 622 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He clearly loved his sister and was devastated by her death. |
| 623 | * EveryOneCallsHimBarkeep: Averted. Though he's referred to as "the Sheriff" 99% of the time, he's actually given a first name: Vaizey. |
| 624 | * EvilGloating: Enjoys this, especially when he ''has'' successfully gotten one up on Robin Hood. |
| 625 | * EvilIsHammy: NO ONE chews more scenery than him. NO ONE. |
| 626 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He performs hideous acts in the most hilarious way possible. |
| 627 | * FingerTwitchingRevival: Halfway through Series 3 Guy supposedly kills him, though a finger twitch just before the closing credits promises that he'll be back... |
| 628 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Dies in an explosion caused by the Byzantine Powder that he himself brought into the castle. |
| 629 | * IWantMyMommy: Whenever he's in serious peril (such as in ''Dead Man Walking'' when he believes Little John is about to kill him). |
| 630 | * ImGoingToHellForThis: Inverted ("You're going to hell for this!"), then PlayedForLaughs ("''Just'' for this?") |
| 631 | * KarmicDeath: The last thing he sees is a flaming arrow... |
| 632 | * KilledOffForReal: At the end of Series 3, when Robin blows up the castle with him inside. |
| 633 | * LargeHam: Keith Allen makes a meal of the scenery every episode. |
| 634 | * MeanBoss: He's verbally and physically abusive to Gisborne [[spoiler:and eventually kills him]]. |
| 635 | * OhCrap: His expression just as he realizes he's about to be blown up says it all. |
| 636 | * PetTheDog: For such a woman-hater, he has a [[BrotherSisterIncest surprisingly affectionate]] relationship with his sister, and is visibly shattered by her death (even though he never [[ForgottenFallenFriend mentions her again]]). |
| 637 | * TheSheriff: Well, obviously. |
| 638 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He has moments of this, though not to the audience but to other characters. In fact his ridiculous dickery and {{Jerkass}} personality was what made him so endearing. But he seems to think he could run the entire kingdom better than the king, even though all he's shown us is he's [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder exceptionally good at backstabbing people]] and inventing creatively fun tortures. |
| 639 | * SmugSnake: Very much so, treating Guy with as much scorn as any of his actual enemies. |
| 640 | * StrawMisogynist: {{Subverted}}. Though he makes several disparaging remarks toward women, and often refers to them as "lepers", there was an interesting subtext that suggested that it was all a show for Gisborne, who he didn't want getting too close to any female who could threaten the influence Vaizey held over Guy. The only character Vaizey shows any love for is his sister, and he never underestimates Marian, even when Guy and Robin do. When an Abbess comes to the castle and a guard argues against letting her into a room where the tax money is kept, the Sheriff's response is ''not'' "she's just a woman", but "she's just a nun." |
| 641 | * VillainousBreakdown: After he learns Prince John is ''not happy'' with how he's dealing with Robin Hood up to his [[NotQuiteDead apparent]] death. He returned having got over this spectacularly. |
| 642 | * WouldHurtAChild: Is furious when Guy doesn't do away with a gang of children that have witnessed his underhanded dealings in the forest. |
| 643 | |
| 644 | [[/folder]] |
| 645 | |
| 646 | [[folder:Isabella of Gisborne]] |
| 647 | !!Isabella of Gisborne (Creator/LaraPulver) |
| 648 | |
| 649 | [[quoteright:174:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/31-1_3964.jpg]] |
| 650 | |
| 651 | -> '''Isabella''': ''Now I know the only person I can trust is myself. I'm on my own.'' |
| 652 | |
| 653 | Appearing in the third season as Guy’s [[LongLostSibling never before seen or mentioned little sister]], Isabella entered the show on the run from her sadistic husband. An enigmatic presence throughout her eight episodes, she is the centre of the political machinations that drove the final season. Initially introduced as a ReplacementGoldfish for Robin and as TheMole within the castle, Isabella {{subverted}} expectations by striking out on her own, flirting with Prince John, performing a FaceHeelTurn and winning herself the position of Sheriff of Nottingham. |
| 654 | |
| 655 | * AlasPoorVillain: She's so mentally unhinged by the final few episodes, it's difficult not to feel sorry for her. In one of her last scenes, she looks regretfully over [[spoiler:the dead body of her brother]] and on realizing that the castle is about to explode, she looks strangely at peace with her impending death. |
| 656 | * AmbitionIsEvil: Her need for power and security eventually overcomes her better instincts. |
| 657 | * AttemptedRape: What her husband Thornton is trying to do before she kills him. |
| 658 | * AxCrazy: She becomes this after Robin dumps her. |
| 659 | * BettyAndVeronica: Veronica to Kate's Betty, right down to the hair colour. |
| 660 | * BrokenBird: Dead parents? Check. Abusive Marriage? Check. Failed Relationships? Check. Driven insane by one too many betrayals? ''Yes.'' |
| 661 | * BrotherSisterIncest: There are several rather ''suggestive'' scenes between herself and Guy. She even drugs him and ties him to a bed. |
| 662 | * CatFight: Gets into one of these with Kate, after she tricked her rival into believing Robin was still romantically attached to her. |
| 663 | * ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: By the final few episodes, she's backstabbing anyone who gets in her way. |
| 664 | * CompositeCharacter: A very strange example. Although initially seeming like a CanonForeigner (albeit one with a familial connection to a main character) she ends up becoming the Sheriff of Nottingham in Series 3. There's also something of the Prioress of the Kirklees about her, since both are women credited with successfully killing Robin Hood, and her name seems to have been borrowed from Isabella of Angoulême, who also had a romantic relationship with Prince John. |
| 665 | * CreateYourOwnVillain: Robin, Guy and [[UnwantedSpouse Thornton]] contribute heavily toward her downward spiral into insanity, and all pay dearly for it. As do Meg and Kate. They also come out worse off. You do ''not'' want to mess with this woman. |
| 666 | * DamselInDistress: Portrayed as such in her first episode, but {{subverted}} throughout the rest of the show. |
| 667 | * DarkActionGirl: It's not overstated, but she does hold her own in a couple of swordfights, and is nimble enough to nick Robin with a poisoned dagger, thereby killing him. |
| 668 | * DatingCatwoman: For a handful of episodes in Series 3, while she's feigning loyalty to her brother Guy. |
| 669 | * DerailingLoveInterests: For her first few episodes she's portrayed as intelligent, rational and compassionate; after Robin dumps her she's more or less a completely different character. |
| 670 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: In ''Something Worth Fighting For''. |
| 671 | * DomesticAbuse: Is the victim of this at the hands of her husband Thornton. |
| 672 | * DrivenToVillainy: Getting NoSympathy from her brother Guy, endless [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage Mixed Messages]] from Robin, DomesticAbuse from her violent husband, and nothing but open hostility and suspicion from the outlaws eventually leads to Isabella making a ThenLetMeBeEvil declaration and swearing fealty to Prince John. |
| 673 | * EroticEating: When Robin gifts her with some strawberries, she eats it seductively in front of him. |
| 674 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: She upgrades to leather as soon as she's made Sheriff. |
| 675 | * EvilCounterpart: Though she never meets her, Isabella was clearly envisioned as a "dark Marian" by the writers, what with her similar physical resemblance, relationships with Robin and Guy, and aristocratic background. However, unlike Marian, she's motivated by ambition and self-preservation instead of altruism and patriotism. |
| 676 | * EvilIsNotAToy: Despite a number of red flags, Robin trusts Isabella and believes he can use her as a spy in the castle. [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage But after messing around with her feelings one too many times]], she turns on him with fatal consequences. |
| 677 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In her first appearance, her hair is loose and maidenly; after her FaceHeelTurn and elevation to the position of Sheriff she wears it in a severe-looking bun, and finally, when she reverts to AxCrazy mode, her hair becomes wild and loose again. |
| 678 | * FaceHeelTurn: After Robin decides not to run away with her, she rather abruptly turns into a [[DerailingLoveInterests completely different person]] and sides with Prince John. |
| 679 | * FreudianExcuse: All things considered she had a pretty miserable childhood: her father was a leper, her mother was killed in a house fire, and she was sold by her last remaining family member to a sadistic husband at the age of ''thirteen''. |
| 680 | * GorgeousPeriodDress: She wears plenty of these, in rich colours and luxurious materials. |
| 681 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: No one is really sure whose side she's on, till she explicitly states she's on ''her own''. |
| 682 | * HeroKiller: She successfully kills Robin Hood. |
| 683 | * IFightForTheStrongestSide: Subverted considering this attitude (and Robin's badly timed "it's not you, it's me" speech) is what makes her choose Prince John's team. |
| 684 | * JerkassHasAPoint: She needles Kate about her low-born status, though in all honesty, it seems very unlikely that (had he ever got his lands and title back) Robin would have made an illiterate peasant girl the mistress of Locksley. |
| 685 | * LadyInRed: Quite often, usually when she's at her most seductive. |
| 686 | * LettingHerHairDown: Subverted: she is first seen with her hair down and then starts wearing it up after her FaceHeelTurn. |
| 687 | * LongLostSibling: She appears in Series 3 as Guy's never-before-mentioned younger sister. |
| 688 | * LoveHurts: She seeks out love and acceptance from Guy and Robin, but neither are willing to give her what she needs. |
| 689 | * LoveMakesYouCrazy: Robin dumps her. She responds by trying to kill him. As you do. |
| 690 | * NeverFoundTheBody: Given that Lara Pulver had signed on for a season four, and this trope was in play after the castle collapsed, it's very likely that she survived the explosion. |
| 691 | * NotGoodWithRejection: It runs in the family. |
| 692 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Even after her FaceHeelTurn, Robin continues to underestimate her and treat their interactions as a game -- it's not until she kills her husband that he realizes just how serious the situation is, and ''still'' manages to die at her hands at the end of the third series. |
| 693 | * ObviousJudas: Due to the writers' reliance on the MadonnaWhoreComplex to characterize Isabella and Kate, and [[invoked]][[CreatorsPet Kate]] hating Isabella on sight, it was pretty obvious to audiences that it was only a matter of time before she turned on Robin. |
| 694 | * PsychoExGirlfriend: She certainly fulfils this role to Robin after he breaks up with her, approximately halfway through Series 3. |
| 695 | * {{Revenge}}: Her primary motivation in the last two episodes, in which she successfully sees Guy killed for selling her off to a sadistic husband, and fatally poisons Robin for his (in her eyes) constant mistreatment of her. |
| 696 | ** RevengeByProxy: Though her main targets are Robin and Guy, she also gets the last laugh at Kate for the stupid CatFight, as in killing Robin she leaves Kate bereft. |
| 697 | * SchrodingersCast: Given that Lara Pulver had signed on for at least two more seasons of the show, it's a given that Isabella would have somehow survived the explosion of Nottingham Castle at the end of Series 3. However, since the show was cancelled, there's no indication of this in the show itself. |
| 698 | * TheSheriff: She becomes this at the end of the eighth episodes of the third series, and retains this position until the GrandFinale, when the original Sheriff returns. |
| 699 | * SignificantWardrobeShift: As with other bad guys, she moves to black clothes after her FaceHeelTurn. |
| 700 | * SixthRangerTraitor: She initially takes Marian's role as a spy for Robin and the outlaws at the castle, before turning on them after Robin decides not to leave Nottingham with her. |
| 701 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Relatively speaking. Though Isabella was a big part of Series 3, she only appears in eight of the show's thirty-nine episodes -- and is the character who eventually [[spoiler:kills Robin Hood]]. |
| 702 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: She was widely promoted as Guy's sister before her debut, but those that missed the memo were easily able to guess at the familial connection given their similar dark hair and blue eyes. |
| 703 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: A dark-haired woman who feigns loyalty to Guy while secretly spying for Robin Hood -- the show tries to pull off a BaitAndSwitch with Isabella being an obvious stand-in for Marian before her FaceHeelTurn. |
| 704 | * SympatheticAdulterer: Her husband is a violent psychopath, justifying her search for love and protection elsewhere. |
| 705 | * ThenLetMeBeEvil: Robin catches her killing her abusive husband and calls her a "murderer", leading to her realization that she can't count on anyone but herself. From there on out, she embraces her role as the new Sheriff of Nottingham. |
| 706 | * TillMurderDoUsPart: She stabs her abusive husband to death, largely in self-defense. |
| 707 | * UnkemptBeauty: Once she goes crazy. |
| 708 | * VillainousBreakdown: She becomes more and more psychotic as the series progresses. |
| 709 | * WhosLaughingNow: Though she isn't present for their downfall, Isabella gets a posthumous victory over the outlaws almost ''immediately'' after they gather around to enjoy her defeat at Kate's hands in the CatFight. As soon as she's carted away, they're witness to [[spoiler:Allan's body]] being dumped at the gates of Nottingham Castle (having been duped by Isabella's pardon for him and tricked into believing he made a second FaceHeelTurn). In the very next episode they learn that [[spoiler:Robin has been fatally poisoned]] at her hands. |
| 710 | * WomanScorned: A straight example, who [[DerailingLoveInterests goes immediately (and rather absurdly) bonkers]] when Robin tells her he can't run away with her. |
| 711 | |
| 712 | [[/folder]] |
| 713 | |
| 714 | [[folder:Prince John]] |
| 715 | !![[UsefulNotes/KingJohnOfEngland Prince John]] (Creator/TobyStephens) |
| 716 | |
| 717 | [[quoteright:212:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/PJ_509.jpg]] |
| 718 | |
| 719 | King Richard's little brother, with his eye on the throne in his absence. |
| 720 | |
| 721 | * AbelAndCain: The evil Cain to Richard's Abel. |
| 722 | * AndStarring: Credited as 'with Toby Stephens as Prince John'. |
| 723 | * AristocratsAreEvil: As a member of the royal family, he's vain, greedy and cruel. |
| 724 | * TheBadGuyWins: Most ''Myth/RobinHood'' retellings end with the return of King Richard to England and Prince John getting his just desserts. This one ends with Prince John still running things, his brother held hostage in Austria, and his worst nemesis dead. |
| 725 | * BigBad: Of the entire show, considering every other evil character is working for him. |
| 726 | * TheCaligula: His narcissism borders on madness sometimes, and he seems to genuinely believe that he can heal diseases just by touching people. |
| 727 | * CatchPhrase: "Do you love me?" and "long live me" (although it's difficult to get a catchphrase when you only appear in three episodes, these were used more than once across those episodes.) |
| 728 | * ComedicSociopathy: He burns a church down while there are people still in it... and his bewildered reaction that people might not like him for this is ''hilarious''. |
| 729 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: He's a very weird case of this mixed with ItsAllAboutMe, as he believes essentially that because he is Prince John, everything that he does is inherently good. When Isabella tries to call him out on it, pointing out that burning villagers to death in a church is ''not'' the mark of a benevolent king, his response is: "but I AM being benevolent!" He's an evil character who can't comprehend that he's not actually good. |
| 730 | * EvilGloating: Indulges in plenty of this when he thinks he's gotten the upper hand over Robin. |
| 731 | * TheEvilPrince: Very much so, with several plans to assassinate his brother so he can assume the throne. |
| 732 | * FreudianExcuse: Constantly talks about how his mother favoured Richard. |
| 733 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Given that he was the guy the BigBadEnsemble worked for. |
| 734 | * HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Up until Series 3 he was oft-mentioned, but never seen. |
| 735 | * HistoricalBadassUpgrade: The real John had no military prowess, earning him the nickname "Softsword". This version is capable enough to take on Robin and Guy. |
| 736 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: Prince John (Lackland) was of course a real person, living 1166 - 1216. |
| 737 | * LargeHam: As played by Toby Stephens, he feasts on all the scenery he can find. |
| 738 | * {{Narcissist}}: Oh, so very much. "Do you love me?" |
| 739 | * NonActionBigBad: Aside from one brief swordfight, he's a baddie who prefers manipulation to violence, and is more than happy to let others do the dirty work for him. |
| 740 | * ObliviouslyEvil: He's portrayed as a psychopathic ManChild who honestly doesn't understand why people treat him like a villain -- even after he's set a church on fire while ''people are inside it''. |
| 741 | * PrinceCharmless: He has an oily sort of charisma, but it’s so wrapped up in his narcissism that it comes across as completely off-putting. |
| 742 | * TheResenter: Deeply resents his more popular older brother Richard. |
| 743 | * RoyalBrat: Naturally, given that he's characterized as a near-sociopathic SpoiledBrat who happens to be a prince to boot. |
| 744 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears in three episodes, and yet his actions to take control of the English throne are what triggers nearly all the major events in the overarching story. |
| 745 | * TheUnfought: Aside from a very brief and impersonal sword-fight with Robin in a single episode of Series 3, he never engages one-on-one with any of the heroes. |
| 746 | * UnseenNoMore: He finally appears midway through Series 3 for three episodes. |
| 747 | * TheUsurper: Works to seize control of his brother Richard's crown and control of England. |
| 748 | [[/folder]] |
| 749 | |
| 750 | !Others |
| 751 | |
| 752 | [[folder:Sir Edward of Knighton]] |
| 753 | !!Sir Edward of Knighton (Michael Elwyn) |
| 754 | |
| 755 | -> '''Edward''': ''Do not make the mistake I and others have made and make your dissent public.'' |
| 756 | |
| 757 | Marian's father and the former Sheriff of Nottingham. |
| 758 | |
| 759 | * IWillOnlySlowYouDown: He utters this trope by name after he's fatally stabbed. |
| 760 | * RecurringCharacter: Though not in the opening credits, he's in almost every episode up until his death. |
| 761 | * SenselessSacrifice: Edward dies in order to deliver the Pact of Nottingham into Robin's hands, a McGuffin that the outlaws unfortunately forget to take to the Holy Land when they set off in pursuit of Marian. It would have provided [[UsefulNotes/RichardTheLionHeart King Richard]] with definitive proof that Prince John was plotting treason against him, and although Robin convinces him eventually, it's only ''after'' Richard sets off a chain of events that results in [[spoiler:Marian's death]]. The Pact is never mentioned in Series 3, but by that stage, it was worthless anyway. |
| 762 | |
| 763 | [[/folder]] |
| 764 | |
| 765 | [[folder:Archer]] |
| 766 | !!Archer (Creator/CliveStanden) |
| 767 | |
| 768 | [[quoteright:285:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/archer_373.PNG]] |
| 769 | |
| 770 | -> '''Malcolm''': ''Remember the birthmark, shaped like an arrowhead. It is why your mother named him... Archer.'' |
| 771 | |
| 772 | Guy and Robin's half-brother. Would have (presumably) become the new Robin but for the show's cancellation. |
| 773 | |
| 774 | * EleventhHourRanger: He is introduced as an adult in the third-to-last episode of the entire series, and joins the team only at the end of the ''second''-to-last episode. |
| 775 | * DistinguishingMark: He has a birthmark shaped like an arrowhead, which provides the inspiration for his name, and an easy way to identify him. Doubles as a BirthmarkOfDestiny given that he takes over the mantle of Robin Hood. |
| 776 | * EasilyForgiven: He sold Guy and Robin out to Isabella for money, and also sold [[spoiler: Vaizey]] Byzantine fire. He ends up a member of the gang with little comment to him being untrustworthy. Admittedly, like Guy, he was thrown into the situation with them and they didn't really have much of a choice in the matter. |
| 777 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: He even appears to [[DualWielding Dual Wield]] them somehow (despite them being two-handed weapons). |
| 778 | * LastEpisodeNewCharacter: He's introduced three episodes out from the GrandFinale. Of course, there ''was'' meant to be a fourth series with him as the new protagonist, were it not for the show getting cancelled. |
| 779 | * LikesOlderWomen: He's introduced in bed with the much older wife of a man whose dungeons he's trying to escape. |
| 780 | * LongLostSibling: Is the secret half-brother of Robin and Guy, whose birth was kept a secret due to the lack of matrimonial status between their parents. |
| 781 | * LoveableRogue: That was the idea, anyway. |
| 782 | * MeaningfulName: He's a warrior called Archer. |
| 783 | * NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Archer is dressed like a pirate, armed like a ninja, and has the rat-tails of a [[Franchise/StarWars Padawan Jedi]]. |
| 784 | * PropheticNames: He's called Archer on account of his arrowhead-shaped birthmark, but naturally grows up to be a MasterArcher. |
| 785 | * RookieRedRanger: He's introduced at the tail-end of Series 3 as Robin Hood's replacement and the new [[TheLeader Leader]] of the outlaws. Like Robin, his archery skills are beyond compare, making him uniquely suited for TakingUpTheMantle. |
| 786 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: There was actually some effort to avert this, as whilst Archer is clearly set up to be the new Robin, he has different views and ideals (even calling Robin out on condemning his peasant army to death). |
| 787 | |
| 788 | [[/folder]] |
| 789 | |
| 790 | [[folder:Carter]] |
| 791 | !!Carter (Joseph Kennedy) |
| 792 | |
| 793 | -> '''Carter''': ''He's not crying, he's laughing on the wrong side of his face.'' |
| 794 | |
| 795 | A Crusader who returned to England from the Holy Land seeking revenge against Robin for his brother's death. Hired as an assassin by the Sheriff, he successfully infiltrates the outlaw camp, but performs a HeelFaceTurn after Robin tells him the truth about how his brother died. Appearing in only two episodes, this guest star became surprisingly popular among the fanbase. |
| 796 | |
| 797 | * BackForTheFinale: He reappears in the second season finale. |
| 798 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: He's killed by the Sheriff in a scene that lasts no more than two seconds, a death that is then entirely overshadowed by Marian's (though [[WordOfGod according to the DVD commentary]], the grave next to Marian's with the shield belongs to him, so it can be assumed that the outlaws gave him ''some'' sort of funeral). |
| 799 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Carter survives his first episode as a guest star, but is killed off in his next appearance. |
| 800 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: After trying to kill Robin and the other outlaws in his first appearance, he dies trying to assist them in his second. |
| 801 | |
| 802 | [[/folder]] |
| 803 | |
| 804 | [[folder:Luke Scarlett]] |
| 805 | !"Luke Scarlett (Jonathan Readwin/[[TheOtherDarrin Christian Cooke]]) |
| 806 | |
| 807 | Will Scarlett's little brother. |
| 808 | |
| 809 | * TheOtherDarrin: Was played by Jonathan Readwin in ''Will You Tolerate This?'', and by Christian Cooke in ''The Angel of Death''. |
| 810 | ** {{Lampshaded}} in his second appearance when he tells his brother that he's "not so little" anymore. |
| 811 | |
| 812 | [[/folder]] |
| 813 | |
| 814 | [[folder:Rebecca]] |
| 815 | !!Rebecca (Teresa Banham) |
| 816 | |
| 817 | -> '''Rebecca''': ''First you get my son killed, now you're taking my daughter...'' |
| 818 | |
| 819 | Kate's mother, a potter in Locksley village. |
| 820 | |
| 821 | * BitchSlap: She gives one to Kate after hearing the news that her son Matthew has been killed. |
| 822 | * InsaneTrollLogic: She blames Robin for Matthew's death, even though Guy killed him, Kate endangered him, and Matthew himself had no sense of self-preservation at all. |
| 823 | * JerkassHasAPoint: To a certain extent, she ''is'' right when she points out that fraternizing with outlaws will only bring trouble to her door. However, she refuses to admit that they save lives and help people far more than they endanger them. |
| 824 | * MamaBear: She's very protective of her children. |
| 825 | * NeverMyFault: Or rather, never ''their'' fault. Rebecca refuses to acknowledge any of the idiotic behavior that her children demonstrate, choosing instead to blame Robin Hood for all the troubles that befall them. |
| 826 | * RecurringCharacter: Rebecca appears in four episodes across Series 3. |
| 827 | * RememberTheNewGuy: She has apparently been living in Locksley village for at least seventeen years, though she's never seen or mentioned before Series 3. |
| 828 | * TakeMeInstead: She begs this of Rufus when he drags Kate away to Locksley Manor. |
| 829 | * UngratefulBitch: Allan flat-out calls her "ungrateful" when she refuses to take the food the outlaws have brought for her and her family. |
| 830 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She's last seen in the penultimate episode, and never mentioned in the GrandFinale. |
| 831 |
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