Line #123 WesternAnimation/TheHeroicQuestOfTheValiantPrinceIvandoe


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2	[[caption-width-right:1000:In search of the Golden Feather, a young prince must embark on a dangerous quest to EAGLE MOUNTAIN!]]
3	-> ''Who's the bravest of them all? (Ivandoe!)''\
4	''Strong as he is handsome (Prince Ivandoe!)''\
5	''He laughs at danger, slaps his thigh''\
6	''Then pulls out his sword''\
7	''Oh, me! Oh, my!''\
8	''He's the noblest. charmingest, dashingest prince''\
9	''He's utterly fearless''\
10	''PRINCE IVANDOE!''
11	--> —'''theme song'''
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13	''The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe'' is an animated {{miniseries}} parody of the British novel, ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'', created by Eva Lee Wallberg and Christian Bøving-Andersen and co-created by Daniel Lennard for Creator/CartoonNetwork.
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15	The series follows the adventures of Ivandoe, the young prince of the forest whose father, the Mighty Stag, sends him on a quest for the magical Golden Feather of the fearsome Eagle King.
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17	It premiered in the United States on November 11, 2023.
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19	!!Quest on, tropes!
20	* AbhorrentAdmirer:
21	** [[TheFightingNarcissist Boaris von Tusk]] to Jezebel, who sees him as an obnoxious bore and is more interested in Ivandoe.
22	** Princess Sparklejoy of the Red Squirrel Kingdom becomes enamored with Ivandoe after he unwittingly wins a contest to decide who would win her hand in marriage. Unfortunately, [[TheCaligula her deranged personality]] leaves him desperate to get away from her.
23	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal:
24	** Bert wears a red cap.
25	** Jezebel's squire Maggie wears a purple scarf.
26	* AccidentalMisnaming: Ivandoe refers Princess Syllabob as "Silly Blob", briefly refers Cupcake as "Creampuff" and Posy Pippins as "Popsie Pickens". He also calls squirrels "squiggles" and misnames their princess as "Squiggly Toy".
27	* AffablyEvil: Grizabella, the Queen of Thieves, is as jovial and upbeat as she is ruthless.
28	* AffectionateNickname:
29	** Ivandoe sometimes calls Bert "Bertie".
30	** Jezebel playfully calls Ivandoe "Princey".
31	* AgentPeacock: Cupcake the survivalist is a pink poodle with a [[BaritoneOfStrength rather manly]] [[VocalDissonance voice]] and [[TestosteronePoisoning lives a macho lifestyle]] to [[UnmanlySecret compensate]] for his [[MyInstinctsAreShowing dog instincts]].
32	* AllThereInTheManual: The UK mobile game, "[[CharacterCatchphrase Quest On!]]", states that Ivandoe's parents are named "King Knut" and "Queen Kristine".
33	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Jezebel's mother, Grizabella the Queen of Thieves, calls her "[[EmbarrassingNickname Jessie Belly]]", teases her crush on Ivandoe, and casually invades her privacy.
34	* AmnesiacsAreInnocent: In "The Prince and the Swoony Swanstress", Ivandoe and Bert come across an amnesiac Princess Svandelyne who additionally becomes a NiceGirl as a result of her memory loss instead of a FoulWaterfowl like the rest of her kind. [[EasyAmnesia Sadly, she recovers her memory at the end of the episode]] and [[StatusQuoIsGod reverts to her natural bitchy self]].
35	* ArcVillain:
36	** ''Journey to Svanland'' has Ivandoe's ArchEnemy, [[FoulWaterfowl Prince Svan]], whose ancestor stole the Underwater Kingdom's Trident of Tides.
37	** ''Journey to the Forest of Outlaws'' has Jezebel the thiefstress, Ivandoe's LoveInterestTraitor who is holding him for ransom.
38	** ''Journey to the Red Squirrel Kingdom'' has [[AbhorrentAdmirer Princess Sparklejoy]], an AxCrazy {{Bridezilla}} whom Ivandoe is forced into an ArrangedMarriage from a royal contest.
39	%%** ''Journey to the Underground Kingdom of Ogres'' has the Ogre King, who enforces [[HappinessIsMandatory mandatory]] [[InvertedTrope sadness]] upon his subjects, conflicting with his WhiteSheep son, [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Prince Goldenlocks]].
40	%%** ''Journey to Eagle Mountain'' has Agatha and Hildr, who try to prevent Ivandoe from seeking the [[MacGuffin Golden Feather]] just BecauseDestinySaysSo.
41	* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Throughout "The Prince and the Princenappers", Ivandoe keeps getting ambushed by thieves, who then let him go because he has nothing valuable on him. [[SmallNameBigEgo Ivandoe is deeply insulted at this]], and despite Bert's attempts to warn him against it, informs the thieves that he is the prince of the Mighty Stag Kingdom. This always leads to the thieves holding him for ransom until Jezebel intervenes.
42	** The following episode, "The Prince and the Playdate", ends with Ivandoe feeling jealous about Jezebel deciding to kidnap his ArchEnemy, Prince Svan, instead of him because he's richer and futilely demands that she kidnap him again.
43	* ArtEvolution: The original shorts in the UK uses TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects similarly to ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' and the character designs are notably different. In the series itself, the animation is fully in 2D, and the character designs are more fleshed out.
44	* BaitAndSwitchSilhouette: In the opening sequence, Prince Ivandoe is introduced in silhouette, seemingly looking like a mighty stag warrior with an impressive set of antlers. Then the lights turn on, revealing a scraggly shrub in the shape of a stag, in front of which is Ivandoe, who is actually a much shorter, stumpier buck.
45	* BankruptcyBarrel: In "The Prince and the Princenappers", Ivandoe enters the Forest of Outlaws and encounters a rabbit wearing a barrel after thieves took all his possessions. After Ivandoe leaves, the rabbit gets the barrel stolen.
46	* BeleagueredAssistant: Prince Svan's squire, Toby, is treated more like a slave by the FoulWaterfowl.
47	* BewareTheQuietOnes: Princess Syllabob may be a speechless nasty-looking creature, but she successfully fends off the swans' kidnapping attempt by MakingASplash.
48	* BigEater: In "The Prince and the Boasty Boar", Ivandoe takes part in a tournament for Jezebel's heart. The third challenge is an EatingContest, where each contestant has to eat a troth full of turnips, [[PlotTailoredToTheParty which happens to be Ivandoe's favorite food]]. While Boaris and a disguised Jezebel scarf down the turnips like... well, boars, Ivandoe eats his one at a time with a knife and fork. Four hours later, the boar contestants have barely eaten half of their respective troths and are unable to eat another bite... while Ivandoe has finished all of his turnips with no ill effects and asks the others if he can eat theirs as well.
49	* BunglingInventor: Alan the dwarf is an eccentric blacksmith whose shoddy handmade weapons always backfire and replaces Ivandoe's equally shoddy stick sword with a basic wooden sword. He even accepts a fabric button as payment because he's happy that he made his first sale.
50	* TheCaligula: Princess Sparklejoy isn't mentally stable at all, often flying off the handle at the tiniest of provocations and punishing her servants excessively whenever this happens. Apparently, ItRunsInTheFamily as her father demonstrated at her wedding while her mother watches in DissonantSerenity.
51	* CavalryBetrayal: After spending the entirety of "The Prince and the Princenappers" saving Ivandoe from her fellow thieves, Jezebel locks him and Bert up in Castle Grizabella, revealing that she only kept rescuing him to hold him for ransom herself on her mother's request.
52	--> '''Ivandoe''': ''(confused)'' Release us at once!\
53	'''Jezebel''': [[NothingPersonal Sorry, prince-y. No can do]]. [[WhamLine You see, we like ransom money, too]].
54	* ChekhovsSkill: In "The Prince and the Squeak of Obedience", Cupcake teaches Ivandoe a fighting move called the "Sleeping Dragon" that Cupcake claims will save his life. Later, as Ivandoe is attacked by [[spoiler:Cupcake himself, [[MyInstinctsAreShowing compelled by his own squeaky toy to obey the Cat Thieves]], he performs the move... which turns out to be a series of rubs, strokes, and pats that calm Cupcake down.]]
55	* CompanionFood: The farmers from "The Prince and the Chicken of Doom" treat their produce like their own children and are devastated when the titular chicken ravages them.
56	* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: In the original shorts, Bert had a smaller beak, which pointed downward.
57	* FantasyForbiddingFather: King Knut the Mighty Stag clearly doesn't believe in Ivandoe's story about the [[MacGuffin legendary Golden Feather]] and his wife has to remind him to not discourage their son.
58	* FeelNoPain: The Centicore is cursed with a giant stone body that makes him unable to physically feel anything. He even puts on a SelfMutilationDemonstration for Ivandoe and Bert by tossing his axe onto his own head and has to ask if it landed yet. [[spoiler:When his curse is lifted and he returns to his original form, a sheep named Jeffrey, [[SenseLossSadness he's ecstatic about being able to feel again]].]]
59	--> '''Bert''': ''(disturbed)'' Are you sure you didn't feel a tiny, teeny-\
60	'''Centicore''': '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Nothing. At. ALL]]'''''.
61	* FoulWaterfowl: Every swan is a {{narcissist}} who treat others like crap, [[NoHonorAmongThieves even each other]].
62	* FreeRangeChildren: Ivandoe's parents are apparently fine with allowing their young buck journey to Eagle Mountain with only his squire accompanying him despite how obviously incompetent he is, with the only precaution being a home address on their family picture in case he gets lost. Jezebel, who is of similar age, [[LittleMissBadass has proven that she can take care of herself]] without her BrawnHilda mother.
63	* FurryConfusion: "The Prince and the Chicken of Doom" features the titular non-anthropomorphic [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever gigantic]] [[BreathWeapon fire-breathing]] Chicken of Doom... and an unrelated normal-sized anthropomorphic chicken named Harold.
64	--> '''Dwight''': ''(vengeful)'' LET'S GO PLUCK THAT CHICKEN! ''([[ImStandingRightHere Harold glares in offense]]) (awkwardly)'' [[SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX Sorry, Harold]].
65	* GenderBlenderName: {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d in "The Prince and the Show-Off Stallion" where the titular stallion humiliates Ivandoe by pointing out that "doe" is the name of a female deer to the bunny villagers, which an embarrassed Ivandoe insists that it's a proud family name.
66	* GoneHorriblyRight: When Ivandoe gets captured by the Chicken of Doom, Bert attempts to rally up the farmers [[LostFoodGrievance grieving over the loss of their produce]] by claiming that rescuing Ivandoe will be their legacy. The farmers instead form an angry mob against the chicken.
67	--> '''Bert''': ''(horrified)'' Oh, no-no. That's not what I meant at all! It's just a rescue mission, no need to pluck anyone!\
68	'''Percy''': PLUCK IT!\
69	'''Alan''': BOIL IT!\
70	'''Harold''': [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Then add a dash of paprika to the broth, mmm]].\
71	'''Dwight''': [[FlatWhat What]]?\
72	'''Bert''': [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Oh, my, Bertram. Whatever have you done]]?
73	* TheHeroSucksSong: Brian TheBard apparently sings only about his masters' flaws, [[CantTakeCriticism which is why they all abandoned him and Ivandoe attempts to do the same]]. [[spoiler: Thankfully, a swamp monster named Suzie likes his songs about her ugly appearance, and he decides to stay with her]].
74	--> '''Brian''': ''(distraught)'' Why does this keep happening to me? Every master I've ever had has either thrown me down a hole, left me in a cage, or destroyed my instruments. All I ever do is [[BrutalHonesty sing the truth]].\
75	'''Bert''': Maybe ''that's'' the problem.\
76	'''Brian''': ''(confused)'' [[InnocentlyInsensitive What do you mean]]?\
77	'''Bert''': [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Have you ever tried focusing on the positives]]?
78	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Ivandoe and Bert, best exemplified in "The Prince and the Tears of Triumph", where they choose to stand together as the Centicore decides to [[TakenForGranite turn them into stone]]. Ivandoe even admits that he thinks of Bert as both a friend and brother (or "frother", as he puts it).
79	* HiddenDepths: In "The Prince and the Swoony Swanstress", the amnesiac Svandelyne recognizes a poisonous plant on sight, suggesting at a knowledge of botany.
80	* HypercompetentSidekick: Bert is easily the brains of the operation, often coming up with the plans and actions to help get Ivandoe out of trouble.
81	* HypocriticalHumor:
82	** Boaris often calls Ivandoe "little", in spite of the fact that he's actually ''shorter'' than Ivandoe himself.
83	** Throughout "The Prince and the Dark Lord of Moletown", Ivandoe is [[IAmNotWeasel annoyed that the moles worship him as the "Mighty Moo Cow"]], yet he misidentifies Jeffrey the Centicore (their ''true'' idol) as a boar instead of a sheep.
84	* IAmNotWeasel:
85	** Because of his [[AdiposeRex plump appearance]], Ivandoe is often mistaken by other characters as a cow, goat, pig, etc.
86	** {{Inverted\|Trope}} in "The Prince and the Yucky Duckling" with the titular episode's character. The Yucky Duckling, [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized by the other ducklings]], believes he will grow into a beautiful swan because a [[ChildrenAreInnocent younger Ivandoe told him he would, but neither of them know]] he's actually [[spoiler:a turkey]] and he became [[FreakinessShame distraught that he turned into the opposite outcome]], swearing vengeance against Ivandoe for giving him false hope. [[spoiler:When he learns the truth from Bert and taken to a village of turkeys, [[EarnYourHappyEnding he finds himself to be very popular amongst his kind]].]]
87	* ICallItVera: Ivandoe calls his wooden sword "Titan's Thunder".
88	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Similarly to the two [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball preceding]] [[WesternAnimation/ElliottFromEarth series]] before this one, every episode is titled "The Prince and the [episode subject]".
89	* InsultBackfire: Jezebel repeatedly dismisses [[AbhorrentAdmirer Boaris]] as a bore and he thanks her every time because he thinks she's calling him a ''[[FunWithHomophones boar]]'', which he is, even when she literally spells it out for him.
90	* IOweYouMyLife: Apparently, it's the stag code of conduct for a victim to owe their life to their savior until the debt is repaid by saving their savior in return. When Ivandoe rescues Brian TheBard (a fellow stag) in "The Prince and the Sing-Songy Stag", the latter insists on pledging his loyalty to him by singing awful songs about the prince. To rid of him, Ivandoe and Bert try to stage rescue attempts, only for all of them to fail... [[spoiler: until Suzie the swamp monster attacks Ivandoe and Brian sacrifices himself to save him, repaying the life debt.]]
91	* IronicEcho: After being put through a TrainingFromHell in "The Prince and the Squeak of Obedience", Ivandoe starts whining about how harshly Cupcake's been treating him. Cupcake responds by giving him a ZenSlap and [[QuitYourWhining reprimands him with]] "Never show weakness! The third and most important rule of the jungle.". [[spoiler:After they defeat the Cat Thieves, Cupcake starts to get sentimental about his TragicKeepsake, only for Ivandoe to give him his own ZenSlap and turn his words around, [[SoProudOfYou impressing Cupcake so much that he declares Ivandoe's training to be over and has earned his respect]].]]
92	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Ivandoe can be arrogant and tends to overlook Bert's aid, he genuinely wants to help people and be a true hero.
93	* JustLikeRobinHood: [[RascallyRabbit Rabbit Hood]] is a {{Gender Flip}}ped parody of this, robbing Prince Svan and giving his possessions to Ivandoe, [[MIstakenForDestitute mistaking him for a peasant]], much to the latter's offense.
94	* LadyLand: The Forest of Outlaws is ruled by Queen Grizabella, her court consisting of an AmazonBrigade of female boars and second-class males.
95	* LovingAShadow: Bert is smitten with Princess Svandelyne, or rather, her [[AmnesiacsAreInnocent innocently amnesiac self]] and continues longing for her even after she returns to her foul old self, which Ivandoe calls him out on in "The Prince and the Feather Fluffer-Upper".
96	* {{Narcissist}}:
97	** Every swan can't help admiring themselves in a reflective surface and often fight over who is the swanniest swan.
98	** Fabian the {{Frog M\|en}}an cares more about his legs than his ex-girlfriend, Lyla the bat witch, which is why she cursed him into a tiny {{human\|sAreUgly}}.
99	* NeatFreak: The Sassy Gnomes, to the point where they seek revenge against Ivandoe by ForceFeeding him leftover turnip tops [[DisproportionateRetribution just because he kept littering them on their territory after finishing the bulbs]]. They even prioritize cleaning after their revenge plot backfires, allowing him to escape.
100	* OneSteveLimit: The two premiere episodes averts this with minor characters Alan the dwarf and a farmer bull named Alan.
101	* OxygenatedUnderwaterBubbles: King Axalotyl can produce air bubbles for terrestrial mammals, as he often forgets they can't breathe underwater.
102	* ParentalTitleCharacterization: Being a young UpperClassTwit, Ivandoe refers to his parents as "mama" and "papa".
103	* PlotAllergy: Ivandoe is allergic to shellfish, which is a problem with his interactions with Princess Syllabob and her father King Axalotyl (who are both part shrimp), especially in "The Prince and the Blobby Princess".
104	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Ivandoe is prejudiced towards swans, for [[JustifiedTrope very]] [[{{Narcissist}} good]] [[FoulWaterfowl reasons]], however.
105	-->'''Ivandoe''': ''(after being CoveredInMud by a jerkass bystander swan)'' Swans, Bertie. I'm not sure how much more I can take of these stinky, stuck-up swans.\
106	'''Bert''': That's certainly a very particular type of bird, sire.\
107	'''Ivandoe''': ''(serious)'' I've tried, Bertie. I ''really'' have!\
108	''(Cue flashback montage of swans being jerks to Ivandoe, despite him trying to help or seek help from them)''
109	* PunchClockHero: The wild stallion of Saxondale extorts carrots from the Most Terrorized Village of rabbits for his heroic services. When they run out, he refuses to save them from the rampaging chimera, forcing Ivandoe to defeat the monster by himself. [[spoiler:After Bert reports his crimes to the Heroic Council of Heroes, [[LaserGuidedKarma he is forced to give up his sword, dentures, and wig, and gets put into work to pay off his debts]].]]
110	* PushoverParents: King Axalotyl is completely subservient to his daughter's whims and desires.
111	* PyrrhicVictory: The grand prize of the tournament in "The Prince and the Squire-Off" is revealed to be relieving the squire of their duties. After Bert wins the squire-off, [[DecliningPromotion he decides to forfeit the prize]], [[UndyingLoyalty choosing to continue following Ivandoe out of loyalty]].
112	* TheQuietOne: Jezebel's squire, Maggie, doesn't speak much, yet no one notices Bert's disguise of her talking more than usual.
113	* RightForTheWrongReasons: At the climax of "The Prince and the Dark Lord of Moletown", the titular episode's character accuses Ivandoe of being an imposter when he frustratingly points out that he is a buck instead of the "Mighty Moo Cow". While he's right, Ivandoe is not the one who provided him the SwissArmyTears that restored his sight, the Centicore was.
114	* RoyalBrat:
115	** {{Downplayed\|Trope}} with Princess Syllabob. She does act like a BrattyTeenageDaughter to her father, but she also formed an OddFriendship with Ivandoe in "The Prince and the Blobby Princess", especially when he saves her life despite being allergic to her.
116	** PlayedStraight with Ivandoe's cousin, Dudley, who thinks [[ItsAllAboutMe he can do whatever he wants]] [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections just because he's related to royalty]] and proves to be a [[ToxicFriendInfluence bad influence on Ivandoe]]. However, his uncle, King Knut, [[AntiNepotism apparently does not approve of his behavior]] and secretly arranges Ivandoe to accompany him to [[SternTeacher Posy Pippins's]] [[DustbinSchool Unruly School]].
117	* SchmuckBanquet: Posy Pippins teaches in a GingerbreadHouse enchanted to turn anyone that eats from it into sweets that are then swarmed by hungry forest critters before she presents herself. It's a SecretTestOfCharacter for the unruly, bratty children that get sent to her DustbinSchool.
118	* ShaggyDogStory: The premiere episode has a winged serpent steal Ivandoe's map to Eagle Mountain, forcing Ivandoe and Bert to retrieve it. In the end, it turns out that the serpent actually stole Ivandoe's family picture, and the map was in his pocket all along.
119	--> '''Ivandoe''': ''(awkwardly)'' Would you look at that, Bertie? [[LampshadeHanging All those horrible painful adventures]] ''[[LampshadeHanging for nothing]]''. Ah, that's funny. ''(MirthlessLaughter)'' What shapes...
120	* ShipperOnDeck: Queen Grizabella is ''very'' supportive of the idea of Jezebel's relationship with Ivandoe becoming something more (to her daughter's annoyance).
121	* ShoutOut: Posy Pippins activates her magic by wiggling her nose, much like Samantha in ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.
122	* SmallNameBigEgo:
123	** Ivandoe may be a prince, but he's also a HeroicWannabe who only quests to [[WellDoneSonGuy live up to his family name]].
124	** Rabbit Hood is convinced she's a legendary outlaw known far and wide, regardless of how those she meets say they have never heard of her.
125	* SuddenNameChange:
126	** In the shorts, Jezebel's squire Maggie was named "[[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe Poe]]".
127	** In "The Prince and the Chicken of Doom", Bert states his full name as being "Bertram". But in later episodes, he states it as "Berticus".
128	* SureLetsGoWithThat: In "The Prince and the Tears of Triumph", Ivandoe assumes that Jezebel is sick and that's why she's after the SwissArmyTears of the Centicore. At first, she tries to explain that her squire, Maggie, actually needs the tears for hay fever, but decides to play along with it so she can look after Maggie while he and Bert retrieve the tears.
129	* ThievingMagpie: Jezebel's squire/partner in thievery is [[ADogNamedDog a magpie named Maggie]].
130	* ThrowingOffTheDisability: At the end of "The Prince and the Tears of Triumph", the discarded leftover titular episode's SwissArmyTears ends up dripping into a mole hole, and apparently cures a mole of his blindness.
131	** [[spoiler:It also applies to his hench-moles at the end of "The Prince and Dark Lord of Moletown", when the above-mentioned SwissArmyTears are apparently revealed to be {{contagious\|Powers}}, allowing them to see in the light as well]].
132	* TomboyPrincess: Ivandoe's LoveInterest, Jezebel the thiefstress, is the daughter of the Queen of Thieves and an [[LittleMissBadass adventurer on her own right]].
133	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ivandoe is often seen eating turnips. He even has a verbal LongList of turnip recipes.
134	* {{Tsundere}}: Jezebel towards Ivandoe. She is not above stealing from him, tricking him into doing her dirty work, or even kidnapping him for ransom, but has a soft spot for him and returns his feelings for her.
135	* UndyingLoyalty: Ivandoe's squire, Bert, stays by his prince's side, no matter what.
136	* TheUnintelligible:
137	** Princess Syllabob only speaks in hissing sounds, in contrast to [[AccentsArentHereditary her coherently speaking father]].
138	** The royal bodyguard of the swans, Stephane, only speaks in whooping sounds.

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