This also indicates his lack of physical ability, as he is disarmed so easily and quite frail. Ultimately, Prince John is something of a coward, as seen in the battle after the archery tournament, when he tries to attack Robin Hood, but immediately begs for mercy and hides behind a barrel upon being disarmed however, he has been threatened by Little John's dagger from behind only moments before, so it could explain his sudden panic. He remarks "They will be singing a new song", causing the Sheriff and Sir Hiss to crudely smile in agreement, arguably fully understanding the end result. Prince John likely knew the result of this he was not seeking to get even more money, rather he was aware that most, if not all of the citizens of Nottingham would be sent to the dungeon as they could not afford such a crushing tax rate. In his rage, John retaliates with an order to "double the taxes triple the taxes!" and orders the Sheriff to squeeze every last coin from the peasants. He is also outraged about news of what his subjects really think of him when the Sheriff reports to work humming and singing " The Phony King of England" and the prince asks what it means, the Sheriff says it is the latest hit song. He is also seen in his first scene in front of a large bag of coins bringing them up and dropping them childishly lamenting that his taxes are beautiful and lovely and laughing. When it comes to taxes, Prince John is just as unsympathetic as the Sheriff (who presumably acts the way he does because of it) and merely jokes on the people's poverty "Rob the poor to feed the rich". He is also shown to be a cheerful character according to Sir Hiss who at one point said he "wasn't his usual cheerful self".
John also seems to be ticklish, as when Sir Hiss hisses in his ear and Sir Hiss's snoring causes his tongue to wiggle across John's foot, he is shown at both times to be laughing.
This is especially evident with his abusive and often violent treatment of his majordomo, Sir Hiss. John also has an extremely short temper, often being set off at the slightest criticism, or when he is humiliated and lashes out at anyone nearby.
However, in one of his rages, he declared that he would give all his gold if he could 'just get hands on '. As Robin Hood enters his castle he hears his voice, but fortunately, the sleepy Prince turns over and is seen to be clutching tightly on a bag of coins. He is also very possessive of whatever gold he owns as seen when Robin Hood robs him. John is greedy and loves money more than anything else in the world, perhaps even more than his own life, and continually finds ways to rob and swindle his people in the pursuit of wealth. He has a very bad habit of sucking his thumb intensely at the most inappropriate times, making him appear childish and immature, but also making him a tragic character because of his flaws. On a more humorous note, and owing to his love-hate relationship with his deceased mother, he cries out in agony whenever he insults her memory.
It is heavily implied that his more negative character was the direct result of at the very least his mother neglecting him in favor of his elder brother King Richard, leading him to bitterly state that his mother "loved Richard best" even while whimpering about his mother. Prince John is a coward and crybaby who rules without the best interest of his people, opting to rule through fear instead. “ Collecting taxes for that arrogant, greedy, ruthless, no-good Prince John?!” ― Friar Tuck File:Princejohn07.jpg Peter Ustinov also did Prince John's German-language voice and played the similar character of Emperor Nero in the Christian epic Quo Vadis. He is loosely based on the real-life King John of England. He seems to have had a love/hate relationship with his deceased mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, who he claims favored Richard over him but cries out in agony whenever he insults her memory.Īfter Richard is brainwashed, thanks to Sir Hiss, into going on a crusade, John assumes the crown and becomes somewhat of a dictator, leaving his subjects in poverty. Little is known of Prince John's past, other than the fact that he is the younger brother of King Richard.
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