![]() Church Going Villain: Early in the film she's in her bedroom on her knees praying for God to send her a man she can marry.And Now You Must Marry Me: After she saves Rottingham's life she grabs him by his ankles and drags him away so they can begin their new life together.The Sheriff on his end is disgusted by her, and so is the cardboard cutout! She keeps a cardboard cutout of him in her boudoir and likes to cuddle up to it. She also has the hots for the sheriff of Rottingham. She serves as a counsel to Prince John, by way of telling his fortune. Unfortunate Names: Whenever his name is mentioned, someone will inevitably respond with "bless you."Īn old witch who lives in a tower in the castle.Token Black Friend: One of only two black characters in the film his role is to be Robin's lancer.Punny Name: Given his father is "Asneeze" (Azeem in Prince of Thieves), that's where Ahchoo gets his name.Only Sane Man: Comes across as this, especially when trying to persuade Robin to avoid fighting Little John and hop across the truly pathetic stream.Meta Guy: He made many wisecracking comments along the story which lampshaded many tropes being played in the movie.Malcolm Xerox: In his speech, complete with Malcolm's iconic glasses.The Lancer: Robin's right-hand aid and first ally in his war against Prince John.Deadpan Snarker: Robin's accomplice in pointing out the stupidity of everyone else.Anachronism Stew: He wears pump-up sneakers and his cocked hat has a snapback like a baseball cap.Malaproper: Has a problem saying his words properly when upset.Īn exchange student to England from the Holy Land.Laughably Evil: The villain's main heavy, but he's just so impossible to consider a threat.Later, after being struck a mortal blow, he agrees to his own Abhorrent Admirer Latrine's ultimatum of marriage in return for saving his life. Laser-Guided Karma: He's the Abhorrent Admirer of Maid Marian and threatens Robin in order to force her into marrying him.Just You and Me and My GUARDS!: Trope Namer when Robin challenges him at the banquet and he summons the guards and runs away.He gets saved by Latrine, but only because he (begrudgingly) agreed to be hers for the rest of his life. Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: He gets mortally injured when Robin accidentally stabs him through the stomach. ![]() He quickly changes his mind once he has a moment to think it over without the pain of his injury. Fate Worse than Death: He's forced to agree to be with Latrine for the rest of his life in order to be saved from his injury.Justified due to his Embarrassing First Name that he clearly hates. Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": He's just "the Sheriff" for most of the film.The Dragon: To Prince John as his right-hand enforcer.Bloodless Carnage: Takes a whole sword through his body and nothing on the blade.Badass Baritone: In courtesy of Roger Rees.Unlike most examples, he flips words (or syllables) instead of just making them up. The sheriff of Rottingham who acts as Prince John's right hand man. Straight Man: Most of the movie is Cary Elwes acting like a legitimate swashbuckling hero, despite the fact that his world and everyone else in it is a ludicrous parody.Rousing Speech: He constantly attempts these, only to get interrupted or find out that nobody is listening.The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: We never actually see Robin doing the "steal from the rich and give it to the poor" that made Robin Hood famous in the first place.Of course, the film being an Affectionate Parody of Robin Hood legends, this is Played for Laughs. Improbable Aiming Skills: Robin manages to pin a soldier to a tree with six perfectly placed arrows that he fired in a row down his bow all at once.Despite being warned of Prince John's trap by Marian, he still goes to the archery tournament to prove his skills before the kingdom. ![]()
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