Sir Kay

Kay, voiced by Norman Alden, is a character from the Disney film The Sword in the Stone. In the film he is the biological son of the knight Sir Ector, and the foster brother to Arthur.

Background
Kay is the son of Sir Ector, and at the beginning of the film, is in training to become a knight. He is a big, burly person, with red hair, and is most likely somewhere around the age of 20, judging from a line by Merlin. Kay serves as a foil to his younger foster brother Arthur, being boorish and lazy, despite being higher in rank than Arthur. He treats Arthur rather cruelly, calling him the deriding nickname of Wart.

Kay is based of the character of the same name from the King Arthur legends, who like the Disney character, was Arthur's foster brother.

Role in The Sword in the Stone
Kay is first seen hunting deer with his bow and arrow. He aims at a deer, but misses due to Wart. Kay sullenly returns to the castle while Wart travels into the forest to find Kay's missing arrow. Back at the castle, Sir Ector scolds him for allowing Wart to go alone into the forest. Kay shows little concern, stating that he is not Wart's keeper.

When Merlin appears, Kay notes that they should just run Merlin off, but Sir Ector shoots down this idea, fearing that Merlin would curse them if angered. A bit later, Pellinore, a friend of Sir Ector's, comes with news of a tournament on New Years Day. Kay at first pays little attention, until Pellinore reveals that the winner will be king of England. Sir Ector notes that if Kay buckles down, he could be knighted in time for the tournament, and compete to win. Kay agrees, but not before Pellinore quietly notes that Kay as king is a dreadful thought. The next day, Kay is seen practicing his jousting, but it quickly becomes apparent that he is not skilled. Kay's next appearance is with Sir Ector who had been summoned to the kitchen. Having found the kitchen to be enchanted, he attempts to fight a mop, but is quickly defeated. He is seen to be fairly pleased when Sir Ector forbids Wart from becoming Kay's squire.

At Christmastime, Kay has apparently improved enough to be knighted. When his squire, Hobbs, comes down with the mumps, Wart is called to be the replacement. Kay is shown to be disappointed, outright stating he does not want Wart as a squire. There is no other choice, and so Wart accompanies Kay to the tournament.

Kay is waiting to fight when he discovers that Wart has forgotten his sword. Kay threatens Wart to bring it or not come back. When Wart brings the legendary Sword in the Stone as a replacement, he is quick to realize it is not his, but is apparently ignorant as to what it really is. When the sword is replaced, to allow Wart to prove he pulled it, Kay shoves him aside, and tries to pull it himself. Though Kay believes that it can be pulled after someone else pulled it, he fails. He is shown to be shocked when Wart pulls it effortlessly, and he has to be reprimanded by Sir Ector, who tells Kay to bow to his new king.