This article is about Robin Hood I. For his daughter, see Robin Hood II. For his wish realm counterpart, see Robin of Locksley.
Robin Hood is a character who first appears in the second season of the ABC fantasy-drama series Once Upon a Time.
He makes his debut in the episode "Lacey", where he was portrayed by Tom Ellis, before appearing as a recurring character throughout the series from seasons 3-5 . He serves as the main love interest to Regina Mills, also known as the Evil Queen.
Robin sacrificed his life for Regina in the episode "Last Rites", where he died after being struck by the olympian crystal, which meant his soul was destroyed forever and he couldn't even reside in the underworld or even Mount Olympus.
Background[]
Robin of Lockley grew up in the Enchanted Forest, where he one day met a woman named Marian, with whom he fell in love. While being with Marian, Robin soon realised robbing from the poor was wrong and had a change of heart so started robbing from the rich to give to the poor. He worked in a bar where would work long hours to make ends meet for himself and Marian during their marriage. However, Marian became sick during her pregnancy with their son Roland and died. Robin spent years raising his son alone and formed the Merry Men.
Appearances[]
Once Upon a Time[]
Robin first appears, portrayed by Tom Ellis, but he is recast for Season 3 and is played by Sean Maguire. To make clear why he looks different in his first appearance, the creators wrote in an episode in the fourth season that Robin stole a necklace, the infamous six-leaf clover, from Oz that has the power to change the wearer's appearance.
Before the First Curse[]
Robin's appearance in his debut episode.
Robin is introduced as a thief who attempts to steal a powerful magic wand from Rumplestiltskin, however, he is caught in the act and kept as a prisoner. Belle, believing that there is good in Robin Hood, frees him from his jail. An angered Rumplestiltskin returns and reveals that Robin Hood has, in fact, take the wand. Upon finding the thief in Sherwood Forest, his life was spared by Rumplestiltskin when he discovers what the thief had stolen the wand for Maid Marian, who was gravely ill.
After Regina loses her love Daniel, Tinker Bell leads her to Robin Hood, claiming he is her true love. However, Regina is scared to love again and refuses to meet him. Marian is later killed by Regina (now the Evil Queen) for supporting Snow White, leaving Robin to raise Roland alone.
Before and During the Second Curse[]
Whilst looking for a globe belonging to Rumplestiltskin, Neal and Mulan encounter Robin Hood in Rumplestiltskin's castle. He reluctantly uses Roland as bait to call Peter Pan's Shadow to allow Neal to travel to Neverland and offers Mulan a place in his Merry Men.
Robin's romance with Regina.
When Peter Pan's curse takes everyone from Storybrooke back to their original worlds, he rescues Regina and Mary Margaret in the Enchanted Forest from a flying monkey. He later offers them shelter as they plan to take back their castle from Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West. He gradually forms a bond with Regina, and after Snow and Charming reluctantly enact a curse to save their baby from Zelena, Robin is sent to Storybrooke with no memories of the past year. He again likens to Regina who gives him her Heart to hide from Zelena after she learns he is her soul mate. The two later begin a romantic relationship. However, this relationship is shattered after Emma, who traveled to the past with Captain Hook, unintentionally saved Marian before she could be executed by Regina and brought her back to the present. Robin Hood and Roland are reunited with Maid Marian which hurts Regina.
After the Second Curse[]
Robin decides to return to Marian, leaving Regina on a quest to remove her. Ironically, when Marian is hit with a freezing spell caused by the Snow Queen, Ingrid, Regina is called by Robin Hood to help save her. He tries to save Marian, with true love's kiss, but it doesn't work. Robin Hood confessed that it didn't work because he is in love with Regina. Upon agreeing with Robin Hood, Regina and Henry had to remove Maid Marian's heart until Regina can find another way to unfreeze her. While Marian is frozen, Robin tries to remain faithful, but his love for Regina overpowers him. Robin Hood later encountered Will Scarlet again at Granny's diner. The two of them have a discussion, and Will says to Robin if you find true love, you must fight for it every day, and after hearing that, his feelings for Regina take hold, and he finds Regina in her vault, and the two share a night of passion.
After Robin and Regina reunite, Regina tells Robin of her quest to find the author of Henry's book because she believes the author is causing her unhappy ending. Robin then finds Will Scarlett again, and the two end up investigating in the Storybrooke Library. There Robin finds a missing or alternate page of Henry's book, which indicates that Regina has a bright future behind every turn. Later on, When Ingrid's spell is broken, Robin is reunited with Marian, who was aware that of his love for Regina, and she gives her blessing for Regina and Robin to be together. Robin chooses to be with Regina, however, Marian begins to faint due to the remnants of the freezing spell in her heart that would cause her to die if she did not leave Storybrooke, Regina tells Robin that he has to take Marian over the town line to save her life. Unfortunately, the town line had a curse, if anyone crosses it, they can't come back. Regina informs Robin and that he must take Marian and Roland out of Storybrooke and into our world but they won't be able to come back due to the curse. Before he leaves, Robin becomes emotional and kisses Regina one last time.
In New York City, Robin learns that Marian is, in fact, Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Regina's half-sister, who killed Marian and posed as her. However, before this knowledge, Zelena announces she is pregnant with Robin's child. Regina brings Robin, Zelena, and Roland back to Storybrooke, and places Zelena in the psychiatric ward of Storybrooke General Hospital.
Before the Third Curse[]
Injured Robin.
Robin joins everyone in the quest to find Merlin and vanquish the Darkness forever by travelling to Camelot in hopes of finding Emma there and helping her. However, he is nearly killed by a rogue member of the Knights of the Round Table. He saved by Emma, but being the Dark One, she accidentally summons a Fury onto him. Back in Storybrooke, he is saved from being sent to the Underwold by Regina, David, Leroy, King Arthur, and Mary Margaret, who offer portions of their lives to pay off the price of saving his life. When Hook, also a Dark One, is tricked into resurrecting the previous Dark Ones, Robin is one of those marked with Charon's emblem to be sent back in their place, however, Hook has a change of heart and kills himself along with the Dark Ones.
After the Third Curse[]
Robin's soul takes one final look at Regina, before vanishing
Robin later joins Emma, Regina, and everyone with their rescue mission to the Underworld. When his daughter is dragged there by accident, he remains in hiding to keep her safe, he also refuses to name her while there to prevent Hades from gaining power over her. Though his life is threatened by the deranged Prince James, he is saved by Emma and David.
Upon returning to Storybrooke, Regina and he try to rescue his daughter from Hades' grasp. Finding the baby in the Mayor's office, the two are confronted by Hades, who wields the Olympian Crystal. Hades gloats that with the Crystal he not only will kill them, but end them, stating that they will not move onto the Underworld or Mount Olympus, but have no afterlife at all. When Hades wields it, Robin gives his life to save Regina from Hades as she watches in horror as not only does his body die, but his soul evaporates into oblivion and he ceases to exist. Finally seeing through Hades' lies, Robin is surprisingly avenged by an enraged and heartbroken Zelena. He is given a funeral, leaving Roland a confused orphan and Regina broken-hearted once again. At his funeral, Zelena and Regina agreed to name his daughter after him.
About a year later, Regina ends up in the wish realm in hopes of restoring Emma's memory as she too has been sent there by Evil Regina, the evil queen. When Emma and Regina open a portal back to Storybrooke, they are suddenly stopped by an alternate reality version of Robin. Shocked to see her soul mate alive, Regina tries to go to him but he aims his arrows at her and Emma, demanding that they give him some expensive items. Regina brings this doppelganger of Robin back to Storybrooke with her and tries to help him by trying to recreate the relationship she had with the original Robin, although a relationship does not work out between them and he soon returns back to the wish realm.
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland[]
With his group of Merry Men, Robin Hood pulls off a scheme on the road to stop a wealthy man's coach and steal money and jewels. A new recruit, Will Scarlet, comes by to drop a chestful of goods he procured for them. Robin Hood accepts him into the group with a bit of advice; that Merry Men are not thieves and do not steal for themselves, but for others. Will proposes the next place they should go is Maleficent's castle, which is rumored to contain enough gold to feed the whole kingdom. Robin dislikes the plan since the expedition is incredibly dangerous, but is tempted into accepting by both the amount of gold they will receive to help the poor as well as the fact Maleficent is currently away from the castle. Inside the castle, Robin Hood warns his group against taking that is not necessary. With their mission a success, they return to camp to celebrate. Suddenly, the displeased voice of Maleficent booms all around the campsite stating she cares little if they keep her gold, but demands the other item be returned or there will be consequences. In anger, Robin Hood calls the thief among his men to step forward, but no one does. That night, after catching Will sneaking away, he realizes his comrade had stolen something from Maleficent. When Robin Hood questions if he did it for a woman, Will guiltily looks down. Disappointed, he allows Will to go with the warning that his punishment for stealing will come in the near future.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Robin Hood was initially portrayed by Tom Ellis in his debut episode and replaced by Sean Maguire. In the show, it explained that Robin used a glamour spell in which allowed the recasting to make sense within the story.
- Robin Hood was the second character to be portrayed by two actors (not counting people who played Characters' younger selves), the first was Gaston.
See also[]
- Robin Hood (1952 character)
- Robin Hood (character)
- Robin Hood (Princess of Thieves)
- Robin of Locksley
