Robin Hood (Birth)

"Though I may just be a middling witch, I seem to have a knack for this archery thing."

- Robin to Gothel

Robin Hood, also known as Nobin, formerly known as Baby Hood, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the eighth episode of the fifth season. She is portrayed by guest star Tiera Skovbye, and is the original counterpart of Margot.

Robin Hood is based on the titular character from the Robin Hood ballad.

Trivia

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Etymology

 * Her mother named her Robin Hood in the sense of honoring her father who sacrificed himself.

Character Notes

 * In Season Seven, Robin is 25 years old.
 * According to Robin, she ran track for 3 years.


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Production Notes

 * 50-pound baby dolls were used to portray Robin in some scenes of Season Five and Six.
 * According to Rebecca Mader, it was really hard to hold a doll with one hand, while doing something else with the other hand. When she was shooting long scenes, she ended up losing the feeling in her shoulder from holding the doll.
 * Because of that, Rebecca Mader always jokingly asked Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis why they can't just magic her age up to 21 years old, so that she would not have the trouble of holding the dolls. Eventually, in Season Seven, Robin is aged up to 25 years old.
 * The casting call for her adult self describes her as "a strong-willed good girl turned rebel who is struggling to define her identity. As the daughter of powerful parents, she can never seem to escape their shadows, which drives her crazy. Tired of towing the line, Robin is ready to break out into the world and find her own adventure".
 * Rebecca Mader describes Robin's adult self as a "new female re-imagined Robin Hood".


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Props Notes

 * The bow and quiver Robin is using is the same equipment used by her father. The quiver was also used by her father's Wish Realm counterpart.

Set Dressing

 * Among the numerous pictures and cut-outs pinned to the wall in Henry's room are:
 * An illustration from the cover of the first edition of Paul Creswick's 1917 novel Robin Hood, illustrated by the American artist and illustrator N. C. Wyeth. Not one, but two copies of this picture is on Henry's wall.
 * "Robin Hood and Little John" by the English-born American artist, illustrator and author Louis Rhead, from his novel Bold Robin Hood and His Outlaw Band: Their Famous Exploits in Sherwood Forest (1912). It depicts a scene from the ballad "Robin Hood and Little John".
 * Another illustration from the novel can also be seen.
 * Two illustrations by the English artist and book illustrator Walter Crane, from Henry Gilbert's novel Robin Hood and the Men of the Greenwood (1912):
 * An unnamed illustration of Robin Hood and a lady.
 * "The King joins the hands of Robin Hood and Maid Marian".
 * "Robin Hood Meeteth the Tall Stranger on the Bridge" by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle, from his 1983 novel The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood. It is an illustration of the first meeting between Robin Hood and Little John. Note that the picture, which is pinned to the wall right next to Henry's curtain, is only seen from far away, and not very clearly. It can be seen more clearly in a Flickr set photograph from Season Two.
 * An unknown illustration which can be found on the websites of several online stock photo agencies. The artist is unknown.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.