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For the first iteration of the Prince, see Prince Thomas. For the other pages with a similar name, see Prince. |
The Prince is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts, with his only appearance, in the first episode of the seventh season and is portrayed by co-star Liam Hall.
The Prince is based on the character of the same name from the fairytale "Cinderella," and Prince Charming from the Disney film Cinderella.
History
At some point, the prince becomes involved with Lady Tremaine, assisting her in killing her husband. Her stepdaughter, Cinderella, plots to get revenge, as she believes the man to be solely responsible for her father's demise. A resistance against the prince, his family, and Lady Tremaine is eventually formed, led by Tiana. ("Hyperion Heights," "The Garden of Forking Paths")
When the prince hosts a ball in hopes of finding love, both Tiana and Cinderella attend, with Tiana spying on the prince and Cinderella wishing to kill him to avenge her father. After rejecting Drizella, the daughter of Lady Tremaine, the prince meets Cinderella, but he does not recognize her and begins to fall for her. However, when they wander off alone, Cinderella pulls out a dagger but has a change of heart and decides not to kill him. However, as he thanks her for changing her mind, Lady Tremaine stabs him through the back, killing him so that his younger brother, who has become interested in Lady Tremaine's daughter Drizella, can take the throne. She then frames Cinderella for this murder by calling out for the royal guards to stop her from escaping. ("Hyperion Heights," "Beauty")
Cinderella is saved from the prince's guards by Tiana, who reveals the truth of the circumstances of her father's death. She ends up joining the resistance to stop Lady Tremaine. ("The Garden of Forking Paths")
Trivia
Production Notes
- An official concept art refers to this character as "Prince Thomas," which is the name of the first iteration of the Prince.[1] However, it could only be a fill-in name, and so not being the real name of this character.
Set Dressing
- Among the numerous fairytale illustrations pinned to the wall in young Henry's room is an engraving[2] by the nineteenth century French artist Gustave Doré. It is from Les Contes de Perrault, an 1862 edition of the seventeenth century French author Charles Perrault's fairytales. It depicts a scene from "Cinderella," where the prince lets the titular character try on the glass slipper. ("The Stable Boy," "A Land Without Magic")
Appearances
| Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
| "Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
| Appears | Mentioned | Mentioned | Mentioned | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned |
| "A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
