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For the Enchanted Forest character, see Robert (Murder Most Foul). |
Robert, briefly known as Prince Marias, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts, with his only appearance, in the fifth episode of the seventh season. He is portrayed by guest star Kevin Ryan.
Robert is based on the titular character from the fairytale "The Frog Prince".
History
Dr. Facilier separates Robert and his frog lover, taking it captive. He forces him to masquerade as a prince named Marias in order to fool Princess Tiana and get her Firefly Ruby. He encounters her at a tavern known as the Crimson Crow, saving her from a thug who tries to rob her. They spend the day together, ending up back at her castle where Tiana tells him the story of her father and his medallion, which has the Firefly Ruby on it. Unbeknownst to her, Robert takes the medallion before he leaves, but she notices that it is missing before he gets out of the room and pins him to the wall. He tells her a partial truth, that Dr. Facilier has his lover, though he misleads her to believe he is a poor villager and his lover was turned into a frog. Nonetheless, she refuses to help him and sends him away. However, she later meets him at a swamp with his lover and reveals that she worked up the courage to start a Resistance against the royal family to save the poor people throughout the kingdom. She invites Robert and his lady friend to join her, but Robert admits that he misled her and hands her his lover before thanking her one last time and giving the frog True Love's Kiss, breaking the curse on him and turning him into a frog. Reunited, the two frogs hop into the swamp as Tiana smiles. ("Greenbacks")
Trivia
Production Notes
- Kevin Ryan mistakenly referred to his character as "Prince Marius" while filming "Greenbacks".[1]
Costume Notes
- The design of the brown doublet worn by Robert[2] is closely modeled on the blue doublet worn by Prince Charming on his honeymoon in "The New Neverland"[3] and by Henry at the royal ball in "Hyperion Heights".[4] In addition, Robert's undershirt[5] is the same as the one worn by Prince Charming[3] and Henry.[4]
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": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "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 |
