He is then greeted by Guinevere's loving embrace, but she soon realizes something is wrong. In the aftermath, Regina outs herself as the former Evil Queen that once massacred Percival's village, which is why he wanted her dead. Henry Jekyll | When it's clear Arthur doesn't have the answers, David gets Hook to back off, by referring to Arthur as a king without a kingdom who has little importance to them now. Cheshire Cat | Cruella De Vil | Now, it's looking like the latter. When it's clear Arthur doesn't have the answers, David gets Hook to back off, by referring to Arthur as a king without a kingdom who has little importance to them now. Going by Arthur's commands, Merlin bests Emma in a magic duel and proceeds to choke Mary Margaret, though he is briefly able to resist by loosening his grip on her. She is portrayed by Emma Booth. GALLERY. In the hopes that Emma will receive the message, Hook places the pages about Hades into the book. ("Dreamcatcher"), Once the Storybrooke group figure out they can use the crimson crown to communicate with Merlin, they call in Arthur to enact the spell, as only someone who was chosen by the sorcerer can harness the toadstool. After everyone leaves the room, Arthur tosses the toadstool into the burning fire under the cauldron. He asks her what would happen if he cannot surrender the quest, to which she says that she'll follow her heart. On David's insistence, Arthur drives around in a circle, in order to corner Grif, who David knocks off the horse with the beam. As the fury begins absorbing them, David, Leroy, and Arthur join the women, causing the fury's power to explode on itself, which pays off the price of magic. Caterpillar | But what would make David help him? Having little belief in the prophecy, Sir Kay tries his hand at taking the sword out, only to be turned into ash by the sword's power. ("The Price"), Sometime during his reign, Arthur becomes so consumed in his quest that he begins neglecting Guinevere, who attempts to persuade him into dancing with her on her birthday. Following the heroes' adventures in the Underworld, Arthur escapes captivity when Merida mistakenly puts Sleepy in charge of watching him. But he does trade them mystical Avalon sand which makes things appear whole again. As young children, a romance blossoms between Arthur and Guinevere. Ingrid the Snow Queen | But when Mary Margaret gets there she’s shocked to find that the place they are in is from a vision she previously had of Emma crushing her heart. By nighttime, they intervene when the fury summons a keeper of the underworld to take Robin's life, only for the fury to magically stun them. Instead, Guinevere ambushes them with soldiers, freeing Arthur, and orders for Lancelot's imprisonment after taking Excalibur back. From the old witch, they learn she gave the helm to King Fergus in a deal, leading them to steal a bow that Fergus gifted his daughter Merida, as a way to locate the missing helm. Of course, Rumplestiltskin isn’t real so the magic goes right past him. Without David's notice, Arthur shoots Grif a knowing look, to which the squire talks about the Dark One possibly being culpable. Once the boat docks, they see the book in the arms of a gargoyle statue. ("Dreamcatcher"), In retaliation against the heroes, because they freed not only Merlin but also the imprisoned Lancelot and Merida, Arthur frantically makes a cauldron potion to destroy them for conspiring against him. Later, Arthur visits Grif in his cell and convinces him to ingest a fatal viper poison, for Camelot's sake, so the Storybrooke townspeople will never learn the truth. This might be interesting, except the last scene of this episode makes all of this pointless. Evil-doer This aspect has come on such a long way since when 'Once Upon a Time' first started, much more complexity and nuance.In conclusion, good but not great. She fears trouble on the horizon because of them since they know what will happen because of Merlin's prophecy, but they don't know how. After she pledges allegiance to King Arthur, Lancelot puts two and two together and figures out that Guinevere must be under the spell of the sands of Avalon. Queens of Darkness | ("The Bear and the Bow"), Now that David is a knight of the Round Table, Arthur reveals the truth about Excalibur's missing half to him. Unfortunately for David, Mary Margaret gets to it first. She tells him that they found the dagger, to which he begins searching her satchel for it. I have a strong feeling that he has his memory completely intact from those missing six weeks in Camelot. King Arthur https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/King_Arthur_(Once_Upon_a_Time)?oldid=3873521, Arthur is the main antagonist of the flashbacks portion of the first half of Season 5, along with, This version of King Arthur is similar to. He demands the dagger, but rather than obey, Regina slips Emma the last ingredient to combine for the potion. After promising that they're not only dreams, he reveals a secret about a powerful sorcerer who is trapped inside a tree. Arthur and Guinevere's broken relationship is compellingly done and Lancelot is great fun. Awhile later, Hook senses that Hades has been destroyed, and a bright light appears within the nearby doorway leading to Mount Olympus. Arthur’s knights and queen surround the Charmings and Lancelot, who still thinks Guinevere will be on his side. In the aftermath, Regina outs herself as the former Evil Queen that once massacred Percival's village, which is why he wanted her dead. Sidney Glass | Because of all that, I am going to recap this chronologically, not by the way the episode unfolded. After everyone is found, some of the townspeople help distribute supplies to the Camelot visitors. Latest appearance: ("The Broken Kingdom"), Arthur bestows the Round Table's Siege Perilous seat, which is only fit for a knight with the purest heart, to Lancelot, who is his most trusted friend. They examine the chest that had the bean, in which David asks Grif for any theories about who did it. Arthur is the king of Camelot and the secondary antagonist in the first half of Season 5 as one of the main antagonists in the first half of the flashback timeline (along with Zelena). Upon Robin Hood notifying them about other Camelot residents scattered in the woods, Arthur goes with David to search for them. As Arthur watches nervously, David makes the journey and pockets the toadstool, but on the way back, he is attacked by reanimated dead knights. While he believed it to be Camelot at the time, he now realizes that it is the Underworld. Recalling that they spoke of the Dark One's identity during the journey to Camelot, David admits he was dishonest about it, to which Mary Margaret reveals the Dark One is their daughter Emma and that she cast the curse. As Hook leaves for Mount Olympus, Arthur stays behind to repair the Underworld. The sorcerer confronts Arthur about the disappointment he turned out to be, while the king fumes about Merlin giving him false prophecies that ruined his life. Male David ultimately comes to his own decision to bring the dagger to King Arthur. Of course, Rumplestiltskin had no plans to let the two make off with his dagger. Liam Garrigan (Adult)Webb Baker Hayes (Young) He asks her what would happen if he cannot surrender the quest, to which she says that she'll follow her heart. Other members of the Knights of the Round Table include Percival and Mordred, the latter of whom at some point rebels against Arthur and attempts to take Camelot for himself. 1 History 1.1 Season 7 2 Powers and Abilities 3 Personality 4 Gallery 5 Trivia 6 Navigation Gothel is a Tree Nymph who is destined to take the mantle of Mother one day. As they all leave the sheriff's station together, Belle runs up, reporting that Mr. Gold is missing. Felix | Arthur begins leading her to a meadow of middlemists, but upon seeing a sword stuck in a stone, he halts, fearfully realizing it belongs to Kay, who promptly shows up to disparage him and his claims that he will be king, much to Guinevere's dismay. "The Dark Swan" As a show of acceptance of what they must do, Guinevere places her hand over Excalibur, while Arthur puts his hand over hers. Mary Margaret goes to him and tells him they must hide the dagger. Instead, she explained about how she went on a quest with Lancelot to get the dagger to bring back the man she loved. Arthur kills the soul with fire, but as the soul dissipates, the book nearly falls into the river, but Hook grabs it in time. He demands the dagger, but rather than obey, Regina slips Emma the last ingredient to combine for the potion. Regina forces the fury to take her life instead, but Mary Margaret refuses to abandon her, linking her hands with her. A staircase brought them underground, but they didn’t make it that far. The enchanted sand could fix anything -- even Excalibur. Once Upon a Time Season 5: Get Details on Merlin and Other New Roles. The knights quickly disarm the men, to which Arthur takes off his helmet and demands they explain why he was brought to this land. He tells her about the night the sorcerer spoke to him and prophesied that he'd one day pull a sword from a stone, making him king, and promises to make Guinevere his queen. She threatened to “follow her heart to where it belongs,” which is when King Arthur grew angry. Later, Arthur visits Grif in his cell and convinces him to ingest a fatal viper poison, for Camelot's sake, so the Storybrooke townspeople will never learn the truth. During this quest, David falls into the water, and he's under there for a really long time fighting with underwater knights.