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Fireworks: Celebrate the Magic • Disney Dreams! • Disneyland Forever • Disney Enchantment • Happily Ever After • The Magic, the Memories and You • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Remember... Dreams Come True • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Wondrous Journeys Hypocritical Heartwarming: Insists he is the "only guy allowed to annoy Cass" and will leap to her defense if another man causes her misery. Gold Digger: Subverted. He isn't with Rapunzel for her wealth or status, but fell for her before finding out who she really was. In the show, he's still initially seen as one by Cass, due to his unemployment and shady past. She comes to respect him more as he starts training the guards to better their technique at catching thieves. Adaptational Badass: In a fighting sense. The prince from the original doesn't do much aside from climbing Rapunzel's hair. Here, he is an excellent fighter when he needs to be.
Age-Gap Romance: With Rapunzel, kinda, albeit a small gap. She is clearly stated as being 18-years-old, but his age is more complicated. In short, his age is somewhere between 18 and 26. It's clarified in the series. By the season 2 finale, it is shown that he is 25 years old. Since the season 2 finale is almost a year after the 1st season finale (Rapunzel says they've been on the road for nearly a year), which is stated to be almost exactly one year after the movie, Eugene is 23 in the movie; making him 5 years older than Rapunzel. Ends up going a step further in "Flynnposter" where he becomes captain of the guard at the old Captain's insistence no less. He even goes so far as to hunt down another Flynn Rider imposter.Died in Your Arms Tonight: He dies in Rapunzel's arms, albeit temporarily, as he's revived moments later. Subverted. Fitzherbert is a patronymic surname that means "son of Herbert", but he neither knows who his biological parents are nor is his father named Herbert anyways. It turns out that his father's name is Edmund.
Not with Them for the Money: He falls in love with Rapunzel before finding out she's the lost princess. He clearly appreciates the benefits of being the princess' boyfriend, but he makes it clear that all he truly wants is to be with Rapunzel and to make her happy. (It still doesn't stop others from believing he's a Gold Digger though.) If he wants money, he prefers to get it from somewhere else; like from a treasure hunt or a legit job. Courtesy of Rapunzel: Flynn really starts to grow after Rapunzel tells him that she likes Eugene better. She also takes to calling him by that name as well, a gesture of respect that greatly fosters Flynn's later Character Development. Dime: He carries a small hair comb, which he claims is the first thing he ever stole. He even went so far as to have it personalized with his alias's name.
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Embarrassing First Name: Believes this of his real name, Eugene Fitzherbert. Rapunzel doesn't think so. By the end of the movie, Eugene has embraced his real name. Hot Consort: Through his marriage to Rapunzel, Eugene is currently Prince Consort of Corona. However, since his father is King Edmund, this means that Eugene could possibly end up as King of the Dark Kingdom, and therefore hold the title of King Consort of Corona. Love Redeems: His growing love for Rapunzel causes him to change his thieving ways and return to bearing his old name Eugene Fitzherbert. He also leaves his criminal past behind and goes fully legit in his life. Earn Your Happy Ending: After spending the majority of his life as an orphaned thief, Flynn/Eugene finally gets his happy ending once he marries Rapunzel and "lives happily ever after".
When Flynn gets angry, his voice gets more intense, but he doesn't devolve into shouting or a mindless rage. He's basically still himself, but suddenly a lot more willing to get physical. Reformed Criminal: By the end of the movie, Eugene turns his life around, stops thieving and goes legit. In the TV show, he's able to take his changed life a step further by eventually becoming the official Captain of the Royal Guard. Face Death with Dignity: Eugene almost dies no less than six times, but stays calm and self-assured every time. The Heart: Flynn Ryder is A Darker Me personality to cover for Eugene Fitzherbert, who turns out to be a highly empathetic guy. At season 2, Adira names Eugene as Fish Skin as the glue that keeps everything (everyone) together. He is also a Deconstructed Character Archetype: Eugene, a highly empathic person, uses A Darker Me in the Flynn Ryder character to confront The Rival Cassandra, and even when Eugene understands Cassandra and forgives her constant Snark-to-Snark Combat, Cassanda and him still remain Headbutting Heroes. The result is that Eugene cannot connect with the person who needs him the most. This would be resolved at the Series Finale, when Eugene, after being set up in a cruel trap by Cassandra, forgives her and hugs her with Rapunzel.Foil: His interactions with Rapunzel make him this to Mother Gothel. Gothel is a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing who keeps the lost princess imprisoned into a tower by demolishing her self-confidence, Flynn is a Jerk with a Heart of Gold who encourages the girl to explore the world by building her will up. Gothel is obsessed by Rapunzel's magic powers to the point she cares more for the girl's hair than her adoptive daughter, while Eugene is openly freaked by magic and falls for Rapunzel in spite of this. Gothel had Mortality Phobia that led her to exploit an innocent girl, and Eugene bravely sacrificed himself for said innocent girl's sake. The Drifter: This was very much his life before meeting Rapunzel, living a solitary life on the run, never forming attachments to people he meets. Small Name, Big Ego: While he does have a fair amount of wit and charm, it pales in comparison to how witty and charming he thinks he is. The Dreaded: There's a reason why Flynn Rider was one of the most feared thieves — he's evaded capture quite easily (even alerting guards to his presence just to keep things interesting), invaded one of the most impenetrable and heavily guarded castles in another kingdom (he's stated to be the only person to ever achieve this), and no prison can hold him. Red Herring Mole: In the Season 2 finale, Eugene briefly attempts to prevent Rapunzel from reaching the Moonstone out of fear that its power might kill her like his mother. With Pascal's scolding, Eugene realizes he's turning against Rapunzel as Demanitus' prophecy warned and he decides to have faith in his girlfriend instead. In the end, it turns out the prophecy wasn't referring to Eugene... but Cassandra.
Losing a Shoe in the Struggle: He briefly loses a boot when he's used as a human tug-of-war rope between Rapunzel and Maximus. Has a Type: Or so he says. After Rapunzel's hair turns brown, he tells her he has a thing for brunettes. Still, Rapunzel was blonde when he fell in love with her, and his Psycho Ex-Girlfriend in the series has dark red hair.Ironic Echo: In the trailer, Eugene calling for Rapunzel to let down her hair is humorous. Less so for the single time he uses it in the movie.
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