Prince Froglip is the main antagonist of the film The Princess and the Goblin. He is the son of the Goblin King and Queen, and he seeks to marry Princess Irene so the "sun people" will have no choice but to accept the Goblins as their rulers.
He is portrayed as a xenophobic, ugly and abusive goblin of high-rank who is doted upon by his fearsome mother and takes great pride in being reprehensible: he also expresses a desire to force sun people (what goblins call humans because [they] need the sun) underground, hoping that in time they too would develop the ugly features of goblins.
Despite his great ugliness, he (like most goblins) viewed humans as extremely grotesque.
Prince Froglip also had the tendency to lisp and spit a lot when he talked - this was used as a type of comedy in the movie and he was also prone to overly dramatic gestures and clothing.
At the end, while Curdie (the deuteragonist) and Irene (the protagonist) are on a rock during a flood, Froglip comes back to get Irene (again), causing a fight between him and Curdie. Meanwhile, Irene punches his foot (goblins' feet are the only place that can get hurt), and Curdie kicks him off the rock while he is losing his balance, and Froglip falls to his presumed death.
He was voiced by the late Rik Mayall.
Trivia
- Prince Froglip will become Pooh's enemy in Pooh's Adventures of The Princess and the Goblin.
- Prince Froglip will become Thomas' enemy in Thomas' Adventures of The Princess and the Goblin.
- Prince Froglip will appear in Thomas' Adventures of 101 Dalmatians as part of the Rough Gang to get his revenge on Thomas, Twilight, Curdie and Princess Irene.
- Princes Froglip will also get his revenge on Pooh and his friends in Pooh's Adventures of Legend.
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