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"He is Prince Eric's mean enemy and he is a traitor to the Palace of Sweets."
– Official website.

Character

The Mouse King is the main antagonist in Barbie in the Nutcracker. He is based on the Mouse King from the original Nutcracker ballet. He is voiced by Tim Curry.

Story

Before he became a king, he was the Royal Advisor to Prince Eric's father. When the King died, he left his magic scepter to the Mouse until his son was fit to rule. Unfortunately, the Mouse took a liking to his new status too well and as a result, took over the kingdom all together and turned the Prince into a nutcracker, banishing him. The King arrives in Clara's parlor to finish off the Nutcracker himself. Clara manages to save her Nutcracker, but not before the Mouse King shrinks her.

As the two of them enter Parthenia on their search for the Sugar Plum Princess, Pimm the bat and spy for the King tells him the Nutcracker has returned and has brought Clara (although Pimm does request something to eat first which the King reluctantly does so). Pimm also informs the King that they are searching for the Sugar Plum Princess the only one who can defeat him. The Mouse King has not knowledge of this magical princess, he asks his guards to bring him the royal registry and to find the nutcracker. After the Nutcracker escapes his guards in the woods, he is furious when two of his guards returned instead of staying in the woods to find the Nutcracker. So he turns them into bookends, he then tries to find out of the Sugar Plum Princess but all he learns is that she is kind clever and brave, a frustrated but determined Mouse King tries to stop them at every turn.

With the help of Pimm, he sends out a rock giant, however the rock giant is defeated after sinking into the ocean. Pimm informs the king about what happened and also informs him that Major Mint and Captain Candy have joined the two. The Mouse King says they are idiots for that, he has also searched through the entire library and has found nothing on the princess, he declares she is just a fantasy but decides to go along with it and set up a decoy castle. After the Nutcracker is caught, he builds a bonfire out in the courtyard (he seems aware that Clara snuck in but doesn't acknowledge it) and tells Pimm that all is right in the world. He is in a good mood until Pimm tells him all of his subjects are going to stand up to him. He grabs Pimm and orders to have absolutely everyone brought to the castle to show them how powerful he is. He and the Nutcracker eventually fight again, The Nutcracker says that there is more to being King than having a crown and the people will never be loyal to him until he earns their respect. The Mouse King however says he doesn't need them or their loyalty, he then turns all the peasants to stone and the battle begins, after knocking down the Nutcracker Clara defends him by calling the Mouse nothing but a coward, thinking he didn't shrink Clara enough (as she still stands up to him), he tries to cast another spell but fails and ends up being shrunk to the size of an actual mouse after the shrinking spell is reflected back on him, forcing him to flee into the sewers.

However, still eager for revenge, he snatches the locket Clara wore and opens it, sending her home, but is afterwards knocked to the ground after Pimm (who he is riding on) is knocked out by a snowball.

Personality

The Mouse King is the most powerful citizen in Parthenia, and he knows it. He uses his power solely to please himself and shows no regard for the citizens under his reign. In fact, he doesn't even think he needs them at all. He lets his army use their homes as a food source and actually tells the Nutcracker he doesn't need their loyalty.

A lot of the Mouse's power comes from the fact that he has an army, a magic scepter and a spy who can tell him what's going on in the kingdom. Because of this, most people live in fear of him and avoid his army. Major Mint and Captain Candy - the only people who seem to be trying to defeat him before the Nutcracker and Clara's arrival - are dismissed as "gullible idiots", so they clearly aren't much of a threat to him. Clara is also not an issue either as when the Nutcracker, Major and Captain were brought to the palace, he wasn't concerned she was not with them. The Nutcracker is a tougher opponent which is why he went to Clara's parlor to stop him. Although the Mouse is skeptical of the Sugar Plum Princess's existence, he decides to "reduce the Nutcracker to a pile of splinters before he can find her". He also refers to the Nutcracker as a "thorn in his side".

The Mouse also has a short temper and wants everything to go as he planned. When two of his soldiers admit they failed to capture the Nutcracker, he turns them to stone with his magic scepter. Since he has a vast collection of petrified subjects, he clearly does this a lot. He is a cold hearted king who will curse anyone who stands up to him.

He always has two guards at his side whether in battle or in the throne room.

Physical Appearance

The Mouse King is a large character. He's a gray, blue/yellow-eyed mouse with a British accent. He's always seen in his purple uniform and crown, with his scepter in hand.

Quotes

  • "Meddling, human, towering tall, let my scepter shrink you small."
  • "What does one create in a palace that has everything?"
  • "The Sugar Plum Princess... kind, clever and brave... That's it?"
  • "I'll give you a choice Nutcracker; dismemberment or barbecue."

Belongings

Mouse king with sceptre

The Mouse King with his sceptre.

The Mouse King's Scepter is an magical object from Barbie in the Nutcracker. It is used by the Mouse King to transform anything into whatever he wants whether it is stone, a bonfire or bringing a rock giant to life.

History

The scepter didn't always belong to the Mouse King. Back when he was advisor to the King of Parthenia, it was left in his care until the heir to the throne, Prince Eric, could prove he was ready to be king. The Mouse used it to turn Eric into a Nutcracker and set about taking over the Land of Sweets. He uses it in his battle with the Nutcracker but it is destroyed when his spell backfires on him. It is unclear how long he had been King, although it has been speculated that he had been King for at least a year.

Magical Abilities

The scepter can basically do whatever the Mouse King wants it to. Sometimes he chants a spell to go with it, but that isn't always the case. There doesn't seem to be a limit to what it can do. It can shrink objects, light bonfires and create rock giants. The Mouse King frequently uses it to turn anyone who he disapproves of into "living statuaries", lawn ornaments, paperweights, or bookends. It isn't always a scepter, either. Whenever the Mouse King needs it, it can become a sword, a crossbow, or an axe. However he usually has to chant a spell and it is always in a rhyming sense.

Barbie in the Nutcracker
Barbie in the Nutcracker Digital Copy

Media: Barbie in the Nutcracker

Characters: Clara | King Eric | Mouse King | Pimm | Major Mint | Captain Candy | Peppermint Girl | Gingerbread Boy | Marzipan | Rock Giant | Faeries | Elizabeth Drosselmayer | Owl | Grandfather Drosselmayer | Tommy | Barbie | Kelly | Mouse King's Army | Maid

Locations: Ballet Studio | Grandfather Drosselmayer's House | Parthenia

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