Stabbington Brothers

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Television

Full Names

Sideburns Stabbington

Patchy Stabbington

Alias

Stabbington Brothers

Origin

Tangled (2010)

Occupations

Thieves

Mother Gothel's goons (briefly)

Powers/Skills

Archery skills

Brute strength
Bladed weapons
Horseriding skills
Proficient escapology

Goals

Retrieve the royal crown from the Kingdom of Corona.

Obtain Rapunzel's magic hair and make a fortune out of it.
Kill Flynn Rider for betraying them (all failed).

Crimes

Theft

Attempted murder
Jailbreak
Conspiracy
Aiding and abetting
Abuse
Stalking
Kidnapping
Harassment

Type of Villains

Vengeful Thugs

“	Fair trade; a crown for the girl with the magic hair. How much do you think someone would pay to stay young and healthy forever?	„
	~ Sideburns seizing Rapunzel.

The Stabbington Brothers are major antagonists in Disney's Tangled franchise.

They are a pair of identical twin brother bandits who used to work with Flynn Rider in finding and gathering valuable materials illegally, including the royal crown from the Kingdom of Corona. However, all of the sudden, he decided to turn against them. Because of this, they vow to enact revenge on him for betraying both of them, thus becoming Rider's archenemies.

Sideburns is voiced by Ron Perlman, who also played Clayface in the DC Animated Universe, Pap Finn in The Adventures of Huck Finn, Mr. Grasping in An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, Drekk in Men in Black: The Series, Count Nikolas Rokoff in The Legend of Tarzan, Dieter Reinhardt in Blade II, the Viceroy in Star Trek: Nemesis, Slade in Teen Titans, Bane, Killer Croc and Rumor in The Batman, Kago in Tarzan II, Hoodoo Brown in Gun, Sheriff Collie Entragian in Desperation, Biff Wellington in Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!, Justice in Afro Samurai, Warhok in Kim Possible, Sozin in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Clay Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, Gha Nachkt in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Nicola in Bunraku, The Lich in Adventure Time, Nino in Drive, Red Cap in The Spiderwick Chronicles, Sinestro in Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Deathstroke in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Polyphemus in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Rust in Payday 2, Xibalba in The Book of Life, Armaggon in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, Gnarlak in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Bular in Trollhunters and the Podestà in Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.

Biography[]

Tangled[]

The Stabbington Brothers are first seen with Flynn, heading for the castle to steal a royal crown that belongs to the missing princess. The brothers hoist Flynn down with a rope to retrieve it, but he gives them away. The three obtain it successfully, but the guards quickly rush for them and a chase begins. When the trio reaches a dead-end, the brothers will only let Flynn go first if they have that satchel that holds the crown. Although they had the satchel, Flynn betrays them and was able to grab the satchel from under their noses, much to their anger. Stranded, the brothers are arrested but roam along with the guards as prisoners in chains.

Later, at the Snuggly Duckling where Flynn and his new allies Rapunzel and Pascal are located, the two escape from the guards and then try to catch Flynn as he escapes. However, they are overwhelmed by the collapsing river water built up by the dam, which is destroyed in the process where Maximus attempts to apprehend Flynn.

They survive the chaos, exiting the Pub's secret passage. The two stumble upon Rapunzel's vain mother figure, Mother Gothel. She strikes a deal with the two and reveals the secret of Rapunzel's hair, which they find more valuable than the crown. After Rapunzel and Flynn enjoy a romantic evening watching the lanterns, Flynn spots the brothers and brings the satchel to them in the hopes that they will leave Rapunzel and him in peace. The brothers, however, point out to Flynn that they are aware of Rapunzel's hair, and want her instead of the crown. The brothers render Flynn unconscious and tie him up to their boat, pushing it back into the sea to sail back towards the kingdom. Cleverly, through Mother Gothel's commands, the brothers made it seem as if Flynn was escaping with the crown, having Rapunzel believe he was abandoning her, trading her and her magic hair for the crown.

The brothers confront Rapunzel and tells her just that, breaking the girl's heart. They then prepare to kidnap her, planning to use her magic hair to make a fortune. However, Mother Gothel betrays them and knocks the duo out with a branch, making it seem as if she was rescuing Rapunzel as her entire plan was to keep Rapunzel with her, hidden away in their tower in the forest. Offscreen, the brothers are arrested and taken to the prison along with Flynn. They are last seen in their prison cell as Flynn is being escorted to his execution. In fury, Flynn grabs them and demands to know what happened to Rapunzel and how they knew about her hair. They fearfully tell Flynn that Gothel was behind it all. They aren't seen for the remainder of the film.

Tangled Ever After[]

They are briefly shown again in the short, as they attended Flynn and Rapunzel's wedding.

Tangled: The Series[]

They return in the spinoff TV series, where they seek revenge against Flynn Rider again for previously abandoning them to the authorities, only to fail once more.

Given that the show itself canonically takes place before Tangled Ever After, it's easy to assume that they haven't changed their ways yet since the original film, up until sometime later.

Personality[]

The Stabbington Brothers are rude, vengeful, arrogant, and greedy. They love jewels and other riches. They despise betrayal and will get rid of anyone who would dare to double cross them.

In spite of their resentment, both attended Flynn's wedding and were seen crying in happiness for him. This showed genuine care for him.

Trivia[]

Patchy never speaks, only his brother Sideburns does. Ironically, Patchy is still credited.
In the end credits of the original film, Sideburns, the speaking brother, is listed as "Stabbington Brother".
When the brothers were about to harass Rapunzel just to take her golden locks, which they thought is more valuable than her stolen crown, what they failed to realize at first is that it's not her natural hair color, since it only appears golden due to the Sundrop's powers, so if it's trimmed off (like what Mother Gothel did earlier in the film), it becomes brown, meaning that their attempted theft on Rapunzel's hair would be for nothing.

External Links[]

Stabbington Brothers on the Disney Wiki
Stabbington Brothers on the Tangled Wiki

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