| King Gerard | |
| Also Known As | Prince Gerard (Former)
"Jerry" (by Close Friends) |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Human |
| Nationality | European |
| Occupation | King |
| Alignment | Good |
| Marital Status | Interested in Dating (Current) |
| Known Relations | The Good King (Uncle) Sir Malcolm (Uncle) Imperia (Aunt) Leopold (Uncle) Princess Savina (Cousin) Marion Sourberry (Legal Guardian) |
| Residence | His Kingdom |
| Voice Actor | Phil Proctor (Original)
Kenneth Branagh (Desired) |
| First Appearance | Original: "The Clockwork Smurf" Season 1
Fanon: "The Reluctant Dark Knight" Season 1 Finale |
| Universe | LD Stories |
| Gallery | |
King Gerard (formerly Prince Gerard) is a character from the cartoon show. His Wiki page is located here. He is also a character in The Smurfs: Light and Dark.
To see a full list of episodes in which he appears, please CLICK HERE.
Background Information
Before his coronation, his aunt Imperia had shut him up in a dungeon, making the rest of the kingdom believe that he was suffering an illness. However, shortly before she was to be coronated as queen, Prince Gerard had an unexpected visitor in the form of Clockwork Smurf who had run away from the Smurf Village after becoming aware of himself. With Clockwork's help, the prince fled to the Smurf Village where he received help from the Smurfs in retaking the kingdom away from his scheming aunt. Following his coronation, he made Clockwork his personal advisor and has assisted the Smurfs whenever possible.
Known Family
Throughout the cartoon series whenever his majesty appears, he is either with Clockwork, Johan and Peewit, or some relative that is seldom seen again. The following have been seen:
- Imperia - His aunt who despises him since her original plan to take his throne failed, so he had her banished from his kingdom. He keeps no contact with her unless Clockwork advises so.
- Leopold -- His uncle who also tried to take his throne. With his plans thwarted by Johan, Peewit, and the renewed Clockwork Smurf, he was banished from the kingdom and has not been heard from since.
- Malcolm -- (AKA "Malcolm the Mean") His older second cousin who, shockingly, also tried to take his throne. He nearly got away with turning King Gerard into a wild stag (game deer) and having his own hunting dogs kill him, but the Smurfs managed to turn him back to normal in time to capture Malcolm for his treachery. King Gerard also banished him from the kingdom, reportedly going beyond the Enchanted Forest's limits.
Relationships Within the Good King's Court
King Gerard is not a direct member of the Good King's royal court, but he is close with the key castle inhabitants.
The Good King
- Mainstream Media -- His majesty is his uncle who also loves him dearly, but with a distance. They occasionally exchanges letters, but they do not see one another often.
- Season 1 -- Pending...
- Season 2 -- Pending...
- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
Princess Savina
- Mainstream Media -- Princess Savina is his beloved older cousin. She visits his kingdom from time to time, almost always escorted by others. He usually writes to her in times of good or ill.
- Season 1 -- Pending...
- Season 2 -- Pending...
- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
Dame Barbara
- Mainstream Media -- They have no known relationship of which to speak.
- Season 1 -- Pending...
- Season 2 -- Pending...
- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
Johan
- Mainstream Media -- After rightfully claiming his throne, King Gerard looked up to Johan for guidance in times when he and his friends would visit his castle. On one such occasion, his reliance on Johan to solve their problems when Leopold flooded a dungeon chamber they were in caused the knight to remind him that, as king, Gerard must make his own decisions. The young king took it to heart, managed to solve their situation, and later grew to become a stronger, more dependable leader for his kingdom.
- Season 1 -- Pending...
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- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
Peewit
- Mainstream Media -- King Gerard may not be as close a friend with Peewit as he is with his cousin or Johan, but he shows respect and contentment around the jester during their visits. He knows that he can rely on Peewit for help if needed.
- Season 1 -- Pending...
- Season 2 -- Pending...
- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
Falla Cye
- Season 1 -- Pending...
- Season 2 -- Pending...
- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
Count Tremaine
This section will be broadened when this character is introduced in the LD storyline.
Relationships Within His Court
Although it is implied through mainstream media that Imperia was his primary guardian as a child, her decisions to imprison, abuse, and plot to have him secretly assassinated so that she would claim his throne led to him banishing her upon receiving help from the Smurfs. The persons listed below are current members of his castle.
Mrs. Sourberry
- Mainstream Media -- She is most beloved castle servant. Alhough they have no blood relation, he considers her to be a motherly or grandmotherly figure.
- Season 2 -- Pending...
- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
The Clockwork Smurf
- Mainstream Media -- Pending...
- Season 2 -- Pending...
- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
The Clockwork Smurfette
Pending...
Relationship with Josten Lancaster
- Season 2 -- Pending...
- Season 3 -- Pending...
- Season 4 -- Pending...
Rivalries
The sad truth about King Gerard is that most of his relatives are enemies; his uncle Leopold, Aunt Imperia, Cousin Malcom, and others have backstabbed him to claim his throne, but luckily each attempt was thwarted with the help of his friends.
Mainstream Media
After his first encounter with Lord Balthazar and Gargamel in "Bigmouth's Friend," he realized they were after his beloved Clockwork and soon found his kingdom under attack as their way of forcing him to surrender the doll. When they were defeated by Bigmouth and Clockwork was later repaired (having been damaged in the battle), Gerard threatened to punish them if they considered returning to his castle.
Since then, he has not had much trouble with them, but in a later episode of Season 7 called, "To Coin a Smurf," Gargamel alerts his guards of someone stealing his gold. From this, he decides that the wizard is not much of any threat alone and has him imprisoned temporarily for illegally manufacturing gold coins.
LD Stories
After Story One, he gains a newfound distain for Gargamel and his apprentice, Scruple. He never forgives them for taking Johan from the side of good and causing so much grief for his friends. However, he can't help but be thankful for the time he gets to spend with Falla as a result.
Appearance
When introduced, he is a young teenager perhaps 5'5" in American measurement with pale skin, standard black eyes, and sandy brown hair usually atopped by his jewel-studded (lavender diamonds and light blue rectangles) and fur-trimmed crown, or a fur-trimmed royal blue gentlemen's hat.
- Seasons 1 & 2 -- His king's attire consists of a royal blue simple turtleneck robe with long light blue sleeves (cuffed), dark violet shoulder drapings lined with fur at the bottom edges, and a large diamond-shaped light blue gem on a gold band around his neck. His leggings are light blue (matchings his sleeves and gemstones) and his flat shoes are royal blue (matching his robe).
Voice Actor(s)
In the show, he was voiced by Phil Proctor. A more modern choice would be Kenneth Branagh, who voiced the con artist, Miguel, in the DreamWorks Studios film The Road to El Dorado (2000).
Trivia
- He is the only child character in the show with more than one known relative to appear in any part of the series.
- Clockwork is the first Smurf he met in the cartoon show; he usually does not see the Smurfs in the forest unless they need his help or vice versa despite having legal ownership of the forest in which they live.
- He is the only male human teenager and high member of royalty to meet Gargamel in the cartoon series aside from Prince Theodore.
- He is a right-handed writer and unbeknownst to all but Clockwork, he keeps a personal journal in the locked drawer of his bedroom nightstand.
- His birthday is February 4th and he is about a year younger than Falla (13 when they first meet). His zodiac sign is Aquarius, which happens to fit his temporary Watersprite form in "Mother Nature's (Re)Creation."
- His signature song is "Good Life" by OneRepublic.
- He prefers vanilla tea, but may enjoy Chamomile with sugar if in the presence of Falla or Princess Savina.
- Unlike most other kings, he keeps his room décor in a minimalistic style, preferring to surround himself with foliage, which he waters each morning.