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'''''Quest for Camelot''''' (also known as ''[[Is That What
The film is ''very'' loosely based on a book by Vera Chapman called ''The King's Damosel'' (AKA ''The King's Damsel''), inspired by [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] lore. The story was made more [[Executive Meddling|'family friendly']] during production by the additions of songs and cute animal friends; these concessions to the [[Animation Age Ghetto]] were some of the main criticisms leveled at the film when it was released.
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* [[Affably Evil]]: The Griffin, at least when he isn't interacting with the good guys; could arguably even be an example of [[Dark Is Not Evil]], since he's just Ruber's pet anyway.
** A memorable quote by said Griffin (upon being berated by Ruber for not replying): "Sorry master, my mouth was full!"
* [[All
** The singers were not slouch either. [[The Corrs (Music)|Andrea Corr]] for Kayley or [[Celine Dion (Music)|Celine Dion]] for Lady Juliana are the best examples.
** Even the non-English versions got pretty big names and talented voice actors and singers from each respective country. See the [[Quest for Camelot/YMMV|Your Mileage May Vary]] entry for details.
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* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Kayley, near the end.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Poor, ''poor'' Griffin. First he is harassed by a falcon that is ''ten times'' smaller than he is, then at the very moment we discover he is owned by Ruber he is threatened and harmed. It's all downhill from there, as no matter how loyal he is, he's incompetent as hell, and Ruber has no problems with punishing him for that. At the end, when he finally gets to have revenge on the falcon, he is burned, presumably to death, by a two-headed dragon. On top of that, many consider him [[The Scrappy]], even though in the end he is probably one of the most sympathetic characters in the movie (aside from the leads if they aren't considered [[Mary Sue|Mary Sues]]). [[Alas Poor Scrappy]] indeed.
* [[Character Tics]]: Ruber has an eye tic when he's agitated, and his irises even tend to [[Off
* [[Cool Sword]]: Excalibur, of course.
* [[Composite Character]]: To the extent that ''any'' of the characters resemble the ones in ''The King's Damosel'', Garret appears to be a cross between Gareth (would-be knight, the name) and Lucius (blind loner).
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* [[Dark Reprise]]: Garret's "I Stand Alone" gets a brief and impressively bitter reprise after he decides not to go with Kayley to Camelot.
* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: In the climax, Kayley (with Garret's help) causes Ruber, who has fused his arm with Excalibur, to thrust the sword back into the stone -- as he is not the rightful king, he cannot remove it. This is clever. However, it then turns out the inherent magic of the stone, which was only hinted at visually, serves as this, too. (It kills Ruber.)
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: More of a dragon in this case. Ruber does this to one of the evil dragons while it has him cornered, despite seemingly giving in by tossing away his sword first.
* [[Die or Fly]]: It doesn't work. (Un)Fortunately, no one dies either.
* [[Different As Night and Day]]: Devon and Cornwall.
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* [[Hot Mom]]: Kayley's mother, Juliana.
* [[Huge Rider Tiny Mount]]: During, you know, "The Prayer".
* [["I Am" Song]]: Garret's "''I Stand Alone''".
* [["I Want" Song]]: Kayley's "On My Father's Wings," in which she expresses her desire to become a knight. The other characters get their own songs, too.
* [[I Work Alone]]: Garret. He also has a song -- "I Stand Alone", mentioned above -- about this.
* [[Just Between You and Me]]: Ruber details his [[Evil Plan]] to Kayley and her mother, mostly in song.
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* [[Multiple Head Case]]: Guess who?
* [[Nature Hero]]: Garret.
* [[Non
* [[Obviously Evil]]: At the beginning of the film we get a panning shot of the Round Table. Seated at it are several identical looking generic knights... and one [[Gonk|creepily deformed one with a banana-shaped head, greenish skin and yellow eyes]]. Apparently one of the virtues Arthur espouses is not judging by appearances. [[Broken Aesop|And just look where that got him.]]
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: They're conjoined twins. And they're purple. And they can't fly (for which they even say they're shunned by their own kind).
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* [[Villainous Valour]]: Ruber is a psychotic murderer, no doubt of it, but you must admit is also exceptionally strong and brave. He kills a scary-looking dragon ''with his own bare hands'' and then cooks it for lunch.
** There is also a scene toward the beginning where Kayley tries to hit him from behind with a good-sized mace. He turns around, catches it, and then twists the head. Never mind that the spikes should have skewered his hands.
* [[What Measure Is a Non
* [[With My Hands Tied]]: Kayley is captured and tied up, but is able to sweep her legs under a Mook's feet while still tied, giving her time to free herself with Bladebeak's help.
* [[You Can't Go Home Again]]: Why Devon and Cornwall stick around with the group. Apparently, dragons are forbidden to interact with humans.
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