- “This is my father, King John of Ulstead.”
- ―Phillip introducing John to Maleficent
King John is a secondary character of Disney's 2019 live-action film, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, first mentioned in the first film. He is the king of Ulstead and a loving father to Phillip, and husband to Ingrith. He wants peace between humans and fairies, though his wife doesn't want the same, as she see magical creatures as evil, and secretly conspires against him.
Appearances
Maleficent
Although he does not directly appear, he sends Prince Phillip, to King Stefan's Castle.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
King John, along with his wife, Queen Ingrith, appears in the sequel. He was portrayed by Robert Lindsay. Unlike Ingrith, he seeks to establish peace between Ulstead and the Moors. Following his son's engagement, John and Ingrith hold a banquet, to celebrate the young couples upcoming nuptials. During the dinner, tensions rise while Maleficent and Ingrith discuss the fatalities on their respective sides, each claiming the other is responsible. When Maleficent loses her temper, Ingrith enacts her secret plan to overthrow the king, by cursing him with a spindle and blaming Maleficent. Now under a sleeping curse, Phillip urges his mother to kiss John, falsely believing in their relationship, but it doesn't work, as Ingrith secretly despises her husband for desiring peace. The King's cursed state sets off the motions, resulting in a war between Ulstead and magical beings of the Moors, as well as the Dark Fey.
Afterward, Prince Phillip ends the war between Ulstead and all the fairies; and as Ingrith is transformed into a goat for her tyranny, Maleficent destroys the spindle and breaks the curse, awakening the king. He is later seen attending the wedding between Aurora and Phillip at the end, informing Diavel that Maleficent can only change Ingrith if they wanted too, implying that he wanted Ingrith to remain a goat as punishment for her crimes and blaming Maleficent, until she learns the error of her ways. He also told Phillip how proud he is of him for succeeding in achieving peace between Ulstead and the Moors.
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