When Flynn met the lonesome girl in a remote tower, he was quite irritated to be coerced into taking her to see the Festival of Lights at the kingdom so that he could get back a valuable stolen tiara she had hidden from him. The two were eventually engaged, but Flynn created a bitter enemy in his employer when he left Stalyan at the altar.Įverything Flynn ever wanted, however, quickly lost its appeal in the days he met Rapunzel. Being drawn in more and more by his new ambition and becoming more and more aloof from the people around him, Flynn sought a solitary life of money and freedom, far away.Īpart from Lance (with whom he eventually lost contact), Flynn formed partnerships with other criminals, one of which being a ruthless kingpin known as 'the Baron.' During their alliance, Flynn developed a relationship with the Baron's daughter, Stalyan. He would also plunder regions well beyond Corona, such as Italy, where he learned to speak Italian. With Lance by his side, Flynn became one of the most infamous thieves in all of Corona, making enemies at nearly every port. Eugene eventually ventured out with Arnwaldo, now known as Lance Strongbow-and grew up into a dashing swashbuckler and gifted horseman under an alias taken from his childhood hero: Flynn Rider. The more Eugene read it, the more he dreamed of a more audacious lifestyle and decided to break out of his orphan upbringing. His only companion at the time was his lifelong friend, Arnwaldo Schnitz.Įvery night, Eugene would read 'The Tales of Flynnigan Rider', stories of a rich and dashing swashbuckler who had an abundance of thrilling adventures wherever he went. In the meantime, Eugene spent all his days with his fellow orphans. Eugene remained hopeful that once they did, they would return to the orphanage and take him back. He grew up believing that his parents were fearless adventurers traveling the world to make names for themselves. Eugene never knew the truth of his lineage. King Edmund ordered for a kingdom-wide evacuation to protect his subjects from the opal's destructive power, including Eugene, who was escorted out of the kingdom by a servant woman and later placed in an orphanage.

During Eugene's infancy, the kingdom was corrupted by a powerful opal that threatened to destroy the land. Eugene Fitzherbert was born to King Edmund and his wife as Horace.

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