Arthur is Celeste's younger brother, the uncle of Babar's children and the the great-uncle of Badou. He wears a red sailor suit, and his alter ego was the, Scarlet Pachyderm which scared little Isabelle, it seems he is the adventurist one in the family, as he likes boats and travels all the time. The kids thought that some pirates where after him, but in fact one of them just wanted his parrot to talk. While he can be on many accounts a bit careless, he does show his responsible side, such as when he and the triplets flew off into uncharted jungle, and he knew they had to get out.
Biography[]
Just like Babar and Celeste, Arthur was born in the old kingdom, he was very playful and enjoyed playing with Babar and his sister. While his age was never mentioned he was at least 8 years old in Babar's childhood episodes. After Babar left, both he and Celeste went to look for Babar. When they find Babar in the city, they are introduced to city life and given beautiful outfits, what he enjoyed most was the musical instruments and the toys. After their afternoon in the city he and Celeste tell Babar that they are here to bring him back home. When they return to their family, they help Babar get rid of the hunter.
When the city is being built, he is willing to help, but was hoping that Babar would play with him and Celeste, Babar declined due to the amount of work that had to get done. While playing with Celeste and Madame, Arthur goes to get the ball but is almost bitten by a snake, Madame shields him but gets bitten herself. He was very happy when she awoke. When word got out that the hunter returned, he was ready to protect his home.
Arthur is willing to help Babar out, when Celeste and Zephir were fighting, Babar had a plan to end the feud and he was on board with the idea. He also wanted to keep Pleasant Valley from having the train run through because he cared about the place very much, he, Celeste, and Zephir pretended to be a creature called the Polymosh.
After he grew up, he would travel to new lands and bring back all kinds of objects he found while traveling, many people remark that Arthur tells wild stories about his adventures. While he also became more responsible as an adult, he is quite a troublemaker, both he and Zephir plot pranks together in both What's Mine Is Mine and Never Cry Alien! However in Alexander the Great, when they landed in uncharted jungle, he knew they had to leave and even tells Alexander that his sense of adventure is about a notch below his sense of responsibility.
He loves spending time with the children and cares for them very much, when Isabelle was scared of a costume he wore, he calmed her down, which made her feel better. Although when the children asked him if he was the Scarlet Pachyderm, Arthur said it wasn't but wished it was.
Trivia[]
- Unlike the original story, he is not Babar's cousin, in fact he isn't even related to Babar until Babar and Celeste got married.
- In the original story, he and Celeste are cousins with two different mothers, in the series, he is Celeste's brother.
- Like Pompadour, Arthur has no tusks as an adult, the reason behind it is unknown.
- As a child, he wore shorts, but as an adult he wears pants.
- Arthur does not appear in Babar and the Adventures of Badou, it's possible that he was traveling throughout the series.
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