Later, he is seen attempting to cheer up an angry Prince John, after most of the town has been imprisoned for defaulting on taxes, with the news of Friar Tuck's arrest. He briefly sings the song mocking Prince John, after hearing of it from the Sheriff of Nottingham, but quickly stops after Prince John comes in the room. Hiss appears next in a short scene, counting taxes for Prince John. He belatedly informs Prince John of his findings but is tied to a post by an angered Prince John as a result (as John evidently had already found out by the time he told him). He remains in there until after Robin Hood has escaped and Prince John releases him. But before he can report his findings, he is trapped in a barrel of ale by Friar Tuck and Alan-A-Dale. Sir Hiss hides in a balloon, and by flying about, discovers that a stork archer is actually Robin Hood in disguise. Sir Hiss is secretly tasked with looking for Robin Hood. Though he initially sits in the royal box, Prince John dismisses him after becoming enamored with "Sir Reginald" (actually Little John in disguise). Sir Hiss's next appearance is at Prince John's archery tournament. Hiss is able to get back at the Prince by reminding Prince John that the broken mirror belonged to his mother, causing him to cry for her and suck his thumb, soiled by dirt from the chase after the two outlaws. Sir Hiss begins to lecture the prince, and is hit with a mirror for his efforts. By the time Hiss escapes from the basket, Prince John has been robbed of everything, including most of his clothing. Nonetheless, Hiss does attempt to prevent John's money from being stolen by Hood, swatting his hand. After seeing the fortune tellers successfully steal Prince John's rings from under his nose, he once again tries to get the Prince's attention, but the annoyed Prince stuffs Hiss into a basket and sits on it. Sir Hiss attempts to warn Prince John that the "fortune tellers" may actually be bandits, but Prince John laughs off the idea of female bandits. They are then stopped by fortune tellers, who are actually Robin Hood and Little John in disguise. During their ride, after briefly reminding Prince John about his mother and accidentally referring to Prince John's crown as King Richard's (causing him distress and taking offense at Sir Hiss mentioning his brother by name), he attempts to hypnotize Prince John, but John catches on and tells him not to do that. Sir Hiss then traveled with Prince John from town to town, as the greedy Prince taxed the towns into poverty.Īt the time of the film, Sir Hiss is accompanying Prince John to their next stop, the town of Nottingham. Sir Hiss hypnotized the king into going off on the crusades, allowing Prince John to take the crown in his absence. Sometime before the events of the film, Sir Hiss helped Prince John usurp the throne of England from the rightful king by the name of King Richard.
Hiss also seems to dislike being called names (and took particular offense when Little John called him names like "Buster", "Creepy", and "Long One"). Sir Hiss is shown to be somewhat sly cocky, perceptive, obnoxious and egotistical, as seen when with his interactions with Little John when the latter was taking a seat in the royal box with Prince John. A running gag throughout the film is Hiss hissing in Prince John's ear or, (while he slept, his foot. Nonetheless, he does have some degree of morality, as evidenced by his horror that Prince John was ready to have Friar Tuck, a man of the church, be executed, even if it was to lure Robin Hood out of hiding. He is just as insensitive as his tyrannical boss saying that he has an absolute skill for encouraging contributions from the poor. Sir Hiss is often compared to Kaa from The Jungle Book, as they share similar appearances as well as hypnotic powers. He is often the target of Prince John's temper tantrums, which he usually tries to halt by reminding Prince John about his mother, which never works. After the plan has failed, Sir Hiss often complains about how Prince John did not pay any attention to him, but he is typically punished as a result. He often attempts to warn Prince John of the dangers of his various traps but is rarely paid attention to. Sir Hiss is the snake henchman of Prince John.
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