Marsellus/Relationships

The relationships of Marsellus from The Prince of Mediterranea.

Antimus
Antimus was Marsellus' father. He and Marsellus had a horrible relationship since he was born. Marsellus was constantly tortured by Antimus for making small smitakes and for doing things he never did. Antimus first promised him, as crowned prince, that Marsellus can take the throne when he is old enough, but broke the promise before an argument with Katherina. Marsellus listened and watched through an open space to the throne room as they argued about Marsellus' future, and it ended with Antimus killing his mother. Because of this, Marsellus began to distance himself from his father. During his time, he wouldn't look up to his father anymore, as he didn't like Antimus at all.

Quintus
Quintus met Marsellus after an argument with him and his father, Antimus. Quintus is not a friend of Antimus, but is the vizier, the prime minister who does not agree with the murserous tactics that Antimus has. Marsellus trusts Quintus, and is encouraged by his words of advice. Years later, they find themselves more than friends. Throughout, Quintus taught him the ways of being a king. Quintus is later used as a hostage by Numerius and Tiberius to force Marsellus to take them to a treasure that only belongs to him. Marsellus manages to drop the henchmen through a trap door and allow Quimtus to escape safety. After the events and Antimus' exile, Quintus felt concerned about what will happen in Marsellus' future, but he assures him he will lead the right way, and not Antimus' muderous way. Quintus happily watched Marsellus and Liberta get crowned king and queen of Mediterranea and everyone's finally happy together.

Galerius
Baloo is Mowgli's best friend and father figure. Mowgli first met Baloo and thought of him as an enemy not an ally. Baloo and Mowgli soon became best friends and Baloo officially adopted Mowgli as his bear cub. Once Baloo realized Shere Khan was on the hunt for Mowgli, he promised Bagheera he will take Mowgli back to the man village although he didn't want to. Mowgli soon thought Baloo had betrayed him and ran off. Once Mowgli encountered Shere Khan, Baloo risked his life to save him. Baloo and Mowgli once again became friends with Mowgli realizing Baloo only wanted the best for his cub.

In affection, Mowgli often refers to Baloo as "Papa Bear" while Baloo usually refers to Mowgli by "Little Britches".

In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Baloo was found as a brown bear cub stuck in a narrow hole of an empty log until a 5-year-old Mowgli found and saved him. Mowgli and the cub became close friends after that along with Mowgli's pet wolf cub. Grey Brother. Baloo was more of a childhood companion and best friend of Mowgli's rather than a teacher of the jungle or a father-figure to him. He helped Mowgli throughout many dangers but in the end, he was badly wounded after being shot by British soldiers. Luckily, Mowgli found Dr. Julius Plumford who was able to cure and save him. Then, Baloo continued his life in the jungle with Mowgli and Kitty in the end.

In the 2016 film, Mowgli's relationship with Baloo is somewhat different. Baloo originally rescues Mowgli from Kaa only so that Baloo can con him into getting food for the bear. However, as they spend more and more time together, they bond and become the best of friends. Unlike Bagheera, Baloo is more supportive of Mowgli's inventive ways, and after learning what he is capable of, readily helps him. Baloo also is like Bagheera, incredibly protective of Mowgli, willing to overcome his fear of heights and fight Shere Khan to protect the man-cub.

Liberta
Liberta was Marsellus's best friend since they were kids. Liberta has always been there to comfort Marsellus when he felt down on his luck or hurt, even if he felt he needed time to himself. In one scene, after Marsellus argued with his father, he counts on Liberta to talk sense into him, even after he told her his story of how his hatred for Antimus kicked off. When Liberta found out that Marsellus had Galerius and Agrippa remind her that he is crowned prince of Mediterranea and needs someone to rule alongside him, she didn't get mad, but began to talk sense into him, telling him that she should be hith him, and he agreed to that. At the end of the film, they were romantically involved, got married, and were newly crowned king and queen of Mediterranea.

Kaa
Kaa and Mowgli are complete enemies. Kaa's main goal through the film is to eat Mowgli and after three attempts, he still failed. However, he doesn't show much intimidation towards Kaa though he tries to keep distance from the snake's eyes, knowing its power after their first encounter. Kaa views Mowgli as food only but becomes frustrated after his many escapes viewing him as not only lunch, but a despised nemesis as well.

In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Kaa served more as guardian of treasure of King Louie's in Monkey City than an antagonist. He was close to killing Mowgli until he was wounded by Mowgli's dagger and gave up the fight. He is seen at the end successfully killing Mowgli's enemy Captain Boone.

In the 2016 version of The Jungle Book, Kaa is a female, instead of male. However, she is still interested in eating Mowgli, like her previous male incarnation in the 1967 film. She, also like her previous incarnation, hypnotizes him and shows him visions of his past. Had it not been for Baloo's timely arrival, she would have readily devoured him. She is not seen again afterwards, so it is unknown how it affects Mowgli from then on.

Shere Khan
Shere Khan is Mowgli's arch-nemesis and Shere Khan wants nothing more than to kill Mowgli. In the first film, due to Shere Khan's hatred towards man, he decided to eliminate Mowgli before he was old enough to gain the ability to use man's guns and fire. Shere Khan tried to kill Mowgli, but due to the fearless Baloo and the vultures, Shere Khan's plans were thwarted. In The Jungle Book 2, Shere Khan seeks revenge on Mowgli for humiliating him, but was thwarted again.

Mowgli and Shere Khan had a very different relationship in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Shere Khan was the one who caused Mowgli's separation from man's world, but the tiger never tries to kill him. The two meet for the first time at the film's end, where Shere Khan accepts Mowgli as a creature of the jungle.

In the 2016 version of The Jungle Book, Shere Khan's hatred of Mowgli takes a darker, more sinister turn. Shere Khan killed Mowgli's father while they travelled through the Jungle, leaving the infant Mowgli an orphan. The tiger bears the burn scars from a flaming torch upon his face from that encounter and afterwards, a permanent hatred of man. Years later, Shere Khan, upon realizing the boy survived his attack, immediately states that man is forbidden in the jungle, and demands that Akela and the Seeonee wolf pack hand him over to him. Shere Khan also kills Akela for the pack's defiance of his wishes when the man-cub escapes him and takes over the pack to draw Mowgli out so that the tiger can finish what he started years ago. When Mowgli finally faces Shere Khan, the tiger stops at nothing to try and kill him in revenge, defeating his wolf family, Baloo and Bagheera to pursue him. Mowgli uses this obsessive hate to his advantage to lure Shere Khan into a trap and kill him, tricking him into leaping onto a dead tree branch that cannot hold his weight and plummeting to his death in the raging forest fire below.

William Boone
Captain Boone only appears in the live-action film. He is Mowgli's nemesis.

Boone and Mowgli get off to a bad start when Mowgli pushes him into a river on their first meeting (Mowgli has mistaken his advances on Kitty as an attempt to hurt her). Boone later has Mowgli arrested when the jungle boy is caught in the city, and has his men beat him continuously to get information about a jeweled dagger that was in his possession. Boone later comes to see Mowgli as a rival for Kitty's affection, and also threatens to hunt him down when Mowgli refuses to take him to the ruined city where he found the jeweled dagger, along with other treasure. Boone finally resorts to kidnapping Kitty (who by now has rejected him) to force Mowgli to take him and his men to the treasure. Mowgli and Boone have a final battle in the treasure room, which Mowgli wins. Mowgli than takes Kitty and leaves Boone, and the captain is attacked and killed by Kaa soon after.