Big Brother Instinct: Develops this towards Varian in the third season, to the point of protectively holding his hand when Cassandra pulls them into her black rock tower.Be Yourself: His character development is kicked off with Rapunzel saying she prefers "Eugene" to "Flynn".He reacts deeply insulted when Angry suggests he was bad at thievery, and shows only disdain towards people labeled a "master thief", dryly refusing to call the Silent Swiper by that name. Berserk Button: While Eugene doesn't completely fly off the handle, he really doesn't like having his abilities as a thief questioned.Because You Were Nice to Me: Eugene mentions Rapunzel is the first person to like his real self better than whom he pretends to be, which is why he falls in love with her.Rapunzel even tosses Eugene a frying pan, at which point, the tide of battle really begins to turn in their favor. When Lady Caine attempts to kidnap the royals, a few eye gestures between Eugene, Rapunzel, and handmaid Cassandra are all they need before they leap into action to save the day. The pilot movie for The Series shows that the two of them have lost none of their stride. They help each other fight off the guards chasing him and save each other several times as they fall in love with each other. But, Rapunzel's tear (which also had her healing ability) brings him back to life. Back from the Dead: He initially dies in the film's climax from a fatal stab wound.Antiquated Linguistics: When he first meets Rapunzel.His growing love for Rapunzel is enough for him to change his ways and leave his criminal life behind. He starts out helping Rapunzel for his personal gain, but as the story goes on, Flynn reveals that he's not really a bad person deep down. Anti-Hero: He's a greedy and self-centered thief he's shown early in the movie to be perfectly fine with leaving his fellow thieves behind to keep all the goods for himself.In "Flynnposter", when the fake-Flynn Rider comments in awe about how they were supposed to save Rapunzel, Eugene proudly declares that Rapunzel is the one who normally does the saving.In "Cassandra's Revenge," he gets to see Rapunzel as she unlocks the full power of the Sundrop, faces off with Cassandra, and wins.During their escape from the royal guards and Maximus, a quick moment shows Eugene looking in admiration at Rapunzel using her hair as a means to escape. He compliments her gutsy nature when confronting the Pub Thugs, thinking she wouldn't have it in her, and it's only after this moment that he starts to fall for her. He meets Rapunzel in a Love at First Punch nature.Amazon Chaser: He admires Rapunzel's Action Girliness.Since the season 2 finale is almost a year after the 1st season finale (Rapunzel says they've been on the road for nearly a year), which is stated to be almost exactly one year after the movie, Eugene is 23 in the movie making him 5 years older than Rapunzel. By the season 2 finale, it is shown that he is 25 years old. In short, his age is somewhere between 18 and 26. She is clearly stated as being 18-years-old, but his age is more complicated. Age-Gap Romance: With Rapunzel, kinda, albeit a small gap.That is, until Season 2 of the series reveals that he was royalty all along. Not in a fighting sense, but his original version is royalty, not a peasant. Here, he is a selfish anti-heroic thief, but becomes less selfish after spending time with Rapunzel and steps up to true blue heroism. Adaptational Jerkass: In the original tale, "the prince" (whom Flynn is based on) is the stereotypical heroic character.Here, he is an excellent fighter when he needs to be. The prince from the original doesn't do much aside from climbing Rapunzel's hair. Adaptational Badass: In a fighting sense.Here, he grew up in an orphanage with a desire to make money. Adaptational Angst Upgrade: In the original tale, "the prince" (whom Flynn is based on) apparently had no sort of troubles given his royal status.Achievements in Ignorance: Without trying to, he discovers the Kingdom of Corona's lost princess who the royal guards have been trying to find for the past 18 years.He even went so far as to have it personalized with his alias's name. #1 Dime: He carries a small hair comb, which he claims is the first thing he ever stole.
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