Knave of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
Knave of Hearts | |
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Alice character | |
First appearance | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
Created by | Lewis Carroll |
Portrayed by | Crispin Glover (Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland) Paul McGillion (Once Upon a Time) Michael Socha (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Jack of Hearts |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Knave |
Nationality | Wonderland |
The Knave of Hearts is a character from the 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Knave of Hearts is mentioned first in chapter 8, and later in chapters 11 and 12, which deal with his trial for a tart burglary in which the King of Hearts presides as judge. Alice eventually defends the Knave after the evidence becomes increasingly absurd and she is called as a witness.
The White Rabbit announces the charges as:
The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,
- All on a summer day:
The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts,
- And took them quite away!
The Knave rarely speaks during the trial. The
Alice diverts the attention of the court by growing ever and ever larger and arguing more and more, lastly with the Queen over the concept of "sentence first—verdict afterwards". Before a verdict can be reached for the Knave's innocence or guilt, Alice reaches full size and forcefulness, and then calls them "nothing but a pack of cards!"
It is believed by some people
Disney version
The Knave of Hearts appears briefly in the lineup of card soldiers as the Jack. Alice is put on trial rather than the Knave in the book
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
Ilosovic Stayne | |
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First appearance | Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
Created by | Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton |
Portrayed by | Crispin Glover |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Knave of Hearts |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Knave |
Nationality | Wonderland |
Crispin Glover played the Knave of Hearts in the 2010 Tim Burton film Alice in Wonderland.
His real name is given as Ilosovic Stayne who has a very tall appearance and wears a heart shaped eye patch covering his scarred left eye.
In the film, the relationship between the Knave and the Red Queen serves more as the Knave being the Queen's personal assassin. However, much like the other servants of the Queen, Stayne secretly hates her though he plays on her insecurities to secure his position.
During the fight between the Red Queen's army and the White Queen's, the Knave of Hearts fights against the Mad Hatter. After the Jabberwocky is slain by Alice, Stayne is also exiled to Outland with the Red Queen. He tries to kill the Red Queen only to be thwarted by Mad Hatter. As both of them are dragged to their exile, the Red Queen shouted "He tried to kill me" while the Knave of Hearts begged the White Queen to kill him.
He is also a major villain in the video game adaptation of the film and the second boss.
In the sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass, the Knave's skeleton is seen implying that he got his wish to die.
Once Upon a Time
- The Knave of Hearts appears in two episodes of Once Upon a Time: the season one episode "Hat Trick" and the season two episode "Queen of Hearts" where he is played by Paul McGillion. He takes the White Rabbit's place as the herald of the Queen of Hearts, who to mask her identity communicates with him by whispering through a horn.
- An earlier Knave of Hearts appears in the show's spin-off Evil Queen) and was retrieved by Alice during her earlier adventures in Wonderland. The Knave of Hearts is also revealed to be Will Scarlet, who absconded to Wonderland with a woman named Anastasia who became the Red Queen.
Television
- In Alice, the Knave, played by Philip Winchester, is reimagined as Jack Heart (playing on the fact that "knaves" are now called "jacks"), the son of Mary Elizabeth Heart, a reimagining of both the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen. Jack is the heir to the throne of Wonderland, but escaped to the "real" world to avoid marrying the Duchess. He eventually fell in love with his martial arts instructor, Alice, and was kidnapped by Agent White of the White Rabbits, prompting Alice to enter Wonderland to find him.
- In the anime and manga series Pandora Hearts, the knave is reimagined as Jack Vessalius. A character who while initially presented as a hero; was later revealed to be the mastermind behind the majority of the conflict in the story including Alice's murder due to his insane love for Lacie who was based on the Red Queen to be reunited. This was foreshadowed by the fact that the word "knave" means an untrustworthy person it also means male servant referencing his loyalty for Lacie.