Desmond

Desmond is a teritiary antagonist in Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses. He was the faithful servant of Duchess Rowena, and is voiced by Garry Chalk.

Story
Supposedly Duchess Rowena's only servant (since he was seen as being her coachman and baggage man at the same time), he arrived at King Randolph's castle with Rowena and her pet monkey Brutus under invitation from Randolph. During her nobility training of his daughters, Desmond changed the princesses's room (by replacing a vase full of flowers in their room with a clock to enforce a strict bedtime on them and took away their personal belongings). When Rowena thought that the girls were sneaking out at night when they seemed tired the next morning, she orders Desmond to sit outside of their room all night to try and catch them leaving.

The next morning, Desmond reported that none of the princesses had left. However, Rowena still found the girls tired and so saw it that Desmond had failed her. Again, she has him guard over the princesses' room while also locking the door. But when he unlocks it the next day, Rowena finds all of the princesses missing (to Desmond's astonishment).

Later, Desmond forced Derek (the royal cobbler who was close with the princesses) to leave when he asked to see Genevieve and destroyed several colorful flowers on the floor of the princesses' bedroom (really an entrance to a magic pavilion the girls had been visiting. When Randolph temporarily made Rowena queen, she had Desmond lead a platoon of guards she had hired to protect her.

Once the princesses returned to the castle, Genevieve got his attention and he chased her only to be tripped by Derek onto a rolling cart, luring him into a trap temporarily.

Upon escaping, he bumped into Lacey and took her as a hostage. When Rowena used a magic flower she gained a wish for Genevieve to dance forever and ever, Genevieve fanned the magic back at her and left her dancing uncontrollably. When Desmond attempted to help her (thus abandoned Lacey), he fell under the spell of golden pollen and was forced to dance with Rowena. The two then danced away from Randolph's kingdom with Brutus in tow.

Personality
Desmond is shown as very loyal to Rowena; he does exactly what she tells him to do and claimed that his reward for her servitude is her happiness. He also doesn't have any qualms about harming others (as shown when he took Lacey hostage).

Physical Appearance
Desmond is a large and clumsy man. He has gray hair and light teal eyes. He is very strong, which this is proven when he breaks the magical stones.