Lawrence is an antagonist from the Princess and the Frog (2009).
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Lawrence was an Englishman, presumably born during the 19th century. Lawrence is described as having spent his whole life being pushed around by people such as his mother, his sister, and his brother. By the 1920s, Lawrence became the manservant to Prince Naveen of the kingdom of Maldonia.
The Princess and the Frog[]
In 1926, Naveen was cut-off by his royal parents causing him and Lawrence to travel to New Orleans with intent of wooing and marrying the wealthy Charlotte La Bouff. While in New Orleans, the two men were ushered into Doctor Facilier's Voodoo Emporium where the voodoo practitioner used tarot cards to bring out Lawrence's discontent with being pushed around, and desire to be the one pushing Naveen around. Facilier made a bargain with both men, causing Naveen to be turned into a frog while Lawrence became Facilier's minion.
Facilier gave Lawrence a talisman which when filled with Naveen's blood, would allow Lawrence to shape-shift into the Prince's form. This was part of a larger plan to have Lawrence marry Charlotte at Mardi Gras before Facilier would use a Voodoo doll to kill her father so the two men could split her fortune 60/40. However, Lawrence took pity on Naveen enough that he slightly opened the jar he was kept in for air, leading to Naveen's escape.
When the talisman began to lose Naveen's blood necessary for Lawrence's shape-shifting, Facilier talked his Friends on the Other Side into loaning him various shadow henchmen to search the city for the frogs. On the night of Mardi Gras, the shadows got Naveen allowing Lawrence to try to marry Charlotte during the parade. However, the wedding was interrupted by Naveen and his companion Tiana who then took and broke the talisman, leading to Lawrence's arrest while Facilier was dragged to an underworld by his "Friends on the Other Side".
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom[]
When the Lord of the Underworld, Hades, resurrected Doctor Facilier to obtain the shard of the Crystal of the Magic Kingdom lost in "Frontierland", Facilier broke Lawrence out of prison. Facilier had Lawrence attempt to drug the food at Tiana's Palace restaurant with a mind-control potion, only for Lawrence and Facilier to be defeated by the apprentices of Merlin. Facilier was disposed of once more after this.
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Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom[]
Lawrence was a mini-boss in one of the Frontierland/Liberty Square missions.