Tim The Enchanter - Tim's Appearance in Monty Python and The Holy Grail

Tim's Appearance in Monty Python and The Holy Grail

Tim is met by King Arthur and his knights in Scene twenty, where he stands on a mountain conjuring fireballs. When they ask him about the Holy Grail, he leads them to the Cave of Caerbannog. As he engages in dialogue with Arthur and his knights, Tim needlessly conjures up flames and fireballs in between responses. His warnings about the cave's guardian, the Rabbit of Caerbannog, are ignored, leading to the death of Bors, Gawain, and Ector, before the rabbit is killed with the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch. The events of Scene Twenty make it clear that Tim could probably destroy the Rabbit without much effort, but this apparently does not occur to him or any of the other characters.

Tim also appears earlier in the film in a scene restored in the 2001 re-release. His role in this scene is limited to joining several characters (before any of them are formally introduced) in shouting at the character Dingo to "get on with it!"