The Great Prince of the Forest a.k.a. The Old Stag is Bambi's father, the husband of Bambi's Mother, Faline's father-in-law, Geno and Gurri's paternal grandfather and the head of the forest until Bambi succeeds him.

He was featured in the 1942 film, Bambi and had a larger role in its 2006 midquel, Bambi II. Fred Shields voiced the Great Prince in the first film and Sir Patrick Stewart voiced him in the midquel.

According to the Great Prince, he was much like Bambi when he was just a fawn. As an adult, he is shown to be a highly dignified stag who sometimes treats his son - Bambi - coldly without even realizing it. Most notably in his decision to watch Bambi from a distance and only directly interact with him after the death of his mate. That aside, he has opened up to his son and really does care greatly about him.

Though he has an intimidating appearance, the Great Prince has a soft heart, as seen when he's in the presence of his family. After the death of Bambi's mother, the Great Prince had to appear strong for the sake of his son, but he was depressed by her death, as seen whenever Bambi would mention her.

In the fandom he is frequently depicted in erotica with his son and his son's rival Ronno. Mostly in part due to a series of series of smut created by Sigma X.