His whole “dark past” spiel is just the writers way to try and make him have more in common with Regina as they tried to ram OQ down the audience’s throats last season.
We haven’t seen any of his past Pre-Marian. Everything on this show is based on what the writers write. Robin being a grey character might be why they paired him with Regina, but is that bad? All the main couples on this show besides The Charmings were created by the OUAT writers. So they would all be ‘forced pairings’.
(Applauses)
Knowing Adam and Eddy, Robin Hood was originally a villain who did bad things for selfish reasons….but some life changing, “aha” moments and he eventually became a thief who did bad things in the name of good, so I’ll say he’s more so caught between Hero and Anti-Hero! Robin Hood does not technically like the law…. 🙂
Anti Hero King of Thieves & Anti Hero Evil Queen = Perfect Love Story
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor