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Tysonjackson wrote: But are there any allusions from her to a fairytale character? Like I mentioned about Emma being the Black Swan. That was mostly alluded to, it wasn't like she was actually from Swan Lake in universe. Like I said, I just find it odd for the biggest and baddest villain to be a completely original character with 0 fairy tale inspiration. Again, she could be the Enchantress from B&TB because she was responsible for turning Rumple from the Savior (prince) into, eventually and indirectly, the Dark One (beast). But there's no evidence.

I don't see why she has to be directly based on anything, though? I mean, that seems like unfair favoritism to a certain fairytale if they made, say, Maleficent or Queen Jadis eviler than any other villain. It makes a lot more sense to have her be a composite villain with no true ties.