Fairies

"As fairies, we get to spend very little time in your world."

- Nova to Dreamy

Fairies are a humanoid creature species featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. They are native to Fairytale Land and Wonderland, and first appear in the first episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time.

The most prominent fairy, the Blue Fairy, is based on the "Fairy with Turquoise Hair" from The Adventures of Pinocchio.

Known Fairies

 * Black Fairy
 * Blue Fairy/Mother Superior
 * Fairy Godmother †
 * Nova
 * Tinker Bell
 * Silvermist

Trivia

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On-Screen Notes

 * Only female fairies have appeared in the series.
 * There is an unknown, likely large number of fairies.
 * Most of the fairies are in charge of children, as they become their "fairy godmothers".
 * According to the Blue Fairy, fairies have to respect some rules, including a curfew, dust discipline and not taking human size for no reason.
 * Fairies have their own language. Only a few non-fairies are able to understand and read it.
 * Fairies are able to have children with humans.
 * According to one of Merlin's books, fairies go to fairy rings (a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms) to dance and cavort after a rainstorm. However, like many other locations associated with fairies, humans who dare to enter such a ring "may find themselves asleep for a hundred years", or "whisked off to the land of the little folk, never to return".
 * This is a direct reference to British fairy lore.
 * An old fairy saying is: "If someone believes in you, you are never alone".
 * Fairies are featured in the title card for "The Price of Gold", "Quite a Common Fairy" and "Trust Me".
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Production Notes

 * The Blue Fairy's wings are inspired by dragonflies.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.