Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5583089-20140617224509/@comment-4975807-20140625014314

Maleficent losing to Regina shows that if someone has a weakness, it can be used against him/her. I think that could work against any character who will let their guard down if he/she is willing to go to desperate measures to protect someone who is important to him/her. Jafar manipulated Amara by nearly killing Cyrus in order to make her do the spell to break the laws of magic. As for why Maleficent didn't just turn into a dragon and take care of Regina, I guess she underestimated her "friend". She probably thought just warning Regina about the consequences of using such dark magic would be enough to deter her, but it wasn't.

I believe the Red Queen would be weaker than Maleficent. Maleficent has no problem becoming a dragon in front of someone like Prince Charming and she could just as easily wipe out the Red Queen in the same manner. I really don't see the Red Queen as the type of person who can jump out a glass window and hurl herself into the ocean to escape a dragon. She may not have the stamina for that. When I say that, it's not an insult towards her gender. I don't think she would be weaker because she is a woman, but I do think she'd be weaker because of her personality. She became Queen and enjoyed luxuxy, nice clothes and commanded respect because of her position. Her personality showed her wielding power mostly through intimidation and persuasion techniques with a dab of magic (like when she threw the Old Prisoner against the roof of his cage). Also, she has a habit of letting other people do her dirty work rather than do it herself, lol. So that may be her weak point when it comes to having to fight someone.