Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25491743-20160116105811/@comment-5235494-20160516180653

We still don't know much about Maleficent's backstory or even why she became evil in the first place before cursing Princess Aurora's mother, Briar Rose, with the first Sleeping Curse. Consequently, I have a theory that Maleficent's mother could be Carabosse (the name of the evil fairy who cursed Sleeping Beauty in the original tale), who in turn could have been friends with Cora. While Maleficent herself is not a fairy, it is possible that her mother was the Dark Fairy mentioned during the Neverland arc, which could potentially explain Maleficent's immortality. It is very possible that while Cora was raising Regina in her older years, Carabosse was also raising Maleficent, and both could have had plans for their daughters involving infiltrating the royal families.