List of Creatures

This page lists fictional species featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Agrabahn Vipers
Agrabahn Vipers are native to Agrabah, and first appear in the eleventh episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They are snake-like creatures who are well known for their ability to kill with a single bite.

Known Agrabahn Vipers

 * The Evil Queen asked her father to bring an Agrabahn Viper, and she maniputaled the Genie of Agrabah to kill Leopold with them. In Storybrooke, Henry Mills unleashed the Viper in his mother's heart vault, but he is eventually saved by David Nolan.

Bandersnatches
Bandersnatches are native to Wonderland, and first appear in the third episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Bandersnatches are large and extremely fast, four-legged creatures bearing a resemblance to wild boars. A pair usually mates for life and when one dies, the other follows in death. As a child, Alice ventures into Wonderland and is left terrified by an encounter with a Bandersnatch. At an older age, she returns and Cyrus teaches her an advantage over Bandersnatches as they have very poor eyesight.

Known Bandersnatches

 * The Red Queen mentioned Alice faced a Bandersnatch when she was a child, though the creature's fate is not known.
 * A Bandersnatch is released by the Red Queen and Jafar to attack Alice so she is forced to make her first wish. Alice tricks the beast with the forget me knot with an illusion of herself and Knave, to which the Bandersnatch leaps right into. At this, Alice pulls the forget me knot's rope to loop and hold the Bandersnatch in place. Later, Knave bursts in to kill the creature with a knife.
 * When Knave kills the Bandersnatch, the animal's mate also dies shortly after.
 * As the Dark One, Gorgon the Terrible took the form of a Bandersnatch.

Blood Scarabs
Blood Scarabs are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the twelfth episode of Season Four of Once Upon a Time. They are venomous red scarabs, which are considered as a variety of lethal magic obstacles. According to Rumplestiltskin, the only thing worse than their venom is their bloodlust.

Known Blood Scarabs

 * Some Blood Scarabs are living within Bald Mountain as one of the lines of defense for protecting the Dark Curse. Cruella De Vil controlled them with her power of Persuasion to get them off the door.

Bridge Trolls
Bridge Trolls are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in third episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They reside beneath the Troll Bridge, and will often trade gold with humans to exchange for precious jewels. One of their dislikes are horses.

Known Bridge Trolls

 * On the Troll Bridge, there are various trolls that are involved in the black market and trade with those will offer jewels.

Cecaelias
Cecaelias are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the sixth episode of the third season. They are sea creatures which are half-woman and half-octopus. Just like mermaids, they have the ability to open portals to another world.

Known Cecaelias

 * Ursula, the Goddess of the Sea, is a well-known cecaelia in the Enchanted Forest.
 * Ursula, a mermaid named after the Sea Goddess and the daughter of Poseidon. After the loss of her singing voice, Ursula decides to become strong and powerful like her namesake, and she uses her father's trident to transform herself into a cecaelia.

Chernabog
The Chernabog is native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the twelfth episode of the fourth season. It is described as an ancient demon which seeks out the heart with the greatest potential for darkness and devours it.

Chimeras
Chimeras are native to the Enchanted Forest, and are mentioned in the third episode of the second season. They are described as a combination of a lion, a serpent, and a goat.

Known Chimeras

 * One chimera has been caught by Lancelot during one of his hunting parties. The creature is served to Lancelot, Mary Margaret Blanchard and Emma Swan after being cooked. The latter asked if the taste is similar to turducken.

Deities
Deities are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the sixth episode of the third season. They are mythical and powerful beings whose existence is uncertain for a lot of people.

Known Deities

 * Ursula, the Goddess of Sea from the old times.
 * Poseidon, the Sea King and father of the infamous Sea Witch.

Dragonflies
Dragonflies are native to Wonderland, and first appear in the first episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Dragonflies are insects about the size of a medium bird. Each one has a pair of translucent wings and a long tail with several short leg appendages, a pointed mouth as well as two distinct horns sticking out the crown of their heads. They have the ability to breathe out large mouthfuls of fire.

Known Dragonflies

 * A dragonfly lingering overhead at the Mallow Marsh is grabbed by Alice, who uses it to spray fire onto the sticky surface of the swamp, and frees herself and Knave from sinking in deeper.
 * There are many other dragonflies flying around the area of the Mallow Marsh.

Dragons
Dragons are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the sixth episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They are winged fire-breathing reptiles known to eat humans, attack on sight and live in caves on mountains.

Known Dragons

 * Prince Charming, while taking the place of his twin brother, beheads a dragon inhabiting the mountains in order to merge King George and King Midas' kingdoms.
 * Maleficent takes on a dragon form while fighting against Prince Charming, and later Emma.
 * Maleficent's daughter, Lily Page, is also born with the ability to take a dragon form.
 * A magic practitioner known as the Dragon lived in Hong Kong.
 * Disguised as Alice's father, Jafar summons a wing-armed dragon to attack her and Knave.

Dwarves
Dwarves are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the fourteenth episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They are humanoid creatures and shorter than humans who hatch from eggs, and their only gender is male. There are no female dwarves in existence.

Known Dwarves

 * Bashful
 * Bossy
 * Doc
 * Dopey
 * Grumpy (previously known as Dreamy)
 * Happy
 * Sleepy
 * Sneezy
 * Stealthy
 * Watchy

Fairies
Fairies are native to the Enchanted Forest and Wonderland, and first appear in the first episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They are humanoid little creatures with insect-like wings. Each fairy has a colorful light surrounding their tiny bodies, with their dresses, hair decorations, and wings being the same color. They use fairy dust to practice their magic. Thus far, only female fairies are known to exist.

Known Fairies

 * The Blue Fairy, also known as the Reul Ghorm, the Scottish word for "the Blue Star", is a very powerful fairy. She often comes to the aide of those who wish upon a blue star and can grant wishes.
 * Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, who dies after being killed by Rumplestiltskin.
 * Nova, a pink, rookie and clumsy fairy that wishes to become a fairy godmother one day. She falls in love with Dreamy, a dwarf, but she does not leave to start a future with him as planned since the Blue Fairy warns she will lose her wings if she does.
 * Numerous other fairies led by the Blue Fairy when they help Snow White rescue Prince Charming from King George's castle by making the castle guards fall asleep.
 * Tinker Bell, a fairy who ends up losing her wings after disobeying the Blue Fairy in an attempt to help Regina find true love. Currently, she retains none of her former fairy powers.
 * Silvermist, a fairy in Wonderland who acts in service to help people cross the riverside to Mimsy Meadows. She is usually summoned by the act of clapping.

Flying Monkeys
Flying Monkeys are native to Oz, and first appear in the twelfth episode of the third season on Once Upon a Time. They are humanoid creatures with fur-covered bodies that resemble primates. On their backs, they have a pair of wings that allow them to fly. They are also capable of teleporting out of a location in a puff of smoke. After Zelena's powers are taken away by Regina, everyone she once turned into a flying monkey reverts to their human forms.

Known Flying Monkeys

 * A flying monkey that assists the Wicked Witch of the West by collecting Regina's blood.
 * Walsh, a flying monkey in disguise who pretended to be Emma's boyfriend for eight months. After being jilted by her, he reveals his true form.
 * Little John is bitten by a flying monkey, and later turns into one at the hospital.
 * Other residents of Storybrooke, who also disappeared, are presumed to have also turned into flying monkeys similarly to Little John.
 * Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora were both transformed into flying monkeys by the Wicked Witch of the West.

Furies
Furies are a native to the Underworld, and first appear in the second episode of the fifth season on Once Upon a Time. They are powerful demons capable of dragging anyone on a full moon to the Underworld, who has never paid the price of using magic for saving someone's life.

Known Furies

 * A fury appeared at Storybrooke, kidnapping Robin Hood. After she discovered the identity of the creature, Regina understood that she was paying the price of something which happened in Camelot. As the fury was taking Robin's life out of him, Regina decided to sacrifice herself, so the fury chose to take her life. However, Mary Margaret, David, Leroy and King Arthur chose to stand by Regina, forming a human chain while the fury was still absorbing Regina's life. The creature was unable to take all the lives at the same time, and it exploded.

Genies
Genies are native to Agrabah, and first appear in the eleventh episode of the first season on Once Upon a Time. They are powerful humanoid creatures capable of granting three wishes to anyone who has their residential lamp or bottle in possession.

Known Genies

 * Cyrus, a former human who was cursed by the guardian, Nyx, after stealing water from her Well of Wonders to heal his dying mother. As punishment, she entrapped Cyrus and his two brothers in three separate bottles so they are slaves to granting other people's desires. Later, he is freed from servitude and reverts to human after Knave uses Alice's third wish.
 * The Genie of Agrabah, who is granted freedom by King Leopold. He later falls in love with the King's wife, who, in the end, was just using him to kill the king. He uses the last wish from the lamp to stay by her side always, and transforms into a magic mirror.
 * Will, who became a genie as a result of using Alice's last wish to "end her suffering". As a consequence, he is turned into a genie while Cyrus becomes human. He later regains his humanity when the Nyx destroys the genie's curse on him and Cyrus' brothers.
 * Rafi, Cyrus' youngest brother. He, too, is turned by Nyx to be a genie due to going against Nyx's warning. Later, he reverts to human when Nyx breaks the curse.
 * Taj, Cyrus' eldest brother, who suffers the same accursed fate as his siblings. He, too, is returned to a human when Nyx lifts her spell.
 * Jafar, a wicked sorcerer who thwarts Alice and Cyrus' attempt to return stolen water to Nyx. By interfering, Jafar incurs the wrath of Nyx, who curses him into becoming a genie.

Giants
Giants are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the thirteenth episode of the second season of Once Upon a Time. Large and massive in stature, they live on a beanstalk. They grow magic beans, which used to be traded with humans until the giants realized people were using them to conquer and plunder other worlds. After humans raid the giants' home, all of Anton's family is slaughtered and he becomes the last living person of his species.

Known Giants

 * Abraham
 * Andre
 * Anton
 * Argyle
 * Arlo

Giant Squids
Giant Squids are native to Neverland, and first appear in the fourth episode of the third season of Once Upon a Time. They are able to produce an ink, which can temporarily paralyze any magical being.

Known Giant Squids

 * Neal Cassidy killed one Giant Squid to allow his father to extract the creature's ink in order to stop Peter Pan.

Gorgons
Gorgons are native to the Enchanted Forest and first appear in the tenth episode of the third season of Once Upon a Time. They are magical creatures which have hair made of living snakes, as well as glowing eyes that turned those who behold them to stone.

Known Gorgons

 * Medusa was a famous Gorgon in the Enchanted Forest. Some days after their wedding, Snow White and Prince Charming decided to attack her to use her head against the Evil Queen. However, Medusa turned Charming into stone. As the creature tried to find Snow, the latter tricked Medusa into meeting her own reflection and turning herself into stone.

Jabberwocky
The Jabberwocky is native to Wonderland, and first appear in the ninth episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. She is an ancient creature who can enter the minds of anyone and use their fears against them. She is described as stronger than an entire army.

Jubjubs
Jubjubs are native to Wonderland, and are mentioned in the second episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Not much is known about these creatures, but they are strong enough to eat a Dodo.

Known Jubjubs

 * The Red Queen owns a Jubjub which once ate the Dodo of a peasant.

Leviathan
The Leviathan is native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the graphic fiction novel, Out of the Past. It is described as a sea monster attacking from the depths of the ocean. It is also able to produce a green mist, which can create illusions.

Mermaids
Mermaids are native to the Enchanted Forest and Neverland, and first appear in the first episode of the third season of Once Upon a Time. They are sea creatures with lower halves of a swimming fin and the upper bodies bearing resemblance to a human woman's. Their power is great in attacking ships, but they are evasive to fire. According to Hook, mermaids are liars and cannot be trusted.

Known Mermaids

 * A mermaid named Ariel, who befriends Snow White and later assists Belle with finding a special box.
 * Snow White briefly became a mermaid because of the bracelet that Ariel (originally given to her by the Evil Queen) gave her.
 * A mermaid, originally part of a swarm ramming Hook's ship, is separated after being caught on fishing line by Emma and Mary Margaret. Along with her, a conch shell stuck in the net is pulled up to deck. Unable to plead her way through to being set free, the mermaid signals a sound from the shell to the sky; causing a rumbling of an approaching storm. She warns they must let her go, or die. Unable to come to a unanimous decision with the others, Regina makes the choice to turn the mermaid into a wooden statue to stop whatever was summoned by the shell. Rather than that, it speeds up into a full on storm.

Mock Turtle
The Mock Turtle is native to Wonderland, and first appears in the second episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. It is a huge aquatic turtle with its back as big as an island.

Known Mock Turtle

 * Alice and Will Scarlet end up on the back of a Mock Turtle after being dropped by Silvermist. They use the creature to take them to the other side of the lake.

Mome Raths
Mome Raths are native to Wonderland, and first appear in the ninth episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. They are some of the wildest and deadliest creatures of the land, which look like big black wolves with two sparkling violet eyes (though the illustration in Jafar's book depicts it as a three-headed creature). According to the Red Queen, their mouths are full of fangs, which give the appearance they are pressed together by two beds of nails. They are also attracted to bright lights.

Known Mome Raths

 * Five Mome Raths attacked the Red Queen, Alice, and Cyrus when they were tied to a post by peasants are angry at the Red Queen for not protecting their lands from the wild beasts that have been invading their lands. The lit fires surrounding the trio attract them, even though they put out the torches, due to the glow of Alice's necklace. She throws the pendant at the Mome Raths, who then begin fighting over the object, while the three of them flee.

Ogres
Ogres are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the third episode of the second season of Once Upon a Time. They are large, brutish, and dark creatures at constant enemies with humans in Ogre Wars. Their strength lies in their sense of hearing, but are blind and can usually be taken down if shot in the eye.

Known Ogres

 * An ogre, follower of the Evil Queen, is one of the "dark souls" that gather to see her cast the Dark Curse.
 * Emma is almost killed by an ogre, but he is shot and taken down by Mary Margaret.
 * An ogre attacks Belle and her mother during the war.

Phantom Knights
The Phantom Knights are a bunch of possessed armor that reside in Brocéliande. A bunch of them attacked David Nolan after he claimed a specific toadstool. They tried to drown David only for him to be saved by King Arthur.

Rock Trolls
Rock Trolls are a type of Troll native to Arendelle, and first appear in the first episode of the fourth season. They reside at the Valley of the Living Rock. They have the ability to morph into rocks. The Rock Trolls are said to be more friendly than the Bridge Trolls. According to the Snow Queen, they can erase memories.

Known Rock Trolls

 * Grand Pabbie is the Rock Troll King. He helped Anna and Elsa find out where their parents, prior to their deaths, were headed towards on a sea voyage.

Sarlacc
The Sarlacc is native to Wonderland, and is mentioned in the third episode. In the Red Queen's book, it is depicted as a long quadruped creature with two tusks and a tail. The book also shows it as living on a mountain near the ocean. It is able to digest his victims over a millennia.

Siren
The Siren is native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the thirteenth episode of the first season. She is the guardian of Lake Nostos, and protect its waters from everyone. She uses the waters to transform herself into her victims' desires, then drowns them in the Lake.

Unicorns
Unicorns are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the second episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. Each bears a resemblance to a horse, except their foreheads are decorated with a horn. It is unknown if they possess any special powers.

Known Unicorns

 * A unicorn is a pet and companion of the witch Maleficent.
 * When Rumplestiltskin is teaching Regina how to use magic, he required her to rip out the heart of a unicorn and crush it.
 * Snow White and Prince Charming searched for a unicorn so they may see a vision of what their daughter, Emma, will become in the future once they touch its horn.

Werewolves
Werewolves are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the fifteenth episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. A person has the ability to turn into a wolf if born via genetic inheritance with the ability to shapeshift during the full moon, also known as "wolf's time". A person born without the gene can become susceptible to also having the ability to shapeshift by being scratched by a werewolf.

Known Werewolves

 * Adalyn
 * Adair
 * Anita
 * Granny
 * Quinn
 * Red Riding Hood/Ruby

Will-o'-the-wisps
Will-o'-the-wisps, better known as the Wisps, are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the first episode of the five season of Once Upon a Time. They are living beings which appear as flying blue flames. They are able to lead people to where ever they need to be.

Known Will-o'-the-wisps

 * Merida and Emma tracked down a wisp when they met. After Merida captured it, she told Emma that she would be able to use it after her. However, after being convinced by the Darkness - under Rumplestiltskin's appearance - that Merida was lying, Emma confronted the warrior queen, as she was asking the Wisp to help her. After their confrontation, the wisp "runs away", and Merida decides to go after it.

Wraith
The Wraith is native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the first appear of the second season. It hunts its victim down and sucks its soul out, leaving a lifeless body. According to Regina Mills, it is an undead creature and thus cannot be killed again. A Wraith Medallion is able to summon it.