Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1916997-20150312220054/@comment-25926288-20150507150342

Utter solitude wrote: I'm saying, realm-jumping is either a hard-learned skill (say, Jefferson had to make his hat or perfect the actual travel in some way) or it just requires the hat (or whatever magical item) to do. In either case, Rumple would definitely utilize Jefferson, that's his style. Why bother learning some complicated skill when an expert you can use already exists? XD I'm just more inclined to believe that there is some actual skill involved - Regina needed Jefferson's help in "An Apple Red as Blood", after all. Granted, magic was in short supply, but just the fact that she sought him out makes me think there's some skill involved. I'll go with a required item, unless you are banishing someone. Jefferson seemed to not make his hat, since he couldn't make one work in Wonderland. He's not magical, so he can't enchant it will a spell.

Jefferson is a realm jumper (Rumple's words to the Blue Fairy) and I think he has unique talents no other has unless they are the sorcerer or have magic items to do so.