Red Queen

"You should know better than anyone that the surest way to make me do something is to tell me that I can't."

- Anastasia to Will Scarlet

Queen Anastasia, formerly known as the Red Queen and later as the White Queen, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. She débuts in the first episode. She is portrayed by starring cast member Emma Rigby.

The Red Queen is based on the character with the same name from Lewis Carroll's novella "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There". She also represents the White Queen from the same story.

Trivia

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Etymology

 * The name "Anastasia" is of Greek origin and means "resurrection".

Character Notes

 * The Red Queen has a jubjub bird.
 * The Red Queen has many aspects in common with Cinderella's stepsister from the Cinderella film, such as sharing the same name as her and the fact that a prince chose her stepsister instead of herself.
 * However, Adam Horowitz has confirmed that the Red Queen is not Cinderella's stepsister.
 * Cora said that Anastasia reminds her of herself. She also said that she's much more the kind of daughter she'd choose to have.


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Production Notes

 * Anastasia was the casting call name which was given to Aurora's character.


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Popular Culture

 * In most adaptations of Lewis Carrol's novels, she is usually merged or confused with the Queen of Hearts. In this series, like the original, they are two different characters, Cora being the Queen of Hearts and Anastasia being the Red Queen.
 * Also in Lewis Carroll's novels and most adaptions, the Red and White Queens are shown as separate characters. However, in this series, Anastasia is originally the villainous Red Queen, but later goes on to become the good-hearted White Queen.


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Costume Notes

 * The Red Queen's crown was made by Vancouver-based accessories designer Medicina Designs. The crown was comprised of red cut glass stones, rhinestones and Swarovski crystal beads. The original crown had prominent rhinestone spikes, but they were shortened by the costume department, who also added more gemstones to the front.
 * In the original promo and the twenty minute preview, the Red Queen wore a much more revealing outfit than she did in the actual premiere.