Prince Phillip

"Now that we're together, we'll restore this castle and our kingdom, and, as we dreamt, be here always."

- Phillip to Aurora

Prince Phillip, formerly known as the Yaoguai, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the first episode of the second season. He is portrayed by guest star Julian Morris, and does not have a Storybrooke counterpart.

Prince Phillip is based on the Prince from the fairytale, "Sleeping Beauty"; and the character of the same name from the Disney film, Sleeping Beauty.

Trivia
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Etymology

 * The word "Yaoguai" (妖怪) is of Chinese origin, which means "monster".

Character Notes

 * The Yaoguai is featured in the title card for "The Outsider".
 * The book that Belle uses to locate the Yaoguai is written in Chinese. It says "由他催毀之村落中的", which translates as "The village he destroyed".


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Production Notes

 * The casting call described him as a man who "has been on many long, hard journeys, and is a warrior from a kingdom that is no longer as well off as it once was."


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Set Dressing

 * In Henry's room, there are numerous fairytale illustrations, including pictures from the fairytale of "Sleeping Beauty":
 * An illustration by the English artist and book illustrator Walter Crane, from The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book (1875), depicting a scene where Sleeping Beauty and the prince watch as the royal court awakens from the sleeping curse.
 * Another picture from the same book, where the prince awakens Sleeping Beauty, is also seen.
 * An illustration of Sleeping Beauty and her Prince, which can be found on several online websites. However, its origin is unknown.
 * Part of "And there, on a bed the curtains of which were drawn wide, he beheld the loveliest vision he had ever seen" by the British illustrator Edmund Dulac, from Arthur Quiller-Couch's book The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales (1910).
 * On the notice board where Marco posts his drawing of Pinocchio, there is a poster with an illustration by Walter Crane, from The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book, illustrating a scene from the fairytale of "Sleeping Beauty", where the prince is on his way to the titular characters's palace.

Costume Notes

 * Prince Phillip' chest plate has a sun embossed on it.
 * In "Siege Perilous, a member of King Arthur's court is wearing the same chest plate.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.