Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20171108191331/@comment-25375217-20171108193258

I can see the evidence for CDA's theory that she's based on the Beauty and the Beast Enchantress, but I think she's mostly an original character based on basic villain stereotypes (evil fairy = Maleficent, parent to a hero = Darth Vader, etc.) and a combination of past Once villains (curse-casting mayor = Regina, mother of an anti-hero = Cora, child kidnapper = Peter Pan, overall personality = Zelena, trying to reunite with lost child = Maleficent, considers her actions moral = King Arthur, inconsistent goals manipulation of loved one = Hades)

Tamara and Greg are definitely completely original characters. That's the entire basis of their existence.