Blue Fairy

"I hear your wish, you don’t need to wish it so loudly."

- Blue Fairy to Jiminy

Reul Ghorm, better known as the Blue Fairy and Blue, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the first episode of the first season. She is portrayed by guest star Keegan Connor Tracy, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Mother Superior.

The Blue Fairy is based on the Fairy with Turquoise Hair from the children's story, Pinocchio.

Trivia

 * During casting, Keegan Connor Tracy went though four auditions to get the part of the Blue Fairy.
 * The part of the Blue Fairy was offered to Lady Gaga, but the creators never heard back from her manager.
 * Additionally, Lady Gaga claims she does not accept acting job offers. Instead, she would like to be offered the possibility to make an audition for a character and earn the job.
 * According to Keegan Connor Tracy, it takes close to an hour to dress her in the Blue Fairy costume.
 * Additionally, the costume was made from scratch, and designed to fit in the harnesses used with the rigs that make the Blue Fairy "fly". The corset features real boning, and is heavy.
 * During season one, the costume was the most expensive on the show.
 * When filming as the Blue Fairy, Keegan Connor Tracy is alone on a green screen stage.
 * "The Blue Fairy" was a name given to the character in the 1940 Disney film version of Pinocchio, as her name in the original story was simply "The Fairy with Turquoise Hair".
 * She is the first fairy to appear in the series.
 * Emma wishes on a candle shaped like a blue star, an allusion to the scene in Disney's 1940 film Pinocchio, in which Geppetto wishes on a blue star and his wish is granted by the Blue Fairy.
 * The Blue Fairy is also referred to as "Reul Ghorm," which is Scots Gaelic for "blue star". Additionally, the Blue Fairy's Storybrooke counterpart's first and last name is Reul Ghorm.
 * Morraine refers to her as an "ancient being"; making her even older than Rumplestiltskin, and one of the oldest characters on the show.
 * She has lied, despite claiming to Rumplestiltskin that fairies don't lie. She tells Snow White and Prince Charming, at Geppetto's insistence, that the magic tree can only protect one person from the Dark Curse, when, in actuality, it can save two.
 * There is a blue star on the side of Billy's truck, which is a reference to the Blue Fairy.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.


 * The Blue Fairy's name appears on the list Tamara has in "The Evil Queen".
 * The Blue Fairy appears in Henry's storybook in "The Snow Queen".