Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-6003903-20130506204929/@comment-187.184.157.71-20130515050743

When I first saw the wraith, I immediatly thought about Chernabog. Im referring to the creepy winged demon at the top of a mountain that every Walpurgis night awakens to summon the spirits of the dead and other creatures of the night to dance furiously for His amusment. He is pure evil. Walt Disney once referred to him as Satan himself. So when they asked Gold about who where they up against, he responded that it was someone that all of them should fear. Wich is very creepy taking into consideration that even Rumple, the Dark One, fears him.

Having said that, I was wondering if it wasnt some form of misdirection. The statement was rather ambiguous in my opinion (just an opinion). Perhaps its not precisely Peter Pan he has in mind when he gives out that warning (He also mentioned that not even Greg and Tamara knew of the forces they were dealing with, far greater than they could imagine). Maybe Peter Pan is just another pawn in the greater scheme of things. This is me now wishful thinking, because Chernabog is one of my favorite Disney villains, but I was considering the possibility that Chernabog is the original Dark One and/or is the true source of Rumple´s powers. Take also into consideration that Rumple had a lot of control over that Wraith, he knew how to summon it and what it would do to Regina... just like Chernabog does in Disney lore when he makes the summoning.

Edward and Kitsis technically have access to Disney´s catalog of characters to work with. Chernabog is one of them. They have used Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Hook, Monstro, and by the looks of it Jafar and Ursula perhaps will one day follow. Chernabog is one of the most famous of the villains, regularly shown as their leader. Disney was even pitching the idea of using him as the primary antagonist in the now cancled sequel to the Sorcerer´s Apprentice (the one with Nicholas Cage), so its not that they are ignoring the character and having him just collecting dust in his shelf. Chernabog is quite formidable and he can pull the Big Bad Ending Boss role quite nicely.

I know this has been long, but I just wanted to show you my reasoning for this theory of mine. With what how dark is Neverland, the Wraith and the Shadows eerie appearences, to me at least it smells like Chernabog. Heck, he even could be residing in the ominous central mountain of Neverland island.