Queen of Hearts (Character)


 * This article focuses on the character Queen of Hearts. For Season Two's episode Queen of Hearts, see Queen of Hearts (Episode).

"Off with his head!"

- Speaking to the Knave about Jefferson

The Queen of Hearts is a minor character on Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the seventeenth episode of the first season and is played by guest star Jennifer Koenig. She is the queen of Wonderland. Her Storybrooke counterpart, if she has one, has yet to be revealed.

History
At some point in time, the Queen of Hearts regarded Queen Regina a threat, and thus stole her father Henry. She shrunk him in size, put him in a box, and sealed him in one of her containers that are similar to Queen Regina's vault of hearts.

Regina, determined to get her father back, enlisted the help of magician Jefferson and took Henry back. However, as only two people could leave Wonderland through the Looking Glass, she concealed the information about her father from Jefferson, who ended up being left behind. The Queen of Hearts' guards captured Jefferson and brought him to her. The Queen interrogates him on how he got to Wonderland, and he refuses to answer her. As a result, the Queen orders his head to be cut off.

Jefferson panicks at the loss of his body and tells her the truth. The Queen tells him that in order to get out of Wonderland, he must make another hat of magic that will allow him to do so. He is imprisoned in a room filled with hat-making materials, and that is where he becomes the Mad Hatter. ("Hat Trick")

Trivia

 * She uses the Knave of Hearts as her announcer, and speaks through a long wooden tube.
 * Her face is covered by a red veil.

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