Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24029015-20150701102234/@comment-26159109-20151027184914

Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: Farerb wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: Only the people in Storybrooke were pulled in, so no Ursula.

And Maleficent was only revived in Storybrooke, if she left it, she'd become dust again. So she was a pile of ashes in the AU until it was reverted and she was brought back in Storybrooke. Either that, or she's ash again.

Though I do like that whole "Red and Maleficent switched roles" thing. No. There was magic in AU, so Maleficent didn't turn to dust. Doesn't matter, Maleficent said in Mother that she couldn't leave Storybrooke. That means not even the EF could sustain her, though she was talking about the LWM. Like you've said, she was speaking about LWM since there is no magic. I thought that was clear enough.