Red Riding Hood

"My mother wanted me to choose between being a wolf and being a human. Granny did, too. You are the only person who ever thought it was okay for me to be both."

- Red Riding Hood to Snow White

Ruby "Red" Lucas, better known as Red Riding Hood, 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 Meghan Ory, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Ruby.

Red Riding Hood is based on the titular character and the Wolf from the fairytale, "Little Red Riding Hood", the Wolf from the composition, "Peter and the Wolf", and on Rose-Red from the fairytale, "Snow-White and Rose-Red".

Trivia

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Etymology

 * The name "Red" is a masculine name of English origin, which refers to the color of the same name. The name is derived from Old English read. It was originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion.
 * The surname "Lucas" is of Latin origin derived from the Greek given name "Loukas", meaning "from Lucania", an ancient region in Italy.
 * Red is one of very few Enchanted Forest characters to have a known surname.

Character Notes

 * Red, like all werewolves, is immune to any weapon except silver while in the form of a werewolf.
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Props Notes

 * A small doll plushie of Red Riding Hood sits on the shelf of Emma's nursery in the Enchanted Forest.
 * In Henry's room, there are numerous faiytale illustrations, including several of Red Riding Hood:
 * "Little Red Riding Hood" (1875), by the artist and book illustrator Walter Crane.
 * An illustration from 1867 by Gustave Doré, which depicts a scene with Red Riding Hood in bed with the wolf.
 * "Red Riding Hood", a watercolor painting by the freelance illustrator Medusa Lemieux, from the 2009 Student Scholarship Competition at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.
 * "Red Riding Hood meets old Father Wolf", another illustration by Doré.
 * In Henry's storybook, there is an illustration of Red Riding Hood from 1909, by the famous book illustrator Arthur Rackham.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.


 * Red Riding Hood appears in Henry's storybook in "Selfless, Brave and True" and "The New Neverland".