List of Creatures

This page lists fictional species featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Bandersnatches
Bandersnatches are native to Wonderland, and first appear in the third episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Bandersnatches are large and extremely fast four-legged creatures bearing a resemblance to wild boars. A pair usually mates for life and when one dies, the other follows in death. As a child, Alice ventures into Wonderland and is left terrified by an encounter with a Bandersnatch. At an older age, she returns and Cyrus teaches her an advantage over Bandersnatches as they have very poor eyesight.

Known Bandersnatches

 * A Bandersnatch is released by the Red Queen and Jafar to attack Alice so she is forced to make her first wish. Alice tricks the beast with the forget me knot with an illusion of herself and Knave, to which the Bandersnatch leaps right into. At this, Alice pulls the forget me knot's rope to loop and hold the Bandersnatch in place. Later, Knave bursts in to kill the creature with a knife.
 * When Knave kills the Bandersnatch, the animal's mate also dies shortly after.

Dragonflies
Dragonflies are native to Wonderland, and first appear in the first episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Dragonflies are insects about the size of a medium bird. Each one has a pair of translucent wings and a long tail with several short leg appendages, a pointed mouth as well as two distinct horns sticking out the crown of their heads. They have the ability to breathe out large mouthfuls of fire.

Known Dragonflies

 * A dragonfly lingering overhead at the Mallow Marsh is grabbed by Alice, who uses it to spray fire onto the sticky surface of the swamp, and frees herself and Knave from sinking in deeper.
 * There are many other dragonflies flying around the area of the Mallow Marsh.

Dragons
Dragons are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the sixth episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They are winged fire-breathing reptiles known to eat humans, attack on sight and live in caves on mountains.

Known Dragons

 * Prince Charming, while taking the place of his twin brother, beheads a dragon inhabiting the mountains in order to merge King George and King Midas' kingdoms.
 * Maleficent takes on a dragon form while fighting against Prince Charming, and later Emma.
 * A magic practitioner known as the Dragon lived in Hong Kong.

Dwarves
Dwarves are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the fourteenth episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They are humanoid creatures and shorter than humans who hatch from eggs, and their only gender is male. There are no female dwarves in existence.

Known Dwarves

 * Bashful
 * Bossy
 * Doc
 * Dopey
 * Grumpy (previously known as Dreamy)
 * Happy
 * Sleepy
 * Sneezy
 * Stealthy
 * Watchy

Fairies
Fairies are native to the Enchanted Forest and Wonderland, and first appear in the first episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They are humanoid little creatures with insect-esque wings. Each fairy has a colorful light surrounding their tiny bodies, and their dresses have the same color. They use fairy dust to practice their magic. Thus far, only female fairies are known to exist.

Known Fairies

 * The Blue Fairy, also known as the Reul Ghorm, the Scottish word for "the Blue Star", is a very powerful fairy. She often comes to the aide of those who wish upon a blue star and can grant wishes.
 * Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, who dies after being killed by Rumplestiltskin.
 * Nova, a pink rookie and clumsy fairy that wishes to become a fairy godmother one day. She falls in love with Dreamy, a dwarf, but she does not leave to start a future with him as planned since the Blue Fairy warns she will lose her wings if she does.
 * Numerous other fairies led by the Blue Fairy when they help Snow White rescue Prince Charming from King George's castle by making the castle guards fall asleep.
 * Tinker Bell, a fairy who ends up losing her wings after disobeying the Blue Fairy in an attempt to help Regina find true love. Currently, she retains none of her former fairy powers.
 * Silvermist, a fairy in Wonderland who acts in service to help people cross the riverside to Mimsy Meadows. She is usually summoned by the act of clapping.

Flying Monkeys
Flying Monkeys are native to Oz, and first appear in the twelfth episode of the third season on Once Upon a Time. They are humanoid creatures with fur-covered bodies that resemble primates. On their backs, they have a pair of wings that allow them to fly. They are also capable of teleporting out of a location in a puff of smoke. After Zelena's powers are taken away by Regina, everyone she once turned into a flying monkey reverts to their human forms.

Known Flying Monkeys

 * A flying monkey that assists the Wicked Witch of the West by collecting Regina's blood.
 * Walsh, a flying monkey in disguise who pretended to be Emma's boyfriend for eight months. After being jilted by her, he reveals his true form.
 * Little John is bitten by a flying monkey, and later turns into one at the hospital.
 * Other residents of Storybrooke, who also disappeared, are presumed to have also turned into flying monkeys similarly to Little John.
 * Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora were both transformed into flying monkeys by the Wicked Witch of the West.

Genies
Genies are native to Agrabah, and first appear in the eleventh episode of the first season on Once Upon a Time. They are powerful humanoid creatures capable of granting three wishes to anyone who has their residential lamp or bottle in possession.

Known Genies

 * Cyrus, a former human who was cursed by the guardian, Nyx, after stealing water from her Well of Wonders to heal his dying mother. As punishment, she entrapped Cyrus and his two brothers in three separate bottles so they are slaves to granting other people's desires. Later, he is freed from servitude and reverts to human after Knave uses Alice's third wish.
 * The Genie of Agrabah, who is granted freedom by King Leopold. He later falls in love with the King's wife, who, in the end, was just using him to kill the king. He uses the last wish from the lamp to stay by her side always, and transforms into a magic mirror.
 * Will, who became a genie as a result of using Alice's last wish to "end her suffering". As a consequence, he is turned into a genie while Cyrus becomes human. He later regains his humanity when the Nyx destroys the genie's curse on him and Cyrus' brothers.
 * Rafi, Cyrus' youngest brother. He, too, is turned by Nyx to be a genie due to going against Nyx's warning, later reverting to human when Nyx breaks the curse.
 * Taj, Cyrus' eldest brother, who suffers the same accursed fate as his siblings. He, too, is returned to a human when Nyx lifts her spell.
 * Jafar, a former human and wicked sorcerer who Nyx transformed into a genie after he stole her water from Alice before she can return it to Nyx.

Giants
Giants are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the thirteenth episode of the second season of Once Upon a Time. Large and massive in stature, they live on a beanstalk. They grow magic beans, which used to be traded with humans until the giants realized people were using them to conquer and plunder other worlds. After humans raid the giants' home, all of Anton's family is slaughtered and he becomes the last living person of his species.

Known Giants

 * Abraham
 * Andre
 * Anton
 * Argyle
 * Arlo

Mermaids
Mermaids are native to the Enchanted Forest and Neverland, and first appear in the first episode of the third season of Once Upon a Time. They are sea creatures with lower halves of a swimming fin and the upper bodies bearing resemblance to a human woman's. Their power is great in attacking ships, but they are evasive to fire. According to Hook, mermaids are liars and cannot be trusted.

Known Mermaids

 * A mermaid, originally part of a swarm ramming Hook's ship, is separated after being caught on fishing line by Emma and Mary Margaret. Along with her, a conch shell stuck in the net is pulled up to deck. Unable to plead her way through to being set free, the mermaid signals a sound from the shell to the sky; causing a rumbling of an approaching storm. She warns they must let her go, or die. Unable to come to a unanimous decision with the others, Regina makes the choice to turn the mermaid into a wooden statue to stop whatever was summoned by the shell. Rather than that, it speeds up into a full on storm.
 * A mermaid named Ariel who befriends Snow White and later assists Belle with finding a special box.

Mome Raths
Mome Raths are native to Wonderland, and first appear in the ninth episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. They are some of the wildest and deadliest creatures of the land, which look like big black wolves with two sparkling violet eyes (though the illustration in Jafar's book depicts it as a three-headed creature). According to the Red Queen, their mouths are full of fangs, which give the appearance they are pressed together by two beds of nails. They are also attracted to bright lights.

Known Mome Raths

 * Five Mome Raths attacked the Red Queen, Alice, and Cyrus when they were tied to a post by peasants. The lit fires surrounding the trio attract them, even though they put out the torches, due to the glow of Alice's necklace. She throws the pendant at the Mome Raths, who then begin fighting over the object, while the three of them flee.

Ogres
Ogres are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the third episode of the second season of Once Upon a Time. They are large, brutish, and dark creatures at constant enemies with humans in Ogre Wars. Their strength lies in their sense of hearing, but are blind and can usually be taken down if shot in the eye.

Known Ogres

 * An ogre, follower of the Evil Queen, is one of the "dark souls" that gather to see her cast the Dark Curse.
 * Emma is almost killed by an ogre, but he is shot and taken down by Mary Margaret.

Trolls
Trolls are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in third episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. They reside beneath the Troll Bridge, and will often trade gold with humans to exchange for precious jewels. One of their dislikes are horses.

Known Trolls

 * On the Troll Bridge, there are various trolls that are involved in the black market and trade with those will offer jewels.

Unicorns
Unicorns are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the second episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. Each bears a resemblance to a horse, except their foreheads are decorated with a horn. It is unknown if they possess any special powers.

Known Unicorns

 * A unicorn is the pet and companion of the witch Maleficent.
 * When Rumplestiltskin is teaching Regina how to use magic, he required her to rip out the heart of a unicorn and crush it.

Werewolves
Werewolves are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the fifteenth episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time. A person has the ability to turn into a wolf if born via genetic inheritance with the ability to shapeshift during the full moon, also known as "wolfs-time". A person born without the gene can become susceptible to also having the ability to shapeshift by being scratched by a werewolf.

Known Werewolves

 * Adalyn
 * Adair
 * Anita
 * Granny
 * Quinn
 * Red Riding Hood/Ruby

Wyverns
Wyverns are native to Wonderland, and first appear in the seventh episode of Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. They are winged fire-breathing reptiles, which are regularly mistaken for dragons. Wyverns are distinguishable by their two hind legs and wings.

Known Wyverns

 * Disguised as Alice's father, Jafar summons a wyvern to attack her and Knave.