Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20131205143032/@comment-1916997-20131211013942

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Arctucrus wrote: I don't know where the WW/Cruella theory emerged but personally I'm not putting too many eggs into its' basket :3 I think, it has to do with the fact that the Wicked Witch of the West was nameless, in the original novel. She was only named in other versions. In Wicked, her name was Elphaba.... and in, The Great and Powerful Oz, she was Theodora.

Cruella De Vil would be a pretty fitting name, for the Wicked Witch ;) It's this reason and a few other reasons, which I will list:

1. The mention on sites about an iconic theme song, points to Cruella, over anybody else.

2. The Wicked Witch of the West has no need for a British accent, but Cruella does.

3. Cruella would fit well in the Land Without Color, with her monotone hair and perchant for black and white spoted dogs. Dorothy Gale is depected as coming from a colorless world in both the original movie, The Wizard of Oz, and it's spiritual prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful.

5. Cruella and Wicked Witch are both okay with cruelty to animals.

4. Once Upon a Time loves having characters be more than one person. It's one of the recurring themes of the show.