Happy

"Look what you're doing to Happy!"

- Grumpy to Snow White

Happy is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the first episode of the first season. He is portrayed by guest star Michael Coleman, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Happy.

Happy is based on one of the Seven Dwarves from the fairytale, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves".

History
Happy is hatched from his egg the same day as his seven other brothers. After being cleaned up, he receives his name from his magic pick axe before going to work in the dwarf mines. He is celebrating at the pub when Dreamy mentions he does not feel well. Bossy states dwarves don't get sick, but a young woman named, Belle, states Dreamy has fallen in love. At her words, Dreamy realizes he has fallen in love with a fairy, Nova. One night, Dreamy returns from Firefly Hill after breaking up with Nova. Happy watches Dreamy break his ax and receive his new axe and new name: Grumpy.
 * -|Before the Curse=

Happy is one of the Seven Dwarves whom Snow White befriends after she is imprisoned in King George's castle for trying to sneak in and meet with Prince Charming. She helps Grumpy get away after his friend, Stealthy, frees them from their cells, but King George's soldiers catch them trying to run. In the midst of it, Stealthy is shot dead. Snow White surrenders herself to King George in an effort to allow Grumpy to get away safely. Later, she leaves the castle unharmed after rejecting Prince Charming's love on King George's orders, and the seven dwarves—including Happy—walk beside her in the woods. They let her stay with them at their cottage, but to their horror, Snow White has taken the forgetful potion Rumplestiltskin gave her to forget about Prince Charming.

Snow White progressively becomes colder and meaner; having lost all the warmth and kindness she had. After some time, Grumpy calls her for dinner one day, and she follows after much resistance. She finds all seven dwarves gathered into the room together with Jiminy Cricket present as well. They called a meeting together to bring to Snow White's attention how much she has changed, and how her behavior is affecting all of them. Happy complains she broke his mug, but Snow White insists the mug was ugly anyway. Upset, Happy starts to throw a string of insults at Snow White, but is stopped by Grumpy, who points out to Snow White what her attitude is doing to Happy. Jiminy tries to be a rational voice of reason, but Snow White does not want to listen. She blames the Evil Queen for everything, and sets out to go kill her. Prince Charming is able to stop her in time just as she looses her arrow at the Evil Queen, and restores her with true love's kiss. However, Prince Charming is captured by the Queen's men. Snow White returns to the dwarves and apologizes for her earlier behavior. They help her plan on rescuing Prince Charming.

The plan is for the attacking party—comprised of the seven dwarves and fairies—to get Snow White into the dungeon of King George's castle. Red helps to detect if the coast is clear, and they successfully infiltrate the castle. However, the plan is a failure because King George has already traded Prince Charming away to the Evil Queen, Regina. Regina makes a deal with Snow White—to meet up with her at a certain place free of carrying weapons so they may speak. He is among those who watches Snow White leave to the meeting spot. Despite their pleas to not go, Snow White finds it necessary to follow Regina's terms, and leaves promptly. Happy, his brothers, Red, and Granny who find her after she has eaten the cursed apple appears to be dead.

Prince Charming escapes the Evil Queen's castle with the help of the Huntsman, and after making a deal with Rumplestiltskin, he receives his mother's ring that has been enchanted to glow brighter the closer he is to Snow White's presence. He makes it in time to see the dwarves mourning over Snow White, who they have enclosed in a glass coffin surrounded with flowers. Prince Charming wants to say goodbye, and gives Snow White one last kiss that unexpectedly breaks the curse she is under. Afterwards, they decide to take back the kingdom together.

While Happy, Prince Charming and the rest of the dwarves look on, Snow White rallies some villagers with a speech exposing the truth of the Queen's evil ways and asks them to fight alongside her in taking back the kingdom. The townspeople scatter in fright when the Queen herself shows up, but she is not there for a battle. The Queen gives Snow White the chance to escape with her life unscathed if and when she forfeits the throne. When Snow White challenges this, The Queen deliberately chokes a peasant girl and leaves her nemesis with a two warnings—she has until sundown tomorrow to give up claim to the throne, and for every day the request is met with refusal, one of the princess' loyal subjects will perish. Lastly, the Queen chides her for even thinking she could ever be a ruler or leader. Later, Snow White discusses options with Prince Charming and the dwarves. She decides it's best to do as the Queen says and even though it means exile, at least they will be together and live in peace. Prince Charming tries to change her mind, but Grumpy cuts him off. Due to the prince's adamant opinion that Snow White should have the throne, the dwarves believe he doesn't actually love the princess and accuse him of being a gold-digger. Collectively, the dwarves refuse to help him change Snow White's decision. Somehow, Prince Charming does figure out a way to motivate her into standing up to the Queen with the power of the Excalibur sword. Snow White announces to the Queen that she won't be surrendering the crown, to which the latter begins suffocating Grumpy to death. The other dwarves try to intervene, but are pushed away by the Queen's magic. Snow White manages to cut the Queen with Excalibur, which releases Grumpy. The Queen retreats shortly after Snow White declares the kingdom is hers, and the two speak of a future battle that will settle this. The dwarves finally accept Prince Charming by pouring him a drink. As they are toasting to a new future, Snow White angrily confronts Prince Charming over Excalibur being a fake sword. Shocked, Happy and the dwarves look on as the two talk on the sidelines. In truth, the Excalibur sword is a forgery Prince Charming produced to help Snow White take reign of the courage he knew she had to face the Queen.

The war for the kingdom rages on between the combined forces of the Evil Queen and King George. Eventually, the Evil Queen is captured and faces execution, but when tested by Snow White, she still proves herself to be a vengeful person and thus is banished into exile. With the land at peace, Snow White and Prince Charming decide to marry in the castle with many of their dear friends, including Sleepy, in attendance. Crashing the wedding as an unexpected guest, the Evil Queen incites terror in everyone except Snow White. The Queen outlines her plans to ruin everyone's happiness using a curse, and how the only happiness will be hers. Through Rumplestiltskin, Snow White and Prince Charming learn their unborn child is the savior of the curse the Evil Queen intends to enact over all of the Enchanted Forest.

Finally, the war council find a solution in the building of a magic wardrobe to save one person from the curse. Originally, the plan is to send a pregnant Snow White through the wardrobe, but on the day that the Dark Curse approaches, she goes into labor and gives birth to a daughter, Emma. After Emma is sent to the other world, Happy and the rest of the Enchanted Forest are swallowed up by the curse.


 * -|After Undone Curse=

After Regina takes magical preventive measures to undo Pan's casting of the Dark Curse, all the inhabitants of Storybrooke pay the price by returning to the Enchanted Forest and reverting to their prior personas. In a group, they manifest in the land of Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip. A plan quickly assembles for everyone to make their way to the Queen's old palace. Before they set out, Grumpy learns from Jiminy that fifty inhabitants have landed in the Enchanted Forest two miles away. By Prince Charming's request, Happy and the rest of the dwarves are dispatched to tell the other scattered residents to make their way to the Queen's palace. Afterwards, the dwarves rejoin their own group for the trek to the palace. During the journey, they are accompanied by Friar Tuck, Little John, and Robin Hood of the Merry Men. As they near their destination, Regina deducts there is a protection spell cast by whoever currently residing in the palace, that is keeping them out. For the time being, Robin Hood suggests everyone can take shelter at Sherwood Forest.

Appearances
Note: * denotes archive footage.
 * Happy appears in Henry's storybook in "Queen of Hearts".