Talk:Rumplestiltskin/@comment-34924658-20180202045124/@comment-25375217-20180202053430

I agree with Tyson. Rumple filled the exact role of the Fairy Godmother for Cinderella. If we can't call him the Fairy Godmother because of his morals, then we can't say Once's Peter Pan is based on Peter Pan, either, since the original Peter Pan was heroic. The Crocodile from Peter Pan didn't also murder Captain Hook's wife out of revenge. All he did was eat Hook's hand. Really, Rumple was just filling the role of Rumpelstiltskin since he was just getting revenge on someone who wronged him. The Regina/Ursula comparison is the most accurate. There are two actual Ursulas on the show, but Regina filled her role -- giving Ariel legs and taking her voice. She didn't do this because she wanted leverage over Triton. She didn't do it because Ariel was paying her. She did it because she wanted to torture Snow White. And yet, she was still Ursula, because she gave Ariel legs and took her voice. Rumple didn't help Cinderella because he wanted to be nice. He did it because he wanted her kid (or, actually, a favor from Emma). And yet, he's still the Fairy Godmother, because he provided her with a gown, glass slippers, and carriage to the ball.