Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5679696-20150427225803/@comment-1894786-20150519051047

Severe Nurse's appearance is a reference to Nurse Ratchet from the Novel "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", with her appearance matching closely that of the 1970's movie. The long-haired mop man is a visual reference to Chief Bromden of the same novel and movie.

But just because she's a reference to Ratchet doesn't mean she can't be her own character (my theory is that she actually IS Nurse Ratchet, from one of the other literary worlds).

Some theories have been the Enchantress from Beauty And The Beast due to the Rose (there is no enchantress in Rumple's history), the Queen of Hearts for the same reason (Cora is the Queen), Ursula due to the ringlets in her hair (we've had three Ursula so far) and someone above me said the Duchess from Alice In Wonderland. I don't know who that is, but it's as good a guess as any.