Mermaid Magic

Mermaid Magic
Type of Magic
General Information
Worlds:	Fairy Tale Land Neverland
Usage Information
Effects:	See "Uses"
Used by:	See "Practitioners"
Show Information
First appearance:	"The Heart of the Truest Believer"
Latest appearance:	"A Wondrous Place"
Relevant Pages

“

Mermaid magic. It works across realms.

”

—Ariel to Hook ^src

Mermaid Magic is a type of magic featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It first appears in the first episode of the third season.

Mermaid magic is based on the magic of the same name from European folklore.

Uses

Mermaid magic is a set of magical abilities possessed by mermaids. It enables mermaids to:

• Travel across realms ("Ariel," "Dark Hollow")
• Communicate across them using enchanted conch shells ("Ariel")
• Summon storms ("The Heart of the Truest Believer")
• Make hypnotic powerful voice that can lure ships to their death ("Poor Unfortunate Soul")

Practitioners

• Mermaids
  • Ariel
  • An unknown mermaid
• Ursula

Trivia

• On-Screen Notes

On-Screen Notes

• When world-crossing, mermaids may have to travel couple of worlds in order to get where they want, unlike magic doors, cyclones or other world-crossing elements that directly transport someone to their destination. ("Dark Hollow")
  • This was actually touched upon by Jefferson, who said "They touch one another, pressing up in a long line of lands...". ("Hat Trick")
• Even after she turned herself into a cecaelia, Ursula is still able to use mermaid magic. It is unknown if it means that cecaelias are also capable of using mermaid magic, or if Ursula just kept her mermaid abilities despite her transformation. ("Poor Unfortunate Soul")

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Three
"The Heart of the Truest Believer":	"Lost Girl":	"Quite a Common Fairy":	"Nasty Habits":	"Good Form":	"Ariel":	"Dark Hollow":	"Think Lovely Thoughts":	"Save Henry":	"The New Neverland":	"Going Home":
Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent
"New York City Serenade":	"Witch Hunt":	"The Tower":	"Quiet Minds":	"It's Not Easy Being Green":	"The Jolly Roger":	"Bleeding Through":	"A Curious Thing":	"Kansas":	"Snow Drifts":	"There's No Place Like Home":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Four
"A Tale of Two Sisters":	"White Out":	"Rocky Road":	"The Apprentice":	"Breaking Glass":	"Family Business":	"The Snow Queen":	"Smash the Mirror":	"Fall":	"Shattered Sight":	"Heroes and Villains":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Darkness on the Edge of Town":	"Unforgiven":	"Enter the Dragon":	"Poor Unfortunate Soul":	"Best Laid Plans":	"Heart of Gold":	"Sympathy for the De Vil":	"Lily":	"Mother":	"Operation Mongoose Part 1":	"Operation Mongoose Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Six
"The Savior":	"A Bitter Draught":	"The Other Shoe":	"Strange Case":	"Street Rats":	"Dark Waters":	"Heartless":	"I'll Be Your Mirror":	"Changelings":	"Wish You Were Here":	"Tougher Than the Rest":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Murder Most Foul":	"Ill-Boding Patterns":	"Page 23":	"A Wondrous Place":	"Mother's Little Helper":	"Awake":	"Where Bluebirds Fly":	"The Black Fairy":	"The Song in Your Heart":	"The Final Battle Part 1":	"The Final Battle Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Absent	Archive	Absent	Absent

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.