Queen Snow White is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts, with her only appearance, in the tenth episode of the sixth season. She is portrayed by starring cast member Ginnifer Goodwin, and is the Wish Realm version of Snow White.
History
In this realm created by the Evil Queen's wish for Emma to have never been the Savior, Snow White and Prince Charming successfully defeat the Evil Queen by taking away her magic, thus preventing her from ever casting the Dark Curse, before they later become Queen Snow and King David. On Emma's birthday, Snow attends the celebration and watches as she blows out her cake candle. Later, Emma tells her parents about a dream she had where she was in a land called Storybrooke battling the Evil Queen. Emma doubts that it was a mere dream and reveals that she woke up to find a sword underneath her bed, though Snow assures her that it was likely left by one of the servants after cleaning the armory. They are interrupted when Sir Henry walks in, apologizing for being late. After discussing his upcoming knighting ceremony, the family reminisces over Henry's deceased father for a moment before continuing with the birthday festivities. ("Wish You Were Here," "Eloise Gardener")
Later, Snow and David find the Evil Queen talking to Emma in the forest. When Snow's arrow narrowly misses her, the Queen is alerted to their presence. The couple question how she was able to return when they banished her for good with help from the fairies. David shows the Evil Queen his sword and reminds her that it was the sword that banished her, but before he can take her down, she teleports away. Despite the threat of the Queen's return, Snow and David attend Henry's knighting ceremony, assuring Emma that they can defeat the Queen once more before beginning. Before the ceremony can be completed, the Queen barges in and freezes the royal couple in place, threatening them and daring Emma to try and stop her. When Emma begs for mercy, the Queen teleports herself, David, and Snow away. ("Wish You Were Here")
Imprisoned in the Evil Queen's castle, Snow and David keep a strong front by insisting that she will not succeed. The Queen, actually Regina from the real world, responds that her only goal is to get Emma to accept herself as a hero. Emma soon arrives, but instead of fighting the Evil Queen, she offers the key to the kingdom in return for her parents' freedom. The Evil Queen refuses the key and insists that Emma must learn to fight her, and in order to give her a reason, she rips out Snow and David's hearts. Emma falls to her knees and begs her to stop, however, the Queen crushes them, killing the king and queen, in an attempt to push Emma to remember her real self. ("Wish You Were Here")
Family
Snow White † | Prince Charming † | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Princess Emma | Baelfire † | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
- Solid lines denote blood parent-child relationship
- Dashed lines denote marriage and relationships that result in offspring
- † denotes the deceased
Trivia
Costume Notes
- When Queen Snow runs into the "Evil Queen," she is wearing[1] the same outfit worn by her Storybrooke counterpart in the Season Five episodes "Nimue,"[2] "Birth,"[3] and "Broken Heart".[4] ("Wish You Were Here")
- The dress Queen Snow is wearing during Henry's knighting ceremony[5] is the same dress worn by the Storybrooke counterpart of her main reality persona during Roni's coronation in the Season Seven episode "Leaving Storybrooke".[6] ("Wish You Were Here")
Appearances
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 | Appears | Mentioned |
"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 | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent |
Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
"Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
"A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Mentioned | Mentioned |
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 | Absent | Absent | Archive |
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.