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All magic comes with a price... and now, it's yours to pay.

—Zoso after Rumpelstiltskin has stabbed him src

Zoso, better known as the Dark One, was a minor character on Once Upon a Time. He was a terrifying entity with unmatched magical powers. He was later killed by Rumplestiltskin.

History

Season One

The being known as the Dark One was an unmatched sorcerer who used his powers to force parents to send their children off to fight in The Ogre Wars under the auspices of The Duke. However, despite his abilities, the Dark One was little more than a slave used by the Duke to carry out his brutal will, due to the latter's possession of a magical dagger which was the source of the Dark One's power.

Seeking freedom from the Duke's control, the Dark One manipulated the coward known as Rumplestiltskin by disguising himself as a poor beggar. Rumplestiltskin offered him a meal and shelter for the night. While staying at Rumplestiltskin's home, he told him of the dagger that controlled the Dark One.

After convincing Rumplestilskin to burn down the Duke's castle, steal the magic dagger, and keep the Dark One as his own slave, Zoso went on to viciously insult Rumplestilskin to the point where he stabbed him in a blind rage.

Upon dying and reverting back to his human form, the Dark One lamented that his life was a great burden, and that Rumplestiltskin was the perfect pawn in ensuing his death because he, like the Dark One himself, was a desperate man.

Appearances

Trivia

  • Meets Rumplestiltskin while disguised as a beggar.
  • Killed by Rumplestiltskin, who becomes the next Dark One.
  • Name is a possible homage to the moniker for guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zepplin.
  • His name may be related to the entity "zozo", which is said to be a malevolent spirit - sometimes called "the spirit of destruction".
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