History Characters / SleepingBeauty

* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: What the Goons appear to be. They are all short humanoids with greenish skin resembling traditional goblins. Some have pig-like snouts, others have beaks or crocodilian jaws, and some also have horns.

* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: What the Goons appear to be. Some have pig-like snouts, beaks and crocodilian jaws. Some also have horns.

* AdvertisedExtra: In the original, he just serve wine to the Kings during their scene and is only seen for a moment in the sequence when the Good Fairies put every single inhabitant of the castle to sleep.

* TheAlcoholic: He is shown to love wine very much, enough so that he continually sneaks sips of the 16-year-old vintage King Hubert has been saving for the day of Aurora's return ''while'' ''the'' ''two'' ''kings'' ''are'' ''still'' ''drinking.'' He even uses starts pouring the wine into his lute like a flagon while the kings are distracted by their toast.

*** The most memorable of these instances is the VideoGame/KingdomHearts franchise. In the first game and second games, the Heartless (creatures of pure darkness) are commanded by her and she is the de-facto leader of the villain conspiracy seeking to rule all worlds.

** In VideoGame/KingdomHearts this is played straight; if her remains are brought before those who have forgotten her, their returning memories can somehow restore her to life.

'''Voiced in Latin American Spanish by''': Alejandro Algara (1959), Mario Filio (speaking), Manuel Acosta (singing) (2001, 2008)\\

* StockSoundEffect: Not in the films, but rather in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''. Here, his caws are taken from Franchise/TheHauntedMansion, conveniently provided by the original vocalist for Diablo who also did the effects for the Mansion's Raven.

* PsychoticSmirk: It's a bit subtle, but can be seen a lot of the time.

Round Stefan's castle, '''CAST''' '''THY''' '''SPELL!'''\\

-->'''Maleficent:''' A forest of thorns shall be his tomb;
Bourne through the skies on a cloud of doom!
Now go with a curse, and serve me well;
Round Stefan's castle, '''CAST''' '''THY''' '''SPELL!'''

* TheAce: Maleficent is widely considered to be amongst the coolest villains Disney has ever produced (if not ''the'' coolest), and indisputably one of the most formidable (if not ''the'' most formidable).
** This is acknowledged by Disney itself in other media, where during Villain team-ups Maleficent often takes on a leading role.

* AdaptationalVillainy: The Old Fairy is pretty evil in the original version, but she's pretty tame compared to Maleficent, who takes a more active role in the plot and whose powers come from Hell itself. Also, in many versions of the story, the spindle/bit of flax that dooms the princess is courtesy of some harmless old woman who didn't know better.

* DarkIsEvil: She dresses in black and purple that look like flames.

* EnragedByIdiocy: She is quite angered when her Goons inform her that they've searched every cradle in the kingdom, not know that Aurora would grow up. Her response is to zap them with her staff.

* FatalFlaw: [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Her inability to understand good.]] As pointed out by Fauna, Maleficent doesn't understand the concepts of kindness, altruism and empathy. The Three Fairies exploit this weakness to hide Aurora away by posing as peasant women rather than using magic. As expected, Maleficent is blindsided by this and is unable to find Aurora for 16 years (though it's mostly in part of her minions being absolute idiots and looking for a baby for 16 years). If Diablo hadn't seen Flora and Merriweather's magic fight, Maleficent's prophecy never would've been fulfilled.
* FauxAffablyEvil: She will sometimes act polite, even gracious... but it's only to soften her target up a bit before she strikes. The first and probably best example is when she pretends she's not offended at being disinvited to Aurora's christening, only to curse the infant princess with death seconds later.

* KnightOfCerebus: The film is whimsical and joyous in its opening scenes and in the castle. Then the wind kicks up, cue thunderbolt, and cue Maleficent, and the situation changes immediately; there is '''zero''' joking or smiles whenever she's onscreen.

* LeanAndMean: Compared to the more stout and kind fairies. Even more so after the TimeSkip. Sixteen years of frustration has left her looking more skeletal and exhausted than before.

* MoralMyopia: Murdering a baby for not being invited to its christening is pretty extreme, to say the least, but especially so when you go around calling yourself the "Mistress of All Evil", explicitly use [[BadPowersBadPeople black magic from Hell itself]], actively ''cultivate'' an [[CardCarryingVillain image of pure evilness]], and generally act like a total {{Jerkass}} to everyone [[PetTheDog but your loyal (and still evil) pet bird]] (whom you even named [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Diablo]]). Inviting her at all would have been utterly insane, and in all likelihood she would have cursed Aurora or done some other evil act even if she ''had'' been.

* TheAlcoholic: He is shown to love wine and he put wine into his medieval guitar as he fell asleep.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Candy Candido, Pinto Colvig, Bob Amsberry; Hans Conried (demo voice), Bill Thompson (demo voice); Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, Randy Crenshaw, Dennis Kyle (Legacy Collection); Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}} (''Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom''); Ciro Calderón (1959) and Enrique Mederos, Luis Alfonso Padilla and Ismael Castro (2001) (Latin American Spanish)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Candy Candido, Vance Colvig Jr, Bobby Amsbery; Hans Conried (demo voice), Bill Thompson (demo voice); Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, Randy Crenshaw, Dennis Kyle (Legacy Collection); Creator/DeeBaker, Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}} (''Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom''); Ciro Calderón (1959) and Enrique Mederos, Luis Alfonso Padilla and Ismael Castro (2001) (Latin American Spanish)

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her impulsiveness leads to quite a few dire situations, to the point of it being a FatalFlaw. For starters, she really should have known better than to tell a an obvious member of TheFairFolk they weren't wanted at the christening, especially since Maleficent at least acts like she wants to give them a chance to set the record straight.

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* HasTwoMommies: A variant. Aurora was raised by her three "aunts".

* ContraltoOfDanger: Maleficent has a low voice and is the BigBad and possibly the most powerful character in the story.

* AdvertisedExtra: Poor Aurora is actually in a coma for the second half of the film. And the first half? She's losing screen time to the fairies, her love interest Prince Phillip, and even Maleficent.

* TheCharmer: A friendly version. He is shown to be able to manipulate others to do things for him, such as when he goads his horse to find Aurora in the woods and when he is able to get King Hubert to agree to his desire to marry the peasant girl he met in the woods.

* KnightInShiningArmour: The climax of the movie is a battle with Prince Phillip up against Maleficent to save Princess Aurora and the kingdom from their eternal slumber.

* SurroundedByIdiots: Her plan goes nowhere because her minions don't understand that Aurora would have aged over the years, causing them to search exclusively for a baby for over a decade (although it's also clear that they had never visited the cottage prior).

* AdaptationalVillainy: The Old Fairy is pretty evil in the original version, but she's pretty tame compared to Maleficent, who acts as the devil stand-in and takes a more active role in the plot.

* LeeroyJenkins: It's very subtle, but when the fairies go to the dungeon where Phillip's been chained to the wall and free him, Phillip's about ready to go into battle bare-handed. Fortunately, Flora stops him and arms him with the magical Sword of Truth and Shield of Virtue before gets himself killed, which, considering that a kiss between Aurora and Phillip would've been that of true love and "true love's kiss" is the only thing that can awaken Aurora from her enchanted sleep, would've massively screwed up the fairies' plan to break the curse.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The Shield of Virtue is flameproof and must also be heat-resistant, since he uses it to guard against a ''lot'' of fire from Maleficent.
* MarryForLove: Wants to marry for love as opposed to for station once he meets Briar Rose, as he tells his father King Hubert.

* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: He didn't think so at first, when he met and fell in love with his incognito fiancée thinking she was a peasant girl, but things worked out perfectly when she was the very person he was supposed to marry anyway.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He is a prince who slayes an evil sorceress-turned-dragon.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: We have sweet and naive Fauna (nice), impulsive and short-tempered Merryweather (mean), and calm and wise but occasionally bossy Flora (in-between).

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: A RareMaleExample. Despite being bound, gagged, blasted, zapped, lapidated, thorned, burned, and clawed, the dude comes fresh as roses and ready for a ball!

* KnightInShiningArmour: The climax of the movie is a battle with Prince Phillip up against Maleficent to save Princess Aurora and the kingdom from their enternal slumber.
* LeeroyJenkins: It's very subtle, but when the fairies go to the dungeon where Phillip's been chained to the wall and free him, Phillip's about ready to go into battle armed with nothing but his own fists. Fortunately, Flora stops him and arms him with the magical Sword of Truth and Shield of Virtue before he can go and get himself killed, which, considering that a kiss between Aurora and Phillip would've been that of true love and "true love's kiss" is the only thing that can awaken Aurora from her enchanted sleep, would've massively screwed up the fairies' plan to break the curse.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: His shield is flameproof and must also be heat-resistant, since he uses it to guard against a ''lot'' of fire from Maleficent.

* NervesOfSteel: Shows approximately no fear while fighting a witch-turned-dragon with his back to a cliff.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: To an extent. When he and Aurora first meet in the forest, he keeps grabbing her hand and pulls her closer to him, even as she attempts to leave since he is a stranger.

* WouldHitAGirl: He would stab a ScaledUp evil sorceress with a sword.

* ParentalSubstitute: To Aurora, although they refer to themselves as her aunts.

* RhymesOnADime: All three fairies deliver their gifts to Aurora in rhyme. Later, when preparing for Aurora's birthday, they do this again, which, coupled with the fact that Maleficent occasionally does the same, suggests that rhyming helps in the casting of spells.

* ShipperOnDeck: They all gaze happily at Aurora and Phillip's DanceOfRomance at the end.

'''Voiced in Russian by''': Creator/OlgaGolovanova (Fauna)