History Characters / Willow

* GreaterScopeVillain: Of the original movie, since it was her who made Bavmorda into the evil SorcerousOverlord the heroes needed to overthrow.

* ShoutOut: When we met her, she resembles [[Franchise/StarWars Supreme Leader Snoke.]]

-->'''Madmartigan:''' Really? And you're a great sorcerer. And I'm the King of Cashmere.

* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: His response to Willow's claim that Elora is actually a princess.
-->'''Madmartigan:''' Really? And you're a great sorcerer. And "I'm" the King of Cashmere.

* YourHeadASplode: What happens to the head that was impaled by Madmartigan's sword, resulting in the death of the monster.

* MeaningfulName: "Elora" means "ray of sunlight" in Hebrew. Fittingly, she's prophesised to bring about the end of Bavmorada's reign of darkness and terror. And she's adorable, to boot! "Danan" is Hebrew for "Under God's Rule", but it could also be in reference to the Tuatha Dé Dannan of Irish mythology.

Character sheet for the 1988 film ''Film/{{Willow}}'' and its namesake 2022 [[Series/Willow2022 sequel series]].

* CoolSword: He has this weapon that is like a [[http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/jennigirlts/wea1641.jpg sword blade sticking out of the end of a gauntlet.]] Also counts as BladeBelowTheShoulder.

* GutturalGrowler: His voice is harsh and raspy.

* TheHighQueen: In the 2022 SequelSeries, she is ruling queen of Tir Asleen. Backstory not clearly indicated in the theatrical release states that Bavmorda magically seduced the prince of Tir Asleen in her bid for power, and their daughter Sorsha is thus Tir Asleen royalty, apparently heir to her throne. As queen is a beautiful, good ruler, but also flawed by keeping secrets from her children and Elora (also pushing her daughter Kit [[FeminineMotherTomboyishDaughter to be more feminine like her]], which goes against Kit's desires, along with her unwanted {{arranged marriage}}).

* ReallyGetsAround: The Disney+ series reveals he fathered at least 15 children, [[spoiler:including Jade. However,her half-sister Scorpia says that as far as she knows, she and Jade are the only ones still alive]].

* HiddenInPlainSight: Due to a vision Willow had that she would be killed and leave the world in ruins when the forces of evil took over, the series reveals Sorsha determined she would hide Elora Danen as a [[spoiler:simple servant in her castle, Brünhilde (nicknamed Dove), who at first has no idea about this]].

* ButchLesbian: She's a short-haired tomboy who has a masculine clothing style and showed no desire to marry Prince Graydon, training with her "best friend" Jade to swordfight. We soon learn they're in love.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jorge García (Latin American Spanish), Creator/KinryuArimoto (Japanese)

!!!'''Played by:''' Ralph Ineson

* BaritoneOfStrength: Courtesy of Ralph Ineson. When The Lich speaks through him, it gets so deep it's practically underground.

!!!'''Played by:''' Ruth and Kate Greenfield (film), Ellie Bamber (series)

* BaritoneOfStrength: Courtesy of Ralph Ineson. When The Lich speaks through him, it mixes with GutturalGrowler and gets so deep it's practically underground.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Kit has a self-centeredness akin to her father before he found his reason for being. Downplayed slightly, because she raises some valid complaints, but ultimately upheld because she handles them in a bratty manner. She's not that gracious about her friend Jade getting to live her dream of becoming a knight, and it doesn't occur to her that Graydon may not be any more interested in their arranged marriage than she is. It's so much about her in her own eyes that she, at times, completely dismisses the wellbeing of her allies, examples being when she's about to perform a stunt that may injure or kill her brother until she's stopped, verbally supports leaving Boorman to his potential death when they need all the help they can get and screams at Elora about how her father placed said girl prophesied to save the world over her. She never mentions her brother, nor her mother, only herself.

* UngratefulBastard: No matter what he does, Kit is openly disdainful towards Boorman to the point of asking their captors if they would kill him, giving no reasoning other than, in her words, 'He's just the worst'. She is also unappreciative when her brother smoothes things over with Prince Greydon after her own actions threatened to cause a potential incident.

* RoyalBrat: Kit has shades of this. She's often rude and even callous to others, while a princess. While she does have some legitimate complains about her mother [[ArrangedMarriage wanting her to marry a man Kit doesn't love]] (most likely [[IncompatibleOrientation it's impossible]] [[ButchLesbian for her to]] or change her [[TomboyPrincess masculine personal style]], she's pretty entirely even so due to her upbringing, often showing very low regard for others (who [[LoveInterest aren't Jade]], at least) since in spite of those chafing restrictions she'd had an easy life before, being royalty. Despite the few demands she'd put on her, Kit's royal mother Sorsha largely indulged her, and left her plenty of room to become a [[RebelliousPrincess rebellious young woman]].

* SuspendedAnimation: Thought her ForcedTransformation was bad? She has worse in stock.

* TheUsurper: The novelization explained that she used MindControl on the prince to have him marry her, and once she was queen and had established her power base, she sealed the king and all his capital city in SuspendedAnimation, killing his parents while she was at it.

* TheHighQueen: In the 2022 SequelSeries, she is ruling queen of Tir Asleen. Backstory not clearly indicated in the theatrical release states that Bavmorda magically seduced the prince of Tir Asleen in her bid for power, and their daughter Sorsha is thus Tir Asleen royalty.

* ItsAllAboutMe:
** Kit has a self-centeredness akin to her father before he found his reason for being. Downplayed slightly, because she raises some valid complaints, but ultimately upheld because she handles them in a bratty manner. She's not that gracious about her friend Jade getting to live her dream of becoming a knight, and it doesn't occur to her that Graydon may not be any more interested in their arranged marriage than she is.
** It's so much about her in her own eyes that she, at times, completely dismiss the wellbeing of her allies, examples being in when she's about to perform a stunt that may injure or kill her brother until she's stopped, verbally supports leaving Boorman to his potential death when they need all the help they can get and screams at Elora about how her father placed said girl prophesied to save the world over her. She never mentions her brother, nor her mother, only herself.
%%* {{Jerkass}}: Oh so very much.

* BoyishShortHair: She has hers cut short in keeping with her tomboy style and [[ButchLesbian love for Jade, another woman]].

* ItsAllAboutMe: Kit has a self-centeredness akin to her father before he found his reason for being. Downplayed slightly, because she raises some valid complaints, but ultimately upheld because she handles them in a bratty manner. She's not that gracious about her friend Jade getting to live her dream of becoming a knight, and it doesn't occur to her that Graydon may not be any more interested in their arranged marriage than she is.
** It's so much about her in her own eyes that she, at times, completely dismiss the wellbeing of her allies, examples being in when she's about to perform a stunt that may injure or kill her brother until she's stopped, verbally supports leaving Boorman to his potential death when they need all the help they can get and screams at Elora about how her father placed said girl prophesised to save the world over her. She never mentions her brother, nor her mother, only herself.
* Jerkass: Oh so very much.

* UngratefulBastard: No matter what he does, Kit is openly disdainful towards Boorman to the point of asking their captors if they would kill him, giving no reasoning other than, in her words, 'He's just the worst'. She is also unappreciative when her brother smooths things over with prince Greydon after her own actions threatened to cause a potential incident.

The [[CharacterTitle titular hero]]. Started off as a young Nelwyn farmer and aspiring sorcerer who would play a critical role in protecting baby Elora Danan from the evil queen Bavmorda, despite being a bit reluctant at the call of adventure at first.

The [[CharacterTitle titular hero]]. Started off as a young Nelwyn farmer and aspiring sorcerer who would play a critical role in protecting baby Elora Danan from Bavmorda, despite being a bit reluctant at the call of adventure at first.