History Main / OurPixiesAreDifferent

* In ''Series/Merlin2008'', a pixie is a human-sized woman but with pink skin, pointed ears, a long nose, have long extendable tongues like frogs, and are the servants of [[TheFairFolk the Sidhe]].

* In ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', pixies have pointed ears but look like young human children so much that small surgical adjustments could allow them to pass as human. They're noted to be far shorter than other [[TheFairFolk Fairy races]] like elves and are also characterized as being exceptionally intelligent. The main pixie to appear is Opal Koboi, the BigBad of several books, who is a contender for the WorldsSmartestWoman of the Fairy race. ''The Fowl Twins'' SequelSeries says that pixies from Atlantis have aquamarine skin and elf crossbreeds called ''pixels'' exist that combine the pixies' shorter height with the elves' smaller heads.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', pixies are depicted as winged humanoids that are electric blue in color and fond of mischief. They also don't wear any clothing and appear to be incapable of speech like other magical races.

* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', the world of Alfheim Online features Navigation pixies like Yui, who have the appearance of winged humans and are small enough to perch on one's hand. They also typically wear a flower dress.

* Commonly depicted as loving mischief and sometimes antagonistic. If they're called fairies, then they also count as {{Fairy Trickster}}s

* Commonly depicted as loving mischief and sometimes antagonistic.

* ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheDreaming'' has the Piskie Kith, distinguished by small build, long hair, and pointy ears. They're a Kith known to wander the world, but unlike the Eshu, who tend towards brash stories and great adventures, they're more humble homebodies who don't judge others, aid people in need, and make sure essential things get done. Their one main character flaw is they don't so much "steal" as "pick up things that they may need at some point."

* ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheDreaming'' has the Piskie Kith, distinguished by small build, long hair, and pointy ears. They're a Kith known to wander the world, but unlike the Eshu, who tend towards brash stories and great adventures, they're more humble homebodies who don't judge others, aid people in need, and make sure essential things get done. Their one main character trait is they don't so much "steal" as "pick up things that they may need at some point."

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', pixies wear grey business suits and pointy hats, have square shaped wings, use magic phones rather than wands, and love all things dull and boring. They pixies are also fully antagonistic, constantly trying to take over Fairy World and turn all its fairy citizens into pixies.

* In ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', pixies serve as the titular Winx Club's companions. They are inhabitants of the magical dimension and are small winged creatures who have fairly large heads in comparison to their baby-like bodies. They are able to bond with fairies in order to help them in their quest to become fully successful.

* Small in stature which can vary from the size of children to being smaller than a human hand. Though one constant is that they are almost always shorter than elves.

* Small in stature which can vary from the size of children to being the smaller than a human hand. Though one constant is that they are almost always shorter than elves.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'': Pixies are diminutive fairies resembling humanoids with pointed ears, brightly patterned butterfly wings, and skin in a variety of colors -- blue and yellow-brown are both known. They're endlessly curious, excitable beings fond of playing tricks and experiencing new things, and are know for speaking extremely rapidly. They can coat their arrows with pixie dust, which may cause their targets to fall asleep, become charmed or experience short-termed amnesia. They're a type of sprite, a broad family of tiny, winged fairy that also includes sprites proper and the insect-bodied grigs.

* In ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'', pixies wear grey business suits and pointy hats, have square shaped wings, use magic phones rather than wands, and love all things dull and boring. They pixies are also fully antagonistic, constantly trying to take over Fairy World and turn all its fairy citizens into pixies.

* In ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', pixies have pointed ears but look like young human children so much that small surgical adjustments could allow them to pass as human. They're noted to be far shorter than other [[TheFairFolk Fairy races]] like elves and are also characterized as being exceptionally intelligent. The main pixie to appear is Opal Koboi, the BigBad of several books, who is a contender for the WorldsSmartestWoman of the Fairy race. ''The Fowl Twins'' SequelSeries says that pixies from Atlantis have aquamarine skin and elf crossbreeds called ''pixels'' exist that combine the pixie's shorter height with the elves' smaller heads.

* ''Literature/ChroniclesOfTheEmergedWorld'': The pixies -- ''folletti'', in the original Italian -- are diminutive winged humanoids very closely connected to magic and nature, and which make their homes in forests where other races do not go. They're a declining species in the series' time, as the Tyrant has destroyed most of the forests where they live and armies on both sides of the war are in the habit of systematically hunting them to force them to be scouts, jesters or mascots.

* In ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', pixies have pointed ears but look like young human children so much that small surgical adjustments could allow them to pass as a human. They are noted to be far shorter than other [[TheFairFolk Fairy races]] like elves and are also characterized as being exceptionally intelligent. The main pixie to appear is Opal Koboi and the BigBad of several books, who is a contender for the WorldsSmartestWoman of the Fairy Race.
** ''The Fowl Twins'' SequelSeries says that pixies from Atlantis have Aquamarine skin and elf crossbreeds called ''pixels'' exist that have shorter pixie height with a smaller elf head.
* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', you get the [=NacMacFeegle=]. Rowdy, foul of mouth (if anyone can interpret them), drunken, prone to violence and generally a four or five inches tall variant on a theme of the ViolentGlaswegian. They tolerate being described as Pictsies, but Gods help anyone who calls them "fairies". Then again, fairies also exist in Creator/TerryPratchett's Elf-realm. They may ''look'' like enchanting tiny women with wings - but the Fey are really an insectoid hive-creature akin to hornets and with a taste for meat.

* In the ''Literature/ThePrincessSeries'', pixies are depicted as a type of fae which is small and has gossamer wings which give of colored sparks as they beat in a hummingbird-like manner. These wings also have the ability to change color depending on the emotion of the pixie at the time and are magical with the ability to carry twenty times their own weight. They also wear clothes made of flowers and have hair that is in exotic colors such as green.

* Chinky from Creator/EnidBlyton's ''The Wishing Chair'' has a more traditional pixie appearance, for the most looking like a smaller elf. He's the size of a small child, dresses in green with a pointy hat. However he lacks the more malicious aspects of pixies, being firmly on the side of good, albeit a bit cheeky at times.

* In ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', a pixie is a human-sized woman but with pink skin, pointed ears, a long nose, have long extendable tongues like frogs, and are the servants of [[TheFairFolk the Sidhe]].

* In ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'', pixies are [[CuteMonsterGirl regular sized human women]] in [[FurBikini fur bikinis]] with horns, leathery wings, and a devil tail. Different pixie subspecies may wear different things and have different features, and one species in ''3'' even appears to be male, but they all still take the form of a winged humanoid.

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** ''The Fowl Twins'' SequelSeries says that pixies from Atlantis have Aquamarine skin and elf crossbreeds called ''pixels'' exist that have shorter pixie height with a smaller elf head.

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* In ''Series/{{Merlin}}'', a pixie is a human-sized woman but with pink skin, pointed ears, a long nose, have long extendable tongues like frogs, and are the servants of [[TheFairFolk the Sidhe]].

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* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', the world of Alfheim Online features Navigation pixies like Yui, who have the appearance of winged humans and are small enough to perch on one's hand. They also typically wear a flower dress.

* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', the world of Alfheim Online features Navigation pixies like Yui, who have the appearance of winged humans and are small enough to perch on one's hand. They also typically wear a flower dress.

* Chinky from ''[[Creator/EnidBlyton The Wishing Chair]]'' has a more traditional pixie appearance, for the most looking like a smaller elf. He's the size of a small child, dresses in green with a pointy hat. However he lacks the more malicious aspects of pixies, being firmly on the side of good, albeit a bit cheeky at times.

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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': The narration refers to anything elvish, tiny, and winged, as pixies, such Absinthe's hobgoblins, and Generator's psychokinetically controlled dolls:
** Absinthe's hobgoblins: As described in ''[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/item/823-absinthe Absinthe]]'':
---> about four inches tall and shaped like a sexy and very naked girl. She had delicate features with pointed ears, and her skin and hair were both green. A faint green glow surrounded her as she hovered in the air, apparently being held aloft by the dragonfly type wings that grew from her back.
** Actual Pixies, as described in ''[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/item/823-absinthe Absinthe]]'':
---> The pixie, like most of her kind, was small and fragile seeming. Because of this, most beings tended to underestimate them, though I had come to appreciate their talents. They were mischievous and playful, which often caused others to think them feeble-minded, but I had found them to be quite clever as well as greatly adept at avoiding attention when they chose. They made for natural scouts, as well as ideal spies and saboteurs. [...] she was clever, insightful, had a sharp tongue, and an almost complete lack of tact.
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* While they usually have flesh colored skin, it's not uncommon for pixies to have more [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation exotic skintones]].

* In ''Anime/TweenyWitches'', piskey fairies are invisible to anyone without a four-leaf clover on the head. Their fangs are used by the witches to cast the hallucination spell. As Eva tells Arusu in "The Piskey's Fang", while they do good things for good people, they also tend to play tricks on bad people.

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