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[[folder:Peter Pan]]
!!PeterPan
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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Peter Pan:''' ''"Come on out boys! Let's play."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Robbie Kay, Stephen Lord, [[spoiler:[[GrandTheftMe Jared S. Gilmore]]]]
->'''Centric Episodes:''' "Think Lovely Thoughts"

Leader of the Lost Boys. Is looking for one boy in particular.
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* AbusiveParents:
** He's the first Lost Boy; did you expect his childhood was a happy one? [[spoiler:We never see his father, but he mentioned that his father sold him to a blacksmith. He himself abandoned his son Rumpelstiltskin to gain eternal youth. He was ''very'' neglectful towards Rumpel, to the point of putting him in the care of two spinsters so he could continue being a bum. As Pan, he has no trouble [[KickTheDog banishing his son to Pandora's Box]] if he gets in his way]].
** [[spoiler: Taken to a whole new level in "Going Home" when he reveals that he straight-up despised his son from the day he was born, and attempts to kill the people Rumpel loves most out of pure spite. Likely the only reason he never tried to out-right kill Rumpel is that someone has to continue the bloodline, as he insinuates in "Ariel"]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: One of the most villainous versions of the character, and that's even considering that his original book version was no saint.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Peter Pan is also the Pied Piper.
* AppropriatedAppelation: Peter Pan was originally the name of [[spoiler:the doll he gave to his son. He claims he uses it as a reminder of the connection between them, when really it's more likely he just wanted to ditch his old name, so he took the name of the thing right in front of him that got left behind by his son]].
* ArcVillain: For the first half of Season 3.
* [[spoiler: ArchNemesisDad: Was Rumpelstilskin's father Malcolm, however gave up his son so he could become a child again. Rumpelstiltskin has no love for his father and Pan has no love for his son, even being willing to kill Rumplestilskin's family just to spite them. His son eventually performs a MutualKill on Pan.]]
* ArrowCatch: Has the speed and agility to catch an arrow fired not five feet from him as easily as he could breathe. [[spoiler:Which actually bites him in the ass when Neal fires an arrow at him whose ''shaft'' is coated in magic squid ink]].
* BadassBoast:
** "There are no kings in Neverland. [[EvilOverlord Just me]]."
** And also: "Peter Pan never fails."
* BerserkButton: "Nasty Habits" shows that he ''really'' doesn't like people trying to leave Neverland without his permission; they don't even have to get very far, they just have to ''try''. It's one of the first times we've seen him truly angry.
** Though he tries to hide it the best he can [[spoiler: his son, Rumpelstiltskin, is one as well. It finally comes out in the mid-season finale that he was horrified by the very idea of raising a baby, whom he considered a "pink, naked, squirming little larva who would eat all his hopes and dreams alive." Thus he neglected young Rumpel until he got to the point where he was able to abandon him]].
* BigBad: He is the central antagonist for the first half of Season 3.
* BigBrotherMentor: It seems as though he's trying to be a dark twisted version of this towards Henry, later revealed to be [[spoiler:his great-grandson]].
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: As Malcom he seems to be a loving father even if he neglects his son to play games. In "Going Home", Peter reveals that he actually hated him since the day he was born.]]
* BodySnatcher: It appears he has the ability to switch bodies with people through grabbing their shadows, as he was able to [[spoiler: switch bodies with Henry just before he was about to be sucked into PandorasBox]].
* CastingAShadow: He has the power to rip off a person's shadow. As seen for the first time in "The Heart of the Truest Believer" the process is fatal and extremely painful, and can also use this for defense by switching bodies if he finds himself in an unwanted situation. [[spoiler:In "Going Home" it is shown that destroying The Shadow reverses the process]].
* TheChessmaster: He's manipulated practically everyone and anyone he can to do his bidding and further his plans. He even refers to [[spoiler:his capturing and keeping of Henry away from everyone else]] in "The Game".
--> '''Peter Pan:''' (to [[spoiler:Neal after he's recaptured Henry]]) Oh don't worry, it won't be for very long. Just until I've reset the board. See, the game is about to change.
* CompositeCharacter: He's also the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
* TheCorrupter: Trying to persuade Henry to join his cause as well as [[spoiler: turning Bae against Rumpel (again)]] cements him as this. It's implied its how he gets the Lost Boys to be loyal to him, and ''willingly'' want to stay in Neverland.
* DeadpanSnarker: Usually pretty cruel with this.
* DealWithTheDevil: He's ''very'' fond of these, as he likes to use them when corrupting people.
* TheDreaded: Hook and his crew of hardened pirates are ''terrified'' of him, and even Rumpelstiltskin says he's someone to fear.
* EvilCounterpart: To Rumpelstiltskin, the ''Dark One''. Like Rumpel he also has great magic power, immortality, likes making deals, and is generally feared. The difference is Rumpel has a conscience buried deep inside, and wishes to make amends for his past evil. Pan however is a genuine sociopath, with nothing holding him back. [[spoiler: Taken even further with TheReveal of his true identity: when Rumpel abandoned Baelfire, he immediately felt remorseful and spent a lifetime trying to fix his mistake and reunite with his son. Whereas when Pan abandoned Rumpel, he made no attempts to make amends... in fact, he's ''[[KickTheDog GLOATED]]'' to Rumpel about it several times!]]
** It's later revealed that [[spoiler: he ALWAYS resented his son from the day he was born because having a child meant being tied down from living the life he wanted to live. Ouch]].
* TheFairFolk: The character's dark undertones are now overtones.
* FascinatingEyebrow: His actor says he's aware of it but it tends to go off on its own.
* FatalFlaw: His '''massive''' ego. As a PhysicalGod due to Neverland's belief-based magic, he could have won easily had he not taken his sweet time toying with everyone, under the impression that "Peter Pan never fails" so he'll win anyway. This is most noticeable in "Save Henry" and "Going Home".
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a genuinely despicable, monstrous person who makes ''Cora'' look less evil, but he can make almost anyone trust him. Even the audience.
* FreudianExcuse:
** Implied, he has a strong fixation on children who've been abandoned by their parents. Turns out [[spoiler: this was the case for him as well--his father abandoned him to stay with a blacksmith. Didn't stop him from [[{{Hypocrite}} doing the same damn thing to his own son]], though]].
** [[spoiler: He also mentions how he had to work for the blacksmith day in and day out in front of hot coals, so to relieve the stress, he'd think lovely thoughts and then at nights he'd visit Neverland in his dreams. Having a stressful, work-filled childhood made him want to make up for it with a responsibility-free, game-filled adult life, and this also explains why he was so eager to have a real second (and eternal) childhood upon going back to Neverland. And also why he hated having a child. "A child can't have a child" after all]].
* FromNobodyToNightmare: In the Enchanted Forest was just a [[spoiler:useless deadbeat and conman]], now he's TheDreaded.
* ForTheEvulz: While looking for Henry, his shadow brought countless kids to Neverland as part of the search. Even though they weren't the ones he was looking for, Pan wouldn't let ''any'' of them go back to their families, even though they were ''begging'' to see their parents.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: For Greg and Tamara in Season 2, for Rumpelstiltskin's character as a whole, and consequentially for the series up to "Going Home"]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler: He traded Rumpelstiltskin as a child in order to gain eternal youth so he could stay on Neverland. He tries to rationalize this deplorable action by saying that Rumpel would be better off without him because he was "never meant to be a father", thus could never be the father his son needs. It's later revealed that he never believed a word of this, and only said it in hopes that Rumpel wouldn't ever come back into his life]].
* IGaveMyWord: Claims that when he gives his word, he will keep it. To the ExactWords. Although the map he gave Emma does show her the location of his camp where Henry is, nothing stops him from moving the camp regularly around Neverland.
* ImmortalImmaturity: Par for the course; Neverland doesn't grant immortality, it just keeps you from growing up. So Peter sits somewhere between a centuries-old [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] and a schoolyard bully.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Every action Pan takes is for his own benefit and no one else, not even [[spoiler:his son or great-grandson]], is of the least importance if sacrificing them gets him what he wants. [[spoiler: Taken to a huge extreme when he admits that he never wanted a child because the responsibilities of parenthood would prevent him from living his life the way HE wanted to]].
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:Malcolm never loved his son, neglected him, and later tried to abandon him, but he still showed signs of guilt about this since he knows Rumpel loves him nonetheless. Once he discards Rumpel and becomes Pan, however, any and all sense of guilt is lost. He even points out that he's safe by the Thinking Tree because it can't ensnare him since he has no regrets]].
* KidsAreCruel: To a scary degree.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He is killed along with Rumpel via the Dark One dagger]].
* LukeIAmYourFather: Turns out [[spoiler:he is Rumpelstiltskin's father]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:To Greg and Tamara]].
* MagicalFlutist: Has a set of pan-pipes that can control children who feel lonely, neglected, or abandoned. Notably Rumpel can hear it as an ''adult''. But Henry can't hear it, [[spoiler: at first]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Equals (or even surpasses) Rumpelstiltskin in this category. [[spoiler: Like father, like son in this case]].
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Robbie Kay is a nice guy and very easygoing. When talking with fans, especially younger ones, he really goes out of his way to discourage them from comparing him as an actor to the character Pan. He makes it clear he's just playing a role and he's nothing like Pan, but he's so skilled as an actor that Pan has had a great impact on the show. You can tell these questions affect him and he doesn't want anyone looking up to Pan or comparing him to Pan, who is a genuinely evil character.
* {{Narcissist}}: The biggest one in the series, [[ItsAllAboutMe as he only cares for himself.]]
* NeverGrewUp:
** The trope namer. He looks to be around the same age as Henry if not a little older but he's Really700YearsOld and acts [[ManipulativeBastard much]] [[TheChessmaster different]] [[TheUnfettered than]] [[IDidWhatIHadToDo his]] appearance implies.
** [[spoiler: It turns out he ''did'' grow up physically in the past, but not mentally, and so he was desperate to return to the age that he felt he still belonged at, even if it meant giving up his own son]].
* NotSoDifferent: He points out to Rumpel that they've both done horrible things, [[spoiler:abandoning their sons for one flavor of power or another]]. [[ShutUpHannibal Rumpel immediately points out]] that he has regretted his choice every second since and spent centuries trying to make up for it, while Peter has never shown even the slightest ounce of remorse.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: There are a few times when he describes himself as having a good day when he won't be the manipulating immature evil immortal everyone fears, a facet taken straight from the original book. [[spoiler:When Hook and his elder brother came looking for the most poisonous plant in Neverland, believing it to be a medicinal plant, he told them they had bad information, but still gave them directions. And when Hook's elder brother poisoned himself to prove Pan was lying and found out the most painful way Pan was being honest, Pan even gave him a magical cure to save his brother's life]].
* OutsideContextProblem: He doesn't even appear until the second season, and he's unlike anything Emma, her parents, or Regina have faced before. Only Neal, Rumpelstiltskin and Hook have an idea how to deal with him, and he ''still'' manages to surprise even ''them''.
* PhysicalGod: Because his eternal youth and life is bound to the magic of Neverland, he can do ''anything'' so long as he merely believes it. He could kill the main cast with ease if he wanted to, [[SmugSuper but he doesn't want to because it's more fun to "play" with them.]]
* PowerOfHate: Recognizes its usefulness when he [[spoiler:lied to Greg and Tamara about his goal to destroy magic and convinced them to do his bidding.]]
* PsychopathicManChild: [[spoiler: As Malcolm. Oddly enough, he actually got slightly better in terms of childishness after sacrificing his son for eternal youth, though he certainly remained psychopathic]].
* Really700YearsOld: He has been around longer than Rumpelstiltskin. [[spoiler:As revealed in "Think Lovely Thoughts", Peter is actually Rumpel's de-aged father]].
* SmallNameBigEgo: He has one because he is an unapologetically evil little shit. It's very big. And, [[spoiler: thanks to Regina]], very broken.
** His name isn't exactly small, though, given his general impact and the threat it genuinely carries with it.
* SmugSuper: He's very smug to a punchable degree, but he has the power, smarts and magic to back it all up. [[spoiler: Which makes his defeat at Regina's hands all the more satisfying.]]
* TheSociopath:
** Has a severe LackOfEmpathy, ''delights'' in using people's weaknesses and insecurities against them and is an unapologetically evil little shit.
** [[spoiler: As Malcolm, he acts affectionate toward his son but still neglects and ultimately abandons him, later confirming that he liked Rumpel as a tool at most and despised him at worst. His affection for Rumpel was genuine only so much as it being an extension of his love for ''himself'': caring for Rumpel because he's '''his''' son rather than because he's his '''son'''. It's a degree of sociopathy reminiscent of [[Film/ThereWillBeBlood Daniel Plainview.]]]]
* SorcerousOverlord: Played with, and a bit younger (psychically anyway) than most examples. Pan is the indisputable ruler of Neverland, and he will let nobody leave without his ''permission''.
* SupernaturallyYoungParent: Via [[spoiler:magic of Neverland]].
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: [[spoiler: As Rumpelstilkin finishes the both of them off in his TakingYouWithMe moment, Pan reverts to his original age before he regained his youth.]]
* TheUnfettered: Does NOT take well to losing a game. After [[spoiler: Regina denies him of Henry's heart]], he is seriously pissed.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: In the far past of the story, a man abandons his son to live forever. Said son must live with his failure forever, go off to fight in the Ogre Wars, and is then branded a coward when he injures himself to get out of it. That son would grow up to become Rumpelstiltskin, one of the cornerstones of the plot. That man would become Peter Pan. His actions basically set things in motion to create the plot]].
* TheVamp: A male example. Especially to Hook's {{The Ingenue}}
* VillainTeleportation: In Neverland, he can appear and vanish anywhere at will.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Subverted. Pan tries to play this image up to Henry since he's [[spoiler:destined to save all magic in all of the multi-verse]], but Pan's not really fooling anyone.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Played with. In "Nasty Habits", Rumpel says that they knew each other when Rumpel was a kid, but something happened, and as a result Rumpel considers Pan more evil than him. But as revealed in "Think Lovely Thoughts" [[spoiler: Peter is actually Rumpel's father, de-aged from a deal using Neverland's magic. And though he acted it, he was NEVER truly a friend to his son]].
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: He would willingly sacrifice his son without caring what would happen to Rumpel for the sake of his own eternal youth. Later on, he's willing to sacrifice his great-grandson to continue living forever]].
* YoureNothingWithoutYourPhlebotinum: Regina gives Pan an ''epic'' one of these. A temporarily depowered Pan is relying on a tree that traps people tight with vines. The greater their regret, the more tightly the tree holds them. Pan is strutting up and down, lecturing Emma and Snow on all the regret they feel, when Regina stops him cold. She makes it clear that she doesn't feel any regret, ''despite everything she's done,'' because it got her the one thing she loves the most -- it got her ''Henry'' -- and easily breaks free of the tree. The Oh Crap expression on Pan's face, right before Regina hammers him flat, is priceless. This scene really drives home Pan's biggest weaknesses: Being so confident he always underestimates others, and continually relying on one-size-fits-all solutions.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: No one is meant to live in Neverland as it is a land that only exists in the dreams of children. [[spoiler:Peter Pan broke the law and his youth is connected to the hourglass in Skull Rock]].
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[[folder:Felix]]
!!Felix
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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Felix:''' ''"Pan never fails."'']]

->'''Played By:''' Parker Croft

A leader of the Lost Boys, second only to Peter Pan himself.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Kind of hard not to feel sorry for the shmuck [[spoiler:when he gets his heart ripped out and crushed by Pan]].
* CarryABigStick: Always seen carrying a large wooden club.
* CreepyMonotone: His way of speaking.
* DeadpanSnarker: With the emphasis on deadpan.
* TheDragon: He's the strongest of the Lost Boys, which makes him Pan's second in command.
* {{Expy}}: More than a few viewers have compared him to [[{{Film/Hook}} Rufio]], [[MythologyGag although Hook later alludes to having killed Rufio.]]
** He may be a reference to Slightly, as well.
* FirstNameBasis: He's the only one to ever call Pan, "Peter".
* KilledOffForReal: Due to being [[spoiler:the thing Peter Pan "loves" most]].
* MouthOfSauron: He fulfills this role for Peter.
* NervesOfSteel: Remains perfectly calm while threatening the Dark One to his face, and is downright gleeful while waiting for [[spoiler: Henry to shoot a poisoned arrow at an apple on his head]].
* PsychoSupporter: To Pan.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Peter Pan -- moreso then the other Lost Boys, to the point that he was the only one that stayed on Pan's side. [[spoiler:Which is ironically what does him in, as it technically makes him the person Pan loves the most -- the person you have to kill to perform Regina's curse]].
* VillainousBreakdown: He doesn't take it well when the other Lost Boys are convinced to turn on Pan.

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[[folder:Tinker Bell]]
!!Tinkerbell
->'''Played By:''' Rose [=McIver=]
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[[caption-width-right:350:'''Tinker Bell:''' ''"I've never seen pixie dust fail."'']]
->'''Centric Episodes:''' "Quite a Common Fairy", "Going Home"

A fairy in Neverland. One of the only people Pan trusts, and an old acquaintance of Captain Hook.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She's the only fairy with a green outfit.
* BlitheSpirit: Among the fairies as well as in the human world, before she lost hope in herself. Afterwards, she's much more careful in what she gets involved in.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Caused by her banishment and loss of her wings, courtesy of the Blue Fairy.]]
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:After being stripped of her wings.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:As punishment for stealing pixie dust.]]
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Prior to meeting Regina, she apparently couldn't resist the calling of helping others, even when it clashed with fairy rules or common sense.
* DoNotGoGentle: To Regina, trying to be her MoralityChain and to make her fight TheCorruption and being made into TheCorruptible.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Being BroughtDownToNormal by the Blue Fairy]].
* TheFairFolk: Is pretty downright nasty when first seen in the present day, but she gets better.
* FairySexy: [[http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/09/once-upon-a-time-first-look-at-rose-mciver-as-tinker-bell.html Just look at her!]]
* ForHappiness: Unlike the Blue Fairy, she doesn't adhere to BlackAndWhiteMorality. She genuinely wanted everyone to be happy, no matter what they've done or could do, before her conflict with Regina.
* FunPersonified: In the flashback for ''Quite A Common Fairy'', she is innocent, open-minded and a good listener, making her a talented and lovable fairy and also too naive to take things seriously, a CloudCuckooLander and always looking to the bright side of things.
* GardenGarment: Her dress looks like it is made of leaves.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's extremely helpful and kindhearted until [[spoiler:the Blue Fairy takes her wings from her.]]
* MaliciousMisnaming: The Blue Fairy calls her "Green" even though she insists on being called Tinker Bell. However, the Blue Fairy does this out of respect for fairy rules rather than actual malice.
* NotSoDifferent: From [[spoiler:Regina; blaming her for ruining her life even when it was really the Blue Fairy's fault just as Regina did to Snow despite it being Cora's fault. However, Regina manages to sway her off the path of revenge, knowing full well how it's not worth it]].
* OddFriendship: With Regina who, at the time they meet, is rather brooding and pessimistic, contrasting with Tink's extreme energy and optimism.
* PantyShot: When she is ripped of her powers and lands hard on the ground.
* PluckyComicRelief: At first.
* QuirkyCurls: In the Enchanted Forest flashbacks, she's sporting wild curls and is rather energetic. They're gone in Neverland after she has become much more cynical.
* RebelliousSpirit: Much to the Blue Fairy's displeasure she has a habit of breaking the rules.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: She goes against the Blue Fairy's orders because she feels helping Regina is the right thing to do.
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Leaves the group, when she finds out they have no escape plan off the island, as she believes they'll all be killed. Though she is willing to rejoin if they have one.
* ShesGotLegs: The skirt of her costume is much skimpier than those of the other fairies.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Regina and happiness, really, which in her opinion comes with the man with the lion tatoo.
* SpiritedYoungLady: She's still fairly young and innocent and ''basically'' follows the rules of her order, yet she's much more lively and rebellious than even the more tolerant Nova.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Initially simply sympathy for an AntiHero, who ends up falling into darkness. It is a SubvertedTrope when she tries to take revenge and regrets trying to help [[spoiler: but it is DoubleSubverted and actually continues all the way, towards the only person she appears to really despise: Regina]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: She wants to prove to the Blue Fairy that she can be a good fairy.
* WhatTheHellHero: So far, she's the only person who's gotten to properly confront the Blue Fairy for screwing them over. [[spoiler:Blue eventually agrees that she went too far, and restores her wings.]]
* WideEyedIdealist: Before losing her wings, she had really optimistic ideas about love and happiness.
* YouAreNumberSix: Wants to be called by her ''name'' Tinker Bell, instead of Green, the color of her dress which is the norm amongst full-fledged fairies. The Blue Fairy still calls her Green.

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[[folder:The Shadow]]
!!The Shadow
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->'''Voiced By:''' Music/MarilynManson

A humanoid shadow that takes children to Neverland where they never have to grow up or listen to their parents. However, it refuses to let the children leave even if they start to miss their parents. Its owner is the ruler of Neverland, Peter Pan.
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* AdultFear: A monster that flies through your kid's bedroom window, takes them away, and never lets them come back.
* DragonInChief: Although it serves Pan, [[spoiler: it also is what made him so powerful to begin with.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: It's the detached shadow of Peter Pan that does his bidding. [[spoiler: In "Think Lovely Thoughts", it's revealed that it was formerly the sole inhabitant of Neverland before Pan arrived, and became Pan's shadow through a deal they made]].
* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: It takes Wendy to Neverland but takes her back home on the condition that one of her brothers takes her place.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Its glowing eyes are the only thing on it not completely black.
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:Taken out by being thrown into an incense burner]].
* LivingShadow: ''Duh''.
* NoOntologicalInertia: [[spoiler: Destroying The Shadow restores the lives of all those who were killed by having their shadows ripped out]].
* PowerFloats: The Shadow can fly.
* TheQuietOne: It ''can'' speak, but only actually does so in one episode. Still, given that it was Music/MarilynManson providing the voice, that one episode was ''more than enough'' to freak out every fan of this show.
* WeakenedByTheLight: Bae manages to escape him by lighting a match and waving it in his face.

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[[folder:The Lost Boys]]

!!The Lost Boys
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A gang of young boys working for Peter Pan.
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* BlackCloak[=/=]InTheHood: Their uniforms.
* CarryABigStick: All the Lost Boys are armed with wooden weapons.
* CreepyChild: A whole gang of them.
* MalevolentMaskedMen: All except Felix, the leader.
* PoisonedWeapons: Their weapons are laced with dreamshade, ensuring even a nick will kill their enemies in time. Or each other if their play goes badly.
* SheepInSheepsClothing: They're not technically evil - they just [[spoiler: don't have a choice to leave]] and leap at the chance to go home, or rather to what will be the nearest thing to home - because God knows how long those children have been there and their entire families may be dead! - when Emma gives them the chance.
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** [[spoiler: As Malcolm, he acts affectionate toward his son but still neglects and ultimately abandons him, later confirming that he liked Rumpel as a tool at most and despised him at worst. His affection for Rumpel was genuine only so much as it being an extension of his love for ''himself'': caring that Rumpel because he's '''his''' son rather than because he's his '''son'''. It's a degree of sociopathy reminiscent of [[Film/ThereWillBeBlood Daniel Plainview.]]]]

* SmugSuper: He's very smug to a punchable degree, but he has the power, smarts and magic to back it all up. [[spoiler: Which makes his defeat at Regina's hands all the more satisfying.]]

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:Malcolm never loved his son, neglected him, and later tried to abandon him, but he still showed signs of guilt about this since he knows Rumpel loves him nonetheless. Once he discards Rumpel and become Pan, however, any and all sense of guilt is lost. He even points out that he's safe by the Thinking Tree because it can't ensnare him since he has no regrets]].

* EvilCounterpart: To Rumpelstiltskin, the ''Dark One''. Like Rumpel he also has great magic power, immortality, likes making deals, and is generally feared. The difference is Rumpel has a conscience buried deep inside, and wishes to make amends for his past evil. Pan however is a genuine sociopath, with nothing holding him back. [[spoiler: Taken even further with TheReveal of his true identity: when Rumpel abandoned Baelfire, he immediately felt remorseful and spent a lifetime trying to fix his mistake and reunite with his son. Whereas when Pan abandoned Rumpel: he made no attempts to make amends... in fact, he's ''[[KickTheDog GLOATED]]'' to Rumpel about it several times!]]

* [[spoiler: ArchNemesisDad: Was Rumpelstilskin's father Malcolm, however gave up his son so he could become a child again. Rumpelstiltskin has no love for his father and Pan has no love for his son, even being willing to kill his Rumplestilskin's family just to spite them. His son eventually performs a MutualKill on Pan.]]

* BerserkButton: "Nasty Habits" shows that he ''really'' doesn't like people trying to leave Neverland without his permission, they don't even have to get very far, they just have to ''try''. It's one of the first times we've seen him truly angry.

** He's the first Lost Boy; did you expect his childhood was a happy one? [[spoiler:We never see his father, but he mentioned that his father sold him to a blacksmith. He himself abandoned his son Rumpelstiltskin to gain eternal youth. He was ''very'' neglectful towards Rumpel, to the point of putting him in the care of two spinsters so he could continue being a bum. As Pan, he has no trouble [[KickTheDog banishing his son to PandorasBox]] if he gets in his way]].

* EvilCounterpart: To Rumpelstiltskin, the ''Dark One''. Like Rumpel he also has great magic power, immortality, likes making deals, and is generally feared. The difference is Rumpel has a conscience buried deep inside, and wishes to make amends for his past evil. Pan however is a genuine sociopath, with nothing holding him back. [[spoiler: Taken even further with TheReveal of his true identity: when Rumpel abandoned Baelfire, he immediately felt remorseful and spent a lifetime trying to fix his mistake and reunite with his son. Whereas when Pan abandoned Rumpel: he made no attempts to make amends...in fact, he's ''[[KickTheDog GLOATED]]'' to Rumpel about it several times!]]

* BreakTheCutie: Caused by her banishment and loss of her wings, courtesy of the Blue Fairy.
* BrokenBird: After being stripped of her wings.
* BroughtDownToNormal: As punishment for stealing pixie dust.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's extremely helpful and kindhearted until the Blue Fairy takes her wings from her.

* SpiritedYoungLady: She's still fairly young and innocent and ''basically'' follow the rules of her order, yet she's much more lively and rebellious than even the more tolerant Nova.

* WhatTheHellHero: So far, she's the only person who's gotten to properly confront the Blue Fairy for screwing them over. Blue eventually agrees that she went too far, and restores her wings.

* SheepInSheepsClothing: They're not technically evil - they just [[spoiler: don't have a choice to leave]] and leap at the chance to go home, or rather to what will be the nearest thing to home - because god knows how long those children have been there and their entire families may be dead! - when Emma gives them the chance.

* OutsideContextVillain: He doesn't even appear until the second season, and he's unlike anything Emma, her parents, or Regina have faced before. Only Neal, Rumpelstiltskin and Hook have an idea how to deal with him, and he ''still'' manages to surprise even ''them''.

->'''Played By:''' Robbie Kay, Jared S. Gilmore, Stephen Lord

* {{Expy}}: More than a few viewers have compared him to [[{{Film/Hook}} Rufio]], and he actually is the in-universe [[ReplacementGoldfish replacement for Rufio]], [[MythologyGag whom Hook killed here too.]] Reminding him of this is his BerserkButton.

* DealWithTheDevil: He's ''very'' fond of these, as he likes to use them when corrupting people.* TheDreaded: Hook and his crew of hardened pirates are ''terrified'' of him, and even Rumpelstiltskin says he's someone to fear.

* DealWithTheDevil: He's ''very'' fond of these, as he likes to use them when corrupting people.
* TheDreaded: Hook and his crew of hardened pirates are ''terrified'' of him, and even Rumpelstiltskin says he's someone to fear.

* YoureNothingWithoutYourPhlebotinum: Regina gives Pan an ''epic'' one of these. A temporarily depowered Pan is relying on a tree that traps people tight with vines. The greater their regret, the more tightly the tree holds them. Pan is strutting up and down, lecturing Emma and Snow on all the regret they feel, when Regina stops him cold. She makes it clear that she doesn't feel any regret, ''despite everything she's done,'' and easily breaks free of the tree. The Oh Crap expression on Pan's face, right before Regina hammers him flat, is priceless. This scene really drives home Pan's biggest weaknesses: Being so confident he always underestimates others, and continually relying on one-size-fits-all solutions.

** He's the first Lost Boy; did you expect his childhood was a happy one? [[spoiler:We never see his father, but he mentioned that his father sold him to a blacksmith. He himself abandoned his son Rumpelstiltskin to gain eternal youth. He was ''very'' neglectful towards Rumpel, to the point of putting him in the care of two spinsters so he could continue being a bum. As Pan, he has no trouble [[KickTheDog banishing his son to Pandora's Box]] if he gets in his way]].

* BodySnatcher: It appears he has the ability to switch bodies with people through grabbing their shadows, as he was able to [[spoiler: switch bodies with Henry just before he was about to be sucked into Pandora's Box]].

->'''Played By:''' Robbie Kay, [[spoiler:Jared S. Gilmore, Stephen Lord]]

* {{Expy}}: More than a few viewers have compared him to [[{{Film/Hook}} Rufio]].
** [[HilariousInHindsight Hilariously]], it turns out in-universe that he's the replacement for Rufio, [[MythologyGag whom Hook killed here too.]] Reminding him of this is his BerserkButton.

* [[BitchInSheepsClothing Sheep In Bitchs Clothing]]: They're not technically evil - they just [[spoiler: don't have a choice to leave]] and leap at the chance to go home, or rather to what will be the nearest thing to home - because god knows how long those children have been there and their entire families may be dead! - when Emma gives them the chance.

* AbsurdlyYouthfulFather: Via [[spoiler:magic of Neverland]].

* TheVamp: A male example. Especially to Hook's {{The Ingeune}}

* TheVamp: A male example.

* [[BitchInSheepsClothing SheepInBitchsClothing]]: They're not technically evil - they just [[spoiler: don't have a choice to leave]] and leap at the chance to go home, or rather to what will be the nearest thing to home - because god knows how long those children have been there and their entire families may be dead! - when Emma gives them the chance.

* BiggerBad: [[spoiler: For Greg and Tamara in Season 2, for Rumpelstiltskin's character as a whole, and consequentially for the entire series up to "Going Home"]].