In the first Dark Curse, the Evil Queen trapped a variety of famous fairy tale characters in the town of Storybrooke, Maine. Cursed with amnesia and new identities, these characters make up the supporting cast of the cast of the first two seasons and continue to appear in smaller capacities beyond that.

The other character sheets are:

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Storybrooke Characters
Enchanted Forest Characters^{Click to expand}
Seattle Characters^{Click to expand}Alice/Tilly, Drizella/Ivy
"New" Enchanted Forest Characters
Magical Lands Characters^{Click to expand}Agrabah natives, Neverland natives, Oz natives, Camelot natives, Dunbroch natives, Hades, Dream Realm residents, Dark Realm residents
- Wonderland Characters
- Arendelle Characters
Lands Without Magic Characters^{Click to expand}
Mythological Creatures^{Click to expand}

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Royalty

King George/Albert Spencer

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King George: Love is a disease, and like all diseases it can be vanquished in one of two ways: a cure or death.

Albert Spencer: You should have killed me when you had the chance.

Played By: Alan Dale

The adoptive father of the twins James and David, who hopes to save his kingdom from ruin by marrying his son off to the daughter of King Midas. In Storybrooke, he is Albert Spencer, Storybrooke's district attorney.

Aristocrats Are Evil: Most of his villainy is based on politics and he's known as "King Charmless" for a reason.
Bald of Evil: And he most certainly is evil.
Batman Gambit: He stole Ruby's cloak that keeps her human during the full moon, and murders Billy/Gus and frames Ruby. The most obvious reason was to discredit David's position of power, but his true reason is to have David so distracted by trying to save Ruby, it gives him ample opportunity to find Jefferson's magic portal hat and burn it. It works. Also counts as a Xanatos Gambit since if the first part had worked, David would have been discredited which would leave him capable of stepping into the power vacuum.
Big Bad Wannabe: He's only put in a Big Bad position when others of higher power like the Evil Queen and Rumplestiltskin allow it.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: In a deleted scene, he tells David that he both loved and treasured his adopted son James, calling him "a good man." We know that James was anything but, but still...
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Played with. King George clearly doesn't really see the point in good, believing more in the privilege and power that being a royal has. However, he understands how love works, as he could recognize some sensible courses of action should things not go his way dealing with Snow and Charming.
Evil Is Petty: His actions in "Child of the Moon" are all because of a petty grudge on Charming.
Evil Old Folks: And he is pretty active about his villainy despite his age.
Fantastic Racism: Doesn't think highly of talking animals or werewolves.
Good Parents: Played with. While he obviously loved James, he didn't do a terribly good job of raising him. The result is a greedy, selfish man who'll betray people (even his own lover Jack) at the drop of a hat - not that George would have a problem with that, but he's also so arrogant and convinced of his own superiority that he gets himself killed.
Icy Blue Eyes: He is cold to everyone, even his adoptive son(s).
Impoverished Patrician: The kingdom's flat broke, which is why he needs the alliance with Midas, no matter who or what gets destroyed in the process.
It's All About Me: In Season 2, he's far more concerned about proving that he's the one who should rule the kingdom rather than his subjects.
Jerkass: As the King in the Enchanted Forest who hunted down Snow and Charming and continuing his vendetta in Storybrooke.
Karma Houdini Warranty: Even though he has killed to try and make Charming suffer, he never seems to get the punishment he deserves. In Season 6, we finally learn he has been in the asylum / jail since "Child of the Moon".
Knight Templar: He believes what he believes is right and anyone who opposes him is wrong and must be destroyed.
Love Is a Weakness: King George tells Snow White that love is a disease and Charming's love for her will ruin his marriage and the kingdom unless she convinces Charming that she doesn't love him.
Manipulative Bastard: Well, he was able to frame an innocent for murder pretty convincingly, and then took the opportunity it made to destroy Jefferson's hat.
Not-So-Harmless Villain: David assumed because he beat him back in the Enchanted Forest, he can be beaten easily again. How wrong he was.
An Offer You Can't Refuse: His response to Charming trying to back out of marrying Abigail.
Prince Charmless: The fans prefer to call him King Charmless.
Princess in Rags: In Storybrooke, since he has no kingdom there.
Revenge: His main motivation against Charming.
Revenge by Proxy: And when he couldn't get direct revenge, he destroyed the Mad Hatter's hat, the only known way to get Emma and Snow back to Storybrooke. His other actions in "Child Of The Moon" are also technically this, since he's trying to turn the town against Charming by framing Ruby for murder and trying to kill her.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: He is seen leading the charge when Charming runs off to find Snow White.
Start of Darkness: According to himself, his whole Love Is a Weakness shtick started when he married his wife but was unable to have sons, which turned their marriage into a loveless Hell for both of them.
The Sociopath: Aside from his (original) son and maybe his wife, he believes in the "love is weakness" philosophy, and boy does he stick to it.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: At first, everything he does is to protect his kingdom, even if it means lying, murder, blackmail or bargaining with Rumps. After awhile he veered into self-centered Knight Templar territory and presently he's diving close to pure Manipulative Bastard status since he killed an innocent man in cold blood so that he could frame Ruby for murder and use David's belief in her to try to usurp his power and influence with the townspeople, all in the name of revenge.
What Happened to the Mouse?: In "Child of the Moon", Spencer is exposed as Billy's murderer and destroys Jefferson's hat. Then he disappears. We finally learn what happened to him in Season 6 where it turns out he has been in the asylum / jail.

Princess Abigail/Kathryn Nolan

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Princess Abigail: Some people will stop at nothing to destroy the happiness of others.

Kathryn Nolan: I've always had this irrational fear of leaving Storybrooke, like something was holding me back... is that crazy?

Played By: Anastasia Griffith

Centric Episodes: "What Happened to Frederick"

The daughter of King Midas, who is being forced to marry Prince Charming. In Storybrooke, she is Kathryn Nolan, the wife of David.

Adaptation Name Change: In some versions, her name is Zoë or Marigold, but nothing like Abigail or Kathryn.
Arranged Marriage: She was engaged to Charming before he met Snow.
The Atoner: In Storybrooke, she is trying really hard to be as loving as possible towards David in order to make up for their supposed argument that led to him leaving and getting into an accident that put him in a coma for years.
The Bus Came Back: After disappearing for about the length of two seasons, she reappears in the season 3 finale.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Kathryn Nolan is absent in Season 2 as her actress is now starring in Copper. However Word of God stated she and Jim have reunited after the curse was broken and are living together in her house.
Daddy's Girl: Abigail to King Midas.
Deadpan Snarker: Has moments of this as Abigail.
Hidden Depths: Abigail is introduced as a vapid, spoiled brat, but she actually has her own secret army and is more than willing to help Charming find Snow White since she doesn't want to marry him either, as she is in love with Frederick, one of her father's knights.
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Eventually wishes David and Mary Margaret well in Storybrooke, having realized that she never really deeply loved David and only tried to make their marriage work out of some sense of obligation.
Just Friends: With Prince Charming after they parted ways.
Moment Killer: She really knows how to show up at the most awkward times possible whenever Mary Margaret and David are sharing a moment.
Nice Girl: Her Storybrooke personality is kind to a fault to such a point that Mary Margaret comments on how she'd feel much less guilty about her and David's relationship were Kathryn not so impeccably nice.
Pimped-Out Dress: Being a princess, she wears a few. Her first appearance is in an ice blue dress that's trimmed with white feathers.
Royal Brat: Our initial introduction to her in the Enchanted Forest suggests she's this, but later events change the impression: she acts cold because she's no more interested in her Arranged Marriage with Charming than he is, and for the same reason - her True Love is someone else. She acts like a brat in hopes that Charming would get sick of her and call off the marriage, until she learns that this is unnecessary.
Unusually Uninteresting Sight: She has gotten used to the sight of her father's gold castle that it no longer fazes her.

Princess Cinderella/Ashley Boyd

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Princess Cinderella: Every year when I was growing up, I used to watch these fireworks from afar... and I knew what they meant. Something special was happening at the palace.

Ashley Boyd: I'm changing my life.

Played By: Jessy Schram

Centric Episodes: "The Price of Gold", "The Other Shoe"

A young girl of low standing who, with Rumplestiltskin's help, is able to marry a prince. In Storybrooke, she is Ashley Boyd, a pregnant young woman in debt to Mr. Gold.

Composite Character: Cinderella has elements of the Miller's Daughter from "Rumpelstiltskin".
Dare to Be Badass: Emma's speech in "The Price of Gold" inspired her to go against Mr. Gold for her sake and her unborn child's.
Disappeared Dad: Thanks to the magical deal Cinderella made with Rumple, the father of her child disappeared the second Cinderella thought she found a loophole in the contract. Even after a life-altering curse, he only returns to Cinderella and their child once Rumple agrees to void the deal.
Genre Blind: It appears that she doesn't know the outcome of Rumplestiltskin's story. But she becomes Genre Savvy when the princes reveal the trap for Rumplestiltskin, as she just knows it's going to backfire.
Happily Married: To Prince Thomas, at least until he mysteriously disappeared.
I Want Grandkids: In the Enchanted Forest, Cinderella's father-in-law was very eager for grandchildren, showing Cinderella that he very much hoped and wanted to be a grandfather.
Longest Pregnancy Ever: 28 years of being pregnant, because time didn't move forward in Storybrooke until Emma decided to stay. Good thing the curse also kept her from noticing how long it was.
Meaningful Name: Ashley.
My Greatest Failure: When her happy ending was at stake, she sold out her sister Clorinda to Tremaine, costing Clorinda her own happy ending. The present day scenes of "The Other Shoe" are devoted to her attempts to fix this:
Cinderella: She wasn't the wicked stepsister. I was.
Parental Marriage Veto: In Storybrooke, the reason Cinderella (or "Ashley") couldn't be with her Prince was that his well-to-do father objected to his son marrying a lower-class nobody.
- Averted in the Enchanted Forest Flashback, where he seems to approve of the marriage.
Rags to Royalty: A poor girl forced into servitude is given the chance to fall in love with a prince thanks to a magical guide, for a steep price.
Teen Pregnancy: She gives birth while in her teens.
Wicked Stepmother: Cinderella has one, although we only see her as she's getting into a carriage. In Storybrooke, she's estranged from her step-family.

Fairies

The Blue Fairy/Mother Superior

Reul Ghorm/The Blue Fairy/Mother Superior

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The Blue Fairy: I hear your wish.

Mother Superior: If I were you, your Majesty, I'd find a place to hide.

Played By: Keegan Connor Tracy

The old and powerful ruler of the fairies. In Storybrooke, she's the mother superior in the convent.

Adaptational Jerkass: She's definitely darker (in her own way) than her animated counterpart.
A God Am I: Possibly a side effect of being the only authority figure of the fairies; believes she knows what is best, and does not take kindly to other fairies questioning her decisions, even when she may be wrong; she also has the power to take away a fairy's magic and turn them human. Just ask Tinker Bell.
Back from the Dead: The death of Peter Pan's Shadow brought her back to life.
Big Good: She may have done some less-than-stellar things, but she still remains the most powerful force of good, always willing to help the heroes.
Bit Character: Despite her being one of the longest lasting recurring characters in the show, she never truly got a spotlight episode focusing on her. Even when Season 6 starts to show more about her past, it's more done the give the Black Fairy her Origin Story.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: While she does go around helping those in need, she can also be extremely judgmental and cruel to those she feels are undeserving of her help, especially if you're a dwarf and she catches you dating one of her fairy mongrels. Made more explicit in "Quite a Common Fairy" where she refuses to help Regina because her mother was Cora and Rumplestiltskin was tutoring her in magic, and when Tinker Bell tries to prove her wrong with some stolen pixie dust, she takes her magic and wings and turns her into a human for betraying her trust.
Blue Is Heroic: The Blue Fairy is depicted as the leader of the fairies.
Characterization Marches On: In the first two seasons, she would speak in a higher pitched voice as a fairy compared to her Storybrooke persona, but this was dropped in Season 3. It is possible the voice is something put on for the people she grants wishes to, and not her underlings.
Character Development: Downplayed, since it isn't especially focused on, but her Near-Death Experience seemed to be catalyst for her becoming more introspective and she begins to make amends for many of the misdeeds she's done, most notably reconcilling with Tinker Bell again.
Control Freak: Pretty much the cause of most of her other flaws.
Cosmic Entity: She has the traits of one.
Cruel and Unusual Death: Another victim of Peter Pan's shadow ripping, with the extra insult that it was completely at random and any other victim would have sufficed for Pan's scheme. She gets better, though.
- Given her direct role in Fiona's disappearance, it may not have been all that random...
Fairy Godmother: She's this for Pinocchio and Gideon Gold.
Fairy Sexy: Well, her outfit tends to emphasize her chest.
The Fair Folk: Of the "trickster with questionable morality" type. Some of the things she does that end up inconveniencing others borders on Troll territory.
God Save Us from the Queen!: For the fairies, she has an absolute and irrefutable control over them. If you are a good fairy, then all is well. If you are not so ideal, then you can expect some nastier side of her to show up.
Holier Than Thou: She does not have a good opinion of either Regina or Rumple. Especially Rumple.
Hypocrite: She will help anyone in following their beliefs and dreams except if they have too much darkness in them, even if they may really need the help. As shown by her refusing to help Rumple find Baelfire, or offer any help to Regina as revealed in "Quite a Common Fairy." Tinker Bell calls her out for the latter, to which she admits to being too strict at the time.
Improbable Age: In the first season, Keegan Connor Tracy was only in her late 30s. In most traditions, a Mother Superior has to be at least 40. Justified since the Dark Curse made her that, and she's actually hundreds of years old really.
Lady of War: She led her fairies into battle to help Snow and Charming.
Meaningful Name: The Blue Fairy is also referred to as "Reul Ghorm", which is Scots Gaelic for "blue star".
Most Common Super Power: Once again, see her nickname "The Boob Fairy".
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: She accidentally let it slip to Rumple that there was a curse he could cast to reunite with Bae. But she brushed it off as she believed he would never be able to cast it. Boy was she wrong.
Nun Too Holy: Mildly. The only activity she engages in that is not expected of a nun is going out for celebratory drinks with David Nolan and the seven dwarves after finally finding diamonds in Storybrooke's mines to grind into fairy dust. Other than that, she is a perfect example of what a nun should be. It's even funnier considering she is the freaking Mother Superior.
Only Mostly Dead: Her shadow/soul got ripped off by The Shadow, but when it was killed then hers was returned, and she was revived.
Really 700 Years Old: She looks the same now as she did decades ago when Geppetto was a little boy and even centuries before that when Rumplestiltskin's son Baelfire asked for help saving his father. And she's implied to be ancient even then. "The Black Fairy" also shows that she looked the exact same when Rumplestiltskin was a newborn baby.
Reed Richards Is Useless: She witnessed Rumplestiltskin's tragic upbringing beforehand, including his mistreatment by his father, and did absolutely nothing to help him.
Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: Fairies are supposed to help people, but the Blue Fairy refuses to offer any help to Regina, because she was Cora's child and because she sees evil in her. When Tinker Bell calls her out on that, she replies that she is the one who decides what is proper fairy behavior. She later says she was overly harsh, though, and apologizes to Tink for what she did to her.
Took a Level in Jerkass: "Dreamy" and "Quite a Common Fairy" reveals she's not as nice as she wants people to think.
Took a Level in Kindness: After being restored back to life, she's genuinely grateful, and shows her gratitude by finally giving Tink her wings back. She also gives them the wand they need in order to defeat Pan.
True Blue Femininity: Very feminine, tries to be fair and gentle, and is best known by her title of "The Blue Fairy".
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: While Tiger Lily was assigned to be Rumplestiltskin's fairy godmother, she was the one who revealed to Fiona that her son would be the Savior. She was the one who allowed her access to their immense collection of magical tomes and leading to Fiona becoming a fairy, which eventually led to her corruption and by extension almost every problem that occurred afterward. Fiona severing her son's destiny, Malcolm growing to hate him and eventually becoming Peter Pan, his abandonment taking Rumplestiltskin down his path to become the Dark One, who would then go on to turn Regina, Zelena, Cora and Killian into what they are and all of the havoc they unleash, not to mention the creation of the Dark Curse that the series' premise is based on. When you really look at it, the entire series is her fault. invoked
Well-Intentioned Extremist: If she does anything that could be seen as wrong, she believes it's for "the greater good".

Nova/Sister Astrid

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Nova: Dreamy, you control what changes in your life. Never let yourself forget, you're special.

Astrid: You know, someone once told me you can do anything as long as you can dream it.

Played By: Amy Acker

Centric Episodes: "Dreamy"

A clumsy novice fairy who begins a forbidden relationship with Grumpy. In Storybrooke, she's Sister Astrid, one of the nuns at the convent.

The Bus Came Back: She's on the morning show skit.
Cute Clumsy Girl: Oh, dear Grimm, yes. Spills fairy dust on a dwarf egg by accident. Almost causes a power outage by overloading a transformer with too many lights which Leroy intentionally does later, and makes a typo that puts the convent five grand in debt.
The Dulcinea Effect: For Grumpy and Leroy alike.
The Ditz: Check the paperwork, Sister! You almost bankrupted your entire convent over a typo!
Fairy Sexy: Just like the Blue Fairy. She's quite easy on the eyes.
Genki Girl: Especially as Nova.
His Name Really Is "Barkeep": A variation, in that Leroy addresses all women as "sister", but her title actually is Sister.
Meaningful Name: Nova has several significant facts and details that relate the plot of "Dreamy":
- It means "new". She was a new fairy; in "Dreamy" she was working toward being a fairy godmother.
- A nova is the cataclysmic explosion of a white "dwarf" star when hydrogen accumulates on its surface. In "Dreamy", Nova spills fairy dust that accumulates on Grumpy's egg and causes him to hatch early - a dwarf exploding out of his white shell.
- The name Nova reflects her Storybrooke counterpart's name, Astrid (astra- "star" in Latin).
Pink Means Feminine: Wears a pink fairy dress.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: With Grumpy.
- Pity they break up in the youtube skit...
What Happened to the Mouse?: We haven't seen her since her debut episode back in the first season.

Other Residents

The Seven Dwarves

Seven Dwarves

A family of dwarves who took in Snow White. In Storybrooke, they're cursed not to even know each other, but they reunite after the curse is broken.

Meaningful Name: Each dwarf received their name from their magical axes, which name them for their personality.
- Grumpy was actually "Dreamy" at first, but after getting his heart broken, he was renamed "Grumpy."
- It's unclear if he has a medical reason for it but Sneezy sneezes fairly often.
- Sleepy name is a narcoleptic, even managing to doze off while driving.
- Doc is a pretty smart guy, and acted as Snow's doctor while she was giving birth.
- Happy tends to be a happy guy, though he does has his limits.
- Bashful seems rather bashful, which is why he is so quiet.
- Dopey isn't the brightest crayon in the box.

Grumpy/Leroy

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Grumpy: I need my pain. It makes me Grumpy.

Leroy: What are you looking at, sister?

Played By: Lee Arenberg

Centric Episodes: "Dreamy"

An ill-tempered dwarf who allies himself with Snow White. In Storybrooke, he's a gruff handyman named Leroy.

The Alcoholic: In both universes.
Batman Gambit: Need to sell candles? Just cut the power to the festival leaving candles the only option and have plenty in stock.
Break Her Heart to Save Her: Grumpy does this to Nova after being convinced by the Blue Fairy that they should not be together.
Broken Bird: His name starts out Dreamy but he falls in love with the fairy Nova and breaks it off because his boss Bossy and her boss The Blue Fairy claim it will never work and both will be miserable, he breaks his axe bearing the name "Dreamy" on it and becomes Grumpy.
Catchphrase: Calls all women "sister".
Commonality Connection: Snow and Grumpy bond over their "lost" loves.
Deadpan Snarker: Shades of this in his bluntness.
Determinator:
- Breaking out of jail, selling a ton of candles, going door to door to every house in Storybrooke, trying to deal with Gold, cutting power to a whole festival. He may be a grouch and hitting the sauce, but in a pinch, he's your guy.
- In Season 2, he spearheads the campaign to mine for fairy dust and cultivate magic beans to allow them to one day possibly return home to the Enchanted Forest, even knowing the odds are highly against them succeeding.
Fantastic Caste System: Forced to work in the mine, forbidden to ever leave it and never allowed to fall in love. When he asks why he can't do something else, he's told that it's because he's a Dwarf; Mining is all they're supposed to do!
Fire-Forged Friends: Grateful for helping him escape, and making a connection over lost love, has Grumpy invite Snow to stay with his 6 other friends to look after her.
Foreshadowing: Done perfectly in "The Outsider". He says exactly what happens later.
Leroy: There's a whole world full of people beyond the town line that don't know who or what we are. Ever think of what might happen if one of them were come pay us a visit?
Icy Gray Eyes: Fitting his cynical personality.
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: He wanted Nova to stay with the other fairies since he thought it was what was best for her.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: When he's not an outright dreamer type that makes impossible promises, he comes across a gruff guy who calls everyone "sister." But he does really care for those he loves, like his brothers and Snow White.
The Leader: Definitely comes across as a Type III and unofficial leader of the seven dwarves.
Love Hurts: After he chooses to give up on running off with Nova the fairy.
Meaningful Rename: His heartbreak caused his positive daydreaming "Dreamy" persona to become the cynical grouch "Grumpy".
Misery Builds Character: If given the chance to forget his pain he would refuse as his pain defines him. It helps make him "Grumpy".
Mistaken for Suicidal: He goes up to the roof after his plans to help Astrid fail, and Astrid tries to coax him down... turns out he just went there to damage the generator and boost candle sales.
My God, What Have I Done?: Is aghast that he caused Sneezy to lose his Fairy Tale memories. He's determined to set things right.
Number Two: Often shares this role with Red, towards Snow and Charming.
The Reliable One: Shaping into this in Season 2, where he takes the initiative to find out what happens when they cross the town line and spearheads the campaign to mine for fairy-dust and cultivate magic beans.
Star-Crossed Lovers: As Dreamy with Nova the fairy.
That Man Is Dead: Once he gives up love in the fairy tale universe, his true name becomes Grumpy, and he declares that he's no longer Dreamy.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: With Nova. According to Season 2 extras... they break up.
Undying Loyalty: To Snow White and Charming.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: As Dreamy.
You Are Not Alone: To Snow after she temporarily breaks up with Charming to save his life.

Sneezy/Tom Clark

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Sneezy: You brought bales of straw into the house last night, even though you know I'm...*ah-choo!*...allergic.

Tom Clark: I'm Tom Clark. I own the Dark Star Pharmacy.

Played By: Gabe Khouth

One of the seven dwarves allied with Snow White. In Storybrooke, he's a pharmacy owner named Tom Clark.

Butt-Monkey: Not a very lucky person, and loses his memories as "Sneezy" since Grumpy pushed him over the boundary line in Storybrooke.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: He forgets his memories of his fairy tale self after crossing the Storybrooke border.
Sacrificial Lamb: A non-lethal version. Sneezy was chosen to be the one to cross the border of Storybrooke to see what would exactly happen to those that do.
What Happened to the Mouse?:
- After losing his memories as Sneezy and being reduced to his Storybrooke self again, we don't see how he reacted to the Wraith attack, Ruby turning into a werewolf and the sight of Anton the Giant rampaging through the town?
- More to the point, part of his brothers' motivation for going to work mining fairy dust diamonds in Storybrooke was to try curing his memory loss with fairy dust. What became of that idea?
  - Grumpy reveals that the Blue Fairy was busy working on the problem the entire time. Turns out the solution was fairy dust plus a strand of the de-aged Pinocchio's hair and voila, instant memory restoration.