History WMG / EverAfterHigh

* Jossed thanks to "Way Too Wonderland" where we see that Brook ''is'' the logo as we see the girl speak for the first time.

* This does track with how Duchess is notably raised by her grandparents, not her parents. Meaning she may not know who her parents really are. It's also notable that in the fairy tale, Odile's father desires Odette for himself and Odile desires Seigfried. It could be a case of that Odette and Odile always alternate- the daughter of ''Odette'' is the next Odile, because she was forcibly wed to Rothbart, and Odile successively usurps Odette's identity, and thus her daughter becomes the next Odette. This would make it true that Duchess is the daughter of Odette while remaining the Odile. It's a little... dark, but we'll never know. It might also explain why Duchess is so close with her grandmother- her grandmother was an Odile, too.

The BiggerBad is, of course, the [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil In The Mirror]] from the end of ''The Tale of Legacy Day'', either the Evil Queen or some entity connected to her. The Headmaster's fixation on things going "according to plan" is because, in fairy tales, Good always triumphs over Evil. If the latest generations goes off the rails, it could weaken the 'rules' of their world and allow the aforementioned evil to not only escape its prison, but to win. The 'if you don't pledge your legacy, you'll disappear' thing is a cover-up, either because most people aren't aware of it or because it's something you only learn once you've pledged, which seems to be the point at which you're considered an adult. As more people rebel, the evil force will make itself known; of course, they'll find a way to defeat it without forcing everyone to follow in their parents' footsteps.

[[WMG: Headmaster Grimm is actually the BiggerBad to the Evil Queen/SealedEvilInACan.]]
Maybe because it's Creator/JamiesonPrice's voice and I've twice heard him as a main villain in a video game, but something seems very... off about Headmaster Grimm. Like the fact that his brother is ''sealed away in the library''. It's possible Maddie is the only visitor he ever gets because she can do anything as long as she knows it's not impossible, so she can enter and exit his place at will (Kitty can probably do this, too, if she ever knew about him). Headmaster Grimm's not the BiggerBad because he wants to ensure destiny gets the last say, he's genuinely ''evil'', and he's the one who put the spell on Giles to make him speak "Riddle-ish" and make him just as barmy as anyone from Wonderland so he can never tell anyone what his brother really is AND that Headmaster Grimm stole Giles's magic (so he'd stay trapped). Headmaster Grimm is also the reason WHY there's something wrong with the Storybook of Legends. He himself put a curse on it. Headmaster Grimm is simply acting like he's only TheDragon or the BigBad to the Evil Queen's BiggerBad, when he's the one with all the power. Their power, however, doesn't manifest like Raven's does; it works only through the written word. The thing I cite as the biggest support to this is that "Grimm" is kind of the OddNameOut in the cast, seeing as it's the name of an ''author'' of stories, and not a ''character''. After all, who would have more power than any character in a story? Their authors, who decide their paths and their actions.

[[WMG: The BiggerBad is the spirit of the first Evil Queen...]]
Up until it's revealed that even she is second banana to the ''real'' BiggerBad: [[TheManBehindTheMan the evil spirit]] [[SealedEvilInACan inside her]] [[MirrorMonster enchanted mirror]].

** [[spoiler:Actually, it's The Big Bad Wolf himself.]]

[[WMG: Milton and Giles Grimm aren’t real people.]]
Related to the above theory. As an unforeseen twist on their namesakes, they’ll be revealed to be [[AnthropomorphicPersonification personifications]] of stories. Milton is the classic tales, Giles are the stories still being or yet to be written.

** Raven does seek out Red in "The Unfairest of Them All" book to ask about not following her destiny. The Wolf doesn't interact with her much, though. [[spoiler: It does lead to Cerise revealing her secret to the Hood and Wolf clans, and she gets away with it...for now.]]
** [[spoiler: She really isn't. Bella and possibly Bruta Sister were.]]

** As of Thronecoming, [[spoiler: Briar has gone rebel because she's afraid of this happening.]]

* In Thronecoming, [[spoiler: it's revealed the book they have is not the real Book of Legends. Raven's mother stole it and hid it in her room while she was at school, and at the end it gets dropped down a well.]]

*** Spoiler for Once Upon a Time season 4:[[spoiler:The Evil Queen was always destined to try to write her own destiny. Regina's current arc is about finding the storybook author and making them write her a happy ending.]]

[[WMG:Blondie will turn to the Rebel side at some point, much like [[spoiler:Ashlynn did in True Hearts Day.]]]]

* Partial confirmation. While he did not stumble onto the school, he wasn't a student until he stumbled onto [[spoiler: the book of fairytales]]. Returning it was his reason for going to Ever After High and if he hadn't '' stumbled'' onto [[spoiler: the book]] he wouldn't have had a reason to go to that school and he wouldn't have ended up stuck in there and eventually enrolling I assume. Finding and returning [[spoiler: the book]] had nothing to do with his destiny. And once he did stumble onto it he really did become a NewTransferStudent just not from a normie school with an OnlySaneMan attitude -he ''is'' from wonderland after all, he's more than used to magic and fairytale characters- though he is pretty normal for an 'Ever After High' student and having not been originally from Wonderland doesn't share any of his compatriots' special skills apart from comprehension of riddlish. Kittie, Maddie and Lizzie WERE extremely excited about his arrival though. So roughly 3/7 conditions were met, making it a partial confirmation and not an outright Jossing.

* Confirmed in A Wonderlandiful World. She is the main character along with [[spoiler:Cedar]].

* [[spoiler:The Chief Chronicler and the narrator from the book series.]]

* None of the above. They are really reading the story as it happens as evidenced by the younger one being able to change the events as she sees fit, and none of them are characters in the book, and that's why they can't [[spoiler: (''wont'')]] change anything in the story, because if they have too much of an impact they become characters on the pages and probably lose their immortality and get transported to the book they're reading. As for their identities, they're not anybody from the story, so it's not possible to guess who they are, however the younger one was given a name: Brooke Page, indicating their family name is Page. According to a wiki she goes to Ever After High but we've never seen her at school so that might be an embellished fact. Also Holly O'Hair may go into writting and since she's a Royal and since the female narrator roots for Royals it's possible she becomes Mrs Page in the future, if they really are characters in the show/book.

* In Dragon Games [[spoiler: Raven's mom actually poisons Apple, and Darling wakes her up with CPR.]] It's unsure if everyone else counts this as Apple's destiny being fulfilled, however.

In a Wonderlandiful World [[spoiler:the narrator is corrupted by the Jabberwock's influence and Maddie has to step in to finish the story. The Chief Chronicler awards her one of the highest honors a narrator can receive and then gets a 21 chapter salute from narrators everywhere.]] She'll take up narrating on the side while she follows in her dad's footsteps.

According to her bio, Cerise is shy around boys, being drawn to the leader of the pack. In this case, the two "leaders" of the franchise are Apple and Raven. In the webisodes, Cerise is shown to be very hostile towards boys and comfortable hanging out with other girls. She is also dressed more masculine than feminine, a common trait in lesbians portrayed in the media. If that wasn't enough, her [[spoiler:werewolf traits]] are treated like homosexuality. The reason Cerise hasn't come out of the closet yet is because homosexuality is not normal due to heterosexuality being the norm in fairy tales.
* She seems shy in general to me around both boys and girls, usually hanging back if any people are around (like at Maddie's tea party to bring back madness to the Grove). I just finished watching the entire series and as far as I remember, she only really speaks to Raven. [[spoiler: Her werewolf traits]] are treated more like ''cancer'' than anything. She hides [[spoiler: her ears]] like how chemo patients hide their hair loss under wigs, false eyelashes, eyebrow pens, and hats. She and her parents are the only ones who feel like it has to be kept secret because [[spoiler: tradition is so important in this world, and her parents deviated from tradition despite technically finishing their story]]. Seriously, not every case of [[spoiler: lycanthropy]] is an allegory for homosexuality, though for some reason any time it shows up anywhere, it's automatically deemed as one even after WordOfGod states otherwise. The "leader of the pack" could mean ''Daring'' since he's the most popular boy in the school (and just as popular as Apple, if not moreso because he's male and most of the school is female) and y'know, she could be more comfortable around girls because ''she is a girl'' and doesn't know how to talk to boys or because she's worried she'll react to boys in a way that gives off her [[spoiler: lycanthropy]], like she did in the pilot episode with Daring and his smile.
* [[spoiler: If Cerise isn't it's been implied Apple is due to Raven's mom actually poisons Apple, and Darling waking her up with CPR.]]

** Seems to be Jossed after Thronecoming, since [[spoiler: we find out the reason Milton is obsessed with following the story is that when he was younger not believing a story almost got his brother killed. And more importantly at the end after the girls free Giles from his curse he and Milton actually make up with each other]], so Milton isn't actually terrible after all.
*** [[spoiler: Was totally right that he put the Babbling Curse on his brother, though.]]

** Actually [[spoiler: Apple got stuck in Briar's story and pricked her finger and fell asleep. She wasn't poisoned, and she gets rescued.]]
*** True, but the shot referred to was actually [[spoiler: when Briar got stuck in Raven's story and Briar is leaning over the sleeping Snow in her coffin]].

[[WMG:The EAH logo is Raven’s mother.]]
The hooded girl symbol aka Brooke Page is ubiquitous in the whole series, but appears on mirrors in the cartoon. The Evil Queen is currently serving a sentence in mirror prison. However, being such a powerful sorceress, she can move from mirror to mirror. [[ParanoiaFuel Which means she’s always there.]] ''[[ParanoiaFuel Always watching.]]''

[[WMG:Apple doesn’t really like the colour red.]]
She just associates herself with it because it’s Snow White’s ColorMotif.

[[WMG:The girls will go back in time and meet the original fairy tale characters…]]
And they are shocked to see that their ancestors’ tales aren’t as fable-ous as they were taught, but real peoples’ very hard lives. For example, Snow White is an abused maidservant to seven dwarves and is more concerned about reconciling with her stepmother than meeting a sexist prince, and the Evil Queen is a slave to her MagicMirror with serious self-esteem issues.
Seeing this, the girls realize that the Legacy system isn’t honouring the past at all, just an insulting caricature.

To further serve as a {{foil}} to Raven, Duchess also has a…dysfunctional relationship with her mother. Though a swan for most of the year, Odette can change back into a human form if certain conditions are met. Once a full moon, something like that. Unfortunately, living out such a tragic tale mentally destroyed Odette, and she became TheOphelia. Growing up seeing her mother in such a miserable existence is what convinced Duchess to avoid becoming the next Swan Queen at all costs.

Centuries ago, It was normal record of fairy tales, basically a history textbook, created to ensure the mistakes of the past generation would never be repeated. Then someone, possibly the original Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, enchanted it as part of a GenghisGambit to rule the land. Whenever the next generation signs their name and takes the character’s place, the book tries to magically correct the recording of history by setting it up to happen again. [[SlidingScaleOfFreeWillVsFate Whether or not it happens exactly to the letter depends on the people's choices]].

The teaser is narrated by a voice that sounds younger and less formal than the regular narrators. In the special, this junior narrator will try to tell the story in the stead of her superiors, much like [[spoiler:Maddie and Kitty did in ''A Wonderlandiful World'']]. Bonus if she turns out to be the mysterious Brooke Page.

The last person seen with the book was the Cheshire Cat, and the Knight aka [[spoiler:Darling]] was following her. So, she at least knows where it is hidden, and she will have to make a tough decision: Do the knightly thing and return it, or do the rebellious thing and let it stay gone.

* Jossed. [[spoiler: It's actually Apple that becomes the pawn.]]

[[WMG:Ever After is not where stories come from…]]
[[RewritingReality It is stories brought to life]]! In Spring Unsprung, we learn that the fairytale world’s magic and vibrancy comes from Wonderland. If Ever After was already a magical land, why does it’s existence depend on another land’s influence? Unless it depends on the creativity and imagination of the writer just like any story. So, unless the author is no longer around to shape the tales, there will be some RageAgainstTheAuthor action in future chapters.

* Might be confirmed since Dragon Games [[spoiler: showed he actually isn't Apple's prince as his kiss failed to wake her, and he's apparently getting a doll 2-pack with Rosabella for the next special]].
* [[spoiler: Looks to be confirmed by his Epic Winter doll. Not only is he in a two pack with Rosabella, the mirror he comes with has the image of a lion-esque beast in Daring's clothing.]]

As more and more characters join Raven and the rest of the Rebels, Apple will being getting desperate. Raven will slowly become more popular than she is, making her worry that the people dislike her and that she won’t be a good queen. Somehow, she’ll get it into her head that she can replace Raven as her villain. (It was mentioned in a webisode, but treated as a joke.) It will be something along the lines of there always needing to be an evil queen (seeing as so many fairy tales involves evil queens and wicked stepmothers). But first she needs to get rid of Raven. One story can’t have two evil queens.

Trying to kill Raven would be too dark for a kid’s show like this. However, she could try to get Raven transferred to another school. (All those other Charmings must be attending school somewhere, right?) So she tricks Hunter to help her frame Raven so that she can get a new evil queen, but Hunter realizes what’s going on. Being the genuinely nice guy he is, he refuses to go through with it and helps Raven get out of the mess he unwittingly helped put her in.

Things happen. Hilarity ensues. Events culminate in Apple trying to poison Raven to get rid of her. Apple isn’t an evil person, so maybe it was something that got out of hand or a potion she mixed the wrong way. She ends up in the death-like sleep and Dexter Charming, rather than his older brother, ends up being the one to wake her up. (It can be with a kiss, it can be with a counterspell. All depends on how you ship it.) The school turns on Apple for doing something so horrible to Raven and she is either expelled or transferred to another school as punishment for her behavior. Raven continues to gain popular support in the school and eventually ascends to the throne, despite the fact that Snow White and King Charming are not her parents. (Though Snow could act as a surrogate mother for Raven after everything is over, seeing as she knows what it’s like to be poisoned by someone she trusted and how Raven currently lacks a mother figure.) As has been mentioned a couple of times in the show and as a part of her name, Raven Queen IS royalty by birth.

Raven has dark hair (yeah, it’s purple instead of black, but work with me here) and pale skin. Everyone assumes it’s because she’s a villain and, well, she fits the villain’s color scheme. She’s been shown to have an affinity with animals and is very attractive. She’s also very kind-hearted and has the whole “friend to all living creatures” thing going on. She has significant chemistry with Dexter Charming, and they’re even going out on a date in a coming webisode. She’s also very hard working and isn’t afraid to get dirty, as one would naturally become if one was forced to live with and clean up after seven miners.

Apple White does NOT fit the color scheme of her story. She’s blond. She’s also obsessed with being the fairest (remember the episode where her magic mirror broke? Or the one with the beauty pageant? And her character bio even says that her “secret heart’s desire” is to be the “fairest of them all”) and with one day being queen. However, she doesn’t believe she can be queen unless Raven agrees to play her part, so Raven is essentially blocking her path to the throne. Also, she never seems worried about the apparent lack of dwarves or the fact that Raven will assumedly send Hunter (since he’s the only Huntsman we’ve seen) to cut out her heart. She’s fixated on Raven poisoning her. Additionally, despite the fact that she’s supposed to be woken from the poison by True Love’s Kiss, Apple isn’t shipped with anyone, not even her own designated soul mate. The riddle that turned her evil demonstrated that she has the capability of being incredibly cunning (even if it’s normally hidden by her good nature) and she made an evil plant cower in fear when she enrolled in Evilnomics. No one ever said that the Evil Queen couldn’t be competent. Plus, everyone knows that Snow White was poisoned by (an) Apple.

Beyond their personalities, Raven and Dexter have much more chemistry than Apple and Daring. If Raven is Snow White, it allows her and her Prince Charming to build a meaningful relationship prior to being poisoned. Considering how Apple responded to Daring’s flirting on the first day of school, it’s incredibly hard to imagine them sharing True Love’s Kiss. Dexter doesn’t think he has a legacy yet because he thinks it’s his brother’s story. (As an aside, assuming that Dexter is destined to be Snow White’s Prince Charming, I could see Daring inadvertently angering an old witch and being cursed as the Beast, since the other [=WMGs=] have suggested that they need a new one.) In fact, everyone thinks it’s Apple and Daring’s story, which is why Briar saw Apple in the coffin when they were in the Storybook. Milton Grimm isn’t obsessed with the stories, he’s obsessed with the caste system that the stories promote and he doesn’t want any of the four of them to find out the truth because it would cast everyone’s roles into doubt. Anyone could be a Royal and anyone could be a Villain.

Specifically, the person who signs their name will be possessed by the spirit of the original character whom they are agreeing to become. This is what compels them to repeat the stories even if they initially don’t want to, and probably why there is no mention of the identities of the previous generation: sharing a body is messing with their memories. Of course, after the event of Way Too Wonderland this means [[spoiler:Raven now has The Evil Queen that started it all [[OhCrap somewhere inside her]]…]]

He's a good guy underneath all of his ego and bravado, plus he has friends (Hunter/Cerise) and even a sister (Darling) on the Rebel side. If he were to find out why people like Darling, Hunter and Cerise are on the Rebel side (not wanting to be a generic damsel in distress, wanting to have a relationship with someone he loves, and being the living embodiment of rebelling against destiny, respectively), it would possibly make him reconsider destiny, for being so unfair to people he cares about.

* This would make sense, considering that Apple's physical characteristivs are much more similar to that of the *other* Snow White.