History Characters / ReturnToOz

* SoftSpokenSadist: In her first form she's played by Sophie Ward, who has a voice like bunny rabbits floating on clouds of marshmallows. In her true form, she's more raspy sounding.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the original story, while he was always a threat, a large portion of his initial danger came from his girdle, being a normal humanoid otherwise, whose threat came from his cunning to get power rather than his inherent powers. In this iteration, he's essentially an [[RockMonster earth elemental]] able to traverse through any part of the world like any of his kin who towers over everyone and is in fact large enough to swallow them whole. This is on top of having the Ruby Slippers that make him essentially a RealityWarper able to turn others into objects or conjure objects like a cage out of nothing.

* BishonenLine: While it's implied that the OneWingedAngel he takes at the end is his actual true form, the Nome King starts off as a vaguely humanoid face when first introduced to Dorothy and co, before shifting to a humanoid form attached to the wall. Whenever the heroes manage to fail the game, the Nome King gradually gets unstuck to his wall, going from a StopMotion clay figure to a live-action actor in rock-king makeup to finally, a gray-skinned human-like being with Dorothy's potential failure, leading to him becoming in his words, human.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: It's heavily implied the monstrous, gigantic form he takes at the end is his true form. So he changes his form into something more gentle in order for the heroes to be less cautious around him. When in the midst of his breakdown, he loses all pretenses to showcase his true form.

* HumanityEnsues: Every time he turns somebody from Oz into an ornament he becomes more and more humanlike -- if Dorothy had turned into an ornament he would've been human completely. ''Why'' he just doesn't use the Ruby Slippers to turn himself human is a mystery. Though it's heavily implied [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve to be tied with the memories of Oz by his own words that activate the transformation- the fewer people who remember Oz, the more human he becomes]].

* RiddleForTheAges: Considering how badly he wanted to become human, one can only imagine why he didn't just use the Ruby Slippers--one of the most powerful magical objects in the Land of Oz and Nonestica in general -- to make it happen. Perhaps such a thing was simply beyond the slippers' capabilities and needed specific rituals t do it.

* SatanicArchetype: Not immediately obvious as his RockMonster form invokes [[GrandpaGod the typical iconography of a bearded and benign godly king]] but it's more subtle through his actions. He lives underneath the earth with [[TheLegionsOfHell his demonic Nomes]], he threatens the heroes by tossing them into his furnace which is covered in flames and takes on a pleasing form to trick others [[DealWithTheDevil into accepting a deal that is rigged in his favor]], tries to tempt Dorothy from saving her friends. When bested, his environment takes on a hellish tone with flames and he takes on his true devilish form.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original books, he resented "upstairs people" mining all the jewels from the earth but never acted on it -- in fact, he was indifferent to Oz until Queen Ozma stole his magic belt, which at that point made it very personal for him. Here he wreaks untold havoc on Oz once he gets the Ruby Slippers for the most flimsy of reasons -- he wants the emeralds used to build the Emerald City back, even though he has plenty of jewels already and the people he takes his revenge on had nothing to do with it. Additionally, his turning the Ozians into ornaments is merely removing an outside party that interfered with a deal he made before seeing Ozma and it doesn’t have the same insidious ulterior motives turning human [[spoiler: without the weakness to eggs]] at the expense of their freedom.

* FauxAffablyEvil: She initially seems pleasant but it's gradually revealed how hollow it is when she's a monster that takes the heads of other women in a show of vanity and insecurity towards her original head and her attitude becomes increasingly villainous with each head she takes.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Only cares about her own power and comfort, not caring about how she's selflessly stealing the heads of other women to add to her collection.

* TheQuietOne: She doesn't talk much, [[NothingIsScarier It adds to her menace]]. At least with her first two heads which are [[ColdHam are more composed in behavior]]. Averted with her true head, which is very bombastic and hammy.
* SoftSpokenSadist: In her first form she's played by Sophie Ward who has a voice like bunny rabbits floating on clouds of marshmallows. In her true form, she's more raspy sounding.

* AmbiguousSituation: It's unknown if he was Worley as Aunt Em said that he didn't survived the burning clinic.

* BaitTheDog: After he turns the Scarecrow into an ornament, he comforts her and offers to have the others play a game to win him back. He then withholds information and threatens them by throwing them into his fiery furnace if they don’t play his rigged game. He then proceeds to [[KickTheDog guilt-trip Dorothy by showing her the ruby slippers she lost and telling her it's her fault that the Nome King was able to do all of it]]. While he does offer to return her home prior to her fully entering the room, [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk it's more to rid himself of a person who can stop him than out of altruism]] and his talk with Mombi shows he never cared for her as he viewed her as a sacrifice to make him fully human. And once she does succeed, he drops all pretenses and tries to eat them- showing he never intended to uphold his end of the bargain.

* ColdHam: While he’s usually more bombastic and demanding with either Mombi or his minions, he elects to speak in a more courteous, mellow, and low key tone with Dorothy and friends with grandiose undertones. Which makes his insidious actions in dissonant contrast all the more unnerving and his later descent into raving fury all the more stark in comparison.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: The Wicked Witch of the West may be a cultural icon, but he is the true BigBad of the Oz books and his role in the film definitely shows. Also unlike the Witch who is [[LaughablyEvil both genuinely terrifying but is so over the top she's comedic in her own way]] and is always threatening Dorothy, he is a genuinely serious villain who's very civil with Dorothy and offers to send her home, but only for reasons that benefit him. He was even able to get his hands on the ruby slippers, something that even the witch herself was unable to succeed at.

* EvilIsBigger: In his implied true form, he is so large that his hand is able to grab Grump's sofa body and later Jack, with both being small in comparison. In the form he takes [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith to appear more approachable]], while not as massive, is still taller than the heroes.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Is quite courteous, even giving Dorothy and company limestone pie to eat and melted silver to drink. When Mombi arrives, however, he reveals his sadistic nature, admitting to her he only gave Dorothy a chance because it's more fun to watch. He soon blatantly proves he never had any intention of actually going through with the bargain if Dorothy won. The movie's novelization also insinuates most of his sympathetic act was just to toy with her while she was down.

* LargeHam: What makes this iteration of the Nome King so unnerving is that he usually averts this by speaking in a dissonantly even and mellow tone, only raising his voice when threatening Dorothy and friends with a fiery furnace or when Mombi brings up the possibility of Ozma escaping. When he’s outwitted, he starts to shouting and bellow his lines, which is made more terrifying as he’s in a colossal golem form capable of eating them alive.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the original story, while he was always a threat, a large portion of his initial danger came from his girdle, being a normal humanoid otherwise. In this iteration, he's essentially an [[RockMonster earth elemental]] able to traverse through any part of the world like any of his kin who towers over everyone and is in fact large enough to swallow them whole. This is on top of having the Ruby Slippers that make him essentially a RealityWarper able to turn others into objects or conjure objects like a cage out of nothing.

** Played straight with Mombi. In spite of allowing her to rule the ruins of Oz while she keeps her head collection in exchange for keeping Ozma captive, he immediately orders her to prostrate to him and even tells her to go even lower when she's already touching the floor out of amusement. When she brings up some caution about Dorothy, he demises it and when Dorothy does manage to make a fool of him, he immediately blames Mombi for his carelessness and imprisons her.

* AllThereInTheManual: Her backstory is explained in further detail in the movie's novelization -- she was sold to Mombi by her father, King Pastoria, in return for a potion that gave eternal life, but he killed himself out of horror when he realized what he'd done. This makes the film version of King Pastoria a CompositeCharacter of his book counterpart with the King of Ev from the books.

* AmbiguousSituation: It's not clear in the movie whether "Princess" is an affectation or she actually has royal blood, and if so from what kingdom. Whereas Princess Langwidere was definitely a real princess, being the King of Ev's niece. Her backstory with Ozma, implies she was a witch that rose to power via the Nome King and her title of Princess is that of vanity and a desire to remain young.

* GutturalGrowler: She's played by Jean Marsh who has a naturally deep voice but she lowers it for the role.

* SoftSpokenSadist: In her first form she's played by Sophie Ward who has a voice like bunny rabbits floating on clouds of marshmallows. In her true form, as noted above, she's a GutturalGrowler.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original books, he resented "upstairs people" mining all the jewels from the earth but never acted on it -- in fact, he was indifferent to Oz until Queen Ozma stole his magic belt, which at that point made it very personal for him. Here he wreaks untold havoc on Oz once he gets the Ruby Slippers for the most flimsy of reasons -- he wants the emeralds used to build the Emerald City back, even though he has plenty of jewels already and the people he takes his revenge on had nothing to do with it.

* LargeHam: The Nome King tends to do this from time to time, especially when he is angry.

[[folder:Tik Tok]]
!!Tik Tok

* NiceGuy: While any friend of Dorothy's is generally guaranteed to be nice, Jack's kindness stands out the most in the group, especially when compared to Tik-Tok's stoicism, the Gump's pessimism and Billina's sassiness.

* VillainousPrincess: An implied self-proclaimed one that steals the heads of young women out of shame of her original head, a desire to appear beautiful, and as a twisted hobby to collect heads to wear depending on her mood. She's also much older than a typical princess in her true form.

* VillainousPrincess: An implied self-proclaimed one that steals the heads of young women out of shame of her original head, a desire to appear beautiful, and as a twisted hobby to collect heads to wear depending on her mood. She's also much older than a typical princess in her true form.

* VainSorceress: Mombi steals the heads of beautiful women to wear as she pleases. It's implied to stem from some insecurity, as her original head is the only one not shown off in a display case, instead being shoved behind a mirrored cabinet door among her magical items in a messy arrangement.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: It's heavily implied the monstrous, gigantic form he takes at the end is his true form. So he changes his form into something more gentle in order for the heroes to be less cautious around him. When in the midst of his breakdown, he loses all pretenses to showcase his true form.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: It's heavily implied the form he takes at the end is his true form. So he changes his form into something more gentle in order for the heroes to be less cautious around him. When in the midst of his breakdown, he loses all pretenses to showcase his true form.

* DidYouActuallyBelieve: [[spoiler: He makes perfectly clear right from the beginning he had no intention of following through with his bargain if Dorothy found the Scarecrow. In fact, he undergoes a VillainousBreakdown when this is the case.]]

* DissonantSerenity: What makes the Nome King especially menacing is how eerily calm and pleasant he is in junction with the darker intentions of his plan.

* GracefulLoser: Clearly still had time to kill Jack and Billina before he died, but gently set them down instead.

* JerkassHasAPoint: He wasn't wrong to say to Dorothy that she didn't ask what would happen if they couldn't solve his riddles correctly after the Gump becomes an oranament.

* ManipulativeBastard: While he initially seems pleasant to Dorothy, he gradually reveals he's tricking the heroes into a rigged game in his favor and takes delight in showing his ruby slippers in order to guilt Dorothy into leaving while pinning the blame on her.

* PsychopathicManchild: It's subtle given he acted as a warped parental figure to Dorothy but he forces others to play the games that are only fair to him, throws a tantrum when they start to win, and [[SoreLoser settles for eating them in order to get some victory]].
* RealityWarper: He is able to turn the populace of Oz to stone, have victims of his games turn to ornaments in order to [[BishonenLine gradually become human]], and conjures a cage to trap Mombi [[spoiler: because he's wearing the Ruby Slippers that Dorothy accidentally dropped]].

* SatanicArchetype: Not immediately obvious as his RockMonster form invokes [[GrandpaGod the typical iconography of a bearded and benign godly king]] but it's more subtle through his actions. He lives underneath the earth with [[TheLegionsOfHell his demonic Nomes]], he threatens the heroes by tossing them into his furnace which is covered in flames, and takes on a pleasing form to trick others [[DealWithTheDevil into accepting a deal that is rigged in his favor]], tries to tempt Dorothy from saving her friends. When bested, his environment takes on a hellish tone with flames and he himself takes on his true devilish form.

-->'''Nome King''': I'm tired of games... I'm tired of all YOU!

* TooDumbToLive: As cunning as he is, the fact he never bothered to move Jack away from his mouth--or, better yet, ''close his mouth''--the moment he heard Bellina clucking definitely makes him this.

* VillainBall: Grabs this at the climax when he tricks Dorothy and her friends into an elaborate game to turn them into ornaments one by one. This naturally gives Dorothy not only the chance but the conditions to free everyone he's imprisoned.

* YouHaveFailedMe: After Dorothy makes a correct guess, the Nome King becomes enraged at Mombi for failing to keep the girl under lock and key. Before heading off to confront Dorothy and friends, he imprisons Mombi in a cage and promises to deal with her next.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the books, the Wheelers are only wannabe villains who try to intimidate people but, as the protagonists realize, aren't actually capable of hurting them because their limbs are wheels, and become dejected when their bluster is seen through. In the film, although they don't manage to hurt Dorothy, it's not for lack of trying, and it's implied that they're actually dangerous.

* HeelFaceTurn: Following [[spoiler: the Nome King's demise and Mombi's arrest]], the Wheelers [[spoiler: are good]]. During the parade that precedes what would've been [[spoiler: Dorothy's coronation as the queen of Oz]], four of them (including the leader) can be seen on the sidelines amongst all the other spectators in Emerald City. As Dorothy passes by them alongside the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, one Wheeler even ''waves'' at her.

* MeaningfulEcho: The squeaking noise produce by their wheels is the same noise that can be heard from the wheels of the carts and gurneys being pushed by the orderlies, the real world counterparts.

* PaperTiger: They're intimidating an a threat to the defenseless Dorothy but are useless against Tik-Tok despite outnumbering him. WordOfGod even mentions that their wheels prevent them from being capable of actually doing much, since they don't have hands.

The princess of Oz.

* ImprobableInfantSurvival: Assuming she was the mysterious girl that seemingly drowned at the start, she turns out to be just fine.

* TheTrickster: Like her book counterpart, she originally constructed Jack Pumpkinhead as a means of giving Mombi a fright.
* TurnTheOtherCheek: Once her place on the throne is restored, she announces to everyone that she forgives Mombi for enslaving her, deciding that being robbed of her powers and imprisoned by the Nome King is apparently punishment enough.

* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Well, maybe. His broken leg allegedly keeps him from doing more work around the farm, despite Aunt Em's insistence the leg has mended already. It's never said which of them is telling the truth. In the climax, he's walking just fine, and the novelization at least implies that concern for Dorothy's safety brought him out of his BSOD mindset.

* InNameOnly: Played with. In terms of appearance, she looks nothing like the old hag that Mombi is portrayed in the books. However, she takes more after Princess Langwidere, which is much [[TruerToTheText more accurate to the book's portrayal]].

* AllThereInTheManual: Her backstory is explained in further detail in the movie's novelization -- she was sold to Mombi by her father, King Pastoria, in return for a potion that gave eternal life, but he killed himself out of horror when he realized what he'd done.

** It's heavily implied this is what occurs to the head collection. Their heads are removed from their bodies and their unique consciousness is [[/TheAssimilator suppressed with the heads becoming an extension of Mombi's will]].

* KnightOfCerebus: The film had already been DarkerAndEdgier with the corrupt mental rehabilitation center and the threatening Wheelers, but it's with Mombi's appearance and true nature as a head-stealing monster that intends to steal Dorothy's head, that the story takes on a much more terrifying turn for the remainder of the story until the Nome King's defeat.

* VainSorceress: Mombi steals the heads of beautiful women to wear as she pleases. It's implied to stem from some insecurity, as her original head is the only one not shown off in a display case, instead being shoved behind a mirrored cabinet door among her magical items in a messy arrangement.