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6This index is for works that focus on [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairies, pixies, and sprites]]. A work just having a fairy does not qualify. The fairy must be one of the main characters, the main threat, or otherwise central to the plot. Such works will invariably include one or more FairyTropes. Works that feature the LandOfFaerie as a significant part of the setting also qualify.
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8Also see the related indexes DragonWorks, ElfWorks, GenieWorks, GoblinWorks, LeprechaunFiction, MermaidMedia, and UnicornWorks. Not to be confused with FairyTale, which, despite the name, does not always feature fairies.
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10!!Works:
11[[index]]
12[[foldercontrol]]
13
14[[folder:Multimedia Franchises and Derivative Works]]
15* ''DerivativeWorks/{{Cinderella}}'': A FairyGodmother is one of the major characters across most versions of the story.
16* ''Franchise/{{Coraline}}'': It's implied that the BigBad is one of the FairFolk.
17** ''Literature/{{Coraline}}'' (The original novella)
18** ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' (The animated adaptation based on the novella)
19** ''VideoGame/{{Coraline}}'' (The video game adaptation based on the animated adaptation)
20* ''Franchise/DisneyFairies''
21* ''Franchise/TheDresdenFiles'': Faeries are a major political force.
22* ''Franchise/TheFairlyOddParents''
23[[/folder]]
24
25[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
26* ''Manga/TheAncientMagusBride'': Many of the characters are fairies, as the series focuses on European folklore (though mainly English, Scottish and Irish legends about fairies).
27* ''Anime/AndersenMonogatari'': The series is hosted by two pixies, Candy and Sukko.
28* ''Manga/BottleFairy''
29* ''Manga/FairyCube''
30* ''Anime/FairyGone''
31* ''Manga/FairyIdolKanon''
32* ''Manga/FairyNavigatorRuna''
33* ''Anime/FairyRanmaru''
34* ''Anime/FloralMagicianMaryBell''
35* ''Anime/AJourneyThroughFairyland''
36* ''Anime/TheLegendOfSnowWhite''
37* ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar''
38* ''Manga/MirumoDePon''
39* ''Anime/PersiaTheMagicFairy''
40* ''Anime/TheStoryOfCinderella'': Paulette, the FairyGodmother, subtly watches the eponymous character and tries to influence events to fix Cinderella's life without her noticing.
41* ''Manga/TouhouSangetsusei'': The Three Fairies of Light are the main characters.
42* ''Anime/TweenyWitches''
43[[/folder]]
44
45[[folder:Art]]
46* ''Art/HylasAndTheNymphs'', by Creator/JohnWilliamWaterhouse
47* ''Art/NymphsAndSatyr'', by Creator/WilliamAdolpheBouguereau
48* ''Art/YoungHylasWithTheWaterNymphs'', by Creator/WilliamEtty
49[[/folder]]
50
51[[folder:Asian Animation]]
52* ''Animation/BalalaTheFairies''
53* ''Animation/CatchTeenieping''
54* ''Animation/FlowerAngel''
55* ''Animation/GuardianFairyMichel''
56[[/folder]]
57
58[[folder:Comic Books]]
59* ''ComicBook/BeautifulDarkness''
60* ''ComicBook/TheBooksOfMagic''
61* ''ComicBook/TheDresdenFiles'': Faeries are a major political force.
62* ''ComicBook/TheSecretsOfWillowMyst''
63[[/folder]]
64
65[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
66* "Literature/{{Cinderella}}": The FairyGodmother is a main character.
67* "Literature/HeartOfIceAndrewLang"
68* "Literature/NineBagsOfGold": The main character is helped by house sprites.
69* "Literature/{{Reygoch}}": Co-protagonist Curlylocks is a young fairy princess.
70* "Literature/SleepingBeauty"
71* "Literature/TamLin"
72* "Literature/TheThreeFlowers": One of the main characters is a wood sprite.
73* "Literature/WhuppityStoorie": The titular evil fairy tries to trick one poor woman into giving her her baby.
74[[/folder]]
75
76[[folder:Fan Works]]
77* ''Fanfic/TheCrystalCourt''
78* ''Fanfic/FaerieTales''
79* ''Fanfic/{{Paradoxus}}''
80* ''Fanfic/TheQueensConsort''
81* ''Fanfic/SpellboundLilafly''
82* ''Webcomic/TheWinxClubPlayDungeonsAndDragons''
83* ''Fanfic/YouWereMyBestFriend''
84[[/folder]]
85
86[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
87* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieFairytopia''
88** ''Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia''
89** ''Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow''
90** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieMariposa'': The eponymous Mariposa is a butterfly fairy.
91** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieMariposaAndTheFairyPrincess''
92* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAFashionFairytale''
93** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAFairySecret''
94* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieOfSwanLake'': The BigGood is a Fairy Queen who tries to help main protagonist Odette break the curse that turns her into a swan (notably, she's able to alter the curse so that Odette can become human by night).
95* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': A FairyGodmother is one of the major characters.
96** ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue'': A DirectToVideo sequel to the above, the FairyGodmother returns as an important character.
97** ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime'': The FairyGodmother has her magic wand stolen by Lady Tremaine.
98* ''WesternAnimation/DisneyFairies'':
99** ''Tinker Bell'' (2008)
100** ''Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure'' (2009)
101** ''Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue'' (2010)
102** ''Pixie Hollow Games'' (2011)
103** ''Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings'' (2012)
104** ''Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy'' (2014)
105** ''Tinker Bell and the Legend of the [=NeverBeast=]'' (2015)
106* ''WesternAnimation/Faeries1999''
107* ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'': Crysta, one of the two main characters, and many of her family and friends are fairies.
108** ''WesternAnimation/FernGully2TheMagicalRescue'': A DTV sequel to the above, Crysta and the other fairies return as major characters.
109* ''WesternAnimation/IrishFolkloreTrilogy'':
110** ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'': One of the main characters, Aisling, is a fairy (specifically one of the Tuatha Dé Danann).
111** ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea'': The main characters are half-selkie and the supporting characters are fairies as well.
112* ''Animation/MavkaTheForestSong'': The protagonist is a Ukrainian folklore NatureSpirit comparable to a human-sized fairy.
113* ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'': One of the main characters is a female fairy named Tinker Bell. Also, the eponymous protagonist can fly in part due to pixie dust.
114** ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverLand'': A DirectToVideo sequel to the above, the fairy Tinker Bell returns as a major character.
115* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'': As in the book it's based on, one of the main characters is the ToothFairy.
116* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'': The Fairy Godmother is the main villain.
117* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': The main villain (Maleficent) and three of the primary characters (Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather) are fairies.
118* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'': The heroine is a Fairy Princess who resides in an entire kingdom of fairies.
119* ''WesternAnimation/{{Thumbelina|1994}}'': Prince Cornelius is the son of the king of the Court of Fairies and a major character.
120[[/folder]]
121
122[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
123* ''Film/Cinderella1947'': A FairyGodmother is an important character.
124* ''Film/Cinderella2015'': As in the original animated film above, Cinderella has a FairyGodmother.
125* ''Film/DontBeAfraidOfTheDark'' prominently features fairies as the main antagonists.
126* ''Film/FairytaleATrueStory''
127* ''Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy'' has Fae as important characters, namely Princess Nuala and main antagonist Prince Nuada.
128* ''Film/TheHallow'': An Irish horror movie where its fairies are [[spoiler:[[TheVirus virulent]] [[ParasiticHorror parasitic]] [[BotanicalAbomination fungi]].]]
129* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'': A [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action]] PerspectiveFlip of the above-mentioned ''Sleeping Beauty'', Maleficent and the three good fairies return as important characters.
130** ''Film/MaleficentMistressOfEvil''
131* ''Film/{{Mothra}}'': The eponymous character is often accompanied by tiny twin female fairies.
132* ''Film/PansLabyrinth'': A dark, modern-day fairy tale with fairies as major players.
133* ''Film/TheSecretOfRoanInish''
134* ''Film/ASimpleWish'': Featuring a bunch of Fairy Godmothers, and even a Fairy God''father''.
135* ''Film/{{Toothless}}'' focuses on a dentist who becomes the Tooth Fairy.
136[[/folder]]
137
138[[folder:Literature]]
139* ''Literature/ThirteenTreasures'': Main character Tanya can see and hear fairies and other magical creatures.
140* ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark''
141* ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'': A TeenGenius MagnificentBastard criminal mastermind vs. [[OurFairiesAreDifferent fairies]] [[ScienceFantasy with laser guns]].
142* ''Literature/TheBloodyChamber'': Specifically "The Erl-King", in which the titular character is strongly implied to be some kind of fae; he has a romance with the protagonist that turns sour when she discovers his DarkSecret.
143* ''Literature/BonesOfFaerie''
144* ''Literature/BookOfBrownies'' - three brownies on a quest to save a fairy princess
145* ''Literature/CopCraft'': The first arc focuses on finding a kidnapped fairy, and fairy dust is also an illegal FantasticDrug.
146* ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': Young Adult fantasy romance series about a girl who falls in love with a fae and becomes caught up in a war with a SorcerousOverlord.
147* ''Literature/CrescentCity'': The main character is half-fae.
148* ''Dark World: The Faerie Games''
149* ''Discworld'':
150** ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'': The fourteenth ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel, this story revolves around TheFairFolk invading the kingdom of Lancre when [[ThinDimensionalBarrier the barrier between their worlds]] wears thin.
151** ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'': Most of the creatures [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve believed into existence]] in this book are fairies, defined on the Disc as supernatural beings tasked with bringing something or taking it away. In particular, the origin of the Tooth Fairy is explored.
152** ''Literature/TheWeeFreeMen'': The main character has to rescue her brother from TheFairFolk. She's aided by the titular Wee Free Men, a race of "pictsies" who were kicked out of Faerie for being too disruptive.
153** ''Literature/TheShepherdsCrown'': TheFairFolk from ''The Wee Free Men'' return.
154* ''Literature/TheDragonEggPrincess''
155* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Faeries are a major political force, and more than one plot of the novels is due to the actions of faeries when it's not the vampires or human mages.
156** ''Literature/SummerKnight'': The fourth book in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' series, ''Summer Knight'' heavily features and focuses on fae.
157** ''Literature/ProvenGuilty'': The eighth book, it is also fae-dominant.
158** ''Literature/SmallFavor'': The tenth book has Harry “hired” by the Winter fae and opposed by Summer.
159** ''Literature/ColdDays'': The fourteenth book, there's almost more fae characters in the story than humans.
160* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'': One of the central characters, Celty Sturluson, is a dullahan.
161* ''Literature/EarlAndFairy''
162* ''Literature/EllaEnchanted'': Being a retelling of ''Cinderella'', a FairyGodmother is a big part of the plot (since she actually causes a lot of problems). Mandy, Ella's family housekeeper, is a fairy as well.
163* ''Literature/TheErlKing''
164* ''Literature/TheFaeriePath''
165* ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene''
166* ''Literature/FaerieWars''
167* ''Literature/FaeriesOfDreamdark''
168* ''Literature/TheFairyChronicles''
169* ''Literature/FairyOak''
170* ''Literature/TheFairyRebel''
171* ''Literature/TheFeyAndTheFallen''
172* ''Literature/FlowerFairies''
173* ''Literature/TheGuardiansOfChildhood'': One of the main characters is the ToothFairy.
174* ''Literature/TheGypsiesInTheWood'': A novella in the ''Literature/DiogenesClub'' series by Creator/KimNewman, TheFairFolk are the main antagonists.
175** ''Literature/AngelDownSussex'': Another story in the ''Diogenes Club'' series, AlienFairFolk are featured prominently.
176* ''Literature/{{Haugtussa}}''
177* ''Literature/HowToDitchYourFairy''
178* ''Literature/HumanityHasDeclined'' takes place in a future where the human population has shrunk and the world has been taken over by fairies.
179* ''Literature/IWasATeenageFairy''
180* ''Literature/TheInvisibleLibrary'': Irene and the other Librarians of the Library work to keep balance between the forces of order and chaos, embodied by the eternal conflict between dragons and Fae. Fae represent the forces of chaos and are noted for their tendency towards invoking the TheoryOfNarrativeCausality and adopting personas based on {{archetypal character}}s.
181** ''Literature/TheMaskedCity'': The second book in ''The Invisible Library'' series, wherein a warmongering Fae kidnaps a dragon prince and Irene must infiltrate a Fae-controlled city to rescue him.
182** ''Literature/TheMortalWord'': The fifth book in ''The Invisible Library'' series, wherein a murder disrupts a peace treaty between the dragon monarchs and powerful representatives of the Fae.
183** ''Literature/TheSecretChapter'': The sixth book in ''The Invisible Library'' series, wherein a Fae modeled after the criminal mastermind archetype dispatches Irene and a mixed team of Fae and dragons to steal a valuable painting.
184** ''Literature/TheDarkArchive'': The seventh book in ''The Invisible Library'' series, wherein Irene is given a Fae apprentice and tasked with making her the first Fae capable of entering the [[InnBetweenTheWorlds Library]].
185* ''Literature/TheIronKing'': The main character's best friend and late father are among TheFairFolk.
186* ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'': One major character is a Fairy and many others either work with Fairy or become trapped in FairyLand set against the back drop of the UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars.
187* ''Literature/TheLittleGreyMenSeries'': The "little grey men" are gnomes, and the story follows the last four gnomes in England and the natural world in which they live.
188* ''Literature/ModernFaerieTales''
189** ''Literature/TheDarkestPartOfTheForest'': A standalone story set in the ''Modern Faerie Tales'' universe.
190** ''Literature/TheFolkOfTheAir'': A YA trilogy set in the ''Modern Faerie Tales'' universe, a fairy kills the two main characters' parents.
191** ''Literature/TheStolenHeirDuology''
192* ''Literature/LandOfOz'': Oz is referred to as a fairyland, and is ruled by the fairy Princess Ozma, and long ago was enchanted by the fairy Queen Lurline. Fairies in the series are human-sized and wingless, but very beautiful and possess magical abilities.
193* ''Literature/LittleWitchAcademiaTheNonsensicalWitchAndTheCountryOfTheFairies''
194* ''Literature/OctoberDaye'': Main character Toby Daye is a changeling, daughter of a faerie creature of the Summerlands and a human.
195* ''Literature/{{Once}}''
196* ''Literature/PeterPan'': One of the major characters is a fairy named Tinker Bell.
197* ''Literature/SmallPersonsWithWings (they hate to be called fairies)''
198* ''Literature/TheSpiderwickChronicles'': Three kids stumble upon a GreatBigBookOfEverything containing knowledge about the hidden world of faeries and have to keep it out of the hands of the BigBad.
199* ''Literature/SugarAppleFairyTale'': Humans learn to control fairies by ripping a wing off and selling them off in slave markets. Ann Halford, the protagonist of the series, is forced to buy a warrior fairy named Shalle Fen Shalle who holds resentment for humans.
200* ''Literature/TheresMagicBetweenUs''
201* ''Literature/UnderThePendulumSun'': During the Victorian era, Catherine Helstone travels into the heart of the newly discovered lands of TheFairFolk in search of her brother Laon, a [[TheMissionary missionary]] who disappeared while trying to convert the fae to Christianity.
202* ''Literature/VioletWings'': Main character Zaria and the main villain are fairies.
203* "Literature/WorkEthic"
204* ''Literature/WarForTheOaks''
205[[/folder]]
206
207[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
208* ''Series/BaalVeer'': The title character gains his powers from fairies who come from Pari Lok, the fairy world, and he fights against an evil fairy named Bhayankar Pari.
209* ''Series/CarnivalRow'': Some of the major characters are faeries, including one of the main protagonists, Vignette. [[spoiler: The other main protagonist, Philo, is revealed to be half-faerie]].
210* ''Series/Cursed2020'': The plot revolves around the Fey fighting back against persecution from the Catholic Church (loosely based on the Myth/ArthurianLegend).
211* ''Series/TheFairlyOddParentsFairlyOdder''
212* ''Series/FateTheWinxSaga'': A DarkerAndEdgier LiveActionAdaptation of the below-mentioned ''Winx Club''.
213* ''Series/{{Mulawin}}'': Fairies are integral supporting characters, even bringing TheHero BackFromtheDead.
214** ''Series/{{Encantadia}}'': The MorePopularSpinOff is set mostly in a fairy kingdom.
215** ''Series/MulawinVsRavena'': DistantSequel of the above.
216* ''Series/TheMysticKnightsOfTirNaNog''
217* ''Series/TheOtherKingdom'': The main character is a fairy princess from the magical kingdom of Athenia, who wants to meet up with "others" in the human world.
218[[/folder]]
219
220[[folder:Manhwa]]
221* ''Manhwa/FaeriesLanding''
222[[/folder]]
223
224[[folder:Music]]
225* "Òran an Ròin"
226[[/folder]]
227
228[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
229* ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheDreaming''
230* ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'': RPG where crazy abuse-survivor fairies go ''crazier''.
231* ''TabletopGame/TheDresdenFiles'': Faeries are a major political force.
232* ''TabletopGame/TheSmallFolk'': The titular Small Folk are modern-day descendants of TheFairFolk.
233[[/folder]]
234
235[[folder:Theatre]]
236* ''Theatre/CinderellaRodgersAndHammerstein'': The FairyGodmother from the original tale returns as a major character.
237* ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'': A comedy by Creator/WilliamShakespeare about a LoveDodecahedron that gets out of control thanks to the meddling of fairies with a LovePotion.
238[[/folder]]
239
240[[folder:Video Games]]
241* ''VideoGame/AtelierLinaTheAlchemistOfStrahl'': Lina being MisBlamed by fairies for burning their home / tree, and having to help them, is the basics of the plot of the game.
242* ''VideoGame/BayonettaOriginsCerezaAndTheLostDemon'' features Fairies as the main enemy faction.
243* The original ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'' games have Airy and Anne as prominent entities in the two games. [[spoiler:Both of them are capital-E evil and TheDragon to the GreaterScopeVillain of those particular games.]]
244* ''VideoGame/{{Chantelise}}'': Chante, one of the two main characters, is cursed by a witch and turned into a fairy.
245* ''VideoGame/{{Deracine}}'': You play as the Kind Faerie.
246* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'': Notte is the FairyCompanion to the main cast who provides items every day and provides moral support for raid bosses.
247* ''VideoGame/EatMe''
248* The ''VideoGame/EternalSenia'' series, has "Little Fairy," a FairyCompanion, as a major character.
249** ''VideoGame/EternalSenia1'': "Little Fairy" first appears.
250** ''VideoGame/EternalSeniaHydrangeaAfterTheRain'': "Little Fairy" returns as an important character. There are also tiny fairies and roughly human-sized fairy queens.
251* ''VideoGame/FaeryLegendsOfAvalon''
252* ''VideoGame/FairyBloom'' series:
253** ''VideoGame/FairyBloom1''
254** ''VideoGame/FairyBloomFreesia''
255* ''VideoGame/FairyFencerF''
256* ''VideoGame/GlimmerInMirror''
257* ''VideoGame/{{Hoa}}''
258* ''VideoGame/HomeSafetyHotline'': An AnalogHorror video game where you handle pest control involving TheFairFolk and other supernatural hazards.
259* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': Navi, a literal FairyCompanion, is gifted to Link by the Great Deku Tree (the guardian of the forest).
260* ''VideoGame/LittleFlowerFairy''
261* ''VideoGame/NeopetsTheDarkestFaerie''
262* ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'': Several characters are fairies, including two of the playable characters.
263* ''VideoGame/PanelDePon''
264* ''VideoGame/APrimerOnTheCaptureAndIdentificationOfTheLittleFolk Of Myth And Legend''
265* ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker3''
266* ''VideoGame/RecettearAnItemShopsTale'': Tear, one of the major characters, is a fairy.
267* ''VideoGame/TheSims3'''': Supernatural''
268* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' generally always features fairies as Mooks, but a few games have them (specifically, the ice fairy Cirno, who is playable in all four games listed below) in starring roles:
269** ''VideoGame/TouhouKaeidzukaPhantasmagoriaOfFlowerView''
270** ''VideoGame/TouhouHisoutensokuChoudokyuuGinyoruNoNazoOOe''
271** ''VideoGame/YouseiDaisensouTouhouSangetsusei'': A spinoff game starring Cirno and the three fairies of light from ''Touhou Sangetsusei''.
272** ''VideoGame/TouhouTenkuushouHiddenStarInFourSeasons''
273* ''VideoGame/ZanZarahTheHiddenPortal'': The game revolves around catching, collecting, and training {{Fairy Companion}}s.
274[[/folder]]
275
276[[folder:Visual Novels]]
277* ''VisualNovel/ReigningPassions'': Lyris' route -- Fae are central to the second half.
278[[/folder]]
279
280[[folder:Webcomics]]
281* ''Webcomic/{{Bardsworth}}'': One of the main characters is a fairy.
282* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'': Fae are one of the major races, with exceptional [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting powers]], strong magic, a [[BlueAndOrangeMorality bizarre moral code]], and an [[LandOfFaerie even more bizarre realm]].
283* ''Webcomic/{{Disenchanted|2013}}''
284* ''Webcomic/FairyDust''
285* ''Webcomic/HanaYouseiToTabibito''
286* ''Webcomic/{{Shallowskin}}'': The two main characters are a Brownie and a Selkie, different types of fae.
287* ''Webcomic/SuitorArmor''
288[[/folder]]
289
290[[folder:Websites]]
291* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'': The faeries are pretty central to the game.
292[[/folder]]
293
294[[folder:Western Animation]]
295* ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe'': The five main characters and main villain are fairies.
296* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': A 10-year-old has fairy godparents that grant his crazy wishes. Many of the other major or supporting characters are also fairies.
297* ''WesternAnimation/StarFairies'': An animated special and accompanying toy line about a fairy who grants wishes to children.
298* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': The show centers on the titular Winx Club, a group of fairy warriors attending the [[WizardingSchool Alfea College for Fairies]].
299** ''WesternAnimation/PopPixie'': A SpinOff of the above, pixies are the main characters.
300** ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfWinx'': Another short-lived SpinOff of ''Winx Club''.
301[[/folder]]

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