Supporting Characters
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Sleeping Beauty
Storybrooke character: Unknown
Fairytale Land character: Sleeping Beauty
Fairytale origin based on: Sleeping Beauty
We will meet Sleeping Beauty in Season 2. She is presumably inspired by the classic fairy tale.
Status: Alive
Relatives: Unknown
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Belle
Storybrooke character: Name unknown
Fairytale Land character: Belle
Fairytale origin based on: Beauty and the Beast
Belle, the daughter of a town's ruler, voluntarily became Rumplestiltskin's servant in exchange for hime saving her father's town from ruin in a war. She volunteered because it was a chance to prove her bravery and save the people she cared about. She eventually fell in love with... -
Cora
Storybrooke character: Unknown
Fairytale Land character: Cora
Fairytale origin based on: Rumplestiltskin (according to showrunner Edward Kitsis)
Cora is Regina's mother. She was once a miller's daughter, but by the time she first showed up in Season 1 she well off; she also has magic. She was generally cruel to Regina, and she conspired to create circumstances in which King Leopold would notice... -
Dr. Whale
Storybrooke character: Dr. Whale
Fairytale Land character: Unknown
Fairytale origin based on: Unknown
Dr. Whale works at the Storybrooke hospital, and is rarely seen outside of work. He appears to perform Regina’s dirty work by reporting on Mary Margaret’s interactions with David to the Mayor.
Dr. Whale seems to be attracted to Ruby. After she quits her job at the Diner, he tries to “help” her,... -
Granny
Storybrooke character: Granny
Fairytale Land character: Granny/Widow Lucas, Red Riding Hood’s grandmother
Fairytale origin based on: Red Riding Hood
Granny runs two known businesses in Storybrooke out of the same building: the Bed and Breakfast, where Emma first stayed when she arrived in Storybrooke; and the diner downstairs, where her granddaughter Ruby works as a waitress.
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Daniel
Storybrooke character: N/A
Fairytale Land character: Daniel
Daniel was a stable boy at Regina's home; they fell in love. When Regina's mother, Cora, was going to force her to marry King Leopold, Regina and Daniel decided to run away. However, Cora caught them before they left, and ripped Daniel's heart out, killing him and turning Regina from a kind girl to the evil woman we know now.
Daniel does... -
King Leopold
Storybrooke character: N/A
Fairytale Land character: King Leopold
King Leopold was Snow White's father. He was a kindly man who was devastated by the death of his first wife, Snow White's mother. He later married Regina, believing she would make a good mother for Snow.He later stumbled upon the Genie of Agrabah's lamp, and set the genie free, bequeathing his three wishes to the genie himself....
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Captain Hook
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Storybrooke character: Captain Hook
Fairytale Land character: Unknown
Fairytale origin based on: Peter Pan
Captain Hook makes his first appearance in Once Upon a Time Season 2, Episode 4: “The Crocodile.”
Status: Alive
Relatives: Unknown
Enemies: Unknown; possibly ... -
Mulan
Storybrooke character: Unknown
Fairytale Land character: Mulan
Fairytale origin based on: Mulan
We will meet Mulan in Season 2. She is a warrior, and she is presumably inspired by the 1998 movie of the same name, which draws on a Chinese legend.
Status: Alive
Relatives: Unknown
Enemies: Unknown









