List of Disney's Sleeping Beauty characters
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The following are fictional characters in Disney's 1959 film Sleeping Beauty and related media.
Princess Aurora
[edit]Princess Aurora is the titular protagonist of the film and the third official Disney Princess. After she is cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent as a baby to die on her sixteenth birthday after pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel, Merryweather uses her gift to change the curse so that Aurora will instead fall into a deep sleep until true love's kiss breaks the spell. Afterwards, she, along with Flora and Fauna, move with Aurora to a cottage in the forest and change her name to Briar Rose to hide her from Maleficent.
On her sixteenth birthday, they send her out to gather berries while planning to have a surprise party to tell her that she is a princess. However, after she returns and tells them that she met a man, they tell her that she cannot see him again because they do not know who he is. Despite their efforts to protect her, Maleficent lures Aurora to a tower room with a spark of light that transforms into a spinning wheel. After she pricks her finger on the spindle, the fairies put the kingdom to sleep before placing her in the tower until she can be awakened.
After Phillip's kiss of true love breaks the curse, she learns that he is the same person as the man she met in the woods, and they dance after reuniting with their parents.
Maleficent
[edit]Maleficent is the main antagonist of the film and the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil". She is based on the evil fairy godmother character in the original fairy tale, as well as in Brothers Grimm's retelling of the story, Little Briar Rose.
Flora, Fauna and Merryweather
[edit]Flora, Fauna and Merryweather are good fairy godmothers, based on the good fairies in the original fairy tale and various retellings. They appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to the newborn Princess Aurora and aid her, Phillip, and the kingdom with their magic.
Prince Phillip
[edit]| Prince Phillip | |
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 Prince Phillip, as he appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. | |
| First appearance | Sleeping Beauty (1959) |
| Portrayed by | Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent) Harris Dickinson (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) |
| Voiced by | Bill Shirley (original film) Roger Craig Smith (Disney Princess Enchanted Tales) Josh Robert Thompson (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep) |
| Family | King Hubert (father) |
| Spouse | Aurora |
| Children | Princess Audrey (Descendants) |
| Relatives | King Stefan (father-in-law), Queen Leah (mother-in-law) |
Prince Phillip is Aurora's true love, who is based on the prince from the original fairy tale. Phillip is the first prince in Disney theatrical animated films to have an active role and have a name.
In the film, he is betrothed to marry the princess, the daughter of his father's best friend, and attends Aurora's christening to give her a gift. Phillip reunites with Aurora after hearing her singing while riding in the forest and sings with her, after which they fall in love, but Aurora leaves after realizing that she is disobeying the fairies' orders. Upon arriving at Aurora's home, Maleficent captures him, but the fairies rescue him and aid him with their magic, giving him the Sword of Truth and Shield of Virtue. At the castle, he battles Maleficent, who transforms into a dragon, and slays her with the Sword of Truth. He goes to the kingdom and kisses Aurora, awakening her and the kingdom, and they share a dance after reuniting with their parents.
In Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, he is one of the characters from Sleeping Beauty to appear. In the "Keys to the Kingdom" segment, he is set to leave the kingdom along with his father and Aurora's parents for a royal conference, leaving Aurora to reign over it in their absence. By the end of the segment, they return in time for the celebration for Aurora's duty.
Phillip appears in Disney/Square's Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in his homeworld, Enchanted Dominion, reprising his role from the film while fighting alongside Aqua. However, unlike the film, Maleficent is not killed, but weakened and returned to her first form.
He also appears in House of Mouse, at theme parks and live events, and in the "Disney Heroes" toyline along with Maleficent.[1]
In Maleficent, where he is portrayed by Brenton Thwaites, he meets Aurora after his father, King John of Ulstead, sends him to King Stefan's castle on a business matter, and they fall in love. In Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, he is instead portrayed by Harris Dickinson, as Thwaites was unable to reprise the role due to scheduling conflicts.[2]
King Stefan
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| King Stefan | |
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| First appearance | Sleeping Beauty (1959) |
| Portrayed by | Sharlto Copley (Maleficent) |
| Voiced by | Taylor Holmes (original film) Hans Conried (deleted song, "It Happens I Have a Picture") Corey Burton (Disney Princess Enchanted Tales) |
| Spouse | Queen Leah |
| Children | Princess Aurora |
King Stefan is Aurora's father and Queen Leah's wife, who, though a caring and kind ruler and protective of her, can be stubborn and grumpy.
During Aurora's christening, Stefan's friend and herald, King Hubert, attends the celebration, during which Aurora is betrothed to Hubert's son, Prince Phillip, so their marriage will unite their kingdoms. After Maleficent curses Aurora, he decrees that all spinning wheels in the kingdom burned and sees Aurora off as she and the fairies leave.
Sixteen years later, Stefan and Hubert discuss their respective kingdoms' futures and their children's impending marriage. However, they argue after Stefan prefers that the couple spend time together before being wed, while Hubert has already had a new castle made ready for them. He is put to sleep along with the rest of the kingdom, but after the curse is broken he and Leah reunite with Aurora, and, along with Hubert, watch her dance with Phillip.
In Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, Stefan leaves along with Leah, Hubert, and Phillip for a royal conference, leaving Aurora to rule the kingdom in their absence with help from their majordomo, Lord Duke. After returning home, he attends the celebration that Aurora organized, along with his wife, Hubert, Phillip, the fairies, and Duke.
In Maleficent, he is portrayed by Sharlto Copley. As an orphaned farm boy, he was friends with Maleficent before his ambition to become king led him to betray her and sever her wings in order to win the dying King Henry's favor.
Queen Leah
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| Queen Leah | |
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| First appearance | Sleeping Beauty (1959) |
| Portrayed by | Hannah New (Maleficent) Judith Maxie (Descendants & Descendants 3) |
| Voiced by | Verna Felton (original film, possibly) Barbara Dirikson (Disney Princess Enchanted Tales) |
| Spouse | King Stefan |
| Children | Princess Aurora |
Queen Leah is Aurora's mother and Stefan's wife.
After Aurora is cursed, she sees her off as she and the fairies leave. She is put to sleep along with the rest of the kingdom, but after the curse is broken she and Stefan reunite with Aurora, and, along with Hubert, watch her dance with Phillip.
In Disney Princess Enchanted Tales, she, along with Stefan, Hubert, and Phillip, leave for a royal conference, leaving Aurora to rule the kingdom in their absence.
In Maleficent, where she is portrayed by Hannah New, she is known as Queen Leila, the daughter and only child of Stefan's predecessor, King Henry. Leila remains loyal to her father by becoming Stefan's wife and bearing his eventual heir. She witnesses Maleficent place a curse on their daughter Aurora and, shortly before Aurora's sixteenth birthday, dies from illness.
In Descendants, she meets Mal, who she blames for Maleficent's actions, and attends the coronation with her granddaughter Audrey.
King Hubert
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| King Hubert | |
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| First appearance | Sleeping Beauty (1959) |
| Portrayed by | Robert Lindsay (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil)[3] |
| Voiced by | Bill Thompson (original film) Jeff Bennett (Disney Princess Enchanted Tales) |
King Hubert is Phillip's father, who is friends with Stefan and the ruler of an unspecified kingdom. Though prone to being temperamental and quarrelsome, he cares for Phillip despite he and Stefan's disagreements.
In the film, he and Phillip attend Aurora's christening, where they had betrothed their children to marry each other and unite their kingdoms. Sixteen years later, they have a disagreement during the celebration for Aurora's return until Phillip arrives and informs them that he has decided to marry a woman he met in the forest, which Hubert forbids due to her being a peasant girl. After the fairies cast the sleeping spell, as he is falling asleep he tells Stefan that Phillip is in love with a peasant girl, causing Flora to realize that it was Phillip whom Aurora met in the forest. After the curse is broken, he is about to tell Stefan that Phillip loves a peasant girl until he comes down the stairs with Aurora.
In Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, he attends a royal conference along with Phillip, Stefan, and Leah, where he is to give a speech. However, he realizes he has forgotten his speech at Stefan's castle until the fairies arrive and deliver him his speech. After returning home, he attends a meal organized by Aurora.
In Maleficent, where he is known as King John of Ulstead, he sends Phillip to King Stefan's castle.
In Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, where he is portrayed by Robert Lindsay, he seeks to establish peace between Ulstead and the Moors. Following his son's engagement, John and Ingrith hold a banquet to celebrate, but tensions rise when Maleficent and Ingrith discuss the fatalities on their respective sides, each claiming that the other is responsible. When Maleficent loses her temper, Ingrith enacts her secret plan to overthrow the king by cursing him with a spindle and blaming Maleficent. Phillip urges his mother to kiss John, but it does not work, as Ingrith secretly despises her husband for desiring peace and is not truly in love with him. The king's curse results in a war between Ulstead and the Moors, as well as the Dark Fey.
After Phillip ends the war and the curse is broken, he attends Aurora and Phillip's wedding and tells him that he is proud of him for achieving peace between Ulstead and the Moors.
Diablo
[edit]Diablo is Maleficent's pet raven, who she sends to find Aurora, and discovers the cottage where she is living with the fairies due to Flora and Meryweather's magic. After informing her of this, he joins Maleficent as she and the goons capture Phillip in the cottage, and notices the fairies' presence in the Forbidden Mountain. Diablo later discovers that Phillip has escaped with the fairies' aid and commands the goons to stop them from leaving the mountain. Though Merryweather turns him to stone, he attracts Maleficent's attention and she learns that Phillip has escaped.
He also appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. In Kingdom Hearts II, he carries Maleficent's cloak into Yen Sid's tower to ensure her revival, and in Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance he delivers a message to Mickey.
In Maleficent, where he is portrayed by Sam Riley, he is known as Diaval. After Maleficent rescues him and gives him the ability to shapeshift, he pledges himself to Maleficent's service, becoming her closest confidante and aide-de-camp. He and Maleficent later retire, leaving now-Queen Aurora to rule their domains.[4]
Samson
[edit]Samson (voiced by Frank Welker in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams) is Phillip's horse.
Maleficent's Goons
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Maleficent's goons are goblin-type creatures who are loyal, but unintelligent, as due to unclear orders from Maleficent, they search for an infant Aurora rather than a girl of proper age. They later capture Phillip and unsuccessfully attempt to prevent him from escaping.
They also appear in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) in Maroon Cartoon Studios, House of Mouse as recurring guests, and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep as minor enemies.
Lackey
[edit]Lackey is one of Stefan's servants, who serves as the court composer.
Lord Duke
[edit]| Lord Duke | |
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| Voiced by | Jeff Bennett (Disney Princess Enchanted Tales) |
| Alias | The Duke (in the credits), Duke |
Lord Duke is the majordomo of Stefan's royal court. In Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, he aids Aurora as she reigns over the kingdom in her family's absence. Though accident-prone, he is loyal and takes his duties seriously, partially out of fear of angering or upsetting his master.
References
[edit]- ^ Disney Heroes action figures
- ^ Kroll, Justin (2018-05-02). "'Trust' Star Harris Dickinson to Play the Prince in Disney's 'Maleficent 2' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ Edwards, Chris (July 15, 2018). "My Family star Robert Lindsay teases his role in Disney's Maleficent 2". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ Hannett, Michelle (April 17, 2014). "MALEFICENT Behind-The-Scenes Featurette With Angelina Jolie". We Are Movie Geeks. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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