The following are fictional characters in Disney's 1959 film ''
Sleeping Beauty
"Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...
'' and
related media.
Princess Aurora
Princess Aurora is the titular protagonist of the film and the third official
Disney Princess
''Disney Princess'', also called the ''Princess Line'', is a media franchise and toy line owned by the Walt Disney Company. Created by Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney, the franchise features a lineup of female protagonists who hav ...
.
Maleficent
Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who first appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated film, ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Dark lord, Mistress of All Evil" based on the Wic ...
, the evil fairy, casts a spell on Aurora as a baby that on her sixteenth birthday she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. Aurora and three fairies, Merryweather, Flora and Fauna, move 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. Only
true love's kiss will break the spell.
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
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
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
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
is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios for the PlayStation Portable, serving as the sixth installment in the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series. The game was rele ...
'' 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
''Disney's House of Mouse'' (or simply ''House of Mouse'') is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC and Toon Disney from January 13, 2001 ...
'', at theme parks and live events, and in the "Disney Heroes" toyline along with Maleficent.
In ''
Maleficent
Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who first appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated film, ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Dark lord, Mistress of All Evil" based on the Wic ...
'', where he is portrayed by
Brenton Thwaites
Brenton Thwaites (born ) is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in 2011, he had a starring role on the series '' Slide'' and later appeared on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. Since moving to the United States, Thwait ...
, 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.
King Stefan
King Stefan is Aurora's father and Queen Leah's husband, 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
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Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen ...
, 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
A majordomo () is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, this is the highest (''major'') person of a household (''domūs'' or ''domicile'') staff, a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a larg ...
, Lord Duke. After returning home, he attends the celebration that Aurora organized, along with his wife, Hubert, Phillip, the fairies, and Duke.
In ''
Maleficent
Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who first appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated film, ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Dark lord, Mistress of All Evil" based on the Wic ...
'', 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 to win the dying King Henry's favor.
Queen Leah
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
Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who first appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated film, ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Dark lord, Mistress of All Evil" based on the Wic ...
'', Queen Leila is portrayed by
Hannah New and introduced as the daughter of Stefan's predecessor, King Henry. Leila remains loyal to her father by marrying Stefan and bearing his eventual heir, Aurora. Like her animated counterpart, she witnesses Maleficent place a curse on the princess. Years later, shortly before Aurora's sixteenth birthday, Leia dies off-screen from an illness.
In ''
Descendants'', she meets Mal, who she blames for Maleficent's actions, and attends the coronation with her granddaughter Audrey.
King Hubert
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
Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who first appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated film, ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Dark lord, Mistress of All Evil" based on the Wic ...
'', 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
Diablo is Maleficent's pet
raven
A raven is any of several large-bodied passerine bird species in the genus '' Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between crows and ravens; the two names are assigne ...
, 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
is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (originally by Square) and owned by The Walt Disney Company. A collaboration between the two companies, it was conceptualized by Square employees, Japanese gam ...
'' series. In ''
Kingdom Hearts II
''Kingdom Hearts II'' is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to ''Kingdom Hear ...
'', he carries Maleficent's cloak into
Yen Sid
The following are fictional characters from Disney's 1940 film '' Fantasia'', its 1999 sequel '' Fantasia 2000'', and the 2014 video game '' Fantasia: Music Evolved''. Characters are sorted by the film and segment in which they appear.
Notab ...
's tower to ensure her revival, and in ''
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance'' he delivers a message to
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...
.
In ''
Maleficent
Maleficent ( or ) is a fictional character who first appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated film, ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'' (1959). Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Dark lord, Mistress of All Evil" based on the Wic ...
'', where he is portrayed by
Sam Riley
Samuel Peter W. Riley (born 8 January 1980) is an English actor and singer.James Mottram: The only people for me are the mad ones. ''Independent on Sunday: The New Review'', 30 January 2011, pp 10–13 He is best known for his performance in t ...
, 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.
Samson
Samson (voiced by
Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020, making him one of the most prolific v ...
in ''
Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams)'' is Phillip's
horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 mi ...
.
Maleficent's Goons
Maleficent's goons are
goblin
A goblin is a small, grotesque, monster, monstrous humanoid creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearan ...
-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
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wol ...
'' (1988) in Maroon Cartoon Studios, ''
House of Mouse
''Disney's House of Mouse'' (or simply ''House of Mouse'') is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC and Toon Disney from January 13, 2001 ...
'' as recurring guests, and ''
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep'' as minor enemies.
Lackey
Lackey is one of Stefan's servants, who serves as the
court composer.
Lord Duke
Lord Duke is the
majordomo
A majordomo () is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another. Typically, this is the highest (''major'') person of a household (''domūs'' or ''domicile'') staff, a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a larg ...
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
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Lists of Disney animated film characters