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This page lists minor characters featured in Vertigo's Fables and its spin-off titles, published by DC Comics.

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Princess Alder[]

Princess Alder is a dryad assigned to be Geppetto's bodyguard by Grandfather Oak along with her brother, Prince Aspen. She first appears in Fables #91 — "Geppetto: Chapter Five of Witches."
I94 Alder
History

Alder and her brother are highly protective of Geppetto, particularly when Ozma appears to threaten him, but they will not obey any order that will force them to kill someone.[1] She and her brother later move to the outskirts of the Farm, where Princess Alder becomes friends with Peter Piper and Bo Peep. Alder's unfamiliarity with the customs of modern courtship and rules of "recreational pollination" leads to several awkward situations, and what she describes as her "deplorable dating life." She attempts to date Reynard the Fox, who now has a human form. However, due to her unfamiliarity with dating customs, the date did not go well; Reynard left, embarrassed that he had vomited in front of her. Geppetto and Aspen convince Alder to give up dating, especially after Geppetto promises to grow her an ideal mate.[2]

Alderman Poppy[]

Alderman Poppy is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour." He lives in André Gardens, along with the Bees, the Dormouse Juggler, Old Maid Hollyhock, Snapdragon and Mister Sunflower, and becomes one of the suspects after the Queen Bee's hive is vandalized: According to Mister Sunflower, Alderman Poppy's sleep beneath the poppy shade is often interrupted by the Bees' buzzing.
Fairest 30 Alderman Poppy
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  • He is based on the titular character of "Alderman Poppy," a poem from the book Little Blossom, an obscure collection of illustrated poems from 1884, written and illustrated by R. André. André Gardens, where Alderman Poppy and other characters from the book live, is a reference to the author. The poem goes:

"I see you, Alderman!"
cries the wee maid-
"Alderman Poppy,
asleep in the shade!"

Barbara Allen[]

Barbara Allen is a Fable who lives in Fabletown. She is first mentioned in Fables #33 — "Until the Spring." Barbara Allen was one of the people accidentally killed by Ghost.[3] Later, while beating up the Blue Fairy for making him stuck as a boy for centuries, Pinocchio lists Allen as one of the women he nearly got to make out with. According to Pinocchio, it was the Harvest Festival at the Farm of 1909, and she wouldn't sneak out behind the barn with him because he was too young; even though Pinocchio was chronologically older than her by a couple of centuries.[4]
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  • The character is most likely based on the titular character of the folk song of the same name.

Alyas[]

Alyas is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake." She is one of Briar Rose's fairy godmothers.
Alyas
History

Alyas the Noble was a fairy who taught the first men how to be kings. She hails from the Twilight Realms.

Alyas was one of the seven godmothers who blessed the infant Briar Rose on midnight. She promised the baby princess that she would sing as a nightingale; however, due to the raw power of the blessing, when Briar Rose sings she actually sounds like a chirping bird.

When Hadeon was battling the Snow Queen, Alyas was summoned alongside her six sisters to help her defeat the evil fairy, but were unable to help by the Treaty of Morencaire, a mutual non-aggressive pact. However, once Hadeon was defeated, they used one of Hadeon's own spells and bound her into the shape of a car into servitude to Briar Rose.

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  • Alyas is based on the fifth fairy godmother from the Charles Perrault version of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale.
  • In the Perrault version of the fairytale, the titular character has seven fairy godmothers,[5] like in the comics. In the Brothers Grimm's version, they are thirteen "wise women."[6]

Ambrose's Wife[]

Ambrose's Wife is a Fable from the Homelands, who first appears in flashbacks in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. She broke the Frog Prince's curse and married him, and she and Ambrose had a happy marriage and eight children. The wife and her children died during the Exodus, with her and her eldest daughter being raped before their deaths. In Fables #56 – "“Jiminy Christmas”," Santa Claus presented his wife's ghost to Ambrose, so she could once again reset his curse.
FI56 Ambrose's Wife
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Arrow[]

Arrow is a Fable who lives at the Farm and first appears in Fables #18 — "Barleycorn Brides." He is a falcon who is part of the Farm Air Control, and helped John Barleycorn retrieve a jar of magic barleycorns from the Homelands.
F18 Arrow

Askeladden[]

Askeladden is a Fable who lives in Ultima Thule, the Homelands version of Norway. He first appears in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #5 — "Part Five: Cold Wars." He is now without his boat.
CFFWL5 Askeladden
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Prince Aspen[]

Prince Aspen is a dryad assigned to be Geppetto's bodyguard by Grandfather Oak along with his sister, Princess Alder. He first appears in Fables #91 — "Geppetto: Chapter Five of Witches."
I97 Aspen
History

Aspen and his sister are highly protective of Geppetto, particularly when Ozma appears to threaten him, but they will not obey any order that will force them to kill someone.[1] He and his sister later move to the outskirts of the Farm.[2] Aspen became attracted to the now awakened Briar Rose and the two started a sexual relationship. Goldilocks was disgusted with the relationship and took special pleasure in murdering Briar Rose, with Aspen as the second victim demanded of the sword Goldilocks was wielding, and then incinerated their bodies. Though Cinderella ultimately finished off Goldilocks and was told that Goldilocks' victims could be resurrected, she could only choose half to be resurrected; and ultimately chose Briar Rose.[7]

Aurac[]

Aurac was created by Bill Willingham, and appears in flashbacks in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. He was the first love of Frau Totenkinder, when she was young. He betrays her, after finding out she is carrying his son, and pays for it.
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Ayesha[]

Ayesha, also known as She Who Must Be Obeyed, is a Fable who is part of a secret intelligence organization known as the Shadow Players. She first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #1 — "The Show Me State: Chapter One of The Pandora Protocol."
E1 Ayesha
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B[]

Mr. Badger[]

Mr. Badger is a Fable who appears in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
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Bad Sam[]

Bad Sam is a Fable who resides at the Farm. He first appears in Fables #79 – "Mountbatten, Part Three of Five" and is a kinkajou who loves to drink. He is the companion of Lord Mountbatten, and came with him to the Farm.
F79 Sam

Bagheera[]

Bagheera is a panther Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm." Bagheera was the only revolutionary who chose confinement over hard labour. He was eventually freed after Mowgli, who owed Bagheera a life debt, took on his burden of service and brought the self-exiled Bigby Wolf back to Fabletown.
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Baloo[]

Baloo is a Fable bear who lives on the Farm. He appears in Fables #39 — "Meanwhile." Baloo is briefly seen prior to Mowgli travelling to Fabletown to start his mission to find Bigby; on the condition that Prince Charming will release Bagheera from his imprisonment.
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  • Baloo is one of the main characters in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pack. His most challenging pupil is the "man-cub" Mowgli. Baloo and Bagheera, a panther, save Mowgli from Shere Khan the tiger, and endeavor to teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle in many of The Jungle Book stories.

Colonel Bearskin[]

Colonel Bearskin is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle.
Colonel Bearskin
History

He was the colonel of "Bearskin's Free Company," the Fables who held back the Adversary's forces and tried to hold their last unconquered territory. It is said that Bearskin fought in many famous battles. He was known for his cunning battle strategies which were the reason that the territory held as long as it did. He also cared for the safety of the people who had loved ones and sent them on the boat to Fabletown. Boy Blue was his orderly, and he gave Boy Blue the Witching Cloak so Blue would live to tell the tale of the battle and so he could escape to be with "Red Riding Hood." He was the one of the last of the Fables that stayed to fight to be killed; he was stabbed in the side and died slowly while the Adversary's troops mocked him.

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Count de Beaucaire[]

If you surrender now, I'll spare the women and children. They'll live in dire captivity... But at least they'll live.
~ Count de Beaucaire to Colonel Bearskin in Fables: The Last Castle

Count de Beaucaire is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle.

Count de Beaucaire
History

During the final stand at the Last Castle, the Adversary's army was being led by Count Aucassin de Beaucaire. The count and Colonel Bearskin had a history, he previously lost to the colonel in a past skirmish. But de Beaucaire was a man of some honor, and gave the Fables a chance to surrender themselves before his massive army took them all out. He never received a reply. The next morning he launched a full-scale assault on the castle, his army eventually overcoming any who remained behind to defend it. Unfortunately for him, de Beaucaire never saw his victory fulfilled, being impaled and killed by Britomart's enchanted spear, that she sent out to find him.

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The Bees[]

The Bees are Fables that reside at the Farm. They first appear in Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour."
Fairest 30 Bees
History
The Bees are lead by the Queen Bee from the Grimm fairytale. They live in André Gardens, along with Alderman Poppy, the Dormouse Juggler, Old Maid Hollyhock, Snapdragon and Mister Sunflower. When their hive is vandalized, a criminal investigation is performed.
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Benjamin Bunny[]

Benjamin Bunny is a Fable who works for the secret intelligence organization known as the Shadow Players. He appears as a background character in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #2 — "Train In Vain: Chapter Two of The Pandora Protocol."
E2 Benjamin Bunny
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Elizabeth Benton[]

Elizabeth Benton is a mundy who first appears in flashbacks from the mundane world in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #22 — "Heart of Glass Part 1."
The Wolf Among Us 22 Elizabeth
History

Elizabeth is one of Mary's "friends," who constantly criticizes and belittles her. When Mary tells her that she has a secret "gentleman caller," Elizabeth doesn't believe her and ridicules Mary. Some time after Mary is brutally murdered, Elizabeth hosts a Halloween party. Afterwards, she — along with Jane and Henrietta — hold a candlelight vigil for Mary. However, in doing so, they unintentionally summon the wrath of Bloody Mary, who steps out of the mirror and lunges at Elizabeth.

Beowulf[]

Beowulf is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #11 — "Chapter Eleven."
W11 Beowulf
History

Beowulf was a Geat who sailed over to Dane-land, the Homelands version of Denmark, and fought the great monster Grendel. He was said to have the strength of thirty men and an unbreakable grip. Beowulf managed to defeat Grendel and rip his arm off.

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Black Caroline[]

Black Caroline is a Fable imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She is mentioned in Jack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack," where Gary refers to the cottage that Jack Horner moves into as "Black Caroline's place."
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The Black Sheep and the Little Boy[]

The Black Sheep and the Little Boy are Fables who are prisoners at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They appear in Jack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack."
JOF1 Black Sheep
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Bliss[]

Bliss is a character who first appears in Fables #100 — "Single Combat." She is the daughter of Beauty and Beast. Her father lost his shape changing power when she was born due to the Beast curse passing on to Bliss herself. Bliss and her mother lived in Haven for some time to escape the dangers of Fabletown and the Farm. In the chapter story Fables #147 — "The Last Beauty and the Beast Story," it reveals that years later, a grown up Bliss and Beauty have a business in Beauty's old homeworld where they solve the problems of people (such as murders and kidnappings) using Bliss' beastly abilities.
I147 Bliss Human

General Blug[]

General Blug is a Fable from the Homelands, who first appears, with his fifty thousand soldiers, in Fables #110 — "Allies: Chapter Three of Inherit the Wind." Jack Pumpkinhead; Bungle, the Glass Cat; and the Sawhorse attempt to recruit him and his troops in their revolution.
Fables 110 Blug
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Bonny Lamb[]

Bonny Lamb is a Fable who lives at the Farm and is one of the lambs of Bo Peep. She first appears in Fables #103 — "Selection Day: Chapter Two of Super Team."
Fairest 31 Bonny Lamb
History

In Fables #103 — "Selection Day: Chapter Two of Super Team," Bonny Lamb is among the Fables auditioning for Pinocchio's super team, but is dismissed due to her lack of superpowers. Later, in Fairest #31 — "Super-Lamb, the Just Us League of Animals, and Other Unexpected Tails: Chapter Five of The Clamour for Glamour," she comes across some of Pinocchio's superhero comics. Inspired by the stories, she creates her own superhero animal Fable team who call themselves the Just Us League of Animals (with "Just Us League" being a reference to the Justice League). However, she and one of her team members accidentally ruins Mary's garden during a practice session. As a punishment, she is sentenced to two months of service to Mary as her new Little Lamb.

Boo Bear[]

Boo Bear was a Fable who lived on the Farm. He first appears in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm."
I7 Boo Bear
History

Boo escaped from the homelands and lived on the Farm with the other nonhuman Fables, along with his parents and Goldilocks. He was punished with hard labor for his part in the revolution, and fought against the Wooden Soldiers in Fabletown in an attempt to gain back trust. He was shot and killed by a soldier, and his body was dropped down the Witching Well.

When Flycatcher made his journey down the Witching Well, Boo was among the dead Fables who joined him. When they made it to Haven, Boo joined the kingdom and was made corporeal so long as he remained within Haven or close to Fly.
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Boo Bear II[]

Boo Bear II is a Fable who lives on the Farm and first appears in Fables #31 — "The Long, Hard Fall." He is the second son of Mama and Papa Bear, born after their first son was killed during the Wooden Soldiers' raid on Fabletown.
Fairest 31 Boo Bear II
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Bookburner[]

Bookburner is a Literal who first appears in Jack of Fables #18 — "Americana, Part 2: Welcome to Americana — Mind the Zombies." As his name implies, he is the embodiment of book burning.
JoF18 Bookburner
History

Bookburner is the son of Kevin Thorn, brother to Mister Revise and father to Priscilla and Robin Page. Bookburner takes a different approach in dealing with magic to his brother, choosing to burn books completely, effectively removing those characters from existence. He does, however, claim to keep copies in what he refers to as his 'private collection', which appears to give him power over what remains of those characters, allowing him to compel them to act on his behalf. He has not been seen since the destruction of the Golden Boughs Retirement Village.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf[]

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a Fable who lives in Fabletown and is briefly mentioned in Fables #23 — "Our Second Amendment Issue: Chapter Four — March of the Wooden Soldiers." When Snow White does not believe Jack Horner's story about the Wooden Soldiers, Snow asks if he did ever hear about the Boy Who Cried Wolf; Jack replies, "Sure, Snow. He lives up on the seventh floor." (of the Woodland building).
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Br'er Bear[]

Br'er Bear is a Fable that resides at the Farm. He is never named in the comics, but is identified in the Fables Encyclopedia, which states that he first appears in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm," on page 15, panel 2,[8] taking part in Goldilocks's search for Reynard the Fox at night.

F7 Br'er Bear
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Br'er Gator[]

Br'er Gator is a Fable that lives on the Farm, and first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." He is never referred to by name, but has been identified by Bill Willingham as the bespectacled alligator[9] seen in several stories.
I98 Br'er Gator
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Br'er Rabbit[]

Br'er Rabbit is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."
Brer Rabbit
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Br'er Wolf[]

Br'er Wolf is a Fable that resides at the Farm and appears in Fables #53 — "Sons of the Empire, Part Two: The Four Plagues." Br'er Wolf is seen chasing Peter Cottontail with Isengrim before being stopped by Bigby.
Bryr wolf
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Briar Rose's Parents[]

Briar Rose's Parents are the monarchs of Seppantyre. They appear in in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake," Fairest #3 — "Party Crasher: Chapter Three of Wide Awake" and Fairest #4 — "Man on a Ledge: Chapter Four of Wide Awake."
Fairest 3 Briar Rose's Parents
History

Unhappily childless for many years, a grand celebration was held in honor of their newborn daughter, Briar Rose. Fairies from the nearby Twilight Lands attended to bestow the baby magical blessings. Upset at not being invited, the dark fairy Hadeon cursed Briar Rose to prick her finger and die. Leysa used her power to mitigate the curse so that instead of death, Briar Rose would fall into a deep sleep that spread to those near her, with true love being the way to reset the curse.

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Bright Day[]

Bright Day, the White Rider of the Dawn, is a Fable knight who is one of Baba Yaga's servants in The Rus, along with his brothers, Radiant Sun and Dark Night. He first appears in Fables #37 — "The Saint George Syndrome: Chapter Two of Homelands Fables."
F37 Bright Day
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Britomart[]

Britomart is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. She was one of the soldiers who died defending the Last Gateway from the Adversary's forces. Her final action before being killed, was throwing her magical spear, which would find any target she set for it, killing the enemy's general.
Britomart
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Bruin the Bear[]

Bruin the Bear is an animal Fable who was one of King Noble's loyal subjects in the Homelands. He appears in flashbacks in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
1001 Bruin the Bear
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The Bubblehead Family[]

The Bubblehead Family first appear in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #1 — "The Show Me State: Chapter One of The Pandora Protocol." Hailing from St. Louis North Country, they were among the many figures from St. Louis folklore that Jordan Yew raised from the collective unconscious.[12]
E1 Bubblehead Family
Trivia
  • The Bubblehead Family are based on the Bubbleheads from an urban legend from St. Louis.[13]

Natty Bumppo[]

Natty Bumppo, nicknamed Hawkeye, is a Fable who lives in Americana, the Homelands version of the United States. He first appears in Jack of Fables #18 — "Americana, Part 2: Welcome to Americana — Mind the Zombies."
JOF18 Hawkeye
History

Hawkeye is one of Bookburner's men. In the Jack of Fables story arc "Americana," an angry Bookburner sends him and Slue-Foot Sue after Jack Horner and his group. However, Jack and the others eventually manage to shake them off. In Bumppo's debut issue, Bookburner can also be seen holding up a copy of the Leatherstocking Tales.

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Bungle, the Glass Cat[]

Bungle, the Glass Cat first appears in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #1 — "Part One." She is a Fable animal recruited by Dorothy Gale to aid her in her plot for revenge on her arch nemesis, Cinderella, and later becomes part of Bufkin's resistance movement in Oz.
Fables Are Forever 1 Bungle
History

At some point, Bungle escaped into the mundane world and became one of the helpers of Dorothy Gale, a killer for hire. Bungle was later recruited by Dorothy to aid her in her quest for revenge on her arch nemesis, Cinderella.[14] She assisted in kidnapping Cinderella, and Ivan Durak of Shadow Fabletown, and brought them to the Deadly Desert of Oz in an airship.[15] Ivan seemingly manages to overpower their captors and throw Bungle and the other captors out of the ship, rescuing Cindy and himself. Bungle is shown floating down in a parachute, indicating that she is working with Ivan — who turns out to be a glamoured Dorothy.[16]

After Bungle landed, she was drafted into one of the Nome King's press gangs, building a road across the deadly desert. She managed to escape with Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse, also in the press gang. Bufkin came across the group in the Land of Ev, and accidentally saved them from the Nome King's enforcers, who were chasing the fugitives. All four of them then secretly formed a secret resistance movement.[17]

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Paul Bunyan[]

Paul Bunyan is a Fable who is imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #2 — "Jack in the Box."
Jack of Fables 5 Paul Bunyan
History

Paul Bunyan used to travel the length and breadth of his Fable Homeland of Americana, with his trusty blue ox at his side. He has been shrunk down to a smaller version of himself by Mr. Revise, but still grows in size when he is angry or when he gets closer to Americana. When Hillary Page cooked up a plan to venture in Americana, she blackmailed Bunyan to go with her, and both were captured by Bookburner when they reached their destination. Bookburner killed Bunyan by burning Bunyan's book and had him resurrected as one of his loyal soldiers, resulting in Bunyan's ox being left on his own. Bunyan was seemingly killed when Gary the Pathetic Fallacy unleashed his powers on him when Bookburner's army attacked the Golden Boughs.

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The Butcher, the Baker and the Candlestickmaker[]

The Butcher, the Baker and the Candlestickmaker are a group of three Fables that live in Fabletown performing said jobs for the community and first appear in Fables #50 — "Happily Ever After"; and a group of three Fable inmates at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, who first appear in Jack of Fables #2 — "Jack in the Box."
Butcher, Baker & Candlestickmaker
History
Fabletown

In Fables #84 — "The Great Fables Crossover, Part 4 of 9: Jack's Back," Jack Horner states that the Butcher, Baker and Candlestickmaker in Fabletown are actually moles planted by Mister Revise to check on their residents. They fled when outed by Jack. Despite their true nature, they joined in the celebration of the wedding of Bigby and Snow White in Fables #50 — "Happily Ever After," and even bore gifts for them.

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The real Butcher, Baker and Candlestickmaker are inmates at the Golden Boughs. When the Golden Boughs are destroyed they, as the rest of the inmates, take refuge in a small mundy diner, and over time they take over the place. They are killed by Jack in dragon form in the final issue of Jack of Fables.

Trivia
  • They are based on the characters from the nursery rhyme "Rub-a-dub-dub."

Butterball[]

Butterball is a Fable who lives in Ultima Thule, the Homelands version of Norway. He first appears in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #5 — "Part Five: Cold Wars". According to Mrs. Gudbrand, he is always hungry.
CFFWL5 Butterball
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  • "Buttercup" or "Butterball" (Norwegian: "Smørbukk," literally "Butter-buck") is a Norwegian fairytale collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe. It is Aarne-Thompson type 327 C, the devil (witch) that carries the hero home in a sack. Buttercup is so named because he is "plump and fat, and fond of good things."

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Carl[]

Carl is a Fable that was originally erased from continuity by Mister Revise. He is the fourth of the Three Little Pigs, who made a house made from cloth. He first appears in Jack of Fables #31 — "The Book of Reversals: The Books of War, Volume Four."
JOF I50 Carl

The Cat and the Fiddle[]

The Cat and the Fiddle is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, and appears in Jack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack."
JOF1 The Cat and the Fiddle
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The Cat With Bagpipes[]

The Cat With Bagpipes is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They first appear in Jack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack."
JOF1 The Cat with Bagpipes
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Cendrée[]

Cendrée is a Homelands character who appears in flashbacks in the graphic novel Fairest: In All the Land. He was an enchanter and blacksmith who forged the Maerorgladi.
Cendree

Chanticleer the Cock[]

Chanticleer the Cock is an animal Fable who was one of King Noble's loyal subjects in the Homelands. He appears in flashbacks in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
1001 Chanticleer the Cock
Trivia
  • Chanticleer the Cock is from the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox.[18]
  • The character is also known as "Chanticler the Rooster."[11]

Chernobog[]

Chernobog first appears in Jack of Fables #16 — "Jack o' Lantern." He is a part of a group of Devils that Jack Horner made a deal with to prolong his life. According to the final issue of Jack of Fables, they are all the Devil. Chernobog's home, Bald Mountain, is identified as a place in the Fable Homelands. Chernobog is eager to show off his nature as an embodiment of evil.
FI148 Chernobog
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Chernomor[]

Chernomor is a Fable who appears in Fables #36 — "Death & Taxes: Chapter One of Homelands."
F36 Chernomor
History

Chernomor is a Governor-General in the Adversary's Empire. During a reconnaissance mission in the Homelands, Blue finds Chernomor reading aload a poem about the battle of Vestiri, in which the latter is described as "the captain of the west, birthed from crashing sea--his home" and the leader of "the fabled thirty and three, puissant knights, also birthed out from the sea." Blue interrupts his reading, claiming that the poem is not accurate: Despite what it says about Chernomor's victory, it was actually Boy Blue's side that emerged as the true winners. Blue then strikes him down with the Vorpal Blade. After his death, Blue impersonated the governor, ordering his underlings to lower the tax rate. As stated in the next issue, he is the Imperial governor of Kardan.

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  • He is based on the character from the epic poem Ruslan and Ludmila by Alexander Pushkin.
  • Chernomor's war exploits and his thirty-three knights are reference to Pushkin's fairytale of "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," in which a prince visits the titular character's court and overhears his elder aunt telling the merchants about an army of thirty-three men led by one Chernomor that march in the sea.

Cheshire Cat[]

The Cheshire Cat is a Fable that resides at the Farm, It appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm".
I6 Cheshire Cat
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Meng Chiang-Nu[]

Meng Chiang-Nu is a Fable who appears in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #2 — "Part Two."
Fables Are Forever 2 Meng Chiang-Nu
History

She is the former head of Shadow Fabletown, a network of hidden Fable communities scattered throughout the world, in China. Long ago, Meng searched for her husband at the Homelands version of the Great Wall, endured various struggles in order to inter his remains after his passing, and ended up transforming into a fish. She persevered her Emperor and his entire Empire being against her. Meng was killed by a Chiss just when she was about to tell Cinderella how to locate Dorothy Gale.

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  • She based on Meng Jiang Nü from the Chinese folktale of "Lady Meng Jiang."

Chicken Laundress[]

Chicken Laundress is a Fable imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She is referred to in Jack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack," where Priscilla Page mentions that she works in the clothing comissary.
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  • She is based on the titular character of "The Chicken Laundress," an Italian fairytale by Italo Calvino.[19]

Chicken Little[]

Run for your lives! Run for your lives! This time the sky really is falling!
~ Chicken Little in Fables #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers."

Chicken Little is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."

I24 Chicken Little
Trivia
  • Chicken Little is based on the titular character of the European folk tale "Henny Penny" (also known as "Chicken Little").

Chicken Ripple[]

Chicken Ripple is a Fable who lives in the Homelands, and first appears in Fables #53 — "Sons of the Empire, Part Two: The Four Plagues."
F53 Chicken Ripple
History

During Geppetto's conference of Imperial leaders, where they discuss the fate of Fabletown, Chicken Ripple bands together with the Gingerbread Man and Porky Pine to steal a pie from the war council's food supplies.[20] Porky Pine later explains to the two others about how he was cursed by a witch, which makes him attracted to human women.[21] After the Imperial City is burned down by goblin troops, the trio watch the smoking ruins from a hill. Porky Pine suggests that they move on, as there will be no more pickings there, and they should find some country village where people still put unguarded pies out on a windowsill to cool. As the trio walks off together, the Gingerbread Man remarks that all Porky Pine and Chicken Ripple ever think about is pies. Chicken Ripple responds that it is to satisfy their sweet tooth, and Porky Pine jokingly suggests that otherwise they may have to make do with gingerbread.[22]

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  • Chicken Ripple and Porky Pine are a reference to the song "Porkupine Pie" by Neil Diamond (from the album Moods), which opens with the lyrics "Porkupine pie, porcupine pie, porcupine pie" and ends with the lyrics "Chicken ripple ice cream." "Porky Pine Pie" is also the name of a chapter in the issue where the duo first appears.

Chiss[]

A Chiss first appears in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #2 — "Part Two." It is a Fable creature recruited by Dorothy Gale to aid her in her plot for revenge on her arch nemesis, Cinderella.
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The Chiss are creatures the size of a Volkswagen, covered in poisonous quills which they can shoot out of their body at will. They can only be found in Oz. Dorothy transported one of the Chiss to Thailand in the mundane world, which led to the creature's fatal assault on Meng Chiang-Nu of Shadow Fabletown. When it attempted to attack Cinderella, she had no choice but to fight back and slay the beast in order to protect herself.

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Chōchin'obake[]

The Chōchin'obake are Fables who live in hiding in Tokyo, Japan. They appear in Fairest #13 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Six: The Hundred Demons Night Parade."
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History

When Tomoko went to war with Katagiri, the latter sent out a multitude of magical origami cranes to gather all the hidden Japanese Fables and call them to his cause. Some of these enchanted paper birds flew into the Ameya Yococho market and stirred up the Chōchin'obake, who flew off with an excited "wheeee!", startling the mundy bystanders. They proceeded to join the war on Katagiri's side.

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Chupacabra[]

The Chupacabra (literally "goatsucker") is a creature that first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #11 — "Whisper To a Scream: Part Four of The Unsentimental Education."
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Clever Hans (Comic Series)[]

This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for his Video Game counterpart.

Clever Hans is a Fable who lives in New York City. He first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #18 — "Chapter Eighteen."

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History

After misinterpreting advice from his mother ("Cast your adoring eyes at her"), Hans ends up throwing sheep's eyes at his wife. Following the ordeal, his wife leaves him. In the Exodus, Hans flees to Fabletown with the other Fables, and eventually finds employment at Pudding & Pie. Hans is present when Sheriff Bigby Wolf arrives at the Pudding & Pie investigating the murders of Faith and Lily, two prostitutes who worked there. After his employer Georgie Porgie dies, Hans seeks employment elsewhere.

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The Cobbler[]

The Cobbler is a Fable who works for the secret intelligence organization known as the Shadow Players. He first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #2 — "Train In Vain: Chapter Two of The Pandora Protocol."
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Cobweb[]

Cobweb is a Fable who is imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack."
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Cock Robin[]

Cock Robin is a Fable who lives in Fabletown in New York City. He first appears in Fables #8 - "The Pirates of Upstate New York: Part Three of Animal Farm."
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History

Cock Robin was one of King Cole's subjects back in the Homelands, and was sent by the King to do reconaissance in the wake of the Adversary's invasion. The bird reported back that the goblin invaders had only left a small occupation force behind and the refugees in hiding should be able to slip away now. However, the King's wife and daughter had been killed by the invaders.[23] Cock Robin is one of the message birds used by the Fabletown authorities to communicate with the Farm whenever the Farm's phone lines are down. After the Forsworn Knight's prophecy about Snow White and her sister, Boy Blue tried calling the Farm, but when he discovered that the direct line was down, he sent Cock Robin to find out what was going on. However, Robin is killed by a hawk when trying to leave the Farm, leading Blue to inform Bigby that Cock Robin is dead. When Bigby asks Blue how he knows this, the latter admits that he had the Black Forest Witch put a watching ward on Robin before he left.[24]

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Cottingley Fairies[]

The Cottingley Fairies are Fables who are prisoners at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They first appear in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack." In the spin-off series, they are a lesbian couple named Lola and Doris.
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The Count[]

The Count is a vampire first mentioned in the short story "A Wolf in the Fold."
History

According to "A Wolf in the Fold," the Count was a nobleman from Carpathia who was a friend of the Big Bad Wolf after the latter arrived from the Homelands. The Wolf's predations of the local villagers were blamed on the Count, and many people believed him to be a fell spirit who had risen from the dead. However, the Count enjoyed the notoriety this gave him, and befriended the Wolf. The Wolf described him as "not a bad fellow and a good conversationalist." It is implied that he provided hospitality to Snow White and Feathertop when they offered to let the Wolf join their community of Fabletown. In Fables #101 — "The Ascent," Frankenstein's monster specifically makes references to a vampire Count back in Transylvania, saying that he had fought the Count once, years before he fought the "wolf man" (Bigby) during World War II. When fighting Bloody Mary in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #31 — "Chapter Thirty—One," Bigby notices that his opponent casts no reflection, just like the Count that he once knew, but Mary seems like something different and much worse than him.

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  • He is based on Count Dracula from the novel by Bram Stoker.
  • In the book Dracula, the titular character is a monstrous vampire (as the locals claim in Fables), although Fables suggests that his monstrous actions were in fact performed by the Big Bad Wolf.
  • In the short story "A Wolf in the Fold," Bigby characterizes the Count as a skilled conversationalist. This is a nod to the novel, where the titular character enjoys engaging in lengthy conversations with Jonathan Harker during the latter's stay at his castle.

Courtoys the Dog[]

Courtoys the Dog is an animal Fable who was one of King Noble's loyal subjects in the Homelands. He appears in flashbacks in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
1001 Courtoys the Dog
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  • Courtoys the Dog is from the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox[26]
  • Alternative spellings of the character's name includes Curtise[11] and Curtois.[27]

The Cowardly Lion[]

The Cowardly Lion is Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in flashbacks in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day."
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History

Like several other Oz-characters, the Cowardly Lion was first seen in flashbacks in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day," while fleeing the Adversary's forces. In the Fables spin-off Cinderella: Fables Are Forever, it is revealed that he, along with, the Tin Woodman, Dorothy Gale and Toto, was on the run from the Adversary's forces for years, before the group made it into the mundy world in the year of 1943. The Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman decided to live out on the Jersey pine barrens rather than staying at the Farm, while Dorothy went on to live as a killer for hire among the mundys. As seen in the spin-off series Jack of Fables, at some point years later, all of them were captured by Mister Revise's people and imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. When Mr. Revise reluctantly allows the revised Fables to be restored back to their original self, the Cowardly Lion learns that he was actually a vicious lion looking for restraint before he was revised. In the spin-off series' final issue, in a chaotic battle with Jack Horner, who has been transformed into a dragon, the Lion dies when he is caught in Jack's dragon fire.

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The Cricket on the Hearth[]

The Cricket on the Hearth is a Fable who first appears in Fables #112 — "All in a Single Night." The Cricket takes Rose Red on a journey on Christmas Eve, in a Fables takes on A Christmas Carol.
The Cricket on the Hearth
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  • He is based on the titular character of The Cricket on the Hearth, a novella by Charles Dickens. "The Cricket on the Hearth" is also the name of one of the chapters of issue 112.
  • The Cricket repeatedly calls Rose "Boz," which was Dickens' family nickname and occasional pen-name.

The Crooked Man (Comic Series)[]

 
This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for his Video Game counterpart.

The Crooked Man is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #34 — "Chapter Thirty—Four."

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Ephram Crow[]

Ephram Crow is a Fable who lives in Fabletown in New York City. He first appears in Fables: The Last Castle, where he fought in the battle to defend the last Homelands stronghold against the Adversary. He now works as a security guard at the Knights of Malta Hospital.[28]
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Cuchulain[]

Cuchulain is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, and first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack." Cuchulain lost most of his strength after being revised. When Mister Revise allowed Cuchulainn's original story to be restored, the spear of Morrigan magically appeared back in his hand. After the destruction of the Golden Boughs, Cuchulainn and Kiviuq set out on a quest to find Fabletown; whether they did succeed remains unknown.
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Dallas Goat Man[]

The Dallas Goat Man appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #9 — "Outside the Box: Part Two of The Unsentimental Education."
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Dark Night[]

Dark Night, the Rider Under the Stars, is a Fable knight who is one of Baba Yaga's servants in The Rus, along with his brothers, Bright Day and Radiant Sun. He first appears in Fables #37 — "The Saint George Syndrome: Chapter Two of Homelands Fables."
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Death[]

Death is a character that first appears in Fables #11 - "Bag o' Bones."
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History

During the Civil War, Death approached Sally Cornwelles' mansion at night to claim the woman's life following her illness. When he was just about to take her life, Jack Horner appeared from hiding and used his newly gained magical bag to trap Death inside, thus saving Sally's life. However, Jack's actions had a big consequence. Without Death to guide them, all of those killed were unable to die and move on. When Sally killed a chicken to make dinner for Jack, the chicken was still moving despite having its head cut off. Soldiers who were killed during the fighting approached the mansion with their gruesome wounds and demanded to know what Jack had done.

Left with no choice, Jack released Death. Unexpectedly, Death wasn't angry. In fact, he was quite happy and satisfied because, always working to guide the dead, he had never had a moment to rest and thus a night inside the magical bag was very refreshing. He allowed Sally one more year to live in exchange for use of the magical bag for the occasional respite, then left the mansion to begin his work again.

The character also appears in the one-page chapter story Fables #150 - "The Last Death Story," mocking the chapter's title.

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  • Death is based on the character from the Appalachian folk tale[30] "Soldier Jack," one of the more obscure Jack tales;[31] and the concept of the Grim Reaper from European mythology.
  • In the original tale, Jack leaves the army following the war, and his only payment on discharge is two loaves of bread. As he travels down the path, an elderly man requests some food, and Jack presents him with a single loaf of bread. As a gesture of gratitude, the stranger hands him a mysterious sack that can capture anything it is instructed to, telling him that all he has to do is hold the bag open with one hand and slap it with the other, and say "Whickety whack! Into my sack!" The old man also gives him a glass vial through which he can spot Death. The bag proves useful when Jack is able to capture three devils from a haunted house that he wins as the prize for spending the night there. Eventually, he falls in love with the daughter of a King and she soon falls ill. Being able to see Death, he captures it inside his enchanted bag in order to save his beloved from inevitable mortality. The King is delighted and Jack heartened to have his beloved alive. The only issue they face now was that no one could die. Jack and all the others live for centuries with their aged, weary bodies hunched over. Jack meets an elderly person one day who expresses their weariness and wishes for death, but can't because some fool had managed to capture Death six hundred years ago, leaving no one able to pass away from their earthly life. In order to restore balance, Jack liberates his captive from the sack and finally brings an end to everyone's suffering, and everyone can die in peace.[32]
  • The Grim Reaper is a skeletal figure originating in 14th century Europe, usually represented as a foreboding skeletal figure clad in a dark, hooded robe and carrying a large scythe to reap human souls.[33]

Dickory[]

Dickory is a Fable who lives at the Farm. He first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."
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History

As seen in the spin-off series Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, Dickory is a mouse whose magic can manipulate time and works as one of Cinderella's espionage assets. Cinderella originally brought Dickory, Puss in Boots and Jenny Wren together for a mission in Dubai where an unknown magical artifact was discovered to be in use. The three animals were based at the Farm, but Cindy equipped herself with a bracelet that could call each of them to her if she required their assistance.

Cindy's mission eventually revealed that her Fairy Godmother had led a coup in Ultima Thule — one of the Homelands with months long day and night cycles — and was smuggling in weapons from the mundane world to consolidate her strength before midnight fell and sapped her powers. However, Cindy called upon Dickory who used his abilities to manipulate the clock and see that nighttime came to Thule earlier than expected, allowing Cinderella to defeat her godmother.

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The Dish and the Spoon[]

The Dish and the Spoon are Fables that reside on the Farm. They first appear in Fables #9 — "Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm."
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History

An anthropomorphic dish and spoon; the Dish is male while the Spoon is female. They take their nourishment from what's eaten off them, as opposed to what they eat.[23]

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Dolittle[]

Dolittle is a Fable who works as a doctor for the secret Fable intelligence organization known as the Shadow Players. He first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #2 — "Train In Vain: Chapter Two of The Pandora Protocol."
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The Donkey That Passed Gold[]

The Donkey That Passed Gold appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #5 — "Chapter Five."
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Don Quixote[]

Don Quixote is a Fable that appears in a brief flashback from the Homelands in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day," appearing in a single panel alongside Sancho Panza as they watch as ships come in after the Adversary's forces attack.
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Dormouse[]

The Dormouse is a Fable who is a former prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #27 — "Turning Pages, Chapter Three: Hillary."
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The Dormouse Juggler[]

The Dormouse Juggler is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour."
Fairest 30 Dormouse Juggler
History
The Dormouse Juggler lives in an area of the Farm called André Gardens, along with Alderman Poppy, the Bees, Old Maid Hollyhock, Snapdragon and Mister Sunflower. She becomes one of the suspects after the Queen Bee's hive has been vandalized. According to Mister Sunflower, the Bees have stopped the Dormouse Juggler from performing because her show attracted the attention of birds who flocked to watch the show, including a woodpecker who kept tapping at the Bees' hive to show his approval.
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  • She is based on the titular character of "The Dormouse Juggler," an obscure poem written and illustrated by the Victorian artist R. André, from his book Little Blossom from 1884. André Gardens, where the Dormouse Juggler and other characters from the book live, is a reference to the author. The poem goes:

Wee Dormouse Juggler, I think you play
With nuts and acorns for balls all day;
And the birds come flocking to see the fun,
While the Woodpecker taps on the tree 'Well done!"

Mersey Dotes[]

Mersey Dotes is a Fable who resides at the Farm and first appears in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
Fairest 29 Mermaid
History

Mersey was a human girl who loved to explore new lands, but one day, she found that she had run out of lands to explore. A fisherman suggested that his wife may be able to solve her problem. The fishwife was able to turn her into a mermaid, and Mersey was able to explore the ocean's floor. She was in an underwater city when the Adversary managed to attack even there. Mersey managed to escape to the Sanctuary world, and was forced to live in a small pond at the Farm.[23] She later assists Owl and Pussy Cat with going on a boat trip.[34] Mersey is also pictured on a map of the Farm in the Fables: Wolves trade paperback.

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The Eagle[]

The Eagle is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables #95 — "Snow White & Rose Red, Chapter Two of Rose Red." Snow White and Rose Red save the dwarf, Coalheart, from the Eagle, making the bird very angry; saying that for one of them, seven evils await, for the other, the loss of one dear.
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East Wind[]

The East Wind, also known as Eurus, Fei Lian and Dragon of the East, is a Fable who first appears in Fables #109 — "Cardinal Virtues: Chapter Two of Inherit the Wind."
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The East Wind is the North Wind's brother/cousin. He takes the form of an obese man and does appear to have some physical traits similar to young Ambrose. Upon hearing the ideas of his fellow winds, the East Wind suggested that they not only killed the entire wolf clan, but the North Wind's attendant winds as well. The others agreed to the plan. However, when Winter, one of the cubs, is chosen as the new North Wind, the East Wind appears to accept it, and even tells a disgruntled West Wind to be quiet and mind the occasion. He also wishes to assist in Winter's training.

However, Winter becomes soon becomes deathly afraid when she starts having nightmares where she sees a grown-up version of herself as a cold, selfish North Wind that hurts people. The East Wind is very pleased with this new "marvelous" development, in which they will have a "timid" North Wind. During the "Cubs in Toyland" story arc, Bigby asks for their help in finding Therese and Darien. All the winds at first refuse, but Bigby makes a verbal threat that he'd make them pay if they didn't. Upon hearing this, the East Wind notes that "Sometimes a doing a favor is its own reward."
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King Edward[]

King Edward is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #5 — "Chapter Five."
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King Edward committing suicide.

King Edward of Castle Allerleirauh once lived happily with his wife and his daughter, Faith. After his wife dies, Edward seeks out the most beautiful girl in his kingdom to marry. However, after a time, he realizes that the most beautiful girl in the kingdom is Faith. Horrified at the prospect of being in an incestuous marriage, Faith uses the coat of a donkey to disguise herself and flee the kingdom. The donkey, however, had been one that excreted gold and provided wealth for the kingdom, which quickly falls into financial ruin without gold. With no wealth and no wife, King Edward is driven to suicide.

Many years later, the abandoned castle of Allerleirauh is entered by the Crooked Man's gang. Abigail finds Edward's corpse and puts his crown on her head. However, this awakens King Edward's ghost, who then possesses Abigail. Edward uses Abigail to make a deal with the Crooked Man: The magic word used to make the donkey excrete gold, in exchange for Faith. The Crooked Man agrees to these terms, and sets out to retrieve her.

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The Elves[]

The Elves are Fables who appear in two incarations: One version first appears in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #2 — "Part Two: An Arabian Knight," while a second incarnation of the characters first appear in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #2 — "Train In Vain: Chapter Two of The Pandora Protocol."
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E2 Elves

The second incarnation of the Elves

As seen in the spin-off miniseries Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, the first version of the Elves work for Crispin Cordwainer, the shoemaker, in Fabletown. According to Fables #100 — "Celebrity Burning Questions," they have also been secretly working for Beauty in making the Fable comics sold at Nod's Books, while Beauty was working there.


The second incarnation works for The Cobbler at the secret headquarters of the intelligence organization known as the Shadow Players.

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Aunty Em[]

Aunty Em is a Fable who is mentioned in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #4 — "Part Four: Suffragette City." Dorothy Gale mentions her aunt, stating that she said "you should find something you love to do and then do it." Dorothy, having killed two witches and liking it, was inspired to become a killer for hire.
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Erwin[]

Erwin is a Fable who appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #12 — "The Bones of What You Believe: The Conclusion of The Unsentimental Education." He is a cat who is sometimes dead and sometimes alive: Due to his unique condition, he was sent in to bring down a force field sustained by a magical superposition of a quantum eigentstate.
E12 Erwin
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  • Erwin is based on the feline from Erwin Schrödinger's thought experiment Schrödinger's cat. It is designed to illustrate the paradox of quantum superposition and postulates that if you put a cat in a box with something that has the potential to end its life, you won't know if the animal is living or dead until you open the box. Therefore, at any given moment before you open it, the cat is both alive and deceased simultaneously.[36]

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The Fairy Godmother's Sisters[]

The Fairy Godmother's Sisters are Fables who appear in flashbacks from the Homelands in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #6 — "Part Six: Ever After." They were Cinderella's Fairy Godmother's sister fairies and were implied to have been poisoned by Frau Totenkinder.
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The False Bride[]

The False Bride is a Fable who appears as a ghost in Fables #112 — "All In a Single Night."
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The False Bride wanders at the edge of the living world, night after night, never to know rest. She appears to Rose Red as one of the paladins of Hope, more specifically Hope of Revenge. She explains to Rose that "all those good men and women" had their revenge on her; for her crimes, they locked her in a barrel, pounded iron spikes though it and sent her tumbling down the cobbles to her death. The people who sentenced her to death are lying in their graves, but each Christmas Eve, they are freed from their resting places and allowed to walk about as ghosts. They all hope to be released from their confinement and pass on to "rewards long delayed," but the False Bride tells Rose that they hope in vain, because "they attend me and I'll never dismiss them."

In addition, "The Goose Girl" is one of the fairytale books seen in Kevin Thorn's home in Jack of Fables 13: I Forget.

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The Fat Yellow Bird[]

The Fat Yellow Bird is a Fable who resides at the Farm. It first appears in Fables #32 — "The Dark, Killing Winter."
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Fière the Lioness[]

Fière the Lioness is an animal Fable who was one of King Noble's people in the Homelands. She appears in flashbacks in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, and can be seen appearing side by side with the King (in the literary cycle, Fière is King Noble's wife) as one of the other animal Fables reports that Reynard the Fox has been acting up again; prompting the lioness to point out that Reynard is always acting up.
1001 Fière the Lioness
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Mrs. Finch[]

Mrs. Finch is a Fable who resides at the Farm and appears in Fables #89 — "Baba Yaga: Chapter Three of Witches." She was killed by Mr. Dark while on a reconnaissance mission and, since birds have no teeth, she was not temporarily resurrected as a slave by her murderer.
F89 Mrs. Finch

Fire Dragon[]

The Fire Dragon is a Fable from the Homelands, who was Beowulf's bane. It is mentioned in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #11 — "Chapter Eleven."
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  • The Fire Dragon is based on the dragon from epic poem Beowulf. Unlike in the comic, Beowulf survived the encounter.

Mrs. Ford[]

Mrs. Ford is a Fable who lives in Fabletown in New York City. She appears as a corpse in the graphic novel Fairest: In All the Land.
Mrs. Ford
History

Mrs. Ford is first referred to in a map of Fabletown in the trade paperback Fables: Wolves, which says that Ford Laundry is run by "the washer woman at the Ford." She also appears as a corpse in the Fairest graphic novel Fairest: In All the Land, which reveals that she has the ability to predict the deaths of other people. She, along with Morgan le Fay, were victims at the hands of Goldilocks and are found murdered in Ford's own laundry mat. Cinderella is able to bring back the victims of Goldilocks, but she's only allowed to choose half, and ultimately chooses Morgan Le Fay, seeing her more valuable an alley for Fabletown.

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  • Mrs. Ford is based on the bean-nighe (Scottish Gaelic for "washerwoman," "laundress") from Scottish folklore. She is a female spirit regarded as an omen of death, said to haunt desolate streams and will wash the clothing of those who are about to die.

Funa Yurei[]

The Funa Yurei are Fables who live in hiding in Tokyo, Japan. They first appear in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland."
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The Funa Yurei are from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan. They are a form of Yokai who are the spirits of the dead[38] and can materialize in any water, even garden ponds or bathtubs.[39] When Rapunzel washed up on the kingdom's shores after sailing off the end of the world, the Funa Yurei rescued her, clothed her in fine garments and brought her to the Celestial Palace, where she became part of the local Emperor's court.[38] After the Adversary invaded their homeland,[40] some of the Funa Yurei settled in Tomoko's hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan;[38] while others preferred to live in hiding in the city. When Tomoko went to war with Katagiri, the latter sent out a multitude of magical origami cranes to gather all the hidden Japanese Fables and call them to his cause. The Funa Yurei who lived in hiding heard his summons and proceeded to join Katagiri's ragtag army of Yokai and fight on his side in battle. Tomoko was livid at the Yokai who had chosen to support her opponent, and she harshly criticized them for emerging from their places of seclusion to fight alongside a "decrepit turtle."[39]

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Gashadokuro[]

The Gashadokuro first appear in Fairest #12 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Five: Battle Royale" and are among the many Japanese Fables who live in hiding in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Gashadokuro are from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan. One of them could be seen among the many Fables of Japanese heritage who followed Tomoko through a secret portal to the mundy world in the wake of Adversary's invasion of their homeland.[40] While some Japanese Fables lived in a secret Fable community lead by Tomoko,[38] others dispered throughout the city and the surrounding areas, hidden from the other Fables. When Tomoko went to war with Katagiri, the latter sent out a multitude of magical origami cranes to gather all the hidden Japanese Fables and call them to his cause. One of them was a Gashadokuro, who proceeded to join Katagiri's ragtag army of Yokai along with the others. Tomoko was livid at the Yokai who had chosen to support her opponent, and she harshly criticized them for emerging from their places of seclusion to fight alongside a "decrepit turtle."[39] However, another Gashadokuro fought on Tomoko's side.[41]

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  • They are based on the gashadokuro ("rattling skeleton") from Japanese folklore.
  • Despite the fact that the mythological gashadokuro are giant skeletons, the ones depicted in the comic are the same size as regular humans.
  • The word gashadokuro can be translated as both "rattling skeleton,"[42] "starving skeleton,"[42] "rattling skull"[43] and "starving skull."[44]

Prince Lawrence Gateau[]

This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for his Video Game counterpart.

Prince Lawrence Gateau is a Fable who lives in Fabletown in New York City. He first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #5 — "Chapter Five,"

W6 Prince Lawrence
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Gawain[]

Gawain is a Fable who briefly appears in a flashback from the Homelands in Fables #62 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Three: Knighthood."
Fables 62 Gawain
History

Gawain was one of the Knights of King Arthur, along with Sir Lancelot. The tales of Lancelot's invincibility in battle were renowned, yet this reputation was ruined when he was defeated by Gawain in a duel. King Arthur suspected that Lancelot had forsaken his moral code, leading to his defeat.

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Geirvé[]

Geirvé is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda, whom Lauda killed personally.
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Sir Geoffrey[]

Sir Geoffrey is a Homelands character who appears in flashbacks in Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red."
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Saint George[]

Saint George is a Fable who appears in Fairest #7 — "Lamia." He is a detective tracking down the issue's title character — the Lamia, a.k.a. Beauty — in a story set in 1940s Los Angeles. With the sword Ascalon, he had slain the dragon in his Homeland of Silene. With it, he also slew the beast Chimæra, the dragon Illuyankas, the dragon Tiamat and the serpent Vritra. It is strongly implied that Beast kills Saint George in order to protect Beauty.
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  • He is based on Saint George, a Christian martyr from the third century who was revered for his bravery and selflessness during the Middle Ages. Despite a lack of concrete evidence, tradition states that he was a Roman soldier who faced torture and beheading during Diocletian's crackdown on Christians in 303 AD. Tales about him as a warrior-saint, originating in the 6th century, gained popularity and grew more extravagant over time. According to Jacob de Voragine's Legenda aurea (1265-66; Golden Legend), he saved a Libyan king's daughter from a dangerous dragon and then bravely slayed the monster. In exchange, the king's people agreed to be baptized. George's triumph over the dragon is a popular subject in art, often depicting the saint as a young man dressed in knight's armor adorned with a scarlet cross.[45]
  • The concept of Saint George battling a Lamia is based on Bulgarian folklore, in which the character slays a Lamia rather than a classic dragon.[46] According to Bulgarian mythology, the lamia (also known as lamya) is a female dragon, albeit with a few notable differences, such as having nine canine heads.[47]

Georgie Porgie (Comic Series)[]

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Georgie Porgie is a Fable who runs a strip club, Pudding 'n' Pie, in a shady part of Fabletown in New York City. He first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #18 — "Chapter Eighteen."

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  • He is based on the titular character of the nursery rhyme "Georgie Porgie".

Farmer Giles[]

Farmer Giles is a Fable who lives at the Farm, and is referred to in Fairest #14 — "Aldered States." He had a one-night stand with Princess Alder.
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The Gingerbread Man[]

The Gingerbread Man is a Fable who lives in the Homelands, and first appears in Fables #53 — "Sons of the Empire, Part Two: The Four Plagues."
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History

During Geppetto's conference of Imperial leaders, where they discuss the fate of Fabletown, the Gingerbread Man bands together with Chicken Ripple and Porky Pine to steal a pie from the war council's food supplies.[20] Porky Pine later explains to the Gingerbread Man and Chicken Ripple about how he was cursed by a witch, which makes him attracted to human women.[21] After the Imperial City is burned down by goblin troops, the trio watch the smoking ruins from a hill. Porky Pine suggests that they move on, as there will be no more pickings there, and they should find some country village where people still put unguarded pies out on a windowsill to cool. As the trio walks off together, the Gingerbread Man remarks that all Porky Pine and Chicken Ripple ever think about is pies. Chicken Ripple responds that it is to satisfy their sweet tooth, and Porky Pine jokingly suggests that otherwise they may have to make do with gingerbread. The Gingerbread Man mutters to himself that he's fallen among barbarians.[22]

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Glass Baby[]

The Glass Baby first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #29 — "Heart of Glass Part 8 “Watch Me Bleed”," and is the child of Bloody Mary and the Knave of Hearts.
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History

When Mary conceives a child with the Knave of Hearts, her reflection becomes visibly pregnant, while Mary herself does not. Mary struggles to give birth, prompting the Knave to cut Mary's reflection open and rip out a baby made from glass. Mary suffers the same injuries as her reflection, and dies; while the Knave leaves with the glass baby, planning to use him to flee the kingdom. However, Mary's vengeful reflection Bloody Mary lives on, tracks down the Knave and spitefully shatters the baby by throwing him on the ground. Bloody Mary then collects the shards of the glass baby and shoves them into her skin to keep her child close.

In the Silvering, the Crooked Man removes Bloody Mary's shards and gives them to Abigail Williams, who rebuilds the glass baby. However, Abigail fails to fully revive the baby with the heart of Grendel's mother, so they turn to Aunty Greenleaf to carry out the ritual. Using the baby's powers, the Crooked Man's gang travel to Castle Allerleirauh, where King Edward demands his daughter Faith in return for the magic word to activate his donkey's powers, so the Crooked Man uses the glass baby to travel to Fabletown and abduct Nerissa.

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  • The glass baby is based on Mary's dead baby from the legend of Bloody Mary.

Glinda[]

Glinda is a Fable who appears in a brief flashback from Dorothy Gale's adventures in Oz in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #6 — "Part Six."
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  • Glinda is based on the character from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its many sequels.
  • In Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day, there is a brief flashback from the exodus from the Homelands, where an unnamed character is shown flying in a swan-drawn chariot while fleeing the Adversary's forces. In the books, Glinda is said to ride a fancy chariot driven by swans or storks; however, while the figure appears to be a woman, a closer inspection reveals that the person is wearing a hood, and what appears to be a mane of long flowing hair is actually part of the chariot. Annotations in the Fables Encyclopedia speculate that this may be Apollo.[48]

Godzilla[]

Godzilla is a Fable creature that lives in hiding in the Japan Trench. It appears in Fairest #13 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Six: The Hundred Demons Night Parade."
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History

When Katagiri sent out many enchanted origami cranes in order to call forth all of the hidden Japanese Fables and have them join him in the fight against Tomoko, some of the origami birds setled on the waves of the Japan Trench and drifted down to an undersea crevasse, awakening the beast. After the battle, one of the Tengu grabbed and flew off with Jack Horner, and dropped him into the ocean, right into the claws of the legendary monster.

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The Good Witch of the North[]

The Good Witch of the North is a Fable who first appears in a brief flashback in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #6 — "Part Six." The witch gave Dorothy Gale a pair of magic silver slippers as a reward for killing the Wicked Witch of the East by accident when Dorothy's house landed on her.
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The Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs[]

The Goose That Lays the Golden Eggs, also known as Gudrun, is a Fable who secretly lives in Fabletown's Woodlands Basement. She appears in Fables #31 — "The Long, Hard Fall." Believed killed in the Adversary's assault on the Homelands, Gudrun actually escaped and now lives in a secret den within the Woodlands building. Her eggs provided Bigby with an untraceable source of funds for his covert activities. With Bigby moved on, Gudrun now fulfills the same role for his replacement, Beast.
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Grandfather Oak[]

Grandfather Oak is a sentient tree who grows in the forest surrounding the Farm. He appears in Fables #90 — "Ozma: Chapter Four of Witches" and is one of the few magical beings that are native to the mundy world. He is regarded as the Patriarch of all the trees in the woods in not just the area around the Farm, but in others. After being buried alive by King Noble and his followers, Geppetto managed to dig himself out and wandered into the deep woods and met Grandfather Oak. The old woodcarver recognized the tree's power and proposed an alliance between the two. Grandfather Oak complied to Geppetto's offer and gifted the former Adversary two of his children to serve as his guards.
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Mr. Grandours[]

Mr. Grandours is a Fable who is one of the 13th Floor magicians in Fabletown in New York City. He first appears in Fables #18 — "Barleycorn Brides."
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A wizard king who can turn into a bear, the local Imperial Governor instructed him to guard a tower, filled with various treasures, including the magic barleycorns. He helped John Barleycorn and Arrow retrieve the jar and joined Fabletown. He eventually returned to his human form and lived on the 13th Floor.

Later, when the Fables were in the midst of their war with the Adversary, Grandours acted as a field medic and sorcerer-in-residence for one of the battle groups. It was through his efforts that Boy Blue and Bigby Wolf were not instantly killed by a magic arrow that was unleashed upon them. Unfortunately, even his magic wasn't able to help keep Boy Blue alive.

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The Great Lion[]

The Great Lion is a Fable who first appears in a brief flashback from the Homelands in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day." The Kingdom of the Great Lion was one of the Fable Homelands that was conquered early on. The lion himself was felled and killed by arrows. King Cole points out that "we always found the old lion to be a bit too pompous and holier-than-thou for our tastes." The Great Lion also appears in an illustration for Fables #62 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Three: Knighthood," where the ghost of Sir Lancelot refers to the lion as "the Great Lion on his stone" (Aslan sacrificed himself and was killed on a stone table) and one of the "true kings." The lion also appears in an illustration in one of the first pages of Fables #150 — "Farewell," as Flycatcher proclaims that the King and his law are one, and sentences Prince Brandish to death.
Fables 62 The Great Lion
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Molly Greenbaum[]

Molly Greenbaum is a mundy woman and waitress at Gottfried's Steak House in New York City, and first appears in Fables #1 — "Chapter One: Old Tales Revisited." She lives in Midtown Manhattan, over a dry cleaner's shop,[53] and had a brief sexual liaison with Prince Charming.[54]
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History

Molly met Prince Charming one day while working. He was eating alone at Gottfried's and she was his waitress. The two began flirting and by the end of the meal, Molly was ready to ask him back to her apartment as she was soon getting off work. At this point, Charming revealed he was actually broke and could not afford the meal, so she agreed to pay for him (as she would have been stuck with the check if he'd skipped out anyway). The two returned to Molly's apartment and had a night of very passionate (and apparently very loud) sex.[53] The following morning, while Molly was still sleeping, Charming took the spare key to the apartment and some money, and went to collect his things so that he could move in with her, leaving her a note asking her to do his laundry.[55]

Molly was merely another of Prince Charming's conquests, to be taken advantage of and then cast aside, although he did refer to one of his later conquests as "Molly" accidentally.[41]

Much, much later, Molly was one of the mundies who were turned into one of Mister Dark's unmindful witherlings, as he only selected people who had been in contact with Fables.[54]

Grendel (Comic Series)[]

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Grendel, nicknamed Gren, is a Fable who lives in Fabletown in New York City. He first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #4 — "Chapter Four."

An alternative version of the character is mentioned in Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #6 — "Chapter Six: Wild Animals."

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Grendel's Mother[]

Grendel's Mother is a Fable who appears in two different incarnations: One version appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #38 — "Chapter Thirty—Eight," while an alternate version appears in the mini-series Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham.
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The Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham version of Grendel's mother.

The first incarnation of Grendel's mother debuts died a long time ago, although her untethered reflection lived on in the Silverling. In the Silverling, Tweedle Dee flirts with her at a bar, and the two eventually go in an alleyway. However, she reveals her intentions are to slaughter and devour Dee, calling him "dumb," but Dee points out that he isn't Dum — that is his brother. Together, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum manage to kill Grendel's mother and rip her heart out, bringing it back to the Crooked Man.


The second incarnation of the character debuts in Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #1 — "Chapter One: Bat, Wolf, Worm," and goes by the alias "Mrs. Stacks."[56] She serves as the bodyguard of Bookworm while the latter is posessed by the ghost of Frau Totenkinder. When she shapeshifted into her monster form,[57] Bigby Wolf, who had fought the son of the first incarnation of the character,[58] first mistook her for Grendel himself, although she was quick to correct him that she was, in fact, Grendel's mother.[57]

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Greyheart[]

Greyheart is one of the seven sons of North Wind and Winter, and brother to the infamous Bigby Wolf.[23] He first appears in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
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Grimbard the Badger[]

Grimbard the Badger is an animal Fable who was one of King Noble's loyal subjects in the Homelands. He appears in flashbacks in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
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Mrs. Gudbrand[]

Mrs. Gudbrand is a Fable widow who lives in Ultima Thule, the Homelands version of Norway. She first appears in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #5 — "Part Five: Cold Wars."
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Guinevere[]

Guinevere is a Fable who briefly appears in a flashback from the Homelands in Fables #62 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Three: Knighthood." Lancelot, Camelot's most accomplished warrior, had been given a blessing by an elderly woman. She told him that he would be unbeatable in battle as long as he remained pure and honorable. Lancelot claimed many victories until his honor was shattered when he made the mistake of having a love affair with Guinevere, King Arthur's beloved wife.
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Hakim[]

Hakim is a a newly freed Arabian slave who settled down in Fabletown. He first appears in Fables #42 — "Arabian Nights (and Days), Chapter One: Broken English."
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History

He has had trouble adjusting to modern-day New York. He later became the bodyguard to Briar Rose when she agreed to use her curse to disable the Empire's capital city. Years later, he was still asleep together with Mrs. Someone, who acted as Briar Rose's magical guardian. Recently, the sleeping Briar Rose was carried out of the city by goblins, before the city was burned to the ground, and it is assumed that Mrs. Someone and Hakim were killed in the fire.

Halldis[]

Halldis is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She is an elder sister to Lauda.
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Hallerna[]

Hallerna is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She is an elder sister to Lauda.
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Hatter[]

The Hatter is a Fable who is a former prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #27 — "Turning Pages, Chapter Three: Hillary."
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Hel[]

Hel is a Fable who briefly appears in the Homelands in the chapter story Fables #150 — "The Last Snow and Bigby Story." She is a descendant of Bigby Wolf and Snow White.
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Henrietta[]

Henrietta is a mundy who first appears in flashbacks in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #22 — "Heart of Glass Part 1." Henrietta, as well as Elizabeth and Jane, are friends of Mary until her grisly murder. At a Halloween party, Henrietta and the others hold a candlelight vigil to remember Mary, although Elizabeth mocks the tribute by openly criticizing Mary's faults. Immediately afterward, Henrietta and Jane see Bloody Mary lunge out of a nearby mirror towards Elizabeth.
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Sir Herman Von Starkenfaust[]

Sir Herman Von Starkenfaust is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. According to Boy Blue, he turned out not being a ghost after all.
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Herne, son of Herne[]

Herne is a Fable from the Hesse, who first appears in Fables #154 — "The Black Forest Chapter Four: Trouble." He is the son of Herne the forest god. Herne and his father were imprisoned in a magical box by the Boxing League for more than one thousand years until Blossom Wolf liberated them. He and Blossom started a relationship, but it was cut short when Tinker Bell murdered Herne due to Peter Pan's commands, causing his father to go mad with grief.
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Hitotsume-Kozō[]

A Hitotsume-Kozō appears in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland". He is a Fable who was originally from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan, and settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary's invasion.
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Hobbes[]

Hobbes is a Fable who lives in Fabletown in New York City, and first appears in Fables #2 — "Chapter Two: The (Un)Usual Suspects." He is a goblin butler who worked first for Bluebeard, then Prince Charming after he killed the latter.
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Originally butler to Bluebeard, Hobbes the goblin stayed on to work for Prince Charming after the Prince slew his former master. Calm and dignified, Hobbes is nevertheless a formidable fighter and fought savagely during the Battle of Fabletown. Hobbes worked tirelessly in Charming's election campaign and has generally proved invaluable to his master. He possesses a glamour for use in public, presumably provided by his masters, and notes proudly that he maintains an unblemished record of reliability with it.

Hobbes' great expertise as manservant leads him to be apparently very well paid; when asked about it, Prince Charming dryly noted that Hobbes was better paid as a servant than he was as Mayor himself.[60] He is the first to notice that the gold covering Mister Dark is cracking and is also the first to fall to the now freed Mr. Dark.[61] Mr. Dark keeps Hobbes' skull, intending to eat the goblin's teeth later, in order to summon his spirit to serve him.[62] However, Mr. Dark is killed by the North Wind before this happens.[63]

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  • He is presumably named after the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes.[64] His name also appears to be a pun on the word "hobgoblin."

Holben[]

Holben is a Fable who appears briefly in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables #96 — "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chapter Three of Rose Red."
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History

Holben is Prince Brandish's younger brother by two years. Unlike in the fairytale, the prince does not marry Snow White, nor does his brother marry Rose Red; Holben makes it clear that he has no wish to marry Rose Red, and their father, the king, is against letting Brandish marry a common peasant girl.

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  • Holben is based on the prince's brother from the fairytale of "Snow-White and Rose-Red."
  • The name "Holben" was invented for the comic; in the fairytale, the character is unnamed.

Holly (Comic Series)[]

 
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Holly is a Fable troll who lives in Fabletown in New York City. She first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #10 — "Chapter Ten." She is Lily's sister, and the owner of the Trip Trap bar.

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Hrotgar[]

Hrotgar is a Fable who was one of Grendel's neighbors in the Homelands. He is mentioned in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #10 — "Chapter Ten."
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The Huntsman[]

The Huntsman is a Fable who lives in Fabletown in New York City. He first appears in flashback from the Homelands in Fables #96 — "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chapter Three of Rose Red."
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The Huntsman appears in flashbacks during the Rose Red and Camelot story arcs, playing the same role as he does in the fairytale. In the Fairest story arc "Of Men and Mice," it is established that he is a resident of Fabletown. It is implied that he and Crispin are close friends; when Crispin is in a coma after a bomb attack meant for Cinderella, the huntsman remains at Crispin's bedside for days.

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  • The Huntsman is based on the character from the "Snow White" fairytale.

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Incitatus[]

Incitatus, nicknamed Tate,[65] is a Fable who resides at the Farm. He appears in Jack of Fables #22 — "1883, Chapter One: The Legend of Smilin' Jack," Jack of Fables #23 — "1883, Chapter Two: Moon of the Wolf" and Jack of Fables #24 — "1883, Chapter Three: The Showdown." He is an anthropomorphic horse who was once a senator in the Homelands version of Rome.[66] Eager to get some time away from the Farm, he assists Bigby in tracking down Jack Horner during a flashback sequence set in the Old West.[67] He talks so much that he risks giving away his status as a Fable, and frequently mentions his former status as a Roman senator.[65][66]
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Ionna[]

Ionna, also known as Ionna the Gifted, is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake." She is one of Briar Rose's fairy godmothers.
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Ionna the Gifted was one of the daughters of the Deep Night Hollow. She hails from the Twilights Lands.

She is one of the seven godmothers who blessed the infant Briar Rose at midnight. Furthermore, she granted her the boon of eternal wealth, which meant that Briar Rose would always become rich even if she lost everything or gave it away.

When Hadeon was battling the Snow Queen, she was summoned alongside her five sisters to help her defeat the evil fairy, but were unable to help by the Treaty of Morencaire, a mutual non-aggressive pact. However, once Hadeon was defeated, they used one of Hadeon's own spells and bound her into the shape of a car into servitude to Briar Rose.

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  • She is based on the fourth fairy godmother from the Charles Perrault version of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale.
  • In the Perrault version of the fairytale, the titular character has seven fairy godmothers,[5] like in the comics. In the Brothers Grimm's version, they are thirteen "wise women."[6]

Isengrim[]

Isengrim is a Fable that resides at the Farm and appears in Fables #52 — "Some Ideas Toward the Prospect of a Final Solution for Fabletown: Part One of Sons of the Empire." He and Br'er Wolf tried, unsuccessfully, to catch and murder Peter Cottontail, and were warned off by Bigby.
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Ísond[]

Ísond is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda.
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Jack Pumpkinhead[]

Jack Pumpkinhead is a Fable who first appears in a brief flashback from the Homelands in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day."
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History

Jack Pumpkinhead's first appearance was early on in the series, in flashbacks during Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day," where he can be seen among a large group of Fables fleeing the Adversary's forces. His next appearance took place almost a hundred issues later, where he is on the run from the Nome King's (now the ruler of a pan-Ozian empire) enforcers in the Fable Homeland of Ev. It is revealed that he was drafted into one of the Nome King's press gangs, but eventually managed to escape with Bungle the glass cat and the Sawhorse. While sitting in one of Ev's native Lunch Box Trees, Bufkin accidentally saves the group from a couple of "Rumble Tumble Tom's," the Nome King's enforcers. The group joined forces with Bufkin, and went on to appear in the subsequent Fables story arcs, working to overthrow the Nome King.

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Jane[]

Jane is a mundy who first appears in flashbacks in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #22 — "Heart of Glass Part 1." Jane, as well as Elizabeth Benton and Henrietta, are friends of Mary until her grisly murder. At a Halloween party, Jane and the others hold a candlelight vigil to remember Mary, although Elizabeth mocks the tribute by openly criticizing Mary's faults. Immediately afterward, Jane and Henrietta see Mary's reflection, Bloody Mary, lunge out of a nearby mirror towards Elizabeth.
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Japanese Dragon[]

A Japanese Dragon appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #11 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Four: The Bad Sleep Well." It is a Fable that was one of many mystical creatures from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan, who were persecuted by Ryogan's forces and were forced to go into hiding. When the Adversary invaded the Hidden Kingdom, his forces brought a horde of "traditional" European dragons, making one of the citizens go, "Did you ever see a dragon that looked like that?"
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  • The Japanese dragon is based on the creature (also known as tatsu, "dragon"[70]), from Japanese folklore.
  • Japanese dragons are often depicted as slender, four-legged, serpentine creatures without wings, with straight horns, spikes along their backs, long tendrils appended from each side of their snout, and sometimes with a long, flowing mane;[71] much like the one in the comic.
  • Although it is never stated in the comic, Japanese dragons are a form of yōkai.[72]

Jenny Wren[]

Jenny Wren is a Fable who lives at the Farm, and first appears in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #1 — "Part One." She works for Cinderella as one of her animal spies. She hopes to find those who murdered her lost love Robin Redbreast during the Adversary's invasion of her homeland and take revenge.
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Jersey Devil (Comic Series)[]

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The Jersey Devil is a Fable who lives in Fabletown and first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #36 — "Chapter Thirty—Six." Another version of the character is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village and appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack" and Jack of Fables #29 — "The Book of Siege Warfare: The Books of War, Volume Two."

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The Jack of Fables version of the character.

The Fabletown version of the Jersey Devil is also known as "Jersey," and is a cryptid that has the ability to freely switch between his human and Fable form at will.


The Golden Boughs version is briefly seen among the prisoners listening to Jack Horner's plans to break out of the prison.[74] It later appears next to Kiviuq, Cuchulain, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Woodman during Bookburner's attack on the Golden Boughs.[75]

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  • Both characters are based on the legendary creature from South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore.

Jill[]

Jill is a Fable mentioned in Fables #59 — "Burning Questions," where Jack calls her on a payphone before leaving Fabletown for Hollywood.
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  • She is based on the character from the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill."

Jill (Lilliputian)[]

Jill is a Lilliputian who used to live at the Farm and appears in Fables #34 — "Jack Be Nimble: Part One of Two," Fables #35 — "Jack Be Nimble: Part Two of Two" and Fables #59 — "Burning Questions." She helps Jack Horner steal some of Bluebeard's fortunes in exchange for freedom from the Farm and to be able to see and experience the world. Jill is kept virtually a prisoner while Jack makes a name for himself in Hollywood[76] and retaliates by tipping off his activities to Beast.[77]
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  • Even though the two-issue Fables story arc "Jack Be Nimble" implies that she is the Jill of "Jack and Jill" fame (the first chapter of Fables #34 is called "Jack and Jill," and the final chapter of Fables #35 is called "Broken Crowns and Candlesticks"), this was not the case, as a story in Fables #59 — "Burning Questions" shows Jack calling "his Jill" on a pay phone before leaving Fabletown for Hollywood.

John Henry[]

John Henry is a Fable imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #6 — "Jack Frost, Part One of Two." John Henry managed to escape with Alice and Pecos Bill during the big breakout from the Golden Boughs. The group briefly accompanied Jack Horner, who entertained them with the story behind his identity as Jack Frost.
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John Small[]

John Small is a Fable who briefly appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. John Small was a member of the Miry Men (the Fables version of the Merry Men) and died alongside Bearskin's Free Company, defending the last gateway to the mundane world.
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Kaa[]

Kaa is a Fable who lives at the Farm and first appears in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm."
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Kalidahs[]

The Kalidahs first appear in Fables #109 — "Cardinal Virtues: Chapter Two of Inherit the Wind." They're a feline Fable creature from Oz, sporting the head of a tiger, the body of a bear, and claws that are as long as they are sharp.They were working for the Nome King, but joined Bufkin's revolution in Oz because they were tired of being made to sleep in filthy cages when off-duty.[78]
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Kappa[]

The Kappa are Fables who live in hiding in Tokyo, Japan, and first appear Fairest #8 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter One: Big in Japan."
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History

The Kappa were from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan, but were banished from the local Emperor's court as part of the Shogun's plan for laying the way for the Adversary to invade. The Shogun claimed that they were "a terrible influence" and "violent monsters." In addition, the sumo school at the court, where at least one of them, Katagiri, worked as a sumo teacher, was shut down. (In Japanese Folklore, Kappa love sumo wrestling.) After the Adversary invaded, they settled in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan. The Kappa have a depression on their head filled with water, and are severely weakened if the liquid is spilled; however, as long as their spirit is still attached, they can be brought back by refilling the water.

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Karynderon[]

Karynderon is a Homelands character who appears in flashbacks in the issue Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red." It was a dragon who dwelled in the mountains north of Prince Charming's lands. Although Charming had a peace treaty with Karynderon, Rose Red undid this by sending a brotherhood of knights to slay it in her name.
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Káta[]

Káta is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda.
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Katagiri[]

Katagiri is a Fable who first appears in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland."
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History

Katagiri is a Kappa from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan, where he was a sumo teacher at the local Emperor's court. After the Adversary's invasion, he and other Japanese Fables fled to the mundy world and formed a secret community in Tokyo, Japan, where Katagiri ran a sumo school. For years, he sent magic origami bird to Rapunzel, hoping that one of them would reach her. Some of them evenually did, resulting in Rapunzel coming to Tokyo. When he sees her, he calls her an old name of hers, Okiku, and urges her to follow him, as they are in danger. However, as he and Joel Crow atttempt to drag Rapunzel away, they are interrupted by Tomoko's enforcer Mayumi, who shoots him through the head, causing water to spray everywhere. However, some sumo wrestlers retrieve his body, and fill his empty head with water again, and his life returns to him.

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Fair Katrinelje[]

Fair Katrinelje is a Fable who lives in Fabletown and is briefly mentioned in Fables #59 — "Burning Questions." It is stated that she has been dating Vulco Crow when he's human.
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Katrya[]

Katrya is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake." She is one of Briar Rose's fairy godmothers.
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History

Katrya the Pure was the dweller of the Silver Pool, where a knight, if he's noble and chaste, would heal from any injury. She hails from the Twilight Realms.

She is one of the seven godmothers who blessed the infant Briar Rose at midnight. Furthermore, she decreed that Briar Rose would grow up to be the most beautiful woman of the land.

When Hadeon was battling the Snow Queen, she was summoned alongside her five sisters to help her defeat the evil fairy, but were unable to help by the Treaty of Morencaire, a mutual non-aggressive pact. However, once Hadeon was defeated, they used one of Hadeon's own spells and bound her into the shape of a car into servitude to Briar Rose.

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  • She is based on the youngest fairy godmother from the Charles Perrault version of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale.
  • In the Perrault version of the fairytale, the titular character has seven fairy godmothers,[5] like in the comics. In the Brothers Grimm's version, they are thirteen "wise women."[6]

Kawauso[]

A Kawauso appears in Fairest #12 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Five: Battle Royale." It is a Fable from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan; and settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary's invasion.
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Kesa[]

Kesa is a Homelands character who appears in flashbacks in Jack of Fables #6 — "Jack Frost, Part One of Two" and Jack of Fables #11 — "Jack Frost, Part Two (of Two)." She is one of Lumi's's three sisters and aunt to Jack Frost II. Kesa is the Summer Queen and summer would reign where she dwelled.
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  • Similar to the way "Lumi" is Finnish for "snow," her three sisters are also named after the seasons they represent: "Kesä" is Finnish for "summer."

Kevat[]

Kevat is a Homelands character who appears in flashbacks in Jack of Fables #6 — "Jack Frost, Part One of Two" and Jack of Fables #11 — "Jack Frost, Part Two (of Two)." She is one of Lumi's's three sisters and aunt to Jack Frost II. Kevat is the Spring Queen, and she brought April showers and May flowers wherever she stayed.
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  • Similar to the way "Lumi" is Finnish for "snow," her three sisters are also named after the seasons they represent: "Kevat" is Finnish for "spring."

King Edward's Wife[]

King Edward's Wife is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #5 — "Chapter Five."
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The King of Bornegascar[]

The King of Bornegascar is a Homelands character who appears in Fables: The Last Castle. He was an old enemy of the King of Madagao.
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The King of Madagao[]

The King of Madagao is a Homelands character who appears in Fables: The Last Castle. He was an old enemy of the King of Bornegascar.
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The King of the Golden Realm[]

The King of the Golden Realm is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks in Fables #96 — "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Chapter Three of Rose Red." He is the father to Princ Brandish and Holben. He was totally against letting his son, Brandish, marry Snow White, especially because her mother was a witch. Meeting Lauda in secret, he ordered for Snow's death. Unbeknownst to him, Lauda faked Snow's death and had Snow move in with the Evil Queen. When the Empire rose, the King mortgaged half his kingdom to stay in power.
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Kirin[]

A Kirin appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #12 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Five: Battle Royale."
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History

The Kirin is a Fable who was a form of Yokai from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan. It was one of the many Japanese Fables who escaped to the mundy version of Japan after their homeland was invaded by the Adversary. In Fairest #11 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Four: The Bad Sleep Well," it was said that theseii taishōgun Ryogan had taken up hunting Yokai as a hobby after he he took control of the local Emperor's court. During one such hunt, he remarked that they would all be feasting on "sacred Kirin meat." This could have been referring to this particular kirin or any other of its kind.

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  • It is based on the kirin from Japanese folklore.
  • The kirin are often portrayed as deer-like. Alternatively, they are depicted as a dragon shaped like a deer, but with an ox's tail. They are also often portrayed as partially unicorn-like, but with a backwards curving horn. The Kirin in the comic looks like a unicorn with dragon-like scales and a backward curving horn.

Kiviuq[]

Kiviuq is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack."
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Kiviuq's Polar Bear[]

Kiviuq's Polar Bear is a Fable who was erased by Mister Revise. He first appears in Jack of Fables #30 — "The Book of Restoration: The Books of War, Volume Three."
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  • The creature is based on Kiviuq's polar bear spirit from Inuit mythology.[79]

Kolbrún[]

Kolbrún is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda.
Kolbrun

Kyūso[]

A Kyūso first appears in Fairest #12 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Five: Battle Royale." It is a Fable from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan, and settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary's invasion. The Kyūso is a large humanoid rat walking on two legs. It fought on Tomoko's side during a brief war between her group and the other Japanese Fables.
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  • It is based on the kyūso ("former rat," "old rat") from Japanese folklore.
  • In Japanese folklore, it is believed that when a mouse or rat turns one thousand years old, it transforms into an enormous rodent yōkai known as a kyūso. These rodents are shaped like typical rats but significantly larger; they can be the size of cats or even medium-sized dogs.[80]

Kyward the Hare[]

Kyward the Hare is an animal Fable who was one of King Noble's loyal subjects in the Homelands. He appears in flashbacks in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
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  • Kyward the Hare is from the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox.[81]
  • Alternative spellings of Kyward's name includes Coart,[82] Cuwaert[82] and Courd.[83]
    • "The name "Coart" is from the Old French version of the literary cycle and came to England in the 13th century, where it eventually became the word "coward."

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La Llorona[]

La Llorona is a ghost who first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #9 — "Outside the Box: Part Two of The Unsentimental Education." She has an encounter with Connor Wolf, who manages to subdue her by shapeshifting into her deceased husband.
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La Llorona's Husband[]

La Llorona's Husband makes an indirect appearance through a photograph and being impersonated by Connor Wolf, in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #11 — "Whisper To a Scream: Part Four of The Unsentimental Education."
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Lauda's Husband[]

Lauda's Husband is a Homelands character who appears in Fables #149 — "Generations: Chapter Nine of Happily Ever After." He is the deceased husband of Lauda, and father to Snow White and Rose Red. He was killed within a year of his daughters' birth by his evil sister.
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Lauda's Mother[]

Lauda's Mother is a Homelands character who appears in flashbacks in Fables #148 — "Tontine: Chapter Eight of Happily Ever After." She is the mother of Lauda and her twelve sisters, and grandmother to Snow White and Rose Red. She tried to warn Lauda, her youngest child, of the impending doom of the tontine curse, but Lauda proved unafraid and ultimately emerged victorious.
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Lady Luck[]

Lady Luck is a Fable who is imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She first appears in Jack of Fables #7 — "Jack of Hearts, Part One: Viva Las Vegas."
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History

Lady Luck fed on people's luck by eating their brain. She fled the Fable Homeland Americana in order to escape Bookburner, and settled in Las Vegas in the mundane world. In Vegas, she had lucky casino winners kidnapped so that she could use them for her grisly rituals. She left a string of bodies in her wake, but was eventually captured by Mister Revise's people and taken to the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. Lady Luck was one of Goldilocks' revolutionaries, who believed Bookburner and his army were coming to save them from their captivity at Golden Boughs. Ironically, however, it was Bookburner's army that shot the revolutionaries down when they finally did arrive. Apparently, she survived, as she cropped up in the final Jack of Fables story arc. She was shot and killed by the Page sisters in a chaotic battle in the final issue, remarking that it was "not her lucky day."

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  • She is named after the personification of luck.

Leysa[]

Leysa, also known as Leysa the Defender, is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake." She is one of Briar Rose's fairy godmothers.
Leysa
History

Leysa the Defender is one of Briar Rose's fairy godmothers. She traversed the Forest of Ghosts, to unlock the seven secrets of the Silent Mountain, and hails from the Twilight Realms.

She is said to be the most powerful out of the seven godmothers who blessed the baby princess on midnight. After Hadeon cast her curse on Briar Rose, she was the only one of the fairies who hadn't blessed the child, and although she couldn't undo the curse she would spread it to so many that it would become deep slumber instead, and that she would awake by the kiss of true love's first kiss.

Later, when Hadeon was battling the Snow Queen, she was summoned alongside her six sisters to help her defeat the evil fairy, but were unable to help by the Treaty of Morencaire, a mutual non-aggressive pact. However, once Hadeon was defeated, they used one of Hadeon's own spells and bound her into the shape of a car into servitude to Briar Rose.

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  • She is based on the seventh fairy godmother from the Charles Perrault version of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale.
  • In the Perrault version of the fairytale, the titular character has seven fairy godmothers,[5] like in the comics. In the Brothers Grimm's version, they are thirteen "wise women."[6]

Lif[]

Lif is a Homelands character who first appears in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda.
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Lilliputians[]

The Lilliputians are Fables who live at the Farm. They first appear in Fables #14 — "The Mouse Police Never Sleep: Storybook Love Part One."
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History

As seen in Fables #18 — "Barleycorn Brides," a group of men from the small kingdom of Lilliput formed an army and tried to fight the Adversary's forces. However, the group caught the attention of goblins, so to save their kingdom from destruction, they left for the mundane world and founded their own settlement at the Farm, named Smalltown. However, they had no women, until Thumbelina came along.

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Lily (Comic Series)[]

This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for her Video Game counterpart.

Lily is a Fable troll who lives in New York City. She first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #9 — "Chapter Nine," glamoured as Snow White . She is a drug user who works as a prostitute to fund her addiction, and is Holly's sister.

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Prince Lindworm[]

Prince Lindworm is a Fable from the Homelands, who appears in Fables #107 — "Waking Beauty." He was beheaded by the Imperial General Mirant when Lindworm attempted to make himself the new Emperor in the wake of the defeat of the Adversary. He came back to life when his head was reunited with his body by his loyal goblin troops.
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Little Annie[]

Little Annie is a Fable who lives in Ultima Thule, the Homelands version of Norway. She first appears in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #5 — "Part Five: Cold Wars."
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The Little Dog Who Laughed[]

The Little Dog Who Laughed is a Fable who lives at the Farm. He first appears in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
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History

The Little Dog was one of the many animal Fables from King Cole's kingdom who accompanied their King to Fabletown centuries ago, in the neighborhood's early days. Eventually, however, all non-human Fables had to be banished to the Farm in order to keep the Fables' true identity secret from the mundys.[23]

As Maddy the cat crept along to spy on Frau Totenkinder, the little puppy wandered over, curious if this was a new visitor to the Farm that he hadn't yet seen. He circled around her in excitement, eagerly asking if she wanted to play. But his enthusiasm was short-lived; when she suddenly grew larger and gruffly tolc him to get lost, he scampered off.[86]

After Fabletown fell and magic became known to the mundys, the Little Dog went to Hollywood to star in his own sitcom. However, the show never aired, as the dog was unable to learn his lines because he couldn't stop laughing at his co-stars.[87]

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  • The Little Dog is based on the character from the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle."
  • The Fables Encyclopedia erroneously states that the character was created by Bill Willingham; however, the Little Dog can be identified in 1001 Nights of Snowfall, where some of his dalogue is adapted from the nursery rhyme.

Little Freddy[]

Little Freddy is a Fable who lives in Ultima Thule, the Homelands version of Norway. He first appears in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #5 — "Part Five: Cold Wars." According to Little Freddy, he is now without his musket.
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The Little Match Girl[]

The Little Match Girl is a Fable who appears in Fables #112 — "All in a Single Night."
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History

The girl appears to Rose Red as one of the paladins of Hope, ostensibly on the night that the girl is doomed to die (Christmas Eve, in this telling). The child identifies herself as "the caretaker of hope deferred," braving the deadly cold and saving the meager pennies she earns towards the promise of a better life in the future, and stubbornly denying that her death is close at hand. Rose is heartbroken, because she knows that the girl will freeze to death, with all her hopes unfulfilled.

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Little Tommy Tucker[]

Little Tommy Tucker is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He appears in Jack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack."
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King Louie[]

King Louie is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm."
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In Fables #10 — "Twilight of the Dogs: Part Five of Animal Farm," King Louie is one of the revolutionaries who wished to overthrow the Fabletown government out of resentment at the apparent second-class status of animal Fables. Due to his peripheral involvement, he is given a sentence of hard labor — twenty years, reduced to five years conditional on good behavior.

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  • King Louie is based on the character from the Disney animated film The Jungle Book.
  • During his sentencing, Louie is wrongly described as a "Kipling" character; on his official forums, Fables author Bill Willingham cited Louie's appearance in Fables as "a very good example on why it's best to go back to the source material before one embarks on a major story, rather than rely on often faulty memory of which characters were original canon and which weren't."[88]

Lucifer[]

Lucifer is part of a group of Devils that Jack Horner made a deal with to prolong his life. He first appears in Jack of Fables #16 — "Jack o' Lantern," and is the banished angel who became the Devil. Lucifer is described by Jack as being "poncy." According to the final issue of Jack of Fables, he and the other Devils are all the Devil.
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Luna[]

Luna[89] is a Fable that lives at the Farm. She first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."
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As seen in Fables: The Last Castle, Luna was one of the Fables who managed to escape on the last boat out of the Homelands, and the only living member of the species Bovalunaris (an obvious combination of the words "bovine" and "lunar"). In a later issue, she was felled by arrows in the war between Fabletown and the Empire, but recovered.

She feels strongly about people comparing other individuals to cows or cattle in a negative way; when Beast referred to Nurse Spratt as "a fat, ugly cow" in Fables #100 — "Single Combat," she passionately expressed her disapproval of the comparison with that "creature." When Mister Sunflower made a comment about the animal Fables lining up like "cattle" to vote Prince Charming in as mayor, in Fairest #27 — "Mister Fox Goes To Town: Chapter One of The Clamour for Glamour," Luna angrily says she "resents that remark."

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  • Luna is based on the cow who jumped over the moon from the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle."
  • In the "Clamor for Glamour" story arc of Fairest, Luna is missing her spots; seemingly an oversight by the artist.

Lúta[]

Lúta is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She is an elder sister to Lauda.
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Ms. Magpie[]

Ms. Magpie is a Fable who resides at the Farm and is mentioned in Fairest #29 — "Sail Away: Chapter Three of The Clamour for Glamour." She lived inside a hollow tree trunk, which she filled with shiny ornaments that she collected. However, after she left for the Homelands, Ms. Magpie's dwelling was left empty, and the Pussy Cat used it to store her own private collection of postcards from Reynard the Fox's travels.

Mail Mice[]

The Mail Mice,[90] also known as the Postal Mice,[34] are Fables who live on the Farm, first appearing in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." They are in charge of delivering letters (and sometimes packages, as seen in Fables #90 — "Ozma: Chapter Four of Witches") to the Farm residents.
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Mama Bear[]

Mama Bear is a Fable who resides at the Farm. She first appears in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm"
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The Man, the Seven Wives and the Cats[]

The Man, the Seven Wives and the Cats are Fables who are prisoners at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They first appear in Jack of Fables #2 — "Jack in the Box."
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During their first appearance, the cats escape from the sacks, and Gary the Pathetic Fallacy animates the sacks to go catch them again. In Jack of Fables #4 — "Jackrabbit," some members of the family can be seen escaping the Golden Boughs during the mass breakout.

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Maid Marian[]

Maid Marian is a Fable who briefly appears in flashbacks from the Homelands during Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day." Marian can be seen among a large group of Fables fleeing the Adversary's forces. As mentioned in the one-shot Fables: The Last Castle, she was killed when the invaders took Robin Hood's lands.
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March Hare[]

The March Hare is a Fable who is a former prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #27 — "Turning Pages, Chapter Three: Hillary."
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Mary[]

This article is about Mary from the mundy world. You may be looking for her reflection, Bloody Mary.

Mary is a mundy who first appears in a flashback from 1887 in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #22 — "Heart of Glass Part 1."

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History

In 1887, Mary meets a man who occupies her mirror, the Knave of Hearts. She falls in love with him, and eventually they get married and conceive a child. However, while Mary's reflection becomes visibly pregnant, Mary does not. When she goes into labor, Mary is unable to give birth, prompting an impatient Knave to slice Mary open and rip out their glass baby, which he needs to escape from the Looking Glass Kingdom to another realm. The dying Mary sacrifices herself so that her counterpart might be set free, and her reflection lives on as the vengeful Bloody Mary. After becoming untethered, Bloody Mary tracks down the Knave in Looking Glass Land and spitefully shatters the glass baby by throwing him on the ground.

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  • Mary's story in the comics is a reference to Queen Mary I, better known to history as "Bloody Mary"; who is said to be the inspiratition behind the legend of Bloody Mary. Queen Mary was certain she was carrying a baby and her body looked visibly pregnant, yet when she went into seclusion to give birth, no child was born. Gossip floated around that Queen Mary had passed away, or that the child had died. In truth, the Queen had never been expecting a baby: instead, she had a medical condition known as false pregnancy, which made her body show all signs of carrying a child without actually having one.[91]

Mary (the Farm)[]

Mary is a Fable who lives at the Farm and first appears in Fables #33 — "Until the Spring."
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History

Mary and her Little Lamb lived at the Farm when her Lamb was killed by Ghost. Mary was inconsolable over her Lamb's death, in spite of Rose Red's and the other Farm Fables' best attempts to console her. Mary was later seen at Snow White and Bigby's wedding in Fables #50 — "Happily Ever After," enjoying herself; and she, along with the other Fabletown women, was trying to catch the bouquet. In Fairest #31 — "Super-Lamb, the Just Us League of Animals, and Other Unexpected Tails: Chapter Five of The Clamour for Glamour," it is revealed that with the loss of her Lamb, Mary has taken up up gardening, and formed a relationship with the maid who milks Luna.

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Mary Mary[]

Mary Mary is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She first appears in Jack of Fables #2 — "Jack in the Box."
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Mary's Little Lamb[]

Mary's Little Lamb is a Fable who lives at the Farm and first appears in Fables #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers."
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History

Mary and her Little Lamb both lived at the Farm. In Fables #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers," the Lamb is seen bouncing about there while teasing Rose Red about her relationship with Weyland Smith. In Fables #27 — "In Like a Lion — Out on the Lam: Chapter Eight — March of the Wooden Soldiers," following Weyland's death in a fierce battle against the Wooden Soldiers, Stinky and the Lamb spot Rose Red sobbing in the barn. Concerned, Lamb asks her what's troubling her, while Stinky wonders why she's crying. Rose Red confesses that she is grieving for Weyland and misses him dearly. In Fables #33 — "Until the Spring," the Lamb is killed by Ghost and Mary is inconsolable over her companion's death.

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Seamus McGuire[]

Seamus McGuire is a Fable who lives in Fabletown. He is first referred to in Peter & Max: A Fables Novel and is a member of Boy Blue's band who plays the harp. He can also be seen with members of the band in Fables #112 — "All in a Single Night," and is one of the main characters of Fables #139 — "The Boys in the Band, Part 1 of 2" and the following issue.
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Merlin[]

Merlin is a Fable who appears in a brief flashback from the Homelands in Fables #123 — "The Destiny Game, Part Two of Two." The legendary wizard is depicted sharing a boat with King Arthur, as the latter accepts the famed sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake.
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The Mice and the Cat[]

The Mice and the Cat are Fables that Boy Blue encounters in The Rus in Fables #37 — "The Saint George Syndrome: Chapter Two of Homelands Fables."
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During Boy Blue's exploits in the Homelands, Blue comes across the strange group in The Rus, the Homelands version of Russia. A train of mice are pulling a sleeping cat on a sledge, saying that they're planning a funeral for the cat. When Blue points out that the cat isn't dead but merely sleeping, the mice reply that "nevertheless, we have our plans."

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The Milkmaid[]

The Milkmaid is a Fable who lives at the Farm and first appears in Fables #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers." In Fables #24, the Milkmaid is seen sleeping in the barn, apparently having dozed off while milking Luna. Later, in Fairest #31 — "Super-Lamb, the Just Us League of Animals, and Other Unexpected Tails: Chapter Five of The Clamour for Glamour," she is buzy milking Luna as Bonny Lamb comes in to have a look at Pinocchio's comics. She has also entered into a relationship with Mary and states that she dyed her black hair blond so that people wouldn't think that she and Mary were sisters. The Milkmaid also makes a reference to her own "coal black hair and rosy cheeks," a verse from the folksong she's from.
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  • She is based on the milkmaid from the English folksong "Rolling in the Dew," and one of the maids from the nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary."
  • The folksong "Rolling in the Dew" is known under several alternate titles, such as "Dabbling in the Dew" (which has a slighly different melody and more "proper" lyrics), "Where Are You Going To, My Pretty Maid?," "Kind Hearted Nancy" and "The Milkmaid's Song."[92]

Minotaur[]

The Minotaur appears in a brief flashback from the Homelands in Fairest #10 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Three: Lost in Translation." During Rapunzel's quest for her lost daughters, she entered the Labyrinth and slew the fearsome beast. As proof of her victory, she proudly presented the head of the beast before her.
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Mr. Mole[]

Mr. Mole[23] is a Fable who lives at the Farm. He first appears in Fables #9 — "Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm."[93]
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The Monkey-Faced Boy[]

The Monkey-Faced Boy first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #1 — "The Show Me State: Chapter One of The Pandora Protocol." He was originally a kid named William Lemp who lived in a haunted mansion, and is one of the many figures from St. Louis folklore that Jordan Yew raised from the collective unconscious.[12]
E1 Monkey Faced Boy
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  • He is based on the Monkey Face Boy, a child said to haunt a mansion in St. Louis.[94]

The Moon[]

The Moon is a Fable who lives at the Farm. She first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." The moon is much smaller and nearer than Earth's moon, explaining how the cow is able to leap over it. In the Fairest graphic novel Fairest: In All the Land, it is revealed that the moon is female. She becomes the victim of a serial killer who is after the women of Fabletown.
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Sally Morrison[]

Sally Morrison is a Fable who lives in Fabletown. She is mentioned in Fables #33 — "Until the Spring," and was one of the people accidentally killed by Ghost.

Sir Morwen[]

Sir Morwen is a Homelands character whose only appearance was in Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red."
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Moth[]

Moth is a Fable who is imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack."
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Mother Goose[]

Mother Goose is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack."
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  • She is based on Mother Goose, a fictional storyteller of French fairytales and English nursery rhymes.

Lord Mountbatten[]

Lord Mountbatten is a Fable who resides at the Farm. He first appears in Fables #79 – "Mountbatten, Part Three of Five."
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History

Mountbatten is a clockwork tiger capable of taking physical form. Mowgli met him in The Indu, the Homelands version of India, and brought him to the Farm. Mountbatten was killed while accompanying Darien Wolf on a mission to save Darien's sister Therese in Far Mattagonia, a.k.a. Toyland.

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The Mounted Police[]

The Mounted Police, also known as The Mouse Police, are Fables who live at the Farm. They are a police force of Lilliputians mounted on Fable mice and first appear in Fables #14 — "The Mouse Police Never Sleep: Storybook Love Part One."
F24 The Mounted Police
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  • The Mouse Police are inspired by the song "And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps" by Jethro Tull (from the album Heavy Horses), even though the song is actually about cats.[96]

The Mouse and the Bumble-bee[]

The Mouse and the Bumble-bee are Fables who imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They first appear inJack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack."
JOF1 The Mouse and the Bumblebee
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Miss Mousey[]

Miss Mousey is a Fable who lives at the Farm. She is mentioned in Fables #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers"
History

In Fables #24 — "The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wooden Soldiers," Mustard Pot Pete can be seen writing down the mouse's complaints; the text says, "Miss Mousey complained about the frogs again." In addition, Flycatcher is singing the song i Fables #2 — "Chapter Two: The (Un)Usual Suspects," as does one of the Three Blind Mice in Fables #100 — "Single Combat."

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Miss Mousey is based on the character from the folk song "Frog Went a-Courting."

Minister Muddlecock[]

Minister Muddlecock is a Homelands character that first appeared in Fables #37 — "The Saint George Syndrome: Chapter Two of Homelands Fables." He acted as a scribe who took notes in one of most important meeting in the Empire, he was "retired" after his duties were done in Fables #55 — "Over There: Part Four of Sons of Empire."
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Miss Muffet[]

Miss Muffet, also known as Mrs. Webb, is a Fable who lives in Fabletown. She first appears in Fables #17 — "Road-Runner and Coyote Ugly: Storybook Love Part Four."
I98 Miss Muffet
History

Now apparently married to the Spider and calling herself Mrs. Web, Miss Muffet is Fabletown's biggest gossip. She could also be seen as somewhat judgmental of people such as Snow White when she got pregnant by Bigby Wolf. She and her husband Mr. Web run the Web 'n' Muffet Market together. Her husband, the Spider, was one of the victims of Snow's son, Ghost Wolf. She is later seen at Snow White's wedding, trying to catch the bouquet.

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Munchkins[]

The Munchkins are Fables who are prisoners at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They first appear inJack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack."
JOF4 Munchkins
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Mustardseed[]

Mustardseed is a Fable who is imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack."
JOF3 Mustardseed
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Nauma[]

Nauma is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda.
Nauma

Neko[]

Neko is a Fable who first appears in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland."
Fairest 9 Neko
History

Hailing from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan, Neko is one of many Japanese Fables who moved to a hidden community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary conquered their land. It can stand on its hind legs and morph into immense proportions, allowing it to be large enough to carry humans on its back.

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Nerissa (Comic Series)[]

This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for her Video Game counterpart.

Nerissa, also known as the Little Mermaid, is a Fable who lives in New York City. She first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #18 — "Chapter Eighteen," an is a stripper working at Pudding & Pie.

W19 Nerissa
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King Noble[]

King Noble is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."
I98 King Noble
History

His lands were shown being taken in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. In this story, Reynard the Fox tricks the goblin armies into leaving food for King Noble and several animal Fables. The final night, when they tried to ambush King Noble, it was really a ruse set by Reynard. While they waited, he and the other Fables snuck into the mundy world.

King Noble is something of an animal leader for the loyal Farm Fables of Fabletown. He and Reynard were among the few animal Fables who didn't support the planned revolt of the Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks, and instead sided with Snow White. Trying to keep their opposition quiet, he used Reynard to find as many allies among them as they could.

He, like many other Fables, weren't pleased to have the Adversary, Geppetto, a citizen of Fabletown. When he was brought to the Farm, he and the animal Fables followed Reynard's advice and tried burying him alive in a deep hole.

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  • He is based on King Noble the Lion from[68] the Dutch, Flemish, French, German, and English medieval cycles of Reynard the Fox.[69]

Nome King[]

The Nome King, or Roquat the Red, is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #52 — "Some Ideas Toward the Prospect of a Final Solution for Fabletown: Part One of Sons of the Empire."
I53 Nome King
History

He sided with the Adversary and was the ruler of Oz.[99] He attended the Imperial conference called after the destruction of the magic grove and was positively delighted by the plans outlined by the Snow Queen for the effective genocide of the mundane population. He did feel, however, that the plan could be improved with his assistance, feeling that he had many minions that could be of great use. In the wake of the fall of the Adversary's Empire, the Nome King creates his own, pan-Ozian empire. He was later deposed in an uprising led by former Fabletown resident Bufkin, one of the winged monkeys native to Oz.

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Noppera-Bō[]

A Noppera-Bō appears in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland" and is a Fable from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan. He settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary's invasion.
Fairest 9 Noppera-bō
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Nue[]

A Nue appears in Fairest #13 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Six: The Hundred Demons Night Parade" and is a Fable who lives in hiding in Tokyo, Japan.
Fairest 13 Nue
History

When Tomoko went to war with Katagiri, the latter sent out a multitude of magical origami cranes to gather all the hidden Japanese Fables and call them to his cause. A few of these bewitched paper birds flew into the crowded roads of Tokyo and set off the Nue, who was already causing a scene by hissingly climbing up the front of a car driving through the city traffic. The Nue proceeded to join Katagiri's ragtag army of Yokai and fought in the battle between Katagiri and Tomoko. Tomoko was livid at the Yokai who had chosen to support her opponent, and she harshly criticized them for emerging from their places of seclusion to fight alongside a "decripit turtle."

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  • It is based on the nue from Japanese folklore.
  • Although the nue from folklore is portrayed as a having the head of a monkey, the limbs of a tiger, the body of a Japanese raccoon dog and a snake for a tail,[101] the one seen in the comic has the head of a monkey and a snake for a tail, but has the limbs and body of a tiger.

Nure-Onna[]

A Nure-Onna appears in Fairest #13 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Six: The Hundred Demons Night Parade" and is a Fable who lives in hiding in the mundy version of Japan. When Tomoko went to war with Katagiri, the latter sent out a multitude of magical origami cranes to gather all the hidden Japanese Fables and call them to his cause. The Nure-Onna heard his summons and proceeded to join Katagiri's ragtag army of Yokai. Tomoko was livid at the Yokai who had chosen to support her opponent, and she harshly criticized them for emerging from their places of seclusion to fight alongside a "decripit turtle."
Fairest 13 Nure onna
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  • She is based on the nure-onna ("wet woman") from Japanese folklore.
  • Some nure-onna have no arms and resemble an enormous sea serpent with a woman's head. Others have human-like arms,[102] like the one in the comic.

Nutkin[]

Nutkin is a Fable animal who is part of a secret intelligence organization known as the Shadow Players. He briefly appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #2 — "Train In Vain: Chapter Two of The Pandora Protocol," as a patient of Doctor Dolittle. Just like in the book he's from, he is a rude, mischievous, red squirrel; when the little rodent playfully teases Bo Peep with a blonde joke, the good doctor kicks him out of the examination room for his insolence.
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Nyura[]

Nyura is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake." She is one of Briar Rose's fairy godmothers.
Nyura
History

Nyura the Graceful was known to have charmed the six-headed lion of Kresse back into its den. She hails from the Twilight Realms.

She is one of the seven godmothers who blessed the infant Briar Rose at midnight. Furthermore, she decreed that Briar Rose would have a wonderful grace in everything she did, from the dance floor to the bedroom.

When Hadeon was battling the Snow Queen, she was summoned alongside her five sisters to help her defeat the evil fairy, but were unable to help by the Treaty of Morencaire, a mutual non-aggressive pact. However, once Hadeon was defeated, they used one of Hadeon's own spells and bound her into the shape of a car into servitude to Briar Rose.

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  • She is based on the third fairy godmother from the Charles Perrault version of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale.
  • In the Perrault version of the fairytale, the titular character has seven fairy godmothers,[5] like in the comics. In the Brothers Grimm's version, they are thirteen "wise women."[6]

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Old Maid Hollyhock[]

Old Maid Hollyhock is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour." She lives in an area of the Farm called André Gardens, along with Alderman Poppy, the Bees, the Dormouse Juggler, Snapdragon and Mister Sunflower. She becomes one of the suspects after the Queen Bee's hive has been vandalized. According to Mister Sunflower, Hollyhock is "tall and slim, upright, dignified, stiff-necked and prim" and keeps her flower rows strictly organized.
Fairest 30 Old Maid Hollyhock
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  • She is based on the titular character of "Old Maid Hollyhock," an obscure poem written and illustrated by the Victorian artist R. André, from his book Little Blossom (1884). André Gardens, where Old Maid Hollyhock and other characters from the book live, is a reference to the author. The poem goes:

Old maid Holly hock, tall,
and slim,
Upright, dignified, stiff-neck'd
prim!
All the flowers you Keep
in order,
Stern-faced Governess of
The Border

Old Scratch[]

Old Scratch first appears in Jack of Fables #16 — "Jack o' Lantern" and part of a group of Devils that Jack Horner made a deal with to prolong his life. According to the final issue of Jack of Fables, they are all the Devil. He is a man with pointy ears who wears a carnival-like red suit.
FI148 Old Scratch
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  • Old Scratch is based on the Devil from the legend of Stingy Jack.

The Old Woman and Her Children[]

The Old Woman,[90] also known as Mrs. Shoe;[104] and her Children, are Fables that reside at the Farm and first appear in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm."
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History

The Old Woman, who is human, could have gone away from the Farm at any time if it were not for her fond attachment to the shoe home she resided in. Thus, she decided to remain.[90] The children were fond of the superhero comic books sold at Nod's Books, which were especially made for Fables. A number of these were regularly sent to the Farm every week.[104] During Goldilocks' attempted revolution, she and her children are seen arming themselves inside their shoe home,[105] and the children used Baba Yaga's moving cabin to patrol the area.[24]

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Omar[]

Omar is a Fable who is a member of Bookburner's army of Forgotten Fables. He first appears in Jack of Fables #25 — "Turning Pages, Chapter 1: Robin."
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Oni[]

The Oni are Fables who first appear in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland" and were residents of the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan, and were seen banishing other mystical creatures from the local Emperor's court. However, they were later seen among a secret group of mystical creatures who had been exiled from the court, indicating that they were later banished themselves. Some Oni were later seen among the Fables who settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan, after the Adversary's invasion.
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Owl and Pussy Cat[]

Owl and Pussy Cat[34] are Fables who live on the Farm, first appearing in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." They are a married couple, and Owl is male while Pussy Cat is female. The two go on a little journey together, where they re-enact several of the verses from the poem they're from.[34]
Fairest 29 The Owl and the Pussycat
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The Oysters[]

The Oysters are Fables who are prisoners at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They first appear in Jack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack."
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Prose Page[]

Prose Page was a Literal who appeared in flashbacks in Jack of Fables #32 — "The Book of Revelations: The Books of War, Volume Five." She was apparently Jack Horner's mother, who gave birth to Jack after an affair with a Fable, Prince Charming. She later gave birth to the Page sisters, Hillary with Revise and Priscilla, and Robin with Bookburner.
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History

Prose was a Literal who dreamed of forbidden things, namely, interacting with Fables. Going against the rules of her community, Prose began to visit different Homelands. She spent much time in the land of Alexandria where it is said that she found her "theme" — most likely referring to her job as a librarian since the great library resided in the historical Alexandria. However, this was not the thing that would have the greatest impact on her life, she met a prince, Prince Charming to be exact, and became pregnant with his child. This child she abandoned at the home of a poor Fable farmer and his wife since it was forbidden for Literals to breed with Fables. That child grew up to be Jack Horner.

The rest of her history is undefined but can be pieced together. It is known that she had two children with Bookburner: Priscilla and Robin. This information is contested by Bookburner (who told Hillary Page that he wasn't able to have any children with Prose) but proved to be factual by Bookburner's father, Kevin Thorn. Prose was then "stolen away" from Bookburner by his brother Mr. Revise, where that couple had one child, Hillary Page. This could mean that either Prose didn't want Robin and Priscilla to know their father or that she didn't want the Bookburner to know of his children. Hinting that he either change or became dangerous that she may have left her husband out of fear. Unfortunately, Prose died in childbirth and for some unknown reason Mr. Revise never told Hillary of their relationship. Hillary wouldn't stray too far from her mother's ideals as she secretly dreamed of being a Fable.

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  • Prose Page may or may not be related to Eliza Wall in some way, as Eliza has referred to the Page Sisters as her "cousins" but then again stated that Priscilla was her niece. But since Kevin has not stated having a daughter, she could possibly be Prose's sister.
  • Given the fact that Jack Horner is supposed to be a copy of Wicked John, Prose Page may actually be his mother and not Jack's. But this has yet to be outright confirmed.

Pan[]

Pan first appears in Jack of Fables #16 — "Jack o' Lantern." He is part of a group of Devils that Jack Horner made a deal with to prolong his life. According to the final issue of Jack of Fables, they are all the Devil.
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History

Pan is one of the gods of Ancient Greece, whose appearance led some Westerners to identify him with he Devil. He claims that he is the real Devil and that Old Scratch is "just an uncredentialed upstart in a badly stitched suit."

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  • In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs. He has the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat, in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia, he is also recognized as the god of fields, groves, wooded glens, and often affiliated with sex; because of this, Pan is connected to fertility and the season of spring.

Papa Bear[]

Papa Bear is a Fable who resides at the Farm. He first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."
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Peaseblossom[]

Peaseblossom is a Fable who is imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack."
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Pecos Bill[]

Pecos Bill is a Fable imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #6 — "Jack Frost, Part One of Two."
JOF6 Pecos Bill
History

Pecos Bill escaped with Alice and John Henry during the big breakout from the Golden Boughs. The group briefly accompanied Jack Horner, who told them his story behind his identity as Jack Frost. He is present in the series' end battle, and is presumably killed off-screen.

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King Pellinore[]

King Pellinore is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. The ancient King Pellinore's rusty armor kept trying to fall apart during his weeks defending the gateway to the Keep at the End of the World, where the last Fable refugees escaped from to the Mundy world. His squire had to follow him around, retrieving the pieces that were dropped off in his way.
Old Pellinore
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Pendragon, Arthur[]

Arthur Pendragon, also known as King Arthur, is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks in Fables #62 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Three: Knighthood."
King Arthur
History

In Fables #62 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Three: Knighthood," the spirit of Sir Lancelot tells King Arthur's story to Flycatcher. Camelot and the fabled King Arthur set the standard of "true chivalry" for all of Christendom, and its legend touched much of the pagan worlds beyond. The Fables graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall reveals that Lancelot, Camelot's most gifted champion, was blessed by Frau Totenkinder, who told him that he would be unbeatable in battle as long as he remained pure and honorable. Lancelot was unbeatable, until he lost his honor by having a love affair with the King's wife, Guinevere. The Knights of the Round Table are referred to in Lancelot's story, and Gawain makes an appearance. Lancelot's betrayal, and the "unforgivable acts" that he perpetrated afterward, split the Round Table and led to the downfall of Camelot. Even though Arthur eventually forgave him, Lancelot couldn't forgive himself. He hanged himself, and became the mysterious Forsworn Knight who appears in the early issues of Fables. Dialog between Flycatcher and Lancelot's ghost reveals that Arthur was eventually laid to rest in a crypt. Arthur also appears in a brief flashback in Fables #123 — "The Destiny Game, Part Two of Two," where the Lady of the Lake is seen rising up from the waters and granting him the sword of Excalibur. He also appears in an illustration in one of the first pages of Fables #150 — "Farewell," as Flycatcher proclaims that the King and his law are one, and sentences Prince Brandish to death.

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Peter Cottontail[]

Peter Cottontail is a Fable that resides at the Farm and appears in Fables #53 — "Sons of the Empire, Part Two: The Four Plagues." After Isengrim and Br'er Wolf tried unsucessfully to catch and kill him, he was hired by Bigby Wolf to train his and Snow's children to hunt, though the Cubs were instructed not to kill, hurt or lay fang or claw upon Peter.
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Piasa[]

The Piaza first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #1 — "The Show Me State: Chapter One of The Pandora Protocol." It was among the many figures from St. Louis folklore that Jordan Yew raised from the collective unconscious.[12]
E1 Piasa
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Piglet[]

Piglet is a Fable that lives at the Farm. He makes an appearance in Fables #10 — "Twilight of the Dogs: Part Five of Animal Farm," albeit obscurely, since the character was still under copyright at the time (the copyright eventually expired in the United States at the start of 2022[107]). When the foiled revolution at the Farm threatens to flare up again, Piglet appears alongside Winnie-the-Pooh in two panels; from a distance when Boy Blue tells everyone to move back, and then from behind in the following panel, although in the latter, Piglet's head is obscured by a text box.
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Pippin Pepper[]

Pippin Pepper is a Fable that lives at the Farm. They are mentioned in Jack of Fables #23 — "1883, Chapter Two: Moon of the Wolf," where Incitatus refers to the character as a "church mouse."

Plano Goat Man[]

The Plano Goat Man appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #9 — "Outside the Box: Part Two of The Unsentimental Education."
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Playing Cards[]

The Playing Cards are Fables that reside on the Farm. A set of anthropomorphic playing cards, they first appear in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."
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The Prince[]

The Prince is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #10 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Three: Lost in Translation." He had an affair with Rapunzel and got her pregnant. When Rapunzel was disowned and went looking for him, the Fairy Godmother prevented him from reuniting with her.
Rapunzel's Prince
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  • He is based on the Prince from the fairytale "Rapunzel."

Prince Charming's Parents[]

Prince Charming's Parents are two Homelands characters who first appear in flashbacks in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
FI59 Prince Charming's Parents

Prince Lawrence's Parents[]

Prince Lawrence's Parentsare Fables who first appear in a flashback from the Homelands in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #5 — "Chapter Five."
W5 Prince Lawrence's Parents
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  • They are based on the Prince's parents from the "Donkeyskin" fairytale.

Pushmi-Pullyu[]

The Pushmi-Pullyu is a Fable creature who appears indirectly in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #2 — "Train In Vain: Chapter Two of The Pandora Protocol." Conner Wolf briefly shapeshifts into one after Dolittle tells him that it is his favorite animal.
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Queen Bee[]

The Queen Bee, also known as Mrs. Bee, is a Fable that resides at the Farm. She appears in Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour."
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The Queen of the Golden Realm[]

The Queen of the Golden Realm is a Homelands character whose only appearance was in the issue Fables #132 — "Bird Calls: Part Two of Camelot." She was the wife of the King of the Golden Realm and mother to Prince Brandish and Holben. Her eldest son Brandish killed her in his youth for having sex with her husband and being "impure" in his eyes.
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Radiant Sun[]

Radiant Sun, the Knight of the Midday, is a Fable who is one of Baba Yaga's servants in The Rus, along with his brothers, Bright Day and Dark Night, and first appears Fables #37 — "The Saint George Syndrome: Chapter Two of Homelands Fables."
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Radiskop[]

Radiskop is a Fable from the Cloud Kingdoms in the Homelands. He first appears in Fables #50 — "Happily Ever After."
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History

Radiskop serves as the messenger of Cinderella[109] when she ventures up the Beanstalk. When she assists Bigby with his mission in the Homelands in Fables #50 — "Happily Ever After," Cinderella sends the giant squirrel to alert the giants of incoming visitors, so that she and Bigby can be brought into their castles. The creature also assists her when she is on a diplomatic mission to get the Cloud Kingdoms to sign the treaty between themselves and Fabletown in Fables #51 — "Big and Small."

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The Ram and the Pig[]

The Ram and the Pig are Fables who live in Ultima Thule, the Homelands version of Norway. They first appear in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #5 — "Part Five: Cold Wars."
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Rangi[]

Rangi is a Homelands character who appears in the chapter story Fables #150 — "The Last Snow Queen Story." He was the husband of Lumi, the Snow Queen, whom she freezes to death.
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Red Cap the Troll[]

Red Cap the Troll,[110] also known as Red Cap,[111] is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm."
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  • He is based on the Redcap, a creature from Scottish, British and Irish folklore.[112] The character's skinny, taloned fingers, iron-shod boots and signature red cap are all based on the folkloric creature.

The Red Cross Knight[]

The Red Cross Knight is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. He was one of the Fables who fought at the Keep at the End of the World. He almost won the battle at the all on his own, and could not be beaten, "not by goblin or troll or giant. Not by the dozens or the hundreds." He was finally killed when the enemy set a dragon against him.
The Redcross Knight
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  • The Redcross Knight is a character from Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which his name is written as Redcrosse Knight. In The Faerie Queene, the Redcrosse Knight is claimed to be Saint George, and Boy Blue's claim that he once killed a dragon seems to validate this connection in Fables as well.

The Red Riding Hood Impostor[]

The Red Riding Hood Impostor is a Fable from the Homelands who appears in Fables: The Last Castle. She was disguised as Red Riding Hood and had a relationship with Boy Blue. She ran out into a swarm of goblins after she thought that Boy Blue had died.
Imposter Red

The Rhinoceros[]

The Rhinoceros is a Fable who lives at the Farm and appears in Fables #26 — "The Battle of Fabletown: Chapter Seven — March of the Wooden Soldiers." The Rhinoceros was killed by the Wooden Soldiers during the Battle of Fabletown. As seen in Fairest #29 — "Sail Away: Chapter Three of The Clamour for Glamour," he has a calf who also lives at the Farm: It mentions their father as it takes the Owl and Pussy Cat on a little journey.
F26 Rhinoceros
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The Rhinoceros' Calf[]

The Rhinoceros' Calf is a Fable who lives at the Farm and appears in Fairest #29 — "Sail Away: Chapter Three of The Clamour for Glamour." It is the calf of the Rhinoceros who was killed during the Battle of Fabletown in Fables #26 — "The Battle of Fabletown: Chapter Seven — March of the Wooden Soldiers." His offspring mentions their father as it takes the Owl and Pussy Cat on a little journey.
Fairest 29 Rhinoceros II

Robin Hood[]

Robin o' the Woods (also known as Robin Hood or "Loxley") is a Fable who first appears in a flashback from the Homelands in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day." As seen in the graphic novel Fables: The Last Castle, when the last ship out of the Homelands was leaving, Robin Hood chose to stay behind and defend the Last Gateway, to avenge his Marian, who was killed when the invaders took his lands.
Robin Hood
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Robin Redbreast[]

Robin Redbreast is a Fable who is mentioned in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #1 — "Part One: Stopping Traffic." He is Jenny Wren's lost love, who was murdered during the Adversary's invasion of Jenny Wren's homeland.
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Rockford J. Raccoon[]

Rockford J. Raccoon is a Fable who lives at the Farm and first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." He is identified by name in the chapter story Fables #150 — "The Last Story of Many Fables."
F98 Raccoon

Rokurokubi[]

A Rokurokubi first appears in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland" and is a Fable who lives in a secret Fable community on Tokyo, Japan.
Fairest 9 Rokurokubi
History

The Rokurokubi was originally from the The Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan,[38] and was among the many Fables of Japanese heritage who followed Tomoko through a secret portal to the mundy world in the wake of Adversary's invasion of their homeland.[40] She and the other Fables proceeded to form in a secret community tucked away in Tokyo, Japan. When Jack Horner saw her, he commented that she appeared to be quite flexible; she quipped back that his qi looked delicious.[38] The woman carried a bow and arrow during Tomoko's battle against Katagiri, although when Rapunzel shared the news that they could all travel home to the Hidden Kingdom safely, she questioned why they were fighting in the first place and attempted to lay down her arms along with many of the other combatants.[39] Her kind is never referred to by name in the comics; however, Joel Crow refers to her as a "snake-necked woman" at one point.[38]

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Sancho Panza[]

Sancho Panza is a Fable that appears in a brief flashback from the Homelands in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day," appearing in a single panel alongside Don Quixote as they watch as ships come in after the Adversary's forces attack.
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Saunders[]

Saunders is a Fable who appears in flashbacks in Jack of Fables #36 — "Jack 'n' Apes."
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JOF36 Hundred Acre Woods

Saunders and what appears to be Winnie-the-Pooh (on the right) in the Hundred Acre Wood

Saunders is a sock monkey that one of the civilized apes that Jack Horner befriended, at least according to Jack. In the issue, a character looking remarkably similar to Winnie-the-Pooh (but drawn slightly differently, as Winnie-the-Pooh was under copyright at the time) can be seen in flashbacks from the Homelands, barbecuing marshmallows with Saunders in what appears to be the Hundred Acre Wood.
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The Sawhorse[]

The Sawhorse is a Fable who first appears in Fables #101 — "The Ascent." Once a citizen of Oz, he and a group of other Fables fled from the Nome King's enforcers, ending up in the Land of Ev. After being saved from their enemies by Bufkin, he decided to join his revolution.[17]
Fables 101 Sawhorse
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Scarecrow[]

The Scarecrow is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands inFables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day," where he can be seen among a large group of Fables fleeing the Adversary's forces.
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Sea Monsters[]

The Sea Monsters are Fables from the Homelands and are mentioned in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #11 — "Chapter Eleven." According to Bigby, Beowulf fought off these sea monsters before he became the King of the Geats.
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  • They are based on the nicors (sea monsters) from epic poem Beowulf.

Seto Taishō[]

Seto Taishō is a Fable who lives in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan. He appears in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland" and was originally from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan. He settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary's invasion. Seto Taishō's face and head is a porcelain bottle, while his entire body consists of porcelain ware.
Fairest 9 Seto Taishō
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The Seven Dwarves[]

The Seven Dwarves were Homelands characters who first appeared in flashbacks in the Fables prequel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. In 1001 Nights it is revealed that the Seven Dwarfs kept Snow White as a sex slave. Snow White eventually killed all seven of the dwarfs.
Fables-Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
History

In their first appearance, Prince Charming is investigating a series of murders around his kingdom. The victims are revealed to be the Seven Dwarfs, whereas the killer turns out to be Charming's wife, Snow White. The flashback sections of the "Rose Red" story arc reveals that unlike in the fairy tale, the dwarfs treated Snow badly and turned her into their slave, abusing her physically and sexually. It is also revealed that the dwarfs were the sons of the dwarf from "Snow White and Rose Red". More flashbacks are seen in the "Camelot" story arc, where it is revealed that Snow White was their prisoner for several years. The story also shows what actually happened when she killed one of them.

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  • They are based on the characters from the "Snow White" fairytale.

Baby Joe Sheppard[]

Baby Joe Sheppard is a Fable who lives in Fabletown. He is first referred to in Peter & Max: A Fables Novel and is a member of Boy Blue's band who plays the drums. He can also be seen with members of the band in Fables #100 — "Single Combat" and Fables #112 — "All in a Single Night," and is one of the main characters of Fables #139 — "The Boys in the Band, Part 1 of 2" and the following issue.
F112 Baby Joe Sheppard

Miss Silkytail[]

Miss Silkytail is a Fable who resides at the Farm and briefly appears in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. Col. Thunderfoot tried, unsuccessfully, to woo her.
1001 Silkytail

Slue Foot Sue[]

Slue Foot Sue is a Fable who lives in Americana, the Homelands version of the United States. She appears in Jack of Fables #19 — "On the Road: Part Three of Americana" and works for Bookburner, who sends her and Natty Bumppo after Jack Horner and his group. However, they eventually manage to shake them off. Pecos Bill, her husband in American folklore, is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village.
JOF 19 Slue Foot Sue
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Snapdragon[]

Snapdragon is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour." She is a talking plant who lives in André Gardens, along with Alderman Poppy, the Bees, the Dormouse Juggler, Old Maid Hollyhock and Mister Sunflower. Snapdragon becomes one of the suspects after the Queen Bee's hive has been vandalized. According to Mister Sunflower, she refused to yield its nectar to the Bees.
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Snapdragon is based on the character from "The Battle of the Bee and the Snap Dragon," an obscure poem written and illustrated by the Victorian artist R. André, from his book Little Blossom (1884). André Gardens, where Snapdragon and other characters from the book live, is a reference to the author. The poem goes:

"Come, Snap-dragon!" says
the Bee,
"Give your honey up to me!
'Though you threaten to devour;
I will never yield to flower!'

Snap then, Dragon, snap at me!
Like a new Saint George I'll be —
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! and victory!

Sofiya[]

Sofiya, also known as Sofiya the Wise, is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake."
Sofiya
History

Sofiya the Wise penned the Grimoire of the Seventy-Seven Steps, to live a scholar's life. She hails from the Twilight Realms.

She is one of the seven godmothers who blessed the infant Briar Rose at midnight. Furthermore, she decreed that the baby would have the Wit of an Angel; however, because angels have no guile that meant that Briar Rose always falls for the cunning of others.

When Hadeon was battling the Snow Queen, she was summoned alongside her five sisters to help her defeat the evil fairy, but were unable to help by the Treaty of Morencaire, a mutual non-aggressive pact. However, once Hadeon was defeated, they used one of Hadeon's own spells and bound her into the shape of a car into servitude to Briar Rose.

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  • She is one of Briar Rose's fairy godmothers. She is based on the second fairy godmother from the Charles Perrault version of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale.
  • In the Perrault version of the fairytale, the titular character has seven fairy godmothers,[5] like in the comics. In the Brothers Grimm's version, they are thirteen "wise women."[6]

Mrs. Someone[]

Mrs. Someone is a Fable who is one of the 13th Floor magicians of Fabletown. She first appears in Fables #25 — "Our Right to Assemble Issue: Chapter Six — March of the Wooden Soldiers."
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History

Mrs. Someone is a witch, formerly of the 13th Floor, who stayed with Briar Rose and Hakim during the takeover of Calabri Anagni in order to protect the Fables' secret weapon against the Adversary and the Snow Queen. Her true name is still unknown as she keeps it a secret, "tucked away where no fell power can discern it."

Later, a sleeping Briar Rose and Snow Queen were carried out of the city by goblins, before the city was burned to the ground. While it's not seen, nor stated, it's assumed that she and Hakim were killed in the fire.

South Wind[]

The South Wind, also known as Yoruba,[116] Notus,[116] Storm Mother[116] and Oya,[117] is a Fable who first appears in Fables #109 — "Cardinal Virtues: Chapter Two of Inherit the Wind."
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The South Wind is North Wind's sister/cousin, and the cubs' great aunt. She takes the form of an African-looking woman. Even though all the Cardinal Winds have the ability to take the form of both genders, she is the only one of the group who's chosen to take a female form.

After hearing the West Wind's ideas, the South Wind suggested that they should instead conduct themselves as proper guests until Bigby had another outburst. When that happened, they would be "fully justified" in stepping in with force. The other winds agreed to the plan, with a few modifications from the East Wind, who suggested that they not only killed the entire wolf clan, but the North Wind's attendant winds as well. The West Wind and the South Wind both agreed. Later, it becomes clear to the winds that the testing might place the children in mortal danger, and the East Wind remarks that if the cubs are killing themselves in the process of testing, the fewer the winds will have to take out when they are compelled to step in. The South Wind reminds the others that their patience is paying off and that they were right to hold off taking a direct hand.

One of the cubs, Winter, is eventually chosen as the new North Wind. The South Wind watches in silence and appears to accept the new development. However, Winter becomes very afraid when she starts having premonitions of her older self as a cold and selfish North Wind that hurts people. The East Wind refers to the new development as "marvelous" because the new North Wind will be timid, and the South Wind appears to be very pleased and answers that "our day of ascendancy has come at long last."

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Spoon Brigade[]

The Spoon Brigade are Fables from Oz and first appear inCinderella: Fables Are Forever #1 — "Part One." They are Fables recruited by Dorothy Gale to aid her in her plot for revenge on her arch nemesis, Cinderella.
Fables Are Forever 1 Spoon Brigade
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Jack Spratt[]

Jack Spratt,[3] also known as Jack Sprat,[118] from the nursery rhyme; is a Fable who lives in Fabletown.[3] He is married to Nurse Spratt,[61] and is first mentioned in Fables #33 — "Until the Spring."
History

Jack Spratt is mentioned by Jack Horner when the latter attempts to enter the gates of Heaven. The guardian of Heaven's gates cannot find Jack's name on the list but states that he has a "Jack Sprat" and asks if Jack is him. Unable to enter Heaven, Jack walks away while muttering to himself, referring to Sprat as "that skinny guy with the heifer of a wife" and says that he hopes "the little bean-pole chokes to death!"[118] Ironically, Jack Spratt is stated to be one of the people accidentally suffocated by Ghost centuries later.[3]

Stulla[]

Stulla is a Homelands character who appears in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. She was a member of the Running River Tribe, rival of the Fog Mountain Tribe. She was married to Aurac to stem a conflict between their two tribes.
1001 Nights of Snowfall Stulla

Sunamura No Oryō[]

A Sunamura No Oryō appears in Fairest #12 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Five: Battle Royale" and is a Fable from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan. It settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary's invasion.
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Mister Sunflower[]

Mister Sunflower is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."
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History
Mr. Sunflower is first named in Fables #48 — Wolves, Part 1." According to the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, he is from King Cole's kingdom and was one of the many Fable creatures who accompanied ther King to the hidden sanctuary in the mundane world. Due to him being a plant, he feeds on manure. In Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour," it is revealed that Mr. Sunflower lives in André Gardens, along with Alderman Poppy, the Bees, the Dormouse Juggler, Old Maid Hollyhock and Snapdragon. He is bothered by the Bees, which leads to him secretly vandalizing their hive.
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  • Mister Sunflower is based on the titular character of "Mister Sunflower," an obscure poem written and illustrated by the Victorian artist R. André,[119] from his book Little Blossom (1884). André Gardens, where Mr. Sunflower and other characters from the book live, is a reference to the author. The poem goes:

In your dress of brown and yellow
What a stiff-necked, long legged fellow!
Must you stare, although the bees
Settle on your face and tease?
Can't you turn your big flat head
Till the sun has gone to bed?

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The Swallow[]

The Swallow is a Fable who lives at the Farm. It appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm," where Thumbelina briefly appears riding it.
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  • It is based on the character from the "Thumbelina" fairytale.

Tom Swift[]

Tom Swift is a Fable whose first appearance was in the issue Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #2 — "Train In Vain: Chapter Two of The Pandora Protocol."
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History

Tom Swift works for a secretive network magical organization, dedicated to protecting a deeply magical Earth from internal and external threats. He enjoys making puns about what is just said, often referencing himself. If talking about a sunny day, Tom might end his words with "said Tom, brightly." Some of his colleagues include Peter Piper and Bo Peep of legend. Tom also enjoyed a sexual encounter with his newest colleague, Connor Wolf, the son of the Big Bad Wolf.

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Syala[]

Syala is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in the issue Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda.
Syala

Syksy[]

Syksy is a Homelands character who appears in flashbaks in Jack of Fables #6 — "Jack Frost, Part One of Two" and Jack of Fables #11 — "Jack Frost, Part Two (of Two)." She is one of Lumi's three sisters and aunt to Jack Frost II. Syksy is the Autumn Queen, and wherever she lived, it would be fall.
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  • Similar to the way "Lumi" is Finnish for "snow," her three sisters are also named after the seasons they represent: "Syksi" is Finnish for "autumn."

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Talking Cricket[]

The Talking Cricket is a Fable who lives in Fabletown and appears in Fables #20 - "Red, White and Blue: Chapter Two - March of the Wooden Soldiers." He appears in the background, seated on a tabletop beside Pinocchio inside the apartment that Boy Blue, Flycatcher and Pinocchio share.
Fables 20 Cricket
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Tam Lin[]

Tam Lin is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. He claimed to be the knight loved by the queen of the faeries. He had a reputation of a scoundrel, but after winning a place for himself on the last ship out of the Homelands, he gave it to his young page instead.
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Tanuki[]

The Tanuki are Fables who first appear in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland."
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History

The Tanuki were a form of shapeshifting Yokai from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan. They were banished from the local Emperor's court as part of the Shogun's plan for laying the way for the Adversary to invade. According to Rapunzel, "No one minded too much. They were smelly, drunken, pesky little bastards." After the Adverary invaded, some of them settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan. Joel Crow noticed them when he and Rapunzel went to Tokyo on a mission, and mistakently referred to them as "raccoons." Later, one of them is shown to be working for Tomoko.

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Tardif the Snail[]

Tardif the Snail is an animal Fable who was one of King Noble's loyal subjects in the Homelands. It appears in flashbacks in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
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Tengu[]

The Tengu are Fables who live in hiding in the forest in Japan. first appear in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #11 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Four: The Bad Sleep Well."
Fairest 13 Tengu
History

The Tengu were among of many mystical creatures from the Hidden Kingdom, an alternate version of Japan in the Homelands, who were hunted and driven into hiding by Ryogan's forces.[121] Eventually, together with the other persecuted beings from their world, Tomoko led them to a secret portal to the mundane world,[40] where many of the Tengu went into hiding in a forest which was said to be haunted. When Tomoko went to war with Katagiri, the latter sent out a multitude of magical origami cranes to gather all the hidden Japanese Fables and call them to his cause. A few of the paper birds floated into the forest where the Tengu were, prompting them to flock away and join Katagiri's army of ragtag Yokai in Tokyo and fight alongside him in battle. Tomoko was livid at the Yokai who had chosen to support her opponent, and she harshly criticized them for emerging from their places of seclusion to fight alongside a "decrepit turtle."[39] However, at least one Tengu fought on Tomoko's side.[40] When the skirmish had ended, one of the Tengu swooped down and snatched Jack Horner into its talons before soaring away again. The avian then hurled him into the ocean, right into the claws of Godzilla.[39]

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  • They are based on the tengu ("heavenly dog") from Japanese folklore.
  • Tengu are often portrayed as humanoid figures with avian features, with beaked noses that resemble those of birds of prey, and large and feathered wings. They often wear monk robes and are portrayed as standing upright on two legs.[122] The Tengu in the comics look like humanoid avians standing upright on two legs, have prominent beaks and large feathery wings, and most of them are wearing monk robes.

Tesso[]

Tesso appears in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland" and is a Fable from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan. He settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary's invasion. Tesso is a human-rat hybrid dressed in monk's robes.
Fairest 9 Tesso
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  • He based on Tesso ("Iron Rat") from Japanese folklore.
  • In folklore, Tesso is a monk who transforms into a half-man half-rat hybrid.[123]

Thomas of Erceldoune[]

Thomas Erceldoune is a Scottish Fable who is part of a secret organization known as the Shadow Players. He first appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #1 — "The Show Me State: Chapter One of The Pandora Protocol."
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  • He is based on Thomas the Rhymer, a real-world Scottish poet and prophet known from the ballad of the same name, and popular lore.

Three Billy Goats Gruff[]

The Three Billy Goats Gruff are Fables that reside at the Farm. One of them first appears in Fables #9 — "Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm," while all three first appear in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall.
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History

In the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, it is revealed that they were enchanted by Frau Totenkinder, in order to eliminate a bridge troll that was causing problems for a village that won her favor, back in the Homelands. According to Peter & Max: A Fables Novel, all three have the first name of William, or "Bill" for short.[90]

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Three Blind Mice[]

The Three Blind Mice are Fables that reside at the Farm. They first appear in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm."
F144 Three Blind Mice
History

The three mice are named Leland, Prescott and Thaddeus, and are often out on their own adventures, providing comic relief. As seen in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, when the Adversary invaded their homeland, they took part in an expedition to gather food for their beloved King Cole, who was near death from starvation. They succeeded, but were caught stealing by the farmer's wife, who cut off their tails with a carving knife.

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  • The Three Blind Mice are based on the titular characters of the nursery rhyme of the same name.

Thumbelina[]

Thumbelina is a Fable who lives at the Farm. She first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." As seen in Fables #18 — "Barleycorn Brides," Thumbelina moved to Smalltown during the 18th century and was the only woman there for a while, causing many fights over who would win her hand. In Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm," she briefly appears riding her swallow. In Fables #9 — "Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm," it is stated that she has been dating Tom Thumb.
Fables 100 Thumbelina
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  • She is based on the titular character of the "Thumbelina" fairytale.

Colonel Thunderfoot[]

Colonel Thunderfoot is a Fable who resides at the Farm. He first appears in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall and is a rabbit colonel who was cursed to remain a human until a female rabbit could love him back.
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Tin Woodman[]

The Tin Woodman is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day."
Tin Woodsman
History

The Tin Woodman was first seen in flashbacks in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day," while fleeing the Adversary's forces. In the Fables spin-off, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever, it is revealed that he, along with the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy Gale and Toto made it into the mundy world in the year of 1943, having been on the run from the Adversary's forces for years. The Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion decided to live out on the Jersey pine barrens rather than staying at the Farm, while Dorothy went on to live as a killer for hire among the Mundys. At some point years later, all of them were captured by Mister Revise's people and imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. The Tin Man used to have all sorts of appendages attached to his body, including tin cannons, a rotating saw and a large drill, which were all removed when he was revised. When Bookburner attacked the Golden Boughs, Mr. Revise reluctantly allowed many of the revised Fables to be restored back to their original self, and the Tin Man magically got all his appendages back. In the final issue of Jack of Fables, the Tin Man and many former prisoners are caught in the middle of a confrontation between Jack Frost and Jack Horner, who has been turned into a dragon. Jack Frost believes that the Tin Man is on the dragon's side and kills him by chopping off his head.

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Tiny Tim (Comic Series)[]

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Tiny Tim is a Fable who lives in New York City. He first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #39 — "Chapter Thirty—Nine."

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Mr. Toad (Comic Series)[]

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Mr. Toad is an animal Fable who used to live in New York City's Cambria Heights, but later moved to the Farm. He first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." As seen in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #1 — "Chapter One" and Fables: The Wolf Among Us #2 — "Chapter Two," Mr. Toad used to live in an apartment in New York City's Cambria Heights with his son, Toad Jr. However, he has moved to the Farm by the time of Fables 6: Road Trip. As seen in a later issue, Mr. Toad was one of the casualties in the war between Fabletown and the Empire, and was one of many who received a hero's burial.

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Toad Jr. (Comic Series)[]

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Toad Jr. is a young Fable child who lives in Cambria Heights in New York City. He is the son of Mr. Toad, and first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #1 — "Chapter One."

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Tobba[]

Tobba is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda.
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Tom Thumb[]

Tom Thumb is a Fable who lives at the Farm. He appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm,"[125] among the many Fables gathered to discuss the so-called "invasion" of the Homelands. In Fables #9 — "Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm," it is revealed that he has been dating Thumbelina and lives in a little miniature castle topped with his initials.
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Tooth Fairy[]

The Tooth Fairy is a Fable who is imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. She first appears in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack." The Tooth Fairy likes to horde teeth and has a morbid fascination with the process of losing them.[74] She even sleeps on a bed of teeth.[126]
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The Tortoise and the Hare[]

The Tortoise and the Hare are Fables that reside at the Farm, who first appear in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." Another version of the duo are Fables who are prisoners at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, and first appear in Jack of Fables #3 — "You Don't Know Jack."
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History
Fabletown

In Fables #84 — "The Great Fables Crossover, Part 4 of 9: Jack's Back," Jack Horner, having met the revised version of the duo at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, claims that the Tortoise and the Hare at the Farm are not the real ones, but spies of Mister Revise. At which the Hare appears incredulous, exclaiming, "What? I never!"

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A male anthropomorphic Tortoise and Hare, the duo still like to race, although the Hare usually wins, as seen in Jack of Fables #4 — "Jackrabbit." In the spin-off series' final issue, the Tortoise is killed when he is run over by a truck; ironically enough by a truck titled "Lepus," which is the scientific word for hare.

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Tosh[]

Tosh, the King Under the Earth, was created by Bill Willingham and appears in 1001 Nights of Snowfall. Tosh is the king of the dwarves in the land below Prince Charming's kingdom, during the years in which Prince Charming is married to Snow White. When Snow began killing the seven dwarves who had kept her prisoner, Tosh threatened war with Prince Charming's kingdom. Ultimately, Charming discovered his wife's secret murders and conspired to conceal them, placing the blame on a convicted felon and averting war.
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Toto[]

Toto is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #4 — "Jackrabbit."
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History

The Fables spin-off Cinderella: Fables Are Forever tells the story of how Toto, along with Dorothy Gale, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, escaped to the mundy world during the 1940s. While the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion decided to live out in the woods rather than at the Farm, Dorothy took Toto with her when she left to live as a killer for hire among the mundys. At some point, Toto was captured by Mister Revise's people, presumably when Dorothy was captured in the year of 1986.

Toto attempted to flee the Golden Boughs Retirement Village during the mass escape orchestrated by Jack Horner, but was killed and eaten by one of Robin Page's tigers. Dorothy remarks that she's kind of relieved, since this is the first time "that flea-bitten mongrel has quit yapping in a hundred years." But, as Priscilla Page points out, "killed Fables often get magically replaced by new versions of the same Fables," and a new version of Toto shows up, alive and well, by Dorothy's side in Oz in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever. It is unknown what became of him after Cinderella kills Dorothy in the Deadly Desert.

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Trotty Veck[]

Trotty Veck is a Fable who lives at the Farm. He appears in Fairest #14 — "Aldered States" and is an elderly man who works in the milking sheds. He tries — and fails at — courting Princess Alder.
Fairest 14 Trotty Veck
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Friar Tuck[]

Friar Tuck is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. He a member of the Miry Men (the Fables version of the Merry Men) and died alongside Bearskin's Free Company.
Friar Tuck
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Tugarin Zmeyevich[]

Tugarin Zmeyevich is a Fable who appears in flashbacks in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #2 — "Part Two." He is a dragon who can take the shape of a man, and is the ruler of Shadow Fabletown, a network of hidden Fable communities scattered throughout the world, in Russia.
Fables Are Forever 2 Tugarin Zmeyevich
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Tweedle Dee (Comic Series)[]

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Tweedle Dee is a Fable who lives in New York City. He first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #7 — "Chapter Seven."

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Tweedle Dum (Comic Series)[]

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Tweedle Dum is a Fable who lives in New York City. He first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #8 — "Chapter Eight."

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Uwabami[]

The Uwabami are Fables who first appear in Fairest #12 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Five: Battle Royale." They are from the Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan, and settled down in a hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan after the Adversary's invasion. One Uwabami fought on Tomoko's side during a war between her group and the other Japanese Fables, while another Uwabami also took part in the war, although it is not known which side.
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King Valemon and His Queen[]

King Valemon and his Queen are Fables who were the rulers of Ultima Thule, the Homelands version of Norway. They first appear in flashbacks in Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #5 — "Part Five: Cold Wars."
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History

Valemon and his Queen were the rulers of Ultima Thule, first on their own, then in the name of the Empire, and then became the supreme rulers again after the Empire was overthrown. They were eventually deposed of when an unknown, powerful magic user from another realm invaded their kingdom. This usurper later turned out to be Cinderella's Fairy Godmother. However, in Fairest #22 — "Of Men and Mice, Part Two: Memories," it is revealed that King Valemon survived and reclaimed his land following the Godmother's defeat. Like in the fairytale, he is a human who sometimes takes the form of a polar bear.

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Valiant Little Tailor[]

 The Valiant[127] or Brave Little Tailor[128] appears in Fables: The Last Castle and is based on the titular character of the fairytale of the same name. He is identified through the text on his clothes, which says, "seven at one stroke." He was killed by goblins early in the battle at the Last Free Gateway from the Homelands. In addition, his name can be seen on one of Kevin Thorn's books in Jack of Fables #13 — "The Bad Prince, Part 2: I Forget."

TLC Brave Little Tailor

Valka[]

Valka is a Homelands character whose first appearance was in Fables #147 — "The Peaceable Kingdom: Chapter Seven of Happily Ever After." She was an elder sister to Lauda.
Valka

Vivian (Comic Series)[]

This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for her Video Game counterpart.

Vivian is a Fable who works at the Pudding & Pie strip club in Fabletown in New York City. She first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #22 — "Chapter Twenty Two." Vivian is a hostess at the Pudding & Pie, where she works with george Porgie.

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  • Vivian is based on Sally from the ghost story "The Red Ribbon."
  • The ghost story is also known as "The Red Satin Ribbon," "The Velvet Ribbon" and "The Yellow Ribbon."[129]

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The Walrus and the Carpenter[]

The Walrus and the Carpenter are Fables who appear in two different forms: One version of the Walrus first appears as a resident at the Farm in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm,"[130] while a revised version first appears alongside the Carpenter as prisoners in the Golden Boughs Retirement Village in Jack of Fables #1 — "The Long Hard Fall of Hollywood Jack."
JOF1 The Walrus and the Carpenter
History
F6 Walrus

The Walrus at the Farm.

The Walrus at the Farm first appears in the barn, present at a gathering of Fable creatures discussing whether they should take up arms against the Adversary. Coincidentally, Snow White arrives at the Farm just as she does twice a year to check on the Fable community there, and walks in on them. The animals are shocked when they notice her sudden presence in the room, and the Walrus inquires why she showed up so early in the season this time around.[131] Later, the Walrus joins in on a Farm meeting where Geppetto attempts to convince the occupants of both Fabletown and the Farm alike to choose him as their leader, so he can save everyone from the grip of Mister Dark.[1]
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Wanyūdō[]

Wanyūdō is a Fable who lives in hiding in the mundy version of Japan. It appears in Fairest #13 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Six: The Hundred Demons Night Parade."
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History

When Tomoko went to war with Katagiri, the latter sent out a multitude of magical origami cranes to gather all the hidden Japanese Fables and call them to his cause. Wanyūdō heard his summons and proceeded to join Katagiri's ragtag army of Yokai. Tomoko was livid at the Yokai who had chosen to support her opponent, and she harshly criticized them for emerging from their places of seclusion to fight alongside a "decripit turtle."

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West Wind[]

The West Wind, also known as Zephyrus and Yaponcha, is a Fable who first appears in Fables #109 — "Cardinal Virtues: Chapter Two of Inherit the Wind."
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History

The West Wind is the brother/cousin of the North Wind, and great uncle of the cubs. He takes the form of a Native American, and also makes a reference to Native American mythology when he compares wolves (more specifically, Bigby) to the mythological coyote.

During the process of choosing the North Wind's heir, the three other cardinal winds arrived, intending to take possession of the cubs. They believed that the "offspring of one of the great houses" should be fostered for a time in the courts of other kings and that the cardinal winds themselves were best suited to determine who might be the most fit to rule Mr. North's kingdom. Bigby, father of the cubs, was furious and would not allow this, and the West Wind then secretly attempted to persuade the East Wind and the South Wind to join him in taking over the North Wind's keep and kill his family, including the children. Thus, they could construct a new north wind from pure materials. However, the South Wind accuses him of wanting to do this out of personal revenge on the North Wind. Both she and the East Wind remind him that he has been on bad terms with the North Wind for some years, even naming the "zephyrs" after him to insult him.

Winter, one of the cubs, was eventually chosen as the new North Wind. When this happened, the West Wind referred to the new situation as "a setback," but did not interfere.

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White Rabbit[]

The White Rabbit, also known as the Edwardian Rabbit,[133] is a Fable who lives at the Farm and first appears in Fables #9 — "Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm." A revised version of the character is a former prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village and appears in Jack of Fables #48 — "The Impaled Wild Man! The Third Ingredient in the Most Unabashedly Genius Jack of Fables Story in Human History!" and Jack of Fables #50 — "The Dragon, His Sidekick, a Nemesis, & Their Cows: The Final Indispensable Components in the Last Jack of Fables Story of All Time!"
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White Rabbit, revised version.

As Beauty, heavily pregnant, thinks that her water has broken, the Farm version of the White Rabbit is quick to realize that it isn't water: Beauty is bleeding profusely. The Rabbit points out the concerning fact that humans are not supposed to experience excessive bleeding during childbirth, using the colloquial phrase "bleed like a stuck pig." The Rabbit's comment upsets one of the Three Little Pigs, who inquires if there was any need for him to make such a hurtful remark towards pigs.[61]


The revised version of the White Rabbit is seen sitting at the counter in the Dino Diner when Raven shares with his fellow Fables his plans of finding Fabletown.[134] He is later killed by Jack Horner in dragon form, alongside the Carpenter, the Hatter, and the Butcher, the Baker and the Candlestickmaker. His dying words as the dragon fatally flings him through the air are "mommy!"[135]

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  • The White Rabbit is based on character from the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
  • The Farm iteration of the character wears a large ruff around his neck, just like the character does in one of John Tenniel's illustrations for "Chapter XI: Who Stole the Tarts?" of the novel.
  • The Golden Boughs version, on the other hand, wears a waistcoat[134] and carries a pocket watch,[135] just like the White Rabbit does for most of the book.

Wicked Witch of the East[]

The Wicked Witch of the East is a Fable who briefly appears in a flashback from the Homelands in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #4 — "Part Four." Her demise was unintended, but she met her end when the house of Dorothy Gale came crashing down on top of her, signifying Dorothy's loss of innocence.
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Wicked Witch of the West[]

The Wicked Witch of the West is a Fable who briefly appears in a flashback from the Homelands in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #4 — "Part Four."
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History

Having inadvertently taken the life of the Wicked Witch of the East, Dorothy Gale is asked by the Wizard of Oz to do away with her other counterpart. We get a glimpse of her dissolved figure as Dorothy dispatches her using a pail of water.

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Winged Monkeys[]

The Winged Monkeys are Fables who reside at the Farm and in the Nome King's pan-Ozian Empire in the Homelands. They first appear in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm" (not counting Bufkin, who lives in Fabletown and debuts in the first issue).
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The Winged Monkeys at the Farm first appear in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm," joining other Farm animals in the barn to discuss ways to fight against and reclaim the Homelands from the Adversary. As seen in later issues, the Winged Monkeys in the Homelands are all working in the Nome King's air corps. One of them discovers Bufkin's group of revolutionaries in Ev, and is subsequently killed by Bufkin.

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Winnie-the-Pooh[]

Winnie-the-Pooh is a Fable that lives at the Farm. He first appears in Fables #10 — "Twilight of the Dogs: Part Five of Animal Farm," albeit obscurely, since the character was still under copyright at the time (the copyright eventually expired in the United States at the start of 2022).[107]).
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What appears to be Pooh (on the right) in the Hundred Acre Wood

When the foiled revolution at the Farm threatens to flare up again, Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet appear in two panels; from a distance when Boy Blue tells everyone to move back, and then from behind in the following panel.[136]

When Jack Horner shares the story of his adventures as "Jack of the Apes," a character looking remarkably similar to A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh (but drawn slightly differently) can be seen in flashbacks from the Homelands, barbecuing marshmallows with Saunders (a sock monkey who was one of the "civilized apes" that Jack met in the issue, at least according to Jack) in the Hundred Acre Wood (evident from the fact that the two sit in front of a large tree with a door in, the same kind of dwelling that Winnie-the-Pooh lives in the original story).[137]

In Fabletown, there is a shop known as Edward Bear's Candies, which is famous for its honey clusters.[138] When Pinocchio gives Geppetto a tour of Fabletown, he says that he is not sure if a bear actually owns the shop, but if he does, he does it from a distance, meaning the Farm.[139]

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  • Winnie-the-Pooh is based on the titular character of the children's novel Winnie-the-Pooh and its sequel.
  • Fabletown's Edward Bear's Candies is a reference to the character — A. A. Milne named Winnie-the-Pooh after his son's teddy bear, which was originally called Edward Bear.[140] Bill Willingham has implied that he candy store is actually run by Winnie-the-Pooh, but that this could not be stated outright in the comic, as the character was under copyright.[141]
  • The name Saunders is similar to Sanders, the name of the person who resided at Pooh's home prior to Pooh making it his house in Milne's novel.[114]

Winter[]

Winter is a Homelands character who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. She is an original character created by Bill Willingham.
Winter Wolf (2)
History

Winter is a white she-wolf who is wooed and then abandoned by the North Wind. The result of their mating is a litter of wolves, including Bigby. Winter was a good and caring mother, and Bigby regards her very highly and was displeased that his father left her. Despite that, Winter loved and was devoted to her former lover, even until she died from a broken heart.

After her death, Bigby's siblings went in search of their father, but Bigby stayed behind to protect his mother's corpse from scavengers. Unfortunately, he was too small to defend her. From then on, he vowed to eat something bigger each day until he was large enough to confront his father and finally make him pay for the pain he caused his family.

Her memory lives on through Snow and Bigby's daughter, who shares her name.

Wizard of Oz[]

The Wizard of Oz is a Fable who appears briefly in a flashback from the Homelands in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #4 — "Part Four." When Dorothy Gale's house accidentally crashed on top of a wicked witch in the land of Oz, the Wizard hired her to take out a second wicked witch, which she did with a bucket of water.
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Etan Wolf[]

Etan Wolf is a Homelands character who appears in Fables #150 — "The Last Snow and Bigby Story." He is a descendant of Bigby Wolf and Snow White. Together with Tannika Wynn, he escorted Rose Red to their family reunion.
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Woodrow[]

Woodrow is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour." They are a woodpecker who becomes one of the suspects after the Queen Bee's hive has been vandalized. According to Mister Sunflower, the Dormouse Juggler's show attracted the attention of Woodrow, who kept eagerly tapping at the Bees' hive to show his approval. The resulted in the Bees, fed up with the woodpecker's tapping, stopping the Dormouse Juggler from performing. However, the latter was planning to resume her show by going on a tour of the Homelands and was going to take Woodrow with her, as her manager.
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  • Woodrow is based on the Woodpecker from "The Dormouse Juggler," an obscure poem written and illustrated by the Victorian artist R. André, from his book Little Blossom (1884). It goes:

Wee Dormouse Juggler, I think you play
With nuts and acorns for balls all day;
And the birds come flocking to see the fun,
While the Woodpecker taps on the tree 'Well done!"

Wy'east, Klickawit and Loo-Wit[]

Wy'east, Klickawit and Loo-Wit are Fables imprisoned at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They appear in Jack of Fables #31 — "The Book of Reversals: The Books of War, Volume Four," and through imagination in Jack of Fables #32 — "The Book of Revelations: The Books of War, Volume Five."
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Wy'east, Klickawit and Loo-Wit were three Native Americans imprisoned in a hidden cave deep beneath the Golden Boughs Retirement Village, as a sort of self-destruct mechanism. After Bookburner's strike on the Golden Boughs, Jack Horner, his fellow Fables, the Literals and the librarians were forced to release them. Their chains were finally snapped and the woman, Loo-Wit, spoke to the two men in front of her, calling them "my loves" as she declared that now the three would burn. The trio unleashed a roaring volcano upon escape, marking the end of the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They then soared away in spirit form.

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  • They are based on Wyeast, Klickitat and Loowit from Native American mythology.[142]
  • According to the lore of the Puyallup tribes, there was a woman named Loowitlatkla ("Lady of Fire"), Loowit for short, who tended to the only fire in the world. Loowit was noticed by a Native American chief, who bestowed upon her the same gift that he had given to his sons Klickitat and Wyeast: the gift of eternal life. Wyeast and Klickitat both fell in love with Loowit, but she could not choose between them, so the two had a tremendous fight, burning entire villages and forests to the ground. As a punishment, the chief smote the three lovers and raised up a mighty mountain where each of them fell, resulting in the creation of the volcanoes Mount St. Helens, for Loowit; Mount Hood, for Wyeast; and Mount Adams, for Klickitat.[142]

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod[]

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod are Fables who are former prisoners at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. They first appear in Fables #83 — "The Great Fables Crossover, Part 1 of 9: The Call." In the Fables and Jack of Fables comics, they are portrayed as small, sleepy elf-like creatures (as their names suggest a sleepy child's blinking eyes and nodding head) who are each wearing a hat with their initial. Nod is killed during the chaotic end-battle during the final issue of Jack of Fables; what happened to Wynken and Blynken is unknown.
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Tannika Wynn[]

Tannika Wynn is a Homelands character who appears in Fables #150 — "The Last Snow and Bigby Story." She is a descendant of Bigby Wolf and Snow White. Together with Etan Wolf, she escorted Rose Red to their family reunion.
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Yeva[]

Yeva is a Fable who is who first appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #2 — "Run! Chapter Two of Wide Awake."
Yeva
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Yeva the Lively taught music to men. She hails from the Twilight Realms.

She is one of the seven godmothers who blessed the infant Briar Rose at midnight. Her gift was that Briar Rose could compose music to the utmost perfection.

When Hadeon was battling the Snow Queen, she was summoned alongside her five sisters to help her defeat the evil fairy, but were unable to help by the Treaty of Morencaire, a mutual non-aggressive pact. However, once Hadeon was defeated, they used one of Hadeon's own spells and bound her into the shape of a car into servitude to Briar Rose.

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  • Yeva is based on the sixth fairy godmother from the Charles Perrault version of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale.
  • In the Perrault version of the fairytale, the titular character has seven fairy godmothers,[5] like in the comics. In the Brothers Grimm's version, they are thirteen "wise women."[6]

The Yoop[]

The Yoop first appears in Fables #109 — "Cardinal Virtues: Chapter Two of Inherit the Wind." He is a Fable who works in the Pan-Ozian administration of the Nome King, who freed him from his prison. The Nome King initially fed his enemies to the Yoop; however, he eventually got tired of his job as the Nome King's "people eater," feeling that he could not keep up with the large number of people being fed to him every day. He was sent out to capture Bufkin, Jack Pumpkinhead; Bungle, the Glass Cat; and the Sawhorse, but decided to join their revolution instead.[78]
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Yusuf[]

Yusuf is a Homelands character who was Sinbad's minister. He first appears in Fables #42 — "Arabian Nights (and Days), Chapter One: Broken English." Yusuf released a d'jinn from a bottle, in order to destroy Fabletown and its citizens and put him in control of both the European and Arabian fable communities. Unfortunately for him, Frau Totenkinder used her magic powers to warp his language, so that the commands he gave were not what he intended, ultimately leading to his own prolonged demise and the recapture of the d'jinn.
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Zombies from Zombie Road[]

The Zombies from Zombie Road are creatures that first appear in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #1 — "The Show Me State: Chapter One of The Pandora Protocol." They were among the many figures from St. Louis folklore that Jordan Yew raised from the collective unconscious.[12]
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  • The zombies are a reference to Zombie Road, a trail through the woods of St. Louis County, Missouri, said to be one of the most haunted roads on the planet.[143]

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  66. 66.0 66.1 Jack of Fables #23 — "1883, Chapter Two: Moon of the Wolf"
  67. Jack of Fables #22 — "1883, Chapter One: The Legend of Smilin' Jack"
  68. 68.0 68.1 Popular Culture, The University of Chicago Library. "One of the most enduring fables of European folklore has been the cycle of stories concerning knavish Reynard the Fox and his ability to outwit Isengrim the Wolf, Bruin the Bear, King Noble the Lion, and other animal characters."
  69. 69.0 69.1 Reynard the Fox, Encyclopædia Britannica
  70. Tatsu, Yokai.com. "Translation: dragon (...) Tatsu, Japanese dragons, are similar in appearance to the dragons of China and the rest of the world."
  71. Japanese Dragons, All About Fairies. "Physical descriptions of these dragons are similar to the Chinese and Korean dragons except for some slight differences. The Japanese dragons have three claws instead of four and they do not always have wings. Physical appearance: Japanese dragons are usually depicted as serpentine creatures with elongated, slender bodies and three claws on each limb. They often have a long, flowing mane and a row of dorsal fins or spikes along their backs. They may also have whiskers and a pearl-like gem under their chins, symbolizing wisdom and the power to control natural elements."
    Japanese Dragons (Dragonology #1), June 18, 2013, Carole Wilkinson. "At first glance, Japanese dragons look very similar to Chinese dragons. They are four-legged, wingless and have a close connection to water, but careful inspection reveals unique features. The Chinese dragon has branched horns but the Japanese dragon's are long and straight. Where the Chinese dragon has four or five toes on each paw, the Japanese has only three. The typical Japanese dragon has a short, spiky beard and moustache as well as eyebrows, but it has no mane."
  72. Teni Wada & Ahmed Juhany. What is a Yokai? 15 Mysterious Japanese Demons, February 12, 2021, Japan Objects. "Tatsu, or Japanese dragons, are water-dwelling yokai similar in appearance to dragons of Western medieval lore."
  73. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 122 — 123
  74. 74.0 74.1 Jack of Fables 3: You Don't Know Jack
  75. Jack of Fables #29 — "The Book of Siege Warfare: The Books of War, Volume Two"
  76. Fables #34 — "Jack Be Nimble: Part One of Two"
  77. Fables #35 — "Jack Be Nimble: Part Two of Two"
  78. 78.0 78.1 Fables #110 — "Allies: Chapter Three of Inherit the Wind"
  79. Van Deusen, Kira. Kiviuq: An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins, McGill-Queen's Press, 2009, pg. 189: "In Baffin people say Kiviuq called for his polar bear spirit, while in Kitikmeot we heard both one and the other. The contrast between the two helpers is dramatic – a tiny bird and the mightiest of animals – but it only proves that both have tremendous power. (...) There were only two exceptions to the regional division about whether the helping spirit was a snow bunting or a polar bear. Leo Nimialik of Chesterfield Inlet and Bernadette Patterk of Rankin Inlet both said the spirit was a polar bear, unlike others in Kivalliq Region." Facsimile by Google Books.
  80. Kyūso, Yokai.com. "When a mouse or a rat reaches one thousand years of age, it turns into a gigantic rodent yōkai called a kyūso. They look like ordinary rats, only they are as large as cats or even medium-sized dogs."
  81. Reynard the Fox, eNotes.com. "Kyward, the hare. He accompanies Reynard on a “pilgrimage” and is eaten by him."
  82. 82.0 82.1 Hollandbeck, Andy. In a Word: Coward, a Tale of the Tail, November 18, 2021, The Saturday Evening Post. "In the Old French versions of these Reynard tales we find a rather skittish hare named Coart. (In other versions, his name is Kyward or Cuwaert.)"
  83. The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Literary History of the English People, by Jean Jules Jusserand, Project Gutenberg. "There are perfect descriptions of Ysengrin, [sic] who feels very foolish after a rebuke of the king's, and "sits with his tail between his legs"; of the cock, monarch of the barn-yard; of Tybert the cat; of Tardif the slug; of Espinar the hedgehog; of Bruin the bear; of Roonel the mastiff; of Couard the hare; of Noble the lion. The arrival of a procession of hens at Court is an excellent scene of comedy."
  84. Hughes, Simon Roy. A Note on “Prince Lindworm”, May 10, 2018, Norwegian Folktales (Blogspot).
  85. Langrish, Katherine. Strong Fairy Tale Heroines #21: Prince Lindowm, July 14, 2020, Seven Miles of Steel Thistle.
  86. Fables #88 — "Totenkinder: Chapter Two of Witches"
  87. Fables #150 — "The Last Story of Many Fables"
  88. Re: Questions for Bill 2009, Clockwork Storybook (now closed down) via the Wayback Machine, June 18, 2009. "Louie is a very good example on why it's best to go back to the source material before one embarks on a major story, rather than rely on often faulty memory of which characters were original canon and which weren't."
  89. Fables #112 — "All in a Single Night"
  90. 90.0 90.1 90.2 90.3 Peter & Max: A Fables Novel, "Chapter One: Fables"
  91. Counter, Rosemary. The science of phantom pregnancies: a very real—and very rare—condition, September 11, 2023, National Geographic.
  92. Rolling in the Dew, The Contemplator's Folk Music Site. "There is another version, with slight melody variations and with more "proper" lyrics - Dabbling in the Dew. (...) Variants and alternate titles include Where are you going to, my pretty maid?, Kind Hearted Nancy, Roving in the Dew and The Milkmaid's Song."
  93. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 241
  94. The Haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, June 22, 2004, Legends of America
  95. 95.0 95.1 Fables Encyclopedia pg. 143
  96. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 122
  97. Ongchua, Thea, How to Say Cat in Japanese (+ More Cute Japanese Cat Words!), January 18, 2023, Team Japanese. "The word for cat in Japanese is neko (猫 / ねこ), and koneko (子猫 / こねこ) for kitten."
  98. Nerissa, Behind the Name. " Created by Shakespeare for a character in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). He possibly took it from Greek Νηρηΐς (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite," ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god Nereus, who supposedly fathered them."
  99. Fables #52 — "Some Ideas Toward the Prospect of a Final Solution for Fabletown: Part One of Sons of the Empire."
  100. Nopperabō, Yokai.com. "Translation: faceless monk (...) Nopperabō resemble ordinary human beings in almost every way, and blend in perfectly with human society."
  101. Nue, Yokai.com. "It has the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the tail of a snake, and the limbs of a tiger."
  102. Nure onna, Yokai.com. "There are two variations of nure onna: one without arms, which resembles an enormous sea serpent with a woman’s head, and one with human-like arms."
  103. Blonde Horses, The Jokebug. "Why did God give blondes 2% more brains than horses? So they don't crap on the street during parades!"
  104. 104.0 104.1 Fables #100 — "Celebrity Burning Questions"
  105. Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm"
  106. Winick, Stefen. Here Comes Peter Cottontail: Some Cultural History, March 24, 2016, Library of Congress Blogs.
  107. 107.0 107.1 Cavna, Michael. 'Winnie-the-Pooh' just entered the public domain. Here's what that means for fans., January 8, 2022, Washington Post
  108. Feagans, Brittany. Beware of the Goat Man, October 31, 2014, Star Local Media. "Although the Old Alton Bridge in Denton and Dallas' White Rock Lake are home to more popular and well-documented Goat Man tales, those growing up in Plano since the 1940s insist the city has its own Goat Man."
  109. 109.0 109.1 Fables Encyclopedia pg. 169
  110. "Pinocchio's Army"
  111. Fairest #31 — "Super-Lamb, the Just Us League of Animals, and Other Unexpected Tails: Chapter Five of The Clamour for Glamour"
  112. Jonathan Maberry, Janice Gable Bashman. Wanted Undead Or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil, Citadel Press, 2010, pg. 152. Facsimile by Google Books.
  113. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 244
  114. 114.0 114.1 The Project Gutenberg eBook of Winnie-the-Pooh, Project Gutenberg. "CHAPTER I: IN WHICH WE ARE INTRODUCED TO WINNIE-THE-POOH AND SOME BEES, AND THE STORIES BEGIN (...) Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders. (“What does 'under the name' mean?” asked Christopher Robin. “It means he had the name over the door in gold letters, and lived under it.”"
  115. Pecos Bill – A Legend of Frontier Spirit, Legends of America. "Somewhere along the line, ole' Pecos Bill met and courted a woman named Slue-Foot Sue, who he found riding down the Rio Grande on a catfish as large as a whale. During their courtship, Pecos Bill did his legendary best to impress her by shooting out all the stars from the sky except one, the Lone Star. He wins her over, but Slue-Foot insisted on riding Widow Maker, who didn’t like the fact he had to compete with her for Bill's attention. Widow Maker bounces her so hard she keeps bouncing to the moon. Depends on the story you’re reading as to whether Slue-Foot Sue ever stopped bouncing."
  116. 116.0 116.1 116.2 Fables #118 — "Cubs in Toyland, Part 5: Broken Kite"
  117. Fables #157 — "The Black Forest Chapter Seven: Summer Winds"
  118. 118.0 118.1 Jack of Fables #16 — "Jack o' Lantern"
  119. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 201
  120. Reynard Cycle., Library of Congress. "They also illustrate such stories as the funeral of Lady Coppée, the chicken (f. 4r); Reynard's departure for the Crusades (f. 12v); the attack on the castle of Maupertuis, the hero's lair, by Tibert the Cat, Noble the Lion, Tardif the Snail, and Ysengrimus the Wolf while Reynard and his children have a carefree dinner (f. 14v); and the rape of Hersent, the wife of Ysengrimus (f. 16r)."
  121. Fairest #11 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Four: The Bad Sleep Well"
  122. Tengu, Mythical Creatures. "Tengu are often portrayed as humanoid figures with distinctive bird-like features. They have beaked noses that resemble those of birds of prey, with sharp, piercing eyes that convey their intelligence and intensity. Their wings, sometimes depicted as large and feathered, grant them the ability to soar through the skies. Tengu are often shown wearing the robes of mountain ascetics, reflecting their connection to spiritual practices."
  123. Tesso, Japan Box. "Tesso, the Iron Rat, is how the abbot Raigo of the Miidera temple, who transforms into a half-man half-rat hybrid, is known in Japanese mythology. (...) The story begins with Emperor Shirakawa, who was desperate for an heir to the throne. He asked for help from the abbot of the Miidera temple, a powerful Buddhist monk named Raigo."
  124. The New Fables Questions for Willingham thread, Clockwork Storybook (now closed down; archived from the original), April 8, 2007. "1) He's a character I made up, being fond of Watership Down and wanting to contribute something of my own to the vastly under-used anthropomorphized bunny adventure story sub-genre."
  125. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 213
  126. Jack of Fables #21 — "Gary Does Denmark"
  127. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 219
  128. Jack of Fables #13 — "The Bad Prince, Part 2: I Forget"
  129. Red Ribbon, July 8, 2008, Scary for Kids. "The Red Ribbon is a short scary story for kids about a girl who wears something around her neck that she refuses to take off. It is also known as The Red Satin Ribbon, The Velvet Ribbon and The Yellow Ribbon. A version of this story appeared in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark."
  130. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 241
  131. Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm"
  132. Yaponcha, the Wind God, Internet Sacred Texts Archive
  133. Fairest #32 — "Glamour Day: Chapter Six of The Clamour for Glamour"
  134. 134.0 134.1 Jack of Fables #48 — "The Impaled Wild Man! The Third Ingredient in the Most Unabashedly Genius Jack of Fables Story in Human History!"
  135. 135.0 135.1 Jack of Fables #50 — "The Dragon, His Sidekick, a Nemesis, & Their Cows: The Final Indispensable Components in the Last Jack of Fables Story of All Time!"
  136. Fables #10 — "Twilight of the Dogs: Part Five of Animal Farm"
  137. Jack of Fables #36 — "Jack 'n' Apes"
  138. Fables: Wolves trade paperback: map of Fabletown
  139. Fables #76 — "Around the Town"
  140. Fables Encyclopedia pg. 239
  141. Questions, questions, questions, Clockwork Storybook (now closed down), October 18, 2006, accessed via the Wayback Machine. "Jack Johnson wrote:Winnie the Pooh's proper name is Edward Bear. So my question is; who runs Edward Bear's Candy Shop? Well, let's see -- Winnie the Pooh is still under copyright, so it can't possibly be Winnie the Pooh. That would be as silly as trying to find some way to sneak Aslan the Lion into Fables, and of course that would never happen.
  142. 142.0 142.1 Native American Myths, Oregon State University
  143. A Midwestern Suburb is Home to One of the World's Most Haunted Roads, October 4, 2022, NBC Chicago


See Also[]

Fables
Series FablesFairestJack of FablesFables: The Wolf Among UsEverafter: From the Pages of Fables
Specials 1001 Nights of SnowfallPeter & Max: A Fables NovelCinderella: From Fabletown with LoveCinderella: Fables Are ForeverThe Unwritten FablesThe LiteralsFables: Werewolves of the HeartlandFairest: In All The LandBatman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham
Characters Bigby WolfSnow WhiteRose RedPrince CharmingBeautyBeastBoy BlueFlycatcherKing ColeFrau TotenkinderGeppettoThe Snow QueenNorth WindJack Horner
Video Games The Wolf Among UsThe Wolf Among Us: Season 2
Jack of Fables
Issues The (Nearly) Great EscapeJack of HeartsThe Bad PrinceAmericanaTurning PagesThe Big Book of WarThe New Adventures of Jack and JackThe Fulminate BladeThe End
Characters Jack HornerKevin ThornGaryMr. ReviseRobin PagePriscilla PageHillary PageJack FrostBabeThe Snow QueenWicked JohnAlice
Locations FabletownGolden Boughs Retirement Village
The Wolf Among Us
Protagonist Bigby Wolf
Supporting Characters Snow WhiteIchabod CraneBufkinMagic MirrorThe WoodsmanMr. ToadToad Jr.BluebeardDr. SwineheartCryerGrimbleBeautyBeastColinFlycatcherJack HornerGrendelHollyKelsey BranniganAunty GreenleafTiny TimJohann the ButcherNerissaHansGwenJersey DevilTweedle DeeThe Crooked ManTweedle DumPrince LawrenceBloody MaryGeorgie PorgieVivianLilyFaith
Unnamed or Unseen Characters NorthRoseColeRapunzelBoy BluePinocchioWeylandBriarThrushbeardCrispinAdonisMorganaJohnnyAlexisJadeGingerMadisonGeorgeAmberBrandyTaraNilesCallerHorsemanJanAllisonPixelSimon
Location(s) WoodlandTrip TrapLucky PawnOpen Arms HotelPudding & PieTweedles' OfficeThe Crooked LairWitching Well
Seasons Season 1 (Episodes: Faith, Smoke & Mirrors, A Crooked Mile, In Sheep's Clothing, Cry Wolf)
Season 2 (Episodes: TBA)
Alive characters appear in green. Dead characters appear in red italics. Characters with an unknown status appear in blue. Determinant characters (meaning that their status depends on a player’s choices) appear in purple.
Fabletown
Governing Body King ColeSnow White (formerly)Prince Charming (formerly)Beauty Ichabod Crane (formerly)
Inhabitants Beast Bigby Wolf (formerly)Trusty JohnGrimbleBufkinCinderellaMowgliHobbesPinocchioBriar RoseDoctor SwineheartRapunzelKayEdmond DantèsCrispin CordwainerThrushbeardThe HuntsmanFairy WitchFrau TotenkinderOzmaFairy WitchMorgan le Fay
Places Grand Green Florist/Chateau D'if Fencing Academy • Edward Bear's Candies • Ford LaundryNod's Books • Lewis' Antiques • I Am The Eggman Diner • The Yellowbrick Roadhouse • Webb 'n' Muffet Market • Woodland ApartmentsGlass Slipper Shoe Store • Branstock Tavern • Stone Soup
Unique Items Magic Mirror
Wolf Family
PATMAT Snow WhiteBigby Wolf
The Cubs WinterBlossomThereseDarienConnerAmbroseGhost
Allies BeautyBeastCinderellaBriar RoseBoy BlueKing ColePrince Charming
Enemies Dark ManLeigh DouglasPrince Brandish
Locations Wolf ValleyThe Hesse
Other Relatives Boreas FrostheartWinterLaudaUnnamed GrandfatherThe Wicked QueenRose RedYaponchaFei LianYorubaLake
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