The students' parents, who have already lived out their fairy tales.
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The Evil Queen and the Good King
The Evil Queen
Raven Queen's parents. The former is presently trapped in a magic mirror for her crimes against the world of Ever After.
- Abusive Parents: The Evil Queen is emotionally neglectful of her daughter, and is frequently described as having traumatizing Raven as a little girl.
- Ambiguously Related: In the original fairy tale, the Evil Queen was Snow White's Wicked Stepmother (and her actual mother in the older variants). It also isn't a stretch to assume the Good King is Snow White's father. The tie-in books do bring this up. The webisodes never really address this either way.
- Batman Gambit: The Evil Queen pulls a pretty good one in ‘’Unfairest of Them All’’. She tells Apple and Raven the ingredients for a spell they must cast to prove Maddie innocent of a crime, but she also tricks them into gathering two extras: tea made from a will-o’-the-wisp and an egg laid by Baba Yaga’s hut. When her mirror was left unattended, the hatchling from the egg would drink the tea and use its dimension travelling properties to set her free. It would have succeeded had the girls not figured it out at the last minute.
- Big Bad: The Evil Queen serves as such in the books, the cartoons and the Dragon Games mini-series.
- The Corrupter: The Evil Queen manipulates Apple and tries in every way to get Raven to be evil and fulfill her destiny-including disguising herself as a teenager to get closer to Raven.
- Crystal Prison: The Queen is trapped in a mirror and can communicate through mirrors — or teleport through them, if assisted.
- Deliberately Monochrome: In the Evil Queen's Mira Shards getup, her fuchsia hair is the only splash of color.
- Doting Parent: While The Good King is a more straightforward example, the Evil Queen is one in her own evil way. The Secret Diary of Raven Queen reveals that she cursed Raven's childhood nannies if they didn't take good enough care of her.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: For all the Evil Queen is, she truly loves her daughter, and her greatest desire is for Raven conquering the lands at her side. In Dragon Games, she is visibly hurt every time Raven refuses the idea of following in her footsteps. In the Monster High crossover book The Legend of Shadow High the Evil Queen preforms a Heroic Sacrifice because it was the only choice she had where her daughter would live.
- For the Evulz: The Evil Queen goes far beyond what's expected of her as a fairy tale villain; she's not just following a story, she was outright planning to derail it. She really was trying to kill Apple's mother, and still is, even after her story's finished. It's also implied and later stated that the Queen of Hearts going off the deep end was a cover story, or at least not the whole picture, and the Evil Queen is the one who's really behind what happened in Wonderland.
- Good Parents: The King. It caused... some marital strife.
- The ending of Dragon Games and the Frozen special show the Queen trying to be this as she willingly shows up to special events to support her daughter.
- Green Thumb: During the third quarter of the Dragon Games Saga, she encases Ever After High in wild brambles to hold the students and faculty prisoner.
- If You're So Evil, Eat This Kitten!: Even though her daughter "willingly" joins her after taking over Ever After High, the Evil Queen uses this test on Raven by having her toss the school faculty and Snow White, who were turned into animals, into a dangerous vortex.
- Ironic Hell: She's trapped in a mirror dimension where she can see just about anything using the mirrors of the outside world. The only problem is that none of them can reflect her beautiful image.
- It's All About Me: The Evil Queen's life creed is pretty much, "Do whatever the hex I please and never give a crown about anyone or anything else."
- Kick the Dog: The Queen turned Raven's puppy into a frightening skeletal rat when she was a kid so she wouldn't be tempted to act like a good princess. It's what made Raven decide she doesn't want to be the next Evil Queen.
- Knight Templar Parent: The Evil Queen's letter to Raven reveals that the reason why she tried to conquer the Fairy Tale World in the first place is because she can't stand the idea of everyone mistreating her daughter because of her parentage. That being said, her egocentrism is still a major factor for her actions.
- Lady of Black Magic: The Evil Queen. She's a poised and regal Evil Sorceress. Raven takes after her in this regard.
- Line-of-Sight Name: When she disguises herself as a teenager, the Evil Queen calls herself Mira Shards to reflect her escape from her mirror prison.
- Loving a Shadow: A Parent-Child example, but one nonetheless; Given the Evil Queen's insistence of Raven's inner villain, it seems that her love for Raven as she truly is and wants to be pales to the Queen's love of the possibility of Raven becoming her spitting image, if not even worse.
- Manipulative Bitch: Practically her speciality, as shown by her interactions with Apple, Raven and even Snow White. She's an expert at pinpointing where her victims are most vulnerable and using either their self-doubt (Apple), defiance (Raven) or competitive spirit (Snow) against them. Even Raven, who is aware of her mother's tricks, can't help but fall for it sometimes.Evil Queen: I spy doubt and doubt makes room for the worm to get to the apple.
- May–December Romance: Evil Queen is young enough to have a teenage daughter, while the Good King is old enough to have fathered Snow White (who is around Evil Queen's age) and have a daughter and granddaughter who are the same age.
- Odd Friendship: While their current relationship is unknown, Evil Queen seems to have had one with Red Riding Hood in their schooldays, brought about by them rooming together, Red being a sweet woman and good mother. Evil Queen is well,the Evil Queen.
- Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated: Only her family and servants, Cedar's father, Milton Grimm, and Baba Yaga know that the Queen still lives. Everyone else believes she's dead, not imprisoned. As of the second book, Apple knows this too.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: The Evil Queen.
- Spared by the Adaptation: The Evil Queen in the animated series.
- So Proud of You: Despite being returned to the mirror prison in Dragon Games by her own daughter, she's impressed with how far she's come in her magic.
- Statuesque Stunner: The Evil Queen, even in her teenage disguise.
- Virtue Is Weakness: The Evil Queen adheres to this like a religion. Her greatest belief is that only people who forsake concepts like compassion and mercy can achieve true power.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: She sees herself as one, at least. The Evil Queen claims that all of her attempts to become a multidimensional tyrant is because she wants to give Raven a future where people will not mistreat her for her heritage, but because of her twisted viewpoint, the queen believes this can only happen if people are too afraid of Raven to be unkind to her.
Snow White and her King
Snow White
Apple White's parents, and current monarchs of their kingdoms.
- Abusive Parents: Let's just say its easy to see why Apple can be so anxious.
- Adaptational Villainy: In the original fairytale she was a very kind and innocent person. Here she is more of a narcissistic glory hound who uses peer pressure and intelligence to make Apple pressure Raven into being bad, under the guise of "meaning well". The wiki flat-out states that Snow cares more about her reputation.
- Hidden Depths: Snow White's book incarnation. When Apple tells her about how Raven doesn't want to be evil in The Unfairest of Them, she doesn't object to the idea; in fact, she reveals that she regrets not trying to befriend Raven's mother more and stop her from being so evil and she says Raven "was always such a nice girl". She also advises Apple to keep smiling at everyone no matter how bad it gets. Apple thinks her advice is useless at first, but in the end it helps her to get all the Royals and Rebels working together to clean up the treasure room so they can perform the spell and save Maddie.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: In the cartoons, Snow White is a Stage Mom that wants Apple to get her happy ending because of the Snow White reputation and legacy Apple has to maintain. Still, whenever the situation needs it her heart is in the right place, such as willing to forfeit the dragon game because Darling was injured.
- Practically Different Generations: She and Raven (very likely) share a father note , the Good King. Snow is old enough to have a fifteen year old daughter, and Raven is fifteen.
- Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Snow White, as well as all the Snow Whites who came before her; Apple is specifically an exception.
- Same Character, But Different: In the books, Snow White is portrayed as a sweet Proper Lady who has sympathy for Raven, and is generally unable to help Apple's plight as she has never faced a danger she wasn't destined to overcome. In her cartoon debut in Dragon Games, however, she is arrogant, business-like, cares more about her family's PR than acting philanthropically, and altogether not so different from the Evil Queen.
- Shadow Archetype: Snow White's cartoon incarnation embodies what Apple could have become if she neglected getting to know Raven as a person and was never forced to re-evaluate her ideology that a perfect destiny is vital.
- Textile Work Is Feminine: Sewing is one of Snow White's favourite hobbies.
- Useless Boyfriend: The King doesn't really do anything and has never actually engaged in combat — he just poses with a sword all the time because it looks cool.
- World's Most Beautiful Woman: Snow White, naturally.
Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf
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Cerise Hood's parents. Contrary to the original story, the Big Bad Wolf was neither killed nor chased away, and changed his mind about what exactly he wanted to do to Red Riding Hood.
- Affectionate Nickname: In Unfairest of Them All, Red refers to Badwolf as Baddy.
- Ambiguous Situation: Red and the Evil Queen were roommates and friends during their school days. The Evil Queen hid the real Storybook in their room. Its not made clear if Red was aware of this or not.
- Bad Liar: Badwolf. It was the entire start of their relationship. According to Cerise's Picnic Panic, he can't act either.
- Class Clown: Badwolf seemed to be this in his youth, according to Class of Classics. Its implied he was doing at least somewhat to impress Red. He's mellowed out with age but if his interactions with his daughters are any indication, he's still a bit of a goof.
- Crazy-Prepared: Who keeps a smoke bomb in a basket full of treats? Red does.
- Forbidden Love: Red Riding Hood marrying her Big Bad Wolf is a big no no in a society that champions destiny to this level. If anyone found out about the marriage, they would, in Cerise's words, flip their crowns.
- Fractured Fairy Tale: Red Riding Hood married and had two daughters with her Big Bad Wolf.
- Good Parents: Their daughters are outright stated to have had a warm and loving childhood in their care and both Ramona and Cerise love them dearly. Truth in Television, wolves are known to be some of the best parents in nature.
- Happily Married: They aren't often shown together during the webisodes likely due to the secret nature of their marriage, but from what is shown (and considering they actively defied their destinies to be together), they have a loving marriage. When telling their story in The Unfairest Of Them All, the notion of the Huntsman killing Badwolf nearly reduces Red to tears.
- Hidden Depths: Red appears to be your average sweet and kindhearted mother. As mentioned above, she carries a smoke bomb around in her basket just in case. She also married and had children with a wolfman (with the books making it clear that the wolf form is her husband's natural form)
- High-School Sweethearts: The diary of Mira Shards implies them to be this, with Red being upset when Badwolf asks Mira to the dance, and Badwolf sneaking off halfway through, all but stated to go be with Red. Around 20 years later, they're still going strong.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Badwolf is significantly taller than his wife. Justified, he's a wolfwere and she's a human woman. The height difference is more reasonable when Badwolf is in human form. Even with his children, he towers over the notably tall Cerise and Ramona
- Interspecies Romance: Red, a human woman, is married to the Big Bad Wolf, a werewolf.
- Mama Bear: Red, with tears in her eyes, firmly stands up against the entirety of Hood Hollow when they intend on banishing Cerise. Do not attempt to hurt her children in her presence.
- Mom Looks Like a Sister: Red barely looks older than Cerise or Ramona. It's especially obvious in Cerise's Picnic Panic.
- Older Than They Look: Red is old enough to have a fifteen year old daughter and a sixteen year old daughter, which puts her in at least her mid 30s. As mentioned above, she doesn't look it.
- Our Werewolves Are Different: Badwolf always has superhuman strength and speed, and can growl and howl. However, unlike the hybrid Cerise, he can transform partially or fully into a beast-man, seemingly at will or based on emotions.
- Outliving One's Offspring: If Ramona's destiny comes to fruition, they will both outlive her.
- Papa Wolf: A literal example in the case of Badwolf. In Dragon Games, he and his daughters flee from Evil Queen and Badwolf is willing to be captured by her vines to buy the girls time to run.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Invoked. In The Unfairest of Them All its outright said that the Huntsman was supposed to kill the Big Bad Wolf. Red saved his life by throwing a smoke bomb and crying fire so everyone would run away.
The Charming Family (Daring, Dexter, and Darling's)
Daring and Dexter's parents, grandparents, and extended family. They have a long history of being traditional generic princes and princesses who fill roles in stories that don't have a specific lineage attached to them.
- Alliterative Family
- The Beautiful Elite: All royalty, all ridiculously attractive.
- Black Sheep: Charity is probably even more different from a typical Charming than even Dexter or Darling, with absolutely no interest in being a princess or a hero, and finding mundane informational books more worthy of her time.
- Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: King Charming, along with his sons, chases away any suitors vying for Darling's attention.
- Hero of Another Story: Their Grandpa Auspicious actually used to be the hero Siegfried. He ended up marrying a Charming princess, so only one of his sons inherited the story of Siegfried while the rest became Charmings.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: Their cousin Charity would rather hide in the dungeon and read normal non-epic Slice of Life stories than get caught up in her family's dramatics.
- The High Queen: Their mother, who is very strict towards Darling about proper princess behavior. Grandma Alluring as well.
- Princess Classic: All of the Charming girls are this - at least on the outside. All of them except Darling seem very excited about playing damsels in distress while their male brothers and cousins play the heroes who save them.
- Odd Name Out: One of their little cousins has the unfortunate name of Good-Enough. Darling suspects that it's because he already had 5 older siblings and they were out of "G" names by the time he came along.
- The Perfectionist: The Charmings have a heritage of perfect heroes and damsels. King Charming almost refused to let Dexter wear glasses when first learning he was near-sighted because he didn't want to acknowledge the idea of his son having a flaw.
- Stage Mom: Queen Charming cares immensely for her family's reputation, so she forces Darling to dress and act like a Charming Princess at all times.
- Theme Naming: All siblings have the same letter as the first letter of their first name - Daring, Dexter and Darling all begin with "D", for example. One group of cousin's names all begin with "C", another's begin with "G" and so on. They also all tend to be named after qualities one would want in a traditional prince or princess. Dexter seems an odd aversion but makes sense once you realize it's short for Dexterous.
The Cheshire Cat
Kitty's mother, who is still in Wonderland. She appears in Spring Unsprung.
- Adaptational Villainy: In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat, despite a sinister appearance and talking in riddles, is quite friendly and offers Alice some travelling advice. Quite different from this unscrupulous character.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Lavender, like her hair.
- Animal Eyes: Cat-like, like her daughter.
- Big Bad: Of Spring Unsprung.
- Blue-and-Orange Morality: She causes the entire Spring Unsprung incident for what can basically be summed up as showing off for her daughter.
- Femme Fatalons: She has very sharp, grey fingernails.
- Gender Flip: Female instead of male as in the original story.
- Karma Houdini: After her prank nearly destroys Ever After, the Cheshire Cat just tells the Wonderland kids how to undo the curse, then escapes without so much as a proper scolding.
- The Prankster: In case you're wondering where Kitty got it from. And the bigger the mischief, the better.
- Pretty in Mink: Her outfit in Spring Unsprung is accented by dark blue fur.
- The Shadow Knows: Her shadow is in the shape of a cat.
- Sleepyhead: Like Kitty, Momma Cheshire likes to take catnaps.
- Villain Teleportation: She can teleport without limits and is the Big Bad of Spring Unsprung.
- We Will Meet Again: "See you on parents day!"
- Wild Card: Lives to cause chaos and strife, never caring about what's moral or lawful. She encourages her daughter to be the same.
- Villainous Cheekbones: Maybe not "villainous," but certainly amoral.
The Queen of Hearts
Lizzie Heart's mother and co-rulernote of Wonderland. Due to The Evil Queen it's said she is more crazy than ever before.
- Adaptational Attractiveness: Far better looking than the Gonk version found in Tenniel's original illustrations.
- Adipose Regina: The Queen is as large as she is overbearing. It doesn't stop her from being good-looking though.
- The Caligula: The Queen is utterly bonkers, even by the standards of Wonderland, where insanity is sanity. It's partially to do with the poisoning of Wonderland following the Evil Queen's attempt at conquering it.
- Composite Character: She has aspects of both the Queen of Hearts and The Red Queen. This is downplayed in the animated series, as there is a Red Queen there.
- Fiery Redhead: So very, very much.
- Mood Whiplash: Regally greets Alistair and Bunny in Riddlish, but when they don't understand, she clarifies by threatening Alistair and Bunny with decapitation if they tried "exploring" again. Then kindly offers them some afternoon tea.
- Took a Level in Kindness: In "Way Too Wonderland" her behavior is more toned down and shows she truly loves her daughter.
- Unusual Eyebrows: They're made of little hearts.
The Mad Hatter
Maddie's father and owner of the Wonderland Haberdashery and Tea Shoppe.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: While by no means a bad guy in the original book, he was a rude and tactless Jerkass. This version of him is very friendly and helpful. Perhaps becoming a father mellowed him out.
- British Teeth
- Cloud Cuckoolander: Like his daughter.
- Former Teen Rebel: Implied given that he was in detention at Wonderland High almost every day he was there as revealed in Way too Wonderland. Fortunately he was also an expert at getting out of detention.
- Good Parents: To Maddie, who absolutely adores him and wants to be like him when she grows up despite being on the Rebel side.
- Papa Wolf: In the books he distracts the dreaded Jabberwocky to protect his daughter.
- Parental Substitute: Its implied Kitty and Lizzie live with him since Wonderland was cursed. Considering the girls consider Maddie, his daughter, a sister, its likely they consider him thisnote
- Secret-Keeper: The books reveal that the Mad Hatter was the one who wed Cerise's parents. Red Riding Hood even tells Cerise that they can trust him.
