This page lists minor characters featured in Vertigo's Fables and its spin-off titles, published by DC Comics.
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Air[]
Air is a Fable who appears in The Unwritten #50 — "The Unwritten Fables, Part 1: The Summoning," which takes place in an alternative universe where Mister Dark was never defeated. She is one of the Great Powers who appears before Mr. Dark in his castle, in a futile attempt to persuade him not to claim their territories for his own, with Air representing the elements. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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!" | |
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. | |
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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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. | |
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This character is based on the princess from the "The Frog Prince." | |
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. | |
Arthur Pendragon[]
Arthur Pendragon, also known as King Arthur, is a Fable who first appears in flashbacks in Fables #62 — "The Good Prince, Chapter Three: Knighthood." | |
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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King Arthur is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Arthurian legend. | |
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. | |
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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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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. | |
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." | |
Trivia
Ayesha ("She-who-must-be-obeyed") is a character from H. Rider Haggard's novel She, and its sequels. | |
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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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Bagheera is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book . He is a black panther (melanistic Indian leopard) who serves as friend, protector and mentor to the "man-cub" Mowgli. | |
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. | |
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] | |
Trivia
The character is most likely based on the titular character of the folk song of the same name. | |
Baron Ryald[]
Baron Ryald is a Homelands character who appears in Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red." | |
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." | |
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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The Bees are based on the characters from Little Blossom, an obscure collection of poems written and illustrated by the Victorian artist R. André; more specifically the poems "Mister Sunflower" and "The Battle of the Bee and the Snap Dragon." André Gardens, where the Bees live, are named after the author. | |
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." | |
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He is based on the character from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny and other children's books by Beatrix Potter. | |
Beowulf[]
Beowulf is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #11 — "Chapter Eleven." He is also mentioned in Fables #91 — "Geppetto: Chapter Five of Witches" and Fables #124 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Eleven: Emperor Bufkin." | |
Trivia
He is based on the titular character of the epic poem Beowulf. | |
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." | |
Trivia
Black Caroline is based on one of the titular characters of the fairytale "White Caroline and Black Caroline" by Edmund Dulac, from Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book. | |
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." | |
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They are based on the characters from the nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep." | |
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. | |
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." | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on Baby Bear from the fairytale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." | |
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. | |
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Like his brother, he is based on Baby Bear from the fairytale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." | |
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. | |
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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He is based on the titular character of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," one of Aesop's Fables. | |
Br'er Bear[]
Br'er Bear is a Fable that resides at the Farm. He appears in silhouette in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm," taking part in Goldilocks's search for Reynard the Fox at night. Br'er Bear leads one team, while Br'er Rabbit leads the other, in a classic pincer movement. |
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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[5] seen in several stories. | |
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He is based on B'er 'Gater, also known as Brother Alligator, from a chapter in the storybook Nights with Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris.[6] | |
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." | |
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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. | |
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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." | |
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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They are based on the King and Queen from the "Sleeping Beauty" fairytale. | |
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." | |
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Brigt Day is based on Day, the rider in white from the Russian fairytale of "Vasilisa the Beautiful." | |
Britannia[]
Britannia is a Fable who appears in The Unwritten #50 — "The Unwritten Fables, Part 1: The Summoning," which takes place in an alternative universe where Mister Dark was never defeated. She is one of the Great Powers who appears before Mr. Dark in his castle, in a futile attempt to persuade him not to claim their territories for his own, with Britannia representing the nations. | |
Trivia
She is based on Britannia, a goddess from Roman mythology, who is the national personification of Britain, typically appearing as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield with the British flag on.[7] | |
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. | |
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She is based on the character from the epic poem The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Bruin the Bear is from the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox[8] | |
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.[9] | |
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The Bubblehead Family are based on the Bubbleheads from an urban legend from St. Louis.[10] | |
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." | |
History
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.
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. | |
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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. | |
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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." | |
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." | |
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They are based on the character from the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle." | |
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." | |
Trivia
They are is based on the titular character of the nursery rhyme "A Cat Came Fiddling." | |
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. | |
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. | |
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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. | |
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Chernomor[]
Chernomor is a Fable who appears in Fables #36 — "Death & Taxes: Chapter One of Homelands." | |
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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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". | |
Trivia
The Cheshire Cat is based on the character from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | |
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. | |
Trivia
She is based on the titular character of "The Chicken Laundress," an Italian fairytale by Italo Calvino.[12] | |
Chicken Little[]
Chicken Little 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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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." | |
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.[13] Porky Pine later explains to the two others about how he was cursed by a witch, which makes him attracted to human women.[14] 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.[15] | |
Trivia
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. | |
History
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the chōchin'obake ("paper lantern ghost") from Japanese folklore. | |
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." | |
Trivia
The Chupacabra is based on the legendary creature from Latin American folklore. | |
Clever Hans (Comic Series)[]
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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He is based on the titular character of the Brothers Grimm fairytale "Clever Hans." | ||
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." | |
Trivia
The Cobbler is based on the shoemaker from "The Elves and the Shoemaker," a fairytale by the Brothers Grimm. | |
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." | |
Trivia
She is based on the character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. | |
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." | |
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.[16] 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.[17] | |
Trivia
Cock Robin is from a cycle of nursery rhymes, such as "Cock Robin Got Up Early" and "Who Killed Cock Robin."[18] | |
Colonel Bearskin[]
Colonel Bearskin is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the titular character of the Brothers Grimm fairytale "Bearskin." | |
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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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. | |
Trivia
These characters are based on the Cottingley Fairies hoax from 1917. | |
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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Count de Beaucaire[]
Count de Beaucaire is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables: The Last Castle. |
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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. | |||||||
Trivia
He is based on the Count of Beaucaire from the French chantefable Aucassin and Nicolette. | |||||||
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. | |
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Coyote[]
Coyote is a Fable mentioned in Fables #110 — "Allies: Chapter Three of Inherit the Wind." He is one of the many Fables that the West Wind has had to deal with in the Lands of the West. According to the West Wind, wolves such as Bigby can be as cunning as "Coyote himself" when pressed. | |
Trivia
Coyote is a character from Native American mythology. He takes on many roles, serving as a creator, lover, magician, glutton, and trickster figure. He is often depicted as a demiurge (an independent force of creation), making fateful decisions and providing humans with essential elements like fire and daylight. He is also credited with introducing art to humanity. In every instance, his violation of accepted social norms leads to chaos and disorder, which is eventually resolved by the end of each folktale.[22] | |
The Crow[]
The Crow is a gigantic avian Fable from the Looking Glass Kingdom. It first appears in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #27 — "Heart of Glass Part 6 “Touching from a Distance”," officiating the wedding between Mary and the Knave of Hearts, with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum acting as witnesses. It is later set to officiate the wedding between King Edward and his chosen bride in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #47 — "Chapter Forty-Seven." | |
Trivia
The character is based on the monstrous crow from the nursery rhyme of "Tweedledum and Tweedledee," and the crow mentioned in the novel Through the Looking-Glass. According to the rhyme, it is "black as a tar-barrel" and of a monstrous size. In the novel, the Tweedle brothers are terrified of the crow, and when the pair see the White Queen's shawl being blown around by the wind at the end of Chapter Four of the novel, they mistake it for the dread bird and flee through the woods. | |
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." | |
Trivia
He is based on the Lake Worth Monster from Texan folklore. | |
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." | |
Trivia
Dark Night is based on Night, the rider in black from the Russian fairytale of "Vasilisa the Beautiful." | |
Death[]
Death is a character that first appears in Fables #11 - "Bag o' Bones." | |
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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Dickory[]
Dickory is a Fable who lives at the Farm. He first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." | |
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. | |
Trivia
Dickory is based on the mouse from the nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock." | |
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." | |
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.[16] | |
Trivia
They are based on the characters from the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle." | |
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." | |
Trivia
It is based on the character from the fairytale "Donkeyskin" by Charles Perrault. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the titular character of the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. | |
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." | |
Trivia
The Dormouse is based on the character from the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
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 | |
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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. | |
Trivia
The Eagle is based on the character from the fairytale of "Snow-White and Rose-Red." | |
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." | |
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. | |
The Elves[]
The Elves are Fables who appear in two incarnations: 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." | |
History
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.
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Trivia
The Elves are based on the creatures from the Brothers Grimm fairytale of "The Elves and the Shoemaker." | |
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] | |
Trivia
He is based on one of the titular characters of the Brothers Grimm fairytale of "The Twelve Brothers." | |
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. | |
Trivia
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.[29] | |
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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Fair Katrinelje[]
Fair Katrinelje is a Fable who lives in Fabletown and is briefly mentioned in Fables #59 — "Burning Questions," and indirectly in Fairest #30 — "Five Rhymes and a Riddle: Chapter Four of The Clamour for Glamour." She has been dating Vulco Crow when he's human. | |
Trivia
She is based on the character from the Brothers Grimm fairytale "Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie." | |
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. | |
The False Bride[]
The False Bride is a Fable who appears as a ghost in Fables #112 — "All In a Single Night." | |
History
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." | |
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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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the titular character of Farmer Giles of Ham, a comic medieval fable by J. R. R. Tolkien. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Fière the Lioness is from the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox.[8] | |
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." | |
Trivia
The Fire Dragon is based on the dragon from epic poem Beowulf. Unlike in the comic, Beowulf survived the encounter. | |
The Flowers[]
The Flowers are talking plant Fables from the Looking Glass Kingdom. They appear in Fables: The Wolf Among Us #30 — “It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)”," interacting briefly with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. | |
Trivia
They are based on the flowers from the novel Through the Looking-Glass. The talking flowers that Alice meets in the novel includes the Tiger-lily, the Rose, the Daisy, another Daisy, the Violet, and the Larkspur. Only the Rose and the Tiger-Lily appear in the comic; the rest are different species. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Friar Tuck is based on the character from the ballads of Robin Hood. | |
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." | |
History
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[31] and can materialize in any water, even garden ponds or bathtubs.[32] 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.[31] After the Adversary invaded their homeland,[33] some of the Funa Yurei settled in Tomoko's hidden Fable community in Tokyo, Japan;[31] 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."[32] | |
Trivia
They are based on the funayūrei ("boat spirit") from Japanese folklore. | |
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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. | |
History
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.[33] While some Japanese Fables lived in a secret Fable community lead by Tomoko,[31] 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."[32] However, another Gashadokuro fought on Tomoko's side.[34] | |
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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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
Gawain is based on the character from Arthurian legend. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He based on the character from The Emerald City of Oz. His fifty thousand soldiers are from the same story. | |
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." | |
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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] | |
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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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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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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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
Godzilla is based on the monster from Japanese horror films. | |
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. | |
Trivia
She is based on the character from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its many sequels. | |
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 Fables #138 — "Root & Branch," 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 sapline to serve as his guards. | |
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. | |
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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 the alternate version debuts in Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #1 — "Chapter One: Bat, Wolf, Worm." | |
History
First IncarnationThe first form of Grendel's mother was sent on a mission by her son to seek revenge against Beowulf for defeating him in battle. She prowled around the Heorot mead hall, trying to find Beowulf, but he ultimately killed her.[41] Although she died a long time ago, her untethered reflection lived on in the Silverling. There, 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.[42]Second IncarnationThe second incarnation of the character debuts goes by the alias "Mrs. Stacks."[43] 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,[44] Bigby Wolf, who had fought the son of the first incarnation of the character,[41] first mistook her for Grendel himself, although she was quick to correct him that she was, in fact, Grendel's mother.[44] | |
Greyheart[]
Greyheart is one of the seven sons of North Wind and Winter, and brother to the infamous Bigby Wolf.[16] He first appears in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Grimbard the Badger is from the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox. | |
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." | |
Trivia
She is based on Gudbrand's wife from the Norwegian fairytale of "Gudbrand on the Hill-side." | |
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. | |
Trivia
She is based on the character from Arthurian legend. | |
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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." | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Hel is based on the character from Norse mythology | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the hitotsume-kozō ("one-eyed priest boy") from Japanese folklore. | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
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. | |
Hrotgar[]
Hrotgar is a Fable who was one of Grendel's neighbors in the Homelands. He is mentioned in Fables #124 — "A Revolution in Oz, Chapter Eleven: Emperor Bufkin" and Fables: The Wolf Among Us #11 — "Chapter Eleven." | |
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." | |
History
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. | |
Trivia
The Huntsman is based on the character from the "Snow White" fairytale. | |
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Iago Warduck[]
Iago Warduck, is an animal Fable from the world of the Hesse, who appears in Fables #151 — "The Black Forest Chapter One: Greenjack," Fables #152 — "The Black Forest Chapter Two: Pandemonium," Fables #161 — "The Black Forest Chapter Eleven: The Fight in the Dog" and Fables #162 — "The Black Forest Chapter Twelve: Rightful Prey." He was the companion of the previous Jack in the Green,[46] and they used to reside together in the Last Story Home, which Iago helped build over the course of six hundred years. Nevertheless, he left the house after Jack's death, convinced that it was too haunted by his presence, and instead found solace living with the Wolf family.[47] | |
Incitatus[]
Incitatus, nicknamed Tate,[48] 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.[49] 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.[50] He talks so much that he risks giving away his status as a Fable, and frequently mentions his former status as a Roman senator.[48][49] | |
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. | |
History
Ionna the Gifted was one of the daughters of the Deep Night Hollow. She hails from the Twilights Lands. | |
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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 Spratt[]
Jack Spratt,[3] also known as Jack Sprat,[53] from the nursery rhyme; is a Fable who lives in Fabletown.[3] He is married to Nurse Spratt,[54] 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!"[53] Ironically, Jack Spratt is stated to be one of the people accidentally suffocated by Ghost centuries later.[3] | |
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. | |
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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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. | |
Trivia
Jenny Wren is based on the character from a cycle of nursery rhymes,[58] such as "Cock Robin Got Up Early," "Little Jenny Wren Fell Sick," and "The Wedding of Robin Redbreast and Jenny Wren." | |
Jill[]
Jill is a Fable mentioned in Fables #59 — "Burning Questions," where Jack calls her on a payphone before leaving Fabletown for Hollywood. | |
Trivia
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[59] and retaliates by tipping off his activities to Beast.[60] | |
Trivia
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the American legend of John Henry. | |
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. | |
Trivia
John Small is based on Little John from the ballads of Robin Hood. | |
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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.[61] | |
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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." | |
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. 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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the kappa ("river-child") from Japanese folklore. The love that Kappas have for sumo wrestling is evident in Katagiri's profession as a sumo teacher. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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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. | |
Trivia
It is based on the Kawauso, the otter; a real-life animal that prominently figures in Japanese folklore. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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. | |
Trivia
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 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." | |
History
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. | |
Trivia
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."[62] | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on King Noble the Lion from[51] the Dutch, Flemish, French, German, and English medieval cycles of Reynard the Fox.[52] | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the character from the story "Two Kings" in the short story collection Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the character from the story "Two Kings" in the short story collection Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the King from the fairytale of "Snow-White and Rose-Red." | |
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. | |
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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." | |
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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Kirin[]
A Kirin appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #12 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Five: Battle Royale." | |
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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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." | |
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." | |
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. | |
Kondili[]
Kondili is a Fable who appears in The Unwritten #50 — "The Unwritten Fables, Part 1: The Summoning," which takes place in an alternative universe where Mister Dark was never defeated. They are one of the Great Powers who appears before Mr. Dark in his castle, in a futile attempt to persuade him not to claim their territories for his own, with Kondili representing their own pantheon. | |
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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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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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. | |
Trivia
She is based on La Llorona ("the weeping woman"), a vengeful ghost from Mexican folklore. | |
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." | |
Trivia
He is based on the character from the ghost story of La Llorona from Mexican folklore. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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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. | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
The Lilliputians are based on the characters from the novel Gulliver's Travels. | |
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." | |
Trivia
She is based on the titular character of "Little Annie the Goose Girl," a Norwegian fairytale. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the titular character of the Norwegian fairytale of "Little Freddy with His Fiddle." | |
The Little Match Girl[]
The Little Match Girl is a Fable who appears in Fables #112 — "All in a Single Night." | |
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. | |
Trivia
She is based on the titular character of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale "The Little Match Girl." | |
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." | |
Trivia
He is based on the titular character of the nursery rhyme "Little Tommy Tucker." | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on Lucifer from Christianity. | |
Luna[]
Luna[68] is a Fable that lives at the Farm. She first appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm." | |
History
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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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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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. | |
Trivia
Maid Marian is based on the character from the ballads of Robin Hood. | |
Mail Mice[]
The Mail Mice,[69] also known as the Postal Mice,[70] 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. | |
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" | |
Trivia
Mama Bear is based on the character from the fairytale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." | |
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." | |
History
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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the characters from the nursery rhyme "As I Was Going to St Ives." | |
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." | |
Trivia
The March Hare is based on the character from the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | |
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. | ||
Trivia
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.[71] | ||
Mary (the Farm)[]
Mary is a Fable who lives at the Farm and first appears in Fables #33 — "Until the Spring." | |
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. | |
Trivia
Mary is based on the character from the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and the titular character of the nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary." | |
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." | |
Trivia
She is based on the titular character of the nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary". | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
The Lamb is based on the character from the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb." | |
Meng Chiang-Nu[]
Meng Chiang-Nu is a Fable who appears in Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #2 — "Part Two." | |
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. | |
Trivia
She based on Meng Jiang Nü from the Chinese folktale of "Lady Meng Jiang." | |
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. | |
Trivia
Merlin is based on the character from Arthurian legend. | |
Mersey Dotes[]
Mersey Dotes is a Fable who resides at the Farm and first appears in the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. | |
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.[16] She later assists Owl and Pussy Cat with going on a boat trip.[70] Mersey is also pictured on a map of the Farm in the Fables: Wolves trade paperback. | |
Trivia
According to the Fables Encyclopedia, any similarity between her and the title of the song "Mairzy Doats" is likely coincidental.[72] | |
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." | |
History
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." | |
Trivia
They are based on the characters from the Russian lubok "The Mice are burying the Cat." | |
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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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." | |
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." | |
Trivia
Miss Mousey is based on the character from the folk song "Frog Went a-Courting." | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
She is based on the titular character of the nursery rhyme "Little Miss Muffet." | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
The Minotaur is based on the mythical creature from Greek mythology. | |
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,[74] and had a brief sexual liaison with Prince Charming.[75] | |
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.[74] 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.[76] 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.[34] 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.[75] | |
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.[9] | |
Trivia
He is based on the Monkey Face Boy, a child said to haunt a mansion in St. Louis.[77] | |
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. | |
Trivia
The Moon is based on the character from the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle." | |
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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." | |
Trivia
Moth is based on the character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. | |
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." | |
Trivia
She is based on Mother Goose, a fictional storyteller of French fairytales and English nursery rhymes. | |
The Mountain King[]
The Mountain King is a Fable from the Homelands, who appears in Fables #150 — "The Last Lake Story." He lives in the Hall of the Mountain King, and is one of the Great Powers. He owes a great deal of debt to the Lady of the Lake. Lake, addressing the Mountain King as "great and dreadful sovereign," arrives to collect the debt owed and presents a solution for settling it: by providing her with an exquisite fate with a happy ending and middle, but plenty of challenges along the way. He complies with her request. Lake gathers five other fates from various Great Powers[78] and bestows them upon her children, believing them to be the most beneficial fates she can find for each of them.[79] | |
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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." | |
Trivia
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.[87] | |
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." | |
Trivia
They are based on the characters from the nursery rhyme "A Cat Came Fiddling." | |
Mr. Badger[]
Mr. Badger is a Fable who appears in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. | |
Trivia
Mr. Badger is one of the main characters of the children's novel The Wind in the Willows. | |
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. | |
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." | |
History
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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Mr. Mole[]
Mr. Mole[16] is a Fable who lives at the Farm. He first appears in Fables #9 — "Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm."[90] | |
Trivia
Mr. Mole and is based on the character from the children's novel The Wind in the Willows. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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. | |
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." | |
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." | |
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." | |
Trivia
The Munchkins are based on the characters from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its many sequels. | |
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." | |
Trivia
Mustardseed is based on the character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. | |
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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." | |
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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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. | |
Neko[]
Neko is a Fable who first appears in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland." | |
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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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." | |
History
He sided with the Adversary and was the ruler of Oz.[92] 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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the noppera-bō ("faceless monk"[93]), also known as the faceless ghost, from Japanese folklore. | |
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. | |
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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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." | |
Trivia
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,[95] 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. | |
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. | |
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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. | |
Trivia
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, | |
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. | |
Trivia
Old Scratch is based on the Devil from the legend of Stingy Jack. | |
The Old Woman and Her Children[]
The Old Woman,[69] also known as Mrs. Shoe;[97] 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." | |
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.[69] 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.[97] During Goldilocks' attempted revolution, she and her children are seen arming themselves inside their shoe home,[98] and the children used Baba Yaga's moving cabin to patrol the area.[17] | |
Trivia
The Old Woman and her Children are based on the characters from the nursery rhyme "There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe." | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the oni from Japanese folklore. | |
Owl and Pussy Cat[]
Owl and Pussy Cat[70] 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.[70] | |
Trivia
They are based on the titular characters of the nonsense poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" by Edward Lear. | |
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." | |
Trivia
The Oysters are based on the character from the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter from Lewis Carroll's novel Through the Looking-Glass. | |
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Pallas Athena[]
Pallas Athema is a Fable who appears in The Unwritten #50 — "The Unwritten Fables, Part 1: The Summoning," which takes place in an alternative universe where Mister Dark was never defeated. She is one of the Great Powers who appears before Mr. Dark in his castle, in a futile attempt to persuade him not to claim their territories for his own, with Pallas Athena representing her pantheon. | |
Trivia
She is based on Athena, also known as Athene and Pallas, from Greek mythology. Athena is the city protectress, and the goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason.[99] | |
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. | |
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." | |
Trivia
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." | |
Trivia
Papa Bear is based on the character from the fairytale of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the legend of Paul Bunyan from American folklore. | |
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." | |
Trivia
Peaseblossom is based on the character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
Pecos Bill is a fictional cowboy and folk hero from American folkore. | |
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.[9] | |
Trivia
The Piasa is a creature from Native American mythology. | |
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[101]). 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. | |
Trivia
Piglet is a fictional character from A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books. | |
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." | |
Trivia
He is based on the Goat Man from a local urban legend from Plano, Texas.[102] | |
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." | |
Trivia
The Playing Cards are from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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. | |
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." | |
Trivia
They are based on the Prince's parents from the "Donkeyskin" fairytale. | |
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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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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
The Pushmi-Pullyu is from Hugh Lofting's children's novels about Doctor Dolittle. Pushmi-Pullyu is pronounced "push-me—pull-you." | |
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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." | |
Trivia
She is based on the titular character of the Brothers Grimm fairytale of The Queen Bee, as well as one of the bees from Little Blossom, an obscure collection of poems written and illustrated by the Victorian artist R. André; more specifically the poems "Mister Sunflower" and "The Battle of the Bee and the Snap Dragon." | |
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." | |
Trivia
He is based on Sun, the rider in red, from the Russian fairytale "Vasilisa the Beautiful." | |
Radiskop[]
Radiskop is a Fable from the Cloud Kingdoms in the Homelands. He first appears in Fables #50 — "Happily Ever After." | |
History
Radiskop serves as the messenger of Cinderella[105] 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." | |
Trivia
Radiskop is based on Ratatoskr from Norse mythology, who is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages.[105] | |
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." | |
Trivia
They are based on the titular characters of the Norwegian fairytale "The Ram and the Pig Who Went into the Woods to Live by Themselves." | |
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. | |
Red Cap the Troll[]
Red Cap the Troll,[106] also known as Red Cap,[107] is a Fable that resides at the Farm and first appears in Fables #7 — "The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm." | |
Trivia
He is based on the Redcap, a creature from Scottish, British and Irish folklore.[108] 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. | |
Trivia
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is (presumably) based on the titular character of the origin story "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin" (from the collection Just So Stories) by Rudyard Kipling.[109] | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on Robin Hood from the ballads. | |
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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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. | |
History
The Rokurokubi was originally from the The Hidden Kingdom, the Homelands version of Japan,[31] 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.[33] 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.[31] 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.[32] 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.[31] | |
Trivia
She is based on the rokurokubi ("pulley neck") from Japanese folklore. | |
Rowan[]
Lord Rowan is a Fable who appears in The Unwritten #50 — "The Unwritten Fables, Part 1: The Summoning," which takes place in an alternative universe where Mister Dark was never defeated. He is one of the Great Powers who appears before Mr. Dark in his castle, in a futile attempt to persuade him not to claim their territories for his own, with Rowan representing the tree-kings. | |
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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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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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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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. | |
Saunders[]
Saunders is a Fable who appears in flashbacks in Jack of Fables #36 — "Jack 'n' Apes." | |
History
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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Trivia
He appears to be a reference to A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh; in Milne's novel, "Sanders" is the name of the person who resided at Winnie-the-Pooh's home prior to Pooh making it his house.[113] | |
Scarecrow[]
The Scarecrow is a Fable who appears in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day," where he can be seen among a large group of Fables fleeing the Adversary's forces. | |
Trivia
He is based on the character from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its many sequels. | |
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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the nicors (sea monsters) from epic poem Beowulf. | |
Sequana[]
Sequana is a Fable who appears in The Unwritten #50 — "The Unwritten Fables, Part 1: The Summoning," which takes place in an alternative universe where Mister Dark was never defeated. She is one of the Great Powers who appears before Mr. Dark in his castle, in a futile attempt to persuade him not to claim their territories for his own, with Sequana being an envoy plenipotentiary of the rivers. | |
Trivia
Sequana is based on the deity from Gallo-Roman religion, who is the goddess of the river Seine, particularly the springs at the source of the Seine, and the Gaulish tribe the Sequani. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on Seto taishō ("General Seto"), also known as the crockery general, from Japanese folklore. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the characters from the "Snow White" fairytale. | |
Shiva[]
Shiva is a Fable who appears in The Unwritten #50 — "The Unwritten Fables, Part 1: The Summoning," which takes place in an alternative universe where Mister Dark was never defeated. He is one of the Great Powers who appears before Mr. Dark in his castle, in a futile attempt to persuade him not to claim their territories for his own, with Shiva representing his own pantehon. | |
Sir Geoffrey[]
Sir Geoffrey is a Homelands character who appears in flashbacks in Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red." | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the character from Washington Irving's short story "The Spectre Bridegroom." | |
Sir Morwen[]
Sir Morwen is a Homelands character whose only appearance was in Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red." | |
Sir Roland[]
Sir Roland is a Homelands character who appears in Fables #97 — "Dark Age Party Girl, Chapter Four of Rose Red." | |
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. | |
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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. | |
Trivia
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 | |
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." | |
History
Sofiya the Wise penned the Grimoire of the Seventy-Seven Steps, to live a scholar's life. She hails from the Twilight Realms. | |
Trivia
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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. | |
Trivia
The Spoon Birgade are based on the organization from The Emerald City of Oz. | |
Squire Polly[]
Squire Polidorius Presterglorius, better known as Squire Polly, is an animal Fable from the world of the Hesse, who appears in Fables #151 — "The Black Forest Chapter One: Greenjack" and Fables #154 — "The Black Forest Chapter Four: Trouble," and is mentioned in Fables #158 — "The Black Forest Chapter Eight: Villainy." He is the Chief Magistrate of the district of the Black Forest that the Wolf family settles down in the wake of Fabletown's destruction.[116] | |
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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
It is based on the Sunamura no onryō ("the ghost of Sunamura") from Japanese folklore. | |
Supay[]
Supay is a Fable deity who appears in Everafter: From the Pages of Fables #5 — "Turn and Face the Strange: The Conclusion of The Pandora Protocol." | |
Trivia
He is based on the deity from Aymara and Inca mythology. | |
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. | |
Trivia
It is based on the character from the "Thumbelina" fairytale. | |
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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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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. | |
Trivia
The Talking Cricket is based on the character from the novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Tam Lin is based on the titular character of the traditional Scottish ballad. | |
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. | |
Tanuki[]
The Tanuki are Fables who first appear in flashbacks from the Homelands in Fairest #9 — "The Hidden Kingdom Chapter Two: Hard-Boiled Wonderland." | |
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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the tanuki, the Japanese raccoon dog, a real-life animal that prominently figures in Japanese folklore. Just like in the comics, they love to drink. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Tardif the Snail is from the literary cycle of Reynard the Fox.[117] | |
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." | |
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.[118] Eventually, together with the other persecuted beings from their world, Tomoko led them to a secret portal to the mundane world,[33] 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."[32] However, at least one Tengu fought on Tomoko's side.[33] 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.[32] | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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.[69] | |
Trivia
They are based on the titular characters of the Norwegian fairytale "Three Billy Goats Gruff." | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
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. | |
Trivia
She is based on the titular character of the "Thumbelina" fairytale. | |
Tiny Tim (Comic Series)[]
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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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. | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the titular character of the Tom Swift novels, written under the collective pseudonym "Victor Appleton." | |
Tom Thumb[]
Tom Thumb is a Fable who lives at the Farm. He appears in Fables #6 — "Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm,"[121] 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. | |
Trivia
Tom Thumb is based on the character from English folklore. | |
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.[122] She even sleeps on a bed of teeth.[123] | |
Trivia
The Tooth Fairy is based on the fantasy figure from Western culture. | |
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." | |
History
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!"
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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the titular characters of "The Tortoise and the Hare," one of Aesop's Fables. | |
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. | |
Toto[]
Toto is a Fable who is a prisoner at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. He first appears in Jack of Fables #4 — "Jackrabbit." | |
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. | |
Trivia
Toto is based on the character from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its many sequels. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Trotty Veck is based on the character from the novella The Chimes by Charles Dickens. | |
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. | |
Trivia
Tugarin Zmeyevich is based on the mythical creature from Slavic mythology. | |
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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. | |
Trivia
They are based on the uwabami ("giant snake") from Japanese folklore. | |
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Valiant Little Tailor[]
The Valiant[124] or Brave Little Tailor[125] 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." |
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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. | |
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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,"[126] 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." | |
History
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.[127] 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.[128]
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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." | |
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." | |
Trivia
It is based on the Wanyūdō ("wheel monk") from Japanese folklore. | |
White Rabbit[]
The White Rabbit, also known as the Edwardian Rabbit,[129] 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!" | |
History
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.[54]
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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. | |
Trivia
She is based on character from the children's novels The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Tin Woodman of Oz. | |
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." | |
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. | |
Trivia
She is based on the character from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. | |
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). | |
History
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. | |
Trivia
The Winged Monkeys are based on the characters from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its many sequels. | |
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).[101]). | |
History
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.[132] | |
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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. | |
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. | |
Trivia
He is based on the character from the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and its many sequels. | |
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. | |
Trivia
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 | |
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." | |
History
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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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. | |
Trivia
They are based on titular characters of the children's poem "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" by Eugene Field. | |
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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." | |
History
Yeva the Lively taught music to men. She hails from the Twilight Realms. | |
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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.[61] | |
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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.[9] | |
Trivia
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.[139] | |
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See Also[]
Jack of Fables | |
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Issues | The (Nearly) Great Escape • Jack of Hearts • The Bad Prince • Americana • Turning Pages • The Big Book of War • The New Adventures of Jack and Jack • The Fulminate Blade • The End |
Characters | Jack Horner • Kevin Thorn • Gary • Mr. Revise • Robin Page • Priscilla Page • Hillary Page • Jack Frost • Babe • The Snow Queen • Wicked John • Alice |
Locations | Fabletown • Golden Boughs Retirement Village |
The Wolf Among Us | |
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Protagonist | Bigby Wolf |
Supporting Characters | Snow White • Ichabod Crane • Bufkin • Magic Mirror • The Woodsman • Mr. Toad • Toad Jr. • Bluebeard • Dr. Swineheart • Cryer • Grimble • Beauty • Beast • Colin • Flycatcher • Jack Horner • Grendel • Holly • Kelsey Brannigan • Aunty Greenleaf • Tiny Tim • Johann the Butcher • Nerissa • Hans • Gwen • Jersey Devil • Tweedle Dee • The Crooked Man • Tweedle Dum • Prince Lawrence • Bloody Mary • Georgie Porgie • Vivian • Lily • Faith |
Unnamed or Unseen Characters | North • Rose • Cole • Rapunzel • Boy Blue • Pinocchio • Weyland • Briar • Thrushbeard • Crispin • Adonis • Morgana • Johnny • Alexis • Jade • Ginger • Madison • George • Amber • Brandy • Tara • Niles • Caller • Horseman • Jan • Allison • Pixel • Simon |
Location(s) | Woodland • Trip Trap • Lucky Pawn • Open Arms Hotel • Pudding & Pie • Tweedles' Office • The Crooked Lair • Witching 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 | |
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Governing Body | King Cole • Snow White (formerly) • Prince Charming (formerly) • Beauty • Ichabod Crane (formerly) |
Inhabitants | Beast Bigby Wolf (formerly) • Trusty John • Grimble • Bufkin • Cinderella • Mowgli • Hobbes • Pinocchio • Briar Rose • Doctor Swineheart • Rapunzel • Kay • Edmond Dantès • Crispin Cordwainer • Thrushbeard • The Huntsman • Fairy Witch • Frau Totenkinder • Ozma • Fairy Witch • Morgan le Fay |
Places | Grand Green Florist/Chateau D'if Fencing Academy • Edward Bear's Candies • Ford Laundry • Nod's Books • Lewis' Antiques • I Am The Eggman Diner • The Yellowbrick Roadhouse • Webb 'n' Muffet Market • Woodland Apartments• Glass Slipper Shoe Store • Branstock Tavern • Stone Soup |
Unique Items | Magic Mirror |
Wolf Family | |
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PATMAT | Snow White • Bigby Wolf |
The Cubs | Winter • Blossom • Therese • Darien • Conner • Ambrose • Ghost |
Allies | Beauty • Beast • Cinderella • Briar Rose • Boy Blue • King Cole • Prince Charming |
Enemies | Dark Man • Leigh Douglas • Prince Brandish |
Locations | Wolf Valley • The Hesse |
Other Relatives | Boreas Frostheart • Winter • Lauda • Unnamed Grandfather • The Wicked Queen • Rose Red • Yaponcha • Fei Lian • Yoruba • Lake |