- "Each of us the child may bless with a single gift. No more, no less."
- ― Flora (Sleeping Beauty)
The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of the Fairy Godmother. Variation of The Magician and Fairy Physiology.
Also Called[]
- Fairy Godfather (rare)
- Fairy Godparent
- Fairy Guardian
Properties[]
As an archetype, the fairy godmother is magical fairy-type being whose role is to help out others, sometimes appearing in another's darkest hour to grant their fondest wish, sometimes through less direct methods and often with the aid of their magic wand. Why these types of archetypes appear are rarely specified as to why other then a life lesson needs to be learned. However, on very rare occasions these archetypes can darker in nature and working towards their own goals. Fairy godfathers, the male counterparts, are an even rarer being that are almost never seen.
Associated Powers[]
- Fairy Physiology
- Guardianship
- Magic
- Spell Casting
- Supernatural Knowledge
Variations/Relationships[]
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- Mage Slayers
- Magic Immunity or Mystic Lock
- Wand removal make affect the wishes already granted and/or may leave the user powerless if it was their only source of power.
Example Characters[]
Also See: Fairy Godmother.
Anime/Cartoons[]
- Fairy Godmother (Disney's Cinderella)
- The Blue Fairy (Disney’s Pinocchio)
- Three Good Fairies (Disney's Sleeping Beauty)
- Flora
- Fauna
- Merryweather
- Fairy Godparents (The Fairly OddParents)
- Fairy Godmother (Grimm Notes)
- Fairy Godmother (Shrek)
- Valentina (The Smurfs)
- Eldora (Winx Club)
Comics[]
- Briar Rose’s Faerie Godmothers (Briar)
- Grendrid
- Dorcas
- Emezel
- Lanibra
- Pryonicor
- Queveren
- Moriwuf
- Fairy Godmothers (Fables)
- Briar Rose’s Fairy Godmothers (Fables)
- Hadeon the Destroyer
- Leysa the Defender
- Katrya the Pure
- Sofiya the Wise
- Nyura the Graceful
- Ionna the Gifted
- Alyas the Noble
- Yeva the Lively
- Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother
- The Blue Fairy
- Briar Rose’s Fairy Godmothers (Fables)
- Mother Mayie (Oberon)
- Mayda Munny (Richie Rich comic)
Folklore/Mythology[]
- Xana (Asturian Mythology)
- Frau Holle (German Folklore)
- Norns (Norse Mythology)
- Zânǎ (Romanian Mythology)
- Baba Yaga (Slavic Folklore)
- Vila (Slavic Folklore)
Literature[]
- Fairy Godmother (The Brothers Grimm)
- Ione of the Lilac (Charming)
- Carabosse (Charming)
- Fairy Godmother (The Dresden Files)
- Lucinda (Ella Enchanted)
- Cecily (How to Summon a Fairy Godmother)
- Clarissa Dovey (The School for Good and Evil)
- Tanaquill (Stepsister)
- The Entente (Wish of the Wicked)
- The Fates
- Galatea, Fate of the Past
- Iolanta, Fate of the Present
- Hecate, Fate of the Future
- Farrow
- Bari
- The Fates
Television/Movies[]
- Murray (A Simple Wish); fairy godfather.
- Fairy Godmother (Walt Disney's Descendants)
- Eleanor Bloomingbottom (Godmothered)
- Maleficent (Walt Disney's Maleficent); Aurora mistakenly believes that Maleficent is her Fairy Godmother.
- Flower Pixies (Walt Disney’s Maleficent)
- Tabitha (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), formerly
- Nora Darhk (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)
- Fairies (Once Upon a Time)
Video Games[]
- Fairy Godmothers (Dark Parables)
- Amelia, the Evil Godmother
- The Forest Witch
- Godmothers of the Rose and Ivy
- Fairy Godmother (Fairy Godmother Stories)
- Fairy Godmother (Fairy Godmother Tycoon)
- Fairy Godmother (Kingdom Hearts)
- Jane (Living Legends: The Crystal Tear)
- Grace (Living Legends: Fallen Sky)
- Fairy Godmother (Revolve 8)