Antagonists List of Wicked characters

1 antagonists

1.1 wizard of oz
1.2 madame morrible
1.3 shell thropp - emperor apostle
1.4 commander/general traper cherrystone
1.5 la mombey impeccata
1.6 grimalkin ‘’malky’’/shadowpuppet

antagonists
wizard of oz

the wizard of oz human came oz earth in hot air balloon. seeking grimmerie, became sidetracked when discovered orchestrate coup d état , overthrow ozma regent. heavily implied fathered elphaba while mother under influence of miracle elixir, may explain elphaba s green skin, aquaphobia, , occasional ability read parts of grimmerie, originated in wizard s world. referred name oscar zoroaster diggs . in musical s official souvenir book of same name demonstrated grimmerie known on earth lesser key of solomon king - book of sorcery filled spells, symbols , invocations summoning spirits. in musical hinted wizard elphaba s biological father , gave melena elixer. in original broadway production of musical, played joel grey.

madame morrible

madame morrible headmistress of shiz university s crage hall, elphaba , galinda attend. elphaba , friends suspect morrible responsible murder of doctor dillamond. @ 1 point, proposes elphaba, galinda, , nessarose become future behind-the-scenes rulers in oz, proposal never willingly accept. elphaba suspects madame morrible has @ least magical powers, , may have indeed controlled fates of 3 women. possible spies on elphaba , sends messages liir through carp in @ elphaba s home in vinkus, because carp dies @ same time morrible. remains unknown whether elphaba murdered or if died of natural causes minutes before elphaba s attempt. in original broadway production of musical, played carole shelley.

shell thropp - emperor apostle

shell thropp youngest of 3 thropp siblings, , brother of elphaba , nessarose. mother dies giving birth him. although never seen in wicked, elphaba says have been mother s favorite, because boy. shell plays larger part in sequel, son of witch, seen helping liir southstair find nor, , mentioned in lion among men. in both son of witch , out of oz, revealed has declared himself incarnation of unnamed god, born out of unholy, deformed family whole , perfect. implied has gone insane, although retains enough clarity declare rain heir, being last female descendant of family , last remaining eminent thropp. out of oz gives reveals shell s full name sheltergod , chosen father frex, in part homage memory of turtle heart (hence, shell ). shell non-existent in musical, elphaba tells glinda mother died after giving birth nessarose.

commander/general traper cherrystone

commander cherrystone head of soldiers stay @ kiamo ko. returns in son of witch more of father-figure liir, , again in out of oz, commander of force takes on glinda s home occupy nearby lake. during time here, teaches rain, elphaba s disguised granddaughter, hidden @ glinda s house parents, how read. out of oz has reached rank of general , plans use fleet of ships pulled dragons capture lake restwater free state of munchkinland, foiled glinda , rain. although appears gentleman times have darker side. responsible death of nor’s brother irji ‘paraffin necklace’ has mother , aunts, blinded yackle during interrogation liir’s whereabouts after refused talk, , had glinda’s chef drowned in response show performed clock of time dragon glinda arranged, unknowing clock revealed plan use dragons capture lake, fact cherrystone keen keep secret. first name revealed traper in last book.

la mombey impeccata

mombey introduced in out of oz de facto eminence @ colwen grounds , governor of free state of munchkinland. powerful sorceress. described being tall , beautiful compelling voice when brrr sees in munchkinland, @ end of out of oz reveales wears glamour disguise fact old , decrepit. once adviser ozma regent , revealed have kidnapped ozma , turned boy. puts dorothy on trial death of nessarose, distraction plan attack emerald city. tries forcefully recruit animals minchkinland army casting spell on bridges in bright lettins, prevents animals leaving, brrr manages push through when rescuing dorothy. turns liir elephant force him translate grimmerie her, , reveals sorceress placed spell on princess nastoya. imprisoned @ end of out of oz after return of ozma. bears similarity mombi wicked witch of north, character baum s original oz series.

grimalkin ‘’malky’’/shadowpuppet

malky elphaba s cat in emerald city apparently made glass. in lion among men, brrr meets similar cat in shiz , takes on pet naming shadowpuppet. later revealed clock of time dragon cat hired wizard s government spy on elphaba , plays little role in fiyero s death. imprisoned in grimmerie yackle when reenters book.