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“ Enough of this! Unhand me, child! I've no score to settle with you, and will not fight you. I'm your mother, every bit as much as that wretched tyrant woodcarver is your father. And I love you dearly. Now, to be back about my revenge. Turn away, Pinocchio. No child should have to see his parents fight. „
― The Blue Fairy overpowering Pinocchio while about to attack Geppetto, Fables #94 — "The Barbara Allen Incident, Chapter One of Rose Red"


The Blue Fairy is is a Fable fairy notable for providing the magical influence that allowed the creations of Geppetto to become flesh and blood. She first appears in Fables #40 — "He's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage: Chapter Four of Homelands."

History

Before and during the exodus

The Blue Fairy happened upon Geppetto while he was working with a magical log from a special place. She told him to carve it into something good, and he made a puppet, Pinocchio, granting him the son he had always wanted.[6] The Blue Fairy took a liking to the boy and in time turned him into a real boy of flesh and blood. Pinocchio was prone to wander into adventures on his own, leaving home for years at a time. Geppetto in turn carved new sons and daughters, and every once in a while the Blue Fairy would turn one of them into a real boy or girl, along with making them loyal to their father.[4]

A drained Blue Fairy

A drained Blue Fairy

It wasn't long before Geppetto was involved in a conspiracy to replace the rulers of certain lands with his wooden puppets, and, amused by the proposition, the Blue Fairy played along. But, after a while, she grew bored with the game and became less reliable. By then, Geppetto had learned the craft and managed to incapacitate and bind the Blue Fairy. From then on she would become the source of his elixir that would transform his creations into flesh, or give the appearance of flesh when needed; she also provided[4] the potion that kept the Snow Queen loyal to him.[7]

21st Century

During a secret mission in the Homelands, Bigby attempts to free the still comatose Blue Fairy. When that doesn't work, he tries to destroy her, but is once again unsuccessful, as Geppetto has protected her with powerful spells.[8] After Geppetto is brought to Fabletown in the wake of the Empire's destruction,[9] a now free Blue Fairy shows up at the Farm when Ozma summons her with the intention of having her kill Geppetto.[5] Pinocchio attacks her, seeking revenge for being stuck as a little boy for centuries; but the fairy quickly overpowers him. Before she can enact her revenge, Beast steps in and offers her a deal: in 777 days he will have Geppetto passively waiting to take whatever punishment she decides on, but if he fails, then he will become her slave for 777 years. The Blue Fairy agreed and departed.[10]

When the grace period is over, the Blue Fairy travels to Haven to claim her reward.[11] Instead, Beast manages to trick her into a marriage proposal in the name of Geppetto; once again she agrees. She sends Lake as her representative to negotiate the terms of the wedding.[3] However, before such an event can occur, she is decapitated by Goldilocks and her still talking head is thrown into the nothingness of her own realm.[2]

Appearances

Original source

The Blue Fairy is based on the Fairy with Turquoise Hair from Carlo Collodi's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio from 1883. In the novel, she repeatedly appears at critical moments in Pinocchio's wanderings to admonish the little wooden puppet to avoid bad or risky behavior. Although the naïvely willful marionette initially resists the fairy's good advice, he later comes to follow her instruction. She in turn protects him, and later enables his assumption of human form, contrary to the prior wooden form.

Etymology

The name "Blue Fairy" is not from the novel; it is the name given to the character in the Disney animated film Pinocchio.

References

  1. ↑ Fables #4 — "Chapter Four: Remembrance Day"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fairest: In All the Land
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fables #127 — "The Shipping News: Chapter Three of Snow White"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Fables #40 — "He's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage: Chapter Four of Homelands"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fables #91 — "Geppetto: Chapter Five of Witches"
  6. ↑ Fables #100 — "Celebrity Burning Questions"
  7. ↑ Fairest #4 — "Man on a Ledge: Chapter Four of Wide Awake"
  8. ↑ Fables #50 — "Happily Ever After"
  9. ↑ Fables #75 — "War & Pieces, Epilogue: Amnesty"
  10. ↑ Fables #94 — "The Barbara Allen Incident, Chapter One of Rose Red"
  11. ↑ Fables #126 — "Fabletown by the Book: Chapter Two of Snow White"