Yes, in the Disney Descendants franchise, Mal is the daughter of both Maleficent (from Sleeping Beauty) and Hades (from Hercules). While Maleficent raised her, Hades left when she was a baby, and they later reconnect, with Mal eventually becoming Queen of Auradon.
Hades is the main antagonist of Disney's 1997 animated feature film Hercules, he is the father of Mal and Hadie, the ex-husband of Maleficent, brother of Zeus and uncle of Hercules. In his youth, Hades attended Merlin Academy and was a member of Uliana's gang.
In the prelude novel, Mal is introduced as the daughter of Maleficent, the worst of the villains. Mal was born and raised in the Isle of the Lost, along with her mother, best friends and their parents.
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Ever since the whole Daddy Hades reveal over 4 yrs ago, I've been doing some thinking recently, specifically with Mal's family. So since Mal is Hades' daughter and Hadie is her half-brother, then that would mean Zeus and Poseidon is her uncles and Hercules is her cousin, while his son Herkie is her second cousin.
No, Descendants doesn't officially feature confirmed LGBTQ+ characters in the main canon, but the franchise has a large queer fanbase, with strong fan theories and "headcanons" for characters like Harry Hook (bisexual) and Uma (lesbian), and deleted scenes from Descendants 2 showed Harry and Gil kissing, indicating potential LGBTQ+ themes weren't fully realized on screen. The fandom widely ships non-heterosexual pairings, and Descendants: The Rise of Red also had early scripts with queer characters that didn't make the final cut.
In the book, Mal despised Evie for not being invited to Evie's sixth birthday party, causing Maleficent to send a curse on Evie and her mother (the Evil Queen).
Hadie is the son of Hades (Hercules), and Mal's half-brother.
Evie married Doug and has a son named Emmanuel. Evie and Snow White are step sisters. Evie is also Snow's (Snow White's child) step-aunt.
Mal, Evie, and Jay aren't in Descendants 4 (The Rise of Red) because the actors moved on to other projects, and the franchise pivoted to new characters, but their absence is explained in the movie as them being away on diplomatic missions with King Ben, honoring the memory of Carlos (Cameron Boyce) by opening Auradon to Wonderland, and concluding the original VKs' stories. Dove Cameron felt continuing without Cameron Boyce was difficult, and the original cast felt their arcs were complete after Descendants 3.
Aurora debuted in Sleeping Beauty (1959) as the only daughter of King Stefan and Queen Leah. Angered at not receiving an invitation to her christening, an evil fairy, Maleficent, places a curse on Aurora; before the sun sets on Aurora's 16th birthday, Aurora will prick her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle and die.
Queen Maleficent "Mal" Bertha is the main protagonist of the original Descendants trilogy of films, as well as from most media of the franchise. She is the daughter of Maleficent and Hades, the wife of King Ben, and Queen of the United States of Auradon, as well as the leader of the Core Four.
Yes, Greek mythology is rich with LGBTQ+ themes, featuring numerous gods, heroes, and mortals in same-sex relationships, gender fluidity, and androgyny, reflecting ancient Greek attitudes that often normalized such relationships, particularly among men (pederasty) and sometimes between women, alongside figures like the gender-shifting Tiresias. Key examples include Zeus and Ganymede, Apollo and Hyacinthus, Achilles and Patroclus, and the gender-fluid Tiresias, showing diverse expressions of love, attraction, and identity.
On some of accounts, Hades has never been depicted as infertile as he has sired children but there are also accounts were he's mostly been seen as a God of the Dead and was believed to be infertile.
The film's version of the Queen character uses her dark magic powers to actually transform herself into an old woman instead of just taking a disguise like in the Grimms' story; this appearance of hers is commonly referred to as the Wicked Witch or alternatively as the Old Hag or just the Witch in the stepmother's ...
Due to her mother's insistence that being beautiful is all that matters, Evie has problems with her own vanity and is sensitive to how others view her; her biggest fear was her not ending up as the fairest of them all.
No, Descendants doesn't officially feature confirmed LGBTQ+ characters in the main canon, but the franchise has a large queer fanbase, with strong fan theories and "headcanons" for characters like Harry Hook (bisexual) and Uma (lesbian), and deleted scenes from Descendants 2 showed Harry and Gil kissing, indicating potential LGBTQ+ themes weren't fully realized on screen. The fandom widely ships non-heterosexual pairings, and Descendants: The Rise of Red also had early scripts with queer characters that didn't make the final cut.
Quick Answers. Who is Princess Red's father in Descendants? In the Descendants series, Princess Red, the whip-smart and rebellious teenager, is the daughter of the King of Hearts.
In the second novel, Mal is more open and still cherishes Ben; it makes her happy that Ben loves her, despite Mal being the opposite of Auradon princesses. She retains a fear of her mother escaping imprisonment and causing trouble. She also shows regret, for abusing her old friend Mad Maddy.
Princess Audrey Rose is a secondary antagonist and supporting character in the film Descendants, a supporting character in Descendants: Wicked World, and the main antagonist of Descendants 3. She is the daughter of Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip, as well as the granddaughter of Queen Leah and King Stefan.
In Return to the Isle of the Lost, Evie admits to being a witch and therefore knows all the potions. In Descendants 2, Evie's hair goes from a dark blue to a teal-like blue. This can symbolize her full change to goodness during the six-month time jump.
Mal is a human amplifier, which means a Grisha can use his powers to enhance their own. He learns that he descended from the Darkling's aunt, who was killed by her sister, Baghra, the Darkling's mother, and then brought back to life by their father, Ilya Morozova, which turned her into a human amplifier.