The Beast Within has them much more actively involved in the plot, such as being the cause of several canon events (the wolves pursuing Belle when she leaves the castle, the Beast choosing to spare Gaston's life).

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Halloween: Celebrate the Magic • Disney's Maleficious Halloween Party • Frightfully Fun Parade • Happy Hallowishes • Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular • Inferno Dance Party • It's Good to be Bad with the Disney Villains • Jack Skellington’s Villainous Gathering • Let's Get Wicked • Kooky Spooky Halloween Night • Re-Villains! Abusive Mom: Lady De Vil cannot be bothered to look after her daughter herself, but she can take the time to criticize Cruella for all the things she does wrong, never praising her for anything. New York Times best-selling author Serena Valentino brings readers back to the tale of that beauty, her beast, and the man who was truly forgotten all along.

After a year of working on the series and finding its tone too dark, efforts were made to make it more lighthearted partway through production, but Disney was still unsatisfied with the results for remaining too dark. Evil Laugh: All three Odd Sisters have this, and usually laugh in unison, particularly when they want to torment others.

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I Just Want to Be Loved: She grew up in an abusive household and didn't know love until she met the King.Cats Are Mean: The Odd Sisters' pet cat Pflanze acts as a spy for them in the Prince's castle in The Beast Within.

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Rags to Royalty: She started out as the simple daughter of a mirror maker before she was courted by the king and made into his wife.Here’s a hint: the creepy-looking man in the magic mirror is not just some random spooky visage and he just might have something to do with the Queen’s wicked ways! She requests their help in disposing of her brother King Triton, and in exchange she will help them locate and contact their estranged sister Circe, as well as give them Ariel's soul for a spell. Death Is a Sad Thing: She doesn't initially understand what the Queen means when she says that her father can't ever come home again. Pflanze (cat) Source Lucinda, Ruby, and Martha are a group of witches from the Serena Valentino novels Fairest of All, The Beast Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, Mistress of All Evil, and Mother Knows Best.