This article is about the 2014 iteration of the character. For her original counterpart, see Maleficent.
Maleficent is the titular main protagonist and former anti-hero of the 2014 film of the same name and its upcoming 2019 sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
Background[]
As a child, Maleficent's parents, lysander and Hermia, were killed by humans, rendering her an orphan. However, she had a happy childhood growing up in the Moors.
