Ever After High

Ever After High is a fashion doll franchise released by Mattel in July 2013. It is a companion line to the Monster High dolls, with the characters being based upon characters from well-known fairy tales and fantasy stories instead of monsters and mythical creatures. As with Monster High and Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, the line varies in different countries and varies in languages. It has spawned a web series, a film, and five book series.

Premise

Ever After High is a boarding school located in the Fairy Tale World. It is attended by the teenage children of fairy tale characters. The main characters are Raven Queen, who does not want to be evil like her mother the Evil Queen, and Apple White, the daughter of Snow White who wishes to live "happily ever after". Raven prefers to be free to create her own destiny, while Apple, to protect her and others' own destiny, believes that Raven should become the next Evil Queen. The students are generally divided into two groups. The "Royals" are the students who side with Apple in embracing their destinies and following in their parents' footsteps. The "Rebels" are the students who side with Raven in wanting to create their own destinies. Many of the stories are about the students' regular interactions as teens, but there is an underlying story arc where, according to the school's headmaster, if the students do not follow their individual destinies, their stories will cease to exist and they will disappear forever.

Characters

Ever After High has a number of characters from its various media. The characters listed below are profiled at the franchise's website and most have featured dolls.[1]

Royal main characters

These students are content with following their destinies as listed in their fairy tale:

Apple White (voiced by Jonquil Goode[2][3]) – The daughter of Snow White. She has light blond hair, light skin, and light blue eyes.[4] She is described as a "motivated, smart, and natural-born leader" and aspires to be a Royal, following in the footsteps of her mother.[5] She is roommates with Raven Queen. Her secret heart's desire is for people to know her as the fairest one of all on the inside as well as the outside.[4] She is co-president of the student council and the editor of the yearbook.[6]
Alistair Wonderland (voiced by Robbie Daymond) – The son of Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He has blond hair and blue eyes. He desires to explore the entire fairytale world. He has a crush on fellow Wonderland student Bunny Blanc but believes she only thinks of him as a friend.[7] His doll debuted at the New York Toy Fair in 2015.[8]
Ashlynn Ella (voiced by Laura Bailey[2] and Karen Strassman) – The daughter of Cinderella. She has strawberry blonde hair and emerald green eyes. She typically wears dresses in floral prints. She works part-time at the Glass Slipper shoe boutique.[9] Her special ability is being able to talk to nature's plants and animals.[10] She and Hunter Huntsman are a couple, although the latter is associated with the Rebels faction and she is expected to marry a Prince Charming.[11] Nevertheless, she initially sides with the Royals as she wants to keep her heritage.[2]
Blondie Lockes (voiced by Julie Maddalena Kliewer[12]) – The daughter of Goldilocks. She has long blonde curls with bangs, blue eyes, and wears a blue dress.[2][13] She and Cupid are roommates, and she is best friends with Apple White and Briar Beauty.[2] Her magic ability is to unlock any lock.[13] At school she runs the Daily MirrorCast show, and she is the captain of the debate team.[14]
Briar Beauty (voiced by Kate Higgins[2]) – The daughter of Sleeping Beauty.[15] She is Apple White's best friend and sides with the Royals. She fears her destiny of having to sleep for a hundred years and tries to learn as much as she can before facing that spell. She has been known to fall asleep at various times.[2] Her favorite colors are pink and black.[16] Her special ability is being able to hear everything for miles but only while she is asleep. Her favorite school activity is being on the student council,[15] where she is a party planner.[17]
Bunny Blanc (voiced by Karen Strassman[12]) – The daughter of the White Rabbit from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she has white hair and sports a headband that has white/pink bunny ears.[18][19] Her special ability is to change into a rabbit. She sometimes loses her sense of direction. She likes Alistair although she finds it heartbreaking that he only views her as a friend. She is also childhood friends with Lizzie and the other Wonderlandians.[20] Her web debut was in "Spring Unsprung", when she journeys to Ever After High with Alistair to help find a cure for Wonderland.[12]
Dexter Charming (voiced by Evan Smith[2]) – The son of King Charming from "every story where a Prince Charming comes to the rescue" and the brother of Daring Charming and Darling Charming. He has short brown hair and wears a blue plaid jacket with grey skinny pants, a striped blue-white scarf, a crown, and dark-framed glasses. His special ability is to make girls swoon when he removes his glasses. He has a huge crush on Raven Queen but is too shy to confess to her. He is unaware that Cupid has a crush on him.[21][22] He has a twin sister named Darling,[23] and an older brother named Daring.[2][24]
Duchess Swan (voiced by Stephanie Sheh[12]) – The daughter of the Swan Queen from Swan Lake. She has black hair with light pink (white in the cartoon) streaks. Her doll has a black and white dress, black tights, and black heels with lavender-laced ballet straps. She is described as having a dual nature: graceful, yet competitive. Her special abilities are changing into a swan and dancing on water, although she admits she cannot sing.[25][26] She is usually in cahoots with Sparrow Hood and engages in some villainy.[27]
Faybelle Thorn – The daughter of the Dark Fairy from Sleeping Beauty. She has blonde hair with a light blue streak. She wears a black dress, blue leggings, and light blue boots. As a Royal, she embraces her role as the villain and aspires to be the queen of fairies and villains. Her special ability is to enhance curses. Her activities at school include cheerleading and crashing parties. Faybelle has issues against Raven because the Evil Queen once invaded her mother's country where Sleeping Beauty resides.[28][29]
Holly O'Hair (voiced by Colleen Foy[12]) – The daughter of Rapunzel and the twin sister of Poppy O'Hair. She has long strawberry-blonde hair, that can act as a strong rope, even when it is cut.[30] Her doll has a metallic outfit, high heels, and a crown made of holly flowers.[31] Her activities include acting like a damsel in distress, and writing fan fiction. Her mother runs Rapunzel's Tower Hair Salon.[32]
Lizzie Hearts (voiced by Wendee Lee[12]) – The daughter of Queen of Hearts in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. She has black hair with red streaks, a red heart-shaped mark covering her left eye. Her doll wears a red dress, black gloves, a gold crown and carries a heart-shaped purse. She aspires to be a kinder Queen of Hearts, although she uses the catchphrase "Off with your head!" as her way of saying "please" and "thank you". Her special ability is to build things out of playing cards.[33][34][35]
Justine Dancer – The twelfth dancing princess of The 12th Dancing Princess. She has long dark curly hair, blue eyes, and a dark complexion. She wants to open her own dance studio and direct shows and music videos.[36]
Meeshell Mermaid[37] is the daughter of The Little Mermaid.[37] She has dark coral-pink hair, and wears blue and pink. At school she walks on legs, but those transform into a mermaid tail when she gets wet.[38] She was announced in 2015 as part of the Where Princesses are Powerful line, and first appeared in cartoon form in Dragon Games.
Farrah Goodfairy is the daughter of the fairy godmother from Cinderella. She has light blue hair with purple and white streaks, and wears blue and silver-themed clothes. Farrah Goodfairy is able to use magic but its effects expire at 12. She is best friends with Ashlynn Ella.[39] Her cartoon debut was in Dragon Games.[40]

Rebel main characters

Some of the following students do not agree with their destinies and want their own destiny:

Raven Queen (voiced by Erin Fitzgerald[2][41]) – The daughter of the Evil Queen, and Apple's roommate. Raven has violet eyes and black hair with purple highlights.[42] She has no desire to follow in her mother's footsteps in becoming a villain.[43] Her actions end up starting the Rebel faction, which she is reluctant to lead.[44] Her abilities include casting spells, but they are usually of the black magic kind. If she tries to use her powers for good, it usually backfires. Her romance status is "not even looking" as she is more focused on figuring out her destiny.[42]

Other students

The following students have website profiles, but it is not clear what faction they are part of:

The following students are supporting characters that have yet to have a doll or a website profile. Some are not tied to either faction.

Jillian Beanstalk – The daughter of Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk.[82] She has brown hair with green streaks, tan skin. She plays harp in the school band.[83] She was announced in 2015 as part of the Where Princesses are Powerful line,[84] and first appeared in cartoon form in Dragon Games. Although her website description associates her with the Royals with the statement "I'm ready to dive crown first into my story and follow it from Once Upon a Time to THE END",[82] her doll description associates her with the Rebels.[85]

Ever After High faculty

The following are the faculty members of Ever After High:

Milton Grimm (voiced by Jamieson Price[12]) – The headmaster of Ever After High and the brother of Giles Grimm. He treats the students with a favorable destiny better than the ones without but insists that everyone follows the destiny as dictated by their story.[95]
Giles Grimm (voiced by Cam Clarke[12]) – The brother of Milton Grimm.[95] He spends much of his time in Vault of Lost Tales, a secret library under the school. Giles possesses a mirror that allows him to see whatever he needs so he remains up to date on everything. In "Thronecoming", he becomes the co-headmaster of Ever After High after Apple, Raven, and their friends broke his spell.
Baba Yaga (voiced by Kate Higgins[96]

type	Fashion doll, web series, book series
country	United States and Canada
company	Mattel
from	2013
to	2018
youtube	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkSEmKioDTzMU-h3ebEvAkA
slogan	The end is just the beginning. (2013–2015) Where Princesses Are Powerful. (2015–2018)

Premise

Characters

Royal main characters

Rebel main characters

Other students

Ever After High faculty

Development and release

Media

Web series and movie

Book series

See also

External links

References