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Maleficent is the antagonist of Walt Disney's 1959 film ''Sleeping Beauty''. She is characterized as the "Mistress of All Evil" who, after not being invited to a christening, curses the infant Princess Aurora to "prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die" before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. She was voiced by Eleanor Audley, who earlier voiced Lady Tremaine in ''Cinderella'' (1950). A more sympathetic version of the character appeared as the protagonist in the 2014 live-action film ''Maleficent'', portrayed by Angelina Jolie. She also serves as a recurring antagonist in the Kingdom Hearts video game series, voiced by Susanne Blakeslee, as well as the TV series ''Once Upon a Time'', portrayed by Kristin Bauer van Straten. ==Development== The character was animated by Marc Davis. The wicked sorceress was aptly named "Maleficent" (an adjective which means "doing evil or harm"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/maleficent )〕). In determining Maleficent's design, standard depictions of witches and hags were dismissed as Mattinson's opted for an elegant, sinister, green-skinned beauty centered around the appearance of flames, ultimately crowning the villain with a black two pointed headdress, often called an "atora." According to Mattinson, Maleficent "was designed like a giant vampire bat to create a feeling of menace." She was voiced by Eleanor Audley, who had previously performed Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's evil stepmother, in ''Cinderella''. Audley also provided some live-action recording for both of these characters, to inspire the animators. In addition, dancer Jane Fowler performed some live-action reference for Maleficent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Maleficent Character History )〕 Animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, in their book ''The Disney Villain'', describe animating Audley's voice as "a difficult assignment but a thrilling one, working to that voice track with so much innuendo mixed in with the fierce power."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lady Tremaine and Stepsisters Character History )〕 Maleficent has a dragon form, which was animated by Eric Cleworth, who said that the dragon was modeled on a rattlesnake, with "powerful muscles moving a bulky body over the rocky terrain."〔 Sound effects man Jim Macdonald searched for the sound of a dragon's fiery breath by asking the U.S. Army to send him some training films on flame throwing. These films provided just the right sound for him.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maleficent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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