Maleficent's Raven

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Template:Enemy Maleficent's Raven is Maleficent's pet raven who originated from the Enchanted Dominion and is a minor antagonist in Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. He originated in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.

Story

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

When Prince Phillip and Aqua are trying to escape the Forbidden Mountain so they can reach King Stefan's castle to awake Aurora from the spell, Maleficent's Raven is the first to notice them escaping and quickly summons the goons to attack them.

Kingdom Hearts II

While Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather are giving Sora his new outfit, Maleficent's Raven is watching them from high up above the tower's window, remaining unnoticed, and quickly flies off. Sometime later, it brings Maleficent's empty robe to Yen Sid's tower, and the memories of Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather accidentally bring her back to life. Later on, Pete travels to Hollow Bastion to see if the rumors of Maleficent being killed off are true. Just then, the raven and the revived Maleficent arrive.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

When Maleficent abducts Queen Minnie at Disney Castle, she gives the raven Minnie's crown as well as a letter to be delivered to Mickey to lure him back to the castle.

Origin

Maleficent's Raven first appeared as a minor character going by the name of Diablo (The Spanish word for "devil") in Sleeping Beauty. Throughout the movie, Diablo essentially serves as Maleficent's eyes and ears, such as finding Aurora in the forest or keeping Prince Phillip from escaping the Forbidden Mountain. Diablo sticks to Maleficent's side as a loyal pet and remains perched on her shoulder when not doing her bidding. In the film's final scenes, he alerts Maleficent's goons of Prince Phillip's escape from Maleficent's dungeon with help from the three fairies, and when Phillip and the fairies escape the castle boundaries, Diablo attempts to alert the sleeping Maleficent. Merryweather spots him and gives chase, but manages to turn him to stone too late, as he succeeds in waking Maleficent, setting the scene for the final confrontation.