Season 1[]
Bloom recounting her dreams of Daphne in Dragon's Flame.
Daphne makes her debut in Issue 11 in a memory of Bloom's as she tells the Winx of what happened during her week back in Gardenia.
Aside from learning that she is the sole surviving princess of a long forgotten realm called Domino and that her parents, Mike and Vanessa, are not her birth parents, Bloom had been experiencing dreams of a strange person ever since she arrived in Magix. This person would constantly tell her of how she possessed a great power that the Trix sought to get their hands on and warned her not to let that happen. Unfortunately, Bloom was later ambushed by the Trix after they stormed her house and threatened to kill her foster parents, resulting in the Trix ultimately running off with the stolen Dragon's Flame.
Daphne appears as a disembodied spirit later into the issue when the Winx reunite with Bloom just outside the abandoned royal palace of Domino after Stella was able to successfully defrost it.
Appearing in a flash of light, Daphne formally introduces herself as the Nymph of the Fortress of Light to Bloom and the Winx. Seeing how confused Bloom still is, Daphne goes on to explain Bloom's past and what had befallen the now frozen realm of Domino.
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Daphne praising Bloom on her resolve.
According to Daphne, Bloom was born with a great power that a trio of witches known as The Three Ancestresses wanted more than anything. These three witches were responsible for Domino's destruction but before they could get their hands on baby Bloom, Daphne got Bloom and tossed her into a portal leading into another dimension where she would never be found. Their parents, Domino's rulers, were also thrown into exile during the realm's destruction and Domino was abandoned; left to be remembered only in myths and legends afterwards.
Overwhelmed by all of this, Bloom falls to her knees upon realizing that her birth parents are still alive somewhere out in the Magic Dimension. Daphne kneels beside her to tell her that she will only find memories amongst Domino's remains and that it is up to her to decide what her future will be. When Bloom decides that she will seek out her birth parents and defeat the Trix, Daphne praises her for speaking in the way a real princess would before disappearing in another flash of light.
Daphne speaking to Bloom telepathically in Magic Battle.
In the following issue, Daphne appears again after Bloom and Sky crashland in the middle of the forests between the three schools during their escape attempt from Cloud Tower. Before the two can head for Magix City to search for help, Daphne telepathically tells Bloom to come to her now that she is almost ready. Bloom quickly realizes that she needs to head for "the lake at the fortress of light" as she will be able to find Daphne there and runs off on her own to do so, leaving Sky to head for Magix City alone. As Bloom rushes in the direction for the lake, she hopes that Daphne will reveal to her a way to get her powers back so that she may become a real fairy once again.
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Daphne revealing to Bloom that she never lost her powers.
After receiving some hidden help, Bloom makes it to the lake at the fortress of light and walks into its waters where she meets Daphne once again. When Bloom asks Daphne if she knows of a way that would help her regain her lost powers, Daphne reveals that she was already aware of why Bloom came to her and that she never lost her powers. It is thanks to Daphne's wise words that Bloom is able to reactivate her dormant powers and help take down the Trix, ending the war. In fact, Bloom even tells her friends and the two headmistresses of Daphne's guidance once the Trix have been taken away to the Fortress of Light to face punishment for their crimes.
Season 3[]
Daphne appearing before the Winx in Ghosts.
Daphne is neither seen nor heard of again until Issue 33: Ghosts, where the Winx seek her out as the missing piece to their plans for Sifelius.
Since they also have an exam to do that day, the Winx split up into two groups with Bloom, Stella and Musa going off to meet Daphne within the depths of Lake Roccaluce as Flora, Tecna and Aisha take the exam for their group. When Bloom, Stella and Musa arrive at Lake Roccaluce and submerge, Daphne greets them almost immediately and asks Bloom what they could possibly need. When Bloom explains the situation to her, Daphne expresses her belief in the Winx being capable enough to execute the spell now that they are Enchantix fairies. She hands Bloom a large seashell and instructs her to open it and disperse the magic inside it when the time is right, reminding her that the spell will only work once. She then wishes the three girls good luck as they leave the lake to return to Alfea.
Daphne appearing alongside Irenja.
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