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Headmistress Faragonda is the Headmistress of Alfea College for Fairies, of which she was once a student herself. She played a major role in helping Bloom to discover her past and her true powers. Faragonda was also a member of the Company of Light.
Appearance[]
Faragonda is possibly an elderly fairy judging from her hair. She has short curly whitish-blue hair and dark blue eyes.
Civilian[]
She wears black horn-rimmed glasses with sky blue lenses and gold hoop earrings. She wears a long sleeved pink shirt with ruffles at the tips and a navy blue vest with a white trim, puffed sleeves, and a single violet button. She wears a long pink skirt with ruffles near her ankles. Her shoes are black high heels with yellow buckles.
From Season 6 to 7, she wears her outfit from the movies, which is a dark blue jacket with a lavender tie worn over a white ruffle collared dress shirt (dark purple in the movies), the same dark pink brooch, the lavender skirt is now straight instead of having waves, lavender gloves, white socks and the black high heels with yellow flowers (dark lavender in the movies) on it.
In Season 8, her outfit relatively stays the same same as the previous two seasons, however, her dark pink brooch is now held by a black string and her skirt has multiple white strips on it.
Personality[]
Faragonda is a kind soul who cares for her students, but she will not put up with nonsense and will dispense discipline when needed. She teaches Convergence to the fairies of Alfea.
Her relationship with Griffin, the Headmistress of Cloud Tower, is a strange mixture of true friendship and slight rivalry. In Season 3, it is revealed that this odd relationship is because they and Headmaster Saladin of Red Fountain had worked together as part of the Company of Light to help defend the planet of Domino from the Ancestral Witches and Valtor. However, Faragonda was not present during the final battle with the Witches as all the magical strength of most of the members of the Company had been exhausted, which is why she was not able to tell Bloom exactly what happened to her parents. Faragonda was friends with Bloom's parents, King Oritel and Queen Marion of Domino (also members of the Company of Light), and was deeply disturbed by their disappearance.
She also has a strong connection with each of the Winx girls, for example, by stating that she was very proud of Flora when she healed the Tree of Life in Pixie Village.
Faragonda is one of the three points of magic, the other two being Griffin and Saladin.
Games[]
Winx Club[]
She welcomes Bloom to Alfea and is also an NPC who can be interacted with. When Bloom temporarily lost her powers due to Trix, Faragonda sends her and the rest of the Winx to Domino so that Bloom can find herself. When they arrive back at Alfea, they come to Faragonda's office, where the specialists and Knut are. Faragonda wishes them luck before the final battle.
Join the Club[]
She appears with the Winx Club, Griffin, and Codatorta to fight Lord Darkar, having defeated Keborg before.
Quest for the Codex[]
Faragonda sends Bloom and Stella along with Aisha on a mission to rescue Pixie in Darkar's lair, which upsets Musa, because she also wanted to go, but Faragonda explained why her powers would not be useful there. When the team returns to Alfea, Faragonda informs them about the upcoming Red Fountain Day. Then she watches as the Winx learn Convergence in the simulator room, and although something went wrong, the girls successfully coped with it and Faragonda says that they did it well. Griffin comes to Alfea, Faragonda informs the Winx that they will study in Cloud Tower for some time to learn a little dark magic. Some time later, when Bloom was in Alfea with Avalon, he bewitches her to give the codex to Darkar, and Concorda told Faragonda about it, who came to Bloom, with whom the spell was lifted, and says that it is not her fault and asks who did this to her, to which Bloom does not know the answer.
Mission Enchantix[]
During the siege by the witches brainwashed by Valtor, she fought him, but he imprisoned her in a tree. Griffin told the Winx that only the Black Willow's Tear could help her, and they went to Linphea. Having retrieved it, they helped Faragonda return to her former state.
Believix in You[]
She congratulates the Winx for their success, but their conversation is interrupted by the Black Circle Sorcerers, who wanted to take Bloom, but they realized that she is not who they want. Faragonda tells the Winx about the power of Believix and they go on a mission to Earth to find the last fairy of this planet. While working at Love & Pet, Faragonda calls them to make sure they are okay.
Rockstars[]
She calls Love & Pet and informs the player of his achievements and abilities, and thanks them for playing their game too.
Adventure[]
Faragonda appears at the beginning of the game, asking the player questions before they can dive into the world. As they progress, she gives them advice, directions, and tips.
Fairy School[]
Faragonda sends the player a letter inviting them to Alfea. The player can enter her office to interact with her as an NPC. She will tell the player how much experience is left to reach a new level. When the player reaches a new stage, she, like some other characters, watches it.
Magical Abilities[]
Faragonda shooting a magical beam.
Faragonda was never shown to transform, and it is still unknown what her exact power is. Hence, despite her age and her kind demeanor, Faragonda is still an extremely powerful fairy whom none should underestimate.
However, according to Griffin, she was at least an Enchantix fairy, and given how her magic is usually green-colored, her element seemed to be nature-related. As the Headmistress of Alfea, a former witch, one of the Three Points of Magic, and a member of the Company of Light, Faragonda was a powerful warrior with a vast array of magical abilities: she could create illusions, fly without wings, conjure shields powerful enough to block even Valtor's spells, and fire energy blasts that could send her opponent flying considerable distances away.
Faragonda was also shown to be an absolute mistress of Convergence (which she herself taught at Alfea), being perfectly able to combine her powers with others' to achieve spectacular feats of magic: during the war against the Trix and their Army of Darkness, she once converged her powers with Griffin's to conjure a dome that enabled all their students - fairies and witches - to combine their magic to effectively neutralise all the monsters. Later on, she again converged her powers with Griffin's to conjure a protection barrier over the entire Alfea, and though it was breached by the Dragon-Flame-empowered Stormy, she, Griffin, and Saladin converged their magic to effectively vanquish a Manta Flyer. When Darcy and Stormy were defeated, Faragonda and Griffin again converged their magic to trap the two witches in a metal ball. She converged her magic with Griffin's to grant Codatorta enhanced strength and speed, and later, a protection barrier to protect the Winx from Darkar's attack.
Faragonda preparing to teleport the White Circle to herself in Magix.
She is also seen conjuring portals with little effort and one occasion, she gained insight on object with her magic through a video call. In Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom, Faragonda was also shown to have the ability to banish her opponents to other dimensions.
Uses of Magic[]
- Strength of the Ancient Titans
- Cupernus - Used in a convergence by her and Griffin to shield the Winx from Darkar's attack in "The Phoenix Revealed".
- Contego - Used against the Wild Lion Monster in "Trix Tricks".
- Age regression - Used to transform the Ligers into their cub form in "Butterflix".
- ”Mighty daylight, Crescents of Moon! Against evil, shield our school!” - Used with Wizgiz, Avalon, Palladium and Griselda to build up a protective cupola around Alfea in “The Heart and the Sword”.
- Closus - Used to stop a whirlwind of books in the library in "Betrayed!"
Trivia[]
- Faragonda and Mirta are so far, the only known witches to have become fairies.
- Faragonda's appearance may have been inspired by that of Madame Adelaide Bonfamille from the Disney animated movie, The Aristocats. Faragonda's facial features, her hairstyle from Season 1 to Season 5, and how she regularly wears lavender-colored clothes are very similar to Madame Bonfamille's facial features, her hairstyle and her dressing style.
- Faragonda's hair color appears to have changed extensively when she was younger. She has brown hair when she was a student at Alfea, but in flashbacks from Season 3 and the first movie, her hair was pink and then pale blue when she was in the Company of Light.
- During a flashback in Season 3, Faragonda's hairstyle consists of two buns on the sides of her head and covering each of her ears, similarly to the hairstyle of Princess Leia Organa from the Star Wars series.
- On top of that, her battle with Valtor during Season 3 also reflects the duel between Master Yoda and Emperor Palpatine from the Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
- Her personality and role of helping Bloom on her quests is similar to that of Albus Dumbledore from the Harry Potter series.
- Her role as the headteacher of Alfea who was in the Company of Light which fought against the Ancestral Witches and Valtor appears to have been inspired by how Dumbledore was the Headmaster of Hogwarts and a member of the Order of the Phoenix whose goal was to fight against Lord Voldemort.
- Her battle with Valtor during Season 3 also reflects the battle between Dumbledore and Voldemort in the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
- In the 4Kids dub:
- Faragonda's Nickelodeon voice actress, Kari Wahlgren, also plays the Narrator part in the Nickelodeon dub.
- Her attire and hair style have been changed in Season 6.
- In the third movie, Bloom calls her "Principal Faragonda" instead of "headmistress".
- Out of all the characters in the series, she has served as a guide and strategist for the Winx.
- She has appeared in every season and movies so far.
- Her personality is similar to Motherboard from Cyberchase.
- The name "Faragonda" may be derived from the word "Paragon".
- She has several similarities with Eldora, especially their physical appearance and hair.
- And if the 4Kids dub is taken into consideration then she is the first Fairy Godmother with the second being Eldora.
- Erica Schroeder used to voice Piff, Daphne, Galatea, Lysa, Yakobetta and Maia in the 4Kids dub.
- In "The Golden Butterfly," it is revealed that Faragonda became Griselda's roommate after Kalshara left Alfea.
- It is possible that she is left-handed or at least she is with a sword as seen in Secret of the Lost Kingdom.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2005 Official Website; Alfea's page
- ↑ Revealed in 4Kids' "Welcome to Magix!"
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