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This article is about the character from Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. For the Once Upon a Time character, see Gerda (Once Upon a Time).

Gerda is the secondary antagonist of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, serving as Queen Ingrith's stewardess and engineer.

Background[]

Personality[]

She has been described by Michelle Pfeiffer as a "wonderfully strange, but brilliant" engineer, and that "She's psychotic with this still, cold exterior that gives the sense that she has no conscience whatsoever". "The perfect executor" to Queen Ingrith's "evil plan for all dominance."

Role in the Film[]

Gerda is Queen Ingrith's personal advisor, assisting her in her secret plan to kill all magical creatures. When Maleficent, Aurora, and Diaval are to have dinner with Ingrith, King John, and Prince Phillip, Gerda announces their presences. After Ingrith provokes Maleficent in a way that causes her to lash out, Gerda shoots Maleficent in the sky when she tries to fly away from the castle which causes her to fall down the water below, only for Maleficent to be rescued by Conall from drowning. Afterwards, Gerda informs Ingrith of what happened and tells her Conall ressembles Maleficent.

As part of a trap, Gerda loudly announces to the creatures of the Moors via loudspeakers that they are all expected to be present at Aurora and Phillip's wedding. She also directs an attack towards the Moors in order to steal Tomb Bloom flowers.

Three days after Gerda's announcement, once all the magical creatures are present inside a chapel, Gerda hears Ingrith's order to "start the music." She then plays an organ that releases red iron dust onto magical creatures inside the chapel, which kills them. Flittle puts an end to Gerda's single-handed genocide by going inside the organ's pipes, causing her to leave behind blue flowers that render Gerda unable to resume playing the organ, sacrificing herself. When Flittle dies, Gerda tries to get the organ working again, but Knotgrass and Thistlewit avenge Flittle’s death by attacking Gerda and causing her to lose her grasp on the organ's pipes, resulting in her screaming as she plummets to her presumed demise.

She is not seen again after this. However it is completely unknown what happened to Gerda after Ingrith's defeat.

Trivia[]

  • Gerda's name is never mentioned in the film itself; however, her name is shown in the end credits.
  • She was created solely for Maleficent and has no animated counterpart.
    • Although not explicitly said, it can possibly be inferred and noted that her character was possibly inspired by Lord Duke, a character from the original Sleeping Beauty and his official appearance from Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, as they are both head servants who act as advisors to the monarchs (Queen Ingrith, Gerda; King Stefan, Duke). The biggest difference between the two is that they have polar opposite personalities; Duke is a good-hearted gentleman who enforces Stefan’s good laws and assist Aurora in ruling the kingdom while Gerda is an evil woman who follows Ingrith’s evil deeds and killing almost all magical fairies, including Flittle. Another difference is that Duke is also a Lord while Gerda is an engineer.

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Media
Films: Sleeping Beauty (video/soundtrack/The Legacy Collection) • Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams • Maleficent (video/soundtrack) • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (video/soundtrack) • Maleficent 3

Shows: House of Mouse • Sofia the First • Chibi Tiny Tales
Video Games: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep • Disney Infinity • Maleficent Free Fall • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode
Books: My Side of the Story: Sleeping Beauty/Maleficent • The Curse of Maleficent: The Tale of a Sleeping Beauty • Once Upon a Dream: From Perrault's Sleeping Beauty to Disney's Maleficent • Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy • Disney Princess Beginnings • Prince of Thorns & Nightmares

Disney Parks
Castle of Magical Dreams • Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour • Club Villain • Disney Animation Building • King Arthur Carrousel • Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant • La Tanière du Dragon • Princess Pavilion • Sleeping Beauty Castle • Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom • Midship Detective Agency • Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough•Disney Heroes: Battle Mode

Entertainment: "A Whole New World" A Magical Disney Songbook • Animagique • Cinderellabration: Lights of Romance • Disney's Believe • Fantasmic! • Feel the Magic • Mickey's Gift of Dreams • Mickey's Magical Celebration • Once Upon a Mouse • One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On! • Soryo Kobu • The Golden Mickeys • The Starlit Princess Waltz • Villains Tonight!
Restaurants: King Stefan's Banquet Hall
Parades: Disney's Dreams On Parade: Moving On • Disney's Fantillusion • Disney's Party Express • Disney Carnivale Parade • Disney on Parade • Disney Stars on Parade • Dreaming Up! • Festival of Fantasy Parade • Flights of Fantasy Parade • Happiness is Here Parade • Jubilation! • Magic Happens • Main Street Electrical Parade • Mickey's Rainy Day Express • Mickey's Soundsational Parade • SpectroMagic • The Wonderful World of Disney Parade • Nightfall Glow • Minnie's Tiara of Dreams
Fireworks: Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland • Disney Dreams! • Magic, Music and Mayhem • Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations • Momentous • Reach for the Stars • Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams • Wonderful World of Animation • Wondrous Journeys
Spring: Disney Pirate or Princess: Make Your Choice
Summer: Club Mouse Beat • Mickey's WaterWorks
Halloween: Celebrate the Magic • Disney's Maleficious Halloween Party • Frightfully Fun Parade • Happy Hallowishes • Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular • Inferno Dance Party • It's Good to be Bad with the Disney Villains • Jack Skellington’s Villainous Gathering • Let's Get Wicked • Kooky Spooky Halloween Night • Re-Villains! Halloween Parade • The Disney Villains Halloween Showtime • The Villains Rockin’ Halloween • The Villains World • The Villains' Halloween "Into the Frenzy" • Treat Trails • Villains Grove • Villains Mix and Mingle • Villains Night Out! • World of Color: Villainous!
Christmas: A Christmas Fantasy Parade • Royal Christmas Ball • Royal Christmas Wishes

Characters
Sleeping Beauty: Aurora • Prince Phillip • Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather • Maleficent • Diablo • King Stefan • Queen Leah • King Hubert • Forest Animals • Samson • Goons • Minstrel

Maleficent: Maleficent • Aurora • Diaval • King Stefan • Prince Phillip • Knotgrass, Thistlewit, and Flittle • Forest Army • King Henry • King Henry's Army • Fairies • Queen Ingrith • Conall • Borra • Gerda • Dark Fey • Lickspittle
See also: Vulture (deleted character) • The Duke

Locations
King Stefan's Castle • Forbidden Mountain • Aurora's Cottage • Forest • Moors • Ulstead • Cavernous Nest
Songs
Sleeping Beauty: Hail to the Princess Aurora • The Gifts of Beauty and Song • I Wonder • Once Upon a Dream • Skumps • Sleeping Beauty

Deleted Songs: Sing a Smiling Song • It Happens I Have a Picture • Riddle Diddle • Go to Sleep • Evil - Evil
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil: You Can't Stop The Girl

See also
1951 version • Spinning Wheel • Maleficent's Staff
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