Diablo

Diablo is Maleficent's pet raven and the secondary antagonist in Disney's 1959 animated feature film, Sleeping Beauty. He has a supporting role in the book The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel.

Background Information

Character origins

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He is Maleficent's faithful pet and helper. When she asks him to go in search of Princess Aurora to fulfill the curse she imposed on her when she was a baby, Diablo flies until he finds in the forest the cabin where the Three Good Fairies hide Aurora, also hearing that she planned to meet someone that night.

After notifying his owner, Maleficent manages to fulfill her curse, and goes to kidnap the boy Aurora was going to meet, who turned out to be Prince Philip. When the Three Fairies free the prince, Diablo finds them, and flies to warn the guards, who pursue them. As they flee, Diablo continues to squawk as a warning, until Merryweather uses her magic to petrify him, and is later found by Maleficent, who is horrified to see him as a statue.

Physical Appearance

Diablo is a black raven with pink bags around his eyes. He has a sharp, long yellow beak and yellow claws. In The Isle of the Lost: The Graphic Novel, his pink bags around his eyes are small and purple.

History

The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel

Diablo is said to remain petrified in Maleficent's castle on the Isle of the Lost. After Carlos De Vil accidentally makes a tiny hole in the magical barrier of the Isle, Diablo's curse was broken, and feeling that the Eye of the Dragon, Maleficent's staff, was awake, he travels to the city on the Isle of the Lost, looking for his mistress. Diablo informs Maleficent about the Eye of the Dragon and she sends her daughter, Mal, to recover the Eye, but since she really doesn't believe her daughter can complete the mission, Maleficent orders Diablo to follow her daughter and retrieve the Eye. Mal and her friends ended successfully finding the Eye, but since the Eye was cursed to make the first person who touched the Eye fall into a thousand years sleep, Diablo takes the Eye out of Mal's hand and returns it to Maleficent.

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Characters Descendants in the later film: Mal • Jay • Evie • Carlos De Vil • Ben • Audrey Other Descendants: Claudine Frollo • Gaston Jr. • Gaston the Third • Sammy Smee • Big Murph • LeFou Deux • Yzla • Harry Badun • Jace Badun • Diego De Vil • Harriet Hook • Ginny Gothel • Anthony Tremaine • Clay Clayton • Rick Ratcliffe • Beelzebub • Othello • Lagan and Derelict Isle of the Lost Inhabitants: Maleficent • Diablo • Evil Queen • Jafar • Dr. Facilier • Lady Tremaine • Mother Gothel • Yen Sid • Cruella De Vil • Goblins • Captain Hook • Claude Frollo • Ratigan Auradon Inhabitants: Beast • Belle • The Council of Sidekicks (Grumpy - Genie - Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather - Flounder - Ariel's Sisters - Pongo - Perdita - Jaq - Gus - Mary) • Magic Mirror • King Stefan • Queen Leah Locations Isle of the Lost • Hell Hall • Auradon Related Descendants (follow-up film)