Diaval is the tritagonist in the film Maleficent and its sequels. He is a raven and the confidant of Maleficent. Under her command, he can take on not just the form of a human but also a variety of other creatures such as a wolf, a horse and a dragon that Maleficent turned him into. All his transformations appear very bird-like. In human form, he dresses in black and has a collection of huge visible scars all over his body.
Diaval is based on the character Diablo from Disney's 1959 film Sleeping Beauty.
Appearances
Maleficent
Diaval first meets Maleficent when he landed near the ruined fortress where she was residing shortly after her wings were stolen by Stephan. Due to not being in the mood for company at the time, she used her magic to force the Raven to fly elsewhere.
The next day, he was caught in a farmer's net. Before he and his dog could finish Diaval off, Maleficent saved the raven by transforming him into a man, scaring his attackers off as the thought he was a demon. At first, he is upset, protesting, "What have you done to my beautiful self?" Maleficent retorts that he should be thanking her. In gratitude for her kindness, he dedicates his life to serving her. She commands him to be her "wings" and spy on the kingdom. As they leave, Diaval clothed himself with the clothes from a nearby scarecrow before being changed back into a raven to fly to the castle where he witnessed Stefan's christening as king.
Years later, he brings news that King Stefan has had a daughter and a christening will be held the next day. Over time, he helps Maleficent to seek revenge against King Stefan for his treachery and finds where the pixies are hiding the princess. Despite her dislike for the little "beastie," she reluctantly has Diaval care for the princess since the pixies are incapable, as they struggle to adapt in their human forms.
As the years pass, Diaval develops a friendship with Aurora, and when she meets Prince Phillip, who he believes could be the key to saving her. However, all this is in vain when Prince Phillip's kiss fails to awaken her, but Maleficent's motherly kiss is true enough love to do so. When King Stefan and his men capture Maleficent, she turns Diaval into a dragon, and he fights off the guards while she battles King Stefan.
In the last scene, he witnesses Maleficent crowning Aurora the new queen of both the human and fairy kingdoms and flies happily alongside the reformed fairy, Maleficent.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Diaval overhears Prince Phillip proposing to Aurora. When he relays this to Maleficent, she is not pleased. He attends the banquet alongside Maleficent that Queen Ingrith has invited Aurora too. After Maleficent was incapacitated by a secret attack ordered by Ingrith, Diaval was stuck in his human form. Due to being able to pass off as a human, he is not amongst the Moors Folk who get taken to the church to get killed. He is able to get into the castle, and help rescue some of the ones trapped. Amidst the fighting with Queen Ingrith's Army, Maleficent transforms him into a bear, and he fights off countless soldiers as a result. In the form of a bear, Diaval frees the fairies trapped inside by destroying the door that is too heavy to be pushed while Maleficent prepares to take out Ingrith for her tyranny.
Gallery
Trivia
- In Maleficent, the name Diaval is pronounced similarly to "devil".
- Sam Riley believes that Diaval has romantic feelings for Maleficent.[1]
- When Diaval was changed into a bear in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, the fact that he still had a beaked face makes him resemble an owlbear.
See also
References
- ↑ Mason, Heather (October 21, 2019). "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil's Sam Riley on Diaval's Love for Maleficent" (Article). Syfy Wire.
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