Their mutual care for Aurora changes the relationship between Diaval and Maleficent, as they go from being merely mistress and servant to true friends. Regaining some of her childish mischief, Maleficent magically conjures a handful of mud into his face. Although the creatures cower in dread at Maleficent's displeasure, Diaval is delighted and laughs out loud at his mistress's misfortune. In one instance, she starts a mud fight with some river creatures which ends with Maleficent receiving a speck of mud on her face. The darkness of Maleficent's early reign starts to fade as the creatures experience fun again with Aurora. After this meeting, Aurora spends time with both Maleficent and Diaval, who introduce her to the creatures of the Moors. As the years went by, Diaval questioned if Maleficent actually started to care for Aurora.Įventually, the two decided to bring Aurora to the Moors, where she meets both of them formally a few days before her sixteenth birthday and she recognizes Diaval as the 'pretty bird' who took care of her and rocked her when she was a child. Sometimes, Diaval would visit Aurora, in his raven form, and play with her. They both start to gradually care for her, watching over her for the sixteen years of her exile. However, the pixies prove unable to care for the girl and both Diaval and Maleficent start grudgingly caring for her. Diaval became Maleficent's servant, and her "wings" and spy on the kingdom.Īfter Maleficent curses the human princess Aurora as revenge for the betrayal of her father King Stefan, the princess is hidden in the Moors under the protection of three pixies. In gratitude for her kindness, he dedicates his life to serving her. When Diaval sees Maleficent, at first, he is upset, protesting, "What have you done to my beautiful self?" Maleficent retorts that he should be thanking her. The man, who caught Diaval, became scared and ran away, claiming to have caught a demon. Maleficent saw it and transformed Diaval into a human. One day he flew into the Human Kingdom and some man caught him in a net. On the other hand, Maleficent is not oblivious to this peculiar relationship and even treasures it.ĭiaval was a raven in the Moors. "Heart of the Moors" by Holly Black states that despite this, there's not another place where he would prefer to be instead of the little dysfunctional family that Maleficent and him formed with Aurora. Maleficent and Diaval at Aurora's wedding Throughout the years they've become close friends and even after by this time, Diaval has payed his life-debt and Maleficent does not longer need "wings." Maleficent and Diaval have been together for twenty-one years now. Relationships Maleficent and Diaval Īfter saving his life, Diaval promises Maleficent he will be her humble servant as a gratitude. She generally keeps him in his human form, as she prefers him to be able to converse with him, as well as offer assistance due to her disability. However, he only ever transforms at Maleficent's will. Diaval has transformed into a human, a wolf, a horse, a dragon, and a bear. Shapeshifting: Diaval can transform into any animal, however, it is dependent on Maleficent.
Nevertheless, he continued to serve Maleficent faithfully, and was visibly relieved to see his mistress regained the peace she lost thanks to Aurora. His relationships with Maleficent started off a rocky one because of his mistress' bitterness from Stefan's betrayal and clearly saddened upon seeing what she had become. Other than that, it is clear Diaval lacked the former's malice owing to his kinder and considerate personality. At the end of the film, however, he can also be seen holding Maleficent's staff and wearing a coat designed with sharp animal skin.Īs with Diablo, Diaval shared the latter's loyalty towards Maleficent as her confidante and assistant where in his case, out of gratitude for saving his life from a human farmer. Throughout most of the film, Diaval always wears black clothing with an open shirt, a belt, and a matching coat. Diaval himself has black slicked back hair, very dark brown eyes, and a fair complexion. In his other animal forms, there is always something birdlike in his features, whether it be a feathers, talons, or a beak. Whilst his frame is rather small, Diaval's chest and face have markings that are reminiscent of feathers. With a relatively average stature for a human male, Diaval is slightly taller than Maleficent. In human form, Diaval appears as a good-looking, lean, and a clean cut individual.
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