In "Sleeping Beauty", she is an evil fairy that wants to take over KIng Stephan's kingdom (and then, the world). When Princess Aurora grows up, she tricks her into pricking her finger with a magical thorn, and Aurora falls asleep. Then, she magically puts a series of thorny vines in order to prevent anyone from waking her up. However, Prince Phillip cuts throught the vines and wakes her up with a kiss. Enraged, Maleficent summons all her satanic powers to morph into a huge dragon, but Phillip kills her.