becomes protector of the Moors. When King Henry (Kenneth Cranham) tries to conquer the Moors, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) commands primeval forces and makes him retreat. Fatally wounded in battle, he declares that whoever kills Maleficent will be named his successor and marry Princess Leila, his only daughter. Accordingly, Stefan (Sharlto Copley) visits Maleficent in the Moors and drugs her, but cannot bring himself to kill her. Instead, Stefan uses a chain made of iron, which burns fairies, to cut off Maleficent's bird-shaped wings which he then presents them to the king as evidence of her death. Maleficent awakens to find herself wingless. Traumatised by Stefan's betrayal and her mutilation, she declares herself Queen of the Moors, turning it into a dark and oppressive realm with her outfit changing