Elphaba

Elphaba
Elphaba
The Wicked Years character
	Myra Ruiz as Elphaba in the Brazilian production of the Wicked musical, 2016
First appearance	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (1995)
Created by	Gregory Maguire
Based on	Wicked Witch of the West; by L. Frank Baum
Portrayed by	Idina Menzel (musical adaptation); Cynthia Erivo (Wicked, Wicked: For Good);
In-universe information
Full name	Elphaba Thropp
Alias	Wicked Witch of the West
Nickname	Elphie; Fabala; Fae; Auntie Witch;
Family	Peerless Thropp (great-grandfather); Partra Thropp (grandmother); Romen Skarr (grandfather); Sophelia Thropp (aunt); Oscar Diggs (father); Melena Thropp (mother); Nessarose Thropp (half-sister); Sheltergod "Shell" Thropp (half-brother; novel only); Frexspar the Godly (legal father); Oziandra "Rain" Osqa'ami-Thropp (granddaughter; novel only);
Significant other	Fiyero Tigelaar
Children	Liir Thropp (son; novel only)
Religion	None (atheist)
Nationality	Ozian (half-Munchkinlander)

Elphaba Thropp (/ˈɛlfəbə ˈθrɒp/ ^ⓘ) is a fictional character created by Gregory Maguire as the protagonist of his 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. She also appears in the novel's musical theatre adaptation, as well as the musical's two-part film adaptation, Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).

Elphaba is a reimagining of the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In Baum's novel, the Witch is unnamed and little is explained about her life; Maguire's Wicked creates a backstory for her and explores events in the Land of Oz through her perspective. Elphaba's name was formulated from the pronunciation of Baum's initials ("L.F.B."), while her appearance was modeled after Margaret Hamilton's portrayal of the Witch in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz: green-skinned, clad entirely in black, and wearing a tall peaked hat.