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| “ | I am a fast-flying fairy, a true rare talent. And this is but a small part of what I do. I make breezes in the summer, blow down leaves in the fall. My winds even brought you here, dear. Fairies of every talent depend on me! | ” |
— Vidia introducing herself to Tinker Bell[src]
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Vidia is a fast-flying fairy. She prides herself on being the fastest fairy there is, and scoffs at the notion that anyone else – especially a fairy like Tinker Bell – is anywhere near her level.
In the books, Vidia is the only fairy in Pixie Hollow who doesn't live in the Home Tree. She lives in a Sour Plum Tree, which other fairies don't mind because they feel that some distance between themselves and Vidia is a good thing. Vidia's character is somewhat different in the films: while still being prickly and rude, she can be nice much more often than the book version, and eventually becomes friends with the others. In the books, she has a bit of a soft spot for Prilla and later Wisp, but she will not admit it openly.
Physical appearence[]
Vidia is a taller fairy with fair skin and a somewhat slim figure. Her hair is a very dark purple, and is tied up to a high, thick ponytail with a thin leaf or feather. Part of her thick bangs are swept to the side. Her hair is also quite wavy, and curls up at the end of her bangs and her ponytail. Vidia has gray eyes that are upturned and prominent, and her brows are thin and arched.
Unlike the other main girls, Vidia wears the same outfit across all the seasons (expect when she’s in the Winter Woods). Her usual outfit consists of a dark purple vest and a skirt made of thin, reddish-purple feathers. She also wears tight pants that are the same color as her vest. Her pants go down right above her ankles, and the bottom part of her pants are decorated with a half piece of feather, the same feathers her skirt is made of. Her hairtie/headpiece also has the same color as her skirt.
When in the Winter Woods, Vidia wears a knee-length sleeveless coat that’s the same color as her usual vest. The coat is tied together with something similar to her hairtie and has a longer/taller collar pointing upwards. Undet the coat Vidia wears a longsleeved, light purple shirt and pants with the same color. Her boots are the same color as her coat, and are decorated with fluffy cotton. She also wears fingerless gloves made from the same cotton material.
Vidia looks somewhat similar in the books, but her feature are sharper. The color of her vest and pants are also a lighter, colder purple, and her hairtie is a piece of spiky vine instead of feathers. She usually goes barefoot.
Personality[]
Vidia tends to be secretive, keeping extra pixie dust locked in a box hidden under her bed and racing dragonflies when the other fairies aren't looking. She is self-centered and believes not all fairies are created equal. Vidia's personality in the films changes a great deal.
Movies[]
In Tinker Bell she is very vindictive, jealous and spiteful, deliberately setting Tinker Bell up to fail, mocking Tink's talent, and bragging about her own.
In Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, she undergoes a personality switch, showing that she cares about Tinker Bell more. She befriends Sil, Fawn, Ro, Dessa, Clank and Bobble. While she mocks Tinker Bell's fascination with humans, and plays a prank on her, she is horrified when a human girl has kidnapped Tink. She ends up leading a quest to save Tink, feeling guilt-ridden about what happened. She comes clean to the other Fairies, and is grateful to find forgiveness and acceptance - this includes her as part of the group. She is nowhere near as cruel as in the first movie, and Tink is also less argumentative with her, instead behaving as if she is unaware that Vidia is being rude.
In Pixie Hollow Games she does not speak, but she also does not cheat in the games, and accepts losing, unlike Rumble.
In Secret of the Wings, Vidia is now a full member of the group, worrying about calming Periwinkle and Tinker Bell, but she does not dispense jokes in bad taste, when she tells Periwinkle: "Advice from fairy to fairy, Tink gets to be unbearable once in the middle when."
In The Pirate Fairy she is much more kind, gentle and a good companion, though still acts angry when her talent is switched to "Tinker Fairy". She cares about her friends and smiles often, though is still frequently exasperated or snarky.
In Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast, she is a more typical member of the group, though still acts annoyed with Rosetta ("EWWW!! My mouth was open!" "It's ALWAYS open!"). However, she is later shown crying with the group when Gruff goes back into hibernation.
Other[]
In Beck Beyond the Sea she is more than willing to commit criminal acts, including transactions fraud (Putting gravel in the pixie dust bag), forced displacement that almost ended in homicide (Beck ending up with too little dust to get back home), trespassing on guarded ground and theft (of Mother Dove's feathers in her nest), and giving false testimony.
Tinker Bell (DS Game)[]
- Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
- Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Trivia[]
- According to Gail Carson Levine's official blog, when being proposed by Disney to write Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg, the name suggested to use for the character was actually Invidia, however, she didn't like the name, thinking it was too depressing, so the name ended up being shortened to just Vidia.
- "Invidia" is a Latin (and Romance-languages) word that means "envy". This makes senses in the original movie, as Vidia herself was incredibly jealous of Tinker Bell's unusual and rare talent; this is why she despised her since both discovered how gifted she was among fellow tinkers.
- While the computer graphics card producer Nvidia was quickly becoming a household name around the time the first sets of books were released, this appears to have been merely coincidentally timed to the name change.
- Vidia is the only fairy that originated from the books to become a main antagonist.
- Even though in the "How I Train Vidia" Pixie Preview, it said that she could fly faster than the speed of sound, in the preview, she wasn't actually breaking the sound barrier.
- Vidia only has three outfits, whereas the other fairies (excluding the winter fairies) have five. (One for each season and one for the Pixie Hollow Games). Vidia has a Spring outfit which she also wears in Autumn and Summer. A Pixie Hollow Games outfit and a Winter outfit, which she wears in Secret of the Wings.
- In the books, Vidia keeps a secret box of extra pixie dust, that's locked and hidden under her bed. To get the extra pixie dust, Vidia plucked ten feathers from Mother Dove and ground them herself. After learning about this, Queen Clarion forbade Vidia from coming near Mother Dove again.
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