Hey all and welcome to another vile month of Ozian villains. In September, many young ones are heading back to school, which is a perfect time to check out some schoolyard bullies in Oz such as Wilhelmina Witch, the niece of the Wicked Witch of the West, and Prince Otto, the son of the Nome King. This post will focus on origins, their reigns of terror, their media legacy, and ways you can bring these soon-to-be sinister antagonists to your neck of the woods. The origins of these characters stems from the media adaptations that they appeared in. Wilhelmina Witch first appeared in Boomerang's Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz. Her birth or her parents are never made clear, but her story begins after she was done with Witch Finishing school. Then, to become a more villainous witch, she went to go live with her auntie, the Wicked Witch of the West, whose spirit/essence had been transferred to a gazing glass after the events of the MGM movie. To learn more more about this problematic pre-teen, check out her Oz wiki page. Then, there is Prince Otto, who was born in the underground tunnels as the son of the Nome King in Hyperion Animation's The Oz Kids. He lives with his father in hopes of becoming the next big villain of Oz. He first appeared in the story, "The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt", which ended up sharing many elements of Baum's Ozma of Oz as well as telling a new story after Dorothy got the Nome King's magic belt. Check out Otto's Oz wiki page to learn more about this malicious miscreant. Now, when it comes to each of these villain's reign of villainy, they seem to fluctuate between right and wrong while sometimes walking the line. Wilhelmina's reign of villainy began the moment she arrived at the Wicked Witch's castle. She was so determined to be just as wicked as her aunt that she was willing to do anything she said. Her aunt's goal was to get the ruby slippers and since the witch was trapped in the crystal ball, it was up to Wilhelmina to take up the mantle of villainy. She was always causing grief and problems for Oz's protagonists; but, unfortunately with the hindrance of Frank and Lyman, her winged monkey companions, it always ended up terribly for this wicked witch-in-training while Frank and Lyman ended up taking the brunt of yelling from the Wicked Witch. Otto's reign of villainy began when he started feeling left out; and, since he wanted to gain his father's approval that he was doing good at being a villain, he tried his hardest to cause trouble for Dot and her friends like trapping them in a virtual world or taking revenge for including him by recruiting Andrea to commit his wrongdoings. His minimal efforts at villainy did cause some minor inconveniences for the protagonists, but always seemed to backfire and would end up with him owning up to his errors and trying to fix them. There are moments when he was even on good terms with the protagonists; unfortunately for Otto, this did not please his father and he would end up getting an earful for not being a bad enough villain. So, when it comes to ways you can bring these vivacious villains into your homes, you can do a few things. First, you can purchase either or both of the adaptations online. The covers for the DVDs/VHS are seen throughout this post. You can also get the shows digitally like The Oz Kids on YouTube or Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz on either the Boomerang or Amazon apps. Another great option is to find some coloring pages featuring the characters from the different shows like the one below. You can also play some online games featuring the characters from Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz here. In terms of The Oz Kids, there doesn't seem to be any coloring pages out there, so there is room to create your own and share it in the comments. You can also check out my post on The Oz Kids and help solve the mystery of the Oz Kids here. It would also be really fun to start seeing more memes and gifs out there from the two shows as well, so there is another great activity for you to do. You can also share those as well in the comments below for others to see. One last activity you can do is always purchase one or both of these editions of The Baum Bugle that discuss the two shows. You can get these editions from The Oz Club here. If it's not listed, contact the Baum Bugle editor and see what they can do for you. Well, that will do it, until next time, I'll be seeing you somewhere in the Oz-verse.
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AuthorMy name is Vinkus Ken and I have been a long time fan of many things in Oz and how their world truly does emulate much of ours. Did you know that they have a flag of their own? Or did you know that they have a law about only having 9 jurors in their courts? Also, Oz has a court system! I like to introduce facts that seem meaningless and bring meaning to them by comparing them to our world. So, come along on this journey and enjoy the ride. |