The Oracle (also known as Young Nurse) is a character who appears in the sixth season of ABC's fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time.
Role in the series[]
The Oracle first appears in "The Savior" and is portrayed by Jordyn Ashley Olson. She is in Agrabah, protecting Aladdin, who has become shrivelled and weak as a result of being the Savior. When a messenger comes to ask for Aladdin's assistance, she informs him that he won't be seeing anyone that day. Jafar then suddenly arrives, and the Oracle watches as he kills the messenger Emir, turning him to dust. The Oracle pleads with Jafar not to harm Aladdin, who ignores her by telekinetically throwing her across the room, rendering her unconscious. Through unknown means, she ends up in the Land of Untold Stories.
After Mr. Hyde takes over Storybrooke, he summons a dirigible, which contains many of the inhabitant of the land, including the Oracle. When the dirigible crashes, all the inhabitants inside hide themselves away in the forest. When another Savior by the named of Emma begins seeing pieces of a vision of a battle to come, she is advised by Hyde to follow a Red Bird, which will lead her to the Oracle. Emma follows it to find the Oracle sitting in the forest, and already aware of her identity. When Emma asks for an explanation as to what these visions mean, the Oracle magically summons a staff, and tells Emma to look at the eyes of the bird on top of it, which begin to glow red. After Emma receives a vision of being stabbed by a hooded figure, the Oracle tells her that she saw is inevitable, and that she will be killed. The Oracle then disappears.
On another night, Jasmine appears and lets the Oracle know she is safe to come out of hiding. Jasmine reassures the Oracle that her identity still remains a secret. Jasmine then asks if she has completed her mission in finding Aladdin, to which the Oracle replies that she has not, though she is certain he is in Storybrooke, having foreseen it. She promises to keep at Jasmine's side until they find him.
Emma tries to locate the Oracle and follows the red bird to see her sitting in the forest. She goes over to her, only to discover she has been killed.
Trivia[]
- According to Jane Espenson, the Oracle is an original character, and is not based on anything but the general concept of an oracle.
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