Queen Ravenna

"Do you hear that? it's the sound of battles fought, and lives lost. it once pained me to know I am the cause of such despair. But now, their cries gives me strength. Beauty is my power."

- Words of Queen Ravenna.

"I will give this wretched world the queen it deserves!"

- Queen Ravenna

Queen Ravenna is the main antagonist in 2012 fantasy movie Snow White and the Huntsman.

She was portrayed by Charlize Theron.

Ravenna, also known as the Evil Queen which is the same name of the evil monarch from the legend of Snow White she is based on, is the selfish and tyrannical ruler of Tabor, who learns that her stepdaughter, Snow White, is destined to surpass her as the "Fairest One of All". However, upon learning that the only way to remain in power is by consuming Snow White's heart, Ravenna recruits a Huntsman to capture and kill the young princess in exchange for his freedom, and presumably, using her own magic to resurrect his lost wife from the dead which is but a lie.

History
Ravenna is the daughter of an unknown sorceress whose home village was ravaged by a peasent king and found her way to the dark side by using unholy magic that her mother also practiced. At a young age she was abducted by a vicious master and the only power she wielded was her incredible beauty. Her brother, Finn, was her only ally and she used her beauty to seize multiple kingdoms. Ravenna's mother had given her a special enchantment to protect her from time, however she is forced to devour the life force of young maidens. To become truly immortal Ravenna must consume the heart of Snow White the moment she becomes fairest in the land.

Unfortunately she faced her downfall when Snow White stabbed her heart for what she did to her father for tyrannizing and killing her people within the land.