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| “ | Bean you have so much to learn, and many wonderful things to see. | „ |
| ~ Queen Dagmar kidnapping Bean. |
Queen Dagmar is the main antagonist of Matt Groening's fantasy comedy show Disenchantment. She is the agent of Maru Kingdom, and is the mother of the main heroine, Princess Bean.
She is voiced by Sharon Horgan.
History
Life with Zog
Dagmar was born into the royal family of Maru, along with her siblings Cloyd, Becky, and Jerry. At some point, she murdered both of her parents. At some point, Maru became obsessed with ensuing a prophecy involving a Princess born from the Maru family, and another family being sacrificed. Dagmar was sent to Dreamland to bring this Princess into the world. She meet Zog at a tournament where he instantly fell in love with her. The two soon married and had a happy life together. Their lives became even happier when Dagmar gave birth to a daughter, Princess Tiabeanie, better known by her nickname Bean, just what Dagmar had wanted
A few years later one evening while Dagmar was playing with Bean, Odvar, the vizier brought in a tray of wine and grapes. While Bean and Zog were not looking, Dagmar slipped a magic potion inside Zog's goblet but as she got up to bring her husband to the wine, Bean switched the goblets while taking grape. This caused Dagmar to drink the wine not intended for her and as a result was turned to stone. Zog shielded a horrified bean from the sight, causing Bean to think that her mother died naturally. Zog had Dagmar placed inside the Church and lied to Bean that the statue that was really his wife was her memorial. Grief stricken by the loss of his wife, Zog vowed to create the elixir of life, believing it could revive Dagmar, completely unaware that she had tried to turn him to stone.
Statue
Dagmar spent the next 15 years as a stone statue. Durring this time, Zog remarried and his new wife, Queen Oona of Dankmire, gave him a son, Derek. Without her mother, Bean was primarily raised by her nursemaid Buntie, and drunks at local taverns. As a result, Bean grew into a rebellious, alcoholic, but kind and brave teenage Princess.
On her wedding day, Bean befriended Elfo, an Elf who left his home because he was tired of being jolly all the time, and Luci, a demon who unbeknownst to Bean, had been sent to turn her evil. With their help, Bean was able to call off her unhappy arranged marriage and from then on, the trio went on a series of comedic misadventures.
But since Elf blood was one of the ingredient's needed to create the Elixir of Life, Zog saw Elfo as his chance to revive Dagmar as his marriage with Oona was unhappy. Elfo was kept around as a test subject for the Elixir but after repeated failures to create it, it was discovered that Elfo was not a real elf. Bean, Elfo and Luci traveled to Elfwood where Elfo learned that he was a half-elf. However Zog'a army has followed the trio to steal elf blood. Though the trio helped the Elves defend their home, Elfo was shot by an arrow and died in Bean's arms.
Heartbroken and furious at her father for murdering her friend and seeking the Elixir, Bean disowned Zog only to learn that Zog was not trying to create the Elixir of Life to become immortal, but to revive Dagmar, and learned that that her mother's memorial was really Dagmar turned to stone. Bean was distraught by the thought that she was responsible for turning her mother to stone and created the Elixir using the Vial of Immortality(Which she had obtained in an earlier episode) and after some uncertainty about whether or not to resurrect Elfo or Dagmar, chose to revive her mother.
Revival and Betrayal
Upon her revival, Dagmar was happy to see her daughter full grown while all of Dreamland was shocked to see their former queen alive. Zog was overjoyed, but Dagmar's return created conflict with Oona, the queens even got into physical violence at Elfo's funeral resulting in Elfo's body being cast into the ocean. With all the Kingdom outraged at Oona, she vanished in the evening, while one by one the people of Dreamland began to turn to stone. Bean, Zog and Luci immediately suspected that Oona was the culprit but in truth, Dagmar had been turning people to stone using the same potion that she had tried to use on Zog. At the same time, Dagmar spent more time with Bean allowing mother and daughter to form a strong bond, however it was all manipulation to get Bean to trust Dagmar.
One evening, as Bean asked a crystal ball where Oona was, magic lighting shot from her fingers. Dagmar brought Bean to a secret room hidden in a tower where she revealed to her daughter that this was the start of a great change. At the same Time, Zog with the help of Luci used the crystal ball to reveal that Dagmar had poisoned the wine meant to turn him to stone. Horrified and angered by his wife's treachery, Zog discovered the secret room and confronted Dagmar. Dagmar told Zog that this was beyond anything he could imagine, a dark battle of 1,000 years and Bean's destiny. With that she kicked Zog down the stairs and unleashed her potion on all of Dreamland, turning everyone to stone. The only people who survived were Zog, Derek(who had been sealed in the tallest tower for his safety) and Luci who was kidnapped by an unidentified party. Dagmar then kidnapped Bean and brought her aboard a ship filled with goblins, orcs and other monsters who called Dagmar their queen and set sail for her homeland.
Personality
Dagmar initially appears as a kind, sympathetic and understanding wife and mother. But beneath this facade is a manipulative and cunning woman who uses her wiles to sway people into trusting her. She was able to gain her daughter's trust by playing on her fondness for drinking and by framing Oona for crimes against Dreamland. Even once Dagmar had Bean as her prisoner, she continued to play the role of a sympathetic and trusting mother. But once Bean learned that Dagmar intended to sacrifice her for reasons unknown, Dagmar dropped her facade and revealed her true monstrous nature. She forcibly attempted to murder Bean, and even though Bean escaped, Dagmar continued to torment her daughter in her nightmares. What the sacrifice will ultimatly do, remains a mystery.
Trivia
- King Zog explains that he became king after his brother was poisoned. Given Dagmar's history and use of potions, it is possible though unconfirmed that Dagmar murdered Zog's brother.
- Dagmar has a striking resemblance to Mom from Futurama. Interestingly, Mom herself is based on Lady Tremaine.