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Elphaba Thropp
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| Name: | Elphaba Thropp |
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| Fandom: | Wicked |
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Elphaba Thropp is a character from the book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, and its popular musical adaptation Wicked.
Canon
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Musical
Fandom
Queer Identity
Due to the popularity of Gelphie, Elphaba is very commonly headcanoned as being sapphic, with bisexual and other mspec identities, such as pan, being the norm, usually to include her love for Fiyero as genuine. Though lesbian will also be seen.
In the book, Elphaba is canonically both intersex and bisexual.
Lindsey Heather Pearce, one of Elphaba's actresses, has affirmed fans when they've mentioned her Elphaba's queerness. A fan's Instagram post read:
I have it on good authority (...social media gays, obvi) that @lindsayheatherpearce elevates Elphaba's queer to just like... maintext [...]
- To which she added:
I'm happy to provide any queer panic you need, Elphaba is a queer icon and it's an honor to walk in her shoes.[1]
Shipping
- Elphaba/Glinda (Gelphie)
- Elphaba/Fiyero (Fiyeraba)
- Elphaba/Glinda/Fiyero - the dynamic will often change depending on the headcanons of fans, especially those regarding sexuality.
Common Tropes & Themes
Fanworks
Fanart
Gallery
Articles
- Elpha-bi: Why Wicked’s Green Skinned Heroine is a Queer Icon (Sept 2018) by Hayley St. James on The Theatrical Board