Rumplestiltskin (OUAT)

Character
Name:	Rumplestiltskin; Mr. Gold; The Dark One; Crocodile
Occupation:	Pawnsbroker, Antique Shop Owner, Attorney; formerly Wool Spinner
Relationships:	father of Neal Cassidy (Baelfire); ex-husband of Milah; son of Peter Pan (Malcolm); grandfather of Henry Mills;; married to Belle;; ex-apprentices: Cora Mills, Zelena, Regina Mills
Fandom:	Once Upon A Time
Other:	Played by the actor Robert Carlyle; Once Upon a Time: Rumpelstiltskin by Kaktus-Olya (2015), this piece showing the character's Rumpelstiltskin form Once Upon A Time: Mr. Gold by by Kaktus-Olya (2015), this piece showing the character's Mr Gold form
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Rumplestiltskin is one of the main characters on Once Upon A Time. He is known as Mr. Gold after the Dark Curse hit in Storybrooke.

Canon

He is considered the Beast in the Beauty and the Beast fairytale as well as the Crocodile in the Peter Pan story.

Fandom

Rumplestiltskin is a popular character in the OUAT fandom.

The large and dysfunctional family tree of Henry Mills has been a large component in the fandom due to several big reveals in Season 2 (Baelfire as Henry's father, as such Rumpelstiltskin is Henry's grandfather) and Season 3 Rumpelstiltskin's father is revealed to be Peter Pan ^[1] ^[2].

Pairings

Belle/Rumplestiltskin - canonical and most popular pairing
Rumplestiltskin/Emma Swan - popular during Season 1 before Belle appeared
Captain Hook/Rumplestiltskin
Cora/Rumpelstiltskin - canonical

Challenges

Rumplestiltskin Appreciation Week

Terminology

Rumple is a common nickname used by fans and in canon by Belle
fans of Rumplestiltskin call themselves Dearies

Fanworks

Fanfiction

The Life & Times of Emma Gold by Ultra
Belle's Tears by Chris Fitzner
Collateral Damages by RhineGold

Fanart

Rumplestiltskin by SvenjaLiv
Rumplestiltskin by thewholehorizon
Trickster by erebus-odora

Fanvids

Believer by Zelena the Wicked Witch
Rumpelstiltskin (Mr Gold) "The dark one" | Once upon a time by AnimaObscuri
really, dearie? by KatrinDepp

Archives and Communities

Rumplestiltskin fanworks at AO3
Rumplestiltskin works at FFN
Rumplestiltskin tag at Once Upon A Time Fanfic

LiveJournal Communities

Deal Maker
Spinning Tales (Rumple/Belle)

Resources

References

^ charmestswan. Disney According to Henry Mills Posted November 20 2013. (Accessed 21 November 2013)
^ Nikki De Graeve at Entertainment Outlook. Once Upon a Family Tree Posted on November 18 2013. (Accessed 21 November 2013)

[1] rmestswan. Disney According to Henry Mills Posted November 20 2013. (Accessed 21 November 2013)

[2] Nikki De Graeve at Entertainment Outlook. Once Upon a Family Tree Posted on November 18 2013. (Accessed 21 November 2013)

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Character
Name:	Rumplestiltskin Mr. Gold The Dark One Crocodile
Occupation:	Pawnsbroker, Antique Shop Owner, Attorney formerly Wool Spinner
Relationships:	father of Neal Cassidy (Baelfire); ex-husband of Milah; son of Peter Pan (Malcolm); grandfather of Henry Mills; married to Belle; ex-apprentices: Cora Mills, Zelena, Regina Mills
Fandom:	Once Upon A Time
Other:	Played by the actor Robert Carlyle Once Upon a Time: Rumpelstiltskin by Kaktus-Olya (2015), this piece showing the character's Rumpelstiltskin form Once Upon A Time: Mr. Gold by by Kaktus-Olya (2015), this piece showing the character's Mr Gold form
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Contents 1 Canon 2 Fandom 2.1 Pairings 2.2 Challenges 2.3 Terminology 3 Fanworks 3.1 Fanfiction 3.2 Fanart 3.3 Fanvids 3.4 Meta 4 Archives and Communities 5 Resources 6 References