Editing Elphaba (section)

{{Short description|Fictional character from Wicked}}
{{Redirect|Elphie|people and with fictional characters with similar names|Elfi}}
{{Infobox character
| franchise = ''[[The Wicked Years]]''
| image = Myra - Elphaba.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = [[Myra Ruiz]] as Elphaba in the musical theatre version of ''Wicked'', Brazil 2016
| first = ''[[Wicked (Maguire novel)|Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West]]'' (1995)
| creator = [[Gregory Maguire]]
| based_on = {{based on|[[Wicked Witch of the West]]|[[L. Frank Baum]]}}
| portrayer = {{Plain list|
* [[Idina Menzel]] ([[Wicked (musical)|musical adaptation]])
* [[Cynthia Erivo]] (''[[Wicked (2024 film)|Wicked]]'', ''[[Wicked: For Good]]'')
}}
| full_name = Elphaba Thropp Third Descending
| nickname = Elphie<br/>Fabala
| alias = Wicked Witch of the West<br/>Fae<br/>Sister Saint Ælphaba<br/>Auntie Witch
| family = [[Wizard of Oz (character)|Oscar Diggs]] (biological father)<br/>Melena Thropp (mother)<br/>Frexspar The Godly (step-father)<br/>Nessarose Thropp (half-sister)<br/>Sheltergod "Shell" Thropp (half-brother) <br/>Rain (granddaughter)
| significant_other = Fiyero Tigelaar
| children = Liir Thropp (son)
| religion = None ([[atheist]])
| nationality = [[Land of Oz|Ozian]] [[Munchkin Country|Munchkinlander]] of [[United States of America|American]] descent 
}}
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'''Elphaba Thropp''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|l|f|ə|b|ə|_|ˈ|θ|r|ɒ|p|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Elphaba.wav}}) is the [[protagonist]] of [[Gregory Maguire]]'s 1995 novel ''[[Wicked (Maguire novel)|Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West]]'', the novel's [[Wicked (musical)|musical theatre adaptation]], and the musical's [[Wicked (film franchise)|two-part film adaptation]], ''[[Wicked (2024 film)|Wicked]]'' (2024) and ''[[Wicked: For Good]]'' (2025). She is a reimagining of the [[Wicked Witch of the West]] from [[L. Frank Baum]]'s 1900 novel ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''.

In the Baum novel, the Witch is unnamed and little is explained about her life; ''Wicked'' creates a [[backstory]] for her and explores the world of ''The Wizard of Oz'' from her perspective. Elphaba is modeled after [[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]]'s portrayal in the 1939 film ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'': green-skinned, clad entirely in black and wearing a tall peaked hat. Maguire formulated the name "Elphaba" from the pronunciation of Baum's initials—"L.F.B.". In-universe, she is also nicknamed "'''Elphie'''", mostly by [[Glinda|Galinda Upland]].