Living being in The Oz Series
Ozma
Also known as the lost Ozma, Pastoria's daughter, the lost girl Ozma, little Ozma, the rightful ruler of the Emerald City, the lovely Princess Ozma, Queen Ozma, the little Queen, the beautiful Princess Ozma, the loveliest Queen, a little girl named Ozma, the girlish Ruler of Oz.
The daughter of the former King Pastoria and rightful heir to the throne of the Emerald City, hidden for years by Mombi's enchantment in the form of the boy Tip; this chapter the concealment is exposed and undone, and she is restored to her true form — a young girl fresh and beautiful as a May morning, ruddy-gold-haired and crowned with a jeweled circlet.
Appears in 35 chapters, first in chapter 44, last in chapter 100.
This encyclopedia covers chapters 1 to 100 of the story and shows the world as it stands at chapter 100, so it contains spoilers up to that point. To read it spoiler free, one chapter at a time, open the interactive codex.
What the story establishes
| Affiliation | Of the royal line of the Emerald City — daughter of the deposed King Pastoria and the true heir to its throne, opposed to the usurpers (the Wizard, and now Queen Jinjur) who hold or claim it in her place. (as of ch. 44) |
| Age | A young girl — the daughter of King Pastoria, hidden away since the Wizard took the throne of the Emerald City. (as of ch. 44) |
| Appearance | A young girl fresh and beautiful as a May morning, her eyes sparkling like two diamonds and her lips tinted like a tourmaline, with tresses of ruddy gold floating down her back beneath a slender jeweled circlet at the brow, robed in floating silken gauze and shod in dainty satin slippers. (as of ch. 47) |
| Being nature | An ordinary human girl of royal birth — the mortal daughter and heir of King Pastoria. |
| Body conditions | Born a girl but held for years under Mombi's enchantment in the body of the boy Tip; this chapter the charm is undone and she is restored to her natural female form. |
| Conflict | Torn between the boyhood and free companionship she has always known and the girlhood, princesshood, and crown that are her true birthright — reluctant to give up traveling with her friends yet consenting to resume her proper form. (as of ch. 47) |
| Current goal | To send Dorothy and Zeb home from Oz, using the Magic Belt to return Dorothy to Kansas and dispatch Zeb to California. (as of ch. 89) |
| Dialogue style | Speaks with sweet diffidence and gentle modesty, anxious to reassure those around her that she is unchanged at heart. (as of ch. 47) |
| Equipment | Adorned upon her restoration with a slender jeweled circlet at the brow, robes of floating silken gauze, and dainty satin slippers. (as of ch. 47) |
| Gender identity | woman (as of ch. 44) |
| Health condition | Restored to her natural bodily form: Billina broke the Nome King's enchantment on the emerald grasshopper ornament, and Ozma of Oz emerged "as lovely and dainty as ever," in good health. (as of ch. 64) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 44) |
| Maturation stage | Child |
| Motive | To rule the Emerald City well — governing her people with wisdom and justice, righting the wrongs of the usurpation (restoring the stolen gems), and rewarding those who served her. (as of ch. 48) |
| Personality | Modest, diffident, and warmly loyal — more anxious that her friends still care for her than proud of being a princess and future Queen. (as of ch. 47) |
| Quirks | Personally welcomes and makes way to greet the Tin Woodman the moment he reappears, showing warm, immediate affection for her companions. (as of ch. 67) |
| Referential profile | feminine (as of ch. 44) |
| Sex profile | female (as of ch. 44) |
| Skills | Rules with wisdom and justice despite her youth and inexperience, guided by Glinda's counsel. (as of ch. 48) |
| Social status | Restored from her transformation and once again acting as the Ruler of Oz among her companions — greeting the Queen of Ev as an equal high-born princess and taking charge of the group's decision to confront the Nome King. (as of ch. 64) |
| Special capabilities | Rides a magic carpet that unrolls itself across the deadly desert sands so travelers' feet never touch them, and wields an ivory wand tipped with diamond letters "O" and "Z"; claims power enough to destroy an entire kingdom if she wished. |
| Status | Wearing the Magic Belt, she bids Dorothy and Zeb farewell and grants their wish to go home, making Dorothy and her kitten vanish to Kansas. (as of ch. 89) |
Relationships
- rules → City of Emeralds ch. 48Ozma accedes to the throne of her royal ancestors and reigns as the loveliest Queen the Emerald City has ever known, governing wisely and justly with Glinda's counsel.
- rules → Land of Oz ch. 53Ozma, the rightful heir to the throne, now rules the Land of Oz under the title of Ozma of Oz.
- child of → Pastoria ch. 44Ozma is the daughter of King Pastoria, the former sovereign of the Emerald City, and thus the rightful heir to his throne.
- subordinate to ← Oz ch. 84The Wizard accepts Ozma's offer to become the Official Wizard of her kingdom and declares himself one of her most faithful and devoted subjects, formally placing himself under her rule.
- leader of → ozma_rescue_expedition ch. 55Ozma leads the rescue expedition, driving the Lion-and-Tiger chariot with her ivory O-Z wand and commanding the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and twenty-seven soldiers as they cross into Ev.
- enemy of · the Nome King ch. 64The Nome King, enraged as his enchantments break one by one, summons his entire army against Ozma's freed party and declares them prisoners; Ozma refuses to surrender and orders her army to fight to the death, and the Scarecrow throws two of Billina's eggs into the King's eyes, blinding him and routing his warriors.
- subordinate to ← Tin Woodman ch. 57The Tin Woodman serves as commander of Ozma's army and obeys her orders, assembling the soldiers of Oz at her command for the campaign to free the royal family of Ev.
- indebted to ← Evardo ch. 68The King of Ev promised Ozma he would always be grateful to her and would render the Land of Oz any service within his power; debt pending, not yet fulfilled.
- advises ← Glinda ch. 48Glinda becomes the young Queen's standing counselor, giving Ozma good advice on all occasions as she learns to rule.
- possesses → jewel-studded belt ch. 69Dorothy gives the Nome King's magic belt to Ozma to keep, so that Ozma can use its power from within the Land of Oz without the belt being lost.
- subordinate to ← Omby Amby ch. 68Ozma notices the private is absent from the feast, has him sent for, and on learning his name promotes him on the spot to Captain General of all the armies and Commander of her Body Guard, promising to supply his uniforms from the royal treasury.
- advises ← Tiktok ch. 59Tiktok repeatedly coaches Ozma on how to deal with the Nome King, telling her she cannot command him since she does not rule him, and that if requesting his appearance fails she should try entreaty instead, while also assuring her the Nome King is honest and can be trusted to do right.
- guardian of → Billina ch. 69Billina chooses to remain permanently in the Land of Oz rather than go with Dorothy, staying on in Ozma's domain where she can end her days among plentiful bugs and ants.
- provides service ← Cowardly Lion ch. 55The Cowardly Lion, yoked with the Tiger, draws Ozma's golden chariot across the desert and into the Land of Ev.
- subordinate to ← Cowardly Lion ch. 85The Sawhorse introduces the Cowardly Lion to Jim as the King of the Forest who nonetheless serves as a faithful vassal of Princess Ozma, having come with the Tiger to the Emerald City to welcome Dorothy.
- provides service ← immense Tiger ch. 55The immense Tiger, yoked with the Lion, draws Ozma's golden chariot across the desert and into the Land of Ev.
- provides service ← Jellia Jamb ch. 87Jellia Jamb serves Ozma as her personal maid, running the Princess's errands about the palace—fetching the white piglet from the boudoir and later attempting to bring the kitten Eureka at Dorothy's and Ozma's bidding.
- leader of → Land of Oz ch. 53Ozma, the rightful heir, now leads the Land of Oz, ruling under the title of Ozma of Oz after deposing Jinjur.
- possesses → magic picture ch. 69The magic picture is a magical invention belonging to Ozma, hanging in her private room and answering to her wishes.
- includes ← ozma_rescue_expedition ch. 57Ozma leads the expedition from the golden chariot at its head, having organized the journey to liberate the imprisoned queen mother and her ten children from the Nome King.
- possesses → Saw-Horse ch. 48The Saw-Horse becomes Ozma's personal property, tenderly cared for and often ridden by the Queen through the city, its wooden legs shod with gold to keep them from wearing out.
- advises ← Scarecrow ch. 57Ozma seats the Scarecrow near her at breakfast so she can ask his advice about the journey to the Nome King's domain while she eats.
- guardian of → Tiktok ch. 69Dorothy leaves Tiktok behind in Ozma's care rather than bringing him to Australia, since he would not do for a servant in a civilized country and his machinery might not work there.
- wields → ivory wand ch. 55Ozma holds her diamond-tipped ivory wand while driving her chariot and carries it into the palace to confront Langwidere.
- ally of · Jack Pumpkinhead ch. 48Jack Pumpkinhead stays on with Ozma for the rest of his days, remaining her faithful companion at court even as the Woggle-Bug's attempts to educate him fail.
- provides service ← Saw-Horse ch. 48The Saw-Horse serves the Queen as her personal golden-shod mount, carrying Ozma along the streets of the Emerald City.
- subordinate to ← the twenty-seven soldiers ch. 55The twenty-seven soldiers march behind the Tin Woodman as part of Ozma's procession, following her chariot across the desert and into the palace of Ev.
- subordinate to ← Woggle-Bug ch. 48The Woggle-Bug takes service under Queen Ozma as her Public Educator, a post from which he helps her with perplexing royal duties.
- frees ← Billina (ended) ch. 64After turning up a hard, lifeless emerald grasshopper ornament, Billina and Ozma together search out and disenchant it, restoring Ozma to her true form.
- restores form ← Billina (ended) ch. 65By guessing correctly among the palace ornaments, Billina broke the Nome King's enchantment over Ozma, restoring her to her natural form, marked by the ringing of the enchantment bell.
- gives ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 69Before leaving for Australia, Dorothy hands the Nome King's magic belt to Ozma so Ozma can use it to wish Dorothy back to Oz later without the belt itself being lost.
- rescues → Dorothy (ended) ch. 83At the agreed signal, Ozma uses the Magic Belt to instantly whisk Dorothy out of the underground prison cave to safety in Oz.
- accuses → Eureka (ended) ch. 87Ozma accuses Eureka of stealing into her dressing-room and eating her pet white piglet, declaring that the kitten's own actions accuse her.
- uses → jewel-studded belt (ended) ch. 89Ozma wears the Magic Belt and, making her wish, uses it to instantly transport Dorothy and her kitten back to Kansas.
- reveals secret to → Oz (ended) ch. 84Ozma reveals to the Wizard the true history he never knew: that the Land of Oz was once united under a Ruler always named 'Oz' or 'Ozma,' that the Wicked Witch Mombi kidnapped her grandfather and later her father, and that Mombi transformed the infant Ozma into a boy to hide her identity until she escaped and reclaimed the throne.
- appoints → Oz (ended) ch. 84Ozma formally offers the aged Wizard a permanent home in the palace and names him the Official Wizard of her kingdom, to be treated with every respect, which he accepts with tears in his eyes.
- transforms ← the Nome King (ended) ch. 60Ozma guesses wrong on her final (eleventh) try in the Nome King's ornament-guessing game, and he transforms her into a small emerald grasshopper ornament left resting on a table in his palace.
- enslaves ← the Nome King (ended) ch. 60–64Having failed to guess correctly under the terms of his challenge, Ozma is transformed by the Nome King's magic into a small emerald grasshopper ornament, becoming a new object in his palace collection.
- rescues → underground_traveling_party (ended) ch. 83Answering Dorothy's four-o'clock signal, Ozma puts on the Nome King's Magic Belt and wishes the entire stranded fellowship out of their escape-proof underground cave, transporting Dorothy and Eureka first and then the horse, the boy, the Wizard and the piglets to the Emerald City.
- rescues ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 66Dorothy, having taken the Nome King's magic belt, formally welcomes the restored Ozma back to the land of the living and leads the escape from the Nome King's underground palace, seeing Ozma safely out through the passage and past the iron giant to freedom.
- frees → Dorothy (ended) ch. 55Ozma obliges Langwidere to release Dorothy from her tower prison and leads her back down by the hand.
- frees → Eureka (ended) ch. 88Once the piglet is produced, Ozma orders Eureka released from the cage, declaring her no longer a prisoner but a good friend.
- uses → jewel-studded belt (ended) ch. 69Ozma is entrusted with the magic belt so that, upon seeing Dorothy's agreed signal in the magic picture, she can use the belt's power to wish Dorothy instantly back to Oz.
- uses → jewel-studded belt (ended) ch. 83Ozma puts on the Nome King's Magic Belt to grant Dorothy's wish and transport her instantly to the Land of Oz.
- transforms ← Mombi (ended) ch. 47It is revealed that years ago Mombi enchanted the infant princess Ozma, transforming her into the boy Tip to conceal her at the Wizard's request — the disguise under which Ozma has lived the whole story.
- reveals secret to ← Oz (ended) ch. 84Over dinner, the Wizard tells Ozma his true origin story: his real name (Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs), how he shortened it to O.Z. to avoid being called 'pinhead,' his circus ventriloquism and balloon tricks, and how a runaway balloon carried him to Oz where the people mistook him for a superior being.
- challenges → the Nome King (ended) ch. 57Ozma resolves that the Nome King must be made to liberate the enslaved royal family of Ev and leads her army toward his domain to confront him, ready to fight if necessary.
- communicates with → the Nome King (ended) ch. 59Ozma explains to the Nome King who she is and why she has come, formally requesting that he release the enchanted Queen of Ev and her ten children and restore them to their people.
- confronts → the Nome King (ended) ch. 59Ozma disputes the Nome King's justifications, telling him that buying the Queen of Ev's family was wrong and that enslaving them by turning them into ornaments is cruel treatment.
- negotiates with → the Nome King (ended) ch. 59Ozma agrees to abandon threats and instead coax the Nome King as friends, asking how the Queen of Ev and her children might be freed, which leads him to propose the guessing-game offer.
- challenges ← the Nome King (ended) ch. 59The Nome King proposes a wagered trial to Ozma: she may enter his palace alone and touch eleven objects while saying 'Ev,' freeing any that prove to be the transformed royal family, but if none of the eleven guesses is correct she herself will be transformed into an ornament.
- negotiates with ← the Nome King (ended) ch. 59The Nome King offers Ozma a bargain: she may enter his palace alone and touch eleven objects, naming 'Ev' each time, to try to restore the transformed royal family, but if she fails to free any of them she herself will be turned into an ornament.
- defeats ← the Nome King (ended) ch. 60Ozma accepts the Nome King's guessing challenge to identify the transformed royal family of Ev among his palace ornaments, but uses all eleven (then a twelfth blind) guess and fails every time, losing the contest to the King.
- communicates with ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 69After seeing Uncle Henry's declining health in the magic picture, Dorothy tells Ozma she must go to him at once, and the two girls agree to consult Glinda for advice, and later Dorothy arranges the weekly signal plan with Ozma for possibly returning to Oz.
- appoints → Dorothy (ended) ch. 68At the reception, Ozma presents Dorothy with a coronet and formally makes her a Princess of Oz.
- rewards → Dorothy (ended) ch. 68Ozma presents Dorothy with a pretty coronet and makes her a Princess of Oz, honoring her part in the rescue mission.
- scries → Dorothy (ended) ch. 83Ozma watches Dorothy remotely through her enchanted picture every day at four o'clock, ready to see if Dorothy is in need and signaling for help.
- confesses to ← Eureka (ended) ch. 88Eureka confesses before the court that she intended to eat the piglet and reveals it actually fell into a vase and was never eaten.
- gives ← Glinda (ended) ch. 57Glinda the Good presents Ozma with a magic carpet that continually unrolls itself to make a path across the great desert, enabling the rescue expedition to Ev.
- transforms ← Mombi (ended) ch. 84When Ozma was born, the Wicked Witch Mombi transformed the infant Princess into a boy in order to hide her true identity as the rightful ruler of Oz and keep her from ever being recognized.
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From the text
You are both rich, my friends, and your riches are the only riches worth having—the riches of content!Chapter 48
"Forward, my brave soldiers, and fight for your Ruler and yourselves, unto death!"Chapter 65
The Sorceress quickly summoned the Scarecrow and his friends to her tent, and began to question the supposed Mombi about the lost girl Ozma.Chapter 45
from the couch arose the form of a young girl, fresh and beautiful as a May morning.Chapter 47
"I am Ruler of the Land of Oz, and I am powerful enough to destroy all your kingdom, if I so wish. Yet I did not come here to do harm, but rather to free the royal family of Ev from the thrall of the Nome King"Chapter 55
"We must not fail!" cried Ozma, courageously. "Having come all this distance to free these poor people, it would be weak and cowardly in us to abandon the adventure."Chapter 60