▁West ▁is ▁rarely ▁referred ▁to ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁O z ▁books . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Ev ill ene ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁The ▁W iz ▁origin ated ▁by ▁M abel ▁King , ▁and ▁repr ised ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁film ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁Of ▁all ▁stage , ▁film ▁and ▁animated ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁O z ▁story , ▁The ▁W iz ▁follows ▁Ba um ' s ▁book ▁the ▁most ▁closely , ▁and ▁therefore ▁she ▁has ▁no ▁green ▁skin . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁name ▁El ph aba , ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁the ▁Gregory ▁Mag u ire ▁novel ▁and ▁W inn ie ▁Holz man / Ste phen ▁Schw art z ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁musical ▁W icked , ▁and ▁is ▁born ▁green ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁el ix ir ▁given ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁( the ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ) ▁to ▁her ▁mother ▁( the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁M unch kin land ) ▁during ▁their ▁ad ul ter ous ▁affair . ▁Disc over ing ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁real ▁powers , ▁the ▁W izard ▁of ▁O z ▁orders ▁her ▁arrest ▁when ▁she ▁ref uses ▁to ▁aid ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁terror istic ▁control ▁of ▁O z , ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁declared ▁a ▁w icked ▁w itch ▁by ▁the ▁W izard ' s ▁press ▁secretary , ▁Madame ▁Mor rible . ▁Bel ieving ▁that ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁M unch kin land ▁is ▁her ▁real ▁father , ▁she ▁is ▁dev