<P> In the Enchanted Forest , before the Dark Curse , Rumplestiltskin finds Regina exploring Maleficent 's spell book . However , Rumplestiltskin tells her that she is rushing into this too fast , saying that the key to Maleficent 's skills is time , and sends Regina to Maleficent 's palace , where she sees a tree still burning from Maleficent 's wrath `` half a lifetime '' after she burned down a forest . Regina enters Maleficent 's palace to discover a disheveled , depressed Maleficent ; the sorceress explains that an encounter with Briar Rose drained her of all her spirit . Regina tells her that Briar Rose 's daughter , Aurora , is about to be married . Regina is furious to see heroes getting happy endings , and , after Maleficent reveals that her fire and ability to transform into a dragon has disappeared , Regina decides to use the royal wedding to inspire Maleficent . </P>
<P> In the Enchanted Forest , before the Dark Curse , Rumplestiltskin finds Regina exploring Maleficent 's spell book . However , Rumplestiltskin tells her that she is rushing into this too fast , saying that the key to Maleficent 's skills is time , and sends Regina to Maleficent 's palace , where she sees a tree still burning from Maleficent 's wrath `` half a lifetime '' after she burned down a forest . Regina enters Maleficent 's palace to discover a disheveled , depressed Maleficent ; the sorceress explains that an encounter with Briar Rose drained her of all her spirit . Regina tells her that Briar Rose 's daughter , Aurora , is about to be married . Regina is furious to see heroes getting happy endings , and , after Maleficent reveals that her fire and ability to transform into a dragon has disappeared , Regina decides to use the royal wedding to inspire Maleficent . </P>
who was the dragon in once upon a time
who was the dragon in once upon a time
Maleficent
Maleficent