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"Rumpelstiltskin" (/ ˌ r ʌ m p ə l ˈ s t ɪ l t s k ɪ n / RUMP-əl-STILT-skin; [1] German: Rumpelstilzchen, IPA: [ʁʊmpl̩ʃtiːltsçn̩]) is a German fairy tale [2] collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales. [2]
Rumpelstiltskin is responsible for the majority of the evil-doings throughout the characters' histories including Cora's quest for power, Ingrid becoming "the Snow Queen", and teaming up "the Queens of Darkness" (Maleficent, Ursula, and Cruella). Most of all, Regina's transformation into the Evil Queen leads to her casting the Dark Curse.
Rumpelstiltskin then murders a passing biker and steals his motorcycle which he soon trades out for a tanker truck and continues pursuit as it leads into the mountainous outskirts of Bakersfield. After her car dies the following morning, Shelly flags down fellow motorist and chauvinistic "professional asshole" TV show host, Max Bergman whom, in ...
Rumpelstiltskin explains that the only way to destroy his power would be killing him with his own dagger. The housekeeper overhears this, but being a mute, she does not respond. Baelfire asks his father if he could get rid of his power without hurting either one of them, would he do it. Rumpelstiltskin agrees, but he doubts that it is possible.
Rumpelstiltskin sets fire to the Duke's castle (in a parallel with Mr. Gold's actions) and steals the dagger which reads the name of The Dark One, "Zoso". Baelfire is worried about his father's plan to wield the dagger's power but Rumpelstiltskin just sends him home. Rumpelstiltskin summons Zoso and declares he is The Dark One's master.
After Snow has left, Charming asks Rumpelstiltskin to undo the potion. Rumpelstiltskin reminds him that true love's kiss can break any spell and gives him a map of Snow's whereabouts in exchange for Charming's cloak. Hours later in the woods, Charming ambushes her from behind, kissing her passionately.
The pair resumes the search for Gold as Neal tells Emma that he has not given up on her and Henry. When Belle calls Emma to tell her that the scar on Neal’s hand resulted from attempting to bring Gold back from the dead, Emma drops her phone. As Emma watches Neal changing into Gold, he begs Emma to use her magic to separate them.
When Henry, Regina, Hook, and Weaver enter the Wish Realm, the portal splits the quartet up. Henry and Regina end up in Rumpelstiltskin's castle and run into his father Peter Pan, who is being held in a pillory and warns the two about Rumpelstiltskin. They also run into another prisoner, a Wish Realm version of Cruella De Vil.