List of Winx Club characters

The main fairies in their Believix transformation 3D designs, clockwise from top right: Tecna, Flora, Stella, Bloom, Aisha, and Musa.

Winx Club is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon, with characters created and designed by comic artist Iginio Straffi. The show follows the titular Winx Club, a group of fairy warriors who defend the universe from villains while attending the Alfea College for Fairies.

The Winx Club is led by Bloom, a student from Earth who, unaware of her true heritage, believes she is an average human until discovering her flame-based powers. The original group includes Stella, the Fairy of the Sun and Moon and later of the Shining Sun; Flora, the Fairy of Nature; Musa, the Fairy of Music; and Tecna, the Fairy of Technology. Additional members include Aisha, the Fairy of Waves who is introduced in the second season, and Roxy, the Fairy of Animals who is introduced in the fourth season.

The characters of Winx Club have become popular with audiences and critical response to them has been positive, with praise for their positive relationships and portrayal of gender roles. The characters have appeared in various media, including the spin-off series World of Winx, a comic book series, and video games. In 2012, new episodes of the series incorporated CGI-animated sequences that rendered the characters in 3D. A live-action series inspired by Winx Club, Fate: The Winx Saga, aired from 2021 to 2022.

In the original series (seasons 1–4), the characters' mouths were animated to match the Italian voice actors, who recorded their lines in Rome. The revival series, beginning with the hour-long specials, was produced in English first. The specials and seasons 5–6 were animated to match the Hollywood-based cast, who recorded their lines at the Atlas Oceanic studio. Season 7 was also matched to Nickelodeon and Rainbow's English scripts, but due to budget cuts, Viacom relocated the voice cast from Hollywood to New York City.

Creation and production history

Iginio Straffi developed the Winx Club characters for the pilot "Magic Bloom," which was finished in 2001. The characters' outfits were modeled on those of traditional European fairies, while their appearances were loosely inspired by popular celebrities of the time. In a 2011 interview with IO Donna, Straffi stated that Britney Spears served as an inspiration for Bloom, Cameron Diaz for Stella, Jennifer Lopez for Flora, Pink for Tecna, and Lucy Liu for Musa. Straffi wanted the fairies to represent "the women of today" and look more modern than classic examples like the Fairy with Turquoise Hair.

After holding test screenings of the pilot, Straffi was unhappy with the audience's unenthusiastic reaction to the characters' outdated clothing style. He hired Italian fashion designers to give the characters a more modern appearance. Flora underwent several changes because Straffi felt that test audiences disliked her design. She was originally drawn with glasses and a lighter skin tone; for the series, her glasses were removed and she was given darker skin to look "more Latin". The Winx fairies' male counterparts, the Specialists, were created in response to a request that the series should feature male leads.

According to Iginio Straffi, the fairies' personalities were made as different as possible so "teenagers from all over the world can identify themselves with the character they think they are most like". After the premiere of the first season, the production team heard that American viewers noticed the absence of black characters in the show. In response, Straffi designed a sixth fairy, Aisha, who has darker skin. Her design was loosely inspired by Beyoncé and she was introduced in the first episode of the second season. The fourth season introduces a seventh member, Roxy, who occasionally joins the other fairies.

After Viacom became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio in 2011, new seasons of Winx Club entered production at Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Rainbow. For this relaunched series, which began with four specials that retell Bloom's origin story, Viacom hired popular actors to voice characters, including Ariana Grande as Diaspro, Elizabeth Gillies as Daphne, Keke Palmer as Aisha, Matt Shively as Sky, and Daniella Monet as Mitzi.

The Winx

• Bloom is the Fairy of the Dragon Flame, who has fire and heat-based powers. She is the most powerful fairy and the leader of the Winx Club. Before discovering her magical powers, she lived on Earth as an ordinary human, unaware of her origins on the planet Domino; the first movie, Bloom uncovers the mystery behind its destruction at the hands of the Ancestral Witches. Throughout the series, she dates Sky before accepting his marriage proposal in Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure. In Italian, Bloom is voiced by Letizia Ciampa. In English, she is voiced by Liza Jacqueline in the 4Kids dub, Helena Evangeliou (season 1-3) and Angela Galuppo (season 4) in the Cinélume dub, and Molly C. Quinn in the Nickelodeon dub. Her theme color is blue and her symbol is a heart.

• Stella is the Fairy of the Sun and Moon, later Fairy of the Shining Sun, and Crown Princess of Solaria. She has light-based and can draw energy from the sun and moon. She is Bloom's best friend and the oldest of the Winx due to being held back at Alfea for a year. Outgoing and spontaneous, she is a skilled artist, keeping a sketchbook of fashion drawings, and dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Though she can be selfish and enjoys being the center of attention, she cares for her family and friends. She is engaged to Sky's bodyguard, Brandon, whom she has a crush on. In Italian, Stella is voiced by Perla Liberatori. In English, she is voiced by Caren Lyn Tackett in the 4Kids dub, Jennifer Seguin in the Cinélume dub, and Amy Gross in the Nickelodeon dub. Her theme color is orange and her symbol is a star.

• Flora is the Fairy of Nature, who is from the planet Lynphea and has plant-based powers. She is the Winx Club's peacemaker, striving to protect others and the environment, and is a potions expert who brews herbal remedies. Her room in Alfea resembles a greenhouse. In the second season, she begins dating Helia. In Italian, Flora is voiced by Ilaria Latini. In English, she is voiced by Kerry Williams in the 4Kids dub, Holly Gauthier-Frankel in the Cinélume dub, and Alejandra Reynoso in the Nickelodeon dub. Her theme color is pink/green and her symbol is a flower.

• Musa is the Fairy of Music, who is from the planet Melody and has sound and music-based powers. The most outspoken and sensible of the group, she loves music and singing and dreams of becoming a singer like her mother. Musa goes through multiple breakups with her boyfriend Riven, including one in the sixth season that carries into the seventh season, before they get back together in the eighth season. In Italian, Musa is voiced by Gemma Donati [it]. In English, she is voiced by Lisa Ortiz in the 4Kids dub, Sarah McCullough (season 1-3) and Anik Matern (season 3-4) in the Cinélume dub, and Romi Dames in the Nickelodeon dub. Her theme color is red/hot pink and her symbol is a musical note.

• Tecna is the Fairy of Technology, who is from the planet Zenith and has machinery and energy-based powers. Tecna has a photographic memory and is logical and knowledgeable about science, which she uses to invent machines that aid the Winx. She enjoys experimenting with computer programs and playing video games.Throughout the series, she dates Timmy. In Italian, Tecna is voiced by Domitilla D'Amico. In English, she is voiced by Dani Schaffel (season 1-2) and Rebecca Soler (season 3) in the 4Kids dub, Lezlie Karls (season 1-2) and Jodie Resther (season 2-4) in the Cinélume dub, and Morgan Decker in the Nickelodeon dub. Her theme color is purple and her symbol is a diamond.

• Aisha, also known as Layla in the 4Kids and Cinélume dubs, is the Fairy of Waves and the Crown Princess of Andros, who can control a pink fluid called Morphix. Introduced in the second season, she joins the Winx after the fairies rescue her from Lord She is rebellious and athletic, with a passion for sports and dance. She dates Nabu and later Nex following his death. In Italian, Aisha is voiced by Laura Lenghi. In English, she is voiced by Vasthy Mompoint in the 4Kids dub, Lucinda Davis in the Cinélume dub, and Keke Palmer in the Nickelodeon dub. Her theme color is green/turquoise and her symbol is a teardrop.

• Roxy is the Fairy of Animals and the Crown Princess of Tir Na Nog, introduced in the fourth season. The youngest of the Winx, she occasionally joins them and is designated as the Winx Club's seventh member by the show's three production companies. Though rebellious and shy, she is strong-willed and cares for animals. In Italian, Roxy is voiced by Debora Magnaghi. In English, she is voiced by Sara Camacho in the Cinélume dub and Liliana Mumy in the Nickelodeon dub. Her theme color is green and her symbol is an animal paw.

The Specialists

The Specialists are male warriors who train at the Red Fountain school:

• Sky is the leader of the Specialists and best friends with his bodyguard Brandon. King Erendor and Queen Samara's son, he is the crown prince of the planet Eraklyon. Though they initially pair him with the princess Diaspro, he breaks up with her because of her selfish attitude and begins dating Bloom, later proposing to her in Magical Adventure. In Italian, Sky is voiced by Alessandro Quarta In English, he is voiced by Dan Green in the 4Kids dub, Daniel Brochu in the Cinélume dub, and Matt Shively in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Brandon is Sky's best friend and bodyguard and Stella's boyfriend. He is the strongest of the Specialists and the most outgoing. In Italian, Brandon is voiced by Massimiliano Alto, Nanni Baldini, and Gianluca Crisafi in Italian. In English, Brandon is voiced by Greg Abbey in the 4Kids dub, Mark Hauser in the Cinélume dub, and Adam Gregory in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Riven is a member of the Specialists, who is competitive and stubborn. His mom abandoned him at birth and he is wary of women, but is in an intermittent relationship with Musa. He wields a phantosaber and a meteor hammer. In Italian, Riven is voiced by Mirko Mazzanti In English, he is voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas in the 4Kids dub, Mitchell David Rothpan in the Cinélume dub, and Sam Riegel in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Timmy is a Specialist who comes from a family of respected scientists in Magix. He loves technology and is skilled at commandeering ships from Red Fountain. Though the least skilled of the Specialists at combat , he is skilled with technology and commandeering ships from Red Fountain. His girlfriend is Tecna, but his shyness prevents him from telling her his feelings. In Italian, Timmy is voiced by Corrado Conforti In English, Timmy is voiced by Sebastian Arcelus in the 4Kids dub, Michael Yarmush in the Cinélume dub, and Charlie Schlatter in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Helia, who is introduced in the second season, is an artistic Specialist and the nephew of Red Fountain's headmaster, Saladin, who becomes Flora's boyfriend. He is pacifistic and cares about nature and his friends. His weapon of choice is a laser string glove. In Italian, Helia is voiced by Francesco Pezzulli and Leonardo Graziano In English, he is voiced by Marc Diraison in the 4Kids dub, Martin Watier in the Cinélume dub, and David Faustino in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Nabu is a Wizard of noble origins from the planet of Andros. He is introduced in the third season, when Aisha finds she is arranged to marry him. Under the pseudonym Ophir, Nabu secretly leaves Andros to learn what Aisha is like. Though the Winx and the Specialists believe him to be a spy of Valtor, he gains their respect and Aisha's love after he saves them. Near the end of the fourth season, shortly after proposing to Aisha, Nabu sacrifices himself to save Tír nan Óg. In Italian, Nabu is voiced by Sacha De Toni In English, he is voiced by Matt Charles in the 4Kids dub, Tod Fennell in the Cinélume dub, and Will Blagrove in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Roy is a Specialist from Andros who works for Aisha's father, who sends him to aid the Winx. He specializes in aquatic combat and uses magic. He has a crush on Aisha, who is slow to reciprocate his feelings but befriends him by the sixth season, while competing with Nex for her love. Roy is voiced by Emanuele Ruzza in Italian and Bryton James in English.

The Paladins were introduced in the sixth season:

• Thoren is a Paladin who is the cousin of Sky, who he bears a grudge against, and Daphne's husband. His weapon is the Earthquake Hammer. Thoren is voiced by Alessio De Filippis in Italian and Charlie Schlatter in English.
• Nex is a Paladin and Thoren's friend, who Aisya begins dating following Nabu's death. His weapon is the Halberd of the Wind. Nex is voiced in Italian by Daniele Raffaeli and Marco Bassetti and Adam Gregory in English.

Villains

• The Trix are a trio of witches who begin as students at Cloud Tower, where they are both idolized and feared by their peers. They steal most of Bloom's power until she realizes that her powers were limited by self-doubt and defeats them, after which they are imprisoned in the Fortress of Roccaluce before escaping with help from Darkar. Throughout the series, they serve as reoccuring antagonists who ally with various villains and oppose the Winx Club.
  • Icy is the eldest of the trio and their leader, who has ice-based powers and is the most competitive with the Winx. In the eighth season, her origin was retconned as the crown Princess of Diamond. After an evil Shaman Witch destroyed her realm and cursed her sister Sapphire, transforming her into a white fox, she aims to become the strongest witch to restore them. Icy is voiced by Tatiana Dessi in Italian and Larisa Oleynik in the Nickelodeon dub.
  • Darcy is the middle of the trio, who has mind and darkness-based powers. She enjoys tormenting her enemies and is less aggressive than Icy and Stormy, preferring to manipulate others. She sometimes wears glasses. Darcy is voiced by Federica De Bortoli in Italian and Jennifer Cody in the Nickelodeon dub.
  • Stormy is the youngest of the trio, who has storm-based powers. She is hot-tempered and prone to violent outbursts, with her impulsiveness often getting them into trouble. Stormy's Italian voice actress is Valeria Vidali and her Hollywood voice actress is Kimberly Brooks.

• Lord Darkar, also known as the Shadow Phoenix, is the antagonist of the second season. He is a primordial being who commanded the Ancestral Witches and Valtor to destroy Domino. After they were defeated, he was sent into a deep slumbe. After reawakening at the beginning of the second season, he kidnaps the pixies, frees the Trix from their prison, and opens a portal to the Realm of the Relix to claim the Ultimate Power and rule the universe. However, he is defeated by the Winx Club's Charmix Convergence. Darkar is voiced by Fabrizio Temperini in Italian and Michael Dorn in the Nickelodeon dub.

• Valtor is a dark sorcerer and the antagonist of the third and eighth seasons. The Ancestral Witches created him from a dark spark essence piece and part of the Dragon Flame, and he helped them destroy Domino before being defeated by Oritel and Marion, who imprisoned him in the Omega Dimension. In the third season, the Trix free him and ally with him, with him aspiring to become the strongest sorcerer by conquering the realms. At the end of the third season, Valtor turns into a demon and unleashes a spell that nearly destroys Magix. However, the Winx release the spells that he had stolen and Bloom defeats Valtor after extinguishing the Dragon Flame. In the eighth season, Argan frees him, but he is destroyed once again by the Winx. Valtor is voiced by Guido Di Naccio in Italian and Josh Keaton in the Nickelodeon dub.

• The Ancestral Witches, Belladonna, Liliss, and Tharma, are a trio of ancient witches who invaded the Infinite Ocean and cursed the nymphs' Sirenix power, transforming Daphne into a disembodied spirit and Politea into a monster. They also attacked Domino to obtain the power of the Dragon Flame, but were defeated by the Company of Light. This destroyed Domino, freezing and darkening it and imprisoning its inhabitants in the Obsidian Dimension. The witches were also imprisoned and became disembodied spirits.

• Mandragora is an evil witch with power over insects who appears in The Secret of the Lost Kingdom. She serves the Ancestral Witches and is the guardian of Obsidian, the realm of pure evil. Mandragora is voiced by Cinzia De Carolis in Italian and Carolyn Lawrence in the Nickelodeon dub.

• The Wizards of the Black Circle are the antagonists of the fourth season. In the past, they developed a way to resist fairy magic, which allowed them to imprison Earth's fairies and steal its magic. They are defeated when the Winx use their Believix powers to convince the humans of Gardenia to believe in magic and fairies, rendering their powers useless and forcing them to flee. In the season finale, the remaining Wizards are frozen in the Omega Dimension.
  • Ogron is the leader of the Wizards of the Black Circle, who grows stronger by absorbing fairy magic. He becomes the target of Aisha's vengeance after he steals the Black Gift needed to revive Nabu and wastes it on a flower. Ogron is voiced by Patrizio Prata in Italian and Yuri Lowenthal in the Nickelodeon dub.
  • Duman is a shapeshifter who can take on the appearances of animals and people. He is defeated by Nabu while suffering from an illness caused by his unstable powers. Duman is voiced by Davide Lepore in Italian and Josh Keaton in the Nickelodeon dub.
  • Anagan possesses superhuman speed. Anagan is voiced by Andrea Lavagnino in Italian and Bumper Robinson in the Nickelodeon dub.
  • Gantlos can produce shockwaves. Gantlos is voiced by Christian Iansante in Italian and Charlie Schlatter in the Nickelodeon dub.

• Tritannus is the antagonist of the fifth season. He is Aisha's first cousin, King Neptune and Queen Ligea's son, and Nereus' twin. A merman royal, he was sent to prison after trying to kill Nereus, who was chosen to be Neptune's heir to the throne over him. After being stripped of his prince title, he mutates into a monster fueled by pollution before Bloom destroys his trident and he is banished to Oblivion. Tritannus is voiced by Alberto Bognanni in Italian and Adam Wylie in the Nickelodeon dub.

• Selina is one of the antagonists of the sixth season. She is Bloom's childhood friend, who comes from Earth. A freshman at Cloud Tower, she owns the Legendarium, a magical book that can make legends and myths come to life. After freeing Acheron from the Legendarium, she became his servant him in exchange for power and the ability to rule alongside him, but he turned against her after being released. After Selina contacts Bloom, they imprison Acheron and the Trix in the Legendarium and she is reunited with her fairy godmother and mentor, Eldora, and welcomed back as a student. Selina is voiced by Eleonora Reti in Italian and Jessica DiCicco in the Nickelodeon dub.

• Acheron is one of the antagonists of the sixth season. He is a powerful sorcerer who learned dark magic on Earth and created the Legendarium only to be trapped inside it. In season six, he convinces Selina to work for him in exchange for granting her powers and knowledge about the Legendarium, but betrays her after being released. After Selina and Bloom defeat him, he is imprisoned in the Legendarium. Acheron is voiced by Marco Bassetti in Italian and Sam Riegel in the Nickelodeon dub.

• Politea is the antagonist of The Mystery of the Abyss. She was a Sirenix nymph who fought alongside Daphne to protect the Magic Dimension and the Infinite Ocean from the Ancestral Witches. However, when the Ancestral Witches cursed the Sirenix, Politea betrayed Daphne and was cursed, transforming her into a draconic monster. She fades from reality after Darcy and Stormy steal her Sirenix abilities, but she returns in The Mystery of the Abyss, Politea returns as a spirit and allies with the Trix to obtain the Pearl of the Depths, having them manipulate Tritannus into abducting Sky to obtain the powers of the Emperor's Throne. When Tritannus acquires the pearl, she controls him and the Trix before being destroyed by the Winx's Sirenix convergence, augmented by the Pearl of the Depths. Politea is voiced by Alessandra Korompay in Italian and Wendee Lee in English.

• Kalshara and Brafilius are siblings and antagonists of the seventh season, who seek to capture the Fairy Animals and acquire their power. They were once human, but became animal-like creatures after Kalshara gained wild magic. Brafilius steals the Stone of Memories from Roxy and travels back in time with the Winx; when Kalshara obtains the ultimate power, Brafilius betrays her and steals it for himself, using it to summon powerful animals from the magic dimension. The Trix then capture Brafilius and transform him into a dog, forcing Kalshara to form a truce with the Winx to restore him. After the Trix are banished to limbo, Brafilius loses the ultimate power and Kalshara disowns him as her brother before falling into a magic vortex when confronted by cave creatures. Afterwards, Brafilius has a change of heart and decides to live with the cave creatures. Kalshara and Brafilius are respectively voiced by Emilia Costa and Carlo Scipioni in Italian.

• Argan, known as Obscurum while under Valtor's control, is a secondary antagonist in the eighth season. He is the brother of Queen Dorana of Lumenia. Jealous of her power over their people, he channeled Valtor's energy and used the power of the stars to revive him in exchange for gaining dark power. Argan's Italian voice actor is Paolo De Santis.

Supporting characters

College staff and students

Alfea

Alfea College for Fairies is a fairy school in the Magic Dimension.

• Faragonda is the Headmistress of Alfea and Convergence's teacher, who serves as a mentor to the Winx. She is rivals with Ms. Griffin of Cloud Tower, a school for witches, which in the third season is revealed to be because they worked together to defend Domino from Valtor and the Ancestral Witches. Faragonda is voiced by Roberta Greganti and Giò Giò Rapattoni in Italian, Kari Wahlgren in the Nickelodeon dub, and Rachael Lillis in the 4Kids dub.
• Griselda is the vice-principal of Alfea and its Head of Discipline. She is the strictest teacher in Alfea and teaches techniques involving defense and reflection abilities, as well as new spells. Griselda is voiced by Franca Lumachi and Rachele Paolelli in Italian and Susan Blakeslee in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Wizgiz is a leprechaun and teacher of shapeshifting, who is the oldest of Alfea's staff and has been teaching for one thousand years. He can be uptight at times and has a difficult relationship with Stella due to her lack of interest in her grades. Wizgiz is voiced by Mino Caprio and Stefano Onofri in Italian and Dee Bradley Baker in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Palladium is an elf who teaches Potionology and is in charge of the Magical Reality chamber, a simulator that creates a virtual world. Palladium is voiced by Vittorio Guerrieri and Stefano Onofri in Italian and Mitchell Whitfield in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Professor DuFour is a teacher who teaches "good ways" (manners).
• Concorda is the guardian of Alfea's Codex and one of the four powerful pixies in the realm of Magix. She is bonded to the magic archive of Alfea, where the Codex is hidden, and has three pixie pets: a frog, a dingo/fox, and a seahorse. Concorda is voiced by Alessia La Monica in Italian.
• Knut is an ogre who originally worked for the Trix who is near-sighted; a running joke in the first season is that he has to help the Trix or he will be forced to wear glasses. He later defects, fearing the Trix will target his species, and becomes a janitor at Alfea. Knut is voiced by Roberto Draghetti and Stefano Billi in Italian and Peter Emshwiller in the Nickelodeon dub.

Other Alfea students include:

• Mirta is a fairy who was a witch at Cloud Tower before joining Alfea. For interfering in the Trix's business, she is turned into a pumpkin before being returned to normal and becoming a transfer student to Alfea. Mirta is voiced by Gaia Bolognesi in Italian and Natalie Lander in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Amaryl is a fairy who is friends with Mirta and Lucy and initially hostile towards Stella before they put aside their differences.
• Francis is a fairy who is friendly to others.
• Nova is a fairy that debuted in the third season. She is from Solaria and aids the Winx with her knowledge of it while they are on Andros.
• Krystal is the Princess of Lynphea and Helia's childhood friend.

Red Fountain

Red Fountain is a school in Magix which trains the Specialists.

• Saladin: A wizard and headmaster of Red Fountain who is Helia's uncle. It is revealed in the third season that he, Faragonda, and Griffin, as part of the Company of Light, helped defend Domino against the Ancestral Witches along with Erendor and Samara.
• Codatorta is the vice-principal and the Head of Discipline at Red Fountain, who was formerly a Templar of Roccaluce.
• Athena is the pixie guardian of Redfountain's Codex and one of the four powerful pixies in the realm of Magix.

Red Fountain students include:

• Bishop, a Specialist.
• Jared, a Specialist who has a crush on Musa and is manipulated by Darcy to sabotage the Winx's test before later dating Alice.

Cloud Tower

Cloud Tower is the main school for witches in the Magic Dimension.

• Griffin is the Headmistress of Cloud Tower and Faragonda's friend. Along with Valtor, she worked for the Ancestral Witches before escaping and helping to defend Domino against the Ancestral Witches along with Faragonda and Saladin. Griffin is voiced by Antonella Giannini in Italian and Grey DeLisle in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Editrude teaches hexes at Cloud Tower and is the sister of Zarathustra.
• Zarathustra: teaches mayhem at Cloud Tower and is the sister of Editrude.
• Discorda is one of the four powerful pixies in the realm of Magix and the pixie guardian of Cloud Tower's Codex, who resides in the heart of Cloud Tower.

Students of Cloud Tower include:

• Lucy is Mirta's friend, who has low self-esteem and seeks to befriend the Trix. She is proud of being a witch and takes Mirta's rejection of dark magic as a personal insult. Lucy is voiced by Milvia Bonacini in Italian and Jessica DiCicco in the Nickelodeon dub.

Characters from the Realms

Magix

Magix is a realm located at the center of the Magic Dimension where Alfea, Cloud Tower and Red Fountain are located.

Black-Mud Swamp

• The Water Nymphs are magical mermaid-like beings who and live in underwater bubbles made of a material that they produce from the leaves of the Xylith plant.
  • Queen Algae is the queen of the Water Nymphs.
  • Lusiz is a Water Nymph who, while picking Xylith leavesm fell into a deep sleep because of the red willow before the Winx save her.
• The Giant Turtle is a gigantic turtle who once resided in the Black-Mud Swamp because of the Red Willow's sleeping gas, with its shell being mistaken for an island and its head for a monster, until Bloom and Tecna free it by defeating the willow.
• Red Willow: A magical plant that grew on the back of the giant turtle and induces sleep.

Pixie Village

A village in the Dark Forest where the pixies live.

• Ninfea is the guardian of the Pixie Village and the village's Codex.
• Jolly is the Pixie of Fortune-Telling and Livy's older sister, who uses tarot cards to tell the future. Though her visions always come true, some do not believe her.
• Livy is the Pixie of Messages and Jolly's younger sister, who is kind but forgetful. She travels on a surfboard that can sense if someone needs to send a message.
• Zing is the Pixie of Bugs.
• Glim is the Pixie of Fireflies.

Lord Darkar's Fortress

Located between the surface of Magix and Downland, it is a cavernous area that is the location of Lord Darkar's palace, Shadowhaunt, and the home of the shadow creatures.

• Keborg is a bat-like creature and a spy for Lord Darkar.

Downland

• King Enervus and Queen Quoeda are Amentia's parents.
• Princess Amentia is the princess of Downland, who is obsessed with perfection and will do anything to achieve her goals. In the second season, she attempts to force Brandon to marry her before Amore intervenes and causes her to reciprocate Sponsus's feelings.
• Sponsus is Princess Amentia's servant, who is in love with her.

The Fortress of Light

Also known as Lightrock Monastery, it is a temple located above the clouds on a mountain that is inaccessible except for advanced magicians who can travel through dimensions.

• The Templars of Roccaluce are knight-monks who study Wu-Gong, an ancient martial art.
• The Lord of the Templars is the leader of the templars, who defeated Darkar and put him into a deep slumber.

Earth

• Mike and Vanessa are Bloom's adoptive parents on Earth. Mike is a firefighter and Vanessa is a florist who runs a flower shop. Mike and Vanessa are respectively voiced by Roberto Certomà and Barbara De Bortoli in Italian and James Patrick Stuart and April Stewart in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Mitzi is Bloom's neighbor and classmate. In the fourth season, she temporarily becomes a Dark Fairy after accepting an offer from the Wizards of the Black Circle. Mitzi is voiced by Monica Vulcano in Italian and Daniella Monet in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Macy is Mitzi's younger sister, who befriends the Winx.
• Jason Queen is a recording artist who discovers Musa's singing talent and decides to make her a pop star.
• Andy is Bloom's ex-boyfriend from high school.
• Queen Morgana and Klaus are Roxy's parents. Morgana, loosely based on Morgan le Fay, is the former queen of the Earth fairies, who seek revenge against the Black Circle for imprisoning them. In the fourth season, she abdicates her throne to live with her husband and daughter in Gardenia. Klaus is a human from Earth who does not learn of Morgana's powers until later in the series. He owns the Frutti Music Bar, where he and his daughter Roxy work. In Italian, Morgana is voiced by Alessandra Cassioli and Francesca Rinaldi and Klaus is voiced by Claudio Moneta. In the Nickelodeon dub, they are respectively voiced by Mindy Sterling and Michael Donovan.
• Eldora is a fairy godmother and the guardian of the Legendarium. In her youth, she was an Alfea student who traveled across the universe and became the guardian of the Library of Alexandria. After meeting Selina, she saw her potential and was her fairy godmother until she left to serve Acheron.
• Lu Wei is the last dragon tamer of Earth, who lives in China near the Great Wall of China.

Tir Nan Og

Tir Nan Og, loosely based on Tír na nÓg, is the realm of the Earth fairies, which is located in the magic dimension. When the Wizards of the Black Circle captured the Earth fairies, they were imprisoned until Roxy and the Winx free them in the fourth season.

• Queen Nebula is Morgana's second-in-command, who was the fairy of peace but became the fairy of war due to her hatred for humans and the Fairy Hunters. At the end of the fourth season, she lets go of her revenge and becomes the new queen of the Earth fairies. Queen Nebula is voiced by Valentina Mari and Rachele Paolelli in Italian and Karen Strassman and Grey DeLisle in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Diana is the fairy of nature, who lives in the Amazon rainforest with her followers, the Amazon fairies.
• Aurora is the fairy of the North, who lives in the Ice Tower, a floating ice palace, with her followers, the Arctic fairies.
• Sibylla the fairy of Justice, who lives in a cave located in the Sibillini Mountains in Italy along with her followers, the Rustic fairies.

Domino

• King Oritel and Queen Marion are Daphne and Bloom's biological parents and the rulers of Domino, who were trapped in the Circle of Obsidian following its destruction. In the first movie, after learning from the Ancestral Witches that they are alive, but located in a place beyond the Magical Dimension's reach, Bloom frees them after destroying the Obsidian dimension and reviving Domino. In Italian, Oritel is voiced by Luca Graziani and Marco Bassetti, and Marion is voiced by Rachele Paolell . In the Nickelodeon dub, Ortel is voiced by Josh Keaton and Marion is voiced by Larisa Oleynik and Grey DeLisle.
• Daphne is Bloom's older sister and the Nymph of Sirenix. The previous wielder of the Dragon Flame, she derives her powers from the sea and the four elements: Water, Fire, Earth and Air. Following Domino's destruction, she became a disembodied spirit after the Ancestral Witches cursed her and bequeathed her power to Bloom, sending her to Earth for her safety. However, she telepathically communicates with Bloom and guides her in restoring Domino and freeing Oritel and Marion. In the fifth season, Bloom breaks Sirenix's curse, restoring Daphne to her physical form. In the sixth season, Daphne reconnects with her Sirenix powers and joins Alfea as the History of Magic teacher, becoming the crown princess of Domino and marrying Sky's cousin Thoren. Daphne is voiced by Raffaella Castelli in Italian and Elizabeth Gillies in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Lord Bartelby was the official scribe of King Oritel and author of the Book of Fate, whose spirit resides in the book.

Eraklyon

• King Erendor and Queen Samara are Sky's parents and rulers of Eraklyon, who arranged him to marry Princess Diaspro. Prior to Domino's destruction, Erendor was a friend of Oritel until the Ancestral Witches forced him to betray his promise to Oritel to protect Domino.
• Diaspro is a member of Eraklyon's nobility, who was Sky's arranged girlfriend and has powers of gems. In the third season, Diaspro unsuccessfully attempts to win Sky's affection by allying with Valtor and having herself nominated as the King's liaison officer of Eraklyon. In the sixth season, Diaspro allies with the Trix. Diaspro is voiced in Italian by Alessia La Monica and Katia Sorrentino and Ariana Grande and Cassandra Lee Morris in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Yoshinoya is powerful man who wants to take control of Eraklyon, and due to whom Sky and Brandon had to switch identities in Season 1. In Season 2, he kidnapped Diaspro but the Winx saved her.

Solaria

• King Radius and Queen Luna are Stella's divorced parents. Radius possesses the powers of Solaria's Sun, with his life force being fused with the second sun of Solaria, while Luna has the powers of the moon and the light of Solaria. Radius and Luna are respectively voiced by Fabrizio Temperini and Ilaria Giorgino in Italian and André Sogliuzzo and Megan Cavanaugh in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Countess Cassandra and her daughter Chimera are nobles from Solaria, with Cassandra being engaged to Radius. They team up with Valtor to gain control of Solaria, with Cassandra casting a spell on Radius that forces him to obey her and Chimera transforming Stella into a monster and replacing her as princess of Solaria. After Stella defeats them, King Radius calls off his wedding to Cassandra and banishes them to the dungeon. Countess Cassandra and Chimera are respectively voiced by Francesca Draghetti and Raffaella Castelli in Italian and Kath Soucie and Rachael MacFarlane in the Nickelodeon dub.

Lynphea

• Queen Rachel is the ruler of Lynphea and Krystal's mother.

• Miele, known as Rose in the 4Kids dub, is Flora's younger sister, who has plant-based powers and aids the Winx when they visit Lynphea. Miele is voiced by Benedetta Gravina and Gaia Bolognesi in Italian and Jessica DiCicco in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Alyssa and Rhodos are Flora and Miele's parents.

Melody

• King Garomius is the ruler of Melody and Galatea's father.
• Ho-Boe is a musician and Musa's widowed father. He was married to Matlin, a singer who died when Musa was young, and became overprotective of Musa out of fear of losing her. Ho-Boe is voiced in Italian by Fabrizio Temperini, and in the Nickelodeon dub he and Matlin are voiced by Jim Ward and Laura Bailey, respectively.
• Diletta is a friend of Daphne and the Headmistress of the Golden Auditorium, a music school located in Melody.

Zenith

• King Cryos is the ruler of Zenith.
• Magnethia and Electronio are inventors and Tecna's parents. They disapprove of Timmy when they first meet him, but accept him after he demonstrates his intelligence and proves his love for Tecna. Magnethia and Electronio are respectively voiced by Ilaria Giorgino and Vittorio Guerrieri in Italian and Jennifer Cody and Dee Bradley Baker in the Nickelodeon dub.

Andros

• King Teredor and Queen Niobe are the rulers of Andros and Aisha's parents. King Teredor is Neptune's brother.
• King Neptune and Queen Ligea are the merpeople rulers of the seas of Andros and the parents of Tressa, Nereus, and Tritannus. Neptune is Teredor's brother and Aisha's uncle of Teredor.
• Tressa is a mermaid princess and Aisha's cousin. She is voiced by Laura Bailey in the Nickelodeon dub.
• Nereus is the crown prince of the seas of Andros, Tritannus's twin brother, and Aisha's cousin.
• Anne is Aisha's childhood friend.

Pyros

Pyros is an island populated by dragons.

• Maia is a sorceress and friend of Faragonda, who helps Bloom earn her Enchantix.
• Buddy is Bloom's inner dragon, which manifests in the form of a baby dragon.

Hoggar

• Hagen is a blacksmith who was a member of the Company of Light along with Marion, Oritel, Faragonda, Griffin and Saladin.

Lumenia

Lumenia, the star that lights Solaria, is home to the Lumens, a magical alien species who can generate magic stardust.

• Queen Dorana is the queen of stars and ruler of Lumenia. Dorana is voiced by Daniela Abbruzzese.
• Twinkly is the messenger of Lumenia. Twinkly is voiced by Giulia Tarquini.

The Golden Kingdom

The Golden Kingdom is a place located outside and inside time and space where the Water Stars, the opposing force to the Dragon Fire, are kept.

• Arcadia is the first Fairy to have existed.
• The Ancient Ones are inhabitants of the Golden Kingdom and guardians of the Water Stars. Along with Arcadia, they have been alive since the beginning of the Magic Dimension.

Infinite Ocean

• Omnia is the guardian of Sirenix who grants the power of Sirenix to fairies who have completed the Sirenix quest. She is voiced by Nika Futterman in the Nickelodeon dub.
• The Guardian Selkies are the guardians of the three Pillars of the Infinite Ocean that support the Magic Dimension: the Pillar of Light, the Pillar of Control, and the Pillar of Balance.

Legendarium World

• The Doorway to the Worlds is a structure in the Legendarium world, who tasks the Winx with finding the Fantasy Emerald and Silver Spear to forge the key to lock the Legendarium. According to Eldora's research, it is considered to be the keeper of all knowledge.
• Rumpelstiltskin, based on the figure of the same name from German folklore, is a dwarf who lives in the clearing of the Legendarium World's version of Alfea. Due to being exposed in Alfea, he learned various enchantments when he lived there.
• The Children of the Night are vampires who can control the minds of others and steal magi. They are defeated by Stella when she uses pure sunlight to eradicate them.
• The Minotaur lives in the Labyrinth of the Minotaur in the Legendarium World, where Darcy, disguised as Ariadne from the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, leads Stella to reclaim her crown of Solaria.
• Frankenstein rampages in the city of planet Zenith and captures Tecna after falling in love with her.
• The Gloomy Wood Trolls wreak havoc until they are defeated by the pixies and imprisoned underneath Pixie Village.

Pets

• Kiko is Bloom's pet rabbit.
• Lady is Sky's pet dog.
• Pepe is Icy's pet duckling.
• Artu is Roxy's pet dog. He displays an unusually high amount of intelligence for a dog, which only Roxy notices due to being the Fairy of Animals. In World of Winx, he is renamed Arthur and Roxy can see through his eyes and ears.
• Peg is a female horse gifted to Bloom by her birth parents in Magical Adventure, who transforms into an alicorn after eating the magical seedling in the lost city of Havram in Eraklyon.

Bonded Beings

Pixies

The Pixies are the first magical beings, who bond with the fairies. They are introduced in the second season after the Winx rescue them from Darkar, and each possess a special talent.

• Lockette is the Pixie of Portals, later changed to the Pixie of Direction. She is Bloom's bonded pixie, whom she helps in pathfinding.
• Amore is the Pixie of Love, later changed to the Pixie of Feelings. She is Stella's bonded pixie.
• Chatta is the Pixie of Gossip and Flora's bonded pixie. She is talkative and encourages Flora to vocalize her thoughts.
• Tune is the Pixie of Etiquette and Musa's bonded pixie. She is prim and proper and nags Musa because of her outgoing nature.
• Digit is the Pixie of Nanotechnology and Tecna's bonded pixie. Though emotionless, she is close with her.
• Piff is the Pixie of Sweet Dreams and Aisha's bonded pixie. She relieves nightmares by falling asleep on the dreamer's head, which helps relieve Aisha's nightmares. Her constant restlessness balances out Piff's sleepiness.
• Caramel is the Pixie of Super-Strength, who replaces Digit as Tecna's pixie in the sixth season.
• Cherie is the Pixie of Weather, who replaces Tune as Musa's pixie in the sixth season. She can control the weather based on her emotions.

Fairy Pets

The fairy pets are stuffed animals from Earth brought to life by the Winx's magic.

• Belle the lamb is Bloom's fairy pet.
• Ginger the poodle is Stella's fairy pet.
• Coco the kitten is Flora's fairy pet.
• Pepe the bear is Musa's fairy pet.
• Chicko the duckling is Tecna's fairy pet.
• Milly the bunny is Aisha's fairy pet and Kiko's girlfriend.
• Roxy's fairy pet is an unnamed tiger, who only appears in merchandise.

Selkies

The selkies live in the oceans and are gatekeepers of the ocean portals to various planets. They are based on the selkies of Gaelic folklore. In the fifth season, Tritannus steals their powers to gain access to the Infinite Ocean; their powers are restored when a fairy from their respective home planet bonds with them. Selkies can sense when their bonded fairy is nearby.

• Serena, the gatekeeper of Domino, is bonded to Bloom. Voiced by Laura Bailey.
• Illiris, the gatekeeper of Solaria, is bonded to Stella. Voiced by Lauren Weissman.
• Desiryee, the gatekeeper of Lynphea, is bonded to Flora. Voiced by Amber Hood.
• Sonna, the gatekeeper of Melody, bonded to Musa. Voiced by Hope Levy.
• Lithia, the gatekeeper of Zenith, is bonded to Tecna. Voiced by Natalie Lander.
• Lemmy, gatekeeper of Andros, is bonded to Aisha. Voiced by Morgan Deckner.
• Phylla, the gatekeeper of Earth is not bonded to any fairy. Voiced by Romi Dames.
• Nissa, the gatekeeper of Magix, also not bonded to any fairy. Voiced by Sugar Lyn Beard.

Fairy Animals

The fairy animals are magical creatures which the Winx bond with in the seventh season. They each possess a power or secret that maintains order in the universe.

• Elas the unicorn is Bloom's bonded fairy animal.
• Shinygreed is Stella's bonded fairy animal.
• Amarok the Magiwolf is Flora's bonded fairy animal.
• Critty the Quillcat is Musa's bonded fairy animal.
• Squonk the Cry-Cry is Aisha's bonded fairy animal.
• Flitter the TechSquirrel is Tecna's bonded fairy animal.

Other characters

• The Ethereal Fairies are powerful and ancient fairies who live outside of time and space. In the fourth season, they bestow the three Gifts of Destiny—Sophix, Lovix, and the Black Gift —on the Winx.

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