Ozma, the fair young dark-haired
empress of
Oz, stays perpetually
young and is a powerful (but kindly)
sorceress. She was stolen from the cradle and enchanted by old
Mombi, a
witch, in to the form of
Tip, a mischievous young boy (everyone says the
Oz books are so wholesome, but look at all this
gender swappin' and unchristian
magick! ;)), in order to prevent her from taking her rightful place in the
emerald city, but in the end was
transformed back to her true self by
Glinda the Good, and took over from the
humbug Wizard of Oz, who stepped down to become her advisor and learn some real
magic. That's not the only time she was transformed - she was once
kidnapped and turned in to a golden
peach pit before being rescued by her friends. Seems everyone has an
identity crisis sooner or later in Oz.