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A 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, [[Wicked (~~Theatre~~)|and later a musical]], Wicked is the story of Elphaba, who will one day become the Wicked Witch of the West. Yes, ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ~~(Literature)~~|that ]]''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ~~(Literature)~~|Wicked Witch]].

A 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, [[Wicked (theatre)|and later a musical]], Wicked is the story of Elphaba, who will one day become the Wicked Witch of the West. Yes, ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|that ]]''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|Wicked Witch]].

Elphaba was born with green skin after her mother had an encounter with a travelling businessman. Her mother gives birth to an armless child, Nessarose, and then later [[Death By Childbirth|dies giving birth]] to Elphaba's third sibling, her brother, Shell.

Elphaba was born with green skin after her mother had an encounter with a travelling businessman. Her mother gives birth to an armless child, Nessarose, and then later [[Death by Childbirth|dies giving birth]] to Elphaba's third sibling, her brother, Shell.

When Elphaba is older, she goes to school at Shiz, and is roomed with the pretty, popular Galinda. At first Galinda is ''not'' happy about this.

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* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Glinda is made into a blonde, while she had dark hair in the books and red hair in the 1939 film.

* [[Alternate Universe]]: The book is set in an alternate universe of both the Wizard of Oz [[The Wizard of Oz (~~Film~~)|movie]] and [[Land of Oz ~~(Literature)~~|books series]], which in themselves are alternate universes of each other. The musical for Wicked is also an alternate universe of the Wicked books.

* [[Alternate Universe]]: The book is set in an alternate universe of both the Wizard of Oz [[The Wizard of Oz (film)|movie]] and [[Land of Oz|books series]], which in themselves are alternate universes of each other. The musical for Wicked is also an alternate universe of the Wicked books.

** Oz itself is implied to be an alternate universe version of the United States.

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Several, Glinda and Elphaba to some extent (see [[Les Yay]])

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* [[Crapsack World]]: This book basically takes every political interpretation of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and makes them canon, with a spin and adds [[It Got Worse|one hundred pounds of misery on everyone that means anything]].

* {{spoiler|[[Downer Ending]]}}

* [[Double Standard Rape (Female On Male)]]: Again, mostly certainly subverted.

* [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]]: Again, mostly certainly subverted.

* [[Deconstruction Fic]]. Of The Wizard of Oz.

* [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma]]: Gender-flipped with {{spoiler|Liir, who was raped by Candle while comatose.}}

* [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]]: Gender-flipped with {{spoiler|Liir, who was raped by Candle while comatose.}}

* [[Everyone Is Bi]]: In the book Oz seems to be a pretty sexually liberated world, and it's usually safe to assume a character is bisexual until proven otherwise.

* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: Elphaba, sort of. Teaching monkeys to speak was probably good for them, but sewing on wings [[For Science!]]? That's rather morally gray.

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* [[Start of Darkness]]: For the Wicked Witch of the West

* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Tip, in Out of Oz, is eventually revealed to be {{spoiler|Ozma Tipperarius.}}

** This is in canon with ''[[Land of Oz ~~(Literature)~~|The Marvelous Land of Oz]]''. Though there it was an actual [[Gender Bender]].

** This is in canon with ''[[Land of Oz|The Marvelous Land of Oz]]''. Though there it was an actual [[Gender Bender]].

* [[Too Much Information]]: Dorothy explains to Elphaba that she's been trying to remove Nessarose's slippers for days. Fair enough. But did she ''really'' have to mention how sweaty her socks had gotten from wearing the slippers for so long?

** At one point in time, Fiyero thinks that one of his tattoos has rubbed off on Elphaba ...down there. Which means he has tattoos there as well. Fiyero is attractive, yes, but still: TMI...

* [[Twice-Told Tale]]

* [[Unable to Cry]]: One of the reasons why she grew up to be such a distant, cold, and antisocial was because of water burning her skin, causing her to be unable to cry without her tears painfully burning her face like acid.

* [[Villain ~~With~~ Good Publicity]]: {{spoiler|The Wizard.}}

* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: {{spoiler|The Wizard.}}

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: That scene in the philosophy club seems like it's some kind of metaphor... a metaphor for what we'll probably never find out.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Elphaba