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We are gathered here today... to honor... the passing of... Sabrina Edwina Diana Spellman and Morningstar. Though the two girls were separate for a time, anyone who knows our Sabrina knows they've always been one and the same. Cheerleader by day... Queen of Hell by night. Though there is no death for witches, may the Maiden, Mother, and Crone, guardians of the crossroads, guide both Sabrinas... into the afterlife... for they are both daughters of Hecate... for they are both our daughters.
— Zelda at Sabrina's funeral[src]


Zelda Phiona Spellman is a main character on Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. She is portrayed by Miranda Otto.

She is a witch who became the High Priestess of the Church of Night after marrying Faustus Blackwood, who abandoned the coven only after poisoning them following the return of the Dark Lord. After a religious crisis following the coven departure from Satanic beliefs, Zelda founded the Order of Hecate to lead survivors of the Church of Night and hedge witches as their High Priestess.

Character Description[]

Zelda is the harsher of the Spellman sisters who helped raise Sabrina, though her sternness and tough facade might be hiding a more…mothering soul. Unlike Hilda, Zelda claims that she has never known love—her devotion to the Dark Lord is all-consuming—which is why people looking for a love-potion go to Hilda; those looking to make a spite-jar go to Zelda[1]

Zelda Spellman, Sabrina’s sterner witch aunt the other being Hilda. Proud and devout, Zelda believes there is no greater honor than serving the Dark Lord as a member of the Church of Night. She is the family’s disciplinarian, fiercely protective of Sabrina, and very much Cain to Hilda’s Abel.[2]

Early Life[]

When she was sixteen, Zelda signed the Book of the Beast, pledging her allegiance to the Dark Lord and joined the Academy of Unseen Arts, where she was put through the Harrowing. When Hilda went to Academy, Zelda submitted her also to the school's Harrowing, a form of hazing for new witches, making academic life difficult for her little sister.

Due to her love for babies, she along with Hilda, became midwives. She delivered many babies into the Church of Night and was considered the finest midwife in their coven had ever seen, and she often reveled in the sin of pride because of it.

When Sabrina was three days old, she acted as a witness for her brother, Edward, in signing Sabrina's name to the Book of the Beast, promising Sabrina to the Dark Lord's service. Soon thereafter, Sabrina's parents would die in a plane crash. Sabrina was the only survivor because she was transported to her aunts, leaving her in their care. When Diana's family tried to gain custody of Sabrina, she threatened to rip off their faces should they ever approach Sabrina.

At some point, her nephew Ambrose was arrested for a conspiracy to blow up the Vatican, and when he refused to give up his co-conspirators, he was sentenced to house arrest under the watch of Hilda and Zelda.

Throughout Chilling Adventures of Sabrina[]

Physical Appearance[]

Zelda is hundreds of years old, though she doesn't resemble it. She has red hair, green eyes, and a glamorous fashion style that resembles that of an old Hollywood movie star - elegant necklaces, fur, and sunglasses. Her makeup includes pink lipstick and black mascara, and she is regularly seen with her golden cigarette holder.

Personality[]

Zelda is a glamorous, stern, proud, and sometimes haughty, but still a softhearted witch, devout to the Church of Night. She follows the rules of the Church but is also willing to break them to protect her family. Although she often abuses and kills Hilda, Zelda genuinely loves and cares about her; one of her greatest fears is losing her forever. Despite her devotion to the Dark Lord and the Church, she has standards about certain things and even took Faustus Blackwood's daughter away because she was afraid that he might harm her because the baby was not a male heir. She is willing to always do the right thing, proven when - despite her aversion to mortals - she and her family, summoned a tornado to lure them all to Baxter High to protect them from the Red Angel of Death. She also comforted Sabrina after her breakup with Harvey, showing that she's also able to be emphatic and maternal to her niece. She considers herself an oath breaker and an abomination because she loves her family more than the Dark Lord.

One of her most defining traits is her maternal soul. She cares deeply for children. She considers Sabrina a daughter and would kill anyone who tried to take Ambrose from her. She also has developed an attachment for Judith Blackwood after she took her from her father. She once used magic to protect Harvey from his father and saved a bunch of young witches after Father Blackwood tried to poison them out of spite.

Powers and Abilities[]

Zelda is the recently empowered leader of the Order of Hecate. Prior to devoting herself to Hecate, Zelda was a devout member of the Church of Night with vast skill and knowledge of witchcraft. She participated in the demon exorcism of Jesse Putnam as well as the saving the folks of Greendale by creating a tornado along with her family.

Relationships[]

Hilda Spellman[]

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Zelda and Hilda

Zelda and her younger sister Hilda have a quite turbulent relationship, with Zelda frequently killing Hilda when she is annoyed by her. Despite this, Hilda and Zelda genuinely love each other. Zelda apologized to Hilda for all the suffering she put her through at the Academy of Unseen Arts, and she comforted her after she was rejected by Dr. Cerberus. Hilda showed that she loves her sister when she poisoned Shirley Jackson because the latter mistreated Zelda out of pettiness.

Sabrina Spellman[]

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Zelda and Sabrina

Zelda loves her niece Sabrina like she is her own daughter. She constantly worries about her and has high expectations of Sabrina, though they have different views in regards to the coven and its traditions. They often argue when it comes to the Dark Lord and certain traditions, but Zelda would always choose Sabrina’s well being over the Dark Lord's will. She made it clear that she wouldn’t let Sabrina be sacrificed at the Feast of Feasts and was horrified and disgusted when she learned that the Dark Lord wanted to make Sabrina his Queen.

Prudence Blackwood[]

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Prudence and Zelda

Prudence has a great amount of respect for Zelda, for her devoutness to the Dark Lord and the Church of Night. She helps Zelda hide Faustus Blackwood's daughter Leticia to protect her. After Zelda married Father Blackwood, she became Prudence’s stepmother. In that time, Zelda showed Prudence how Father Blackwood was a ruthless misogynist who would let her die if he had to. When Father Blackwood poisoned the entire coven, Prudence immediately went to Zelda and her family and begged them to save Agatha and Dorcas.

Marie LeFleur[]

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Zelda and Mambo Marie

Zelda has a developing relationship with Mambo Marie. She was initially reluctant to welcome her into the Academy upon the summoning of the hedge witches to defeat the pagans; she didn't trust Mambo Marie as she was a Catholic and an outsider with different beliefs than their own. However, Zelda would come to learn that she was an ally and only wished to help the coven. After defeating the pagans, Zelda welcomed Mambo Marie into the Order of Hecate and they shared a kiss.

Appearances[]

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina[]

Part 1[]

Part 2[]

Part 3[]

Part 4[]

Riverdale[]

Season 6[]

Trivia[]

  • Zelda has a familiar in the shape of a dog named Vinegar Tom.
    • Ironically, in the comic series, she claimed that dogs weren't smart enough to be familiars.
  • Zelda likes contact sport and movies.[3]
  • According to Zelda, all the Spellmans have been baptized under a Blood Moon, ie. October.
    • Sabrina's Dark Baptism was special because it coincided with the eclipsing of a Blood Moon, which is stated to only occur once every 66 years by Zelda.[4]
  • Zelda loves babies because they do not disappoint or leave. They have sweet-smelling heads, and plump, juicy flesh, and an endless potential to serve Satan.[5]
  • Zelda considers Ambrose a disgrace and a burden, and Sabrina the golden apple of her eye.
  • Zelda smokes cigarettes as an homage to Satan.
  • In Archie Comics, Zelda is the kinder of the two aunts.
    • In the 1971 comic series, she was plump and had green hair. She wore stereotypical witch clothes.
    • In the 2014 comic series, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa reinvented her as a slender, sinister brunette. She's the wickedest of the two, who is quite often making subtle references to cannibalism.
  • She is the blonde, austere and science-minded aunt in the 90s sitcom, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, although she's the easy-going, curly blonde aunt in the 1996 made-for-TV movie that launched the sitcom.

Gallery[]

See also: Category:Images of Zelda Spellman
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References[]

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