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Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
I'm still miffed that Maleficent came back to be honest. That was a plot point that not only came out of nowhere but never really went anywhere either.
I wouldn't be surprised if she was supposed to be more involved with the plot, but the plot was cut.
Not likely, Nomura has said he purposely has the story written to leave holes and gaps in the plot so fans can speculate. Its very likely that Maleficent had no purpose in this chapter of the story except for raising hopes and massive misdirection.