Fiyero

Fiyero is a character in Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as in the Broadway musical Wicked, which is based on the novel. He is a Vinkus prince who attends Shiz University, and eventually falls in love with Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West). Between the two works, the character is portrayed somewhat differently. In the book, Fiyero is covered with blue, diamond-shaped tattoos and is ... more

Fiyero is a character in Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as in the Broadway musical Wicked, which is based on the novel. He is a Vinkus prince who attends Shiz University, and eventually falls in love with Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West). Between the two works, the character is portrayed somewhat differently. In the book, Fiyero is covered with blue, diamond-shaped tattoos and is unhappily married to a woman named Sarima and father to three children: Irji, Manek, and Nor. He meets an early demise when he is brutally murdered by The Wizard's secret police, presumably because he is affiliated with Elphaba, who is now a fugitive from The Wizard. It is also noted that Fiyero has dark skin. In the musical, the character has no tattoos (simply because the small designs did not translate well to the stage) and never married, but he is engaged (rather reluctantly) to Glinda. He is at first a careless, happy-go-lucky, kid who... less