Maleficent, the evil fairy, casts a spell on Aurora as a baby that on her sixteenth birthday she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die.

Aurora and three fairies, Merryweather, Flora and Fauna, move to a cottage in the forest and change her name to Briar Rose to hide her from Maleficent.

After Phillip's kiss of true love breaks the curse, she learns that he is the same person as the man she met in the woods, and they dance after reuniting with their parents.

In the film, he is betrothed to marry the princess, the daughter of his father's best friend, and attends Aurora's christening to give her a gift.

Upon arriving at Aurora's home, Maleficent captures him, but the fairies rescue him and aid him with their magic, giving him the Sword of Truth and Shield of Virtue.

Phillip appears in Disney/Square's Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in his homeworld, Enchanted Dominion, reprising his role from the film while fighting alongside Aqua.

In Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, he is instead portrayed by Harris Dickinson, as Thwaites was unable to reprise the role due to scheduling conflicts.

[2] King Stefan is Aurora's father and Queen Leah's husband, who, though a caring and kind ruler and protective of her, can be stubborn and grumpy.

He is put to sleep along with the rest of the kingdom, but after the curse is broken he and Leah reunite with Aurora, and, along with Hubert, watch her dance with Phillip.

She is put to sleep along with the rest of the kingdom, but after the curse is broken she and Stefan reunite with Aurora, and, along with Hubert, watch her dance with Phillip.

Sixteen years later, they have a disagreement during the celebration for Aurora's return until Phillip arrives and informs them that he has decided to marry a woman he met in the forest, which Hubert forbids due to her being a peasant girl.

In Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, he attends a royal conference along with Phillip, Stefan, and Leah, where he is to give a speech.

Phillip urges his mother to kiss John, but it does not work, as Ingrith secretly despises her husband for desiring peace and is not truly in love with him.

Diablo is Maleficent's pet raven, who she sends to find Aurora, and discovers the cottage where she is living with the fairies due to Flora and Meryweather's magic.

[4] Samson (voiced by Frank Welker in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams) is Phillip's horse.

They also appear in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) in Maroon Cartoon Studios, House of Mouse as recurring guests, and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep as minor enemies.