Prince Phillip proposes to Aurora. To unite their kingdoms, Phillip's parents—King John and Queen Ingrith of Ulstead—invite Aurora, Maleficent, and the dark fairy's raven servant, Diaval, to a royal dinner.
Queen Ingrith is secretly building a powerful iron weapon (iron burns fairies). Her real goal is to start a war and wipe out all magical creatures. She tricks the human kingdom into believing the fairies attacked first. maleficent: mistress of evil dubbed
Queen Ingrith pretends to be kind, but she secretly hates all magical creatures. During the dinner, she insults Maleficent and triggers her temper. When Maleficent's powers accidentally react, Ingrith pretends to be hurt, blaming Maleficent. This turns Phillip's father against Maleficent and Aurora feels torn between love and loyalty. Prince Phillip proposes to Aurora
Conall sacrifices himself to save Maleficent. His death makes Maleficent realize that love and sacrifice are stronger than revenge. She heals herself, transforms into a giant phoenix-like dark fairy , and flies to save the Moors. She destroys the iron weapons but spares Queen Ingrith—only for Ingrith to be turned into a goat by the fairy magic she tried to destroy. Her real goal is to start a war
During the wedding rehearsal between Aurora and Phillip, Ingrith fires a spinning, iron-weighted weapon at Maleficent, seriously wounding her. Then she orders a full attack on the Moors, capturing many fairies and creatures.