Leprechauns are Irish magical beings that are small in stature. They are known to grant luck to the world and live in their own realm known as the Green Meadow. Leprechauns can teleport through rainbows, which they light up with their shillelaghs.
History[]
Ancient Times[]
Leprechauns have existed for thousands of years, as noted by the Titan Cronus. They once roamed freely through the world along with the rest of the Magical Community until the mortal fear of magic.
The Leprechaun Crisis[]
Paige and Seamus with his pot of gold.
In 2003, the demon Saleel started killing Leprechauns due to a personal dislike. He had little respect for their cowardice and believed they did not deserve their gift to grant luck to the world. Saleel stole the luck of each Leprechaun he killed in order to gain more power and respect in the Underworld.
During this crisis, a Leprechaun named Seamus Fitzpatrick worked with the Charmed Ones and formed a close bond with Paige Matthews. He granted her his Shillelagh before he was vanquished by Saleel. However, the demon was later vanquished himself due to an overdose of bad luck, causing a meteor to fall on him.[1]
Other Occurrences[]
Riley cursed.
The Leprechauns were one of the many magical beings the Elders asked for help when they were attacked by the Titans.[2] A Leprechaun named Riley was once cursed by a Wicked Witch until Paige reversed her spell and vanquished her. He later assisted the sisters against the Spider Demon.[3]
A few Leprechauns assisted in the fight against Zankou after the demon had taken over the manor.[4] Several Leprechauns later appeared at the sisters' fake memorial to pay their respects to Paige.[5]
The Ultimate Battle[]
In 2006, Paige asked some Leprechauns to investigate a possible threat in Magic School. However, they were quickly chased off by the Triad. The demon Dumain later tried to destroy the reputation of the Charmed Ones for the upcoming Ultimate Battle. He hexed Paige, causing her to ignore a Leprechaun under attack, and orbed him of the Golden Gate Bridge. This act, along with others, caused the magical community to turn on the sisters.[6]
Neena and the Magical Switch[]
A leprechaun asking for help.
When the first witch, Neena, resurrected the Source of All Evil, the Charmed Ones decided to use the power of all white magic practitioners and Paige orbed around to collect samples of magic from various members of the Magical Community, including Leprechauns.[7]
When magic switched sides, granting mortals magical powers and stripping magical beings of them, a Leprechaun came into the Manor seeking help. The sisters gave him an address that served as a safe house for magical beings.[8]
Valen and Fritz[]
Seeking to obtain a weapon known as the Ancient Athame, two low-level demons named Valen and Fritz attacked the Green Meadow because they needed shillelaghs. The Leprechauns went to Piper for help at her restaurant because they could not enter the manor. Piper then called her sisters and the Leprechauns were overjoyed when Paige arrived. After getting the whole story from Bevin in the Green Meadow, they were attacked by Murray. During the fight, Bevin developed a crush on Phoebe, though it was later mentioned that she broke his heart.[9]
Spells[]
To Call for a Rainbow Road[]
- This spell can also be used to summon a Leprechaun.
- Go n-Ć©irĆ an bĆ³thar leat
- translation: May the journey be successful for you
To Wish Good Luck[]
- SlƔinte is tƔinte
- translation: Health and wealth
To Curse Someone with Bad Luck[]
- MarbhfhƔisc ort
- translation: A shroud on you
To Reveal the Unseen[]
- Go n-Ć©irĆ an bĆ³thar leat
- translation: May the journey be successful for you
Powers and Abilities[]
- Basic Powers
- Spell Casting: The ability to cast spells and perform rituals.
- Active Powers
- Hyper Speed: The ability to move at speeds much greater than that of ordinary beings.
- Apportation: The ability to teleport objects from one place to another.
- Powers via Shillelagh
- Rainbow Teleportation: The ability to teleport through a Rainbow. Leprechauns access this power by casting a spell while holding their Shillelagh.
- Powers via Gold Nuggets
- Luck Granting: The ability to grant good or bad luck to other beings, which is stored in gold nuggets. Leprechauns access this power through a spell.
- Other Powers
- Immortality: The ability to have an infinite lifespan and an arrested aging process.
Known Leprechauns[]
- Seamus Fitzpatrick ā
- Head Councilman
- Liam ā
- Finnegan ā
- Connor ā
- Riley
- Liam ā
- Andrew O'Brian
- Bevin
Notes and Trivia[]
- It was mentioned by Seamus Fitzpatrick that Leprechauns live in tribes. In "Magically Malicious", it is revealed that every leprechaun has their own task, like tending to the flowers and polishing the shillelaghs.
- It was also mentioned there that Bevin was 263 years old. This is the first time the exact age of a Leprechaun has been mentioned.
- In "Spin City", it was revealed that there is a second way to summon a Leprechaun; by knocking three times on the ground with the Leprechaun's personal shillelagh.
- The reason Paige is the friendliest with the Leprechauns is possible because of Rose McGowan's Irish heritage.
- In the novel "Phoebe Who?", it was shown that leprechauns can use rainbows not only for teleportation, but also for attack.
Appearances[]
Leprechauns appeared in a total of 8 episodes throughout the course of the series, and 4 issues of the comic.
| Charmed, Season 5 | |||||
| #01 | "A Witch's Tail, Part 1" | #09 | "Sam, I Am" | #17 | "Lucky Charmed" |
| #02 | "A Witch's Tail, Part 2" | #10 | "Y Tu Mummy Tambien" | #18 | "Cat House" |
| #03 | "Happily Ever After" | #11 | "The Importance of Being Phoebe" | #19 | "Nymphs Just Wanna Have Fun" |
| #04 | "Siren Song" | #12 | "Centennial Charmed" | #20 | "Sense and Sense Ability" |
| #05 | "Witches in Tights" | #13 | "House Call" | #21 | "Necromancing the Stone" |
| #06 | "The Eyes Have It" | #14 | "Sand Francisco Dreamin'" | #22 | "Oh My Goddess! Part 1" |
| #07 | "Sympathy for the Demon" | #15 | "The Day the Magic Died" | #23 | "Oh My Goddess! Part 2" |
| #08 | "A Witch in Time" | #16 | "Baby's First Demon" | ||
| Charmed, Season 6 | |||||
| #01 | "Valhalley of the Dolls, Part 1" | #09 | "Little Monsters" | #17 | "Hyde School Reunion" |
| #02 | "Valhalley of the Dolls, Part 2" | #10 | "Chris-Crossed" | #18 | "Spin City" |
| #03 | "Forget Me...Not" | #11 | "Witchstock" | #19 | "Crimes and Witch-Demeanors" |
| #04 | "The Power of Three Blondes" | #12 | "Prince Charmed" | #20 | "A Wrong Day's Journey Into Right" |
| #05 | "Love's a Witch" | #13 | "Used Karma" | #21 | "Witch Wars" |
| #06 | "My Three Witches" | #14 | "The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell" | #22 | "It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Part 1" |
| #07 | "Soul Survivor" | #15 | "I Dream of Phoebe" | #23 | "It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World, Part 2" |
| #08 | "Sword and the City" | #16 | "The Courtship of Wyatt's Father" | ||
| Charmed, Season 7 | |||||
| #01 | "A Call to Arms" | #09 | "There's Something About Leo" | #17 | "Scry Hard" |
| #02 | "The Bare Witch Project" | #10 | "Witchness Protection" | #18 | "Little Box of Horrors" |
| #03 | "Cheaper by the Coven" | #11 | "Ordinary Witches" | #19 | "Freaky Phoebe" |
| #04 | "Charrrmed!" | #12 | "Extreme Makeover: World Edition" | #20 | "Imaginary Fiends" |
| #05 | "Styx Feet Under" | #13 | "Charmageddon" | #21 | "Death Becomes Them" |
| #06 | "Once in a Blue Moon" | #14 | "Carpe Demon" | #22 | "Something Wicca This Way Goes...?" |
| #07 | "Someone to Witch Over Me" | #15 | "Show Ghouls" | ||
| #08 | "Charmed Noir" | #16 | "The Seven Year Witch" | ||
| Charmed, Season 8 | |||||
| #01 | "Still Charmed & Kicking" | #09 | "Hulkus Pocus" | #17 | "Generation Hex" |
| #02 | "Malice in Wonderland" | #10 | "Vaya Con Leos" | #18 | "The Torn Identity" |
| #03 | "Run, Piper, Run" | #11 | "Mr. & Mrs. Witch" | #19 | "The Jung and the Restless" |
| #04 | "Desperate Housewitches" | #12 | "Payback's a Witch" | #20 | "Gone with the Witches |
| #05 | "Rewitched" | #13 | "Repo Manor" | #21 | "Kill Billie: Vol. 2" |
| #06 | "Kill Billie: Vol. 1" | #14 | "12 Angry Zen" | #22 | "Forever Charmed" |
| #07 | "The Lost Picture Show" | #15 | "The Last Temptation of Christy" | ||
| #08 | "Battle of the Hexes" | #16 | "Engaged and Confused" | ||
| Charmed, Season 9 | |||||
| #01 | "Charmed Lives" | #09 | "The All or Nothing" | #17 | "Family Shatters" |
| #02 | "No Rest for the Wicca" | #10 | "Three Little Wiccans" | #18 | "Four's Company" |
| #03 | "Innocents Lost" | #11 | "Last Witch Effort" | #19 | "Crossed, Triple-Crossed" |
| #04 | "Mortal Enemies" | #12 | "The Charmed Offensive" | #20 | "The Old Witcheroo |
| #05 | "Unnatural Resources" | #13 | "Piper's Place" | #21 | "Reversal of Misfortune" |
| #06 | "Morality Bites Back" | #14 | "Cupid's Harrow" | #22 | "Prue Ya Gonna Call?" |
| #07 | "The Heir Up There" | #15 | "Where There's Smoke There's a Firestarter" | #23 | "The Darklight Zone" |
| #08 | "Oh, Henry" | #16 | "The Heavens Can Wait" | #24 | "The Power of 300" |
| #00 | "To the Warren Born" | ||||
| Charmed, Season 10 | |||||
| #01 | "No Country for Old Ones" | #08 | "Love is a Burning Thing" | #15 | "The Four Sisters, Part 2" |
| #02 | "Magically Malicious" | #09 | "Haste Makes Wasteland" | #16 | "Happy Ending" |
| #03 | "The Perks of Being a Whitelighter" | #10 | "The Curious Case of Benjamin Turner" | #17 | "Effigy" |
| #04 | "Charmed Assault" | #11 | "Fear Always Comes Back" | #18 | "Tribunal and Tribulations" |
| #05 | "Whatever Happened to the Demon with a Soul?" | #12 | "Virtue" | #19 | "Something Old, Something Prue" |
| #06 | "Will o' the Witch" | #13 | "Court of Love" | #20 | "The Reason" |
| #07 | "Hard Knox Life" | #14 | "The Four Sisters, Part 1" | ||
References[]
- ā As seen in "Lucky Charmed"
- ā As seen in "Oh My Goddess! Part 2"
- ā As seen in "Spin City".
- ā As seen in "Something Wicca This Way Goes...?"
- ā As seen in "Still Charmed and Kicking"
- ā As seen in "Gone with the Witches"
- ā As seen in "Unnatural Resources"
- ā As seen in "The Old Witcheroo"
- ā "Magically Malicious"