The latest Disney princess to appear on Once Upon a Time is a little less fantasy, and a little more sci-fi.

Back in March it was announced that Once Upon a Time was renewed for season 6, and now we’re getting our first taste of what’s to come!

Ask and ye shall receive Oncers, because the coolest Disney princess is finally coming to town. Princess Leia of the Star Wars universe will make a two episode arc appearance in the upcoming season 6, in the fall, and she brings some surprising twists and revelations. Get ready for the family tree to get “even more complicated.”

This newest addition should come as no surprise to fans of Once Upon a Time creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, as Horowitz has been tweeting about it periodically over the last few months, including this crossover fanart:

It’s possible Leia’s appearance has been in the works for months now, and Horowitz has been teasing us all along, without us knowing!

Said Horowitz in a statement earlier today, “We’re super excited to be able to bring Princess Leia to Once Upon a Time! The Frozen arc was so well received by fans last season, presumably because people were still hyped about Frozen. Well now there’s a lot of Star Wars buzz, so what better time to bring Leia on the show?”

Kitsis continued, “We want to do with Leia what we feel has been lacking in the films. We have a lot of badass women on Once Upon a Time, and we want to include Leia in that, and bring her to the forefront.”

When asked whether that means Leia will have the Force, Horowitz replied, “Of course! The fact that Leia doesn’t have the Force in the films is ridiculous, and it’s something we want to correct on our show. Not to mention, the Force is just space magic, so it fits in perfectly with the lands of magic in Once Upon a Time.”

Horowitz continued that, while Jedi won’t be in the show by name, we’ll still get to see them. “Leia having the Force opens the door for so many possibilities. There won’t be Jedi as we know them, rather, space witches and wizards. Space witches of light magic and space witches of dark magic. And they’ll have some unique robes, robes of varying colors with stars on them. And instead of pointy hats, their hair will be styled up into a point. Like a cone.”

The inclusion of Leia begs the question though, does this mean Once Upon a Time will be going to space?

“Absolutely,” answered Kitsis, “We couldn’t tackle Star Wars and not go to space. Not to mention, we’ve already introduced portals to other worlds, so it wouldn’t be out of the question to see places like Tatooine or Hoth. Hell, we could even visit Jar Jar in Naboo! That’d be fun!”

Admittedly, visiting a Once Jar Jar wouldn’t be as “fun” as Kitsis seems to think, but don’t let that get you down. “I mean, Once Upon a Time is definitely in need for some reinvention, some new stories. We’ve used practically every other Disney character in existence, Star Wars is one of the only things left. Except for Marvel characters, which may or may not be a possibility in the not too distant future,” Kitsis teased.

“Yeah, we’re really looking forward to introducing a whole new array of characters who will become unimportant after one episode,” continued Horowitz. “Lightsabers too. We definitely want to include lightsabers in some capacity. And genderless droids. And right now we’re toying with the idea of Killian captaining a space ship, because how cool would that be?”

It also seems that Once Upon a Time will even use this new storyline as an opportunity for yet another family relation bombshell, ala Luke and Vader’s “No, I am your father.”

Horowitz and Kitsis were pressed for more information, but the two are remaining fairly tight lipped, “We can’t give everything away!” laughed Kitsis. “Let’s just say that Rumple’s tree is about to get crazy, and it may or may not have something to do with Leia’s visit.”

“Emma isn’t exempt from that craziness either. Her life is about to get even more complicated,” Horowitz added. “Some things you thought to be true may not be all that true. Let’s not forget how vast the Star Wars universe is, and who’s in Leia’s family. Some questions people had at the end of The Force Awakens will be answered in Once.”

We’re still left with the question of how Leia will be introduced to the show. It’s not like she can just fall from the sky. Or can she? “That’s the way it’s looking right now, yeah. Leia will crash land in a space ship. You’re probably thinking about how the group will react to that, seeing a space ship from another galaxy. To be honest, it’s not worth spending time making Storybrooke people come to terms with it. It’ll just be explained away with some logic that doesn’t totally make sense and is probably contradictory to something that’s been in the show before, but does it really matter?” We suppose if it hasn’t mattered so far, then no, it doesn’t matter now.

Presumably the Leia that will appear in Once Upon a Time will be the younger Princess Leia, as opposed to General Organa of The Force Awakens. The original Leia is played by Carrie Fisher, and while there’s no word on casting yet, we can’t help but cross our fingers that Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd will get to play Leia!

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