Big Bad Wolf

fairy tale character
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Big Bad Wolf
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Summary

Big Bad Wolf is a fictional wolf[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Bad Wolf is recorded as male[3].
  • Big Bad Wolf's instance of is recorded as fictional wolf[4].
  • Big Bad Wolf's instance of is recorded as archetype[5].
  • Big Bad Wolf's instance of is recorded as fairytale character[6].
  • Big Bad Wolf's instance of is recorded as literary character[7].
  • Big Bad Wolf's instance of is recorded as comics character[8].
  • Big Bad Wolf's Commons category is recorded as Big Bad Wolf[9].
  • 400 BC marks the founding of Big Bad Wolf[10].
  • Big Bad Wolf's facet of is recorded as wolves in children's and youth literature[11].
  • Big Bad Wolf's present in work is recorded as Little Red Riding Hood[12].
  • Big Bad Wolf's present in work is recorded as The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats[13].
  • Big Bad Wolf's present in work is recorded as The Three Little Pigs[14].
  • Big Bad Wolf's narrative role is recorded as main antagonist[15].
  • Big Bad Wolf's character type is recorded as villain[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include fictional wolf[4], archetype[5], fairytale character[6], literary character[7], and comics character[8].

Origins

400 BC marks the founding of Big Bad Wolf[10].

Why It Matters

Big Bad Wolf has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Inception → —
    Present in work → Little Red Riding Hood, The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats, The Three Little Pigs
    Facet of → wolves in children's and youth literature
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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