# Mombi — The Marvelous Land of Oz character guide > Mombi in The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum. **Role:** major **Also known as:** old Mombi, Old Mombi, the real Mombi, Old Mombi The Witch, the old Witch, the Witch, clearly old Mombi, Mombi the Witch **First appearance:** 0003-tip-manufactures-a-pumpkinhead ## Snapshot A Gillikin sorceress of dubious reputation who raised Tip on chores and grudges, and whose past holds the secret everyone is chasing. ## Who they are Mombi is a witch by ambition if not by license, feared by her neighbors and hated openly by the boy she was given to rear. She works magic she isn't supposed to know, keeps her secrets close, and meets Glinda's interrogation with pure defiance even with a golden thread around her throat. What she knows about the vanished Princess Ozma is the hinge on which the entire search turns, and her refusal to speak is the wall the heroes must break. ## Relationships ### [Tip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/tip) _psychological_ Mombi is Tip's cruel and manipulative guardian, keeping him in servitude and threatening him with transformation. ### [Glinda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/glinda) _rivalry_ Glinda is Mombi's powerful magical adversary, opposing her evil schemes and ultimately forcing her to reveal secrets. ### [Jack Pumpkinhead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/jack_pumpkinhead) _psychological_ Jack fears Mombi as his creator and former owner, who treated him as a mere object. ### [Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/scarecrow) _rivalry_ Mombi opposes the Scarecrow's rule and plots against him, viewing him as a foolish obstacle. ### [Tip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/tip) _psychological_ Mombi is Tip's cruel and manipulative guardian, keeping him in servitude and threatening him with transformation. ### [Glinda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/glinda) _rivalry_ Glinda is Mombi's powerful magical adversary, opposing her evil schemes and ultimately forcing her to reveal secrets. ### [Tip](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/tip) _psychological_ Mombi is Tip's cruel and manipulative guardian, keeping him in servitude and threatening him with transformation. ### [Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/scarecrow) _rivalry_ Mombi opposes the Scarecrow's rule and plots against him, viewing him as a foolish obstacle. ### [Jack Pumpkinhead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/jack_pumpkinhead) _psychological_ Jack fears Mombi as his creator and former owner, who treated him as a mere object. ### [Jack Pumpkinhead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/jack_pumpkinhead) _psychological_ Jack fears Mombi as his creator and former owner, who treated him as a mere object. ### [Glinda](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/glinda) _rivalry_ Glinda is Mombi's powerful magical adversary, opposing her evil schemes and ultimately forcing her to reveal secrets. ## In the story ### [The Marvelous Land of Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/the-marvelous-land-of-oz) The wicked witch who raised Tip and later joins Jinjur's forces. ### [Tip Manufactures a Pumpkinhead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/tip-manufactures-a-pumpkinhead) Tip's guardian, a sorceress who has gone on a two-day journey to a village. ### [The Marvelous Powder of Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/the-marvelous-powder-of-life) Returns early with new magical powders, brings Jack to life, and threatens to transform Tip into a marble statue. ### [The Flight of the Fugitives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/the-flight-of-the-fugitives) The old witch who plans to turn Tip into a marble statue; she is asleep when Tip escapes. ### [Tip Makes an Experiment in Magic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/tip-makes-an-experiment-in-magic) Referenced as the source of the magic powder and incantations that Tip replicates. ### [Mr. H. M. Woggle-Bug, T.E.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/mr-h-m-woggle-bug-t-e) Summoned by Jinjur to aid the rebel army; uses magic to create the sunflower field and alter the landscape to hinder the travelers. ### [Old Mombi Indulges in Witchcraft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/old-mombi-indulges-in-witchcraft) Indulges in witchcraft, sending a series of deceptive obstacles to hinder the travelers. ### [The Tin-Woodman Plucks a Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/the-tin-woodman-plucks-a-rose) Uses deception to evade capture, first by transforming Jellia Jamb into her likeness, then by turning herself into a red rose. ### [The Transformation of Old Mombi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/the-transformation-of-old-mombi) Transforms into a rose, a shadow, a black ant, and a griffin in an attempt to escape Glinda, but is ultimately captured. ### [Princess Ozma of Oz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/chapters/princess-ozma-of-oz) Captured and forced to confess that she transformed Princess Ozma into the boy Tip. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters/mombi - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_marvelous_land_of_oz_se/characters