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People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us. It's people who claim that they're good, or anything better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.
— Boq[src]

Boq  is the name of the Munchkinlander man who was Elphaba and Glinda's friend during their time at Shiz University. He appears only in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

History[]

During his time at Shiz University, Boq befriends Elphaba, as they were childhood playmates in Rush Margins, Munchkinland, and assists her in doing research for Doctor Dillamond. Boq is also friends with Crope, Tibbett, and Avaric, although he appears to be jealous of Avaric, due to his good looks, charm, and money. His infatuation with Galinda, which never comes to more than a brief kiss, gradually lifts and they become friends, as Boq states he was in love with Galinda, not Glinda.

After Ama Clutch dies, he attends the funeral, along with Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, Crope, and Tibbet. After the funeral he heads to the Philosophy Club with the others (excluding Glinda and Elphaba).

Boq eventually marries Milla, a fellow classmate and apparent college sweetheart, who was also a friend of Glinda’s. The two wed and return to Munchkindland to live in a well-kept farmhouse with a yellow domed roof in the Nest Hardings region. Even though the two have atleast four children including Yellowgage, Rikla, and Clarinda, it is often stated how Milla has attempted suicide due to her now being of a lower social standing. Elphaba encounters Boq not long after Nessarose's funeral, as she inquires after Dorothy Gale, and again after her assault on Madame Morrible.

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Sam Lupton and Gina Beck as Boq and Galinda in the London production

In the Wonderful Wizard of Oz[]

In L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Boq has a very small role. When Dorothy leaves Munchkinland Dorothy stays at his house where she has big feast and spends the night.

This is mentioned briefly in the book Wicked when Elphaba tracks Dorothy to Boq's house.

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