Diaval made it his mission to coax Maleficent into flight whenever she became too serious, too sad, too busy — really, whenever possible. If this meant pelting her from above with acorns until she gave chase, then so much the better.

For her part, Maleficent was never so absorbed in her task that she failed to notice the raven sneaking up on her, but the game clearly gave Diaval such satisfaction that she didn’t mind indulging him — especially since she always caught him in the end.