The Disney Villains

There's a lot of Villains that fell out of the mirror.. but not too many, such as - The Evil Queen. The Evil Queen is the main antagonist of Disney's 1937 animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and the first Disney villain in the Disney animated features canon'. Determined to remain the "fairest one of all", the Queen becomes insanely jealous of her stepdaughter, Snow White, the only one whose beauty surpasses her own, according to the Magic Mirror. She eventually disguises herself as an old peddler to tempt Snow White into eating a poisoned apple which puts her into a death-like sleep, in a final attempt to do away with her only, unknowing rival. Ultimately, she meets her demise when the seven dwarfs chase her, and she falls off a cliff during a thunderstorm. The Queen is an icily beautiful woman with a serene, unfeeling face and a slender figure. She has pale skin, red lips, lime green eyes, and seemingly penciled-on eyebrows. Her transformation into her witch disguise heavily suggested that she has long, chest-length black hair. Her features and her royal attire create a stunning Queenly image. The Queen is seen wearing a purple gown with long sleeves and a red rope belt tied around her waist. She wears a black balaclava covering her ears, neck, and hair, leaving her face exposed. The Queen wears a long black cloak that appears to be part of the cowl. The cloak is lined with red inside, and the bottom of the cloak is lined with white fur. She has a high white collar attached to her cloak. She also wears a golden pendant that seems to connect with the collar. She also wears orange-yellow high-heel pumps. To top off her royal appearance, the Evil Queen wears a golden crown atop her head with five spikes on the front and a jewel on the tip of the middle and tallest spike. The color scheme of her attire represents her pride and vanity. Then, there's also - Maleficent. Maleficent is the main antagonist of Disney's 1959 animated feature film Sleeping Beauty. She is a powerful dark fairy and the incarnation of pure evil, who is responsible for all the misfortune in King Stefan's kingdom. Taking offense at not being invited to the christening of Stefan's daughter, Princess Aurora, Maleficent casts a curse on her, predicting that the princess will die from pricking her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle before sunset on her sixteenth birthday. Maleficent spends the following years making sure that her evil prophecy is fulfilled so that she can plunge the kingdom into sorrow and despair for good. Maleficent is a tall and slender woman with pale green skin, a narrow face, and a prominent chin. She appears to be the tallest character in the cast of Sleeping Beauty, as evidenced by the christening scene, with King Stefan only being able to stand eye-to-eye with her while atop the throne steps. She also has yellow eyes and large black horns (it is unknown if they are part of her body or a headdress), which symbolize her nature as an agent of the forces of evil. Maleficent's signature outfit consists of a black robe with lavender trim, batwing-like sleeves with flame-shaped edges, and a long train; under the robe, she wears a magenta dress with long sleeves. She also wears a gold ring with a large round black stone and carries a staff with a glowing yellowish-green orb at the tip. There's also - Jafar. Jafar is the main antagonist of Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin and its sequel The Return of Jafar. As the Royal Vizier of Agrabah, he was presented as the Sultan's most trusted and loyal advisor. In truth, the imperious Jafar held passionate disdain for the Sultan. He dedicated the latter half of his life to gaining ownership of a magic lamp containing an all-powerful genie — to that end, Jafar would control cosmic power, which he would use to take over the throne and the world at large. Jafar is a tall, bony, middle-aged man dressed in extravagant clothing, always seen carrying a gold, ruby-eyed, cobra headed staff to supplement his magical powers. Jafar has a twisted, black goatee and a faint mustache, as well as gray eyeliner. He was supposed to be designed as ugly, and Genie makes this obvious when he refers to him as "a tall, dark, sinister, ugly man." He is half bald, as evidenced by when he removes his beggar disguise Then we have - Hades. Hades is the main antagonist of Disney's 1997 animated feature film Hercules. He is the fast-talking god of the Underworld, known for having a fiery temper and a vendetta against his oldest brother, Zeus. Over the span of 18 years, Hades developed a scheme to take over Mount Olympus and the cosmos, but a prophecy by the Fates foretold that a hero would rise against him and end his reign. As the Lord of the Underworld, Hades is a hot-headed fast talker who hates ruling the Underworld. His dream is to take over Mount Olympus. Hades is generally calm, cool, and collected. Though his machinations are cruel, Hades' informal approach to villainy makes him a widely comedic character with a self-aware and irreverent style of humor (though his jokes are usually played for his own, twisted amusement, and at the expense of others). However, this is partly surface-level; Hades is eternally bitter and imperious, with his most famous trait being his uncontrollably fervid temper. At times, the smallest inconveniences can send Hades over the edge, causing fiery fits and extreme damage to the area and people around him, depending on the situation. This quality makes him a feared figure among Greece and beyond, especially in the eyes of his minions, Pain and Panic. Hades appears as a blue-gray humanoid with flaming blue hair, wearing a black robe and a smoky base. When he gets angry, his skin turns red and he bursts into flames (especially his hair, which becomes yellow-orange). He has yellow eyes sunken deep into their sockets and sharp teeth. We have also - Captain Hook. Captain Hook is the main antagonist of Disney's 1953 animated feature film Peter Pan. He is an elegant, yet dastardly pirate that commands the Jolly Roger, a brig docked on the shores of Neverland. Hook has long since abandoned sailing the high seas in favor of having revenge on Peter Pan for cutting off his left hand and feeding it to a crocodile, who has since been in constant pursuit of the captain. While a worthy opponent for Peter, Hook is destined to fail—sometimes because of Pan's ability to fly, but more often through the bumbling incompetence of his first mate, Mr. Smee. Hook's frustrations are understandable; he lost a hand to his opponent, is constantly pursued by the Crocodile, and is unable to fly (unless by pixie dust). These factors arguably make him one of the most sympathetic Disney villains. His antics with the Crocodile are considered by many to be the funniest animated scenes ever created by Disney. Captain Hook is a thin man with long black hair, a large hooked nose, a thin black handlebar mustache that angles upward sharply, and a large chin. He is usually clean-shaven, but sometimes (even in the same movie) he sports a stubble beard which makes his chin look grayish brown. He wears a frilly white cravat underneath a red coat with gold lining and red cuffs. Each of these cuffs sports two gold cufflinks. Beneath his coat, it was a pink turtleneck with white frills in each sleeves. He also wears an orange sash over his right shoulder that holds his sword scabbard at his left hip. He wears rose pants and white knee-high socks, as well as black shoes with a pink circle decorating each one. The tongues of his shoes are enormous, reaching halfway up his shins. He wears a large crimson hat with a huge lavender feather stuck in it. He carries a rapier with a gold hilt and guard as a weapon. He has a hook on his left-hand, made of silver or gold depending on the occasion. Captain Hook is emotionally vulnerable. Due to this, he has made a fool of himself quite often. On the contrary, he typically acts as a menacing and cunning villain who never gives up on his pursuits, particularly his desire to get revenge on Peter Pan. He is also a violent character, sometimes to a murderous extreme, as at one point in the film, he casually shot and killed one of his crew members because of his annoying singing. Later in the film, he viciously threw one of his pirates overboard using only his hook. Despite comical and occasional bumbling, Hook is a force to be reckoned with, both physically and mentally. With his temper extremely fragile, those around him are often at risk, with Peter Pan being the only individual truly skilled enough to take on the villainous captain. He did show some gentlemanly qualities especially to Tinker Bell and Wendy whom he spoke politely to and acted with grace even though his actions were anything but honorable. He's intelligent, and of course, is capable of manipulating. We also have - Ursula. Ursula is the main antagonist of Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid. She is a villainous sea witch who strikes deals with poor unfortunate merfolk with the promise of making their dreams come true. Ursula's contracts, however, are covertly designed to advance her own ambitions and cause general misery. In the past, Ursula was a resident of King Triton's palace, before being banished and exiled by order of the king. Scorned, she has since vowed to exact vengeance by harnessing the power of the king's trident and installing herself as ruler of all seven seas. In tone, and by nature, Ursula was very dark, with a wicked sense of humor. After her banishment from Atlantica, the sea witch established herself as a beacon of hope for unfortunate merpeople, allowing them to strike deals and business propositions that would supposedly result in their happiness, should they successfully fulfill their end of the bargain. During such deals, she presumably spoke in a grandmotherly tone, as if her only concern was the satisfaction of her customers, just as she did with Ariel. This would have lulled her clients into a false sense of security, making her schemes easier to fall for. She would have pressured her victims into accepting her offer, portraying herself as their last resort at making their dreams come true, especially if her initial deal wasn't appealing alone. Also, if Ariel's deal is any indication, Ursula would sadistically ensure her customers fail at upholding their end of the deal, resulting in their souls being kept forever in her possession, their bodies becoming permanent members of her living garden as polyps. Ursula is a plus size octopod, classified as a cecaelia (half woman, half octopus). She has light lavender skin, short white hair with gray streaks to show her age, and her body, from the waist down is black with six tentacles dotted by violet suckers. Her two arms and six tentacles make up all eight of an octopus. The area around her eyes is a darker shade than the rest of her face. Her eyes are gray and she has a mole near the right side of her mouth. She is always seen wearing makeup; in particular, she has aqua blue eye shadow, deep red lipstick, and red nails. For jewellery, she wears purple coral shell earrings and an enchanted gold nautilus shell necklace. We have - Gaston. Gaston is the main antagonist of Disney's 1991 animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. He is an arrogant and chauvinistic hunter, who is greedily determined to have Belle's hand in marriage, even by force if necessary. His obsession turns him from a harmless jerk into a cruel, twisted, and ruthless villain, especially upon his discovery that Belle's love is not for him, but for a Beast. Gaston is strong and handsome and exploits these traits to the fullest. While it is not clear if he considers himself as a good person or not (like Governor Ratcliffe and Claude Frollo do), the villagers very much do, considering how popular he is with them (especially the Bimbette triplets), and how they seem unaware of his true nature (Gaston reprise in the original film notwithstanding), and this serves to fuel his already massive ego. A narcissist who sees himself as superior to everyone around him, Gaston is proud, boorish, uncultured, greedy, short-tempered, bad-mannered, entitled, narcissistic, and sexist. Because of his superiority, he is shown to be a very bad loser as evidenced when he is playing chess with a villager in his tavern and angrily knocks the chessboard over when he loses. He is also impulsive and arrogant, as evidenced by his setting up a wedding before he even proposed to Belle under the expectation that she'd approve of becoming his wife, thinking she was in love with him. Convinced that he is powerful enough to defeat the bigger and stronger Beast by himself, Gaston even taunts the Beast, wanting him to fight back as he wants to prove that he can kill him in a fair fight. However, his arrogance makes him underestimate his opponent and revealed his cowardly side, once he realizes his life is on the line, he may have to rely on desperate measures to survive. Despite this, he was not arrogant enough to believe there was no risk of being killed by the Beast, as he freely admits that fighting the Beast does have the likelihood that he or the other villagers might very likely die during "The Mob Song". Despite his belief that thinking is "a dangerous pastime" (suggesting that he is anti-intellectual), Gaston can be cunning, calculating, and manipulative, which is emphasized twice in the story: first when he comes up with a plan to blackmail Belle into marrying him by threatening to have her father, Maurice, thrown into an insane asylum should she refuse. Due to poor management and cruel treatment of inmates, this is a surprisingly harsh threat. When that plan is foiled by Belle showing the Beast with a magic mirror, Gaston simply improvises and quickly turns the tables by manipulating the villagers into forming a mob to kill the Beast, thus eliminating his competition. Gaston is not above using underhanded tactics, which had earlier been implied with LeFou's claim about Gaston being "slick" as well as Gaston's admission about being good at "taking cheap shots", and confirmed when he shows himself to literally be a backstabber in his final moments, showing that he also cheats at things. As noted throughout the film, Gaston possesses an athletic build, a double square chin, and a handsome appearance. He has icy blue eyes and his long black hair is tied with a crimson band into a ponytail; he also has black, crooked eyebrows. He generally wears yellow hunting gloves, although he discards them by the midpoint, but wears them again towards the end of the film. Gaston also wears a red tunic with a yellow collar and a long V-cut neckline, black tights, a brown belt with a gold buckle around his waist, and brown boots trimmed with golden. He mainly carries a quiver of arrows on his back and sports a black cape with two silver buttons during cold evenings and his final battle with the Beast. He also has a lot of hair on his chest. Theres also - Claude Frollo Judge Claude Frollo is the main antagonist of Disney's 1996 animated feature film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He is a powerful Parisian justice minister, who, after a series of sensitive circumstances, becomes the begrudged caretaker of the deformed Quasimodo. Aside from his political authority, Frollo is a religious zealot with intolerance for sinners. He regards the Romani people (or “gypsies”, as he refers to them) as the most heinous of all malefactors, and therefore dedicates twenty years of his life to eradicating their race. Frollo's self-imposed mission drives him to perform inhumane acts of violence, all the while using his loyalty to God as justification. Claude Frollo is a rather complex person. A religious extremist and a dogmatist, Frollo is convinced that all his actions are justified because they are God's will, though he is a cruel and corrupt government official who uses his place in power to meet his own extreme ends, even employing common thugs to enforce his interpretation of God's will while posing as "soldiers". This makes him feared and reviled throughout the city. Although Paris' anti-Romani sentiment policies appear to be systemic, the persecution of the Roma appears to be advocated by Frollo, who is determined to eliminate the Roma scattered throughout Paris, as their indulgence in what Frollo calls "witchcraft and sorcery" is infectious to those around them, according to him. Frollo has also shown a mild sadistic streak, as he briefly smiles while his ex-captain of the guard is tortured and takes pleasure in burning Esmeralda at the stake. Surprisingly, Frollo has been shown to be a somewhat forgiving person. This is evidenced by how he forgave Quasimodo for attempting to deceive him in order to attend the Festival of Fools, and how he equated the letter "F" with "forgiveness" when teaching Quasimodo the alphabet. Another example is how the gargoyles seemed to be aware of Frollo's merciful side, as they suggested Frollo was more likely to forgive Quasimodo for his defiance than to permit him to attend the Festival of Fools. This turned out to be true, as he did in fact forgive him for his disobedience. He also ultimately forgave Quasimodo for helping Esmeralda escape Notre Dame, believing the hunchback was under a spell of Esmeralda's making. Interestingly, while most Disney villains know that what they do is wrong (and they either do not care or take pride in it), Frollo actually believes that he is a good person or at the very least believes his actions are for the greater good, making him a very three-dimensional character as well. He repeatedly refuses to find fault within himself and is quite self-righteous, declaring himself much purer than "the common vulgar, weak, licentious crowd" and to be above the biblical doctrine that all men are equally sinful, confirming him as a narcissist. He believes that everything he does is in the name of God, even as he attacks the cathedral of Notre Dame for the sake of catching, arresting, and executing one Romani woman. However, at the end of "Hellfire", he does beg God for mercy on Esmeralda for what he plans to do with her and mercy on him for his plans, and part of his sparing Quasimodo was as penance for his killing his mother, so he is capable of some form of guilt in his own twisted way. On a similar note, the "mea culpa" chorus of Hellfire implies that he does to some level recognize that he was at fault, and implies a more self-loathing aspect to his nature. Frollo is an aging man, shown by his wrinkled, care-worn face and thinning white hair. As the Minister of Justice and a high-ranking public official, Frollo is most frequently dressed in a black and purple robe, a purple jumpsuit, a purple and black striped tricorn hat with a red sash attached to the bottom, and black shoulder pads with red stripes. The inside of his shoulder pads are purple. He also wears rings on his fingers, two on the right and one on the left, with the jewels colored blue, red, and green. And, finnaly, theres - Cruella De Vil. Cruella De Vil is the main antagonist of Disney's 1961 animated feature film 101 Dalmatians, and its direct to video sequel. She is an eccentric, fashion-obsessed heiress who wishes to use the skins of 99 Dalmatian puppies to create a spotted fur coat. Regarded as a "witch" and "devil woman", Cruella's infatuation with furs drives her to murderous insanity. She commits immoral acts to satisfy her mania, such as kidnapping and slaughter. In her mad pursuits, Cruella is typically aided by her henchmen, Jasper and Horace. Cruella is a very flamboyant narcissist. She is known to be mean-spirited and rude, frequently barging into other people's homes unannounced and openly disrespecting others. She adores attention but looks down on others, showing no sympathy or concern for anyone's well-being. She is also greedy and selfish and adores high fashion and art. Her interest in fashion revolves around furs from animals, particularly fur coats, as she is always wearing one. As a result, Cruella often seeks animals to help her with making coats. Upon learning that Perdita has had puppies, Cruella attempted to buy them from Roger, showing no concern for the puppies themselves, having already purchased 84 puppies legally. The reason for her obsession is because the spots will make her fur coats more popular, meaning she'll get more money. Her interest in spots runs so deep she turned to Lars after seeing his painting of spots as a way to substitute her obsession. Cruella is known to be short-tempered. She gets annoyed with Jasper and Horace's foolishness and throws a tantrum when things don't go her way. Her anger seems to be a problem, as it makes her reckless and impulsive, as she throws the bottle that Jasper drank from into the fireplace causing an explosion, and when drove her car recklessly after the Dalmatians but ended up crashing her car into a ravine. She may also be bipolar, as she is prone to psychotic fits; her reckless driving is a prime example. This happened again when she tried to capture the puppies in London, only to end up in an institution. However, she did seem to be a slightly reasonable woman, as she attempted twice to convince Anita to sell Cruella her puppies, only choosing to steal them when it became clear it was the only way for her to get the puppies. Cruella is an extremely thin woman that almost appears skeletal around the curves. She has pale skin, red lips, green eyes, and eye shadow. She has shoulder-length hair, the two halves of which are a different color; the right side is black, and the left side is white.