The Disney Villains and the Seven Deadly Sins

[Big Disney Fan]

With Halloween upon us, I've decided to dedicate this thread to the Disney bad guys and how they measure up to the Seven Deadly Sins of old. I actually discovered this from an article at LaughingPlace.com: http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID509740.asp.

Of course, times have changed a bit since the article was made (around 2005) and I've decided to improve on it with villains that were not in there as well as any ones that were there. Anyway, here it is. Note, however, that in no way will I try to crowd all the villains in one post. Okay, let's begin the article I discovered and improved on...

POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS: Disney's Most Wanted Villains
A great actor once said that it was always more fun to play the bad guy. After all, what better character than the villain to really be able to let loose and, if not to chew the scenery, at least burn it down?
The villains in Disney films have always had an almost cult following, a special fondness in the hearts of movie fans, even if they were threatening to skin a puppy, devour our hero or even destroy a city. Villain merchandise can be found in the theme parks, where they are the "stars" of the popular "Fantasmic!" show. Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston even devoted a whole book to the subject.
So why all this fascination with the dark side of Disney magic? Perhaps we are unable to fully care for the protagonist without a suitably hissable antagonist, a carry-over from other forms of entertainment, from literature to drama to mainstream motion pictures. After all, what would David be without his Goliath, or Sherlock Holmes without his Professor Moriarty, or Bugs Bunny without his Elmer Fudd, or Luke Skywalker without his Darth Vader? Or perhaps we see in these villains sides of ourselves that we keep hidden, letting these outrageous characters do what we would never dream of, a vicarious trip into the shadows of our own souls. Or maybe it's just what that great actor felt: they are more fun.
But whatever the fascination with heavies, from Lady Macbeth, Hannibal Lecter and Goldfinger to the Wicked Witch of the West, the Joker and Bill the Butcher, the bad guy (and gal) has always been big -- bigger than life, in fact -- and Disney's stable of villains are no exception.
So in celebration of All Hallow's Eve, I'd liked now to "honor" these thieves, fiends and evil monarchs, and compare them to the Seven Deadly Sins they so readily embrace... and we so eagerly relish. This is Part One. We'll begin with the least deadly sins and work our way up the ladder to the most deadly sin of all.

#1: LUST
Lust? In a Disney film? Sure, when the bad boy (or girl) can't have what he (or she) wants (i.e., the good girl (or boy)).

MORTIMER MOUSE

FILM: "Mickey's Rival" (1936)
DVD: Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Part One
In all their many years of courtship, Mickey has only had one rival for the affections of his Minnie, and that was Mortimer Mouse. Smug, egotistical and just plain obnoxious, Mortimer is the polar opposite of our main mouse, and his cowardly nature is exposed when Minnie is endangered. Mickey, of course, comes to the rescue.
OCCUPATION(S): Lover boy
CRIMES COMMITTED: Technically, none
QUOTE: "Well, if it ain't my old sweetie, Minnie Mouse!"
FINAL VERDICT: He leaves Minnie to fend for herself against an enraged bull, but would eventually show up again years later on the "Mickey Mouse Works" and "House of Mouse" series.


DONALD'S DOUBLE

FILM: "Donald's Double Trouble" (1946)
DVD: Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Part Two
After yet another one of their arguments between them, Daisy doesn't ever want to see Donald again, leaving Donald devastated. So our main duck hires a debonair look-alike Lothario to try and win her back for him. Unfortunately, it all backfires when the duck's doppelganger falls in love with Daisy for real and takes her on a date to the amusement park. Needless to say, Donald is not happy...
OCCUPATION(S): Lothario
CRIMES COMMITTED: Again, technically none
QUOTE: (to Daisy) "Darling, we'll paint the town vermilion."
FINAL VERDICT: Both Donald and his twin are seen beating it out of the park and escaping a humiliated Daisy's wrath.


VICKY ROBINSON

FILM: "The Parent Trap" (1961)
ACTOR: Joanna Barnes
DVD: Available
What's a glamorous socialite/gold-digger to do? She's hooked a handsome and (more importantly) rich ranch owner, but no sooner does she start reeling him in to the altar than not one but two bratty daughters arrive on the scene to keelhaul such a loathsome deal. Then, to make matters worse, the ex-wife shows up, and she's not quite the spinster the hubby-to-be made her out to be. And now what, camping???
OCCUPATION(S): Lover girl, society gal
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Her mother, a very different type of Mrs. Robinson
CRIMES COMMITTED: Terrorism, abuse
QUOTE: "First change I make in that household, off she goes to a boarding school in Switzerland."
FINAL VERDICT: Doused with honey and licked by baby bears, Miss Vicky angrily calls off the engagement and storms off in a huff.


BARNABY

FILM: "Babes In Toyland" (1961)
ACTOR: Ray Bolger
DVD: Available
The leering would-be Lothario Barnaby wants Mary Contrary all for himself. There's just one problem: she is to marry Tom Piper, a problem easy enough to resolve: he simply dispatches his dim-witted lackeys to dispose of the boy. Naturally, the plan fails, and Barnaby must face off with a shrunken Tom and an army of toy soldiers in Toyland.
OCCUPATION(S): Lothario
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Gonzorgo and Roderigo
CRIMES COMMITTED: Kidnapping, attempted murder, trespassing, assault and battery
GOTTA SING-SING: "Castle In Spain"
QUOTE: (trying to woo Mary through aforementioned song) "You'll eat nothing but cake/You'll drink naught but champagne/You'll be in on the take/In our castle in Spain."
FINAL VERDICT: Barnaby is shrunk as well, and is defeated by Tom in a swordfight.


GASTON

FILM: "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
VOICE ACTOR: Richard White
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Andreas Deja
DVD: Available
He's the golden boy of his provincial town, an ace hunter whom all the girls go ga-ga for and, oh yes, every last inch of him is covered with hair. So why can't Gaston nab the beautiful Belle for his bride? Must be all that reading she does. No matter, with an ego the size of his pecs, he is certain he'll win her over... or else.
OCCUPATION(S): Pub proprietor, town bully, hunter
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Lefou, Monsieur d'Arque, local yokels
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted murder, kidnapping, breaking and entering, wrongful imprisonment, assault and battery, arson, inciting a riot, trespassing
GOTTA SING-SING: "Gaston"
QUOTE: "Were you in love with her, Beast? Did you honestly think she would love you when she could have someone like me?"
FINAL VERDICT: While battling it out over Belle atop the Beast's castle, Gaston loses his footing and falls to his doom.


CLAUDE FROLLO

FILM: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996)
VOICE ACTOR: Tony Jay
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Kathy Zielinski
DVD: Available
The poster boy for "Disney lust", Frollo has his beady eyes set on the voluptuous Esmeralda, a "burning desire" that haunts his very soul. He finally finds a use for his abused "foster son" Quasimodo, manipulating him into finding the gypsy for him, so he can burn her at the stake. What better way to show a girl you love her?
OCCUPATION(S): Judge
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Phoebus (for a while), an army of soldiers
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted genocide, manslaughter, attempted murder, attempted infanticide, abuse of power, kidnapping, wrongful imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon
GOTTA SING-SING: "Hellfire"
QUOTE: "The gypsies live outside the normal order. Their heathen ways inflame the people's lowest instincts. And they must be stopped."
FINAL VERDICT: Notre Dame itself seemingly comes to life to squelch his evil, sending Frollo to fall to his doom.


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#2: GLUTTONY
Whether it's for supremacy or, more likely, just for a taste of the protagonist, these antagonists are all starving to death. Bloodthirsty? You have no idea.

THE BIG BAD WOLF

FILM: "The Three Little Pigs" (1933)
VOICE ACTOR: Billy Bletcher
DVD: Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies
Given the hit song about him, you'd think ol' Big Bad would get more respect, or at least a few pork rinds. All that huffin' and puffin' and blowin' down of one's house must take a lot out of a wolf, not to mention those not-so-clever disguises (an innocent sheep, a Fuller Brush man) that take some talent to pull off as well. And what dedication: he comes back for more in not one, not two, but three follow-up shorts.
OCCUPATION(S): Predator
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: His three little cubs (in subsequent shorts)
CRIMES COMMITTED: None; wolves have every right to stalk prey
QUOTE: "By the hair on your chinny-chin-chin, I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!"
FINAL VERDICT: Slides down the chimney of the Practical Pig's house, right into a pot of boiling oil, sending him howling into the distance. But he would keep coming back again and again to try and get a taste of the pigs...


THE WOLF

FILM: "Peter and the Wolf" segment of "Make Mine Music" (1946)
DVD: Available
Certainly one of the most ferocious creatures in Disney lore, this wolf is also the only villain on this list to share title billing with the hero of their story. He's a hungry one, too; he wants to gobble up all of Peter's friends. But hey, that's only natural for this carnivorous predator.
OCCUPATION(S): Predator
CRIMES COMMITTED: None; again, wolves have every right to stalk prey
FINAL VERDICT: Young Peter is the local hero when he captures the beast by lashing him to a tree.


BRER FOX AND BRER BEAR

FILM: "Song of the South" (1946)
VOICE ACTORS: James Baskett and Nicodemus Stewart
DVD: Not available... still
The Abbott and Costello of the wonderland of Uncle Remus, these two fumbling fools are actually their own worst enemies. In their persistent pursuit of the scrawny Brer Rabbit (who would hardly make much of a meal for either of them, much less both), they're constantly each tripping up the other, putting their collective foot in the tar, if you will.
OCCUPATION(S): Predators
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping, terrorism, assault with a deadly weapon
QUOTE: Brer Fox: "I got him! I got him this time!"
Brer Bear: "I'm gonna knock his head clean off!"
FINAL VERDICT: Bamboozled by Brer Rabbit's Laughing Place scam, they wind up on the wrong side of a hive full of bees.


MASTER CONTROL PROGRAM

FILM: "Tron" (1982)
VOICE ACTOR: David Warner
DVD: Available
The corrupt Master Control Program is planning on ruling the world, one computer at a time (talk about your computer viruses). Its User Ed Dillinger has stolen Kevin Flynn's video game creations and rewrote them as his own. Now Flynn and some of his pals are out to put a stop to this... even if it means getting sucked into the computer realm to play games for dear life to do so. But the MCP and its partner Sark aren't about to let some User sabotage their plans...
OCCUPATION(S): Computer program
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Ed Dillinger, Sark, Warrior Elite of MCP
CRIMES COMMITTED: Abuse, murder, attempted murder, theft, kidnapping, terrorism
QUOTE: "No one User wrote me; I'm worth a couple million of their man-years."
FINAL VERDICT: During the final showdown between Tron and Sark (who now has the MCP's powers), Flynn leaps into the tower of light that is Master Control and distracts it, long enough for Tron to hurl his identity disc into the one break in the tower's barrier and destroys it (and Sark with it).


BIG BOY CAPRICE

FILM: "Dick Tracy" (1990)
ACTOR: Al Pacino
DVD: Available
The Godfather of Four Color crime, "Big Boy" didn't attain his nickname from his big pronouncements, but rather by metaphorically devouring his opponents, as in a mobster massacre to rival St. Valentine's. Now he's back in business and on top of the world, ma, "leetle friend" a-blazin'. But, oh, mother of mercy, could Dick Tracy spell the end of Big Boy Caprice?
OCCUPATION(S): Crimelord
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Mumbles, Flattop, Shoulders, Pruneface and many others
CRIMES COMMITTED: Kidnapping, terrorism, attempted murder, theft, fraud, assault and battery
GOTTA SING-SING: "More" (which he warbles while trying to teach the number to Breathless Mahoney and her chronies)
QUOTE: (to his fellow gangsters) "You get behind me, we all profit; you challenge me, we all go down! There was one Napoleon, one Washington, one me!"
FINAL VERDICT: In the final showdown with the pesky goody-two-shoes Tracy, Big Boy falls to his doom.


Well, what do you think so far? And this thread is only getting started. More will be added at a later time.

[lpetiti]

I think that this is very clever.

[Big Disney Fan]

Here is the next sin...

#3: GREED
To paraphrase Gordon Gekko, "greed is good", especially for these would-be treasure hunters, who seek their fortunes in gold and jewels and... dead animals?

LONG JOHN SILVER

FILMS: "Treasure Island" (1950)/"Treasure Planet" (2002)
ACTOR/VOICE ACTOR: Robert Newton/Brian Murray
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Glen Keane
DVD: Both available separately
In both Disney versions of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic swashbuckling tale, the character of Silver is depicted as a contradiction: on the one hand, he's leading a mutinous plot to take over the ship; on the other, he becomes a father figure of sorts for young Jim Hawkins. But is their relationship just a ruse for Silver to get closer to the treasure map? Or will his true feelings for the boy overcome his true nature?
OCCUPATION(S): Cook
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: His fellow mutineers
CRIMES COMMITTED: Mutiny, piracy, kidnapping, arson, theft, breaking and entering
QUOTE: (from "Treasure Island") "Fortune sits on the shoulder of him what schemes."
(from "Treasure Planet") "That treasure is owed to me, by t'under!"
FINAL VERDICT: With the help of Jim, Silver manages to escape in a lifeboat.


EDGAR

FILM: "The Aristocats" (1970)
VOICE ACTOR: Roddy Maude-Roxby
ANIMATOR: Frank Thomas
DVD: Available
This butler seems to get along just fine with Madame Adelaide Bomfamille's family of cats... until he learns that when she passes on, the cats will receive her inheritance before he does. Naturally, this butler vows revenge by relocating the cats to the countryside. When they finally reach home, he again stops them and boxes them into a trunk bound for Timbuktu. Will Scat Cat and his gang of alley cats be able to halt the butler's selfish party for good?
OCCUPATION(S): Butler
CRIMES COMMITTED: Catnapping, grand theft, trespassing
GOTTA SING-SING: A new version of "Rock-a-bye Baby"
QUOTE: "I'll be gone! No! Oh, no, they'll be gone. I'll think of a way."
FINAL VERDICT: One swift kick in the seat of his pants, courtesy of Frou-Frou the horse, is all it takes to send this ornery butler into the very trunk intended for Madame Bomfamille's cats and leave that trunk to be taken to Timbuktu.


PRINCE JOHN

FILM: "Robin Hood" (1973)
VOICE ACTOR: Peter Ustinov
ANIMATOR: Ollie Johnston
DVD: Available
While the king's away, the prince will play... and the people of Nottingham will have to pay. "P.J." wallows in gold-encrusted richness while his minions tax the poor right out of their homes. Their only hope is that meddling Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood Forest, who threaten to crash John's selfish little party for good.
OCCUPATION(S): Would-be monarch
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Sir Hiss, the Sheriff of Nottingham
CRIMES COMMITTED: Treason, abuse of power
QUOTE: "This crown gives me a feeling of power! POWER! Forgive me a cruel chuckle, heh-heh-heh, power..."
FINAL VERDICT: The treasonous mama's boy and his pals are sentenced to hard labor in a penal rock quarry.


MADAME MEDUSA

FILM: "The Rescuers" (1977)
VOICE ACTOR: Geraldine Page
ANIMATOR: Milt Kahl
DVD: Available
She may not have that "snakey" haircut or that cool "turn you to stone" stare like her mythological namesake, but this Medusa can still strike fear, especially if you're an orphan. This skid row boutique owner is anxious to move uptown and she has laid eyes on the Devil's Eye to get the job done. Too bad she has an antipathy to mice.
OCCUPATION(S): Pawnshop proprietor
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Mr. Snoops, pet alligators Nero and Brutus
CRIMES COMMITTED: Kidnapping, theft, endangering the welfare of a child, assault with a deadly weapon
QUOTE: (to Penny) "You get down and find the big diamond or you will NEVER SEE THAT TEDDY AGAIN!!!"
FINAL VERDICT: Last seen sinking into the Louisiana bayou with her alligators, having apparently turned against her, snapping at her heels.


DOC TERMINUS

FILM: "Pete's Dragon" (1977)
ACTOR: Jim Dale
DVD: Available
The last thing that quack medicine man Doc Terminus expected to find in the little town of Passamaquoddy (besides a tongue twister) is a real live fire-breathing dragon. He practically salivates at the potential windfall the magical beast could bring him and his phony remedies. But first, he has to actually capture Pete's dragon...
OCCUPATION(S): Medicine man
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Hoagy, the Gogan clan
CRIMES COMMITTED: Fraud, kidnapping, attempted murder
GOTTA SING-SING: "Every Little Piece"
QUOTE: (in response to Pete's saying that Elliot goes to whoever needs him) "I need him!"
FINAL VERDICT: The not-so-good doctor is literally blown out of town, courtesy of Elliot.


PERCIVAL C. MCLEACH

FILM: "The Rescuers Down Under" (1990)
VOICE ACTOR: George C. Scott
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Duncan Marjoribanks
DVD: Available
Poacher by trade, McLeach specializes in rare exotic animals, and Marahute, the giant golden eagle, is certainly the rarest and most exotic creature he's ever hunted. He just didn't bargain on the pluck of a young outback boy and a couple of mice (!) determined to protect the winged wonder and her precious nest of eggs.
OCCUPATION(S): Hunter
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Joanna the goanna
CRIMES COMMITTED: Poaching, kidnapping, attempted murder, cruelty to animals
GOTTA SING-SING: A rather warped version of "Home On the Range"
QUOTE: (while lowering Cody to the crocodiles) "Now, this is my idea of fun!"
FINAL VERDICT: Crikey! When McLeach falls to his doom into a crocodile-infested river, he's croc chow, mate!


GOVERNOR RATCLIFFE

FILM: "Pocahontas" (1995)
VOICE ACTOR: David Ogden Steirs
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Duncan Marjoribanks
DVD: Available
Avarice is practically his middle name; all he wants is to find his own "gold of Cortez" just so he can prove himself in King James' court, and if slaughtering savages and pillaging their land is what has to be done, then he's willing to give it a go. Of course, he leaves all the heavy lifting to his underlings, all because of one crick in his spine.
OCCUPATION(S): Governor
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Wiggins, Percy (in an interdependent kind of way)
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted genocide, inciting a riot, abuse of power, assault and battery
GOTTA SING-SING: "Mine Mine Mine"
QUOTE: "I'm very well aware that this is my last chance for glory. But mark my words, Wiggins: when King James sees the gold these peasants unearth, success will be mine at last."
FINAL VERDICT: Having accidentally shot Captain John Smith, he is put in chains and shipped back to England in disgrace.


CLAYTON

FILM: "Tarzan" (1999)
VOICE ACTOR: Brian Blessed
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Randy Haycock
DVD: Available
A perfect example of the square-jawed "great white hunter", Clayton serves as the jungle guide to the Porter expedition in their quest for gorillas to study. But he has other plans for the apes, which are anything but scientific, and he's not about to allow some loin-clothed barbarian stand in his way.
OCCUPATION(S): Safari guide, hunter
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: An army of unscrupulous sailors
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted murder, kidnapping, piracy, cruelty to animals, assault and battery
QUOTE: (to Tarzan) "Rounding up your little ape family will be all too easy!"
FINAL VERDICT: Quite possibly one of the most gruesome in Disney history: in his final showdown with Tarzan, Clayton accidentally gets himself hanged in a tangle of vines.


LYLE TERBIUS ROURKE

FILM: "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" (2001)
VOICE ACTOR: James Garner
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Mike Surrey
DVD: Available
Like Clayton before him, Lyle Rourke, the leader of the Atlantis expedition and a former explorer and mercenary, doesn't really want to come to study of the city's existence. He just wants to steal the very artifact that can protect the city. He doesn't even care if the city really might be gone forever without this artifact, just as long as he gets the profit. And he won't let some young punk named Milo Thatch get in the way.
OCCUPATION(S): Expedition commander, explorer, mercenary
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Helga Sinclair
CRIMES COMMITTED: Murder, kidnapping, assault and battery, grand theft
QUOTE: "I love it when I win."
FINAL VERDICT: In trying to fight off Milo, Lyle accidentally breaks part of the artifact and Milo uses a fragment to make Lyle one with the artifact and, ultimately, he dissolves.


BARBOSSA

FILM: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003)
ACTOR: Geoffrey Rush
DVD: Available
Their lust for treasure led Barbossa and his motley crew to a cove, wherein was located a chest full of cursed gold doubloons. And the only way to escape eternal walking death is to retrieve every single piece and put it back in the chest. This is a task they'll do anything -- kidnap, ravage, not give a hoot -- to complete.
OCCUPATION(S): Former ship's first mate, now ship's captain
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: The crew of the Black Pearl
CRIMES COMMITTED: Mutiny, piracy, kidnapping, breaking and entering, attempted murder, terrorism, theft, inciting a riot, assault and battery
QUOTE: "You best start believing in ghost stores, Miss Turner... you're in one!"
FINAL VERDICT: At last, the curse is finally lifted... but not before rival Captain Jack Sparrow blasts Barbossa in the chest with his pistol that still had that one shot.


ALAMEDA SLIM

FILM: "Home On the Range" (2004)
VOICE ACTOR: Randy Quaid
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Dale Baer
DVD: Available
He's the "real rip-roarin' deal to those who moo", a fancy-pants cattle rustler with his sites set on buying up the entire territory. Armed with a hypnotic knack for the art of yodeling, Slim unknowingly crosses the wrong critters: a determined trio of bovine bounty hunters out to save their farm from his dastardly designs.
OCCUPATION(S): Ranch hand, land baron
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: The Willie Brothers (his nephews), Mr. Wesley, Rico
CRIMES COMMITTED: Rustling, fraud, assault and battery
GOTTA SING-SING: "Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo"
QUOTE: "Five thousand cattle in the side pocket."
FINAL VERDICT: Smacked down by the barnyard animals, Slim is arrested and hauled off by the sheriff.


Well, that's the third sin; look for more later.

[Big Disney Fan]

Well, I guess I'll just go on, seeing as how no one seems to want to respond...

#4: SLOTH
Lazy? They would rather sit back and let others do their dirty work or kick back and revel in their ill-gotten gains.

ALONZO HAWK

FILMS: "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961)/"Son of Flubber" (1963)/"Herbie Rides Again" (1974)
ACTOR: Keenan Wynn
DVD: All available separately
What kind of father would bet against his own son's college basketball team, even if that son has flunked in one of its courses? That would be Mr. Alonzo Hawk, a shady financier. When Prof. Ned Brainard's fabulous Flubber helps win the game, Hawk quickly gets to the bottom of this and swoops in and steals the prof's flying Model T, in hopes of cashing in on Ned's brilliant invention without lifting so much as a finger.
OCCUPATION(S): Financier, constructionist
CRIMES COMMITTED: Theft, attempted murder, abuse
QUOTE: (to son Biff in "Son of Flubber") "If you weren't so deductible, I'd disown you!"
FINAL VERDICT: Ned tricks Hawk into trying on a pair of Flubberized shoes, which send him bouncing in the air with no hopes of stopping. Eventually, he does manage to stop (with the help of the entire neighborhood) and he goes to stop Brainard from flying the Model T to Washington D.C., only to run afoul of the law. He must have been let off easy, for Hawk returned for more shifty schemes in "Son of Flubber" and "Herbie Rides Again".


SYKES

FILM: "Oliver and Company" (1988)
VOICE ACTOR: Robert Loggia
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Glen Keane
DVD: Available
This loan shark, whose favorite hobby is building models, is determined to have his money back from Fagin within three days, leaving the unlucky Fagin to search high and low in all of New York City to find that money. But when he discovers that his new friend, a kitten, is now in the hands of a rich family, Fagin tries to hold the kitty for ransom and goes to Sykes to explain. But it all goes south when Sykes kidnaps the kitten's mistress, a little girl, and takes her hostage.
OCCUPATION(S): Loan shark
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Pet Dobermans Roscoe and Desoto
CRIMES COMMITTED: Extortion, kidnapping, terrorism, reckless driving
QUOTE: (to Fagin) "I lent you some money and I don't see it. Do you know what happens when I don't see my money, Fagin? People get hurt. People like you get hurt."
FINAL VERDICT: During the chase on the train tracks between Sykes and Fagin and his gang for possession of Jenny, Sykes' limo (with Sykes on it) collides headlong into an oncoming train.


HOPPER

FILM: "A Bug's Life" (1998)
VOICE ACTOR: Kevin Spacey
DVD: Available
In a twisted bug-eat-bug take on the fable, "The Grasshopper and the Ants", Hopper is the leader of the pack of grasshoppers who force the ant colony to gather food for them while they all party south of the border. He threatens to stomp on any ant that gets in his way, including the inventive Flik, who proves that it's not wise to underestimate an ant with high hopes.
OCCUPATION(S): Freeloader
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: His brother Molt and the rest of the grasshopper gang
CRIMES COMMITTED: Terrorism, theft, attempted murder, kidnapping
QUOTE: "It's not about food; it's about keeping those ants in line."
FINAL VERDICT: Hopper meets his humiliating end in the hungry beaks of a nest full of baby birds.


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#5. WRATH
Overwhelming anger and/or hate, usually for another race or species, intensify their nefarious schemes and shenanigans.

WILLIE THE GIANT

FILM: "Mickey and the Beanstalk" segment of "Fun and Fancy Free" (1947)
VOICE ACTOR: Billy Gilbert
DVD: Available
Willie was a simple giant. All he wanted was some companionship in his lonely castle in the sky. Sure, he went about it the wrong way, by stealing the Singing Harp from Happy Valley, thereby plunging it into famine. But to then have his home invaded by three little Jacks, who steal his food and the Harp? Fi indeed.
OCCUPATION(S): Homeowner
CRIMES COMMITTED: Grand theft, terrorism, wrongful imprisonment, assault and battery
GOTTA SING-SING: "Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum"
QUOTE: "Now for the magic wordies. (singing) Fe, fi, fo, fum. He, hi, ho, hum. I am a most amazing guy, a most amazing guy am I..."
FINAL VERDICT: While angrily chasing Mickey and company down the beanstalk, Willie falls to his doom... although he must have survived the fall because there have been subsequent sightings of him in Hollywood.


THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN

FILM: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" segment of "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (1949)
DVD: Available
Okay, all you conspiracy theorists out there, try this one on for size: is Brom Bones the Headless Horseman? Think about it: he had the motive (with that spineless Ichabod Crane out of the way, nothing would stand between him and the buxom Katrina von Tassel) and the opportunity; why else fill the timid schoolmaster's head with ghostly tales on that dark and stormy autumn night?
OCCUPATION(S): Horse rider
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: His black stallion, who bears a striking resemblance to Brom's own horse, Gunpowder
CRIMES COMMITTED: Murder, terrorism, assault
GOTTA SING-SING: "The Headless Horseman"
QUOTE: "Ya-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaah!"
FINAL VERDICT: With Ichabod gone, Brom marries Katrina. As for the Headless Horseman, well, legend has it he still haunts Sleepy Hollow, always on the prowl for a "head to chop".


CAPTAIN HOOK

FILM: "Peter Pan" (1953)
VOICE ACTOR: Hans Conried
ANIMATOR: Frank Thomas
DVD: Available
Humiliated by that blasted boy Peter Pan time and again, Hook writhes with unbridled fury at the mere mention of his name. And for good reason; it was Pan who lopped off one of Hook's hands and fed it to that accursed Crocodile, who enjoyed that little appetizer so much he keeps prowling the area for a second helping. The elegant captain wants nothing more then than to exact revenge on that Pixie Dusted punk once and for all.
OCCUPATION(S): Ship's captain
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Mr. Smee and the rest of the pirates
CRIMES COMMITTED: Piracy, attempted murder, kidnapping, terrorism
GOTTA SING-SING: "The Elegant Captain Hook"
QUOTE: "Good form, Mr. Smee? Blast good form! Did Pan show good form when he did this (raises hook) to me?"
FINAL VERDICT: Last seen swimming for his life, the Crocodile chomping hungrily in his wake.


SHERE KHAN

FILM: "The Jungle Book" (1967)
VOICE ACTOR: George Sanders
ANIMATOR: Milt Kahl
DVD: Platinum Edition DVD now available
The regally intimidating Shere Khan will not put up with the hated humans (with their frightful "red flower" ("fire" to you)) invading his domain. So upon catching word of a man cub in his jungle, he sets out to find him... and eat him, too. Talk about your "Wrath of Khan"...
OCCUPATION(S): Predator
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Kaa, a not-so-trusty informant
CRIMES COMMITTED: None; like wolves, tigers have every right to stalk prey
QUOTE: "Now, I'm going to close my eyes and count to ten. It makes the chase more interesting... for me."
FINAL VERDICT: Grabbing the tiger by the tail, Mowgli ties a flaming tree branch to it, sending the now-terrified Shere Khan fleeing for his life.


JUDGE DOOM

FILM: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988)
ACTOR: Christopher Lloyd
DVD: Available
There's something a little bit... off about His Honor the Judge. He walks a little stiff, his color scheme is monochromatic, his voice is a monotone and... hey, did his eyes just fall out? Could it be that a deep-seated hatred for his own kind is the very reason he conjured up his diabolical schemes to wipe out said kind, such as the dreaded Dip? Not to mention all that crazy talk about a freeway... humph, the very idea of a freeway in Los Angeles...
OCCUPATION(S): Judge
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: The Weasels (AKA the Toon Patrol)
CRIMES COMMITTED: Murder, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, terrorism, attempted genocide, wrongful imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon
QUOTE: (revealing his true colors to Eddie Valiant) "Remember me, Eddie? When I killed your brother, I talked... JUST... LIKE... THIS!!!"
FINAL VERDICT: Doom is revealed to be a Toon himself and is "liquidated", Wicked Witch-style, by a blast of his own Dip.


SID PHILLIPS

FILM: "Toy Story" (1995)
VOICE ACTOR: Erik von Detten
DVD: Available
Every toy's worst nightmare: a kid with an overactive imagination, too much time on his hands, a magnifying glass and seemingly easy access to a lot of explosives. Sid is the schoolyard bully we all know from childhood, easily dismissed by us adults, but all those poor burned, battered and blown-up toys would beg to differ.
OCCUPATION(S): Neighbor
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Pet pitbull Skud
CRIMES COMMITTED: Abuse, terrorism, attempted murder
QUOTE: (reading label on rocket) "'Extremely dangerous. Keep out of reach of children.' Cool!"
FINAL VERDICT: Spooked by Woody and the mutant toys, Sid seems to be well on his way to years of therapy for an irrational fear of playthings.


SHAN YU

FILM: "Mulan" (1998)
VOICE ACTOR: Miguel Ferrer
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Pres Romanillos
DVD: Available
Never mind Attila, this guy is one honey of a Hun. A monstrous figure in act and deed, Shan Yu leads a bloodthirsty band to invade China in response to the challenge he infers from the construction of the Great Wall. Devilish in appearance and devious of mind, nothing but total genocide of the offending country will please him.
OCCUPATION(S): Warlord
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: The Hun army
CRIMES COMMITTED: Mass murder, war crimes, kidnapping, assault and battery
QUOTE: (to the Emperor) "Your walls and armies have fallen. And now it's your turn."
FINAL VERDICT: Thanks to Mulan's cleverness, he is rocketed into a powder keg of fireworks.


DAVY JONES

FILMS: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006)/"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (2007)
ACTOR: Bill Nighy
DVD: First one available, second one available December 4, 2007
Jones is the emotional captain of the feared ghost ship featured in nautical lore, the Flying Dutchman, and roams the seas searching for souls to serve upon his vessel for a century. And it just so happens that his latest target is none other than Captain Jack Sparrow himself, whom he thinks owes him a debt of servitude.
OCCUPATION(S): Ship's captain
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: The crew of the Flying Dutchman, the Kraken, Lord Cutler Beckett (in an interdependent way)
CRIMES COMMITTED: Piracy, kidnapping, terrorism, assault and battery, murder, attempted murder
QUOTE: (in "POTC: Dead Man's Chest") "Life is cruel. Why should the afterlife be any different?"
FINAL VERDICT: In "At World's End", during the big battle in the big maelstrom, Jack uses Will's hand to finally impale Jones' heart. Jones then suddenly starts dying and falls over the side of the ship and into the void below the maelstrom forever.


What do you think now?

[monkey4057]

Eentelesting! Good job

[fantasmic_boy122]

ooo this is GREAT!!! keep going!

[Executioner]

What a great job with showing the sins in the characters traits. Very cool. Thanks for the added input on the films they were in and quotes.

[Big Disney Fan]

Here's the next sin...

#6. ENVY
A lot of Disney baddies are green in the face with it. Jealousy of those who have the power (usually regal), these no-goods will give it everything they've got to get some of their own.

PROF. RATIGAN

FILM: "The Great Mouse Detective" (1986)
VOICE ACTOR: Vincent Price
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Glen Keane
DVD: Available
When you are the self-proclaimed world's greatest rat... I mean, criminal mind, you should expect to have the world's greatest (mouse) detective constantly throwing a wrench into your plans. Lifelong archenemies Professor Ratigan and Basil of Baker Street have squared off countless times before, but when the villain plots to go after the queen, all bets are off.
OCCUPATION(S): Crimelord
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Fidget, Felicia, an army of rodent thugs
CRIMES COMMITTED: Treason, attempted regicide, kidnapping, murder, attempted murder, unlawful entry, assault
GOTTA SING-SING: "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind"
QUOTE: "Ooh, I love it when I'm nasty."
FINAL VERDICT: During his battle royale with Basil atop Big Ben, Ratigan falls to his doom into the mighty Thames far below.


URSULA

FILM: "The Little Mermaid" (1989)
VOICE ACTOR: Pat Carroll
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Ruben Aquino
DVD: Available
They weren't kidding when they called her, well, a witch. Ursula has it bad when it comes to revenge against King Triton, and will go to the depths of the ocean to get it. The perfect opportunity arises with the mer-king's headstrong, land-loving daughter Ariel. With "just a little bit of magic", the mermaid's dreams come true, as do Ursula's...
OCCUPATION(S): Former courtier, now sea-witch for hire
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Flotsam and Jetsam
CRIMES COMMITTED: Treason, fraud, theft, attempted murder
GOTTA SING-SING: "Poor Unfortunate Souls"
QUOTE: "Beluga, sevruga, come winds of the Caspian sea. Larynxes, glacydis, ad max laryngitis la voce to me. Now... sing!"
FINAL VERDICT: Ursula is impaled on the bow of a sunken ship piloted by the little mermaid's true love, Prince Eric.


JAFAR

FILM: "Aladdin" (1992)
VOICE ACTOR: Jonathan Freeman
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Andreas Deja
DVD: Available
Being the Grand Vizier just isn't enough for Jafar anymore; he wants to rule Agrabah himself as well, and knows that all he needs to do to succeed is find a legendary magic lamp, provided he can find it. Enlisting the aid of a ragged street rat, how was he to know that Aladdin would be his ultimate downfall... or would it be his own lust for power?
OCCUPATION(S): Vizier
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Iago
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted murder, kidnapping, treason, assault and battery, theft
GOTTA SING-SING: A sarcastic reprise of "Prince Ali"
QUOTE: (to Aladdin) "How many times do I have to kill you, boy?"
FINAL VERDICT: Jafar is tricked by Aladdin into having the Genie turn him into a genie himself, whereupon he's promptly confined to his own magic lamp and then drop-kicked into the desert.


SCAR

FILM: "The Lion King" (1994)
VOICE ACTOR: Jeremy Irons
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Andreas Deja
DVD: Available
Forget that "little hairball" Simba, it is Scar who really just can't wait to be king. When all is said and done, he has murdered his own brother, aligned himself with the scavenging hyenas and sent the Pride Lands into ruin. But when Simba returns from the "dead", his loving uncle sure has a lot of explaining to do...
OCCUPATION(S): Predator
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Shenzi, Banzai, Ed and the other hyenas
CRIMES COMMITTED: Fratricide, regicide, attempted murder, inciting a riot, assault and battery
GOTTA SING-SING: "Be Prepared"
QUOTE: "Long live the king."
FINAL VERDICT: Having betrayed them, Scar is left to the hyenas, who dispatch their own brand of jungle justice.


STINKY PETE

FILM: "Toy Story 2" (1999)
VOICE ACTOR: Kelsey Grammer
DVD: Available
Sure, he's in mint condition, but at what cost? Sitting unwanted on a shelf in a store for years has slowly eroded the sanity of Pete the Ol' Prospector. The Japanese museum Al is planning on sending The Roundup Gang to is Pete's last chance for glory, and no hand-me-down cowboy doll and his upstart space toy pal are going to stand in his way.
OCCUPATION(S): Prospector
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Al (in a roundabout way)
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted murder, assault
QUOTE: "Your choice, Woody: you can go to Japan together or in pieces. If he fixed you once, he can fix you again!"
FINAL VERDICT: It's playtime for Pete with a very creative Barbie owner.


YZMA

FILM: "The Emperor's New Groove" (2000)
VOICE ACTOR: Eartha Kitt
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Dale Baer
DVD: Available
Sacked from her cushy position as the Emperor's advisor, Yzma seeks revenge by poisoning him and usurping his rule. Alas, the plan backfires with a small potion mix-up, which turns the spoiled Kuzco into a llama who (thanks to her muscle-headed henchman) escapes. To remain Empress, Yzma must take matters into her own bony hands.
OCCUPATION(S): Royal advisor
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Kronk
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted regicide, treason, kidnapping, assault and battery
QUOTE: (in response to Kuzco's unexpected reaction to the "poison") "What!! A LLAMA??? He's supposed to be DEAD!!!"
FINAL VERDICT: Let me put it this way: "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty..."


RANDALL BOGGS

FILM: "Monsters, Inc." (2001)
VOICE ACTOR: Steve Buscemi
DVD: Available
Basically, he just wants to make himself be the ultimate monster, the Top Scarer, and he'll become and stay that way, no matter what. When a human wanders into the Monster realm, Randall tries to make life miserable for Mike and Sully, and he's got most of the Monsters, Inc. staff on his side.
OCCUPATION(S): Monster
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Henry J. Waternoose, the Child Detection Agency
CRIMES COMMITTED: Kidnapping, abuse, trespassing, attempted murder
QUOTE: (in response to his scaring of Mike in the locker room) "What do you know? It scares little kids and little monsters."
FINAL VERDICT: During the chase through the doors, Mike and Sully lure Randall into one door (which leads to a bayou) and slams it shut. They then knock it off its hanger. The door goes plummeting to the floor and smashes to bits.


SYNDROME

FILM: "The Incredibles" (2004)
VOICE ACTOR: Jason Lee
DVD: Available
Annie Wilkes ain't got nothin' on this "number one fan". It all started years ago when Buddy Pine saw his career as "Incredi-Boy" cut short when he was rejected by his idol, Mr. Incredible. Buddy's hero worship turned to hatred, fueling his warped genius into adulthood; his path littered with the bodies of real supers, Mr. Incredible and his family are the next to go.
OCCUPATION(S): Would-be superhero
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Mirage
CRIMES COMMITTED: Murder, kidnapping, assault and battery, terrorism
QUOTE: (to Mr. Incredible) "Oh, I'm real all right... real enough to defeat you! And I did it without your precious gifts; your oh-so-precious powers..."
FINAL VERDICT: While trying to kidnap baby Jack-Jack, Syndrome's cape is snagged in his plane's engine and then... well, let's just say he should have listened to what Edna Mode said about capes...


BOWLER HAT GUY

FILM: "Meet the Robinsons" (2007)
VOICE ACTOR: Stephen J. Anderson
DVD: Now available
This fellow was unable to fulfill his own dreams and as a kid, he was never too good at baseball. What's more, his success was eclipsed by that of Cornelius and especially Lewis and, in an effort to place the rap on them for his misfortunes, he's been trying to make life miserable for them ever since.
OCCUPATION(S): Would-be inventor
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Doris
CRIMES COMMITTED: Grand theft, kidnapping, abuse, terrorism, assault and battery, attempted murder
QUOTE: (to Lewis and Wilbur) "Take a good look around, boys. Because your future is about to change."
FINAL VERDICT: On the run from a Robinson family enslaved by millions of Doris replicas, Lewis manages to return to the present and warn BHG of what would happen if the hat was invented, after which the hat is destroyed. They then return to the future and see it restored. The now-free Robinson family tries to adopt BHG, only to find him missing with new objectives in place of old ones.


Well, so much for sin number six; we'll continue on later...

[Big Disney Fan]

And now we come to the exciting conclusion of this look at the Disney villains and the Seven Deadly Sins! Introducing the deadliest sin of all...

#7. VANITY
Foolish pride and the vane quest for perfection can easily escalate to megalomania. Do you have an itch to conquer the world? If so, then apply here.

THE QUEEN/THE WITCH

FILM: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937)
VOICE ACTOR: Lucille LaVerne
ANIMATORS: Art Babbitt (Queen)/Norm Ferguson (Witch)
DVD: Available
She doesn't have a name per se, but if she did, no matter what it is, it would always fit the phrase, "Vanity, thy name is..." Obsessed with her own beauty (and threatened by Snow White's), she destroys it via a dark spell that transforms her into a haggard crone with a special gift for the fair maiden in the form of a luscious red apple.
OCCUPATION(S): Monarch, stepmother
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: The Slave in the Magic Mirror, the Huntsman
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder
QUOTES: (as the Queen) "Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"
(as the Witch; to Snow White) "Now make a wish and take a bite..."
FINAL VERDICT: Pursued by the Seven Dwarfs to the top of a high peak, lightning strikes and the Witch falls to her doom.


LADY TREMAINE AND HER FAMILY

FILM: "Cinderella" (1950)
VOICE ACTORS: Eleanor Audley (Lady Tremaine), Lucille Bliss (Anastasia), Rhoda Williams (Drizella) and June Foray (Lucifer)
ANIMATORS: Frank Thomas (Lady Tremaine), Ollie Johnston (the stepsisters) and Ward Kimball (Lucifer)
DVD: Available
Lady Tremaine, the mother of all stepmothers, coddles and spoils her two homely daughters Anastasia and Drizella (not to mention that brat of a cat Lucifer) at the expense of stepdaughter Cinderella, who she has brow-beaten into submission as their scullery maid. What more proof could there be of her inherent wickedness?
OCCUPATION(S): Lady, stepfamily
CRIMES COMMITTED: Abuse, assault, wrongful imprisonment, destruction of royal property
QUOTES: Lady Tremaine (regarding Cinderella) "Oh. Pay no attention to her."
Drizella (scoffing at the idea of Cinderella going to the ball): "Ha! Her, dancing with the Prince!"
Anastasia: "I'd be honored, Your Highness. Would you mine holding my broom?"
(both sisters laugh sadistically)
FINAL VERDICT: Even though Lucifer evidently falls to his doom out the tower window, the fate of the Tremaine trio is left unsaid in the film. That may have been for the best, though, because in the original story, they had their eyes pecked out by angry birds.


THE QUEEN OF HEARTS

FILM: "Alice In Wonderland" (1951)
VOICE ACTOR: Verna Felton
ANIMATOR: Frank Thomas
DVD: Available
This loudmouth is practically bursting with rage, and pity any underling who crosses her. It is ironic that she's the queen of hearts, since she doesn't seem to have one of her own; witness the revelry in her eyes when she whacks at that poor hedgehog in the crazy croquet game or has some unfortunate decapitated for the most miniscule of offenses.
OCCUPATION(S): Monarch
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: The King of Hearts, an entire deck of card soldiers
CRIMES COMMITTED: None; absolute monarchs can do as they please
QUOTE: "Off with their heads!"
FINAL VERDICT: She, along with all of Wonderland it seems, chases that foolish girl Alice out of their dreamlike realm.


CAPTAIN NEMO

FILM: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954)
ACTOR: James Mason
DVD: Available
The infamous captain of the Nautilus yearns to crate his own undersea utopia, and he's not above a little terrorism to make his plans succeed. All that time underwater has driven Nemo a little mad... mad at the world, that is. He plans to unleash his discoveries (such as a little thing called atomic power) upon all of mankind, his idea of payment for all of its injustices.
OCCUPATION(S): Submarine's captain
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: The crew of the Nautilus
CRIMES COMMITTED: Terrorism, abuse, kidnapping, murder, attempted murder, assault and battery
QUOTE: "What you fail to understand is the power of hate. It can fill the heart as surely as love can."
FINAL VERDICT: Wounded, Nemo blows up his island fortress of Vulcania and orders the Nautilus to the ocean floor one last time.


MALEFICENT

FILM: "Sleeping Beauty" (1959)
VOICE ACTOR: Eleanor Audley
ANIMATOR: Milt Kahl
DVD: Available
Just think; it all could have been avoided if she had only been invited to that party. However, the devilishly delightful Maleficent is only too proud to let this royal snub go by without due recourse, which she provides a cursed spinning wheel. And if that doesn't work, then she can always turn into a fire-breathing dragon...
OCCUPATION(S): Sorceress
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Diablo (her pet raven), a mess of hideous goons
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted murder, breaking and entering, kidnapping, trespassing
QUOTE: "Now you shall deal with me, O Prince... and all the powers of HELL!!"
FINAL VERDICT: Prince Phillip, who can't do much of anything without those three pesky fairies, flings his enchanted sword into the breast of Maleficent-as-a-dragon. Now all that remains of the grand sorceress is a black stain on the ground.


CRUELLA DE VIL

FILM: "101 Dalmatians" (1961)/"101 Dalmatians" (1996)
VOICE ACTOR/ACTOR: Betty Lou Gerson/Glenn Close
ANIMATOR: Marc Davis
DVD: Second one available, new Platinum Edition DVD for first one available March 2008
Proving that wicked drama queens never go out of style, the shock-haired, chain-smoking, fur-loving fashion diva Cruella de Vil continues to delight and outrage, even though her shenanigans are anything but P.C.; she does just want to kill a bunch of cute little doggies after all. In both her animated and live-action incarnations, Miss de Vil is the height of selfish elaboration, but we love her for it anyway.
OCCUPATION(S): Society gal
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Horace and Jasper Badun
CRIMES COMMITTED: Dognapping, attempted murder, cruelty to animals, reckless driving
GOTTA SING-SING: "Cruella de Vil"
QUOTE: "I don't care how you kill the little beasts, but do it and do it now!"
FINAL VERDICT: In hot pursuit of the dalmatians, Cruella accidentally gets her roadster slammed into by her henchman's old van and is left adrift, howling, in a snow bank.


MAD MADAM MIM

FILM: "The Sword In the Stone" (1963)
VOICE ACTOR: Martha Wentworth
DVD: Available
The wacky witch claims she is the most powerful magic maker in the land, and all she has to do is defeat that goody-two-shoes Merlin to prove it. So a "wizard's duel" is proposed, with the Mad Madame herself providing the rules... all the better to break them. Alas, that tricky sorcerer goes and uses his head, inflicting upon Mim his own brand of "germ warfare".
OCCUPATION(S): Witch
CRIMES COMMITTED: Attempted murder
GOTTA SING-SING: "The Magnificent, Marvelous, Mad Madam Mim"
QUOTE: "Sounds like someone's sick. How lovely."
FINAL VERDICT: Infected with Merlin's disease, Mim is left bedridden, sicker than a dog, helpless against sunshine.


PETER THORNDYKE

FILM: "The Love Bug" (1969)
ACTOR: David Tomlinson
DVD: Available
At first, this smarmy proprietor of a car dealership in San Francisco wants absolutely nothing to do with a Volkswagen Beetle that seems to have a mind all its own. But when he discovers Jim Douglas driving it in a race, he becomes more and more intent in owning it, by trying to beat Douglas in many an auto race, even trying to cheat in the races (sometimes succeeding in doing so). Thorndyke's plans are forever trapped in high gear, but he'd better beware of Douglas and his VW Beetle pal.
OCCUPATION(S): Car dealer, racecar driver
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Carole Bennett (for a while), Havershaw, the staff of Thorndyke's dealership
CRIMES COMMITTED: Theft, abuse, assault and battery, reckless driving
QUOTE: (to rival Jim Douglas, bad-talking Herbie about racing) "It's too bad this thing doesn't have the gumption to get out to the starting line this morning. I should've enjoyed beating it."
FINAL VERDICT: After losing the big race to Douglas and Herbie, Thorndyke is now a humiliated mechanic in his own dealership, which he evidently no longer owns.


DR. HANS REINHERDT

FILM: "The Black Hole" (1979)
ACTOR: Maximilian Schell
DVD: Available
Like Captain Nemo before him, Reinhardt is on a mad mission, one that has taken him to the end of the universe. Blinded by his insanity, he foolishly charters the spaceship Cygnus into the destructive black hole, hoping to find his own paradise on the other side.
OCCUPATION(S): Spaceship's captain
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Maximilian, a crew of drones
CRIMES COMMITTED: Kidnapping, terrorism, attempted murder
QUOTE: "The word 'impossible', Mr. Booth, is only found in the dictionary of fools."
FINAL VERDICT: Uh, good question. The ending of this movie is about as puzzingly murky as the titular phenomenon.


THE SANDERSON SISTERS

FILM: "Hocus Pocus" (1993)
ACTORS: Bette Midler (Winfred Sanderson), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah Sanderson) and Kathy Najimy (Mary Sanderson)
DVD: Available
These sibling witches had been hanged three centuries ago by the Salem community for sapping life from children so that they can stay young themselves. But now a newcomer in the neighborhood had inadvertently brought them to back to life by lighting a black candle. Now they have until sunrise the next morning to continue on with their plans to stay young for good.
OCCUPATION(S): Witches
CRIMES COMMITTED: Kidnapping, terrorism, murder, attempted murder, wrongful imprisonment
GOTTA SING-SING: "I Put a Spell On You"
QUOTES: Winifred: "You know, I've always wanted a child. And now I think I'll have one... ON TOAST!"
Sarah: "I am beautiful! Boys will love me!"
Mary: "I smell children."
FINAL VERDICT: During a last-ditch effort to suck out the lives of siblings Max and Dani Dennison, the sun rises and the three sorceress sisters are reduced to dust.


TRIP MURPHY

FILM: "Herbie: Fully Loaded" (2005)
ACTOR: Matt Dillon
DVD: Available
Trip Murphy is a hotshot racecar driver with his own thriving multi-media company: endorsements, personal appearances, even his own video game. So he certainly isn't going to be shown up by a girl driving a Volkswagen. Oozing his own brand of smarmy charm, and like Peter Thorndyke before him some 35 years earlier, Trip has an ego forever stuck in high gear, but he better watch out for the redhead in the vintage bug.
OCCUPATION(S): Racecar driver
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: His brother Larry and lackey Crash
CRIMES COMMITTED: Theft, attempted murder, reckless driving
QUOTE: "I'm gonna exterminate this bug."
FINAL VERDICT: When he is defeated in the big race by Maggie and Herbie, Trip loses it and is carted off to the funny farm.


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#8. EMBODIMENTS OF ALL EVIL
These characters represent more then just a single sin, but embody (in whole or in tandem) aspects of the ultimate evil, the devil himself.

PETE

FILM: "Steamboat Willie" (1928)
VOICE ACTORS: Billy Bletcher, Will Ryan and Jim Cummings
DVD: Mickey Mouse In Living Color, Parts One and Two; Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Parts One and Two
Pete (AKA Black Pete (AKA Peg-Leg Pete)) has the distinction of not only being the "oldest" villain on this list (in fact, he actually predates Mickey Mouse by at least three years), but also the most diverse: beginning with Julius in the Alice Comedies, he was the constant archenemy for not only Mickey (beginning with "Steamboat Willie", where as the steamboat captain he basically makes the mouse do all the work), but also for Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto and even Chip 'n' Dale over the years. Although starting out with sloth, he added on more sins to his repertoire over the years, especially wrath (constantly menacing Mickey and company) and lust (always trying to find someone for his own sake); hence, this joint entry, which was made to explain villains who represent more than one sin, since Pete now has too many sins to narrow down to just one.
FINAL VERDICT: Pete eventually settled down for the "Goof Troop" series and the movie variations thereof, but was back in fine felonious form in "Mickey MouseWorks" and beyond.


THE MANY VILLAINS OF "PINOCCHIO"

FILM: "Pinocchio" (1940)
VOICE ACTORS: Walter Catlett (J. Worthington Foulfellow), Mel Blanc (Gideon), Charles Judels (Stromboli and the Coachman) and Frankie Darro (Lampwick)
ANIMATORS: Norm Ferguson (J. Worthington Foulfellow and Gideon), Bill Tytla (Stromboli), Charles Nichols (the Coachman), Fred Moore (Lampwick) and Wolfgang Reitherman (Monstro)
DVD: New Platinum Edition DVD to come out in either 2008 or 2009
For a cute little wooden puppet, Pinocchio sure has a lot of enemies (like Pete, too numerous, in fact, to narrow down to just one, thus, again, this joint entry). Like Pete, these heavies all run the gamut of sins, from greed (the foxy J. Worthington Foulfellow, alias "Honest John", and his feline stooge Gideon) and lust (for fame, that is, with the vicious puppet master Stromboli) to wrath (the fierce Coachman), sloth (the lazy Lampwick) and gluttony (the briny behemoth Monstro).
OCCUPATION(S): Con artists for hire (Foulfellow and Gideon), puppet master (Stromboli), coach driver (the Coachman), bum (Lampwick), predator (Monstro)
CRIMES COMMITTED: Accessory to kidnapping, fraud, wrongful imprisonment, attempted murder, abuse, assault
GOTTA SING-SING: Foulfellow's "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee"
QUOTES: Foulfellow: (to Pinocchio) "Then you haven't heard of the easy road to success."
Gideon: "Hiccup!"
Stromboli: (to Pinocchio) "And when you are growing too old, you will make good FIREWOOD!"
Coachman: "Give a bad boy enough rope and he'll soon make a jackass of himself."
Lampwick: (about Jiminy Cricket) "Hey, who's the beetle?"
Monstro: "Rooooooooooooar!"
FINAL VERDICT: All apparently go on to commit more crimes and atrocities, save for Lampwick, who gets his comeuppance by being turned into a donkey.


CHERNABOG

FILM: "Fantasia" (1940)
ANIMATOR: Bill Tytla
DVD: Available
Pure evil personified, Chernabog reigns over Bald Mountain when night has fallen, coaxing the spirits of the dead out of their graves to bask in his unholy visage. Eyes aglow and bat-like wings blotting out the sky, this demon lords over his spectral and skeletal followers in their raucous celebration of the macabre.
OCCUPATION(S): Monarch
CRIMES COMMITTED: Grave descration, abuse
FINAL VERDICT: Church bells chime as dawn breaks, sending Chernabog withering back to his eternal resting place.


MAN

FILM: "Bambi" (1942)
DVD: Available
Has there ever been a more insidious specter of evil in the world of a film then that of "man in the forest", as seen in "Bambi"? Although never seen, their presence is constantly felt, their violence forever imminent. Never has a single cinematic death as that of Bambi's mother, at the hand of man, ever been so traumatic or so immediate.
OCCUPATION(S): Hunter
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: A pack of vicious hunting dogs
CRIMES COMMITTED: Murder, attempted murder, terrorism
FINAL VERDICT: A destructive blaze, caused by a carelessly unattended campfire, destroys the forest, indicating the destructive nature of mankind will never cease.


THE HORNED KING

FILM: "The Black Cauldron" (1985)
VOICE ACTOR: John Hurt
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Phil Nibbelink
DVD: Available
With a skull-like mask for a face, topped by two mangled horns, plus cloven feet and a spiked tail, it is not difficult to liken the Horned King to the image of the devil of centuries-old lore. (Throw in that hacking cough and he's even more akin to a certain Lord of the Sith we're all familiar with). His mission is a simple one: use the Black Cauldron to raise his own army of the undead and overrun all of Prydain.
OCCUPATION(S): Monarch
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Creeper, a bunch of brutish warriors, the aforementioned army of the undead
CRIMES COMMITTED: Grave descration, attempted murder, kidnapping, theft
QUOTE: "Now I call on my army of the dead: the Cauldron Born! Arise, my messengers of death! Our time has arrived!"
FINAL VERDICT: After Gurgi makes the ultimate sacrifice to stop the zombie horde, the ol' Hornster is sucked into the cauldron itself and destroyed, PG-rating style.


OOGIE BOOGIE

FILM: "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993)
VOICE ACTOR: Ken Page
DVD: Available
The classic childhood fear of the Bogeyman is envisioned here in the form of Oogie Boogie, a form that is a stitched-together bag of creepies and crawlies guaranteed to give you the willies. The big Oog likes to gamble with his prisoners' lives, and thanks to his trio of trick-or-treatin' disciples, his latest victim is none other than "Sandy Claws" himself.
OCCUPATION(S): Con artist
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Lock, Shock and Barrel
CRIMES COMMITTED: Kidnapping, terrorism, attempted murder, abuse
GOTTA SING-SING: "Oogie Boogie's Song"
QUOTE: "Are you a gambling man, Sandy?"
FINAL VERDICT: Oogie's evil is literally unraveled by Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown.


HADES

FILM: "Hercules" (1997)
VOICE ACTOR: James Woods
SUPERVISING ANIMATOR: Nik Ranieri
DVD: Available
This big blue hothead has it in for his older brother Zeus and plots to take over Mount Olympus with a little help from his friends. A clash of the Titans ensues, but, as the Fates predicted, if that wonder boy Hercules crashed the party (and he does), it would be all over. Hades strikes back at Herc's Achilles' heel, Megara, the hero's ladylove and Hades' former femme fatale.
OCCUPATION(S): Lord of the Dead
PARTNER(S) IN CRIME: Megara (for a while), Pain and Panic, the Titans
CRIMES COMMITTED: Treason, attempted murder, kidnapping
QUOTE: "Name's Hades, Lord of the Dead. Hi, how ya doin'?"
FINAL VERDICT: After rescuing Meg from the sea of lost souls, Hercules knocks in the Lord of the Dead, who are more then happy to welcome their despised despot.


And there you have it, everyone! So, guys, what did you think of these sins and their correlations with Disney villains? I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did! Again, let's discuss! Thanks!

And one more thing, if you noticed any ones that I missed, let me know.

[monkey4057]

How about Chick Hicks from Cars?

[Big Disney Fan]

How about Chick Hicks from Cars?

Which sin would that be?

[monkey4057]

Which sin would that be?

Don't know, actually. Greed maybe?

[tomserwin]

This is incredible! Wow Big Disney Fan, that was one well thought out concept. I really liked using Long John Silver for greed. I think Captain Hook should be exempt from being a bad guy. If you read Barrie's novel, Peter Pan is more evil than Hook. Poor Hook... I strongly disagree with Man being the embodiment of evil for many reasons but Churnabog was a great pick. I am confused as to why Captain Nemo is vain. Nemo is a mad genius who would be excellent for wraith.

[Big Disney Fan]

I strongly disagree with Man being the embodiment of evil for many reasons but Churnabog was a great pick. I am confused as to why Captain Nemo is vain. Nemo is a mad genius who would be excellent for wraith.

Well, that's just how I found them on the original source. I told you, I found this at LaughingPlace.com.

[lpetiti]

I would have put Doris in the place of Bowler Hat Guy, because she is waaaaaaaay more evil. Bowler Hat Guy was just a pawn in her scheme.

[Big Disney Fan]

I think Captain Hook should be exempt from being a bad guy. If you read Barrie's novel, Peter Pan is more evil than Hook.

Well, Hook (Disney's version at least) has always been depicted as a villain, so that's why I put him as the bad guy. Plus, as I said before, I found the article on LaughingPlace.com.

[doasdreamersdo]

Wow, that is awesome...its hard to think of villains that weren't covered! That's amazing! Thanks for sharing that info Big Disney Fan.

[joplin4]

Under vanity, the queen from Snow White does have a name, though it is not mentioned in the film. It's Queen Grimhilde. I love her. Is it wrong to love a villain so much?

[lpetiti]

^No, not at all. You don't nesissarily like villians because their evil, but because they insight your imagination.

[doasdreamersdo]

^^ I completely agree. I love Oogie Boogie...he's the best!!

[PeoplemoverMatt]

^No, not at all. You don't nesissarily like villians because their evil, but because they insight your imagination.

But if you root for a villian for stated reason, how do you avoid the appearance of liking them because their evil and supporting their evil?

-- PMM :cool

[doasdreamersdo]

umm...they have a cool theme song?? lol ('Cause I'm the Oogie Boogie Man!)

[tomserwin]

But if you root for a villian for stated reason, how do you avoid the appearance of liking them because their evil and supporting their evil?

-- PMM :cool
I freely admit that I like them because they are evil. Where would literature be without a little evil? If there is no conflict then the story holds no interest. Go villians!

FYI: To support my claim that Peter Pan is worse than Hook, Peter Pan sneaks onto Hook's pirate ship and slits pirates' throats in their sleep. Hook's character is concerned about being an "adult" and doing what is proper and socially required of adults. He keeps his clothes clean and pressed. He acts like a gentleman. Peter Pan is an arrogant, snot-nosed punk who kills people. He just kills people in a cheerful manner. Ultimatley, Hook is jealous of Pan's carefree childishness. That's what makes him a "villian."

[Big Disney Fan]

I freely admit that I like them because they are evil. Where would literature be without a little evil? If there is no conflict then the story holds no interest. Go villians!

FYI: To support my claim that Peter Pan is worse than Hook, Peter Pan sneaks onto Hook's pirate ship and slits pirates' throats in their sleep. Hook's character is concerned about being an "adult" and doing what is proper and socially required of adults. He keeps his clothes clean and pressed. He acts like a gentleman. Peter Pan is an arrogant, snot-nosed punk who kills people. He just kills people in a cheerful manner. Ultimatley, Hook is jealous of Pan's carefree childishness. That's what makes him a "villian."

Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion. I guess I know what you mean by Pan sorta being a villain, though. But all the resources claim Hook (Disney's version, at least) to be a villain.

[monkey4057]

Maybe Queen Narissa from "Enchanted" could go under vanity

[MAGIC_KINDOM_FAN]

good!!

[MAGIC_KINDOM_FAN]

thats amazing

[lpetiti]

IMHO, Barnaby would be placed under Greed as well as Lust.