Top Ten Best Disney Villains

 

My Top Ten Best Disney Villains.

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For this Halloween I'm doing my top ten favourite Disney Villains. These characters I grew up with that made me laugh and scared me as a kid. Now here are my top ten favourite Disney Villains with honorable mentions. 

Now lets began...

10. Lady Tremaine 

Lady Tremaine is one of the worst stepmoms anyone could have. She was awful to Cinderella all because she wasn't her actual daughter. Tremaine is genuinely one of Disney films' most greedy and heartless characters. Her evil glare is still frightening, and it is satisfying when Cinderella gets with the prince instead of her daughters. I also loved Cate Blachet's performance as Lady Tremaine; she nailed it as playing an unlikable character but was defeated when Cinderella got with the prince and forgave her stepmother for her abuse. That was the ultimate burn. 

9. Cruella De'Vil 

Cruella is a great villain because she wants to kill puppies. Let's face it: we all love dogs; she would be the most hated villain. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if PETA listed the number one enemy of using fur coats. Cruella is also a fun villain; she comes off as energetic but also cruel at the same time. Her theme song is catchy, and I still remember the car chase. We see Cruella's true face, and it's still scary. I didn't particularly appreciate how they made her sympathetic in the Cruella film. I mean, come on, you can't be a puppy killer sympathetic? Still, I love Cruella, and I love to hate her. 

8. Gaston

Gaston is one of the most excellent villains because, like Nostalgia Critic once said, he looks like he would be the hero of the story. Gaston is a great villain because he would bet he is a hero, but he's not. One exciting thing about Gaston is that he is a self-centered guy who wants Belle but can't take no for an answer. He goes even far as to put her father in asylum if she doesn't marry him. It shows Gaston is more of a Beast than the Beast himself. I love the Gaston song because it's so catchy, and I find it funny how three blonde ladies are so in love with him, but he only wants Belle. Gaston will do anything to get what he wants and should accept that he can't always get what he wants.

7. Dr. Facilier 

Dr. Facilier is a great villain, voiced by the legendary Keith David. Dr. Facilier, I love his song. I Got Friends on the Other Side. His plans to take over New Orleans are really dark, giving the souls to his friends on the other side. Dr. Facilier was a fun villain, and he almost came close to winning, but in the end, he was defeated, and his death scene was pretty dark. Dr. Facilier is a great Disney villain and is iconic to this day because the character brought back good villains again. 

6. Jafar 

Jafar is a classic Disney villain who wants to rule Agrabah and wants the lamp, so the Genie of the Lamp grants him his three wishes. Jafar was a funny villain but could also be a scary one. I love his relationship with Iago. Those two are so funny together, even after Iago switches sides in future films. I find Jafar most terrifying when he becomes a snake. Jafar is a fun villain to watch in this film; it is scary when he turns into a snake. 

5. Count Frollo 

Frollo is one of the darkest Disney villains because he kills people and believes he's doing the right thing. He believes it's what God wants him to do. Frollo's song Hellfire is considered one of the best Disney villains because of how dark it is, and the whole movie Hunchback was a dark film. Frollo's lust for Esmerdella is disturbing, and that's what makes him a great villain.  Frollo made The Hunchback of Norte Dame a dark movie, and it would be cool to get more villains like him in future Disney films. 

4. The Headless Horseman 

I know this is a surprise, but this character deserves to be on the list because he's the first properly only villain to win. In The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, we learn about the Headless Horseman from Bron Bones. He tells everyone not to stop for a second look and to make the bridge, as once you cross the bridge, his powers are done. Fans still debate whether Bron was the Headless Horseman, but to some, he may not be the Headless Horseman. Also, if you think about Ichabod, in truth, he's really more of the villain because he wants to marry Katrina for her family wealth, not because he's in love with her. So if you think about it, the Headless Horseman is the hero, depending on if you believe it's Bron or just a vengeful spirit. 

3. Maleficent 

Maleficent is one of Diseny's best villains as she is the mistress of all Evil. She's become such an iconic villain, but I'm not keen now trying to make her more of a hero we like, just as a villain as one of the best. Maleficent scared me as a kid, especially when she had Aurora follow her in the castle. One thing that I love about this character is that she cursed Aurora because she wasn't invited to her birthday party. I mean, it's kind of funny, but at the same time, it shows you should be careful who you don't invite to a particular party, you may regret it. Still, Maleficent is a fantastic and scary villain. I don't understand why they make sympathy like it didn't work in Maleficent. She's better off as a villain like she is in the Kingdom Hearts series and Kingdom Keepers series.

2. Scar

Scar is one of my favorite Disney villains because he takes over Pride Rock, and everything goes wrong. However, Scar's song Be Prepared is a great song to listen to and catchy. Scar is voiced by Jeremy Irons, and Irons just nailed it as Scar. One of the most evil things Scar did was killing Mufasa, which was one of the darkest scenes in Disney films. When he takes over the Pride Lands, he does a terrible job letting the hyenas do what they want because there's more king to be than getting your way all the time. Also his death scene was dark too and let's face it a lot of fans of Lion King feel bad for Scar in the end. Not that he didn't deserve it but he didn't start out evil. Nothing is evil in the beginning. 

Honorable Mentiosn 

Yzma 

Yzma is one of the funniest villains in Disney films, and I love her with Kronk. The late Eartha Kitt did a great job voicing her. 

Captain Hook

I have always found Captain Hook to be a funny villain, and I love how he and Smee interact with each other. Captain Hook can be amusing but also menacing. I didn't like the remake version, though. Ugh.

Rourke 

Rourke is your average greedy villain who wants power, but I found him to be an interesting villain in Atlantis. 

Prince John

Prince John is another greedy villain, but he's just so funny, and his relationship with Sir Hiss is like the Odd Couple.

Turbo 

Turbo is a great villain because he's a self-centred villain who basically abandons his own game and takes over another one. Turbo even convinces Ralph not to let Vanellope take part in the race, not protect but to protect himself.  

Percival C. McLeach 

This is a villain no one talks about because Percival is a hunter with no sense of honor and wants to kill two eagles and make money. He even goes so far as to kill a kid. 

Mother Gothel 

Mother Gothel is one of those villains who's funny but sinister because she acts like a loving mother to Rapuzel, but in truth, she only cares about being beautiful and sees her as an object. 

The Horned King 

The Horned King is one of Disney's scariest villains despite the Black Cauldron being the black sheep. Well, it's not really anymore if you look at Home on the Range, Strange World, or Wish. The Horned King was a scary villain, and the late John Hurt voiced one of the best things about the film. 

Chernbog 

Chernabog is a great villain, even though he isn't the villain of any story. He represents and motivates all the Disney villains' horrible crimes. Nostalgia Critic himself pointed this out, and I do agree with him on this character. He may not have hatched evil plans, but he motivated them because he is the source of all Evil. Also, he is the main villain in the Kingdom Keeper series and I would be down to see this character as the main villain of a film or a show someday. 

and the number one best Disney villain is...

1. Hades 

Hades, to me, is the best Disney villain because, let's face it, he's so likable that you want him to win in the end. Hades, to me, is just incredible. He's more entertaining to watch than Hercules because he's voiced by the amazing James Woods. Who doesn't love James Woods? Fun fact: he loved this role so much that he continued to play Hades in the spin-off show House of Mouse, Kingdom Hearts, and even Once Upon a Time a Studio. Hades is iconic as a villain because he's evil but funny, too. Hades is one of the funniest villains in Disney films and he's such a great personality to him. Hades, to me, is the best Disney Villain because he's one of the few villains you root for and he stole the show. Fun fact, in Greek Mythology Hades was actually the nicest god in the Greek Gods funny eh. 

So that's my Top Ten Best Disney Villains.

Let me know what you think?

Happy Halloween to all my viewers!