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Some Disney villains are too wicked — or too lucky — to meet their end! Join us as we count down the most popular Disney villains who somehow managed to escape the usual fate of death! From humiliated predators to imprisoned sorcerers, these baddies lived to scheme another day. We're excluding Pixar, and spoiler alerts are very much in order!
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00:00Any way you like, poison them, drown them, bash them in the head.
00:03You gotta need chloroform!
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at the most popular Disney villains who managed to avoid the usual
00:11fate of death.
00:12We're excluding Pixar, and since we'll be revealing the fates of these villains, a spoiler alert is in order.
00:18How do you kill a god?
00:21I do not!
00:22No, you can't. They're immortal?
00:25Bingo, they're immortal!
00:28Number 20. Shere Khan, The Jungle Book
00:31You have spirit for one so small, and such spirit is deserving of a sporting chance.
00:38Now, I'm going to close my eyes and count to ten. It makes the chase more interesting.
00:44This suave and intimidating Bengal tiger holds a deep-seated hatred for humans, making him the ultimate threat to young
00:51Mowgli.
00:51Shere Khan stalks the man-cub throughout the jungle, leading to a terrifying final confrontation and a rocky clearing.
00:57However, the fearsome tiger has one major weakness, a profound fear of fire.
01:03During the clash, a lightning strike happens to ignite a dead tree, and Mowgli bravely attaches a flaming branch directly
01:09to Shere Khan's tail.
01:10Panic overtakes the once-proud predator, and he frantically flees the scene, alive but thoroughly humiliated.
01:21Well, it's the last of him!
01:26L-Stripes took off like a flaming coma, idiot!
01:29Number 19. Stromboli, Pinocchio
01:31A live puppet without strings!
01:35A thing like that ought to be worth a fortune to someone.
01:38Now, let me see.
01:41That's it! Stromboli!
01:43This boisterous and cruel puppeteer sees Pinocchio not as a real living boy, but as his ticket to endless riches.
01:50So after a highly successful performance, he locks Pinocchio in a birdcage to prevent him from returning home to Geppetto.
01:56Thanks to the Blue Fairy and Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio manages to escape into the night.
02:01As for Stromboli, the movie simply leaves his fate completely unknown.
02:05He is totally unaware of the breakout when it happens, and is not seen again after Pinocchio escapes the caravan.
02:11He almost certainly survives, but he definitely loses his star attraction.
02:16Toodaloo, Stromboli!
02:17Goodbye, Mr. Stromboli!
02:19Quiet! Let's get out of here before something else happens.
02:22Number 18. Yo-Kai, Big Hero 6
02:25It's over, Kray.
02:34Professor Callahan?
02:36Initially presented as a tragic victim of a fire, Professor Robert Callahan is later revealed to be the masked villain
02:42Yo-Kai.
02:43Driven by intense grief and a desire for revenge after losing his daughter, Callahan uses Hero's microbots to execute his
02:50destructive plans.
02:51After an emotional and action-packed climax, Hero and Baymax manage to thwart his revenge scheme and rescue his daughter
02:58from the portal dimension.
02:59With his plot foiled and his daughter safely returned, a remorseful Callahan surrenders and is taken into police custody to
03:06face justice for his actions.
03:08Given the nature of his crimes, he probably won't be seeing daylight again.
03:12Okay, Abigail, you are gonna be fine. We're taking you to the hospital.
03:17Eyes are trapped.
03:18Move it!
03:21Move it!
03:22Move it!
03:23Move it!
03:23Move it!
03:23Move it!
03:23Move it!
03:23Move it!
03:26Move it!
03:27Move it!
03:28Move it!
03:29Number 17, Bellwether, Zootopia and Zootopia 2.
03:33Well, you should have just stayed on the carrot farm, huh? It really is too bad. I did like you.
03:39What are you going to do? Kill me? No! No, of course not.
03:45He is.
03:46While the majority of Disney villains meet a grim end in their very first film, Don Bellwether bucks the trend
03:52by surviving too.
03:53The assistant mayor seems like a meek sheep, but she is secretly the mastermind behind the conspiracy.
03:59Using a serum derived from toxic flowers, she turns predator savage to incite fear and secure power for prey animals.
04:06But her scheme unravels when she attempts to turn Nick against Judy.
04:09Fortunately, the duo outsmarts her by replacing the serum dart with a blueberry,
04:13and she's arrested after Judy captures her villain speech on her voice recorder.
04:17She makes a brief escape from prison in Zootopia 2,
04:20but a disguised Nick and Judy recapture her and send her right back where she belongs.
04:25Ugh.
04:30Thompson Wild?
04:32Wild and...
04:33Cabbage Patch.
04:36Number 16. Te Ka. Moana.
04:39Maui tried to escape, but was confronted by another who sought the heart.
04:47Te Ka! A demon of earth and fire.
04:51Of all the Disney villains throughout the years, Te Ka! has to be one of the scariest.
04:56Well, physically at least.
04:57This thing is a gigantic lava demon the size of a small island,
05:01and it attacks our heroes with flaming fists and fireballs.
05:05However, the movie's stunning climax reveals a massive twist.
05:08Te Ka! is actually Te Fiti herself, having become corrupted when Maui stole her heart centuries ago.
05:14Instead of a traditional defeat, Moana chooses a path of empathy and inserts the stolen heart back into Te Ka's
05:21chest.
05:21Upon receiving it, her fiery shell crumbles away and she transforms back into the lush and benevolent goddess Te Fiti.
05:28The villain doesn't die. She is healed.
05:31Te Fiti!
05:33Ha ha ha hey!
05:34I mean, how you been?
05:38Look, what I did was wrong.
05:42I have no excuse.
05:45I'm sorry.
05:47Number 15. Madame Medusa, The Rescuers.
05:50She's insane. Utterly mad.
05:54I want that diamond.
05:56I've got to have the devil's eye.
06:00Madame Medusa is a loud, obnoxious pawn shop owner who is desperately obsessed with obtaining the devil's eye diamond.
06:07To retrieve it from a tight cave, she kidnaps Penny and subjects her to terrible danger.
06:12You know, thinking about it, Medusa has to be one of the cruelest Disney villains out there.
06:16Luckily, her comeuppance is brilliantly fitting.
06:19After failing to secure the diamond, she attempts to escape her sinking riverboat on one of its smokestacks.
06:24But she is left hopelessly stranded at the top, surrounded by her two previously loyal pet crocodiles, Brutus and Nero,
06:31who are now aggressively snapping at her heels.
06:34It's a terrifying, albeit non-lethal cliffhanger.
06:38There! Go! My diamond!
06:46Number 14. King Magnifico, Wish.
06:50Hello? This is your king!
06:54Oh my, thank goodness.
06:56Do you see what they've done to me?
06:58Hmm. Well, you do love mirrors.
07:00That is not funny. Get me out of here at once!
07:02The handsome and beloved ruler of Rosas,
07:05King Magnifico initially seems like a benevolent sorcerer who grants his citizens greatest wishes.
07:10However, his narcissistic need for control turns him into a tyrant,
07:14who hoards said wishes and turns to forbidden dark magic to maintain his grip on the kingdom.
07:19During the climax, Asha and the people of Rosas unite their own light to overpower him.
07:24The dark magic ultimately consumes Magnifico and pulls him inside the mirrored staff he once wielded.
07:29He technically survives, but his soul is trapped as a permanent reflection within the mirror.
07:35It is heavily implied that the trapped Magnifico is the magic mirror from Snow White.
07:39So, yeah, he definitely survives.
07:42Let me see thy face.
07:46What wouldst thou know, my queen?
07:49Number 13. John Silver, Treasure Planet.
07:52Oh, you still don't know how to pick your fights, do you, boy?
07:57Now, mark me.
08:00Either I get that map by dawn tomorrow, or so help me,
08:06I'll use the ship's cannons to blast you all to Kingdom Come!
08:11A cyborg pirate masking his ruthless nature beneath a charming persona,
08:15John Silver leads a mutiny to steal the fabled loot of a thousand worlds.
08:19Despite his intense greed, Silver genuinely bonds with the young protagonist Jim Hawkins.
08:24When forced to choose between a lifetime of treasure and saving Jim's life as the planet explodes around them,
08:30Silver surprisingly chooses Jim, letting the fortune slip away into a fiery abyss.
08:35At the film's conclusion, Jim repays the favor by allowing Silver to sneak away on a lifeboat
08:40instead of being taken to prison.
08:42A Disney villain with a redemption arc?
08:44A hero who allows the villain to escape justice and go free?
08:47Is Treasure Planet even a Disney movie?
08:49Oh, and one more thing.
08:52It's for your dear mother.
08:54To rebuild that Inn of Hearts.
09:00Stay out of trouble, you old Scalawag.
09:03Why, Jim O'Lan, when have I ever done otherwise?
09:09Number 12, The Queen of Hearts, Alice in Wonderland.
09:12Now, are you ready for your sentence?
09:18Off with their heads is her favorite phrase,
09:20but the Queen of Hearts never actually gets to execute our protagonist.
09:24This temperamental monarch rules Wonderland with an iron fist and has absolutely zero patience.
09:30After Alice frustrates her during a bizarre game of croquet and a highly absurd trial,
09:35the Queen predictably orders her execution.
09:37A surreal chase sequence then ensues,
09:39with the Queen and her playing card guards relentlessly pursuing Alice through the maze.
09:44Ultimately, the Queen fails to deliver her lethal justice,
09:47simply because Alice wakes up and realizes that the entire terrifying ordeal was nothing more than a vivid dream.
09:53Alice, wake up!
09:55Please wake up, Alice!
09:57Alice!
09:59Please wake up, Alice!
10:01Alice!
10:02Alice!
10:04Alice!
10:05Alice!
10:05Alice!
10:06Will you kindly pay attention and recite your lesson?
10:09Number 11, Captain Hook, Peter Pan.
10:12Why, it's like money in the bank.
10:15Come on, join up and I'll be frank.
10:18Unless you do, you'll walk the plank.
10:22The choice is up to you.
10:24Another pirate let off the hook.
10:26Sorry, we had to.
10:27Driven by an obsessive vendetta against Peter Pan,
10:30Captain Hook is easily one of Disney's most legendary villains.
10:34Hook spends the entire film scheming against Peter
10:36and devising underhanded plots to capture Peter, Wendy and the Lost Boys.
10:40After a swashbuckling showdown on the mast of the Jolly Roger,
10:44Hook finds himself literally in the jaws of his old nemesis and hand-eater, the Tick-Tock Croc.
10:49Rather than being eaten, Hook frantically escapes and runs,
10:53yes, runs, away toward the horizon,
10:56screaming for Mr. Smee as the crocodile eagerly chases him.
10:59It's a humiliating exit for the pirate, but not a deadly one.
11:03Smee!
11:05Smee!
11:08Smee!
11:12Smee!
11:14Smee!
11:16Smee!
11:16Smee!
11:17Smee!
11:17Number 10.
11:18Edgar Balthazar, The Aristocats.
11:20I've made the headlines.
11:23Mysterious catnapper abducts family of cats.
11:27Aren't you proud of me?
11:29Serving as Madame Bonfemi's butler,
11:31Edgar goes bad when he realizes that Bonfemi is leaving her fortune to her cats.
11:36Wanting the money for himself, Edgar concocts various ways to dispose of Duchess and her kitties.
11:43The final scheme sees Edgar throwing the cats into a trunk and attempting to ship them to Timbuktu.
11:49Now, my little pesky pets, you're going to travel first class, in your own private compartment, all the way to
11:59Timbuktu.
12:00However, that's exactly what happens to him.
12:03During a fight with alley cat Thomas O'Malley, Edgar is thrown into the trunk.
12:08You are going to Timbuktu if it's the last thing I do!
12:17The gang then prevents him from calling out for help as he's being loaded into the van for delivery.
12:23Realistically, Edgar probably would have died due to a lack of oxygen.
12:27In the movie, however, he's simply sent to Timbuktu, the victim of a smart gang of cats.
12:33Number 9.
12:34Amos Slade, The Fox and the Hound.
12:37Amos Slade, that temper of yours is going to get you into a lot of trouble someday!
12:41Temper! Temper, woman, you ain't seen my temper!
12:46If I ever catch that fox on my property again, I'll blast him!
12:51Amos Slade is a hunter who gains a particular interest in pursuing Todd the Fox.
12:56He also takes part in one of the scariest finales in Disney history.
13:00Amos nearly dies by a massive grizzly bear while hunting the foxes,
13:04falling down a cliff, and catching his leg in a trap.
13:08He's saved just in the nick of time by Todd,
13:11who fights the bear and lures it away from Amos and Copper.
13:14Despite trying to shoot Todd while he lays injured and exhausted,
13:18Amos is persuaded to spare the fox by Copper,
13:21who wishes to thank him for his sacrifice.
13:23Come on, Copper, get out of the way!
13:34Amos and Copper leave for home,
13:36and Amos' leg wound is treated by Widow Tweed.
13:39You're killing me!
13:41You're killing me!
13:43Amos Slade!
13:45Are you old still?
13:47You're behaving like a child!
13:49Well, for gosh sakes, you're hurting my foot, woman!
13:52Number 8.
13:53Prince John, Robin Hood
13:55Kill him!
13:57Kill him!
13:58Like the Prince John in the Robin Hood legend,
14:01Disney's version usurps the throne from his older brother, King Richard,
14:05and becomes a tyrannical ruler who subjects his citizenry
14:08to extreme poverty and exorbitant taxes
14:11in order to boost his own personal wealth.
14:13To coin a phrase, my dear counselor,
14:16rob the poor to feed the rich!
14:19Am I right?
14:20Unlike the historic Prince John,
14:23this one is a lion.
14:24That insolent blaggard!
14:27Oh, I'll show him who wears the crown!
14:30At the end of the film,
14:32King Richard returns from exile
14:33and boots Prince John off the throne,
14:36rightfully reclaiming it for himself.
14:38He does away with John's debilitating tax system,
14:41and John is sent to prison
14:43alongside Sir Hiss and the Sheriff of Nottingham.
14:46Number 7.
14:47Governor Ratcliffe, Pocahontas
14:49My dear friend King Jimmy
14:51will probably build me a shrine.
14:54And all of the gold is mine!
14:59Disney's Governor Ratcliffe is very loosely based on the historic John Ratcliffe,
15:04an English colonist who arrived in Virginia in 1607.
15:08The real John Ratcliffe fell into a trap
15:10and was taken captive by the Powhatan Indians,
15:12and he suffered an extremely grisly fate that will not be repeated here,
15:17and would certainly not appear in a family-friendly Disney film.
15:21In the movie,
15:22Ratcliffe's monstrous greed and cruelty is exposed
15:25after he tries to shoot Chief Powhatan,
15:27and he faces a rebellion from the colonists.
15:30Unhand me, I shall dare you!
15:32Put him in chains!
15:33I'll see you all hang for this and get him as well!
15:38They chain him up and send him back to England
15:41to account for his numerous crimes.
15:43And he came so highly recommended.
15:47Number 6.
15:48Hans, Frozen
15:50I've been searching my whole life to find my own place
15:54And maybe it's the party talking
15:57Or the chocolate fondue
15:59Meant to subvert the Prince Charming trope,
16:01Hans is initially depicted as Anna's love interest
16:04before his true character and motivations are revealed.
16:07You're no match for Elsa.
16:09No, you're no match for Elsa.
16:12I, on the other hand,
16:14am the hero who is going to save Arendelle from destruction.
16:18Hans realizes that he will never hold a position of power
16:22owing to his numerous older brothers,
16:24so he manipulates his way onto the throne of Arendelle.
16:27Following his defeat at the hands,
16:29and fist, of Anna and Elsa,
16:31Hans is arrested and imprisoned on a French ship,
16:35which returns him to the Southern Isles
16:36to face punishment for his crimes.
16:41I will return this scoundrel to his country.
16:44We shall see what his 12 big brothers think of his behavior.
16:48Arendelle thanks you, my lord.
16:50Hans' nasty punishment is later shown
16:52in the short film Frozen Fever,
16:54shoveling manure in the Southern Isle's royal stables.
17:12Easily one of Disney's most iconic villains,
17:14Jafar was the royal vizier of Agrabah
17:17who held ambitions of taking over the world.
17:20To that end,
17:21he sought the magic lamp and its famous inhabitant.
17:24Tonight the part of Al will be played
17:26by a tall, dark, and sinister ugly man.
17:28I am your master now.
17:31I was afraid of that.
17:31Jafar is actually successful in his pursuit,
17:34and he harbors the genie's magic to his own powerful ends,
17:38even using his final wish to turn into an all-powerful genie himself.
17:43Unfortunately, Jafar's greed and thirst for power
17:45get the better of him,
17:46and like the blue genie,
17:48he is subsequently imprisoned inside his own lamp
17:51with Iago.
18:02Genie then sends the lamp to the Cave of Wonders,
18:05where they would presumably remain for millennia.
18:07Well, unless you count the return of Jafar,
18:10which gives the titular villain a more explosive demise.
18:20Number 4.
18:22Yzma, the Emperor's New Groove
18:27While she's the main antagonist of the Emperor's New Groove,
18:31Yzma and her sidekick Kronk are largely used for comedy,
18:34with Kronk's stupidity and Yzma's increasing frustration
18:37being a major source of laughs.
18:40Hey, that's kind of like what he said to you
18:42when you got fired.
18:43I know, it's called a cruel irony,
18:46like my dependence on you.
18:48Yzma resents Emperor Kuzco for firing her,
18:51and she concocts various schemes and potions
18:54to dispose of Kuzco and claim the throne for herself.
18:57In the climax of the film,
18:59Yzma's plans are once again foiled by an oblivious Kronk,
19:03when he inadvertently squishes her with a trapdoor.
19:06Ah ha ha ha!
19:08I win.
19:10She remains in her cat form,
19:12and is taught the squirrel language by Kronk,
19:15who has become a scout leader.
19:17Squeakin'.
19:18I'm so proud of you guys.
19:19Number 3.
19:20Hades, Hercules
19:21How are things in the underworld?
19:24Well, they're just fine.
19:25You know, a little dark, a little gloomy,
19:27and as always, hey, full of dead people.
19:29What are you gonna do?
19:29While Hercules is a deeply underappreciated Disney effort,
19:33Hades is an incredibly popular villain,
19:36owing in large part to James Woods' iconic vocal performance.
19:40Like Yzma, Hades is largely played for comedy,
19:43despite being god of the underworld.
19:45Like many Disney villains,
19:47Hades harbors ambitions of taking over the world,
19:50and tries turning Hercules mortal to prevent his intervention.
19:53However, Hercules' heroic sacrifice turns him into a god,
19:57and he punches Hades into the river Styx,
20:00where he is surrounded by malevolent souls.
20:06Get away from me!
20:08Don't touch me!
20:08Get your slimy souls off me!
20:12He's not gonna be happy when he gets out of there!
20:15You mean if he gets out of there!
20:18If?
20:19If is good.
20:20Hades doesn't die, being an immortal god and all,
20:23but Pain and Panic state that he will forever remain trapped in the river.
20:27Even if Hades could die,
20:29where would he go?
20:30The under-underworld?
20:32What do you say?
20:33It's happy ending time!
20:34Everybody's got a little taste of something,
20:36but me, I got nothing!
20:37I'm here with nothing!
20:38Anybody listen?
20:40It's like, what am I, an echo or something?
20:42Hello?
20:43Hello?
20:44Number 2.
20:45Lady Tremaine, Cinderella
20:51Now, it seems we have time on our hands.
20:54But I was only trying to-
20:55Silence!
20:56In a way, Lady Tremaine is one of the most malicious Disney villains.
21:00Instead of taking over the world or vying for a throne,
21:03Tremaine is largely concerned with psychologically tormenting her stepdaughter,
21:07and for no other reason than Cinderella is prettier than her biological daughters.
21:12Oh, oh no!
21:14No, please!
21:16Oh, you can't do this, you just can't!
21:19Let me out!
21:20You must let me out!
21:22Not wanting Cinderella's foot to fit the glass slipper,
21:25Tremaine trips the page and shatters the slipper.
21:28Unfortunately for her, Cinderella had the matching slipper,
21:31and Tremaine watches in both disappointment and horror as it's put on Cinderella's foot.
21:37You see, I have the other slipper.
21:45That's the last viewers see of Tremaine in the original Cinderella,
21:50as Cinderella and Prince Charming soon marry and embark on their honeymoon.
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22:30Chalk this up as another case of,
22:32yeah, that character definitely would have died in real life.
22:35One of the most iconic Disney villains,
22:39Cruella de Vil is a psychotic madwoman
22:41with a feverish desire to turn the Dalmatians into a luxurious coat.
22:45We'll find the little mongrels if it takes till next Christmas.
22:49Now get going!
22:50And what's your driving, you imbeciles?
22:53You want to get nabbed by the police?
22:58Her literal pursuit is brought to an end
23:00when she gets into a car accident with Jasper and Horace,
23:03sending them all over a cliff
23:05and utterly destroying her precious vehicle.
23:08Cruella somehow manages to survive
23:10and is finally told to shut up by an exasperated Jasper.
23:13The story leaves Cruella and her henchmen on the snowy embankment,
23:17a few spots short of a fur coat.
23:19You idiots!
23:22You...
23:23You fools!
23:25Oh, you imbecil!
23:28Ah, shut up!
23:31What do you think of their ultimate fates?
23:34Let us know in the comments below.
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