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Hades (Hercules)
In traditional Greek mythology (from what I've read anyway), Hades, the God of the Underworld, was a fairly somber character. According to most of the Greek mythology books I've read, he was a dark and depressing figure of very few words. That said, in the context of the Greek Gods, he wasn't evil either. He simply had his job (which all things concidered was pretty damn important) and he did it without a fuss. Thankfully, when Disney made its version of Hercules, it gave Hades (as well as pretty much every other character in Greek myths) a complete personality makeover. Hades is by far the most entertaining Disney villain of all time and the movie wouldn't be the same without him and his quirky sense of humor. He is a fast-talking, snarky character with an extremely explosive temper. He also seems to be Jewish (well, he says a lot of Yiddish phrases like "Oy" and "yutz" and "shlep" anyway, but then again, so does Phil. I've always thought this was a fun touch to both of their characters.) Unlike the Hades of traditional Greek myth, the Disney version is not at all satisfied with his lot in life ("He thought the dead were dull and uncouth" according to the Muses), and he has a plan to take over Mount Olympus, Greece and the entire cosmos! The only person that stands in his way according to the prophecy is Zeus' son Hercules. To try to stop this from happening, Hades has his sidekicks Pain and Panic (who are also awesome, by the way) capture the baby and try to kill him. Unfortunately for Hades, Pain and Panic are wildly incompitant and not only does Herc survive, he also keeps his Godlike strength. Anyway, even though Hades is hilarious, he is also a slimy, evil villain. He loves making deals and using other people to his advantage. The way he uses Meg after she gave her soul to him to save her boyfriend is particularly interesting. Anyway...great character and if anyone is counting, he's the second one from Hercules to make the final three!






































































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Judge Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notredame)
So, I guess this is a fairly unpopular oppinion. Frollo isn't a hugely popular villain, but then again, The Hunchback of Notredame was never one of the most popular Disney movies either(I'm assuming due to its incredibly dark tone and maybe also for the negative commentary on religion - or religious fanatics, anyway). But, whether you like him or not, you have to admit Judge Claude Frollo is a unique villain and an extremely psychologically complex one. Gosh...where to begin? Frollo is just one of the many examples of people who use religion to commit evil acts and, IMO, this makes him possibly the scariest villain of them all. He believes himself to be rightous and good while the rest of the world is filled with wicked, awful people. He especially hates gysies and commoners and stays away from them at all costs. Frollo has placed his beliefs about the "wickedness" of people onto Quasimodo the way an abusive parent might. He tells Quasi that out there, people will be afraid of him, hate him for his ugliness, and take advantage of him. He, Frollo, is Quasimodo's only friend. While he may have sort of a valid point and that, yes, some people may be afraid of Quasimodo at first, its unlikely that ALL people will hate and take advantage of him. After meeting Esmerellda, Frollo faces a moral crisis and has one of the best song numbers in the movie, "Hellfire." She is a gypsie, one of the people he finds most dispicable, yet he finds himself lusting after her (one of the seven deadly sins, you know!) To rid himself of these feelings, he goes on a tirade to destroy her no matter what the cost (which leads to hundreds of houses being detroyed and all of Paris burning down).














































































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Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
I've heard a lot of people talk about the anti-femisist messages The Little Mermaid gives to young girls with Ariel giving up her voice and everything else in her life just to be with the man she loves (who, in all actuality, she just fucking met). While I see their point, there is something they aren't taking into account. The Little Mermaid features an extremely powerful, competant, in-charge and badass woman and her name is Ursula. Even if she is the villain, I could almost see Ursula making up for all the anti-feminism Ariel's decision brings up. I don't think Disney has any other female villain who is nearly as powerful as Ursula (although, Maleficent comes close) and they certainly haven't come up with a stronger one sense. (In fact, I'm pretty sure Yzma was the ony female villain who showed up sense!) Anyway, Ursula is a sea witch/ octupus (who incidently, seems to be the only mer-person who actually eats sea creatures and isn't freakishly skinny) who used to live in King Triton's palace before she was kicked out. Since then, she spends her time plotting to overthrow Triton and become rular of the entire ocean. In her down time, she has set up a business of sorts making dreams come true for "poor unfortunate souls." Ursula cons many an unsuspecting merperson to make a trade with her and if they can't pay the price, she turns them into a helpless little sea worm. She sees her chance at power when she hears about Ariel and Erik and comes up with the perfect plan - a plan that came pretty damn close to working too. She's very persuasive and convinces Ariel to give up her voice. Anyway, Ursula is probably also one of the scariest looking villains (I've always found octupi kind of creepy in general) and she has my favorite villain song ever: "Poor Unfortunate Souls"

That version was much better. Cinderella actually had a personality!