Top 10 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Disney Villains

the heroes don't deserve all the attention hey I'm Emily from MS mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 facts about Disney villains before we begin we publish new content every day so be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos for this list we're looking at fun and interesting tidbits about Disney baddies let's go number 10 what's cars real name is the lion king' lawler more reason for me to be protective an elephant graveyard is no place for a young prince oh the villain in the Lion King is known simply as scar in the film and he has a laceration on his face to match the moniker but have you ever wondered what his real name is surely his parents didn't name him scar it turns out his birth name isn't all that much better he was called taka coming from the swahili word for waist meaning his mom and dad probably didn't have very high hopes for him though it appears to actually be false it's been widely circulated that Mufasa means king in a language called mana Zotoh whether or not that's true we can still understand the sibling rivalry the origin of scars name was actually revealed in the Lion King book a tale of two brothers [Music] number nine Hades is partially based on James woods Hercules full of dead people what are you gonna do if you know anything about Greek mythology you may have been surprised when you saw Hercules for the first time that's because most people wouldn't have imagined the god of the underworld to be a fast-talking used-car salesman type but that's just what James Woods his portrayal ended up being when Woods came in to audition he allegedly surprised the filmmakers with his interpretation of the character and they went on to craft his lines and dialogue to match the style that Woods had created in that whenever I would say lines I would try to put those extra kind of cartoon gestures that a character like this deserves number eight okay bogie is an original creation The Nightmare Before Christmas more than a decade before the Nightmare Before Christmas was released Tim Burton was working at Walt Disney Feature animation as an animator and in his spare time wrote a poem that told Jack Skellington story Disney considered adapting the poem for the screen at the time but it wouldn't actually happen until many years later and if you read over the initial work you'll notice that the main antagonist of the film boogie boogie does not make an appearance he was only created later specifically for the movie mr. number 7 karela de Ville was supposed to make a comeback 101 Dalmatians Disney has written a lot of great villains over the years but many would argue that this one is their very best creation I don't care the little beasts but do it coral and evil has been frightening children and let's face it adults since her debut in 101 Dalmatians in 1961 but did you know that there was once a possibility that she would be the baddie in another animated Disney flick some sketches from the 1970s show that the filmmakers once debated having miss de Vil be the antagonist in the rescuers admittedly Madame Medusa isn't nearly as compelling so this could have been a really great idea on the other hand you could also argue that having a different villain help distinguish the film mustn't be number 6 the same actor voices Captain Hook and mr. darling Peter Pan most people know that before Peter Pan was a beloved Disney animated classic it was a novel by JM Barrie but it's a lesser-known fact the Peters story was originally written as a play Peter and Wendy premiered on stage in 1904 and in various productions it became standard for mr. darling and Captain Hook to be played by the same actor there's definitely some interesting psychology to be done on that decision keeping with tradition Disney had the same actor Hans Caan read voice both parts did you know that Captain Hook is meant to be a sympathetic character that's why he survives at the end of the story [Applause] [Music] number five several villains were drawn by the same animator various I have decided to make my final wish I wish for Princess Jasmine to fall desperately in love with if you were to list the top ten Disney villains of all time which we've done of course three of the entries would undoubtedly be guests on from Beauty and the Beast Jafar from Aladdin and scar from The Lion King now what do these three have in common well it turns out the supervising animator for all three was Andreas tasia he played a huge role in crafting the characters we know and love to hate today he was also originally the supervising animator for yzma back when the Emperor's New Groove was known as kingdom of the Sun but once the film got its infamous overhaul Dale bear took over for Mother Gothel had a unique death tangled do you even hear yourself why would you ask such a ridiculous question it was you if you've seen enough Disney animated movies you know they can be a tad formulaic especially when it comes to how their villains are disposed of [Music] of course showing any sort of graphic death scene would be too disturbing for little kids but they have to go so what's the solution have them fall off something really really tall it seems this happens in countless Disney films but entangled the villain perishes in a fashion that's both routine and wholly unique she ages in fast forward speed all in the span of a few seconds but to make sure audiences understood her fate she also Falls up something really really tall number three one of the best villains almost never was Sleeping Beauty yeah Eleanor Audley is best known for voicing two of Disney's most delightfully evil characters Lady Tremaine also known as Cinderella's evil stepmother and Maleficent but she didn't simply lend her voice she was also the live-action model that inspired the characters facial expressions and designs a wondrous future lies before you you the destined hero of a charming fairy tale come true but because of a case of tuberculosis oddly initially turned down her role in Sleeping Beauty [Music] she was worried that she was too ill to perform but in the end it all worked out and Disney villain history was made watching this performance today is still spine-chilling number two Gaston wasn't always the villain Beauty and the Beast cool well it's a shame about your father you know he's not crazy Gaston hmm I might be able to clear up this little misunderstanding okay this one might actually blow your mind even the most hardcore Disney fans may not be aware that there were several versions of the script of 1991's Beauty and the Beast before the final iteration was decided upon did you honestly think she'd want you when she had someone like me in an earlier version the major villain was actually Belle's aunt Marguerite not only that but Belle had older sisters the dastardly Gaston was more of a Co antagonist who didn't get nearly as much screen time also even the final script underwent some changes after production was completed Gaston was originally meant to say time to die but the creator's felt it was too aggressive and dubbed it with Belle is mine no one says no to Gaston done right dismissed rejected publicly humiliated before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh Prince Hans of the Southern Isles Princess Anna of arendelle princess my lady listen well all of you [Music] number one a villain got the first line Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs you may think that Disney movies are all about good guys and happily ever afters [Music] in many cases however it's the villain who ends up stealing the show as a matter of fact if you go all the way back in the Disney catalogue you'll find that the first line spoken in any full-length Disney animated film was by a villain in the magic cup you win the 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs opens with the evil queen who fun fact has a real name queen grimhilde addressing her magic mirror magic who is the fairest one of all kind of a dark way to start the very first Disney movie [Music] and double fun fact most people actually think that it's mirror mirror on the wall but it's not crazy right did you learn something fun from this list check out our other great Disney videos here and subscribe so you see more of them in the future [Music]

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Length: 11min 24sec (684 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 09 2019