While the direct-to-DVD Disney sequels may not be as bombastic as their theatrical contemporaries,
these mid-2000s films still have some pretty satisfying ends for
their villains. Some simply see jail time while others have endings on
about the same level as the greats, but which are the most Gruesome?
I'm Andrew with WickedBinge, and this is Disney Sequel Villain Fates: Gruesome to Most Gruesome.
Now, just like with our other Disney Sequel Villain videos,
we’re only going to be including sequel original villains - none of the legacy villains like Jafar,
Lady Tremaine or Cruella De Vil. We’re also going to be including a couple theatrical sequel
villains, just to keep things interesting. With that said, let’s get to our ranking!
First up, we have a short section dedicated to the villains who barely had to face any
punishment for their crimes. These are the ones who Got Away With It.
For the first spot on our list, we feel that the sequel villain with the least amount of
consequences was Tarzan II’s Mama Gunda. A mama gorilla with a huge temper and two brash
bullies for sons, these three cause quite a bit of trouble for both Tarzan and Zugor,
especially when they find out the latter isn’t actually a monster but a gorilla
like them. Although it’s Gunda’s guidance that leads her sons to doing things like destroying
Zugor’s treehouse and putting other characters in danger, she sees absolutely NO consequences
for any of her actions, her influence over her boys or even her nasty attitude. In fact,
it almost seems like she’s rewarded for it, given that she and Zugor end up falling in love. Heck,
her sons get more punishment than her, since we see her forcing them to apologize! If that
doesn’t show just how much of a karma houdini this mama gorilla is, we don’t know what will!
Moving onto one of a few theatrical villains in this list, next is Arthur. This Wreck it Ralph 2
‘character’ is a virus that Ralph unleashes onto “Slaughter Race” in order to try and slow the game
down. Obviously, this doesn’t go to plan. Though he doesn’t have much personality to speak of,
Arthur is insanely skilled at finding insecurities and multiplying them to the
point of nearly destroying the entire internet with his Ralph clones. What’s more is that
once all the Ralphs are on the loose, Arthur essentially disappears, leaving the audience
to question where exactly he went. For all we know, it could still be out there, exploiting
insecurities and causing damage in smaller corners of the internet. Of course, there’s
always the chance that Arthur could be destroyed by a firewall or other anti-virus software,
but because we don’t ever see this happen or even hear the characters say that this is a
possibility, it just seems all the more likely that this little virus got away with his crimes.
From the internet to the junkyard, Buster is next. Being the main villain in Lady and the Tramp 2,
this dog is nothing but trouble. As the leader of the junkyard strays, Buster is arrogant, selfish,
petty and even possessive at times. Though he’s no criminal mastermind, he still causes enough
trouble for Scamp and Angel with his revenge schemes that it feels pretty satisfying when he
gets trapped under junkyard garbage. Now, he only gets trapped, mind you - not seriously injured or
killed. And while him still being trapped is the last we see of him, it’s not too far-fetched to
imagine him eventually escaping on his own. He also loses the loyalty and friendship of
his junkyard dogs, but since he only saw them as tools, this is more of an inconvenience
than anything too emotionally devastating. For these reasons, we’d say that while Buster does
get some karmic retribution, he still gets off fairly well despite all his awful deeds. Even
without his fellow junkyard dogs, Buster is still a free dog who avoids ever getting caught by the
dog-catcher and who is fairly strong and skilled in his own right, so we feel like he wouldn’t have
any trouble being on his own. You could argue that he’s still punished in a sense, but compared to
others who were actually locked away or worse, Buster basically just got a slap on the wrist.
Next up, we have Aladdin’s Abis Mal. Traitorous, greedy and not all too competent for the most
part, Abis Mal served as a decent secondary villain in Disney’s first ever Direct to DVD
sequel. Perhaps it’s this status that allows Abis Mal to walk away relatively unscathed
in comparison to someone like Jafar who, you know, dies a slow and painful death. Really,
for all the trouble that the thief causes for Aladdin and the other heroes, the only real
consequence that Abis Mal sees is that he loses out on his third wish and he briefly gets stuck in
a tree. His ‘ending’ is more comedic than anything else, and he’s allowed enough of a free reign to
come back multiple times in the Aladdin TV series, to the point where’s actually considered Aladdin’s
arch nemesis in that show. Honestly, we’d consider it to be a pretty good trade-off, and we’re sure
a lot of other Disney villains would have wished for more screen time over going to jail or dying.
Finishing off our first category, we’re just barely going to allow Erik Hellstrom to squeeze
in. Briefly known as the Modern Odin, Erik was the main villain for the Atlantis sequel,
which showed him attempting to create Ragnarok with the help of his lava and ice beasts. He is,
in every sense of the word, a mad king whose only goal is to regain any sense of power he had lost
after losing his company and all his money in a stock market crash. We should also mention that,
in addition to literally trying to destroy the world, he also kidnapped Kida and stole
an ancient Atlantean spear. But it would seem that even in regards to these more minor crimes,
he still doesn’t see any real punishment other than his plans being thwarted. At most,
it’s probably likely that he was sent away to an insane asylum, which- on the other hand,
you could argue that losing his sanity and being sent away is still a punishment. On the
other hand, it does feel just a bit unsatisfying given that he, again, almost destroyed the world.
Next up, we have the ones who saw Jail Time. A more typical end for some of these villains,
but at the very least it's still some sort of punishment.
Starting off, we have Lil' Lightning from 101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure. Yeahhh,
compared to the other Jason Alexander-voiced villain that we have on this list, Lil’ Lightning
doesn’t get off nearly as easily. Although he’s a fairly competent villain in his own right, his
lack of any real power makes him all the easier to defeat in the end. Not only does he get arrested
by the authorities, who obviously don’t believe his claims of him trying to ‘help’ Thunderbolt,
but a briefly-seen newspaper also all but confirms that the stunt made Lil’ Lightning
lose whatever amount of popularity he might have had. So, even if he didn’t end up staying in the
pound for very long and eventually got released or adopted off-screen, it’s very unlikely that
he would ever have another chance at doggie fame and fortune. Perhaps that’s his real punishment in
addition to being arrested, making this ending all the more satisfying for this fame-hungry corgi.
In a similar fashion, we have Marina Del Ray. Though she could hardly compare to Ursula or
even Morgana in terms of spectacle and power, Marina still wasn’t afraid to fight for the
authority she wanted - whether that was through backstabbing Sebastian and getting him in trouble,
to being desperate enough to try and kill Ariel with the plan of making it look like an accident.
Yes, this fashionista’s got fangs, and for all her treachery and crimes against the underwater crown,
it’s no surprise to see her at the very least end up in jail - complete with a not-too-appealing
uniform that we’re sure she absolutely hated wearing. But while she still received proper
punishment, hence why we couldn’t put her any lower, we also felt that we couldn’t
put her any higher. She literally tried to kill Triton’s youngest daughter - a princess! - and
she still only gets jail time. It just feels a tad underwhelming, especially when compared to
our other Little Mermaid villainess on this list. But don’t worry, we’ll get to her.
In the meantime, let’s stop over to the final Lilo and Stitch sequel to
learn what happened to Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel.
In Leroy & Stitch, Hämsterviel is able to escape from prison with the help of Gantu. Afterwards,
he forces Jumba to create a new experiment named Leroy, which soon turns into an army of Leroys
that is able to take over the Galactic Alliance. Of course, Lilo, Stitch and the other experiments
are able to defeat the Leroys through the power of music, and once the army is overpowered,
Hamsterviel is once again sent to jail along with all his Leroys. Perhaps this fate doesn’t seem all
too harsh given how used Hampsterviel already was to being in jail, but at the same time,
we imagine that being surrounded by your failed army as a constant reminder as well
as being forced to listen to Earth music all day adds that extra bit of salt into the wound.
Rounding out our arrested villains is the incredibly vain Sarousch from Hunchback
of Notre Dame II. Much like Hampsterviel, this ringmaster-turned-narcissistic-thief
actually came pretty close to his goal of stealing La Fidele,
the jeweled bell of Notre Dame. However, just before Sarousch is able to escape with the bell,
Madellaine and Quasimodo are able to rescue Zephyr, who he was using as a hostage,
allowing Phoebus and his guards to then arrest Sarousch. While this is for the most part a
fairly standard arrest, what really adds to it is that Sarousch’s true form is revealed during it,
as he loses both his wig and his corset during his arrest, adding a bit of extra humiliation to
the whole ordeal that makes it just a bit more harsh than the other arrests in this category.
Finally, we’ve reached our final tier - the Gruesome Ends. Whether it's a
permanent end or simply a defeat, these are certainly the most painful
and Gruesome ends that we've seen from these direct to DVD sequels.
Just outside our top 5 most Gruesome fates, we have Bradley Uppercrust the 3rd from An
Extremely Goofy Movie. In all honesty, we’re sure that Bradley probably wished that he could have
just been arrested, given that he’d probably be able to buy his way out of jail. But instead of
getting arrested or even just humbled for all the damage that he caused during the X-Games,
his willingness to put not just other athletes but also his own teammates in danger comes back
to bite him HARD when Tank decides to get a bit of revenge. With his immense strength,
Tank is able to give Bradley an atomic wedgie that launches him to a terrifying
height and into the X-Games blimp. This is both a humiliating and painful - but still
pretty hilarious - end for Bradley, and the only reason why it doesn’t get him put
any higher is that he didn’t actually die from this. Or at least, we’re pretty sure he didn’t.
Moving along, next is King Runeard from Frozen II. Because he dies before the start of the film,
we don’t get a ton of screentime with King Runeard. We do see the extent of his evil,
eventually learning of how he betrayed the Northuldra people, and while he may die on
the battlefield, the fact that he was still able to seriously hinder the spirits within
Northuldra through his dam almost makes it seem like Runeard won in the end regardless
of his death. Or at least, that’s how things WOULD have ended if not for his granddaughters
discovering the truth and setting things right by destroying his dam and his legacy. Add in
the fact that his death on the battlefield was a pretty painful and frightening one - as we see
him falling off a cliff during a fight with a Northuldra tribe member within one of the
film’s many flashbacks - and we’re able to give this fate a fairly high ranking.
From a king to an almost queen, Zira is next on our list. Though she put up a good fight,
much like Scar before her, Zira just couldn’t handle the loss of her forces. She does try
to kill Kiara, but ultimately ends up in peril herself. Kiara does give her
the opportunity to save herself, but Zira’s pride and hatred end up being her undoing,
leading to her falling to her death. We’re unsure if it would be the fall that would kill
her or if her drowning in the rushing waters below would be more likely, but either way
it would be an awful end for her. Honestly, the only thing that may ‘soften’ this fate is that,
ultimately, it’s Zira’s choice to go out on her own terms - something that, to her at least,
is more appealing than being saved by one of her enemies. Not sure if we can agree though,
as this would still be a pretty physically painful end for anyone.
Earning the Bronze Medal of Gruesomeness is the gold-themed death of Sa’luk from Aladdin
and the King of Thieves. Honestly, it should have been expected to see this death so high
up on this list. The story of the Midas Touch is pretty horrifying on its own,
but actually seeing someone succumb to its power was its own type of shocking. What’s more is that
this death has different levels of gruesomeness to it depending on your personal interpretation,
such as how painful it would be to literally become made of gold or how long Sa’luk would
remain alive or aware even after being covered in magic gold. Whatever way you go with, it doesn’t
take away from this being a truly memorable end to one of Aladdin’s fiercest enemies.
For our Silver Medal of Gruesomeness, from Beauty and the Beast: the Enchanted Christmas,
we have Forte. Truly a memorable sequel villain, mostly thanks to his uncanny design and his VERY
hammy voice courtesy of Tim Curry. But while he’s able to stand out as a villain in his own right,
his death is also fairly memorable. When all of his friends to break up Belle and the Beast fail,
he takes it upon himself to try and kill them both, stating that they can’t fall in love if
they’re dead. In order to stop Forte from completely destroying the castle with his
big show stopping song, the Beast was forced to rip his keyboard away from him, which in turn
ceased Forte’s contact with his pipes. Considering Beast essentially just ripped his arms off, just…
OUCH. But if that wasn’t enough, Forte gets so angry that he tears himself off the wall
he was once attached to, leading him to completely collapse. Who would have thought the destruction
of a pipe organ could be so… violent? Even without any sort of blood, it’s one of the gruesome
endings we’ve seen from these sequel movies. But in our opinion, it’s still not THE most gruesome.
Finally, our Gold Medal of Gruesomeness goes to Ursula’s crazy sister, Morgana.
Maybe it’s a bit predictable, but we feel it’s warranted. Much like Sa’ruk’s death,
this one focuses a bit more on magical imprisonment than on pain - only instead of gold,
Morgana is trapped within a block of ice. The thing is, we KNOW that Morgana remains
alive for at least several minutes after being frozen, as we watch her panic while she sinks
to the very bottom of the ocean. Again, there’s a bit of personal interpretation
that could be done with this one - either she slowly suffocates and eventually dies,
OR the magic nature of the trident-produced ice keeps her in stasis, frozen and trapped in the
ocean for all eternity. Makes you shiver just thinking about it… Either way, we can easily
say that this is the Most Gruesome Fate that any of the Disney Sequel Villains receives.