Yes, we’re still talking about Squid Game, but we wanted to chat about something a bit
different today. One fun thing about Squid Game is theorizing how certain fictional characters
would react in the games, and that got us thinking about Disney villains. Disney has
a wide repertoire of villains at their disposal, some of which are iconic and
some who are lesser-known, but which one of them would survive the Squid Games?
I’m Kyle with WickedBinge and this is Which Disney Villain Would Survive Squid Game?
So, a few rules need to be put in place. Firstly, every character enters the games with no weapons
or powers to put them on as level a playing field as possible. Secondly, we are excluding animal,
immortal, and Pixar villains from this list for a variety of reasons. Thirdly, the villains must
come from a theatrical “Disney Animated Feature” release, and finally, one villain per franchise.
So, that leaves the players in today’s Squid Games as the following: The Evil Queen, The Coachman,
Lady Tremaine, The Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook, Cruella De Vil, Madam Mim, Edgar, Madame Medusa,
Amos Slade, Mr. Sykes, Ursula, Gaston, Jafar, Governor Ratcliffe, Judge Frollo, Shan Yu,
Clayton, Yzma, Commander Rourke, Gantu, John Silver, Alameda Slim, Bowler Hat Guy,
Dr. Facillier, Mother Gothel, Turbo, Hans, Yokai, and Namaari.
With our rules and players out of the way,
we get to the first game on our list, that, of course, being Red Light, Green Light.
Red Light, Green Light is a game about level-headedness, listening to instructions,
and the ability to cross long distances in a short time. With this said, we know that a good chunk of
players tend to die in this game because they are unaware of the true nature of these games.
The players most likely to die in this category
are those who can’t follow instructions, and those who aren’t level-headed since
every one of these villains are physically fit enough to cross in the time allotted.
A few villains are shoe-ins to survival in this game, Bill Sykes is one of the most level-headed
in Disney history. Jafar is more than one of the calmest, especially compared to some
others. Frollo is a godly man and would have no problems following the instructions provided. And
Shan Yu who is calm, collected and quite evil, which easily means he would survive this game.
We feel like the first villain ever would also be the first to die,
Queen Grimhilde is vain enough that she would not likely listen to the instructions given.
She’s also not shown to be as level-headed as one might think. Even if she were to survive
the first game we doubt she would get much further than the second game anyway.
Due to her bad temper, we also have to strike The Queen of Hearts from the game. The Queen
of Hearts, much like the Evil Queen before her, is quite vain and doesn’t listen to reason or
instructions very well. Not to mention her bad temper might cause her to act out indignantly
and may make her react badly when the first shot rings out.
The next villain who would fail this early in the game is Madam Mim.
Mim is a witch and rival of Merlin from The Sword in The Stone. However,
she has quite the big head and is overly confident throughout her appearances, not to mention being
a hefty hypocrite. Due to her overconfidence, she probably thinks she would survive the shots,
but without her powers it’s heavily unlikely, not to mention her breaking rules for fun.
One we’re sad to see go this early ends this section,
that being Michael Yagoobian also known as Bowler Hat Guy is next. Goob is quite deranged,
not only does he keep a grudge against Lewis for 20 some-odd years. But he is also a slave to DOR15
and is not level-headed in the slightest, he would probably be the first to die.
Surprisingly few were deranged or not level-headed enough to be considered at a loss in that game,
with 26 of our starting 30 still alive, we now move onto The Honeycomb.
The Honeycomb requires two major skills if one wishes to be successful in its
game. Those two skills are the patience required to slowly but surely poke out
the necessary shape and the steady-handedness that would stop you from breaking the cookie.
Some of the more patient and steady handed villains that would survive this section include;
Edgar Balthazar has a steady hand due to his butler skills and his patience gets him through
the game. John Ratcliffe is heavily patient and despite his heavy hand is steady-handed enough
to easily use old-fashioned muskets. Clayton is a patient enough hunter with a steady hand,
which means he clears it pretty quickly. Prince Hans is also
on the list of those with a patient steady hand who would be very likely to pass this game.
With the lack of patience necessary and big beefy hands, The Coachman can’t go further.
He is shown to be quite quick to anger, which adheres to his severe lack of patience, it’s
also worth noting he only has four fingers, which won’t make it easy to finish the cookie correctly.
Sadly we also have to see Captain Hook leave in this game. That is
of course due to his eponymous hook which while he’s semi-skilled in it,
his incompetence might cause him to break the cookie quickly. Even if he
doesn’t break the cookie, he’s not shown to be patient, which would also cause him to lose.
Another iconic villain falls during this game, that being Cruella De Vil.
Cruella seems to have the steady hand of a smoker, but that won’t save her due to her
intense impatience. She consistently acts on impulse and doesn’t wait for anything except
the law. She was willing to run over dogs for a coat and didn’t care how they died as
long as their fur was intact. She would fall rather quickly due to her lack of patience,
but if she didn’t have that character flaw, she may have survived this game.
Barely making it through the last game Amos Slade definitely dies in this game.
Amos is an older man and a hunter with a shaky hand, which makes him hard-pressed
to pass this game. He is also one of the most impatient characters on our list,
so it makes sense that he would either give up or break the cookie pretty quickly due to this.
We sadly also have to eliminate Captain Gantu in this game. Gantu
seems to be a patient person for the most part however,
he only has three relatively large fingers that would cause him to break the cookie quite quickly.
Even at his best, he can also be seen as not patient enough for a game of this style.
Finally, John Silver also has to go. John Silver is at a disadvantage as
he only has one arm, and due to his mechanical arm giving him an
unfair advantage, it is excluded from this list. Due to only having one arm,
it would be nigh impossible for Silver to pass this game, hence his elimination.
With the Honeycomb Cookies cut out, we now have 20 of our original 30 still left,
and we get to the next “game” on our list: The Midnight Brawl.
The Midnight Brawl happens in between the Honeycomb game and Tug of War, set upon by a lack
of food and a propensity for violence. Only one thing is necessary to survive the Midnight Brawl
and that is the ability to fight or fend off large groups of people in combat. However,
if a person is stealthy or smart, they may be able to survive the game by staying silent and hiding.
Due to the fact that there’s two ways to win this game, there’s a good list of people who
survive it. Gaston is a skilled fighter who no doubt survives, Lady Tremaine is smart and sneaky
enough to win this game, Shan Yu is a heavily Skilled combatant that easily slays the others,
Jafar is smart enough not to fight, and Naamari is a highly skilled martial artist.
The first to go during this game is
Edgar Balthazar. Being nothing more than an old butler he lacks the intelligence,
stealth skills, and hand-to-hand combat abilities necessary to do well in the Midnight Brawl. His
only real ability is his manipulation skills which are not very helpful here.
It’s no surprise that Yzma is eliminated during this game. Yzma is relatively popular and quite
well known, and has a few strengths that others do not. But where she falls short
is her skills in combat. Due to her skinny bony body, she lacks both strength and fighting skill,
both of which are helpful in this game. Even though she’s smart,
she also has a big ego, which can cause a lot of damage if she’s not careful.
The only other person to go during this game is Alameda Slim. He may
have the size advantage in a fight but due to his lack of hand-to-hand combat prowess
he’s not going to be able to stop if he’s ganged up on. He also lacks the intelligence
or stealth skills to hide during the night which means his only defense is his size.
The game-hopping Turbo is next to go on our list. Turbo, like the others who fail in this category,
has a surprising lack of fighting skills. This, plus his short stature and lack of intense
brainpower stops him from being able to win in a situation, especially if he is ganged up on.
With most of the villains left being highly intelligent,
not many lives were claimed during the Midnight Brawl, leaving us with 16 of our original 30. But,
more lives will be claimed during the Tug of War.
While the Tug of War is a team game we aren’t assigning characters to specific teams,
the likelihood of their death comes from their abilities. Those abilities are two-fold,
their physical strength in pulling the rope,
and their propensity for teamwork. If someone is strong but not able to work in a team,
they may still survive, although it is less likely, and if someone is
able to work in a team but not physically strong, their survivability is also less.
Because of their intense strength or teamwork skills, the following are more than likely to
survive. Bill Sykes has above human strength, Gaston has near superhuman strength,
Frollo has surprising strength for his age, Shan Yu has great physical strength, Clayton
may have normal human strength but he is a team player, and Commander Rourke not only has
surprising strength but is actively a team player compared to the others, hence why he survives.
Barely surviving the Midnight Brawl due to her intelligence, Lady Tremaine is eliminated in
Tug of War. Tremaine is not only old and frail, which means she is unlikely to be
helpful with the tugging. But she also refuses to work on a team and hates other people,
even her own daughters. So, it’s a no-brainer that she would be eliminated during this game.
We’re also putting Madame Medusa in this section. Much like a lot of the villains left in the games,
she’s a leader with a few minions. Unlike the other villains, however,
she doesn’t have much in the way of strength and she’s honestly not that good of a leader
either. Combining these together makes her not that much of a threat for this game in particular.
Next to die in this game is Dr. Facillier as much as we love him. Facillier is relatively skinny
and most of his power comes from his magical abilities from his friends on the other side.
So due to a severe lack of strength and his lack of ability to play friendly on a team,
he is not going to survive Tug of War.
In a similar vein, Mother Gothel also dies during this game. Even with her youth, Gothel has nothing
more than average human strength. Not only that, but much like Facillier she’s a sort of loner and
not really a team player. So, the combination of those two things stops her from getting farther.
Finally, We also have to put Robert “Yokai” Callaghan on our list. Callaghan is not a
team player which is already a strike against him,
but his strength is nothing to write home about. Combine those two factors with him
being a bit on the older side, it’s no wonder he doesn’t survive this game.
With the Tug of War ended and more villains falling to the ground and to their death,
we are left with 11 of our original 30 as we head into The Marble Game.
To win the Marble Game, it all comes down to their manipulation skills.
Being able to manipulate the other player into losing their marbles is what is necessary to win.
So being unable to manipulate another or being easily manipulated makes you a shoo-in for losing.
The master manipulators on our list are the ones who are likely to survive this game,
those include Ursula who is able to manipulate Ariel and Triton,
John Rathcliffe who is able to manipulate the King of England,
Prince Hans is a master manipulator, more so than most, and Judge Frollo is just as good at it.
The first on the list to go is Bill Sykes. Sykes has passed
each of the previous games due to his impressive strength and size,
as well as his patience and level-headedness. But where he fails is his lack of manipulative skills,
he tends to use his intimidation to manipulate but when someone isn’t scared of you this falls
flat. Sykes fails because no one left in the games would be scared of him for a variety of reasons.
We also have to eliminate Gaston from this game. Gaston is charismatic, there’s no
doubt about that, but he’s also seen as quite dumb at times. He has some manipulation skills
but none to rival the remaining villains on our list, hence why he is eliminated.
We’re sad to see him go, but Shan Yu is out next. Shan Yu fails due to his lack
of manipulative skills. While he is a relatively good leader who is commanding and intimidating,
he is not shown to be manipulative and instead gets things done through brute strength.
In this game we have to see Clayton get eliminated. Clayton is a considerable threat
in many areas of the list, he’s relatively strong and quite the fighter. However,
he falls short when it comes to manipulation. He lacks any major manipulative abilities
and it’s not hard to see why, since he doesn’t really deal with civilized humans during his film,
instead it was mostly with Tarzan.
Finally, we sadly have to eliminate the newest villain on our list, Namaari. Namaari, much
like the other villains in this section, has some genuinely decent manipulation skills.
She’s also relatively smart and tends to only manipulate people to protect her clan and family.
However, she does not stand even close to the masters of manipulation like Jafar or Frollo.
With only 6 of our original 30 left, we get to the second-to-last game on our list,
that of course being The Glass Stepping Stones.
It’s hard to rank how likely someone is to pass
the Glass Bridge unless they have the skills to tell the pieces of the Glass
Bridge apart. However, the lower your number on the list, the more likely you are to die. So if
someone’s ego is so big they require themselves to be number one they will probably die.
The first to die in this section is Ursula. While her ego is not massive,
there’s enough of one for her to pick a number on the lower side… Probably number one. Plus,
due to her being underwater most of the time, it is also highly unlikely
that she would know or care which of the glass panes were tempered or not.
Another iconic villain to die in this section is Jafar.
His ego is a bit higher than Ursula's, especially due to his dreams of becoming
a sultan. He may have a keen eye on which of the panes of glass are tempered, but
it’s hard to say for sure. Jafar’s ego would definitely get the best of him in this game.
The greedy Governor Ratcliffe is the next one to go in this
game. He’s the least egotistical of the villains in this section,
but he still has enough of one that he wouldn’t survive very long in this game. He’d likely
get aggressive and push others… but we see him being pushed off in response himself.
However, Prince Hans has the biggest ego in the room. Hans has an ego the size of a house,
and thinks he deserves everything from Arendelle and more. While he’s a master manipulator,
his ego would cause him to pick number one and probably fall through the first pane.
Like in Squid Game itself, we’re down to the final
two as they battle it out in the titular Squid Game.
The Squid game comes down to one on one dueling before long, so the thing that
causes victory in this scenario is their skills in hand-to-hand combat in a one-on-one scenario.
This makes the decision not too hard, but still something that needs to be explained.
The two who survived from the previous game are none other than Judge Claude Frollo and Lyle
Tiberius Rourke both who are surprisingly strong, well known manipulators, and level-headed leaders.
But of those two, only one may be able to survive the game and become the winner of the Squid Games.
The person who dies in this game is Judge Frollo. While he is a master manipulator,
highly intelligent, and one of the most evil villains in disney history. However, where he
falls short is his lack of combat experience. He has a surprising amount of strength but when
up against Commander Rourke, he stands no chance in a hand-to-hand battle.
So, the victor of the Squid Games is to our surprise,
the wrathful Commander Rourke. Rourke is a highly skilled combatant, has above average strength and
a relatively powerful manipulator. Due to all of this, it’s no surprise he finishes strong.
The problem when it comes down to it, is most Disney Villains excel in one category or another,
but aren’t good allrounders, which Commander Rourke somehow fulfills.
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