Disney is most well known for their heroes and princesses, but against every force of
good there must be evil...
Now, we’ve already given our countdown for the most evil Disney villains... but what
about their right hands of wickedness?
Heroes have their sidekicks, but so do the bad guys…
And we really want to know who are the most evil…
I’m Kyle with WickedBinge….
And this is Disney Villain Sidekicks: Evil to Most Evil.
As usual, we want to state the rules for these sidekicks before getting into the ranking.
They must be featured in an animated film... and while they can be shown in a sequel, they
cannot be introduced in a sequel.
We’re also going to throw in some characters who may rise above the title of mere sidekick...
but were enough aid to their villain boss that we had to include them.
Now let’s get to it!
For this list we’ll be starting with the least evil and working our way down into the
deepest of Disney depths towards the most evil…
For our least evil villain sidekick....
We have to have to place Mike Goob Yagoobian, the trouble maker for the Robinson family.
We have to rank him as the least evil because for the majority of the film, he had no idea
he was being manipulated.
He let his need for revenge against a former roommate blind him to the truth.
Goob may have been creepy and obsessed, but we even see through flashbacks that his attempts
to destroy the Robinsons before he teamed up with Doris were pretty harmless.
Throwing eggs and tee-peeing the property wasn’t a considerate thing to do, but he
really thought it would devastate the man he’d grown to hate.
He quickly abandoned the idea of payback when he saw the future Doris wanted, and we’re
glad things worked out for him in the end.
Second to least evil, we’re going to put Kronk.
The only thing that makes him rank higher than Goob is that Kronk is a slightly more
active player in the demise of the hero.
He doesn’t exactly mean to give Esma the ideas he does, but he goes along with it.
He attempts to poison Kuzco on Esma’s order and even makes an effort to get rid of the
body.
He is a friendly guy who lends a helping hand to nearly everyone he meets, but it’s a
trait that backfires on him a lot.
He goes along with the dastardly deeds, but it doesn’t change the fact that he was also
quick to go against Esma when she pushed him too far.
So, he’s definitely a pretty redeemable guy.
Next is a weird one but we’re going to mention the Huntsman from Snow White.
No, he wasn’t in the film long, but he was the one sent by the Queen to kill Snow White.
We feel it’s worth noting that the Queen was quick to call on him for the task, implying
that he may have done shady stuff for her in the past.
She didn’t even consider that he might go against her, tricking her with a pig’s heart.
She just took his word on it and delighted in the grotesque trophy.
His past actions are up for debate, but we do know he almost went through with it, and
that shows determination to be loyal to the Queen.
But he also showed that there must be some good in him if he couldn’t bring himself
to carry out the task.
We’re going to place Smee next on our list.
He’s not the first mate or any sort of second in command on the Jolly Roger, but he does
a lot for Hook, being the captain’s ear when Hook complains or boasts.
Smee is willing to do just about any task, from helping to hunt down children to delighting
over them being drowned…
Which is pretty dark.
He’s put up with a lot and doesn’t really try to betray Hook.
He praises the captain with songs, shares jokes, and when the crew has a complaint they
typically are seen telling Smee about it so it can be relayed to Hook.
The only reason we place him low is that when it seemed Hook was going to be defeated for
good, Smee is shown gathering all he can carry and tossing it in a boat to bail out.
Maybe just cowardice though.
Next we’re going to put Mr Snoops from the Rescuers.
We could have reserved this spot for the crocs Brutus and Nero, but Snoops had more interaction
with Penny and more of an awareness of Medusa’s plan.
He had no issue using Penny to get the diamond, but showed some sympathy.
He expressed he felt remorse having her in a dangerous situation and commented on the
rising tide.
When Medusa tried to claim the diamond alone, he fought her for it, more influenced by greed
than loyalty.
Lawrence is next.
Spiteful at being stepped on by everyone for everything, he’s easily persuaded by Dr
Facilier.
He turned against Naveen the first chance he could and afterwards went along with Dr
Facilier’s plan to marry into a wealthy family.
He’s not the most malicious for a large majority of the film, but he did allow Naveen
to be trapped after his transformation, stole his identity, and went along with the plan
knowing it would kill an innocent man who only wanted his daughter’s happiness.
Next is Maleficent’s bird Diablo.
Her eyes in the sky, he’s the one that managed to actually find Aurora and the fairies’
hideout in the forest.
He doesn’t have any dialogue but he is shown to take pleasure in other’s cowering in
fear of his master.
Had he not been turned to stone, he would have been able to assist Maleficent further.
Bad bird.
Pain and Panic are up next.
They aren’t the most competent sidekicks, but they do manage to deal a lot of damage.
They had no issue kidnapping Hercules and making him mortal so as to kill him…
Which is, I mean, really dark considering Hercules was a baby...
They really appear to enjoy harassing Meg and reminding her of her promise to Hades
and succeed in luring Hercules to various deadly situations.
They took a lot of joy in putting the gods on Olympus in chains and only denounce their
evil ways when in a confrontation they felt they couldn’t handle such as Pegasus beating
them like a couple of tetherballs.
It’s worth noting that while they fear and kind of respect Hades, they are quick to let
him suffer, leaving him in the River of Styx.
But the main reason they don’t rank any worse is because Pain and Panic totally fear
Hades and are in a situation in which they have no real option to not carry out his evil
wishes.
Next are the eels from the Little Mermaid, Flotsam and Jetsam.
It’s no surprise that their names translate to sea debris, as their personalities are
garbage.
Ursula praises them and is typically seen being affectionate with them and for good
reason.
They carry out every task and fill in the role of creepy sidekick perfectly.
They’re actually pretty effective sidekicks who actually carry out their orders well,
unlike so many other incompetant sidekicks on this list.
When sent to retrieve Ariel, they don’t simply grab her and force her to come with
them as we see them capable of doing towards the end.
Instead they allow her to come to the choice herself and let Ariel be the one to dig herself
into trouble…
They’re clearly cunning and manipulative.
They were clever with the way they persuaded her and unlike many on this list, they never
turn on Ursula, with the sea witch even mourning losing them.
That said, the fact that they are so loyal to such an evil monster is what makes them
so morally awful.
This next listing is likely to cause some conflict, but we’re going to put the stepsisters
Anastasia and Drusella from Cinderella next.
There are going to be more than a few people that will argue they are not sidekicks, but
we have to disagree.
These girls are manipulated by their stepmother to turn on Cinderella and bully her whenever
they get the chance.
Since they’re raised to be spoiled brats, it doesn’t take much for them to lash out
and even tear Cinderella’s outfit to shreds, attacking the poor girl.
It was nice to see more time given to Anastasia in the sequels, where she leaves the cruel
influence of her mother and listens to Cinderella’s advice, but for the majority of the time we
see these two, they simply accept whatever they’re told and believe the only good they
can do for the family is marrying into nobility.
Next is another team up ranking with Horus and Jasper.
First of all, anyone who is willing to murder cute puppies for a quick payday deserves to
be imprisoned and we are glad they got caught.
Even before being hired by Cruella DeVil, they lived a life of crime.
They’re loyalty is to the almighty dollar which is evident in their interactions with
the coat-obsessed woman.
They’re time on screen is spent either complaining about when they’ll be paid, yelling at the
puppies, or watching television.
They do go to extreme measures to find the puppies once they escape and take a fire-poker
to the parents.
Jasper even torments the poor nanny when they break into the house, giddy as she fights
her way out of the room.
They’re malicious and greedy to their very core.
We’re going to put Roscoe and Desoto next.
The rottweilers in Oliver and Company, they were raised to be vicious, responding to only
one master.
Now, had these two been given loving homes in their youth and treated as more than weapons,
they could have been great guys.
But instead they bullied our main heroes, helped kidnap a little girl, and finally met
a brutal end on the subway tracks.
They were the ultimate intimidation for our protagonists.
Next we have Iago . The sidekick that made an entire generation wary of any parrots nearby,
he acted more like a companion than a simple sidekick.
Where many on this list are given a job or task and that’s their only reason for being
on screen, Iago is more commentary.
Sure, he finds out information for Jafar and uses his ability to mimic voices to trick
others, but he isn’t told to do the dirty work for Jafar.
Instead those tasks are given to the royal guard or to random peasants or bandits the
sorcerer comes across.
He’s seen egging Jafar on the entire film, insisting on getting rid of Jasmine and the
sultan.
And if you doubt him being a sidekick at all, we have to point out the matching sultan hat
he got from Jafar.
Iago is just a very angry bird who seems to hate so many people and enjoys watching the
world around him burn.
We’ve now reached the bronze medal of evil.
Here we have to have Lafoo, Gaston’s right hand man.
He’s not a charming villain or lovable sidekick, but he does have a lot of influence over people.
Gaston is beloved by the town for his strength and his ability to hunt.
Lafoo on the other hand gets by with his ability to manipulate others and turn a situation
in his favor.
Even when Maurice and Belle try reasoning with the town, Lafoo is quick to step in and
twist the events.
He easily convinces the town that Maurice is crazy and got everyone to show up for an
ambush wedding by telling them Belle and Gaston were going to be happily wed.
After Gaston is humiliated, he brings the patrons of the tavern together in song, quickly
washing away the fact that Belle rejected Gaston for legitimate reasons.
In many ways, Gaston is pretty dumb, and all of his ideas throughout the story seem to
get traced back to Lafoo.
It’s a good thing Lafoo was only a sidekick.
Could you imagine the influence he would have as a main villain?
The silver medal we’re giving to Lucifer.
We realize we already covered Cinderella once on this list, but come on.
We can’t have a list without this fiendish feline.
Lucifer was cunning, vindictive, and spent his days doing whatever he liked which typically
revolves around making himself feel superior.
He shows no sympathy towards anyone.
He gets Bruno in trouble, hunts the mice, and makes countless messes for Cinderella
to clean up.
He makes sure to be present whenever Cinderella is being scolded by the stepmother and is
more than willing to aid in her suffering.
In the first film, he knowingly keeps the key away so she can stay locked up.
In the sequel, when he’s given a human form, he leads her away to be killed.
Cinderella was right: he is a bad kitty.
So who reigns supreme as the most wicked and vile sidekick?
Well, the honor of first prize goes to the Hyenas from the Lion King.
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.
The whole clan of hyenas is a force without a doubt.
Scar knew what he was doing when he appealed to them to aid his cause, saying they could
hunt and eat their fill under his reign.
Now, we can give Scar some credit since he did keep his promise, even if it did destroy
the land.
But the hyenas proved to be more loyal to one another than they were to him.
If we had to pick out a ring-leader, we would say Shenzi was one calling the shots.
In the film we see the main trio overhear Scar pleading with Simba, claiming it was
the hyenas themselves who had the idea to kill Mufasa and overthrow the land.
At this, they turn on Scar and rally the rest of the clan.
Shenzi obviously had a lot of power among her clan for them to believe her and accompany
her on any task.
That makes the lot of them a ruthless force of evil that is to be feared.
Even when you factor in that Hyenas have to eat, the world of The Lion King is reflective
of society and kingdoms…
And the Hyenas are really just a disloyal group with no desire to keep their alliances.
The fact that Mufasa banished them from The Pride Lands says a lot and in the end, they’re
really just in it for themselves.
But what do you guys think?
Which Disney Villain sidekick is the most evil in your opinion?
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