Since practically the dawn of animation, Disney has never been afraid of exploring dark themes
throughout their films.
Death quickly became a pretty routine element of the studio's movies and it's almost always
handled in a way that's emotionally meaningful.
Whether it's a parent, or a friend or a parent or another parent Disney doesn't hold back.
But as emotional as some of those deaths are What about the villains?
Good characters aren't the only ones who bite the dust.
Karma exists in the Disney universe with a vengeance.
In the end, a lot of bad guys don't walk away from all the trouble they caused.
And some of these deaths are straight up brutal.
I'm Kyle with WickedBinge.
And today we're counting down the 15 Most Brutal Disney Villain Deaths.
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Gaston Beauty and the Beast
Who better to start off this list other than Gaston.
The dashing, arrogant hunter was determined to have Belle's hand in marriage.
But when he learns that Belle's actually in love with the Beast, Gaston leads an angry
mob to his castle.
Full disclosure, I think I'm the Gaston team on this one.
I mean the guy stormed a castle to slay a monster to protect the woman he loves.
And let's be real, The Beast literally kidnapped a woman.
But anyway
A fight ensues and Gaston is left dangling over a balcony.
Beast shows his humanity and gives Gaston mercy, but he's stabbed in the back.
Literally.
Gaston then loses his grip and slips off into the ravine.
Screaming all the way down.
Charles F. Muntz - Up
Are you noticing a trend?
A lot of falling to your death in Disney films.
They say if you make a wish after it happens, it'll come true.
In Up, Charles Muntz is the hero Mr. Fredricksen looked up to.
But he and Russell eventually find out Charles Muntz has gone insane.
Determined to restore his reputation, Muntz was willing to do anything, even if it meant
killing.
During the final battle, desperate, he leaps out the window.
Unfortunately, he's caught in some balloons and ultimately plummets to his death.
At least he was given time to think about his actions on the way down.
Lyle Tiberius Rourke Atlantis: The Lost Empire
While Atlantis: The Lost Empire might not be the best Disney movie, it certainly has
one of the most ruthless villains.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke is as determined as he is ruthless.
Towards the end of the film, after he terrorizes Atlantis as well as his troops and Helga,
he finds himself pit in a fight against Milo.
Ultimately, it's his determination and recklessness that leads to him being cut and crystalized
by the Heart of Atlantis.
Turned into a crystalized monster he still has the strength to go after Milo, but once
again his recklessness gets the better of him and falls onto a moving propeller.
Ouch.
I guess you can call him a diamond in the rough.
Maleficent Sleeping Beauty
It goes without saying that Maleficent is without a doubt one of the most badass Disney
villains, so it's only right that she be on our list.
In a final battle the self proclaimed Mistress of All Evil turns into a dragon and battles
Prince Philip.
It isn't until she gets stabbed in the heart by the sword of truth and falls into a pit
of Lava that she's finally killed.
At least she went out in a blaze of glory.
Turbo / King Candy Wreck It Ralph
For such a fun, colorful, and downright funny movie this came as a bit of a shock.
But honestly, you shouldn't ever trust someone who dresses like this.
When the weird, quirky, insane King Candy is revealed to be turbo, he crashes his car
and is eaten alive by a Cy-Bug.
He eventually comes back fused with the Cy-Bug that ate him.
Unfortunately for him, Ralph causes an eruption that attracts all the Cy-Bugs and King candy
flies right into the molten hot cola.
All while knowing he's heading directly towards his death and unable to pull away.
Yikes.
Bill Sykes Oliver and Company
Bill Sykes is a relentless cold-hearted loan shark from New York.
In a confrontation with Oliver, Mr. Sykes finds himself and his small sports car on
the wrong side of the tracks.
He's ultimately obliterated by train.
There's really not a whole lot you can say about this one as it's pretty self-explanitory.
Getting hit by a train at full speed is pretty rough.
At least it's over quick.
The Evil Queen Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
We knew she was evil, I mean it's in her name, but did she really deserve to go out like
this?
Yeah.
While standing on the edge of a cliff she gets blindsided by a lightning strike that
destroys the ledge she's standing on.
She falls to her death and if she survived, don't worry too much because that boulder
that fell after her will surely finish her off.
And let's not forgot those vultures are probably going to eat her corpse.
So we can call it a happy ending.
Dr. Facilier The Princess and the Frog
Dr. Falicier, also known as the Shadow Man, is an evil witch doctor who plotted to take
over New Orleans with the assistance of his friends from the other side.
In case you're wondering who they are, they'e a legion of demons, so probably not the ideal
group to be paling around with.
After he fails and Tiana breaks the talisman, his friends from the other side come to collect
his soul.
He tries to escape, but is dragged into the Voodoo mask.
And based on the face from the tombstone the witch doctor isn't enjoying himself.
I mean, the man is literally dragged to hell.
That's pretty hardcore.
Hopper A Bug's Life
Oh, Hopper, you tyrannical son of a gun.
What makes this villain so interesting is that he's, well, literally a dictator.
So you knew the ending was not going to be kind to him.
Towards the end of the film, Flick outsmarts Hopper by luring him to a bird who snatches
and brings him to her babies.
Hopper frantically screams for his life before being devoured alive by some adorable little
birds.
And fun fact, this won't be the last time being eaten alive appears on this list either.
Shanyu Mulan
Although there are redeemable villains out there, Shanyu isn't one of them.
Invading a country and obliterating villages is just something that can't be tolerated,
so the dude had to go one way or another.
Now, while being buried alive in an avalanche sounds like a proper end to such an evil reign,
Shan-Yu wasn't going to be taken out that easily.
In the climax of the movie, he's met with something a bit more explosive.
A large firework missile that hits him in the chest, sends him into a tower and blows
him up.
Leaving us with a brutal, yet also cinematically beautiful death.
You shouldn't have invaded China, my dude.
Ursula The Little Mermaid
After being banished from Atlantica, Ursula seeks vengeance.
Eventually, she gives Ariel a set of legs in exchange for her voice and then blackmails
Ariel's father into giving her his magical trident, this allows her to transform into
a giant super Ursula and control the weather.
Unfortunately for her, Prince Eric steers a ship and impales her like he's a 14th Century
Romanian Prince And then she's struck by lighting, because why not.
Finally, she goes down like the Titanic.
Poor, poor Ursula.
Well, not really.
She deserved it.
Syndrome The Incredibles
What's the one rule you were supposed to take from The Incredibles?
You don't wear a cape.
After the Incredibles foil his plan, Syndrome does the next best thing and kidnaps Jack-Jack.
This is later found to be a mistake as Jack-Jack beats the holy crap out of.
It gives elastic girl enough time to get Jack-Jack and beat Syndrome.
Unfortunately for him, Syndrome is caught, and sucked into the jet engine.
As painful as that sounds, fate was at least a little merciful and blew the jet up to end
things for Syndrome quickly.
That said, getting sucked into a jet propeller Whew What a way to go.
Scar The Lion King
Scar is the villain everybody loves to hate.
He killed his own brother, Mufasa, and he tries to have Simba killed.
In addition to this, the kingdom is thrown into complete chaos and on the verge of starvation.
There's actually a few theories we want to explore about Scar in a later video that paint
him in a more positive light, but for now, let's stick with the him-being-evil thing.
During the climax Scar and Simba are pitted in a Uh, cat fight when Scar is thrown off
the side of a cliff.
He's eaten alive by the hyena friends that he just sold out.
And really, that's a horrible way to go.
Side-note, according to Joe Rogan's podcast, a lot of predators eat their prey butt-end
first.
So, that makes this an extra-awful way to go.
Oogie Boogie The Nightmare Before Christmas
Look, I understand Oogie's death isn't going to be celebrated considering how much fans
of the Nightmare Before Christmas love his character.
Yeah, he's awful, but he's a troll, he's funny, he's got an awesome singing voice What's not
to love?
But Oogie Boogie's death is as brutal as it is disgusting.
It's revealed that he's really made up of a pile of bugs.
Oogie gets his wrapping stuck and unraveled, forcing all the bugs inside of him to fall
into the hot smelter.
Brutal, gross, but pretty awesome.
William Cecil Clayton - Tarzan
Calling Clayton a jerk would be the understatement of the year.
From the start, you wanted something bad to happen to this guy.
For something in the jungle to eat him, or poison him or something But there was something
particularly dark about the way he went out that's a little more memorable and a lot more
dark than deaths from other Disney films.
While he fights Tarzan he gets tangled in some vines and tries to cut himself free.
Just not successfully.
When he falls, the vines tighten around his neck and the guy essentially lynches himself.
And frankly we had to give this one some bonus points if only for the imagery.
Look at that shot.
How often are you going to see something like that in a Disney film?
The silhouette, the lightning, that imagery is just Brutal.
Judge Claude Frollo The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Frollo is oftentimes looked at as one of the more vile Disney Villains.
If only for how horribly evil he is to Quasimodo.
In the final battle, Esmeralda is left hanging onto Quasimodo and Judge Frollo while they
dangle over a balcony.
Judge Frollo gets free and readies his sword while throwing out bible verses like he's
Jules in Pulp Fiction.
And he shall smite and plunge the wicked into the fiery pit.
Ironically, the gargoyle he's standing on breaks, sending him plunging into the fiery
Hell pit below.
This is our pick for number one because of just how epic it looks.
How symbolic it is.
And how ironic it is for this religious villain to be hurled into the hellfire below.
It really doesn't get any more brutal than this.
But that's our list.
What do you think?
Do you agree with our countdown?
Or do you think we missed the mark?
Which Disney Villain do you think had the most brutal death.
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