We’re back to look at the crimes of yet another group of classic animation villains, and this
time, it’s the fiends of Sony Animation. Although they haven’t been around for as
long as the likes of Disney and Dreamworks, Sony has still managed to create some of the
most beloved animated films of the last twenty years. So let’s head back to their
humble beginnings and decide which of their earlier villains we’ll be getting off easy,
and which ones will probably be regretting their actions!
I’m ____ with WickedBinge, and this is Sentencing Sony Animation Villains For Their Crimes
There’s no better film to start off with than the first, and in Sony Animation’s library of films,
they kicked things off with 2006’s Open Season! This film only has one villain,
but he’s one of the most dangerous of all the ones we’ll cover today. Everyone,
please welcome Shaw to the stand! A hunter who is as cruel as he is dimwitted, Shaw is focused
on taking out as many forest animals as he can. This makes him not only a mass animal murderer,
but also a poacher. His attempts to take out Boog and Elliot add another offense to his sentence,
that being animal cruelty. Lastly, although Shaw is a competent hunter,
he’s hardly an expert driver. He frequently runs off the road and swerves into other lanes,
nearly killing Elliot during one instance of this. This means we can add reckless
driving to his short but nevertheless notable list of crimes. Overall, while Shaw might have
failed to hunt down the heroes of this movie, that doesn’t erase all the animals we know he
has killed from seeing his trophies proudly displayed in his home. Shaw is a danger to
not just forest animals, but to his fellow man as well, which has led us to sentence him to fifteen
years in prison. Some could argue this hunter deserves a harsher sentence, but since he’s not
the most competent villain on this list, we gave him a bit of a lenient sentence.
But make no mistake about it, Shaw will be in the doghouse for a good long while. At least
he’ll have someone who will listen to all of his strange conspiracy theories…hopefully!
CRIMES: Animal Cruelty, Poaching, Reckless Driving SENTENCE: 15 Years in Prison
2007 followed 2006 with another Sony Animation movie, this time the Penguin-centric Surf’s
Up! This film again has just one foe, and it’s the appropriately named Tank
Evans! Tank is a superstar surfer who has an ego as big as his torso! At a glance,
he seems like little more than a bully character. He’s a jerk, but a straight-up
villain? As the film progresses, however, Tank starts to show a darker side to his personality,
proving that he will go to any lengths possible to become the winner of the latest Surf Off. As
he goes up against the aspiring Cody Maverick, Tank cheats during the game and very nearly tries
to kill both him and his friend, Chicken Joe. He also has no qualms about committing vandalism,
which is evident by how he treats the memorial for Big Z. Tank Evans easily has
the smallest amount of crimes out of any main villain covered in this video, and as such,
he manages to get out of severe punishment. We conclude that this penguin should serve five
years in the slammer. Beyond that, it’s also likely that Tank will get all of his cherished
trophies rescinded from his possession. Which one do you think will get under his skin more?
CRIMES: Attempted Murder, Vandalism, Cheating SENTENCE: 5 Years in Prison
2009 saw Sony release their first blockbuster animated hit in the form of Cloudy With a
Chance of Meatballs! With its release came another villain in the form of the Bruce
Campbell-voiced Mayor Shelbourne! In a nutshell, this guy really puts the “corrupt” in “corrupt
politician”! Shelbourne is concerned only with his approval ratings, and he will even resort to crime
to keep those numbers up. Even after Flint warns him of the dangers the device could lead to, he
blackmails him to keep it running, promising he will give him all that he could ever want
if he was to stay in line. Not only is this an obvious case of blackmail, but considering this
almost leads to the destruction of the entire island, we think we can go ahead and add “abuse
of power” and “reckless endangerment” to his list of offenses. Finally, although he
doesn’t look like the violent type, Shelbourne does indeed try to kill Flint Lockwood with a
giant radish. Though this fails, it does lead to a food storm breaking out, causing more chaos and
destruction in the town he is supposed to protect. A more corrupt and power-hungry type of villain,
Shelbourne’s actions resulted in the most amount of wrongdoing out of any villain here thus far,
and as such, we appropriately sentence him to forty years in prison. While he could have walked
away with a lighter sentence if his offenses were contained to himself, the fact they cause the
citizens of his town so much strife makes him most definitely deserving of a long time in prison. On
the bright side, he’s at least got a lot of time to start prepping for a reelection campaign!
CRIMES: Attempted Murder, Blackmail, Abuse of Power, Reckless Endangerment
SENTENCE: 40 Years in Prison
We’re not done with Cloudy just yet! Up next is the most unorthodox case out of any today, Flint
Lockwood! While he is indeed the main character of the film, it’s inarguable that Flint’s inventions
are the primary instigator of the conflict in this movie. His food machine, the FLDSMDFR, leads to
mass destruction, and later on, the loss of the entire town. That’s a pretty bad act for
your good guy to commit, so it makes sense that we’d put him on trial! Still, while
Flint’s brain has done bad things, we cannot forget about all the good he’s accomplished. He
cleans up and takes care of his problem, and he also steps up and becomes something of a
leader to the people of Swallow Falls, even in the face of unseen destruction.
Besides that, we can’t ignore the fact that Flint was also being used by Mayor Shelbourne,
who we just put on trial. That doesn’t necessarily absolve him of any guilt, but it does show that
Flint has a far better conscience than good ol’ Shelbourne does. As such, we give Mr. Lockwood
our first pardon for the video! Flint has shown many times throughout the Cloudy franchise that
he is far more a hero than he is a villain, and it seems a bit silly to punish him severely for
the actions of a far more corrupt individual. Flint isn’t perfect, but he’s only human,
and that’s more than we can say for most of the other characters covered today!
CRIMES: Reckless Endangerment SENTENCE: Pardoned
Jumping ahead to 2011, we have two villains to look at from the animated and live-action
hybrid film, The Smurfs! First up, who else could it be other than their archnemesis,
Gargamel? We’ve covered a lot of dastardly and despicable characters in this series,
but we are not exaggerating at all when we say Gargamel might just be one of the
vilest of them all! Remember, his main goal is to wipe out the entirety of the Smurfs!
If that isn’t grounds for a genocide charge, we don’t know what is! While this goal never
becomes a reality, Gargamel tries many times throughout the movie to get rid of the Smurfs,
which we’ll consider as attempted murder. He also assaults and tortures the Smurfs,
further worsening his sentence. And don’t think for a second that Gargamel is any better behaved
around others! He’s incredibly abusive towards his cat Azrael, and has even resisted arrest. With all
this in mind, we think everyone will agree when we give Gargamel our first and only death penalty of
the video. The attempt at genocide alone seals the deal for this sentence, but those other offenses
certainly didn’t make him look any better as a person. Will Gargamel have any regrets before
this sentence is carried out? Probably just one. If only he could’ve gotten ahold of those Smurfs!
CRIMES: Attempted Genocide, Attempted Murder, Assault, Torture,
Animal Abuse, Resisting Arrest SENTENCE: Death Sentence
Wrapping this film up, the next character to stand trial is not a person, but a cat! Of course, it’s
Gargamel’s far more levelheaded companion, Azrael! While Azrael is guilty of aiding
Gargamel in his many missions to thwart the Smurfs, Azrael doesn’t really have any evil
characteristics exclusive to himself. He is just a cat after all, and not even a talking one! When
you consider those aspects of his character, it’s a little hard to give him any sort of sentence,
no matter how severe or easy. As such, Azrael joins Flint in the pardoned club! A cat who’s
more of an unwilling servant than a cunning mastermind, Azrael isn’t really guilty of any
notable crime beyond helping, and even then, he doesn’t have the best relationship with
Gargamel. No, what this cat needs is a new owner! Hopefully, he ends up with someone a bit nicer
than Gargamel, although somebody better-behaved than that fellow shouldn’t be too hard to find!
CRIMES: Aiding and Abetting SENTENCE: Pardoned
It’s now time to talk about the villains of the film that really put Sony Animation on the map,
Hotel Transylvania! We’re actually going to start, very briefly, with Dracula himself. No,
he’s not a villain in the movie… but he does commit some minor crimes… that we’d like to
talk about, even by monster standards. The first is the fact that he essentially deceives
his daughter to ensure that she stays in his castle… And although the intentions were good,
we’re going to say that convincing your teenage child that the entire world hates her and is out
to get her… and the only way to stay safe is to be confined to a remote castle… is a tad
psychologically abusive. Again, the intentions were good… and given the fact that Dracula
had suffered a great loss in the past which motivated this behavior, we’re going to let
him off easy with 1 Year Community Service. Specifically signing autographs for monster fans.
CRIMES: Physiological Abuse SENTENCE: 1 Year Community Service
Moving onto the hotel’s gourmet chef, Quasimodo Wilson! While he doesn’t play
as big of a part in the film as the villains of the sequels do, Quasimodo is without a doubt
one of the most disgusting characters we’ve covered in this series. To put it bluntly,
Quasimodo is a cannibal. He makes food using things like spleens, and both kidnaps and tries
to cook Jonathan to make one of these dishes. His plan soon ends in ruin, but it’s a pretty
shocking plan for a villain in an animated movie. How many cannibals can you think of in the Disney
canon? Due to the severity of these crimes, Quasimodo is another villain who has earned
himself the death penalty, and we doubt anybody will come to his defense here. It’s anyone’s
guess as to how he would be disposed of, but in a world full of vampires, werewolves, and other
disturbing monsters, we cannot imagine it will be quick and painless. Perhaps the kraken could
take care of him? Whatever the outcome, it will certainly not be a pleasant one for this chef!
CRIMES: Attempted Murder, Cannibalism, Kidnapping SENTENCE: DEATH SENTENCE
No villain is complete without a little sidekick to help them achieve their goals, and in the case
of Quasimodo, he has a pet rat known only as Esmerelda! As an accomplice to Quasimodo’s
efforts, we can immediately accuse Esmerelda of aiding and abetting. She’s a sidekick, so it kind
of comes with the territory. She helps him kidnap the human Jonathan, and she also helps Quasimodo
as he tries to cook him. Later on, to prove that Jonathan is indeed a human, she assaults him,
giving her a bit more freedom in the story instead of just being a pawn in Quasimodo’s game. Overall,
Esmerelda’s crimes definitely don’t carry the same weight as Quasimodo’s, but we
can’t ignore the major role she had in those goals nearly becoming a reality. As a result,
we have decided to give Esmerelda 25 years in prison. Her role as a sidekick and servant in
the story are enough to get her out of a much harsher sentencing, but at the same time,
the severity of the crimes she does partake in aren’t enough to get her off that easy. She’ll
get plenty of time to think about her actions in a prison cell that not even a rat could escape from!
CRIMES: Aiding and Abetting, Assault SENTENCE: 25 Years In Prison
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