At long last, it’s time to put the villains of Pixar’s newest films on trial!
We’ve got four movies to cover today, but of all the sets we’ve looked at, these films
might just have the most diverse set of villains yet!
Honestly speaking, many of the villains we’ll be looking at here aren’t even straightforward
villains.
You have characters only trying to do the right thing, minor antagonists, and heroes
who became villains, making for one of the most unique collections of Pixar villains
yet!
So, without any further introduction, let us see which of these villains will be getting
off easy, and which will be wishing they were that lucky.
I’m Kyle with WickedBinge, and this is Sentencing Pixar Villains For Their Crimes: Part 7
First on the docket today, let’s look at the lone villain of Pixar’s second 2020
outing, Soul!
Everyone, please welcome Terry to the stand!
A resident of the You Seminar and a bureaucrat in every sense of the word, Terry is focused
on one thing and one thing only: finding Joe and stopping him from escaping.
While she fails in most of her attempts, she does eventually capture both him and 22, and
would have likely dealt with Joe herself if it wasn’t for the Jerries deciding to intervene.
As you can see, Terry might be an antagonist, but she isn’t an outright villain.
The only crime we can realistically charge her with is kidnapping, but even that was
done because it was her job, and not to achieve some sort of nefarious goal.
With all of that in mind, we have decided to put Terry on house arrest!
Since her sole crime only happened because she was devoted to her job, albeit to an extreme
amount, we cannot justify giving her any sort of genuine sentence.
Besides, some time to relax at home may be what Terry needs to chill out and loosen up
a little bit.
One can only hope!
CRIMES: Kidnapping SENTENCING: House Arrest
We journey to the sea for Pixar’s only film of 2021, Luca!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome the egotistical, the narcissistic, the pompous Ercole Visconti
to the stand!
A teenager who lives in the town of Portorosso, Ercole loves racing about as much as he loves
being arrogant!
When the time comes yet again for the Portorosso cup, Visconti is ready to win once again,
no matter the cost.
As a classic bully character, Ercole relishes the opportunity to tease Luca, Alberto, and
Giulia.
His bullying of these three could easily be considered harassment, and as the film progresses,
Ercole’s interactions with them grow darker and darker.
First, he becomes guilty of conspiring after he tries to cheat his way to victory during
the race.
More concerning, however, is that he tries to kill both Luca and Alberto!
Ercole will truly do anything if it means it will get him an easy win, no matter how
diabolical it is.
Overall, considering his crimes and the severity of them, we sentence Ercole Visconti to ten
years in prison with the possibility of parole.
Admittedly, you could make the argument he should get an even harsher sentence, as he
was repeatedly endangering several children, but considering he is only a teenager himself,
we’ll let him off a little easy.
Ercole will still have plenty of time to grow and reflect before getting out of prison,
and luckily for him, he’ll retain his youth afterward as well.
Whether or not he will actually change is entirely up for debate, however.
CRIMES: Conspiring, Attempted Murder, Harassment SENTENCING: 10 Years in Prison With Posibility
of Parole
We’re getting closer and closer to wrapping up as we look at the villains of Pixar’s
first 2022 film, Turning Red!
Our first character from this movie is not at all a villain, but definitely an antagonist!
Introducing the mother of Meilin, Ming Lee!
Out of all of the antagonistic forces Pixar has created over the years, Ming Lee has got
to be the most different of them all.
She’s not trying to ruin anyone’s life or cause harm, she’s actually trying to
do the exact opposite.
Having a strained relationship with her own mother, Ming Lee tries not to have history
repeat itself when she becomes a mother.
Unfortunately, her overprotective parenting style backfires on her, and she finds herself
in the same situation she worked so hard to prevent.
While being a strict and overprotective parent can be a bit of a drag, it’s not exactly
something that you can try a person for in a court of law.
So while Ming Lee might be the film’s central antagonist, there isn’t exactly a whole
lot we can charge her for.
The only thing that you could charge her with is property damage following her transformation
into the panda, but even that was an accident more than anything else.
Because of an all-around lack of crimes tied to her character, Ming Lee has earned herself
a pardon!
All Ming Lee needs is to have a better connection with her family, and that’s not something
that’s going to be solved by tossing her into a jail cell.
A pardon will help more than any of the other punishments, and that’s why she gets it!
Besides, couldn’t she just transform into the red panda to break out of jail?
CRIMES: Property Damage SENTENCING: Pardoned
While Ming Lee might be the main antagonist of Turning Red, she isn’t the film’s villain.
That title goes to an entire army, The Mongols!
Though they are only mentioned in the film via exposition, the Mongol army plays a vital
role in the overall story of the movie.
After wiping out all of the men in Sun Yi’s village, they continued onward with the plans
to do the same to the village’s women.
Luckily, Sun Yi was granted the powers of the Red Panda, and it was that turn of events
that both saved the village and wiped out the Mongols.
Though their story consists of only a few sentences, those couple words indict them
on grounds of mass murder, attempted murder, and invasion.
While sentencing an entire army isn’t exactly possible, we can at the very least sentence
their commanders, and in that case, we give the Mongol high command our first death penalty
of the video!
It isn’t every day you get a Pixar villain who has committed mass murder, and for that
reason alone, we feel justified in handing out this sentence to the Mongol army.
And, considering the period they come from, this sentence will come in a far more gruesome
manner than most.
For many in the Mongol Empire, executions were carried out by breaking the back, to
prevent any bloodshed.
They are the first to receive this sentence, but they won’t be the last!
Let’s just say things won’t be getting easier from here on out!
CRIMES: Invasion, Mass Murder, Attempted Murder SENTENCING: Death Sentence
It’s time to go to infinity and beyond, because we’ve reached the villains of Pixar’s
most recent movie, Lightyear!
You can’t have Buzz Lightyear without this film’s central villain and the first from
the movie we’ll be looking at, Emperor Zurg!
An evil future counterpart to Buzz, Emperor Zurg looks far more dangerous than his toy
counterpart, and his crimes are far worse than his, too!
Like his toy, however, Zurg is obsessed with trying to destroy Buzz Lightyear.
He kidnaps him, and also tries to kill him and his friends in the Galactic Alliance on
multiple occasions throughout the movie.
Beyond that, Zurg desires to change the timeline for his benefit, regardless of what atrocities
tampering with time could lead to.
When you think of a crime like that, this version of Zurg quickly becomes one of Pixar’s
most evil characters to date.
His attempt to rewrite time could have easily erased many, if not all, of the beings within
the universe, making him the only villain of the day to be guilty of genocide.
Easily the most diabolical villain of this era of Pixar, Emperor Zurg is a force to be
reckoned with, and as such, is yet another villain who earns the death penalty.
Zurg’s actions could have led to the destruction of space and time itself, and with such an
offense sitting on his shoulders, it’s hard to say that Zurg deserves an easier sentence.
Who knows how such a punishment will be employed in the future, but we are sure it will be
anything but pleasant.
If we were him, we’d probably want to go back in time to before we started making all
of these decisions!
CRIMES: Attempted Genocide, Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Assault
SENTENCING: Death Sentence
Zurg isn’t alone in his evil plans, however.
Backing him up is a loyal legion of robots known as the Zyclops.
These robots help Zurgy carry out his missions, and are the main henchman Buzz finds himself
facing off against.
Like any good villainous sidekick, the two are guilty of aiding Zurg in his plan, so
that’s already one charge on the list.
Their skirmishes with Buzz Lightyear make them guilty of not only assault, but also
attempted murder.
And last but not least, they cause plenty of destruction over the course of their missions,
adding the destruction of property to their final list.
The Zyclops, as evil as they are, are undoubtedly loyal to Zurg, but in the end, that loyalty
only ends up giving them the death penalty just like him.
How will such a penalty be carried out on futuristic robots?
Who knows, but if we had to guess, it would probably involve a conveyor belt, and a lot
of smashing!
Say hello to the nearest landfill, cause that’s where they’ll end up being a permanent resident!
CRIMES: Aiding and Abetting, Destruction of Property, Assault, Attempted Murder
SENTENCING: Death Sentence