To make matters even worse, in the Tangled TV show, Gothel abuses and then abandons her own flesh and blood child, purely because of her vanity and obsessive need to stay young and beautiful. Ironically, her daughter grew up to be very beautiful herself, but values herself and others for what’s on the inside.
It's very refreshing to see a TH-cam critic give out constructive criticism, instead of just ranting on about the film's flaws. Great and highly interesting video!
Yeah, Jambareeqi has an unpretentious quality to his critiquing that makes his content valuable, or more specifically his recent content for the last couple of years.
Personally I don't think Zootopia needed a villain. Even though the inside job of turning predators into "monsters" was good, I thought prejudice was a stronger "villain" to tackle. That's just my opinion
I loved Zootopia when I first saw it in the theater. But Bellwether being a twist villain, was kind of a letdown. Twist villains can work in animated films (example: Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2), but I would like to see more straight up villains, like Scar in The Lion King or Big Jack Horner in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.
The plot as it was did kind of need a villain, though, even if prejudice was the main focus. The plot of the movie is the mystery "What is causing the disappearing mammals". For there to be an answer, there needs to be a villain.
What’s interesting was that Carnotaurus was actually smaller than Iguanodon in real life! The ones in the movie were scaled up to T. rex size. Accurate Carnotaurus would have worked much better in the first place
The problem was that most of the plot was really really rushed in the last moments, since the original plan was to make Elsa the villain. But with the feminism wave and the fact that they got emotionally attached to Elsa they prefered to make her a "victim", doing it in a very bland way and getting Hans there in the last moment, minding more on making him the "what if the prince charming is actually the villain" because it goes well with the overly exaggerated feminism wave, than making him an actually good character
@@tylregor5481 maybe Elsa could have been the main villain and Hans could have been a secondary villain kind of like Shrek’s version of the Prince Charming character archetype, but no…they changed their plans last minute and completely abandoned the Duke as the villain because, why not?
@@tylregor5481 ya but Hans really would have never worked as whoever wrote the story has never read a history book in his or her life it seems. The whole plan would have never worked because back then (and even now) there are laws that would prevent Hans from getting power. If they had been commoners then yes his plan would make sense and work. But as it stands Hans should have never been the villain and now Disney is making Elsa and Anna look bad by treating Hans like a punching bag. (Don’t you find it strange that other villains have done way worse yet are treated with respect while Hans is treated like a punching bag? It just makes Elsa and Anna look really petty and immature)
R.I.P. Tony Jay (1933-2006) Voice of Judge Frollo from Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an amazing and chilling performance singing Hellfire Judge Frollo He's Evil One of the best and most Darkest Disney Villains ever Judge Frollo He's really special and Tony Jay's voice was a part of it. ❤️🖤💜🔥😭😭😢😭😭😢😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😭😭
To be honest i find that there are some other worse villains than Alameda Slim... Sure, he lacks of depth and that massive charisma, but he's kinda funny and his yodel song is actually good in my language dubbing (italian). While for example Ratcliffe from Pocahontas lacks of depth exactly like him and arguably has no remarkable and likeable features. (At least this is my opinion)
While I agree about the points you make about Hans, he being a twist villains makes sense for Anna's arc. While Elsa story is about her learning to not isolate herself from the world, Anna shows the other side of the spectrum. Unlike her sister, she's very naive and emotional, letting anyome get close to her without getting to know very well, making her a easy prey for guys like Hans.
@@thomasspongeconductor2222 Then she wouldn't have any flaw and the film wouldn't be able to develop both sisters, showing Elsa overcoming her insecurites and stop closing herself to the world while Anna learns to not allow anyone to come too close to her without knowing the person.
My top 3 Disney villains in no particular order: *Shere Khan:* The Jungle Book is a mostly lighthearted film and a boisterous musical comedy. However, Shere Khan adds a real sense of danger. They build him up so much, that when he finally appears in the third act, he completely delivers on his reputation. Despite being a man eater, he has an understandable motivation; he has a deep hatred for humans and their guns and fire (one of the *very* few things the film took from the book). You have all these fun, comical characters, and then you have a villain who’s the complete opposite, and completely changes the tone whenever he’s onscreen. *Scar:* While there may not be much to his motivation, Scar is a combination of class, sarcasm, and remorseless evil who’s very fun to watch. He holds himself up on a pedestal in a very aristocratic manner while also having a witty comeback for every occasion. On the other hand, when it comes to his villainous deeds, he shows no remorse or mercy while manipulating and gaslighting his nephew and murdering his own brother. This makes him quite possibly one of Disney’s coldest villains, if not *the* coldest. He’s sassy, ambitious, and dangerous all at once. *Frollo:* For every reason you gave, plus he’s a realistic portrayal of a religious zealot, abusive guardian, and dictator. He may also be the most evil Disney villain to date.
I personally disagree with your claim that Scar doesn't have much to his motivation. Scar was always jealous of his brother Mufasa. Mufasa was the first born; praised by his family and groomed to be the next king, while Scar the second born was ignored and outcast by his own family. Scar wanted the throne for myself because he wanted the love and admiration his brother had.
@@dhivaansalig6398 If you read all the fan fictions, then yes. But I don’t think Disney themselves really thought about it much. However, the Broadway musical hints at something like that.
Frollo as a person has a lot of negative aspects, he's evil, narrow minded, merciless, abusive, hypocrite and so go on... But above all... HE'S FRENCH!
3:20 If I remember right, a storyboard animatic for a cut scene implies that Slim WAS originally going to be stealing cows to turn them into a brainwashed army in order to march them on the White House and take over the country.
I think Professor Callaghan is an even worse twist villain than Bellwether. At least Bellwether’s motivations make sense. Professor Callaghan goes without any transition from a normal guy to a one dimensional psychopath who doesn’t care about putting in danger the life of others just because he wants revenge on one guy. And at least Bellwether recognizes she liked Judy, Callaghan doesn’t care about the death of Tadashi, his answer being « ThAt wAs HiS mIstAke ! »
@@star-boltlover9609 though I will say at least in Big Hero 6 the series where he's shown in prison Callaghan surprisingly regrets doing everything he did in the movie
Dawn Bellweather: “Exactly! My plan made much more sense than Callaghan’s and I almost won! Yet Jambareeqi puts me at #2 on the WORST list instead of Callaghan! I’m almost ready to drug another predator with my Night Howler and send him to attack Jambareeqi for putting me on his list!” (Don’t worry, Jam. This comment was just for the sake of fun. I don’t really intend to attack you for your choice.)
Another thing I like with John Silver is his voice since his voice actor the late South African actor Brian Murray gave Silver a bit of a Northern Irish accent which also works really well with his character
The carnosaur’s in Disney’s dinosaur are terrifying (more so than anything in Jurassic Park, which I also saw around the same age), they were good villains to me!
When I saw Frollo as number two I was like "here's another list with Scar as number 1." Yet to see Goob (Bowler Hat Guy) take the number 1 was surprisingly refreshing.
I like your suggestion of the villain glow-up for Edgar. He could come across as an efficient, intimidating villain but then turn out to be incompetent, and that could be a fun reveal, especially when he had such a skilled animator. While I was hoping King Candy would be on the top 5 best, I love that you thought of Bowler Hat Guy as #1. His aesthetic is a fun retro-futuristic take on old-timey rogues and his 'tragic backstory' is hilariously dark.
I know Edgar is commonly sighted as the lousiest Disney Villain, but personally I struggle to see why. Sure he’s not a threatening villain at all, but his scenes with the dogs do make me laugh (even if the second one is pointless) and he has some good lines here and there. I find villains that are boring worse than villains that are pathetic. As for my favourites, I think Frollo or Scar is the most well-written but I will always love Mad Madam Mim most of all, as unpopular a take as that may be.
Edgar’s lackluster as a villain because he only becomes a villain due to his own greed and stupidity. He was upset over the cats getting the inheritance first, but he’d still get most of that inheritance in order to take care of them. He also thought cats actually had nine lives each, and his math seemed to indicate he thought the cats would age one at a time. He’s just an idiot.
Man it’s a tragedy that Scar isn’t in the top 5 but I respect your list, after all it is your opinion vs. mine and I always respect others opinions even if I disagree 😅
I'm very late to this video, but I can't help but ponder on Kron and the Carnotaurus (not Carnosaurs). Using Carnotaurus would have been very interesting as they aren't the T-Rex sized brutes, but rather very lean runners, that upersude their prey by running them down. And they are tiny compared to Iguanodon. Only around 1.2 metric tonnes, while an Iguanodon can weigh as much as 6 tonnes. It would have been interesting to have a group of around 3 or 4 of them instead of just a pair.
In John's defense, I've personally always seen the lobster guy as more the "main villain" of the movie. If not for anything else but the redemption arch of the captain.
My top 5 best : 5- Shere khan: he deserves more love and the jungle book is one of my favorite Disney movies 4- John silver: his redemption arc was an amazing scene 3- Cruella De Vill: she always scares me 2- Scar: the fact that he will kill his brother and nephew just because he wasn't king is scary 1- Maleficent: she's so cool ,the voice actor gave a brilliant performance and the dragon transformation is one of the best scenes ever
3:17 - Funnily enough, that actually _was_ their original idea. In earlier drafts (which were more human focused, like a typical western) Slim was stealing all the cattle with the plan to march them on Washington DC and take over the White House. But this was scrapped when they decided to make it a talking animals movie.
My top 5 best and worst Disney Villains Top 5 worst villains 5: Yokai 4: Governor Ratcliffe 3: Si and Am 2: Hans 1: Alameda Slim Top 5 best villains 5: Maleficent 4: Scar 3: Yzma 2: Frollo 1: Hades
I admit that I never saw "The Aristocats", but when you think of it Edgar was kind of all wet about the inheritance. Humans greatly outlive cats regardless, so Edgar could have bided his time until the cats passed on (or found new owners) then collected the inheritance.
I’m so glad bowler hat guy was able to get a redemption arc back as little Goob. I always felt so bad for him. It also shows how evil isn’t born, it’s made. We never know how one simple sentence or action can affect others. We must always be out checking on our people and encouraging them. 😊
I disagree with you strongly about Bellweather. 1) Being treated like dirt by predators is her motivation for being a villain. 2.) Villians can be ordinary people. Not all villains are hammy and cartoonish.
Not gonna lie, the best actor that can play as Edgar perfectly in a live action remake of Aristocats should be Jim Carrey, or better yet, movie star Johnny Knoxville from Jackass, that would be amazing 😅
How come Yokai from Big Hero 6 wasn’t included in the worst list? The big issue with him is that he’s the antithesis of how not to do a twist villain, because there were no hints to his turn, and his character completely changed when the twist is revealed, suddenly not caring about his prized student. I get what the film was trying to do with Yokai. He’s meant to be a foil to Hiro, being sort of a dark reflection of who Hiro could’ve became had he let his grief over his brother’s death consume him. But the execution just wasn’t good.
Yeah your right, your number 1 did indeed surprise me. Here are my top 5 Worst: 5. Madame Medusa 4. Sabor / William Cecil Clayton 3. Assistant Mayor Bellwether 2. Arthur / Duplicates of Ralph 1. Prince Hans Here are my top 5 Best (well at least favorites): 5. Percival C. McLeach 4. Judge Claude Frollo 3. Professor Ratigan 2. Hades 1. Jafar
I personally disagree about Sabor being the worst Disney villain. The fact that she’s depicted more like a real predatory cat with no dialogue or sign of sentience like previous feline villains like Shere Kahn and Scar makes her all the more terrifying and also the fact she’s responsible for the deaths of Tarzan’s biological parents and Kala’s son.
@@hunterolaughlin My reason for putting Sabor on my worst list is that I think she was wasted and should of been the main villain (like a Shere Kahn type villain). As you put it she’s responsible for the deaths of Tarzan’s biological parents and Kala’s son. Instead she dies and gets replaced with William Cecil Clayton for the rest of the movie. Other than his death scene, I though he was just boring since he's just yet another greedy villain archetype. Hence why I put both in the same spot.
I think Hans was fine with how much of a twist he was, everything he and Anna did followed the typical fairy tale "love at first sight" trope, his smile when he first saw Anna looked sincere with how soft it was rather than it being the typical moustache twirling type that would have been a big sign he was up to something. The acts of kindness he showed like being proactive to help the citizen's getting them blankets and help has been complimented by people as a clever means to make his takeover of the kingdom easy, with Hans helping the people, especially after their ruler abandoned them and put them in a frost causing them to suffer with Hans coming to the rescue and showing he is a royal who cares and will take action, will grant him the people's support when he marries Anna and should he kill her, they wouldn't suspect him because he did so much for them and Anna showed how head over heels she was with him. his reveal to about his motivations can also be understandable and tbh had it been done in flashback or any other way would have broken the pacing, here he explains how he's the youngest of 13 brothers and his chances of inheriting anything were always going to be slim, his only recourse is to marry into a family he can be a ruler over, and given how Anna is, he saw the perfect way to easily get into the kingdom, woo the love sick princess, play up the role and marry her so he can get in, all helps to now recontextualize his actions with Anna to show that he knew how to play up the fairy tale prince charming role. it's okay if you still feel he was weak, but there are arguments to say otherwise and i definitely do think we have had better twist villains than him past and current present, i just think his twist isn't as bad as people think
Honestly I really remember kron as a great villain, although I think it’s partly because of how much I enjoyed the movie as a kid. The fact he had such an imposing design and personality without it ever going over the top made it seem completely realistic and gritty. Yeah he’s not the best by any stretch but he had a pretty threatening character that was believable but not straight up evil either
Here's a counter for Hans: his foreshadowing was right there in the song Love is An Open Door. If you pay attention to the lyrics, something about them seems off. And if you pay attention BEFORE you know there's a twist, then it falls into place that yes, he was foreshadowed. I think the only issue is that most people weren't paying too close attention to his parts of the song the first time. Edit: as for Edgar, you need to look at the time it came out in. It was the literal first Disney Dark Age. None of those films were particularly massive hits.
I think the guy from Home on the Range is the worst Disney villain. He's so annoying and his plan is stupid. At least the other weak villains are just boring, he's just annoying. The best Disney villain is definitely Frollo.
Kron is actually quite underrated to me. He's what Aladar could have been if he didn't have such a good upbringing. But Kron also has a vulnerable side. We see it when things don't go his way such as the dry lake and when he tries to make the herd climb the wall. There's a sense that he doesn't really believe in "survival of the fittest" because he himself can be weak
When I got older, I stopped considering Kron a villain tbh. He was an antagonist, for sure, but not a villain. Mainly due to the fact that he showed brief, subtle moments of vulnerability.
Your number 1 worst pick was a bit harsh. Here’s my top 5 worst: 5. Si and Am 4. Madame Medusa 3. Governor Ratcliffe 2. Hans 1. Yokai Here’s my top 5 best: 5. John Foulfellow and Gideon 4. Maleficent 3. Ursula 2. Scar 1. Prince John
As far as Alameda Slim goes, one of the original drafts for the movie was him overthrowing the president and becoming president himself. He was going to use the brainwashed cows to do it, but because George W Bush in office at the time, Disney didn’t want to get involved so they changed it to Alameda just wanting all the land in the area. Which is weird when you consider he doesn’t really have a point for all these cattle and land aside wanting power. How does his unappreciated yodeling talent (which is awful btw) fulfilled by this unless people are forced to listen to it in order to buy cattle from him
On the whole, this is another solid 'best and worst' video, but I do have a minor problem. I criticised the Chip 'n Dale video for an irrelevant comparison, and this video has a similar case with the brief comparison to Kronk, mainly how quickly it's brought up with no elaboration. It does make more sense as both 'Home on the Range' and 'Emperor's New Groove' are both Disney productions with some of the same staff and tools, but it could have used a re-write. Still, a good video nonetheless. It's already making your old ones hard to go back to; the clearly improved writing and general structuring make quite the difference.
@@TheGerkuman The thing is unless you've seen 'Emperor's New Groove' you won't understand the comparison. It's just a quick sentence and is immediately forgotten about. If it had a few sentences of elaboration, it would better highlight how another film did this or that better. Perhaps 'irrelevant' isn't the right word in this context; it just reminded me of the comparison to 'Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain' in the Chip 'n Dale video.
Looking back, Edgar’s scheme never made a lot of sense. Unless he’s not willing to share his employer’s fortune, does he not realize that the money is also his? And this is coming from a fan of The Aristocats. With the remake that was announced earlier this year, I am curious with how Edgar will be written and presented. If I had to choose my five favorite Disney Villains, they would be: 1. Chernabog - from Fantasia (1940) 2. Judge Claude Frollo - from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) 3. Denahi - from Brother Bear (2003) 4. Scar - from The Lion King (1994) 5. Maleficent - from Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Edgar was worried he'd be dead before the fortune was his, as he "figured" that the cats live longer, given their normal lifespan is 12 years and they have nine lives. Although, he could've just killed the cats and stage it as an accident. Cruella was willing to kill puppies for a furcoat, Maleficent, the cartoon, was willing to kill Aurora because she didn't get invited to her birthday party, Jafar had tasked Aladdin to be drowned. And, I believe, those movies were written before The Aristocats.
I have to disagree with making Kron more villainous because Dinosaur clearly makes the Carnotauruses as the villains right from the get go. Instead he fits better as an antagonist as he has an ideology that is literally survival of the fittest whereas Aladar's ideology is helping the weak so they can survive and become strong as shown with Baylene. Sadly I don't know how I would improve Kron himself aside from giving him and Neera more development by talking about how Aladar is weakening or helping the heard. Though he does have potential.
I’m not a big fan of John Silver, but he is a very interesting villain that he isn’t truly terrible/evil at the film’s end, just morally grey, similar to Eago going with Cassim in Aladdin 3 because he missed being a bad guy, despite he has a change of heart. I’m shocked Bowler Hat Guy wasn’t on the worst list. He has to be one of the most pathetic villains ever, especially with his comedy making him look like a blubbering idiot who doesn’t have any idea what he’s doing and simply following orders. The part he brainwashed the T Rex to get Wilbur, he completely overlooked his small arms. And I found his motivation for why he’s evil (starting from him losing a baseball game as a kid) a little pathetic that he became so obsessed over one little mistake (especially when it confirmed Wilbur getting adopted shortly after so Goober doesn’t have to keep putting up with him) Like yes I like a villain where they’re a comical klutz that keeps messing up, but it becomes annoying when it keeps happening nonstop and its super ridiculous/petty mistakes that keeps halting their progress.
@@neodonovandragoncareyblade257 The Wild was made by an animation studio called C.O.R.E., who also did the animation for Planet Sheen and closed down not long after. As far as I know, the only involvement Disney had with the movie was that they distributed it (and maybe the product placement too).
The problem with Prince Hans is that he's completely irrelevant to the story. You could scrap Hans entirely out of Frozen, and the movie would still make perfect sense, especially because it ultimately doesn't matter who tries to kill Elsa. In fact, "Love Is an Open Door" had almost nothing to do with the movie's main themes, despite the movie's attempts to convince you otherwise.
U clearly forgot about Maleficent, The Evil Queen, The Red Queen, Lady Tramaine, Scar , Jara , Gaston , Frollo , Hades , and also Dr. Facilier and there are many more that you forgot about
Reluctant Dragon Song South Aristocats Bedknobs Broomsticks Black Cauldron Oliver Company Beauty Beast Pocahontas Mulan Dinosaur Lilo & Stitch Home on Range Wild Princess Frog Brave Frozen inside Out Moana are my guilty pleasures
I felt like Frozen would have been better with no villian or maybe with Elsa as a redeemed villian. Originally she was supposed to be the villian anyway given its source material. It could have been a better deconstruction of the tale
I love Alameda Slim, not for his writing, nah, I agree, he is bland, but because of his Brazilian Portuguese dub, the voice actor dubbing was giving 100% of himself to the role and it made Alameda Slim one of the best villains in Brazilian dubbing history for the voice alone, even the song he sings got better than the original
Can you blame edgar though the cats cant even use the money their just pets their just there to comfort their owner i would be upset to if my employee gave their life savings to a four legged animal that cant even use itv
@@fantasticfreddie5 Kronk is just precious, and Patrick Warburton was born to play him. And Flotsam and Jetsam are quite intimidating. Who would be on the worst henchman list?
To make matters even worse, in the Tangled TV show, Gothel abuses and then abandons her own flesh and blood child, purely because of her vanity and obsessive need to stay young and beautiful. Ironically, her daughter grew up to be very beautiful herself, but values herself and others for what’s on the inside.
This guy sucks 9:41
It's very refreshing to see a TH-cam critic give out constructive criticism, instead of just ranting on about the film's flaws. Great and highly interesting video!
Yeah, Jambareeqi has an unpretentious quality to his critiquing that makes his content valuable, or more specifically his recent content for the last couple of years.
I’m surprised no one has replied to this with a “(COUGH COUGH) Nostalgia Critic (COUGH COUGH)”
Personally I don't think Zootopia needed a villain. Even though the inside job of turning predators into "monsters" was good, I thought prejudice was a stronger "villain" to tackle. That's just my opinion
I loved Zootopia when I first saw it in the theater. But Bellwether being a twist villain, was kind of a letdown. Twist villains can work in animated films (example: Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2), but I would like to see more straight up villains, like Scar in The Lion King or Big Jack Horner in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.
The plot as it was did kind of need a villain, though, even if prejudice was the main focus. The plot of the movie is the mystery "What is causing the disappearing mammals". For there to be an answer, there needs to be a villain.
It definitely needed an antagonist
Oh yes it did
What’s interesting was that Carnotaurus was actually smaller than Iguanodon in real life! The ones in the movie were scaled up to T. rex size. Accurate Carnotaurus would have worked much better in the first place
I had no idea Pat Carroll died so recently. Shame, she was a great actress
She still lived a long life (1927-2022), but may she RIP 🙏🏻
Hans has SOO much potential, I just think Disney was too safe with his characteristics
The problem was that most of the plot was really really rushed in the last moments, since the original plan was to make Elsa the villain.
But with the feminism wave and the fact that they got emotionally attached to Elsa they prefered to make her a "victim", doing it in a very bland way and getting Hans there in the last moment, minding more on making him the "what if the prince charming is actually the villain" because it goes well with the overly exaggerated feminism wave, than making him an actually good character
@@tylregor5481 maybe Elsa could have been the main villain and Hans could have been a secondary villain kind of like Shrek’s version of the Prince Charming character archetype, but no…they changed their plans last minute and completely abandoned the Duke as the villain because, why not?
@@tylregor5481 ya but Hans really would have never worked as whoever wrote the story has never read a history book in his or her life it seems.
The whole plan would have never worked because back then (and even now) there are laws that would prevent Hans from getting power.
If they had been commoners then yes his plan would make sense and work.
But as it stands Hans should have never been the villain and now Disney is making Elsa and Anna look bad by treating Hans like a punching bag. (Don’t you find it strange that other villains have done way worse yet are treated with respect while Hans is treated like a punching bag? It just makes Elsa and Anna look really petty and immature)
Tony Jay was a god.
A god with an amazing voice.
Rest In Peace, Sir.
May his memory be a blessing. I say that since Tony Jay was Jewish, yet his most iconic voiceover was an evangelical catholic judge! #TheMoreYouKnow
The Late Tony Jay Was a great actor and a good singer too 1996 was a great year for him
@@beethovensfidelio Tony Jay's Legacy Remains In Disney History
R.I.P. Tony Jay (1933-2006) Voice of Judge Frollo from Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame an amazing and chilling performance singing Hellfire Judge Frollo He's Evil One of the best and most Darkest Disney Villains ever Judge Frollo He's really special and Tony Jay's voice was a part of it. ❤️🖤💜🔥😭😭😢😭😭😢😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😭😭
To be honest i find that there are some other worse villains than Alameda Slim...
Sure, he lacks of depth and that massive charisma, but he's kinda funny and his yodel song is actually good in my language dubbing (italian).
While for example Ratcliffe from Pocahontas lacks of depth exactly like him and arguably has no remarkable and likeable features.
(At least this is my opinion)
While I agree about the points you make about Hans, he being a twist villains makes sense for Anna's arc. While Elsa story is about her learning to not isolate herself from the world, Anna shows the other side of the spectrum. Unlike her sister, she's very naive and emotional, letting anyome get close to her without getting to know very well, making her a easy prey for guys like Hans.
Yes, but she shouldn’t have been naive in the beginning.
@@thomasspongeconductor2222 Then she wouldn't have any flaw and the film wouldn't be able to develop both sisters, showing Elsa overcoming her insecurites and stop closing herself to the world while Anna learns to not allow anyone to come too close to her without knowing the person.
@@alexandrefrauches132
Yes, but why was she locked in the castle to start with? Elsa’s the clear and present danger to the world.
I agree that she needed a twist villain. However, Hans needed some foreshadowing to work
Yeah I would agree that in concept Hans being a twist villain could have made sense but the problem is with his poor execution.
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God, J.K Simmons is amazing at playing assholes.
This video made me miss the era of great Disney villains. They really have more than any other. Loved the respect for BHG and DOR15!
Fun Fact: Elsa was supposed to be the Villian for Frozen.
Which source did you find this in?
@@creepylolaloudplushie999 from phantom striders top 6 darkest deleted scenes.
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Okay.
It was also originally meant to be an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen
@@williampulfer-melville8536 yeah I know
Scar is my go to Disney villain, but Shere Khan deserves more love!
True he wants to kill a small child
My top 3 Disney villains in no particular order:
*Shere Khan:* The Jungle Book is a mostly lighthearted film and a boisterous musical comedy. However, Shere Khan adds a real sense of danger. They build him up so much, that when he finally appears in the third act, he completely delivers on his reputation. Despite being a man eater, he has an understandable motivation; he has a deep hatred for humans and their guns and fire (one of the *very* few things the film took from the book). You have all these fun, comical characters, and then you have a villain who’s the complete opposite, and completely changes the tone whenever he’s onscreen.
*Scar:* While there may not be much to his motivation, Scar is a combination of class, sarcasm, and remorseless evil who’s very fun to watch. He holds himself up on a pedestal in a very aristocratic manner while also having a witty comeback for every occasion. On the other hand, when it comes to his villainous deeds, he shows no remorse or mercy while manipulating and gaslighting his nephew and murdering his own brother. This makes him quite possibly one of Disney’s coldest villains, if not *the* coldest. He’s sassy, ambitious, and dangerous all at once.
*Frollo:* For every reason you gave, plus he’s a realistic portrayal of a religious zealot, abusive guardian, and dictator. He may also be the most evil Disney villain to date.
I personally disagree with your claim that Scar doesn't have much to his motivation. Scar was always jealous of his brother Mufasa. Mufasa was the first born; praised by his family and groomed to be the next king, while Scar the second born was ignored and outcast by his own family. Scar wanted the throne for myself because he wanted the love and admiration his brother had.
@@dhivaansalig6398 If you read all the fan fictions, then yes. But I don’t think Disney themselves really thought about it much. However, the Broadway musical hints at something like that.
@@dhivaansalig6398 plus in the lion guard, he became evil because after getting a scar Mufasa mocked him and called him " scar" which angered him
Frollo as a person has a lot of negative aspects, he's evil, narrow minded, merciless, abusive, hypocrite and so go on...
But above all...
HE'S FRENCH!
Pretty much the same for me
3:20 If I remember right, a storyboard animatic for a cut scene implies that Slim WAS originally going to be stealing cows to turn them into a brainwashed army in order to march them on the White House and take over the country.
That is correct
I think Professor Callaghan is an even worse twist villain than Bellwether. At least Bellwether’s motivations make sense. Professor Callaghan goes without any transition from a normal guy to a one dimensional psychopath who doesn’t care about putting in danger the life of others just because he wants revenge on one guy.
And at least Bellwether recognizes she liked Judy, Callaghan doesn’t care about the death of Tadashi, his answer being « ThAt wAs HiS mIstAke ! »
Especially since he called Tadashi his best student. And there were no clues to make us -the audience - realize that HE was the villain
@@star-boltlover9609 though I will say at least in Big Hero 6 the series where he's shown in prison Callaghan surprisingly regrets doing everything he did in the movie
Dawn Bellweather: “Exactly! My plan made much more sense than Callaghan’s and I almost won! Yet Jambareeqi puts me at #2 on the WORST list instead of Callaghan! I’m almost ready to drug another predator with my Night Howler and send him to attack Jambareeqi for putting me on his list!”
(Don’t worry, Jam. This comment was just for the sake of fun. I don’t really intend to attack you for your choice.)
Another thing I like with John Silver is his voice since his voice actor the late South African actor Brian Murray gave Silver a bit of a Northern Irish accent which also works really well with his character
Looking forward to seeing your ranking on every Disney Animation film.
The carnosaur’s in Disney’s dinosaur are terrifying (more so than anything in Jurassic Park, which I also saw around the same age), they were good villains to me!
When I saw Frollo as number two I was like "here's another list with Scar as number 1." Yet to see Goob (Bowler Hat Guy) take the number 1 was surprisingly refreshing.
I like your suggestion of the villain glow-up for Edgar. He could come across as an efficient, intimidating villain but then turn out to be incompetent, and that could be a fun reveal, especially when he had such a skilled animator.
While I was hoping King Candy would be on the top 5 best, I love that you thought of Bowler Hat Guy as #1. His aesthetic is a fun retro-futuristic take on old-timey rogues and his 'tragic backstory' is hilariously dark.
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That is one of the pettiest villain motives I have ever heard.
And his disguise is so bad, it makes Sonic’s disguises in AOSTH look like genius.
Yes
Even Count Olaf puts better effort into his disguises than Alameda Slim.
@@hunterolaughlin yeah
I know Edgar is commonly sighted as the lousiest Disney Villain, but personally I struggle to see why. Sure he’s not a threatening villain at all, but his scenes with the dogs do make me laugh (even if the second one is pointless) and he has some good lines here and there. I find villains that are boring worse than villains that are pathetic. As for my favourites, I think Frollo or Scar is the most well-written but I will always love Mad Madam Mim most of all, as unpopular a take as that may be.
Edgar’s lackluster as a villain because he only becomes a villain due to his own greed and stupidity. He was upset over the cats getting the inheritance first, but he’d still get most of that inheritance in order to take care of them. He also thought cats actually had nine lives each, and his math seemed to indicate he thought the cats would age one at a time. He’s just an idiot.
@@sable-king2066 Edgar is pretty forgettable Disney villain
Frollo is still my favorite Disney villain.
Man it’s a tragedy that Scar isn’t in the top 5 but I respect your list, after all it is your opinion vs. mine and I always respect others opinions even if I disagree 😅
I'm very late to this video, but I can't help but ponder on Kron and the Carnotaurus (not Carnosaurs).
Using Carnotaurus would have been very interesting as they aren't the T-Rex sized brutes, but rather very lean runners, that upersude their prey by running them down.
And they are tiny compared to Iguanodon. Only around 1.2 metric tonnes, while an Iguanodon can weigh as much as 6 tonnes.
It would have been interesting to have a group of around 3 or 4 of them instead of just a pair.
Would you please also make a top 5 of the Best and Worst Villains from Pixar and DreamWorks?🙂
That would help him him get more subscribers
In John's defense, I've personally always seen the lobster guy as more the "main villain" of the movie. If not for anything else but the redemption arch of the captain.
R.I.P Pat Carroll.
My top 5 best :
5- Shere khan: he deserves more love and the jungle book is one of my favorite Disney movies
4- John silver: his redemption arc was an amazing scene
3- Cruella De Vill: she always scares me
2- Scar: the fact that he will kill his brother and nephew just because he wasn't king is scary
1- Maleficent: she's so cool ,the voice actor gave a brilliant performance and the dragon transformation is one of the best scenes ever
3:17 - Funnily enough, that actually _was_ their original idea.
In earlier drafts (which were more human focused, like a typical western) Slim was stealing all the cattle with the plan to march them on Washington DC and take over the White House. But this was scrapped when they decided to make it a talking animals movie.
Ok in the live action remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame we need to have Patrick Stewart as Frollo
My top 5 best and worst Disney Villains
Top 5 worst villains
5: Yokai
4: Governor Ratcliffe
3: Si and Am
2: Hans
1: Alameda Slim
Top 5 best villains
5: Maleficent
4: Scar
3: Yzma
2: Frollo
1: Hades
I completely forgot there was an actual villain in Dinosaur and not just a random t-rex like in The Land before Time, lol
I admit that I never saw "The Aristocats", but when you think of it Edgar was kind of all wet about the inheritance. Humans greatly outlive cats regardless, so Edgar could have bided his time until the cats passed on (or found new owners) then collected the inheritance.
While I like Frozen, I do agree Hans could've been written better. Btw, I love your adding criticisms when listing your worst rankings.
Speaking of Duke Of Weselton, did I mention that Alan Tudyk is literally Disney’s Mel Blanc?
Or their John Ratzenberger
I’m so glad bowler hat guy was able to get a redemption arc back as little Goob. I always felt so bad for him. It also shows how evil isn’t born, it’s made. We never know how one simple sentence or action can affect others. We must always be out checking on our people and encouraging them. 😊
I disagree with you strongly about Bellweather. 1) Being treated like dirt by predators is her motivation for being a villain. 2.) Villians can be ordinary people. Not all villains are hammy and cartoonish.
Cruella definitely makes my list of best villains! She's extremely unique and entertaining to watch in both animation and live action 😁
Yeah. I hear ya about Hans. I didn't expect that, I some expected Hans and Elsa would be shipped.
Not gonna lie, the best actor that can play as Edgar perfectly in a live action remake of Aristocats should be Jim Carrey, or better yet, movie star Johnny Knoxville from Jackass, that would be amazing 😅
How come Yokai from Big Hero 6 wasn’t included in the worst list? The big issue with him is that he’s the antithesis of how not to do a twist villain, because there were no hints to his turn, and his character completely changed when the twist is revealed, suddenly not caring about his prized student. I get what the film was trying to do with Yokai. He’s meant to be a foil to Hiro, being sort of a dark reflection of who Hiro could’ve became had he let his grief over his brother’s death consume him. But the execution just wasn’t good.
“That was his mistake”
Yeah your right, your number 1 did indeed surprise me.
Here are my top 5 Worst:
5. Madame Medusa
4. Sabor / William Cecil Clayton
3. Assistant Mayor Bellwether
2. Arthur / Duplicates of Ralph
1. Prince Hans
Here are my top 5 Best (well at least favorites):
5. Percival C. McLeach
4. Judge Claude Frollo
3. Professor Ratigan
2. Hades
1. Jafar
I personally disagree about Sabor being the worst Disney villain. The fact that she’s depicted more like a real predatory cat with no dialogue or sign of sentience like previous feline villains like Shere Kahn and Scar makes her all the more terrifying and also the fact she’s responsible for the deaths of Tarzan’s biological parents and Kala’s son.
@@hunterolaughlin My reason for putting Sabor on my worst list is that I think she was wasted and should of been the main villain (like a Shere Kahn type villain). As you put it she’s responsible for the deaths of Tarzan’s biological parents and Kala’s son. Instead she dies and gets replaced with William Cecil Clayton for the rest of the movie. Other than his death scene, I though he was just boring since he's just yet another greedy villain archetype. Hence why I put both in the same spot.
I think Hans was fine with how much of a twist he was, everything he and Anna did followed the typical fairy tale "love at first sight" trope, his smile when he first saw Anna looked sincere with how soft it was rather than it being the typical moustache twirling type that would have been a big sign he was up to something.
The acts of kindness he showed like being proactive to help the citizen's getting them blankets and help has been complimented by people as a clever means to make his takeover of the kingdom easy, with Hans helping the people, especially after their ruler abandoned them and put them in a frost causing them to suffer with Hans coming to the rescue and showing he is a royal who cares and will take action, will grant him the people's support when he marries Anna and should he kill her, they wouldn't suspect him because he did so much for them and Anna showed how head over heels she was with him.
his reveal to about his motivations can also be understandable and tbh had it been done in flashback or any other way would have broken the pacing, here he explains how he's the youngest of 13 brothers and his chances of inheriting anything were always going to be slim, his only recourse is to marry into a family he can be a ruler over, and given how Anna is, he saw the perfect way to easily get into the kingdom, woo the love sick princess, play up the role and marry her so he can get in, all helps to now recontextualize his actions with Anna to show that he knew how to play up the fairy tale prince charming role.
it's okay if you still feel he was weak, but there are arguments to say otherwise and i definitely do think we have had better twist villains than him past and current present, i just think his twist isn't as bad as people think
Honestly I really remember kron as a great villain, although I think it’s partly because of how much I enjoyed the movie as a kid. The fact he had such an imposing design and personality without it ever going over the top made it seem completely realistic and gritty. Yeah he’s not the best by any stretch but he had a pretty threatening character that was believable but not straight up evil either
Here's a counter for Hans: his foreshadowing was right there in the song Love is An Open Door. If you pay attention to the lyrics, something about them seems off. And if you pay attention BEFORE you know there's a twist, then it falls into place that yes, he was foreshadowed. I think the only issue is that most people weren't paying too close attention to his parts of the song the first time.
Edit: as for Edgar, you need to look at the time it came out in. It was the literal first Disney Dark Age. None of those films were particularly massive hits.
Best/okay baddies: Br'er Fox Br'er Bear Edgar Balthazar King Leonidas Horned King Bill Sykes Gaston Ratcliffe Shan Yu Kron Gantu Alameda Slim Kazar Dr. Facilier Mor'du Hans Jangles Tamatoa Chernabog Winkie Big Bad Wolf Oogie Boogie Headless Horseman Brom Bones Lumpjaw Willie Giant Leota Hitchhiking Ghosts Pete Stromboli Ringmaster Ronno Captain Hook Madam Mim Shere Khan Kaa Prince John Heffalumps Woozles Amos Slade Ratigan Jafar Scar Frollo Hades Clayton Rourke Helga Scroop Caribou Foxy Goob Calico Tybalt Nassor King Candy Ripslinger Yokai Sid Hopper Randall Waternoose Darla Syndrome Chick Hicks Skinner Charles Muntz Ernesto De La Cruz
Honestly Dr. Facilier takes it for me but Bowler Hat Guy surprised me a bit
Great video! Heres my list
Worst:
5. Tremaine(Cinderella)
4.Gothal(Tangled)
3. Smitty(Dumbo)
2. Hans(Frozen)
1. Bellwether(Zootopia)
Best:
5. Frollo(Hunchback of notra dame)
4. Scar(the lion king)
3. Captain Hook(peter pan)
2. Hades(Hurcules)
1. Ratigan(Great mouse detective)
Your little anime icon is so cute💕
“He’s part cyborg.” No. He’s just a cyborg. His body parts are part cybernetic.
Judge Frollo He's My Favorite Disney Villain Ever ❤️🖤💜🔥
I think the guy from Home on the Range is the worst Disney villain. He's so annoying and his plan is stupid. At least the other weak villains are just boring, he's just annoying. The best Disney villain is definitely Frollo.
normal villain alameda slim why don't you like him !? I personally like it 👍
Kron is actually quite underrated to me. He's what Aladar could have been if he didn't have such a good upbringing. But Kron also has a vulnerable side. We see it when things don't go his way such as the dry lake and when he tries to make the herd climb the wall. There's a sense that he doesn't really believe in "survival of the fittest" because he himself can be weak
When I got older, I stopped considering Kron a villain tbh. He was an antagonist, for sure, but not a villain. Mainly due to the fact that he showed brief, subtle moments of vulnerability.
Your number 1 worst pick was a bit harsh.
Here’s my top 5 worst:
5. Si and Am
4. Madame Medusa
3. Governor Ratcliffe
2. Hans
1. Yokai
Here’s my top 5 best:
5. John Foulfellow and Gideon
4. Maleficent
3. Ursula
2. Scar
1. Prince John
yes agreed, bowler hat guy is my favourite too, I thought I was the only one
Greetings to you it’s a pleasure to meet you I’m a Number One Fan
As far as Alameda Slim goes, one of the original drafts for the movie was him overthrowing the president and becoming president himself. He was going to use the brainwashed cows to do it, but because George W Bush in office at the time, Disney didn’t want to get involved so they changed it to Alameda just wanting all the land in the area. Which is weird when you consider he doesn’t really have a point for all these cattle and land aside wanting power. How does his unappreciated yodeling talent (which is awful btw) fulfilled by this unless people are forced to listen to it in order to buy cattle from him
Ok but hear me out on Slim-
gotta agree not a fan of the whole "i was the villain the whole time" which is a cliche at this point
On the whole, this is another solid 'best and worst' video, but I do have a minor problem. I criticised the Chip 'n Dale video for an irrelevant comparison, and this video has a similar case with the brief comparison to Kronk, mainly how quickly it's brought up with no elaboration. It does make more sense as both 'Home on the Range' and 'Emperor's New Groove' are both Disney productions with some of the same staff and tools, but it could have used a re-write.
Still, a good video nonetheless. It's already making your old ones hard to go back to; the clearly improved writing and general structuring make quite the difference.
How is it irrelevant? Kronk is a henchman mostly there in the film for comedic purposes. So are they. But Kronk is written well and they aren't.
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The thing is unless you've seen 'Emperor's New Groove' you won't understand the comparison. It's just a quick sentence and is immediately forgotten about. If it had a few sentences of elaboration, it would better highlight how another film did this or that better. Perhaps 'irrelevant' isn't the right word in this context; it just reminded me of the comparison to 'Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain' in the Chip 'n Dale video.
Him: "Bowler hat guy is the most relatable villain!"
Ursula, Scar, Gothel, Bellwether, Hades, Malificent: Are we jokes to you?
Looking back, Edgar’s scheme never made a lot of sense. Unless he’s not willing to share his employer’s fortune, does he not realize that the money is also his? And this is coming from a fan of The Aristocats. With the remake that was announced earlier this year, I am curious with how Edgar will be written and presented.
If I had to choose my five favorite Disney Villains, they would be:
1. Chernabog - from Fantasia (1940)
2. Judge Claude Frollo - from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
3. Denahi - from Brother Bear (2003)
4. Scar - from The Lion King (1994)
5. Maleficent - from Sleeping Beauty (1959)
'Fantasia' came out in 1940.
@@creepylolaloudplushie999 I didn't mean to type 1950.
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Well, it's addressed anyway.
Edgar was worried he'd be dead before the fortune was his, as he "figured" that the cats live longer, given their normal lifespan is 12 years and they have nine lives. Although, he could've just killed the cats and stage it as an accident. Cruella was willing to kill puppies for a furcoat, Maleficent, the cartoon, was willing to kill Aurora because she didn't get invited to her birthday party, Jafar had tasked Aladdin to be drowned. And, I believe, those movies were written before The Aristocats.
Nice I finally get to see who is your least favorite Disney villians
And opinions on villains from the 80s and below.
Another reason Edgar's a terrible villian? He was assigned caretakers FOR the cat who'd inherit the fortune.... So it'd be BASICALLY HIS MONEY.
I have to disagree with making Kron more villainous because Dinosaur clearly makes the Carnotauruses as the villains right from the get go. Instead he fits better as an antagonist as he has an ideology that is literally survival of the fittest whereas Aladar's ideology is helping the weak so they can survive and become strong as shown with Baylene. Sadly I don't know how I would improve Kron himself aside from giving him and Neera more development by talking about how Aladar is weakening or helping the heard. Though he does have potential.
There a deleted scene of slim planning to get higher power by using cows destroying anyone in their path
Silver is 5th? I expected him to be higher, definitely didn't expect Bowler Hat to be first too.
I’m not a big fan of John Silver, but he is a very interesting villain that he isn’t truly terrible/evil at the film’s end, just morally grey, similar to Eago going with Cassim in Aladdin 3 because he missed being a bad guy, despite he has a change of heart.
I’m shocked Bowler Hat Guy wasn’t on the worst list. He has to be one of the most pathetic villains ever, especially with his comedy making him look like a blubbering idiot who doesn’t have any idea what he’s doing and simply following orders. The part he brainwashed the T Rex to get Wilbur, he completely overlooked his small arms. And I found his motivation for why he’s evil (starting from him losing a baseball game as a kid) a little pathetic that he became so obsessed over one little mistake (especially when it confirmed Wilbur getting adopted shortly after so Goober doesn’t have to keep putting up with him) Like yes I like a villain where they’re a comical klutz that keeps messing up, but it becomes annoying when it keeps happening nonstop and its super ridiculous/petty mistakes that keeps halting their progress.
@@kristinahuchison2511 Doofenshmirtz is the first thing that comes to mind when hearing "comical klutz villain".
I love Frozen but I agree that Hans isn’t the best example as a Twist Villain.
Bill Sykes, professor Ratigan, Dr. Facilier and Judge Frollo
What about Kazar from the wild, his motivation is completely stupid
He doesn’t count; Disney only distributed The Wild. The movie itself was made by a different animation studio.
@@joedesena5402 really?
@@neodonovandragoncareyblade257 The Wild was made by an animation studio called C.O.R.E., who also did the animation for Planet Sheen and closed down not long after. As far as I know, the only involvement Disney had with the movie was that they distributed it (and maybe the product placement too).
The problem with Prince Hans is that he's completely irrelevant to the story. You could scrap Hans entirely out of Frozen, and the movie would still make perfect sense, especially because it ultimately doesn't matter who tries to kill Elsa. In fact, "Love Is an Open Door" had almost nothing to do with the movie's main themes, despite the movie's attempts to convince you otherwise.
31st! Love these top 5/10 vids
5 Worst: Callaghan
4 Worst: Gantu
3 Worst: Maleficent
2 Worst: Kron
1 Worst: Dr. Calico
5 Best: Ratigan
4 Best: Facilier
3 Best: Coachman
2 Best: Shan Yu
1 Best: Evil Queen
normal villain alameda slim why don't you like him !? I personally like it 👍
your telling me bowler hat guy got in the top 5 best villains and NOT hades? I love goob, but hades is such a classic villain!
@@mr.ghiblidude I love how you think that im like actually outraged by this, lol
@@mr.ghiblidude dude, do you not get that I actually dont care that he liked one Disney villain more than another?
@@mr.ghiblidude you clearly dont
@@mr.ghiblidude 1. I didnt ask for your thoughts, 2. your first comment was very hostile
U clearly forgot about Maleficent, The Evil Queen, The Red Queen, Lady Tramaine, Scar , Jara , Gaston , Frollo , Hades , and also Dr. Facilier and there are many more that you forgot about
Would you call Bowler Hat Guy to be the Box Ghost/ Toilenator of Disney Villains?
honestly i never knew bellwethers first name was dawn
I actually think kron is a good villain
How dare you exclude Hades?
Reluctant Dragon Song South Aristocats Bedknobs Broomsticks Black Cauldron Oliver Company Beauty Beast Pocahontas Mulan Dinosaur Lilo & Stitch Home on Range Wild Princess Frog Brave Frozen inside Out Moana are my guilty pleasures
I felt like Frozen would have been better with no villian or maybe with Elsa as a redeemed villian. Originally she was supposed to be the villian anyway given its source material. It could have been a better deconstruction of the tale
you mean frozen??
@@topaz_no_life9440 damn lol. Yeah Frozen
Sorry I love Aristicats Egar wasn;t the best
I love Alameda Slim, not for his writing, nah, I agree, he is bland, but because of his Brazilian Portuguese dub, the voice actor dubbing was giving 100% of himself to the role and it made Alameda Slim one of the best villains in Brazilian dubbing history for the voice alone, even the song he sings got better than the original
i loved edgar he had the most understandible motavatons
5 Yokai
4Edgar balzar
3 Governor ratcifft
2 dawn bellwether
1 hans
Thank you for using the word roma rather than the more commonly used slur.
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God. Hans is a bad bad guy.
Can you blame edgar though the cats cant even use the money their just pets their just there to comfort their owner i would be upset to if my employee gave their life savings to a four legged animal that cant even use itv
I agree on the worst villains choices
I don't know, Edgar is bad, but number 1 really should have been Professor Callahan as the worst
How is Scar not in the top 5 list -_-
You ridiculous man
20:49 LOL very funny. Now we're your real number 1?
I heavily disagree with Bowler Hat Guy
In my opinion he’s literally the best villain ever
I actually like Alameda Slim and Bellwether
If you ever did a list on best and worst Disney henchmen, I think we all know who would be at the top, right?
My guess is that number would either go to the Hyena trio or Flotsam and Jetsam
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I was referring to Kronk.
@@wolfman2.055
But those three can be on the list for sure.
@@wolfman2.055 The hyenas are legitimately funny and they can be threatening, they murdered Scar.
@@fantasticfreddie5
Kronk is just precious, and Patrick Warburton was born to play him.
And Flotsam and Jetsam are quite intimidating.
Who would be on the worst henchman list?