List Of Disney Villain Characters

This is a list of Disney Villain characters, often based on fictional antagonist characters who have been featured as part of the Disney character line-up. Some of these villain characters have appeared in sequels, video games, comic books, stage productions, or live-action adaptations of the original films.

Much like with the ''Disney Princess'' line with some of Disney's female lead animated characters, Disney's villain characters are also often grouped together as part of a ''Disney Villains'' franchise, formed by various antagonists from Walt Disney Pictures productions, with a main focus on characters from animated films, mainly those from Walt Disney Animation Studios productions.

List of villains

The characters listed here are featured in Disney productions and merchandise as "official" villains.

;Primary villains
These characters are seen most frequently in ''Disney Villains'' related merchandise, live events, attractions, etc. The characters are also known as "The 13 Reflections of Evil".

;Minor villains
These characters appear or have appeared in the franchise less frequently.

Merchandising

In August 2018, a strategy game titled Disney Villainous was designed by Prospero Hall, published by Ravensburger and released exclusively to Target stores. The game has players compete as Disney Villains attempting to accomplish their goals from the film, while simultaneously trying to slow down their opponents. As of March 2021, four standalone expansions have released, with each adding three different playable villains.

Villain merchandise was available at the former Villains in Vogue store in Sunset Blvd, at Disney's Hollywood Studios. This first store was so successful that the Disneyland Villain Shop was opened afterwards in 1991. Both of these have since now closed.

USAopoly has released a number of products featuring Disney villains. Among them is a Monopoly-based board game called My Disney Villains Monopoly; a checkers game; and a collector's card game set.

An online Disney trivia game called Who Wants to be a Villionaire, released in October 2001, is loosely based on ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' and features several villains as hosts, asking questions about the film in which they are featured. The "Phone-a-Friend" feature is renamed "Phone-a-Fiend" and will connect the player to Cruella de Vil.

There is a sub-franchise derived from Disney villains entitled Disney's Divas of Darkness. The line-up includes Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Cruella de Vil, Ursula, and the Queen of Hearts.

The Villains Designer Collection re-imagines the stylish wickedness of Disney villains. This line of merchandise includes Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, the Evil Queen, the Queen of Hearts, Ursula and Mother Gothel.

The '' Vinylmation'' collection also includes a Villains series.

Books

Several books dedicated to Disney villains have been released. Among them are:

* ''Disney Villains: The Top Secret Files'' by Jeff Kurtti
* ''Disney's The Villains Collection: Stories from the Films'' by Todd Strasser
* ''Disney's Villains: A Pop-Up Book'' by Walt Disney Company
* ''Disney Villains: The Essential Guide'' by DK Publishing
* ''Disney Villains (Ultimate Sticker Books)'' by DK Publishing
* ''Disney Villains: The Essential Guide to the Evilest of Them All'' by DK Publishing

There are also books to color, like ''Disney Villains: All the Rage'' and ''Disney Villains Giant Book to Color ~ Diabolical Deeds!''

Theme parks and live events

Several characters from the Disney villains make meet-and-greet appearances at various Disney Parks locations. Previous parades such as Disney's Hollywood Studios' Disney Stars and Motor Cars Parade, SpectroMagic and '' Disney's Once Upon a Dream Parade'' featured a float dedicated to villains, and Parade of Dreams (an Ursula float).

A 1999 exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum entitled "The Disney Villains" included displays featuring Disney's official villains, along with other villainous characters such as the Hunter from ''Bambi'', and Br'er Fox & Br'er Bear from ''Song of the South''.

''Fantasmic!''

Disney villains play a vital role in the nighttime show ''Fantasmic!'', performed at the Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios theme parks. In the shows, the Evil Queen decides it is time to finish off Mickey Mouse once and for all, and invokes other villains to help her.

''Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party''

Disney villains appear in '' Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party'', a Halloween-themed event held annually during the months of September and October at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World and at Disneyland Paris. A stage show and meet-and-greet with the villains led by Dr. Facilier (and prior to 2011 by Maleficent) titled "The Disney Villains Mix and Mingle" is held on the Cinderella Castle Forecourt Stage. Among those to visit are the Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook, and the Evil Queen among others. During the fireworks show '' HalloWishes'' some villains arrive to the celebration, starting with Ursula "plopping in" on the party and adding her own musical mix to the festivities. Jafar and Oogie Boogie soon follow, and arriving last is Maleficent showing the audience how Halloween should really be celebrated.

''Dream Along with Mickey''

In the '' Dream Along with Mickey'' stage show at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, the Disney villains appear onstage to threaten Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. Maleficent states that since people no longer believe in dreams, it is the perfect time for her to return to power and make the Magic Kingdom "The Place Where Nightmares Come True"—a play on the Disney Experiences slogan of "The Place Where Dreams Come True". She is also accompanied by Captain Hook.

''Villains Tonight''

The Disney villains star as the main characters in the Disney Cruise lines' variety show, ''Villains Tonight''. This musical stage production features Hades on a quest to get more evil in the Underworld by summoning up Disney's most powerful villains so he can keep his job. This show features Maleficent, Jafar, the Evil Queen, Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, Scar, Yzma, Ursula, and Chernabog in a variety of comical situations while performing various musical numbers from their respective appearances. This show debuted on the ''Disney Magic'' cruise ship March 27, 2010, and the Disney Dream on January 26, 2012.

Villains Land

In August 2024, was announced that a seventh themed land focused on the Disney Villains will be built at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World. Similar to ''Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party'', The land, named as Villains Land, is described as the home of the Disney Villains from Walt Disney Animation Studios films. In November 2024 at D23 Brazil 2024, it was announced that the land will be featured with the Queen of Hearts, Jafar, the Evil Queen (and her witch form), Lady Tremaine, Yzma, Cruella, Captain Hook, Maleficent (and her dragon form), Gaston, Mother Gothel, Ursula, Hades, and Chernabog, and the backstory for the land will be revealed.

''Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After''

On September 3, 2024, it was announced that the final performance of Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy will be permanently closed on October 7, 2024, to make way for an all-new Disney Villains-themed stage show as Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, which will debut in May 27, 2025 in Sunset Showcase Theater at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Video games

''Disney's Villains' Revenge''

''Disney's Villains' Revenge'' is a 1999 video game which tells the story of how the Evil Queen, Captain Hook, Queen of Hearts, and the Ringmaster change the story from the original movie to the way they wanted the story to end, with no "Happily Ever After".

''Kingdom Hearts'' series

In the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series of action role-playing games developed and published by Disney Interactive Studios and Square Enix, Disney villains play a major role as they seek to harness the power of darkness. The villains are antagonists in different worlds, such as the Villains group led by Maleficent, with Pete as her main henchman, Hades in Olympus, Jafar in Agrabah, Ursula in Atlantica, Oogie Boogie in Halloween Town, Captain Hook in Neverland, and Scar in the Pride Lands. Other villain in the group outside the official line-up is Captain Barbossa of Port Royal.

Other Disney Villains in the games are Queen of Hearts in Wonderland, Clayton in Deep Jungle, Chernabog in End of the World & Symphony of Sorcery, Shan Yu in the Land of Dragons, The Evil Queen in Dwarf Woodlands, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella in Castle of Dreams, Captain Gantu in Deep Space, Claude Frollo in La Cité des Cloches, Gaston in Beast's Castle, King Candy in Candy Kingdom, Mother Gothel in Kingdom of Corona, Randall Boggs in Monstropolis, and Hans in Arendelle.

Other villains from Disney productions outside the official line-up that also make appearances include Sabor in Deep Jungle, the Master Control Program & Sark in Space Paranoids, CLU & Rinzler in The Grid, the Beagle Boys in Country of the Musketeers, Julius in Traverse Town, and Davy Jones & Cutler Beckett in The Caribbean. Monstro, the whale from ''Pinocchio'', is both a character and a location as well as a boss in '' Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix''.

''Epic Mickey'' series

''Epic Mickey'' introduces new villains to the world of Disney, most of which are from old-style Disney films and attractions. In the first game, Mickey unwittingly creates a monster called the Shadow Blot (not to be confused with the Phantom Blot). As Mickey tries to get rid of it, Yen Sid approaches and Mickey is forced to flee, leaving some of the Blot undestroyed. Years later, the Blot has Mickey kidnapped so that his heart can be used to escape Wasteland. With Oswald's help, Mickey returns home as the Blot is defeated. The game also features an animatronic version of Captain Hook from ''Peter Pan'' as a boss.

In the second game, The Mad Doctor tries to rule in the Shadow Blot's stead. In the first game, the Mad Doctor supplied robots for the Blot. If the player choose the Hero path, The Mad Doctor turns from a robot into a toon. If the player chooses the Scrapper path, The Mad Doctor is left in the final battle room to rot. Lastly, at the end of the second game, several versions of Pete look like they're going to try to take over the Wasteland.

''Disney Twisted-Wonderland''

The mobile game '' Disney Twisted-Wonderland'' is focused in the Night Raven College, a college whose students live in seven different dormitories based on different Disney villains who are known as "The Great Seven": Heartslabyul, based on the Queen of Hearts; Savanaclaw, based on Scar; Octavinelle, based on Ursula; Scarabia, based on Jafar; Pomefiore, based on the Evil Queen; Ignihyde, based on Hades; and Diasomnia, based on Maleficent.

Additionally, several of the college staff are inspired by some villains, including the alchemy teacher Divus Crewel inspired by Cruella De Vil, the history teacher Mozus Trein inspired by Lady Tremaine, the gym teaher Ashton Vargas inspired by Gaston, and the school store proprietor Sam inspired by Dr. Facilier.

''Disney Villains Cursed Café''

In March 27, 2025 was released ''Disney Villains Cursed Café'', a simulation video game where the player must prepare their orders for the Disney Villains in a coffeehouse frequented by them, with the villains appearing with designs adapted to the game, dressed in modern clothing.

Other games

Several Disney Villains are present as playable characters in the video game ''Disney Magic Kingdoms'', acting as antagonists in new storylines placed after the events of their respective films.

Alternate versions of several Disney Villains appear as playable characters in the video game ''Disney Mirrorverse''.

Other media

Television

Characters from the franchise have been featured in television specials. The first, '' Our Unsung Villains'', was aired in 1956 as part of Walt Disney Presents. In the special, Walt Disney himself hands hosting duties over to the Magic Mirror, who hosts a show devoted to Disney villains such as the Big Bad Wolf, the Evil Queen and Captain Hook, and Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear.

In 1977, there was an update to this show entitled '' Disney's Greatest Villains'', that featured the Evil Queen and Captain Hook again, along with other characters from the franchise. Segments from this special were featured in '' A Disney Halloween''.

A handful of alternate versions of Disney Villains appear in the ABC fantasy drama television series ''Once Upon a Time''. A notable case of their appearances is in the fourth season, where Maleficent, Ursula and Cruella De Vil form a group known as the Queens of Darkness.

In ''The Simpsons'' short '' Welcome to the Club'', several Disney Villains, among them Evil Queen (in her witch form), Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook, Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Ursula, Kaa, Jafar, Scar, and Hades, try to show Lisa Simpson through a musical number how much fun being a villain can be. In the 2024 short '' The Most Wonderful Time of the Year'', the Disney Villains and Sideshow Bob, along with some other villains from franchises from other Disney brands, sing a carol for Halloween.

''Descendants''

The Disney Villains are a main focus in the '' Descendants'' franchise.

In the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Descendants'' appear Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar and Cruella de Vil, along with their children, Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos, respectively. They live on The Isle of the Lost, an island where all of Disney's villains and their various sidekicks have been imprisoned, along with all the other villains and their children. Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos were chosen by Prince Ben (son of King Beast and Queen Belle) to live in The United States of Auradon.

In the animated series '' Descendants: Wicked World'', appear Freddie, Dr. Facilier's daughter, CJ, Captain Hook's daughter, and Zevon, Yzma's son.

In the sequel, '' Descendants 2'', Uma, Harry and Gil, children of Ursula, Captain Hook and Gaston, appear as the main antagonists. Dizzy, Drizella's daughter, also appears as a more friendly character. Maleficent appears in a lizard form, having that appearance after the events in the previous film, while Ursula yells at her daughter from the kitchen in her restaurant, only one of her tentacles visible, and Lady Tremaine is simply heard yelling at her granddaughter from upstairs in her hairdresser.

In the third film, ''Descendants 3'', appear Hades, Dr. Facilier, Lady Tremaine, and Mr. Smee. Celia, Dr. Facilier's daughter, and Squeaky and Squirmy, Mr. Smee's twin sons, are also introduced.

The fourth film, '' Descendants: The Rise of Red'', feature Queen of Hearts, and teen versions of her, Maleficent, Hades, and Captain Hook. The film also introduce Red, Queen of Hearts' daughter.

The upcoming fifth film, '' Descendants: Wicked Wonderland'', will introduce Queen of Hearts' other daughter, Pink, Captain Hook's daughter, Hazel, and Dr. Facilier's son, Felix.

Direct-to-video films

''Mickey's House of Villains''

The Disney Villains star in ''Mickey's House of Villains'', the 2002 film adaptation of the animated television series ''House of Mouse''. Set during a Halloween party, Jafar tells Cruella De Vil, Ursula and Captain Hook his plan to take over the club at midnight. Led by Jafar, they take over the club through the musical number "It's Our House Now", and all the other villains in the House join in. In the process, the Card Soldiers traps all the heroes in the kitchen, throws Mickey and his friends out into the street, while the House's name changes to the "House of Villains". Mickey, Donald and Goofy in turn try to return things to normal, but Chernabog keeps throwing them out. Minnie also tries to demand that they leave the club, but is expelled by Captain Hook. Afterwards, Mickey dresses in his famous sorcerer outfit from '' Fantasia'' and challenges Jafar to a magical duel using fireballs. Mickey's sorcerer hat is bounced off and there is very little time to put it back on, but then Aladdin saves the day by escaping the kitchen to the backstage room on the magic carpet and giving Daisy who gives Mickey the lamp to trap Jafar. Mickey sucks Jafar into the lamp, while the rest of the villains flee, restoring the House to normal.

''Once Upon a Halloween''

In the film '' Once Upon a Halloween'', on the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen plans to conquer Halloween, and asks her cauldron to show the viewer several villains to which one of them helps her in her plan. Among them, Peg Leg Pete, Ursula, Captain Hook, Yzma, Professor Ratigan, Alameda Slim, Judge Claude Frollo, and Horned King are the ones with a main focus.

Novels

''Kingdom Keepers'' series

In the '' Kingdom Keepers'' novel series, Disney villains form a group known as the "Overtakers".

Board games

''Disney Villainous''

The ''Villainous'' board game franchise, published by Ravensburger, puts players in the roles of Disney villains. It has been praised by critics and fans for its lush artwork and easy-to-learn yet compelling strategy elements. The game is unique in that it features an asymmetrical structure, with players working to complete their own unique goals. The core game, ''The Worst Takes It All'', has been followed up with five expansions (to date): ''Wicked to the Core'', ''Evil Comes Prepared'', ''Perfectly Wretched'', ''Despicable Plots'', and ''Bigger and Badder''.

Legacy

Disney villains proved their mark in cinematic history when the American Film Institute named the Evil Queen from ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' as the 10th-greatest movie villain of all time. Other Disney Villains on AFI's list were the unseen hunter(s) from ''Bambi'' and Cruella de Vil from '' 101 Dalmatians''. AFI did not rely on Disney's classification of who qualified as a villain, but used this definition instead:

a "villain" was defined as a character(s) whose wickedness of mind, selfishness of character and will to power are sometimes masked by beauty and nobility, while others may rage unmasked. They can be horribly evil or grandiosely funny, but are ultimately tragic.

Other Disney villains who got a nomination here were Maleficent from ''Sleeping Beauty'', Ursula from ''The Little Mermaid'', Lady Tremaine from ''Cinderella'', and Stromboli from ''Pinocchio''.

See also

* Disney Consumer Products
* Disney Princess
* Disney Fairies

References

Further reading

*Thomas, Frank and Johnston, Ollie, ''The Disney Villain'' (1993) ,

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