Features27 FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014 7. Queen Grimhilde a.k.a. The Evil Queen, ‘Snow White’ he Evil Queen is so iconic that she doesn’t really need a name. Probably the best part of her Tback-story is the frivolity of her Snow White vendetta. She literally destroys some chick’s life, be- cause she wants to be the fairest of them all. Despite the fact that a boyfriend and/or manservant with a penchant for flattery could have avoided the whole mess she caused, the Evil Queen and her penciled-on eyebrows made for a sleek and chilling villain. 5. Lady Tremaine a.k.a. Wicked 6. Jafar, ‘Aladdin’ Stepmother, ‘Cinderella’ The Royal Vizier of Agrabah is an amoral o super powers here, just one super mean lady. Much like The Abomi- psychopath. With no understanding of nable Snowman, the wicked stepmother would probably have been remorse and a penchant for pure evil, he is much nicer if that dress had a less aggressive neck line (itchy). She perhaps more consistently evil than his villain- N ous brethren. Essentially, his entire goal is to never abuses Cinderella physically, but the extent to which she harasses her psychologically gets pretty creative. Although, minus the whole forcing-her- trick Jasmine into being his slave queen, only to-clean-cinders thing, Lady Tremaine had at least some right to be annoyed so that he can kill her and take the throne. Yet, that Cindy made her own daughters seem even more shrill. despite all of the unabated maleficence, there is something vaguely comical about his sense of humor and enduring flair for sarcasm, ex- ecuted flawlessly with the help of his sidekick 4. Chernabog, parrot Iago ‘Fantasia’ hernabog is just, like, literally the stuff nightmares are made of (especially if Cyou were under the age of 8, when you first watched ‘Fantasia’). His appearance is somewhat brief, but it comes at the climax of the film, represented by what is easily the most terrifyingly sinister theme song of all the Disney villains combined. Basically, the big bog would win versus anyone in a cage fight. 3. Ursula, ‘The Little Mermaid’ he sea witch of Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ (upon which Ursula is based) is merely an enabler in Ariel’s eventual tragedy, Twhereas Disney’s voluptuous reworking comes complete with two eel sidekicks, a self-serving agenda and an evil laugh heftier than a bowl of New England clam chowder. Of course, she tricks Ariel into a terrifically unfair deal, but at least our little mermaid didn’t end up turning into those ambiguous little sea bugs that she just calls ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls.’ 2. Cruella de Vil, ‘101 Dalmatians’ hile demons are most often associated with head-spinning Wand excessive vomit, Cruella 1. Scar, de Vil did her best impression of a hell beast, while managing to appear just as fabulous as a skeletal high-power ‘The Lion King’ fashion editor. She isn’t a calculating car is obviously resentful of Mufasa and Simba’s villain like the rest in the Disney canon, ownership of the throne, but when he finally just an impulsively stylish lady, who re- murders Mufasa via stampede, banishes Simba via S ally doesn’t mind skinning 101 puppies manipulation and gains control of Pride Rock, he actually to look good.. just destroys the land. Even his Hamlet doppelganger King Claudius was less ruthless than that. Really, Scar is just full-throttle evil, but at the very least he was elegant enough to provide musical foreshadowing. Really just never trust a lion with an English accent.

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