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more likely to fear male disney villains? When I was a kid ursula scared the crap out of me, constant nightmares. But a friend of mine is terrified of frollo from hunchback of notre dame and I was like lol really? Him?

I was also scared of the old hag witch from snow white but that's more of a typical "old people are scary because they're ugly and a constant reminder of death"

Meanwhile, my coworker told me she was scared of jafar, and I was like no way he's badass! Not scary like say... lady tremaine from Cinderella, or madam mim from sword in the stone, or that other fat lady in the rescuers (usually the scariest combo is fat and old as a rule of thumb, since it's just unpleasant to look at both) . Ironically while the stepmom from Cinderella was terrifying, I didn't so much fear Maleficent (voiced by the same person) but rather I considered her badass, like jafar. After all she was the best part of sleeping Beauty.

So overall what do you think? Is there something to that? I mean I thought it might just be a childhood thing but when Tangled came out I found myself once again terrified, this time of mother gothel who gave me huge ursula vibes.

idk but i definitely agree that Malecifent was badass

ChiefSosa posted...

idk but i definitely agree that Malecifent was badass

Nothing makes me more mad about the live-action movie than her not being a dragon. Her being a dragon is what everyone wanted to see, and we were robbed of it.

Also, why does every villain have to now be actually some sort of anti-hero. Can we not just have cold, cruel villains anymore? A person with the name Maleficent deserves to be the evilest of them all, she doesn't need us to sympathize with her. Make her someone we respect and fear.
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PiOverlord posted...

Also, why does every villain have to now be actually some sort of anti-hero. Can we not just have cold, cruel villains anymore? A person with the name Maleficent deserves to be the evilest of them all, she doesn't need us to sympathize with her. Make her someone we respect and fear.

prob bc they're worried itll scar little kids or something asinine like that

ChiefSosa posted...

PiOverlord posted...

Also, why does every villain have to now be actually some sort of anti-hero. Can we not just have cold, cruel villains anymore? A person with the name Maleficent deserves to be the evilest of them all, she doesn't need us to sympathize with her. Make her someone we respect and fear.

prob bc they're worried itll scar little kids or something asinine like that

Kids aren't some fragile pieces of glass that will break easily.
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PiOverlord posted...

Also, why does every villain have to now be actually some sort of anti-hero. Can we not just have cold, cruel villains anymore? A person with the name Maleficent deserves to be the evilest of them all, she doesn't need us to sympathize with her. Make her someone we respect and fear.

its cause its complex and deep
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PiOverlord posted...

ChiefSosa posted...

PiOverlord posted...

Also, why does every villain have to now be actually some sort of anti-hero. Can we not just have cold, cruel villains anymore? A person with the name Maleficent deserves to be the evilest of them all, she doesn't need us to sympathize with her. Make her someone we respect and fear.

prob bc they're worried itll scar little kids or something asinine like that

Kids aren't some fragile pieces of glass that will break easily.

I do agree, but try telling that to some parents these days though

iHuman posted...

PiOverlord posted...

Also, why does every villain have to now be actually some sort of anti-hero. Can we not just have cold, cruel villains anymore? A person with the name Maleficent deserves to be the evilest of them all, she doesn't need us to sympathize with her. Make her someone we respect and fear.

its cause its complex and deep

It sickens me because anti-heroes are just as shallow a lot of the times tbh. Sometimes I just want to hate the villain.
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PiOverlord posted...

ChiefSosa posted...

idk but i definitely agree that Malecifent was badass

Nothing makes me more mad about the live-action movie than her not being a dragon. Her being a dragon is what everyone wanted to see, and we were robbed of it.

Also, why does every villain have to now be actually some sort of anti-hero. Can we not just have cold, cruel villains anymore? A person with the name Maleficent deserves to be the evilest of them all, she doesn't need us to sympathize with her. Make her someone we respect and fear.

Even on the internet, I regularly see "villains are only good if they're sympathetic or you can relate to them for some reason." I hate it so much
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ultimate reaver posted...

PiOverlord posted...

ChiefSosa posted...

idk but i definitely agree that Malecifent was badass

Nothing makes me more mad about the live-action movie than her not being a dragon. Her being a dragon is what everyone wanted to see, and we were robbed of it.

Also, why does every villain have to now be actually some sort of anti-hero. Can we not just have cold, cruel villains anymore? A person with the name Maleficent deserves to be the evilest of them all, she doesn't need us to sympathize with her. Make her someone we respect and fear.

Even on the internet, I regularly see "villains are only good if they're sympathetic or you can relate to them for some reason." I hate it so much

They have their place, but sometimes I enjoy villains that are heartless and cold-blooded because they are just bad, evil people. I don't need Maleficent untold. She can just stay evil.
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It may also have something to do with the tactics different villains use, like the difference between brute force and deception (which is infinitely more scary than force)

The only villain that ever scared me as a kid was Hexxus
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If he scared you, one of the disney ones has got to have done the same no?