Top 10 Pixar Villains
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I watched Wall-E again recently. In my humble opinion, AUTO has more of a threat than Mor'du. Mor'du may be a lot scarier, with the claws and the jaws, but I was physically more worried for Wall-E and EVE than I was for Merida, which proves that AUTO is the superior villain! And that weird red eye is quite frightening, a good move from Stanton to include that.
Most Villainous Moment: Completely taking over the ship and nearly denying the humans of their return to Earth!
Perhaps one of the most hated characters in cinema history, Al the Chicken Man (real name Al McWhiggin) is the antagonist in Toy Story 2. How dare he steal Woody from us and all the other toys? However, a villain is supposed to be hated, so Al was pretty decent!
Most Villainous Moment: Stealing our beloved Woody, right from under our nose! How could he?!
I originally only considered Alpha for this place. However, I watched Up a few days ago and I realised that Beta and Gamma just add comedy to Alpha's character! They truly are great, probably the funniest characters on this list. Not only is Alpha terrifying with his normal voice, but he provides one of the biggest laughs of the film when his collar breaks! "Hey Alpha! Your voice sounds funny!"
Most Villainous Moment: Alpha nearly tossing Dug (my favourite film character of all time) off the cliff! :(.
This creepy (close to paedophilic) monster is up there with number's 1 and 2 being one of the most threatening villains on this list. Imagine if he had kidnapped Boo! What kind of terrible world would we live in? Volcanoes would erupt, suns would supernova, children's heads would explode! Frankly, Randall is great, but he isn't scary enough to be on to far up this list. Mor'du is probably the scariest, except number one down there. He is frightening.
Most Villainous Moment: Nearly killing Sully. Pushing his claws off the door, one by one. Until Boo comes along.
Ah yes, Stinky Pete. This guy wasn't really a villain until the last half hour of the film. Then he nearly killed Woody. Anyone who would consider killing possibly one of the most loved characters in cinema history will be hated. However, I think this guy is actually quite a good villain. Very sneaky and he's clearly a brilliant actor. But he hasn't got that little thing that puts the top five clearly above the rest.
Most Villainous Moment: Dragging Woody back into Al's case, after Buzz and the gang's attempt to save him! How greedy!
Syndrome (A.K.A Buddy Pine) is the antagonist in The Incredibles. The reason he made it to the top 5 was because we saw him as Buddy, before he turned evil and power crazy. It's great to see someone transform into a villain. Brad Bird decision to show him like that was a very good one. As well as this, he actually carries serious threat, potentially killing not only our beloved 'supers' but a whole host of innocent people! However, he is immensely stupid, being outwitted by your own robot isn't a good thing in my mind.
Most Villainous Moment: Torturing Mr Incredible, by sending rockets at his wife and children. Talk about blackmail.
The very first Pixar villain. And isn't he a terror. He simply tortures toys (to be fair, he doesn't know their alive) using all kinds of sadistic methods and items. Somehow, he manages to get his hands on a rocket (what kind of parents does he have?!) and strap it to Buzz! This was probably a good thing in the end however. If he hadn't, the moving truck would've left Woody, Buzz and RC on the road! Sid finally gets his comeuppance in the third film, when he's grown up. He is the bin man who drums on the metal bins. Notice the skull shirt. Proof.
Most Villainous Moment: Nearly exploding Buzz! Life wouldn't be the same.
With Up being my favourite Pixar film (probably making it my favourite film ever) Muntz had to be included! He goes to extreme limits to kill Carl and the gang (for a pretty poor reason, not on Pixar's part but on his). He does however provide moments of amusement (unlike most villains). Notably, when Russel slides across the glass and he's standing there completely puzzled. He also helped Dug to speak. So naturally he's actually a massive legend. Maybe he isn't so bad. Wait, he threatened to kill Russel. GRRRRR.
Most Villainous Moment: His fight with Carl. Tense as anything!
2. Lotso - Toy Story 3. The most hated villain in animated (possibly cinema) history. This guy nearly killed a wonderful set of toys. Even if he did seem like an old, loving bear, who smells of strawberries, at first, he ruined it by turning sour. Along with his cronies (special mention to Stretch, the purple octopus who I found hilarious for very little reason) he dominated Sunnyside for years. Until Woody, Buzz and the gang came along.
Most Villainous Moment: Refusing to press the button, in a dire moment of need. I could've forgiven him for all he'd done it he'd pressed it. But no.
As I've said previously on this list, only number one can match Mor'du for scariness. Hopper certainly is terrifying. He abuses the colony of ants, to breaking point. Eventually Flick gets his own back. Hopper is brilliant. He has a very dry sense of humour (some misinterpret as grumpiness), especially when confronted with his brother Molt. Hopper truly shines when he is at his scariness. Particularly when he is scaring his own kind. The grasshoppers.
Most Villainous Moment: Plucking Flick right from Princess Ada's arms. He soars from the canon, stealing him. Luckily he get's his comeuppance. The bird!
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