Every Pixar Villain Ranked
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the creator discusses the evolution of Pixar villains, comparing them to Disney's archetypes and exploring their unique characteristics. From simple rivals to complex characters with twisted motivations, the video ranks the villains based on their impact on the films' narratives. Highlighting the best and worst, the script delves into memorable antagonists like Syndrome from 'The Incredibles' and Lotso from 'Toy Story 3', critiquing their roles and the emotional responses they evoke. The creator also humorously reflects on their content strategy, pondering the financial advice to make more animated movie videos to support their Pikmin content.
Takeaways
- 🎬 The video discusses the need to create content on animated movies to fund Pikmin videos, highlighting the creator's interest in Pixar villains.
- 🔄 The creator reflects on past video success, mentioning a previous top 10 DreamWorks villains video and contemplating a shift in content focus.
- 🤔 There's an expression of regret for not initially becoming a gaming YouTuber and then transitioning to film content, indicating a strategic reconsideration.
- 🎭 The video outlines the diversity of Pixar villains, ranging from simple rivals to complex characters, and notes a decline in consistency over time.
- 🚫 Clarifications are made about what constitutes a 'villain' in Pixar films, with some characters like Gabby from 'Soul' and Bruce from 'Finding Nemo' not being considered true villains.
- 👎 The bottom placement on the list goes to Emperor Zerg from 'Toy Story 2' and 'Toy Story 3', criticized for making the film's story worse with his inclusion.
- 🦖 The villain Earl from 'The Good Dinosaur' is described as forgettable and not impactful on the movie's plot.
- 🏎️ 'Cars 2' is mentioned for having convoluted villains, with the plot being called 'so dumb it's brilliant', reflecting on the complexity of the antagonists' plans.
- 👦 The character of Syndrome from 'The Incredibles' is positioned as one of the greatest animated villains, combining evil actions with hilarious mannerisms.
- 🏆 Syndrome is described as having the most evil and memorable traits, making him the top Pixar villain, a character of significant depth and menace.
Q & A
What was the main topic of the video?
-The main topic of the video was ranking Pixar villains, discussing their roles and impact on their respective movies.
Why did the creator initially make a video about DreamWorks villains?
-The creator made a video about DreamWorks villains because it did well and was fun to make, but they did not make a similar video for Pixar villains until now.
What is the creator's opinion on the consistency of Pixar villains over time?
-The creator believes that the consistency of Pixar villains has fallen off over time, with some not being as strong or memorable as earlier ones.
Which Pixar movie does the creator mention as having no clear villain?
-The creator mentions 'Finding Nemo' as a Pixar movie that does not have a clear villain.
What is the creator's view on 'Toy Story 4'?
-The creator does not consider 'Toy Story 4' to have a villain in the traditional sense, as characters like Gabby and Terry do not serve as typical antagonists.
What is the creator's opinion on the character of Emperor Zerg?
-The creator considers Emperor Zerg to be one of the worst Pixar villains, stating that his existence makes the entire film story worse.
How does the creator describe the villain from 'The Good Dinosaur'?
-The creator describes the villain Earl, also known as Thunderclap, as forgettable and not impactful on the overall story.
What is the creator's stance on 'Cars 2'?
-The creator finds the plot of 'Cars 2' convoluted and the villain's plan to be dumb, but also somewhat delightful in its absurdity.
How does the creator view the character of Syndrome from 'The Incredibles'?
-The creator views Syndrome as one of the greatest animated villains of all time, praising his combination of evil actions and nerdy charm.
What is the creator's final ranking for Pixar villains?
-The creator's final ranking places Syndrome as the greatest Pixar villain, followed by Lotso from 'Toy Story 3', and then other notable villains like Hopper and Randall.
Outlines
🎬 Introduction to Pixar Villains Discussion
The speaker begins by discussing their financial adviser's suggestion to create more animated movie content to fund their Pikmin content. They admit to previously ranking DreamWorks villains and the success of that video. The speaker expresses regret for not initially focusing on gaming content and transitioning to film discussions later. They then dive into the topic of Pixar villains, noting the diversity among them compared to Disney villains. The speaker acknowledges the evolving quality of Pixar villains over time and sets the stage for a list of Pixar villains, including some controversial opinions on what constitutes a 'villain' in certain Pixar films.
👎 Disappointing Pixar Villains: Zerg and Earl
The speaker discusses the least effective Pixar villains, starting with Zerg from 'Toy Story 2' and 'Toy Story 3', criticizing the character's weak presence and convoluted backstory. They then move on to Earl from 'The Good Dinosaur', describing his forgettable nature and the lack of a cohesive plot in the movie. The speaker also briefly mentions 'Cars 2', expressing confusion over its convoluted villain motivations and the lack of a clear main antagonist.
🏎️ Underwhelming Villains from Cars and Monsters University
The speaker continues the discussion with underwhelming villains such as Johnny Worthington III from 'Monsters University' and Jackson Storm from 'Cars 3'. They critique Johnny for being a stereotypical rival without depth, and Jackson Storm for lacking a memorable presence. They also touch upon the 'Cars' series, expressing a preference for 'Cars 3' over the others and noting the lack of a strong villain in that installment.
🦇 Mixed Reactions to Villains in The Incredibles and Brave
The speaker talks about Evelyn from 'Incredibles 2' and the bear in 'Brave', expressing mixed feelings about these characters. Evelyn is criticized for being an obvious twist villain with a convoluted plan, while the bear in 'Brave' is seen as an intimidating but not particularly exciting villain. The speaker also comments on Sid from 'Toy Story', acknowledging his role as an antagonist but not finding him particularly memorable.
😄 Humor and Villainy: Chick Hicks and Syndrome
The speaker highlights the humor and villainy of Chick Hicks from 'Cars' and Syndrome from 'The Incredibles'. Chick Hicks is praised for being a funny and relevant antagonist, despite not being a significant overarching villain. Syndrome is lauded for his unique blend of evil actions and hilarious mannerisms, making him one of the most memorable villains in animated film history.
🎓 Villains with a Purpose: Stinky Pete and Randall
The speaker discusses Stinky Pete from 'Toy Story' and Randall from 'Monsters, Inc.' and 'Monsters University'. Stinky Pete is appreciated for his consistent goals and clever manipulation throughout the film, while Randall is celebrated for his menacing and funny presence, as well as his role as a persistent rival and torture machine extractor.
🕊️ The Dark Side of Villainy: Syndrome and Waternoose
The speaker delves into the darker aspects of villainy with Syndrome from 'The Incredibles' and Waternoose from 'Monsters, Inc.'. Syndrome is noted for his evil actions and the film's unexpected dark territory, while Waternoose is highlighted for his morally corrupt character and his willingness to harm children for the sake of his company.
👹 Top Tier Villains: Lotso and Syndrome
The speaker concludes with the top-tier villains, Lotso from 'Toy Story 3' and Syndrome from 'The Incredibles'. Lotso is described as a sinister and murderous dictator with a tragic backstory, who manipulates and controls others to compensate for his own loss of control. Syndrome is reaffirmed as the most evil and memorable villain in Pixar's roster, with his unique blend of malice, charm, and undeniable personality.
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Keywords
💡Pixar villains
💡DreamWorks villains
💡Super Smash Bros
💡Pikmin
💡Existential dread
💡Archetypes
💡Ranking
💡Controversial
💡Main villain
💡Dishonorable mention
Highlights
The speaker discusses the need to create more animated movie content to fund their Pikmin content.
A previous video ranking DreamWorks villains was successful, but a similar Pixar villains video was not made.
The speaker regrets not becoming a gaming YouTuber before transitioning into film content.
Pixar villains are diverse, ranging from simple rivals to complex characters with different motivations.
Some Pixar films, like 'Toy Story 4', 'Soul', and 'Finding Nemo', are argued to not have clear villains.
The Emperor Zerg from 'Toy Story' is considered a weak addition to the franchise's villains.
The character of Earl from 'The Good Dinosaur' is forgettable and not a compelling villain.
The convoluted plot of 'Cars 2' and its villain Miles Axle Rod is criticized for being overly complex.
Johnny Worthington III from 'Monsters University' is a typical rival character but lacks depth.
Evelyn from 'Incredibles 2' is a weak villain due to her lack of menace and an elaborate plan that doesn't make sense.
The villain in 'Brave' is a bear with a good design but not an exciting character.
Sid from the first 'Toy Story' is an effective antagonist but not particularly memorable.
Chick Hicks from 'Cars' is a funny and memorable rival character despite not being a main antagonist.
Auto from 'Wall-E' is a formidable villain due to his adherence to programming and control of the ship's systems.
The speaker endorses Rocket Money, a personal finance app that helps manage subscriptions and spending.
The character of Syndrome from 'The Incredibles' is highlighted as one of the greatest animated villains of all time.
Transcripts
hey gang so my financial advisers told
me that I need to make more videos on
animated movies in order to fund my
Pikmin content let's talk about Pikmin
villains I mean Pixar villains silly me
yeah so 4 years ago I made a video
ranking the top 10 DreamWorks villains
that did really well it was a ton of fun
to make and I capitalized on its success
by never making a video like it again
for some reason look can you blame me I
was too busy figuring out if the
characters in Super Smash Bros can eat
pizza or not I honestly think I really
messed up by not becoming a gaming
YouTuber first and foremost and then
transitioning into film stuff afterwards
rather than the other way around in a
perfect world every single one of my
videos would be about Pikmin I hope you
know that but oh well that's enough
existential dread let's get back on
topic everyone loves to talk about
classic Disney villains and while there
are a lot of individual iconic baddies
from Pixar movies I don't think they're
quite as revered as a group you know
probably because while Disney villains
have a lot of arch types and aspects in
common Pixar baddies tend to Branch out
in all sorts of different ways you got
simple Rivals a couple actually good
twist villains legit Mass murderers and
a kid who's just expressing his
creativity damn it he doesn't know the
toys are alive gives it a break okay I'm
getting ahead of myself Pixar villains
are some of the first cinematic bad guys
we ever come across in our lives they
really left an impression on a lot of us
and there's a lot to say about why most
of them work really well most of them
because yeah much like the movies
themselves the consistency of these
villains really fell off over time I
mean there wasn't even an obvious bottom
spot for this list I actually had to
really think about three of these
atrocious antagonists and which
one belongs lower than the others but
before I tell you how much they suck a
couple of ground roles obviously not
every Pixar movie has a villain I
omitted the obviously villainess movies
from this list but I also wanted to be
upfront with some of my perhaps more
controversial solo missions basically I
don't think there are villains in Toy
Story 4 soul and Finding Nemo Gabby
Gabby seems like a villain at first but
the fact that they talk things out with
her fairly quickly means I don't really
think she counts for the purposes of
this list she doesn't feel incredibly
villainous deep down the same goes for
Terry from Soul they have no personal
stake in stopping the hero it's
literally just a job for them to pick up
this lost soul plus the climax of the
movie doesn't even revolve around them
they serve their singular purpose of
bringing Joe back to the soul world and
then they are irrelevance doesn't really
sound like a villain to me finally
Finding Nemo Bruce doesn't count cuz
that was just his insatiable blood lust
talking he's really a nice guy who else
do we got the dentist dude just wanted
some fish I don't know he doesn't seem
all that malicious and the same goes for
Darla she just shakes a bag Sid counts
because he's constantly straight up
antagonistic but like Darla just shook a
bag I don't know I don't think Finding
Nemo has a villain argue with the wall
one last thing in terms of the other
movies on this list I'm only going to be
counting the main villain of any
particular movie like the underminer is
not going to be on here I'm sorry
underminer Nation sorry to undermine his
influence however there is one movie I'm
going to have to include two different
villains from in separate slots and when
we get to it I think you'll know why
okay that's enough Preamble let's get it
going disappoint in the game of life
like I said I really had to think about
who deserve this bottom placement there
are certainly a couple villains more
embarrassing than this guy but
ultimately I realized that I had to give
the bottom slot to the one villain whose
very existence actively makes the entire
film story worse say hello to Emperor
Zerg I mean realistically think about it
Toy Story 2 already had two antagonists
in the form of Stinky Pete and Al from
Al's Toy Barn what the hell did throwing
in a third villain accomplish oh oh wait
I might have gotten something wrong in
my notes I don't think this is the movie
Zerg is the worst villain in oh here we
go I found the other movie he was in Toy
Story 3 you call this a villain role
it's barely even a cameo come on yeah as
I said worst villain by far he makes the
story worse you know that still doesn't
seem right what else came out that had
this guy in it um I guess there was that
one fan film where it's like a hyper
realistic Buzz Lightyear and they also
copy the emotional hook of interstellar
and most of the movie is spending time
with Annoying losers and one of them is
Tao yd and his whole joke is that he has
a pen in his suit and he keeps wanting
to use the pen and when do we get to the
climax the he uses the pen that was the
payoff but you know what the animation
is very good for a fan film even so I
feel like these fans really missed the
point and appeal of Buzz Lightyear he's
a corny parody of sci-fi Heroes Zerg in
actual Toy Story is his father because
Darth Vader parody a ton of people saw
this film and asked why isn't Zerg his
father anymore and I think that's
because if they kept Zerg as his father
that would be akin to admitting that a
serious version of a goofy parody
character with a goofy parody Darth
Vader villain is a deeply dumb premise
that never should have been made and we
can't admit that we spent 200 million
doll on this jeez how did the fans get
that large of a budget to make this
that's crazy anyway the twist is that no
this isn't Buzz's father silly this is
an older buzz from an alternate future
timeline oh okay that makes perfect
sense what if you haven't seen this
movie which is most of you I assume
you're probably wondering what makes
this the dumbest twist ever in anything
but to answer that we need to talk about
parallel universes you see Zerg is a
version of Buzz from an alternate
timeline where he completed his mission
but he wasn't supposed to so they tried
to arrest him so he ran away and he just
conveniently stumbled upon a bunch of
abandoned alien technology and robots he
then used all this convenient technology
to travel back in time but not far
enough back in time to correct his
mistake so he needs the time Crystal
from the version of Buzz that currently
exists in the present the problem I have
with this is that nothing in the movie
ever supports the idea that alternate
versions of the same character can
coexist or that going back in time is a
possibility Buzz has a brief line where
he says what we need is a time machine
and that's all there is in terms of
foreshadowing old Buzz doesn't Discover
the ability to go back in time through
his Ingenuity he literally just stumbles
upon technology that can do that for him
and all the robots who work for him now
can't say Buzz the only noise they can
make is Zurg so he's Zerg now are you
starting to understand why this is the
dumbest movie ever but wait there's more
stupid to talk about see Buzz's
entire motivation in this movie is to
correct a mistake he made that got
everyone stranded on this planet the
consequences of this mistake are
basically non-existent because nobody
ever expresses frustration or
disappointment at being stuck here
except him literally everyone is fine
living on this planet but Buzz is the
only one who's like no I got to fix this
we got to get home and it'd be one thing
if it was just the hero of the movie who
had this dumb assass motivation but
unfortunately because the hero and the
villain are the same person this is also
what old buzzes entire motivation hinges
on a problem that literally only exists
in his head because nobody else cares he
spent the past 50 years thinking no I
don't give a that everyone has a
happy life on this planet now I want to
correct my mistakes so nobody hates me
even though nobody does it's not like
old Buzz didn't know everyone was fine
he saw his best friend get gay married
and have a family so like what is his
problem is he just homophobic I think
it's that I feel like you could do
something interesting with the concept
of the villain being an older jaded
version of the hero but the problem is
that Buzz Lightyear in this movie is
extremely flat and boring I can't
picture him going down this road as a
character because quite frankly I can't
picture him going down any road as a
character he's such a milk toast
standard good guy with with a little bit
of an ego problem but it really doesn't
feel that drastic it's like they were
too afraid to make him unlikable even
though the whole point of the villain
hinges on the idea that buzz has the
potential to do some unlikable evil
things I don't like this movie does Zerg
do anything cool and villainous when you
detach him from the old Buzz twist nope
he's so boring just a dull evil robot
guy who doesn't have a single memorable
line of dialogue his motivation is
unbearably stupid stupid The Twist feels
especially pulled out of the movie's ass
and he overall makes the entire film
significantly worse this would
absolutely be the worst Pixar movie
villain if it counted but since it's a
fan film it's only really worth a
dishonorable mention wait what do you
mean this movie was made by Pixar what
are you talking about dinosaur
office all right what movie do I have to
talk about
next I will pay you a bajillion shilling
if you can tell me the name of the
villain from the good dinosaur does
anyone remember his name it was Earl by
the way yeah I bet you never would have
guessed that so this movie is a bunch of
scenes strung together where
Dino kid and dog boy encounter various
unmemorable dinosaurs and then they just
move on to the next one and I guess
they're supposed to be bonding as they
do this I think this might be the least
liked Pixar movie honestly like I found
out over the years that Cars 2 has a lot
of fans and and I always knew there were
at least some people who like brave but
like good dinosaur and Lightyear are the
big two that I just do not think anyone
on the planet likes anyway what was I
talking about oh yeah so Earl and his
Dino buddies show up in one 5 minute
scene towards the middle and you know I
thought the scene was fine it was
actually pretty funny when he suddenly
ate that squirrel he rescued but yeah he
wants to eat the dog boy and the T-Rexes
chase him off so he's out of the movie
now except once we get to the third Act
Act the movie remembers that it needed
to have a third act so it just abruptly
brings these Jokers back they kidnapped
dog boy and then instead of eating him
immediately they put him in a tree where
he can dodge them trying to eat him I
guess anyway Earl has no character
outside of just being the leader of a
cult who worships storms if that sounds
interesting to you trust me it's not
there is no reason to ever watch this
movie again it was a tough decision but
the reason I ultimately put Earl over
Zerg is because he doesn't actively make
his movie worse he's just kind of a
victim of the fact that there's barely a
plot and what little plot they do have
is being held together by Scotch tape
still he's absolutely one of the most
underwhelming pathetic forgettable Pixar
villains in fact he's so forgettable
that Earl isn't even his name it was
Thunderclap did you even notice I was
using the wrong name be fing honest
1800 myON holy Cars 2 not in last
place that means I love the movie guys
you did it you convinced
me yeah so I kind of just lumped the
German car in together with the twist
villain car I I don't really care enough
to pick one or the other the German car
is just kind of acting on the will of
the twist villain cars so yeah I don't
know the plot of Cars 2 and specifically
the villain's evil plan is so convoluted
and so stupid that it's kind of
delightful okay so Miles axle Rod
created an alternative fuel but then he
made it so the alternative fuel was bad
and kills people and so he uh so that
way he can trick people into only
wanting to use oil forever H it's so
dumb it's brilliant no it's just dumb
okay so the villains are lemon cars and
Society stopped manufacturing their
parts and they they laugh at them and
the villains are mad about that but like
miles axle road is Rich why doesn't he
just use his money and significant
influence within car Society to bring
about the change he wants to see in the
world instead of committing terrorism
manufacture the parts yourself I
feel like this villain would have made a
lot more sense if they were anyone but
the richest guy in the world yeah I
don't know I guess the scene where Mater
finally Corners him and presents him
with facts and logic forcing him to
verbally turn off the bomb was kind of
neat but like he kind of has that usual
twist villain problem where we barely
get to see his evil side like it only
shows up in this one three minute scene
where he's talking to all the other
lemons I think bellweather had more time
to be evil fing bellweather as for the
German car or whatever I don't know I
guess the them where he's interrogating
the blue car to find the 2 tbyte file is
okay that's all I got I feel like I'm
losing brain cells the longer I talk
about Cars 2 time to move on I went to
college oh God we got so long to go
before we get to the good villains all
right what's next Monsters University
yeah I think this is a decent kind of
overheated little film I mean it has
such a memorable villain uh what was
their name again oh yeah the dean she
was scar well did she actually count
though cuz she was kind of just a Stern
authority figure who changes her mind in
the end I don't know I looked up a bunch
of Pixar villain rankings and it seems
like the main consensus is that the main
villain of this movie is Johnny
Worthington III okay yeah it's a
douchebag rival character something
we'll be seeing a lot of on this list he
uh he barely gets to come up in he's an
to mik the whole film and then
he gets defeated at the scare games and
he's kind of surprised by this but then
the next scene he's totally fine and
saying hey Sully welcome back to our
team even though his team lost and Sully
was on the team that won maybe if he was
a little more desperate in this scene
and like his mask came off a bit and we
realized he was just a spoiled rich brat
or something I don't know this is just
this textbook of a douchy College rival
as you can possibly get he's basically
just Bradley Upper Crest thei third but
without any any Charisma or enjoyability
not terrible but not
impressive
back oh goody more cars
look Cars 3 is my favorite of the
trilogy and even I can't tell you a
single defining characteristic about
Jackson storm he's just the worst Chick
Hicks I rewatched footage of his scenes
and like yeah he's good at being douchy
he gets into Lightning McQueen's head
pretty well but like I don't know man I
I feel like you could just replace any
aspect of him with anything else and it
would not make a difference his dialogue
his design his voice ooh yeah we we we
should probably replace his voice
actually yes holy I'm going to come
he serves his purpose or whatever he's
just not turning up near the top of
anyone's Pixar villain lists well I knew
this was coming I bet this lady is a lot
higher than some of you were expecting
that's because Evelyn at least functions
as a villain you could tear apart so so
many of the writing decisions related to
her and everyone has already but at the
end of the day she's more effective to
her story than cult leader pterodactyl
and car who is mean to Lightning McQueen
number two of course she's still a
pretty bad villain and do I even really
need to go into why even people who like
Incredibles 2 tend to say yeah I'll
admit the villain kind of sucked she
lacks all of the Menace and Stage
presence that syndrome had she's
incredibly obvious as a Twist villain
considering there were really only two
characters that it could have been and
Bob oerk would have been so obvious that
even Disney wouldn't try it her plan to
ruin the reputation of supers is so
bafflingly elaborate considering the
reputation of supers is already in the
toilet when the movie begins what is she
trying to accomplish
exactly now supers are extra not
trustworthy in the eyes of the general
public okay great did you really have to
go through all of this to get to that
point why not just hypnotize TI some
supers and hold them in place so you can
slap those goggles on them and then have
them terrorize the city put me in the
writer's room Pixar I know my
better than that hack fraud Brad Bird
what did he ever write The Incredibles
Ratatouille I could write those in my
sleep disclaimer this is a joke I don't
know what I'm doing and Brad Bird is
really good at knowing what he's doing
except when he wrote this movie it
really sucks cuz I think the screen
slaver Persona is pretty intimidating
and would have made for a decently
effective villain if you didn't feel the
need to shove a Twist in there that
monologue he gives while Elastic Girl is
tracking him down you know it's at least
starting to touch on an interesting
ideology it just falls apart when you
realize the screen slaver is just the
mouthpiece for this boring lady who got
upset that her dad made a phone call to
superheroes and got killed for it if I
were her I'd be more upset that he
didn't put his phone in the safe room
that would have made more sense but
regardless it's a very contrived
situation to base your entire ire
ideology around honestly I could excuse
this if she was at least entertaining
good thing she's not I don't remember a
single line out of her and I just
watched this movie yesterday I'm going
to move on with my life now oh B so the
villain in Brave is big monster bear who
can't talk yeah I mean sure whatever
this thing definitely works as an
intimidating force it has a pretty sick
design some actually cool lore
surrounding its origin and it absolutely
puts Merida in some precarious
situations it's just not really an
exciting villain you know it would be
like if you made the main villain of the
SpongeBob movie the seab bear like yeah
it's scary you got to watch out for it
but like not really a great character
you know it also doesn't really show up
as much as it could have but for what it
is literally just a feral bear who kills
people yeah it's effective I guess I
like how it just shows up at the ending
and wrecks the out of everybody
like that's cool I suppose okay back to
never thinking about this movie again
isn't there anyone who cares
about I've seen Sid pop up on a lot of
best Pixar villains or even best overall
Disney villains lists and like I don't
know why you could argue that he's not
even a villain just an antagonist who
tortures inanimate toys because he
doesn't know they're alive he's just
letting off steam I mean yeah he's mean
to his sister but come on give him a
break yeah he functions pretty well for
what he is but I don't think he's a
really super memorable antagonist or
character in general I don't even have
much else to say about him he works he's
not amazing but he works I think the
horrifying sted animation of the first
Toy Story Works to this character's
benefit like he looks as horrific as the
toys see him as I like the part where
they psychologically torment him at the
end yeah I don't really know what else
to say he's fine moving
on all right now it's a party Chick
Hicks is the funniest Pixar villain not
because of anything he actually says in
the movie but just his very existence
just brings me so much joy it's Chick
Hicks kachigga kachigga he's just a
perfect douchebag rival who really does
not affect the vast majority of the
film's plot and yet his sheer hilarity
is enough to propel him way higher on
the list than he really deserves it's an
impressive feat to make someone more
unlikable than Lightning McQueen is at
the start of the film someone who never
grows never improves as a car person and
who ultimately the king's up
prompting lightning to display his truly
exceptional growth and help the king
cross the finish line okay but like if I
was him I would have crossed the finish
line and won the race and then gone back
to help the king but I I guess this is a
better lesson learned or whatever oh
well chick hick is honestly perfect for
what he is granted what he is isn't
exactly a stellar overarching antagonist
or anything but this is still perfect
for what the movie requires of its
villain this is Michael Keaton's best
role to date I will not hear otherwise
wait a minute I think we're on an
autopilot that whole time I've expressed
some problems with auto as an antagonist
in the past my main sticking point is
that he's a really flat character when
you compare him with the other robots in
the movie who have so much expression
and personality but then a bunch of
people pointed out to me that this was
probably the point Otto isn't compelling
in The Way Wall-E and Eve are because
he's a deliberate contrast to them he
sticks to his programming and directive
no matter what he believes Earth is
beyond saving because that's what the
humans from centuries ago believed and
he lacks the Free Will and autonomy to
question that okay that's deliberate
that's an interesting character choice
but at the same time it still doesn't
really make for an interesting character
I appreciate what ot's lack of autonomy
says about the heroes but I just don't
find myself compelled by him
individually he has a lot of good
attributes like his voice is incredibly
intimidating the fact that he pretty
much has command of every system on the
ship makes him a formidable foe and damn
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I want my Bo Charles monst is good he's
like the textbook example of a good
Pixar villain who works for what he is
just this lunatic who's lost himself in
a singular obsession for decades if he
doesn't capture this bird he'll never
get his honor back oh my God is this
what would have happened to Zuko if he
never found the Avatar yeesh yeah I
don't know if I have that much to say
about this guy his villainous turn makes
sense his scene where he basically tells
Carl he killed a bunch of people is
really intimidating you hate his ass
when he sets fire to the house he tries
to murder a child which is always fun he
just really works for what the movie
needs let this be a lesson never meet
your Heroes more often than not they
will turn out to be a violent murderer
bird poacher I know this from real life
experience but nobody cares about
hearing that story I bet so let's move
on erle is just Chick Hicks but Italian
and also actually relevant during most
of the story he doesn't have the same
meme factor to him but he is a pretty
funny rival character I love when he
commands his one subordinate to slap the
other or how he goes on about how great
and Superior to everyone else he is it's
fun he's not maniacally evil but he fits
the story super well just being a big
I like the part in the ending
race where he excitedly talks about
killing some sea monsters complete with
a flash of lightning but his delivery
and silhouette aren't really that scary
and then Julia murders him by knocking
him off his bike it's just a great jux
position between the threat he wants to
be versus the pathetic little boy he
actually is he's a great character I
like him a lot and I like Luca a lot
it's really underrated and I don't know
why we stopped talking about it it's a
pretty simple movie sure but it's so
Charming come on can we get more of this
and less of Elemental please Pixar so we
back in the mind Stinky Pete the first
ever twist villain from either Disney or
Pixar at least I think that's true for
Disney I don't remember anyway yeah he's
a pretty good one he just wants to go to
Japan ooh he's such a weeb w that
automatically makes him one of the
greatest villains to come out of the
studio but what I especially like about
him is the fact that everything he does
throughout the movie makes sense the
entire time he's gently telling Woody
how long will it last with Andy you
should stay with us and last forever
essentially getting his way through
clever manipulation then when he finally
can't appeal to Woody through words
anymore he says you we're going to
anime land and you're going to like it
his goals remain consistent throughout
the film it's just his manner of going
about it that drastically changes once
he has no choice I also like the fact
that he's so adamant that being
immortalized in this museum is way
better than being played with by a child
because he's never experienced that he
never got sold and he's bitter and
jealous as a result hell would he could
have just sprung his Kingdom Hearts 3
speech on Stinky Pete and it would have
been applicable my guess is that no
one's ever loved Pete before because
Pete knows nothing about hearts and love
he never got a chance to make a child
happy so he convinced himself that
getting played with by children sucks
and he wants Woody and Jesse to con to
his way of thinking too bad the
indomitable bonds between children and
their toys exist you dumb
pretty good villain overall
even if he tends to get overshadowed by
another Toy Story villain we'll get to
Skinner I'm a big fan of the funny
envelope opening meme guy it's pretty
fun to watch this little dude with a
short temper take command of the kitchen
he is far more understatedly hatable
actions than most Pixar villains such as
exploiting the image of his dead friend
to make a merchandisable frozen food
chain and he's just funny as you
got to love his increasing paranoia as
No One Believes this Phantom rat he's
chasing really exists he's a great
effective villain for 2third of the film
but like I said in my big ass
Ratatouille review many years ago I
think he kind of overstays his welcome
within the narrative a bit you don't
need him in the third act and he's
probably the weakest part of it
considering how much more investing in
the Anton ego stuff is but that doesn't
stop him from being one of the alltime
Great Pixar villains Patrick and I were
always really fond of the part where he
says but the rat is stole my documents
we quoted that a lot like you ever have
that thing you quote with your friends a
ton even though there's never a good in
context reason to say it that's what
that was I have never once gotten my
documents stolen by a rat but boy did I
love randomly saying that line yes or no
headshake from a
rat I steal everything I was honestly
really surprised to tally up my thoughts
on all these baddies and determine that
Ernesto De La Cruz made it up so high I
mean he's a Twist villain that came
straight out of the twist villain
overuse era of the 2010s how did he worm
his way past characters to get way more
villainous screen time I think it all
comes down to hatte ability and the
impact of his actions like I said all
those years ago in my twist villains
video Ernesto works because he's not
some secret Mastermind manipulating the
main conflict of the story leading to an
under weling gotcha reveal by the end he
did one evil thing about a century ago
poisoning his best friend and stealing
his music in order to get famous already
a massive hatable dick move but it's the
unintended impact that really makes this
so much worse Hector was just trying to
return home to his family that's all he
wanted to do and since he never got to
do that thanks to this they
assumed he abandoned them for
generations and nearly forgot about him
as they drilled a hate for music into
the heads of everyone in the family all
because someone just couldn't make it on
his own without stealing and taking
credit for his best friend songs but it
worked for so long Ernesto committed the
Perfect Crime one so perfect that he
literally showed everyone what happened
in one of his movies and no one ever
suspected him the sheer ego and
arrogance to not only attempt that but
pull it off as well is truly remarkable
you also got to ad his willingness to
throw a child to his death just to
protect his reputation that's always
great to see he loses some points
because to this day I don't understand
why he didn't just tear up the photo of
Hector like it is the easiest solution
in the whole world what the heck is his
problem etc etc and his ultimate defeat
is a little similar to another Pixar
villain later in the list while also
feeling a lot less natural here do you
need to exposit everything about the
situation out loud my guy that's how you
get caught in 4k and booed off the stage
age overall the kind of twist villain
you actually hate for being hatable
rather than for being pathetic he really
works for what the movie needs don't
forget Randall hey look at that it's
Randall Randall is one of the most good
oldfashioned villains in Pixar's entire
catalog no twists no he is a
hater and he is making that fact known
from the second he first appears on
screen I guess I should talk about him
in the prequel film Monsters University
first yeah I don't know about you guys
but I like the backstory it gives him
how he and Mike start off on good terms
as roommates before he falls in with the
wrong crowd and becomes a complete
douchy I honestly think it's
believable the way they acted Monsters
Inc with the knowledge that their former
roommates who had a fallen out in fact I
believe their hatred for each other more
since they were former roommates but
back to the ink Randall is just classic
pretty much everything you can ask for
in a villain Under the Disney umbrella
he's equal parts funny and menacing
owing a lot of his comedic appeal to
Bush's delightfully slimy delivery while
also having a great creepy design and
intimidating invisibility Powers
honestly if you replace the chameleon
with Randall then I think most of Kung
Fu Panda 4's problems would be solved I
don't know if I have a ton more to say
here Randall just works exceptionally
well as this everpresent persistent
rival turned lunatic torture machine
extractor you really get the sense that
he's not building the scream extractor
for the good of the company or Monster
Society at large he probably just sees
it as the ultimate way to one up Sully
and Mike just fantastic his pettiness
his sliminess the sadistic Delight he
takes in nearly murdering his rival
what's not to love with Randall come on
are you saying I'm stupid yes A Bug's
Life is not exactly ranking very highly
on a list of any kind unless it's a
Pixar villain one in which case yeah
they were on to something here Hopper is
undoubtedly the highlight of the film
for me the hero are fine but it's one of
those movies where the villain really
steals the show he only shows up in two
scenes during the first hour and yet his
shadow lingers over all of it the entire
plot revolves around the dread of his
imminent return after he demands double
the usual amount of food and said dread
is really enhanced by what a great first
impression he makes he's just
effortlessly intimidating while also
being charismatic in a crooked and
Sinister sort of way a lot of this comes
from his creepy design and rough skin
texture though rather unfortunately I do
have to say that it's Kevin spacy's
vocal performance that really makes this
character as great a villain as he is I
guess it's pretty fitting since Kevin
spy is evil in real life but yeah so
many of this character's lines are just
dripping with malice I've also always
loved the scene where he uses grains as
a metaphor to prove the might of
hundreds of ants he makes his point
quite vividly by pretty much murdering
these dudes right in front of all the
others it really effectively establishes
why he's in charge and why everyone
continues to follow his orders but
mainly Hopper makes for such a great
villain because he's the textbook
definition of an oppressor no other
Pixar villain uproots the life of an
entire group like this nor does any
other Pixar villain feel quite as
significant to the film's overall
message fight back rise up against
oppression the moral wouldn't feel
nearly as potent if the villain wasn't
so effective ively evil but thankfully
he is oh and his interactions with his
brother are comedy gold that's good too
CEO entrepreneur yeah monster zinc is
that movie that needed two spots on this
list because as great of a villain as
Randall is I feel like he's Often
overshadowed by The Twist villain who
got significantly less screen time how
does that happen simple really water
noose is just that good while most twist
villains steel pulled out of the movie's
ass I feel like it would be more of an
ass pull if the CEO wasn't in on the
evil plan in this movie that's not to
say what noose is predictable as a Twist
villain because well the movie already
has a villain a really good one Randall
so not only is it a surprise for the
movie to throw in a second antagonist
but it's also a surprise that he's
genuinely a better villain there's
actually a good deal of foreshadowing
hinting at his true nature such as in
the commercial when he says monster zinc
is researching new energy techniques yep
they sure are or when he earnestly tells
Sully that he would do anything to keep
this company from going under yep he
sure would now that we live in an age
where CEOs are more actively and loudly
evil than ever something about this guy
just really hits close to home I'm not
saying David zaslav would kidnap and
torture children if he got some sort of
tax write off for it that would go
towards further raising his salary I'll
kidnap a thousand children before I let
the company di I'm also not not saying
it but yeah it's hard to argue that
water noose isn't one of the most
morally corrupt characters in The Pixar
Cannon being totally okay with hooking
children up to a terrifying suction
machine and extracting their screams
which I don't even want to know the
details of that all because he doesn't
want his company to go under oh no won't
someone think of the poor company you
know what that makes it okay you can
kidnap all the children you want now
there are some other good attributes to
him as a villain like his design is
really intimidating but you kind of get
used to it due to his warm demeanor
throughout most of the film then when
the mask comes off it's like oh yeah
this guy looks horrifying I forgot I
also appreciate that he feels realistic
in the sense that he does regret the
situation with Mike and Sully he doesn't
want to banish them and he tells off
Randall for having to do this even
noting what a good scarer Sully is it's
way more logical than if he had just
flipped on a dime and not shown any care
for is Proto whatsoever like some twist
villains I know but yeah for the most
part his entire character honestly boils
down to that one iconic line in the
ending I'll kidnap a thousand children
before I let this company die doesn't
that just say it all I honestly don't
think I need to justify this placement
any further it's hard to get more evil
than this and yet two Pixar villains did
you have been replaced all right these
past few villains have been pretty great
and stuff but these top two are the only
ones I would declare to be among some of
the best villains in animation history
absolute top tier stuff we're working
with now and to start off let's take a
look at the Sinister murderous dictator
who I constantly see plushies and
merchandise of at the mall strawberries
look all I'm saying is whether I'm a kid
or an adult I would not find any comfort
snuggling up to this facei after
watching Toy Story 3 quite the opposite
in fact to this day latzo is the only
Pixar villain who I have seen compared
to Adolf Hitler multiple times I'm not
trying to say that's an apt comparison I
personally wouldn't go that far I'm just
saying multiple people have come to that
conclusion it's a real Testament to
great voice acting and great writing
that he manages to be as Sinister as he
is looking like that I really like his
tragic backstory and how the movie
doesn't even attempt to use that as a
way to sympathize with him just just as
a way to explain his actions he's
basically the equivalent of Woody in the
first film being bitter and resentful
that someone else has replaced him
except he channels those feelings into a
far darker path it's not enough to just
go in this daycare and be loved by kids
he has to exert control over the entire
place over his former friends over all
the innocent toys here all to make up
for the loss of control in his own life
see if I were loto I would have just
killed the new loto that's seems a lot
easier he's a great manipulator not only
intimidating Chuckles into keeping quiet
about the fact that he and big baby
weren't replaced but also convincing
Buzz that the new toys should be stuck
with the little kids since the older
toys can't handle that kind of playtime
anymore it sounds like a pretty
reasonable explanation even though it's
all a front for this Twisted cast system
he's concocted hell even before that the
fact that he walks in on the buzz
torture scene and has the gall to be all
like oh no no no that's not how we do
things it's on his side it's like he
relishes in manipulating people hell you
can also see it when he throws Woody's
hat to the ground as if to say yeah we
got him no you didn't he got
away but his friends don't need to know
that they only need to know what the
master propagandist tells them but the
thing that really cements this guy as
one of the most Twisted
I've ever seen in an animated film is of
course the climax the gang is all at the
dump headed for the incinerator a
situation loto dragged them into
literally as he grabbed a hold of Woody
inside the dumpster hey how did he get
high enough to grab him I've always
wondered that it doesn't look like this
trash was stackable enough to form a
ladder and how did the alien get trapped
underneath this lid because logistically
based on the way he was running that
that doesn't make sense boy I hope
Disney addresses all of these incredibly
valid and movie ruining problems when
they remake this film in live action
anyway even after all that Woody and
Buzz risked their Liv to save loto from
the saw blade they are just too good to
this guy who frankly doesn't deserve any
sympathy but regardless they save him
and expect to be saved in return when
they give him a boost to turn off the
conveyor belt that's leading them into
the furnace and I knew even as a kid I
knew he wasn't going to turn it off but
that doesn't make this moment any less
appalling where's your kid now Sheriff
what does he even have to gain from
letting them die in this moment he shows
his true colors for all to see just a
completely irredeemable monstrous
sociopath who quite frankly deserve to
die Pixar usually isn't one to kill off
its antagonists in his gleefully
gruesome ways as Disney but oh my god
did this guy deserve to get run over by
a garbage truck or something not tied to
the hood of one that's so lame I am out
for stuffing when I see this dumb
overall a fantastic villain one who
would by far be the crowning Jewel of
Pixar's Rogue Gallery if it wasn't for
well yeah I think we all knew he wasn't
going to be topped syndrome is one of
the all-time great Superhero Movie
Villains marrying some truly heinous and
evil actions with some insanely
hilarious mannerisms and line deliveries
he of course starts out as the dorkiest
Fanboy ever known to man constantly
annoying Mr Incredible as he tries and
fails to prove himself a worthy sidekick
he's kind of like if r/j fillis was
Consolidated into a single person
honestly and then the movie flashes
forward and you kind of forget about him
for a while until the big reveal that
he's the mysterious benefactor
requesting hero work out of Bob it's all
part of his plan to systematically
isolate and Destroy every single
superhero as revenge for being shunned
by Bob all those years ago yeah he
committed superhero genocide solely
because of his bitterness and resentment
towards one guy that's genuinely insane
as memorable and fantastic as his screen
presence is the scene that perfectly
lays out how Sinister and ruthless he is
doesn't even feature him it just has Bob
going through the records on his
computer and seeing that his friends and
colleagues have all been wiped out it
really hits different than any other
scene the studio has concocted going far
beyond just being a signature Pixar sad
moment and veering into some
unexpectedly dark territory and it all
came from this for lack of a better word
goofball in spite of his murderous sin
Sinister Tendencies syndrome remains
just as much of a Goofy Goober as he was
in his Youth and the resulting mixture
is just so tantalizing of a character
and villain after he sends out the life
form scanner and it tells him Mr
Incredible has been terminated I cannot
get that smirk he gives out of my head
it's the perfect midpoint between being
evil and a complete dork and it's one of
so many facial expressions and line
deliveries that give this guy an almost
overwhelming amount of personality I
mean you really can't beat the one two
delivery punch of and
got and oh this is just too good to say
Jason Lee killed it in this role would
be an understatement and speaking of
killing his Relentless murder of all
these superheroes is only outmatched by
his gleeful indifference to killing
children with a ballistic missile we've
had Pixar villains try and kill kids
before like Ernesto and MTS but to them
it was more so a means to an end they
didn't seem to Relish in it quite like
syndrome did ultimately his plan to
defeat his own robot and artificially
make himself a hero goes Haywire but
this pathetic display does nothing to
diminish how twisted and vile he is
rather it perfectly suits the main
conceit of the character that he isn't a
hero and can never become one that's not
due to his lack of powers rather it's a
result of his actions an irredeemable
moral compass some people tend to view
the incredible R's message as advocating
for people who are born special to do
special things that people who aren't
born special just shouldn't Aspire
towards I don't think that's really what
the movie is saying just because the
villain doesn't have superpowers but
that's just my read of the text and
others are equally valid ultimately it
doesn't do anything to diminish or
discredit the unique brand of malice
syndrome brings to the Pixar Canon he is
undoubtedly the most evil villain
they've ever created and I don't think
anyone can really argue against that and
that sheer callousness combined with an
undeniable nerdy charm that never goes
away no matter the circumstance he's in
makes for a villain so consistently
threatening so funny so quotable so
memorable that he undoubtedly stands as
one of the greatest animated villains of
all time as well as easily the greatest
Pixar villain well that was my list
sorry to all two fans a Thunderclap out
there n actually that's a really
generous estimate never mind well that
was a pretty fun video to make and now
that it's over I can finally fund the
video that I'm actually really psyched
for ranking all the Pikman villains uh
number one
Lou and that's it thanks for watching
everyone good night TR state area
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