History Characters / Wish2023

* CorruptedCharacterCopy: To Yen Sid from ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]''. He's an exceptionally powerful sorcerer with a {{Cosmic Motif|s}} to his design and [[MrAltDisney holds a few superficial similarities to old Walter himself]] (whom Yen Sid was originally an {{Expy}} of). The movie even begins with him looking for an apprentice, a position Asha auditions for. But while Yen Sid was a stern, but wise fellow who acknowledged his apprentice's actions for their good intentions, Magnifico is a power-hungry tyrant who only sees the worst in others, even making all other forms of magic in his kingdom illegal so that no one can challenge him.

* MrAltDisney: A strange case in that it may not have been intentional, and at the very least is up to interpretation. He's a charismatic man who single-handedly created a "Magic Kingdom" and has built a reputation as a man who brings people's fantasies to life in spite of grim reality. Like many other takes on this trope, he is a villainous version of the archetype, whose power and acclaim go hand-in-hand with his greed and ambition. '''However''', the filmmakers have gone on the record to say that ''Asha'' is intended as the analogue to Walt Disney for this centennial anniversary project: She is an artist/animator from a humble background, and details like the Wishing Tree and her dressing up Valentino in a onesie were derived from Disney's Missouri farm childhood. As well, her friend Star's appearance and expressions are heavily drawn from those of Mickey Mouse, a character Disney was the original voice of. ([[https://www.avclub.com/wish-movie-review-disney-1851037371 At least one review]] commented that Asha is what the Walt Disney Company ''wants'' people to see it as, but Magnifico is what it actually ''is''.)

* MrAltDisney: A strange case in that it may not have been intentional. He's a charismatic man who single-handedly created a "Magic Kingdom" and has built a reputation as a man who brings people's fantasies to life in spite of grim reality. Like many other takes on this trope, he is a villainous version of the archetype, whose power and acclaim go hand-in-hand with his greed and ambition. '''However''', the filmmakers have gone on the record to say that ''Asha'' is intended as the analogue to Walt Disney for this centennial anniversary project: She is an artist/animator from a humble background, and details like the Wishing Tree and her dressing up Valentino in a onesie were derived from Disney's Missouri farm childhood. (As well, her friend Star's appearance and expressions are heavily drawn from those of Mickey Mouse, a character Disney was the original voice of.) As such, this is ''very'' up to interpretation.

* MrAltDisney: A strange case in that it may not have been intentional. He's a charismatic man who single-handedly created a "Magic Kingdom" and has built a reputation as a man who brings people's fantasies to life in spite of grim reality. Like many other takes on this trope, he is a villainous version of the archetype, whose power and acclaim go hand-in-hand with his greed and ambition. However, [[WordOfGod the filmmakers have said]] that ''Asha'' is intended as the analogue to Walt Disney for this centennial anniversary project: She is an artist/animator from a humble background, and details like the Wishing Tree and her dressing up Valentino in a onesie were derived from Disney's Missouri farm childhood. (As well, her friend Star's appearance and expressions are heavily drawn from those of Mickey Mouse.)

* MrAltDisney: He's a charismatic man who single-handedly created a "Magic Kingdom" and has built a reputation as a man who brings people's fantasies to life in spite of grim reality. Considering ''Wish'' was made in celebration of the company's 100 year anniversary, this could have been the intent. Like many other takes on this trope, he is a villainous version of the archetype, whose power and acclaim go hand-in-hand with his greed and ambition.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AngeliqueCabral [[labelnote:Other languages]]'''German:''' Jana Werner | '''Spanish (Latin America):''' María Filippini | '''French:''' Isabelle Adjani | '''Hebrew:''' Shirli Lilo | '''Georgian:''' Kristine Japaridze | '''Brazilian Portuguese:''' Shallana Costa | '''Italian:''' Ilaria de Rosa | '''Russian:''' Larisa Paukova (speaking), Diana Makina (singing) | '''Japanese:''' Rei Dan | '''Turkish:''' Nurhan Yılma | '''Icelandic:''' Þórunn Lárusdóttir | '''Swedish:''' Frida Modén Treichl | '''Greek:''' Nina Mazani | '''Croatian:''' Vanda Winter | '''Catalan:''' Esther Solans (speaking), Alba Pérez (singing)[[/labelnote]]

* VagueAge: He is said to have built Rosas an unspecified number of years ago, and that his subjects give their wishes to him at the age of 18. However, one of his
, Sabino, is 100 years old, and his wife, Queen Amaya, looks somewhat younger than him while Magnifico himself looks to be his mid-to-late 40s at the most.

* TragicVillain: He is a powerful king who once genuinely wanted to keep people safe and happy from the cruel reality and is beloved by all his subjects. But his narcissism and paranoia consume him to the point he's willing to do anything to remain in control over his kingdom [[spoiler:including alienating his beloved wife and dabbling into forbidden magic]]. His flaws eventually turn him into a megalomaniacal tyrant and a classic Disney villain HatedByAll.

* VagueAge: He is said to have built Rosas an unspecified number of years ago, and that his subjects give their wishes to him at the age of 18. However, one of his subjects, Sabino, is 100 years old, and his wife, Queen Amaya, looks somewhat younger than him while Magnifico himself looks to be his mid-to-late 40s at the most.

* TragicHero: He is a powerful king who once genuinely wanted to keep people safe and happy from the cruel reality and is beloved by all his subjects. But his narcissism and paranoia consume him to the point he's willing to do anything to remain in control over his kingdom [[spoiler:including alienating his beloved wife and dabbling into forbidden magic]]. His flaws eventually turn him into a megalomaniacal tyrant and a classic Disney villain HatedByAll.

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Has their horrified reaction when Magnifico turns their wishes into stone and then gets sealed inside his staff. They get better.]]

* MeaningfulName: Shares his name with another Simon who [[spoiler: [[Literature/The FourGospels infamously betrayed his friend but was later forgiven]].]]

* AllThereInTheManual: ''A Recipe For Adventure'' elaborates further on his motives as [[spoiler:he angrily asks Star where they were when he was young and why it took Asha for them to meet, and says that without Asha challenging him he'd still think he needed everyone's trust and the closest thing he could get to happiness was being near their wishes. Thanks to Asha, he learned he could ''take'' what he wanted.]]

* TheDreaded: After he embraced the Forbidden Magic and his true colors were publicly revealed, Magnifico began to be become a feared, demonic-looking sorcerer by all the people of Rosas, including his wife, Amaya.

* TheDreaded: After he embraced the Forbidden Magic and his true colors were publicly revealed, Magnifico became feared by all the people of Rosas, including her wife Amaya.

* TheDreaded: After he embraced the Forbidden Magic and unmasked his true colors, Magnifico became feared by all the people of Rosas, including her wife Amaya.

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* BarbaricBully: He conceals it with false charms, but it's quite clear by his introduction scene that alongside being a JackassGenie, he's generally just a bully to everyone he meets and maintains the most transparent mask of actually caring what people have to say to him. The "barbaric" part comes in when [[spoiler:he uses Forbidden Magic and threatens his subjects by chaining them down and lording over them in a truly psychopathic manner.]]

* TheHero: Asha vows to protect Star and free the wishes of her people from Magnifico and stop the mad sorcerer's malevolent schemes for the Kingdom of Rosas.

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