History MagnificentBastard / Disney

* [[NobleDemon Hector Barbossa]] was once the First Mate to Captain Jack Sparrow aboard the ''[[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanBlackPearl Black Pearl]]'' until instituting a mutiny to take over the ship and being cursed as an immortal skeleton with certain human senses gone. Seeking William "Will" Turner to break said curse, Barbossa incites an invasion of Port Royal and abducts Elizabeth Swann thinking she's the descendant he needs and uses a lot of double-talk to arrange circumstances to his liking at each turn. Barbossa then uses Elizabeth as leverage to get Will in his possession, distracting the British Navy with an attack and nearly succeeds in sacrificing Will in order to restore his humanity, only to be killed when the curse is broken. Resurrected not long after, Barbossa seeks to bring Jack back from Davy Jones's Locker while also fighting Lord Cutler Beckett and the East India Trading Company and releasing the Goddess Calypso "from [her] human bonds" to get her assistance. Eventually taking down Blackbeard for [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanQueenAnnesRevenge his ship]] and power and then seeking to protect his capitalization on all things piracy, Barbossa willing chooses to finally give it all up for the sake of the survival of his own daughter Carina, his true "Treasure".

* ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]'': [[KnightTemplar The Spaniard]] is the leader of the [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanSpanishEmpire Spanish Armada]] seeking the destruction of the FountainOfYouth as they believes God's power to give and take life doesn't belong in man's hands. Refusing to engage enemies on a whim and keeping his mind on his mission, the Spaniard successfully steals the chalices needed for the ritual as a means of delaying those on the quest to get there. Upon arrival at the Fountain, the Spaniard shoots a British Naval officer for nearly declaring the land for the British--while wanting to remember the man for his bravery--and has the chalices taken from Angelica after asking nicely so as to then stomp on them. After the Spaniard succeeds in having the Fountain blown up, killing the rest of Blackbeard's men in the process, he then orders his men to follow him as he gracefully departs.
* ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'': Shansa is an imprisoned sea witch who cursed Barbossa's enemies so he could achieve higher success with no opposition when he saved her from the gallows. Learning everything she can through unpleasant rituals, such as eventually draining a man of his blood as he kept coming back for help, Shansa advises Barbossa about [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheSilentMary Salazar]] threatening him and only being stopped through the Trident of Poseidon--providing him with Jack's compass that she mysteriously possesses and advising Barbossa to retire peacefully if he wants to extend his life, but then allowing him the choice as to whether or not he'll reject the tedium of that in exchange for eventually dying sooner as a pirate. When Shansa is then threatened by British Lt. John Scarfield, she tells him he's put him on the path that will get him in the race for the Trident--knowing he'll eventually be destroyed by Salazar as she had expected him to be.

** [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 2017 series]]: Goldie O'Gilt, [[Characters/DuckTales2017ScroogeMcDuck Scrooge]]'s old flame and "ex-everything," is a beautiful, conniving treasure hunter who rivals Scrooge's skills but -- possessed of a [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder penchant for betrayal]] -- Goldie has backstabbed Scrooge countless times to leave him in the wake of danger, while she constantly walks off untouched. During the Gold Rush, Goldie competed with Scrooge for the gold under Gumption before helping Scrooge steal a giant gold nugget from John D. Rockerduck. In the present, Goldie plays both Scrooge and Flintheart in her pursuit of the Golden Lagoon, using Scrooge to locate the Lagoon for her before managing to fake her death with the Eye of Demogorgon and making off with the treasure herself, completely untouched in the end. Taking Louie Duck under her wing, Goldie helps him con Doofus Drake, while growing genuinely fond of the young duck, before making off with their stolen gold for herself. Later joining forces with Scrooge to find the FountainOfYouth, Goldie helps stop Ponce de Leon from stealing others' youth before saving Scrooge's life. Even through their constant quarreling and rivalry, Goldie and Scrooge retain a fierce, mutual respect for each other, with Goldie always knowing Scrooge will make it out alive out of whatever conundrum she leaves him in and Scrooge acknowledging her as his greatest WorthyOpponent.

** [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 2017 series]]: Goldie O'Gilt, [[Characters/DuckTales2017ScroogeMcDuck Scrooge]]'s old flame and "ex-everything," is a beautiful, conniving treasure hunter who rivals Scrooge himself in sheer wit and tenacity. Lacking Scrooge's scruples and possessed of a [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder penchant for betrayal]], Goldie has backstabbed Scrooge countless times to leave him in the wake of danger while she constantly walks off untouched. In her debut episode, Goldie plays both Scrooge and Flintheart in her pursuit of the Golden Lagoon, using Scrooge to locate the Lagoon for her before managing to fake her death with the Eye of Demogorgon and making off with the treasure herself, completely untouched in the end. Even through their constant quarreling and rivalry, Goldie and Scrooge retain a fierce, mutual respect for each other, with Goldie always knowing Scrooge will make it out alive out of whatever conundrum she leaves him in and Scrooge acknowledging her as his greatest WorthyOpponent.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': [[Characters/GravityFallsGrunkleStan Stanley "Stan" Pines]], the Pines twins' money-grubbing "[[CoolUncle Grunkle]]", gradually proves over the series to be far more driven and intelligent than anyone could ever initially assume. The twin brother of the genius [[Characters/GravityFallsTheAuthor Stanford Pines]], a long sibling rivalry between the two ended up with Stanley accidentally pushing Stanford through the latter's portal machine before they could reconcile. Desperate to save his brother, Stanley took Stanford's identity, turned his brother's isolated cabin into a tourist trap called "the Mystery Shack," and spends thirty years tracking down his brother's journals to reactivate the portal. A master of ObfuscatingStupidity, Stan pretends to be an oblivious {{conman}} to dissuade [[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper]] and [[Characters/GravityFallsMabelPines Mabel]] from investigating the dangerous supernatural phenomena of Gravity Falls, before giving up the act and taking out half a horde of zombies with his bare hands to protect them. Stan outwits almost everyone in the series, from his nefarious rival Gideon Gleeful to federal agents, and pulls his ultimate gambit by tricking the near-omnipotent demon [[Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher Bill Cipher]] by switching places with his brother and destroying Bill. Stanley Pines is a man utterly devoted to his family, even if he has to ruthlessly manipulate his loved ones to save them.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'': "[[Recap/TheEmperorsNewSchoolS1E17KuzcogartenEvilAndEviler Evil and Eviler]]": Miss Ni is an emperor exterminator hired by Yzma to kill Kuzco, and she takes her job seriously. She rejects Yzma's ideas right away, pointing out [[DeadpanSnarker Yzma wouldn't have hired her if they were any good]] before kicking Yzma out of her own office. Acting as Vice Principal, she tempts Kuzco into pulling a prank on her so that she can send him to solitary detention to feed him to crocodiles. Her plan only fails because Yzma [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou refuses to let Ni be the one to kill Kuzco]] and saves him. However, even this was foreseen by Miss Ni who tells Yzma she knew the scary old lady would have a change of heart before giving Yzma the bill to her services, [[XanatosGambit showing she would win regardless of whether or not her plan to kill Kuzco succeeded]].

[[caption-width-right:350:So magnificent that he got a [[XanatosSpeedChess chess style]] and a [[XanatosGambit gambit]] named [[TropeNamer after him]].]]

** [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1 First film]]: [[PunchClockVillain Mirage]] is the mysterious and charming [[TheDragon Dragon]] to [[PsychopathicManchild Syndrome]]. Mirage lures former "Supers" on Syndrome's behalf by shadowing them and contacting them via video, then arranging each one to fight the Omnidroid, killing all except for Mr. Incredible. Each time a Super succeeds though, the Omnidroid is modified to become stronger and stronger, with Syndrome intending to send it after a city so he can "save" it. After Mirage saves Syndrome at one point only for him to callously be willing to let her get killed when she's in danger, she [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal completely turns against him]] by helping Mr. Incredible escape, telling him his family is alive, and then [[HeelFaceTurn helping the Parr family commandeer a rocket to go after the Omnidroid]].

* ''Series/TheEvermoorChronicles'' (2014): [[WellIntentionedExtremist Bridget McCoy]] is Tara Crossley's [[EvilAunt great-aunt]] and the former leader of the Everines. After losing her older sister to the moors of Hollowfall, she would turn against the Circle and fake her death while manipulating various events from behind the scenes. When Tara discovers her, she'd explain the powers of the golden thread and tapestry, and train Tara to become the Supreme Everine in secret. At one point, she'd take advantage of Tara's self-doubt to [[PowerParasite steal her powers for herself]] and strike a deal with the Founder Everines in exchange for their help in creating a new Evermoor for a time, though she'd eventually realize just how dangerous the Founder Everines were and regret working with them. She'd reveal herself and lie about being the true Supreme Everine and although she was [[BadassInDistress taken hostage]] by the Founder Everines to assist their plan, she'd manage to secretly aid Tara and her team behind their backs. Eventually, Bridget would give Tara her powers back and after learning the true cause of her sister's disappearance, let go of her bitter feelings and restore Tara's Supreme Everine powers so she could set things right, living happily with Agatha after.

** [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles First film]]: [[PunchClockVillain Mirage]] is the mysterious and charming [[TheDragon Dragon]] to [[PsychopathicManchild Syndrome]]. Mirage lures former "Supers" on Syndrome's behalf by shadowing them and contacting them via video, then arranging each one to fight the Omnidroid, killing all except for Mr. Incredible. Each time a Super succeeds though, the Omnidroid is modified to become stronger and stronger, with Syndrome intending to send it after a city so he can "save" it. After Mirage saves Syndrome at one point only for him to callously be willing to let her get killed when she's in danger, she [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal completely turns against him]] by helping Mr. Incredible escape, telling him his family is alive, and then [[HeelFaceTurn helping the Parr family commandeer a rocket to go after the Omnidroid]].
** ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'': [[WellIntentionedExtremist Evelyn Deavor]] is the brilliant technical genius behind [=DevTech=]. [[WeHaveBecomeComplacent Believing that humanity has become too reliant on superheroes]] following her parents' deaths, Evelyn pretends to support Winston's plan to make Supers legal again, while secretly scheming to make sure they remain illegal. She sets up a decoy Screenslaver to commit several crimes, while also helping Helen foil his plans. When Elastigirl deduces that that the Screenslaver she captured was a decoy, Evelyn hypnotizes her along with Mr. Incredible, Frozone and the [=DevTech=] Supers. Her objective is to stage a scene on the Everjust to make it seem that the Supers are tired of being told what to do by the "normal people" and then crash the Everjust into the city, thus turning public opinion against them and making them illegal forever. Even when her plans are thwarted, Evelyn holds her own against Elastigirl and nearly kills her [[CombatPragmatist through quick thinking and efficient use of her environment]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': Maleficent, the Mistress of All Evil, is a wicked fairy who takes hospitality seriously. Upon being slighted by a refusal to invite her to Princess Aurora's birthday, Maleficent curses her to prick her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle and die at age 16. When the good fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather counter the curse and spirit Aurora off to raise, Maleficent later uncovers how bad her minions have botched the search and handles it herself. Easily luring Aurora to prick her finger, Maleficent then sees Prince Phillip caught by her trap so that none can wake the princess for a century. Upon Phillip getting free, Maleficent assumes the form of a mighty dragon to face him, boasting that facing her, he faces all the powers of hell itself.

* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'': This [[AdaptationalHeroism more sympathetic]] take on [[ByronicHeroine Maleficent]] still retains the charisma and charm of her original counterpart. Charged with protecting the Moors, Maleficent declares herself their "Dark Queen" when her childhood friend Stefan betrays her and becomes the King of the humans. Cursing Stefan's daughter [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Aurora]] to fall into a death-like sleep, Maleficent seals off the Moors and easily dispatches of any of Stefan's soldiers, all the while growing fond of Aurora from afar after Stefan begs her to lift the curse, with Maleficent eventually breaking it out of her own love for Aurora. Defeating Stefan, Maleficent [[Film/MaleficentMistressOfEvil goes on]] to quash any who attack her or her loved ones, defeating and humiliating a wicked Queen before giving Aurora and her fiance a lavish wedding while going on to rule the Dark Fey unopposed.

* "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbPhineasAndFerbsQuantumBoogaloo Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo]]": Emperor Doofenshmirtz comes from a future where he got a single leg up on OWCA, and through this, gained ultimate power. When Perry was wounded enough to be bedridden for a few months thanks to Candace tampering with time, Doofenshmirtz was able to outdo OWCA without Perry's interference, reducing the spy agency to rubble. Doofemshmirtz then took advantage of the chaos wrought by MoralGuardians to take over the Tri-State area in a total political upheaval, declaring himself Emperor and subjugating the population. Emperor Doofenshmirtz reigns unopposed and unstoppable, squashing any attempts by OWCA or others by rebellion through use of surveillance and forcing all to swear oaths of loyalty to him. Emperor Doofenshmirtz's success is so grand that he bombastically sings of how he's had a "charmed life" with all of the Tri-State area as his audience, proving himself a true contrast to the ineffective Doofenshmirtz in the original timeline.

** [[AntiHero Captain Jack Sparrow]] is as smart and eccentric as [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanCaptainJackSparrow his film counterpart]]. First introduced after recently escaping prison, Jack only agrees to help save Elizabeth due to him needing a crew, but proves invaluable to Sora and Crew stopping Barbossa with his quick thinking, such as using his hidden knife to cut him and the others free when captured. Jack steals a medallion in order to turn into a ghost pirate and distract Barbossa long enough for Will to break the curse. When the ghost pirates return, Jack uses his keen eye to count exactly how many medallions were taken and helping Sora stop Luxord's schemes, before vowing to one day take Sora's keyblade by force. Reuniting with Sora, Jack manages to figure the way out of Davy Jone' Locker, before manipulating events to get aboard the Flying Dutchman and steal the chest, then helping a dying Will take Jones' place as Captain of the Dutchman. Leading the charge against Beckett, Jack parts ways with Sora once again, giving him some important advice about how there's "always enough time for hearts to say what's true."

** Captain Jack Sparrow

* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': Maleficent, the Mistress of All Evil, is a wicked fairy who takes hospitality seriously. Upon being slighted by a refusal to invite her to Princess Aurora's birthday, Maleficent curses her to prick her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle and die at age 16. When the good fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merriyweather counter the curse and spirit Aurora off to raise, Maleficent later uncovers how bad her minions have botched the search and handles it herself. Easily luring Aurora to prick her finger, Maleficent then sees Prince Philip caught by her trap so that none can wake the princess for a century. Upon Philip getting free, Maleficent assumes the form of a mighty dragon to face him, boasting that facing her, he faces all the powers of hell itself.

* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'': [[Characters/BigHero6Obake Obake]], real name Bob Aken, was once the top student of Professor Granville. After an unsupervised lab experiment ended in disaster, Obake was left with a brain tumor that left him incapable of differentiating right from wrong. Fascinated by artist/scientist Lenore Shimamoto’s work, Obake flawlessly manipulates both heroes and villains alike into acquiring Shimamoto’s research as well the secret identities of Big Hero 6, taking close interest in Hiro Hamada. He secretly observes and gauges the boy’s growth from the shadows, even going so far as disguising himself as Hiro’s dead brother. In the season finale, Obake reveals his grand plan to recreate Shimamoto’s failed experiment that caused the Great Catastrophe, and [[InTheirOwnImage rebuild San Fransokyo into something “perfect”]]. He takes control over Baymax and captures Hiro in hopes of swaying him into becoming his [[WeCanRuleTogether protégée once the dust settles]]. Thwarted by the heroes, a heartbroken Obake lets himself [[GoingDownWithTheShip go down with his collapsing lair]], but not without freeing Baymax from his control to go back to Hiro and save the boy who he deemed his equal. A VisionaryVillain whose charming brilliance is rivaled by his ruthlessness, Obake establishes as Big Hero 6’s most diabolical foe to date.

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* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'': This [[AdaptationalHeroism more sympathetic]] take on [[ByronicHeroine Maleficent]] still retains the charisma and charm of her original counterpart. Charged with protecting the Moors, Maleficent declares herself their "Dark Queen" when her childhood friend Stefan betrays her and becomes the King of the humans. Cursing Stefan's daughter [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Aurora]] to fall into a death-like sleep, Maleficent seals off the Moors and easily dispatches of any of Stefan's soldiers, all the while growing fond of Aurora from afar after Stefan begs her to lift the curse, with Maleficent eventually breaking it out of her own love for Aurora. Defeating Stefan, Maleficent [[Film/MaleficentMistressOfEvil goes on]] to quash any who attack her or her loved ones, defeating and humiliating a wicked Queen before giving Aurora and her fiance a lavish wedding while going on to rule the Dark Fey unopposed.
* ''Film/Mulan2020'': [[TragicVillain Xian Lang]] is a [[WickedWitch witch]] who, exiled from her home due to her great power, seeks to form a new society where people like her will be viewed as equal. Allying herself with Rouran warlord Bori Khan during his invasion of China, Xian Lang uses both her powers and battle prowess to help topple China's military garrisons, while also using her shape-shifting abilities to infiltrate the Imperial City and manipulate TheEmperor of China into gathering troops to battle the invaders. Meeting Mulan in battle, Xian Lang sees through her disguise and reveals that the attacks were merely a diversion to draw troops away from the Imperial City. Infiltrating the palace in the guise of the Chancellor, Xian Lang tricks the Emperor into leaving the safety of the palace and falling into Bori Khan's trap. Later, upon seeing how Mulan has been accepted by the army despite her gender and realizing that there is a place for people like her, Xian Lang aids Mulan in defeating Bori Khan, sacrificing her life in the process.
* ''Film/{{Cruella}}'': [[FemmeFatale Cruella de Vil]] is reimagined as a capable {{con artist}} and thief with [[ActionFashionista excellent fashion sense]]. Born to the cold-hearted Baroness von Hellman--who wanted her dead--Cruella was at first raised as "Estella", the daughter of maid Catherine Miller, whose murder she witnessed as a child. Growing up orphaned, Estella had ended up pulling schemes with the Badun brothers Horace and Jasper, creating the costumes for each job as they go. Wanting to get into the fashion world, Estella gets hired and works closely under the Baroness, while also trying to steal back her family heirloom from her cruel employer. Becoming Cruella, she also undermines the Baroness' own business while increasing her own and when Cruella learns of her true heritage, she then fakes her own murder as Estella at the Baroness's hands in order to set her up and make it so Cruella gets everything that was always meant to be hers.

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* "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbMinorMonogram Minor Monogram]]": [[FauxAffablyEvil Rodrigo]] is the new protege of Doofenschmirtz who [[BastardUnderstudy schemes to surpass his mentor]]. Idly pointing out the various cliche flaws in Doofenshmirtz's plans and capture of Agent P, Rodrigo [[EvilerThanThou proves his superiority]] as a {{mad scientist}} by successfully entrapping Perry in a device even the OWCA agent cannot escape. Rodrigo then betrays and imprisons Doofenshmirtz himself, hijacking the man's scheme to hold the Tri-State Area hostage, planning to instead destroy Danville and [[TakeOverTheWorld take over the entire planet]]. Rodrigo's plan is so impressive that even Doofenshmirtz is speechless at his bravado.

* [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanCaptainJackSparrow Captain Jack Sparrow]], one of the nine "Pirate Lords" and the most famed pirate of the Caribbean, lured Capitán Armando Salazar to his doom at the start of his pirating career with little but his wits. Later escaping the clutches of the wicked Cutler Beckett and the mutiny of his treacherous crew, Jack dreams of recovering the ''Black Pearl'' and uses the begrudging William "Will" Turner to do so. Performing a series of elaborate double and triple crosses to manipulate both the [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanNavy Navy]] and cursed pirates against one another, Jack ends up on the side of good to defeat his traitorous former First Mate Hector Barbossa. When Beckett emerges and the feared Davy Jones is after him, Jack bargains for time from Jones to steal his disembodied heart. Returning from death, Jack makes Elizabeth Swann the King of the Pirates' Brethren Court while setting her and Will up to escape Beckett and allow Jack to take Jones' place, a dream he abandons to save the mortally wounded Will. Later forced to assist [[UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}} Edward "Blackbeard" Teach]] in a quest for the FountainOfYouth, Jack tricks the feared pirate into sacrificing his life for his daughter Angelica and later provides a way for his old rival and sometimes-friend Barbossa to give his life to save Barbossa's daughter Carina. Rarely at a loss for words or plots, Jack routinely comes up with plans on the fly, so talented that some wonder if he has things planned out or makes them up as he goes along.

* [[FriendlyPirate William "Will" Turner]] is the son of pirate "Bootstrap Bill" Turner. Once a humble blacksmith and a MasterSwordsman, Will uncovers Jack in his shop through a misplaced tool and battles the pirate. When Elizabeth is abducted by Barbossa, Will bargains with Jack for his assistance in exchange for the pirate's escape from jail. Following a series of double-crosses, where Will learns Jack's true intentions, Will assists in fighting Barbossa's crew and lifting the curse, allowing Jack to kill Barbossa. Declared an outlaw himself for helping Jack escape, Will barters with Lord Cutler Beckett for a pardon, where eventually Will learns Bootstrap is aboard the Flying Dutchman. Determined to free his father, Will tricks Jones into revealing the key to the Dead Man's Chest containing his heart and successfully steals it. With the chest falling into Beckett's hands, Will initially assists the pirates to unite the Brethren Court to unleash Calypso. Will decides to betray the pirates by striking a deal with Beckett, trading Jack for himself in a prison exchange. Will also reveals to Calypso the truth about Jones betraying her, inciting her wrath. Will would end up taking Jones' place as Captain of the Dutchman, freeing his father and defeating Beckett.

** [[EvilOldFolks Señor Senior Sr.]] is a retired billionaire who wants to become a great supervillain to alleviate his [[RichBoredom boredom]]. [[Recap/KimPossibleS1E3TheNewRon Getting the idea]] from Ron after using up all of Europe’s electricity to power up his private island, Sr. tries numerous times to enact his world domination scheme in order to prove himself a proper villain, at one point even attempting to nuke Middleton to show how bad he can be. Having a genuine affection for his son Señor Senior Jr., Sr. does whatever he can to make him happy, such as effortlessly [[Recap/KimPossibleS2E24OhBoyz kidnapping the Oh Boyz boy band]] as blackmail just so Jr. can have a shot at living out his dream as an international pop sensation. With a friendly attitude and a brilliant mind, while also [[Recap/KimPossibleS2E29TripleS displaying some extreme sports skills for his age]], Sr. shows himself to be one of Kim’s greatest opponents.

** "[[Recap/AmphibiaS2E06ACaravanNamedDesire A Caravan Named Desire]]": [[WickedCultured Renée Frodgers]] is the director of a theater caravan who uses her shows as a distraction to rob banks, as they don't make much money anymore. Saving the Plantars' lives and recognizing Hop-Pop's passion for acting, Renée invites him into the troupe, even casting him as the lead. Even when Hop-Pop realizes Renée's true intentions, she plays on his pride and lifelong dreams to convince him to keep supporting the art. When this stops working and Hop-Pop exposes Renée in public, she makes a swift getaway on her caravan and is only defeated by an intercepting sandworm, reacting with delight at some real drama.

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' franchise:
** [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXehanortsIncarnations Xemnas, the Nobody of Xehanort]], founded [[Characters/KingdomHeartsOrganizationXIII Organization XIII]] to find worthy vessels for his own Heart. In doing so, he lied to its members into believing that they had lost their Hearts forever, in the hopes of keeping them empty and under his control. To fill them with his essence, Xemnas sought to create Kingdom Hearts by stealing the Hearts [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSora Sora]] released with his Keyblade. When Sora created a Nobody called Roxas, Xemnas recruited him and cloned him to create Xion so he could exploit Sora’s power as much as possible. Even when Roxas and Xion defected, Xemnas simply went back to relying on a revived Sora to collect Hearts for him. Ultimately foiled only because of Ansem the Wise’s intervention, Xemnas later returns thanks to Time Travel, becoming a key member of the Real Organization XIII. Staving off usurpers at every turn with a ruthless lack of emotion, Xemnas is finally defeated for good, lamenting that his first emotion in years was loneliness. In his final words, he expresses admiration for Sora for having the strength to bear the "pain" of having a Heart. A brilliant mind with a stoic yet affable demeanour, Xemnas proves himself a deadly and devious adversary.
** [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAxel Axel]], the Nobody of Lea and number VIII of Organization XIII, is a quick-witted and smooth-spoken "fixer" for the Organization responsible for silencing those who try to betray Xemnas. Axel acts as a [[TheMole mole]] for Larxene and Marluxia's scheme, killing loose ends like Vexen and Zexion with an impenetrable smile on his face, while manipulating Sora's group, Namine, and the Riku Replica, eventually dismantling Marluxia's scheme in preparation for his and Saïx's own attempt to seize power from Xemnas. Axel shows humanity and depth unique for a Nobody far earlier than most of his comrades, bonding fiercely with Xion and Roxas, and once his love for them overrides his loyalty to the Organization, Axel goes {{turncoat}}. When his attempt to take Roxas from Sora back fails, Axel decides to help him instead, sacrificing his own life to save Sora and paving the way for Lea to ally with the heroes against Xehanort's overlapping scheme. Always ready with a quip and a smile for any occasion, Axel leaves little room for wonder as to how the fandom memorized his name so universally.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'': Data-Roxas serves as the last obstacle for Data-Sora in a recreation of Castle Oblivion. Proposing that Data-Sora delve into the castle and experience memories that will fade as soon as they come, Data-Roxas tricks him into filling himself with the "hurt" of lost memories that will drag him deeper into the darkness if he keeps shouldering the burden. When Data-Sora optimistically rebukes him, Data-Roxas initiates one last emotional battle that ends with the revelation it was all a test. Struggling with being the data copy of a Nobody, Data-Roxas channeled his pain towards his role as a surprisingly manipulative character before peacefully exiting stage left.

* ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'': [[CriminalDoppelganger Constantine]], "[[RedBaron the World's Most Dangerous Frog]]", fights and escapes from the Siberian Gulag he held a lot of power and authority in while setting other prisoners free and then setting explosives off too. Teamed with his underling Dominic Badguy/The Lemur, Constantine arranges to have Kermit sent to the prison in his place while [[CaptureAndReplicate pretending to be him with the Muppets]]. To divert attention and suspicion, Constantine not only allows the others free reign in their performances on their world tour, but also woos Miss Piggy and uses the performances as a means of distracting while he and Dominic commit a few robberies or thefts (leaving evidence to [[FrameUp implicate the Muppets]] too). Constantine also plans to blow Piggy up at their wedding as a means of facilitating his own escape and manages to [[OutGambitted outsmart Dominic’s attempt to get the better of him]] while then trying to take Piggy as a hostage to get away in a helicopter.

** "[[Recap/AmphibiaS1E36CombatCamp Combat Camp]]": [[DashingHispanic Tritonio Espada]] is a notorious [[TrainJob train robber]] using a bogus daycare center as a front to run his operation. When Hop-Pop places the kids into his care, Tritonio [[CoolTeacher teaches Sprig and Polly how to use weapons]] and gradually earns Anne's trust by appealing to her hidden potential. He sets Sprig up to play an injured orphan so that Anne and Polly could infiltrate the train. Retrieving the gem, Tritonio swipes it with the full intention of leaving the kids to the mercy of the guards. When defeated, [[GracefulLoser he expresses little anger towards them]], instead using the opportunity to [[VillainRespect compliment Anne for besting him]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'''s "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E11SenseAndInsensitivity Sense and Insensitivity]]": Piniet is a manipulative publishing agent who promises aspiring witches and demons fame and fortune if they sign up with his publishing house. In truth, Piniet is a shamelessly greedy con artist who ensures his clients pump out one masterpiece after another by trapping them within literal writing blocks, forcing them to write on "crunch time" as the blocks squeeze. Piniet's made millions by the time he convinces King to publish a book with him, and when King can't produce a sequel, Piniet pieces together he's dependent on Luz and tosses them both into the writing block. Piniet sets himself above other one-shots with his sneaky charm and fun modus operandi, [[KarmaHoudini and he cheerfully escapes justice after finding an even better author than King]], letting the heroes off with no extra trouble.

* [[FriendlyPirate William "Will" Turner]] is the son of pirate "Bootstrap Bill" Turner. Once a humble blacksmith and a MasterSwordsman, Will uncovers Jack in his shop through a misplaced tool and battles the pirate. When Elizabeth is abducted by Barbossa, Will bargains with Jack for his assistance in exchange for the pirate's escape from jail. Following a series of double-crosses, where Will learns Jack true intentions, Will assists in fighting Barbossa's crew and lifting the curse, allowing Jack to kill Barbossa. Declared an outlaw himself for helping Jack escape, Will barters with Lord Cutler Beckett for a pardon, where eventually Will learns Bootstrap is aboard the Flying Dutchman. Determined to free his father, Will tricks Jones into revealing the key to the Dead Man's Chest containing his heart and successfully steals it. With the chest falling into Beckett's hands, Will initially assists the pirates to unite the Brethren Court to unleash Calypso. Will decides to betray the pirates by striking a deal with Beckett, trading Jack for himself in a prison exchange. Will also reveals to Calypso the truth about Jones betraying her, inciting her wrath. Will would end up taking Jones' place as Captain of the Dutchman, freeing his father and defeating Beckett.

* ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMenTellNoTales Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'': Shansa is an imprisoned sea witch who cursed Barbossa's enemies so he could achieve higher success with no opposition when he saved her from the gallows. Learning everything she can through unpleasant rituals, such as eventually draining a man of his blood as he kept coming back for help, Shansa advises Barbossa about [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheSilentMary Salazar]] threatening him and only being stopped through the Triton of Poseidon—providing him with Jack's compass that she mysteriously possesses and advising Barbossa to retire peacefully if he wants to extend his life, but then allowing him the choice as to whether or not he'll reject the tedium of that in exchange for eventually dying sooner as a pirate. When Shansa is then threatened by British Lt. John Scarfield, she tells him he's put him on the path that will get him in the race for the Triton—knowing he'll eventually be destroyed by Salazar as she had expected him to be.

* ''Film/{{Descendants}} 2'' & ''3'': [[DreadlockWarrior Uma]] is the daughter of the powerful sea witch [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ursula]], and Mal's most [[ArchEnemy personal rival]]. Back when they were best friends, Mal turned Uma into the Isle's laughing stock, and eventually abandoned and forgot about her. This made Uma grow bitter towards Mal and vow to defeat her by any means, as well as developing a [[VillainHasAPoint reasonable philosophy]] about how the Disney Heroes were no better than actual villains for leaving the villains' children on the Isle of the Lost for no reason other than their parents being evil. Forming her own pirate crew and [[FromNobodyToNightmare quickly rising]] to the top as a fearsome threat, she constantly takes advantage of her surroundings to take down anybody in her way. She later joins Mal's team to defeat Audrey, in exchange for the Villain Kids being released. She and Mal begin to make amends and she powers up Mal's ember so she could take Audrey down. Once Auradon realizes that morality didn't depend on where they grew up in, Uma's pleas are finally heard, as the barrier gets lifted and Villain Kids are finally allowed to go to Auradon.

* [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanCaptainJackSparrow Captain Jack Sparrow]], one of the nine "Pirate Lords" and the most famed pirate of the Caribbean, lured Capitán Armando Salazar to his doom at the start of his pirating career with little but his wits. Later escaping the clutches of the wicked Cutler Beckett and the mutiny of his [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanBlackPearl treacherous crew]], Jack dreams of recovering the ''Black Pearl'' and uses the begrudging William "Will" Turner to do so. Performing a series of elaborate double and triple crosses to manipulate both the [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanNavy Navy]] and cursed pirates against one another, Jack ends up on the side of good to defeat his traitorous former First Mate Hector Barbossa. When Beckett emerges and the feared Davy Jones is after him, Jack bargains for time from Jones to steal his disembodied heart. Returning from death, Jack makes Elizabeth Swann the King of the Pirates' Brethren Court while setting her and Will up to escape Beckett and allow Jack to take Jones' place, a dream he abandons to save the mortally wounded Will. Later forced to assist [[UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}} Edward "Blackbeard" Teach]] in a quest for the FountainOfYouth, Jack tricks the feared pirate into sacrificing his life for his daughter Angelica and later provides a way for his old rival and sometimes-friend Barbossa to give his life to save Barbossa's daughter Carina. Rarely at a loss for words or plots, Jack routinely comes up with plans on the fly, so talented that some wonder if he has things planned out or makes them up as he goes along.

* [[GuileHero William "Will" Turner]] is the son of pirate "Bootstrap Bill" Turner. Growing up a talented but under-appreciated blacksmith, Will takes on Jack in the shop discovering his presence through a misplaced tool and when Elizabeth is abducted by Barbossa, Will strikes a deal with Jack to help him save her—setting him free and later abandoning Jack when learning of his planned betrayal. Will later offers himself so the crew is spared and learning Jack's latest betrayal is a double-cross through slight of hand, helps Jack initially take Barbossa down and escape being hanged too. Upon discovering his father joined the crew of the ''Flying Dutchman'', Will tricks Davy Jones into showing him where the key to the Dead Man's Chest with his heart is so Will can steal it with the intent of destroying Jones to free Bootstrap Bill and challenges and fights both Jack and James Norrington for the chest too. Will then sells out Jack to try to take the Pearl for himself and continue this endeavor; upon realizing Jack wants to take the Dutchman and free Bootstrap too, arranges a deal with Lord Cutler Beckett to bring him to the Brethren Court; gets himself offered up for Jack in a prisoner exchange; provokes Tia Dalma/Calypso to turn her on both Jones and the Pearl and when fatally wounded, Will kills Jones to take his place as captain of the Dutchman and take Beckett out.

* "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbMinorMonogram Minor Monogram]]": [[FauxAffablyEvil Rodrigo]] is the new protege of Doofenschmirtz who [[BastardUnderstudy schemes to surpass his mentor]]. Idly pointing out the various cliche flaws in Doofenshmirtz's plans and capture of Agent P, Rodrigo [[EvilerThanThou proves his superiority]] as a {{mad scientist}} by successfully entrapping Perry in a device even the OWCA agent cannot escape. Rodrigo then betrays and imprisons Doofenshmirtz himself, hijacking the man's scheme to hold the Tri-State Area hostage, planning to instead destroy Danville and [[TakeOverTheWorld take over the entire planet]]. Rodrigo's plan is so impressive that even Doofenshmirtz is speechless at his bravado.

* Hector Barbossa was once the First Mate to Captain Jack Sparrow aboard the ''[[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanBlackPearl Black Pearl]]'' until instituting a mutiny to take over the ship and being cursed as an immortal skeleton with certain human senses gone. Seeking William "Will" Turner to break said curse, Barbossa incites an invasion of Port Royal and abducts Elizabeth Swann thinking she's the descendant he needs and uses a lot of double-talk to arrange circumstances to his liking at each turn. Barbossa then uses Elizabeth as leverage to get Will in his possession, distracting the British Navy with an attack and nearly succeeds in sacrificing Will in order to restore his humanity, only to be killed when the curse is broken. Resurrected not long after, Barbossa seeks to bring Jack back from Davy Jones's Locker while also fighting Lord Cutler Beckett and the East India Trading Company and releasing the Goddess Calypso "from [her] human bonds" to get her assistance. Eventually taking down Blackbeard for [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanQueenAnnesRevenge his ship]] and power and then seeking to protect his capitalization on all things piracy, Barbossa willing chooses to finally give it all up for the sake of the survival of his own daughter Carina, his true "Treasure".
* William "Will" Turner is the son of pirate "Bootstrap Bill" Turner. Growing up a talented but under-appreciated blacksmith, Will takes on Jack in the shop discovering his presence through a misplaced tool and when Elizabeth is abducted by Barbossa, Will strikes a deal with Jack to help him save her—setting him free and later abandoning Jack when learning of his planned betrayal. Will later offers himself so the crew is spared and learning Jack's latest betrayal is a double-cross through slight of hand, helps Jack initially take Barbossa down and escape being hanged too. Upon discovering his father joined the crew of the ''Flying Dutchman'', Will tricks Davy Jones into showing him where the key to the Dead Man's Chest with his heart is so Will can steal it with the intent of destroying Jones to free Bootstrap Bill and challenges and fights both Jack and James Norrington for the chest too. Will then sells out Jack to try to take the Pearl for himself and continue this endeavor; upon realizing Jack wants to take the Dutchman and free Bootstrap too, arranges a deal with Lord Cutler Beckett to bring him to the Brethren Court; gets himself offered up for Jack in a prisoner exchange; provokes Tia Dalma/Calypso to turn her on both Jones and the Pearl and when fatally wounded, Will kills Jones to take his place as captain of the Dutchman and take Beckett out.
* Elizabeth Swann, daughter of Governor Weatherby Swann, helped saved William "Will" Turner from drowning, hiding his pirate connection from her father's men. When the ''Black Pearl'' attacks Port Royal, Elizabeth uses her knowledge of the "Pirate Code" to get an audience with Barbossa, tricking him into thinking she is the Turner child he is looking for. When she is marooned on an island with Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth uses its hidden rum bottles to build a signal fire to alert the Navy as to where they are and later aids Jack's escape attempt by pretending to faint. When imprisoned by Lord Cutler Beckett, Elizabeth uses her father's failed rescue attempt in order to take Beckett himself hostage, forcing him to sign the pardon papers for Will and using a fake ghost to scare an entire ship into taking her where she needs to go. Later Elizabeth uses Jack's feelings for her to trap him on the ship as the Kraken attacks. Being made captain of the ''Empress'' and voted the Pirate King, Elizabeth leads the fight against the East India Trading Company and the ''Flying Dutchman'', before settling down to raise her and Will's son, reuniting with her husband years later.

* ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest Dead Man's Chest]]'' & ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd At World's End]]'': Tia Dalma, once known as [[PhysicalGod Calypso]], Goddess of the Sea [[GodInHumanForm bound in human form]] by the Brethren Court, eventually took up being a sea witch. Developing feelings for Davy Jones, Captain of the ''[[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanFlyingDutchman Flying Dutchman]]'', Calypso charged him with transporting the dead to the afterlife, but ended up neglecting their one night together, leading to Jones abandoning his duties and cursing himself and his crew. When Jack is targeted by Jones for his debt, Tia advises Jack in how to fend off and how to potentially control Jones with his heart. After Jack is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker and the East India Trading Company begin their genocide of pirates, Tia sees this as an opportunity to finally be unbound from human form by uniting the Brethren Court once more. Resurrecting Barbossa to serve as a guide, they succeed in bringing Jack back to the living world. Intending to turn on the pirates and [[PlayingBothSides seducing Jones once more]], Tia learns of Jones' betrayal, enraging her so much that shortly after she's released, she summons a giant maelstrom on both the ''Black Pearl'' and ''Flying Dutchman'', only relenting once Jones finally meets his demise.
* ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides On Stranger Tides]]'': The Spaniard is the leader of the [[Characters/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanSpanishEmpire Spanish Armada]] seeking the destruction of the FountainOfYouth as they believes God's power to give and take life doesn't belong in man's hands. Refusing to engage enemies on a whim and keeping his mind on his mission, the Spaniard successfully steals the chalices needed for the ritual as a means of delaying those on the quest to get there. Upon arrival at the Fountain, the Spaniard shoots a British Naval officer for nearly declaring the land for the British--while wanting to remember the man for his bravery--and has the chalices taken from Angelica after asking nicely so as to then stomp on them. After the Spaniard succeeds in having the Fountain blown up, killing the rest of Blackbeard's men in the process, he then orders his men to follow him as he gracefully departs.