History NightmareFuel / Brave

** And then you see the actual Mor'du. They toned him down a lot for the trailer. Let's see. Instead of glowing yellow eyes, we have [[RedEyesTakeWarning a single, glowing red eye]]. He's got a huge hump of scar tissue from which protrudes arrows, knives, and even swords, trophies from those that tried to kill him and failed. Even his fur is scarier, going from long and flowing to chopped up. The worst part is that the trailer implies that Merida will shoot him. In the film, all her arrows do is lure him towards her without any noticeable hesitation at all. The only thing that hurts this monster at all is [[spoiler:Bear!Elinor, and even then she had to drop a multi-ton rock on him to end him.]]

* The scene where the men chase [[spoiler: Bear!Elinor]] through the forest, catch her, and restrain her so that she's helpless to fight back.

** And likely the triplets as well... it never said his view on cubs, but the fact Fergus is infamous for killing bears. Who knows?

* The song "Mor'du, Mor'du, Mor'du" -- funny song sung by outrageous Scottish king to entertain his friends, right? Now go back and re-listen, [[spoiler: knowing that his wife Elinor turned into a bear & was mistaken for Mor'du, so everything he was singing about, he intended to fully do to his wife once he caught her.]] Pleasant dreams.

** And then you see the actual Mor'du. They toned him down a lot for the trailer. Let's see. Instead of glowing yellow eyes, we have a glowing [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eye]]. He's got a huge hump of scar tissue from which protrudes arrows, knives, and even swords, trophies from those that tried to kill him and failed. Even his fur is scarier, going from long and flowing to chopped up. The worst part is that the trailer implies that Merida will shoot him. In the film, all her arrows do is lure him towards her without any noticeable hesitation at all. The only thing that hurts this monster at all is [[spoiler:Bear!Elinor, and even then she had to drop a multi-ton rock on him to end him.]]

* The scene in the abandoned castle. It plays out like a scene out of a horror movie. Merida comes to a horrible realization from a stone engraving with one part sliced out of it that splits one person out of the picture (there's a brief horrifying glimpse of the person chopping at the engraving with an axe and he has the head of Mor'du) that [[spoiler:the prince from the legend is Mor'du]] and then [[OhCrap we see]] [[RightBehindMe Mor'du appearing behind Merida.]]

* Parts of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zzSqWUmlts&feature=youtu.be Japanese Trailer]] implying ''why'' the Japanese title translates to "Merida and the [[DontGoInTheWoods Forest of Fear]]".

* Parts of the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zzSqWUmlts&feature=youtu.be Japanese Trailer]] implying ''why'' it's called "Merida and the [[DontGoInTheWoods Forest of Fear]]" over there.

** A "bit"? Imagine if this wasn't a kid's film: [[spoiler: Fergus' first thought when he found his wife's ripped dress and her room destroyed probably wouldn't be "A bear attacked my wife", it'd be "Someone attacked and raped my wife" followed by the slaughter of the three lords and their entourages (if Fergus didn't notice the dress wasn't covered in blood after a "bear attack" he wouldn't have noticed everyone was with him during the "bear hunt").]]
*** Yes because [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall rape is apparently something that happens to women]].

* The ''gigantic'' [[EverythingsWorseWithBears bear]], [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Mor'du.]] in the trailer, with its glowing yellow eyes.

*** Yes because [[AtopTheFourthWall rape is apparently something that happens to women]].

*** What's especially worse is we actually get to learn about Mor'du's backstory in the new short that appears as a Bonus Feature on the BluRay/DVD. The Witch, who is narrating the story, tells us that ''after'' Mor'du transformed into a bear, to quote the witch, "''he instantly'' '''accepted''' ''his new form''" and then killed his brothers. *shudder*

* The way [[spoiler:Bear!Elinor's]] eyes change... *shudder*

* Finding out the true nature of Mor'du is pretty horrific on its own when you think about it. [[spoiler:The prince is implied to have turned into an animal right there in the throne room and ''killed everyone, including his family'', and he was powerless to stop it. And then it's heavily implied that his spirit manifesting as the Wisps is so he can finally be put out of his misery and killed, essentially meaning that he pulled a SuicideByCop]]. ''In a kid's movie''.

* The song "Mor'du, Mor'du, Mor'du" -- funny song sung by outrageous Scottish king to entertain his friends, right? Now go back and re-listen, [[spoiler: knowing that his wife Elinor turned into a bear & was mistaken for Mor'du, so everything he was singing about, he intended to fully do to his wife once he caught her.]] Pleasant dreams.

** Poor guy gets another one at the beginning of the film. Imagine having a little picnic with your wife and small daughter. You get the scene right out of a post card where mom is holding your darling little girl. Then ''bear'', going after your wife and kid.

* The way Bear!Elinor's eyes change... *shudder*

** Poor guy gets anouther one at the begining of the film. Imagine having a little picnic with your wife and small daughter. You get the scene right out of a post card where mom is holding your darling little girl. Then ''bear'', going after your wife and kid.

** Poor guy gets anouther one at the begining of the film. Imagine having a little picnic with your wife and small daughter. You get the scene right out of a post card where mom is holding your darling little girl. Then BEAR, going after your wife and kid.
* When Merida slowly realizes that she's not alone in the pit, as the audience can see Mor'du slowly sneaking up behind her. *shivers*

** Poor guy gets anouther one at the begining of the film. Imagine having a little picnic with your wife and small daughter. You get the scene right out of a post card where mom is holding your darling little girl. Then BEAR, going after your wife and kid.

* A bit of AdultFear near the climax where Fergus finds Elinor's room [[spoiler: trashed and her clothing torn, coming to the somewhat-true realization that a bear was in there]]. Then he finds what was likely the same bear [[spoiler: attacking his daughter]].

* Finding out the true nature of Mor'du is pretty horrific on its own when you think about it. [[spoiler:The prince is implied to have turned into an animal right there in the throne room and ''killed everyone, including his family'', and he was powerless to stop it. And then it's heavily implied that his spirit manifesting as the Wisps is so he can finally be put out of his misery and killed, essentially meaning that he pulled a SuicideByCop]]. ''In a kid's movie''.

** The moment where [[spoiler:Elinor accidentally catches Merida with her claws, you can just see the horror as she realizes what she's done, even as Merida is frantically trying to cover the scratches and insists it's nothing. (In retrospect, that sounds horribly like a fully-human parent realizing they've become abusive.)]]

* Mor'du's actual introduction in the prologue of the film also counts. It starts off with a very young Merida and her family having a relaxing, happy picnic, then a MoodWhiplash in Mor'du's appearance. However, what makes it worse is that the audience knows just a few minutes earlier that Mor'du was watching Merida when she walked into the forest, based on a musical cue alone. What could have happened had Merida not [[spoiler: followed the wisps back to safety?]]