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** [[Characters/PussInBootsJackHorner Big Jack Horner]] in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' was a SpoiledBrat who received everything a person could ever want, but became a CardCarryingVillain with an InferioritySuperiorityComplex due to not having the fame and recognition of the magical fairytale creatures he lived alongside. His EvilPlan is to become an EvilSorcerer with "[[GodhoodSeeker all the magic in the world]]" simply so nobody else would have any. To drive the point home, he even looks like an oversized infant.

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** [[Characters/PussInBootsJackHorner Big Jack Horner]] Horner in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' was a SpoiledBrat who received everything a person could ever want, but became a CardCarryingVillain with an InferioritySuperiorityComplex due to not having the fame and recognition of the magical fairytale creatures he lived alongside. His EvilPlan is to become an EvilSorcerer with "[[GodhoodSeeker all the magic in the world]]" simply so nobody else would have any. To drive the point home, he even looks like an oversized infant.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': The WickedStepmother, Lady Tremaine strongly believes in maintaining grace and self-control, but she's also [[ItsAllAboutMe very selfish]], hates to work, [[LackOfEmpathy refuses to empathize with others]], gets upset when things don’t go her way, [[GoldDigger is never satisfied with what she has]], and will [[EvilIsPetty resort to very petty means to get her way]]. Overall she can be essentially a spoiled little brat in an old woman’s body.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': The WickedStepmother, Lady Tremaine strongly believes in maintaining grace and self-control, but she's she is also [[ItsAllAboutMe very selfish]], hates to work, [[LackOfEmpathy refuses to empathize with others]], gets upset when things don’t go her way, [[GoldDigger is never satisfied with what she has]], and will [[EvilIsPetty resort to very petty means to get her way]]. Overall she can be essentially a spoiled little brat in an old woman’s body.



** Scar. Best exemplified when he says "I'm king, I can do whatever I want!", since that's the ''exact same attitude'' Simba himself had when he was a cub. Simba grew out of that mindset, but Scar never did, and he paid for it eventually.

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** Scar. Best exemplified when he says "I'm king, I can do whatever I want!", since that's the ''exact same attitude'' Simba himself had when he was a cub. Simba grew out of that mindset, but Scar never did, and did; he paid for it eventually.
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** [[{{Greed}} Big Jack Horner]] in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' was a SpoiledBrat who received everything a person could ever want, but became a CardCarryingVillain with an InferioritySuperiorityComplex due to not having the fame and recognition of the magical fairytale creatures he lived alongside. His EvilPlan is to become an EvilSorcerer with "[[GodhoodSeeker all the magic in the world]]" simply so nobody else would have any. To drive the point home, he even looks like an oversized infant.

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** [[{{Greed}} [[Characters/PussInBootsJackHorner Big Jack Horner]] in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' was a SpoiledBrat who received everything a person could ever want, but became a CardCarryingVillain with an InferioritySuperiorityComplex due to not having the fame and recognition of the magical fairytale creatures he lived alongside. His EvilPlan is to become an EvilSorcerer with "[[GodhoodSeeker all the magic in the world]]" simply so nobody else would have any. To drive the point home, he even looks like an oversized infant.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': The WickedStepmother, Lady Tremaine strongly believes in maintaining grace and self-control, but also has some rather childish traits to her. She's [[ItsAllAboutMe very selfish]], hates to work, [[LackOfEmpathy refuses to empathize with others]], gets upset when things don’t go her way, [[GoldDigger is never satisfied with what she has]], and will [[EvilIsPetty resort to very petty means to get her way]]. Overall she can be essentially a spoiled little brat in an old woman’s body.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': The WickedStepmother, Lady Tremaine strongly believes in maintaining grace and self-control, but she's also has some rather childish traits to her. She's [[ItsAllAboutMe very selfish]], hates to work, [[LackOfEmpathy refuses to empathize with others]], gets upset when things don’t go her way, [[GoldDigger is never satisfied with what she has]], and will [[EvilIsPetty resort to very petty means to get her way]]. Overall she can be essentially a spoiled little brat in an old woman’s body.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': The WickedStepmother, Lady Tremaine strongly believes in maintaining grace and self-control, but also has some rather childish traits to her. She's [[ItsAllAboutMe very selfish]], hates to work, [[LackOfEmpathy refuses to empathize with others]], gets upset when things don’t go her way, [[GoldDigger is never satisfied with what she has]], and will [[EvilIsPetty resort to very petty means to get her way]]. Overall she can be essentially a spoiled little brat in an old woman’s body.
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** Scar. Best exemplified when he says "I'm king, I can do whatever I want!", since that's the ''exact same attitude'' Simba himself had when he was a cub.

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** Scar. Best exemplified when he says "I'm king, I can do whatever I want!", since that's the ''exact same attitude'' Simba himself had when he was a cub. Simba grew out of that mindset, but Scar never did, and he paid for it eventually.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'': {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Terry exploits Joker's FatalFlaw by lacing his BoringInsult towards the clown and [[IShallTauntYou taunting]] his childish obsession with Batman. It's ''so effective'' Joker explodes in anger, and only the unhinged monster remains from that point on. Despite his cruel mockery of others, Joker CantTakeCriticism when others poke fun at ''him''. For a comedian, the only thing worse than a ToughRoom with a silent audience is TheHeckler.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'': {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Terry exploits Joker's FatalFlaw by lacing his BoringInsult towards the clown and [[IShallTauntYou taunting]] his childish obsession with Batman. It's ''so effective'' Joker explodes in anger, and leaving only the unhinged monster remains from that point on. Despite his cruel mockery of others, Joker CantTakeCriticism when others poke fun at ''him''. For a comedian, the only thing worse than a ToughRoom with a silent audience is TheHeckler.



** To highlight his immaturity, Joker blows the Bronx cheer at Bruce after admitting he was not a WorthyOpponent.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'':
** {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Terry exploits the Joker's FatalFlaw by lacing his BoringInsult towards the clown and [[IShallTauntYou taunting]] his childish obsession with Batman. It's ''so effective'' Joker explodes in anger, and only the unhinged monster remains from that point on. Despite his cruel mockery of others, Joker CantTakeCriticism when others poke fun at ''him''. For a comedian, the only thing worse than a ToughRoom with a silent audience is TheHeckler.

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''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'': {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Terry exploits the Joker's FatalFlaw by lacing his BoringInsult towards the clown and [[IShallTauntYou taunting]] his childish obsession with Batman. It's ''so effective'' Joker explodes in anger, and only the unhinged monster remains from that point on. Despite his cruel mockery of others, Joker CantTakeCriticism when others poke fun at ''him''. For a comedian, the only thing worse than a ToughRoom with a silent audience is TheHeckler.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool. He almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently. When he isn't given what he wants, he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or '''both'''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler:A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario Bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]

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Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool. He almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently. When he isn't given what he wants, he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or '''both'''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him.
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[[spoiler:A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario Bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool. He almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently. When he isn't given what he wants, he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or both. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler:A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario Bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool. He almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently. When he isn't given what he wants, he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or both.'''both'''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler:A [[spoiler:A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario Bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool; he almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently; and when he isn't given what he wants, he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or both. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler:A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario Bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool; he cool. He almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently; and when violently. When he isn't given what he wants, he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or both. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler:A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario Bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool, he almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently, and when he isn't given what he wants he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or ''both''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler: A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool, cool; he almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently, violently; and when he isn't given what he wants wants, he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or ''both''.both. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler: A  [[spoiler:A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario bros. Bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool, he almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently, and when he isn't given what he wants he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or ''both''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler: A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them,]] suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been, but his plan hinges on a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool, he almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently, and when he isn't given what he wants he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or ''both''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because he thinks he's stealing Peach from him. [[spoiler: A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them,]] them]], suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been [[AdaptationalVillainy if not more]], but his plan hinges on [[EntitledToHaveYou an immature crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool]], which makes him come across a spoiled, bratty, horny 12-year-old who can't take any criticism without flipping out, and when he isn't given what he wants he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or ''both''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because [[spoiler:he thinks he's stealing Peach from him]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been [[AdaptationalVillainy if not more]], been, but his plan hinges on [[EntitledToHaveYou an immature a childish crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool]], which makes him come across a spoiled, bratty, horny 12-year-old who can't take cool, he almost never takes any criticism without flipping out, usually violently, and when he isn't given what he wants he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or ''both''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because [[spoiler:he he thinks he's stealing Peach from him]].him. [[spoiler: A different side of this trope that applies to him is briefly explored during the film's climax: when the Mario bros. harness the power of the Super Star and begin not only [[NoSell No-Selling]] all of his attacks but also genuinely and severely harming him, he can be seen with a very shocked and panicked expression on his face during most of his [[CurbStompBattle very one-sided fight with them,]] suggesting him to be a bully who has likely hardly, if ever, experienced genuine opposition and therefore has very little idea of how to react to such.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': [[spoiler:[[BigBad Turbo]]. His façade of King Candy is that of a flamboyant and ditzy monarch who would rather make puns than be an effective ruler, but in reality, he's a horrifically childish, immature brat with a murderous attitude and a huge hunger for attention who's willing to destroy a game because of his pettiness, and the "psychopathic" comes through once he goes OneWingedAngel, [[ForTheEvulz all because he's "Turbo-tastic!"]].]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': [[spoiler:[[BigBad Turbo]]. His façade of King Candy is that of a flamboyant and ditzy monarch who would rather make puns than be an effective ruler, but in reality, he's a horrifically childish, immature brat with a murderous attitude and a huge hunger for attention who's willing to destroy a game because of his pettiness, and the "psychopathic" comes through once he goes OneWingedAngel, [[ForTheEvulz all because he's "Turbo-tastic!"]].]]]]

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{{Psychopathic Manchild}}ren in animated movies.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'':
** {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Terry exploits the Joker's FatalFlaw by lacing his BoringInsult towards the clown and [[IShallTauntYou taunting]] his childish obsession with Batman. It's ''so effective'' Joker explodes in anger, and only the unhinged monster remains from that point on. Despite his cruel mockery of others, Joker CantTakeCriticism when others poke fun at ''him''. For a comedian, the only thing worse than a ToughRoom with a silent audience is TheHeckler.
** In fact, it's an IronicEcho to Joker's mockery of the original Batman after finding out his identity, mocking him for being "a little boy in a play suit crying for mommy and daddy," with the insult being ''thrown right back'' at his face.
** To highlight his immaturity, Joker blows the Bronx cheer at Bruce after admitting he was not a WorthyOpponent.
* Gaston's role in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' consists of him throwing a ''very'' violent temper tantrum when he doesn't get what he wants.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'' has the Other Mother. She's cunning and crafty, and convincingly presents herself as a loving mother (at first), but when Coraline starts resisting her attempts to "keep" her, she starts throwing tantrums.
* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3'': Gru's new nemesis Balthazar Bratt is a FormerChildStar who believes that he ''is'' the character he used to play.
* Kadaj and his group from ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', a group of superpowered teens created from Sephiroth's refusing-to-be-dead essence. Kadaj can go from vicious and sadistic to heartbreakingly childlike and back again in the span of around fifteen minutes. His older 'brother' Loz is less psychotic, but more childlike. Yazoo doesn't get much screentime, but he clearly laughs in childish excitement in the extended version as he steers his motorcycle off an exploding bridge to attack an airborne helicopter.
* ''WesternAnimation/GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio'': UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini is depicted this way in the film. In all of his brief appearance, he's portrayed as an overgrown child who likes to watch puppet shows and, after finding himself the target of mockery, violently overreacts by having Pinocchio shot and the entire circus burnt down. He's even portrayed as having the disproportionately large head and small limbs of an oversize infant or toddler.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': [[EveryoneHatesHades Hades]], the Lord of the Underworld, is quite the SoreLoser when things don't go his way. He [[BurningWithAnger literally burns]] [[VillainousBreakdown with anger]] and [[HairTriggerTemper throws bratty temper tantrums]] with his tormented minions being the usual toys to blow off steam. His ArchEnemy Hercules is the root of all of his misery. Even mentioning Herc's name or his merchandise will set him off. When he loses it completely, his whole head and arms become ''fountains'' of fire.
* ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'': Smek is the leader of an entire planet, who throws himself on the ground and cries out loud like a toddler when he doesn't get his way.
* Judge Claude Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney''. He's competent and cunning as well as seeming cool-headed at first, but as the story goes on, it becomes clear Frollo is essentially a selfish, heartless, spoiled toddler in an adult's body, being [[HairTriggerTemper incredibly petulant]] and having fits of rage whenever things don't go out his way, doing things on a whim, [[BadBoss treating his own minions horribly]] in a manner not unlike a child breaking his toys, and what especially sells the deal is his VillainousBreakdown, which is essentially him throwing a massive, deranged, long-drawn-out and violent high-octane temper tantrum in the form of trying to burn down Paris and attempting to [[FinalSolution slaughter all Roma people]] out of spite. Further adding to his immaturity are [[AGodAmI his delusions of godhood]], alongside his [[EvilIsPetty extreme pettiness]], [[NeverMyFault refusal to acknowledge the error of his ways]] and [[IfICantHaveYou his entitlement to have Esmeralda]]. Nonetheless, it's the [[RealismInducedHorror scarily realistic portrayal]] of these qualities, as well as his [[TheFundamentalist zealotry]] and abuse of power, that make him such a shockingly dark and frightening villain.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'': Syndrome balances a [[GadgeteerGenius genius-level talent for inventing technology]] with an incredibly childish personality; he's immature, excitable, petulant, irresponsible, prone to mood swings, obsessed with gadgets and "toys", and spiteful. His motivation also stems from an admittedly wounding and hurtful, but still relatively minor slight, he suffered when he was a child, which he refuses to move on from as he's a textbook example of a malignant {{narcissist}}.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'': [[PresidentEvil President]]/[[CorruptCorporateExecutive Lord Business]] is a FauxAffablyEvil VillainWithGoodPublicity and obviously quite intelligent and competent, but his motivations are ultimately very childish -- to have [[ControlFreak total control]] over a [[ThePerfectionist perfectly ordered world]]. At the end of the movie, he even rants to [[TheChosenZero Emmett]] that "No one ever told me I was special!" [[spoiler:All of this has a very good reason, as the entire setting was created by a child, and Lord Business is representative of said child's father.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie2TheSecondPart'': [[spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong Rex Dangervest]] is presented as a selfish child attempting to store away the LEGO community [[EvilIsPetty out of spite]]. This is again a representation of how Finn is being childish by destroying Bianca's playset out of spite rather than reasoning with her to not play with his stuff.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'':
** Scar. Best exemplified when he says "I'm king, I can do whatever I want!", since that's the ''exact same attitude'' Simba himself had when he was a cub.
** Ed the hyena comes off as this to a mild extent, though he is [[MentalHandicapMoralDeficiency mentally challenged]] and doesn't speak like the others.
* The Bowler Hat Guy from ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' qualifies, seeing that he's trying to ruin Lewis' life all because he blames him for missing a pitch at a ball game.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': Hal Stewart starts off as a typical {{Manchild}}, but once he becomes [[FromNobodyToNightmare Titan]], he throws a long-drawn-out temper tantrum by destroying Metro City and [[IfICantHaveYou trying to murder Roxanne]] because [[EntitledToHaveYou she didn't return his feelings]].
-->'''Hal:''' Hey, Metro-losers. This is Metro Tower. They say it's supposed to be a symbol of our city's strength. But for me, it's a reminder of the day this woman ferociously ripped out my heart! And I ''hate'' reminders!
* The Storm King in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017''. His demeanor frequently switches from cold and threatening to goofy and over-the-top, but that only makes him even more unpredictable and dangerous. For example, in his conversation with [[TheDragon Tempest Shadow]], he threatens her -- in a stern and serious voice -- that her horn is [[ImpliedDeathThreat not the only thing that's going to be broken]] if she fails in her mission. A mere moment later, he flashes a silly smile and goes into incoherent babble. After he drains the magic of all four alicorn princesses via Staff of Sacanas, one of the first things he does with all that godlike power is playing with the sun and the moon. Next thing he does is conjuring a huge tornado which ends up [[BadBoss sweeping away most of his remaining soldiers]] and [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness trying to kill Tempest via lightning bolts]], with a SlasherSmile on his face.
* Goblin Prince Froglip from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheGoblin'', who relishes "doing nasty things" to humans and is at one point seen sucking his thumb as he goes to sleep.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'':
** Both times that are called in to save children, they actually have to save them from child-minded adults. Madame Medusa, in particular, embodies all the negative aspects of thinking like a child and none of the positive ones, as she has a habit of throwing hysterical fits whenever someone tells anything else other than what she wants to hear. Ironically [[spoiler: she hides the Devil's Eye (an adult's desire) inside Penny's teddy bear (a child's keepsake) and therefore doesn't plan to return it and then acts about keeping and losing it in a much more immature way than Penny whose teddy bear has actual emotional value to her]].
** [=McLeach=], by contrast is much more articulate and capable of taking care of whatever obstacles may arise and it is only in his cruelty that the child inside him comes out: when he childishly mocks Cody and pretended that he was afraid of the authorities (which only Joanna found funny). His comments about passing third grade definitely leave the impression that there were things other than academic skill that were left behind...
* Prince John from ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'' is a petulant, temperamental, selfish, impulsive crybaby who sucks his thumb and cries for his mommy. The real Prince John (later [[UsefulNotes/KingJohnOfEngland King John]]) is often depicted this way in other works, but whether he truly was is impossible to say.
* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'':
** Prince Charming in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'' and ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird''. A huge MommasBoy who relied on said [[EvilMatriarch Momma]] for everything before her death in the previous movie, his entire EvilPlan is motivated by a mixture of revenge and pleasing her. Once he's taken over the throne, his first act is to put on a stage show about himself and how cool he is. Case in point, [[spoiler:his last words: "Mommy?"]].
** [[{{Greed}} Big Jack Horner]] in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'' was a SpoiledBrat who received everything a person could ever want, but became a CardCarryingVillain with an InferioritySuperiorityComplex due to not having the fame and recognition of the magical fairytale creatures he lived alongside. His EvilPlan is to become an EvilSorcerer with "[[GodhoodSeeker all the magic in the world]]" simply so nobody else would have any. To drive the point home, he even looks like an oversized infant.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser is as ornery as he's ever been [[AdaptationalVillainy if not more]], but his plan hinges on [[EntitledToHaveYou an immature crush on Princess Peach and him being convinced that she'll like him because he's powerful and cool]], which makes him come across a spoiled, bratty, horny 12-year-old who can't take any criticism without flipping out, and when he isn't given what he wants he'll either throw a massive tantrum, destroy what's standing between him and what he wants, or ''both''. Heck, his whole antagonism with Mario only ever starts because [[spoiler:he thinks he's stealing Peach from him]].
* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': [[spoiler:[[BigBad Turbo]]. His façade of King Candy is that of a flamboyant and ditzy monarch who would rather make puns than be an effective ruler, but in reality, he's a horrifically childish, immature brat with a murderous attitude and a huge hunger for attention who's willing to destroy a game because of his pettiness, and the "psychopathic" comes through once he goes OneWingedAngel, [[ForTheEvulz all because he's "Turbo-tastic!"]].]]

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