History ObviouslyEvil / AnimatedFilms

* ''WesternAnimation/Bionicle2LegendsOfMetruNui'': After Makuta declares that he needs the Mask of Light, [[spoiler:in the very next scene Turaga Dume asks Vakama if it's finished yet. Turaga Dume later uses Nivawk, also an ObviouslyEvil bird, to spy on Toa despite allegedly having faith in them, before declaring them traitors. Naturally, Dume is an imposer.]]

** According to [[Creator/TonyJay the actor who voiced him]], Judge Claude Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is so "arch" and "transparent" in getting his way that ''none'' of the cast actually trusts him.

** ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' has the Duke of Weselton who has the obviously evil name (it's wrongly pronounced [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY Weaseltown]] throughout, as a RunningGag), appearance, and motive. He's even voiced by the villain of the [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph previous Disney movie]]! [[spoiler:Then this trope gets subverted when the ''true'' Big Bad turns out to be the handsome, charming prince who has zero Obviously Evil signs attached to him until TheReveal.]]

** Jiminy Cricket lampshaded this in ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'': The Bog King is an insect humanoid, is introduced in the shadows ranting about how love is dangerous, and [[BadBoss threatens his goblin mooks]]. [[VillainSong He openly sings about how evil he is!]] He even kidnaps a fairy princess. [[spoiler: The movie [[SubvertedTrope subverts this]] by revealing that he's mostly just a bitter grump whose actions are [[WellIntentionedExtremist correct, if drastic]]. The real villain turns out to be the handsome former fiancee of the heroine.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBFG'': The giants look even more evil in the animated movie than their physical descriptions and illustrations from the book. For instance, Fleshlumpeater is not only a towering brute, but has fanged, rotten teeth, a scarred face, barbaric regalia, and blood-red eyes.
* ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis'': Coco [=LaBouche=]: with her [[ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow dark eye shadow]], triangular brows, and devilish outfits. Even the ''babies'' are quick to notice how Coco [=LaBouche=] means ''big trouble.'' Chaz on the other hand doesn't notice this blindingly obvious fact. Hell, even ''Dil'' [[EvilDetectingBaby notices how obviously evil Coco is]], as he promptly whacks her with his rattle upon first meeting her.
-->'''Lil''': She's not a very nice lady. She's too "pointy."
* Website/TheAgonyBooth's [[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Quest_for_Camelot_1998.aspx?Page=2 recap]] of ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'' has this to say about Lord Ruber, one of Camelot's knights:
-->"...he's so clearly the odd one out -- a brutish hulk amongst his clean-looking fellow knights -- that I'm amazed he was even in the running to be a knight at all. I'm not one to the [sic] judge by appearances, mind you, but it's obvious this surly guy is bad news."
** What's more baffling about Ruber is that at the beginning of the movie, he seems to be putting no effort at all into hiding his evil nature. When he starts acting up against Arthur, the knights' remarks suggest that this is typical behavior for Ruber. Of course, a passing line of his about supporting them all these years without reward implies that they never really liked or trusted him but allowed him to join their ranks because he was a very strong ally and seemed willing to work with them, even if there was something off about him.
** [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic The Critic]] also noted how Creator/GaryOldman has a tendency to play Obviously Evil characters - in a previous review, the Critic continuously pointed out how clear it was that Oldman's character of [[Film/LostInSpace Doctor Smith]] was evil and yet no one seemed to notice. He also lampshades Ruber's [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience black clothes and horse]] later in the review. But it's worth it for that downright hilarious shot at the beginning of the movie in which we get a panning shot of the Knights of the Round Table: a line of identical-looking generic men, and then one with green skin, yellow eyes, and a banana-shaped head.
* Steele from ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'' wouldn't be out of place in a Creator/StevenSpielberg-produced animated film for how clearly evil he is.
--> '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''': Good Lord, it's like [[EvilIsHammy his face has ten different personalities]]...[[EatsBabies and they all eat children!]]
* Played to creepy perfection in ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'' with Mok, the waning rock megastar, who intends to summon a demon in order to enslave the world. Everything about him just oozes '''EVIL!'''

[[caption-width-right:350:Maybe he just wants a hug?]]

** According to [[Creator/TonyJay the actor who voiced him]], Judge Claude Frollo ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is so "arch" and "transparent" in getting his way that ''none'' of the cast actually trusts him.

** According to the actor who voiced him, Judge Claude Frollo ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is so "arch" and "transparent" in getting his way that ''none'' of the cast actually trusts him.

* A great many Creator/{{Disney}} films do this, even going so far as to base their color and shape schemes around it (as talked about in the ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' DVD documentaries). Just take one look at a character sheet for an average Disney film and you can immediately pick out the villains. This is kind of odd when it's done with AnimalStereotypes and say - bears are painted as horrible, deadly, kaiju-like monstrous demons in ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'' and as friendly and lovable heroes in ''Disney/TheJungleBook'' and ''Disney/BrotherBear''.
** ''Disney/BrotherBear'' is an interesting case of subversion, actually. When the [[spoiler: mother]] bear first appears, she has beady black eyes and looks bestial, if not outright evil, but when the same bear shows up in the ending after the hero has undergone his character growth, [[spoiler: she]] has wider, Disney-esqe eyes and seems more human and compassionate as a result.

** Parodied in ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', where Yzma is described as "scary beyond all reason" by the protagonist, yet he still trusts her for some reason.
** ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' has [[spoiler:surprise villain Turbo. Oddly enough, he's the hero of his own game. But he looks like ''[[http://images.wikia.com/wreckitralph/images/8/86/Turbo_Wreck-it-ralph.jpg this.]]'']]

** ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' has the Duke of Weselton who has the obviously evil name (it's wrongly pronounced [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY Weaseltown]] throughout, as a RunningGag), appearance, and motive. He's even voiced by the villain of the [[Disney/WreckItRalph previous Disney movie]]! [[spoiler:Then this trope gets subverted when the ''true'' Big Bad turns out to be the handsome, charming prince who has zero Obviously Evil signs attached to him until TheReveal.]]

** According to the actor who voiced him, Judge Claude Frollo ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is so "arch" and "transparent" in getting his way that ''none'' of the cast actually trusts him.

-->''The Dishonoured Wolf:'' "So Meh is brought before Smiley, the most obviously bad guy ever who tries to kill him with terminators."

** What's more baffling about Ruber is that at the beginning of the movie, he seems to be putting no effort at all into hiding his evil nature. When he starts acting up against Arthur, the knights' remarks suggest that this is typical behavior for Rupert.
** [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic The Critic]] also noted how Creator/GaryOldman has a tendency to play Obviously Evil characters - in a previous review, the Critic continuously pointed out how clear it was that Oldman's character of [[Film/LostInSpace Doctor Smith]] was evil and yet no one seemed to notice.
*** The Critic also points out a couple of times in his own ''Quest For Camelot'' review that Ruber is Obviously Evil. Apart from Ruber's introduction, he also lampshades Ruber's [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience black clothes and horse]] later in the review.
** But it's worth it for that downright hilarious shot at the beginning of the movie in which we get a panning shot of the Knights of the Round Table: a line of identical-looking generic men, and then one with green skin, yellow eyes, and a banana-shaped head.

** What's more baffling about Rupert is that at the beginning of the movie, he seems to be putting no effort at all into hiding his evil nature. When he starts acting up against Arthur, the knights' remarks suggest that this is typical behavior for Rupert.
** The Critic also noted how Creator/GaryOldman has a tendency to play Obviously Evil characters - in a previous review, the Critic continuously pointed out how clear it was that Oldman's character of [[Film/LostInSpace Doctor Smith]] was evil and yet no one seemed to notice.

* Steele from ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'' wouldn't be out of place in a DonBluth film for how clearly evil he is.

** ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' has surprise villain [[spoiler:Turbo]]. Oddly enough, he's the hero of his own game. But he looks like ''[[http://images.wikia.com/wreckitralph/images/8/86/Turbo_Wreck-it-ralph.jpg this.]]''

* ''Literature/TheBFG'': The giants look even more evil in the animated movie than their physical descriptions and illustrations from the book. For instance, Fleshlumpeater is not only a towering brute, but has fanged, rotten teeth, a scarred face, barbaric regalia, and blood-red eyes.

** Subverted in ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' - Yzma is described as "scary beyond all reason" by the protagonist, who still trusts her.