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Recap / The Nostalgia Critic S 1 E 38

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Release: December 2, 2008

Countdown: Top 11 Disney Villains

  1. Chernabog (called "The Devil")
  2. Maleficent
  3. Lady Tremaine
  4. Judge Claude Frollo
  5. Gaston
  6. Ursula
  7. Professor Ratigan
  8. Shere Kahn
  9. Scar
  10. Jafar
  11. Cruella de Vil

This countdown contains examples of:

  • Affably Evil/Faux Affably Evil: Discussed. Critic notes how many of the villains on the list are made scarier by their acting in a classy and sophisticated way.
  • Arson, Murder, and Admiration: "They did their best to give you their worst... and we're here to honor them today."
  • Bullying a Dragon: The Critic taunts Jafar and Maleficent... it does not end well for him.
    Critic: Here's an idea, stop insulting the rulers of darkness. That'll getcha ahead in life!
  • Forced Transformation: Due to taunting both Jafar and Maleficent, the critic suffers this twice.
    • After being taunted, Jafar fires a bolt of lightning and turns the Critic's head into a raptor head.
    • With a bolt from her staff, Maleficent turns the Critic's head into a triple-headed skull.
  • Greater-Scope Villain: Critic justfies picking Chernabog as his #1, despite his limited screentime and characterisation, by pointing out he is the source of all the evil the other Disney villains commit.
  • Haunted Technology: A post-credits scene concerns Doug telling the audience that his computer is "possessed" by some kind of virus that played the Ghostbusters movie audio in the background.
    • It Was Here, I Swear!: Which he notes of course stopped the second he turned the camera on. Though it does start again.
  • Jerkass: Critic notes that Gaston, contrary to the other villains, doesn't start out as pure evil, but rather "just" as a jerk.
    Critic: He just starts off as a jerk: egocentric, and totally self-absorbed.
  • Mistaken for Gay: Critic ends his list of everything Jafar pretends to be in Aladdin with saying he even pretended to be a straight guy.
  • Nipple and Dimed: Critic points out that Fantasia was one of the very rare Disney films to show (female) nipples, and then freaks out from that sight.
    Critic: OH MY GOD, women have nipples? My childhood is ruined.
  • No Name Given: Critic lampshades that the Beast from Beauty and the Beast never is referenced to with a name, just as "(the) Beast", when he wonders/remarks "Does he even have a name?".
  • Papa Wolf: Critic is incensed at Lady Tremaine's treatment of Cinderella and tries to shoot her, but they bounce off.
  • Satan: Critic makes Chernabog from Fantasia the number 1 Disney villain, because, while the other villains are clearly also evil, being The Devil/Satan himself, tops all other evilness.
  • Subverted Catchphrase: "Why Top 11? If you don't know by now, kiss it."
  • Too Dumb to Live: The Critic taunts Jafar and Maleficent... and promptly suffers a Forced Transformation from the both of them.
  • Your Head A-Splode: Critic's head explodes from looking at Lady Tremaine's gaze.

And that's all there is to report from ''the happiest place on Earth''--evil family members, psychotic killers, and of course, the prince of all darkness!

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