History Foil / AnimatedFilms

* The ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' franchise:
** Waternoose and Dean Hardscrabble from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' and ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' respectively are excellent foils to each other. Both are arthropod monsters in a high position and rooted in the old ways of scaring. Dean Hardscrabble's cold, harsh personality and her demonic design contrast with Waternoose's grandfatherly, warm personality and his relatively harmless appearance. More about them is revealed throughout the films and Waternoose [[spoiler: goes to extreme lengths (including kidnapping children) to support his company without showing remorse]], while Dean Hardscrabble [[spoiler: learns from her errors of prejudice.]] In the end, [[spoiler: the kindly old man becomes hard and villainous]], hindering the heroes and [[spoiler: the strict headmistress becomes kinder]], wishing Mike and Sulley good luck.

*** In particular, Kristoff and Hans are foils to each other. Hans is a sensitive, gentleman prince who experiences LoveAtFirstSight with Anna. Kristoff is a grumpy ice harvester who chastises Anna for getting engaged to someone she just met. [[spoiler:When Hans is revealed as the villain, the foils are switched around: Kristoff actually has a HiddenHeartOfGold and has genuine feelings for Anna while Hans is a VillainWithGoodPublicity who manipulated her to think he was her OneTrueLove]]. [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII In the sequel]], Kristoff essentially succeeds where Hans failed, [[spoiler:as Kristoff becomes the King of Arendelle out of genuine love rather than lies and deceit. And Kristoff primarily wears black in the sequel epilogue, while Hans was primarily in white during the first movie's beginning]]. Plus, while Kristoff and Hans have animal companions, [[spoiler:Sven remains on Kristoff's side to the end, but Sitron runs off during the ice castle siege]]. Metaphorically, both Sven and Sitron could serve as Kristoff's and Hans's respective consciences: [[spoiler:Kristoff's persona as "Sven" is what drives him to help others despite his own grouchiness, but Hans rarely interacts with Sitron, showing how the prince views everything from an utilitarian viewpoint]].

*** Hans and Anna are foils in the sense that while both have older siblings who shut them out, Anna retains her optimism despite the odds and mends her relationship with her estranged sister, [[spoiler:but Hans became a selfish man who would do anything to elevate himself over others and refuses to reconcile with his brothers. In short, [[ShadowArchetype he]] represents her [[SpareToTheThrone darker feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt]] coming out in the open]].

* Gru and Vector in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1''. Gru was motivated by [[spoiler: his WellDoneSonGuy from his mother and became a JerkWithAHeartOfGold because of his desire to become an astronaut and go to the moon.]] Vector on the other hand isn't shown being motivated by anything and [[spoiler: is a spoiled rich kid thanks to his father Mr Perkins.]] Gru struggled to get where he is and is legitimately talented and likes making friends (as seen with the Minions, Dr Nefario and eventually the girls). Vector doesn't have any real talent [[spoiler: presumably getting all his technology from his dad]], has a no non-aggressive contract with anyone except [[spoiler: his father]] and no one is invited to his house. Even their houses play off of each other. Gru's house is normal, though slightly large and foreboding, with a secret underground lair and is between other houses. Vector's house just screams ''look at me! look at me!'' and is all alone.

** Jackson Storm is one to Lightning [=McQueen=]. He is a rude, arrogant, hotshot rookie racer, which is exactly how Lightning was in [[WesternAnimation/Cars1 the first film]]. Lightning in the meanwhile [[CharacterizationMarchesOn has become an older racing legend]].

* Gru and Vector in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1''. Gru was motivated by [[spoiler: his WellDoneSonGuy from his mother and became a JerkassWithAHeartOfGold because of his desire to become an astronaut and go to the moon.]] Vector on the other hand isn't shown being motivated by anything and [[spoiler: is a spoiled rich kid thanks to his father Mr Perkins.]] Gru struggled to get where he is and is legitimately talented and likes making friends (as seen with the Minions, Dr Nefario and eventually the girls). Vector doesn't have any real talent [[spoiler: presumably getting all his technology from his dad]], has a no non-aggressive contract with anyone except [[spoiler: his father]] and no one is invited to his house. Even their houses play off of each other. Gru's house is normal, though slightly large and foreboding, with a secret underground lair and is between other houses. Vector's house just screams ''look at me! look at me!'' and is all alone.

*** In particular, Kristoff and Hans are foils to each other. Hans is a sensitive, gentleman prince who experiences LoveAtFirstSight with Anna. Kristoff is a grumpy ice harvester who chastises Anna for getting engaged to someone she just met. [[spoiler:When Hans is revealed as the villain, the foils are switched around: Kristoff actually has a HiddenHeartOfGold and has genuine feelings for Anna while Hans is a VillainWithGoodPublicity who manipulated her to think he was her OneTrueLove]]. [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII In the sequel]], Kristoff essentially succeeds where Hans failed, [[spoiler:as Kristoff becomes the King of Arendelle out of genuine love rather than lies and deceit. And Kristoff primarily wears black in the sequel epilogue, while Hans was primarily in white during the first movie's beginning]]. Plus, while Kristoff and Hans have animal companions, [[spoiler:Sven remains on Kristoff's side to the end, but Sitron runs off during the ice castle siege]]. Metaphorically, both Sven and Sitron could serve as Kristoff's and Hans's respective consciences: [[spoiler:Kristoff's persona as "Sven" is what drives him to help others despite his own grouchiness, but Hans rarely interacts with Sitron, showing how the prince views his conscience from an utilitarian viewpoint]].

** Waternoose and Dean Hardscrabble from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' and ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' respectively are excellent foils to each other. Both are arthropod monsters in a high position and rooted in the old ways of scaring. Dean Hardscrabble's cold, harsh personality and her demonic design contrast with Waternoose's grandfatherly, warm personality and his relatively harmless appearance. More about them is revealed throughout the films and Waternoose [[spoiler: goes to extreme lengths (including kidnapping children) to support his company without showing remorse]], while Dean Hardscrabble [[spoiler: learns from her errors of prejudice.]] In the end, [[spoiler: the kindly old man becomes hard and villainous]], hindering the heroes but [[spoiler: the strict headmistress becomes kinder]], wishing Mike and Sulley good luck.

** Jackson Storm is one to Lightning [=McQueen=]. He is a rude, arrogant, hotshot rookie racer, which is exactly how Lightning was in [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} the first film]]. Lightning in the meanwhile [[CharacterizationMarchesOn has become an older racing legend]].

* Gru and Vector in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''. Gru was motivated by [[spoiler: his WellDoneSonGuy from his mother and became a JerkassWithAHeartOfGold because of his desire to become an astronaut and go to the moon.]] Vector on the other hand isn't shown being motivated by anything and [[spoiler: is a spoiled rich kid thanks to his father Mr Perkins.]] Gru struggled to get where he is and is legitimately talented and likes making friends (as seen with the Minions, Dr Nefario and eventually the girls). Vector doesn't have any real talent [[spoiler: presumably getting all his technology from his dad]], has a no non-aggressive contract with anyone except [[spoiler: his father]] and no one is invited to his house. Even their houses play off of each other. Gru's house is normal, though slightly large and foreboding, with a secret underground lair and is between other houses. Vector's house just screams ''look at me! look at me!'' and is all alone.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' franchise:

** Robert Callaghan and Alistair Krei are explicitly set up as foils at the expo, with Krei wanting to profit off of Hiro's invention and Callaghan trying to persuade Hiro to use his talents for something more. This sets up the reversal when it's revealed that Callaghan is actually Yokai.

* Ronin the seasoned warrior, to Nod, the rookie warrior in ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}}''.

** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': [[spoiler:Lotso]] ultimately becomes this for Woody from the first movie. Both of them were toys that deeply loved their owners so much, they were utterly crushed when they ended up being replaced (though in Woody's case, he was still in Andy's possession, while [[spoiler: Lotso was accidentally left behind and replaced with an identical toy]]), both ultimately ending up becoming bitter and jealous. Where the line is drawn between them involves how their jealousy was dealt with; while Woody was eventually able to overcome his jealousy and accept Buzz as an important part of Andy's life, [[spoiler: Lotso let his jealousy consume him, becoming a heartless tyrant who valued power, and held a dark belief that all toys were meant to be thrown away]]. Essentially, [[spoiler: Lotso]] is what Woody might have become had he not let go of his jealousy.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Quasimodo, Esmeralda, the Archdeacon, Phoebus, and even Clopin are all foils to Frollo in their own way.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': [[spoiler: Lotso]] ultimately becomes this for Woody from the first movie. Both of them were toys that deeply loved their owners so much, they were utterly crushed when they ended up being replaced (though in Woody's case, he was still in Andy's possession, while [[spoiler: Lotso was accidentally left behind and replaced with an identical toy]]), both ultimately ending up becoming bitter and jealous. Where the line is drawn between them involves how their jealousy was dealt with; while Woody was eventually able to overcome his jealousy and accept Buzz as an important part of Andy's life, [[spoiler: Lotso let his jealousy consume him, becoming a heartless tyrant who valued power, and held a dark belief that all toys were meant to be thrown away]]. Essentially, [[spoiler: Lotso]] is what Woody might have become had he not let go of his jealousy.

*** Elsa wears ConspicuousGloves in an attempt to control her [[PowerIncontinence out-of-control]], [[EmotionalPowers emotion-driven]] ice powers. Hans also does wear gloves, [[spoiler:but to mask his true persona beneath an affable exterior and manipulate others for personal gain]]. Just as the removal of Elsa's gloves is accompanied by the expression of her ice powers, [[spoiler:Hans removes his right glove to reveal his darker side during TheReveal, then puts it back on to keep on with his charade once he has no use of Anna]].

*** Elsa wears ConspicuousGloves in an attempt to control her [[PowerIncontinence out-of-control]], [[EmotionalPowers emotion-driven]] ice powers. Hans also does wear gloves, [[spoiler:but to mask his true persona beneath an affable exterior, and to manipulate others for his own gain]]. Just as the removal of Elsa's gloves is accompanied by the expression of her ice powers, [[spoiler:Hans removes his right glove to reveal his darker side during TheReveal, then puts it back on to keep on with his charade once he has no use of Anna]].

*** In particular, Kristoff and Hans are foils to each other. Hans is a sensitive, gentleman prince who experiences LoveAtFirstSight with Anna. Kristoff is a grumpy ice harvester who chastises Anna for getting engaged to someone she just met. [[spoiler:When Hans is revealed as the villain, the foils are switched around: Kristoff actually has a HiddenHeartOfGold and has genuine feelings for Anna while Hans is a VillainWithGoodPublicity who manipulated her to think he was her OneTrueLove]]. [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII In the sequel]], Kristoff essentially succeeds where Hans failed, [[spoiler:as Kristoff becomes the King of Arendelle out of genuine love rather than lies and deceit. And Kristoff primarily wears black in the sequel epilogue, while Hans was primarily in white during the first movie's beginning]]. Plus, while Kristoff and Hans have animal companions, [[spoiler:Kristoff's reindeer Sven remains on his side to the end, but Hans's horse Sitron runs off during the ice castle siege]]. Metaphorically, both Sven and Sitron could serve as Kristoff's and Hans's respective consciences: [[spoiler:Kristoff's persona as "Sven" is what drives him to help others despite his own grouchiness, but Hans rarely interacts with Sitron, showing how the prince views his conscience from an utilitarian viewpoint]].

** Jackson Storm is one to Lightning [=McQueen=]. He is a rude, arrogant, hotshot rookie racer, which is exactly how Lightning was in the first film. Lightning in the meanwhile has become an older racing legend.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'' franchise:
** In [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing the first movie]], Simba and Scar start the movie sharing the same goal, and that's wanting to be king for the perks. But over the course of the movie, Simba eventually learns to take responsibility and learn what it truly means to be a king, while Scar (AKA Mr. "[[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem I'm the king, I can do whatever I want]]!") squanders his potential at being king by being very unhelpful during his reign.

*** In particular, Kristoff and Hans are foils to each other. Hans is a sensitive, gentleman prince who experiences LoveAtFirstSight with Anna. Kristoff is a rugged ice harvester who's a bit of a grump and chastises Anna for getting engaged to someone she just met. [[spoiler:When Hans is revealed as the villain, the foils are switched around: Kristoff actually has a HiddenHeartOfGold and has genuine feelings for Anna while Hans is a VillainWithGoodPublicity who manipulated her to think he was her OneTrueLove]]. [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII As of the sequel]], Kristoff essentially succeeds where Hans failed, [[spoiler:as Kristoff becomes the King of Arendelle out of genuine love rather than lies and manipulation. And Kristoff primarily wears black during the sequel epilogue, while Hans was primarily in white during first movie's beginning]]. Plus, while Kristoff and Hans have animal companions, [[spoiler:Kristoff's reindeer Sven remains on his side to the end, but Hans's horse Sitron runs off during the ice castle siege]]. Metaphorically, both Sven and Sitron could serve as Kristoff's and Hans's respective consciences: [[spoiler:Kristoff's persona as "Sven" is what often gets him to help others despite his own bitterness and cynicism, but Hans rarely interacts with Sitron, representing how the prince willingly uses and sheds his conscience from an utilitarian viewpoint]].

** Phoebus's strong sense of justice and protecting the innocent contrasts with Frollo's flagrant disregard for justice when it benefits himself.

** In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'', Vitani and Nuka are foils. Both grew up with an abusive, neglectful mother, and both were embittered by the experience. But Vitani takes the first opportunity she can to leave her mother, and grows up to be a respected member of the Outlander pride. Nuka never breaks away from his mother's beliefs and seeks validation through bullying others ([[spoiler:eventually dying in an attempt to murder Simba]]).

** Hiro and [[spoiler: Yokai/Callaghan]]. Both are genius inventors who lost a loved one and most of their actions in the film were driven by their grief and need for revenge. However, whereas Hiro learned to see the error in his actions and accept his loss, [[spoiler: Callaghan]] was too mad by their grief to change and refused to let go of their bitterness. Also, Hiro was surrounded by friends and family who supported and helped him get through his depression while [[spoiler: Callaghan]] kept their pain private and didn't tell anyone.