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== Films -- Animated == |
== Films -- Animated == |
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* The hyenas in ''[[The Lion King]]'' are clearly not on the side of the protagonists and not exactly the nicest of people. But...that's largely the fault of the heroes themselves. Given a chance to actually have something to eat, the hyenas are completely loyal until they are betrayed. Before Scar, they were essentially banished to a barren wasteland. The only thing against them is that according to Nala due to some [[Offscreen Villainy]] because let the Hyenas take over the land it's a barren wasteland like there territory was. |
* The hyenas in ''[[The Lion King]]'' are clearly not on the side of the protagonists and not exactly the nicest of people. But...that's largely the fault of the heroes themselves. Given a chance to actually have something to eat, the hyenas are completely loyal until they are betrayed. Before Scar, they were essentially banished to a barren wasteland. The only thing against them is that according to Nala due to some [[Offscreen Villainy]] because let the Hyenas take over the land it's a barren wasteland like there territory was. |
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** Well, there's the bit where they're introduced threatening Simba, and Mufasa spares their lives despite this after trouncing them a bit. They then eagerly sing and dance while looking forward to another chance to kill both Simba and Mufasa, so, y'know, the hyenas really are pretty evil. |
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* Percy in ''[[Pocahontas]]'' is designated as a villain simply by being the pet of [[Big Bad|Ratcliffe]]. Although Ratcliffe is a [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|racist]], [[Final Solution|genocidal]] [[Ax Crazy|maniac]], Percy is actually a pretty decent dog. While aloof, he certainly isn't arrogant, and he doesn't attack anyone without any provocation. He just seems content with staying in the ship and enjoying his well-off, carefree life. Then, [[Jerkass|Meeko]] bursts in and steals his food for no reason other than to be a [[Troll]]. And then it all goes downhill from there. |
* Percy in ''[[Pocahontas]]'' is designated as a villain simply by being the pet of [[Big Bad|Ratcliffe]]. Although Ratcliffe is a [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|racist]], [[Final Solution|genocidal]] [[Ax Crazy|maniac]], Percy is actually a pretty decent dog. While aloof, he certainly isn't arrogant, and he doesn't attack anyone without any provocation. He just seems content with staying in the ship and enjoying his well-off, carefree life. Then, [[Jerkass|Meeko]] bursts in and steals his food for no reason other than to be a [[Troll]]. And then it all goes downhill from there. |
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* Vincent the bear in ''[[Over the Hedge (animation)|Over the Hedge]]''. On screen, the only thing he does is make RJ replace the food that he lost because he was stealing it. He makes a monologue about a bunch of [[Offscreen Villainy]], but without that, he's really just trying to survive. |
* Vincent the bear in ''[[Over the Hedge (animation)|Over the Hedge]]''. On screen, the only thing he does is make RJ replace the food that he lost because he was stealing it. He makes a monologue about a bunch of [[Offscreen Villainy]], but without that, he's really just trying to survive. |
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* ''[[Megamind]]'' is this in-universe - everybody were always seeing him as nothing but trouble and his attempts to blend in and get friends backfired. His main motivation of being a villain is that everybody thinks of him as one already, [[Then Let Me Be Evil|so why not play along]]? {{spoiler|He later learns he doesn't have to be what people want him to}}. |
* ''[[Megamind]]'' is this in-universe - everybody were always seeing him as nothing but trouble and his attempts to blend in and get friends backfired. His main motivation of being a villain is that everybody thinks of him as one already, [[Then Let Me Be Evil|so why not play along]]? {{spoiler|He later learns he doesn't have to be what people want him to}}. |
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* In ''[[Asterix]] and the Vikings'', the villain has only one [[Kick the Dog]] moment (against the wangsty and relatively unsympathetic Justforkix) but otherwise isn't particularly evil or villainous, his grand scheme simply being to outwit a bunch of dumb vikings. He's clearly more civilized and competent than his intended victims, who, true to viking tradition, attack a town in the opening scene and keep the skulls of their victims all over the place. |
* In ''[[Asterix]] and the Vikings'', the villain has only one [[Kick the Dog]] moment (against the wangsty and relatively unsympathetic Justforkix) but otherwise isn't particularly evil or villainous, his grand scheme simply being to outwit a bunch of dumb vikings. He's clearly more civilized and competent than his intended victims, who, true to viking tradition, attack a town in the opening scene and keep the skulls of their victims all over the place. |
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== Films -- Live-Action == |
== Films -- Live-Action == |
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