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** If you're a fan of Disney movies, you likely know that [[Disney Death| falling from great heights]] is the #1 cause of death among villains - one would think they'd avoid ledges, but Frollo's death at the end of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' was especially careless - that gargoyle wouldn't have been a safe place to stand (let alone fight) even if it ''hadn't'' been alive.
** Speaking of the [[Disney Death]] thing, in ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' Gaston gets two examples of this Trope in the span of about ten minutes. Firstly, he has a reputation of an expert marksman. In his [[Villain Song]], he demonstrates his skill by twirling his blunderbuss and shooting it three times in rapid succession, and in an earlier scene, proves he can use it with pinpoint accuracy while hunting birds. Oddly, for some reason he doesn't bring it for the [[Final Battle]], opting to use a bow and arrow while confronting Beast. Second, after Beast decides to show mercy, Gaston tries to stab him ''while dangling over the edge of the castle's roof and holding onto Beast's cloak with one hand''. How stupid can you get?
** Whether Clayton's death at the end of ''[[Tarzan (Disney film)|Tarzan]]'' qualifies as a Disney Death or not is debatable, given how brutal it is, but it is, again, his fault. At the climax of the story, he is tangled in a bunch of vines that are preventing him from plunging to his death, and in his rage, he whips out his machette and starts to hack at them, not even noticing that one of the vines is wrapped around his neck. Tarzan, on the other hand, notices this and screams at him to stop - sadly for Clayton, he doesn't listen.
** Sikes' death at the finale of ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' seriously Averts that old Trope. Sure, driving onto the subway tracks was a pretty dumb move on Fagin's part, but at least his motorcycle is more manuverable than Sikes' limosine; once he stupidly followed them onto the tracks, it was clear he wouldn't be able to get off them easily, and how far did he think he'd get before he ran into a train? The truly sad part is, he doomed himself (and his guard dogs, who he callously sacrificed) all over a small amount of ransom money.
** In ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', Hades' [[Evil Plan]] is to feed the hero a potion that will make him mortal, doing so while Hercules is still an infant, so he can be killed, and thus enabling him to conquer Olympus. But he makes an all-too common Villain Ball mistake, trusting this important task to his moronic henchmen Pain and Panic - who, it seems, are not ''completely'' moronic, as when they louse it up, they're smart enough not to tell him, resulting the villain not knowing of the danger to his plan until Hercules has grown up.
** The Horned King from ''[[The Black Cauldron]]'' was one of the scariest villains in Disney history, but he sure wasn't one the smartest. If he had simply told a small fraction of the undead horde he had created to guard the eponymous cauldron, things might well have turned out differently. Instead, he leaves it completely unguarded, letting poor Gurgi get close enough to [[Heroic Sacrifice| throw himself into it]] and destroy its evil power.▼
* In most settings with superheroes, the cape is a common fashion accessory; however, in the setting of ''[[The Incredibles]]'', this accessory is often a lethal hazard for the occupation. Costume designer Edna Mode refuses to add this feature to any of her designs, sternly warning Mr. Incredible by describing the ugly deaths of supers who ignored this warning. Despite this, Syndrome - an [[Evil Genius]] who builds technology bordering on [[Applied Phlebotinum]] - puts one on his villain-costume, and in the climax of the movie, fares no better. ▼
** In ''[[Frozen (Disney film)|Frozen]]'', Hans is delighted when Anna shows up at the castle, having nearly froze to death, blaming her condition on Elsa - once Anna perishes, he can (legitimately) blame Anna's death on Elsa, dispose of her, and becoming King with ease. But [[Bond Villain Stupidity| he makes a rookie mistake]] - not making sure Anna dies before leaving to tell everyone she is dead. He doesn't even post a guard at the door, and Olaf of all people is able to break in and free her.
▲* The Horned King from ''[[The Black Cauldron]]'' was one of the scariest villains in Disney history, but he sure wasn't one the smartest. If he had simply told a small fraction of the undead horde he had created to guard the eponymous cauldron, things might well have turned out differently. Instead, he leaves it completely unguarded, letting poor Gurgi get close enough to [[Heroic Sacrifice| throw himself into it]] and destroy its evil power.
▲* In most settings with superheroes, the cape is a common fashion accessory; however, in the setting of ''[[The Incredibles]]'', this accessory is often a lethal hazard for the occupation. Costume designer Edna Mode refuses to add this feature to any of her designs, sternly warning Mr. Incredible by describing the ugly deaths of supers who ignored this warning. Despite this, Syndrome - an [[Evil Genius]] who builds technology bordering on [[Applied Phlebotinum]] - puts one on his villain-costume, and in the climax of the movie, fares no better.
== Film -- Live Action ==
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