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** From ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]''; when you're a master alchemist like Yzma is and have a large stash of deadly poisons, it ''might'' be a good idea to label them clearly. Even Kronk (who is something of a dimwitt) points this out the first time it causes a problem (where he accidentally taints Kuzco's drink with llama extract) and the same problem comes back later in the film when she knocks over a ''whole shelf'' of unlabeled potions. One can only hope being turned into a kitten causes her to learn her lesson.
** 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?
** 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.
* 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.
* 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.
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