Top 12 Animated Movie Villains of All Time

Grand viziers, sea witches and small-time frauds all made the cut here. Charm decides these fights more often than menace does.

1

Scar

The Lion King's envious uncle, who kills his brother Mufasa and lets Simba take the blame.

2

Yubaba

The bathhouse witch of Spirited Away, who steals names to bind spirits into contracts.

3

Ursula

The Little Mermaid's sea witch, who trades Ariel's voice for legs on a rigged contract.

4

Jafar

Aladdin's grand vizier, a snake-staffed schemer who wishes his way to sorcerer and genie.

5

The Evil Queen

Snow White's vain sorceress, the first feature-length Disney villain and the template for the rest.

6

Cruella de Vil

One Hundred and One Dalmatians' chain-smoking heiress, who wants a coat made of puppies.

7

Hades

Hercules' fast-talking lord of the underworld, played as a Hollywood agent with a flaming head.

8

Lord Farquaad

Shrek's pint-sized ruler of Duloc, who exiles fairy tale creatures to build a perfect kingdom.

9

Mrs. Tweedy

Chicken Run's farm owner, who upgrades from egg profits to an industrial chicken pie machine.

10

Feathers McGraw

The Wallace and Gromit penguin who poses as a chicken and pulls off a diamond heist without a word.

11

Shere Khan

The Jungle Book's silk-voiced tiger, who hunts Mowgli with unhurried menace.

12

Tai Lung

Kung Fu Panda's snow leopard, who breaks out of prison to claim the Dragon Scroll he was denied.