One of the most popular aspects of old Disney films is their villains.

Most are outright iconic and often rank among thebest villains in animated films.

Incredible throws a car at Syndrome.

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Syndrome’s cape getting caught in the engine is a callback to Mr.

The sequence plays like a horror movie, which only makes it more memorable.

Unlike the insect characters, the bird is not anthropomorphized and instead portrayed as an animal acting on instinct.

Bill Sykes surrounded by smoke and smiling in Oliver & Company

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Scar being eaten by his former minions isa beautiful demonstration of karmic punishment.

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The Evil Queen holding a chest in ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.

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Clayton smiling moments before his death in Tarzan

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Dr. Facilier smiling with his arms wide

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Hopper clenching his fist in ‘A Bug’s Life’

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A giant Ursula in the middle of a sea storm in The Little Mermaid

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Philip charges towards Maleficent, who has turned into a dragon and is breathing fire in Sleeping Beauty.

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Scar and Simba fighting in The Lion King

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Frollo’s death in The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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