King Louie (2016)

King Louie is the secondary antagonist in The Jungle Book. He is a humongous Gigantopithecus that wants Mowgli, being a "Man", to get for him the "Red Flower", which is fire, so he can grow as powerful as man.

He is voiced by Christopher Walken.

Role in the film
He offers Mowgli protection from Shere Khan, as in return, he expected Mowgli to be his slave and build the red flower from fire. It was part of a plan to take over the jungle. However, Mowgli doesn't know how to make fire, and King Louie, who realizes that due to his protests, quickly gets mad on Mowgli. Mowgli manages to escape with the help of Bagheera and Baloo, and the mad King Louie sends a spy to find them. The spy eventually finds them, and Louie orders the trio to be captured. He later corners Mowgli, informing him that Shere Khan has killed Akela, and agreeing not to kill him if he stays and serves him and his plans. However, Mowgli refuses and tries together with Baloo and Bagheera to escape once again. Louie enrages the trio, running into his temple, and getting heavily injured. He is shown in the credits to survive.

Personality
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Trivia

 * Like the Grand Duke, he is now a villain (from 1967 classic movie).
 * He is the third iconic Disney hero to be depicted as a villain, the first being King Stefan and second being the Grand Duke.
 * Because orangutans in real-life are not native to India, the decision was made to make King Louie a Gigantopithecus—even though the species has been extinct for at least 100,000 years or more.
 * Unlike the original King Louie from the 1967 film, this iteration sings a darker version of the classic song "I Wanna Be Like YoCYVkF8mVAAAVrcB.jpg".