Moreno

Moreno is the main villain of the 2012 French animated movie Zarafa.

Biography
Moreno is a sadistic and conniving slave trader who forces Maki, a young Sudanese boy, and his girlfriend, Soula, into hard labor. After Maki escapes from his clutches, Moreno is determined to hunt him down with his dog Alkor and return him to his camp. Maki makes friends with a baby giraffe and its mother. Moreno steps in and tries to capture Maki. The mother giraffe steps in to protect her baby but is shot. Moreno steps in but Hassan, a Bedouin nomad, interferes and saves Maki. In turn, Moreno vows that he will return. Later, Maki discovers Soula being held prisoner by Moreno. Moreno turns his attention on Maki when Alkor barks, and as he does, Soula hits him over the head with a palm leaf. Before Moreno can beat her with his whip, Maki cries out for Soula and Hassan saves him once again. Maki and Hassan meet up with Malaterre, a baloon seller, who helps them bring Zarafa, the giraffe, to France to convince King Charles to help them fend off the invading Turks. Moreno arrives at the wharf with Soula bound and gagged and makes another attempt to capture Maki, but the pirate queen Bouboulina and her ragtag crew scare him off. Maki and his friends finally make it to a zoo in Paris. King Charles accepts the gift but refuses to help. Moreno catches up with Maki, kidnaps him, and forces him to work in his home. Maki is finally reunited with Soula and they escape through the city zoo. Moreno finds them and just as he's about to kill them both, Hassan steps in and the evil slaver shoots him in the arm. Maki and Soula jump into a hot air balloon to make a getaway. Moreno catches onto the balloon's basket in a final attempt to capture them. Our hero and heroine push him off the bucket and he falls into a polar bear's enclosure. The bear's ferocious roars drown out Moreno's screaming as he is devoured by the animal inside.

Trivia

 * Moreno's name means "the dark one" in Spanish.
 * His personality is reminiscent of Captain Vidal and Colonel Muska.