King Herod

King Herod or Herod the Great is the main antagonist of Sony Pictures Animation's 18th feature film The Star. He is the evil Roman-appointed king who rules over the land of Israel at the time of the birth of Jesus. He is the master of the Hunter.

He was voiced by Christopher Plummer, who also played Charles F. Muntz in Disney/Pixar's Up.

Role
The three wise men and their camels named Felix, Cyrus and Deborah, arrive at the home of King Herod. The wise men reveal their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, but when they reveal that it is for the "new King", he sends them on their way to meet him, but secretly sends his head soldier and his two dogs, Thaddeus and Rufus, to find and kill the new King.

The two dogs (in the company of their master) then tracked Mary across the country, and finally found her in Bethlehem.

The soldier arrives and looks for the child, and repeats it. Bo tries to intervene, but Thaddeus flattens him on the ground.

Before the Soldier can implement his despicable goal, a flock of sheep and Felix, Cyrus, and Deborah attack, and send him, Thaddeus, and Rufus to the edge of the cliff, hanging on to each other. Bo tries to help Thaddeus and Rufus, hanging in the void as the chain is tied to the soldier, who takes off his two dogs and let them fall into the void without compassion, but they are saved by Bo, and the soldier falls to his death.

During the credits, Thaddeus and Rufus are shown rejecting Herod after their rehabilitation.

Trivia

 * Herod is sometimes thought to have been the main antagonist of the film. However, the Hunter is the main antagonist because he was a far more predominant character than Herod. Although it could be argued that while the Hunter is the main antagonist, Herod is the secondary antagonist.