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| “ | Bela: Because this is WRONG!! Why doesn't anybody get that? Humans don't belong with monsters! Winnie: You're wrong! Bela: I am NOT!!! |
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| ~ Bela's feelings toward humans, and also his most infamous quote. |
Bela is the main antagonist of Sony Pictures Animation's 12th feature film Hotel Transylvania 2, the second installment of the Hotel Transylvania film series.
He is Vlad's former sidekick and Dennis' arch-nemesis. He sneaks into Dennis' birthday party, which Vlad attends for the sake to see his great-grandchild's fangs, bent on destroying any humans he can find.
He was voiced by Rob Riggle, who also played Mr. Dickers in Victorious, Carl in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Aloysius O'Hare in The Lorax, Theodore Murdsly in The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, Mr. Walters in 21 Jump Street, Greg in Big Hero 6: The Series, and Travis and Captain Lippencott in Dumb and Dumber To.
Personality[]
Bela shocked and enraged at the sight of humans at Hotel Transylvania.
Bela was Vlad's bat-like servant, who would do anything against humanity. However, unlike Vlad, who dislikes humans simply out of concern that they could be a potential threat to monsters, Bela's disgust of humanity appears to take on a more malicious and loathsome level, as he shows no hesitation or remorse when attempting to kill Dennis after finding out that he is a human-vampire hybrid.
History[]
Despite being the main antagonist, his role is small. Bela was first seen giving Vlad an invitation sent by Mavis for Dennis' 5th birthday party. By the time they reached Hotel Transylvania, Bela had sensed humans and was told to wait outside.
Bela confronting Dennis and Winnie.
However, after thinking that Dennis was a human, Bela had summoned his army to kill the young boy and Johnny's relatives. Later, he went as far as harming Winnie (Wayne's eldest daughter), causing Dennis to grow his fangs (revealing that he is a vampire) and teaching him a lesson.
Bela getting licked by Wayne's children.
Throughout the skirmish, everyone else stepped in and sent the army flying away. In the end, Bela tried to kill Johnny but was stopped and shrunk to a harmless size by Vlad and was grabbed and licked excessively by Wayne's children. It's completely unknown what happened to Bela afterwards, but it's likely that he was mauled and eaten by one of Wayne's children.
Quotes[]
| “ | (In their cave, Vlad reads his invitation to Dennis' 5th birthday party.) Vlad: (referring to the party) It's at a hotel? Fancy schmancy! Bela: Hotels are for HUMANS! (Bela roars furiously, causing the other bat cronies to fly around the cave, roaring.) (Vlad is annoyed.) Vlad: Bela, shut your blood hole. Look what you started! (Vlad turns to the other bat cronies) Don't worry, gang! I raised my son to hate and kill and steal the souls of humans, like a good boy! |
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| ~ When Dennis' party is revealed to be at a hotel, Bela causes a riot with the other bat cronies, until Vlad reprimands him. |
| “ | (Vlad & Bela arrive outside Hotel Transylvania.) Vlad: 'Hotel Transylvania'. Bela: I smell HUMANS! (referring to the Hotel.) TEAR IT DOWN! (Vlad pats Bela on the head.) Vlad: Bela, we're in the outside world. You're gonna smell humans. |
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| ~ When he and Vlad arrive at Hotel Transylvania, Bela smells humans at the hotel. Vlad reassures Bela that they will smell humans because they are in the outside world. |
| “ | (After discovering that Drac accepts humans at his hotel, Bela scratches his claws on the window.) HUMANS!? (Bela growls, outraged at this revelation.) | „ |
| ~ Bela is outraged to learn that Vlad's son Dracula welcomes humans at his hotel. |
| “ | Well, well, well! The little human and his pet! | „ |
| ~ Bela confronts Dennis and his friend Winnie in their treehouse. |
| “ | Bela: Stop squirming! Dennis: Why are you doing this? Bela: Because this is wrong! Why doesn't anybody get that? Humans don't belong with monsters! Winnie: You're wrong! Bela: I am NOT! I am holding you hostage. And me and my crew are gonna tear that human-hugging hotel to shreds! Dennis: You can't. Bela: Really? Why not? Dennis: Cebause... Bela: Cebause, why? Dennis: Cebause it will make Papa Drac sad. Bela: [High-pitched voice] Ooh... Sad. [Normal voice] And what are you gonna do about it? Dennis: I don't know. Bela: You know why you don't know? Cebause you're just a weak! Little! Boy! |
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| ~ Bela holds Dennis and his friend Winnie hostage in their treehouse. |
| “ | NO! | „ |
| ~ Bela's last words before being licked and presumably eaten by Wayne's children. |
Trivia[]
- He was named after Bela Lugosi, the Hungarian actor who became famous for playing Count Dracula in classic horror films. Ironically, "Bela" in Latin means "beautiful", though this could be a false cognate, especially given that the first name itself might be Hungarian, as well.
- He is the second villain to be defeated by Wayne's children, the first being Quasimodo Wilson. However, his more aggressive approach in killing the human protagonists made him more dangerous than Quasimodo himself.
- Bela's voice actor, Rob Riggle, also voiced the skeleton in the first Hotel Transylvania film.
- Bela is arguably the vilest main villain from the franchise's film series, as his own sense of wickedness, especially given his passionate misanthropy, beats out those from both Quasimodo Wilson (who was simply a very mischievous chef, despite being a fellow misanthrope) and Abraham Van Helsing (who has since made peace with the monsters).
- Additionally, what also has him being much more villainous than the other two main villains is that he genuinely doesn't have any loved ones (Quasimodo has his pet rat Esmeralda; Abraham has his great-granddaughter Ericka), not even his fellow Bat Cronies, thus making him the least sympathetic among them, as well.
- Bela serves as an example of what Vlad Dracula could've become if the latter wasn't able to completely accept the fact that humans and monsters can be with each other.
External Links[]
- Bela on the Hotel Transylvania Wiki
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