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Villain Overview

Seize your moment.
~ Ernesto's famous catchphrase, foreshadowing his true intentions.

I have to sing! I have to play! The music, it's- it's not just in me, it is me!
~ Ernesto explains what he is in one of his films, and his most famous quote.
Interviewer: Señor de la Cruz, what did it take for you to seize your moment?
Ernesto: I had to have faith in my dream. No one was going to hand it to me; it was up to me to reach for that dream. Grab it tight, and make it come true.
~ Ernesto's interview on his success, another foreshadowing of his true nature.

Ernesto de la Cruz is the main antagonist of Pixar's 19th full-length animated feature film Coco.

He was a famous singer, musician, and actor who had dazzled the audience with his good looks and his charm while he's performing. De la Cruz was viewed as a symbol of Mexican pride due to his handsome looks, supposedly strong morals, and his standing up for his fellow Mexicans. He died when he was crushed by a giant bell mid-performance and resides as a soul in the Land of the Dead.

However, it was revealed that Héctor Rivera was the actual writer of the songs, and Ernesto had betrayed Héctor by murdering him and falsely passing his victim's songs off as his own compositions to gain fame and fortune. This, in turn, makes him not only responsible for beginning both the Rivera family's ban on music, but also their disownment of Héctor in the first place. He additionally serves as the arch-nemesis of both his ex-fan Miguel Rivera and his former childhood best friend Héctor.

He was voiced by Benjamin Bratt, who also played El Macho in Despicable Me 2, Antonio Pope in Ride Along 2 and El Topo in Snitch. His Spanish singing voice was performed by Antonio Sol.

Personality[]

Ernesto: Security? Take care of Miguel. He'll be extending his stay.
Miguel: What?! But I'm your family!
Ernesto: And Héctor was my best friend. Success doesn't come for free, Miguel. You have to be willing to do whatever it takes to…
seize your moment. I know you'll understand.
~ Ernesto revealing his true nature to Miguel after admitting his murder of Héctor.

At first glance, Ernesto presents himself as a charming, sensible, charismatic, affable, and intelligent individual who encouraged others to follow their dreams no matter what. His presentation made him seem like a good role model to others (especially to Miguel). He also comes across as a very fun, friendly, and approachable person: the sort who's the life of the party wherever he goes while also being very personable to his guests, his staff and great with children.

However, it all turns out to be a facade to hide his true nature: that of a selfish, sinister, vain, egotistical, callous, cruel, and overambitious man who wanted glory and fame all for himself, even if it meant murdering his best friend Héctor in order to steal his song book (just because the latter wanted to return his family). His afterlife as a spirit has also allowed him to strengthen his reputation, with him not just proving, but admitting he will go to malicious lengths to maintain it. Therefore, his view of how someone should follow their dreams no matter what ultimately makes him more selfish than anything else.

He has a very paranoid personality, as shown when he considered Miguel a liability when the boy witnessed the revelation of his true colors and went to the extent of attempting to murder him to hide his secret. He showed no remorse nor hesitation as he even taunted his former friend Héctor with a sarcastic and cold “apology” before nearly seeing him erased from existence.

He was also cocky enough to hide his secret in one of his films, which inevitably caused him to be exposed. When faced with his actions, he is shown to be quite cowardly as when he was attacked by Héctor for killing him and being confronted by the other Riveras who learned the truth about Héctor's death. Instead of fighting back or even trying to convince them that they were wrong, he instead sent his guards after them.

Despite his selfishness, he is capable of showing common decency to people as long as they don’t know his secret as he saved Miguel after he fell into his pool while at the party. He then spent some time bonding with Miguel and even intended to give him his blessing to return to the Land of the Living. That is, this was before Miguel figured out what he did to Hector, so it's debatable whether Ernesto's act of decency was sincere or not.

Overall, Ernesto is a heartless man who puts his own desires first while shamelessly looking down on others, even his family and friends. His greatest weakness is his willingness to disregard friendship and family in order to gain fame and protect his crimes, which proved to be his downfall and tarnishing of his own reputation. He may have been able to hide his crimes for years but in the end, he was ultimately outsmarted by Miguel, Hector and the rest of their family.

Development[]

In earlier drafts of the film, Ernesto de la Cruz was intended to be a more obvious villain in a similar vein to Hopper and Chick Hicks. He was originally born in 1885 and was originally crushed to death during his performance of "Remember Me" in 1942. After the original idea was screened, it was scrapped, and Ernesto was redesigned to appear as a less villainous figure - he was given a grandfatherly appearance and charming personality to make his true nature more unsuspecting.

Other Appearances[]

Disney Parks[]

A walkaround version of Ernesto debuted at the 2022 Oogie Boogie Bash Halloween event at Disney California Adventure.

Quotes[]

Ernesto: You want to give up now… when we're this close to reaching our dream?
Héctor: This was
your dream. You'll manage.
Ernesto: I
can't do this without your songs, Héctor!
Héctor: I'm going home, Ernesto! Hate me if you want to, but my mind is made up.
~ Ernesto arguing with Héctor over the latter's decision to leave the music industry.
Oh, I could never hate you. If you must go… then I'm sending you off with a toast. To our friendship… I would move heaven and earth for you, mi amigo (my friend). ¡Salud! (Cheers!)
~ Ernesto pretending to support Héctor in his decision to leave while secretly giving him a poisoned drink.
Perhaps it was that chorizo, my friend.
~ Ernesto trying to comfort Héctor as the latter is succumbing to the poison on the street, right before Héctor dies.
Ernesto: Are you all right, niño (child)? [gasps] It's you! You are that boy, the one who came from the Land of the Living!
Miguel: You… you know about me?
Ernesto: You are anyone that has been talking about! Why have you come here?
Miguel: I'm Miguel… your great-great grandson.
Ernesto: I have a great-great-grandson?!
~ Ernesto meeting Miguel after saving him from drowning in the mansion pool.
My boy… with a talent like yours… how could I not listen?
~ Ernesto commends Miguel's musical skills.
Ernesto: All of this came from my amazing fans in the Land of the Living. They leave me more offerings than I know what to do with. Hey, what's wrong? Is it too much? You look overwhelmed.
Miguel: N-No. It's all great.
Ernesto: But…
Miguel: It's just… I've been looking up to you my whole life. You're the guy who actually did it. But did you ever regret it? Choosing music over everything else?
Ernesto: It was hard saying goodbye to my hometown. Heading off on my own.
Miguel: Even your family?
Ernesto: Si. But I could not have done it differently. One cannot deny who one is meant to be. And you, my great-great-grandson, are meant to be a musician. You and I, we are artists, Miguel. We cannot belong to one family. The world is our family! [sees the fireworks and becomes excited] Ooh-ooh! Ooh! The fireworks have begun!
~ Ernesto's conversation with Miguel after the party.
It has been an honor. I am very sorry to see you go, Miguel. I hope you die very soon. (Miguel is a little disturbed) You know what I mean.
~ Ernesto about to send Miguel back with a marigold Aztec petal until Héctor arrives.
Ernesto: My friend… you're… being forgotten.
Héctor: And whose fault is that?!
Ernesto: Héctor, please!
Héctor: Those were MY songs you took! My songs that made YOU famous!
Miguel: What?
Héctor: If I'm being forgotten, it's because YOU never told anyone that I wrote them!
Miguel: That's crazy! De la Cruz wrote all his own songs.
Héctor: You wanna tell him or should I?
Ernesto: Héctor, I never meant to take credit. We made a great team, but you died. And I… I only sang your songs because… I wanted to keep a part of you alive.
Héctor: Oh, how generous!
~ Ernesto trying to justify his actions of stealing Héctor's songs after being confronted by an angry Héctor.
Héctor: Look, I don't want to fight about it, I just want you to make it right. Miguel can put my photo up, and I can cross over the bridge. I could see my girl. Ernesto… remember the night I left?
Ernesto: That… was a long time ago.
Héctor: We drank together, and you told me you would move heaven and earth for your amigo (friend). Well, I'm asking you to now.
~ Ernesto after being reminded of the day Héctor tried to leave for his family.
Héctor: You… poisoned me.
Ernesto: You're confusing movies with reality, Héctor.
~ Ernesto trying to dissuade Héctor from learning the truth about the latter's death to no avail.
Ernesto: Security, security!
Héctor: YOU TOOK EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME, YOU RAT!!
Ernesto: Have him taken care of. He's… not well.
Héctor: I just wanted to go back home! NO!!
~ Ernesto orders his security guards to imprison Héctor in the cenote pit after the latter realized the true reasons behind his death.
Ernesto: I apologize. Where were we?
Miguel: You were going to give me your blessing.
Ernesto: Yes. Uh, sí (yes). Miguel, my reputation, it is very important to me. I would hate to have you think that-
Miguel: That you murdered Héctor for his songs?
Ernesto: You don't think that, do you?
Miguel: I— no. Everyone knows you're the good guy.
~ Ernesto asks Miguel if he believes Héctor’s story, to which the latter denies (though he does think so) .
Ernesto: Yes? Don't I know you?
[Imelda slaps Ernesto with her boot.]
Imelda: That's for murdering the love of my life!
Ernesto: Who?! Who the—
Héctor: She's talking about ME!! I'm the love of your life?
Imelda: I don't know, I'm still angry at you.
Ernesto: Héctor?! How did you— [gets slapped again]
Imelda: And that's for trying to murder my grandson!
Ernesto: Grandson?!
Miguel: She's talking about me!
Ernesto: YOU!! Wait… you're related to Héctor?!
~ Ernesto learning that Miguel is the real great-great-grandson of Héctor before being taunted by Miguel and confronted by the Rivera relatives for murdering Héctor and stealing his photo.
SECURITY, AYUDAME (HELP ME)!
~ Ernesto calling his security guards to stop the Rivera family from reclaiming Héctor's photograph.
Get her off the stage!
~ Ernesto ordering his security guards to stop Imelda and steal back Héctor's photo during the sunrise show.
Ernesto: YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!! [shoves Imelda away while dragging Miguel]
Héctor: Imelda!
Ernesto: Stay back, stay back! All of you, STAY BACK!! NOT one more step!
~ Ernesto stopping the Rivera family from sending Miguel back to the Land of the Living with Héctor's photo.
Ernesto: I've worked too hard, Héctor… too hard to let him destroy everything!
Héctor: He's a living child, Ernesto....
Ernesto: He's a THREAT!! You think I'd let him go back to the Land of the Living with your photo?! To keep your memory alive?! No.
Miguel: You're a coward!
Ernesto: I am Ernesto de la Cruz, the greatest musician of all time!
Miguel: Héctor's the real musician! You're just the guy who murdered him and stole his songs!
Ernesto: I am the one who's willing to do what it takes to seize my moment… whatever it takes.
~ Ernesto ranting out against Héctor and Miguel before, before Miguel stands up Ernesto to and argues with him to tell him otherwise he's nothing but a murderer and a fraud, as Ernesto continues to call himself the greatest musician of all time before he threw Miguel over the edge, as his true nature was fully revealed to the audience.
Apologies, old friend, but the show must go on.
~ Ernesto mocking Héctor after supposedly murdering Miguel and throwing Hector's photo into the lake.
Ernesto: [laughs nervously] Please… mi familia (my family)!
Male Attendee: MURDERER!!
Female Attendee: GET OFF THE STAGE!!
Ernesto: Orchestra, a-1, a-2, a-1…
[The outraged conductor snaps his baton.]
Ernesto: Remember me… though I have to—
[A tomato is thrown into Ernesto's jacket.]
Ernesto: HEY!!
~ Ernesto being booed by a furious and disgusted audience, finally seeing he's a cruel fraud for his heinous actions against the Rivera family.
Ernesto: Nice kitty.
[Pepita roars and grabs Ernesto by the waist.]
Ernesto: Put me down! NO, PLEASE!! I'm begging you! Stop, stop! Ow, ow! NOOOOO!!! [sees the giant bell that he is about to crash into] NOOOOO!!!!
~ Ernesto's defeat and last words before Pepita mercilessly throws Ernesto off the cliff back into a giant bell which then crushes him, echoing his original death.

Trivia[]

  • Ernesto is the fifth Pixar villain to die. Unlike his predecessors however, he was dead before the events of the film and remains mostly a posthumous character.
  • Ernesto is designed after famous Mexican actors and singers from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, in particular, Pedro Infante.
    • At his party, Ernesto is seen interacting with Infante and Jorge Negrete (two of his inspirations).
  • The message of the sign (FORGET YOU) hung on Ernesto's bust at the film's ending was altered in two versions. Some have a translated version of the message while other international versions (especially in the English version with Spanish subtitles released in Mexico and some American cinemas) have replaced the message with a big "X" instead.
  • Ernesto is the Spanish variation of the name Ernest, which sounds and is spelled very similarly to the word earnest, meaning truthful, genuine or heartfelt. And his last name is Spanish for "of the cross", meaning his name is literally "Heartfelt of the Cross". This is a major cause of dramatic irony considering his true nature as a liar, fraud, and murderer.
  • Except "Remember Me" (which was sung by his original voice actor), Ernesto's singing voice is provided by a different actor, Antonio Sol.
  • There are several easy-to-miss signs foreshadowing Ernesto's true colors and hint that he's not Coco's father:
    • In the Rivera family portrait, although Imelda's husband wore an outfit similar to Ernesto's, the belt buckle had two guitars on it. Ernesto's belt buckle does not have this emblem, but rather the symbol of a bull's head. The faceless man in the photo also has a noticeably thinner body type.
      • Interestingly, when taking this into account on how each of them symbolize, the guitar buckle can give indication that Imelda's husband has a strong passion for music, something that Ernesto actually lacks in favor of massive popularity (which is what his bull buckle may suggest, given how large and loud bulls are in general).
    • Miguel says that his fondness for music, despite the Rivera family's initial opposition to it under the influence of his great-great-grandmother Imelda, was Ernesto's "fault." While this is meant to be hyperbolic, this also gives a rather strange implication that Ernesto himself was indirectly the one who made the Riveras ban music from being present within them in the first place, as he murdered Héctor for fame and glory.
    • Early on when Miguel watches an old video of Ernesto, the camera zooms in on the latter's hands when he's playing notes, implying that it's a stunt double. There are only wide shots of Ernesto when he's merely strumming, hinting he's not as talented as he appears to be.
    • Ernesto is clearly shocked when Miguel first calls him his great-great-grandfather but still believes him. This implies that while Ernesto never married, he had at least one love affair and, given the time period and culture in which he lived, was worried about his reputation being ruined by the accidental conception of a child outside wedlock.
    • Héctor states that Ernesto wasn't very talented. This is proven true when the latter states in the flashback that he can't succeed without Héctor's songs.
      • The novelization gives a hint in one of the flashback chapters. Ernesto convinces Héctor to go on a series of tours throughout Mexico. During their performances, Héctor notices that Ernesto’s singing and playing style shifts between happy and half-hearted depending on the audience size and realizes that his partner cares more about attention than the art behind music.
    • Ernesto speaks casually when saying that he needs to get Miguel home, rather than with concern. As he prepares to give the blessing, Ernesto also states he hopes for Miguel to "die very soon". The first action foreshadows Ernesto's lack of authentic compassion while the second action foreshadows the lengths to which he is willing to go to avoid being exposed or upstaged.
    • The involved movie staff have stated that a person can give their blessing to anyone who is loved like a family member (not just a blood relative), but said feeling must be mutual. Ernesto's petal doesn't glow when he offers Miguel his blessing, and this hints that while Miguel views Ernesto as family, Ernesto views Miguel as merely a disposable vehicle to fame.
      • Such matter is further explored after his true colors were exposed by the Rivera family, where he refers to his audience as his "familia" in a desparate tone, showing his lack of care or concern for any of them.
    • Frida Kahlo says that Ernesto never shows up to rehearsals, preferring instead to host parties in his mansion, which again demonstrates how he prioritizes attention over music and fans. The same goes for Héctor, who complains about that fact.
      • When both speak of this, they speak it in a rather negative tone, reinforcing the fact that Ernesto wasn't talented in the first place and further highlighting how he only cares about fame.
    • When Miguel asks Ernesto how he felt about leaving his family, the latter gives a vague response that it was "hard" but he had to follow his dreams. Ernesto doesn't mention a wife or a child, let alone Imelda or Coco.
    • Miguel's family doesn't object to Miguel mentioning Ernesto, even though they object to him referencing Coco's father, although they did mention that they never knew about Coco's father's identity. Furthermore, when Miguel declares Ernesto to be his great-great-grandfather, the family claims that it's "impossible".
      • Whenever Miguel's family talks about Coco's father, it's mentioned that he was forgotten and left off the ofrenda. Ernesto, on the other hand, is remembered by many people, both living and dead and on many. This is the most obvious hint that Ernesto isn't Miguel's great-great-grandfather.
    • When Miguel takes Ernesto's advice of "seizing your moment", Miguel does many shady things while getting himself in trouble. This hints Ernesto was never a good man in the first place.
    • Upon listening to Ernesto’s version of “Remember Me” more than once, one might notice the emotional lyrics sound out of place with the catchy and more happy-sounding instrumental. This shows how Ernesto is a complete sellout and only cared about popularity, while Hector cared about songwriting.
    • Ernesto has a double chin which, if he had been related to Miguel, would've been passed down to him genetically.
  • Despite getting crushed a second time, Ernesto still exists in the Land of the Dead, as Lee Unkrich confirmed. Unkrich has stated that Ernesto is still remembered for his movies and his story as the one who stole Héctor's guitar and songs and murdered him, albeit permanently disgraced.
    • Thus, he is unique among Disney/Pixar villains in that he died before the events of the film rather than at the end or not at all and is thus dead (though very much active) during his antagonistic role. King Runeard also dies before the events of the film in which he is the main villain, though unlike Ernesto he doesn't play an active role in the present day, as his dam is the source of conflict.
    • This also fits in with the general Disney tradition of giving villains a fitting fate; all that mattered to Ernesto was fame and the adoration that came with it. He's now stuck in a permanent existence, unable to cross over to the Land of the Living and denied the 'Final Death' as people insist on remembering his vile actions (as murders and murderers of famous people are remembered).
    • This was originally explored in the deleted scene "To the Bridge" where Ernesto was in hot pursuit of Miguel at the decaying Marigold Bridge where they would have a showdown during sunrise once Dia de los Muertos ended after the countdown. Ernesto ended up getting evaporated with the marigold petals as he grabbed Miguel. This was scrapped as it proved to be too much of a rehash to the climaxes of the Disney Renaissance films.
  • Taking into account the years in which they were born, Ernesto is four years older than Héctor. He was about 46 years old when he died, outliving Héctor by 21 years―the same span of time Héctor was alive. This, as well as singing "Remember Me", would make his death karmic.
  • He seemed to have familiarity with Imelda, possibly having come in contact with her before he and Héctor left Santa Cecilia, which made sense as she was the wife of his former best friend. He presumably would also have interacted with Felipe, Oscar, and Coco.
  • When Héctor was about to leave Ernesto, Ernesto immediately offered a drink that had a poison that kills Héctor. However, there was no preparation for Ernesto poisoning the alcohol shown. This indicates that the alcohol had already been poisoned prior. It can be explained that Ernesto may have gotten the poison while on the tour. And since he and Héctor had been touring for some time, there are indications that they argued over it constantly, with Ernesto managing to talk him out of it while making contingency plans (including having the poison on hand) to kill him if he insisted on leaving. So, when Héctor finally decided to go home and ignored Ernesto's pleas, that was when Ernesto decided to poison him.
  • In the deleted scene "Family Fix", Ernesto snatches Héctor's guitar from Miguel (then known as "Marco" during development) and breaks it (which ended up destroying his only hope of getting home) right in front of the audience and the Riveras at the main stage. At this point, he is reviled by the dead and is given a final slipper to the head by Imelda. It was scrapped because it went against how Ernesto's downfall was to be finalized.
  • In the deleted scene "Dia de los muertos", it features a group of people singing a calm ballad, before turning it over-the-top and practically bastardizes the meaning of the holiday. This could mean to foreshadow how Ernesto bastardizes Héctor's song, "Remember Me", from a personal family song into a flashy fame one.
  • Ernesto serves as a dark parallel to the following characters below:
    • Miguel: Both of them are determined to become musicians. However, while Miguel's desire to become a musician truly comes from his musical passion, Ernesto only cared for fame and glory. Even when his family was initially against music, Miguel still values them deeply, unlike Ernesto, who didn't care about personal intimacy in general. If Miguel hadn't learned how family is important to him, he would've ended up like Ernesto.
    • Héctor: Both men have established themselves as musicians during their respective lifetimes, to which they were satisfied with what they've accomplished from that. However, Héctor had felt homesick for his family, hence his decision to leave the music industry, whereas Ernesto didn't have any second thought about being a music celebrity besides popularity. Ernesto is also an example of what Héctor would have become if he lets fame change his own state of mind, to the point of being devoid of any true familial love (a.k.a. storge) for his relatives. In other words, he would've really abandoned his family.
    • Imelda: Both had their respective fixed mindsets that correlate to music in general, and went against Héctor because of that. However, Imelda only banned music within the Rivera family for their safety when she thought at first that Héctor willingly abandoned them, while Ernesto only used music to satisfy his own fame-seeking needs. In addition, with the arrival of Miguel at the Land of the Dead, as well as the revelation that Ernesto murdered her husband Héctor, Imelda started to reconsider such ban that lasted for generations within her family, whereas Ernesto never rethinks about his long-lasting fame that costed Héctor's life. If Imelda didn't have any sort of second thoughts about her long-lasting familial ban on music, and had she never forgave Héctor at the same time, she might've ended up like Ernesto.
  • Ernesto's downfall was possible primarily because of his movies; if Ernesto had not included the poisoning scene that parallels his poisoning of Héctor, his true nature may have never come to light.
  • Ernesto has similarities with another Pixar main antagonist, Charles F. Muntz from Up, as both are celebrities who are initially idolized by the protagonists. When the protagonists learn of their true nature, they stop idolizing them and become their enemies. Furthermore, they try to kill their former fans to stop them from ruining their plans. With that in mind, this also makes Ernesto the second Pixar villain to be a protagonist's idol after Muntz.
    • However, Muntz himself is somewhat more tragic, as the years of looking for "Kevin's" species of bird, due to his discovery of her own kind being falsely debunked by a couple of scientists, made him paranoid, and is comparably more merciful, since he was initially willing to let Carl and Russell live when he got what he wanted and only tried to kill them after they boarded The Spirit of Adventure to get "Kevin" back. Ernesto, on the other hand, shamelessly used murder as his only solution to get what he wanted and to get rid of anyone whom he sees as a threat, and doesn't truly care about anyone but himself, even his own audience.
    • Another difference between them is how each of their respective reputations as celebrities were affected. In Muntz's case, his reputation as an explorer was already tarnished before the events of Up, whereas Ernesto's own reputation as a performer was preserved until the events of Coco, where it was then tarnished after his true nature was publicly shared by the Rivera family.
  • Ernesto is also similar to fellow Pixar villain Sir Miles Axlerod from Cars 2, as both characters are not only charismatic opportunists, but were also trying to hide their truly malicious natures to the public in order to avoid getting caught. In Axlerod's case, though, his villainous revelation eventually occurred at the very end of the climax of his own movie of origin.
  • Ernesto's downfall is shared with fellow Pixar villain, Henry J. Waternoose III from Monsters, Inc., as both had their true motives caught on camera and they lost their respect from the public. However, Waternoose had more firm and understandable reasons for his actions, ultimately going mad to stop the energy crisis and save his company from bankruptcy, while Ernesto murdered Héctor for selfish reasons, such as fame and recognition.
  • Ernesto, after he murdered Hector, has committed all of the Seven Deadly Sins:
    • Pride - He shows a very overambitious attitude towards his success, believing he must do whatever it takes to "seize his moment" (i.e. become rich and famous), even through murder.
    • Greed - He is only motivated by fame and fortune when he's performing, and doesn't care if Hector is on the verge of the latter's true death because of the former.
    • Wrath - He doesn't like it when his plans are about to be potentially foiled by someone else. This is best displayed at the final showdown, in which he loses his temper and patience after the Riveras knew about his true nature and took Hector’s photo from the former. When Ernesto himself ultimately snapped, he threw Miguel off the balcony to the latter's supposed death.
    • Sloth - He stole Hector’s songs and guitar to make it out of his own works, and when Hector begs Ernesto to let Miguel put up his photo in the land of the living, he declines the offer due to his fears that his secrets to his success will be exposed.
    • Envy - He resents Hector after the latter, who's holding the songs they were performing, decided to go back home to his family instead of continuing in their partnership towards fame.
    • Gluttony - Initially, he’s determined with gaining fame and fortune to himself, having numerous offerings from the land of the living in his mansion, ruining Hector by giving him a horrible afterlife without the chance of being reunited with his long-lost daughter, and putting his desires and dreams above everything else.
    • Lust - He is shown kissing and having romance with various women in his films and shows, indicating that he's a womanizer. Other than that, he also loves the initial public admiration that he gets from others.

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The Evil Queen | Magic Mirror | Honest John | Gideon | Stromboli | The Coachman | Coachman's Minions | Monstro | Chernabog | Zeus | Vulcan | Boreas | Man | Ronno | Aconcagua | Toy Bull | The Wolf | Tetti-Tatti | Willie the Giant | Lumpjaw | Rustlers | Mr. Winkie | Weasels | Headless Horseman | Lady Tremaine | Anastasia Tremaine | Drizella Tremaine | Lucifer | Queen of Hearts | Card Soldiers | Cheshire Cat | Walrus & Carpenter | Captain Hook | Neverland Pirates (Mr. Smee) | Tick Tock | Rat | Si & Am | Maleficent | Diablo the Raven | Maleficent's Goons | Cruella De Vil | Jasper and Horace | Madam Mim | Shere Khan | Kaa | Bandar Log (King Louie) | Edgar Balthazar | Prince John | Sheriff of Notthingham | Sir Hiss | Captain Crocodile | Rhino Guards | Wolf Arrowmen | Trigger & Nutsy | Heffalumps and Woozles | Madame Medusa | Mr. Snoops | Brutus & Nero | Amos Slade | Chief | Horned King | Horned King's Army (Creeper & Gwythaints) | Cauldron Born | Orddu, Orwen & Orgoch | Arawn | Professor Ratigan | Thugs (Fidget & Felicia) | Bill Sykes | Roscoe & DeSoto | Ursula | Flotsam & Jetsam | Percival C. McLeach | Joanna | Beast | Gaston LeGume | LeFou | Asylum D'Loons (Monsieur D'Arque) | Tom, Dick, Stanley & Walter | Jafar | Iago | Razoul | Prince Achmed | Gazeem | Cave of Wonders | Oogie Boogie | Lock, Shock and Barrel | Scar | Hyena Clan (Shenzi, Banzai & Ed) | John Ratcliffe | Frollo | Frollo's Soldiers (Captain Phoebus, Brutish Captain, Oafish Guard, Pierrat Torturue & Henriet Cousin) | Hades | Pain and Panic | Fates | Cerberus | Titans (Lythos, Hydros, Pyros, Stratos & Arges) | Nessus | Hydra | Nemean Lion | Shan Yu | Hun Army (Hayabusa & Elite Hun Soldiers) | William Cecil Clayton | Sabor | Clayton's Pirates | The Firebird | Jack-in-the-Box | Black Triangles | Kron | Bruton | Emperor Kuzco | Yzma | Kronk | Lyle Tiberius Rourke | Rourke's Mercenaries (Helga Sinclair) | Leviathan | Vikings | Captain Gantu | John Silver | Pirates (Scroop, Onus, Hands, Turnbuckle, Blinko, Longbourne, Fayvoon, Grewnge, Krailoni, Hedley, Torrance, Mertock, Verne, Crex & Zoff) | Nathaniel Flint | Alameda Slim | Rico | Willie Brothers | Mr. Wesley | DOR-15 | Bowler Hat Guy | Dr. Calico | Dr. Facilier | Lawrence | Facilier's Shadow | Shadow Demons | Ian the Gator | Marlon the Gator | Friends on the Other Side | Mother Gothel | Stabbington Brothers | Turbo/King Candy | Cy-Bugs | Sour Bill | Prince Hans | Duke of Weselton | Erik & Francis | Robert Callaghan | Alistair Krei | Mr. Yama | Dawn Bellwether | Doug Ramses | Woolter | Jesse | Sheep Cops | Ram Thug | Duke Weaselton | Mr. Big | Polar Bear Thugs (Koslov, Raymond & Kevin) | Te Kā | Tamatoa | Kakamora | Maui's Parents | Arthur the Insecurity Virus | King Runeard | Druun | Namaari | Soldiers | King Magnifico

Live-Action Films
Giant Squid | Captain Nemo | Prince John (1952) | Sheriff of Nottingham (1952) | Red Gill | Red Stick | Amos Thorpe | Santa Anna | Bigfoot Mason | Chato | Samuel Mason | Harpe Brothers | The Marten | Wilse Owens | Pony Sugrue | Sheelah Sugrue | Kuala | Vicky Robinson | Ute Chief | Jacques Lebeau | Makoos | Durante | Barnaby Crookedman | James Haggin | Cattlemen | Alonzo Hawk | Comanche Chief | Apaches | Mr. Dawes Sr. | Tanamashu | Judge Higgins | Mountain Ox | Peter Thorndyke | Havershaw | Vince Heber | Mrs. Satterfield | A.J. Arno | Chillie Walsh | Colonel Pierson | Ab Cross | Colonel Heller | King Leonidas | Bookman | Swinburne | Mr. Eben | Mark Pierson | Hugh McRae | Sam Eagle Speaker | Kerwood Krinkle | Frank Sitwell | Hnup Wan | Dr. Terminus | Gogans | Charles Olympus | Mr. Stallwood | Mr. Smith | Omar | Wooly Bill Hitchcock | Big Mac | Hans Reinhardt | The Watcher | George McKinzie | Alec Frost | Bluto | Vermithrax Pejorative | Tyrian | Master Control Program | Sark | Ed Dillinger Sr. | Program Guards | Mark Jennings | Kelly | Mr. Dark | Autumn People (Dust Witch) | Mike | Rosie Little | Hunters | Nome King | Princess Mombi | Dr. J.B. Worley | Nurse Wilson | Connie | Bullwhip | Parker | Buzz | Wolf's Owner | Mr. Boogedy | Timber Wolf | Hunter | Eagle | Alistair Patton | Patton Sr. | Judge Doom | Toon Patrol (Smartass, Greasy, Psycho, Wheezy & Stupid) | Abdullah | Mr. Patel | Nigel | John Merrick | Beauty Smith | Luke & Tinker | Sykes | Cherokee | Lip-Lip | Fritz | Neville Sinclair | Lothar | Nigel Snyder | Joseph Pulitizer | Delancy Brothers | Charles Hendrickson | Terence Wheeler | Winifred Sanderson | Mary Sanderson | Sarah Sanderson | John Ricketts | The King and the Duke | Pap Finn | Cardinal Richelieu | Captain Rochefort | Milady de Winter | Borg Guillarson | Leland Drury | Heath | Miners | Lloyd Halverson | William Boone | Buldeo | John Wilkins | Tabaqui (1994) | Sergeant Harley | Bandits | Sergeant Clairbourne | Shere Khan (1994) | Bandar Log (1994) (King Louie (1994) & Kaa (1994)) | Gilbert Sipes | Juice | Ranch Wilder | Tony Perkis | J.P. Stiles | Lord Belasco | Injun Joe | Emmett | Agent Woods | Jack and Ralph | Ashcan and Pete | Long John Silver | Aunt Sponge | Aunt Spiker | Rhino | Skeleton Pirates | Shark | Cruella De Vil (1996) | Jasper and Horace (1996) | Mr. Skinner | Jean-Pierre Le Pelt | Alonzo | Norman Snively | Ricky King | Trey | Vince | Lyle Van de Groot | Max and Thor | Lion | Beatrice Stanhope | Stepmother | Chester Hoenicker | Wilson Croft | Smith & Wesson | Bennett Hoenicker | Luanne LeSeur | Frank Slater | Steve Ellinger | Meredith Blake | Natalya | Popov | Shere Khan (1998) | Tabaqui (1998) | Bandar Log (1998) | Kalabar | Eddie Taffet | Andrei Strasser | Garth | Elliot Coleye | Brace Channing | Boogeyman | Dr. Claw | MAD Cat | Kramer | RoboGadget | Miss Hannigan | Rooster and Lily St. Regis | PAT | Malcolm | Dimitri Denatos | The Phantom | Snerbert | Lana Thomas | Josh Bryant | Baron and Baroness von Troken | Elliot T. Jindraike | Troy McGinty | Dobbs | Evil Ice Cream Man | Kal | Alex | Professor Siles | Reed Thimple | Jennifer Stone | Toy Santa | Sally & Kowalski | Louise Walker | Mr. Sir | Charles "Trout" Walker | Kissin' Kate Barlow | Linda Walker | Sheriff | Doug & Gordon | Hector Barbossa | Crew of the Black Pearl (Bo'sun, Scratch, Pintel & Ragetti) | Master Gracey | Madame Leota | Ramsley | Zombies | Werecat Lady | Carla Santini | Lord Kelvin | Black Scorpions (General Fang) | Inspector Fix | Viscount Mabrey | Edgar Dalloway | Knights of the Iron Dagger (Phil Flanagan) | Ian Howe | Bill Fawcett | Mr. & Mrs. Chuns | Zaphod Beeblebrox | Frankie & Benjy | Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz | Vogons | Humma Kavula | Gag Halfrunt | Royal Pain | Stitches | Lash | Speed | Penny Lent | Trip Murphy | Jadis the White Witch | Jadis' Secret Police (Maugrim & Vardan) | Ginarrbrik | General Otmin | Thantos DuBaer | Dr. Kozak | Dr. Gwen Lichtman | Larry | Yan-Lo | Jessica Dawson | Crew of the Flying Dutchman (Davy Jones, Maccus & Kraken) | Cutler Beckett | East India Trading Company (Mr. Mercer) | The Dominion (Silas Sinister, Chancellor Goodwin, Dr. Ichabod Grogg & Sinister Sisters) | Jack Frost | Selkirk Tander | Grim & Denning | Dark Master | Janice Avery | Madison | Queen Narissa | Nathaniel | Mitch Wilkinson | Simon Bar Sinister | Cad Lackey | El Diablo | Henry Burke | Miraz | Telmarines (Glozelle & Sopespian) | Nikabrik | Hag & Werewolf | Kendall Duncan | Tess Tyler | Speckles | Lucinda | Oswald Granger | Red Queen | Knave of Hearts | Card Soldiers | Jabberwock | Jubjub Bird | Hamish Ascot | Morgana le Fay | Morganians (Maxim Horvath, Abigail Williams, Sun Lok, Drake Stone & Marrok) | Nizam | Ms. Stout | CLU 2 | Rinzler | Gem | Black Guards | Blackbeard | Angelica Teach | The Spaniard | King Ferdinand VI | King George ll | Tex Richman | Moopets | San Than | Matai Shang | Tal Hajus | Jenny | Chacha | Deimata | Myra Santelli | Latham Cole | Butch Cavendish | Jay Fuller | Thanos | Evanora | Theodora | Constantine | Dominic Badguy | Maleficent (2014) | Diaval | King Stefan (2014) | King Henry | The Giant | The Witch | The Wolf | Lady Tremaine (2015) | Grand Duke (2015) | Anastasia Tremaine (2015) | Drizella Tremaine (2015) | Lucifer (2015) | David Nix | Kylo Ren | General Hux | Captain Phasma | Supreme Leader Snoke | Shere Khan (2016) | Bandar Log (2016) (King Louie (2016)) | Kaa (2016) | Fleshlumpeater | Giants (Bloodbottler & Bonecruncher) | Orson Krennic | Grand Moff Tarkin | Darth Vader | Vaneé | Saw Gerrera | Pramod Kadam | Naomi | Jassi | Wrestlers | Melissa | Beast (2017) | Gaston LeGume (2017) | LeFou (2017) | Asylum D'Loons (Monsieur D'Arque (2017)) | Tom, Dick & Stanley (2017) | The King (2017) | Armando Salazar | Crew of the Silent Mary (Lesaro) | Scarfield | BB-9E | DJ | Bucky Buchanan | It | Black Thing | Dryden Vos | Tobias Beckett | Darth Maul | Sugar Plum Fairy | Tin Soldiers | William Weatherall Wilkins | V.A. Vandevere | Neils Skellig | Rufus Sorghum | Jafar (2019) | Iago (2019) | Cave of Wonders (2019) | Scar (2019) | Hyena Clan (2019) (Shenzi, Kamari & Azizi) | Queen Ingrith | Gerda | Borra | Rat (2019) | Devon & Rex | Isaac | Emperor Sheev Palpatine | Allegiant General Pryde | Chesille Sabrond | Chandra | Artemis Fowl | Opal Koboi | Briar Cudgeon | Troll | Princess January | Aaron Burr | Thomas Jefferson | James Madison | James Reynolds | King George III | Bori Khan | Hun Army (Xian Lang) | Cruella De Vil (2021) | Jasper and Horace (2021) | Baroness von Hellman | Prince Joachim | Lope de Aguirre | Sweet Pete | Captain Putty | Jimmy the Polar Bear | Bob the Viking | Bjornson the Cheesemonger | Feral Predator

Other Animated Movies
Br'er Fox & Br'er Bear | Giant Magnet | Evil Clown | Judge Doom | Toon Patrol (Smartass, Greasy, Psycho, Wheezy & Stupid) | Merlock | Dijon | Aunt Sponge | Aunt Spiker | Rhino | Skeleton Pirates | Shark | Bill Bluff | BluffCo Industries (Guy Graham, Bob & Bluff Agents) | Phillium Benedict | Anti-Recess Legion (Kojak, Fenwick, Anti-Recess Agents, Anti-Recess Ninjas, Anti-Recess Scientists, Agent Henderson, Agent Smithson, Agent Underville, Agent Franklin, Agent Morrisey, Agent Goodman, Dr. Rosenthal, Dr. Lazenby & Dr. Steinheimer) | Gelman | Gloomius Maximus | Dr. Ivan Krank | Clarabelle Cow | Von Talon | Cufflingk and Underlingk | Kazar | Wildebeests (Blag) | Scab and Scraw | Charlie Anna | Nalini, Padmini and Sunithia | Chhainu | Vidia | Jacob Marley | Old Joe | Supervisor | Duryodhan | Mr. Whiskers | Shelley | Were-Rat | Sea Monkeys | Mr. Burgermeister | Ripslinger | Ned and Zed | Zarina | Orson | Sweet Pete | Captain Putty | Jimmy the Polar Bear | Bob the Viking | Bjornson the Cheesemonger

Direct-to-video/Disneytoon Studios Sequels
Abis Mal | Abis Mal's Thugs | Sa'Luk | Forty Thieves | Maestro Forte | Jesters | Zira | Outsiders (Nuka & Vitani) | Mack McCro | Jim Bob | Supreme Commander | Morgana | Undertow | Cloak & Dagger | Bradley Uppercrust III | Tank | The Gammas | Buster | Sarousch | Pom-Pom | Jacques von Hämsterviel | Erik Hellstrom | Ashton Carnaby | Edgar Volgud | Krakken | Lil' Lightning | Bandits | Mama Gunda | Uto & Kago | Marina Del Rey | Cad Spinner

Animated Television
Duke Sigmund Igthorn | Ogres | Crocosaurus | Flintheart Glomgold | Magica De Spell | Beagle Boys (Ma Beagle) | Smoke | Stan and Heff | Fat Cat's Gang (Fat Cat) | Norton Nimnul | Aldrin Klordane | Baby Thaddeus | Ratso Ratzkiwatzki | Evil Manta | The Sorceress | Lobster Mobster and Da Shrimp | Mozenrath | Mirage | Mechanicles | Xerxes | The Collector (Bonkers) | Demona | David Xanatos | Kent Powers | Henry Villanova | The Green-Eyed Monster of Jealousy | Ivy DeVil | Judge Dimsdale De Vil | Gelman | Tad White | James Stone | Dr. Slicer | Gilda | Mayor Phillip Fitzhugh | SAL 3000 | DeSilvo | Earl Raymond | Cousin Zeke | Al Roker | Dr. Drakken | Shego | Chuckles | Skeleton King | Mandarin | Valeena | Dark Ones (Dark One Worm) | The Formless | Huntsman | Huntsgirl | Dark Dragon | Dr. Bedlam | Carl the Evil Cockroach Wizard | Night Master | Coop | Eradicus | Eradicus' Minions (Ella Mental, Indestructo-Bob, Rubber Chucky & Mollecu-Lars) | Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. (Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Norm & Vanessa Doofenshmirtz) | Lucius Heinous VII | Brad Buttowski | Brianna Buttowski | Harold Buttowski | Brick Bristol | Bill Cipher | Li'l Gideon | Stanley Pines | Abraham Kane | Donald Duck's Raw Anger | Jordan Buttsquat | Suzi | Lord Dominator | Lord Hater | Commander Peepers | Rippen | Toffee | Ludo | Meteora Butterfly | Mina Loveberry | Solaria Butterfly | Tom Lucitor | Commander Heist | Lazlo | Zhan Tiri | The Baron | Lady Caine | Varian | King Edmund | Cassandra | Separatists of Saporia (Andrew & Clementine) | Stalyan | Anthony the Weasel | Bradford Buzzard | Flintheart Glomgold (2017) | Magica De Spell (2017) | General Lunaris | Obake | Diane Amara | Noodle Burger Boy | Globby | Chris | High Voltage | Baron Von Steamer | Momakase | Mel Meyer | Mad Jacks | Trina | Hardlight | Chip Whistler | Gwendolyn Zapp | Hunter De Vil | Cuddles | Clarissa Corgi | Portia Poodle | Canal Crew (Fergus, Sid Squirrel & Big Fee) | Bessie the Cornish Cow | King Andrias | Captain Grime | Sasha Waybright | The Core | King Aldrich | Emperor Belos | Hunter | Lilith Clawthorne | The Collector (The Owl House) | Infinity Ultron | Scratch | The Ghost Council (The Chairman, The Barrister Ghosts & Jinx)

Live-Action Television
WESAYSO Corporation (B.P. Richfield, Mr. Ashland, Winston & Elliot) | Marky412 | Miss Hendra | Victoria Kayne | Chloe Hunter | Gorog | Dominic | Evil Alex | Dr. Evilini | The Mummy | Ronald Longcape Jr. | Penelope | Kaita | Lanny Parker | King Kalakai/Yamakoshi | Zadoc | Farhog the Fierce | Lexi Reed | Susan Skidmore | Sally Jensen | Sensei Ty | Rhoda Chesterfield | Creepy Connie Thompson | Darla Shannon | Madeline | Bryn Beitbart | McD | Mainframe Bertram | Bertram-Bots | Brooke | Victor Krane | Douglas Davenport | Marcus Davenport | Giselle Vickers | Taylor Krane | Sebastian Krane | Principal Perry | Ludmila Ferró | Jade & Matias LaFontaine | Gregorio Casal | Gery López | Priscila Ferró | Clément Galán | Esmeralda Di Pietro | Milton Vinicius | Crash Bernstein | Helga Rooney | Missy Bradford | Dawn Buckets | Laughy Cat | Brad & Brads | Agent Johnson | Brett Willis | Zane Willis | Mitch Bishop | Janet Smythe | Sebastian | Cyd Ripley | Gladys | Hazel Swearengen | Dr. Sharon Chen | Ámbar Smith | Sharon Benson | Rey Gutiérrez | Benicio | Red Sharks (Gary López) | Emilia | Ramiro Ponce | Matteo Balsano | LAIX (Marcos Golden, Carmín Laguardia, Alex Gutiérrez, Mara Morales, Guillermo Ruíz & Antonio Gutiérrez) | Paula Gutiérrez | Uma

Literature
King Nicholas | The Sandman

Video Games
Mizrabel | Oswald Gardner | Admiral Evar | Bomber Ghost | Cogs | Herbert P. Bear | Atticus Thorn | Foxy Loxy | Goosey Loosey | Jolly Roger | Shadow Blot | False Shadow Blot

Shorts
Peg Leg Pete | Kat Nipp | Old Man Tree | Skeletons | Grim Reaper | Mad Doctor | Demon Cats | The Devil (Goddess of Spring) | Gustav the Giant | Lonesome Ghosts | H. U. Hennessy | Witch | Pluto's Devil | Ben Buzzard | Zeke Midas Wolf | Izzy Wolf | The Three Little Wolves | Boogeymen | Captain Katt | Mortimer Mouse | Butch the Bulldog | Foxy Loxy | Ajax Gorilla | Beppo Gorilla | Witch Hazel | Adolf Hitler | Nazi School Teacher | Little Hans | Julius | Dr. Frankenollie | Grace Goodwin | Molly

Comics
Phantom Blot | Trudy Van Tubb | Doctor Vulter | Solego the Chaos God | Arpine Lusène | Monsieur Molay | Azure Blue | Lawyer Sharky | Eli Squinch | Sylvester Shyster | Fantomius | Inquinator | Spectrus | Raghor | Zafire | Newton | The Raider | Emil Eagle | Sr. X | X-1, X-2 and X-3 | Professor Nefarious | Fliplip, Sidney and Armadillo | Neighbor Jones | Anacleto Faina | Anacleto Mitragli | Beagle Boys | Ottoperotto | Edgar

Manga
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness | Xemnas

Attractions
Alien | Lava Monster | Mara | Mad Hatter | Nebula Ghosts | Professor J.T. Wu | S.I.R. | Yeti (Expedition Everest) | Yeti (Matterhorn Bobsleds)

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