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| NOTE: For the original version of this character, see Professor Ratigan (Basil of Baker Street). |
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| “ | The horror of my every waking moment! The nefarious Professor Ratigan! | „ |
| ~ Basil introducing Ratigan's picture to Olivia and Dawson. |
| “ | Ratigan: My friends... we are about to embark on the most odious, the most evil, the most diabolical scheme of my illustrious career! A crime to top all crimes; a crime that will LIVE IN INFAMY! Ratigan's Thugs: (cheering) Ratigan: [holding up a newspaper featuring the Queen's picture on the front page] Tomorrow evening, our beloved monarch celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. And... with the "enthusiastic" help of our good friend, Mr. Flaversham... Ratigan's Thugs: (chuckling) Ratigan: ...it promises to be a night she will never forget. [burns her picture with his cigarette] (chuckles) Her LAST night, and my FIRST, as supreme ruler of all MOUSEDOM!!! |
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| ~ Ratigan announcing his revolution plans to his thugs. |
| “ | There's no escape this time, Basil! | „ |
| ~ A feral Ratigan stopping Basil from reaching his dirigible, Dr. Dawson, and the Flavershams. |
Professor Padraic Ratigan, also known as Professor Ratigan or simply by his surname Ratigan, is the main antagonist of Disney's 26th full-length animated feature film The Great Mouse Detective, which is based on the children's book series Basil of Baker Street by the late Eve Titus and the late Paul Galdone.
He is a notorious crime lord in London who seeks to usurp the Queen of Mousedom's throne in order for him to rule over the city and have all the power from such position. He is also the arch-nemesis of the famous mouse detective known as Basil of Baker Street. Just as Basil is based on Sherlock Holmes, Professor Ratigan is based on Holmes' arch-nemesis Professor James Moriarty from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. In addition, he is Fidget's former boss, Felicia the Cat's owner and has a large gang of thugs at his disposal.
Quick Answers
What is Professor Ratigan's ultimate goal in The Great Mouse Detective?
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What makes Ratigan a formidable villain in The Great Mouse Detective?
How does Professor Ratigan's character differ from typical Disney villains?
What is Ratigan's relationship with Basil in The Great Mouse Detective?
Portrayals[]
- In the 1986 original film, he was voiced by the late Vincent Price, who also portrayed Cardinal Richelieu in the 1948 film adaptation of The Three Musketeers, Henry Jarrod in the 1953 remake of House of Wax, Baka in The Ten Commandments, Mr. Scratch in The Story of Mankind, King Richard III in the 1962 remake of The Tower of London, Prince Prospero in the 1964 adaptation of The Masque of the Red Death, Dr. Goldfoot in Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, Egghead in the 1960s Batman TV series, Matthew Hopkins in Witchfinder General, Lord Edward Whitman in Cry of the Banshee, Anton Phibes in The Abominable Dr. Phibes, January Q. Irontail in Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Edward Lionheart in Theater of Blood, one of the Sub-humans in Fire and Ice, Sinister Man in Bloodbath at the House of Death, himself in Escapes, Zigzag the Grand Vizier in The Thief and the Cobbler and Henry Ravenswood in the Disneyland Paris attraction Phantom Manor.
- In House of Mouse, he was voiced by Maurice LaMarche, who voiced The Brain in Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain, Father in Codename: Kids Next Door, Mr. Big in Zootopia, Mortimer Mouse in the Mickey Mouse franchise, Alec Baldwin in Team America: World Police, Mr. Freeze and Calendar Man in the Batman: Arkham video game series, Yosemite Sam and Daffy Duck in the Looney Tunes franchise, Horace Badun in 101 Dalmatians: Patch’s London Adventure, Koto in All Hail King Julien, Dr. Nitrus Brio in Crash Bandicoot, Joseph Stalin in Histeria!, and Lrrr, Leonardo da Vinci, Walt, Francis X. Clampazzo, Schlump and Fleb, the Donbot, and The Big Brain in Futurama.
- In the Read-Along Storybook, he was voiced by Corey Burton, who also voiced the Hatbox Ghost in Disney Parks' "Haunted Mansion" attraction, Captain Hook and Shan Yu in Kingdom Hearts, Brainiac in the DC Animated Universe, Megatron in Transformers: Animated, Scarecrow in Batman: Gotham Knight, Quint in Disney's Timon and Pumbaa series. Chernabog in House Of Mouse, and Count Dooku in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Physical Appearance[]
| “ | Ratigan: What was THAT?! Bartholomew: (hiccups) Ratigan: What did you call me? Mouse Thug: Oh, oh, he didn't mean it, Professor. Bill the Lizard: I-it was just a slip of the tongue. Ratigan: I AM NOT A RAT!!! |
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| ~ Ratigan yelling at Bartholomew, after being called by a rat, despite the fact that he is one. |
Ratigan is a towering rat with grey fur dressed in a black tuxedo suit complete with a long black cape with a red underside, similar to the Phantom of the Opera or a stereotypical vampire or devil. His face is shaven, save for the short sideburns beneath his ears, and has yellow eyes with lavender circles around them, above them are thick eyebrows. Although he lavishes himself as a mouse, he has opossum and rat-like characteristics, such as a large nose, sharp fingers and fangs like an opossum, a pink, long tail, and a board torso. On his head, he sometimes wears a black top hat with a grey band, which covers his black combed hair. His suit includes a high white collar and a dark gray vest with buttons on it with a pink-and-purple striped cravat. He is sometimes seen carrying a gold cane. On his hands are white gloves and cuffs with golden cufflinks.
When Ratigan becomes completely enraged in the final battle, he starts running on all fours in a hunched position. His hair becomes messy and his clothes become torn exposing his intimidating physique as Ratigan becomes vicious as he obtains a more rat-like appearance. His nails and teeth also grow longer and gnarly.
Personality[]
| “ | Basil: He's a genius, Dawson! A genius... twisted for evil! The Napoleon of Crime! Dr. Dawson: As bad as all that, eh? Basil: (hoarsely) WORSE! For years, I've tried to capture him, and I've come close. So very close! But each time he's narrowly evaded my grasp! Not a corner of London is safe while Ratigan is at large. There's no evil scheme he wouldn't concoct! No depravity he wouldn't commit! Who knows what dastardly scheme that villain may be plotting, even as we speak... |
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| ~ Basil tells Olivia and Dawson about Ratigan. |
As Basil's archenemy, Ratigan possesses many of the characteristics of the classic evil genius and diabolical villain. He is based on Professor James Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes stories. He is incredibly prosperous and extravagant in his clothing and his lair, which is filled with champagne, jewels, and luxurious furniture.
He is very calm, calculating, charismatic, manipulative, suave, and sophisticated psychopath, with his black suit, cravat, and cigarette holder, and is absolutely appalled when he is called a rat. Believing that he is much better and more intelligent than common rats, he has anyone who calls him a rat suffer their fate.
Ratigan is a big bad rat, a true genius of evil. Redoubtably intelligent, he is able to play his arch enemy, Basil, by dragging him into one of his traps. But Ratigan is a threat to his own acolytes. He is cruel, sadistic, and devilish, he does not hesitate to insult his enemies, to brutalize his accomplices and to sacrifice those who get in his way. This vicious crime lord has no moral sense and as soon as someone stands in front of him, when someone annoys him, he eliminates him/her without any care. Even his supposed caring treatment of his pet Felicia the Cat is only considered pragmatic as he only uses her a tool to devour those who annoy or displease him in any way, and doesn't even raise an eyelid about her safety when his plans go awry.
However, during the climactic scene in the Big Ben clock tower, he sheds his pristine clothes and begins snarling and scratching with sharpened claws and thrashing his tail, revealing the true animal within that he tried so hard to disguise. As Basil rightfully points out, there are no villainous acts that he isn't willing to commit. Because of his sadism, narcissism and cruelty, Ratigan is considered to be one of the vilest Disney villains ever created.
Biography[]
Backstory[]
According to Ratigan himself, he has been antagonized by Basil ever since from the very beginning of his criminal career; the two battling rivals would try to outwit each other's plans, always without any real winner. This seems to have been going on for many years, with neither finding any peace of mind in the meantime, until the events of the film 1897.
The Great Mouse Detective[]
Ratigan's debut in The Great Mouse Detective.
Professor Ratigan is known for being the rodent 'Napoleon of Crime', Ratigan has been responsible for many criminal operations such as the "Big Ben Caper" and the "Tower Bridge Job", which had devastating results to the mice citizens of London. His actions earned him the ire of Basil, who managed to foil Ratigan's plans using his wits, but failed to capture him as Ratigan evades his grasp.
Ratigan is planning upon his next diabolical scheme: to use a robot to replace the Queen of Mousedom and then have the robot programmed to name him supreme ruler of all Mousedom during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at Buckingham Palace. In order to start off, he sends his peg-legged bat henchman named Fidget to kidnap the local mouse toymaker Hiram Flaversham. Ratigan then forces Mr. Flaversham into building the robot for him by having his daughter Olivia kidnapped and held hostage if Hiram refuses to cooperate. He ensures that his henchmen do what he wants by threatening to have them fed to his pet cat Felicia if they displease or fail him in any way.
After Fidget successfully captures Olivia, outsmarts Dawson and Basil and keeps her contained inside a bottle, Ratigan is very impressed that Fidget has gotten the supplies they need for the plan; such as the royal guard uniforms for the henchmen and the tools and gears needed for the robot's modifications. However, he is angry to learn that Fidget lost the list he wrote, and that Basil was chasing Fidget during Olivia's capture. Knowing that any mouse of Basil's caliber can use the list to track down to his lair, Ratigan attempts to have Fidget fed to Felicia, but later changes his mind when he realizes that he can use this opportunity to trap Basil. As planned, Ratigan awaited for Basil's arrival along with his newly associate David Q. Dawson. After having himself and his henchmen to surprise Basil and Dawson with a welcoming celebration, Ratigan mocks Basil for falling into his trap (despite complimenting him for his sailor disguise), and his men start to laugh, causing Basil to sink into depression, much to Dawson's dismay and to Ratigan's delight.
Satisfied that he has broken Basil's spirit, Ratigan had his men to tie up Basil and Dawson in a mouse-trap, planning to have them killed by using a Rube-Goldberg contraption: Ratigan will play a record, and as the song plays, the phonograph arm will tighten up a rope, which will release a tiny ball that will set off the mouse trap and trigger a gun, a crossbow, an axe, and a giant anvil that will kill the two. Ratigan then leaves for Buckingham Palace, where Fidget and his henchmen kidnap the Queen and attempt to have her fed to Felicia.
During the ceremony, Flaversham (forced via gunpoint) controls the robot into introducing Ratigan to the mice as her new consort, much to their shock. Ratigan then proceeds to announce his new dictatorial laws to his "subjects", such as proposing a heavy tax policy against the elderly, the disabled, and children. However, the queen robot starts to rebel against him, much to his embarrassment; it turns out that Basil managed to break himself and Dawson free from the death trap and they head onward to Buckingham Palace (with the help from Sherlock Holmes's pet dog named Toby), where they managed to rescue the Queen and tie up several of Ratigan's men. Controlling the robot, Basil denounces Ratigan as a fraud and traitor before revealing himself to Ratigan.
With his plan exposed, Ratigan is now being trampled by Basil, the Queen and several citizens while the rest of Ratigan's men are pummeled down by the angry civilians. However, Fidget manages to break free and take Olivia hostage once again, and refusing to accept defeat, he and Ratigan escape on a hot air blimp over London. During their getaway, however, they are pursued by Basil, Dawson, and Flaversham on a makeshift balloon. Ratigan steers his blimp while Fidget pedals the propeller, and tries to outrun them.
Fidget almost succeeds, but the extra weight is too much for him, so he tells Ratigan that they have to "lighten the load". Ratigan agrees with him, but rather than throwing Olivia off (as he still needs her as a hostage), he instead betrays Fidget by throwing him off, resulting Fidget (who cannot fly) to fall into the Thames River below. Ratigan pedals the blimp himself, but Basil leaps onto Ratigan's blimp to fight him. However, with no helmsman, Ratigan is unable to steer his craft and it crashes into Big Ben. Inside the clock tower, Ratigan tries to ambush Basil, but fails and Basil traps Ratigan by throwing his cape in the gears and escapes with Olivia, who is returned to Hiram.
Ratigan's villainous breakdown while in his vicious, highly feral state.
It is then that Ratigan (out of sheer bad temper) finally breaks free of the gears, tearing his clothes (including his gloves and shoes) in the process and somehow completely loses his composure, transforming into a highly savage beast. He pursues Basil with great speed and leaps into him (due to Dr. Dawson unable to get their dirigible too close for Mr. Flaversham to reach Olivia), and they both fall onto the clock's hour hand. Declaring to be the last straw as he won't escape from Basil this time and prevent him from reaching his dirigible and Dr. Dawson and the Flavershams, Ratigan furiously extends his long and strong claws and physically slashes Basil with all of his rage. He manages to knock Basil off the hand, but Basil grabs onto the wreckage of the blimp as Ratigan yells that he has finally won the battle. Basil reveals that he only took the blows to remind that the clock bell will strike at 10:00, having pickpocketed Ratigan's tiny bell to prove his point. Ratigan realizes this too late that he did not win the long time battle against Basil as the minute hand strikes at 10, causing the clock bell to tolls, and the vibration causes Ratigan to lose his balance and plunge off the hour hand, to his death.
As Ratigan falls, he roars in complete rage as he tries to take Basil with him, but this fails as Basil was able to use the propeller mechanism from Ratigan's blimp to fly himself to safety, and Ratigan is left screaming in complete horror as he falls to his death in the streets below. The local newspaper later includes a small headline reading "Time Runs Out for Ratigan" (a pun of Ratigan falling from Big Ben).
House of Mouse[]
Professor Ratigan in House of Mouse.
Professor Ratigan appears a few times in House of Mouse, now voiced by Maurice LaMarche, whom also voices Basil. He is usually sitting in the club during crowd shots with Fidget and other Disney villains. Like the other villains, Ratigan is depicted as something of an actor, whom mostly acts graciously at the House, but still has a grudge against Dawson and Basil.
In one of his only speaking appearances in Donald's Lamp Trade, Ratigan tries to lure Dr. Dawson and Basil with cheese on a mousetrap, but Basil recognizes the trap and stops Dawson, leading Ratigan to appear out of a nearby trapdoor and lament the failure of his trap.
Once Upon A Studio[]
In Once Upon a Studio, Ratigan and the other characters from The Great Mouse Detective, join in singing the last line with the other Disney characters as the group photo is taken for their 100th anniversary. He is later seen in the credits,
In Other Media[]
Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel[]
Professor Ratigan is one of the villains brought back to life to be imprisoned in the Isle of the Lost. It is mentioned once that he and his crew went to Ursula's Fish and Chips Store and every time they go there, Ursula chases him out.
Disney Parks[]
Ratigan was once a walkaround character at the Disney parks during the film's initial release. But he has since been retired, supposedly because he frightened children. His last appearance was at a special event at the Magic Kingdom in 2004.
Disney Comics[]
A number of European follow-up comics depict Ratigan as having survived the fall from Big Ben by using his cape like a parachute and landing on the cushioned roof of a passing carriage, than planning to get revenge against Basil and to rebuild his criminal empire. Several of the stories in which Ratigan features are directly based on stories from the original Sherlock Holmes storylines.[1]
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode[]
| “ | This suave, determined crime lord will stop at nothing. But don't call him a rat - he's a mouse, and he won't hesitate to show his savage side challenged. | „ |
| ~ Ratigan's in-game hero description. |
In Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, Ratigan appears an an unlockable playable character. Introduced in Update 6.6., Ratigan is a Front-line Tank role hero on the Yellow team. This game marks his first appearance as a playable character in a crossover RPG game. Ratigan's skills are: "Dinner is Served", "A Rat?!", "Fur-ocious Fury", "False King" and "Claws Out". These skills allow Ratigan to (in the order).
Ratigan rings his bell summoning Felicia to attack. Felicia swipes her big claws hitting all enemies for some Normal Damage. If Ratigan is not Bersek, he charms the enemies with the highest Basic Damage for a few seconds.
Ratigan has friendship campaigns with Yen Sid, Negaduck, Reptillus Maximus, and Monkey Fist.
Basil the Great Mouse Detective[]
After the film, a video game was released for Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit computers, and Commodore 64, in it, Ratigan returns from his death and kidnaps Dawson. In the gameplay, Basil searches for clues to find Dawson, whilst avoiding fake clues placed there by Ratigan and fending off Ratigan's gang from the film, including Fidget. The game ends with Basil finding Dawson, but Ratigan escapes the two in a speedy blimp.
Once Upon a Studio[]
In Once Upon a Studio, Ratigan and the other characters from The Great Mouse Detective, join in singing the last line with the other Disney characters as the group photo is taken for their 100th anniversary.
Other Appearances[]
Ratigan made a cameo appearance in the next Disney animated film, Oliver & Company. During the song "Perfect Isn't Easy", he appeared inside one of the portraits in Georgette's room.
In the episode "Like Blunt" of Darkwing Duck, Professor Ratigan, Felicia, and Fidget the Bat also make a cameo appearances with Island Salad Sea Resort.
Ratigan made a cameo appearance in an episode of Quack Pack on the cover artwork to a pack of criminal trading cards.
Quotes[]
| “ | Professor Ratigan: (chuckles sinisterly) Quite an ingenious scheme, eh, Flaversham? And aren't you proud to be a part of it? Hiram Flaversham: This whole thing... it's... it-it-it's monstrous! Professor Ratigan: We will have our little device ready by tomorrow evening, won't we? You know what happens if you... fail? Hiram Flaversham: I-I-I- don't CARE!!! You can do what you want with me. I won't be a part of this... this... this EVIL any longer! Professor Ratigan: (biting off rage) Mmm... (normally) Very well, if that is your decision. Oh, uh, by the way, I'm taking the liberty of having your brought here. Hiram Flaversham: O-Olivia?! Professor Ratigan: Yes. Hm-hm, yes. (mockingly) I would spend many a sleepless night if anything unfortunate were to befall her. Hiram Flaversham: You... you wouldn't?! Professor Ratigan: (yelling) FINISH IT, FLAVERSHAM!! |
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| ~ Ratigan's first lines as he blackmails Flaversham into buidling the robot for his new plot while vowing to kidnap his daughter Olivia as leverage if Flaversham refuses to cooperate. |
| “ | Oh, I love it when I'm nasty. | „ |
| ~ Professor Ratigan's most famous quote while he is writing a list. |
| “ | Professor Ratigan: Fidget? (Fidget is still sleeping) Professor Ratigan: (yelling in Fidget's ear) FIDGET!! (Fidget startled and falls from his perch and rolls down the stairs at Ratigan's feet) Professor Ratigan: Bright and alert as always. Here's the list. Now you know what to do, and NO MISTAKES! Fidget: No- no- no mistakes, sir. (quickly reads the list) Tools, gears, uniforms, girl... Professor Ratigan: (impatiently) NOW, FIDGET!! Fidget: I'm going, I'm going, I'm going! |
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| ~ Ratigan assigning Fidget for his next task to steal more equipment and kidnap Olivia for their plan. |
| “ | Ratigan: Thank you. Thank you. But it hasn't all been champagne and caviar. I’ve had my share of adversity, thanks to that miserable second-rate detective, Basil of Baker Street! (His thugs boo at the mention of Basil) Ratigan: (putting on a sad facade) For years, that insufferable pipsqueak... has interfered with my plans! I haven't had a moment's peace of mind... (His thugs make noises of sympathy as Bartholomew begins to drunkenly cry) Ratigan: (dropping his facade) But all that's in the PAST! This time, nothing, not even BASIL can stand in my way! ALL will BOW BEFORE ME! |
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| ~ Ratigan "lamenting" his failures before assuring his minions that his plan will succeed. |
| “ | SILENCE!! (to his thugs before throwing Bartholomew out) Oh, my dear Bartholomew. I'm afraid that you've gone and upset me. (dramatically) You know what happens when someone upsets me... | „ |
| ~ Ratigan to Bartholomew before feed him to Felicia. |
| “ | Professor Ratigan: Tsk, tsk, tsk. Oh, Felicia, my precious, my baby. (hugging Felicia fatherly) Did Daddy's little honey bunny enjoy her tasty treat? Felicia: (burps in Ratigan's face) Professor Ratigan: I trust that there will be no further interruptions. (clears his throat) And now... as you were singing? |
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| ~ Ratigan cuddling Felicia after feeding Bartholomew to her. |
| “ | Ahhh... Mr. Flaversham. (chuckling evilly) Allow me to present... (he moves his cape to reveal Olivia in Fidget's grasp) ...your charming daughter. | „ |
| ~ Ratigan walking in on Flaversham updating on the robot before presenting a captive Olivia. |
| “ | Professor Ratigan: Now, now, Fidget will take good care of her. (threanteningly) That is, as long as we have no further delays! Hiram Flaversham: (fearfully) Yes, yes, I-I'll finish it. Oh, just don't hurt my daughter. Professor Ratigan: Remember: it must be ready tonight! |
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| ~ Ratigan while blackmailing Flaversham. |
| “ | Ahhh... the uniforms! Oh, Fidget, I knew I could rely on you. (snickers) Now, you didn't forget anything? | „ |
| ~ Ratigan complimenting Fidget for completing his assignment in stealing the equipment and kidnapping Olivia. |
| “ | How dare that idiot Basil poke his stupid nose into my wonderfil schemes and foul up everything!!! | „ |
| ~ Ratigan fuming over his frustration against Basil while having Fidget fed to Felicia. |
| “ | Professor Ratigan: Oh, I can just see that insufferable grin on his SMUG FACE!! (bangs his against the bottle and winces in pain, but suddenly has a wicked idea and smiles) Yes... Yes, I can just see it. (chuckles) Felicia, release him. Fidget: I'm too young to die! Wooo... (Felicia spits Fidget out) Professor Ratigan: Fidget, you delightful little maniac. You've presented me with a singular opportunity. (drops Fidget) Poor Basil! (malevolently) Oh, he is in for a little surprise.' |
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| ~ Ratigan realizing that he can set a trap for Basil before deciding to spare Fidget's life for a moment. |
| “ | Professor Ratigan: Bravo, bravo, a marvelous performance! (cackles) Though frankly, I expected you 15 minutes later. Trouble with the chemistry set, old boy? Basil: Ratigan, no one could have a higher opinion of you than I have.... and I think you're a slimy contemptible SEWER RAT!! Professor Ratigan: (chuckles) Oh, by the way, Basil... I just love your disguise. Really, one would hardly recognize you.... the greatest.... detective... of all MOUSEDOM-!! (laughs) Basil: Ratigan.... so help me.... I'll see you BEHIND BARS YET!!! Professor Ratigan: You fool!... isn't it clear to you? The superior mind has triumphed! I'VE WON!! (laughs) |
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| ~ Ratigan berating Basil for falling into his trap. |
| “ | Oh, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT!! (continues laughing) Oh, I love it, I love it, I love it!! | „ |
| ~ Ratigan being delighted to see that he and his men have broken Basil's spirit with their laughter at him. |
| “ | Ooooh, this is wicked! So delightfully wicked. Mr. Flaversham, let me congratulate you on a superb piece of craftsmanship. See what you can do with the proper motivation? (cackles evilly) | „ |
| ~ Ratigan commending Flaversham for his excellent skills of creating the robot Queen. |
| “ | Professor Ratigan: It was my fond hope to stay and witness your final scene, but you were 15 minutes late, and I have an engagement at Buckingham Palace. Now, you will remember to smile for the camera, won't you? Say cheese! Dr. Dawson: You FIEND!! Professor Ratigan: Sorry, chubby. You should've chosen your friends more carefully. |
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| ~ Ratigan telling a trapped Basil about his true plan and mocking an angry Dawson. |
| “ | Robot Queen: I present to you a stateman among mice, a gifted leader, a crusader for justice... a majestic mountain of humility, and my new royal consort: Professor Ratigan! (The mice gasp in horror) Professor Ratigan: Thank you, Your Majesty! And now, as your royal consort, I have a slight few suggestions. (clears throat) Item 1..... |
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| ~ Ratigan presenting himself as the Queen's 'royal consort' to the mice of Buckingham Palace. |
| “ | Professor Ratigan: Item 96: a heavy tax shall be levied against all parasites and sponges... such as the elderly, the infirm, and especially, heh heh, little children. Old Mouse: That's ridiculous! You're INSANE!! Professor Ratigan: Perhaps I haven't made myself clear.... I have the power! Robot Queen: Of course, you do. Professor Ratigan: I AM SUPREME!!! Robot Queen: Only you! Professor Ratigan: THIS IS MY KINGDOM!!! (laughs maniacally, then clears his throat) That is, of course, with your highness' permission. |
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| ~ Ratigan addressing his new laws to his 'subjects'. |
| “ | Stay where you are... or the girl DIES! | „ |
| ~ Ratigan threatening to kill Olivia Flaversham. |
| “ | Would you kindly sit down and shut UUUUUUUUUUUUP?! | „ |
| ~ Ratigan threatening to silence Olivia Flaversham, after she stands up to him. |
| “ | Fidget: We have to... l-lighten load! Professor Ratigan: Oh, you want to lighten the load? Excellent idea! Fidget: No, not me! Wait! I can't fly! I CAN'T FLYYYY!! |
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| ~ Ratigan betraying/killing Fidget by throwing him overboard. |
| “ | Professor Ratigan: I've WON!! (maniacal laughter) Basil: On the contrary, the game's NOT over yet! |
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| ~ Ratigan believing he has won the battle against Basil [in actuality, he LOST the battle]; his last words, before his death. |
Vocals[]
- Vincent Price's Ratigan (as well as the "Thriller") Maniacal Laugh
- Ratigan screaming as he falls off Big Ben.
Trivia[]
- Ratigan is one of the few Disney villains who is an actual criminal (While many Disney villains do commit crimes, it's usually not their living), as Ratigan is based on the "Napoleon of Crime" known as Professor James Moriarty. However, Ratigan has a more sadistic and barbaric personality than Moriarty.
- Also, unlike Moriarty or the character from the Basil of Baker Street novels, Ratigan is more of a terroristic mastermind than only a crime lord, as he commits crimes for political reasons (such as attempted revolution by usurping Queen Mousetoria so he can rule Mousedom himself as a dictator), while Moriarty commits crimes only for the sake of doing so (similar to real-life crime lords). Also, during the song "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind", it is revealed that Ratigan has drowned widows and orphans, another common act of terrorism.
- In a deleted song lyric for his "Greatest Criminal Mind" song, it was to be elaborated that the "Tower Bridge Job" he mentioned was an attack and theft of the Tower Bridge where he and his minions threw several innocent mice into the river below and shot those who came up for air, an act that could also be reminiscent of terrorism.
- Judging by the violence of his past crimes, Ratigan also shares similarities with the late, notorious cult leader Charles Manson.
- Ratigan is the third main antagonist of a Disney film to be a rodent, preceded by the Rat from Lady and the Tramp and the Mouse from Goliath II.
- He was one of Vincent Price's favorite roles because he got to sing two original songs for him.
- Ratigan was again drawn as a skinny character, but after Vincent Price was cast, Ratigan was made much more large and muscular to match Vincent Price's larger than life performance.
- While never mentioned onscreen, Ratigan's first name in the Basil of Baker Street books is Padraic.
- Incidentally, both Padraic and Ratigan are Irish names, implying he may have Irish origin, which could further render him as an illegitimate ruler to Mousedom in addition to being a non-mouse.
- Ratigan is one of the few Disney villains to have canonically murdered children (as stated during the song "World's Greatest Criminal Mind" with the line "worse than the widows and orphans you've drowned"). The other three are The Walrus, Sabor and [Shan Yu]].
- Ratigan's supervising animator is Glen Keane, who also animated Bill Sykes in Oliver and Company and the Bear from The Fox and the Hound, the latter was coincidentally modeled after Ratigan as well.
- In fact, in his shredded form, he bears a resemblance to the Beast, another character animated by Keane.
- Originally, Ratigan was going to get killed by crashing his blimp against the Big Ben during the climax, though Basil and Olivia would safely survive the crash. However, Jeffrey Katzenberg insisted for the inclusion of a showdown between Ratigan and Basil, leading the filmmakers to come up with the fight in the Big Ben.
- Ratigan was originally going to reveal more of his tyrannical plans as supreme ruler onscreen, such as restoring slavery and immediately executing all current prisoners to make the room for new prisoners. However, these were cut from the final film due to being considered too offensive and dark for a Disney animated feature, but are kept in the storybook adaptation.
- In addition, his intended tax policies are 100% according to the storybook, which could deprive all citizens of vital financial sources as a result.
- Despite sharing the same name as his literary counterpart, in the books he is really a mouse and not a rat. This is probably the basis of his hatred against being seen as a "rat" (which he is in Disney's adaptation).
- The movie Ratigan is also far more cruel and murderous than his original counterpart.
- Ratigan is called 'Professor' by his henchmen, Basil, and even the public, although it is unknown if he actually is a professor (or of what) or if it's just a self-proclaimed title to bolster his narcissism.
- His inspiration, Moriarty, was once a professor of mathematics before turning to crime, so it's possible that a similar thing applies to Ratigan, as well.
External Links[]
- Professor Ratigan on the Disney Wiki
- Professor Ratigan on the Great Mouse Detective Wiki
- Professor Ratigan on the Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Wiki
- Professor Ratigan on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Professor Ratigan on the Antagonists Wiki
