Forget “happily ever after.”
This is about who caused the nightmare.
We’re putting gods, con artists, tyrants, and the stepmother next door into the same bracket to answer one question:
What actually makes a great villain?
Magic? Power? Control? Or just the ability to ruin someone’s life without lifting a finger?
Build your GOAT List. Break the rankings. Pick your side.
Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) is currently the #1 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 68.4% head-to-head battles.
Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians) is currently the #2 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 67.0% head-to-head battles.
Scar (The Lion King) is currently the #3 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 65.3% head-to-head battles.
Ursula (The Little Mermaid) is currently the #4 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 62.0% head-to-head battles.
Jafar (Aladdin) is currently the #5 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 56.4% head-to-head battles.
Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) is currently the #6 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 45.2% head-to-head battles.
Lady Tremaine (Cinderella) is currently the #7 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 44.1% head-to-head battles.
Hades (Hercules) is currently the #8 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 36.8% head-to-head battles.
Syndrome (The Incredibles) is currently the #9 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 34.9% head-to-head battles.
Judge Claude Frollo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) is currently the #10 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 30.6% head-to-head battles.
Hans (Frozen) is currently the #11 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 30.3% head-to-head battles.
Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog) is currently the #12 Greatest Disney Villains of All Time winning 26.8% head-to-head battles.