Disney fairy tales always end happily, but what if the villains had their way? Join us as we explore the dark alternate realities where Jafar, Ursula, Frollo, Cruella de Vil, and Scar triumph over our beloved heroes, transforming their magical kingdoms into nightmarish landscapes of power and destruction.
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00:00Princesses, enchantment, true love's kiss, when it comes to Disney's fairy tales,
00:05one can always count on a happy ending.
00:07But what if a page was torn from the storybook?
00:10What if darkness prevailed and the villains' wicked plots came to fruition?
00:14-"So I'll be perished in the land!"
00:19Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're revisiting five original Disney films
00:24to imagine what would have happened to the kingdoms if the villains had won.
00:28-"You poor, simple fools, thinking you could defeat me,
00:33me, the mistress of all evil!"
00:37Once upon a time, the folklore that inspired so many beloved Disney stories
00:41saw much grimmer conclusions.
00:43So let's cast ourselves into a land of make-believe,
00:46where virtue and magic are thwarted by the sinister agendas
00:49of Disney's most iconic baddies.
00:52-"Then the once-proud Zeus will finally fall, and you, Hades, will rule all!"
01:05Jafar.
01:06One of the most duplicitous Disney villains,
01:09Jafar begins as a royal vizier with dreams of becoming the almighty sultan of Agrabah.
01:13-"Soon I will be sultan, not that animated twit!"
01:18Unfortunately for him, scrappy street rat Aladdin repeatedly intervenes.
01:23Jafar casts Aladdin away several times,
01:26first into a cave, then the sea, and finally a frozen wasteland.
01:30-"Make sure he's never found!"
01:34But Aladdin just keeps finding his way back.
01:37-"How many times do I have to kill you, boy?"
01:40In the final battle, Aladdin puts an end to the would-be ruler,
01:43but a few minor corrections in Jafar's plans
01:46would have conjured a far different outcome.
01:48-"Perhaps I can divine a solution to this thorny problem."
01:53For one, Jafar wields a snake staff capable of hypnosis,
01:57so putting Aladdin under a zombie-like spell could have been a hasty fix.
02:01But if that didn't work, then using one of the genie's wishes
02:04to permanently remove his greatest adversary from the equation
02:07would have certainly done the trick.
02:09-"I think it's time to say goodbye to Prince Abobo."
02:14With Aladdin totally out of the way,
02:16Jafar's initial plot becomes easier to pull off.
02:20-"Marry the shrew."
02:22-"I become sultan?"
02:24-"The idea has mattered."
02:26As the new sultan of Agrabah and the genie's evil master,
02:30Jafar can think bigger than just getting out from under Jasmine
02:33and the former sultan's thumbs.
02:35So what would his reign look like?
02:36-"Ah, but there's a new order now. My order."
02:40Though Jafar's ambitions are often announced with terrifying laughter
02:44and booming thunder,
02:45there's reason to believe he would make a fascinating ruler.
02:49Throughout the film, the people of Agrabah are depicted
02:51as faithfully loyal to the ruling sultan,
02:53and Jafar doesn't express any explicit desire
02:56to cause the lower class more harm than they'd already endured.
02:59After all, Jafar uses his wishes to enrich himself,
03:03only enacting harsh punishments on those he deems antagonistic to his goals.
03:07-"Finally, you will bow to me."
03:11Despite being the story's villain,
03:12Jafar is set to lead a far greater revolution
03:15than the sometimes aloof Sultan Hamid was capable of.
03:18Disney's Jafar is loosely based on real Persian vizier,
03:21Jafar ibn Yahya,
03:23a patron of the sciences who promoted medicine, astronomy, and engineering.
03:27So in this alternate version of Aladdin,
03:29sorcerer Jafar uses his cunning to advance a city of loyal subjects,
03:33with opportunities to imperialize nations once beyond his grip.
03:37Sometimes to the benefit of the people,
03:39but always to the benefit of himself.
03:42-"I wish to be the most powerful sorcerer in the world!"
03:48Ursula
03:49Unlike Jafar,
03:51sea witch Ursula is far crueler to her subjects in The Little Mermaid.
03:54The disgraced younger sister of King Triton
03:57has big plans for the kingdom of Atlantica once she secures the throne.
04:00-"King Triton's headstrong lovesick girl
04:04would make a charming addition to my little garden."
04:09-"Mmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm!"
04:12Ursula understands the ways in which the patriarchy is upheld,
04:15while the very idea of matriarchy is frowned upon.
04:18-"The men up there don't like a lot of blabber!"
04:21-"Get on land, it's much preferred for ladies not to say a word!"
04:24She teaches naive Ariel how to harness her rebellious streak by embracing womanhood,
04:29and, of course,
04:30-"Bossy language, ha!"
04:33Though she claims to help poor unfortunate souls,
04:36it's only for her own gain.
04:38With Ariel enslaved to Ursula's impossible contract and Triton reduced to one of her shriveled pets,
04:44the witch finally scores the powerful trident.
04:47And it's quite terrifying to imagine what would have happened if she sunk Eric's ship before he could impale her.
04:52It's time Ursula took matters into her own tentacles!
04:56Though her rise to queen can be interpreted as feminist virtue,
04:59Ursula proves to be far from a girl's girl.
05:02She's willing to use Ariel as a pawn in her bartering game,
05:05swiping her voice and transforming into an alluring woman to steal Prince Eric.
05:09She may be the key to Triton's undoing.
05:14Furthermore, her voice deepens when she dons the crown,
05:17signaling a shift from a feminine figure to a masculine tyrant.
05:21Now I am the ruler of all the oceans!
05:25The waves of blame I have raised will...
05:28In this new Atlantica, dark magic reigns supreme.
05:32Just like the days when Ursula lived in the palace and enjoyed fantastical feasts,
05:36she once again indulges in royal pampering.
05:39The sea and all its toils bow to my power!
05:47And because she never showed any true regard from her people,
05:50the creatures of the ocean serve as nothing more than the decorations of her damned underworld.
05:56Frollo
05:57The Hunchback of Notre Dame sees one of the most complex and downright evil villains in Judge Claude Frollo.
06:03Serving as Paris's Minister of Justice,
06:06Frollo commits a suspicious number of injustices throughout the film.
06:10Choose me or the fire.
06:12His pure disdain for Romany people stems from religious zealotry
06:16and the need to control the masses with an iron fist.
06:19Their heathen ways inflame the people's lowest instincts,
06:23and they must be stopped.
06:26Meanwhile, Frollo can hardly control himself.
06:29I was just imagining a rope around that beautiful neck.
06:34He chases Esmeralda into a church,
06:36insisting she be arrested even though it's against the law to detain a citizen in sanctuary.
06:41I'm sorry sir, she claimed sanctuary.
06:44There's nothing I can do.
06:45Then drag her outside.
06:48And this isn't the first time he outwardly defied the mores of the church.
06:52Minister Frollo learned years ago to respect the sanctity of the church.
06:57Frollo is such a terrifying tyrant because he imposes a strict moral code on his people
07:02while failing to adhere to it himself.
07:04Captain!
07:05Sir!
07:05Seize the cathedral!
07:07His combination of hatred and lust for Esmeralda sparks an impish hellfire within him,
07:12sparking a madness that leads to his undoing.
07:14But for all his flaws,
07:16it's safe to say that he could have gotten away with his crimes
07:18if his army was just a little more... adept.
07:21Frollo's guards primarily serve as comic relief,
07:24constantly bested in cartoonish ways.
07:26If his underlings actually suppressed Quasimodo and the swelling mob,
07:3015th century France would have looked a lot different.
07:33But you can't let Frollo win!
07:35He already has.
07:36Early in the film, he details his desire to vanquish the Romani people.
07:40One by one.
07:43And yet, for all my success, they have thrived.
07:47And he states numerous times that he is willing to burn down all of Paris
07:51if necessary.
07:52By the end of the story, Paris is quite literally burning.
07:55A manifestation of his rage and the way he belies his faith.
07:59So should Frollo win, he spearheads a full-out genocide against the Romani people,
08:03reducing the city to embers in the process.
08:06It was my duty.
08:08Horrible as it was, I hope you can forgive me.
08:13Disney's most fashionable femme fatale, Cruella de Vil,
08:16is undoubtedly rotten to the core.
08:18How are you?
08:19Miserable, darling, as usual.
08:21Perfectly wretched.
08:23A toxic green cloud even follows her around,
08:26warning of her menacing presence.
08:28The stakes of 101 Dalmatians are perhaps not as epic as other stories,
08:32but Cruella makes up for it with her devilishly wicked whims.
08:36She fancies her lavish wardrobe.
08:38In fact, it drives her.
08:40My only true love, darling.
08:42I live for furs.
08:43I worship furs.
08:46Cruella's flashy embellishments make her much bigger.
08:49She takes up the most space in a room.
08:51Though it may seem petty,
08:52Cruella's grand splendor actually symbolizes a deep class divide.
08:57Oh, I'd like a nice fur, but there are so many other things.
09:00Sweet, simple Anita.
09:03I know, I know.
09:06This horrid little house is your dream castle.
09:10Her distaste for the less fortunate kicks off a mean streak,
09:14especially when the Radcliffe's refuse to sell her the puppy she desires
09:17for a vanity project.
09:19When can the puppies leave their mother?
09:21Two weeks?
09:22Three weeks?
09:24Never.
09:26What?
09:27Cruella's sick fantasy of turning a litter of Dalmatians
09:30into her next fur coat actually reveals a lot about her temperament.
09:34She views puppies and people as a means to an end,
09:36bossing around her former schoolmate and the burglar she hired
09:40to kidnap the canines.
09:41I don't care how you kill the little beast, but do it!
09:44And do it now!
09:46Oh, please, miss, now have pity, will ya?
09:49As word spreads of Cruella's cruel plans,
09:52the cats and dogs of London unite to thwart her.
09:55But what if she'd actually pulled it off?
09:57Several clues indicate what she might do next.
10:00You'll be sorry, you fools!
10:02You... you idiots!
10:05When the dogs disguise themselves as Labradors,
10:07Cruella turns her nose up at them,
10:09only interested in pretty things.
10:11Her taste for rare breeds and glamorous patterns
10:14proves that her appetite would only grow once she pulls off the heist.
10:17Even the thought of violently slaying puppies
10:20couldn't temper Cruella's trophy-hunting frenzy.
10:22Poison them, drown them, bash them in the head!
10:25You got any claw for them?
10:27So with an unclouded conscience and a lot of money to throw around,
10:30there's truly nothing standing in her way.
10:33While we only see Cruella in a couple of iconic coats throughout the film,
10:36this darker ending emboldens her to add an even grander collection
10:40of exotic animal furs to her closet.
10:42Look out for the lynx coats in the sequel.
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11:01Scar
11:02During the first act of the film,
11:04the Lion King's fearsome feline Scar
11:06actually gets away with an elaborate scheme to conquer the land.
11:10After killing Mufasa and banishing Simba,
11:12he rears his ugly head as king.
11:14The drought-stricken land falls into darkness,
11:17and those he promised would never be hungry again
11:19are quite literally starving.
11:21Now get out.
11:24Yeah, but we're still hungry.
11:25Ouch!
11:27Meanwhile, Scar picks his teeth with the bones of his latest feast,
11:30a symbol of the entitlement he's always possessed.
11:33Well, I was first in line until the little hairball was born.
11:38The Lion King actually draws a bit of inspiration from biblical tales
11:41and Shakespeare's Hamlet.
11:42In that story, the rightful heir perishes in battle
11:45with the evil uncle who stole the throne.
11:47Should Scar have defeated Simba in this final duel,
11:50the Pride Lands would have suffered an extended Dark Age.
11:53But it's unlikely Scar holds on to power for long.
11:56His goal to weaken the Pride leaves him vulnerable
11:59to the bitter animals that scavenge the land.
12:01Where is your hunting party?
12:03They're not doing their job.
12:05Scar, there is no food.
12:06The herds have moved on.
12:08Under Scar's rule, the Lion King still ends with his defeat.
12:12If not at the claws of Simba, then at the mercy of the Circle of Life.
12:15This law of balance is spelled out explicitly in the story.
12:19Dad, don't we eat the antelope?
12:21Yes, Simba, but let me explain.
12:24When we die, our bodies become the grass,
12:27and the antelope eat the grass.
12:29So Scar cannot sit at the top of the food chain forever.
12:32A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun.
12:36His eagerness to violate the kingdom's sacred hunting rights
12:39proves that he doesn't respect nature's order.
12:42And he betrays the hyena army just as quickly as he recruited it.
12:45I am a king. I can do whatever I want.
12:48So while Scar may enjoy a few more moons as king,
12:51he should be prepared for a royal toppling
12:53at the fangs of his disgruntled subordinates.
12:56Which Disney universes would look the most terrifying if the villain won?
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