The Most Despicable Animated Villains in Movies

With 'Minions' villain Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), the cinematic world gets yet another cartoon baddie. Will she live up to the evilness of the other villains on this list? Time will tell...  

The villain world lost one of its best when 'Despicable Me''s baddie Gru turned good thanks to his newfound love of three orphan girls. In the sequel, it was his minions that were turned evil at the hands of El Macho.

Remember that overly aggressive yet antisocial kid in your neighborhood who was obsessed with blowing up toys and killing small animals? Yeah, that's Sid. We all know what Sid will be when he grows up... No, not a Peace Corps officer.

This sea witch is so vile and deceptive that she grants Ariel's wish of becoming human while the princess is 20,000 leagues under the sea in a cave... it's a miracle Ariel didn't just drown right there and then. So despicably tricky, that Ursula.

Maleficent is the "Mistress of All Evil," who, after not being invited to Sleeping Beauty's royal christening, curses the infant to die before her 16th birthday. It's a tad extreme of a reaction for not getting invited to a party, and totally despicable.

It would be easy to grow up bitter if you'd been named "Scar," your handsome, athletic brother was heir to Pride Rock and you had black mane and demonic, green eyes. Not that it justifies murder, but we kind of understand where Scar is coming from.

This terrifying snow leopard escapes from prison to exact revenge on kung fu master Shifu, and defeats the Furious Five with his deadly nerve strikes. Can the bumbling, food-obsessed panda Po keep Tai Lung from getting hold of the Dragon Scroll and its unlimited power? 

One of Disney's worst baddies, this evil sorcerer hoped to overthrow the sultan he was advisor to, manipulate Princess Jasmine to marry him, kill the young Prince Aladdin, and finally, use a magic lamp to rule the universe. Good thing that didn't work out.

She may be completely and utterly fabulous, but wanting to drown, club and skin 101 puppies for a fur coat is completely and utterly vile. Sure, she'd probably get a ton of compliments on the jacket... until she told people how it was made, then she'd get a ton of death threats. Someone call PETA.

We'd be angry, too, if we were forced to live in the dank, dark Underworld while all the other gods and goddesses lounged 24/7 on top of Mount Olympus... but that does not give you the right to release the Titans and destroy the world, Hades.

Hexxus, the ancient evil spirit of destruction, death and decay, is as nasty as he looks. Hell-bent on destroying FernGully and all who inhabit it, he is the despicable face of deforestation and global warming. Talk about an inconvenient truth.

Truly contemptible, Judge Claude Frollo kills Quasimodo's mother in cold blood, openly sings about his desire to rape Esmeralda, and starts a genocide campaign against the Gypsy population of France. The worst part, he thinks everything he's doing is God's will.