Top 20 Disney Villains with the Saddest Backstories
VOICE OVER: Emily Brayton
WRITTEN BY: Andrew Tejada
These Disney villains are bad for a reason: backstory. For this list, we'll be looking at the most tragic and sympathetic origins behind this studio's antagonists. Our countdown includes "The Lion King," "Mulan," "Tangled," and more!
- #20: Tesslin "Tess" Tyler
- #19: Zoe [AKA the Boogeyperson]
- #18: Mother Gothel
- #17: Yzma
- #16: Edgar Balthazar
- #15: Captain James Hook
- #14: The Sanderson Sisters
- #13: Davy Jones
- #12: Namaari
- #11: Estella Miller [AKA Cruella De Vil]
- #10: Hades
- #9: Ursula
- #8: Xianniang
- #7: Nuka
- #6: Scar
- #5: Lady Tremaine
- #4: Michael "Goob" Yagoobian
- #3: Professor Callaghan/Yokai
- #2: Te Kā
- #1: Maleficent
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