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| “ | Ha-ha-ha! I hear ya. Now, what's in it for y'all? Well, as soon as I dispose of Big Daddy La Bouff, and I'm running this town... I'll have the entire city of New Orleans in the palm of my hand. And you'll have all the wayward souls your dark little hearts desire. Y'all love that, don't you? So, we got ourselves a deal? | „ |
| ~ Dr. Facilier offering the souls of the New Orleans residents to the Voodoo Spirits in exchange for helping him find Prince Naveen. |
| “ | Just a little more time! I promise I'll pay y'all back! I PROMISE! AAAH!!!!! | „ |
| ~ Dr. Facilier's last words before being dragged into hell. |
Dr. Facilier, also known as "The Shadow Man", is the main antagonist of Disney's 49th full-length animated feature film The Princess and the Frog.
He is a witch doctor who plans to rule New Orleans with help from his "Friends on the Other Side". Since his inception, Facilier has reached critical acclaim and major popularity with fans, making him one of Disney's most popular villains, in addition to quickly becoming a primary member of the Disney Villains franchise.
He is voiced by Keith David.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- He tricked Prince Naveen into accepting his deal to take a blood sample from him and turn him into a frog, before turning Naveen's partner Lawrence into his doppelganger with his talisman so he could marry Charlotte La Bouff and allow them to inherit the La Bouff fortune.
- While he is unusually charismatic for a Pure Evildoer, he still evokes enough fear from the characters to qualify.
- He planned on killing Naveen when he had no use for him, as when he told the Voodoo Spirits to bring Naveen to him, he said that he needed Naveen's heart pumping "for now".
- He tried to sell the souls of the people of New Orleans to the Voodoo Spirits to repay his debt, even though it was his own fault he was in debt.
- He attempted to kill "Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff with a voodoo doll to take over New Orleans during Charlotte's wedding, only failing due to Naveen's intervention.
- He smacked away Ray and killed him by stepping on him despite knowing Ray was sapient, showing no trace of remorse for said deed.
- While he decided not to betray Lawrence, he also decided not to tell Lawrence that he is going to invite his friends to New Orleans once he had taken over, which would inevitably put him in danger.
- He tried to talk Tiana into giving him back his talisman by faking sympathy for her, saying that he would make her restaurant dream a reality and give her "poor daddy everything he ever wanted" if she did what he asked, before having his shadow snatch the talisman when she tried to break it, turning Tiana back into a frog and mocking her about how she will stay this way for the rest of her life.
- Even though he got a rather disturbing death by being dragged into hell by the voodoo spirits, with Tiana even being horrified to see it, it isn't played for sympathy as he deserved it for his heinous actions and for his all'take-and-no-give attitude.
- Despite referring to the voodoo spirits as his friends, he has shown himself to be greedy with them, proving his friendship with them is just to fuel his goals. (It is implied that this part of the reason why they claim his soul.)
- Although he does have several comedic moments, none of them detract from his villainy as his worst actions are taken completely seriously.
Trivia[]
- Some believe that Dr. Facilier doesn't qualify as Pure Evil given his apparent tragic past, as he implies that he was shunned and ignored by the rich and wealthy of New Orleans, coupled with his supposed sympathy towards the city's poor. However, as Facilier is such a charismatic manipulator, nothing demonstrates that such facts are true.
- In the original script, Mama Odie was going to be his mother and he would have tried to kill her. If this stayed in, it would make Facilier even worse.
- He is the last Disney Pure Evil to be traditionally animated, as his successors, King Runeard and King Magnifico were CG animated.
External Links[]
- Dr. Facilier on the Villains Wiki
- Dr. Facilier on the Disney Wiki
- Dr. Facilier on the VS Battles Wiki
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