Dr. Facilier's Voodoo, "Royal" Lineage and Past Explained: Princess and the Frog Theory

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

Dr. Facilier is a very underrated villain. He's got a great voice, he looks cool, his song is amazing, and his death is awesome and terrifying.

[@marcusprice8129]

Fletcher Reed Its Goliath. What's not love about him?

[@TiffanyRay]

He was always my favorite disney villian growing up

[@cartoonhoodie131]

Fletcher Reed He and scar are my favorite villains

[@tamiyaisroyalty8376]

Dont act like the whole movie is umderrated!! Tiana is an amazing princess and navien is a great prince they are both really talented and hard working, and then what you said about dr.facileaer/ the shadow man, makes the underrated movie even more underrated!

[@MusicalBoarder]

its also the arbiter from Halo and the president on rick and morty. Keith David is an amazing VA

[@Just_Liqourice]

I swear facilier is a character where you can pause the movie anytime when he is on screen and he will have a meme:able face

[@rosiepear7531]

After I saw this comment, I rewatched the video and randomly paused it. I can confirm, he's very meme-able

[@ssabr6268]

Sooooo true

[@ntinadov1477]

I paused the video after reading this and I can definitely confirm

[@sweet14dreams93]

Reasons why he's my fave

[@raffipatandra8142]

Ooh whatcha say

[@jasminflores6935]

Why did Dr. Facilier cross the road? To see his friends on the other side

[@em.the.awful.waffle]

Jasmin Flores ha! 😆

[@ametoameto1083]

-🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@reesewhittington6778]

i got voodoo, i got hoodoo, i got things i dont even try! yet i couldnt even help mah mothah....

[@artziehaul1985]

Jasmin Flores underrated comment lol nice👏

[@vhm562]

Jasmin Flores Oh lol

[@IndiaAlbert]

Can we get Mama Odie's back story?

[@Leo-tu8gh]

I honestly think she might be marie laveau

[@WateverWatever04]

++++

[@tinnasell4161]

Some say she's an enchantress from Beauty and the Beast. I do not believe in that, though she does not show her eyes and the enchantress has glowing pink vision. So... It's debatable

[@AriaMarie._]

India Albert yessssss

[@stupidityisadiseasegetwell5175]

snake Not every Voodoo lady or Rootworker, is marie laveau

[@AtarahDerek]

Mama Odie is 180 years old. She's probably Facilier's ancestor. But certainly not his mother.

[@RedJay326]

AtarahDerek "I'm a Royal on my mother's side."

[@bridgetsylvesterprice7379]

Actually mama odie was originally supposed to be dr. Facilier’s mother

[@todotodolikesyou9518]

"Not bad for a *197* year old blind lady!"

[@SkullCrusher757]

yeah not bad also she could be his grandmother maybe even his great grandmother

[@jal45100]

Also we don't know how old Dr. Facilier is he could be 160 years old and Mama Odie could be his Grandmother

[@queendsheena1]

You really went all out with this theory. Dr. Facilier is a great character addition to the Disney villains and I believe he was descended from a Voodoo Queen. Great theory Issac, you really knocked this one out of the park. Can't wait to see what you'll do next.

[@hannahskeldon7944]

Yes Dr. Faciler was a very interesting character one of my favorite villians he is so underated and I love Mama Odie too.

[@geekdivaherself]

Disney should rerelease that movie with a new title along the lines of _Tangled_ and _Frozen_. They could keep the original title as a subtitle. I know it won't happen, but once they changed their marketing strategy from using the titles of fairy tales to these new type of titles, popularity among children shot through the roof. I'd really like to see this happen to get the movie a bit more of the attention it deserves.

[@keithrobinson264]

I really like Dr. Facilier mostly because he is one of those Disney villains that was well developed. He is cunning, mischievous, and whimsical. the last Disney villain like that were Ursula, Cruella de Vil, Hades and Captain hook.

[@coltonmyers4945]

queendsheena1 He is one of the best villains

[@brianoconnell9]

Hi

[@theresamoten4881]

Peter Pan and dr.facilier both have shadedows that can move on there own

[@sarahminch7144]

Facilier's is more of a Loa than a disjointed shadow. It moves as he does, but yet not

[@kelvinestrada1700]

Theresa Moten yup

[@boxersmedia7127]

Jay jarreau

[@SkullCrusher757]

peters will occasionally move with him but mostly does whatever it wants

[@brooklynnalexisalarcon5489]

Plot twist Facilier is Peter Pan

[@nyxaria8557]

I always loved the culture and jazz influence of Princess and The Frog. Very underrated movie with a great cast and story. I always loved the part when Dr. FACILIER DID HIS CARD TRICKS, IT LOOKED SO SATISFYINGLY ANIMATED

[@TiffanyRay]

I always loved princess and the frog mostly because of Tiana she might be my #2 favorite princess next to Merida. And because of the story and the 1920s aesthetics!!! I used to obsess over this movie when I was little and now that its brought up to my attention now! I wanna see it again

[@camcosplays4940]

Cwiffy. I live in New Orleans! It’s not as perfect as this movie makes it seem. It actually smells really bad and there are no jazz players. Only homeless people playing the saxophone. They sound good though! The food is also really good here! There are also a lot of drunk people on Bourbon street! But that is at night! It is still really beautiful! During the day there are so many people! During the day in Jackson Square, there are paintings and stuff. At night in Jackson Square, there are people with tarot cards! It is really beautiful though! Super haunted though! Lots of gruesome backstories! I love it here! One of the things that I like to do when I am waiting for my mom to get off of work, is to look at the people because when you are from New Orleans, you can tell who is from here and who are tourists! If you haven’t, you should really come visit! It’s amazing here!

[@ogundimu400]

@@camcosplays4940 this isn't modern new Orleans,this is new Orleans in 1912.

[@camcosplays4940]

Elijah Eley. I know. It was set in the 1920s and I was just telling the difference between what they saw( what it was like back then) and what it is like now.

[@Greenrock12345]

Fun fact- the cards he pulled for Naveen are actual tarot cards that align with the story! I took a look at them now that I can kinda read cards and they look most similar to the three of pentacles, the Tower, and the Fool

[@PHiLLy2c]

You get a like jus for doing research on African culture so dope

[@WateverWatever04]

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[@brandonwilliams5526]

Voodoo is satanic worship

[@brandonwilliams5526]

Communicating with demonic spirits and is very dangerous and making deals with the Baphomet goat demon which is Satan the devil himself

[@vaper8824]

Brandon Williams STFU voodoo has nothing to do with Christian beliefs and has nothing to do with satanic worship.

[@thatfacewhenyoucheatedandg3957]

DarthVaper \//\ Gaming preach! I'm Catholic but I was super confused and pissed because people were tying voodoo and hoodoo with christian beliefs like demons? Like come on, voodoo is a belief of deities, not angels and Demons!

[@WeakFreak]

maybe Dr. Facilier was from a poor family, having some knowledge about his family on his mothers side (or simply making it up). but as a boy, he was taken in by mama Odi as a student, practicing woodoo and other stuff. but after time, this was just not enough for him anymore and left to use his powers to gain more magical properties to gain riches and trick people. maybe mama Odi saw something in him when he was younger, but when he chose to use his powers for his own selfish desires, she had to let go of him and keep being a wonderful woodoo woman in the forest, along with her animal friends and magic.

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Weak Freak, that WOULD make sense.

[@frankg2790]

Actually, Facilier is creole, so he could be descended from European royalty.

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Frank G. If that's the case, he's the son of a woman born out of illigitimacy. Picture this, a Royal Nobleman (whether he is married or not) has an affair with a woman whom his family would clearly disapprove of (a maidservant or someone else's wife) & has a daughter by her (Facilier's Mother is the daughter).

[@frankg2790]

Descended means that an ancestor could have been part of a family that fell from power (though I am not ruling out adultery).

[@rosestar1324]

It could explain why she's always trying to help people find what the need and not want. Facilier was the person who pushed her into that way of life, maybe.

[@blairhesse6918]

As a Vodouisant of Haitian Vodou, you are by far the most correct. I was very proud how you began the video explaining the different versions of vodou and how each branch came to be. Most people think theres only one and there isn't. Thank you

[@Jianju69]

Your comment is helpful too, by confirming the presentation's material.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

I like to imagine that Facilier's ancestor was Marie Leveaux herself. I've always liked the scene where he tells Lawrence, "Aren't you tired of the fat cats passing you by in their fancy cars, never giving you a second glance?" Look closely at the look on Facilier's face. *He isn't talking about Lawrence.* I imagine that he's sick of being treated as a third-class citizen--he, who has the blood of a voodoo queen in his veins. It ties in with that "what you want vs. what you need" theme of the movie--he thinks he wants power, but what he really NEEDS is respect. (Some have also theorized that he's Big Daddy LaBoeuf's half-brother by a slave or ex-slave--he'd naturally think "I'm as much my daddy's son as he is--why should HE have everything just because I was born on the wrong side of the blanket?")

[@songbirdrebel5895]

It's really interesting, but now that you mentioned Mama Odie, I'm curious about her origin. In the movie, she claims to be 197. Would it be possible to do a video regarding the Voodoo Queen of the Bayou, along with the spirit of the magic mirror... I apologize for the trouble and thank you so much in advance

[@keithrobinson264]

Mama Odie backstory would be awesome but a Backstory to the spirit of the magic mirror would be even more epic. We know nothing about the mirror or who made it let alone the spirit.

[@gregoriarodriguez8159]

the Magic mirrors origan sounds like an ausome idea

[@keithrobinson264]

In the once upon a time series the spirit of the mirror is a genie. To be honest I always thought that the Magic mirror from snow white was one and the same as the Evil mirror from Snow queen.

[@justthathufflepuff5231]

not a lot of people have such polite comments

[@keithrobinson264]

It sad really. I really applause Isaac and his channel for the awesome work and content it was created.

[@angelesgallegos746]

Don't mess with Voodoo.

[@aprilrobinson6082]

Angeles Gallegos it witchcaft

[@zarseemdyartes8957]

April Robinson, voodoo itself isn’t “witchcraft” it’s people that make it seem that way.

[@caramel7050]

@Austin Statin It's fake, just like any other religion. Mediums, fortune tellers, etc. Things like guessing details about somebody's life actually comes down to experience in manipulation and talking tricks, which there are even courses for. I wish there was another 1 million dollar prize to prove the supernatural thing again, since the last one was cancelled after several decades of people being unable to prove magic woo under scientific scrutiny. I'd love to see them take on Voodoo. I think it's a cool cultural concept either way. The whole aesthetic is badass.

[@arianapoole5374]

@@caramel7050 yea

[@kaiju3646]

@SupremeEgyptianGodsman I respect your faithfulness in religion but at some point you have to realize that it's not really likely that it's real

[@WillScarlet16]

The one major inaccuracy in the movie is the 'stick-a-pin-in-the-voodoo-doll' trope, which is unknown in the actual Haitian practice of Voodoo - those dolls are actually called 'hex dolls' and they come from European witchcraft. Actual Voodoo dolls serve a very different, and non-lethal function.

[@taipansghost]

Keith David absolutely nailed this role such an underrated villain

[@maxzapsgamingzepzeap2337]

I think Facilier is 1 of my favorite villains, his design and personality just speak to me when it comes to villains

[@CaptainJackSparrowSavvy]

mine to

[@Mischiefwitch1]

I have to applaud you and your research. As a practitioner was a little afraid to hit play, but bravo ..bravo!

[@IsaacCarlson]

Thank you! I'm glad I went in depth enough! Thanks for watching!

[@datvegasboi09]

@@IsaacCarlson Same here. I glad he said Hoodoo is from West Africa and not American.

[@transgoddess31]

@@datvegasboi09 voodoo is from Africa. It is a religion. A merger of Christianity and catholicism. Hoodoo is folk magic...witchcraft. not even solely African magic but a merger of native, Ireland, European and African magical beliefs .

[@datvegasboi09]

@@transgoddess31 um I'm not sure why you are trying to teach me about my own heritage that has nothing to do with you! All that bs you mentioned "merger of Christianity and catholicism. Hoodoo is folk magic...witchcraft" was result of colonization and forced evolving since my ancestors when they got here couldn't worship their own gods and adopted Christianity which is now called Hoodoo. A African based practice in america. You racists keep dropping the word African and try to seal everything that you have no relations to. Not too mention there are some houses of voodoo that are not part of Christianity. Your name Trans goddess says it all European based nothing to with our culture. Go away!

[@kookycoolauntkaryn5884]

@@datvegasboi09 i was sort of shocked that someone felt it was necessary to try and school you about something you obviously know more about... wth was up with trans goddess trying to but in the convo and being factually incorrect with the utmost confidence as well...that was weird af.

[@stephanieoctavius]

I want to thank you for using the correct definition and historical facts of voodoo.

[@timothyh5632]

Anyone else think that the Voodoo Queen that Facilier descended from is Madame Leota? Think about it: They both are powerful Voodoo weilders, summon spirits with the help of elaborate songs and chants, and, Both lived in New Orleans.

[@AlcyoneSong]

That makes sense esp the ending

[@leociresi4292]

I’ve got voodo, I got whodo, I got things I haven’t even tried! And I got friends on the other side

[@briannalemmie6501]

The first time I seen this movie I thought that Dr. Facilier and Mama Odie were related some way. Can you do Naveen's back story??

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Brianna Lemmie. Possibly they were, I hit upon the idea that Mama Odie was a great aunt of Facilier & was ashamed when he became selfish so she cut ties.

[@snakes3425]

I still think Facilier and Mama Odie are connected, maybe Odie was his mentor, but Facilier's lust for power was so great he betrayed her once he learned all he could from her

[@jayjayphoenix4455]

Actually it hns said that before they where making the Princess and the frog they actually wanted Dr.Facilier to be mama odies Son who Detrayed her and Go to the dark side using his powers for darker things but they Didnt choose that script and Change it.

[@_dtez_8539]

Well she knows who he is so that’s a start to a good theory

[@CaptainJackSparrowSavvy]

@@labelledamedumanor4876 Makes Sense

[@NT-ys3oh]

I want to give you props for how you gave details on Vodou. Dr F is a super fun character but a horrid representation of Vodou and I think the fact you refer to him as a Bokor really highlights that. Mama O is super interesting because of the style of her song, southern gospel. Hoodoo primarily came about in the south as a mix between folk magic and Protestant Christianity and I think Mama O really captures that.

[@katelynsippert4950]

That's really cool. Yes, I do think he was descended from a voodoo queen because voodoo seems to be the kind of thing that you have to be in the know to know, (you know?) and I'm not sure where else he'd go, because people outside the know tend to know squat about it.

[@bridgetsylvesterprice7379]

Katelyn Sippert yes but mama odie was originally supposed to be his mother but that idea was cancelled

[@saphirawinters7028]

Whoa Isaac, are you okay? I'm not trying to be mean but your face looks a little sunburned.

[@HelloKittyFreak96]

Raven W he's just cute like that 😋

[@NebulaDark]

I watched a few of his earlier video's and even I noticed (I am not a sub....yet but I am leaning towards it since I love disney)

[@keithrobinson264]

I thought it was a camera trick. Maybe its simply cold were you live Isaac. you also seem to have freckles but I might be wrong like 99% wrong.

[@bensonbbarry2945]

Raven W idk he always seems to have a red face, but so does someone at my school, so it might just naturally be red

[@pineforest1442]

It's probably natural. I am not sure.

[@kathyprior4281]

Dr. Facilier is such a great and underrated villain! He needs his own movie and/or book about him. He doesn't even appear in How It Should Have Ended. He appeared in Vera Strange's AU: "Fiends on the other side" book and will be in the Twisted Tale series "Almost There" by Liz Braswell, Jen Calonita and Elizabeth Lim. Other than The Descendants and the Princess and the Frog, we don't know a whole lot about him. I bet he was once an innocent boy who wanted to live the good life. Maybe he practiced good Voodoo with Mama Odie. But he soon became envious of the wealthy and got into dark magic. What of his parents and Mama Odie's influence? I also think that his backstory wouldn't be too different from Alastor of Hazbin Hotel. If no one else makes a backstory for him, then I will.

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Or more plausible a colonial masonic agent?

[@conjurekween1627]

I'm a voodoo priest myself and your history of voodoo was bang on! Well done on the research

[@bridgetsylvesterprice7379]

He Is ABSOLUTELY MY FAVORITE DISNEY VILLAIN

[@leonardosomma4196]

Of course he is, he was voiced by THE Keith David!

[@leociresi4292]

I wish he did a rap

[@bridgetsylvesterprice7379]

Me too! Wouldn’t have that been cool!

[@krystalrobinson1677]

I always thought the voodoo doctor was sexy 😂😂

[@glitchybits]

I'm glad I'm not the only one~! Handsome, suave and quite the bean pole. >U< Lanky men are the best, in my opinion. That, and I can't resist the tailcoat and top hat.

[@xRaineDropsx]

Same xD

[@ambermeanswell]

same! 💕

[@kirugio4586]

*literally same he's my Disney Crush*

[@bella-yt2tl]

He hella foine🤤😂

[@danyelric1074]

A theory about who is Freddie Facilier (Dr. Facilier's daughter from the Descendants Wicked World series) mother?

[@nagablackwing4700]

Wait...he has a daughter?!

[@danyelric1074]

Naga Blackwing Yes, in the Descendants Wicked World serie he has a daughter, as most of the Disney villians. Give a look to the Descendants movies and the series, it will only took around an hour to se the entire serie as the chapters are like 3 minutes long (see them all at once and it'll feel like 3 chapters of a regular serie)

[@licaple]

It’s proli Charlotte lol

[@alicesidelnikov7769]

Dany Elric Yes, Dr. Facilier might have a daughter in the Descendants Wicked World Series, but that's Disney. Dreamworks created the Princess and the Frog, and I donut think they've planned for Dr. Facilier to have a daughter. If they did, they would have put a hint in there.

[@em.the.awful.waffle]

Naga Blackwing no

[@peterbanderas8184]

After you mentioned that he focused on evil (left hand magic), I realized that he is left hand dominant. I missed that detail until you brought it up.

[@connorplisga3718]

Mama Odie might not be Dr. Facilier's mother, but do you that they could be related in any way?

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Connor Plisga, possibly an aunt or great - aunt. She mentioned how old she was when Naveen & Tiana 1st encountered her.

[@mayaamayaa2717]

She did say “ how was messing w/ the shadow man “ so

[@leociresi4292]

@@mayaamayaa2717 Louis ( Points to Prince Nareen frog)🤣

[@Angelwitch99]

I understand you confusion as you are not from Louisiana nor do you (I assume) practise voodoo but gris-gris is pronounced (gree-gree)

[@jonsealartist]

angelbaby99 came in the comments hoping someone had already said this

[@CajunFyre92]

I was gonna correct him too, but I'm glad my fellow Louisianians have done that already. I cringed a bit when he said that, and how he pronounced Marie Laveau's name and my hometown of New Orleans

[@devanis]

Funny, in common french language "un gris-gris" these days indicates a small object seemingly without value financially but with an important religious value and to which you attribute supernatural power.

[@tropicalkitten]

Thank you... I was hoping someone corrected him.

[@nnmacameraman92]

And tarot is tae-row and deity is day-ity. While we’re on his pronunciation.

[@ogunbalogun3933]

The queens of creole descent were African descent as well.

[@dailyn2735]

Thank you because it was mentioned like Louisiana Creole is separate from African ancestry, when in fact there’s a big connection to Africa

[@televisionplayback]

@@dailyn2735 Yeah, it's always hurtful when people get it wrong like that. :/

[@wingmario95]

I always wanted another video with Dr.Facilier and this was a very interesting one thank you

[@tasha4856]

Wouldn't it be ironic if Mama Odie was Dr. Facilier's mother. Just a suggestion. Update: Dang just saw where you had mentioned that she was gonna be his mom, but Disney writers scrapped that idea.

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Tasha Shaw. I'm glad they did, why not make him a nephew or grand nephew as Mama Odie revealed her age at her debut appearance in the movie.

[@ju2545]

@@labelledamedumanor4876 and that would mean she’s Tiana’s grandma, and Tiana would already know her, which she doesn’t

[@oopsallbecki]

I've never heard someone pronounce Marie Laveau like that xD

[@princesscupcake666ga]

Rebbb stfu I bet you can’t pronounce khaled the right way lol

[@CheesyFries2468]

I don't know about you guys but I loved The Princess and The Frog🐸👑

[@leociresi4292]

Tiana was a hard worker, glad her dreams came true

[@aceofspades4930]

I think voodoo was a great magic to be used in the princess and the frog. The movie deviated from the original story but it showed African American and creole culture beautifully.

[@XxIzzythemaniacxX]

Dr Facilier is litterally my favorite character

[@raycerockey2698]

Very informative, but Gris-Gris is actually pronounced “Gree-Gree”, still a very good video and interesting

[@pjgray443]

Can you do an Oogie Boogie back story for Halloween?

[@jxwlxnx]

Baby Groot That's Such A Great Idea Especially Its Halloween

[@pjgray443]

JDEFASHIONLOVER20046 Thanx!

[@jxwlxnx]

Baby Groot Your Welcome

[@tylergroves3477]

Baby Groot are you really Baby Groot

[@bloodmoonnavi9145]

U r the only good Disney theroist on KZbin love ya

[@theamazingworldofjaeden6837]

Bloodmoon navi super Carlin brothers

[@anniebanannie6508]

Bloodmoon navi and Seamus Gorman!

[@flippypoonthegrunt6698]

Bloodmoon navi I assume you've been on KZbin for a day?

[@bloodmoonnavi9145]

Flippypoon The grunt more like 5 years...he is just my favorite

[@flippypoonthegrunt6698]

Bloodmoon navi there's no way this is the only good Disney theroist to you

[@Errina]

Snow Whits backstory like her childhood and her parents before the evil queen. please read and like

[@emilyl.8165]

Isn't there a fairy tale (Snow White and Rose Red) that talks about some of that? Maybe he could use that, at least in part.

[@bekahchu4102]

snow whites father was king her mother was queen, her mother died of illness during snow's childhood or after childbirth i believe and i think her father also died of illness originally? i could be wrong.

[@ElectricHelloKitty]

Emily L. They aren't the same person the characters just have the same name.

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Emily L. You're right, they should do a movie on Snow White & Rose Red. Imagine this, they could be the twin daughters or granddaughters of the other Snow White.

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Rebekah, in the original tale the last we hear of Snow White's dad was when he marries the evil stepmum. It could have been anything. My money's on that he got done in or got locked up as a madman.

[@chrisconradbabar9950]

His ancestor could be a Voodoo Queen. When it was my first time watching Princess and the frog, I didn't now the Shadowman's real name was Dr. Facilier until now because I only hear Shadowman instead of Dr. Facilier.

[@chrisconradbabar9950]

Wait ! I'm not even a pro of Voodoo or Hoodoo thingies and thingamajigs and watchamacallits and even whatsherfaces ( Voodoo queens )

[@leociresi4292]

Facilier did voodoo for personal gain Mama Odie used voodoo to help people

[@Jassiepoohbear]

This was amazing!!! You even went into depth about what voodoo and hoodoo actually is and included it's history. Thank you for do justice to the princess and the fog, I've always felt like that movie didn't get enough of the love that it deserved but you really went above and beyond with this!

[@siobhanconneely4199]

He has purple eyes like Meg's

[@Littlefighter1911]

So he's in fact quarter-god?

[@bridgetsylvesterprice7379]

Yep he does have purple eyes in fact aurora has purple eyes too

[@MyKev2000]

Princess Aurora has purple eyes too

[@kelbh]

They actually did a cool job of incorporating aesthetics that are actually meaningful in vodou, like veves (the symbol drawings on the floors + walls), into his sequences. They had some of Ezili Freda in the background of his shop, tons swirling around him in the magic scenes, and he himself even resembles how Ghede is portrayed by some artists! I loved seeing the amount of research into this vid, a lot of it was really accurate (even if the pronunciation was iffy lol). Glad to see a theory on Facilier, he's my favorite villain by far!!

[@jaronl.7500]

Princess and the frog is a truly underrated movie. A princess that is hard working whose dream is to open a restaurant her father could not, a prince that’s just wealthy and spoiled that learns the value of effort and having a goal, and an awesome villain with great songs. And the best of course is the firefly Ray, best parts of the movie are all him.

[@doctor7752]

To be honest I thought he was just joking around when he said he was a royal on his mother's side. :/

[@TiffanyRay]

Dr Gun yeah but therorizors like to read to much into things

[@televisionplayback]

I also took it as a light "heritage" joke, since Creoles are mixed with many things, including French and African. The beheaded woman he holds up made me go, "Hah, a French Revolution joke, nice."

[@charleslee8313]

Good video, but two things to note: Tarot is pronounced tare-o, not tare-rot, and...deities are day-it-ease, not diet-ease.

[@mimimoneymachine]

He has a different way of pronouncing words. deity is a common word. Its like pronouncing "caramel" as car-mul instead of car-uh-mel

[@mostlyghostly7270]

Charles Lee correct! And other person who commented, no, it’s really not the same. It’s only pronounced as shown above.

[@Ma5jay5dontxdoxthat]

Its pronounced both ways.

[@seabunky]

and gris gris is pronounced "gree gree"

[@jinnahrie7641]

6:23 that timing with his face when he removes his hat He be like: "Oh... damn. Really bald"

[@quianawhitehead5479]

Is Peter Pan's and Dr. Facilier shadows connected

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

Quiana Whitehead, 2 sides of the same magic possibly.

[@kelvinestrada1700]

Quiana Whitehead yup

[@saintsinner4074]

Unlike other Disney Villains he has a realistic reason for his plan just like Frollo in this regard. Dr. Facillier was originlly suposed to be Mama Odie's son and toward the end of the movie he was supposed to fight her during Mardi Gras.

[@Spiritinthemate]

Now I want to watch American Horror Story Coven again. 😂

[@hihello7155]

Thanks so much for using my suggestion! Love you guys!

[@infiniteideassquared9102]

I notice that on the cards, on the hands designs, there are eyes. Those eyes are actually called the Eye of Horus, one of many egyptian gods, who was the son of the king of the underworld while he was alive. Horus is a symbol for power, so it is a cool easter egg.

[@lakeishaoatman4364]

hey can you do a dizzy's backstory video

[@hopestarstudios]

Mayor bellwether's backstory like why did she decide to shoot predators with the night howlers.

[@djinnhoopa7599]

Pikachu U2 Wasnt it obvious in the movie?

[@magicalmess6255]

She literally says why she shot the predators and not the prey

[@morgancrabtree6248]

Maybe they mean why she wanted the power.

[@OverlordZeroULTIMA]

This man became a super quick fave of mine just recently. I swear, I'd invite him to any party with those dance moves and smooth voice! Honestly, while Mama Odie being his mother was scrapped, I can truly see her as his grandma instead. No one knows how Facilier's mother died - whether it was by his own hand or natural causes, or someone else murdered her for whatever reason - but I headcanon Mama Odie as his grandmother due to the voodoo, just that her magic is used for good while Facilier's is used for evil (even being the light and dark).

[@jenniferweil7873]

ALWAYS post's the best videos!!! That cheeky smile gets me again!!!! 😍😍😍😘😘

[@SimbasGuardWT]

Very informative I did not even know Hoodoo was an actual thing. Your theory about Dr. Facilier's mother makes perfect sense.

[@richardmcgowan8854]

Isaac can you do a Halloween town video how it was created

[@crocketlawnchair259]

I just noticed that when Facilier shakes the prince's and Laurence's (the old baling guy), He shakes the Princes with the Right and Laurence's with his left. The prince's deal was FAR more admirable than Laurence's. Right hand is good, left is bad. You connect the dots.

[@SnazzGirl]

This was really good! You’re a smort boi! Also, I think you are 100% right on him being the son of a voodoo queen.

[@jrrollins84]

Dr. Facilier my also have African Royal blood, as well as French noble blood.

[@sterling_quality]

Do flonder or melody from the little mermaid or king triton

[@elmeenaridore3934]

Yessssss

[@nmoney6655]

Dr. Facelier’s death scene was one of the darkest moments in any Disney movie because of the implications I mean when you consider how much power these spirits had in the mortal realm what that means for their powers in their own realm

[@jeng3627]

OMG LISTEN CLOSELY TO THE SONG... AND THE CARD AT 4:34 THE HIGHLIGHT IS A LILY PAD... AND HE MENTIONS "You need GREENS (frog colour) to HOP (frog movement) HE IS INDIRECTLY TELLING NAVEAN THAT HE'LL BECOME A FROG I JUST REALISED THE HECK?!?! AND NAVEAN'S SERVENT/ GUIDE (or whatever he is) IN HIS CARD HE WAS RICH... MEANING HE WAS GONING TO FAKE AS PRINCE NAVEAN AND MARRY CHARLOTTE (I think that's her name) MAKING HIM RICH. Song lyric "You need to marry a little honey which her daddy got dough (money)" HE IS SAYING EVERYTHING THAT HE'LL DO

[@MRS.TRIPLE-A321]

Yeah that's most animated songs for you. Kids are singing along and everything but, it's literally telling you what's about to happen or the theme of the film. I learned this as a little kid watching Tarzan - hint the opening song 'Two Worlds' by Phil Collins.

[@azadalamiq]

@@MRS.TRIPLE-A321 it also proves a lil that he wasn't super underhanded much like Ursula from lil mermaid. they both say the pro/cons of the deal and get you to agree to it. while providing fore shadowing.

[@ohshanana2397]

he really reminds me of Baron Samedi

[@jessicacaraballo645]

Really liked the real history mixed in... Great video!

[@kitebrethren]

ARE YOU READY? No! ARE YOU READY? I have more plans! Th-this is just a minor set back. ARE YOU READY? Please! I can pay you back! I promise! I promise I'll pay you all back! ARE YOU READY? N O O o o o !

[@bradyfiscus4723]

Could you maybe examine where Fairy Godmother’s wand from Cinderella came from? BTW, I love all of your videos

[@leociresi4292]

Dream dimension

[@circusactsandparades1081]

he's my favorite disney villian because he actually scares me.

[@lakesharay7072]

After watching 15 of your videos I had to subscribe!!

[@A_Borden_History]

When he said “im a royal myself on my mothers side” i automatically thought his mother HAS to be Marie Laveau, The voodoo queen!

[@sdm47]

I saw your analysis on “Poor unfortunate souls” and I personally think you would make a killing covering “friends on the other side”

[@WateverWatever04]

That was not where I thought this was going and I learned a lot about history I didn't know about! Love this channel :)

[@RIZIKIBENOIT]

Yes He Is The Powerful Disney Villain. 😊👍

[@alexisgarcia1344]

It's quite possible his mother wasn't an actual voodu Queen. He could have been the "price" for an unplanned pregnancy. It wasn't uncommon for unwed mothers to abandon/give up their babies because of the social stigma. It's more likely his grandmother raised him, thus were he learned his dark magik. His admission, "I've got royalty on my mother's side". He wasn't wrong for saying that. At that time, despite the strong patriarchy, women on the other hand, especially within Creole traditions, were family leaders. They made the final decisions regarding family, social, and political matters. It's quite possible the female members of his family raised him and taught him dark magik or passed off as someone else's son.

[@chill9735]

Dr facilier died while his own theme song was playing

[@soarrefly]

This was super cool! I knew things about witchcraft because I too come from a long line of witches, and I know that hereditary witches are very powerful.

[@xavierfeao3378]

can you make more of these faciliers episodes please

[@alicias4792]

i think dr. facilier should have his own movie

[@damiendevil333]

Great video,you should do a video on the live action version of cruella deville from the 101 and102 Dalmatians movies.Thanks for your hard work 😜

[@ju2545]

Facilier maybe descended from a voodoo queen or maybe he was originally a good guy who needed voodoo to use it for good but then he was having too much fun with it and forgot about his true goals and just went nuts with all this evil stuff.

[@isabelpacheco9400]

Great video, but as a native of Louisiana, I must inform you that gris-gris is pronounced "gree-gree." Still, great theory. No reason he couldn't have been the descendant of a voodoo queen, or even European royalty, as the Creole people are a mélange of French, Spanish, and African.

[@lordjigglebottoms]

I always took the "I'm a royal myself on my mothers side" to mean he was related to Madame Marie Laveau, who was the Queen of Voodoo.

[@speedy2217]

u mean a voodoo queen not the queen of voodoo

[@CaptainJackSparrowSavvy]

makes sense, but then who shrunk her head?

[@cornboyparth5154]

The man needs his own film.

[@tsukingen2763]

I just want say hello to my fellow Haitian Americans!🇭🇹👌🏾👏🏾 P.S great theory!

[@marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938]

He was a cool villain…arguably one of the smartest villains too…a little too arrogant but…

[@noelcuello1707]

So I realized that u never made a hollaween town so can u please make a theory about like how it what or is it related to jack skellington and the night before Christmas pleeeeeeaaaaaase make it pleaseeeeeeeeeee

[@fireorb2]

Yes, that's a good one. In fact, what about a theory for the towns in general in that movie? We have no idea why they exist.

[@gregoriarodriguez8159]

great idea fireorb2

[@officially_sparxxs]

He did made a video about who is jack skeleton

[@noelcuello1707]

Chloawesome10 I didn't say make a video about how jack is I said if he can make a video about Halloween town like from Disney soo shabooya ohh and

[@tacticalninja7096]

The song is super clever too “you want to be free *hopping* from place to place” and “I see green in your future” both clearly referring to turning the prince into a frog once you have the benefit of hindsight

[@chaosking6]

In your opinion, who was stronger, Jafar, Ursula, Maleficent or Dr. Facilier?

[@keithrobinson264]

There all in a league of their own. Mistress of all evil, need I say more. but it movie is underwater, Ursula.

[@noisyphilosopherkrk522]

Shaun Dedmon Jafar is slightly more powerful than facilier because he doesn't rely on other entities

[@djinnhoopa7599]

Ursala is without a doubt the most powerful, not only does she use some REALLY powerful magic of her own. She has natural strength and power to go along with it. Honestly the only thing that was keeping her from ruling Atlantica and the sea, was King Triton who is pretty much a god. And the ONLY reason she was taken down was due to a lucky strike of lightning.

[@swordsmanthegamernine7973]

Ursala was powerful, but not on her own. The only time she was able to use her own magic without making a deal with when she held the trident of Atlantis, before then she needed her victems to consent. However, she still has tremendous physical ability. Jafar relied on talismans like his staff, the scarabs, and of course the lamp. Without them he's powerless, unless you mean his genie form in which case his weakness is his master. Dr. Facilier showed some ability for magic outside of deals, but it was small level stuff, mostly his shadow partner and illusions. His greatest powers came from his friends on the other side. Maleficent wins the whole thing, because her magic power on her own is massive. She relies on nothing but herself. Separate her from her staff, she still has devistating magic. Does she need to make deals? Hell no, she spews curses all day long. Her power comes from no one and nothing but herself. The Evil Fairy wins that bout.

[@s.schwarting7871]

Maleficent

[@auyanamiller7588]

My mom told me that our family on her side were creoles fem Louisiana and used to study voodoo and me watching this makes me want to think more about that

[@swaggergaming3479]

I say that he is a descendant of the voodoo queen in my opinion Wotso Videos! 😎 👍 👍

[@CajunFyre92]

I'm from New Orleans, and our most famous Voodoo Queen is Marie Laveau. Many people come here just to visit her tomb.

[@thegodofimagination]

Another great video thank you

[@huggable2]

I am surprised by how in depth your research is. I'm used to people thinking Voodoo and Hoodoo is one and the same. I do think your theory makes sense and it would explain why he wasn't necessarily made a king when he came of age.

[@mariaadriano7086]

Dr facilier is amazing yayayy

[@blackleague212]

Awesome video I love the songs and his storyline, they really made a cool princess story for the southern / Afro centric religions and beliefs in America. Very respectful, playful and quasi accurate. Just awesome . Great great video!!! My friend