Top Ten Gruesome Disney Deaths

We've seen some pretty weaksauce Disney Death lists. Here's an attempt to rectify that!
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[@ThatGuyfromBrazil]

09:30 Fun fact: in Brazil, the dub made it so Doom's voice started gradually becoming deeper and more damaged the more he melted. By the time he was nearly vanished into the Dip, he was howling and growling like a DEMON.

[@darthestar8791]

Why didn’t we get that?!? That would have made the scene even MORE messed up!!!

[@Jackie-McCann]

Now that just makes me think of Chucky’s death in the first Child’s Play movie; the way his normal voice warps into the doll voice like a toy losing its batteries… **shudders**

[@oliviastevens9156]

I love how Clayton's entry was enough to garner a "Nuff said" before moving on. Really says A LOT about the death itself, I think. Clayton had a ton of pride, and it gave him a nasty fall.

[@antonhagbox02]

Now he's just gotta hang in there.

[@Goleon]

I feel it should be number one because of that. All the others he talked about while Clayton’s is just shown. It’s so gruesome and shocking that talking about it doesn’t do it justice and isn’t enough.

[@memeking7273]

What's dark or funny is that you can choke Clayton's dead as suicide. Tarzan was warning him about the vines but Clay ignored his warning unitl..... He hanged up

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Goleon Disney said the only reason why Clayton exists is because the writers wanted an excuse for Tarzan to stay in the Jungle, because they felt that Tarzan leaving the Jungle would contradict the films message of Family.

[@michaelbreen7865]

I'd say he was hung out to dry, but it was raining that night. I'll get my coat.

[@claytonrios1]

For as much as I dislike Clayton for being a pretty unmemorable antagonist I'll admit that his death is one of the most gruesome of all time!

[@bluestreaker9242]

It's so bleeding sudden, too! Absolutely chilling! O.O

[@dantecrossroad]

Yeah, that made my jaw hit the floor when I first saw it. Like, damn, Disney straight up DID that!

[@Nitro89]

And the fact that we see his shadow on the tree im just glad that we didnt see the body now THAT would have scarred so many kids for life

[@Jangobadass]

One of the lamer D-villains with one the best deaths

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Jangobadass Disney said the only reason why Clayton exists is because the writers wanted an excuse for Tarzan to stay in the Jungle, because they felt that Tarzan leaving the Jungle would contradict the films message of Family.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

Never knew about that #1 death until now. That is beyond terrifying. That is something that wouldn't be out of place in "Alien".

[@brandonmurray2922]

Im surprised how Roger Rabbit or Nightmare Before Chr. Didn't get number 2 or 3 considering how VIVID and gruesome those deaths were

[@oscardepaz6805]

Fun fact: The director of Mission to Mars also directed Carrie, so take with that what you will.

[@Goleon]

Well that does explain a lot about certain scenes.

[@ZynetESLD]

...oh...

[@tykamen5588]

That makes way too much sense

[@michaelboydston313]

Which one?

[@oscardepaz6805]

@@michaelboydston313 The 1976 original.

[@string55]

Little fact I learned from Casual Geographic, highly recommend his content if you're interested in learning about the animal kingdom; hyenas don't like the taste of lion flesh. The hyenas in the Lion King were starving nearly to death. So Scar's death got a little more disturbing for me with that fact in mind.

[@bluestreaker9242]

Very true. Pretty much they weren't being picky because, well, in the Animal Kingdom, you can't be too picky about your food options when A. it's presented to you on a gleaming silver platter and B. you are very...VERY hungry. Fun fact, did you know that Finding Nemo came about because its creator, Andrew Stanton, thought the Lion King was scientifically inaccurate? I mean...he was right, but still...kinda funny when you think about it. I mean, from what I recall, hyenas "cackle" when they're agitated or hungry.

[@khaliyahjefferson832]

@@bluestreaker9242 good to know

[@user-hs1xb9tv6e]

Honestly that makes it even more karmic. It showes that even under his rule the Haynes didnt gain shit, he just used them to get power.

[@Sewblon]

They were not eating him because they were hungry. They were eating him to get revenge for betraying them.

[@string55]

@@Sewblon Could've been both then? There's a scene where the main three hyenas are talking to Scar literally about how they are hungry and that the lionesses won't go out to hunt for food even though any and all food is already gone. And at the end of that scene one of them says, "yeah but we're still hungry." Not only did they get sweet revenge but they finally get to eat after starving for God knows how long.

[@princesspixel3151]

Fun fact: It took me to #9 when I figured out that the title said “Gruesome Disney Deaths” not “Gruesome Disney *VILLAIN* Deaths” As much as I feel silly for not noticing until #9, I was exhausted from helping my family out in our neighborhood’s Trick or Treating event.

[@Ozzygirl17]

I fell for that too; don’t feel bad.

[@fancyshoes002]

A list for another time perhaps?

[@junglehero1274]

The best part about Oogie Boogies death for me is that, unlike most other Disney heroes, Jack intentionally killed him and showed absolutely no remorse.

[@masterenactor1796]

Interesting lore: Oogie Boogie first tried to usurp Jack's position as the Pumpkin King, but was defeated and forced to be "the shadow of the moon at night, filling your dreams to the brim with fright." Jack warned Oogie that if he ever stepped out of line again, he would kill him. This all happened before the events of the movie, mind you.

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

I mean, he was trying to kill Santa Claus and Sally.

[@jinhunterslay1638]

Where did you get all that from?

[@masterenactor1796]

@@jinhunterslay1638 Friend of mine is a HUGE Disney fanatic, and he told me this lore.

[@jinhunterslay1638]

@@masterenactor1796 ok, but where did HE get his facts from?

[@m3gAm37aLmAnX]

When I was a kid, watching Tarzan for the first time and seeing Clayton get hung by a vine, I thought nothing of it, but my mom who was watching with me winced back in horror and I had to ask why. She never gave me much of an explanation other than "it's bad" Now that I'm grown up, I get why she never went into full detail

[@Lightna]

to be fair as a kid, our attention was more than likely focused on Tarzan or the machete embedded in front of him, not the lightning casting the shadow behind Tarzan of Clayton

[@supersonicheroes]

I never would have thought about this list for Halloween but it makes sense. Disney has some surprisingly dark and twisted deaths.

[@theavatarofinsanity]

I'm actually very surprised the quicksand death has never appeared on other lists about the "scariest disney deaths". That moment was absolutely terrifying as a child. Also thumbs up for the well deserved praise towards treasure planet. In my opinion that version of Silver is the most underrated Disney Villain of all time.

[@mother_brightmoon4833]

Yeah, definitely one of the most underrated Disney villains, if not THE most underrated. Heck, as far as I'm aware, Silver is the ONLY Disney villain that has redemption. I don't think any other Disney villain has done/gotten that. So, Silver is pretty unique, in that sense.

[@ShadowWolfTJC]

Fun fact: There's 2 kinds of quicksand, wet quicksand, and dry quicksand. Wet quicksand typically occurs when the ground is so saturated with water that anything more dense than water will sink. However, because humans are made up of anywhere between 45% and 75% water, depending on several factors like age and hydration, along with carrying air within their bodies, then assuming they aren't being weighed down by too many things that are denser than water, they should be able to float on water, meaning that while they might start sinking in wet quicksand, they shouldn't sink past their hips, meaning they'd actually have a decent chance to survive (though they'd most likely be about as muddy as if they'd come fresh out of a mud bath), especially if they can wriggle themselves out of the muddy quicksand, and use their arms and legs to swim or crawl back to drier land. Dry quicksand, on the other hand, is very much the deadly kind that can swallow people whole. Typically found in dry dusty deserts (though I wouldn't be surprised if they could also be found in windswept snowy deserts, like in Antarctica), and created when winds stir the dust up to the point where pockets full of air are created within the dust, what makes this dry quicksand particularly terrifying is that when the victim stumbles onto the quicksand, they sink into it in an instant, as if falling into a hole. The only hope the victim would have is to either pray that the quicksand wasn't deep enough to fully submerge him/her up to head height, or have helpers nearby that could pull the victim out with, say, a rope or pole for example.

[@luigiboi4244]

@@ShadowWolfTJC Good LORD, that is both fascinating and horrifying.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

The quicksand death was horrible but I'd argue that Boon's death by snake was worst, if anything just because of its horrifying built-up.

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

@@ShadowWolfTJC So, the quicksand in Princess Bride is only half correct, because it's in a forest, not in an arid place.

[@bananatiergod]

I love how he didn't even need to explain Clayton's death, the scene speaks for itself

[@WingCap0]

Neat that you included more obscure deaths on the list rather than the well-known animated villain ones. Kind of disappointed you never even mentioned Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, though. That guy spent the whole movie trying to take over New Orleans so he could pay a debt he accrued to voodoo demons, and when his plan were ruined and his goal was impossible to fulfill, the voodoo demons *dragged him to hell as he begged for mercy.*

[@user-hs1xb9tv6e]

And to add insult to injury, they left behind a tombstone with his face screaming in terror curved on it. His "friends" have some sick sense of humor.

[@Prich319]

So much for having friends on the other side.

[@WingCap0]

@@Prich319 Tbf, would you stay friends with a guy after he borrows from you time and time again, only to never pay you back?

[@joshhumphrey736]

@WingCap0 "dude the last time we let you borrow something we never got it back, we ain't helping you anymore"

[@agentofxehanort]

Looking at the number 1 pick, I gotta ask: How in the name of Michael Rat did they get away with a PG rating?!

[@donovanlocust1106]

No fucking idea

[@zoeanimations2186]

Yeah, seriously, HOW DID THEY GET AWAY WITH THAT?!

[@bluestreaker9242]

To be fair, that IS what PG as a rating was made for: "Parental Guidance suggested...seriously...this shit will make your kids shit bricks for weeks! WATCH IT WITH THEM!!" PG nowadays is basically just a G but with a swear or two, and PG-13 is just Diet-R because R ratings mean less profit... The MPAA is a joke... >.>

[@princesspixel3151]

@@bluestreaker9242 Flashbacks to the “Super 8” incident I had one thanksgiving… it was supposed to be PG-13 iirc, but holy schnauzer! I remembered having a meltdown after watching it because I saw too much content I couldn’t handle yet, even though I was technically old enough to watch that movie!

[@luigiboi4244]

I still find it twistedly hilarious that *Back to the Future* is considered PG yet it has the following: Swearing Smoking MURDER (attempted) "doing the nasty in the pasty" if you catch my drift.

[@alvaroperez2349]

For a company that promises “Family-Friendly Entertainment” they’ve shown some pretty hardcore things along with the Villain Deaths.

[@Nicky2414]

Yeah but that was the old Disney, the kind that liked too push out quality films. The new Disney is just the same old woke sh#$.

[@Chris47629]

@@Nicky2414 woke ain’t a thing

[@Nicky2414]

@@Chris47629 The internet begs to differ, Dugan.

[@Compucles]

To be fair, Disney has never actually made such a promise.

[@Doggie1999]

Darkwing Duck has a villain's brain explode on screen. The episode is "Heavy Mental".

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Different list for animated shows. Though I get the sense that one would be a lot tamer than this. Only really gruesome one I can think of would be the Archmage in Gargoyles.

[@the13throse]

@@WhiteFangofWar I always found NOS-4-A2's final destruction in the Buzz Lightyear cartoon pretty gruesome for a robot death. Arm torn off, impaled, screams in agony, then explodes and one of his eyes is shown bouncing off. Definitely not something you could get away with doing to an organic villain, at least not in a show for kids. But that's all I've got to add

[@kirara2516]

This chat mentions Darkwing Duck and Gargoyles? It feels like I just stepped back into 1997. Can I stay here?

[@dientimuri3956]

I had completely forgotten the 'dismembered via centripetal force' death from Mission to Mars. That really came out of nowhere with how graphic it is. Good pick to top this list.

[@rpgcraftsman520]

"*Centrifugal force." Don't worry, it's an obscure one. But yeah, I basically double-took when I saw that happen. I'm never watchin' THAT movie at night :D

[@dientimuri3956]

@@rpgcraftsman520 Gah, I can never properly remember which one is centrifugal and which one is centripetal.

[@darthestar8791]

I have never seen this movie so leaning about That Caught me COMPLETELY OFF GUARD!!! 😰😰😰

[@voidastralbirth]

Gonna be honest, wasn’t expecting Number 1... but yes, all of the yes. The “monster” was memorably terrifying, and that guy’s morbid death was supremely burned in my memory.

[@Thechaosmaster1997]

Atlantis The Lost Empire at least deserved an honorable mention. You have the main villain, who gets stabbed by strange magical glass, be come some kind of eldritch abomination, fight Milo Thatch to the death, with this dead, glassy stare in his eyes, and if I'm not mistaken, he's already dead, but his body seems to be moving autonomously, trying to Kill Milo Thatch, only for him to be thrown into a massive explosion. Note, I think he was killed the moment he was stabbed, and the blue energy covered his body, how do I know this, his body completely stopped moving for several seconds, before coming BACK TO LIFE, but whatever Atlantean magic was in that glass caused him to keep moving after death. Didn't that scare the bejesus out of anyone else? I swear, The Lost Empire is one of Disney's greatest movies, and no one seems to appreciate it.

[@bluespartangaming1514]

Technically, it wasn't the explosion that killed Crystal-Rourke but the rotating blades of the airship as it was descending back down to the earth. Atlantis and Treasure Planet were some of my favorite movies growing up and they definitely had some terrifying deaths, including giving Mr. Arrow's murderer (forgetting how to spell his name) a just as fitting punishment throwing him out into the Aetherium to forever drift into the empty void. I ALMOST want to see live-action remakes of the movies, but considering Disney's track record with the live-action remakes so far I think we'd be better off not seeing those take form.

[@Thechaosmaster1997]

@@bluespartangaming1514 Oh yeah, and, truthfully, as much as I want to see a live action remake of Atlantis, I apso don't at the same time. For fear of it being poorly made. I mean, Atlantis is by far, Disney's golden movie, if I say so myself, and I really want a live action version of it, but only if it lives up to expectations.

[@RedeemingAngelBarb]

@@bluespartangaming1514 the character's name was Scroop

[@dnprime1737]

You, sir, know the best underrated movies.

[@bluespartangaming1514]

@@RedeemingAngelBarb Thanks. I couldn't remember just how his name was pronounced so I didn't want to come across as a complete idiot typing his name in wrong.

[@DragonGoddess18]

Good thing Mother Gothel from Tangled got an Honorable mention Rapidly aging to dust sounds like a painful way to go,like drowning

[@spartancolonel]

The death of Sa'luk in the third Allahdin movie was kinda messed up. Basically turned into gold, after touching a cursed artifact. Had a good 10 seconds to realize what his fate was.

[@Mariokemon]

and then sunk in the ocean

[@drewluczynski9609]

I still think Scar should’ve been on the list. We see shadows of his flesh being torn, and I say death’s that people actually can experience are scarier than fantasy ones. But I have to give massive props for picking obscure deaths nobody even knew existed instead of the obvious ones again

[@StarlightMagician]

Not to mention Hyenas (and wild Dogs in general) are known to eat their pray ALIVE!

[@bluestreaker9242]

I'll do you one better. In the original cut ending, Scar is engulfed in flames as he's laughing manically. To wit, Simba tries to save Scar from falling to his death, he pulls Simba down with him, mirroring how he killed Mufasa, but Simba gets lucky and lands on an outstretched tree branch. Scar doesn't see this and thinks he's won and starts laughing as the flames swallow him. So either way...pretty gruesome death. Still...how is it that him being eaten alive by hyenas is the REVISED ending!? Usually it's the other way around, ffs! O.O

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

And considering Hyenas eat their prey alive and usually go for the genitals first, yea Scar suffered before he died.

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

*"Fun" Fact:* Thanks to Casual Geographic, I now know that Scar likely died slowly and painfully thanks to how hyena hunting tactics work.

[@StarlightMagician]

@@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69 Oh hey, I watch him too.

[@piemaster1288]

I love the fact that Josh has nothing else to say about the Tarzan death. I used to love that movie, but i never actually noticed the hanging shadow until I was much older. Good thing too, as that you have definitely scared me as a child.

[@justinriley]

Fun Fact: Oliver and Company was co written by James Mangold, director of Logan.

[@ama-ri_vox]

Logan is a good movie, but I hate the fact that people who saw this movie and X-23, no joke someone said she's 10 years old referring to her appearance in Marvel vs Capcom 3, also Charles Xaviers death was pretty dumb too

[@orangeslash1667]

@@ama-ri_vox Fun Fact: Sykes was animated by Glen Keane, he also did Ariel and Long John Sliver from Treasure Planet.

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

@@orangeslash1667 Glen was also the Supervising animator for Aladdin (the character) Ratigan in Great Mouse Detective, Tarzan (character) and the bear fight sequence in Fox and the Hound to name a few others. He is also the son of Bil Keane, the creator of The Family Circus comic strip

[@bluespartangaming1514]

I completely forgot about Mission to Mars' deaths, but when I realized you were talking about it for #1, I thought you were gonna talk about the death of one of the crew being sent to Mars after the first team where he forcibly took his helmet off and got instantly frozen just to prevent his crew from getting dragged down to Mars' surface with him. But yeah, that death involving the storm death trap is FUCKING TRAUMATIZING! Thanks for reminding me of it.

[@kirara2516]

THAT was that movie? I remember the freezing helmet sscene as a kid and it made me refuse to watch any space movies for years if it involved Mars. Because I'd always be scared I'd see it again.

[@filipvadas7602]

I love how Disney, a company who's whole thing is that its "famliy friendly" , has a tendency to showcase some really *hardcore* death scenes

[@yesmansam6686]

I always appreciated that. It kept their films from being too sterile. Then they sterilized their movies.

[@andrewhaase1826]

Honorable Mentions: *Mr. Whiskers - Frankenweenie -Killed in a burning windmill at a mini-golf course after being impaled by a falling wooden stake. *The Tomato Plant Monster - Amphibia -[Technically a Disney Show, but I felt obliged to include it] Killed when Anne and the Plantars eat their way out of it after being eaten themselves. (Special mention goes to quite a few giant bugs, because obviously showing cartoon blood is fine as long as it isn't red.)

[@OhDannyBoy98]

Eh, I would've included [SPOILERS] from the season 2 finale. Still can't believe they got away with that.

[@Rusticabcd]

@@OhDannyBoy98 But Marcy didn't die.

[@novasuper1183]

@@Rusticabcd she quite literally did its just that the newts had the tech to bring her back because as we see she bleeds GREEN after that

[@swood9140]

Another honorable mention should go to the Archmage from Gargoyles, dude was literally disintegrated into dust

[@johnvinals7423]

Can you imagine how gruesome Dana Terrace is going to make Belos’ death?

[@mileshk8083]

This was a beautiful Halloween night, ended with a grand countdown of many Disney death I never heard about. If I had to put a Honorable Mention, I would say Jafar, in the VHS direct to movie Aladdin's The Return of Jafar. When Aladdin is struggling against an all-powerful genie Jafar, who uses every single trick to prevent the hero from reaching Jafar's lamp, Iago comes back, steals the lamp, and when he is struck down and seriously injured he pulls enough strength to kick the lamp straight into lava. Jafar screams in horror, as we see his insides and his lamp melting, "corrupting" the lava.

[@luigiboi4244]

Shame that movie is (along with being poorly made) non-canon, that death scene sounds RAW AS HELL.

[@Rusticabcd]

Wasn't that a deleted scene.

[@mileshk8083]

@@Rusticabcd no, I believe they made it less violent and without showing his bones when they released the movie in DVD many years later.

[@patworx1]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Ray’s death from The Princess and the Frog. The gets stepped on and you even hear the crunch. That’s the worst part.

[@luigiboi4244]

Not to mention that Keith David gets DRAGGED TO HELL in the most karmatic way possible.

[@princesspixel3151]

I remember assuming that Ray was gonna survive… and then being disappointed when I found out he didn’t. And then later when it was on TV again (we never really watched it much), I remember seeing my dad’s shocked expression on his face when that moment happened, and I was like “Yup. That happened.”

[@bromodragone8405]

And yet his body is completely intact.

[@Darthzim950]

I've got a little bonus for you all. There's an old Disney movie called "Something Wicked This Way Comes", a live action movie about an evil circus coming to a quiet town that feeds on people's desires and turns them into carnie slaves while maintaining Mr. Dark, the ringleader, immortal. Towards the end of the movie, through shenanigans with the kid protagonists, Mr. Dark is stuck to a life-draining Merry-go-Round that goes berserk and gets struck by lightning. It takes an eternity, but progressively, Mr. Dark is shown rapidly aging while strapped to a *literal corpse*, until the ride eventually ends and he's naught but a pile of dust and a hat. Not the greatest movie in the world, but a fun time if you enjoy the eerie side of Disney.

[@TheSufferingDarkness]

You forgot the kid who was beheaded in the guillotine

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

...Are you sure you're not confusing that with a Goosebumps episode/book?

[@TheSufferingDarkness]

@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 no, there’s a scene like that in Something Wicked This Way Comes, too

[@saphiriathebluedragonknight375]

@@TheSufferingDarkness...Wow...I have no words. That is so messed up. Disney would never make something like that these days. Sad really.

[@TheSufferingDarkness]

@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 I think it maybe been a Disney co-production, same as Dragonslayer

[@Alejandroigarabide]

As a kid I was traumatized by Jafar's death with his agonizing scream and flashing skeleton. In my country Aladdin got a G rating but The Return of Jafar got a PG. Also, if you read his lips he's clearly screaming "No!" just before exploding. I guess they re-recorded the line after the animation was finished, only Disney knows why.

[@silverloony1170]

To be fair, just because you don't see Gaston or the Evil Queen hit the ground doesn't mean it wasn't gruesome. It's much less "perfectly-intact-but-still-dead Mufasa" and more like "horrible messy stain of blood, bone, and meat".

[@princesspixel3151]

What gets me is the vultures circling in on the Evil Queen’s corpse right after she dies! Thanks, Zeus… even though I think Hades brought her back???

[@robynsrecs2183]

not to mention the vultures were implied to be going to eat the queen's remains...

[@dantecrossroad]

I have never seen Mission to Mars (and never will honestly), but that dude getting ripped apart was effing AWESOME!!! Also, can we just take a moment to appreciate how Josh gave no commentary on Clayton's death? Just played the clip from the film and said, "Next." Because WTF even needs to be said about that?! LMAO

[@starbird3939]

I am actually shocked that you featured one of the more disturbing deaths and it didn’t make it to honorable mentions. Dino got torn to shreds, we saw the light leave its eyes, and then devoured.

[@princesspixel3151]

As disturbing as that was, the “DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUN!!!” that was repeated during the slow and death of that dino made it somewhat amusing to me? Probably because it seemed like a cheesy part of Rite of Spring to play as that unfortunate dino dies. 😅

[@JoshuaWebbYT]

Oh boy. I imagine Clayton's death is gonna be on here somewhere.

[@LunaP1]

And you were right. Nothing had to be said about, just seeing is enough.

[@Ozzygirl17]

And you know these were going to be intense when not only was his death not elaborated on, but it didn’t even make the top 5! I’m surprised I didn’t get traumatized from that scene (I saw twice in theaters with my younger brother when I was about 8 and he was roughly 6).

[@orangeslash1667]

@@LunaP1 Disney said the only reason why Clayton exists is because the writers wanted an excuse for Tarzan to stay in the Jungle, because they felt that Tarzan leaving the Jungle would contradict the films message of Family.

[@michigosinister1508]

Yes! Josh talked about Treasure Planet. That is my all time favorite movie. I wish it had more attention. I felt so bad for Arrow when he died. Especially with the scene that happened after it. And yeah. I don't believe you for Number 8. That was so disturbing.

[@luigiboi4244]

I believe that on this podcast called "Moviestruck" JoCat guest-stars and chose Treasure Planet.

[@ZynetESLD]

I cant imagine what that scene would look like had it been made by the guys who made mission to mars 2000...that would have been well and truly generational trauma on a widespread scale...

[@elithesia781]

I'm gonna be real with you. That dinosaur scene you played as the number transition was the scariest thing to me and still is. That whole segment of Fantasia absolutely TRAUMATIZED me as a child to the point where even now in my early 20s, I still can't watch the sequence. With something like Night on Bald Mountain, I was scared of it as a child but have since come to appreciate it, especially with the music kicking ass. But I still cannot watch that dinosaur sequence without my intestines all condensing together to give each other comforting hugs.

[@princesspixel3151]

It’s horrifying enough to see a fighting stegosaurus die, and then an entire scene where ALL the dinosaurs die slowly and most likely painfully… but the earthquakes and other natural shenanigans with intense music like the world was finishing itself? That was like witnessing a massive insult to injury (or extinction)! …and you thought having your bony corpse in a museum full of obnoxious tourists was enough insults to hear about?

[@Zodia195]

I use to fast-forward that one particular part on our VHS tape. Thank goodness DVD makes it easier . . . . yeah I can't watch it either. I cried when I saw that part.

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

The Rite of Spring, as it is called, is a tour de force of animation that shows the wonders of life being created from nothing, the evolution of creatures to their very death all culminating in the planet splitting into cliffs and mountains and the sea taking it all under leaving it in a setting sun as the music ends. While it may not be my favorite sequence in the film (Bald Mountain and Pastoral are my favs) you can't argue that it isn't some of the most breathtaking with its effects animation and the massive size and scale of the fight and cosmic finish.

[@princesspixel3151]

@@BlazeHeartPanther I remember visiting a museum near an observatory one time on vacation, seeing how the record images of the Milky Way got me so curious about how the heck did Disney animators pull off the Milky Way’s brief appearance in the beginning of Rite of Spring so well!

[@hamishstewart5324]

It’s also disturbing because elf how real it feels. It doesn’t feel like some evil bad guy killing a hero in an epic battle, it feels like a hungry predator slowly killing its prey that’s desperately fighting back.

[@Rixec2]

I actually really like The Black Cauldron and thinks it gets over hated. Yes, the slashing at its scenes definitely hurt it, but it still has an intriguing fantasy world, flawed characters that show room for growth, and the Horned King was intimidating for his haunting voice and subtlety; he didn't waste his energy on complicated plans, he just waited for his opportunity and took it at the key moment. The art was beautiful and spooky, making it a great Halloween piece.

[@the13throse]

I would love to see a crew be allowed to take another stab at it, and just be completely free to go as dark as they want. But even with as much money as Disney makes now, they're even less willing to take risks, so it probably won't ever happen. If Black Cauldron ever does get remade, it'll probably be their usual standard "live action" affair :( Same with if they ever go back to Atlantis or Treasure Planet

[@orangeslash1667]

@@the13throse The Problem is Disney is too nervous of remaking box-office failures.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

@@the13throse Hilariously the 3 movies that would actually adapt well to Live Action Remakes are the ones they probably won't do. The Irony.

[@emilyglass5313]

I like The Black Cauldron too. Gurgi is so cute and the Horned King was awesome not just because of his design but because of Sir John Hurt's performance (may he rest in peace 😔). Sir John Hurt was a great choice for him!

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

I must agree with you. Sikes is such an underrated villain. He really commands the scenes he's in with his calm demeanor especially when he's being slighted. One of my favorite scenes with him has to be when he's on the phone with somebody as Fagan comes in to try and confront him of the ransom he tries to get with Oliver. You listen to Sikes' conversation in the back discussing things about what to do with someone like "not killing him" but using "the cement shoes" and chuckling about it. Shows you how ruthless and cold he can be while enjoying it at the same time. Kind of like a calm collected Ratigan, which is kind of fitting since both characters were animated by Glen Keane

[@shadowlinkbds]

I swear these lists amaze me. Really amaze me. I always think of the obvious choices only to see ones I've never seen before blow my mind and end up being #1. This list is no exception. I mean that death for #1. I thought I've seen a lot of "Disney friendly deaths" but JESUS! 😱

[@rosiequartzie2230]

Well, number 1 brought back some HEAVILY repressed childhood memories. Thanks Josh. 😨

[@rover_libra]

I honestly thought that he was going to talk about a real life death when he started talking about the Mission to Mars theme ride. I don't know what's more horrifying now...

[@dereknight861]

Oh dang! I completely forgot how BRUTAL the Oliver company deaths were!! And wow thank you Josh now I can NEVER unsee that blood ink. Fantastic job. Speaking of the “deaths by gravity” I feel the closest we get ANYTHING is seeing Frollo fall straight down into molten magma and we can clearly see the SPLASH. But it was STILL at a distance regardless.

[@talithacumiferguson8834]

Fun Fact: My high school science teacher made my class watch Mission to Mars and after watching that very death scene, I thought it was a sci-fi horror movie that still scars me for life to this very day.

[@PicketPolecat]

Well, if you really need to elaborate on No. 8, I'll just let this fact sink in: even with all of what the villain did to him, the main protagonist actually thought his fate was too brutal Sweet Dreams!

[@Goleon]

Heck Tarzan even told him stop because he realized what was going to happen.

[@Goleon]

@@orangeslash1667 - Jfc sthu. That has nothing to do with what I said. Stop doing this on every post I reply to. No one f-ing cares.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Goleon Oh I did tell you this, never mind.

[@samwise495]

Oogie basically gets his skin ripped off and his entrails fall into the molten liquid

[@Magicghost23]

If there no blood it’s all good.

[@samwise495]

@@Magicghost23 *cough*Samurai Jack*cough*

[@jeremytung1632]

Are you psychic?

[@lazypaladin]

*_M I C_* 🎵 *_K E Y_* 🎵 *_M O U S E_* 🎵

[@samwise495]

@@jeremytung1632 No. I guess he and I just think alike

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

Bootstrap Bill mentioning being at the bottom of the ocean, being agonizingly crushed from all sides in eternal darkness, yet unable to die. That’s the worst fate in a Disney movie imo.

[@charliejones7512]

I always wondered where on earth I saw that scene with the astronaut spinning so fast that he ripped apart. I remember vaguely seeing something like that when I was young on tv but never remembered what film it came from. Thanks Josh

[@snowqueen_8958]

Reminds me of the Russian lathe vid

[@shadowlinkbds]

What's this? A surprise countdown that's not about video games and is instead about murder and death with Disney characters? Sounds like an unexpected Halloween treat to me.

[@amitamaru]

I think Scroop got it worse than Mr Arrow. With Mr Arrow, at least his death was quick if painful. Scroop was cast into the void, set adrift until he starved, died of thirst or something. It reminds me of Kars from Jojo.

[@Lobomaru02]

For the Pirates entry, I know On Stranger Tides is not _as_ good. But _no mention at all_ of Blackbeard (brilliantly played by Ian McShane) getting _stripped to the bone by the Fountain of Youth,_ and slowly reaching out from the torrent until his lifeless bones collapse?!

[@Jackie-McCann]

I’m almost 30, and that scene from _Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ STILL scares me. I’m with you, kid me DID NOT BELIEVE THAT WAS INK! 😱

[@inakikudozaki9665]

I never heard of Mission to Mars and I agree with you, Josh; how did that opening scene in up in a PG movie!? There was clearly blood shown when that poor astronaut got turned into a smoothie and then ripped apart. That was indeed gruesome, for all of them.

[@demongodking6681]

Me being honest this scene especially the dude being sucked into the storm and being torn apart littleraly looks like it could be a fatality in Mortal Kombat

[@luigconyoutube7551]

10 words or less Oogie Boogie: Why you should never play with a propeller Mr Arrow: When a falling death is actually brutal Clayton: ....speaks for itself Sykes and his dogs: "Conductor, why are their burn marks on the train?" The squeaky shoe: Dipped into dip, you become liquid that drips Horned king: ...Got what he asked for? never seen this movie Pirates and Jack Sparrow: Uncle sparrow what happened? *SQUID ATTACK* Sergeant Harley: The literal definition of "Oh no! ...Anyway" Guard number 2: *vore* Astronauts: Remind me never to go to mars

[@Pooky1991]

Im surprised more people don't talk about that villian death in Oliver and Company because it is really brutal compared to alot of Disney films. As a kid it didn't disturb me, but seeing it as an adult it is just wow. You see 2 dogs just straight up die on screen and the sounds they makes, plus their owner straight goes up in a ball of flame from a train.

[@brunolinares604]

I'll be honest, the death that shocked me more in Mission to Mars was that astronaut who sacrificed himself by lifting his helmet in outer space. We then get a shot of his suffocated charred face...

[@AngelCam7]

Given the fact that this list came out on Halloween... No, you are not the bad guy here, Josh. You just provided us with an appropriate list to cap off spooky month. 😄

[@NoMercy745]

#9's cause of death is actually called spaghettifican.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

2:10 'That's our job, *but we're not mean*, in our town of Hallowe-een!' Probably why nobody in the town likes the murderous Oogie Boogie. One of my all-time favorite films too. I will forever be holding Aladdin and the King of Thieves up as 'the one good VHS Disney sequel', and it even has a pretty visceral villain death with Sa'Luk being transformed into gold... and very much aware of that fact as the transformation happens. Aladdin himself is so disturbed by it that he can't look, and he witnessed Jafar dying.

[@bencrooker720]

Thank you Josh for reuniting me with my trauma from the live action Jungle Book😱. I was looking to watch some scary movies tonight but you saved me the trouble of not being able to fall asleep💀 with this list.

[@LunaP1]

Joy. I was hoping not to relive the trauma of the poor toon shoe.

[@AzureMoebius22]

OK I liked Black Cauldron. Honestly it's the closest we'll likely get to a Legend of Zelda movie. Each character fits a Zelda parallel pretty well.

[@BJGvideos]

Isn't Zelda partially based on a movie called Legend? I seem to recall that.

[@princesspixel3151]

That explains why The Horned King vaguely reminds me of Ganon from the cartoon series of Legends of Zelda.

[@AzureMoebius22]

@@princesspixel3151 and of course Taran and Eilonwy closely resemble Link snd Zelda respectively. Complete with a glowing ball accompanying them.

[@johnnygallagher5718]

I pray to god Illumination’s Zelda movie captures the spirit of the games like with their Mario movie.

[@emilyglass5313]

As a kid, I had a feeling the vines choked Clayton but I didn't see that split second shot of his body until I rewatched it as an adult. In the words of NC: you know, for kids! 😀

[@BugsyFoga]

Disney: we’re dreams come true and villains die horribly.

[@MrWildcard531]

Okay, Mission to Mars has to be talked about this Disneycember. Doug loves it when movies legitimately earn their PG rating.

[@Vegeta241]

Glad to see Count Shaman was able to safely make it back to work after Ari shot him out of a canon after the Legendary Pokemon rankings.

[@WillieManga]

You know, between Scar, Clayton, and even Mr. Arrow, I think we could make a "top 10 disturbing off screen deaths" with half of them being from Disney.

[@TheNightWatcher1385]

That death in mission to mars was so gruesome that it completely derailed my attention for the rest of the movie. And the fact that later it’s explained that the booby trap was set off mistakenly makes it even worse.

[@BoosterLane]

I’m glad Josh acknowledges that Treasure Planet is a fantastic movie.

[@Windclaw]

Kinda surprised that Dr. Durant's death from The Black Hole didn't get on here. On screen death and, while it did lack blood, the sound engineers SOLD it hard! You hear his torso getting ripped open by Maximilian's blade before he falls into the elevator shaft.

[@Nytemare2all]

NIce! I was going to mention this one. Good to see a few people still remember this flick!

[@gamerofgamers1417]

I remember that version of The Jungle Book shown on TV as a kid. Seeing that particular death sequence gave me at least 1 nightmare as a kid and gave me a large fear of quicksand despite not living anywhere near places where there's quicksand. That death definitely earned its spot on this list.

[@baileyshep1644]

Watched the whole vid. Got to Number 1, while I was all like “oh this can’t be bad” Watched number 1. Made the exact same face as Josh did.

[@MegaNin10dude]

That Mission to Mars death looked like something out of Dead Space wtf

[@JJEDI1138]

As soon as you mentioned Pirates of the Caribbean, I thought you were going to talk about Mercer's disgustingly horrific suffocation by Davy Jones in At World's End. But what you went with instead was genuinely more horrifying and dark, even if it wasn't as gross as Mercer's face getting.... I'm honestly not sure how to describe that without it sounding suggestive. lol Also, never saw the Number 1 entry film, but damn, I never would've imagined Disney could get away with something THAT brutal. O_O

[@DJGamingSmash]

I remember being traumatized from what little I saw from Mission to Mars as a young child, with the frequent, bleak character deaths.

[@Xackadee]

It's the fear on the faces of the hapless victims as they see their death coming and desperately want to avoid it but can't that really sells the gruesomeness. Even the most visceral deaths can be mitigated if the person is utterly calm and unbothered as it happens to them, but seeing them panic and scream, even before they've suffered any physical pain? That's terrifying.

[@TheGodlikeDragon]

Holy shit, I forgot that Mission To Mars was a Touchstone picture movie. Yeah I saw that as 12 year old kid. That smoothie death by tornado have haunted me for my entire life. So when you mentioned Mission To Mars, I knew what was coming

[@labyrinthgirl17]

#9 - Dude, I thought you were going to talk about the two aliens falling into the molten/exploding core of Treasure Planet. The two splashes as they hit that liquid death...horrifying. Kind of the same way I felt about Frollo's death, just absolutely agonizing and horrific. #7 - Always felt more sympathy for the dogs than Sykes. Kind of celebrated his death. #6 - If I remember correctly, Tim Curry auditioned for Judge Doom, but didn't get the role because he was too terrifying. xD And now I want to watch Fantasia. xD

[@Rae0814]

Scroop’s Death in Treasure Planet is also horrifying, especially the more you think about what happened him afterwards.

[@Jacen32272]

Now, now... Number 8 deserved at least an endcard like the others. Though I do agree a long fall hanging needs no further explanation, but not everyone can ID Tarzan from so short a clip.

[@ama-ri_vox]

well it's has been talked about a lot

[@orangeslash1667]

@@ama-ri_vox Disney said the only reason why Clayton exists is because the writers wanted an excuse for Tarzan to stay in the Jungle, because they felt that Tarzan leaving the Jungle would contradict the films message of Family.

[@maniacaldude]

Surprising that Rourke from Atlantis: The Lost Empire wasn't even listed, even if the clip was shown. I mean the guy was turned to crystal and exploded into pieces when he came in contact with spinning rotor blades. If that isn't a horrifically violent way to get killed, I'm not sure what is. The way Jafar gets offed in Return Of Jafar is pretty messed up as well. Also, what movie was that at 20:46?

[@jaketaller8567]

2:55 Oogie Boogie refused to bow down before the power of Santa and was crushed by his jolly boot of doom.

[@supersonicheroes]

Nice Invader Zim reference!

[@jaketaller8567]

@@supersonicheroes Thanks

[@supersonicheroes]

@@jaketaller8567 I can always appreciate the classics and those who remember them.

[@theredblur9598]

That scene from "Mission To Mars" gave me an idea for a new movie monster. Imagine a sentient tornado like that. But when you get sucked into the hole, you'll find out that the interior is filled with countless rows of rotating razor-sharp teeth.

[@alexhart9267]

22:58 that face combined with the Disney logo appearing with a cheery little song was just hilarious! Just like, "Disney: We Kill People!"

[@TheRasp10]

ok number 1 was definitely a surprise, im honestly surprised you didn't go in further on one segment, and had the death pirates 3 with that one guy and jones, gave me nightmares

[@ArchShades]

FINALLY!!! Someone talks about the first live action disney Jungle book of 1994!!! a childhood treasure that not many people these days even know about Nor have never seen before!! Thank you Josh for adding that on the list! :D

[@silverflight01]

I kidna like how Number 8 is just "Do I even need to explain this one?" Funny enough, I never paid attention to the shadow until a few years back, and I've been watching the film for YEARS, as far back as late 2000s!

[@KSClaw]

On the Black Cauldron: You can thank Jeffrey Katzenberg for *that* hot mess. The Black Cauldron underwent a LOT of nonsense, and when Katzenberg came into the picture, he wanted to toss out a lot of things. There's a video by Yesterworld about it ("Yesterworld: The Troubled History of Disney's "The Black Cauldron" & The Lost Cut Scenes" if you wanna look it up), but a part of it was that Katzenberg demanded 10 to 12 minutes cut out of the movie, had what could have been some defining scenes removed, and had a hate-boner for Fluter (the old bard guy). And that's only *one* tier of a many layered crap cake. Oh, on that note, I personally love the Horned King because of the late Sir John Hurt's voice work. The entire story deserves a better take than what it actually got.

[@psychochiken4111]

Mission to Mars definitely scarred me as a kid. I could never remember the name of the movie, but I DISTINCTLY remember that opening scene, and noping right outta the room after that.

[@JennyBlaze253]

Wonderful list, Josh. Honestly, I'd say only numbers 10 and 1 actually freaked me out, but the whole list was definitely VERY disturbing!

[@Firstonetolive]

How did you miss Cars 2 torture to death scene for this list?

[@lunaitc]

Because that would require thinking about Cars 2 for more than half a second

[@luigiboi4244]

I'm tired about all this Cars 2 slander. It's a good movie, and I'm tired of pretending it's not.

[@AzureMoebius22]

@@luigiboi4244 I agree. It isn't bad movie by any means. Also an interesting take on the spy genre. As for the death scene, well.... "When you consider what we're doing from a robot's point of view, it's actually pretty gruesome." - Cubot while helping Orbot clean up the wreckage from one of the Sonic Colors bosses. You look at that death scene from the perspective of the other characters, that's basically the equivalent of your vital organs heated to the point of severe combustion, enough to where it blasts your whole body apart.

[@avalasialove]

That’s a Pixar movie and he already established that he wasn’t including Pixar or Marvel on the list.

[@princesspixel3151]

Cars 2: Rated G (Yeah… disregard the gruesome deaths, plus that one torture scene that’s more likely to spotted by kids than most adult jokes in the first movie?)

[@LucareonVee]

The brief moment that the Prydain five books were shown during that black cauldron entry is the most I’ve seen them mentioned ever when someone brings up that movie. 😞

[@emilykearns3155]

Anyone who’s seen *The Princess and the Frog* can also agree there was one scary scene. And that would’ve scared me if I ever saw this scene in the movie as a small child

[@garrettkujo26]

I think the main villain death from Atlantis screwed me up as a kid, when he gets cut and then the Atlantian glass changes him into something resembling a human but not quite there. Hands down it was his eyes and that in human noise he made that scared me to death and as a kid I saw the original alien and didn't think it was scary at all.

[@jasonkingsley9134]

In Dark Knight , a gruesome scene where the Joker reveals Harvey Dent as Two Face and escapes the hospital and explodes the whole building with him in there .

[@InsanityVirus]

Love how #8 doesn't even need to be touched on for more than a couple seconds. The clip alone is enough said, especially for a supposed kid, family-friendly film lmao

[@tjbolton3728]

Oh hey- the first time in a LONG time we get to see the ever-iconic "NEXT" line from when Josh still collabed with Alex XP

[@Barnowl65]

No honorable mention for the Shadow Man literally being dragged to his death while he screams in terror and the "friends on the other side" taunt him? Also, I was NOT prepared for number one. That. Was. HORRIFYING.

[@AznOmega]

Yeah, I'm surprised Fallicer (sp) wasn't on this list. Literally being dragged to Hell is gruesome.

[@ej8476]

Honestly, number two was worse

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

Take a shot every time there's a "how did they OK this?!" moment.

[@BountyHunter-ep8jk]

Honestly for POTC, I was expecting that jerk officer from At Worlds End. Davy Jones sticks his living tentacle beard EVERYWHERE on his face, in his ears, out his nose, even INTO HIS EYES! The sound effects mixed with the organ music sound straighter from a horror movie

[@AnimeboyIanpower]

Can't say what I was thinking about that death scene...

[@EntityofDarkness696]

One of the more gruesome deaths actually came from a TV Show, Ponce De Leon from the DuckTales 2017 episode "The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!" Imagine Mother Gothel if she tried to pull a Jason Voorheese.