Balto "Steele's Death" Deleted scene

[@CrowTR0bot]

The beauty of the line "I wouldn't want anyone to mistake him for a stray" is that it can mean potentially two different things. Either Balto is simply trying to defuse a potentially bloody fight in which his new admirers can get hurt or worse (and doesn't want Steele to suffer the way he did growing up), or he's simply making a backhanded insult at Steele's expense. Though Steele clearly means the latter, Balto's a nice enough guy that he could have easily meant the former.

[@Luckykats]

Hey, I wrote that line that Balto says! xD Glad you like it. There isn't dialog scribbled there on the official storyboards so I had to think up a reason that Steele would attack Balto with tears in his eyes, so that the video would make sense. Perhaps the makers of Balto had a similar line in the real dialog script, though maybe we'll never know. I don't consider myself a writer, but I'm trying to get better at writing so thank you so much! This nice comment means a lot to me. ❤️

[@monsterfanatic5344]

Honestly it's probably both.

[@jediuser8654]

@@monsterfanatic5344 I think it is both. He doesn't think he's worth fighting over a collar, but he's also throwing Steele's words back in his face, saying he's nothing without it.

[@jordanscherr6699]

Saved the Video btw, it's so well done! And yeah, I think it's some of the first, but mostly the second. Balto might be protagonist, but Steel's shown enough reckless contempt that someone's got to point out the obvious. (Keep your false pride all you want, you're still forever an outcast in this town now.)

[@falconeshield]

​@@jediuser8654 Don't forget that Steele cheated to make it. So he really is nothing without the collar. Fitting it led him to his demise in this cut.

[@tavvyprods1275]

What makes this deleted scene a dark one for me is Steele’s ferocious breakdown when Balto let’s him keep the collar. Balto basically let him keep the collar so people can see him as the town’s respected “Hero” instead of a stray dog. But Steele only saw that as an insult and unleashed his inner animal by attacking everyone and threatening to kill Balto which would unfortunately lead to his own demise.

[@ModestNeko]

I get that Balto's intent was because he saw the others coming at Steele with teeth bared and the horror was written on his face that that wasn't what he wanted. But all of the town knew Steele as he was lead of a sledteam. They wouldn't have known what he did. They obviously would know he wasn't a stray. I saw Balto saying about him being mistakened as a stray as a definitely insult of throwing Steele's teasing right back in his face. He always called him a wolf, yes, but also insinuating that he was a stray that no one cared about and that he's nothing. So basically I could see how this could strike a nerve but idk if that was Balto's intention.

[@hunterknobelcatholicknight3006]

What fell

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

@@ModestNeko Though he should know that whatever Steele gets is well deserved, even the dogs ganging up on him.

[@ModestNeko]

@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 I'm sure he knows that but it's also not really in his nature to be spiteful.

[@nelsonguerrero1952]

It does make for a good tragic scene. However, the tone would've felt really out of place with the ending they went with. Had this film stuck with a tone that's meant for more mature audiences. It would've stayed in for sure and be spectacularly animated.

[@TDIdialgagirl]

Balto: I wouldn't want anyone to mistake him for a stray Steele: [Kill Bill sirens]

[@naomi_dc76]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYDcZ5unr8umd9U

[@predator5775]

There's not enough snow and ice in that region to heal that BURN.

[@falconeshield]

And Balto didn't mean that as a burn our boy was humble Which made Steele M A D

[@stephenking5852]

@@predator5775 and the region itself is none other than Alaska of all places.

[@Kajimityphoon]

wheeze

[@jimbodeek]

Since that's coal he fell into, Steele would have ended up suffocating from inhaling all that dust. So yeah, that's a pretty awful way to die.

[@agatareiter7012]

And I thought that by fall

[@serenitythesiren5031]

It was also possible he choked to death and then just fell down.

[@lunarfeather1574]

@Melody Waldinger it could be a mix of both. He was hung first, but in the scene it looked to be more like the old fashioned hanging so he was still most likely alive cause it didn't snap his neck immediately. So while chocking himself to death he was then buried in coal so he very much could have been alive before the coal hit him and maybe even after being buried. But with that amount of coal he must have died from dust inhalation as well as asphyxiation

[@TweetyTwT]

Thank you for mentioning this, I couldn't figure out what the black dots were and what exactly were supposed to kill Steele in that scene there. I thought at first it was the fall itself

[@Lightray110]

I think a shit load of coal was dropped on him. The force of it killing him and pushing his body out of the collar and taking his body with it, hence the shot of the empty collar at the end.

[@rustydiamonds771]

On one hand, having this scene wouldn't have fit in the ending well. On the other hand, this is dark as fuck. And I'm a sucker for dark eerie scene in animated films

[@blueotter5954]

It REALLY would have messed up the vibes of the movie, BUT, it could have been useful if a sequel. Maybe A Balto 4?

[@MsSharkDemon]

I agree but I think this would only fit if the movie was a bit darker or if yhey built up to it more.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

Disney apparently had a DARK sense of humor back in the day. Almost miss it considering the toothless protein paste they've been shoveling into theaters lately.

[@monitorlizardkid8253]

While "karma coming down upon Steele" does seem like an interesting take, I think this might indeed be overkill, Steele's reputation was already in ruins in the original ending, and that's the only thing he ever cared about, for him that must be a fate worse than death, the only thing worse would be for the other sled dogs to somehow expose Steele for cheating back in the earlier races, so that the humans in the Nome know about that too.

[@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681]

You call this sh it dark XD?

[@obiwanthewiseass]

The irony in this death is similar to other villains, Frollo always called Quasi a monster when he was the walking definition, Gaston called The Beast well a beast yet he was one in the end, Clayton called Tarzan an animal yet he acted like one in the end, and then we have Steele here, he called Balto a wolf which in turn means a savage yet he just turned into one right here which led to his doom. Funny how stories play out like that when the villain acts more like what they call others which leads to their death.

[@shockwavespider3942]

Alexander Garcia I just love that trope

[@jakeolenickii1349]

It’s so poetic

[@lca_melodyy]

What are u talking about

[@shockwavespider3942]

kovu the game pro wild craft life sup it gives character development

[@1987AnimeBoy]

Speaking of Clayton, his death looks similar to Steele's original death here, isn't it?

[@SwfanredLotr]

How come I never knew about this before!? This reminds of Gaston's deleted death where he originally was supposed to survive the fall and break his leg, only to find himself surrounded by the wolfs...

[@annoyingbananana]

huh? which beauty and the beast? 1991 or 2017? i need to look this up, that sounds quite disturbing... like scar's death when the hyenas ate him O__O

[@susie1175]

Scar’s original death was by fire I heard. He pushes Simba off the edge, and thinking he’s won, laughs maniacally as the flames consume him. Clever way of dying, but the hyena’s feasting on him made much more sense since he DID starve them. Zira’s original death however was pretty messed up. Simply put, she commits suicide by letting herself fall into the river (that’s why we see her smiling as she falls). Would’ve loved seeing that instead of Zira trying to cling on for dear life

[@moonlightshadow6226]

@@annoyingbananana The original (1991)

[@Lyoko2516]

@@susie1175 She did lose her son and her daughter defected to Simba's pride, so if it were still put in, I think she'd be feeling that she had nothing else to lose.

[@justheretowatch1733]

@@annoyingbananana Interesting that you mention both of those movies. Scar's death by hyenas was added with animations from the scrapped Gaston death

[@laurana9274]

Imagine Steele's owner looking for his dog only to find his collar hanging on the lever...

[@falconeshield]

Aaaaand probably blamed Balto for it At least that would explain why Balto lives in a boat in 2 and 3

[@Pigmudpit]

Steele's owner: "Steele? Where are you, boy? Are you down there?"

[@clopinloversandslugworthis2615]

@@Pigmudpit Man: your pet dog is dead, sir.

[@Anna-rl4xd]

:,(

[@932ForeverLove]

💔 I mean Steele’s a pompous piece of work, but that’s still tragic losing a pet.

[@voleta5548]

I always liked the ending for Steele. I saw Steele as self-centered and a 'glory hound'. For someone who always needed to be the center of attention, being ostracized was a fate worse than death.

[@AJ42K]

In other words. A glory hound is another way to say show off.

[@SpiritedHeart94]

@@AJ42K it’s also what Jenna calls him in the movie when he doesn’t want to add Balto to the team despite him winning the race.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

It's assumed but we never see the fallout. A lesson like this should've had viewable consequences in my opinion.

[@overpricedhealthcare]

them being ostracized isn't only just what gets to them, it's also the fact that they're replaceable/forgettable, especially considering how the whole town started celebrating balto instead and no longer batted an eye at steele anymore

[@cosmicreef5858]

Nothing is worse than death

[@DuckEmpress]

I understand Balto was the dog who actually got the medicine to the town, but Togo and his fellow sled-dogs travelled most of the journey, and suffered the most. At one point, the whole sled nearly goes down in the frozen lake, but Togo pulls it out. He and Balto should be equally honored, and I recommend watching the movie about Togo.

[@erikstensaas1202]

I think Togo is honored elsewhere because I've heard that before. What also makes the Balto story a bit impressive is that they actually DROPPED the medicine and it nearly got buried in the blizzard. Gunnar fortunately found it in the pitch Black and Balto guided them back onto the trail to Nome

[@KudaKeileon]

It's a fun kid's movie and Steele isn't Togo. I don't see how this comment is relevant to this video.

[@erikstensaas1202]

@@KudaKeileon he's just bringing up a valid point against Balto being the one taking the credit for being an American hero and Togo, a dog that apparently has more significance to the story than Balto

[@literatureandfilmaremyjam4592]

@@erikstensaas1202 Why everyone always says “Balto being the one taking the credit”? I mean, you are aware that Balto was a dog right? It’s not like he could speak up and say “hey! What about Togo’s team? They deserve to be called heroes too!” Now, don’t get me wrong, I do agree that both Balto and Togo are heroes and that Togo deserved to be praised and hailed as the hero he was, but I don’t think that it’s fair for people to blame Balto.

[@erikstensaas1202]

@@literatureandfilmaremyjam4592 I don't think it's fair either

[@TheCapedWanderer]

Reminds me of Clayton’s death-the way he slashes madly at the vines and in his murderous fever cuts the ones supporting his body, thereby falling/hanging himself. Moments after Tarzan had the gun to his face, where Clayton told him to “go ahead, be a ~maaan~” and Tarzan broke the gun: “I’ll never be a man like you.” Thus becoming THE MAN for real. And Clayton’s response, just like Steele’s here to Balto sparing him, is to completely lose control; to let themselves be consumed by hatred and spite: self-immolation.

[@Brand-pn5yz]

Yeah but the camera didnt show him being hunged! But thats no different! Whats wrong with this scene is that its way too dark for children!

[@Victor-056]

@@Brand-pn5yzIts also heavily implied that Clayton's eyes had popped out of his head, due to the way they were bulging as he was being trottled by the vines. It was clear that Clayton's body was only shown in shadow because it was not a pretty sight.

[@nexelray3207]

If this had not been a story told by an elderly woman to a child, then I could see this take being used for the movie.

[@leonardonavarretex1967]

Clayton also killed Kerchak.

[@FlashoftheBlades]

I see I’m not the only one who drew that parallel.

[@feathersong5838]

I can see why they deleted it.

[@alanmatsachatatrejos6107]

The reason why they eliminated this scene is that it was going to make it very violent and dark, the children were going to be traumatized by his death because this movie is directed for a children's audience better that they have eliminated

[@galileavillarreal6680]

Agreed. Just by watching this i feel my inner childhood being traumatized, im so thankful they didn't put this on the movie

[@LunarTrap2625]

Here here about this deleted scene not included in the movie. It scared me a little bit.

[@Wildnose1337]

@@alanmatsachatatrejos6107 Anyone remember Clayton's hanging in Tarzan? Tarzan's rated G too.

[@feathersong5838]

@@Wildnose1337 That is true, but they didnt really show it. It was just a silhouette so a younger kid probably wouldn't understand it.

[@rickardbergh5431]

I absolutely love the Disney villain death trope; villain given the opportunity to walk off alive, but refuses to admit defeat and then inadvertently falling and/or getting strangled, mangled or crushed to death after unleashing their inner beasts or fighting dirty.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

Villains, more often than not, are the ones who bring about their own downfalls... and in this case it just so happened to be literal.

[@falconeshield]

​@@white0thunderwhite0thunder71 Best one is still Jafar. He lives on but he's trapped forever.

[@danielelunardi9812]

This is not Disney. This is Universal

[@beastofedelwood1473]

If they had decided to have Steele dead, then the cliff scene would be the perfect one for it. Having a scene this intense followed by the cute, lighthearted ending would be jarring. The scene itself is cool af tho. Love all the tension in it

[@kirara2516]

Exactly

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

Well, they want to do Steele sabotaging Balto's trail to prevent him from bringing the medicine and willing to let the sick children die for his own glory so that they have him survive the cliff fall.

[@AJ42K]

You know that actually happened during the Balto vs. Steele fight in the middle of the movie. Balto tried avoiding him on several occasions each time & on the final time Balto survived he went after him again. This time Steele was biting Jenna's red banana trying to make Balto lose and die & instead he fell off the cliff, lost the battle, & survived a hard fall with terrible terrain hitting numerous objects (rocks, snow, branches, the ground) and Steele survived. The Rest Is History.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

Considering that the humans wouldn't have known what was happening, it would almost be sickeningly appropriate. Balto going to meet the happy children he saved after watching the dog who tried to kill him fall in a coal shaft... Yep, that would've been jarring.

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

Realistically, Steele fell from a great height. I'm surprised the fall didn't kill him.

[@ModestNeko]

Very glad this wasn't in the movie. Like, I'm older now and this still disturbed me. So as a kid I'm sure it would have given me nightmares.

[@gabrielleclennon6589]

Me too

[@blueotter5954]

No doubt about it

[@mikaela-vanessateianu8275]

The fact that Disney still thought about it...is MORE disturbing

[@ModestNeko]

@@mikaela-vanessateianu8275 This isn't Disney though.

[@blueotter5954]

@@mikaela-vanessateianu8275 Uhm, Balto isn't a Disney movie. Balto was produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures

[@miticaBEP07]

I think the ending they chose is more mature. Jerks don't often get axed by karma, it's way more realistic to have the rest of the community take active part in ensuring justice.

[@MasterSwo-MK]

Hung by the neck, dropped to his doom, or crushed by debris. No matter how you slice it, the second Steele was caught on that lever it was already to late for him.

[@charlieredwolf]

yeeeeah, no. the movie has a wonderful ending as it is, such a dark death would have satined the joy of the vaccines and the team arriving to town.

[@xxshinanaevangelianxx]

If this deleted scene was added to the movie, it'd be very dark and possibly traumatize not only me, but I'm sure quite a lot of young viewers. But if I have to be honest, Steele's fate in the film was better than this dark scene of his death. He doesn't need to die, in the film he lost his fame and glory and to him, that is a fate worse than death.

[@falconeshield]

It would've been our gen's Bambi's mom shot.

[@xxshinanaevangelianxx]

@@falconeshield At least Bambi's mom was loved, Steele wasn't. I'd see it more as Jenner's death scene from The Secret of NIMH.

[@artbytesia]

That's also the one thing glory seekers hate the most.

[@VolXiz]

What did he fall into? I know its something with coal but why is there a giant pit with coal in it

[@niksnavnn1128]

I handled Watership Down as a kid. This would be nothing compared to it. I also imagine this scene happening after the medicine being delivered and Balto being praised. That order would make the story flow better.

[@iceluvndiva21]

"You're all against me?" -Steele Well you did leave them to die, purposly messed with the trail back home, refused help, and willingly condemned a town to death all to save your own pride

[@chaos_is_my_guilty_pleasure]

Astutely put. I for one would have thought it obvious, but for someone as egotistical and arrogant as Steele, his own self importance has inflated his head to such an extent he couldn't see what was so clearly in front of him.

[@coyotix]

I love how the tension is broken when the silence is just replaced with one word of voice acting

[@hammerfest1912]

They went full Silverfang/ginga nagareboshi gin with this one.

[@bi0_haz3rd42]

IM WATCHING THAT RN!

[@nishkaghzala762]

*My favourite anime / Manga!*

[@Pink-Computer]

Also my favorite anime

[@dakotatheskeleton]

Yea really

[@kissdorina3659]

@Val Serafim it was my first too

[@Scrofar]

As stunningly drawn as it is (seriously, these are like pristine comic panels!), I'm genuinely happy they made the decision to not include this scene. Like, that'd be trauma-inducing for both the audience AND the dogs in the scene! Balto probably would've never lived down the trauma of not attempting to save Steele.

[@falconeshield]

I'm dumb. I don't get what happened. Steele fell into a box? Did he trigger a machine?

[@ChildOfCosmos]

​​@@falconeshieldWhen he got hung by the collar on that switch, it activated the machine (a dredge) that threw the coal at him. He probably died either crushed by the coals, or of suffocation.

[@falconeshield]

​@@ChildOfCosmos Ooooh thank you! Now I see. The dot splotches were coal falling at once not blood.

[@ChildOfCosmos]

@@falconeshield I also thought those were blood haha. I had to look back a few times to actually understand what was happening.

[@NightFangClash]

Well, as bad as Steele was and despite what he did, Balto wouldn't have wishes that kind of fate even on Steele.

[@bbfissingle1715]

They could have slightly fixed the scene by having Balto rescue Steele. Maybe after Balto shows him mercy, Steele finally has a moment of humble introspection before sulking off in defeat, leaving his collar behind. If you REALLY want to preserve the dark element, then maybe Steele, realising he's about to die, pleads for someone to save him. Before Balto can act, Jenna appears and lambasts Steele for lying and attempting to sabotage the medicine run. She then scornfully looks on as Steele falls to his death. Maybe this is slightly out of Jenna's character, but then again, her beloved human girl nearly died because of Steele's pettiness.

[@DragonGamer0713]

Honestly, I would've liked this. And if Steele lived or died here, it solidified Jenna's loyalty to Rosie and how much Steele's selfishness truly made her HATE him and Balto's selflessness made him the true hero and winner of Jenna's heart. Sure, it hits the nail on the head a bit too hard, but as a kids movie, it sometimes helps to be a little less subtle to say, "Hey, be a jerk and the girl hates you."

[@user-mq9uz2fn7v]

Also Steel going crazy is kinda poetic and in character cuz in the entire movie he has those moments he shows his true nature but in front of humans and other dogs he fakes being perfect. But the dying part? Nope it was cruel

[@cosmicspacething3474]

She’d probably scold him after being saved instead

[@Kajimityphoon]

i would of lik either of this ideas messed up but steele. see what i did there? oh ok i will see myself out ._.

[@lunamoonstone2350]

i actually prefer the original ending everyone finds out steele's and balto's true character in the end. steele dying really adds nothing to the story yeah he was a bully and a jerk but he didn't deserve to die because of that.

[@erickamakeeaina1649]

I will say he was far worse then a mere bully. Steele was willing to both cause all the dogs deaths and allow the children of the town die from sickness.

[@lunamoonstone2350]

@@erickamakeeaina1649 oh yeah i forgot about that, still i don't care for the dark death scene i liked the movie the way it was.

[@erickamakeeaina1649]

@@lunamoonstone2350 Perfectly fair

[@videogammaandmegadude4724]

@@erickamakeeaina1649It's a dog As bad as he was, I don't want to see a puppy dog die

[@dracoangelrojo]

If he had just been a bully and a jerk, I would have agreed with you, but Steele did far worse than that: let's not forget that not only he refused Balto's help and tried to kill him, he sabotaged his marks so the team and the medicine would get lost just and don't reach to the children in time, all so he could keep the glory for himself. He was willing to cause the death of Balto (twice), his team, his master and all the children of Nome just so he could keep his reputation and his ego was still intact. As dark as this scene might be, he surely deserved it.

[@low-keydrama1260]

What I’m getting from his death is that Steele, was that he ended up held over a coal shaft by the lever and collar, (possibly chocking him) which in turn, activated the machine which dumped thousands of coal onto him, possibly stoning, burying him as well as yanking him out of his collar and into the possibly deep shaft….

[@neonlights3739]

The calm music and minimal sound makes this even more disturbing. Unlike most animated villain deaths where it’s sudden and quick, Steele’s death is horribly slow and dragged out. All anyone can do is watch in a horrified silence as Steele chokes, hanging in pure agony before the load of coal ultimately kills him

[@egodragonvm66]

What's worse is if you think about it...he might have not died on impact.Yeah coal I think is heavy but....he would've landed on his side/stomach and been basically burried alive.And someone else mentioned he would've suffocated from either the inhalation of coal particles but I think it would've been a combination of the wind being knocked out of him as well as asphyxiation.Horrible way to go.Personally I wouldn't kill him off.Id basically send him somewhere to do demeaning work...like a farm or something (Where he would have to get muddy and dirty basically....Which contradicts his lavish lifestyle.)Still treat him like a dog but he has to do dirty muddy(Probably even poop covered) work.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

And if the the fall didn't finish him off, then being buried alive under a ton of coal while suffocating in the dust would've definitely been a far worse was to go...

[@falconeshield]

​@@white0thunderwhite0thunder71 Ask that to the survivors of that mine collapse in Wales in the 70s. There is no God under tons of rubber. Death and silence.

[@arcticwolflover263]

@@white0thunderwhite0thunder71 plus the humans wouldnt notice hes burried under the coal,and they would probably have found his corpse imagine the look his owner would have finding steel dead

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

​@@arcticwolflover263 Yeah and imagine how crushed his owner would be feeling I imagine Balto would blame himself for letting Steele die.

[@mannymacvela3877]

I say this deleted scene takes place after the medicine has been delivered and are being used on the patients including Rosie and before Balto is congratulate by the townsfolk.

[@markkellett7854]

Omg that is really dark

[@nadialaufyson6024]

You read my mind

[@CJ-wr7wq]

I don't really get what happens cuz it's a drawing.

[@moaPro]

@@CJ-wr7wq I’m assuming you can’t read comics lmao

[@da359]

Oh.My.

[@da359]

r/TIHI

[@petuniatherain-nightwing1002]

Holy crap, this is dark. Not just Steele's death itself but also the details, like the fact that this many dogs literally WATCHED with open eyes as Steele just completely loses it, and then got literally hung as heaps of coal fell onto him. Even the sound effects of the coal falling makes it even darker.

[@douglasmurphy1113]

While this would've tied up a lose end, rather than just us see Steele standing alone in the boiler room, I can understand why the cut it. The whole last 10 minutes of the movie are meant to be a triumphant conclusion. -Balto returns when all hope is lost -The town rejoices -Lives are saved -Balto gets the girl -Balto is finally adored by all It would have been really jarring to just throw "STEELE FUCKING DIES HORRIFICALLY" in the middle of all those good vibes.

[@dracoangelrojo]

While I can understand why they didn't include this scene in the movie, since it would overshadow the happy ending due to the darkness of this event, I can assure Steele pretty much deserved it: yes, being shunned out by his old teammates and friends is fitting considering Balto was the outcast and he was so thirst for glory and attetion, but that punishment seems too lighthearted when we take into consideration all the horrible things this dog just had done, and I'm not talking about bullying and sabotaging Balto, I'm talking about the fact that he sabotaged the pawprints on the trees so Balto and the team and his injuried master would get lost in the blizard and never get home with the medicine, therefore getting Balto, his team, and his master killed and sentencing ALL the sick children of Nome to die. This dog almost single-handledly killed half of the town and most of the children, and he was happy to do so, not showing any hint of remorse, because for him, his reputation and his glory was more important than all the town together. While I'm beyond happy with the original ending, I think Steele got cut a lot of slack in here: I mean, come on, people, the dog was practically a killer and everything he got was getting shunned out, like a toddler in a time out. He deserved a punishment far bigger than that.

[@colecummings6519]

Death is better then punishment. because he will trie once again to take revenge and think all you want with Steele and his punishment. but Steele will be a ticking time bomb before you know it. Steele is back again for revenge and he has nothing to lose now. death is better, for you will not fear him and look behind your back for him. even If you are in comfort.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

They did the same thing in The Lion King. it CAN work depending on how strong the ending is.

[@LchanOtakudom]

I think Steele getting shunned is worse than death. For him, glory and attention meant more to him than the life of his team, his master and the sick children. So, for him to lose that glory and attention, like in the original ending, was a fate I think best suits him as a villain.

[@mavraszunwoody2527]

Maybe but only the dogs know what Steele did the ppl don't and may never know.

[@Kajimityphoon]

being in doggy prison for life is pretty dark too xD

[@dexterjones2201]

Steele's own pride and anger lead to him into his death.

[@julietstewart6797]

and Balto Sofia and Jade chan would dance on his grave

[@dexterjones2201]

@@julietstewart6797 and the bright side is Balto can now have the golden collar.

[@julietstewart6797]

@@dexterjones2201 cause he's super strong

[@silverstarmoon5802]

Don't forget his narcissistic and racism also got him killed himself

[@NightFangClash]

I'm sure in this deleted version of the movie, Balto and the other dogs present had nightmares about Steele's death and were at least somewhat traumatized for a while by it. I bet none of them could even look at, touch, be near or even talk about that collar without getting tingles down their spines remembering Steele's gruesome death, the fear on Steele's face in his final moments and Steele's bloodcurdling scream that he made as he died!

[@seanbaskett5506]

I thought balto was screaming "" nooooo"

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

Steele: is selfish Balto: is pure heart

[@falconeshield]

Hotel: Trivago

[@2chaskell]

I get why it was cut but how can people say it’s “too dark”, the bloody movie was about dying kids and it had a haunting shot of kid sized coffins. U don’t get much darker than that

[@rubylucylefty]

Still, hearing something choke to death (dog or human alike) is still a nightmarish thing. I’m glad they didn’t put this in.

[@andieallison6792]

Okay but you don't see the kids die horrifically drawn out deaths.

[@Kajimityphoon]

yeah and steele* left the sled pack for dead in the frosty winter, balto being homeless/a orphan and sexual innuendos so him dying wouldnt change much of a thing xD this movie was already dark

[@cosmicreef5858]

you can..rethink

[@miggywolf42]

Dang, you put this together nicely! The music, sounds, and voices add a lot to it. I think they could have kept it in the final film, look how Clayton turned out in Tarzan 😬 Keep up the good work! Balto fans stick together!

[@yinthedraconequus4818]

4:30 I know Steele was a jerk and all, but even I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

Where’d he go

[@ArchTeryx00]

DAMN that's dark. Not just the lead-up with the dogs ganging up on Steele but his Villainous Breakdown and subsequent death, as he's *ground to hamburger by the dredge's machinery.* That piercing scream even on the storyboard should tell you how fun that death was, as well as only his precious collar coming out intact. Even with a Gory Discretion Shot this would have traumatized a fair few *adults,* never mind kids. An incredibly dark, violent end to Steele, and while he's a dark, violent character, this IS a kid's movie and the ending is supposed to be UPLIFTING, completely undermined by this. Yeah, it needed to stay on the cutting room floor.

[@videogollumer]

Actually, I think that was coal being dumped on him as he was dangling by the throat from his collar.

[@falconeshield]

​@@videogollumer Still hamburger if not rescued within 10 minutes

[@videogollumer]

@@falconeshield It wasn't hot coal.

[@Kblack0615]

I don't understand did he fall or did his neck say I'm out oh he fell....

[@dualitywolfie]

Yeah, he slipped out of his collar, er well, it slipped off

[@KHlover369]

And the fall killed him or was it the coal plus the fall that killed him?

[@dualitywolfie]

@@KHlover369 If we’re being generous, I’d say the fall killed him, and the coal buried him. But when I first watched this, I would have thought: maybe he survived the fall, and then the coal just suffocated him afterwards. Either way, still really dark.

[@OctoPie-k7n]

I thought at first he was hung by his collar

[@itsyourlocalliar554]

At first, I thought Steele was going to be hung by his own collar... 😢

[@diddlywolf9284]

Now this is quality content!

[@Luckykats]

Thank you so much!

[@diddlywolf9284]

@@Luckykats your welcome!, I've been a hardliner balto fan since I found out about it some weeks ago!

[@Luckykats]

Oh, cool. I watched it when I was younger, but didn't own it until recently. Nice to hear Balto's still getting new fans! :3 It is an amazing movie!

[@chazmarepps4]

And Thank you, SaborSpark for telling me that there was a deleted scene of this! For me, the best part of any story is where the evil villain dies in a well deserved, but very dark death!

[@faithmorakinyo8067]

I take it if they had kept this scene, that collar would have been cursed.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

True

[@faithmorakinyo8067]

On the plus side, at least the ending they chose was a little merciful to Steele.

[@falconeshield]

​@@faithmorakinyo8067 Considering we never see him again maybe he'd have preferred this one

[@NightFangClash]

I would say it's more like karma, but if it was cursed, it probably was cursed just for Steele to give him his punishment.

[@faithmorakinyo8067]

@@NightFangClash True

[@LovecraftianFreak]

Well damn now it feels like the movie just robbed me of the ending I was hoping for as a kid that would also explain his absence in the third movie too

[@pinesapp]

i would have liked to see this ending for steele, too, but it would actually make the true ending (the live action segment) work a lot worse so i can see why they left it out (It also doesn't make sense for Rosie to traumatize her granddaughter with explicit death lol) as it stands yeah the animated part of the movie *has* to end super suddenly right after the "I'd be lost without you" line to make the live action segment work which is why i prefer the current ending over this being included that being said this scene might be canon bc there's no other explanation for Steele's complete abscence in the "sequels"

[@NightFangClash]

Some people think say Steele was killed by being ground up like hamburger, while he apparently actually was killed by choking and then falling through that shaft and being buried alive and crushed to death under all that coal. Whichever one you believe is the case, we can all agree that either one is a horrible way to die and it's just as unpleasant and terrifying for anyone to witness anyone die in such a manner!

[@fenrir-art4742]

Steele was not strong enough. His own temper was his downfall, with or without this sequence.

[@justinmiddleton8818]

Honestly, i think the ending we got in the final film where the other dogs find out what a jerkwad Steele truly is definitely feels more fitting with his character, because it serves as a cruel irony considering the way Balto was being wrongly treated as an outcast before risking it all to save the children by bringing the antidote to cure their illness. Now, in the end Steele gets exactly what he deserves because now HE is the one who's ostracized because of course all the other dogs now hate him and now he'll suffer karmatic retribution by living in Balto's shadow for the remainder of his miserable existence alone and friendless without the status and admiration he had before. Yeah, if you really think about it the final version feels more fitting of an end for Steele compared to his brutal death here in these storyboards, given his selfish craving for glory was his undoing.

[@pokemontrainerspencer6090]

It's almost like Steele wanted Balto to fight back.

[@NightFangClash]

If we assume this is still canon in the first movie and ended up happening off-screen and just didn't see it, then this would definitely explain why Steele never appeared again in the sequels.

[@Saberrex1]

Glad they didn't put that in. That was brutal. After seeing this, I have to admit I like it better that Steele got his well-deserved comeuppance when the other dogs found out he lied. He was hated and shunned by everyone else afterwards because he abandoned his responsibility to Nome, to the sick children and to his team all because of his wounded pride, narcissism and the fact he couldn't admit he was wrong and got them lost.

[@ravenwest4572]

Steele may have been a jerk, but that's a disturbing way for him to die, even I would've been as terrified as Balto and everyone else who saw it was.

[@kingsofkhaos6680]

I know, right?

[@clayharris7740]

That's fucking horrific

[@falconeshield]

​@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376Steele here LITERALLY TRIED TO KILL BALTO. Why does no one get it? The moment he lunged to kill, he was doomed.

[@kindnessark8064]

As Steel was the main bady of this movie I was expecting a more of a final battle between Balto and Steel.

[@TheHydrakeHydra]

Yeah, I think that would’ve been cool. I don’t know this movie very well, but from what I’ve seen Balto seems generally non-violent, so it makes sense.

[@TheHydrakeHydra]

I might animate a fight scene, now. Never done that before

[@nitewarden]

I was a big fan of The Call of the Wild around the time this movie was released. I hated how Balto got beat up so easily. I was hoping Balto would kick Steel's ass like Buck vs Spitz style. I mean, he is half wolf and would have had that raw power. That would have been brutal though.

[@deaththekid3998]

Being half wolf gave him stamina, cold resistance, and sense of direction. But wolves don’t automatically have more raw strength. That comes from living in the wild, and Balto didn’t.

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

@@TheHydrakeHydra Though he fights Niju in Wolf Quest when he tries to kill Nava and Aleu.

[@azrael_stone4807]

I think this would be Steeles karma for almost killing the kids all tho i would had never want this bad of karma coming to any thing or anyone

[@drmechapyro9654]

My headcanon is this takes place sometime after the events of first movie, that's the reason he doesn't appear or is even mentioned in the sequels.

[@WeaZel8166]

You know that makes sense why Steele was not in the rest of the movie in the end (after the shed) but I never knew that this was even a deleted scene. God dang

[@WeaZel8166]

Now I kinda wish that was in the original movie I know that's very morbid but come on villains die all the time back then

[@abigrace6235]

I am so glad they didn't put this nightmare of a deleted scene in the movie.

[@lenardbordo9838]

While I think the line "Let him keep it. I wouldn't want anyone to mistake him for a stray." would have been a perfect addition to the movie as well as his former subordinates telling him off, Steele's death seems unnecessary. This person loves the attention, being at the center of everything and surrounded by admirers. He revels in being adored and admired by others. Therefore, becoming an outcast despised by all of the other dogs in town is a more fitting punishment for a somebody like him. I imagine Steele leaving Nome not long after the first movie's conclusion to start anew somewhere else. Also, Balto and the lot did not deserved this kind of traumatic experience.

[@falconeshield]

Sometimes you get trauma without deserving it. That's trauma for you.

[@toinfinityandbeyond6149]

Its the eerie music and the still (Still as in they don't move) shocked/horrified faces of the dogs at the end that make this feel and look so disturbing.

[@kittycatkyla2344]

ngll, I can see why this is a deleted scene. Even bad guy dogs, most kids don't want to see dogs (pets) die. And the fact he was choking/hanging from his collar is really dark. Like, Clayton-death-level dark.

[@RealCandleJack]

I would of liked to have seen an animated version as an extra, I love dark endings.

[@gammerguy1995]

I'm surprised they didn't went this route. Steele actions were pretty much unredeemable in the end.

[@da359]

maybe because ir was to dark and was referencing something 2x as dark..?

[@falconeshield]

Wait a second....that scene with the sausage had the meat cling onto his neck like a rope....OH BOY

[@pokegirl1799]

Honestly, I can see why they never used this. This is quite a bit dark for a kids' movie.

[@Wildnose1337]

Um, Disney? Clayton's Hanging, Scar burned to death while being eaten alive. Too dark for kids you say? Maybe in todays age, but disney had serious balls back in the day.

[@Cupcom5]

@@Wildnose1337 the black cauldron was pretty guesome too

[@silverstarmoon5802]

I seen the few kids movies have dark scene like "land before before" , "an American tail", "the troll in Central Park", "all dogs goes to heaven" and lots of 80s and 90s kids movies have dark scene. Even in Disney movies and today kids movies. I see them even I was little and didn't scare me. Only cried when good person didn't deserve to died.

[@I_am_in_ur_fridge]

@OrionsOuterLimits The thing about Clayton/Scar is that we only get silhouettes of their deaths with their shadows. But here? We get a full close-up shot of Steele choking and his horrified looks before the coal takes him. This is the only death scene (or I guess concept) in an animated film that has genuinely bothered me. And I've seen all the classic Disney deaths

[@NightFangClash]

That didn't stop Watership Down being made.

[@NightFangClash]

The last time we see Steele on screen in this scene, the look on his face in his final moments already tells us everything. That's no longer the look of a jealous, cruel, arrogant, selfish, bitter psycho, that's the look someone has on their face when they know they're about to die and they're even more terrified about it because they can't do anything to stop it!

[@NightFangClash]

Steele made the same mistake in this scene as Clayton did in Tarzan. He let his rage and hatred consume him and failed to see the danger it was putting him in until it was too late. If he had stopped struggling and trying to attack and kill Balto, he would've noticed what was happening and he could've avoided dying the way he did in this scene.

[@8Apedemak8]

Excellent job! The music was especially perfect.

[@allisondempsey982]

Now I'm glad that they decided to go with the scene where Steele dies in a frozen lake Arctic death, instead of this scene. This cutscene makes it look too brutal and definitely would have destroyed the feeling and atmosphere that the movie was going for.

[@LostInThought4ever]

Steele didn’t die though. What scene are you talking about?

[@rosenrot234]

The heck you talking about? Steele is alive in the movie but all his fans find out he's trash and leave him

[@blueotter5954]

100% agreed, but I only remember maybe a bear dying under the ice

[@dutchessandkay2280]

No it was Balto who ALMOST dies under the ice but he was rescued by those flabby bears who are a strange mix of cute and annoying. Steele didn't die. I think a large grizzly might have died under the ice trying to trap Balto on the ice before Balto went under and almost drowned.

[@ulvjenta88]

Uh.. steele did not die idk what you did smoke 😅

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

Balto is one of my favorite childhood movies and I am so glad this scene was cut; it changes the whole feel of the film.

[@SirSusDaddy]

Deleted sences are always the good sences

[@SimpleJars]

You misspelled “scenes”, but I believe we understand what you’re saying.

[@Wolfmanluv]

this deleted scene makes Steel more evil, they should have kept it in the movie

[@pinesapp]

keep in mind the animated part of the movie is what Rosy tells her granddaughter so it doesnt make logical sense for her to traumatize a toddler with explicit death, no less one from suffocation

[@Wolfmanluv]

@@pinesapp yeah your right

[@sparkgolddragon1945]

Universal is a Savage for this deleted scene and I oddly love it 😎

[@bovineapples3012]

......... Is it wrong for me to say, I'm disappointed that this got cut? Just imagine how many kids would've reacted to this and grow up, rewatch it. 😅

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

Well we have Clayton's death in Tarzan which had some dark scenes in it for a kid's movie.

[@bovineapples3012]

@@tierefuerimmer9635 agreed. 😆 another one I do like is Ursula.

[@Kajimityphoon]

i like edgy endings like this so your good

[@bovineapples3012]

@@Kajimityphoon welp, hopefully someone does animate this. Like the other deleted scenes I've seen people animate.

[@kimberlyramin]

I'll never understand what made Steele so aggresive towards Balto. I mean, I get that he hated Balto and considered him lesser for being half wolf, but during their fight near the cliff, and during this deleted scene, he practically goes feral on Balto despite Balto being entirely pacifistic towards him, to the point that even the other sled dogs that enjoy laughing and jeering at Balto's expense get scared and upset at Steele's behavior. Makes me wonder if the writers inteded for Steele to have caught Rabies or something, but they didn't have time to flesh out a B plot of Steele being sick in addition to the disease sweeping through town and needing medicine delivered from elsewhere.

[@jordanscherr6699]

I can see why they didn't include it, but a shame.. It really is befitting, that moment when Steel genuinely snaps. I'm not sure if Balto intended it or not, but those words hit right where it hurts. (You can hang onto your false pride, you're still done in this town's eyes.) And honestly, I do think that's what he meant. Let's face it, Steel's shown too much contempt to not point out the obvious.

[@missplayer30]

I always felt his punishment extremely unsatisfying especially what he did in that movie. However, while this should have been kept, imagine if his punishment was something like the fate of the real life Balto, where he is sold to zoo and mistreated and suffer a slow and painful dead.

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

Balto saved all those lives and THAT'S how he was thanked irl??

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

I mean unfortunately animal welfare/rights weren't really a thing back then but that is beyond ungrateful and cruel.

[@MrRonald327]

Oh well, that's life. Balto doesn't need a stupid collar to be recognized as a hero because he isn't petty and shallow like Steele.

[@Sokolva]

As much as I really like dark stuff in these classic cartoons, I feel this scene is actually weaker than the one they kept, and I get why they deleted it. Having Steele left behind by his admirers, and completely silenced by them, so that he no longer has any respect and is left behind, outside of all of the glory, while the focus is on Balto, allows the focus and celebration to be not even so much only on Balto and his achievements, but on the children he is saving. Balto was always focused on the medicine and saving lives. Yes, he wanted recognition and to be a part of the town, contributing with his talents, but his deeper focus was always on the lives around him and how he could help them rather than accolades. Thus, having Balto run into the town uninterrupted by anyone, bringing the medicine right into the waiting arms of the children, bringing hope back to an entire town that had never acknowledged him, is a far stronger ending to the themes of the story, and shows Balto's strength even more than this ending does, which focuses more on Steele and his own deep flaws which lead to his death.

[@danewillis263]

Death came for the children, left with a dog.

[@MrWill9002]

Holy SHIT...His death was and is just as dark as Clayton's death was!!!

[@verdanawebster20x]

Personally I think this one was darker

[@MrWill9002]

@@verdanawebster20x in more ways than one

[@NightFangClash]

Yeah, but this actually unsettled me more than Clayton's death, which is saying something.

[@fablethewolf825]

0:31 You can see the dog who would turn into the little gray one the others always picked on. Looks like he's finally had enough.

[@lordhumungus3157]

This is darker than Clayton's death

[@oHmega14]

Yeah, I'm glad they left this scene out. Not only does it not fit the tone of the film as a whole, but it makes no sense. Steele has an owner, as we clearly see earlier in the film, so I doubt him no longer wearing a trophy-level color would cost him his owner. Plus, I feel that the way they ended thing with Steele is much more fitting and deserving of his character. He has a very egotistical character- much like Gaston- he's used to always having his way and being worshiped as the town hero. So by ending the film the way they did, I think that Steele losing his status and being seen as the arrogant douchebag he really is- hurting his ego, and him having to live with that loss of status for the rest of his life- is MUCH more damaging to him as a character. To simply kill him off, especially if his own actions were to blame, seems really out of place and even a bit forced. Not every villain has to die before the movie's end.

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

Bright Eyezz Yeah and Steele's owner would be crushed and devastated by the death of his prized and possibly expensive malamute sled dog.

[@overpricedhealthcare]

2:29 balto sipping that "i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy" juice

[@arandomnerd7340]

Good gravy that's dark. I'd expect something like that from danganronpa, not a family animated film.

[@darealorangjuice]

The ending music is scary

[@alanmatsachatatrejos6107]

it's true if it's scary 😲😲😲😲😨😨😨😱😱😱

[@catulusinferni8612]

I am really glad, they didn't include that scene. I mean, Steele is a bad boy, but he didn't deserve to die. I really like that everydog did the right thing just telling him off still giving him the chance to deserve a place in the community following Balto's example or be an outcast himself but deserving that role by his own actions. That is the meaning of the movie as it is (being what you truly are inside and be the best you you can be), not to win a price or die trying.

[@majema007]

Maybe I’m just morbid but I actual think this would have been a better scene than just having Steele be shunned by the community. Sure it’s dark, but so is the fact that Steele misled Balto/the sled dogs by purposely leaving fake markings on trees which almost got them completely lost. If it wasn’t for Balto’s natural ability to lead, then an entire town full of children were going to wind up dead due to Steele’s pride refusing to let Balto take the medication back to town. Even as a kid, I felt that Steele got a slap on the wrist (err.. paw) for nearly committing multiple counts of child murder and it left me thinking “Seriously, that’s supposed to be his grand punishment?!” And yeah, I know there’s a difference between a dog and human (hence why people are sympathetic towards Steele since they might own a Husky themselves or just love dogs), but most of the animal characters in the movie think more human than animal to begin with. You can’t exactly say it’s natural for a dog to do what Steele did; that’s more along the lines of what a malicious person would do. Of course there’s also the argument that the shift in tone would be jarring once Balto arrives in town to save everyone since it’s supposed to be a triumphant scene, but the writers could easily just rewrite the ending so it better suits the dark tone of Steele’s death. Disney is able to do this just fine whenever their villains wind up dying, so it’s not out of the question to have a legitimate happy ending where Steele dies.

[@8sanstheinfinite]

I’m kind of glad that they didn’t kill Steele, he was a jerk but didn’t deserve to die. I would have sobbed anyways because he’s still a dog and that’s heartbreaking to lose your dog.

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

8sanstheinfinite Yeah plus Steele's owner would be crushed by his dog's death yeah he might have been a very bad dog but no one deserves to lose their dog like that Balto would blame himself for letting Steele die and not able to save him Steele and his owner's relationship might not be seen much but I do believe their relationship must've been close and his owner raised him from a puppy.

[@CeIesta]

Omg the violence, I understand why they cut it

[@nickerskine6326]

i always pictured Steele dying differently. which in my opinion is even darker than this. Upon seeing balto return home with the medicine and being praised by everyone Steele lets his jealousy,rage and hatred consume him and then attacks balto with murderous intent him in front of the whole town resulting in an intense dog fight. When baltos friends try to help him Steele attacks them and he even bites his owner's arm when he tries to stop the fight. Not wanting anyone else to get hurt balto bites Steele's caller off and shouts"hey i'm the one you want! come and get me you mad dog!" and runs out of the town with the now insane Steele giving chase. Worried about balto his friends follow him. Balto leads Steele to a small cliff side (which is only ten or so feet tall) where they continue their fight. Balto puts up a good fight but is exhausted from all the running he's done and gets overpowered by Steele. Just as Steele is about to rip baltos throat out Shila jumps onto his back and bites him on the back of his neck only to get shaken off but it distracts him long enough for balto to recover. Steele says"you're actually trying to protect this worthless piece of garbage?!" the shila says"you're the only piece of garbage here you monster!". Steele tries to lunge towards her only to get bitten on the tail by balto causing Steele to turn his fury back at him. As they continue to fight balto tries to reason with him but Steele is too angry to listen or care. With the last of his strength balto rams into Steele causing them both to fall off the cliff just as the rest of baltos friends arrive to help. Balto manages to survive the fall only getting knocked out cold for the moment but Steele isn't so lucky as he falls on top of a glacier covered in spikes and gets impaled. The last thing Steele does is try to say"i hate you"to balto but fails due to the ice spike in his neck and he dies soon after. Balto wakes up and sees what happened to Steele and is horrified by this but is also sad because even he didn't deserve to die like that. Balto then limps away back to his friends as the victor.

[@waterbudgie]

Imagine drawing all that art, spending hours, all for it to be thrown away.

[@emilycarrick3570]

As often happens in animation. The art is lovely, but I'm inclined to agree that cutting this was the right choice. The movie isn't exactly sunshine and rainbows as is, but this edges towards being just a little too dark for the overall tone that the film was going for. Steele dying like this would've clashed poorly with the happy ending.

[@strix3688]

I was really surprised by this deleted scene....

[@halleyangel1706]

They probably still wanted to keep this ending because we never see Steele again not even in the sequels.

[@thrackerzodthefandomnerd4267]

I'm wondering if that's just a casting issue, each movie had entirely different side characters. Jenna's pedigree friends disappeared, too. And the rest of the sled team

[@halleyangel1706]

@@thrackerzodthefandomnerd4267 I don't think so since most of those voice actors are still alive other than one that can't be found so I guess they quit?

[@thrackerzodthefandomnerd4267]

@@halleyangel1706 funding is also an issue. Of course, they could've just recast like they did for everyone else, so I'm not sure why

[@jamesporter571]

it's not like Jim Cummings wouldn't have returned, they were able to et Mark Hamill and Rob Paulsen in the sequel so I'm sure he could've came back

[@halleyangel1706]

@@jamesporter571 I meant the female voice actors actually

[@madmanwebster94]

I've seen this movie so many times I literally read all of the wind in their voices. Glad they didn't include this because it just would have put a dark cloud over a sweet ending to a great movie but would have been cool to see it animated.

[@madlord124]

.....This is terrifying and it reminds me of every Disney villains death back in the day,.

[@scribble71891]

A lot of Disney villians often fall to their deaths now that I think about it.

[@TheHydrakeHydra]

@@scribble71891 it’s a good way to have the protagonist not kill the antagonist, probably so you won’t hate the protagonist

[@supercyc10]

I'm glad they took this out, the dialogue (and that gold collar plotline) in this was reeeeally rough

[@diglion2.0queenmalikaprodu49]

I get why this was cut. Clearly too graphic (violent) depicture of a main character. After all Balto was a kids movie, there shouldn't be any death footage in it. But it's also interesting to see how this scene with Steele's death would have played out on screen.

[@DyslexicDyscalculiaFennekin]

Honestly… I would have loved that death. It’s so fucking dark I love it

[@Pipkiablo]

I can see why this was cut. This is incredibly dark in a movie that's already got a lot of inferred death in it.

[@elisexv1495]

The design of the dogs and the wolf is just AMAZING 😍 their design speak so much on their personality and 🙏 man I love.