10 Best Disney Villain Songs

7. "Prince Ali (Reprise)" - Aladdin

When it comes to villainy, Jafar doesn't go halfway. He forces the lovably naive Sultan into marionette strings, turns the full-grown tiger Raja into an admittedly adorable tiger kitten, dresses Jasmine in what is clearly meant to be a demeaning outfit, forces her into subserviency, and orders the Genie to make her fall in love with him (presenting some dubious consent issues in a G-rated movie).

His scheming is impressive and--fortunately--his ego inflated enough to lead to his inevitable Disney downfall in the end of Aladdin (1992). His gleeful rendition of a reprise to the catchy "Prince Ali" is an example of his villainy that very nearly takes our hero out of the equation. He reveals that Prince Ali is none other than the charming beggar (and pathological liar) Aladdin before sending him to freeze to death in some distant snowy wasteland. Jafar even would have ultimately succeeded if he'd had the forethought to make sure that he wasn't sending any magical flying carpets along as well.

Most villainous lines: "His personality flaws give me adequate cause to send him packing on a one-way trip so his prospects take a terminal dip, his assets frozen, the venue chosen is the ends of the Earth, whoopee! So long, ex-Prince Ali!"

 
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