The Villains

TheVillains^[1] are a group of scoundrels from various worlds who seek to harness the power of theHeartless. They are led byMaleficent, and originally had the goal of capturing the sevenPrincesses of Heart and taking control ofKingdom Hearts, to rule all worlds. After their first defeat at the hands ofSora, they are much less organized, and while they occasionally cooperate on a one-on-one basis, they no longer work in concert and follow their own goals.

Each Villain is usually the boss battle for their native world.

The track "Villains of a Sort" serves as the group's theme and is used for most cutscenes involving the Villains. However, it is also used for a few other Disney villains that are unaffiliated with Maleficent's group, such asThe Queen,Shan-Yu, andGaston.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]

Maleficent was contacted byMaster Xehanort at some point beforeTerra,Aqua, andVentus left theLand of Departure. He told her about other worlds, the Princesses of Heart, and Kingdom Hearts,^[2] explaining how they could be used to rule all worlds. IdentifyingAurora as a Princess of Heart, Xehanort takes herheart for Maleficent on the condition she tricks Terra into thinking he had taken it.^[3] However, Aurora was saved by the combined efforts of Ventus, Aqua, andPrince Phillip.

Realizing the search for the Princesses would take a while, Maleficent resolves to gather others to help.^[4] FindingPete, who had been banished to another dimension byQueen Minnie, she decides to free him and make him an ally.^[5]

Future members of the Villain alliance also appear in their respective worlds.Captain Hook is put in his place by Terra and Ventus, whileHades attempt to recruit a "Dark Warrior" to do his bidding is foiled by Terra and Aqua.

BetweenKingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep andKingdom Hearts[edit]

Maleficent spends the next decade gathering potential allies to aid her in their search for the Princesses of Heart. She eventually recruits Captain Hook,Ursula, Hades,Oogie Boogie, andJafar. The group also learns about the power of the Heartless and use them as minions in their quest. However, while the group was aware of the dangers posed by using the Heartless, they failed to realize they were just puppets of the Heartless who only obeyed them in an attempt to gain control of Kingdom Hearts.

They gathered ten of the thirteenKingdom Hearts Final Mix pages ofAnsem's Report^[6], making use of the Heartless Manufactory in the basement lab ofHollow Bastion to create custom Heartless for unique worlds^[7] and command lesser Heartless for them.^[8]

The Villains have two main goals: find the Princesses of Heart and send the Heartless into theKeyholes of many worlds, destroying them in the process. Using the Heartless, the group makes Hollow Bastion their base and successfully imprisonsAurora,Belle,Cinderella, andSnow White there while destroying their Worlds.

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Countless worlds have fallen in their quest for the Princesses of Heart. After the destruction ofDestiny Islands,Riku ends up on Hollow Bastion, where Maleficent takes him in. The Villains sendGuard Armor to Traverse Town to draw out theKeyblade wielder. After discovering Sora, the Villains keep an eye on him; unfortunately, he begins sealing keyholes to keep the worlds safe from destruction. AfterClayton became a puppet of the Heartless, they watch him perish.

Maleficent tells Riku to forget Sora.

To turn Riku against Sora, Maleficent takes him to Traverse Town to see him with his new friends. With Riku bitter, Maleficent promises to help him findKairi if he helps the Villains. WhileJafar is defeated, Riku kidnapsJasmine; Maleficent rewards him by having Hook take him to find Kairi. Riku appears inMonstro, planning to kidnapPinocchio to find a way to restore Kairi's heart.

AfterUrsula andOogie Boogie fall to Sora as well, Captain Hook kidnapsWendy under the assumption she's the last princess of heart. However, Riku informs him that she is not and takes Kairi to Hollow Bastion. Hook is soon defeated and Hades loses interest in the plan.

While Riku keeps Sora busy, Maleficent attempts to open the Final Keyhole with six of the princesses' hearts; however, as Kairi does not have her own, the keyhole remains in an unstable limbo.Ansem, Seeker of Darkness possesses Riku and uses the six hearts to create aKeyblade of heart, which he uses to unlock Maleficent's heart, leading to her defeat and heart traveling into the past. With the Villains out of the way, Ansem takes over their plan and tricks Sora into helping him finish the keyhole.

Elsewhere, Pete is busy searching for ways to create powerful Heartless358/2 Days, but remained unaware of Maleficent's demise.^[9]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

With Sora dismantling the Villains organization previously, Hades and Captain Hook have lost interest in universal domination and have re-focused on their worlds alone. Pete, unaware of the loss of his group, continues his mission to create powerful Heartless.

Pete searchesAgrabah, shortly after theAntlion-induced sandstorms end, to find the Cave of Wonders; inside is Jafar's lamp. He encountersRoxas andXion when they investigate the cave, believing they want the lamp and attacks. Their scuffle causes a cave-in, scaring off Pete.

Captain Hook comes across treasure maps, which only lead him to buried junk and Heartless. Unknown to him, the maps are fakes created by Pete, who is trying to create a powerful Heartless from his greed. After the defeat ofRuler of the Sky, Pete realizes how much theOrganization is interfering with the Villains' plans.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

Sora and Riku's respectivememories of Hades, Jafar, Oogie Boogie, Ursula, Captain Hook, and Maleficent are given life within the recreations of their respective worlds. When Sora encounters them, they are involved with plots that deal with memory, either directly or indirectly.DiZ tampers with the recreations he gives to Riku, so that only the Villains and boss Heartless likeTrickmaster andParasite Cage appear.^[10]

The machinations of the Villains, along with their failure and respective fates are known to the Organization. Only Maleficent is specifically mentioned in conversation, due to the brief presence of her copy that was slain by Riku.^[11]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

The Villains are properly reorganized with Maleficent's return; however, the group has been reduced to just her and Pete.

Pete attempts to bring Hades back into the fold, but he is more focused on defeatingHercules. Having failed to find Jafar's lamp, along with Oogie and Ursula gone, Pete returns to Maleficent without any additional allies.^[12] After Pete explains the numerous setbacks to the Villains caused by Sora and the Organization, a furious Maleficent dismisses him. However, she quickly takes him back when he conjures a portal to the past. They attempt to turnDisney Castle into the Villains' new base by destroying theCornerstone of Light in the past, but Sora seals their portal.

Undeterred, they attempt to rebuild their forces by recruiting new members likeBarbossa andScar, while trying to turn Jafar into a Heartless and bring back Oogie Boogie. However, Barbossa, Oogie, Scar, and Jafar meet their demise, leaving the Villains a duo.

Maleficent and Pete launch a full-scale war to retake Hollow Bastion castle after theMCP causes some destruction. However, the Organization sendsNobodies to swat them back. Pete flees, while Maleficent confrontsSaïx on the Organization's claim on Kingdom Hearts; however, she forced to retreat whenDusks overpower her. The Organization takes control of the Heartless from the Villains, ending the battle.

Maleficent and Pete prepare to take out an army of Shadows.

Maleficent and Pete break intoThe Castle That Never Was, intending to make it their new base. After Sora's team take downXigbar,Luxord, and Saïx, a swarm of Heartless attack the castle, attracted by the heart shower from the broken Kingdom Hearts. Maleficent and Pete offer to take care of the Heartless if they destroyXemnas; they would take the castle afterward.

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

Having abandoned the idea of taking The Castle That Never Was, Maleficent decides to have Pete spy on Disney Castle to find out whatthe King is up to. Pete gets sucked into thedatascape, calling Maleficent in after him. Despite not understanding the artificial nature of the world, Maleficent decides they can use the Heartless data to amass an army to send back out in Disney Castle to begin their conquest of the worlds. However, the Villains are thwarted byData-Sora and escorted out byData-Riku. Maleficent realizes their misadventure reminded her of theBook of Prophecies; she decides that the datascape may hold a connection.

Data versions of Hades and Jafar appear in their respective worlds. Hades takes advantage of theBlox warping his world into a labyrinth, sendingCloud afterHercules, but both team up with Data-Sora to slayCerberus, the source of the Blox and knock Hades for a loop. Jafar is granted a copy ofGenie's lamp by the real Pete, granting him unlimited power. However, Data-Sora traps him inside the very lamp that empowered him.

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Taking advantage of the King,Donald, andGoofy's absence fromDisney Castle to oversee theMark of Mastery Exam atYen Sid's tower, Maleficent takes Queen Minnie hostage. She sends Minnie's crown with her raven,Diablo, along with a letter demanding the King return.

Maleficent and Pete attempt to take Minnie hostage.

During a standoff in the library, Maleficent reveals Xehanort once told her of other worlds and the seven hearts of purelight that would enable her to rule them. However, due to the complexity of the worlds, Maleficent decides to take a different approach, using the worlds' data; Pete explains they want the datascape. When Mickey refuses to yield, she attempts to attack him with her magic. However, the magical flames are blocked by one ofLea's Chakrams, while the other surprises Pete and allows Minnie to escape. With her hostage gone, Maleficent declares she will take the data someday before retreating with Pete.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Hades turns down Maleficent's request for him to continue assisting the Villains.

Maleficent and Pete begin searching for theBlack Box, which she believes holds theBook of Prophecies. Their search brings them toOlympus, where a miffed Hades tells them he no longer wants to be part of the Villains. However, he does direct them to Pandora's Box^[13] buried in Thebes' garden, believing it to be the box they're after; however, it's not.^[14]

Concluding theReal Organization XIII must also be looking for the Black Box, Maleficent and Pete begin following them around the worlds.^[15] Getting spotted inSan Fransokyo, Maleficent pays no mind toDark Riku's warnings about overstepping her bounds and getting consumed bydarkness again.^[16] Having failed to find the box inTwilight Town, Maleficent decides to end the search; realizing the box does not exist, yet. As it is the Eve of the nextKeyblade War, Maleficent recognizes this harolds a great change.^[17]

After the war, Maleficent and Pete arrive at theKeyblade Graveyard. There, they observeXigbar with the Black Box meet four of theforetellers. Not wishing to risk it, the Villains retreat.

Members[edit]

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  Maleficent
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  Hades
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  Jafar
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  Oogie Boogie
  ^{[KH I][KH II]}

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  Ursula
  ^{[KH I]}

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  Captain Hook
  ^{[KH I]}

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  Riku
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  Pete
  ^{[KH II][KH Days][KH coded][KH 3D][KH III]}

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  Captain Barbossa
  ^{[KH II]}

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  Scar
  ^{[KH II]}

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