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I am not even going to ask you whether you like cartoons or not. Because you do, everyone does. You may prefer classical Disney or anything from Cartoon Network, anime, or some of the modern masterpieces like Rick and Morty, but the fact remains: we all love cartoons. And if someone ever tries to tell you that cartoons are not for adults, they clearly have no idea what they are talking about. 

Over the decades, animators have created some cool realistic cartoon characters that we all grew to love. And I am not talking only about heroes and heroines. Animators put just as much heart into creating creepy characters so that we can’t help but admire them, however evil and scheming they might be. For instance, I am an absolute fan of Yzma, the sorceress from The Emperor's New Groove

When Halloween comes knocking on the door, scary cartoon characters are the best inspiration for costumes. Animated characters reimagined as real people can be both fun and scary because can you imagine meeting some of the evil or creepy cartoon characters in real life? 

If cartoon characters were real, which one do you think you would be? For this article, we collected a lot of the most terrifying characters. Some of them come from creepy cartoons, others from the sweetest animated stories possible, but all of them are dangerous and scary!

#1

Judge Claude Frollo - "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame"

Judge Claude Frollo smiling from The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the creepiest Disney villains in one of the craziest children's movies: Hellfire? Check! Eternal damnation? Check! Old dirty man lusts for the young, pretty girl? Check! Condemnation of an entire ethic group; allusions of genocide; religious and moral hypocrisy? Check, check, check.

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Scar - "The Lion King"

Scar lying and talking from The Lion King

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Forget everything you know about Scar... he still is a freaking full grown lion! That's enough for me for not wanting to cross paths with him...

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#6

Shan Yu - "Mulan"

Shan Yu smiling from Mulan

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be honest, aside from what he did, (Destroying an entire village and mentioning that they should return the doll to the little girl were quite chilling) I found him to be rather bland as far as Disney villains go. I know he's supposed to be menacing and scary, but he never gave me the same vibes as say, Scar or Frollo.

#7

Dr. Facilier - "The Princess And The Frog"

Dr. Facilier standing and looking from The Princess and the Frog

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I frickin' love him. He's awesome! Loved his song and death sequence.

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Shere Khan - "The Jungle Book"

Shere Khan talking and smiling from The Jungle Book

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again. The fact he is an apex predator should be enough for not wanting to cross paths...

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Coraline’s Other Mother - "Coraline"

Coraline’s Other Mother standing and smiling from Coraline

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean likeeeee I love the movie coralline but I wouldn’t wanna cross paths with her at her FULL self

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Cruella De Vil - "101 Dalmations"

Cruella De Vil looking and smiling from 101 Dalmations

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be higher. She slaughtered animals for fashion and wanted to add puppies to that list

#14

Rasputin - "Anastasia"

Rasputin holding green item and smiling from Anastasia

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Sadie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I started to watch Anastasia as a kid and urbed it off because I was scared of him

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#15

Evil Queen - "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs"

Evil Queen holding apple and talking from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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The Coachman - "Pinocchio"

The Coachman looking from Pinocchio

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This guy is scary because he never got caught in the end for his actions!

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Hexxus - "Ferngully"

Hexxus angry from Ferngully

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! This guy was disturbing to me as a kid because he was voiced by Tim Curry. As an adult, he was sexy because he was voiced by Tim Curry. Seriously, listen to him sing "Toxic Love". It's fantastic.

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Elephant Hallucinations - "Dumbo"

Elephant Hallucinations smiling from Dumbo

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Deborah Harris2
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think everyone had nightmares from these ... bloody horrible things

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#32

Koh The Face Stealer - "Avatar: The Last Airbender"

Koh the Face Stealer looking from Avatar: the Last Airbender

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Muriel's Possession - "Courage The Cowardly Dog"

Muriel's possession in Courage the Cowardly Dog

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, the infamous "The Demon in the Mattress" episode which was basically parodying the Exorcist. I love the part where they have to exorcise the demon though, the incantation is a riot.

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Ryuk - "Death Note"

Ryuk lying and looking from Death Note

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ryuk isn't properly evil. It's Light Yagami the real villain in the anime. Ryuk is more malicious than evil

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#40

Madam Mim - "The Sword In The Stone"

Madam Mim holding her hair from The Sword in the Stone"

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#41

Kaa - "The Jungle Book"

Kaa looking from The Jungle Book

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Mallory McCartney
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kaa wasn't so bad. He didn't seek revenge, hold a grudge, or want to cause damage or harm. He just had to eat.

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Slade - "Teen Titans"

Slade fighting from Teen Titans

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Syndrome - "The Incredibles"

Syndrome using his gloves from The Incredibles

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Him - "The Powerpuff Girls"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was a middle schooler when I first watched the original Powerpuff Girls and Him was absolutely unsettling. His voice was based upon the chief Blue Meanie from the Yellow Submarine movie and it was terrifying how it could go from this sickly sweet, falsetto to a monstrous growl. It didn't help that he was clearly supposed to be the Devil, and we knew very little about him except that he was also playing psychological games with the girls rather than flat out destroying them physically. The episode "Speed Demon" still terrifies me after all this time.

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#45

Lyle Tiberius Rourke - "Atlantis: The Lost Empire"

Lyle Tiberius Rourke looking at his arm from Atlantis: the Lost Empire

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Mallory McCartney
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was so sure through that movie that he was voiced by Tommy Lee Jones.

#48

Malachite - "Steven Universe"

Malachite smiling from Steven Universe

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