
Maleficent also seems to have some emotional instability. This is especially evident in her horror at seeing the aftermath of Diablo getting turned to stone. Other than herself, the only entity for which that she seems to have a genuine care is her pet raven, Diablo. ME!? The mistress of all evil?") indicates that she thinks herself above everyone, even calling her closest allies "her pets" in a pseudo-affectionate manner. Her most famous quote (" You poor simple fools, thinking you could defeat me. Additionally, she is very sinister, which is shown when she taunts Prince Phillip after she captures him.

She is ruthless, dark, devious, and will do whatever it takes to achieve her evil goals. The manner in which Maleficent moved, perhaps limited by her costume, later inspired Andreas Deja to take a similar route when animating Jafar for Aladdin. The animators were more limited to how their characters could move against the detailed backgrounds.

Davis praised Eleanor Audley's live-action performance for the character, claiming that she created many of Maleficent's expressions and mannerisms that were ultimately used in the animation. He based the sides of her headdress on bat wings and the top of her headdress on the horns of the devil.Īfter Eleanor Audley's vocal and live-action performances for Lady Tremaine in Cinderella, Walt Disney personally suggested that she be considered for the voice and live-action reference for Maleficent. Davis incorporated this into Maleficent's final design. The design for Maleficent's clothes occurred to Davis when he was looking through a book on Medieval art one of the manuscript images featured a religious figure with long robes, the ends of which resembled flames. Marc Davis' decision to make Maleficent a powerful witch rather than an old crone may also have been influenced by Eleanor Audley's voice, which he recalled suggested a very powerful character. Though early sketches depict a hag-like witch, it was decided that Maleficent's final, elegant design suited Earle's backgrounds. Earle was involved with the design of all the characters and designed and painted most of the backgrounds in the film. The style for Sleeping Beauty was based on the art of Eyvind Earle, who claimed to have a 'Pre-Renaissance' style, with strong vertical lines and gothic elegance. 4.8 Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel.4.6 Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy.4.5 Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch.With her dark, elegant design, dramatic and flamboyant animation, and an unlimited arsenal of magic powers at her command, Maleficent is one of the most popular and recognizable Disney Villains, in addition to being one of the primary members of the official franchise.

She is frequently accompanied by her pet raven, Diablo. She also appears to be particularly disdainful of Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, her benevolent rivals. Taking offense at not being invited to the christening of Aurora by King Stefan and his wife, Queen Leah, Maleficent curses the princess to die by pricking her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle before the sun sets on her 16th birthday. An evil fairy, Maleficent is an incarnation of pure evil, and is responsible for all misfortune in King Stefan's kingdom. Maleficent is the main antagonist of Disney's 1959 animated feature film Sleeping Beauty. “ You poor, simple fools thinking that you could defeat me! ME, the Mistress of All Evil!” ―Maleficent to Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather
