| “ | With the armies of the brothers fractured, the kingdom collapsed into darkness and the blight of the Great Black Mor'du fell across his domain. Desiring power over the bonds of family, Mor'du has wandered endlessly, his soul forever buried inside the scarred and tormented shell. | „ |
| ~ The Witch about Mor'du. |
| “ | The Spell... It's happened before. Strength of ten men... Fate be changed... Changed his fate. Oh no. The prince became... Mor'du! | „ |
| ~ Merida realizing Mor'du's true identity during her second encounter with him when she visits the ruins that was his former home with her mother. |
Mor'du, also known as The Prince, is the main antagonist of Pixar's 13th full-length animated feature film Brave and the titular main protagonist/antagonist of the short film The Legend of Mor'du.
He used to be a strong human prince who lived under the eye of his wise father along with his 3 other brothers, but when he decided to split the kingdom into 4 so that each of them can rule each side, he went mad with power and did everything he could to conquer the entire kingdom, resulting in him losing his mind after turning into a bear and permanently becoming an unsapient bear for a good amount of time.
His bear vocal sounds were provided by both Frank Welker, who also voiced Polipotanaketl in Moville Mysteries and Megatron in Transformers: Prime, and Fred Tatasciore, who also voiced Jack in Minecraft: Story Mode and Donald Trump in Robot Chicken.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Heinous?[]
- When his father decided to split the kingdom into four so that each of his sons could rule each section equally, he became so angry at this that he didn't even mourn his father when he passed away unlike his brothers.
- He believed that the kingdom was his alone to rule and demanded that his brothers should serve him. When they refused, he spitefully used his axe to cleave a stone carving of them, damaging his bond with them.
- He proceeded to start a civil war between the four kingdoms, causing destruction and presumably hundreds of deaths, with it being locked in a bitter stalemate in the aftermath.
- Still desiring power over the whole kingdom, the Prince went to a witch and demanded a spell that would give him the strength of ten men. He received a potion in the aftermath, and then went back to his castle to lure his brothers into a meeting under the guise of a truce. When they arrived, he tried to make them submit to his will one more time and when they didn't, he took the potion, transforming into a strong bear and killed them in cold blood.
- After this, he would proceed to try and command his army only for them to attack him since they were unable to recognize him in bear form. This resulted in him slaughtering his whole army, creating a very high kill count as proven by the skeletons that Merida would come across in his cave much later on.
- Afterwards, he would proceed to lose his mind and turn into a bear internally, causing him to try to attack and try to kill whoever he sees as shown by his interactions with Merida and her family, and would even tear off Fergus' leg at one point, developing a personal relationship with him.
- While he would be considered tragic or having moral agency issues as he had no control over his transformation and was slowly losing his mind and becoming a feral beast for decades, he was already evil before and the reason for his actions was being rejected the chance to rule the entire kingdom and not just a quarter of it.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- His death is played for sympathy as after he gets killed in bear form by a broken menhir, his spirit gets released and he is shown to be remorseful over his actions as he gives a grateful nod towards Merida and her mother, thanking them for freeing him from his body imprisonment in bear form-proving he ultimately redeems himself before fading away as a wisp.
- It's suggested that what little of his humanity retains some control over his bear form is actually trying to kill himself by attacking any warrior he comes across, or by attacking their children so their parents will rush to their defense.
- It’s Implied that he shows disgust towards his past self as shown in his castle, considering his split sculpture representing him and his three brothers' likenesses are still relatively intact while his likeness is covered in slash marks.
External Links[]
- Mor'du on the Villains Wiki
- Mor'du on the Disney Wiki
- Mor'du on the Pixar Wiki
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 Inconsistently Heinous
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