Killjoy



"That's it, then! Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings... And call off Christmas!"

- The Sheriff of Nottingham

"You are here on business. You're NOT here to playaround!"

- Falcon to Margalo.

"Playing games is for children, Lord Aster, and I hate, I hate, I HATE CHILDREN!"

- Black Stache

Killjoy consists of villains who are known for spoiling people's fun in many ways.


 * Ruining, cancelling and/or getting rid of holidays, birthdays, vacations, and traditional events.
 * Abusing/enslaving children and/or minorities.
 * Giving away presents and things that mean a lot to the hero.
 * Outlawing toys and fun stuff.
 * Forbidding recess.

Two of the most potent examples are Miss Hannigan from Annie and Burgermeister Meisterburger from Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Villains who are killjoy are oftentimes common in family films, Christmas specials, and the fantasy genre.

The villains' killjoy acts can lead to slavery, abuse, and in extreme cases, murder, especially if the people they harm don't do as they're told.

Not all killjoy villains are Complete Monsters, but some can actually be. They mostly consist of disciplinarians, slavers, tyrants, evil teachers, and parents.

Basically, these are the kind of villains who know how to ruin a good time, and they're especially at their worst when toying with someone (usually the hero/heroine)'s freedom.

Examples

 * Miss Hannigan (Annie)
 * Mrs. Ellerby (11 Birthdays)
 * Captain Vidal (Pan's Labyrinth)
 * Edwin Epps (12 Years a Slave)
 * The Sheriff of Nottingham (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
 * Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter)
 * Burgermeister Meisterburger (Santa Claus is Coming to Town)
 * Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
 * Dr. Philium Benedict (Recess: School's Out)
 * Vicky (The Fairy Odd Parents)
 * Miss Finster (Recess)
 * Mr. Hollywood (2 Stupid Dogs)
 * Benedict "Father" Uno and Grandfather (Codename: Kids Next Door)
 * Ben Haramed (The Little Drummer Boy)
 * Falcon (Stuart Little 2)
 * Agatha Trunchbull (Matilda)
 * Stromboli (Pinocchio)
 * Kylo Ren (Star Wars sequel trilogy)
 * Joan Crawford (Mommie Dearest)
 * Mother Gothel (Tangled)
 * Ms. Hattie (Despicable Me)
 * The Child Catcher (Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang)
 * Mola Ram (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
 * Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)