Malevolent Birds



"Hello, pretty bird. What's the matter? Cockatoo got your throat?"

- Nigel

Birds are commonly portrayed as heroes in stories, but these avians are also portrayed as evil characters.

The villainous foil to Benevolent Birds, Malevolent Birds are villains who are birds or people who can turn into birds at will. A recurring theme in the fantasy and family genres, Malevolent Birds often come across as dictators, predators, murderers, kidnappers, and attackers.

Malevolent Birds are usually greedy, warm-blooded, violent, fast, and in some cases, intelligent. They can also be sly, calculating, cunning, and in extreme cases, attacking prey and prone to psychotic temper tantrums.

Malevolent Birds also have a tendency to use attacks, manipulation, and even violence to bend others to their will - especially when it comes to their citizens and those who live under their thrall.

While Malevolent Birds can have a keen sense of humor at times, they are mostly severe and dangerous and are often distinguished by their immense lust for power, speed, flight and hubris, but while these cultivate their evil deeds, they often result in their downfall.

Examples

 * Surtr (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole).
 * Fagin (War of the Birds).
 * Nigel (Rio).
 * Professor Pericles (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated).
 * Diablo (Disney's Sleeping Beauty).
 * Hayabusa (Disney's Mulan).
 * Vulture (Spider-Man: Homecoming).
 * Iago (Disney's Aladdin).
 * Griffin (Quest for Camelot).
 * Von Talon (Valiant).
 * Roc (Sinbad: Legends of the Seven Seas).
 * Drake (The Pebble and the Penguin).
 * Tank Evans (Surf's Up).
 * Noah the Elder (Happy Feet).
 * Jub Jub Bird (Alice in Wonderland).
 * Brooks and Elwyn (Charlotte's Web).
 * Kludd (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole).
 * Lord Shen (Kung Fu Panda 2).
 * Hunter (Storks).
 * Vladikoff (Horton Hears a Who!).
 * Falcon (Stuart Little 2).
 * Feathers McGraw (Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers).
 * Fifi (Shrek Forever After).
 * Mzingo (The Lion Guard).
 * The Grand Duke of Owls (Rock A Doodle).
 * Taco the Toucan (64 Zoo Lane).
 * Nyra (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole).
 * Hawk (Rango).
 * The Birds (The Birds (1963)).
 * Bird Brain (T.U.F.F Puppy).
 * Laserbeak and Buzzsaw (The Transformers G1).
 * Giant Condor (Godzilla).
 * The Giant Claw (The Giant Claw).
 * Birds (Birdemic).