Man

Man is an unseen villain from the film Bambi. In the film he was responsible for the death of Bambi's mother when he shot her during hunting season. Near the end of the film Man returns to the forest with other hunters and a group of hunting dogs to help him kill more deer and the rest of the forest's animals. However Man and the other hunters left their campfire lit which caused a massive forest fire. Due to the severity of the fire it is possible that Man and his companions may have died during the devastation as they were not seen after this event.

Despite not actually appearing in the film at all, the "character" is famous for causing the death of Bambi's Mother, one of the most famously tragic scenes in Disney history. "Man" was ranked number 20 on the American Film Institute's list of the top 50 film villains of all time, being one of only 3 Disney villains on the list (along with The Queen and Cruella de Vil, the hunter being the middle ranked of the three) and beating out such famous villains as Maleficent, Jafar, Scar and many others.

Man's Dogs


These vicious hunting dogs where used by Man to track down Faline. They were relentless and violent, luckily Bambi was able to hold them back and give Faline enough time to escape. When they began chasing after Bambi, he climbed up an unstable rocky ledge which caused a rock slide that put an end to Man's dogs once and for all.

Trivia

 * In the original book, Man is referred to as "Him".
 * The term "Man" may be used to refer to any hunter who poses a threat to the forest, however it is more commonly used for the hunter who killed Bambi's mother.
 * In Who Framed Roger Rabbit one of the early drafts of the script was going to have Judge Doom be revealed as the hunter who killed Bambi's mother but was changed for unknown reasons.