Talk:Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2/@comment-26918266-20170205151600/@comment-1635429-20170224004214

To be fair, the role of card-carrying Disney villains was never to be soley hated by the audience. We were supposed to "love to hate them". We enjoy their charm, but despise their actions. For example, Scar is loved for his great song and entertaining personality, but he's also hated for killing Mufasa (a universally loved character). And that's why he's so popular.

That's why those villains are so popular. They do horrible things, but they're still treated as characters with personality beyond being an awful, tricky person. These recent villains are generally just there to be awful, bad and give us shock. While that's great for a villain, it's not great for an overall character. That's why I believe most of these recent villains tend to fall under the radar rather quickly and are, let's face it, rather unpopular.

Hans is a bit different. I do think he's a poorly written villain, but he had the advantage of also subverting a century old Prince Charming love interest trope, which is very commendable and why he stands out a bit more from the rest.