Carlos Oscar De Vil was a major character of the Descendants franchise. He was the son of Cruella De Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians. He was one of the first four VKs to attend Auradon Prep along with Evie, Jay, and Mal.
Background[]
Carlos is jumpy and anxious, but with the skills of a true tech prodigy. He has been working feverishly on a project that would connect the Isle of the Lost to the outside world.
Instilled with an ever-present fear of dogs, Carlos joins the other villain kids as they take on prep school at Auradon to capture Fairy Godmother's magic wand and set their parents free. His tech-savviness comes in handy when he and the other villain teens get stuck in a bind.
Cruella raised Carlos into thinking that dogs are killers, as well as vicious, rabid pack animals. As a result, Carlos has an extreme fear of canines, practically allowing them to chase him up a tree.
But Ben, the son to Belle and the Beast, has him look after Dude, the school mutt, to help Carlos overcome his misconception of canines, and grows to care about Dude. He then found his love for Dogs but unlike his mother, he does not want to harm them or turn them into coats.
Personality[]
Carlos was one of the nicer VKs and was rarely seen doing anything bad. Having been treated as a slave for a long time, he was obedient and disliked the idea of going against authority. He tended to follow what his mother told him to and what his friends did. His mother claimed he was a follower rather than a leader, and Carlos longed to prove her wrong.
Being younger and physically weaker than the rest of his class, Carlos was often a target of bullies. Despite being looked down by the majority, Carlos had shown to be a lot smarter than them. He was a true tech prodigy, having had worked feverishly on a project that would connect the Isle of the Lost to the outside world.
Although he inherited his mother's love of fashion (especially if it's in black-and-white with red accents), he didn't inherit Cruella's love of dogs ― on the contrary, Carlos was deathly afraid of dogs. Cruella raised Carlos into thinking that dogs are killers, as well as vicious, rabid pack animals. As a result, Carlos had an extreme fear of canines, practically allowing them to chase him up a tree. Carlos realized that dogs can be gentle and lovable when Ben introduced him to Dude the campus mutt; the two then developed an unbreakable bond.
Carlos cared about his friends deeply and saw them as his older siblings. Evie was the first person that he ever considered as a friend. The two grew closer after Carlos rescued Evie from the trap that Mal set up. In Descendants 2, Carlos noticed that something was troubling Mal and requested the rest of his friends to sit down and have a talk, even though he didn't know how to start a "girl talk." He was extremely supportive of all his friends, and even called them his family.
One of Carlos' greatest attributes was his character. He was extremely loyal, willing to follow his friends (family) wherever they go. He was honest, admitted when he felt down, very clever, witty, and asked for advice when he needed it. He kept the team together, and tried his best to be helpful to the others. Carlos was fun-loving, and held good clothing styles. And as most would say, very good-looking.
Physical appearance[]
Carlos was a male teen of a pale complexion with freckles all over his skin, curly white hair with black roots and brown eyes. Carlos was biracial with being half-black on his mother's side and half-white on his unknown father's side. Following his mother's black and white pattern, Carlos had white hair with black roots. His style mainly consisted of colors black, white and red. Like the majority of the inhabitants of the Isle of the Lost, the fabric of his clothes were, or at least resembled leather. He often wore shorts accompanied by a pair of dark red boots.
In Descendants and Descendants: Wicked World, Carlos had a black shirt with streaks of white. Outside, he wore jacket of long red sleeves, the right side was white while the left side was black, the collar was made of fake fur and on the back it had his own crest of crossed bones. His shorts repeated the same black and white pattern as his jacket. For accessories, Carlos had on his right hip a fake fur that resembled a black tail with white tip. He also wore a pair of red fingerless gloves.
In Descendants 2, Carlos had changed his appearance since the last time we saw him. His hair was grown out longer on the right side, and had been parted on the left and his hair is straightened. His clothes had changed to different patterns: his jacket had different shades of red, black, and white; his emblem was on the back of his jacket. He wore a small leather bag that laid against his right hip with his emblem on it. His undershirt was red, with a white, torn T-shirt over it, with the jacket on top. He wore black studded fingerless gloves. He wore his usual shorts with a red sash that tied around his waist. His shoes were the usual dark red, with fake furs around the ankles.
Appearances[]
Descendants[]
In the film Descendants, Cruella forces Carlos to help touch up her roots, fluff up her fur, and scrape the bunions from her feet. This makes Carlos consider that heading to Auradon would not be so bad, but Cruella uses his fear of canines as a way to control him. While in the limo headed to Auradon, Carlos takes a liking to chocolate. When they first meet Doug, he seems to have trouble remembering the names of the Seven Dwarfs, though Carlos seems to know the names of each and reminds Doug of Sneezy. He is the most tech-savvy, as he seems to take a liking to video games and is able to use a computer to locate the museum where the Fairy Godmother's wand is. When Jay causes the alarm to sound, Carlos hears the phone and picks it up. He manages to disable the alarm and make them think it was a system error.
The Fairy Godmother assigns Carlos and Jay to sports. While Carlos does not seem to do well, Ben offers to help him with this. As he practices sprinting, Carlos gets chased by the campus mutt, Dude. Seeing that Dude is not vicious, Carlos starts to take a liking to canines, and takes Dude everywhere he goes in the film. During the big game between Sherwood, Jay insists that Carlos play with him, and with his help, the team wins the game.
When Cruella sees Dude and calls him an "earmuff," Carlos defends Dude; this is most likely the first time that Carlos has stood up to his mother. He then "burns" her by telling her to "give it a rest" with talking to a toy dog head. In one plan, it is Carlos' job to get into the limo and find the remote that activates the barrier around the Isle of the Lost. At the coronation, when Mal makes a speech on choosing to be good, Carlos is cautious at first, as he is nervous about the anger of their parents. But after being assured, he chooses to be good too. He is last seen dancing with Jay and Jane during the coronation party.
Descendants: Wicked World[]
Carlos in Descendants: Wicked World.
Carlos returns in the animated short series Descendants: Wicked World and is voiced by Cameron Boyce, who also portrayed him in the live-action film.
He appears in "Careful What You Wish For", where he shows up at Mal's tent, moments after she accidentally rubs a lamp that causes herself, Evie, Audrey, and Ben to be sent to the Isle of the Lost. He claims that Jay has just given him a smartphone, but is curious where everyone is before taking a selfie of himself.
Later in "Spirit Day", Mal and Evie try out for cheerleading and accidentally chant a spell that causes everyone to behave like dogs, minus Carlos. He reveals to Mal that he has the ability to speak dog, since he is the son of Cruella De Vil. Rather than immediately helping Mal, he decides to take pictures of Jay acting like a dog. Mal then gives him the spell book to help her translate the reverse spell to Canine. When he does, Jay is not happy about the pictures and Ben allows him to chase Carlos across the field.
In "Neon Lights Out", Carlos and Jay arrive to explain that they got their carpet ride stolen. When Audrey notices they look roughed up, Carlos explains he didn't get a chance to pick up his tux, which he describes as being white with large Dalmatian spots and calls it "Dog-Mazing".
The scene continues in "Hooked On Ben", While CJ Hook explains what she's been doing in Auradon, Carlos mimics her while she's not looking, and after CJ flees, Carlos joins the others for the group selfie.
In "Pair of Sneakers", Carlos and Jay are busy practicing for a tournament, where Carlos seems to be explaining the concept of baseball to Jay, based on hearing that "You get rewarded for stealing a base." Carlos swears on his mother's coat that he is telling the truth.
In "Talking Heads", Carlos is the first to defend Mal when Audrey accuses her of still being evil, and while everybody starts arguing, he tries to calm everyone down. He is then placed under a spell, along with everyone else, by Mal, forcing him to dance. Jay realizes that eating is able to break Mal's spell.
In "Steal Away", Carlos, Jay, and Evie confront Mal on how she is behaving, after learning that she stole Jafar's staff from the Museum of Cultural History. Carlos is the first to suspect that a jewel, which Freddie Facilier gave Mal, is cursed. He also suspects that the jewel is what's forcing Mal to act evil, but he doesn't think Freddie knew of the curse. Mal apologizes with Carlos, Jay, and Evie, forgiving her as she was under the influence of a curse. Though Jafar's staff is still in possession of Zevon, the son of Yzma.
In "Evil Among Us", Carlos, Jay, Freddie and Jane are rushing to the Jewel-bilee as they are late; however, they notice Zevon trying to break into the throne room, where the jewels for the Jewel-bilee are stored. Carlos calls out to Zevon, who reveals himself to them, though Carlos, Freddie, and Jay seem to react to Zevon more with irritation than shock.
This continues in "Options Are Shrinking", where Carlos asks how Zevon was able to get off the Isle of the Lost. Zevon explains that he was able to slip through in the short time that the shield was open, when Mal was retrieving her birthright jewel. Carlos brings up that Zevon would've had to swim all the way to Auradon, but Zevon explains that CJ was able to pick him up in her rowboat. When he learns that Zevon plans to take control of Auradon, Carlos rolls his eyes in doubt at this, but questions Zevon as to why. When Zevon explains his motives, Carlos, Jay, Freddie and Jane try to tackle Zevon, but one of his potions causes them to run backwards. Though they are able to counter this by running backwards towards the villain. Zevon uses another potion to cause them to spin on the spot, and then to shrink them down and imprison them in Jordan's genie lamp, along with CJ, commenting on how particularly little Carlos is. Their confrontation, however, did buy enough time, so by the time Zevon gets into the throne room, the jewels have already been taken to the Jewel-bilee.
In "Trapped", Carlos seems to show that he is claustrophobic while trapped in the lamp. However, Freddie notes that because of their size, the inside of the lamp is larger than his dorm room. When Jane expresses concern that they will be missing the Jewel-bilee, Carlos compliments how she looks. When Jay makes a crack about Carlos' size, Carlos tries to make a comeback but has issues in trying to think of one. When Jane tries to make some floating stairs using pillows and chairs, Carlos comments how "cool" it is. This affects Jane's concentration, causing the table he is on to turn into an inflatable kiddie pool. When Jay comments, "Nice," it then causes the table to turn to ice, which then causes Carlos to slip, breaking Jane's concentration and causing the floating stairs to collapse with Jay landing on Carlos.
In "United We Stand", Carlos, along with the others trapped in the lamp, are able to escape when the lamp is knocked from Jordan's hands (Jordan not realizing that they're inside). While still shrunk, they are able to trip one of Zevon's puppet soldiers, which in turn causes a domino effect on some other puppets. Zevon is defeated and Carlos joins the celebration while Mal announces that the Jewel-bilee is back on, even though he, Jay, Jane, and Freddie are still shrunk.
In "Celebration", Carlos comments how Mal returned him, Freddie, Jane, and Jay to their normal sizes, though Jay asks, "Why (is he) still so small?" He is then presented with his jewel by Ben, with Carlos announcing, "I'd like to say a few words...Yes!" before he calls for the others to put their jewels together so the Jewel-bilee celebration can begin.
Descendants 2[]
Now instilled with a burgeoning sense of self-confidence from his new life on Auradon, Carlos has left his wicked ways behind him along with his fear of dogs. With his fellow villain kids and his buddy Dude the dog by his side, he is ready to step up and take on another epic adventure. When Ben hears that Mal has returned to the Isle of the Lost after the pressure of royally perfect becomes too much for her. Carlos along with Evie and Jay attempt to teach Ben their wicked ways so he can sneak around the island to find her without being recognized ("Chillin' Like a Villain") and soon come face to face with Uma, Harry Hook, and Gil.
Descendants 3[]
Carlos appears in the film which is dedicated to Cameron Boyce, as it premiered after his death.
On VK Day, Carlos and his friends Evie, Jay and Mal visited the Isle of the Lost to recruit more VKs to come to Auradon Prep to give them a second chance of a better life in Auradon.
Death[]
At some point after the events of Descendants 3 and before the events of Descendants: The Royal Wedding, Carlos had passed away, but the cause of his death is unknown.
Descendants: The Royal Wedding[]
Carlos does not appear in the television special due to his actor Cameron Boyce's death, but he was briefly mentioned by Mal, who laments that she wishes he could be there for her wedding. In response, Jay and Evie express sorrow at his absence without specifying what has happened to him. However, during Mal and Ben's wedding, Mal wore a charm bracelet with her and her friends' symbols, and Carlos' shined brighter, symbolizing his presence. The special was also dedicated to Boyce.
Descendants: The Rise of Red[]
When Uma becomes the new Principal of Auradon Prep, her Pirate crew decorate her office by putting up picture frames of her friends Ben, Carlos, Jay and Mal. One of picture frame is a photo of Carlos from the first film. Uma tells Fairy Godmother that she is going to shake things up by letting all the kingdoms attend Auradon Prep, including Wonderland, a kingdom that refused to unite with Auradon in the first place. Uma gives Fairy Godmother for her to send to Princess Red asking if she would like to come to Auradon Prep. Initially, Fairy Godmother tells Uma "no" then Uma tells Fairy Godmother to do it for Carlos in honor of him and looks at picture frame of her friend Carlos on the wall in her office with tears coming down her face. Then Fairy Godmother agrees to use her magic wand to cast a spell to send the letter to Princess Red to Wonderland in honor of Carlos.
Printed media[]
The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel[]
In the book, Carlos is treated badly by his mother and sleeps in her dressing room on the floor, which is filled with bear traps. He is forced to look after and clean her furs, and it is also revealed that she loves her furs more than him, and refers to her car as "her baby." He has a treehouse, and a cat named Beelzebub and recites the periodic table to himself when he is nervous.
On the Isle of the Lost, Carlos is incredibly smart and enjoys science and creating inventions, and refers to himself as a nerd. He also has an intellectual rival named Reza in science class and Jace and Harry, the sons of Jasper and Horace, as his "minions", though they are not truly his friends since Cruella forces them to hang out together. He gets beaten up and pushed around in school, and Mal bullies him into holding her party at his house before they became friends. Evie was also the first real friend he ever had and helps her escape his mother's dressing room when she was trapped in there as part of Mal's prank. Carlos was also the one responsible for making a hole in the dome briefly when he was testing his invention, which would cause Maleficent's staff to gain its magic back as a result. After Mal and Jay force Evie to help them retrieve it, she also convinces Carlos to reluctantly join the quest. Though the group fails when the staff is unable to retain any magic, Carlos is finally accepted by Mal and Jay, beginning the four's friendship.
Return to the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel[]
According to the story Return to the Isle of the Lost, Carlos' middle name is revealed to be "Oscar" and that he knows how to drive. The book also explains how much he likes Jane, daughter to the Fairy Godmother.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Carlos' tourney number was 101, an allusion to One Hundred and One Dalmatians, the film his mother is from.
- Carlos De Vil was Cameron Boyce's first role in a Disney Channel film.
- Carlos De Vil was originally going to have two Dalmatian henchmen named "Laurie" and "Frieda"; this was scrapped because of the latter henchman name.
- Like Jafar, he appears to find his mother's talking to a stuffed dog head to be irritating.
- Evie was his first real friend.
- He had a sidekick cat named Beelzebub (one of Lucifer's kittens). It was a gift in his baddie bag at Evie's 6th birthday party and shows him affection his mother does not. Given there is no reference in the first film, this is likely a continuity error, or the cat had simply be adopted by someone else due to Cruella.
- He was extremely smart, as he managed to temporarily break through the barrier.
- He was two years younger than Mal, Evie, and Jay.
- He had a cousin named Diego, son of Cecil B. De Vil from the "101 Dalmatians: The Series". This would also make Carlos and Ivy De Vil cousins.
- His grandmother: Malevola De Vil, his ancestor: Judge Dimsdale De Vil.
- Cruella forces him to sleep on a lumpy mattress in her dressing room, which is accessible through her fur coat closet. There is another door which Carlos use to bypass the bear traps security system.
- He considered Harry and Jace (sons of Horace and Jasper), his "fake" friends (henchmen), because they just follow around him and don't hand out together, and even though Carlos has his henchmen, Harry and Jace were extremely ineffective.
- He re-purposed the various things in the basement (mostly dog stuff from her failed plan) for his science experiments, despite his mother's hysterical reactions to losing mementos of her past.
- While on the island, Carlos' mother used him as a slave, forcing him to do several things, even the humiliating act of doing her laundry because she was too lazy to do it herself.
- Likely because of this, he will usually hum the tune of Roger's infamous song about her, just for the joy of seeing her go into hysterics because of how much she hates that song. Though Carlos himself does admit that it is catchy.
- Whenever Carlos is annoyed, he usually yelled, "Dalmatians!" as Cruella would often use that as a curse word.
- He attended Dragon Hall (an evil school), before Auradon Prep.
- The only colors that Carlos could be seen wearing (red, black and white) are also his mother's signature colors. Evie's first thought about what it made her think of was a bloody skunk.
- Evie gave Carlos his first pillow. He also considers her to be the sweetest girl he knows.
- In Disney Descendants Yearbook, his "secret wish" is to run a rescue shelter for abused and abandoned animals (and children), while his "not-so-secret wish" is to never see a fur coat or a bunion ever again.
- It is revealed that Carlos wanted to be a dog walker or an app designer when he grows up.
- His favorite class is "History of Woodsmen and Pirates", stating that there are very few dogs in those subjects (and not too many parents either).
- His "Go-To" Object at the museum is D'Artagnan's sword, hat, and boots, stating that D'Artagnan was one brave guy and that he really looks up to him.
- His mother loves her furs more than she loves him; this is something he knows, but when he is asked it as an answer to cross the bridge in the first novel, it makes him upset.
- As said by Cameron Boyce in an interview, he was more "I'm evil, don't hurt me!" and unlike the others, does not actually do anything remotely mean-spirited throughout the whole movie and film, except helping with the plan, and perhaps kicking the apples in the first song. Despite this, he was the last to choose good, but this was because of his fear of what their parents may do.
- In Return to the Isle of the Lost, it is revealed that Carlos knew how to drive.
- In the same novel, he said that while Maleficent can turn into a dragon, he considers his mother Cruella De Vil to actually be one.
- Carlos' middle name was Oscar.
- By the end of Descendants 2, Carlos dated Jane.
- Carlos was Cameron Boyce's last Disney role before his pre-mature death.
- A character can be seen dressed as Carlos for Halloween, in the Once Upon a Time episode "Beauty".
- Carlos original had curly white hair with black roots just like his mother, Cruella De Vil, but in Descendants 2, his hair is straighten possibly because he didn't want to look like his mother anymore.
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