Lately, I've been wondering who, in the LarryBoy universe, is the scariest villain.
This blog post, mind you, was something that I've wanted to do for a long time, even though I had many other projects that I've been working on. So enjoy!
This blog post, mind you, was something that I've wanted to do for a long time, even though I had many other projects that I've been working on. So enjoy!
Now, before we move on, I'm excluding the villains from the Cartoon Adventures series
and the Veggietales In The House series, because those villains are all nutjobs to me.
Plus, Awful Alvin and Motato seem way too similar to be on this list:
and the Veggietales In The House series, because those villains are all nutjobs to me.
Plus, Awful Alvin and Motato seem way too similar to be on this list:
1. They both have annoying voices.
2. They both look like they have a sick fetish.
3. Their appearances... are just wacked out.
So, all we have in the running, at this point, is the Fib from Outer Space, the Rumor Weed, the Bad Apple, and Dr. Flurry.
Now, let's be real here. Of all the villains in the original Veggietales franchise (not Veggietales In The House or LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures), Dr. Flurry is NOT scary at all, because he's not a space alien or monster; and he's nothing more than a mad scientist that's clearly off his meds.
So now, we're down to the Fib, the Rumor Weed, and the Bad Apple...
Personally, of those three villains, the Fib would seem like the hardest to find scary. Well, hear me out: Yes, he HAS made an attempt on people's lives:
1. He threatened to eat his first victim Junior Asparagus, who he tricked into lying, so that he could grow into a giant. However, the Fib wasn't able to eat Junior, because Junior defeated him by telling the truth, which caused the monster to shrink and disappear.
2. He ALMOST ate LarryBoy.
Yes, he HAS brought destruction on Bumblyburg... even though the damage wasn't major.
-Okay, I wouldn't say Godzilla standards... ALMOST.
However, the biggest part of him that points to the contrary of him being the scariest villain is that he's more creepy than scary. One example of this is that scene where he lies to Junior the second time about his growth, and saying the line: "I'll always be your little fib."
-I mean, ugh!
However, the biggest part of him that points to the contrary of him being the scariest villain is that he's more creepy than scary. One example of this is that scene where he lies to Junior the second time about his growth, and saying the line: "I'll always be your little fib."
-I mean, ugh!
So, it's safe to say that we can rule out the Fib.
-Sorry, Fib.
So now, we're left with the Rumor Weed and the Bad Apple...
These lawless ladies come in pretty close to each other, because of their creepiness. Appearances matter at this point, because how they approach LarryBoy when it comes to push coming to shove, these two have their ways of scaring little kids.
Now, for the Rumor Weed, she may seem like an annoying villain doing nothing but spreading a rumor based on what she hears from people's assumptions.
However, when we get to the sewer scene of the movie, as LarryBoy finds himself trapped inside the sewers, we see the Mother Weed, the biggest of all the weeds that inhabit Bumblyburg, emerge from the darkest part of the sewer to confront our hero. This may scary kids; however, it may not,
because the Rumor Weed has a strong resemblance to the weed monster from the movie Little Shop of Horrors. And plus, the weed's laugh in that with her taunting LarryBoy that he can't stop her... I don't know. That laugh sounded like she swallowed a cat or something...
Even though in an interview on the DVD, the creators said that they did early drawings of the Rumor Weed, and that someone's kid saw it and got scared of it, I personally still don't fully subscribe to the Rumor Weed being the MOST scariest of all the villains in the LarryBoy universe. So with that said, I kind of, sort of, found it harder to take her seriously.
However, when we get to the sewer scene of the movie, as LarryBoy finds himself trapped inside the sewers, we see the Mother Weed, the biggest of all the weeds that inhabit Bumblyburg, emerge from the darkest part of the sewer to confront our hero. This may scary kids; however, it may not,
because the Rumor Weed has a strong resemblance to the weed monster from the movie Little Shop of Horrors. And plus, the weed's laugh in that with her taunting LarryBoy that he can't stop her... I don't know. That laugh sounded like she swallowed a cat or something...
Even though in an interview on the DVD, the creators said that they did early drawings of the Rumor Weed, and that someone's kid saw it and got scared of it, I personally still don't fully subscribe to the Rumor Weed being the MOST scariest of all the villains in the LarryBoy universe. So with that said, I kind of, sort of, found it harder to take her seriously.
-Well, Rumor Weed, second place is nothing to sneeze at...
Now... the moment we've been waiting for...
I propose that the Bad Apple is, by far, the most scary villain of all the LarryBoy universe. Now let me explain...
Her demeanor and attitude is a given. If LarryBoy and the Bad Apple was an R-rated movie, then she would fit well as a slutty type of character. I mean, she looks the part, because she throws herself to people, including LarryBoy- I mean, look at how close she was to LarryBoy at some points in the movie!
1. when they first meet
2. when she give him a tour of the "Chocolate Room"
-To me, that's just sick! Get away from him, Bad Apple!
Plus, let's be real. The Bad Apple would be somebody that I'd like to call: a feminine version of Tim Curry. Why? Her voice says it all. Her seductive tones, the slyness in her voice... it just gives you chills... for the most part. And if you take a listen to Tim Curry's villain roles as Pennywise the Clown (It), Drake (The Pebble and the Penguin), Forte (Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas), etc., you can agree that most of the Bad Apple's speech can reflect on either one or more of those Tim Curry roles. Now, having a voice actor that seems to channel a Tim Curry kind of flow, while providing a voice for a character in a kids' show such as Veggietales seems like one of the risks that LarryBoy and the Bad Apple had to take.
Sex is a big no-no when it comes to Veggietales. But to see a villain seducing people in a movie like this, I'm wondering how other people saw this. Then again, the Bad Apple wasn't looking to get laid; she was looking to trap people into their temptations.
-But seriously, it looks like she's wanting more than just attention. She's temptation, remember?
And, another thing, her spider legs.
You may think that the creators had made them less sharp in order for them to be kid-friendly. But there's one scene in LarryBoy and the Bad Apple where Appley had succeeded in trapping LarryBoy and Alfred in their temptations...
You may think that the creators had made them less sharp in order for them to be kid-friendly. But there's one scene in LarryBoy and the Bad Apple where Appley had succeeded in trapping LarryBoy and Alfred in their temptations...
-SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE!
...and then her sidekick Curly roots out "Bumblyburg will be ours!" and then she sticks one of her spider legs to his neck.
-Wow. When I first saw this movie back in the 8th grade (at age 13), I was shocked to see a Veggietales character go as far as threatening to slit a person's throat. I mean, look at how close she was to harming her own henchman there!
Despite the risks that the movie took to make this villain badass, I still want to say kudos to the effort that was put into this character.
So yeah, it's clear that we have a winner: the Bad Apple as the scariest villain in the LarryBoy universe. However, just know that since this is Veggietales that we're talking about, I'm pretty sure that the show wasn't meant to scare kids, but to teach kids about "Sunday morning values" and morals.
So what do you guys think? Which LarryBoy villain is the scariest one in the LarryBoy world? Let me know who you think it is in the comments below. Otherwise, this was a really fun blog post to make, and I hope to have another fun one coming soon!
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Veggietales
LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures
Veggietales In The House
Little Shop of Horrors (that one pic)
Courtesy: Big Idea/DreamWorks; Warner Bros.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Veggietales
LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures
Veggietales In The House
Little Shop of Horrors (that one pic)
Courtesy: Big Idea/DreamWorks; Warner Bros.
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