| “ | My crew was as carefully chosen as the disciples of Christ, and I will not tolerate stowaways. You will be flogged. And when we port into Cuba to resupply, God willing, you will be flogged some more. And then enslaved on the sugar plantations for the rest of your miserable lives. To the brig. | „ |
| ~ Hernán Cortés after capturing Tulio and Miguel. |
Hernán Cortés, who is based on the real life Spanish-conquistador of the same name, is the overarching antagonist of the 2000 DreamWorks animated film The Road to El Dorado.
He is the greedy leader of the Spanish expeditionary army who wants to conquer the "new world" (the Americas) in the name of Spain and steal the gold of the locals.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close To Being Pure Evil?[]
- While it could be argued that his attitude towards Miguel, Tulio, and Tzekel is justified as the former 2 hopped aboard his ship illegally and the latter was unable to show him where El Dorado his, the punishment he plans to inflict onto the former 2 is far too severe to justify the 2 of them accidentally getting on his ship, and him punishing Tzekel Kan simply shows that he doesn’t tolerate failure.
- As he leaves Spain, he proclaims that he is going to conquer the New World in the name of Spain which implies that his military conquest is going to involve a lot of casualties.
- After he catches Tulio and Miguel on-board his ship without him allowing them to be there, he decides to have them flogged and then sent into slavery to the sugar plantation for the rest of their lives.
- After he finds Tzekel-Kan and the latter tells him about the country of El Dorado which contains a lot of gold, Cortés allows Tzekel-Kan to lead him to the place with heavy implications that Cortés plans to kill most of the people living there and take the survivors into slavery.
- After Tzekel-Kan fails to lead him to El Dorado because Tulio and Miguel had sealed the entrance, he orders Tzekel-Kan to be taken away, presumably to be turned into slave, although Tzekel-Kan truly deserved it for his action against El Dorado.
What Prevents Him From Being Pure Evil?[]
- He fails the heinous standard compared to Tzekel-Kan as his actions rely on some Fridge Horror because Cortés never clearly states what he plans to do to the people of El Dorado once he reaches the city and while he proclaims he would conquer the New World, there is no focus on potential casualties. However, it's a minor prevention as it's still heavily implied he is going to pillage the city, kill most of the people and enslave whoever survives since Tulio and Miguel who have heard stories about him are horrified when they learn he is approaching the city with his army to the point they give up on all their treasures to be able to seal off the only entrance to El Dorado which shows that the people of the city were in danger.
External Links[]
- Hernán Cortés on the Villains Wiki
- Hernán Cortés on the DreamWorks Wiki
- Hernán Cortés on the The Road to El Dorado Wiki
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 Near Pure Evils
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