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Ratigan is the main antagonist of The Great Mouse Detective.

He was voiced by the late Vincent Price.

History

Ratigan is a villain responsible for such crimes as the Big Ben Caper and the Tower Bridge Job.

A genius criminal mastermind whose ego is matched only by his lust for power, Ratigan's latest mad plan is to kidnap a toymaker, force him to make a robotic duplicate of the queen, and use it to publicly proclaim him king in her place. Only one thing stands in Ratigan's way: "That miserable, second-rate detective, Basil of Baker Street." Ratigan lives in a secret underground hideout where he has countless henchmen sing his praises, light his cigarettes, and cater to his every evil whim. At the end of the movie, Ratigan finally snaps out in extreme anger, and he shreds his clothing, extends his apparently retractable claws through his gloves, and attempts to kill Basil, slashing at him in an uncontrollable rage, any pretenses of mouse civilization abandoned. The battle ends with Ratigan falling off of Big Ben.

Although he is a rat, he hates being called one (preferring the description of a "big mouse") as rats have a reputation of being base, dirty creatures. To eliminate any possible signs of lower breeding, he presents himself as a sophisticated dandy, sporting a full black tuxedo suit with a orange and purple cravat, white dress shirt with collar, dark gray tuxedo vest, black suit pants, white gloves (like the kind worn by Mickey Mouse), a black and red cape (similar to Count Dracula's) and a gold cigar holder. He also has pet cat named Felicia,

whom he adores, and therefore he treats with love and respect since Felicia is loyal to him. Like all the greatest villains, Ratigan has a taste for the theatrical and has a tendency for throwing himself into melodramatic poses and giving lengthy and verbose speeches. Despite this, he is prone to explosive bouts of violence, after which he must switch back to his dandified persona. Two examples would be feeding a drunk mouse named Bartholomew to his cat (named Felicia) for calling him "the world's greatest rat", and fatally tossing his lead henchman (a peg-legged bat with a crippled wing) off the side of his personal zeppelin to "lighten the load". He is also notable for being the only character played by Vincent Price to have said actor sing. Ratigan was based on Sherlock Holmes' archenemy, Professor Moriarty. He appeared in an episode of House of Mouse (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) when he set a trap for Basil, who thwarted it. He ranked #17 in the Top 30 Disney Villains (One better than Shan Yu but one under Madame Medusa).

Ratigan

Personality

Ratigan believes he is superior to everyone around him and as such, he expects the rest of the world to act as a chorus that sings his praises. He loves every minute of being evil, gloating, "Oh, I love it when I'm nasty." In addition he has no scruples whatsoever, threatening women, children, old men and even royalty and taking a remorseless pride in his actions. Despite his vicious nature, Ratigan presents himself as a cultured and elegant dandy, but this is only a facade to hide the raging, insane monster within. His henchmen are scared of him for this reason and do their best to please him or experience his wrath. Ratigan's vanity is shown by his pretense at being "a big mouse" when in fact he is a sewer rat. It could be that his insatiable ambition and his expensive tastes are as a result of trying to distance himself from his undesirable background.

Trivia

Ratigan was the first Disney villain to sing his own song since Kaa in 1967.
He made a cameo appearance in House of Mouse with Basil and Dr. Dawson when he made a trap for them. He was voiced by Maurice LaMarche.
Ratigan shares a few similarities with Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians. Both of their films involve the male (and only) protagonist (Basil in Ratigan's case, Pongo in Cruella's case) and the deurtagonist same to their gender (Dr. David Q. Dawson in Ratigan's case, Perdita in Cruella's case) with help from a dog (Toby for Basil and Dawson, Colonel for Pongo and Perdita). They both are the main antagonist, live in England, smoke cigarette poles, intimidate their henchmen (Ratigan: Fidget and Bartholomew, Cruella: Jasper and Horace Badun), smash the doors real hard, develop red eyes in the climaxes while chasing the protagonist, and gradually reveal their true personalities: utterly violent and insane. However, Ratigan is a rat and a male while Cruella is a female and a human.
Ratigan also shares a few traits with Gaston. They both live in Europe (Gaston; France, Ratigan; England), sing songs that praise themselves with their minions joining along, threaten to hurt someone if they don't get what they want, reveal their true natures as violent and insane, fight the protagonists on a high area, and fall to their deaths and are not seen again. However, like most Disney henchmen, the major difference is that Ratigan's minions obviously fear him (only continuing with their praising song for Ratigan when he gave the implied threat of feeding them to his cat Felicia if they didn't), while Gaston's minions and the villagers do not fear him at all, though they did in the live action remake.
Ratigan is very similar to Mortimer Mouse from Mickey Mouse and friends franchise. Both are villainous rodents, who always like to torment mice protagonist (Basil the Baker Street and Mickey Mouse). For their defeat, Ratigan has been fallen down, whilst Mortimer Mouse has been thrown over by his archrival.
Ratigian's songs, "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind" and "Goodbye So Soon" were written specifically for Vincent Price so he could as campy and over-the-top as possible.

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 {{Character
-|name = Professor Padraic Ratigan
+|name = Professor Ratigan
 |image = Ratigan.jpg
 |films = ''The Great Mouse Detective''<br />''Oliver and Company'' (cameo)<br />''Mickey's House of Villains''
 |shows = ''House of Mouse''
 |animator = Glen Keane
-|voice = [[Vincent Price]]<br />Maurice LaMarche
+|voice = [[Vincent Price]] (film)<br />Maurice LaMarche (TV series)
 |designer = Glen Keane
 |inspiration = Professor Moriarty, the human criminal mastermind
-|awards = Number 17 Disney Villain<br>8th Place in WatchMojo.com's video
+|awards = Number 17 Disney Villain<br />8th Place in WatchMojo.com's video
 |alias = Sewer Rat (referred to by Basil), the Napoleon of Crime, The World's Greatest Criminal Mind (referred to by [[Ratigan's Thugs|his gang]]), World's Greatest Rat (referred to by the drunken [[Bartholomew]]; when insulted his boss)
-|personality = Highly sadistic, greedy, evil, merciless yet very formal (with a dark sense of humor), egotistical, disciplinary, manipulative, temperamental, charismatic, calm, calculating, devious, nasty, ruthless, despicable, short-tempered, argumentative, impatient, selfish, cruel, sarcastic, mad, angry, violent, cunning, powerful, strong, dangerous, eccentric, arrogant, flamboyant, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, murderous, abusive
+|personality = Highly sadistic, stingy, sinister, merciless yet very formal (with a dark sense of humor), egotistical, disciplinary, manipulative, testy, charismatic, calm, calculating, devious, nasty, ruthless, cold-blooded, despicable, quick-tempered, quarrelsome, impatient, self-centered, cruel, silly, meticulous, attentive, brutal, courteous, powerful, shrewd, dangerous, quirky, prideful, flamboyant, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, murderous, abusive
 |occupation = Crime lord
 |goal = To overthrow Queen Moustoria and become Supreme Ruler of all Mousedom/kill Basil so he doesn't interfere with his plans (all failed)
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 Great physical strength
 |weapons = Claws and teeth
-|fate = Falls off Big Ben to his death.
+|fate = Falls off of the Big Ben to his death.
-|quote = "I AM NOT A RAT!"<br>"But all that's in the past! This time, nothing, not even Basil can stand in my way! All will bow before me!"<br>"Ooooh, I love it when I'm nasty."<br>"See what you can do under the proper motovation"<br>"There's no escape this time, Basil!"(during the final battle)|alliance = |alignment = }}'''Professor Padriac Ratigan''' is the main antagonist of The Great Mouse Detective.'' ''He was voiced by Vincent Price.
+|quote = "I AM NOT A RAT!"<br>"But all that's in the past! This time, nothing, not even Basil can stand in my way! All will bow before me!"<br>"Ooooh, I love it when I'm nasty."<br>"See what you can do under the proper motovation"<br>"There's no escape this time, Basil!"(during the final battle)|alliance =
+|alignment =Bad |appearance = Large gray rat, muscular, black combed hair, yellow eyes, thick black eyebrows, both rose nose and ear innards, shaven face, lavender circles, sharp fangs, human-like fingers, small feet, pink rat tail|affiliations = Disney Villains|likes = Outwitting Basil, being sinister, wealth, wine, extravagant wardrobe, smoking, “tearful reunions”, his cat Felicia}}'''Ratigan''' is the main antagonist of ''The Great Mouse Detective''.
+He was voiced by the late Vincent Price.
 ==History==
+Ratigan is a villain responsible for such crimes as the Big Ben Caper and the Tower Bridge Job.
-Ratigan is responsible for such crimes as "the Big Ben Caper" and "the Tower Bridge Job." A genius criminal mastermind whose ego is matched only by his lust for power, Ratigan's latest insane plan is to kidnap a toymaker, force him to make a robotic duplicate of the queen, and use it to publicly proclaim him king in her place. Sounds easy enough, right? Wrong! Only one thing stands in Professor Ratigan's way: "That miserable, second-rate detective, Basil of Baker Street". Professor Ratigan lives in a secret underground hideout where he has countless henchmen sing his praises, light his cigarettes, and cater to his every evil whim. At the end of the movie, Ratigan finally snaps out in extreme anger, and he shreds his clothing, extends his apparently retractable claws through his gloves, and attempts to kill Basil, slashing at him in an uncontrollable rage, any pretenses of mouse civilization abandoned. The battle ends with Ratigan falling to his death off of Big Ben.
+A genius criminal mastermind whose ego is matched only by his lust for power, Ratigan's latest mad plan is to kidnap a toymaker, force him to make a robotic duplicate of the queen, and use it to publicly proclaim him king in her place. Only one thing stands in Ratigan's way: "That miserable, second-rate detective, Basil of Baker Street." Ratigan lives in a secret underground hideout where he has countless henchmen sing his praises, light his cigarettes, and cater to his every evil whim. At the end of the movie, Ratigan finally snaps out in extreme anger, and he shreds his clothing, extends his apparently retractable claws through his gloves, and attempts to kill Basil, slashing at him in an uncontrollable rage, any pretenses of mouse civilization abandoned. The battle ends with Ratigan falling off of Big Ben.
-Although he is a rat, he hates being called one (preferring the description of a "big mouse"), as rats have a reputation of being base, dirty creatures. To eliminate any possible signs of lower breeding, he presents himself as a sophisticated dandy, sporting a full black tuxedo suit with a orange and purple cravat, white dress shirt with collar, dark gray tuxedo vest, black suit pants, white gloves (like the kind worn by Mickey Mouse), a black and red cape (similar to Count Dracula's) and a gold cigar holder. He also has pet cat named Felicia,[[File:One-Line_Article.jpg|thumb|186x186px]] whom he adores, and therefore he treats with love and respect since Felicia is loyal to him.
+Although he is a rat, he hates being called one (preferring the description of a "big mouse") as rats have a reputation of being base, dirty creatures. To eliminate any possible signs of lower breeding, he presents himself as a sophisticated dandy, sporting a full black tuxedo suit with a orange and purple cravat, white dress shirt with collar, dark gray tuxedo vest, black suit pants, white gloves (like the kind worn by Mickey Mouse), a black and red cape (similar to Count Dracula's) and a gold cigar holder. He also has pet cat named Felicia,[[File:One-Line_Article.jpg|thumb|186x186px]] whom he adores, and therefore he treats with love and respect since Felicia is loyal to him.
-Like all the greatest villains, Ratigan has a taste for the theatrical and has a tendency for throwing himself into melodramatic poses and giving lengthy and verbose speeches. Despite this he is prone to explosive bouts of violence, after which he must switch back to his dandified persona. Two examples would be feeding a drunk mouse named Bartholomew to his cat (named Felicia) for calling him "the world's greatest rat", and fatally tossing his lead henchman (a peg-legged bat with a crippled wing) off the side of his personal zeppelin to "lighten the load". He is also notable for being the only character played by Vincent Price to [[The World's Greatest Criminal Mind|have said actor sing]]. Ratigan was based on Sherlock Holmes' archenemy, Professor Moriarty. He appeared in an episode of House of Mouse (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) when he set a trap for Basil, who thwarted it. He ranked #17 in the Top 30 Disney Villains (One better than [[Shan Yu]] but one under [[Madame Medusa]]).''[[Image:1rat.jpg|thumb|left|166x166px|''Ratigan'']]
+Like all the greatest villains, Ratigan has a taste for the theatrical and has a tendency for throwing himself into melodramatic poses and giving lengthy and verbose speeches. Despite this, he is prone to explosive bouts of violence, after which he must switch back to his dandified persona. Two examples would be feeding a drunk mouse named Bartholomew to his cat (named Felicia) for calling him "the world's greatest rat", and fatally tossing his lead henchman (a peg-legged bat with a crippled wing) off the side of his personal zeppelin to "lighten the load". He is also notable for being the only character played by Vincent Price to [[The World's Greatest Criminal Mind|have said actor sing]]. Ratigan was based on Sherlock Holmes' archenemy, Professor Moriarty. He appeared in an episode of House of Mouse (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) when he set a trap for Basil, who thwarted it. He ranked #17 in the Top 30 Disney Villains (One better than [[Shan Yu]] but one under [[Madame Medusa]]).''[[Image:1rat.jpg|thumb|left|166x166px|''Ratigan'']]
 ==Personality==
-Ratigan believes that he is superior to everyone around him and as such he expects the rest of the world to act as a chorus that sings his praises. He loves every minute of being evil, gloating "Oh, I love it when I'm nasty". In addition he has no scruples whatsoever, threatening women, children, old men and even royalty and taking a remorseless pride in his actions. Despite his vicious nature, Ratigan presents himself as a cultured and elegant dandy, but this is only a facade to hide the raging, insane monster within. His henchmen are scared of him for this reason and do their best to please him or experience his wrath. Ratigan's vanity is shown by his pretense at being "a big mouse" when in fact he is a sewer rat. It could be that his insatiable ambition and his expensive tastes are as a result of trying to distance himself from his undesirable background.
+Ratigan believes he is superior to everyone around him and as such, he expects the rest of the world to act as a chorus that sings his praises. He loves every minute of being evil, gloating, "Oh, I love it when I'm nasty." In addition he has no scruples whatsoever, threatening women, children, old men and even royalty and taking a remorseless pride in his actions. Despite his vicious nature, Ratigan presents himself as a cultured and elegant dandy, but this is only a facade to hide the raging, insane monster within. His henchmen are scared of him for this reason and do their best to please him or experience his wrath. Ratigan's vanity is shown by his pretense at being "a big mouse" when in fact he is a sewer rat. It could be that his insatiable ambition and his expensive tastes are as a result of trying to distance himself from his undesirable background.
 ==Trivia==
 * Ratigan was the first Disney villain to sing his own song since [[Kaa]] in 1967.
 * He made a cameo appearance in ''House of Mouse'' with Basil and Dr. Dawson when he made a trap for them. He was voiced by Maurice LaMarche.
+* Ratigan shares a few similarities with [[Cruella de Vil]] from ''101 Dalmatians''. Both of their films involve the male (and only) protagonist (Basil in Ratigan's case, Pongo in Cruella's case) and the deurtagonist same to their gender (Dr. David Q. Dawson in Ratigan's case, Perdita in Cruella's case) with help from a dog (Toby for Basil and Dawson, Colonel for Pongo and Perdita). They both are the main antagonist, live in England, smoke cigarette poles, intimidate their henchmen (Ratigan: Fidget and Bartholomew, Cruella: Jasper and Horace Badun), smash the doors real hard, develop red eyes in the climaxes while chasing the protagonist, and gradually reveal their true personalities: utterly violent and insane. However, Ratigan is a rat and a male while Cruella is a female and a human.
-* He was based on Professor James Moriarty, the archenemy of Sherlock Holmes.
+* Ratigan also shares a few traits with Gaston. They both live in Europe (Gaston; France, Ratigan; England), sing songs that praise themselves with their minions joining along, threaten to hurt someone if they don't get what they want, reveal their true natures as violent and insane, fight the protagonists on a high area, and fall to their deaths and are not seen again. However, like most Disney henchmen, the major difference is that Ratigan's minions obviously fear him (only continuing with their praising song for Ratigan when he gave the implied threat of feeding them to his cat Felicia if they didn't), while Gaston's minions and the villagers do not fear him at all, though they did in the live action remake.
-* Ratigan shares a few similarities with Cruella De Vil from One Hundred One Dalmatians. Both of their films involve the male (and only) protagonist (Basil in Ratigan's case, Pongo in Cruella's case) and the deurtagonist same to their gender (Dr. David Q. Dawson in Ratigan's case, Perdita in Cruella's case) with help from a dog (Toby for Basil and Dawson, Colonel for Pongo and Perdita). They both are the main antagonist, live in England, smoke cigarette poles, intimidate their henchmen (Ratigan: Fidget and Bartholomew, Cruella: Jasper and Horace Badun), smash the doors real hard, develop red eyes in the climaxes while chasing the protagonist, and gradually reveal their true personalities: utterly violent and insane. However, Ratigan is a male while Cruella is a female.
+* Ratigan is very similar to [[Mortimer Mouse]] from Mickey Mouse and friends franchise. Both are villainous rodents, who always like to torment mice protagonist (Basil the Baker Street and Mickey Mouse). For their defeat, Ratigan has been fallen down, whilst Mortimer Mouse has been thrown over by his archrival.
-* Ratigan also shares a few traits with Gaston. They both sing songs that praise themselves with their minions joining along, threaten to hurt someone if they don't get what they want, reveal their true natures as violent and insane, fight the protagonists on a high area, and fall to their deaths and are not seen again. A major difference between them, however, is that Ratigan's minions obviously fear him (only continuing with their praising song for Ratigan when he gave the implied threat of feeding them to his cat Felicia if they didn't), while Gaston's minions do not fear him at all.
-* Ratigan shares a few similarities with Madame Medusa from The Rescuers. Both of their films involve mice (Bernard and Miss Bianca in Medusa's case, Basil Of Baker Street, Dr. Dawson, and Olivia Flaversham in Ratigan's case) on a rescue mission. Both kidnap little girls (Medusa; Penny, Ratigan; Olivia Flaversham). They both are slender. They live in anglophone countries (Medusa lives in the United States while Ratigan lives in England). Both talk gently to their victims but also yell at them. Both threaten to take away their victim's loved ones if they don't give them what they want (Madame Medusa threatens to take away Penny's teddy bear if she didn't give her the Devil's Eye, while Ratigan threatens to kill Olivia if Hiram Flaversham doesn't build his Clockwerk Queen). Both have beloved pets opposite to their gender (Madame Medusa has Brutus and Nero the crocodiles, Ratigan has Felicia the cat). Both have a male sidekick they make do most of the work and abuse them (Mr. Snoops for Madame Medusa, Fidget the bat for Ratigan) Both double-cross their own sidekick (Madame Medusa keeps the Devil's Eye to herself instead of sharing it with Snoops and Ratigan throws Fidget off his blimp "to lighten the load"). Both chase the protagonists (Medusa, Bernard and Miss Bianca: Ratigan: Basil).
-* Ratigan is very similar to [[Mortimer Mouse]] from Mickey Mouse and friends franchise. Both are villainous rodents, who always like to torment mice protagonist (Basil the Baker Street and Mickey Mouse). The happening of their torment was on 20th June (Ratigan's case: 1897, Mortimer Mouse's case: 1936 (due to release date and year)). They both appeared with the year ---6 (Ratigan's case: 1986, Mortimer Mouse's case: 1936). For their defeat, Ratigan has been fallen down, whilst Mortimer Mouse has been thrown over by his archrival.
 * Ratigian's songs, "The World's Greatest Criminal Mind" and "Goodbye So Soon" were written specifically for Vincent Price so he could as campy and over-the-top as possible.
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