John Ratcliffe

Governor John Ratcliffe is one of the many Disney Villains appearing in the Sora and Pretty Cure's Adventures series. He is the main antagonist of the 1995 Disney animated film, *Pocahontas*. Despite him along with the rest of the world and characters of *Pocahontas* not appearing in the *Kingdom Hearts* series, Ratcliffe will serve as one of the many members of the Council with the goal to seek to harness the power of the Heartless, Nobodies, Unversed and Nightmares to take control of Kingdom Hearts to rule all of the worlds home to Sora and numerous Disney characters in the Sora and Pretty Cure’s Adventures series.

## John Ratcliffe

### Occupation

Governor (formerly)Prisoner (formerly)

Member of the Council of Villains

## History

Ratcliffe is one those people deluded by his need for power. His ultimate goal was to arrive in the New World, find a ton of gold and jewels and go gack to England where he'd be rewarded with a higher status. When the men arrived and dug at the Earth for days with no result, Ratcliffe began to panic about his career saying that he was doomed. When Wiggins comes into his tent with a prop using an arrow, Ratcliffe comes to the ludicrous conclusion that the Native Tribe has all the riches and wants the settlers out, so they wouldn't have to share. Even on the surface, the idea doesn't make a lot of sense, but Ratcliffe was certain there had to be something witholding his success from him. After all, he had heard plenty of stories of others going back to their countries with riches. While Ratcliffe didn't have his men brainwashed for a portion of Pocahontas, he was an expert at using fear to keep his men in line. He threatened hanging with the charge of treason should anyone affiliate themselves with the Natives the way John had been. When Thomas showed up at the camp trying to get help for a now captain John, Ratcliffe seized the chance to declare war on the tribe under the guise of getting Smith back when really all Ratcliffe wanted was a tribe wiped out so he could claim their nonexistant gold and jewels for his own. Even when the men stood down, Ratcliffe picked up a gun and attempted to kill the chief.

## Powerfulness and Weaknesses

Greedy, violent and xenophobic, Ratcliffe is a heartless villain. Certainly in something of a position of power, he doesn’t wield as much as assumed. For instance, he admits he never had been a popular man and his peers refer to him as a pathetic social climber. Still, he doesn’t seem to at least command respect from his troops which is where he becomes a genuine threat.

## Intelligence

While an ambitious man who is able to make use of the fear his men feel, Ratcliffe isn’t the best leader since he’s so underhanded. Wiggins makes the passing comment that Ratcliffe came highly recommended and we can see why. He definitely knows how to climb the social ladder. He knew how to get positions of control and he kept an ear open when it came to trade and politics, but he put all of his eggs in one basket when it came to hoping to get some of the gold and jewels he had heard of. And when he didn’t find any, he started grasping at straws to find a reason for it, coming to the conclusion that the Native tribe was hiding it to keep to themselves. Most reasonable people would see the wholes in his argument, but to someone whose reputation is on the line and who refuses to be embarrassed or admit he’s wrong, it was logical.

## Arsenal

**His Gun:** Ratcliffe uses his gun to gunshot enemies or heartless, nobodies, unveresed and nightmares that fail to do their job.

**His Sword:** Like villains such as Shan Yu, Ratcliffe uses his sword for swordfights.