Mrs. Trunchbull

Agatha Trunchbull, better/also known as Mrs. Trunchbull, is the main antagonist of the 1988 novel *Matilda* written by famous author Roald Dahl, as well as the main antagonist of the movie of same name from 1996 and later the musical from 2010.

Mrs. Trunchbull is widely known as one of the most cruel fictional teachers, along with Dolores Umbridge from the Harry Potter-saga. Mrs. Trunchbull is a former Olympic Hammer Throw champion, but years later she becomes the principal of an elementary school known as Crunchem Hall Primary School.

There, Trunchbull becomes extraordinary ruthless, sadistic, psychopathic and heartless, and she is without a doubt pure evil for 100 percent. Trunchbull hates children and loves to torture them just like Dolores Umbridge did in *Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix,* in which Umbridge is the main antagonist. Trunchbull becomes the arch-nemesis of titular main protagonist Matilda Wormwood, a young purely good girl who is definitely gifted and incredibly smart and high-intelligent. Trunchbull is also the arch-enemy of deuteragonist Jennifer Honey, who's a much friendlier teacher and very kind-hearted, which is a thing Trunchbull of course never was. Trunchbull is a pure psychopath, however she lacks many intelligence. Despite this, Trunchbull can be very cunning and charismatic at times, but mostly she is wrathful, spiteful, sadistic and vengeful.

In the past, she even murdered her own brother-in-law named Magnus. This proves that Trunchbull is not only very hateful against children, but also to some adults. Besides, Trunchbull is a terrifying danger for everyone who met her, it doesn't matter if the one who met Mrs. Trunchbull is a child, adult or teenager.

Ultimately, Trunchbull is defeated by Matilda but didn't die. Trunchbull isn't even arrested for her horrible crimes against humanity, like murder, child-torture, oppression, tyranny, child-abuse, abuse of power, slavery, domestic abuse and false imprisonment. However, it's possible Trunchbull was so terrified of the magical superpowers Matilda had used, that she commited suicide later on. But this is never ever made clear in the book, musical or movie, or any other media based on Matilda and the deranged Trunchbull.

Trunchbull is also the aunt of Mrs. Jennifer Honey, which was a big surprise for mainly Matilda. Trunchbull was also very horrible towards Mrs. Honey, and treatens Mrs. Honey as a slave in the past. Trunchbull was also psychically abusive towards Honey.

Trunchbull is also known as The Trunchbull, just as The Trunch, as The Principal, The Headmaster, as 'God' by herself, Miss Trunchbull, just as The Trunchbull, The Fiery Dragon, The Prince of Darkness, or as Aunt Trunchbull by Mrs. Honey.

The Trunchbull is the manifestation of darkness in the world of Matilda, and is far worse than even Harry Wormwood, the psychological abusive father of Matilda. Harry Wormwood at least wasn't pure evil so far and never as deranged and wicked as The Trunchbull. However, Harry Wormwood still is the secondary antagonist of the book and movie but is totally absent in the musical.

The Trunchbull is the most evil character in the world of Matilda, and mainly her book-version is abnormally dangerous and total dark. The Trunchbull is also one of the two villains thought by Roald Dahl who are pure evil, the other is The Grand High Witch, the main antagonist of the book *The Witches* and the two movies of same name. The Trunchbull and The Grand High Witch are the two most evil characters of Roald Dahl by far. The Grand High Witch even more than The Trunchbull.

In the movie, The Trunchbull is portrayed by actress Pam Ferris who also portrayed the dimwitted abuser Marge Dursley, a major antagonist of *Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban* with Wormtail as the main antagonist and the Dementors as the central antagonists. In the musical, The Trunchbull is portrayed by another actor from Harry Potter: Ralph Fiennes, who also portrayed Lord Voldemort, who is the main antagonist of the entire Harry Potter-franchise! Yes, The Trunchbull is portrayed by a man in the musical instead of woman!

Type of Villain:

Tyrannical Disciplinarian.