Death (Puss in Boots)

**Death** otherwise known as "The Wolf" is the overarching antagonist of the Dreamworks film *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.*

As his name would imply, he is the physical manifestation of death who, after having observed his past lives, became frustrated with Puss in Boots' carelessness and arrogance. Deciding to break his own rules, Death pursues Puss, engaging in a physical brawl with him that causes him to flee, at which point Death would continue following him, psychologically tormenting Puss and making him feel fear at every moment.

He was voiced by Wagner Moura.

## What Makes Him Magnificent?

* He has a very Evil-is-Cool presence to him, thanks to his appealing design, good voice acting, and general presence throughout the film that manages to cause terror to Puss and the audience, leading to many calling him one of the best villains to come out of the recent decade.
* He's shown to be incredibly proficient when it comes to fighting, as he was able to wipe the floor with Puss during their first encounter, and even during their last brawl, proved to be a formidable adversary that forced Puss to use his resources to his advantage as opposed to his raw fighting power.
* Throughout the movie, he psychologically beats Puss into a metaphorical corner, taunting him with visions of himself, as well as his past lives, all for the sake of making Puss completely terrified of him as well as showing him that he wasn't truly as strong as he made himself out to be, and that he was just as susceptible to death as anybody else.
* His motive for wanting to hunt down and kill Puss is incredibly understandable, as he was correct about the fact that Puss was far too arrogant for his own good and had essentially thrown away his past lives out of carelessness, with him being enraged at that fact and wanting to teach him a lesson, which to an extent, he does end up doing, even if it wasn't to a degree that he had been expecting.
* While it is true that he wound up failing in his goal to kill Puss, primarily because of his sadistic urge to play with his food, he still did succeed in his goals to an extent, as he had wanted to humble Puss and make him value his last life through enstilling fear and humility within him, which is something that he does accomplish.
	+ This is without mentioning the fact that other villains from this film, such as Big Jack Horner and Baby Bear, have far bigger screwups that make Death's look tame by comparison.
* While he does have a brief villainous breakdown at the end of his and Puss's confrontation, this is very short lasting, as he is quickly able to compose himself, and even allows Puss to live his life peacefully as he realizes that he is no longer the "arrogant little legend who thought he was immortal" before making his leave.
* He's honorable, as he pushed Perrito out of the way without any scratch with the ring of fire, showing that he doesn't cause needless harm and specifically wants to kill Puss. He also spared Puss after realizing that he learned his lesson of valuing life as well as sincerely wishing him to live his last life well before the latter's eventual end, leaving with a newfound respect for him.

## What Makes Him a Baddie?

* Throughout the film, he continuously perused Puss as a way to instill fear and humility into him, attacking him during their first encounter and psychologically tormenting him to the point of Puss having a full on panic attack.
* He tried to kill Puss at the end of the movie, despite admitting to not being allowed to do as Puss is still alive, meaning he has no right to try and take his life.
* He is implied to have claimed other victims before Puss, as he mentions how everyone thinks they have what it takes to defeat him but no one has escaped him yet, and when he reveals himself to be Death he mauls over how he doesn't mean it "metaphorically or rhetorically or theoretically or poetically", which implies that the victims he claimed beforehand had all thought this.

## External Links

* Death at the Villains wiki
* Death at the DreamWorks wiki
* Death at the Shrek wiki
* Death at the Universal Studios wiki
* Death at the Puss in Boots wiki

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*See Also*
DreamWorks Magnificent Baddies

Animated Features
Goldilocks

Animated Television
Double Trouble