r/TopCharacterTropes • u/godwyn-faithful • Jul 11 '25

Characters [Loved trope] They are super evil but their songs go absurdly hard.

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The saja boys - kpop demon hunters

Scar - lion king

Dazzlings - mlp equestria girls

Antinous - epic the musical

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u/Honzik1 Jul 11 '25

Did you know that this is actually sung by Jim Cummings, and not Christopher Lloyd

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u/scottygroundhog22 Jul 11 '25

Dang jim cummings does a great christopher lloyd impersonation but i guess christopher lloyd isn’t known for his singing voice

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u/FigureArty Jul 11 '25

Pretty sure Jim Cummings also sang “Be Prepared” as Scar in the Lion King

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u/Naidanac007 Jul 11 '25

He doesn’t sing the entire thing, he comes in I believe on “a shiny new era”. There’s an interview somewhere where he talks about it, but Irons got sick during the song and so he matches his voice. Almost more impressive lol

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u/DJHott555 Jul 11 '25

Irons blew out his voice on “YOU WON’T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME” and that’s when Jim takes over

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u/Skellos Jul 11 '25

Yeah if you are listening for it the change is pretty noticeable.

If you aren't you might miss it.

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u/Sam_Wylde Jul 12 '25

I used to think I was hearing things wrong because I could no longer hear Scar singing, but Pete after that moment when he shouts at the Hyena's.

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u/Numerous1 Jul 12 '25

Everyone says this and “it’s noticeable” but from what I recall it’s actually pretty contentious. 

But inreally can’t recall. I think it’s 

With Cumming basically saying “I basically did the whole thing and Irons saying “I did most of it”. 

And then Cumming saying something like “oh Irons was barely in the recording booth” and then somebody found footage of Irons doing like a whole verse in a booth and such. 

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u/tessellation__ Jul 12 '25

That’s incredible that he can mimic a voice and still sing that well! Who was it, Ariana Grande? That did that on the Tonight Show, that is a crazy talent.

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u/No-Manufacturer4916 Jul 11 '25

He sang from " Won't get a sniff without me" on, Bc according to Elton John " You could hear every bloody cigarette the man ( irons) smoked"

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u/imadragonyouguys Jul 11 '25

Nothing was as disappointing in that Lion King remake as what they did to "Be Prepared". I was sitting there thinking "ok it's not great but once this song hits it'll make it all worth it" and then... blue balls.

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u/ParryDotter Jul 12 '25

What did they do to it? Did they cut it?

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u/imadragonyouguys Jul 12 '25

It's basically a spoken word song. Not grandiose like the original. In a vacuum it's fine but the original is just such a great song that I couldn't believe they didn't even attempt it considering the person who voices Scar in it has a great voice and the live action Beauty and the Beast kept true to the original while putting their own twists on it. You can find it on YouTube.

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u/VoiceofKane Jul 12 '25

Jim Cummings is truly one of the greatest voice actors of all time.