So I’ve skipped Inside Out. Following my guide alphabetically, that leads us to The Jungle Book. You know, unless we want to look at Rage as the antagonist, and I don’t personally find that healthy…
Now this being an animal bad guy, in an animal based world, we might need to postulate a very particular kind of TTRPG for this to work. A group of humanoid D&D heroes taking on sentient snakes and orangutan might be fun, but tonally jarring. Perhaps The Jungle Book would play well as a solo campaign where you play as Mogli, or a the players take on the rolls of the animals getting him to safety?
Regardless, Shere Khan must be measured alongside all those that have come before, and measure equally. Sorry to say, but I don’t think he’s going to make the campaign villain Top 10 at this stage.
Presence – 3 out of 5
1 point straight away for the voice. Granted, your DM needs to be a performer to makes this work, but Shere Khan has all the gravitas. The mood quickly changes each time he appears, and even the giant hypno-snake is scared of him.
Atmosphere – 2 out of 5
He doesn’t affect the world around him or have a last physical effect on the world, but the entire jungle is aware of him, and their movements and actions are often influenced by the fact that he is out there somewhere.
Omniscience – 1 out of 5
It takes him a looong time to find Mowgli, who is less than fifteen feet away from him at one point. It takes him more than a second to notice his own tail is carrying lit torchwood.
Henchmen – 1 out of 5
The story is rife with secondary villains, but none of them actually answer to Khan. They slow Mowgli up, accidentally assisting the tiger, but that’s about it.
Threat Level – 2 out of 5
If you playing as animals or man-cubs in this world, or as regular humans, of course Shere Khan is a threat. He’s a sentient tiger. Give your characters any other weapons, or if they find out about his pyrophobia early on, this drops to a 1.
Finale – 2 out of 5
He gets points for being more present that some Disney villains have been. I’m looking at you, Syndrome.
He also presents an interesting ‘puzzle fight’. Not able to overpower him, the adventurer(s) and or their animal companions need to distract Khan and fix the fire source to him.
Final Score = 1.83
He’s a big, boss tiger with a major weakness.
| Disney Villain | Score |
| Hades | 4.00 👑 |
| Jafar | 3.83 |
| Professor Ratican | 3.66 |
| Lyle Tiberius Rourke | 3.66 |
| Billy Pine, a.k.a Syndrome | 3.33 |
| Elsa of Arendelle | 3.16 |
| Hopper | 3.16 |
| Robert Callaghan | 3.00 |
| The Horned King | 3.00 |
| Judge Claude Frollo | 2.83 |
I can see The Jungle Book scenario making a good one-shot for kids or new players. As cool as he looks and sounds, Shere Khan is just not built like other villains. He seems daunting at first, but he’s matched against a small boy and some vultures. Who win the fight with a stick.
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Gamer Peak 
Not even in the top 10! I can’t argue that but it’s a bummer
He definitely has the vibe of a BBEG, but he’s missing too many ingredients 🙁