Illustrators Remove Iconic Facial Hair From Disney Characters And It Might Make You Uncomfortable

Unless you really appreciate a clean-shaved Disney dude...

Elana

• Published in Disney
• July 11, 2020

It's hard to deny the power behind quality facial hair, even looking at the differences between a well-kept beard and a poorly-kept beard is a transformation to behold. For some people, going from clean-faced to glorious beard-face is literally life-changing.

So, what about Disney characters? There's a whole lot of facial hair featured on the dudes of Disney films from Disney dads to Disney villains and plenty of bonus characters in between.

In fact, the facial hair featured in Disney films is pretty hard not to notice so when you see a side-by-side of what these illustrators have done, you might feel a little uncomfortable. These Disney dudes have been shaved and we don't know how to feel about it.

1. King Hubert from Sleeping Beauty

He's much less powerful without his majestic mutton chops.

2. Maurice from Beauty and the Beast

Somehow, Maurice looks a little villainous without all that hair.

3. Cookie from Atlantis

This may be one of the most realistic in the series.

4. The Emperor from Mulan

Please, put it back.

5. Zeus from Hercules

He needs a bigger nose if he doesn't have the beard.

6. Gepetto from Pinocchio

Shaving took 15 years off Gepetto's face.

7. The King from Cinderella

D'awh....

8. Jafar from Aladdin

I guess Jafar's facial hair wasn't as iconic as previously believed.

9. King Triton from The Little Mermaid

This is not acceptable.

10. Merlin from The Sword in the Stone

He went from magician to nerd really quick, didn't he?

11. Cassim from Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Still works.

12. The Grand Duke from Cinderella

This one might be the most uncomfortable of them all.

13. The Sultan from Aladdin

Clearly, the beard is necessary for his pleasant disposition.

14. Yen Sid from The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Oh, this is good and creepy.

15. Kashekim Nedakh from Atlantis

He doesn't seem half as wise without his awesome beard.

It seems pretty clear that the dudes of Disney look way better with facial hair than without, let's hope Disney never makes a habit out of animating characters without moustaches and beards.

Elana