Mor'du's Full Story - The Violent Life of A Cursed Prince: Discovering Pixar's Brave

Isaac explores Mor'du's full story from Disney Pixar's Brave!

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In the Highlands of Scotland, a monstrous and demonic bear was told in legend to live within the Scottish forests for hundreds of years. And eventually this creature was seen and fought by the ferocious King Fergus leading all to fear that bear, but what few knew was who that bear originally was: that bear was a prince and today we are going to do one of my favorite activities and piece together his entire story.

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[Taimur.Shairyar]

I would love to see a WHOLE movie about Mor'du' and his brothers.

[gayghostguy]

I love how Wotso makes videos about things no one really cared for but secretly wanted to know

[JT]

Can We Just Talk About The Fact That Being Turned Into A Bear Gave Him *HALF IMMORTALITY?*

[heatherallen]

If you look at the European folklore of the will-o-wisps its pretty dark it's believed will-o-wisps are the spirits of the dead, fairies or a variety of other supernatural which attempt to lead travelers to there demise (really nice right) and sometimes there believed to be the spirits of the unbaptized or stillborn children flattering between heaven and hell ( again lovely thought)

[seannotshawn]

I love how the witch's solution to any problem ever is "throw a bear at it". To be fair, it does solve pretty much every problem.

[finnmchugh]

Princess and the frog: nothing beats a member of royalty being turned into a frog.

Brave: Hold my scotch...

[eljelablogs]

Eleanor's fight with Mor'du as a bear is the most badass scene in the movie. Obviously, she's the type of woman who follows etiquette and being proper. But she throws all that away to protect her daughter at all cost. Furgus fought the bear, but Eleanor KILLED the bear.

[loquatleech]

I don't think Mor'du was forgiven nor was his soul redeemed. In the end he became a will-o-wisp, a spirit thought to be caught between heaven and hell or life and death, unable to rest. The nod of thanks he gave Merida and her mother feels more like gratitude for ending his bloodshed reign for good. A fate witch I believe is fit for a man who threw everything good he had away because he felt wronged and became filled with greed. He may have lived a cursed life, yes. However it was he who chose that life and he who is responsible for the death of his brothers and his own kingdom.

[RekEStore]

I'm just going to put this headcanon here that: Merida is a descendant of Mor'du.
Specifically, Merida and Queen Elenor are descendants. For one example: though their reasons are different Merida and Mor'du both made the same choice in trying to change their fates. Even both trading their family's signets to do so to the same witch for the same spell.
The means to undo the spell, were also both linked to their relationship to their families. History often repeats itself, more so when said history remains unknown from generation to generation. And I'm saying it's Elenor, because she's closer in resemblance than Fergus.
This also explains why Mor'du took to attacking Merida, even as a young child. A bear is known as a protective parent. Perhaps it was the wisps leading her into his sight or, something about her that reminded Mor'du of his own family. Signs in tha abandoned throne room hint Mor'du, on some level, regrets his actions and perhaps might want to track down surviving relatives to undo his spell. Impossible as he is a mad, weapon-ridden, violent animal... but, just a thought.

[lordfarquuad]

He also has a majestic beard.
I want to grow one, but I can't.
Because I'm a woman.
*But that beard is still mystical.*
*I feel like that beard could whisper Scottish secrets to me.*

[hunky-dory]

I got a theory about zootopia for you.

You know how Judy is celebrated as the first bunny cop? I don’t see any other types of cops that are small enough to roam in the mouse part of the city so who’s to say the reason Mr. Big rose to power was bc he was taking care of that part of town. He’s a reference to The Godfather, and the mafia was known to protect their ppl for a fee, so it would be interesting if you explored that aspect of the underworld side of zootopia

[gamemiser]

Easily Pixar's scariest antagonist.

[jamieolberding]

Mor'du is still terrifying.

"To hold in my hand, a capsule that contained such power. To know that life and death on such a scale was my choice. To know that the tiny pressure on my thumb, enough to break the glass, would end everything. Yes! I would do it! That power would set me up above the gods! And through the Daleks, I! Shall! Have! That! POWER!!!"
~ Davros

[tejesnayengopal]

Happy birthday for last week and Congratulations on graduating from University/ College

[gothnerd]

I'm pretty sure Mor'du is a megabear. Megabears and other megafauna went extinct during the ice age

[HowToGrind]

I think that he suffered enough and deserved to have his spirit freed after all of that death and destruction.
Even though he still should've ruled the kingdom with his brothers equally, I thought that when the the King/Queen or both died, the firstborn Prince/Princess would be the first one to take the head of the throne.

[michaeljenner]

Human who was a jerk and got turned into a bear. So basically evil Kenai.

Good video BTW. Nice to see someone who dose his research and that you don’t feel the need to swear or tell rude jokes like so many others do.

[aristrosa]

I'm so glad this video came out. I always wanted to know more about. Mor'du's life story. Good work keep it up. 😊👍

[dcardigan]

I think Mor'du has started to regret his transformation earlier on, but as how Queen Elinor has started to lose her own sense of self - her mind, humanity - her identity, basically, the longer that she stayed as a bear, the same happened to Mor'du, except he had no one with him to stop him from forgetting or losing his self. It was only because Queen Elinor's daughter was with her that stopped her from completely transforming irreversibly into a bear.

[pensador]

Well! He did in fact paid for his crimes, he was forced to live like a monster and see everthing he once loved destroyed, his place in history forgotten, except as a cautionary tale and his name a sinonimous of death, destruction, fear and betreyal, and for decades had no hope of redemption and escape, a living hell of his own making, for a while maybe he believed it was not his fault, but it becomes incresingly more dificult to lie to yourself when you feel the blood of children in your jaws and claws.
So there, he was punished.
In addition we haven't sen his afterlife, he'll likely have to spent an eternity in search for redemption in the eyes of whatever gods rule those lands, have fun with that Mordy.