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Governor Ratcliffe stands proudly in front of the British flag in Pocahontas. Animated Ursula from The Little Mermaid grinning under water Mufasa and Scar in 1994's The Lion King.
The swaggering colonizer Governor Ratcliffe would be a villain sure to infuriate both sides of the political aisle if released today, doing terrible things to Disney's bottom line.
Meanwhile the film's villain, British Governor John Ratcliffe, was actually a real life person who went on to create, and exploit, Jamestown for gold.