(#1) Otis
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman II, Superman
His Boss: Lex Luthor
His Specialty: Intense loyalty to his boss. That’s pretty much it.
Why He Should Be Fired: As Luthor’s assistant, Otis screws up everything he attempts to do and is eventually abandoned by his boss. He’s the hefty idiot henchman cliché through and through.
(#2) Horace and Jasper ('One Hundred and One Dalmatians')
Their Boss: Cruella De Vil
Their Specialty: They are highly motivated by money, willing to do whatever will make them a buck.
Why They Should Be Fired: These bumbling crooks don’t trust each other’s plans enough to focus on the job at hand, and wrongly believe themselves to be too smart to be bested by a bunch of dogs. Only in it for the money, they have no true loyalty to Cruella.
(#3) Smee
- The Adventures of Peter Pan, Neverland, Peter Pan, Peter Pan, Return to Never Land, Neverland, Peter Pan, Hook, Peter Pan
His Boss: Captain Hook
His Specialty: Hype man and confidant. The vain Captain Hook enjoys looking all the more dashing beside his bumbling assistant.
Why He Should Be Fired: Smee is a great sidekick, but not an effective henchman. He is greedy and cowardly, fleeing when there’s a fight.
(#4) Nathaniel
- Enchanted
His Boss: Queen Narissa
His Specialty: Due to his infatuation with the queen, he does anything she asks and accepts his role as her whipping boy.
Why He Should Be Fired: He is never particularly good at his job, and love is a fickle motivator. Once he realizes his infatuation stems from his insecurity, he turns on his boss and betrays her.
(#5) Boris Grishenko
- GoldenEye
His Boss: Alec Trevelyan
His Specialty: Cyber-hacker for the Janus syndicate
Why He Should Be Fired: He’s the epitome of the dorky but overconfident hacker cliché. He isn’t as good at his job as he believes himself to be, and is way too openly pervy for any office setting. Boris’s hubris is his ultimate downfall.
(#6) Bob the Goon
- Batman
His Boss: The Joker
His Specialty: Photography
Why He Should Be Fired: The Joker’s buddy and No. 1 goon is more flourish than substance, and is nothing more than a minor annoyance when it comes to fighting Batman. Ultimately, his loyalty is his downfall, since he's taken out not by Batman, but by Jack Napier himself.
(#7) Minions
- Home Makeover
Their Boss: Gru
Their Specialty: Inventive, fiercely loyal, and hardworking
Why They Should Be Fired: Minions are cute as can be, but they're also unfocused, impulsive, and have very little self-control.
(#8) Kronk
- Kronk's New Groove, The Emperor's New Groove
His Boss: Yzma
His Specialty: Muscle. Kronk is jacked, but he's also oafish and ineffective.
Why He Should Be Fired: Aside from his being a bit bumbling, Kronk also has a conscience - never a good quality in an evil henchman. He refuses to carry out dastardly deeds, and betrays Yzma when she is angered by it.
(#9) Theo
- Die Hard
His Boss: Hans Gruber
His Specialty: Computer whiz/hacker for an international bad guy organization
Why He Should Be Fired: His cockiness prevents him from seeing how his plans could go wrong. He not only gets knocked out when his getaway car gets smashed, but he also gets punched by a limo driver after the fact. How did this supposed genius not think to scan the parking garage?
(#10) Count Rugen
- The Princess Bride
His Boss: Prince Humperdinck
His Specialty: Expert swordsman who shows no mercy
Why He Should Be Fired: This sadistic six-fingered man never considers that the boy who watches his father get mercilessly executed in front of him will later seek, and attain, his revenge. His cockiness and lack of foresight makes him a less-than-ideal henchman.
(#11) Lurtz
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Middle-earth
His Boss: Saruman
His Specialty: Strength, brutality, and general Orc things
Why He Should Be Fired: Created for conquest, Lurtz appears imposing, but he's an idiot. He’s the biggest and baddest of his kind, but he has no critical thinking skills whatsoever, which is a major problem for someone intended to lead an army. Plus, he thinks bows are short-range weapons. All brawn and no brains makes Lurtz an ineffective general.
(#12) Darth Maul
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II, Once Upon a Jedi, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars
His Boss: Darth Sidious
His Specialty: Fearless, aggressive fighter
Why He Should Be Fired: Though he appears menacing, Darth Maul’s overconfidence is the end of him - literally. He'd rather pace back and forth over a defeated enemy while kicking up sparks with his pretty lightsaber than deal the finishing blow. Not realizing that he holds the high ground is how he winds up half the Sith he used to be.
(#13) Kobayashi
- The Usual Suspects
His Boss: Keyser Söze
His Specialty: Steely resolve
Why He Should Be Fired: Mr. Kobayashi is a made-up character in a story within the film. Were he a real person, he might be the ideal henchman - but he’s not.
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