Archibald Snatcher is the main villain from The Boxtrolls. A ruthless, ambitious, and power-hungry exterminator, Snatcher is a crucial player in the CGI subplot of Disney Vs Non Disney Villains.
Disney Vs Non Disney Villains - Part Three[]
Serving The Crown[]
A well-known exterminator and spy, Archibald Snatcher is hired by Pitch Black, who has grown paranoid after an attempt on his life. Pitch tasks him with finding the one responsible for the attempt, saying that he believes the guilty party to be someone in his faction. Snatcher eagerly accepts the task, but not before inquiring about his payment, requesting a seat on Pitch's council if he successfully finds the traitor. Much to Snatcher's delight, Pitch agrees, promising to give him the seat of the traitor should he complete his task.
Archibald's disguise as Madame Frou-Frou
Sleeping With The Enemy[]
Snatcher immediately sets to work investigating possible suspects. With one of Pitch's council members, Hopper, having recently instigated a rebellion against the king, Snatcher is given ample reason to believe that he was the one who sent the assassin. Donning the persona of female performer Madame Frou-Frou, Snatcher infiltrates Hopper's faction, offering to entertain the rebellion. Snatcher/Frou-Frou quickly grows close to Hopper, becoming the grasshopper's trusted consort. He is later present to witness Repton, an assassin working for Pitch, make an attempt on Hopper's life. Hopper is able to fight the assassin off, and Snatcher later compliments the grasshopper on being strong enough to best the "big bad lizard man" and on being intelligent and ambitious enough to send the assassin after Pitch. However, Hopper then reveals that it wasn't him, and that his flies on the wall had informed him that it was in fact Syndrome (another of Pitch's council members) that was behind the attempt. This information greatly interests Snatcher.
The Ruse Revealed[]
Despite having gotten the information he needed, Snatcher/Frou-Frou remains by Hopper's side throughout the rest of the war, hoping to help take down the rebellion. He is present as Hopper recruits notorious gangster Roman Torchwick into his forces, with Torchwick taking an immediate liking to Frou-Frou.
Later, Hopper and his forces are caught off guard when two of Pitch's generals, Hans and Prince Charming, lay siege to their headquarters in Sugar Rush. Seeing an opportunity, Snatcher mounts his gundam and begins to aid the royal forces in attacking the rebels. He then gleefully reveals his true identity to a horrified Hopper, before proceeding to lay waste to his forces. With Snatcher's help, the element of surprise on their side, and the interference of Hades managing to take out most of Hopper's soldiers, the royal forces are able to deal a crushing defeat to the rebels. Towards the end of the battle, Snatcher notices Hopper about to murder Prince Charming. Calling out to "Monsieur Hopper" one last time, Snatcher crushes the grasshopper under the arm of his gundam, ending the rebellion for good.
Captured[]
With the rebellion dealt with, Snatcher sets off to inform Pitch that Syndrome was the traitor. Unfortunately, the information would never reach Pitch, as Snatcher is intercepted by Braig, an assassin working for Syndrome, who instructs the spy to come with him or he would be shot. Snatcher retorts that he will soon be a lord, and demands to be addressed as such. Braig sarcastically accommodates Snatcher's request, before reiterating his previous demand. Snatcher goes along willingly, resigning himself to his fate for now.
Tumble & Toil[]
After being blackmailed by Braig and Syndrome, Archibald Snatcher returned to Pitch, telling him he had terrible news. As Syndrome instructed him, Snatcher lied that Queen Persephone had been the one behind the assasination attempt, and went on to reveal that the queen was now with another man, enraging Pitch. At that moment, Snatcher witnesses as Marluxia arrived and offered his services in dealing with Persephone. Pitch coldly declared that he wanted his wife dead for her treachery. When Snatcher spoke up to ask about the seat on the council he'd been promised, Pitch irritatedly told him to go bother someone else, sending him away empty-handed.
Mirrors & Mistakes[]
Wandering in frustration after having been snubbed of his seat on the council, Archibald Snatcher was approached by Roman Torchwick, who greeted him flirtily. Although Snatcher found himself instantly attracted to the handsome rogue, he managed to keep his composure, and asked why on earth Torchwick was talking to him, given that Snatcher had aided in the defeat of Torchwick's employer, Hopper. Torchwick shrugged it off, since he had already gotten paid and survived the battle, which was all he was concerned with. Snatcher observed that there seemed to be no honor among thieves, to which Torchwick replied that honor was overrated. Snatcher agreed, bitterly noting that Pitch had denied him his reward, and Syndrome had used him as a pawn to hide his own treachery, leaving Snatcher with nothing to show for all his work but the same red hat he'd had all along. Roman encouraged Snatcher to stop playing by the council's rules, which hadn't gotten him anywhere, and instead join him, saying that the two of them would be the hottest rogues to terrorize the kingdom. Scoffing at the idea of being called 'hot', Snatcher assumed that Torchwick was being sarcastic and having a laugh at his appearance, only to be caught off guard when Roman smoothly replied that he hadn't been joking at all. Somewhat flustered, Snatcher agreed to Torchwick's proposal, asking what he had in mind.
Crown & Chaos[]
When the chaos in the Capital occurred in the wake of Pitch Black's death at the hands of the evil fairy Maleficent, Syndrome decided to launch the final step of his plan to seize power. Activating his battle robot, the Omnidroid, Syndrome unleashed it on the city, planning to use it to make himself appear as a hero by defeating the threat and quelling the chaos, thus gaining the support of the people and allowing him to take control of the kingdom. However, while his plan initially seemed to be going off without a hitch, his perfect house of cards would soon come crashing down when Archibald Snatcher and Roman Torchwick suddenly arrived on the scene, intent on stopping his plans and taking revenge for Syndrome's blackmailing of Snatcher. Snatcher marched his gundam through the streets, declaring to Syndrome that while he may be a “hero”, their world was one meant for the villains. Snatcher went on to announce his intent to claim Syndrome's council seat by force. Torchwick then grazed Syndrome with a shot from his Melodic Cudgel, taunting him for his aspirations to be a hero. Syndrome, in turn, mockingly admonished the pair for “ruining the ride.” Snatcher lunged at Syndrome with the arm of his gundam, but the false hero managed to narrowly dodge the blow, before siccing the Omnidroid on him. The robot sent Snatcher's gundam spinning, before temporarily knocking it over with a swipe from it's arms. While the two machines were duking it out, Torchwick and his partner Neo confronted Syndrome face to face. Syndrome merely grabbed Neo with a beam of energy from his gauntlets, before flinging her into the air and sending her hurtling away, much to Torchwick's horror. As Syndrome gloated, Roman aimed a shot at the hero's rocket boots, sending him spinning out of control. While he narrowly missed crashing into Snatcher's gundam, he ended up flying right into the path of Torchwick, who knocked him to the ground with a blow from his Cudgel. Meanwhile, Snatcher succeeded in sending the Omnidroid crashing into a building. The robot recovered, but Snatcher was ready for it, and fired a missile right through it's core, deactivating it. Roman then blew up the Omnidroid's remains with a push of a button. Impressed by their victory, the nearby civilians who had been watching the battle began to applaud Snatcher and Torchwick. Meanwhile, Syndrome regained consciousness, only to seethe in rage at the sight of the crowds cheering for the duo. Seeing that his plans had utterly fallen apart, Syndrome attempted to retreat in his private jet. However, Torchwick and Snatcher were not going to let him get away so easily, as Roman launched an explosive at Syndrome, blasting him onto the wing of his jet. Syndrome was promptly sucked into the blades of the jet's wind turbine, dying a gruesome death as the jet exploded, leaving Snatcher and Torchwick to laugh heartily over their success much to a young kid's comment on how totally wicked the whole fight was.
Later, after Syndrome's death, Snatcher and Roman were able to take over his former territory as their criminal empire gained power equal to any lord or aristocrat. Snatcher celebrated by performing for the public as Madame Frou Frou, while Torchwick gloated that the two of them had the kingdom in the palms of their hands. The two began to flirt as romance was blossoming between them.
Later on, Archibald Snatcher and Roman Torchwick were called into the capital alongside the former council members of Pitch Black's rule: Lord Shen, the Fairy Godmother, Hans, and Prince Charming, to attend the coronation of the new king of the Multi-World Nation, Ardyn Izunia. The latter then officially proclaimed an end to the war, convincing the council members to swear fealty to him and enjoy the fruits of his prosperous reign. Although some were more reluctant than others, they all agreed, allowing the reign of Ardyn over the Multi-World Nationn to begin.
Villains Battles 3[]
Syndrome's Murder[]
Hired by an unknown benefactor to spark a war against the current king of the world, Bowser, Archibald Snatcher is sent after one of the dragon king's allies, the war superhero Syndrome. As he tries to swifty kill him with his gundam, Syndrome catches him and makes his gundam spin, stunning him momentarily as the former proceeded to make fun of him. As Syndrome tried to fly to his private jet, Snatcher used his gundam to hit him once again, pushing him onto the jet as the troll hunter proceeded to mock him this time. However, Syndrome managed to enter the jet and swore revenge on him next time they encountered, however, Snatcher threw a car at his jet and knocked him off balance. This causes Syndrome to be sucked into a jet turbine, killing him. Snatcher celebrates his enemy's death.
Salem's Power Play Revealed[]
Later, Archibald Snatcher and a bounty hunter named Adam Taurus, tasked by the same individual Snatcher works for to kill Mother Gothel, reveal that the individual they were working for was Salem, whose plans revolve around conquering the world and become its supreme ruler with the help of her council.