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Roll out the purple carpet and polish the throne because Yzma is walking up the Palace stairs with an evil grin on her face. If you couldn’t tell, Yzma is the antagonist of the Disney movie, The Emperor’s New Groove. She’s been the royal advisor to Emperor Kuzco for far too long now and is getting tired of his childish behavior. The things she could do with that kind of power!
Yzma is obsessed with taking over the throne. Yzma will do anything to make it happen, including killing Emperor Kuzco. She’s been more than patient with him, but when he fires her, it becomes personal. With help from her henchman, Kronk, Yzma will craft the perfect plan to kill the emperor. For Yzma’s villainess look you will want to get a Yzma Costume, Purple Body Paint, Purple Heels, Pearl Earrings, and Plastic Test Tubes.
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It might be a little obvious, but Yzma’s signature color is purple. Her outfit, decorations, lab, and even skin is some shade of purple. She is the only character in the movie connected with the color purple and purple is often associated with madness. Yzma’s animation and character designs take inspiration from Cruella De Vil. But, her mannerisms are a reflection of the expressions of Eartha Kitt during the recording sessions.
The main thing you need to remember about Yzma’s costume is that it’s both purple and eccentric. Yzma is naive to think she is the most beautiful in the land. So, she dresses like it too. You need to look elegant, wealthy, and (almost) like an empress. Yzma wouldn’t be anywhere without her stupid monkey of an assistant Kronk. Make sure he has the right vial of poison and not some silly potion that could turn the emperor into something like, oh I don’t know, a llama.
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About Yzma
Eartha Kitt voices the diabolical Yzma in the 2000 movie, The Emperor’s New Groove. She has been at the emperor’s side for years, having helped raise him from a baby. Yzma has been as patient as she could be by releasing her anger on stone statues of Kuzco’s head. However, when he fires her, she snaps!
Yzma, with the help of Kronk, heads to her secret lab where she designs the perfect scheme. She plans to invite Kuzco to dinner, as a way to show she has no hard feelings, but will secretly poison his food. The problem is, she entrusts Kronk to administer the poison, and he’s not the smartest guy around. Kronk accidentally switches the vial of poison for a magical potion that turns the emperor into a llama. Yzma tells Kronk to dispose of Kuzco’s body, as he’ll surely be dead either anyway. She quickly assumes his place on the throne.
