OVERLAY REPORT

Based on the events of the 1959 Disney film *Sleeping Beauty*, the fate of Maleficent’s goons—the pig-like, bird-like, and goblin-esque creatures that inhabit the Forbidden Mountain—is defined by their failure and the magical transformation they undergo during Prince Phillip’s escape. Here is the specific breakdown of what happens to them: ### 1. The Transformation during the Escape During the climax of the film, as the three Good Fairies (Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather) help Prince Phillip escape from the Dungeon of the Forbidden Mountain, the goons attempt to stop them. The fairies use their magic to neutralize the goons' weaponry in specific, humiliating ways: * **The Boulders:** As the goons roll massive stones down the stairs to crush Phillip, Flora uses her magic to turn the boulders into **soft, multicolored bubbles**. * **The Arrows:** When the goons fire a volley of arrows at Phillip and his horse, Samson, Fauna waves her wand and turns the arrows into **flowers** (specifically daisies). * **The Boiling Oil:** When the goons attempt to pour boiling oil (or pitch) onto the Prince from the ramparts, Merryweather transforms the liquid into **a rainbow**. ### 2. The Stone Statue One specific goon suffers a more permanent fate. As the fairies are flying away, one of the minions attempts to grab Merryweather. In her frustration, Merryweather zaps him directly with her wand, **turning him into a solid stone statue**. He is left frozen on the battlements of the Forbidden Mountain. ### 3. Abandonment and Loss of Leadership Once Prince Phillip successfully exits the castle and Maleficent realizes her goons have failed to stop him, she stops relying on them entirely. She flies to King Stefan's castle herself and transforms into the dragon. After Maleficent is killed by the Sword of Truth, the goons are effectively **leaderless**. In the context of the film's narrative: * They are left behind at the Forbidden Mountain. * The "forest of thorns" that Maleficent created withers away after her death, but her castle remains. * The goons were established earlier in the film as being incredibly incompetent (they spent 16 years looking for a baby in a cradle rather than a growing girl). Without Maleficent’s direction and fear-based leadership, they likely scattered into the shadows of the Forbidden Mountain or remained in the ruins of the castle. ### 4. Direct-to-Video and Extended Lore While the original film does not show them after Maleficent’s death, the 2007 direct-to-video feature *Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams* suggests that the Forbidden Mountain remains a dark, abandoned place. In various Disney "Villains" lore and theme park attractions (like *Fantasmic!*), the goons are occasionally depicted as eternal servants of Maleficent’s ghost or memory, but within the strict canon of the 1959 movie, they are last seen being magically humiliated and left in a crumbling, leaderless fortress.