It has been said by Stan Webb, the editor of The Nightmare Before Christmas, that at the end of the Oogie Boogie Song, Oogie was supposed to eat Santa; and after Jack destroys him, Santa was set free.
Oogie was resurrected by Maleficent in Kingdom Hearts II as part of her plan to take over Christmas Town while making Santa Claus into "Santa Heartless". However, Oogie Boogie, still weak from being revived and suffering from anterograde amnesia, drove Maleficent away after insulting her.
Without Edgar's interference, Oogie Boogie could have remained a good character and maintained his friendship with Jack, but Edgar's control and unfairness ultimately unlock Oogie's evil potential.
Jack Skellington's appearance in James and the Giant Peach as Captain Jack suggests that he was a pirate before he died, explaining his chaotic actions in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The Nightmare Before Christmas - Oogie Boogie's Song
Why does Jack hate Oogie?
Jack is enemies with Oogie Boogie, the Boogeyman of Halloween Town. Jack hates Oogie for his evil, sadistic nature while Oogie despises Jack for being the Pumpkin King and bringing a sense of playful fun to Halloween.
It has been said by Stan Webb, the editor of The Nightmare Before Christmas, that at the end of the Oogie Boogie Song, Oogie was supposed to eat Santa; and after Jack destroys him, Santa was set free. This was scrapped because it was used for the Extended Edition.
Oogie Boogie, on the other hand, is a cruel, terrifying creature who's a cannibalistic serial killer, and one of the darkest villains in Disney history. He is very boisterous and vile, having a level of expressive flamboyance to his energetic mien.
The Mayor, meanwhile, probably died of a broken neck since his head seems to do a 180-turn at the slightest provocation. Lock froze to death, which explains his pale skin and blue lips. Oogie Boogie was skinned alive, which is why he's just a burlap sack with insects for innards.
In the movie, Jack orders Lock, Shock, and Barrel to kidnap Santa Claus so that Jack can take over Christmas. He wants the trio to take Santa to their lair, but they instead take him to Oogie Boogie.
Ken Page is an African-American actor who is widely known for voicing Oogie Boogie from Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas and it's various spin-offs and video games including Kingdom Hearts.
Despite the macabre humor, there's something touchingly innocent about Halloweentown. Its inhabitants live for fear and thrills, yet there's no real malice in any of them — with the exception of a sort of Halloween outlaw named Mr. Oogie Boogie and his three young protégés.
In his attempts to turn Halloween into New Bug Day, Oogie Boogie sends Lock, Shock, and Barrel to kidnap Jack, but Sally is kidnapped by mistake. Oogie Boogie decides to hold her hostage until Jack comes to save her and the town from his terror, and after being rescued by Jack, Sally instantly falls in love with him.
Why do Lock, Shock, and Barrel work for Oogie Boogie?
They are a mischievous trio of trick-or-treaters from Halloween Town that served as Oogie Boogie's henchmen and were responsible for kidnapping Santa Claus and temporarily ruining Christmas. In the film, Lock, Shock, and Barrel serve Oogie Boogie with delight, although out of fear for him.
Spine-tingling scents inspired by Disney Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas. Notes of dry burlap drift from the underground alongside violet and vetiver. Through menacing doors lies the scent of earthworms and snake skin, making the darkest nightmares a reality.
As imagined by the film's designer, Tim Burton, Oogie Boogie is a large, empty-eyed burlap sack full of bugs and snakes. He only barely has a humanoid shape and lurches toward his victims with a cackle and a Cab Calloway-style musical number.
Oogie Boogie is the main antagonist of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is the personification of the common child's nightmare of the "Boogie Man", resembling a large burlap sack.
Oogie Boogie's inclusion in the opening song "This Is Halloween" goes against his exile, as Jack wouldn't allow him to represent Halloween Town. Oogie Boogie's ability to take on two forms, including the terrifying Shadow on the Moon, emphasizes his sinister nature and potential for chaos.
Unlike all of the other inhabitants of Halloween Town, who were merely innocent monsters who scared people for a living, and as a profession, and for whom "life's no fun without a good scare", Oogie was truly evil. It was suggested that his sadistic nature had resulted in his exile from the mainstream Halloween Town.
He comes off more as an anti-hero, if anything.. Despite this, he's clearly a creature that lurks in the night. Jack Skellington is well intentioned as he wants to spread the joy of Christmas to Halloweentown. He is bored with the repetitive nature of Halloween and longs for something different.
Jack Skellington is the patron spirit of Halloween, portrayed as being on par with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny within his own holiday. As a living skeleton, he is immortal and can remove parts of his body without harm, as is often demonstrated for comic relief.
