Henry J. Waternoose

Henry J. Waternoose III is the hidden main antagonist of Madagascar 4. He is voiced by Jim Carrey. He is Alex's biological father and arch-nemesis.

Trivia

 * It is a running gag that Alex and his friends call him "Harry". This causes him to snap at them, "Don't you dare call me that!".
 * Waternoose is similar to the following villains:
 * Creek from Trolls:
 * Both are good to the protagonist (Poppy and Alex)
 * Both are disguised as good people
 * Both later reveal their true secrets to the protagonist at the film's climax
 * Both betray the protagonist and leave them for the dead (Creek betrays Poppy and the other trolls to be eaten by bergens; Waternoose leaves Alex to lose the X-Games).
 * Both are tricked by the protagonist.
 * Both get their comeuppance (Creek gets eaten by a monster; Waternoose gets thrown into the blimp by Makunga).
 * Kent Mansley from The Iron Giant:
 * Both are nosy, paranoid, crave to exploit the heroes' identities.
 * Both have the latter turn on them. They also hold high positions within the government and seek to advance them.
 * Jafar from Aladdin:
 * They seek to overthrow their bosses (Zuba and The Sultan) and take over their respective kingdoms for themselves.
 * They are revealed to be sorcerers and later use their magic to try to kill the protagonists after realizing they are not who they say they are.
 * Kralahome from The King and I (1999):
 * Both started out to be the sidekick of the hero (King of Siam and Alex)
 * Both later betray the hero
 * Both later get their comeuppance in the film (Waternoose gets thrown into the blimp by Makunga; Kralahome works the elephant stables)
 * Rapunzel from Shrek the Third:
 * Both are the friends of the protagonist at first (Fiona and Alex)
 * Both reveal their true colors and become bad at the protagonist
 * Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars - Episode VI - Return of the Jedi:
 * Both are evil masters, corrupt officials and have villainous henchmen (Clive and Darth Vader)
 * Both have armies backing them up (Guards and Stormtroopers)
 * Both get thier comeuppance (Waternoose gets thrown into the blimp by Makunga; Palpatine gets thrown to his death by Darth Vader)
 * Dawn Bellwether from Zootopia:
 * Both are the friend of the protagonist (Judy Hopps and Alex)
 * Both later betray the protagonist (Bellwether betrays Judy to be killed by predators; Waternoose betrays Alex be in the dungeon of despair)
 * Both get arrested