Dathan

Dathan 'is the true main antagonist in the 2007 computer-animated film, The Ten Commandments''.

He was voiced by Lee Tocker.

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First Confrontation w/ Moses and Aaron
Dathan and his henchmen first appear as one of Ramses II's spies. He asks Moses if he is happy now, because now the working is harder. One of his henchmen lie that Egyptians are killing them. Another lies to Moses that all he has done is make everything worse. He then suggests to Moses to go back to the pharaoh (Ramses II) and apologize, and that he made a mistake. Dathan then suggests to Moses that maybe he misunderstood what God said, and that maybe he got it all wrong. He then tells Moses to tell Ramses that he was wrong, and that the Isrealites didn't ask for his help. Then, Dathan tells Moses to apologize immediately. However, Moses walks away and ignores Dathan. Aaron calls Moses twice, but he keeps walking away. Then, Aaron gets mad at Dathan, and asks him if he put his needs above God's will. Dathan then lies to Aaron that God has abandoned the Isrealites. Aaron then gets frustrated, and walks away.

Crossing the Red Sea
Later in the movie, he tells Moses he led the Hebrews into the wilderness to die, and he can't fight the pharaoh. King Ramses II's army comes right into the scene.

The Wilderness
After crossing the Red Sea, he tells Moses again that the Egyptians are going to kill the Isrealites. A few minutes after that, he then complains that he hasn't had any water and that he's dying. Moses strikes a rock with a staff. Water comes out, and Dathan gets soaked.

"Go Ahead"
Later on, Dathan tells the Isrealites to tell what they had not eaten in the wilderness. One of his followers answers meat. A women answers fish, cucumbers, & melons.

Sneaky, Evil Plan
Dathan follows Moses to Mt. Sinai, the place where God first appeared to Moses. After Moses climbs up the mountain, Dathan says that Moses is dead. He then tells Aaron to make a god. Aaron says he can't. Then, he reveals his true, sneaky nature. Again, he tells Aaron to "make us a god, or die on that mountain with your brother! Or die down here with your sister." From this point, Dathan is revealed to be wicked and evil. He tells all of the Isrealites to "break off the golden rings from your wives & your daughters! Bring them to Aaron! Get all that Egyptian gold, yeah, and get the silver too! Their jewelry! That way, Aaron will make us a real god! The Golden Calf! Who needs Moses!?! Come on, bring us the jewelry, all of it!" Aaron makes the Golden Calf, but he also asks God for his forgiveness.

The Golden Calf
The next day, Aaron shows the Golden Calf to everyone. Dathan is happy there is a new "god." Almost all Hebrews show praise to the Golden Calf.

End of the Celebration
Moses comes down the mountain. Dathan still says that he dosen't need Moses. Aaron is happy Moses came back. Moses says to the Isrealites that the LORD brought them out of slavery, led them across the desert, & pardoned the Red Sea. Moses says that God gave the Ten Commandments to them. Every Hebrew who follows the LORD comes toward Moses. Dathan says that the Ten Commandments are Moses's laws and wants to be like King Ramses II.

Death
Moses throws the tablets, breaking them on impact in anger. The cracks come out of the earth, and fire comes out of the cracks. Several Hebrews not on God's side fall into the fire. Dathan runs to the Golden Calf, and hops onto it. Dathan gives out a loud scream as they fall into the earth, but are smashed by the 1st layer of the earth: the crust.

Similar Villains

 * Dylan Gould - Both are extremely manipulative.

Trivia

 * Dathan wanted the Golden Calf.
 * Ramses II is thought to be the villain at first, since he only wanted to kill Moses.
 * However, Dathan is revealed to be the real villain because he wanted Aaron to die on Mount Sinai with Moses or in the desert with his sister, if he dosen't build the Golden Calf for him.
 * Another hint of Dathan being the true main villain is that Dathan only cared about himself and the Golden Calf, but at least Ramses II cared about his son.

Quotes

 * "Break off the jewelry from the ears of your wives, and your daughters! Bring them to Aaron! Get all the Egyptian gold, yeah, ya and get the silver too! Their jewelry! That's the way! Aaron will make us a real god! The Golden Calf! Who needs Moses and his invisible god!?! Not me, not you. Come on, come on! Bring us the jewelry, all of it!"