Cruella de Vil make them especially vicious in appearance. Some of her clothes were made out of leather or PVC, and Cruella always wore lots of makeup. Close has commented on how demanding the slapstick physicality of the role was while wearing nail-heeled boots and corsets. She was always smoking to give the appearance of a mysterious "villain". Close also insisted that she fall into the molasses herself for genuine acting, as opposed to delegating it to a stunt double. In "102 Dalmatians", while under effect of Dr. Ivan Pavlov's hypnotherapy treatment, Cruella was cured of her fur addiction and released from prison
Cruella de Vil and shut down the electricity, allowing Maleficent and Chernabog to escape their cells. In the following book "Shell Game", she assists the Queen and Maleficent in stealing Walt's original notes on Chernabog from the Archives. She then boards the "Dream" for the two-week cruise, along with the rest of the Overtakers. She commands the "Lion King"' hyenas, Happy and Howley, having them patrol the ship to keep the Keepers from finding Chernabog. In the seventh book "The Insider", Cruella joins Tia Dalma, the Queen and Judge Doom's group in Toontown; she calls an army of animals to the area with