▁has ▁inv aded ▁the ▁land ▁but ▁never ▁returns ▁causing ▁Queen ▁Clement ian na ▁rules ▁in ▁his ▁absence ▁and ▁keeps ▁Snow ▁White ▁in ▁the ▁palace . ▁Nob ody ▁knew ▁it ▁yet , ▁but ▁the ▁King ▁had ▁been ▁turned ▁into ▁the ▁Be ast ▁( with ▁its ▁vocal ▁effects ▁provided ▁by ▁Frank ▁Wel ker ), ▁a ▁ch imer ic ▁creature ▁with ▁a ▁l ion / dog - like ▁head , ▁the ▁ant lers ▁of ▁a ▁de er , ▁ch icken ▁leg - like ▁arms , ▁the ▁wings ▁of ▁an ▁e agle , ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁tail ▁of ▁a ▁s nake ▁with ▁a ▁tail - c law ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tail . ▁This ▁Be ast ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁for ests ▁near ▁Queen ▁Clement ian na ' s ▁kingdom . ▁In ▁the ▁clim ax ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁Snow ▁White ▁enc oun ters ▁Queen ▁Clement ian na ▁who ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁control ▁the ▁Be ast ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁pl agu ing ▁the ▁forest ▁and ▁sends ▁it ▁after ▁Snow ▁White . ▁Prince ▁Alc ott ▁tries ▁to ▁save ▁Snow ▁White , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁struggle , ▁the ▁Be ast ▁capt ures ▁the ▁prin cess . ▁However , ▁the ▁Be ast ▁hes it ates ▁in ▁killing ▁her ▁and ▁Snow ▁White ▁sees ▁that ▁it ▁we ars ▁a ▁neck lace ▁with ▁a ▁moon ▁charm ▁on ▁it ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁one ▁the ▁Queen ▁we ars . ▁She ▁cut s ▁the ▁chain ▁with ▁her ▁father ' s ▁d agger ▁and ▁the ▁Be ast ▁suddenly ▁becomes ▁eng ulf ed ▁in ▁light