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I think Gaston would have been a good main character for a hypothetical Beauty and the Beast sequel (or a good D&D PC). He's the inverse of the standard hero - rather than starting out weak but pure of heart, he starts out strong, clever, brave, and charismatic, but also a rotten person. However, he just crossed several lines in a row (literally stabbing someone in the back is pretty bad even by his own standards), nearly died (Disney characters routinely survive falling off of cliffs), and can't go home to a town where everyone knows he's a villain. Can he turn his life around after hitting rock bottom (both literally and figuratively)?
I'd play him as a paladin, for that strength/charisma combination. Maybe he was saved through divine intervention? That could be enough to make him change his ways. A combat-oriented bard might work too; he does sing...
Same witch that did Beast's curse is the one who saved Gaston.
You have a year to prove you're not a piece of shit or you die.
She doubles as a quest giver. "Here's a couple quests. Pick one and do it. Every time you help someone you prove you're a little less awful, and every time you ask me if you've done enough to be saved, you lose a few points of redemption credit, so don't ask me if you've been good enough to not die. Get to cracking on these heroic deeds, chop chop."
Make a few of the tasks morally complicated.
Make all of them take measurable time. Sure, rounding up sheep for the farmer isn't too dangerous, but it'll take you a while and it's not as heroic as fighting that necromancer... which task do you take?
Disney characters routinely survive falling off of cliffs
Go and tell that to Simba.
Too soon