Among the various stories that have been told over the years in the Anime, there are characters who have left a mark. Mainly, the most important are usually the protagonists, but in the same way they would not exist if they did not have a counterpart, the villains. And although in the vast majority of cases we see how heroes or heroines end up defeating them, there are also some bad guys who won, or almost. Today we bring you 10 of the latter, which are precisely considered some of the best villains in the history of the anime and who were nothing away from obtaining victory.
Attention! This note will contain spoilers of various anime.
Madara Uchiha from Naruto Anime
Madara Uchiha, considered by many to be one of the strongest characters in all Naruto, even some placing him on the same protagonist, was an unstoppable force. With his Mangekyo Sharingan Eternal, a Susanoo perfect that rivaled any other beast and the Rinnegan It seemed that no one was going to beat him. He tried to use the infinite tsukuyomi to place people under a genjutsu and create a world of peace, but by force. And he almost succeeded, if he had not been betrayed by the Black Zetsu, who revived Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Madara would have managed to impose his will without anyone else being able to intervene.
Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Father: Brotherhood
the main antagonist of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, , Father, sacrificed the entire country of Xerxes to become a living philosopher’s stone. With this he reached a form of immortality that also allowed him to use any type of magic. But that was not all, his master plan consisted of absorbing the truth, known as the god of that anime, thus being the new God and he achieved it. Thus he became a being with the ability to do what he wants, such as invoking natural disasters or managing the laws of physics.
But his plan would fail because of his greed, and that is that Hohenheim He freed much of the souls within the Father’s body. To try to fix it, he consumed the homunculus of greed, but this made it the most fragile form of coal. With this, Edward Elric He managed to defeat Father, who ended up being consumed by the truth.
Demon Slayer Kibutsuji Muzan
Muzan Kibutsuji It’s the original demon of Demon Slayer And as expected of this villain, he has power out of full rule. Superhuman strength, sonic speed, durability and more were part of Muzan’s repertoire, so it was the devil to beat yes or yes. His plan was to absorb Nezuko who, by then, had managed to overcome Muzan’s only weakness: the sun. And if it hadn’t been for his patience, he would have succeeded, since he only needed Nakime I find her to go for her first and then finish off the Hashiras. But his ego was stronger and ended up falling into the trap where Shinobu He placed the antidote that ended his life.
Hunter x Hunter Merum
Merum He was the main antagonist of the arc of the chimera ants, considered one of the best in the anime Hunter x Hunter. And it is that Meruem, as king of the chimera ants, was born to dominate, having an ability outside this world that allowed him to increase his power by devouring other users of Nen. His plan was to eradicate humanity so that chimera ants control in the world, and it almost succeeded. After struggling with Isaac Netero And beat him, it seemed that no one would stop him, but Netero had a plan B, since he detonated a mini nuclear bomb in his heart. Affected by radiation, Meruem would perish soon, not being able to achieve his victory by a little.
Light Yagami from the Anime Death Note
who started out as the main protagonist of the anime Death Note, with the passing of the series became more and more the villain. Light Yagami, with his new power in the form of the Death Note, he gained the ability to end the life of whoever he wanted. At first he used it to eliminate the largest criminals in Japan, but little by little he was climbing. becoming Kira, at one point he began to kill only to save himself from the fact that L I’ll catch him.
But achieving defeat was the first nail in his grave, now he felt like a god and in that position, he began to make some mistakes. These finally managed to Near, the successor of him, will catch him and that, in a last attempt, he loses his life. If LIGHT He hadn’t trusted, he would have managed to get his way and continue his wave of murders.
Kars De Jojos Bizarre Adventures
In part two of the anime Jojos Bizarre Adventures We would meet Joseph, considered one of the best protagonists of this story. And to prove how good he was, he had to defeat one of the toughest rivals of all, kars. He was a reborn vampire who sought to impose his race and, above all, become immune to sunlight, just as Muzan wanted in Demon Slayer. But it is that Kars was a step further than the villain of Demon Slayer, since he managed to evolve and withstand the sun.
Now, turned into a perfect being, he adopted the DNA of all living beings, being able to transform himself into what he wanted when he wanted. But things didn’t go as I wanted, at least in one detail. And it is that during the battle with Joseph in a volcano, he was thrown on a rock to space, where he ended up freezing. If they hadn’t fought in that place, kars He had a win in any situation.
anime kid buu dragon ball z
When Majin Buu He became Kid Buu, the Z warriors felt the real terror. And it is that unlike its previous forms, this new Majin Buu had no other intention than to destroy everything. His wickedness was pure and he demonstrated it by annihilating the earth almost without saying a word, even leaving his body on the path that regenerated thanks to his ability. By fighting on the planet of the Kaiosamas, he could have defeated both Vegeta and Goku If the battle continued, but the Genkidama He finished his plans. But this attack could fail several times.
first, Goku He needed time to collect the energy to create the Genkidama, that if it hadn’t been because Kid Buu entertained himself by torturing vegeta, he would have noticed. On the other hand, the Genkidama needed humans to give Goku his energy, but if not Mr. Satan He had survived until then, they would not have been able to collect the necessary energy. Even when he saw the attack, Kid Buu tried to stop him with his hands instead of dodging him, so the succession of mistakes made the villain not achieve victory narrowly.
All for one of the anime My Hero Academia
The maximum villain My Hero Academia It is without a doubt All for one And it is that his Quirk is the most fearsome of all. This allows you to steal Quirks from other people and use them as if they were yours or handing them to others to use. With this the villain could have obtained the necessary amount of Quirks to be really invincible, but his greatest ambition was what led him to ruin. All for One was obsessed with acquiring the one for all And he could have got it quickly. If I had ordered the villains to catch all together Deku Before he becomes so powerful, he would have obtained the power and thus consummate his victory.
Isshiki Otsutsuki from Boruto
Isshiki, of Otsutsuki Clan, was a parasitic alien being who sought to devour the Earth’s chakra fruit to evolve and achieve divinity, although that meant destroying all the life of the planet. After centuries regaining power and looking for a container for his karma, he became the strongest enemy of the ninja world. He possessed superhuman strength and the Kokugan, which allowed him to shrink objects. easily surpassed Naruto and Sasuke, considered almost gods, but his plan failed when Naruto activated the Baryon mode out of nowhere. This exhausted his life to the point of forcing him to use Kawaki, without noticing that he was a clone. Thus, Isshiki died with no way of returning.
yhwach anime bleach
YHWACH He is the leader of the Quincy and the son of the spiritual king, a figure who acts as God in the universe of bleach. Its purpose was to absorb the spiritual king to create a new world without fear of death. However, to achieve this, he had to unite the human world, the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, which would cause massive destruction. Yhwach mastered all advanced Quincy skills and used The Almighty, a Schrift that allowed him to see all possible futures. With this he could understand any technique and become immune. In addition, it altered the future in its favor. By absorbing the spiritual king, he controlled reality itself.
And although it seemed to be the most dominant force that would ever be defeated, there was a small detail that ended its life. Ichigo got help from Aizen, who used a hypnosis of his zanpakuto, so the protagonist of the anime managed to cut Yhwach in half, who did not achieve his goal for that small detail in the battle.
As you can see, the villains mentioned are some of the most important in the history of the anime, with series that have left an indelible mark. Dragon Ball Z, , Naruto or bleach They can be seen in the list and its villains were nothing to achieve victory.
