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Lists that rank the top villains, antagonists, and evil organizations throughout the worlds of anime and manga.

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Shonen anime villains make for some of the most fascinating figures in their genre. They generate the challenges the heroes must endure, create a sense of danger and suspense, and reveal the dark underbellies of seemingly peaceful anime worlds.

But which of these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">villains</a> rank among&nbsp;the best of the best? With so many great options, it&#39;s hard to narrow it down to just a few. Some are great because they have deep, sympathetic backstories that perfectly explain their motivations and make it difficult to hate them, like Ultear&nbsp;Milkovich&nbsp;from&nbsp;Fairy Tail.&nbsp;Others, like Frieza&nbsp;from Dragon Ball Z,&nbsp;are irredeemably evil monsters who you just can&#39;t stop watching. Villains who force heroes to rethink their world, like Pain from&nbsp;Naruto, are fascinating too.

Every great shonen villain brings something different to the table. The one thing they all have in common is that they&#39;re indispensable when&nbsp;telling a great story.&nbsp;

While there&#39;s something to be said for a sympathetic anime villain, sometimes you just want to see the good guys go up against a truly black-hearted bad guy. Whether it&#39;s the joy of watching them finally get what&#39;s coming to them or the excitement that comes with seeing what malicious depths they&#39;ll sink to next, these characters can be a ton of fun.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The most evil anime villains include villains from shonen hits like&nbsp;Naruto, Bleach,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dragon Ball Z,&nbsp;but they also appear in shorter series like&nbsp;Banana Fish, Hellsing,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Made In Abyss.&nbsp;While these villains have different motives and are guilty of different crimes, one thing they all share is an utter disregard for the needs and safety of anyone other than themselves, and a willingness to use others to further their nefarious ends?&nbsp;

Which ones do you love to hate the most?

Villains

It's not always brute strength that wins the day because&nbsp;sometimes, it takes a little brain to outmatched brawn. That why, when it comes to anime villainy, it's the smartest ones that are always the most terrifying, yet, captivating to watch.&nbsp;No matter how fired up a hero&nbsp;may be, it's all meaningless if they don't have a strategy to overcome their&nbsp;highly intellectual&nbsp;foe.Present in this list are the smartest anime villains of all time. They aren't just among the <a href="/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">greatest anime villains</a> - they are antagonists who are always two steps ahead of their adversaries,&nbsp;playing out their deadly game of wits with sinister glee. That's not to say these villains are invincible, but when presented with an impossible situation to overcome, they always manage to find some small detail to exploit for victory.Whether it's taking advantage of their victim's frail emotions, or sacrificing as many pawns as necessary to declare checkmate, these intelligent villains are a&nbsp;dangerous force&nbsp;to be&nbsp;reckoned with.&nbsp;Listed here are some of the smartest villains in all of anime. Which ones deserve to reign all over the others? Vote up the characters you believe are the smartest anime villains around.&nbsp;

Just because a character is technically a villain doesn&#39;t mean everything they do is terrible.

There are plenty of anime villains who were&nbsp;right, even though their actions were arguably evil.&nbsp;Some - like Sasuke&nbsp;Uchiha&nbsp;of Naruto&nbsp;and Scar from&nbsp;Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood -&nbsp;were victims of state-sanctioned horrors seeking justified revenge. Shougo&nbsp;Makishima of&nbsp;Psycho-Pass,&nbsp;meanwhile, tried&nbsp;to take down a corrupt government&nbsp;to potentially save thousands of lives, but inadvertently got his hands dirty&nbsp;in the pursuit of justice.

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-anime-villains/elise-yeakley" target="_blank">Anime villains who are pure evil&nbsp;</a>can be fun, but when an antagonist has relatable motivations, the story is always more nuanced.&nbsp;

Sometimes it doesn&#39;t matter how evil a villain is - their miserable childhoods make it impossible not to sympathize with them. Whether they endured abuse, human experimentation, slavery, loss of loved ones, displacement, or any other series of devastating events, these characters have had experiences that warped their worldview towards villainy. While a traumatic childhood doesn&#39;t excuse wrongdoing, it can explain it.&nbsp;

Anime villains with sad childhoods appear in series of all genres. From the shonen genre, there&#39;s&nbsp;Itachi Uchiha&nbsp;of Naruto, whose war torn childhood made him an easy target for truly villainous characters like Danzo. From the shojo genre, there&#39;s Yut Lung Lee of&nbsp;Banana Fish,&nbsp;whose family history convinces him that his best option is to side with Dino Golzine.&nbsp; 
 
Which of these villains did you sympathize with?

Warning: this list contains spoilers.&nbsp;Among the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">best anime villains</a>&nbsp;are a few characters who pull at your heartstrings. Sometimes, despite how evil some anime villains may be, you can't help but sympathize with them. Maybe they had a bad childhood, where they lost their parents or suffered from abuse. Maybe they lost a loved one, so their vengeance&nbsp;is understandable. Or&nbsp;maybe, they're simply really hot. Whatever the case, there is no shortage of sympathetic anime villains.Compiled here are villains who&nbsp;were driven&nbsp;by their cruel fate to fulfill their vile roles in their story. You'll see the common traits that leads to the path of villainy, such as&nbsp;spirits broken by war, suffering inflicted by someone they trusted,&nbsp;a sudden loss of a loved one, and&nbsp;losing all hope for the future. Their actions&nbsp;may not be&nbsp;easily forgiven at the end of the series, but because you got a glimpse of their heartbreaking backstories, you'll&nbsp;understand why they took that grim turn in their lives.Without further delay, here are the most sympathetic anime villains you can't help but feel sorry for. Which anime villain is the most deserving of sympathy? Which ones would you not shed a tear for? Vote up the antagonist characters you just can't hate, no matter how many awful things they've done.&nbsp;

Anime villains don't always stay villainous. Actually, there are plenty of anime villains who turned good. In series like&nbsp;Naruto&nbsp;and&nbsp;Yu-Gi-Oh!&nbsp;this happens to nearly every villain, while other anime use the trope more sparingly. Sometimes it's heartfelt, and sometimes it's kind of hamfisted, and it happens for a lot of different reasons.In some cases, a change of heart occurs when an <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/smartest-anime-villains/leo-reyna" target="_blank">intelligent&nbsp;villain</a> realizes that their former behavior is no longer in their best interest. In other cases, a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sympathetic-anime-villains/leo-reyna" target="_blank">villain with good intentions</a>&nbsp;finally gets the opportunity to be the good guy they've always been on the inside. Maybe a villain who was really into the whole evil thing realizes the error of their ways after a showdown with the protagonist. Maybe they begrudgingly join the good guys, but their old personality keeps creeping in. No matter the reason, characters who make the switch from villain to good guy can be fascinating.&nbsp;Which switchover&nbsp;did you think was the most plausible and interesting? Vote up the anime villain who joined the good guys whose story&nbsp;most resonated with you, and vote down the characters who would have been better off staying villains.

One of the main draws of anime lies in the genre's ability to flesh out even the most static of characters into compelling personalities. Because it its rich storytelling, the genre produces plenty&nbsp;of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">anime villains</a> who deserve their own anime. All sorts of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/sympathetic-anime-villains/leo-reyna" target="_blank">sympathetic anime antagonists</a> exist, giving studios tons of content to work off of.&nbsp;These villains offer a new perspective on the original content, one that is&nbsp;otherwise&nbsp;impossible through the protagonist alone.Scar of Fullmetal Alchemist&nbsp;presents a window into Ishvalan&nbsp;society you never see in the primary storyline. On the flipside, a villain like Hunter X Hunter's Hisoka&nbsp;is so&nbsp;fascinating you would watch 150+ episodes&nbsp;worth of him stuck&nbsp;at the DMV just for more screen time. Of all the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-that-deserve-their-own-show/ranker-anime" target="_blank">anime characters deserving of their own series</a>, the most pressing ones might just be the anime villains. Sometimes, bad people give you the best content.

Most anime protagonists are decent folks. Maybe they make some mistakes or bad decisions, but they mean well. While these kinds of main characters are common, they&#39;re not universal. Some main characters are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/anime-characters-who-show-no-emotion/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">cold-hearted</a>, cruel villains.&nbsp;

Anime with villain protagonists allow viewers to adopt a perspective outside the norm. These anime ask viewers to empathize with characters who torment&nbsp;and seek to ruin others. This can be a disconcerting experience, but it can also be a great mental exercise.&nbsp;Maybe the character is hellbent on world domination, maybe they&#39;re seeking revenge, or maybe they just don&#39;t know how to handle a failed relationship. No matter what, they&#39;re doing something wrong, and it&#39;s the antagonist&#39;s job to try and stop them. Sometimes, these evil protagonists can even make for the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">best villains of all time</a>.

Vote up the villainous main character who&#39;s compelling enough to get you rooting for them... or at least invested in their story.

Father from&nbsp;Fullmetal Alchemist.&nbsp;Sousuke Aizen from Bleach.&nbsp;Madara Uchiha from&nbsp;Naruto.&nbsp;These characters might seem different, but they have one very important thing in common - they&#39;re all totally OP anime villains.&nbsp;

Invincible&nbsp;anime villains must walk a fine line between creating meaningful&nbsp;challenges for the heroes to overcome and creating challenges that are actually impossible and require the heroes to go beyond the rules established by canon. When their defeats work, it&#39;s awesome - but when it doesn&#39;t, it can be a disaster. Still, it&#39;s always exciting to try and find out how seemingly unbeatable anime villains will finally bite the dust. Which ones are&nbsp;your favorites?

Every season, new anime comes out, and new anime villains are introduced. Some of them are just okay, but others are fantastic. For this list, we&#39;re going to take a look at the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-anime-today/ranker-anime?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best modern anime</a> villains: that is, the best villains who have appeared in anime that came out between 2010 - 2020.&nbsp;

Among them are characters who appeared at the beginning of the decade like Kyuubey from&nbsp;Madoka Magica&nbsp;and Izaya Orihara from&nbsp;Durarara!&nbsp;There are also more recent entries into the anime canon, like Garou from&nbsp;One Punch Man&nbsp;and Muzan Kibutsuji from&nbsp;Demon Slayer.

See&nbsp;villains you love on the list? Be sure to vote them up!

When faced with wildly powerful opponents, shonen heroes are forced to put everything on the line to take them down. Sometimes, this means developing brand new powers, sometimes it involves coming up with a strategy, and sometimes it involves relying on luck or help from their friends. No matter how they do it, these villains&nbsp;push the heroes they fight&nbsp;to their&nbsp;limit.

Who are hardest shonen anime villains to beat? There&#39;s a whole lot out there. Meruem from&nbsp;Hunter x Hunter&nbsp;was so tough that Isaac Netero had to sacrifice himself to take him down. Sousuke Aizen from&nbsp;Bleach survives one of the most terrifying attacks in anime history, and is only destroyed by an unexpected trap.&nbsp;

Which of these villains would you never want to find yourself up against? Vote them up!&nbsp;

Whether they&#39;re a villain or a hero, an&nbsp;anime characters&#39; last words can be tragic, revealing, and even infuriating. In the case of villains, those last words can show whether they&#39;re still on board with being a total monster or if they&#39;ve had a change of heart. Let&#39;s take a look at some of the greatest anime villain last words.

One particularly sad example springs from Meruem of&nbsp;Hunter x Hunter,&nbsp;who spent his last moments with the only person he ever truly cared for, Komugi. Not all final quotes are so sentimental, though. Frieza spends his last moments talking about how inferior Saiyans are before Goku annihilates him - albeit temporarily.

Which of these quotes got to you?&nbsp;

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From the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-shounen-anime-ever-made/ranker-anime" target="_blank">best shonen&nbsp;anime</a> to the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fantasy-anime-v1/ranker-anime" target="_blank">best fantasy anime</a>, everything is taken to its natural extreme&nbsp;and organized crime is no exception. Different anime have shown all kinds of organized crime syndicates&nbsp;doing all kinds of evil deeds. Evil anime organizations are known for&nbsp;wreaking havoc on the protagonists and innocent civilians of their respective series. Some of these evil organizations in anime&nbsp;are played for laughs, allowing viewers to feel empathy for the villains. Others are made up of individuals who are pure evil and make fans feel nothing but disgust for them.Still, some organizations&nbsp;are more nuanced&nbsp;crime circles that are broken down&nbsp;during a series to provide windows into the goals and backstories of&nbsp;antagonists. The very best evil organizations in anime have been gathered here on this list. These are organizations that are known for being ruthlessly sinister, heinous,&nbsp;or&nbsp;nefarious.&nbsp;Check them out below and vote up the best evil anime organizations that you find fascinating and engaging.&nbsp;

Naruto

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If you had to rank them, who would you say is the best Naruto villain in the history of the series? This list includes Naruto Shippuden villains as well as the original Naruto&nbsp;villains like Orochimaru and Zabuza. The list is made up of the villains that have darkness in their hearts, and the damage they caused to the good characters in Naruto. Vote for your favorite Naruto villains below, and add more characters to the list if they're not already here.Do you consider Pain to be the greatest Naruto villain of all time? His story arc was fairly long and definitely gave us some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/emotional-moments-in-comics/ranker-comics?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most emotional moments</a> in the entire series. However many consider Orochimaru to be the best Naruto bad guy, or even Itachi or Madara Uchiha. Vote for your favorites and help us decide once and for all.If you like the villians of Naruto then be sure to check out the best&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kisame-hoshigaki-quotes/ranker-anime" target="_blank">Kisame Hoshigaki quotes</a> and the best&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-deidara-quotes/ranker-anime" target="_blank">Deidara quotes</a>.

Filler is a necessary evil in the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-world-to-live-in/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">world of anime</a>. While modern series are producing less and less of it, older shows have massive stores of filler episodes and arcs. Many of these arcs have villains, and while some of them are awesome, most of them kind of suck.

But which ones are&nbsp;the&nbsp;worst anime filler villains? Chief among them is Mizuki from&nbsp;Naruto, who spent an entire filler arc revealing himself to be a despicable human being before ultimately transforming into a weird, ugly tiger. There&#39;s also the Big 5 from&nbsp;Yu-Gi-Oh!&nbsp;who are&nbsp;so indistinguishable from one another that they barely deserve to be referred to as five separate characters.

Whether they bore you to tears or make your blood boil, none of the filler villains on this list deserve praise.&nbsp;

Among the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">greatest villains in anime</a>, there’s a long list of characters who rack up insane kill counts with ease. With little to no regard for life, they murder entire races and wipe out galaxies.&nbsp;Despite their reputations as lethal killing machines, it seems that certain villains just can’t help but attract ridiculous amounts of&nbsp;death and destruction wherever they go. Ever wondered which bad guys have the most kills? Look no further!&nbsp;Below, you’ll find a list of anime characters who have slaughtered entire armies, civilizations, planets, and universes all by themselves. From ruthless betrayals to nonchalant genocide, these villains cover a wide range of methods, tactics, and reasons for mass murder. Read on to discover the worst killers with the highest body counts in all of anime.&nbsp;

If there's one things villains are known for, it's monologuing. Big Baddies love to talk about their ingenious plans&nbsp;or dive into their dark pasts.Anime villains are no different. They may not be spitting&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/inspirational-anime-quotes/anna-lindwasser" target="_blank">inspiring anime quotes</a>, but they can certainly light a fire under your feet. In some cases, like when Stain admonishes Tenya Iida for his fixation on revenge in My Hero Academia, villains&nbsp;do offer solid advice.&nbsp;When they aren't motivational, the best anime villain quotes often reveal insights into why the evil-doer commits heinous acts.&nbsp;Motivations range&nbsp;from depression brought on by childhood horrors, like Madara Uchiha&nbsp;from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/naruto/73654360" target="_blank">Naruto</a>,&nbsp;to an understandable loathing for humankind as expressed by Knives Millions of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/trigun/22802981" target="_blank">Trigun</a>.Whether or not the villain is sympathetic, hearing what they have to say makes their position clear and adds depth to the plot.

Not all women are nice - actually, some of them are straight up evil. <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-voice-ever?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">The best female</a> anime villains are great for the same reasons that villains of other genders are: they have nefarious plans, interesting backstories, and are either so evil that seeing them get defeated is a joy, or so fascinating that you&#39;re almost kind of rooting for them despite their alignment.&nbsp;

Among the best are Lust from&nbsp;Fullmetal Alchemist,&nbsp;Annie Leonhardt of Attack On Titan,&nbsp;Himiko Toga of&nbsp;My Hero Academia, Balalaika of Black Lagoon&nbsp;and more. Which villainous lady do you love to hate?

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There&#39;s more to being an <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-anime-villains/ranker-anime" target="_blank">anime villain</a> than just&nbsp;doing bad things. The most truly disturbing anime villains are the ones that just creep you out. These unsettling antagonists in anime can be unsettling for myriad reasons. Sometimes, that creepy villain panache involves&nbsp;vomiting up snakes, which vomit up clones&nbsp;of yourself, which vomit up more snakes, which vomit up swords, like Orochimaru from <a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/20/Naruto?q=naruto" target="_blank">Naruto</a>.&nbsp;

Sometimes, it involves becoming so obsessed with how another person smells, you kidnap him and try to eat his flesh in a gladiator arena, like Shuu Tsukiyama from <a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/22319/Tokyo_Ghoul?q=tokyo" target="_blank">Tokyo Ghoul</a>. Sometimes, it just involves being a teenager who makes other teenager&#39;s bike racing experiences less fun. That might sound petty, but if you&#39;re a truly weird anime villain, like Akira Midousuji&nbsp;from <a href="https://myanimelist.net/anime/18179/Yowamushi_Pedal" target="_blank">Yowamushi Pedal</a>, you can be every bit as unsettling as any fictitious mass murderer. Check out these chilling villains in anime&nbsp;and try not to shudder too hard.

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At long last, here's our list of the greatest anime villains of all time, including villains from every genre and demographic of anime out there. What would anime be without a great enemy for the heroes to fight with? Villains in anime can really make or break a series, as they are essentially the sole source of tension and conflict in any show. The protagonists of Dragon Ball Z are all amazing and loveable, but is Freeza not equally as crucial to the show's sucess and popularity? What would Fullmetal Alchemist be like without the Homonculi, or Inuyasha without Naraku? Yes, a great anime villain is equally as important as a show's hero, and the enemies below are a testament to that. Vote for the bad guy that you think deserves the title of the best anime villain of all time, no matter how powerful or strong they are. Sometimes a great villain can be a normal human being, like Gendo Ikari from Neon Genesis or Johan Liebert from Monster.

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Despite not appearing until the manga's second half, Freeza is widely considered to be the most iconic antagonist from the series due to effectively serving as the catalyst of many of the events depicted in the story, such as Goku's arrival on Earth, the Saiyans landing on Earth, and subsequently the main characters going to planet Namek. He is also directly responsible for the murder of Bardock, the genocide of the Saiyan race, and the second death of Kuririn, arguably making him Goku's most personal and significant enemy.

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Orochimaru is a fictional character from the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto and developed into a media franchise, which consists of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, OVAs, movies, video games, and other collectibles. He was created as one of the series' main antagonists, and intended to represent the opposite of the protagonists' morals and values.
In the anime and manga, Orochimaru is a former ninja of the village of Konohagakure who is known for his abilities. However, creating his ninja village Otogakure as means to perform inhuman experimentation, Orochimaru sought a means to gain power and cheat death. In the latter, Orochimaru obtained a means for immortality by transferring between different host bodies which became one of his driving motivations throughout the series as he targets Sasuke Uchiha for his genetic heritage. While the main antagonist in Part I of the series, Orochimaru's role became overshadowed by the Akatsuki prior to the Fourth Ninja War arc. Orochimaru has appeared in media outside the Naruto anime and manga, including several video games.
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Lelouch was designed by the group of manga artists Clamp, who aimed to create a stylish and visually appealing character. The character of Lelouch has been recognized as one of Japan's most popular characters during the time Code Geass aired, appearing at the top of several polls. Publications for anime and manga saw Lelouch as an interesting character. Despite his ruthless methods to destroy an empire, he still has several strong relationships that made him a likeable character. His voice actors Fukuyama and Bosch have been praised for their work as Lelouch's voice.

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Itachi Uchiha is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. Itachi is the older brother of Sasuke Uchiha and is responsible for killing all the members of their clan, sparing only Sasuke. Though treated as an antagonist for much of the series, it is later revealed that Itachi slaughtered his clan in order to prevent a coup d'état which would result in a war, and that he had been acting in both Konoha's and Sasuke's best interests for the entire series.
Itachi has been featured in the Naruto films, has appeared once in an original video animation of Naruto, and is a playable character in most of the video games from the series. Itachi's character has been popular with readers of the manga, and has been positively received by critics. His appearance as an antagonist has been praised by several writers, although some have considered his initial appearance to be unsurprising. The gradual revelations of his past and its impact on the story has also received positive reception, and his fights were noted to be "one of the best" in the series.

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As prince of the Saiyans, an extraterrestrial race of warriors that the series' protagonist Son Goku also belongs to, Vegeta is extremely vain, believing he is the strongest and becoming obsessed with surpassing Goku. He later reluctantly unites with the heroes to thwart greater threats to the universe, becoming an antihero, while remaining a rival to Goku. Vegeta's character, particularly his personality, has been well received.

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Majin Buu

Majin Boo, spelled "Majin Buu" in the Funimation anime dub and translated as "Djinn-Boo" in the Viz Media manga, is a fictional character and the final antagonist in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is introduced in chapter #460 Majin Boo Appears?! first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on March 1, 1994. Majin Boo is a magical life form created by the evil warlock Bibbidi that terrorized galaxies by destroying entire planets, millions of years before the events of Dragon Ball take place. He was temporarily sealed away and brought to Earth, however, with Bibbidi being killed and Boo remaining hidden. During the series, he is revived by Bibbidi's son Bobbidi in order to carry on his father's plan to conquer the entire universe.

Envy

Envy is a fictional character from 2009 anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

Crocodile

Crocodile is a fictional character from the 1996 film Crocodile.

Ryuk

Ryuk is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is a bored Shinigami that drops a Death Note, a notebook that allows you to kill anyone simply by knowing their name and face, into the human world in order to have fun. It is picked up by Light Yagami, a young genius who uses it in an attempt to create and rule a world "cleansed of evil" as "God".

Ulquiorra

At long last, here's our list of the greatest anime villains of all time, including villains from every genre and demographic of anime out there. What would ...