Danzo Shimura

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The Bad Guys of Anime

Villains

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.

Orochimaru

The Greatest Anime Villains of All Time

List of the Best Anime Villains of All Time

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Rankings of everything in the Naruto Universe, from strongest jutsus to the greatest villains in the series. Grab a bowl of ramen and  vote on them all!

Naruto

Gather round, because it&#39;s time to drag the cast of&nbsp;Naruto. Even the protagonist isn&#39;t immune - yes, that&#39;s right, Naruto&nbsp;Uzumaki is among the worst characters in&nbsp;Naruto. Why? Because he went from being a plucky shonen protagonist with a huge heart to being a terrible father and a terrible leader who has zero interest in effecting real change in the terrible system he now controls.

Naruto is far from the only awful&nbsp;Naruto&nbsp;character, however. From major characters like Sakura Haruno to forgettable and annoying filler characters like Yota and Guren, there&#39;s plenty of criticism to go around.

It&#39;s not that these characters are unredeemable. A lot of them actually have good traits, and are likable or even lovable from certain angles - but here, the focus is on their very real flaws.&nbsp;

The 20 Worst Naruto Characters In Series History

The 20 Worst Naruto Characters In Series History (With Explanations)

Anna Lindwasser

Anbu, also known as the Black Ops, is a group of highly skilled shinobi who carry out covert missions for&nbsp;their villages.&nbsp;Everybody who gets recruited into Anbu is powerful, otherwise, they wouldn&#39;t be there. But who are the strongest Anbu members in Konohagakure?

Many, like Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha, and Kakashi Hatake, are no longer part of the organization by the time they&#39;re introduced. But whether they were trying to sabotage the city from within or lending it their strength, they made a major impact. Others, like Danzo Shimura, are deeply dedicated to Anbu when they&#39;re introduced. In fact, in Danzo&#39;s case, it&#39;s not just Anbu, but a seperate faction called Root that claimed to be covertly working for Konoha&#39;s interests, but in reality did anything but.&nbsp;

Vote up the Anbu members who you&#39;d be afraid to face in battle.&nbsp;

The 15 Strongest Anbu Members In Konoha History, Ranked

The 15 Strongest Anbu Members In Konaha History, Ranked

Some of the saddest moments in&nbsp;Naruto&nbsp;are the last moments before a character passes away. This is when we get to hear their final words - or in some cases, their final thoughts.&nbsp;

For this list, we&#39;re looking at Naruto characters&#39; last words that really hit hard. Some, Itachi Uchiha&#39;s, reflect their love for the person they&#39;re speaking to. Others, like Konan&#39;s, reflect their desire to carry out one last task before they go. Many involve entrusting their hopes to Naruto Uzumaki, either after he defeated them and helped them realize where they went wrong, or because they were on his team to begin with.

Which of these final quotes do you find the most devastating? Be sure to vote it up.&nbsp;

The 20 Saddest Last Words Of Naruto Characters

For a show that is so seemingly happy on the outside, Naruto and Naruto Shippuden both have their share of heartbreaks. The saddest Naruto deaths are a punch in the gut that often leave you with tears in your eyes, and the same goes for Shippuden. If you are not current with the series then you will definitely have some deaths spoiled, so please read this list with caution if you're not caught up. What is the saddest Naruto death from the entire franchise? We're counting on you to vote up the characters that you were most sad to see go.From Jiraiya's heartbreaking death at the hands of Pain to the Third Hokage's death after fighting Orochimaru, these Naruto deaths were just too much to handle. It's OK if you cried- you aren't the only one.

Kakashi

The 15+ Saddest Naruto Deaths That Legit Made You Cry

General

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>.

Haku

The Top 10+ Naruto Villains of All Time

The Top 10+ Naruto Villains of All Time, Ranked

Whether or not people truly get what they deserve in the real world is an open question - but when it comes to anime, there are plenty of characters who earned themselves a karmic <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-songs-with-slap-in-the-title/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">slap in the face</a>.&nbsp;

Some of these anime characters with bad karma deserve worse fates than can possibly be meted out. Danzo Shimura&nbsp;of Naruto&nbsp;brainwashed a large group of orphans, then forced a 13-year-old boy to destroy his entire clan so that he could harvest their eyeballs. Just being taken out by the Uchiha clan&#39;s only remaining descendent doesn&#39;t seem like quite enough, but karma can only go so far. There are also characters whose fates aren&#39;t quite so dramatic.&nbsp;Sekke Bronzazza&nbsp;of&nbsp;Black Clover&nbsp;lost against Asta almost instantly after bragging about his own prowess - maybe that wouldn&#39;t have happened if he&#39;d spent more time sharpening his own skills and less time talking about them?

Did these characters get what they deserve? Vote up the ones who you think were served well by karma.

15 Times Anime Characters Got A Healthy Dose of Karma

15 Times Anime Characters Got A Healthy Dose of Karma, Ranked

In the world of Naruto,&nbsp;Genjutsu is less common than ninjutsu or taijutsu, but it's no less useful. Genjutsu allows users to create illusions that&nbsp;range from mere images to painful, world-enveloping nightmares.Who are the&nbsp;best genjutsu users in Naruto?&nbsp;The ultimate attack in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/naruto-shipp%C5%ABden/33013470" target="_blank">Naruto&nbsp;Shippuden</a>,&nbsp;Infinite Tsukuyomi, is&nbsp;the work of one of&nbsp;the strongest genjutsu&nbsp;users, Madara&nbsp;Uchiha. However, there are plenty of others beyond Madara.&nbsp;Most members of the Uchiha&nbsp;clan are adept at this ability, and lesser-known users like Yakumo&nbsp;Kurama, who can create illusions&nbsp;powerful enough to impact the real world, are worth noting too.&nbsp;

The 14 Best Genjutsu Users In Naruto

Anime characters broken down by various features, including hair color, eye color, accessories, and more.

Anime Appearances

Here&#39;s our list of the coolest anime characters who&nbsp;have scars, as voted on by anime fans like you. You might have never realized it, but some of the toughest anime characters have scars. They are worn proudly by these warriors, who got them in sword fights, gun battles, explosions, and other crazy incidents. Which one of these characters has the most badass scar? Sometimes scars are small and subtle, but some of these characters have some pretty major ones. Take Zoro from One Piece for example, who has one not only on his eye, but a giant one on his stomach as well. Scar from Fullmetal Alchemist has one in the shape of big X on his face, as a result of Kimbley using his explosive aclhemy on his face. Anyway, we want you to vote for your favorite scarred anime character on this list. Don&#39;t just vote for the character, vote for how badass you think the scar is. For example, Yamcha from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/why-dragon-ball-z-sucks/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Dragon Ball Z</a> isn&#39;t a very strong character, but his scar is pretty damn cool.

Scar

The Greatest Anime Characters With Scars

Anime Scars | List of Anime Characters With Scars

While all anime villains are guilty of some form of wrongdoing, some bad guys take it to another level. These supremely evil characters commit acts that make other villains look morally upright.

In some cases, the&nbsp;worst things anime villains have done are atrocities on a mass scale, like when Frieza blows up the planet Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z, effectively committing genocide against an entire species. But sometimes evil acts with fewer victims&nbsp;can still pack a huge punch - the most common example of this being when Shou Tucker of&nbsp;Fullmetal Alchemist&nbsp;fuses his young daughter with the family dog.

Which of these acts of horrific cruelty upset you the most?

The 16 Most Evil Things Anime Villains Have Ever Done

From Naruto&nbsp;to&nbsp;Boruto,&nbsp;there have been plenty of dangerous villains, each with their own set of tough-to-beat powers. But who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/strongest-anime-villains/anna-lindwasser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most powerful villains</a> that the heroes have had to face so far?

Many of the&nbsp;strongest Naruto villains are members of the Otsutsuki or Uchiha clans. With earth-shattering inherited abilities, members of these clans are nearly impossible to beat - especially the Otsutsukis, whose powers transcend human limits. But there are other villains from the series who would be tough to go up against too - Kisame Hoshigaki might not be an Uchiha, but with his boundless chakra and his mastery of the Samehada sword, he&#39;s not somebody you&#39;d want to face in battle.

Which villain do you think is the strongest? Be sure to vote them up!

The 20 Strongest Villains From The Naruto Franchise, Ranked

Though most members of the Uchiha clan will eventually develop a Sharingan, few will manifest its more powerful form, the Mangekyo Sharingan. Known as the &quot;heavenly eyes that see the truth of all of creation without obstruction&quot; the eye can only be activated when the user experiences a traumatic event involving the loss of a loved one. Tragically, this led some people to force the issue and try to eliminate their clansmen to get a Mangekyo, and it also led to a lot of misunderstandings about the true nature of the Uchiha clan.&nbsp;

Mangekyo users retain all the abilities of the Sharingan, including Izanagi and Izanami. They also gain new abilities, which vary depending on their user. No two users are the same, but all are powerful. Who are the&nbsp;strongest Mangekyou Sharingan users? There are plenty of great contenders, including Itachi, Sasuke, Obito, Kakashi, and more.&nbsp;

Vote up the Mangekyo users whose powers you most admire, and vote down those who aren&#39;t all that impressive.&nbsp;

Ranking Every Mangekyou Sharingan User in Naruto Strongest to Weakest

You should always respect your elders, and 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> that saying is no exception. The usual portrayal of old people in anime is that of the sagely, still powerful fighter who the antagonist learns all his skills from, especially in Shonen anime. Elderly anime characters like Master Roshi (DBZ), Jiraiya (Naruto), and Genkai (Yu-Yu-Hakusho) all exemplify this. Then there are the old anime characters that are still more powerful in their old age than most other characters in the show. This is best demonstrated by the great Whitebeard in One Piece, who at 72 years of age showed the world why he was the strongest man in the world.Who is your favorite anime geezer? Let us know by voting up your favorites on the poll below. Anime grandpas and grandmas are fair game, as long as they are elderly looking.

The Best Elderly Anime Characters of All Time

Old Anime Characters | The Best Elderly Anime Characters in Anime

Most Annoying

Who are the anime characters you want to punch in the face? Don&#39;t lie - no matter how peace-loving you might be in real life, everyone has a list of characters they can&#39;t stand and would hypothetically wail on if given the chance. The Germans even have a word for this kind of person - they have a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Backpfeifengesicht" target="_blank">Backpfeifengesicht</a>&nbsp;or a &quot;face in need of a slap.&quot;&nbsp;

What makes these characters so deserving of physical violence? Sometimes it&#39;s because they&#39;re absolutely terrible people, like the infamous Shou Tucker, a man who fused his dog with his daughter, or the less well-known Dino Golzine of Banana Fish, a mafia boss who sells children as merchandise and abuses them for fun. But the reasons aren&#39;t always so dark - sometimes they&#39;re like Excalibur of&nbsp;Soul Eater -&nbsp;they&#39;re just really freakin&#39; annoying.

Vote up the characters whose faces you&#39;d most like to put a fist in.

15 Anime Characters You Desperately Want To Punch In The Face

With such a wide range of abilities in anime, they need to be broken down by type. Who is the best fire user? What about electricity, water, or even ice users? Let's rank the best of the best from these categories and many more!

Anime Character Abilities

If someone told you that you could have any anime ability, would you pick the coolest single power that you could think of? Or would you pick a power that is the anime equivalent of wishing for more wishes, the ability to take on other people&#39;s&nbsp;powers as your own? Though rare compared to fire wielders or ice warriors, anime characters with power absorption abilities are some of the toughest&nbsp;fighters out there.

Exactly how this ability works varies from person to person - it can be as absurdly complex as&nbsp;Chrollo Lucifer&#39;s multi-step Nen&nbsp;attack, or as simple as a plant&nbsp;Pok&eacute;mon&#39;s&nbsp;Giga&nbsp;Drain. It can have serious side effects like memory loss, as it does for Yu Otosaka, or it can have seemingly no drawbacks, as in the case of All For One. Sometimes, anime characters who can steal power don&#39;t have the inborn ability to do so, but go out of their way to take from others, as is the case with Danzo Shimura.&nbsp;

This is one of the most versatile abilities in all of anime - but because it leaves its victims without their power or even without their life, it&#39;s also one of the most cruel.

13 Anime Characters Who Can Steal Their Opponents Powers

One way to categorize fictional characters is by the&nbsp;character alignment system. Originating in the fantasy tabletop game&nbsp;Dungeons &amp; Dragons,&nbsp;this system involves nine different alignments consisting of combinations of good, neutral, evil, lawful, and chaotic. Most anime characters can also be sorted into this system.&nbsp;

Let&#39;s take a look at&nbsp;one&nbsp;of these alignments: lawful&nbsp;evil. Lawful evil anime characters typically fall into two categories: those who use the law to achieve nefarious ends, and those who value law and order and are willing to do whatever it takes to maintain it. One example of the former is Danzo Shimura from&nbsp;Naruto,&nbsp;who was happy to use Konoha&#39;s government as a means of pursuing personal power. An example of the latter is Stain from&nbsp;My Hero Academia,&nbsp;who cares so much about heroes doing what they&#39;re supposed to be doing that he starts taking out those who don&#39;t.

Even if you prefer your evil characters more chaotic, you&#39;ll still probably find some lawful evil characters on this list that you appreciate. Be sure to vote up your favorites.&nbsp;

The 20 Greatest Lawful Evil Anime Characters

Lists about the most popular, memorable, and complicated characters in anime across all genres.

Anime People

Some anime characters will utterly astonish you with their cold, cruel behavior. Several anime feature some cold-blooded protagonists, antagonists, and/or ancillary&nbsp;characters who don't give a damn about anyone, but this baker's dozen is&nbsp;the coldest of the bunch.&nbsp;Ice cold characters aren't just&nbsp;anime personalities&nbsp;who show no emotion, or characters&nbsp;who keep their feelings hidden. On the contrary, some of these ice cold characters will can actually show quite a bit of emotion while&nbsp;they ruthlessly attack their enemies.These characters with frozen hearts feel anger, sadistic joy, and yes, sometimes sadness when their plans go awry. But they don't feel remorse, and if they do feel empathy, they sure as heck don't act on it. This isn't a list of <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-top-10-favorite-anime-characters?var=8&amp;utm_expid=16418821-324.3lRbXetYRRWrK-hFLSpdrg.3&amp;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F" target="_blank">the best anime characters</a>, its a collection of the most ruthless.&nbsp;Vote up the cold anime characters who leave you shivering with fear.&nbsp;

Danzo Shimura

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