Top 10 List: Anime Villains

Lemme just start off by pointing out this was a terribly difficult list to make because I had to balance how awesome or bad-ass they were, with their level of evilness and there's only one who I kind of teetered on with that and weighted the 'awesomeness level' a little more than the 'evilness level' but I'll explain that when I get there. But seriously, it's insane how many sexually twisted villains there are! Jakotsu of InuYasha...well...he doesn't even need an explanation, Kanone of Spiral is just creepishly gay for Eyes and Creed from Black Cat is creepishly gay for Train, oh god let's not forget Haku of Naruto and then one or two more that are on this list so you see later. Also, honorable mention to Hazama/Terumi of BlazBlue, he's not on this list because he's from a videogame (albeit an anime videogame that plays quite like a visual novel), but he's a pretty good villain. ANYWAY:

Number 10: Shiki (Togainu no Chi)

Shiki is on here basically because he got lucky in a mental coin toss between him and Asura of Soul Eater. Shiki is cool basically because he's mysterious and super-dangerous, plus he just looks really freakin' bad-ass and he uses a katana. He's also one of the only guys in Togainu no Chi that's not annoyingly gay. He's the embodiment of what I was looking for in this anime, tons of bad-assery, awesome fights and little to no shounen-ai. Plus the slight plot twist with him being Rin's brother is pretty cool too, only real back story in this anime and it kind of makes you wonder about the

rest of he and Rin's history.

Now yes it can be argued as to whether or not he's a villain, because killing people randomly is common-place in this anime so by normal standards the entire cast other than the old man would be villains. In my book he's a villain because of the fact that he's extremely feared, mysterious and he just randomly kills people just cuz; not even to get their tags. Thats another thing is he breaks the rules of Igra in not collecting or carrying tags so it's almost as if his goal is to stop Igra...or just kill the protagonists, nobody's really sure I suppose.

Number 9: Kaito Sai (X) (Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro)

Maybe it was just process of elimination or maybe I just like him cuz he's under-appreciated, but either way he's completely bad-ass and a crazed killer. That's pretty evil, AND he can alter his cellular structure! That's freaking awesome, and if memory serves (I watched this like 2yrs ago) he turned his arms into chainsaws at some point, that's just sick...creepy, but sick. Sure his method of killing people is pretty creepy, he cuts them up and examines their insides and puts them in a box O.o With that though, his motives are pretty original, he cuts people up and examines inside their body to discover what 'identity' really is and how it's determined. Kind of like a forensic pathologist/anthropologist gone wrong.

Number 8: Jellal/Siegrain (Fairy Tail)

The only real reason Jellal gets higher than Sai is because he uses magic...and he's not as crazed, Jellal actually has a definite goal. He builds this enormous tower for 8 years to resurrect the most evil wizard of all time, Zeref, and intends to use his former best childhood friend and crush as a human sacrifice to do this. Not only that but he's smart, he treats his entire plan like a game of chess and a race-against-the-clock type thing with who can win before the council (under his persuasion) releases the one of the most powerful spells on his tower to destroy it. Not only that, but once the spell does hit, he doesn't care because he had a way to deal with that already.

He's not your stereotypical stupid villain who's just a power-hungry freak, he actually knows what he's doing. Though I've gotta say, for anybody who watches Fairy Tail does he look a lot like a blue-haired version of Gray or is it just me?

Number 7: Gin Ichimaru (Bleach)

I just need to start off by saying Gin is an absolute freak, he is so insanely creepy he's just...ugh! He's the creepy creeper king of creepy anime characters, he's actually right up there with Freeza. His creepiness is actually probably a big part of the reason he's on this list and that's also in fact what makes him a really good villain. Not because he has some amazing evil scheme, in actuality he's just following Aizen; no, what makes him a good villain is that right from the beginning, the very first time you see him, you know there's something creepy about him. He can be as nice as he wants and smile as much as he wants (that smile is actually a huge part of his creepishness) he can do whatever could make him seem good...and you can still tell he's evil. Aizen and Kaname, bit of a shock, but with Gin you knew it all along, in fact I would've guessed he was the mastermind. Gin on the creep scale, off the charts.

Number 6: Yakushiji Tenzen (Basilisk)

Pay no mind to Akeginu in the background. Boy am I going retro on this list, I haven't seen this in about 2 years either so bear with my memory. Anyway, Tenzen is another one like Gin who just has "I'm an evil creeper" written all over him, you can just tell, even before it's fully revealed, probably even more so with Tenzen. Now mind you, Tenzen is probably the second most evil person on this list...but he's only at number 6 because he's a freak. He's a 400yr old rapist for crying out loud! Most of his evilness comes from the fact that he's a bloodthirsty war-hawk, but also the fact that he's pretty-much immortal. Now why he's immortal is where it gets weird, he has these freaky little cysts on each of his earlobes that come alive and literally eat his injuries...no, really, I'm not kidding, the cysts move and grow mouths and eat the wounds! If I'm not mistaken he gets his head cut off at some point and they even fix that! Now wait, it gets weirder, he's a rapist too! I don't think you can get more fucked up than this guy honestly.

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Number 5: Tobi/Madara Uchiha (Naruto)

'Tobi is a good boy' my ass! As awesome and funny as Tobi used to be, he's now the one who orchestrated pretty-much every problem from before the series' start onward. He set the nine-tails on Konoha! He was the one behind Akatsuki trying to take over the world and get the tailed beasts. He orchestrated everything, he waited...god I forget how many years but a long-ass time to carry out his ridiculously involved plan. It's just insane to find out that Tobi was the one behind everything in the series and that he was the one pulling the strings behind a lot of the other villains.

The only real reason he didn't get higher on this list is because his plan is too cliche, your basic 'control evil monsters to take over the world' type thing. For as much of a genius as Tobi is, he's not particularly original. That and as his evilness got turned up, his awesomeness went waaay down, honestly I liked him a lot better as the funny 'good-boy' sidekick of Akatsuki, honestly he was more original that way. And not like this is relevant at all, but his mask is a bitch to make, I cosplayed as him once and that mask was killer...and it kinda screws with your depth perception if you wear it for too long.

Number 4: Grimmjow Jeagerjaquez (Bleach)

Yes I'm aware that he's not a major villain, nor is he the mastermind of the evil plan he's involved in, but he is in fact evil. Evil, and probably one of the most bad-ass characters on this list. He's extremely violent and determined, he has this strange, but cool love for fighting and his fight-scenes are pretty-damn epic. He also lacks respect for the retarded authority above him which I really enjoy about his character, he always says what's on his mind no matter who it ticks off. To top that off he's dangerous as all hell, and he holds one nasty grudge...then again, who wouldn't hold a nasty grudge of someone cut open your chest? That and unlike a lot of villains, he's not done in after one fight, he just keeps coming back to wreak havoc.

Number 3: Ikaruga (Fairy Tail)

Anybody actually remember her? She's only there for about two episodes, but she's completely epic, from her character design to her fighting style to her constant taunting of Erza, she's just really bad-ass and I wish she got more screen-time.

As minor as this is, I'll start with her character design, her Kimono is cool, a nice traditional touch to this modern-set anime and while you can't see them in this picture, she had the coolest sandals, they're like insanely high platform sandals and anybody who knows me, knows I LOVE chunky shoes. Anyway though, she uses a katana and she's extremely awesome with it, to back Erza herself into a corner is no simple feat, and there's nothing her sword can't cut. She herself isn't very evil because she's more or less a hired peon, but she's completely bad-ass and the fact that she's a mercenary makes her pretty-damn evil. That and she breaks that stereotype of the weak delicate looking anime girl. I actually almost wanted to see her win her fight...granted that's also because I'm not particularly a fan of Erza, but I just wanted to see her win with that awesome fighting style of hers.

Number 2: Light Yagami (Death Note)

Now I personally don't agree with classifying him as a villain, but since he is in fact considered to be one even by the creators themselves I suppose he meets the criteria for this list.

His goal, first off, is amazing, debatable on how evil it is, but it's amazing nonetheless. That and in wanting to become a living God, he sure has the highest standards of just about any villain I can think of as well. And unlike most villains who get caught up in the 'genius' of their own plans they just become stupid, Light keeps a level head pretty-much all the way through.

He's also probably one of the most, if not the most, successful anime villain there is...except maybe Lelouch...but I don't really consider him a villain either. I mean sure he went a little crazy, but not to the point of being evil. Now why was Light so successful? Cuz he's a freaking genius! He's able to manipulate the world as if it's his game of chess, with limited mess-ups I might add. That and he actually has a personality and is a likable character at the same time with being a so-called 'villain'.

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Number 1: Liselotte Veltoll (11Eyes)

Bet nobody was expecting her huh? Now I can't honestly say she's my favorite villain, but she is the best villain in my opinion. Why exactly? Because she's the most original villain and that originality absolutely blew my mind, she's probably the most evil girl in anime (evil, not annoying), she's all-powerful, she tricks everyone into believing she's good she trapped people in a parallel dimension and she did this all out of love.

Yes her ultimate goal was to destroy the world, none to original there, what was original was how she goes about doing this. The black moon in her dimension, the Red Night, turns out not to be a moon at all, in fact it's the gate to hell and she wants to use the powers of the main protagonists and Kakeru's Eye of Aeon, to bring this gate to hell down on the earth and thereby destroying it! That's freaking insane! First of all, who would ever suspect a cute little girl stuck in a crystal? Second, who would ever suspect that the moon is a gate to hell?!

Why does she do this? She does this because she's pissed off that her boyfriend died, basically that's what it comes down to. And she's one villain who you really can't say is particularly psychotic either. That and she's a girl, how many good girl villains do you see in anime? Not a whole ton, and in my opinion, Liselotte is not only a good villain, she's the best villain from...probably one of the best anime I've seen, somewhere in the top 5 top 10 definitely. And actually, I neglected to mention that she's a split personality (obviously I'm referring to her dark side here) which only helped in her plan because it made Kakeru and the rest of the gang that much more eager to free her. Bad idea guys, you unleashed anime's number one villain.

Hope you guys enjoyed, sorry for the spoilers, and by the way, keep in mind, this is my list, not yours, if you disagree fine, make your own list, but this one is mine. Comments and subscriptions are greatly appreciated!