The 10 Best Anime Villains, According To Ranker

The 10 Best Anime Villains, According To Ranker

Created for the purpose of being the perfect warrior, this Dragon Ball Z villain stands in 10th place among Ranker fans. With over 19,700 votes, Cell is often considered to be one of the most powerful villains in the show. As his name suggests, Cell was made up of other powerful characters’ cells, making him an ultimate fighting machine.
A true villain through and through, Cell’s personality was ruthlessly sadistic and combined elements of the other main characters’ own personalities, making him cunning and confident. With an ultimate goal of becoming perfect, it is even revealed in the show that Goku himself wouldn’t have been able to defeat this villain.

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9 King Bradley

King Bradley, also known as Wrath, is a major villain in the Fullmetal Alchemist series. Despite his identity as Wrath, Bradley is often considered more compassionate and gentlemanly than his fellow villains, but this works to make him all the more misleading. When enraged King Bradley truly lives up to his name of Wrath.
Also considered one of the best-written villains, his interesting origin story and an entire army at his disposal make him truly a villain to be feared by the characters around him.
8 Donquixote Doflamingo

Don’t get fooled by his flashy and flamboyant appearance as this One Piece villain is one of the most wicked of the bunch. While perhaps not standing out as the most powerful of this anime’s villains, Doflamingo is a puppet master who was a major antagonist and influenced story events before ever first encountering the Straw Hats.
Usually motivated by twisted reasons, underneath this character’s eccentric and glamorous personality is a violent and bloodthirsty villain.  Manipulative and evil, Doflamingo’s alias as the Joker fit his character perfectly, the love that audiences have for The Batman villain reflecting similarly with this anime antagonist.

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7 Frieza

The second Dragon Ball villain to appear, Frieza was ultimately the show’s and Goku’s biggest threat. Considered to be one of the most powerful beings in that universe, Frieza’s civilised and refined demeanour only emphasises his brutal and wicked nature.
Another terrifying sadist, the voters of Ranker clearly love a through and through villain. Despite this character’s appearance, Frieza was certainly one of the scarier antagonists to cause chaos and destruction on audience’s screens, earning him the rightful place on this list.
6 Hisoka

While not exactly always considered a villain, Hisoka was nevertheless voted by anime fans as one of the most popular villains of all time. While there may be some debate over his status as a villain, Hisoka is undoubtedly one of the biggest antagonists of the Hunter x Hunter franchise.
Another character often compared to The Joker at first glance, Hisoka is self-serving and his love for spilling blood makes him the perfect murderous sociopath.  His choices to save and assist the main characters on multiple occasions also add more depth to his character, making him more interesting to audiences.

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5 Dio Brando

Dio may not be the best-written villain in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure but he is certainly the most well known and the most iconic. Serving up plenty of unforgettable moments and easy meme material, there is little surprise that Dio is considered one of anime’s greatest villains among fans.
With an endless ambition for power, Dio seriously lacks any empathy or morality. A typical villain in that aspect, Dio excelled as the main antagonist of the series.
4 Sosuke Aizen

As the main villain in the Bleach series, Aizen’s charisma and intelligence are what makes him stand out as one of anime’s greatest villains. Born incredibly strong, Aizen craved someone who would eventually challenge him and that came in the form of the main character, Ichigo.
Calm and polite, his character rarely showed signs of distress and always seems to have every situation under his control. This makes the impact of the story around his character later on all that more satisfying.

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3 Light Yagami

As both the main protagonist and also villain of Death Note, Light is one of the most interesting characters in not just anime but television. A natural genius who is constantly praised by those around him, Light starts his journey with arguably moral intentions.
However, his strong sense of justice becomes warped as the series progresses. Soon becoming corrupted by his own power, Light goes from killing criminals to developing a god complex. As the series goes on, he grows more ruthless and remorseless, rounding him off as a full-on villain.
2 Madara Uchiha

Due to its long-running nature and multiple series to date, the Naruto franchise produced plenty of great anime villains. Often considered one of the best in the series, Uchiha was a villain who fans found interesting due to his cool, dominating personality and unique villain origins.
Another character who started out as wanting peace but ended up becoming a villain through merciless acts, Uchiha has a lot more depth than most villains.

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1 Pain

Voted by Ranker anime viewers as the greatest anime villain of all time is Naruto‘s Pain. Nagato, often better known as Pain, is often considered the best-written villain in the franchise, despite his strong competition.
Driven by horror at the destruction of violence and war, his tragic backstory and desire to make the world better, along with his ideology, balanced power and character development are all just some of the reasons why fans praise this anime villain as the best of the best.
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The 10 Best Anime Villains, According To Ranker

Created for the purpose of being the perfect warrior, this Dragon Ball Z villain stands in 10th place among Ranker fans. With over 19,700 votes, Cell is often considered to be one of the most powerful villains in the show. As his name suggests, Cell was made up of other powerful characters’ cells, making him an ultimate fighting machine.
A true villain through and through, Cell’s personality was ruthlessly sadistic and combined elements of the other main characters’ own personalities, making him cunning and confident. With an ultimate goal of becoming perfect, it is even revealed in the show that Goku himself wouldn’t have been able to defeat this villain.

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9 King Bradley

King Bradley, also known as Wrath, is a major villain in the Fullmetal Alchemist series. Despite his identity as Wrath, Bradley is often considered more compassionate and gentlemanly than his fellow villains, but this works to make him all the more misleading. When enraged King Bradley truly lives up to his name of Wrath.
Also considered one of the best-written villains, his interesting origin story and an entire army at his disposal make him truly a villain to be feared by the characters around him.
8 Donquixote Doflamingo

Don’t get fooled by his flashy and flamboyant appearance as this One Piece villain is one of the most wicked of the bunch. While perhaps not standing out as the most powerful of this anime’s villains, Doflamingo is a puppet master who was a major antagonist and influenced story events before ever first encountering the Straw Hats.
Usually motivated by twisted reasons, underneath this character’s eccentric and glamorous personality is a violent and bloodthirsty villain.  Manipulative and evil, Doflamingo’s alias as the Joker fit his character perfectly, the love that audiences have for The Batman villain reflecting similarly with this anime antagonist.

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7 Frieza

The second Dragon Ball villain to appear, Frieza was ultimately the show’s and Goku’s biggest threat. Considered to be one of the most powerful beings in that universe, Frieza’s civilised and refined demeanour only emphasises his brutal and wicked nature.
Another terrifying sadist, the voters of Ranker clearly love a through and through villain. Despite this character’s appearance, Frieza was certainly one of the scarier antagonists to cause chaos and destruction on audience’s screens, earning him the rightful place on this list.
6 Hisoka

While not exactly always considered a villain, Hisoka was nevertheless voted by anime fans as one of the most popular villains of all time. While there may be some debate over his status as a villain, Hisoka is undoubtedly one of the biggest antagonists of the Hunter x Hunter franchise.
Another character often compared to The Joker at first glance, Hisoka is self-serving and his love for spilling blood makes him the perfect murderous sociopath.  His choices to save and assist the main characters on multiple occasions also add more depth to his character, making him more interesting to audiences.

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5 Dio Brando

Dio may not be the best-written villain in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure but he is certainly the most well known and the most iconic. Serving up plenty of unforgettable moments and easy meme material, there is little surprise that Dio is considered one of anime’s greatest villains among fans.
With an endless ambition for power, Dio seriously lacks any empathy or morality. A typical villain in that aspect, Dio excelled as the main antagonist of the series.
4 Sosuke Aizen

As the main villain in the Bleach series, Aizen’s charisma and intelligence are what makes him stand out as one of anime’s greatest villains. Born incredibly strong, Aizen craved someone who would eventually challenge him and that came in the form of the main character, Ichigo.
Calm and polite, his character rarely showed signs of distress and always seems to have every situation under his control. This makes the impact of the story around his character later on all that more satisfying.

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3 Light Yagami

As both the main protagonist and also villain of Death Note, Light is one of the most interesting characters in not just anime but television. A natural genius who is constantly praised by those around him, Light starts his journey with arguably moral intentions.
However, his strong sense of justice becomes warped as the series progresses. Soon becoming corrupted by his own power, Light goes from killing criminals to developing a god complex. As the series goes on, he grows more ruthless and remorseless, rounding him off as a full-on villain.
2 Madara Uchiha

Due to its long-running nature and multiple series to date, the Naruto franchise produced plenty of great anime villains. Often considered one of the best in the series, Uchiha was a villain who fans found interesting due to his cool, dominating personality and unique villain origins.
Another character who started out as wanting peace but ended up becoming a villain through merciless acts, Uchiha has a lot more depth than most villains.

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1 Pain

Voted by Ranker anime viewers as the greatest anime villain of all time is Naruto‘s Pain. Nagato, often better known as Pain, is often considered the best-written villain in the franchise, despite his strong competition.
Driven by horror at the destruction of violence and war, his tragic backstory and desire to make the world better, along with his ideology, balanced power and character development are all just some of the reasons why fans praise this anime villain as the best of the best.
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