Creators in the world of anime are renowned for their unique characterization and intense storytelling. Some characters are bound to be superheroes, someone who will encounter every hurdle with flying colors. While others turn out to be the ones who create the hurdles. Such characters are easier to be judged as either white or black.
However, certain characters were good but as the story progresses we see a completely different side of them. Such characters might be a shocker for us, but it also makes the plotline even more engaging. Here is a list of the top 10 anime characters that were supposed to be good but turned out to be terrible.
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10) Sosuke Aizen
Known to be one of the best-plotted characters over recent years, Sosuke’s villainous characteristic beautifully disguised the viewers until revealed. As a member of the Soul Society from ‘Bleach‘, Sosuke is a man of rules and always ensured to be in the good light. However, this show was shortly unveiled.
As an audience when we came across the fact that he faked his death just to weaken the soul society’s foundation. The Soul Society ended up suspecting the additions, proving his malicious intentions to surpass his charming character.
9) Kirei Kotomine
This is a character that all the anime fandom wanted to live a good life. ‘Fate/Stay Night‘ follows the journey of Kirei Kotomine, whose villainous personality was because of the constant pressure from his father. His unreasonable demands for “Beauty standards” led to all his suffering.
This eventually made him psychologically affected he found the beauty of life in humans’ pain and suffering. His agony reached a point where he wished humanity to end over time. As gruesome as his acts were, the sense of sympathy for him always makes us hooked and root for him even more.
8) Lelouch Lamperouge
Initially as the journey of ‘Code Grass‘ began, it seemed like it was a journey of personal vengeance. Lelouch Lamperouge is a young protagonist with a promise to free Japan from the clutches of Brittania, a fictional empire. He is known to be one of the promising anti-heroes in the Shonen universe. His noble cause eventually turned up too dark and selfish, with a loss of humanity. This eventually leads to a massive character transformation making him a threat to mankind.
7) Kabuto
Introduced as a scholar during the chunin exams, Kabuto’s first impression was like a breath of fresh air in the intense environment of the young Ninja. However, it shortly turned out that it was all a trap to lure Sasuke, the last descendent of the Uchiha Clan.
The reason for such a trap was to please his master Orochimaru, who wanted to take over Sasuke’s body to walk upon the path of immortality. He also ended up being one of the members of Akatsuki and played a major role in the mass destruction with his reanimation Jutsu during the Fourth Ninja War.
6) Stain
‘My Hero Academia‘ is known to bring exceptional twists and turns in its engaging run. However, sometimes it is also disregarded for ruining the good old characters and eventually turning them up into becoming an outraging characters. The stain remains strongest among all.
In an attempt to cull his heroes, due to the shortcoming and corruption in the hero society, he ended up killing some who can be easily termed “heroes.” He remains a unique addition to the list, with unique ideologies and an intention that was pure and noble.
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5) Shiro
Known as the “Wretched Egg” Shiro’s dual personality makes her one of the villainous characters of ‘Deadman Wonderland.’ She became a prisoner in the hands of fate but the years of unbearable pain and agony changed her charming kind-hearted personality into that of a devil.
She becomes a merciless killer and to make her loneliness suffice, she ended up making her beloved friend Ganta behind the walls of the prison. You might be wondering how? Well, she ended up killing every one of his friends leaving Ganta behind, where the linking connected in a way to making Ganta the prime suspect of the mass murder.
4) Griffith
Band of Hawk’s leader, Griffith can be termed as the most supernatural character in the list. Through his appearance, he can easily make the viewer ignore his villainous characters at first glance. Griffith is a true example of how jealousy can easily turn one from being good to terrible. When his companion Gut wins a duet and earns his freedom, Griffith became outrageous and determined. Griffith sets out on a journey to regain the power of his kingdom.
3) Ken Kaneki
The premise of ‘Tokyo Ghoul‘ is a perfect blend of horror and action. Its terrifying backdrop becomes even more engaging with its perfect character design. When a kind literature student turns into a heartless devouring demon, it deserves a mention.
The endless torture inflicted on Ken Kaneki makes him lose his will and his individuality. Ken Kaneki‘s transformation remains one of the gruesome characters eventually and his presence makes the premise even more intriguing.
2) Eren Jaeger
The most celebrated anime over the last decade, ‘Attack on Titan‘ brought us some iconic characters. The most significant among all was Eren, the young boy who wishes to destroy the Titans. Titans were giant aliens who mercilessly killed humans and were a curse to humanity.
However, fate has something else in store for him. Knowing the sufferings and the reality of the Titans who were righteously known as the Elidians, he ended up becoming a villain for the world. This in turn made him the reason for mass genocide where innocent people lost their lives.
1) Light Yagami
With the noble intention of saving the world from the bad, Light Yagami the protagonist of ‘Death Note‘ was on the road to becoming the hero of the common. He was an exceptionally talented student who was disgusted by the crimes in humanity. However, this intention soon turned out to be the evilest character in the history of anime.
Light ended up killing mercilessly anyone and everyone who came in his way to unveil the truth about him and the “Death Note.” He is considered to be the most promising anti-hero character that was ever designed.
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