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There is a huge variety of potential villains. From well-fleshed out villains with a haunting backstory, to badly constructed villains. It’s a hurdle that a lot of long-running anime shows fall into, as it would be a mighty task to come up with amazing histories for every enemy the protagonist encounters.
It’s not expected to have each villain be augmented, but there are plenty of instances where even the most popular anime have created characters that fans would rather forget. Some of the best animes have the worst villains. The filler enemies, the ones with terrible justifications, and those that are just downright boring.
10 Enji Todoroki (My Hero Academia)
Not considered the “worst” in terms of entertainment value and dimensional, but Enji Todoroki from My Hero Academia certainly has ridiculous actions. Thanks to his pride, he becomes a control freak. This affects his marriage and the relationship with his son. It’s refreshing to have a character’s cruelty stem from real-world issues. But, the abuse of his son and his wife, which drives her to insanity, is just one which makes fans turn away in disgust.
9 Gato (Naruto)
An anime trope that many fall into is the ‘evil mastermind’ with no true strength or power of their own, hiding behind far stronger subordinates. This is never more accurately portrayed than in Naruto with the character Gato. It would be expected that a long-running anime would have their worst villain in the form of a filler enemy, but Gato was the main villain for an entire arc of Naruto.
Many fans have dubbed him as a boring, worthless character who brought nothing to the overall story. After the heroes managed to defeat all his henchmen, it was obvious he wouldn’t last long. It made every fan wonder why he was there in the first place.
8 Emperor Pilaf (Dragon Ball)
Growing pains are always to be expected when a new franchise and anime is trying to find its footing. Dragon Ball perfectly exemplifies this with the first main villain of the series, Emperor Pilaf. In massive contrast to the likes of evil King Piccolo, Pilaf was nothing but a ridiculous, sorry excuse for an enemy.
With nothing but a delusion of grandeur, he plots to take over the world and fails miserably. The only villain who has succeeded in collecting all the Dragon Balls twice, he managed to mess up both times.
7 Akihiko Kayaba (Sword Art Online)
The bigger an anime is, the more disappointment when fans are faced with something they aren’t thrilled about. Sword Art Online is about a virtual reality MMORPG where players can’t log out and are trapped until they complete the game.
Akihiko was the developer of the game, but what made him terrible (other than his ridiculous personality) was the fact that he never seemed to plan ahead, and forget his intent after acting. If that’s not bad enough, he had to enter the game but used a cheat code to make himself invincible.
6 The Big Five (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Filler episodes are always a nuisance to a fan of any show, apart from the rare few instances when it’s an entertaining story. This definitely wasn’t the case in Yu-Gi-Oh!,when they decided to add a filler arc about Kaiba losing his company, and having to go into cyberspace to claim it back.
Nobody was wishing for a group of 5 vapid, interchangeable disgruntled suits to play a card game for the control of a massive company. What makes it ridiculous and unnecessary was Crump’s obsession with penguins and taking over Tristain’s body.
5 Queen Beryl (Sailor Moon)
In direct contrast to the trope over the weak mastermind of Naruto‘s Gato, an anime overstates the power and ability of an enemy. Eventually, they send their mercenaries to do their bidding for them. This is where Sailor Moon‘s Queen Beryl fell short as an antagonist.
Once again the first arc’s main enemy, she was soon overshadowed by other, more powerful foes. Most fans were disappointed she never truly showed off what she was capable of.
4 Ginyu Force (Dragon Ball Z)
Having entertaining enemies is a cornerstone of any decent Shonen anime wanting to keep fans interested. Dragon Ball Z‘s Ginyu Force is a perfect example of too much of a good thing. When the fabled world-destroyer Frieza has finally been introduced to fans, it was a slap in the face to have to wait even longer to see him in action.
The Ginyu Force was nothing but a theatrical team that brought nothing to the story other than to show some special abilities. In the face of villains like Cell and Majin Buu, this group was a joke.
3 Jiggle Butt Gang (Fairy Tail)
Clearly, the writers behind Fairy Tail weren’t trying to be taken too seriously when they give a gang of enemies the name “Jiggle Butt Gang.” Fans across the board either rolled their eyes or burst out into laughter after their introduction as a legitimate group of villains.
Holding true to the name of the gang they all had jelly-like butts. If their goofy appearance wasn’t enough to cement them as the worst antagonists of Fairy Tail, their ridiculousness definitely is. It was hard for fans to take these villains seriously.
2 Ramen Kenpo (One Piece)
As one of the very few anime to ever surpass the 1,000 episode milestone, One Piece has a cornucopia of evil villains to choose from. It would be an impossible task to have every enemy over its long run be a great, fleshed-out villain.
This couldn’t be more true with the most absurd one imaginable, Ramen Kenpo. Kenpo is an enemy who fought with ramen. This character was so ridiculous, he wasn’t specifically memorable to fans. Instead, most fans would refer to him as “the ramen guy.” He is definitely best left forgotten.
1 Team Rocket (Pokémon)
Team Rocket from Pokémon are especially poor villains. Their futile attempt to catch Pikachu almost every episode has grown nothing but tiresome over the years. It’s a shame, because there have been instances where we get a glimpse at the emotional and real sides of Jesse, James, and Meowth. Unfortunately, every time it looks like there will be a bit of character development, they just revert back to their annoying ways.
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