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Who are your favourite shonen villains? And what makes a truly memorable antagonist?

Personally, I love (and hate) villains who make me wanna punch them through the screen.

There's something so cathartic about watching the hero of the series defeat pure evil. 😌

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Ras!

i won't spoil it, but there's a bleach villain whom i love and hate in equal measure. like they're sooo good and sooo hateable!

Kay

Has to be Frieza for me, just such an iconic look and voice in both sub and dub in my opinion. I've always loved a classic irredeemable villain and that includes Dio as well.

David Mackinder

Haha I was thinking of an eye patch man but it’s like ope spoilers

Yowahoshihime

I too, have some Bleach villains that I very much love but they would all be spoilers so I'll stay quiet on them for now.

WaZeus

For shonen, Doffy’s prob my favorite. Absolutely vile, but can’t deny his aura.

Ras!

that's exactly who i was thinking of!

Ramen Human

Specifically this version -most recognizable character from Jojo (other than Jonathan or Jotaro) -Built up for the whole part and with the knowledge we know of him from part 1 -Iconic Stand -His Fight with Jotaro (particularly that one manga panel "you're approaching me") has been referenced plenty of times throughout media -interesting themes of Fate, the universe, abuse and trauma -Despite dying in Part 3 haunts the story for 3 other parts and then gets a rebooted version of himself I think I made my point 🙂‍↕️ But in other series Piccolo, Frieza, Cell, Bleach villains i cant name rn, Chainsaw Man villians i cant name rn, Sukuna, The Phantom Troupe, Meruem,

Elia Z

Yeah that Bleach Villain....

Karol Sikora

Personally, I love Bleach's [SPOILER] - best villain ever.

Elia Z

But also, Dio is pretty damn cool too. And I Love Orochimaru

NolxmitBxndz

Ahhh.. well theres this one bleach villain who is very immaculate and interesting 👀

Mordraug (edited)

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2026-11-08 02:00 I do like these villains too. When done well (like with Dio) they are extremely entertaining. Then I also really like villains who although really evil don't actually think they are evil and think they're just doing the necessary evil to create good for all (usually society as a whole) and they do really fucked up things but their charisma is strong and they sometimes even make some good points and at times even convincing you in some sense and even making you at least for a moment believe that they are correct and that maybe it wouldn't be that bad if they won, for the benefit of all, with society or such even being genuinely for the better under them potentially if they truly mean it (which however they don't, that's the point)... And they have this deep sense of Justice... especially when the work shows that behind all this charisma and seeming wisdom and sense of Justice is just a masque of egoism and god-complex and a deep hypocrisy and them in fact being evil, just really good at selling it. Justifying their corrupted, egoistic goals and masking them as the opposite, as some Greater Good. Especially if they worked themselves up from rags and had a screwed up and tough life. (certain villain(s) in SBR... or for example the main villain of Metaphor Re:Fantazio game) But by far my favourite type of villain (or antagonist I guess) are ones that you hold immense respect for, those who hold genuinely, truthful deep sense of respect and honour for their opponents and who don't even seem like villains/you don't even consider villains proper but rather just adversaries for the hero. Characters like Wamuu in JoJo (and then one in Part 7 at the start of the second Cour) or Katakuri from One Piece (or even Meruem from HxH). I really like those, especially when the hero has this mutual respect and even sort of indirect friendship with them as they grow their bond through fighting each other.
2026-11-07 22:02 I do like these villains too. When done well (like with Dio) they are extremely entertaining. Then I also really like villains who although really evil don't actually think they are evil and think they're just doing the necessary evil to create good for all (usually society as a whole) and they do really fucked up things but their charisma is strong and they sometimes even make some good points and at times even convincing you in some sense and even making you at least for a moment believe that they are correct and that maybe it wouldn't be that bad if they won, for the benefit of all, with society or such even being genuinely for the better under them potentially if they truly mean it (which however they don't, that's the point)... And they have this deep sense of Justice... especially when the work shows that behind all this charisma and seeming wisdom and sense of Justice is just a masque of egoism and god-complex and a deep hypocrisy and them in fact being evil, just really good at selling it. Justifying their corrupted, egoistic goals and masking them as the opposite, as some Greater Good. Especially if they worked themselves up from rags and had a screwed up and tough life. (certain villain(s) in SBR... or for example the main villain of Metaphor Re:Fantazio game) But by far my favourite type of villain (or antagonist I guess) are ones that you hold immense respect for, those who hold genuinely, truthful deep sense of respect and honour for their opponents and who don't even seem like villains/you don't even consider villains proper but rather just adversaries for the hero and being really down to earth, truthful, Stoic (not the modern form), fair etc. etc.. Characters like Wamuu in JoJo (and then one in Part 7 at the start of the second Cour) or Katakuri from One Piece (or even Meruem from HxH). I really like those, especially when the hero has this mutual respect and even sort of indirect friendship with them as they grow their bond through fighting each other.

I do like these villains too. When done well (like with Dio) they are extremely entertaining. Then I also really like villains who although really evil don't actually think they are evil and think they're just doing the necessary evil to create good for all (usually society as a whole) and they do really fucked up things but their charisma is strong and they sometimes even make some good points and at times even convincing you in some sense and even making you at least for a moment believe that they are correct and that maybe it wouldn't be that bad if they won, for the benefit of all, with society or such even being genuinely for the better under them potentially if they truly mean it (which however they don't, that's the point)... And they have this deep sense of Justice... especially when the work shows that behind all this charisma and seeming wisdom and sense of Justice is just a masque of egoism and god-complex and a deep hypocrisy and them in fact being evil, just really good at selling it. Justifying their corrupted, egoistic goals and masking them as the opposite, as some Greater Good. Especially if they worked themselves up from rags and had a screwed up and tough life. (certain villain(s) in SBR... or for example the main villain of Metaphor Re:Fantazio game) But by far my favourite type of villain (or antagonist I guess) are ones that you hold immense respect for, those who hold genuinely, truthful deep sense of respect and honour for their opponents and who don't even seem like villains/you don't even consider villains proper but rather just adversaries for the hero and being really down to earth, truthful, Stoic (not the modern form), fair etc. etc.. Characters like Wamuu in JoJo (and then one in Part 7 at the start of the second Cour) or Katakuri from One Piece (or even Meruem from HxH). I really like those, especially when the hero has this mutual respect and even sort of indirect friendship with them as they grow their bond through fighting each other.

DsPG

Either Zeke or Reiner.

Tony Tony Hinata

Agreed. The anime did an absolutely phenomenal job. I watched Dressrosa weekly on TV, and when I look back on that arc, my memories aren't about its terrible pacing. They're about Doffy. One of the best voice acting, too.

Seraphina

The best villain in all of anime is the main villain of Bleach. You'll see what we mean.

Simone

It's definitely Frieza

Barry

Apart from spoiler characters. Frieza really is legendary. I don't rate DB that highly overall but he really is such a damn good villain.

astralman

JoJo's has some top tier villains, but I love JoJo's in general and you're already watching it.. So outside of that, I'd say you should check out Yu Yu Hakusho if you haven't already, because it has amazing characters in general, including some of the villains that show up a bit into the series. My favorite is Sensui.

WimoBI

Where’s the boudoir access ???

WimoBI

Did I get baited

Otaku Steph

OOO i'm excited to meet whoever you're speaking of hehe!

Otaku Steph

i am INTRIGUED 👀 (thank you for keeping it spoiler free!)

Otaku Steph

season 2 episode 6 lives in my head rent free

Otaku Steph

ooo yes all very solid picks, mord!!! I remember meeting Katakuri and gaining such respect for him and the very same for Wamuu as well

Otaku Steph

YES. stardust crusaders finale is one of my personal faves, esp seeing Dio's final form. phenomenal character design and the iconic ROAD ROLLER DA

Kart3rbroder (aka John)

Are we going by popularity orr??? Cause if not, i'd have to say DIO. I just love him so much, it pains me to see how many people hate him just because he's evil