Anime's greatest villains effortlessly rack up insane kill counts, murdering entire races and wiping out galaxies with little regard for life. Certain villains attract death and destruction wherever they go. Which bad guys have the most kills? Below is a list of anime characters who have slaughtered armies, civilizations, planets, and universes alone. These villains use a range of methods, from ruthless betrayals to nonchalant genocide, to carry out mass murder. Read on to discover the worst killers with the highest body counts in anime.
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Estimated Kill Count: Around 6 Universes
Zenō's innocent, childlike look in Dragon Ball Super is deceptive.Dragon Ball Super appears in the list of 17 anime characters with insanely high kill counts. This adorable being rules the 12 universes. Zenō holds power that lets him erase immortal beings, planets, and universes instantly. The Omni-King acts carelessly and gets angry often. This rage causes him to appear on the list of anime characters with insanely high kill counts. Once, there were 18 universes. In a rage, Zenō erased six galaxies.
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Estimated Kill Count: Around 3,000,000
Alucard is the all-powerful ancient vampire from Hellsing.Alucard is in the list of 17 anime characters with insanely high kill counts.Alucard sports an iconic red hat, red trench coat, and glowing sunglasses. He serves humanity, using himself as a weapon against supernatural threats. Alucard himself is a force no one wants to face. He gathers a high kill count by slaying vampires, monsters, and humans using hellish methods. He usually tortures victims before shooting them dead with a smile.
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Estimated Kill Count: Around 124,925
Imagine a notebook that kills anyone whose name appears on its pages. This is the situation Light Yagami faces in Death Note.Light Yagami is in the list of 17 anime characters with insanely high kill counts.The power first scares him. So, Yagami uses it sparingly on tough criminals, like hostage-takers and sexual predators. Soon, Yagami moves to the dark side of justice, eliminating many, hundreds, and thousands of people he calls evil. This happens in the alternate ending of the show.At first, this power intimidates him, so he uses it sparingly on hardcore criminals such as hostage-takers and sexual predators. But, Yagami finds himself on the dark side of justice, eliminating dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of people he deems evil.The alternate ending of Death Note features Light Yagami in the list of 17 anime characters with insanely high kill counts.Yagami specifies that he killed 124,925 people.
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Estimated Kill Count: Around 100,000
Father is the famous antagonist of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.Father destroys an entire civilization in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and is in the list of 17 anime characters with insanely high kill counts.Father earns a reputation as a ruthless killer in the storyline. Before becoming human and creating the Homunculi, Father was “The Dwarf in the Flask,” made from the blood of the alchemist Van Hohenheim. Father manipulates him into destroying the Xerxes civilization, using their souls to turn himself into a human philosopher's stone resembling Hohenheim.
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Estimated Kill Count: Around 30,000
Madara Uchiha is a powerful, cruel, and manipulative foe in Naruto.Madara Uchiha is in the list of 17 anime characters with insanely high kill counts in Naruto.Madara's power grows when he is revived as an undead. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, undead Madara easily wipes out the Fourth Division forces. That action killed thousands of warriors, putting Madara on the list of anime characters with insanely high kill counts.
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Estimated Kill Count: Several Trillion
Beerus looks just as he appears in Dragon Ball Z.Beerus is in the list of 17 anime characters with insanely high kill counts in Dragon Ball Z.Beerus acts like most cats. He is lazy, loves sleep, but gets short-tempered if provoked. His power lets him destroy two suns by sneezing. This power earned him the title, "God of Destruction." Beerus ended the dinosaurs and killed an alien species by destroying their planet. Beerus is a god you do not want to mess with.
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Boros searches for a worthy opponent in 'One Punch Man' with estimated kills across several planets and entire civilizations.
Boros is a one-eyed alien and the leader of the Dark Matter Thieves in One Punch Man.One Punch ManBoros has a problem. Boros possesses amazing strength, speed, and regeneration. This, plus his love for fighting, makes finding a worthy opponent hard. Boros often crushes cities with his energy for no good reason. From his defeated opponents to the damage his abilities caused, Boros has an insanely high kill count that beats many other anime villains.
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Anti-Spiral has an estimated kill count nearly an entire universe.
The Anti-Spiral in Gurren Lagann has the power to wipe out entire universes and dimensions in one burst.Gurren LagannThe Anti-Spiral is a god-like force built to stop everything from ending. It uses its power to change physics and probability as a weapon against opponents. This makes life very hard for Team Dai-Gurren. The Anti-Spiral earns its spot because it tried to erase all Spiral beings.
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Ryoko has an estimated kill count of 28 planets and 69 colonies.
Ryoko is often shown as fun-loving, silly, and mischievous in Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki.Tenchi Muyou! RyououkiRyoko has a dark past she cannot escape. The great scientist Washu created Ryoko. Washu, a former deity, put all her power into three gems given to her bio-engineered daughter. Washu's assistant, Kagato, betrayed Washu and stole her creation, causing Ryoko to terrorize a whole galaxy.
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Setsuna F. Seiei has an estimated kill count of several thousand enemies.
Setsuna's beginnings are in Mobile Suit Gundam 00.Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Setsuna's training began much earlier than her time as a Gundam Meister. As a child, she trained in all combat styles: close-range, long-range, explosives, infiltration, and more. This training shows in her Gundam battles later on, making her extremely lethal and nearly unstoppable.
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Noriko Takaya has an estimated kill count of several billion space monsters.
Noriko is in Gunbuster.GunbusterNoriko Takaya wants to follow her father, Yuzo Takaya, a famous spaceship commander. Her father died in a battle against alien forces. Noriko attends Okinawa High School for girls who want to be pilots. She pilots the Gunbuster, and her instincts in battle are unmatched. This makes her a serious threat to the aliens and hurts their numbers a lot.
Also ranks #12 on 20 Best Anime Mecha Pilots
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Guts has an estimated kill count near 1,000.
Guts is a character inBerserkGuts drives to survive, protect, and get revenge for those he loves. He uses his sword to kill anyone who opposes him. With the Band of the Hawk, he saves a female mercenary named Casca, whom he loves. Chuder troops confront them. To protect her, Guts kills 100 soldiers alone, earning the nickname, “Hundred Man Slayer.”
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Lucy / Nyuu has an estimated kill count near 9,000.
Elfin LiedElfin Lied tells the story of Kaede, a young diclonius girl abandoned and placed in an orphanage. Her evolved human state gives her two horns, leading to severe bullying as a child. This bullying caused a mental breakdown, unlocking Lucy, an alternate personality who uses her telekinetic powers to brutally torment and kill humans. Fans do not know the exact number of deaths from Kaede's switches to Lucy, but her brutal kill streaks put her on this list of anime characters with high kill counts.
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Akame has an unknown kill count, but it is likely in the hundreds.
Akame is fromAkame ga Kill!Akame leads Night Raid, assassins fighting the corrupt monarchy in The Empire. Every Night Raid member has a Teigu, powerful relics granting special powers. Akame is the strongest and deadliest. She holds the Murasame, a katana that kills enemies with one poisoned slash. Akame’s cold attitude and deadly sword made her a killer who got onto this list.
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Tanya Is A Nine-Year-Old Military Genius In 'The Saga of Tanya the Evil' has an unknown kill count, but it is likely in the thousands.
Tanya Degurechaff began as a Japanese salaryman who died in a 2013 accident. Instead, he was reborn as a nine-year-old girl with magic in an alternate WWI Europe. To survive, Tanya joined the military and quickly climbed the ranks. She became a lieutenant commander after showing her skill on the battlefield. Tanya took thousands of soldiers' lives during the war due to her role and bloodthirsty nature.
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Meliodas destroys a whole kingdom in 'The Seven Deadly Sins'. His kill count is unknown, but it is likely in the thousands.
Meliodas felt grief and anger after seeing Elizabeth die. He lost control of his demon powers. Meliodas destroyed the entire Kingdom of Danafor. Only ruins remained after Danafor was gone. Meliodas caused the deaths of an entire kingdom population, even though it was not his plan.
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Eren Jaeger starts the Rumbling in Attack on Titan. This action accounts for about 80% of human life on Earth.
The casualties in Attack on Titan.Attack on TitanEren Jaeger might seem like a lot, but none of them compare to what Eren Jaeger does at the end of the series. Eren learned the truth about where Titans come from and how the rest of the world treats the Eldian people. Eren decided destroying everyone else was the only way to get freedom for his people.
To achieve this, Eren used the Founding Titan. He awakened the Titans in the walls and sent them marching across the world, wrecking everything. Eren named this event The Rumbling.
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