Top 20 Most Badass Anime Protagonists

How have you all forgotten captain Levi

Jonathan Joestar & Dark Schneider are badass!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Dark Schneider is one of the coolest and most badass anime protagonist IV been seen. You know how refreshing it is to have a harem protagonist that actually wants to and does hit it.

How can you have Revy in the thumbnail and include clips with NO dialogue? I was looking forward to hearing her voice and just... nothing. Lame!
Appreciate Ichigo getting the mention, but kinda disappointed Inuyasha didn't place at all. Both of those series got me through college :P

Ichigo

Kenahiro a top G💯💯

Levi left the chat 😢

If Goku is number 1 on this one, I'll shit myself..

Simon higher than Spike? Uh nope.

Dante from the Devil May Cry anime and video games (excluding DmC:Devil May Cry) 😂😂😂😂😂

I knew baddass characters are many such as Zoro, eren, killua, Miyamoto, & Itachi but as for main character & baddassry never ever be anyone other than Guts ❤❤❤ and u all know it.

I have two words for you “Eren Yaeger!”

My only comment is that Revy should have been higher

Berserk always win

Where is Vash Stampede and why Alucard is so low?

No zoro or Levy? Like common... these were easy top 10

I’m honestly kind of let down by the fact that Accelerator from A Certain Magical Index/A Certain Scientific Railgun wasn’t included on this list. The dude is probably the most nonchalant and badass character in the entire show with the most sadistic personality (in the beginning anyways). We’re talking about a dude who shatters the ground around him with a minimal effort stomp and throws entire 50-foot skyscrapers.

Yeah sure, his vector abilities had their limits later on due to him suffering brain damage from a bullet to the head. But still, god forbid he gets a hold of or even so much as touches anyone with his abilities active, they’re pretty much already dead at that moment.

Where is Killua?

You forgot Himoti from Killing Bites

I feel disrespected not seeing Levi on this list

This list is so lazy and stupid.
Technically all "badass protagonists" are from animes where the main thing is direct violence.
Its OK if some of them are chosen from these type of animes, but not all of them. It shows me a lack of imagination from the person who made this list.
For example, you can easily pick Hiruma from "Eyeshield 21" to a TOP 20 list. Its an anime about american football, the heroes has nothing to do with killing, slaying, etc. Hiruma's basic personality is also a bit violent its true, but his main characteristics are that he is intelligent, get things done, always one step ahead of the opponents, loyal, do everything for the team to reach their dreams, and done everything in a "badass" way.
And with all of this, when he was asked: Why he love this game, why the rigorous training, etc., he gave the simplest answer: "Because its fun."
I suppose many of you can name similar examples of badass characters from non fight-centric animes.

I’m so excited for goblin slayer season 2!

Black lagoon is the only live action anime adaptation i would want to see

I thought, at first, list will be full of new shounen guys and felt, like Kenzo Tenma also deserved this list, as he IS pretty badass... But I will not replace any of guys on this list... Even if still think, golden heart he is, he STILL is badass.

Through not like Johan, who was more 'classy badass'.

Maybe anime VILLIANS BADASS list? But will classy badass also counts? Or just showy ones? 🤔

why why Vash the Stampede is not on that list ;(

It's because of Kamina, who we should have been on here over Simone (who basically became Kamina Jr.), that we got the term "gar".

Also, what about Vegeta and Future Trunks from DBZ?

Really? Domon Kasshu over the likes of Heero Yuy or Setsuna F. Seiei or even Amuro Ray? :D

You added Revy from Black Lagoon, but forgot Levi from Attack on Titan. SHAME ! 😅

Is there a game featuring all the popular anime mechs in one game? Gundam, Gurren Lagan, Voltron, etc.

Yo! Ryoma!? Fuck Yeah!

A few honorable mentions:
Asta (Black Clover)
Luffy (One Piece)
Edward (FMAB)
Naofumi (Rising of the shield hero)
Anos (Misfit of demon academy).

Why are there no female badass characters here??? So many are equal if not better than have ones and your title is misleading by not specifying males. Do better!!!!

I'm glad Domon Kasshu made this list.

i wish samurai champloo squad was on the list...

If not for Kenshiro, there probably wouldn't have been a Jotaro Kujo.

So with that said, kindly put the Heir of Hokuto No Ken atop the throne or else this will be the last thing you will ever hear.

O MAE WA MO SHINDERU!

Revy is probably the only one with a short and very violent temper.

How could you omit Balsa, the badass spear wielder from Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit? She's as tough a yojimbo as ever existed in media. And the anime is excellently written and animated.

Gintoki of Gintama and Ginji Amano & Ban Mido of Getbackers deserve a sport of mentions in here

Naruto and Luffy

Fuck the fucking Jojo series!!!!

I'm surprised Cobra, the man with the Psychogun didn't make the list, but for the most part i agree.

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Dante DMC
Vash and Wildwood Trigun
Edward Full Metal
Alucard Hellsing
Sebastian Black Butler
Vegeta and Piccolo
Dragon Ball Z
Zero Kyru Vampire Knight

I'm just glad no one from naruto was put on this list.

Forgot one thing about Guts that wasn't said. But if you read the manga you'd know. He was raped as a child. Sold to a pedo soldier in the group by his own father figure because he was jealous of Guts's talent and wanted to break him. And yes, he also just flat out ganked the guy in battle as soon as he could. I think it was actually the straw that broke the camel's back for the band leader father figure who flat out tried killed him himself but got killed by Guts and everyone thought Guts was a betrayer. Man all of Berzerk is just one giant fuck you to Guts. Poor guy :/

i was hoping to see shinji xD

The fact that Simon is even on this list, let alone being so high on it, just shows how bais watchmojo is.

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