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In the realm of science fiction, the presence of formidable villains is essential to counterbalance the often overwhelmingly powerful heroes. While it’s enjoyable to see an anime protagonist effortlessly vanquish foes, it’s the strong antagonists that truly enhance a narrative. These villains introduce dramatic tension, compelling viewers to witness the extent a protagonist must reach to achieve victory.
Despite science fiction not commanding the same popularity it once did, it continues to offer an impressive array of villains worth considering for their strength. The most formidable adversaries possess not only remarkable speed and strength but also the capacity to easily overpower most heroes they encounter. When a villain can manipulate reality itself, it raises the stakes, making it difficult to take even the most valiant hero lightly.
Take, for instance, Kaiju No. 9, one of the few human-sized Kaiju that immediately establishes its superiority upon arrival. This villain swiftly obliterates some of the most formidable characters in the Kaiju No. 8 series before engaging in a showdown with Kafka. Although Kafka manages to overpower No. 9 in battle, No. 9’s ability to evolve and adapt enables it to contend on par with No. 8 shortly thereafter.
Kaiju No. 9 Is The Most Deadly Threat To The Kaiju No. 8 World
One of the only human-sized Kaiju, Kaiju No. 9 proves it’s on an entirely different level the moment it appears. No. 9 easily decimates several of the most dangerous Kaiju No. 8 characters before getting into it with Kafka himself. Though Kafka was able to dominate No. 9 in their battle, his ability to continue growing and changing allowed him to fight on the same level as No. 8 just a short time later.
Kaiju No. 9’s strength has only increased now that he’s consumed the power of Kaiju No. 2. Wielding powers of regeneration, evolution, super-speed and strength, it’s a miracle the Defense Force is able to fight him at all.
All For One Terrorized The My Hero Academia World For Decades
After discovering the existence of Quirks, All For One immediately set out to take over Japan, and nearly managed to achieve his goal. His power, All For One, allows him to permanently steal any Quirk user’s ability, adding it to his repertoire. It’s not clear what his limits are, but All For One’s been shown to have dozens of quirks at once, stolen over the years.
All For One’s genius combined with his quirks make him dangerous in nearly any combat situation. His powers have allowed him to keep pace and even heavily damage All Might, limiting the amount of power the hero can draw from One For All. He’s even capable of unleashing all his quirks at once if necessary, in a grotesque display that can only be stopped by the most powerful heroes.
Boros Conquered The Entire Galaxy In One Punch Man
Boros is a little downplayed since he’s in a series where the main character can easily win a fight the second he starts trying. However, there are few villains in One Punch Man that even come close to how impressive Boros is. Boros comes from a powerful race of aliens, and even among them is still the most powerful, conquering much of the galaxy with his strength.
Boros is durable enough to take a hit from Saitama and survive, and his regeneration is powerful enough for him to completely recover from it. Most of his strength is normally sealed off underneath a set of armor, meaning he managed to conquer the known galaxy using just a fraction of his strength. He was even capable of fighting in space at near full-strength, and moving at near-light speeds.
Kaguya Otsutsuki Was Responsible For Introducing Chakra To The World
Kaguya and the entire Otsutsuki clan turn Naruto into a sci-fi series simply by virtue of existing. Described as both a celestial being and as an alien, her people have been known to go from planet to planet, stealing their Chakra Fruits. Though Kaguya was meant to bring Earth’s chakra fruit back to her clan, she consumed it instead, transforming her into a near-goddess in terms of power.
Kaguya wields almost limitless chakra, allowing her to consistently use powerful abilities without ever losing stamina. She’s capable of absorbing anyone else’s jutsu, can move faster than most ninja can react, and can regenerate from any attack. With the ability to open gateways to other dimensions, and destroy the world with a thought, she’s one of Naruto‘s most powerful characters.
Dr. Hell Could Have Altered Reality With The Power Of The Infinity
The twisted Dr. Hell is one of the original sci-fi villains, making his first appearance in the ’70s Super Robot anime, Mazinger Z. Dr. Hell is responsible for creating the Underground Empire, and using his genius knowledge to create giant Mechanical Beasts that he sets loose on the world. In the face of his might, the rest of humanity is helpless, having to rely solely on the power of the invincible robot, Mazinger Z, to defend them.
In the 2017 film Mazinger Z: Infinity, Dr. Hell manages to come back to life and steal a new and improved version of the Mazinger Z, the Infinity. A mecha larger than both the original Mazinger Z and the Great Mazinger, Infinity wields near-limitless power. Dr. Hell with the power of the Infinity wields enough power to re-shape reality itself.
Perfect Cell Is One Of Anime’s Strongest And Most Entertaining Villains
Even in his Imperfect Form, Cell was already incredibly dangerous. He wielded enough power to fight evenly with Piccolo after he merged with Kami, which meant he was stronger than a Super Saiyan in his first appearance. Yet Cell only continued to grow in power as he drained humans of their life force, and absorbed both Android 17 and 18.
Perfect Cell claimed to have the ability to destroy the galaxy, and while that might be hyperbole, Frieza at his weakest could destroy a planet in the Namek Saga and Cell was several times stronger than Frieza ever was. Plus, Cell has the ability to come back stronger after regeneration, meaning his potential is near-limitless. He was nearly powerful enough to defeat Gohan while he was in his Super Saiyan 2 form, and fully planned on destroying the Earth if he succeeded.
Frieza’s New Black Frieza Transformation Makes Him The Most Dangerous Being In Dragon Ball Super
Frieza was introduced as the most powerful villain in Dragon Ball Z, and somehow only managed to become a bigger threat from there. It’s revealed that in his first form alone he was capable of destroying Planet Vegeta with the energy in his index finger. As he went through all of his transformations, he only became more powerful, requiring Goku to eventually transform into a legendary Super Saiyan to defeat him.
Frieza has made multiple comebacks since then, and is now back on top in the Dragon Ball world, at least in the manga. As Black Frieza,
he’s more powerful than anyone else in his entire universe. Given he was able to destroy a planet at his weakest, it wouldn’t be out of place to view him as an extinction-level threat.
Z-Master Can Wipe Out Entire Solar Systems
Z-Master is an underrated villain from the GaoGaiGar series, where the powerscaling truly got out of hand. The Z-Master wields the power of all the Zonders in its universe, and aims to make all life mechanical. It also contains the combined powers and abilities of the other Machine Primevals that were a threat within the GaoGaiGar universe, which grants it some absurd abilities.
The Machine Primevals each wielded their own special abilities that allowed them to achieve their aim, ranging from creating gravity shockwaves to producing miniature black holes. The Z-Master wields enough power to wipe out an entire solar system, and itself is the size of the planet Jupiter, meaning most enemies are even beneath its notice. Given its incredible regeneration abilities, GaoGaiGar essentially had to erase it from existence to finally put an end to it.
Sailor Galaxia Has Destroyed Several Planets In The Sailor Moon Universe
Sailor Moon doesn’t get nearly enough credit for how powerful and dangerous its universe can be. Sailor Galaxia is the perfect example of this, as she stands above most fan-favorite anime villains both in terms of villainy and pure strength. One of her earliest acts of villainy involved destroying her own home planet, a place she saw as little more than trash.
That wasn’t the only planet Sailor Galaxia destroyed, as she obliterated other planets as well as she began to conquer the galaxy. Even the heroes stood no chance against her, as Galaxia defeated all the other Sailor Senshi and recreated them to become servants who would work for her. Galaxia was utterly unstoppable, and if she hadn’t been betrayed by her ally Chaos, it’s unlikely she would’ve ever lost.
Anti-Spiral Has Near Limitless Power In Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
The Anti-Spiral is the source of all the problems within Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Its singular goal is keeping other species from ever evolving, and it has the power to back it up. The near-limitless power of the Anti-Spiral has forced other races into being terrified of its power for ages.
The Anti-Spiral’s energy reserves allow it to do everything from altering probability in its favor to erasing beings from existence. One of its attacks is the “Infinity Big Bang Storm”, which involves it taking two different galaxies and merging them together to destroy anyone foolish enough to stand against it.
