Random Anime Villains Who Were Actually Right All Along (15 items)

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  (#7) Vaccine Man Wanted To Save The Environment In 'One-Punch Man'

  From humanity's perspective, Vaccine Man is obviously wrong, since he wants to wipe out everyone on Earth. However, Vaccine Man isn't human, so his worldview is naturally a little different from ours. If you look at things from Vaccine Man's point of view, his conclusions are hard to argue with. He believes humans are endangering the environment, which is factual, so he decides the best remedy is to eliminate humanity. According to Vaccine Man, it's the same as using medicine to cure a bacterial infection. 

  Human fans of One Punch Man were probably glad to see Vaccine Man get punched into oblivion. However, if you're a Sumatran Elephant, a Black Rhino, a Hawksbill Turtle, or any other animal that's been endangered thanks to human behavior, you're probably rooting for Vaccine Man.
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  (#5) Shougo Makishima

  • Psycho-Pass

  In a world where people are murdered on sight because a computer program said they might break the law at a later date, it's hard to see conflicts in black and white. While authoritative figures are typically the good guys, the exact opposite proves true when a society's government becomes corrupt.

  Shougo Makishima wants to put an end to the wicked Sibyl System, but he tries to accomplish this by ruthlessly slaying anyone who gets in his way, including people are who are totally innocent. He's even willing to wipe out his nation's grain supply - effectively starving everyone in the country - to accomplish his goal.

  While it's difficult to ignore Makishima's misdeeds, something definitely needs to change in his society, and it's impossible to imagine him dethroning the Sibyl System via nonviolent means. 
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  (#4) Light Yagami

  • Death Note, Death Note: Re-light: L's Successors, Death Note, Death Note: The Last Name

  A 70% worldwide crime reduction is inarguably a good thing. This is what Light Yagami achieved through his work as Kira, even if he perished a villain. Light's initial intention was to create a safe world where good people could live calm, happy lives without fear. Unfortunately, he believed he was capable of determining who should live - and who shouldn't. 

  The power went to Light's head, and he was eventually consumed by the need to avoid apprehension. Had he taken a more subtle approach, or reserved his judgment for those who could not have been rehabilitated, he might have avoided ending the series in disgrace. 
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  (#10) Satō Used His Love Of Slaying To Gain Civil Rights For His People In 'Ajin'

  Even if a villain loves carnage and destruction, he can still use his passion for something positive. Satō is an Ajin, a type of demi-human that boasts incredible powers, but whose civil rights are restricted by the Japanese government. Satō wants equity for his fellow Ajins, which sounds great, until you realize his methods for achieving this goal involve chaos and slaying, two things he's ridiculously infatuated with. 

  While Satō's stated intentions are noble, he seems to care more about offing people than accomplishing his commendable vision. Nevertheless, Ajin civil rights are important, and Satō actually does instill positive societal change, even if the path forward is soaked in blood. 
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  (#13) Pain Believed That Empathy Is The Key To Bringing Peace In 'Naruto: Shippuden'

  There's a reason why Pain is considered the best villain in the Naruto series. His ideologies made us all consider the true meaning of justice and evil. He believed that in order for people to empathize and understand one another, they must experience the same pain that was inflicted on him and his village. Peace can only be achieved through true empathy. While it doesn't justify his crimes and murders, we can see how his traumatic experience led him to think that the only way to make people understand was through violence. 
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  (#6) Sasuke Uchiha

  • Naruto, Naruto Shippūden, Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire, Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds, Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Ninja World

  Sasuke Uchiha is only a villain for a small part of Naruto, and he's arguably in the right the whole time. After Sasuke realizes the Konoha government forced his older brother to slay their entire family, he's understandably furious. When he hears about the baseless rumors that were spread to justify executing his clan, he's even angrier. He defects from Konoha and declares a vendetta against its leaders. 

  When a governing power forces a 13-year-old to slay their family, it's hard to think of them as the good guys. Sasuke had every right to be angry, even if some of his actions were a little too brash. While he probably shouldn't have attacked groups of innocent people, it's hard to definitively say what the right course of action was in a situation that's so horrifically messy. 

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