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(#1) Roy Mustang
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, FullMetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, Fullmetal Alchemist
In Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Roy Mustang plays a big role in the battle against the Homunculi. Each of these creatures represents one of the seven deadly sins. Envy, in particular, strikes a strong chord of vengeance in Roy's heart. In the anime, it’s revealed that Envy is solely responsible for the death of Roy Mustang's closest friend, Maes Hughes.
When the two cross paths, an epic revenge fight breaks out and Roy doesn't hold back. He eventually crushes Envy, humiliating it and diminishing it to its most basic form. As Roy tortures Envy, Edward, Riza, and Scar hold him back from becoming a murderer. When Envy realizes that Roy isn't going to stoop to an inhuman level to kill it, it commits suicide by crushing its own stone.
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(#2) Shikamaru Nara
- Naruto, Naruto Shippuden the Movie, Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds, Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire, Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel, Ninja World
In Naruto Shippuden, Hidan is an immortal shinobi with the ability to curse his opponents and use them as voodoo dolls. This power, combined with his love for killing, makes him a very sinister opponent. Using his voodoo curse, he eventually kills Asuma, leader of Team 10. Shikamaru, a student of Asuma, is devastated and seeks revenge.
When they eventually face off, Shikamaru leads Hidan into a clever trap and uses his shadow jutsu to wrap Hidan up in explosive tags. In one of the best anime acts of revenge, Shikamaru opens up a deep pit below his trapped opponent and then flicks Asuma’s lighter towards him, blowing Hidan up into pieces and leaving his remains trapped under a pile of rubble.
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(#3) Kurapika
- Hunter x Hunter
The Phantom Troupe in Hunter X Hunter (2011) tend to wreak havoc wherever they go, especially Uvogin, the strongest member of the group. It's this attitude that eventually leads to the massacre of the Kurta Clan, an endangered clan best known for their glowing red eyes. One survivor of the massacre, Kurapika, vows to seek his revenge against the Phantom Troupe.
When he finally meets Uvogin for battle, Kurapika asks Uvogin if he recalls slaughtering his clan. Uvogin can't remember and this prompts the battle to start. Kurapika takes Uvogin on with ease and eventually reveals his red glowing eyes, which prompts Uvogin to remember the clan. Using his Judgement Chain, Kurapika exacts his revenge on Uvogin by crushing his heart.
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(#4) Gohan
- Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might, Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound, Dragon Ball Z the Movie: The World's Strongest, Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan, Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!, Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks, Dragon Ball
In Dragon Ball Z, Cell announces the Cell Games to see who is worthy of defeating him. In the battle, Goku is able to keep up with Cell, but realizes it will only end in the destruction of earth or each other. So, he then forfeits and points to Gohan as the fighter for the job. Gohan enters the fight and his anger fuels him to reach a new Saiyan level.
Cell then attempts to self destruct, but Goku sacrifices himself by using Instant Transmission to bring Cell to another planet. Despite this, Cell returns and the devastatingly long battle continues. Eventually, with the help of Vegeta and the voice of Goku to guide him, Gohan uses the last of his strength to unleash a Kamehameha, disintegrating Super Perfect Cell and avenging the death of his father.
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(#5) Trunks
- Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan, Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound, Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!, Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly, Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks, Plan to Destroy the Saiya-jin, Dragon Ball
Androids 17 and 18 cause lots of devastation throughout the Dragon Ball Z series. In the timeline that Future Trunks originates from, the two Androids transform the Earth into a hellish place after killing all of the Z Fighters. Future Trunks returns to this timeline after training intensely in a device called the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to find that Future Android 17 and 18 are on a destructive spree in the city.
When Trunks arrives to put a stop to their antics, the Androids smile in amusement, unaware of his newfound strength. The three engage in a battle, but the Androids are simply no match for the powered-up Super Saiyan. In one of the best revenge scenes anime has ever seen, Future Trunks finally destroys the two Androids with an epic, “This is for Gohan!”
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(#6) Spike Spiegel
- Cowboy Bebop, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
In Cowboy Bebop, the rivalry between Spike and Vicious starts when they become comrades in the Red Dragon Crime Syndicate. They both fall for the same woman, Julia, who decides to leave them both. Spike later learns that Julia, under the threat of death, had been ordered by Vicious to kill him. Instead of having to murder Spike, she chooses to disappear. For years, she survives while on the run, but is eventually killed by assassins of the syndicate. This serves as the catalyst for Spike's decision to finally face Vicious.
In the finale of Cowboy Bebop, Spike infiltrates the Red Dragon base to take on Vicious. Although Spike is critically wounded during the encounter, he manages to finish off Vicious with a shot to the chest, resulting in the best revenge in the entire series.
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(#7) Lelouch Lamperouge
- Code Geass
Lelouch in Code Geass is the son of Marianne and Charles Brittania, the Emperor and Empress of the Britannian Empire. After the perceived death of his mother, Lelouch confronts his father and challenges him on the incident surrounding his mother's death, asking why more wasn't done to protect her. The Emperor harshly responds by exiling and trading Lelouch and his sister to Japan as prisoners, where they assume new identities and eventually find out the truth about their parents.
The siblings learn that their mother isn't dead and that their parents orchestrated the sister's disabilities. They also uncover their plans to initiate Ragnarok. Lelouch rejects his parents and their plans for world domination, deciding to seek his almighty revenge by using his Geass to turn the gods against them, killing both Charles and Marianne, and then taking the throne as Emperor.
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(#8) Kaneki Turns The Tables On Jason In 'Tokyo Ghoul'
When Kaneki is captured by the Aogiri Tree, he is forced to endure cruel and unbearable torture by the hands of Yamori, AKA Jason. As a result, Kaneki slowly starts to lose his sanity. His only coping mechanism is when Jason forces him to count backwards from 1000 by 7. And just when it seems he can't take anymore, Kaneki turns the tables on Jason by breaking free of his chains and attacking him. After all the pain he has inflicted onto Kaneki, it is immensely satisfying to see Jason get what he deserves. The ending of this scene induces chills when Kaneki hovers over Jason on the ground asking, "What's 1000 minus 7?"
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(#9) Tanjiro Avenges Urokodaki's Students In 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'
During the Final Selection exam, Tanjiro comes face-to-face with the demon who is responsible for murdering Urokodaki's former students. Upon realizing that Sabito and Makomo were eaten by this demon, Tanjiro attacks him in a fit of rage. Tanjiro is able to sever the demon's neck and avenge his fellow swordsmen. It's a moving scene as the souls of Urokodaki's students are finally able to depart to the afterlife, bringing Urokodaki a sense of peace and closure.
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(#10) Afro Samurai
- Afro Samurai, Afro Samurai: Resurrection
In Afro Samurai, holding the number one headband is the biggest honor a warrior can have. Afro's father, Rokutaro, was Number One for sometime. Things get heated when his old friend, Justice, shows up to take the headband from him and the fight results in Rokutaro's death. It's at this point when the Afro Samurai decides to find and take on Justice in order to avenge the death of his father.
In their final battle, Justice and Afro have an intensely close matc. Toward the end, it seems as if Justice might have the upper hand when he impales Afro with a spike. Luckily for the samurai, he's saved by his own hair, and he uses his sword to execute his revenge by swiftly chopping Justice up into itty, bitty pieces.
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(#11) Shinya Kogami
- Psycho-Pass
In Psycho-Pass, the tension between detective Kogami and criminal mastermind Makishima stems all the way back to the death of Kogami’s partner. Kogami begins to question the law system, Sybil, when they don't help him avenge his partner's death. Makishima has the ability to control his psycho-pass, making it nearly impossible for Sybil to treat him as a criminal. This causes Kogami to work with Sybil, but when he finds Makishima, he goes rogue. They face off in a long-awaited battle, where Kogami pulls out a handgun and kills Makishima.
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(#12) 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
Itachi from Naruto helps kill the Uchiha clan to save his brother, Sasuke, and himself. From that point forward, Itachi is ridden with guilt and longs for Sasuke to punish him because he believes that his brother is the only one suited for the job. Itachi withholds the truth about what truly happened and instead plays the part of the villain, constantly provoking Sasuke in an attempt to make him stronger and seek him out for revenge.
Eventually, Sasuke does just that. Fueled by his desire for revenge, he throws everything he has at his brother. Itachi, riddled with illness, eventually dies and for a brief moment, Sasuke feels elated. However, shortly thereafter, the truth is revealed about how Itachi was coerced into killing the Uchiha clan. The feels from this scene are absolutely crushing, raising you up high before dropping you abruptly into the ground, making it one of the best revenge moments in all of anime.
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(#13) Train Heartnet
- Black Cat
Train Heartnet is a bounty hunter set on tracking down his old partner, Creed. Both are former members of a secret organization called Chronos, where the two developed a complex history that eventually turned into a rivalry. When Creed chose to kill Train's closest friend, Saya, it sparked the need for revenge in Train.
In their final battle, Train takes a different approach to revenge by choosing not to kill Creed. Instead, he destroys the nanomachines in Creed, obliterating his progress toward immortality.
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(#14) Sekai Saionji
- School Days, School Days
In School Days, Makoto and Sekai start off as good friends. Sekai helps Makoto get with his long time crush, Kotonoha, but the anime quickly turns sour when Makoto can't seem to commit to Kotonoha and begins sleeping with all the girls in school, including Sekai! Little did he know that Sekai had strong feelings for him and in her desperation, accuses Makoto with impregnating her.
Makoto responds by publicly shunning her, but the event still results in a pretty bad reputation for him. In true Makoto fashion, he decides that being with Kotonoha is better than nothing, which drives Sekai to seek one of the best anime revenges of all time by stabbing Makoto to death.
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(#15) Alex Row Strangles Delphine In 'Last Exile'
- The Last Exile
In the Last Exile, Alex Row is the captain of the rogue battleship Silvana. It is revealed that in the past, he lost his fiancé to an attack by the heartless and cruel Maestro Delphine when their two ships collided. The impact caused Alex's fiancé to be thrown into The Grand Stream, to be lost forever. The tragedy fueled a hatred in Alex, along with an unrelenting desire to seek revenge.
Alex eventually crosses paths with Maestro Delphine again. This time, she captures him, binds him to a cross to torture him, and uses truth serum in an attempt to reveal four important passwords needed to control the ultimate weapon, the Exile of Anatoray and Disith. Alex starts revealing the key phrases when suddenly, he stops. He doesn't know the fourth key because he never read the sealed envelope, presumably in anticipation of being captured. In a moment of bad*ss grit, the tortured Alex breaks one arm free and uses it to vengefully strangle Delphine, getting his revenge at long last.
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(#16) Van Kills The Claw In 'Gun X Sword'
- Gun X Sword
Van is a lone cowboy with only one thing on his mind - revenge. It all starts on his wedding day, where he loses his wife to an old madman known as The Claw. From that moment forward, Van embarks on a mission to find The Claw and avenge the death of his one true love. In an epic series finale, Van finally faces off against The Claw, who eerily treats him like a long lost friend. Nothing can stop the cowboy from unleashing all his repressed rage as he swiftly uses his sword to kill The Claw.
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Revenge is a good subject, whether animation, television, film are, can be said to let go and let go, one after another, enduring. The genre is almost entirely about revenge. For all sorts of reasons, in order to revenge, in order to bring the person of resentment into hell, and at any cost to do the rumored thing —— -- to go to the “communication from Hell”, to write down the person’s name. But since ancient times, it has always been good Karma, is the so-called harm will be self-harm, when the person went to hell, they will also be punished.
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