25 Best Anime Supervillains Of All Time

Shishio Makoto would likely slide into top honours were this a list of coolest-looking anime villains, but looking the part is just one aspect of this mummified, sword-slinging samurai.

An avid proponent of Darwinism, Shishio believes that the weak exist to help the strong, similar to many your average villain. Except Shishio was dipped in oil, burned alive by his former allies and lived to tell the tale, so it’s safe to say he’s more vindicated in his beliefs than most.

Shishio is described as being able to use fire sword techniques by using left-over oil and human flesh encrusted onto his sword as fuel, which is the kind of attack one might expect from a bandaged menace who looks as intimidating as him.

His one weakness on his quest to take down the Meiji government is his love for Yumi Komagata; aside from that, Shishio is lethal and unforgiving but still maintaining his honour.

Let’s be honest, though, he could not speak a word and looks alone would make him a top villain.