Sometimes, the bad guys need a break and a chance at victory.

However, this is not always the case.

Don’t get us wrong.

Winry Rockbell from Fullmetal Alchemist, Zeref from Fairy Tail, and Yor Forger from Spy x Family in a collage.

Characters like Pain and Eren are the primary examples of such cases.

As the series progresses, his determination only intensifies, and fans rally behind him more than ever.

However, upon reflection, his actions arent entirely unjustifiable.

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Perfect Blue and Ghost In The Shell.

Erens ultimate drive is to safeguard the Eldians.

Sadly, this pursuit of greatness blinds him to the consequences of his choices.

With Attack on Titan now over, why not check out these other anime?

A collage of villains from My Hero Academia.

Light starts off with the intention of ending evil in the world, making efforts to eliminate criminals.

The problem arises when Light is confronted by L through television and shown a mirror to his actions.

This belief led him topursue the philosopher’s stone and manipulate countless livesto achieve his vision of perfection.

A collage of Johan Liebert and Eren Yeager.

Sometimes you have to wonder if they’d be better best friends than enemies.

He viewed the sacrifice of others as necessary to achieve his ultimate goal.

He treats others as mere pawns in his grand design, disregarding their intrinsic worth.

Light Yagami, Seto Kaiba and Thistle.

In their eyes, they were never terrorists but messengers trying to change the world.

Despite their violent and extreme actions, at their core, they had simply taken their protest to extremes.

Shogo Makishima rejected this worldview, believing that true freedom could only exist without such control.

Eren Yeager is wearing a hoodie in Attack on Titan.

These anime series will leave you with lots to think about once you finish watching.

However, the problem lay in Makishima’s approach.

To achieve his vision, he sought to bring chaos into the society.

Griffith in Berserk.

He wanted to fix the world and believed in empathy and peace.

However, he also believed that mere dialogue was not enough for people to understand the pain of others.

He believed that shared suffering was the only way to truly empathize.

Attack on Titan, Shiki, and Parasyte: The Maxim.

The only flaw in Pain’s narrative was his belief that harming others could lead to true peace.

Johan is rarely a mindless villain.

With so many spectacular villains, these ones didn’t get enough of the spotlight.

Light Yagami holding the Death Note.

Father with menacing red eyes in Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

Rei and Ryuji in Terror in Resonance.

Shogo Makishima in Psycho Pass.

Pain in Naruto.

Johan Liebert offering a drink in Monster.