Top 10 Anime Villains With The Dumbest Weaknesses (ft. Todd Haberkorn)
#10: CLAW’s 7th Division
“Mob Psycho 100” (2016-) Granted, this surprise final battle between Reigen and the esper assassins of the CLAW organisation is kind of genius, because instead of Mob unleashing his true power and wrecking house, his unwittingly superpowered master takes out each member of the 7th division…by breaking down their self-esteem until there’s no more fight in them. He literally spits the truth at the ridiculousness of being psychic henchmen until they basically give up and settle on a career change! CLAW needs to up its interviewing process.
#9: Thorkell
“Vinland Saga” (2019) Yes, most people who take on this giant will find their guts splattered cross the battlefield, but that being said, Thorkell is still just a man, capable of being wounded like any other. Did they really have to give him a glass jaw? One capable of knocking his ass flat with a single hit? Not sure if the creator was trying to be historically accurate or the invincible axe-wielder just needed some kind of weakness, but it took a bit of a shine off the veteran soldier. Though something tells us he’s not going to make it easy for those who try to aim for it…
#8: The Homunculi
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“Fullmetal Alchemist” (2003-04) Ah yes, back when the original adaptation of this beloved property had a much, much, much different take on Father’s sinful offspring. Oh wait, Father’s not in this one. Never mind. Here, a homunculus is an incomplete creation born of human transmutation, one that comes with a rather inconvenient handicap – if they encounter any part of their original, human form, their bodies are pretty much rendered moot. Even if it’s just a hair! Aside from a few exceptions, Lust, Envy and the rest could have been defeated just by the Elrics throwing some random shavings at them! Glad Brotherhood fixed all that up…
#7: Aaroniero Arruruerie
“Bleach” (2004-12) In all fairness, this is really a faux pas on Aizen’s end. One of his strongest Arrancar warriors just happens to averse to sunlight, to the point where it will melt his flesh away, and what does the man do? Props up a fake sun around Las Noches aka Aaronierro’s new place of residence. Sure it doesn’t kill him out right, but it’s hard to unleash a Ressureccion when the ultraviolet rays are boiling you to mulch with every passing second! Maybe Hueco Mundo’s new ruler just has a sick sense of humour.
#6: Kaguya Otsutsuki
“Naruto Shippuden” (2007-17) Either this rabbit goddess has a kink nobody knew about or the sight of multiple, half-naked bishounen boys caused some manner of sexual awakening in her. How else do you explain her just standing there looking shocked when Naruto unleashed his Reverse Harem Jutsu. We’re not talking about Tsunade here. This is a forerunner of chakra, mother of the sage of the six paths, crazy lady who nearly brought the end of all things. You wouldn’t take her for one who would have a thing for sparkly boys.
#5: Kurogiri
“My Hero Academia” (2016-) While we’re sure a massively obvious, metal neck brace is an essential part of this portal master’s wardrobe, it does make for an awfully big target, and not the kind of thing you want to have showing when heroes are throwing their Quirks at you. While Kurogiri can extend his shade form extensively in order to cover his body, the brace was still found pretty easily by Bakugo and company, allowing him to be instantly subdued. Considering you can hide your human body so well, you ever consider doing the same with the giant radiator around your neck? You’re just asking for trouble dude.
#4: Perona
“One Piece” (1999-) Apparently even goths have something to fear. Though in Perona’s case it isn’t anything truly terrifying like the destructive capabilities of the Straw Hats or any of the nightmares on Thriller Bark…it’s cockroaches. A phantom who can reach inside a person and squeeze their heart is apparently so terrified of these little critters that Usopp managed to blindsight her by tossing a bunch at her – and they were plastic to boot! We get that Perona wasn’t exactly the most formidable of ghouls, but you would have thought she would be made of tougher stuff!
#3: Mad Pierrot
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“Cowboy Bebop” (1998-99) Not that we didn’t expect a murderous lunatic who bounces around like a beachball to have a nutty mindset, but an overwhelming fear of cats? That was pretty low on the list. Due to the trauma he suffered in his childhood, this future serial killer has is deathly afraid of felines, given that their image was all he saw during his earlier torment. Apparently even when you’re armed to the teeth, the sight of one pussycat is enough to send you running for the hills. Spike could have saved himself a lot of pain if he had just brought along a few kittens to use as projectiles.
#2: Road Rage
“Ultimate Muscle” (2002-06) We get the gimmick, he’s made up of signs that he feels must be obeyed at all costs, while also using them to beat the stuffing out of people during wrestling matches. Though you’d think he’d have enough common knowledge to know that he doesn’t have to obey EVERY sign – like all the random new ones that Kid Muscles draws around the ring during their brawl, which eventually ends up rail-roading the walking traffic cone into the parallel parking space known as defeat! Jeez, this guy is every learner driver’s worst nightmare.
#1: Lord Slug
“Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug” (1991) Anime movie villains tend to be more miss than hit, and this is especially true for this ancient Namekian, who despite being able to regrow his limbs, turn himself into a giant, and nearly squeeze the life out of Goku, has one fatal weakness. Whistling. Yeeeeeah. We’re not sure why the natives of Namek can’t handle it when someone blows out a turn, but in Slug’s case it nearly drives him over the edge. At least Piccolo had the forethought to rip his ears out to avoid the pain…old DBZ could be weird.
