Top 20 Most Brutal But Deserved Anime Punishments
The punishment fits the crime. Join Ashley as we look over the times where anime characters got their due in the most savage way possible
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00:00 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the cruelest anime characters
00:13 who got the right kind of karma.
00:16 20.
00:17 An Eye for an Eye – Goblin Slayer
00:20 After walking into an enemy ambush, Priestess gets some very unwanted attention from a frisky
00:26 goblin.
00:27 Fortunately, his comeuppance is quick and ruthless.
00:30 In response to Priestess' screams, Goblin Slayer leaps into action and gives the monster
00:35 something to squeal about.
00:43 First by strangling him with a tether made of human hair, and then by plucking out one
00:48 of the goblin's eyes altogether.
00:54 You know it's morbid when even the other goblins decide it's best to stay clear.
00:59 Priestess may leave a bit shaken up, but at the very least, no one's going to risk going
01:03 near her again for a very, very long time.
01:09 19.
01:11 Humiliation Conga Line – Baki
01:14 Eli Jr. just can't catch a break today, but then again, that's what you get for
01:18 being an arrogant jerk.
01:20 It all started when Jack Hanma knocked him down a few pegs in a one-on-one.
01:24 Afterwards, Eli got his face pounded in by Goki too, and then Doppo, and then pretty
01:33 much everyone else he's ever pissed off.
01:41 Even Eli Jr.'s own father decides to get in on the fun.
01:44 By the time he finally retires for the night, Jr.'s been KO'd by just about every member
01:50 of the main cast.
01:51 Next time, he should really make sure he has the bite to back up his bark.
01:59 18.
02:02 Ace in the Hole – One Piece
02:04 If there's any justice in Ace's death, it's that Whitebeard doesn't wait long
02:08 before becoming the judge, jury, and executioner.
02:24 Slimy as always, though, a kainu tries to slip away, but his fate eventually catches
02:29 up to him.
02:37 Mostly in the form of one jaw-dropping punch to the gut, that isn't your average blow
02:42 either.
02:43 It's all of Whitebeard's grief and rage poured into one attack, and the force of it
02:48 literally splits the ground in two.
03:03 Admiral or not, no one wants to be on the wrong side of a punch like that.
03:08 Although considering everything he did, it still feels like a kainu got off easy.
03:13 17.
03:15 Beat to the Punch – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
03:19 There's a whole lot of people who want a crack at Shogo.
03:22 After all, he's personally responsible for the deaths of countless Tempest citizens.
03:26 That's a lot of pressure, but thankfully, Geld made everyone proud by delivering one
03:31 hell of a wince-inducing beatdown.
03:42 While the Orcs' mystical chaos eaters come out for support, most of the mauling boils
03:46 down to Geld's fist and Shogo's face.
03:54 In the end, watching the pitiful crook crawl back to his master is a victory in itself,
04:00 but it's even sweeter when he returns with more power, only to get his stuff handed to
04:04 him all over again.
04:09 Clearly, no one does vengeance quite like Geld does.
04:16 16.
04:17 Crushing Defeat – Jujutsu Kaisen
04:20 Hanami's first mistake was allying with Mojito's team of curses.
04:24 Their second was going after the young jujutsu sorcerers, and their last was thinking they
04:29 could take on Satoru Gojo.
04:32 Even with a three-on-one advantage, the jujutsu sorcerer proved that no one messes with his
04:36 students and gets away with it.
04:46 Using nothing more than the raw might of his domain expansion, Gojo flattened Hanami until
04:52 they were a fresh piece of graffiti on the wall.
04:56 It's not a very clean end, but it sure is satisfying.
05:08 Given how fast it all happens, it's clear that Hanami didn't just lose this fight;
05:13 they never even had a chance in the first place.
05:18 15.
05:21 Flatlining – Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans
05:25 In a poetic way, Iok's narcissism was his own undoing.
05:36 Instead of taking the killing blow, he relished his victory with a hateful monologue about
05:41 his achievements, including the fact that he helped kill several of Akihito's comrades.
05:52 Turns out, that's exactly the motivation Akihito needs to finish this fight for good.
05:58 He stands up, takes the enemy's mech by the throat, and then proceeds to crush the
06:03 iron hull into bits, with its pilot still inside.
06:12 Iok can scream and cry all he wants; we're with Akihito on this one.
06:17 The only thing better than seeing Iok pop like a balloon is knowing that he lost to
06:21 his own hubris.
06:23 14.
06:24 The Grilling Grovel – Kaiji – Ultimate Survivor
06:28 Tanigawa bet it all on a life-or-death game of Icard, and lost.
06:33 However, the stakes were only deadly for his opponent.
06:39 So besides his life, what did Kaiji's smarts actually get him?
06:44 Witness to an apology, that's what.
06:46 Not a wimpy half-hearted one, either.
06:48 No, in order to prove his sincerity to his boss, Tanigawa had to grovel while pressing
06:54 his hands, knees and head into a flaming hot grill.
07:07 But even as he cries in pain, it's hard to feel any sympathy for the con artist.
07:12 Tanigawa is the one who challenged Kaiji in the first place, and he even tried to cheat
07:17 his way to victory, too.
07:19 Kaiji just cheated better, is all.
07:25 13.
07:28 Take Me to Church – The Rising of the Shield Hero
07:31 For a guy who led the Church of Three Heroes, Pope Biscus de Balmus needed some serious
07:37 divine intervention.
07:41 Thankfully, Naofumi and his band of colleagues were more than willing to do the honours.
07:49 Despite the Pope's dangerous magic, the Shield Hero eventually put an end to the villain's
07:54 corrupt reign.
07:55 Or, should we say, his all-powerful dragon summoning did.
07:59 Once Naofumi called upon his new friend, the Pope didn't even have time to pray before
08:04 he became dragon food.
08:11 The spell took a lot out of Naofumi, but it was oh-so-worth it to see Balmus finally meet
08:17 his maker – this time, permanently.
08:21 12.
08:23 Sowing the Seeds – Yu Yu Hakusho
08:26 Even in a tournament like this, it's common courtesy to keep all the fighting inside the
08:30 ring.
08:31 Doubly so if your opponent is someone like Kurama.
08:34 Despite that, Roto threatened Kurama's mother in order to get a few cheap shots in.
08:39 But, all his scheming does is plant the seeds for some blood-soaked payback.
08:53 Kurama doesn't even have to lift a finger.
09:00 Once his death plant latches on, it starts to drain Roto from the inside out.
09:05 It's gross, it's effective, and if Roto's begging is any indication, it's extremely
09:11 powerful too.
09:17 But most of all, it's fair.
09:19 Roto sealed his fate the moment he decided to use dirty tricks against Kurama.
09:24 11.
09:26 Envy Gets Fried – Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
09:29 Colonel Roy Mustang had the right idea.
09:32 Revenge is a dish best served grilled.
09:35 He practically devoted his life to avenging the murder of his fallen comrade, Mays Hughes.
09:40 It took a few arcs to track down the killer, but that just made Envy's fiery fate all
09:45 the more explosive.
09:52 Mustang roasts the homunculus alive, waits for them to regenerate, and then burns their
09:57 flesh off all over again.
10:02 It's a vicious cycle, and every second of it is downright glorious.
10:10 Blasting Envy can't completely fill the hole Mays Hughes left in the series, but seeing
10:15 Mustang blaze his way through the stages of grief comes pretty damn close.
10:26 10.
10:29 Leon Strikes Out – Danganronpa The Animation
10:33 Placed inside of a school setting, told you must kill to escape, and constantly plagued
10:39 by the wicked machinations of a robotic bear, someone was bound to crack.
10:45 Unfortunately for Leon, he just happened to be the one to get caught.
10:57 Thanks to some last-minute deduction by Makoto during the class trial, he discovers that
11:02 the baseball prodigy was the one that beat Sayaka to death.
11:12 While he would argue that it was all in self-defense on account of Sayaka being the one to attack
11:17 first, he could have just stopped wailing on her after the first swing, instead of permanently
11:23 ending her idol career.
11:24 The result?
11:25 Pelted to death with an endless barrage of baseballs.
11:29 Oh, the irony.
11:36 9.
11:41 Stunned by Frogs – JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Stone Ocean
11:45 Prison life can be rough, but only in the world of JoJo could something like this occur.
11:51 Desperate to get her father's stand, which happened to be sealed in the shape of a disc,
11:56 out of prison and into the hands of the Speedwagon Foundation, Jolyne ran a literal gauntlet
12:02 only for her to be gunned down by one of Poochie's henchmen.
12:10 And then it starts raining frogs.
12:26 Thanks to his stand ability, Weather Reports is able to create a torrential downpour of
12:31 poisonous frogs – one that causes the gunman to bloat up to ridiculous degrees.
12:37 It's a nasty way to go, but that's what you get for shooting Best Girl.
12:46 8.
12:51 Re-Legless Destro – My Hero Academia
12:54 He may be a right bastard, but Shigaraki is the de facto supervillain of the pro-hero
13:00 landscape.
13:01 If he wasn't going to let a gangster like Overhaul put down the League of Villains,
13:05 then a Dr. Doofenshmirtz-looking weirdo like Re-Destro had no chance.
13:18 After coming to terms with the monster inside of him, Shigaraki embraces his destructive
13:23 urges with his improved quirk demolishing everything in sight, and in doing so liberated
13:29 Re-Destro from the use of his legs.
13:39 He breaks the former Grand Commander so badly, he practically becomes a Shigaraki simp.
13:48 7.
13:50 Pax Gets Broken In – Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation
13:55 Originally nothing more than a creepy gag character, this prince overstepped his boundaries
14:00 when he took his perversions towards Roxy to new heights.
14:04 Not only did he hold the families of his guards hostage, but planned to use Rudeus as bait
14:09 as a means to lure Roxy back so he could have his wicked way with her.
14:20 Thankfully, Rudey finds a way to inadvertently put Pax in his place by getting his older
14:28 brother to side with him.
14:37 An older brother with absurd strength, and no qualms about breaking Pax's various bones.
14:44 6.
14:47 Tetracyde – Black Bullet Sibling rivalry has never been so bloody.
14:52 Upon discovering that her brother had a hand in hiring those that dispatched their parents,
14:57 Kisara decides now would be a good time for her to become an only child.
15:08 Not only does she win her duel, but she also dispatches Kuzumitsu in the most gruesome
15:14 way.
15:18 Lopping off a leg is usually a nasty way to go, but then Kisara decides to push the envelope
15:23 further by splitting the bugger in half with a delayed slash.
15:28 Oof.
15:29 5.
15:30 Lou Proves He's Ready The world's finest assassin gets reincarnated
15:35 in another world as an aristocrat.
15:37 A legendary mercenary in his old life, Lou still had a way to go in order to demonstrate
15:43 his willingness to be an assassin after being reborn in a fantasy world.
15:48 His last trial?
15:50 Killer-captured criminal who just happens to look like a petrified young girl.
15:55 Of course, Lou being a man on a mission doesn't fall for her crying act, and instead lets
16:06 her bleed out.
16:10 Given how she reveals her true colours right after, it's fair to say she earned the knife
16:15 to the head.
16:29 4.
16:32 Swain Loses His Head – Vinland Saga
16:35 It was only so much that Ashland was gonna take.
16:38 You can dismiss him, you can look down on him, but the moment you threaten to invade
16:42 Wales, you've gone too far.
16:48 When King Swain demands that he makes a choice between Canute or his homeland, Ashland goes
16:53 to option three – decapitating the king in front of everyone.
16:58 While this does sign his own death warrant, it's just another demonstration of his incredible
17:03 character.
17:04 He's done that, and Swain seriously had it coming.
17:10 3.
17:12 Doctor Death – Akudama Drive
17:15 If fondness for surgeries and changing her own anatomy in the most extensive ways clearly
17:20 demonstrated that this Akudama had no issues using and losing lives on a whim.
17:31 In an effort to secure herself a passage out of a city gunning for her head, the Doctor
17:36 doesn't hesitate to kill and take hostages.
17:45 Fat load of good it did her, since a final act of courage by Hoodlum and the impromptu
17:50 arrival by a terrified crowd leads to her being trampled.
17:55 Pretty hard to stitch yourself up when your skull is caved in.
18:02 2.
18:03 Reina Doesn't Want A New Mama – Higurashi When They Cry
18:06 Time loops are pesky things.
18:09 You never know when one character is going to incarnate as sweet and dainty, or a ruthless
18:15 gold digger happy to strangle a little girl just to ensure she gets some of that moolah.
18:26 Ritsuko in this version is very much the former, one willing to take Reina out of the picture
18:32 so long as she can keep getting the money from her father.
18:45 Her ploys don't exactly end well when Reina gets her hands on a pipe and goes to town
18:51 on her would-be stepmother.
19:14 1.
19:15 Wank Gets Chopped – Darwin's Game
19:18 There are always losers in a battle royale, but there are also cheating bastards who are
19:24 willing to do whatever it takes to win, including killing innocent people just to puff up his
19:29 ego.
19:35 Wang is that kind of asshole.
19:37 After shooting down Shinozuka, Wang feels the full wrath of the Sunset Ravens when Shuka
19:42 and Kaname come for his head.
19:44 To be more accurate, they slice up his limbs with blade chains before Kaname unloads a
19:50 full clip into his face.
19:53 Game over.
20:07 -END TRANSCRIPT-