10 Anime Betrayals No One Saw Coming

For the main characters in the anime, betrayal is a fact of life. Sooner or later, the people they meet will betray them. Sometimes, the impending betrayal is obvious, if only to the viewer, but not always. Of course, the best betrayals are the ones that fans don’t see, and audiences are just as traumatized by the betrayals as the characters. Here are ten of the most brutal betrayals in anime—some from characters you might suspect, but others seemingly out of nowhere.

It’s clear that from the betrayal theme, there are a lot of spoilers ahead.

10 Strazzo (jojo’s strange adventure)

Strezzo is Jonathan’s ally in the first installment against Dior jojo’s strange adventure, though not as close as Zeppeli or Speedwagon, he turns out to be another master of Harmon’s, and it’s convenient to have the power needed to defeat vampires. However, when Strezzo reappears in the second season, it is revealed that he has a fear of growing old and tries desperately to stay young, wearing a stone mask resembling Dio. He then targets anyone who knows the mask, meaning the surviving members of the Joestar family. With fifty years between the first and second, Strezzo has plenty of time to turn evil. His only concern is protecting himself – even if that means killing his late friend’s wife and nephew.

9 Albert Maverick (tiger and rabbit)

exist tiger and rabbitBarnaby’s (Rabbit) mentor is a man named Albert Maverick, the top executive behind the HeroTV concept, and he’s basically raised him since his parents died. However, at the end of the first season, it is revealed that Maverick was behind the deaths of Barnaby’s parents, when they discovered criminal evidence he had fabricated to build a heroic reputation. Maverick is behind every major event in the series and spends his life taking advantage of Barnaby just to amass power and money. In terms of scale, few betrayals can match Maverick, as he essentially goes against everything he claims to believe.

8 goddesses of love (Magic Madoka)

kuppy starts Magic Madoka The series looks like typical cute magical woman characters like Luna Sailor Moon or the word karo Sakura Card leader. He’s just a cute mascot, isn’t he? When Homura defeated Chubby and returned without incident, fans may have been suspicious, but from the viewer’s perspective, Chubby really did nothing to deserve such a reaction. In the end, however, it is revealed that Kuppy is a member of a species that wants to prevent the heat death of the universe by increasing entropy by creating magical girls who will inevitably fall and become witches. By contracting these girls, Chubby effectively signed their death warrant. And worst of all, Chube doesn’t even feel bad about it, because in the end it’s “for the greater good”.

7 Kaede Chino (Assassination Classroom)

Kaede Kayano is one of the best students in the school Assassination Classroom, and even developed feelings for the main character Nagisa. All the while, however, she’s actually planning a massive betrayal, using a fake name and mask, with the intention of taking the life of Koshi-sensei, whom she believes to be her sister’s killer. She’s even implanted tentacles like his in order to achieve incredible levels of combat. Her true identity is Yukimura Akari, a talented actress and younger sister of Murashi-sensei’s beloved Aguri. Her betrayal had a huge impact on Class E, especially since her entire identity was synthetic, but unlike most of the characters on this list, she eventually came to her senses knowing full well that Killing Sensei wasn’t the one who killed Aguri.

6 Uryu Ishida (bleach)

For anime fans, a rather refreshing betrayal comes at the end. God of Death: Thousand Years of Blood War Episode 13. Oolong takes up most of the time bleach After realizing that Ichigo is not the last Quincy, Revival tries to decide whether to continue with Ichigo. In the post-credits scene, Ulu finally makes the decision that he will side with Yovac and Quincy. After all, these are his people, even if he never knew them, and the Soul Reapers are the ones trying to kill them. He has every reason to betray Ichigo’s trust, other than that they are friends. While anime fans have yet to see Ichigo’s reaction to Oolong’s betrayal, the Season 2 preview reveals Ichigo’s shock and disbelief. Of course, comic fans already know what to expect from Oolong’s betrayal.

5 Rainer, Anne and Bertolt (Attack the giant)

Attack the giant Full of betrayal from every angle. One of the first (and greatest) betrayals was that Reiner, Anne, and Bertolt were actually the human forms of the three Titans that attacked the city and killed members of the Survey Corps – their own comrades. All three are famous, but their betrayal is inevitable as they have been sent into the city to join the Survey Corps as foreign spies. The betrayal of Reiner, Anne and Bertolt can be said to be the starting point for the main plot. Attack the giantreveals the existence of other giants, as well as others outside the Wall, so unfortunately for them, there is no other way to play.

4 Government (ghost in shell)

Quite unusual since it’s not a personal betrayal, unless someone wants to blame Aramaki, and Aramaki has no choice in the matter. exist Ghost in the Shell: Independent ComplexThe whole of Lesson Ninth is betrayed when corrupt forces in the government accuse them of many heinous crimes. Team Nine’s hideout is raided and the team is scattered, each ordered to “survive”. Their goal is to try to expose the corrupt behavior of the Secretary-General and to spread information about the corrupt behavior of the Secretary-General to those who can act in secret. The incident seemed to have ended with the death of the major, but in the end, everyone returned to work in the Nine Palaces as before.

3 Wolf Wood (three pictures)

Although Wolfwood’s traitor status was in three gunsit was an important turning point in the original three pictures animated in 1998. Later in the series, it is revealed that Wolfwood has become Trigon’s All the while, he was the “Gung-Ho Gun” and his mission was simply to keep Vash alive while watching him suffer events that Knife hoped would turn him against humanity. Wolfwood eventually receives orders to kill Vash, the fight escalates into a war, but in the end Wolfwood saves Vash’s life. After finally adopting Wash’s philosophy of nonviolence, Wolfwood was mortally wounded by his former mentor and tragically died.

Shou Tucker is one of the most hated men in anime, and he’s in The complete alchemist With their adorable daughter Nina and their big dog Alexander. Hugh Tucker worries about the upcoming National Alchemist’s performance review and says he’ll do whatever it takes to keep them where they are. However, after two episodes of The Tuckers, it is revealed that Sho’s first attempt at creating a talking chimera was only successful because he used his wife as part of the transformation, and now, Nina and Alexander are doing the same. The scene is so gruesome, sure to surprise first-time viewers, who have certainly appreciated Tucker’s friendliness. While every other villain in the comics goes to Heaven in the post-mortem bounty, Shu Tucker is the only one to go straight to Hell – as every fan is sure to hope.

1 Kaoru Nagisa (Missionary)

It’s hard to say whether Kaoru’s betrayal will come as a surprise; After all, he appeared late in the series, by then viewers should know, Missionary That’s what it looks like. There is also the fact that Kaoru’s betrayal takes place in the same episode as his debut, only about 13 minutes apart. However, Kaoru’s betrayal was one of them Evangelion’s The most interesting moment. The always unaccompanied Shinji eventually meets a warm and kind person who almost immediately betrays him in an attempt to destroy humanity. However, Kaoru’s feelings for Shinji are completely real. He cares deeply about Shinji, in a way that transcends continuity. Kaoru really has no choice, which makes his betrayal one of the most heartbreaking in all of anime.