Top 10 Anime Characters with the Most Tragic Past
Naruto Uzumaki is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto ends up with the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit sealed inside him at birth - the spirit that nearly destroyed the whole village years earlier. Because of his secret, he is ostracized by everyone. With no parents or friends and everyone avoiding him, he constantly acts out - not because he means any harm, but because he desperately wants everyone to notice him.
Edward Elric, commonly nicknamed Ed, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series and its adaptations created by Hiromu Arakawa. He needs to be number one. Out of all of the anime I have seen and out of all the protagonists I have met along the way, this should be at the very top - not second place.
Let's see… *SPOILER* Guts was born while his mother was hanged on a tree. A group of mercenaries picked him up and he had to live his childhood as a warrior. The woman who treated him like her son died of plague and Guts got all the blame. The very man who he considered as a father sold him to a rapist (Yes, he got raped as an 11-year-old kid).
He joined another group of mercenaries, The Band of the Hawk, and considered them his family. He thought that was the place where he belonged. But his dearest friend and the leader of the band, Griffith, sacrificed The Band of the Hawk to the demons to gain godly powers. Guts had to see them get sliced to pieces by demons in hell.
Guts chopped his own arm to break loose from the demon who was holding him and lost an eye too, so he could go save his friends, even though he knew he had no chance at all. Griffith raped Guts' lover in front of him, which caused his son to be born as a horrible-looking demon and his lover to lose her mind and become totally crazy. And the best of all, every single night, hundreds of demons haunt him to take his body, preventing him from any kind of rest for the rest of his life.
And what do we see here? He isn't even in the Top 10 because people don't even know him. Give me a break lol. Seriously people, Anime isn't just Naruto, One Piece, DBZ…etc
Gaara is a fictional character in the Naruto manga and anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. He is the jinchuuriki of the one-tailed shukaku and can control sand that is stored in his gourd. What? He suffered more than Naruto!
He was called a "monster" because he couldn't control sand. He can't sleep because Shukaku can possess him when he sleeps. His father wanted to kill him, and then his uncle (the only person who really loved him) tried to kill him and made him believe he hated him. Worse past than Naruto's.
Ok, so there's Naruto, Nagato, Itachi... But no GAARA?! He suffered WAY more than any of them! He was rejected by all of his villagers and, unlike Naruto, didn't have Iruka, or Kakashi, or ANYONE! Even his own siblings were scared of him. Not to mention his only "family," his aunt, tried to kill him. At her own will! That's... come on, people, show some empathy!
Ha ha, Naruto number 1? Really? Lol. Itachi's situation was far worse. He had to kill his entire clan with his own hands, including his mother, father, and even his girlfriend.
In most anime, we see characters witnessing their parents being killed in front of them, but Itachi's situation was even more tragic. He had to kill every clan member, including his parents and girlfriend, himself - at just 13 or 14 years old (even though he didn't want to).
Before the clan massacre, his best friend Shisui (whom Itachi considered like a brother) committed suicide in front of him. Itachi killed his clan for the greater good, yet the villagers saw him as a psychotic murderer. His village ranked him as a criminal. Itachi deserved at least a little respect from his people, but instead, he was met with hatred. He chose pain over love.
After this event, his entire life was filled with sadness, and there was no happiness left. He spent the rest of his life waiting for his little brother Sasuke to kill him, and eventually, he died around the age of 20. Only a few members of the Akatsuki knew that he had killed everyone for the sake of the village. After his death, only Sasuke, Naruto, Kakashi, and a few others learned the truth.
Itachi is easily the number one tragic character ever. (Excuse my terrible English.)
Under the harsh, abusive training of his father, Endeavor, young Shouto Todoroki vomited and cried repeatedly. When his mother defended him, Endeavor would hit her in front of Shouto. Eventually, his mother could no longer maintain the mental stability to raise her son. After seeing Shouto's left side, which reminded her of Endeavor, she snapped and threw boiling water at him, leaving a scar over his left eye.
I love Deku, but in my opinion, Todoroki had a more tragic and painful past than he did.
Earl Ciel Phantomhive (Japanese: シエル・ファントムハイヴ, Shieru Fantomuhaivu) is the main protagonist of the manga and anime series "Black Butler". He is the current head of the Phantomhive house, the notorious Queen's Watchdog, the owner of the Funtom Corporation, and an Aristocrat of... read more Ciel watched his parents die and got tortured, and he's only like 11! He is a child!
Zeref Dragneel is a character from the anime/manga series, Fairy Tail, created by Hiro Mashima. He debuted in chapter 200 of the manga, and episode 96 in the anime. In Fairy Tail, Zeref is considered to be the strongest Dark Wizard of all time, who was under the Curse of Contradiction. He is the founder... read more His parents and little brother died at a young age. He tried to find meaning in the word love, but when he loves, people die. His curse is the saddest curse I have ever seen - when he loves, life dies around him. Tragic.
He wants to die and was considered the most evil wizard alive when he is really just a good soul.
He should be up there with Edward Elric.
Kaneki's past is extremely tragic. He was abused and manipulated from the age of 4, which led him to believe that if he was hurt, he deserved it. He had to delude himself into thinking his mother loved him. After her death, he was neglected.
Then he became a ghoul and was tortured. He was also stabbed in the brain and given amnesia. During this time, he was tormented by his past self non-stop, which he experienced as a dream. Getting his skull split open didn't help, and watching the only man he ever called a father commit suicide only added to his pain. But the worst thing he's been through, worse than all of that, was being in a bad adaptation.
Izuku "Deku" Midoriya is a fictional character and the protagonist of My Hero Academia, a manga series written by Kohei Horikoshi.
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Hinata Hyuga is a fictional character in the anime and manga franchise Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.
Hancock has a well proportioned figure compared to the abnormal and huge appearance of her sisters. She is a very tall, slender woman with long black hair that extends past her waist with locks of hair that frame her face down to her chin, pale skin, large breasts, a high forehead, and dark brown (dark ...read more.
Vinsmoke Sanji, most commonly known by his moniker "Black Leg" Sanji, is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. He is the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates, as well as the former sous chef of the Baratie. He is also the third son of the Vinsmoke Family, thus making him... read more Why is he so low? First, he was rejected by his father, bullied by his brothers, lost his mother, and was even imprisoned. Then he was stuck in the middle of the ocean and starved for months.
His past is so sad. His father and brothers are the worst!
Erza Scarlet is an S-Class Mage from the infamous magic guild Fairy Tail. Erza starts off as a lone wolf and stays loyal to following the rules. As the story develops Erza changes into loving mage strong and independent. As her terrible past haunts her she ignores her Nakama's calls that they want help... read more How does she not have the saddest past?! Her parents were killed, she was in slavery for most of her childhood, and she was abused and lost her eye! HER EYE. She got pushed off a cliff and beaten by her closest friend. This is insane.
Her past was so tragic that I started crying. Her best friend got possessed and tried to kill her.
Robert's childhood was just too painful...
He was hated by everyone just because he was a celestial.
His only friends betrayed him.
His carer lied about taking care of him just to get money.
Then he became so resentful he became bad and destroyed his entire town... It was just too sad.
"Devil Child" Nico Robin is a fictional character of the One Piece manga franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. Born on the island of Ohara, Nico Robin was hated by its residents and bullied by the children. Her only safe haven was a library and the scholars who attended it. However, even that tiny bit of happiness was taken from her when all of her friends and her newly found mother were killed.
She was then given a hefty bounty at a very early age, forcing her to trust no one, not even those who showed her kindness, as everyone eventually betrayed her, even pirates. For the longest time, all she could do was find temporary shelter and sleep with one eye open to make a quick getaway.
Throughout it all, she at least had a dream to strive for and eventually joined Crocodile in pursuit of her goal. Her entire life, she had to deal with abuse and mistrust.
He loses his father at a young age, is forced into the Hanabishi Clan, and is forcibly separated from his mother. Later, they try to make him forget about his mother. He finally leaves and runs away to Tokyo, only to find himself all alone with no one left to call his family. However, all that changes when he meets up with Aoi later on.
Nami is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. She is based on Ann and Silk, two characters from Oda's previous manga Romance Dawn. Nami was rescued and raised by a loving woman named Belle-mère for years and grew up alongside her foster sister, Nojiko. But it didn't last long. Large Fishmen came to the island where she lived and took over. They demanded money, but Belle-mère didn't have any because she spent it all to make Nami's favorite meal. So, she asked them to spare her two daughters' lives.
For eight years, Nami worked with the Arlong Pirates to buy back her village from the cruel Fishmen, only to have them lie to her and steal all the money she had saved. Yeah, that's pretty messed up!
Lucy Heartfilia is a wizard in the guild, Fairy Tail. Her magic is called celestial spirit magic which allows her to summon spirits from another world. She currently possesses fifteen celestial keys, which is an extraordinary number for a celestial mage. She gets along best with Team Natsu, containing... read more Lucy's mom died, and her dad abused her.
Vegeta is an anime fictional character from the anime series, Dragon Ball Z, created by Akira Toriyama. He was taken from his father by Frieza right before Frieza killed his father and all the other Saiyans on Planet Vegeta.
Alphonse Elric, commonly called Al, is a fictional character in the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series and its adaptations created by Hiromu Arakawa.
She's basically a grown woman trapped in a child's body. Years ago, she ended up in a standstill, just like Kei, for six long years.
Gintoki Sakata is a fictional character in the manga and anime franchise Gin Tama created by Hideaki Sorachi. Born during a war era and not knowing his parents, Gintoki had no food to eat, so he resorted to eating the corpses of dead soldiers, earning him the name Corpse-Eating Demon. He then met his master, Yoshida Shouyo, and participated in a war to rescue him, only to be forced to kill his own master to save the lives of his friends.
Just when he finally began to live a normal life, his master returned as a monster who wanted to kill everyone. That's depressing.
Not to mention, as he finally got himself a new family and friends, people from his past come back to haunt him and hurt his new family, like Takasugi and Utsuro. He was just about recovering from Shoyou's death when he was forced to turn against the now alive Shoyou. He is fiercely protective of his family and is willing to die for them because he had lost everything once before.
Lucy (born as kaede), is a tragic, fictional Japanese Anti-Heroine, and Anti-Villianess, who is the main protagonist of her debut source, a manga officially known as Elfen Lied [alfen leed], written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto, which was best known for it's T.V. adaptation of the same name, Directed... read more