5. Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden- Why does this character make the list? For one, he never gives up. For another, he's one of my favorite characters in all of animedom. So why does he only make it #5 on the list? He can be a bit... ditzy at times, but he still deserves the 5th spot because when he goes into fox mode like he did against Sasuke (and later in Shippuuden, Diedara), he truly becomes an unstoppable badass (well, mostly). To add to his badassness, in the first Shippuuden movie, right at the beginning, he dies! Though this is determined as a fallacy later in the movie, all this gives him an irrefutable spot at #5.
4. Kino from Kino's Journey- While being quite possibly the best anime I've ever seen in my life, as well as being deeply philosophical, this anime girl (who you'd never be able to tell was if you watched with the sound off) is my #4 badass because not only does she carry a gun, but as we saw in the last few episodes (and in part throughout most of the series), she's not afraid to use it... at least to the means of self defense. Now tell me a woman that travels pretty much alone (accompanied by only her motorhead Hermes) and is willing to kill if necessary ISN'T a badass.
3. Gaara from Naruto and Naruto Shippuuden- Why do I have TWO "Narutites" in this list? Because while Naruto himself is pretty badass, Gaara takes the cake on the matter. In the original series, he was quite obviously willing to kill anyone or anything that stood in his way. He didn't care about anyone at the time. Then, in Shippuuden, they made him even more of a badass when they had him fighting to the death to save his own village- and even though he lost, he used the last of his strength to move his sand (which he had used to protect the village) out of the village. He went from the will to kill all the way to the will to save, and that makes him a true badass.
2. Gene Starwind from Outlaw Star- 'Now seriously,' you'd think, 'who could possibly be more badass than Gaara?' Well, if it weren't for my next badass, who I had originally planned to put at #1, Gaara would most certainly have the number two postion. Thing is, Gene Starwind is quite possibly one of the most amazing badasses there ever was. Not because he carries a gun. Not because he's an outlaw. Well, sorta because of that. The thing that makes Gene a true badass is the company he keeps, and the ability to live through practically any situation. Now seriously. When your friends are a superstrength metamorph, a cyborg computer that doesn't know her purpose, a little kid who's a literal genius, a woman whose beauty is matched only by her sheer will and ability as well as being extremely deadly, and (though she's dead by the fourth episode) a woman who's outlaw name is known throughout the universe for being such a badass herself, you truly have dunked yourself in the badass tank and woken up a badass in yourself.
1. Vegeta from DragonBall Z- You were expecting Goku? Any true anime fan that's seen DBZ knows why Vegeta is number one. Throughout the 291 original episodes of the series, Vegeta was the only one that pushed himself to the most extreme. Goku trained at 100 x gravity. Vegeta trained at 300. Goku may have surpassed Vegeta in sheer power, but Vegeta beat Goku by light years in sheer determinedness to pass his rival. He gave every ounce of his strength into training up until the seventh season (and then surprisingly, married Bulma, of all people!) He had his pride, and he never once decided to give it away until he settled down (and then became an even stronger badass capable of matching Goku blow for blow in the Majin Buu saga). To this day, one of my favorite parts of any anime is the fight between Majin Vegeta and Goku. DBZ turned out to be the most badass anime ever in its own right, but it just wouldn't have been the same had Vegeta not been in the picture. From the very moment we first saw him in the 11th episode, to the final goodbye (until GT came out) in episode 291, Vegeta (mostly) maintained his state as badass. And that takes class. After all, he IS a Saiyan prince.
Like it or not, that's my take on the five most badass anime characters ever. If you don't like it, grow a pair.
