Most Evil Anime Schemes, Ranked

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The excitement of cliff-hanger battles is undeniable, but it’s when a genius reveals each secret component of a world-altering plan that true fear arises. Whispers of the beginning subtly creep through the darkness, knitting together betrayals and casualties into an ever-growing disaster. Deities borrowed from other realms quiver under the pressure of mortals’ aspirations as schemes unfold with chilling precision.

With each disclosure, deeper wounds are inflicted as villages burn, bonds weaken, history is obliterated in dust. By the time the last mechanism locks into place, catastrophe has ceased to be a byproduct and instead becomes the culminating masterpiece. In this relentless equation of genius and malice, every observer becomes a casualty, every memory tainted by the haunting allure of deliberate destruction, and every episode indelible.

This list compiles the most devious and evil schemes in anime that took true heroes to stop.

10.
Chainsaw Man – Makima’s Domestication Plan

Pet the Devil, Leash the World

Makima begins her role at Public Safety, sporting a tidy red necktie. She then takes on the task of caring for Denji, the Chain Saw Devil who walks among us, much like one might tend to a homeless dog. She showers him with dreams that are inexpensive and hollow compliments, while giving him instructions to obey, all delivered in a sweet and soothing tone.

Less significant adversaries succumb, thereby enhancing her esteem, allowing her to maneuver around Parliament and subtly influence national strategy beyond her friendly facade. Each feline saved, each meal provided, gradually narrows the leash, causing Denji to confuse dominance for affection.

As I pull the trigger, releasing the carnage to seize Pochita’s power, it becomes horrifyingly clear: love twisted into a weapon, innocence crushed beyond recognition, society teetering on the brink of a new, seemingly perfect order. The gasps from the audience echo louder than the roaring chainsaws themselves.

9.
Monster – Johan Liebert’s Perfect Suicide

A Gentle Push Off the Edge

Johan is courteous and good-looking, but he carries no weapon. He shares the haunting fears of his own childhood to broken individuals, causing them to self-destruct. A single kind word or cryptic message can push a war veteran towards killing, a banker towards burning down buildings, and even a detective towards giving up on their work.

His ultimate plan is sophisticated: gather followers who will destroy themselves, then disappear, leaving behind only a vacant title in history. He’s effectively eliminated himself through strategic planning.

In his quest, Dr. Tenma demonstrates that each clue was intentionally laid for the purpose of determining if humanity is worthy of being saved. This approach may save more lives compared to other methods, but it critically injures faith itself, leaving the spirit of Europe hobbled.

8.
Neon Genesis Evangelion – Gendo Ikari’s Human Instrumentality

Love Letter Written in LCL

Gendo secretly stores confidential budgets, alien fetuses, and genetic material from his deceased wife for the purpose of unifying every human soul into a single, encompassing mass of matter, like a giant red quilt. Every battle with an Angel is a step forward towards that crimson ocean.

He deceives the committee, NERV, Shinji, and even Rei, piling up betrayals as if they were communion wafers. In reality, the Dummy Plug project manipulates free will; SELEE’s puppets move under the illusion that they are in charge.

In a world where every Evangelion grows massive wings and human existence turns to liquid, it is then unveiled that Gendo’s ultimate goal was not domination but reunification. Yet, countless lives disintegrate in pursuit of a single, self-centered embrace that remains unreturned.

7.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood – Father’s Nationwide Circle

A Country‑Sized Battery

A father assumes the role of an eternal freedom fighter, and for a hundred years, he subtly manipulates Amestrian conflicts to form a circle of tombs in silence. Every uprising, every demographic adjustment, serves as another symbol etched in stone.

On the Fulfilled Date, he turns the key, extracts the essence from each resident, and summons deity via an ajar skylight. Worlds tremble; Reality bears witness.

The siblings disrupt the system, yet it only fully hits them at that moment – the magnitude of destruction: five conflicts, untold numbers of casualties, orchestrated to allow a single artificial being to flee from its inadequacies. This ambition, even in such a clinical setting, still carries the scent of fresh blood.

6.
Naruto Shippuden – Madara’s Eye of the Moon

Global Bedtime Story

Madara arranges secret cults, moon deities, and reborn armies to enchant the entire world with Infinite Tsukuyomi, a spell that traps everyone in a single shared dream, like each person is sleeping in a coffin. Memories of past hurts vanish, uniqueness fades away.

Obito carries out the scheme to keep legends fearful of the false Uchiha. Simultaneously, Black Zetsu alters ancient stones and changes prophecies as if he were a careless editor on a wiki platform.

This version maintains the essence of the original while making it more accessible for readers.

The moon shines beautifully, but few can escape its chilling radiance. Liberty vanishes quicker than a folded origami. Even when Madara perishes, the enchantment demonstrates that thoughts continue to haunt the ninja realm long after the last statue disintegrates.

The moonlight blooms; only a few manage to avoid its icy light. Freedom disappears more swiftly than an origami fold. Even after Madara dies, the enchantment shows that concepts linger and haunt the ninja world long after the last statue disintegrates.)

5.
Death Note – Light Yagami’s God Project

Justice Written in Stroke Order

In this rephrased version, let me say: Light discovers a notebook, uses it to identify criminals, then orchestrates information leaks so that the world reveres an anonymous figure known as Kira. Cameras, FBI agents, and law enforcement teams become pieces on a chessboard, moving according to the rules set by this mysterious entity.

He takes actions such as eliminating his pursuers, framing colleagues, and hiding memories to avoid suspicion, only to later reveal them during an investigation. Each death serves to strengthen his divine image or reputation.

For a long time, society has been divided between fear and admiration, and as crime rates drop significantly, feelings of suspicion and unease rise. However, his fall from grace is spectacular, but the world remains tainted by the moral stains he left behind.

4.
Bleach – Sosuke Aizen’s Hogyoku Hustle

Hypnosis From Day One

Captain Aizen meticulously buffs his glasses as he casts an unyielding illusion called Kyoka Suigetsu over all of Soul Society, leaving everyone mesmerized. With this deception, he manipulates politics, conducts research, and abducts Quincy hybrids in a bid to create the Hogyoku.

everything about Rukia’s human form (gigai) to the fight at Las Noches had been carefully planned to allow him to gather divine power and claim the throne of the Spirit King; everyone, from allies to adversaries, were unwittingly played in this elaborate scheme. The readers, too, were part of the grand deception.

– He suffers defeat solely due to the author’s mandate; his parting remark ridicules conventional time, suggesting he anticipated even that. Such a multi-layered scheme leaves indelible marks on every dimension and realm it encountered.

3.
Attack on Titan – Eren Yeager’s Rumbling

Footsteps Heard Across Continents

Eren plants a kiss on Historia’s hand, picks up future memory fragments, and concludes that liberty means obliterating the world. He pretends to be diplomatic, deceives allies, activates the Founding Titan, and controls colossal legions as vast as mountains.

Ruins spread rapidly, seas are seared by vapor, international partnerships dissolve swiftly. Paradis witnesses as both hero and villain stride across the landscape.

Halting him comes at a price for every faction: lives, values, and innocence. Yet, even when defeated, his plan succeeds: the fear of Titans disappears along with their footprints, demonstrating that genocide can appear as liberation in the fractured thinking of a boy.

2.
Berserk – Griffith’s Eclipse

Kingdom Traded for a God Seat

Griffith manipulates prophecy, court jealousy, and a full contingent of mercenaries to reach the throne. Torture removes his humanity; he responds to the Behelit’s call, orchestrating a nocturnal banquet where companions become offerings.

The Eclipse transforms the sky into a spectacle reminiscent of church organs, causing chaos that splits apart Femto and disrupts Guts, Casca, and the fandom. This event sets the stage for an era where monstrous creatures run wild throughout Midland.

The sensation that something was unavoidable proves to be the most painful. Griffith achieved all the dreams he had promised the Hawks, but unfortunately, not as a human being. The beauty of the plan is surpassed solely by the treachery it concealed.

1.
Code Geass – Lelouch’s Zero Requiem

Peace Signed in Bloody Ink

Lelouch declares himself a ruthless ruler, executes political figures, instills fear across much of the world, and ultimately arranges his own death at the hands of loyal comrade Suzaku. With the villain’s demise, worldwide animosity subsides.

Lelouch becomes a tyrant, kills politicians, frightens half the planet, then fakes his death with help from trusted ally Suzaku. As he dies, people stop hating him.

Each past act of deceit, each Geass order, served as a prelude to that grand sacrificial spectacle. Enemies transformed into disciples, sufferers into builders of harmony, and the visage of Zero endures as an everlasting fall guy.

One cost equates to a single life and an accumulation of sins carefully weighed, yet the reward is profound: a worldwide truce that surpasses the boundaries of history, and a tale that persists beyond the confines of factual truth. Such a plan carries a powerful punch, shedding less blood in the end.

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2025-05-08 03:42