Top 10 Anime Characters Who Killed Gods

“Campione!” (2012)

You can’t be a god-slayer without sticking it to a god first. After encountering the beautiful, if slightly manipulative sword-mistress Erica Blandelli, former middle school baseball champ Godou finds himself thrown into the deep end when forced to face off against the likes of Verethragna, a Persian God of Victory. With lady luck on his side, Godou not only emerged triumphant from the scuffle, but got himself all of Verethragna’s abilities as a bonus. First day as a Campione and he’s already snagged himself a love interest, new sword and shit tone of power. Not bad.

“Rage of Bahamut: Genesis” (2014)

Sorry newcomers, this isn’t your typical Final Fantasy summon. It is, however, a winged beast of such malevolence and strength that not even heavy hitters like Poseidon could hope to put him down. Chewing up gods left and right, this winged terror might have spelled doom for the whole world if not for the sacrifices that were made to seal him away. So yeah, lets just say this all powerful dragon it’s not something to be trifled with.

“Persona 4: The Animation” (2011-12)

Coolest kid on the block, wannabe murder investigator, resident ladies man, and occasional dispenser of deities inside of a television world. Ain’t nobody like Yu. Not only does he wield the likes of Izanagi as a Persona, but he has used it to take down far superior beings such as Ameno-Sagiri, Kusumi-no-Okami and the twisted goddess Izanami-no-Okami. It wasn’t exactly a cake walk, but eventually they all fell to Yu’s inner strength. After managing to win the King’s Game, there’s nothing our boy can’t handle.

“Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island” (2004)

The half-dog demon is well known for cleaving his way through Naraku’s insidious little minions, though as it happens he’s also sliced up a few gods in his time. You know, inbetween all that pining for Kagome, arguing with Koga and dealing with his less than cheery older brother. During his adventure on the mystical island of Horai, Inuyasha and company ended up clashing with the Four War Gods. Must suck for Sesshomaru, he can’t clock a win even during this movie, since he only ends up slaying one of them, while his little bro takes down two AND the Shitoshin’s true form.

“Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon” (2014-15)

Can’t really blame Ange for wanting to put an end to this particular God. After all, the creator of mana isn’t only a giant asshole with his own selfish wants…but he turns out to be a complete creep. Evident from when he uses his immense power to make Ange strip naked. Thankfully, with the help of her beloved Tusk, the long-suffering princess managed to take her revenge by destroying King Embryo’s personal mecha, cutting off his connection to mana and finally finishing him off. Confusing yet effective.

“Death Note” (2006-07)

Turns out that the self-proclaimed God of the New World isn’t keen on sharing the spotlight, even with legitimate Gods of Death. While Kira’s modus operandi tends to involve causing heart attacks in criminals, he made an exception for Rem; a Shinigami who happened to be creating a rift between himself and his girlfriend/follower/tool-bag Misa. It isn’t easy to kill one of Ryuk’s kin, but thanks to Light’s vast intellect and broken moral compass, he was able to manipulate Rem into killing L, thus putting an end to the Death God. You know what they say; with strange aeons, even death may die.

“Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters” (2000-04)

With the Thief King Bakura backing him up, along with his rather phallic dragon ligament, Zorc the Dark One was not a monster to be messed with. Just as it seemed all hope was lost against this Evil God, Atem revives Obelisk, Slifer and Ra after finally relearning his name. But that’s not all as he goes one step further and combines the three to form the Creator of light, who he commands to deal the finishing blow and send Zorc packing for good.

“Noragami” (2014-15)

You don’t get to be a God of Calamity without doing something…well…calamitous. In his youth, Yato had no hesitation about slicing up convicts and others who had evil imprinted on their souls, though over time he slowly came to regret his actions and shunned his bloody calling. Of course, when he got himself a new lady love from the world of mortals and a crazy deity named Rabo tried to do her in…let’s just stay Yato can tick off “fellow god” to his smite list.

“Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood” (2009-10)

Well, he finally did it. After managing to swallow the physical form of God, what was once the Dwarf in the Flask managed to ascend to the point of godhood. No alchemy or Gate of Truth was going to stop him now. He had reached perfection. For all of five minutes that is. It all went pretty much downhill after that, since Hohenheim, Greed and pretty much the rest of Central’s forces managed to chip away at his new body until he was but a husk. Of course, the real star of the show is the Fullmetal Alchemist himself, who managed to beat Father’s ass so viciously that he ended up cracking his Philosopher’s Stone in the process.

“Dragon Ball Z” (1989-96)

The pink death machine strikes again. Though unlike the chubby Buu we’ve all come to know, we’re talking about his original form, more commonly known as Kid Buu. An amalgamation of pure fury with an unquenchable thirst for death, Buu’s initial conquest led him into direct conflict with the Supreme Kais. Oh sure, they’re not Gods of Destruction, but the’re deities in of themselves, and Buu wiped them out like they were nothing. If not for the Grand Supreme Kai’s intervention and subsequent absorption, there’s no doubt Buu would have found a way to slaughter his way up the heavenly food chain.