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Over the years, fans have been introduced to many noteworthy Anime villains who had a solid plan of attack. These villains played a crucial role in the overall narrative of their respective shows, and their actions became a stepping stone for the heroes to learn and grow from. Although at most times, it was necessary for the heroes to eventually win over their antagonists, some villains have only themselves to blame for their downfall.
Being an anime villain is hard. Not because they have the whole world opposing their ideals and ambitions but because it is not simply enough for a villain to succeed in their plan. Rather, they must be able to boast about their victory in front of a hero; otherwise, it is just not worth it to them. Stupid as it may sound, there have been many instances where a villain had the heroes at their mercy but decided to engage in a monologue instead of getting things done. Here are just five of the many villains who ended up monologuing away their victories.
5 Team Rocket
Team Rocket, or rather the iconic trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth, are some of the most humiliated villains across all anime. It is not that these three do not have the potential to become great villains; it is just that instead of focusing on their plan, they choose to engage in lengthy monologues with Ash Ketchum and his friends.
There have been countless opportunities for Team Rocket to steal away their desired Pokemon, even Pikachu. But due to their own stupidity and their overly long introductory monologues, they end up giving the heroes enough time to foil their plans. For decades these three have been trying to make a name for themselves as villains; if only they realized what has been holding them back all this time.
4 Hero Killer: Stain
Stain was a vigilante turned villain known for having killed many of the Pro heroes. His blood-infused quirk, combined with his physical capabilities, made him almost impossible to deal with for many of the Pros. However, Stain's true weakness lies in his habit of ranting about true justice and what the notion of being a hero truly means. It is a shame that his love for speeches is what got him arrested in the end.
In the second season of My Hero Academia, Stain was being built up as a ferocious killer, and so he was, for the most part. Stain was about to finish off a Pro when Ingenium (Ida) arrived on the scene to avenge his brother. Instead of dealing with him quickly, Stain went on to share his own thoughts on the significance of being a hero. This gave Midoriya enough time to enter the scene and help Ida. The situation then went on to repeat itself, as soon after Stain's monologues allowed Todoroki to jump in as well and aid the two heroes. Together the three students ended up outsmarting the villain until the Pros arrived and arrested him.
3 Dio Brando
Dio Brando is one of the most infamous villains of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and is known for notoriously running his mouth even when there is no need to do so. Dio is a vicious, violent, and self-obsessed psychopath who will do anything to attain power. In his early clashes with Jonathan Joestar in the Phantom Blood series, Dio repeatedly degraded his step-brother by delivering boastful monologues. Dio had many chances to get rid of Jonathan, but he continued to mock and toy with him, which ended up in Jonathan vehemently defeating Dio not once, but twice.
Even though Dio survived after having his head severed from his body by Jonathan, he did not learn from his previous mistakes. Later in the Stardust Crusaders series, Dio once again engages in lengthy monologues instead of taking down Joseph, which gave Jotaro enough time to appear on the scene and face Dio, ultimately defeating him for good.
2 Frieza
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Frieza is considered one of, if not the most iconic villain of the Dragon Ball franchise. In addition to his thirst for conquering other worlds, this Galactic Emperor loves to boast about his superiority over everybody else. Fans of the franchise will recall that when Frieza first made his appearance on Planet Namek, he was unstoppable. But his love for mocking weaklings gave Goku just the time he needed to arrive at Namek and put up a challenge. Even upon Goku's arrival, however, Frieza still had the upper hand, but rather than finishing off the saiyans quickly, he went on to degrade the Saiyan race and toy with Vegeta and Goku's pride.
His constant mockery ended up giving the Z fighters enough time to come up with a plan to defeat the evil destroyer. Fans thought that Frieza would have learned his lesson in the Resurrection of F movie, but alas, even when the evil emperor had the Saiyans in his clutches once again, he couldn't resist making fun of the monkeys. The insults only aggravated Goku and Vegeta, who ended up defeating Frieza once more.
1 Madara Uchiha
Madara Uchiha remained the strongest and one of the most feared characters throughout the Naruto franchise. Even the mention of his name would put people in disarray. Madara put years of his life plotting to put the world under the effects of the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Upon his resurrection by the hands of Kabuto, Madara remained unrivaled in his might and could have easily won the Fourth Shinobi War single-handedly, making his dream a reality. But instead, he wasted time dealing with average shinobis and delivering speeches about true peace and world domination.
He toyed around with the five Kage at the time whilst ranting about how weak they were compared to him. He easily defeated them but ended up not killing them simply because he lost interest and went on to declare his might elsewhere. After Hashirama's entry into the war, Madara started boasting about his superiority once again and challenged his rival to settle the score. However, Hashirama proceeded to pay attention to more important matters taking place in the war, and as for Madara, he idly sat waiting for Hashirama to fight him. Safe to say, Madara's ego is what ultimately caused him to lose the war and not his strength.