The betrayals are back! Join Ashley as we look over the times in anime where characters revealed their sinister true colors
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00:00 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the cruelest and most memorable
00:11 backstabs in anime history.
00:20 Hunters Become the Hunted – Solo Leveling In a world nearly overrun by man-eating monsters,
00:27 the hunters have two options; kill or be killed.
00:34 Of course, that doesn't usually apply to fellow humans.
00:38 But, with their eyes on the precious quest rewards, Dong Tsuk and his mischievous crew
00:43 decide to abandon Jinu with a very hungry dungeon boss.
00:55 Leaving a comrade behind to face certain death is hard to justify, especially when it's
01:00 just for a little cash.
01:02 Luckily, Jinu knows a thing or two about getting even.
01:06 Let's just say he picks up his blade and doesn't stop at slicing through the spider
01:10 monster.
01:20 Rather than walking out with their pockets full, Dong Tsuk and his gang pay the ultimate
01:25 price instead.
01:32 Caught in the Act – Assassination Classroom When junior high students show an interest
01:38 in acting, most of them join the drama department.
01:42 Not Akari Yukimura, though.
01:50 Seeking revenge for her sister's killer, she went full method actor as the unsuspecting
01:55 schoolgirl Kaede Kaeno.
01:57 For most of Assassination Classroom, she plays the part to a T.
02:01 Then, when the time is right, Akari finally reveals her name, her motive, and a revenge
02:07 plan years in the making.
02:09 Oh, and her tentacles, too.
02:15 Akari's work was so convincing, this eleventh-hour twist is nothing short of jaw-dropping.
02:29 Not even Koro-sensei saw it coming.
02:32 The ballots are in, and surprising no one, Akari was voted most likely to double-cross.
02:37 8.
02:40 Illuminati Unveiled – Blue Exorcist It's always the childhood best friend, huh?
02:52 For years, Renzo Shima tricked everyone into thinking he was a carefree, bug-hating high
02:58 schooler.
02:59 But he failed to mention that he spends his free time as a double agent for the satanic
03:04 Illuminati.
03:05 Shima's only goal is to capture Izumo alive.
03:08 So, in a rather ironic turn of events, he ends up literally and figuratively stabbing
03:14 her in the back.
03:19 It's hard to say which hurt more – the wound in her midsection, or the sting of losing
03:28 a friend to the dark side.
03:30 Then again, you can't really say Izumo "lost" Shima when he was never actually on her team
03:35 to begin with.
03:39 7.
03:43 Gang Wars – Tokyo Revengers There's a traitor in the Tokyo Monji Gang,
03:49 and Mucho is supposed to be the one helping root them out.
03:53 Three guesses why we never found the culprits.
04:01 In a stunning confession, Mucho lets it slip that he isn't just a part of the rival Tenjuku
04:06 Gang – he's a founding member.
04:13 It's a shock to everyone – even Mucho himself wishes things had turned out differently.
04:19 But whether it was personal or not, there's no forgiving Mucho for his part in the bloodshed.
04:25 6.
04:26 Hand-Melting Mutiny – One Piece There's a snake among the nine red scabbards,
04:32 and he goes by the name of Kurozumi Kanjuro.
04:35 Although you probably wouldn't be able to tell by looking at him.
04:45 Kanjuro showed nothing but loyalty to Oden, and even once the air began to suspect a mole
04:51 in his ranks, he never pointed a finger at his steadfast retainer.
05:03 Kanjuro ate with the scabbards, he travelled with them, joked with them, and faced lethal
05:09 threats with them.
05:10 It was a perfect disguise to feed info to Orochi.
05:14 Kanjuro claims he never wanted to harm the others, but it's hard to take his word at
05:19 face value when he's laughing at their heartbreak.
05:23 5.
05:24 Over the Edge – Tower of God In one scene, Rachel went from a complex protagonist
05:30 into one of anime's most despicable villains.
05:34 All it took was a single shove.
05:37 For context, she and Bam were supposed to be a team.
05:41 They reunited in the titular tower, and when Rachel lost feeling in her legs, Bam practically
05:47 carried her to make sure they crossed the finish line together.
05:51 Then, after all that, as they're floating to the top, Rachel turns and pushes Bam to
05:56 his doom.
05:59 What's more, she laughs about it afterwards.
06:06 Rachel's deception is a soul-crushing blow that's impossible to come back from.
06:13 At this point, she deserves whatever's coming for her.
06:19 4.
06:22 Charred Zabi – Mobile Suit Gundam On the surface, Char Aznable is a perfect
06:27 soldier.
06:28 Calm, cool, collected, and above all else, loyal.
06:32 In reality though, he's hell-bent on getting revenge for his dead father, and that means
06:37 killing the Zabi from the inside out, starting with Garma.
06:47 Despite Char's friendly facade, that's all a ruse when he intentionally leads the
06:52 Zeon captain into enemy fire.
06:54 In fact, Char says as much himself when he radios Garma to gloat about his victory.
07:02 Yeah, it's a bit on the perverse side, but Garma's explosive end is so vindicating,
07:10 it's hard to care.
07:12 This is one double-cross that never gets old.
07:18 3.
07:19 Uryu's Choice – Bleach In a twist that shook everyone in the Soul
07:25 Society to their core, Yu Havok's chosen successor isn't a true villain at all.
07:30 It's Uryu.
07:31 It's a tough pill to swallow even now.
07:40 The bespectacled archer spent over 300 episodes helping protect Soul Reapers everywhere,
07:46 but at the end of the day, the pull of his quincey blood puts him squarely on Yu Havok's
07:51 side of the coming war.
07:55 As no grey area, he allied with a bloodthirsty maniac over his own comrades, even though
08:05 it meant trading blows with Ichigo himself.
08:08 Regardless of his true motives, the disappointment on his friend's face is impossible to forget.
08:17 2.
08:20 Titans Among Us – Attack on Titan
08:23 It's one thing to see everyone you love devoured by monsters.
08:27 It's another entirely to learn that the friends you've known for years are responsible.
08:40 The female titan murdered soldiers with utter abandon, and discovering she's none other
08:44 than Annie is a sucker punch that will leave you reeling.
08:53 Reiner and Bertholdt have plenty of blood on their hands too.
08:56 Collectively, they're responsible for countless deaths inside the walls, including Eren's
09:01 own mother.
09:02 Yet, somehow, they had the stomach to join the scouts and befriend the very same people
09:08 they were sent to kill.
09:15 Yeah, it's no wonder Eren lost his cool.
09:22 Titan powers or not, these guys are monsters.
09:48 1.
09:49 The God Hand – Femto is Born – Berserk
09:52 After enduring an entire year of debilitating torture, Griffith is left without his pride,
09:58 his strength, or even Casca.
10:00 But, with some gentle prodding, he decides he's willing to do anything to get them
10:04 back.
10:05 And we do mean anything.
10:09 By making a somewhat literal deal with the devil, Griffith becomes the God Hand, Femto.
10:15 All he had to do was sacrifice the crew that just risked their lives to rescue him.
10:25 Griffith watches his men die, and takes Casca back by force, even going as far as making
10:31 Guts watch.
10:32 The brutality defies description, but it proves one thing – Griffith is no more.
10:38 This is Femto, and he has no friends.
10:45 Did we miss any of your favourite anime traitors?
10:48 Let us know in those comments below.
11:05 Bye!