He kept hiding, using Obito to plan his schemes until his eventual revival.Īndroids 17 and 18 are a couple of twins captured by Dr. He survived the event and awakened the Rinnegan. Believing there was no other choice, Madara sought to bring peace to the world by using the Infinite Tsukuyomi at the cost of his life. He also held bitter resentments because most of his family had been wiped out in the previous wars. They rekindled their friendship as adults forming the Konohagakure to unite their bloodlines.ĭespite their efforts to keep the peace, Madara was constantly at odds with Hashirama because he was too compassionate to their enemies. As a child, he builds a friendship with Hashirama, a boy from a rival clan, but the constant conflict between their clans drives them apart. Madara's complex motivation comes from his views of the world in black-and-white terms with no grey areas of compromise. He only becomes a tangible enemy during the War arc. Madara is the main antagonist in Naruto, his presence is often spoken, but he's never seen for most of the show. Ikki nearly succeeded in his rebellion, but his brother's love brought him back to his senses. He denied his brother and dismissed the commands of The Sanctuary, who issued the orders to get the Cloth back. During the Galaxian Wars, he returned to steal the Gold Cloth and kill whoever challenged him. The fueling hatred of Ikki awakened the Phoenix cloth for the first time. Shun is told he's the only one not expected to return, so Ikki takes his place.Īfter enduring hell for six years, Ikki becomes the Phoenix saint after his teacher kills Emerald, the girl who cared for him on the island. When all kids are drawing their destination to train, Shun gets the Queen Death Island.
After living on the streets for quite some time, he's finally tracked and brought to the Graud Foundation to become a Saint. After losing his parents, Ikki was left in charge of Shun, the Andromeda Saint, while he was a baby. Phoenix Ikki is the strongman of the crew in Saint Seiya, but he started his journey as a villain, and he had every reason to go against his fellow bronze saints. Having said that, we will explore the tragic backstory of some of the most popular villains in the world of anime. Plus, most of us have a moral compass that hardly deviates from societal norms, so getting to see a villain's thoughts and realizations is always more interesting. However, exploring the motivations of an antagonist is more enriching and enjoyable since we get to dwell a bit more on the introspective aspects of these characters.
Their sole purpose is to stop the villains from achieving their goals. The nature of evil is always compelling for many audiences. Others seize the little opportunities to raise the occasion to their benefit. Some of the most compelling villains have led a complex and often tragic existence that kills their good nature. While many main characters in these stories follow a single motivation to do what they do, villains are fueled by a tragic backstory that drives them to accomplish their goals regardless of the consequences. Here are some references and interesting facts:īy the way, I didn't know, but Paracelsus was credited for the first mention on Homunculus.Some of the best backstories in anime belong to the villains. So, as he was made inside a flask, he probably was made in a similar manner, we just don't have the exact "recipe" The Dwarf in the Flask looks very similar to what alchemists at that time were trying to do, like trying to fertilize a chicken egg with their own semen and blood, seal it inside a flask and hope that a small human would be born from that interaction. In the past, many alchemists tried to create artificial life-forms called homunculus, which was used in this anime as a base for the homunculus in the anime. Fullmetal Alchemist is an Anime that IS somewhat based on real alchemy, so you can ask this question by thinking about Real Alchemy in this very own world we live in.
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