Top 10 Strongest Characters in Hell’s Paradise
Today I will be sharing the list of the Top 10 Most Powerful Characters in Hell’s Paradise. Hell’s Paradise has captivated millions of fans’ hearts with its unique plot & fights. There are many formidable humans & otherworldy beings in Hell’s Paradise and I will enlist the 10 Hell’s Paradise Strongest Characters.
Hell’s Paradise or Jigokuroku is a Shounen, adventure, supernatural, mythological, gore genre anime written and illustrated by Yuji Kaku. This story is about some infamous condemned criminals who are offered an official pardon if they go to this mysterious island and bring back the Elixer of life which is believed to be present there.
The reason they choose criminals to do this is that no one has returned from the Island alive. Also, each criminal is assigned a guard from the famous executioner family Yamada Asaemon. Here our main protagonist Garano Gabimaru from the Isikawa ninja clan is considered an emotionless killing machine who was banished from the clan for proposing to live peacefully with his wife. In believing of the official pardon so that he can live peacefully in the society with his wife he agreed to go in search of the Elixer of life.
So without wasting any more time let’s proceed to the list of Top 10 Strongest Characters in Hell’s Paradise. Please keep in mind that the list is based on the first season of the series.
10. Mei
Mei is an inhabitant of the Shinsenkyo Island where the Tensens live and other otherworldly creatures too. She lives with Hoko and has weak control over her Tao as she does not possess both Yin and Yang she was banished from Horai by Rein and was given a big scar from him
After that, she was punished by multiple Bochu Justu with the Doshi who also don’t possess both Yin and Yang and are lower life forms than the Tensens. She ran away from Horai as she didn’t like doing Bochu Jutsu and was spending her time with Hoko.
As she doesn’t possess great control over her Tao and as she uses her Tao as she gets older she does not have any way to replenish her Tao back on her own.
9. Tamiiya Gantetsusai
Tamiya Gantetsusai is from the main Island a condemned criminal who was also sent to the Island with Fuchi Asemon as his watch guard.
He possesses great swordsmanship skills and also has great physical prowess. He has survived this long due to his monstrous strength. He couldn’t learn how to use Tao even after learning from Mei. Without a doubt he is one of the Top 10 Most Powerful Characters in Hell’s Paradise.
8. Yuzuriha
Yuzuriha is a shinobi from the main Island and a condemned criminal who was also sent in search of the Elixer of life with Senta Asemon as her watch guard. She is a sly, cunning, realistic woman who only thinks about her safety first and says “Is it wrong for me to think about my life.” She knows the basic concepts of Tao which she learned in her village as “ki” as she does substitution jutsu by suppressing her Tao.
7. Zhu Jin
Zhu Jin is one of the Tensen on the Island researching the Elixer of Life. As a Tensen his strength is far beyond the level of humans as they have spent so much time honing the use of Tao By the use of Tao they can do anything they can strengthen themselves and fight using Tao.
He couldn’t control himself in his Kisikai form where they exist in both the Yin and Yang form and can bring forth more power but could still fight Gabimaru. Even though their only weakness is the depletion of Tao can kill them and normal human understanding.
6. Ju Fa
Ju Fa is also one of the Tensen on the Island researching the Elixer of Life. As a Tensen his strength is far beyond the level of humans as they have spent so much time honing the use of Tao By the use of Tao they can do anything they can strengthen themselves and fight using Tao.
He was first shown while performing Bochu Jutsu with Tao Fa where they can balance and adept Tao and research on Tao. As with other Tensen he will die if their Tao depletes.
5. Shion
Shion is from the most famous executioner, the Asaemon clan and is the watch guard of a seductive lady who he killed when she tried to kill him. Now he is with Nurugai who was also sent to the Island with another Asaemon who was his student but was killed by Zhu Jin.
As he does not have any eyesight he can feel the Tao for a long time and knows about Tao even before arriving on the Island. He was able to defeat Mu Dan with the help of Sagiri.
4. Sagiri
Sagiri Asaemon was ranked 8th in the Asaemon clan based on her skills. As the only female executioner from the Asaemon clan she has been stereotyped by others even for coming from the executioner clan.
She couldn’t overcome her burden of killing someone. This even affected her skills. She has always been depressed about the burden and this is where Gabimaru shows her that it’s wrong to kill someone it is not excusable and you have to live with it. This made her realize many things and helped to steel her resolve.
Even though she was ranked 8th in the clan she was able to give gabimaru a good fight. This statement alone is enough testimonial to her strength without a doubt she is one of the Top 10 Strongest Characters in Hell’s Paradise.
3. Mu Dan
Mu Dan is also one of the Tensen on the Island researching the Elixer of Life. As a Tensen his strength is far beyond the level of humans as they have spent so much time honing the use of Tao By the use of Tao they can do anything they can strengthen themselves and fight using Tao.
He was shown present at the Horai gate when he faced Sagiri, Yuzuriha and Senta’s group later joined by Shion. He couldn’t control himself in his Kisikai form and that’s why Shion and Sagiri were able to land the fatal hit on the ovule which is the weak point of Tensen.
2. Aza Choubei
Aza Choubei also known as the Bandit King was also sent to the Island to search for the Elixer of life with his watch guard Taoma Asaemon who is his brother. Toma has infiltrated the Asaemon clan so that he can help his brother.
Both brothers share a strong bond. They were from a rich family and later became orphans when their parents were killed by some bandits. Later they started stealing to live and afterwards became bandits. Aza is very strategic and adaptive that’s how he became this strong and is quite strong and rational.
1. Gabimaru
Gabimaru a shinobi from the iwagakura shinobi clan and is the main protagonist. He was caught as a criminal because the village chief didn’t allow his wish to leave the assassination job and live a peaceful life with his wife.
He is rational and strong and can use many ninjutsu and is the one who has learned how to use Tao to a major extent. Although he is being called hollow he also has emotions and love for his wife and even accepted this challenge to find Elixer of life so that he can live peacefully with his wife.
Questions on Hell’s Paradise
Is Gabimaru the strongest?
Well as of now Gabimaru is the only one who has used and adapted to Tao more than any other person who came to the Island. Also without the knowledge of Tao, he used Tao and the ninja techniques that he learned at Iwagakure Village. Else than Gabimaru Shion, Sagiri and Aza have started using Tao.
Is Yuzuriha also from the same village as Gabimaru?
No, Yuzuriha does not come from the Iwagakure Village but she knew about him because Gabimaru is popular in the world of Shinobi.
The rank of Sagiri Asaemon?
Yamada Sagiri Asaemon is ranked 8th in the Yamada clan due to her executioner skill and swordsmanship.
Did Senta liked Yuzuriha?
Senta’s feeling towards Yuzuriha was not romantic. Even though Yuzuriha was a criminal Senta used to envy her freedom and selfishness which he couldn’t have.
What happened to Gabimaru after using too much Tao?
After using too much Tao in the fight with Doshi he used Tao. He suffers from memory loss and cannot remember the details of the mission or even the face of his wife. But hasn’t forgotten the shinobi techniques.
Article Summary
Conclusion
Though the Tensens are far superior beings able to regenrate and possess great strength and have honed to use of Tao they are not immortal as they use more Tao they get weak and old. Those who are still alive on the Island and who came from the main Island have learned the techniques and use of Tao even without that they were capable of being alive on the Island from where no one was able to come back alive though their journey is still ongoing.