Top 15 Strongest Characters of Akame Ga Kill (Updated)
Today I will be enlisting the Strongest Characters of Akame Ga Kill. Let’s see who are the Top 15 Strongest Characters of Akame Ga Kill.
Introduction: Akame Ga Kill Most Powerful Characters Ranked!
Akame Ga Kill states a story of a certain kingdom that is filled with corruption & treachery. Night Raid a team of young assassins are trying their best to free the kingdom from the hands of those tyrants. I will enlist the characters according to their strength, battle IQ, instincts and many things. The list will contain spoilers.
So without wasting any more time let’s see the Top 10 Strongest Characters of Akame Ga Kill…..
15. Dr Stylish
Imperial Arm – Perfector
Affiliation – Jaegers
Dr Stylish was a mad scientist working under the Emperor. He did heinous experiments on the citizens & army. With the backing of the Emperor & the army, he created an army of scientific creatures and named them the Stylish Army.
He had a crazy obsession with perfection & his Imperial Arm granted him the ability to enhance and convert the body organs of his subordinates. He created humanoid weapons. On top of everything he had exceptionally high IQ & instincts. After joining the Jaegers he was the first person to suspect Tatsumi. He even raided the Night Raids and almost wiped them.
His medical knowledge together with his Imperial Arm granted him the ability to cure any wounds he even returned from near-death situations time after time. But the most frightening thing about him was his cunning senses & intelligence.
14. Seryu Ubiquitous
Imperial Arm – Hekatonkheires
Affiliation – Jaegers, The Empire
Seryu Ubiquitous was a strong girl with a twisted sense of justice. She could not differentiate between right & wrong and followed her duties heartlessly. She was the first person in the series who killed a member of Night Raids.
In her fight against Sheele, she lost one arm but she completely overwhelmed Sheele & Mine. Her Imperial Arm Hekatonkheires was a robot-like indestructible monster. No matter how much damage it takes until Seryu dies it will regain again. On the other hand, Seryu transformed most of her body parts with the help of Dr Stylish. Without a doubt, this zombie duo was one of the 15 Most Powerful Characters of Akame Ga Kill.
13. Mine
Imperial Arm – Roman Artillery: Pumpkin
Affiliation – Night Raid
Mine is the sniper of the Night Raid. Her shooting skills were second to none in the whole series. She defeated numerous tough foes like Budo and Seryu which is an enough testimonial to her strength.
Still, I placed Mine in 13th place because she relied on her Imperial Arm too much. Without it, at close range, she was very fragile & weak. In terms of physical strength, speed & other abilities she was inferior to any other in this list. But her emotional side was a huge power boost for the Imperial Arm Roman Artillery Pumpkin.
As mentioned in the series her artillery can turn the host’s emotion into power. So whenever Mine felt angry or sad her powers got a huge boost. With just her feelings towards Tatsumi, she one-shot Budo.
12. Syura
Imperial Arm – Shambhala
Affiliation – The Empire, Wild Hunt
Syura was the spoiled child of Honest. He was a wicked and evil-minded person who did not care about anyone. Syura was fond of tormenting and killing people. He formed a group of killers to compete with Esdeath & her team Jaegers.
Syura was an exceptionally great fighter. He was almost as good as Budo in hand-to-hand combat. Other than that his Imperial Arm was a great enhancement in his powers. His ability was spatial manipulation. He can send anyone anywhere within a range.
In the anime, Syura sent Lubbock to space and engaged in a vicious fight with him. But Lubbock strings were actually a great counter to Syura’s spatial manipulation. He died because of his overconfidence. In the manga, Lubbock killed him by snapping his neck with strings.
11. Lubbock
Imperial Arm – Cross Tail
Affiliation – Night Raid
Lubbock was born as a noble but was disgusted with the true nature of Capital so he joined the Night Raid for salvation & he was in love with Najendra. Lubbock was very carefree & jolly but he never let those sides of his affect his work.
He was the stealth killer of Night Raid. According to him, his Imperial Arm Cross Tail was made from a dragon-type beast’s body hair. It was extremely tough and almost impossible to cut or tear off. Even though he acted stupid he was actually very clever we have witnessed many smart & cunning use of Cross Tail by Lubbock.
He used it for offence & defense both. His traps were deadly for any enemies. He single-handedly defeated 2 Rakshasa Demons & Syura. Without a doubt, he is one of the 15 Akame Ga Kill Strongest Characters.
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10. Leone
Imperial Arm – Lionel
Affiliation – Night Raid
Leone was the most jolly & guffy member of the Night Raid. She was the person who recruited Tatsumi. Although she always acted as a carefree person in reality she cared for her team the most.
Her Imperial Arm Lionel looked like a belt upon activating it her speed, and reflexes would get a huge boost. Her healing abilities were second to none. She acted as a stealth killer of Night Raid. But her hand-to-hand combat abilities were great too.
9. Wave
Imperial Arm – Grand Chariot
Affiliation – Jaegers
Wave was a member of Jaegers but he was pure-hearted & his sense of justice was right at the point. While Tatsumi was in Jaegers Wave was his best friend. Wave cared deeply about his comrades & Kurama. He always felt that the Empire is doing wrong but never dared to say so because of his post & duty.
Wave’s Imperial Arm was a fitting image of Tatsumi’s Incursio. But unlike Incursio Grand Chariot focused more on Attacks. As the two users never seriously faced each other so I am unable to say which one is stronger but Tatsumi’s double-evolved Incursio is obviously stronger.
8. Bulat
Imperial Arm – Incursio
Affiliation – Night Raid
Bulat was the previous owner of Incursio & a member of the Night Raid. He was actually a member of The Empire’s army but he left the army because of their evil deeds & joined the Rebel army.
Bulat’s physical strength was second to none among the Night Raid. He was a great spear & sword user too. Even the likes of Esdeath & Liver praised Bulat for his skills. Bulat fought and defeated 2 of Esdeath’s personal bodyguards. He defeated Liver in water where the latter party clearly had the upper hand.
7. Susanoo
Imperial Arm – None
Affiliation – Night Raid
Susanoo was a member of Night Raid & the personal Imperial Arm of Najendra. He was an Imperial Arm with emotions. Even though they said that weapons can’t have emotion but Susasnoo’s care for his comrade was clearly shown in the series.
Susanoo was a great fighter and his regen ability was second to none. His defence & offence were highly compressed by his creator; he was a killing machine. His trump card Magatama Manifestation allowed him to greatly enhance his battle abilities and defence.
He fought many battles without sweat and halted Esdeath on his own. Under Magatama Manifestation he had 3 particular skills Yata no Kagami which can reflect any attack, Ame no Murakumo which can create a sword strong enough to cut through Esdeath’s attacks, Yasakani no Magatama boosts his speed & reflexes.
His trump card’s drawback was that upon using it three times the user dies. As mentioned earlier Susanoo cared a lot about his comrades so he used his own life force to save Najendra against Esdeath. He sacrificed his life to save the Night Raids. Esdeath acknowledged him and said, “ I will remember your name. Not as an Imperial Arm but as a Warrior”.
6. Budo
Imperial Arm –
Affiliation – The Empire
Budo was one of the strongest powerhouses of the Emperor. He was the leading General of the Imperial Army. Because of his skills, he was the most feared and respected General.
Unlike Esdeath, Budo was not a warmonger; he paid huge respect and sincerity towards his duty. His combat skills were second to none. Even Esdeath would have a hard time dealing with him in hand-to-hand combat.
Budo’s Imperial Arm granted him the ability to manipulate electricity. He thoroughly defeated Tatsumi, and Lubbock, and faced the Night Raid. But he was ultimately defeated by a desperate Mine.
5. Kurome
Imperial Arm – Yatsufusa
Affiliation – Jaegers
Kurome was the little sister of Akame. She was affiliated with the same killing team where Akame trained in her childhood. Unlike Akame, Kurome never got out of her killing mania.
She was deadly serious to bring her sister back to her side. So she joined Jaegers to hunt down Akame & Night Raids. She was a great swordsman & her sword Yatsufusa could turn the killed person into a puppet. Kurome could use 8 Puppets at once and those puppets can’t be killed until Kurome is alive.
Not only that she had gone through many experiments & drugs by the capital. They greatly enhanced her vitality & physical abilities. But restless battles had taken a serious toll on her body. She was on the verge of her death but she insisted to continue to defeat her sister. Finally, Akame came and thoroughly defeated & killed her so that she can finally take a rest.
4. Akame
Imperial Arm – Murasame
Affiliation – Night Raid
Even though Akame was the final winner of the battle I still placed her in the 4th place. Without a doubt, Akame is one of the 10 Strongest Characters in Akame Ga Kill. But her Imperial Arm does not have that much fascinating powers.
Her Imperial Arm Murasame is a sword that is highly poisonous even a single cut from this sword can cause death by stopping one’s heart. With Akame’s exceptional great sword skills, she became unbeatable with Murasame.
Akame was trained as a heartless assassin from her very childhood. She regained her sense under Najendra and put her everything to free the country. Akame main strength was her strong willpower.
Even though her allies died she held her emotion and defeated Esdeath. It’s stated that without strong willpower one can’t inherit Murasame. Her trump card was to cut herself with the sword and take responsibility for all the kills. This greatly enhances her battle instincts, sense, speed, and reflexes. But Akame was weak against aerial & strong armoured enemies so I placed her lower in the rank. Her power was not almighty.
3. The Emperor
Imperial Arm – Shikoutazer
Affiliation – The Empire
The Emperor is the primary antagonist of the series. He is a small kid who inherited the throne after his father’s death. In reality, he was nothing but a puppet of the Prime Minister Honest. Even though Honest was the person who killed his father & mother he was unaware of the fact & trusted Honest from his heart and followed every instruction of him.
He did not have any sense of justice or anything Honest kept him alive because Shikoutazer was a legendary Imperial Arm and only the royal blood can inherit it. Day by day Emperor became a puppet and with his power, Honest did all the heinous crimes.
Even when facing the undying efforts of Night Raid to free the kingdom, the Emperor trusted Honest and unleashed Shikoutazer. He almost wiped out the rebel army but ultimately Tatsumi managed to defeat him. Without a doubt, the Emperor is one of the 10 Most Powerful Characters in Akame Ga Kill.
2. Tatsumi
Imperial Arm – Incursio
Affiliation – Night Raid
Tatsumi is the main character of the story. He started his journey with his two friends Iyeyasu and Sayo. They dream of becoming a successful army member to flourish in their poor village. But his two friends were brutally murdered in the capital. Tatsumi realised the heinous side of the capital and joined the Night Raid.
In the beginning, Tatsumi did not have any Imperial Arm but his sword skills were good enough to become a member. After training with the members of Night Raid, Tatsumi improved a lot. In a mission, Bulat died and Tatsumi inherited his Incursio.
Under Tatsumi, Incursio evolved twice. Tatsumi pulled out the true potential of Incursio. In the manga, Tatsumi became a dragon because of rash use. In the manga, Tatsumi single-handedly defeated the legendary Imperial Arm of the Emperor. Even Esdeath acknowledged that Tatsumi is a strong-willed & powerful character.
1. Esdeath
Imperial Arm – Demon’s Extract
Affiliation – The Empire, Jaegers
Many fans may argue that even though Esdeath lost to Akame then why is she in the no 1? So as I mentioned earlier in the introduction I will create the list based on their strength, IQ, battle prowess, etc.
It’s a fact that Akame defeated Esdeath fair & square but Akame is not almighty. Akame has a serious back draw while facing Aerial attacks, she could do nothing to the Emperor. Whereas in the case of Esdeath, she lacks in no aspect. She can fight aerial enemies by creating ice spears, she can easily destroy big targets by creating big ice weapons.
Esdeath’s rough childhood had made her a battle maniac & an extremely talented hunter. Together with her ice manipulation powers it’s nearly impossible to defeat her. On top of that she has 3 different trump cards.
One allows them to freeze time whereas the other two bring out a huge ice soldier army & draw power from it. Esdeath lost the battle against Akame because she was not that great in swordsmanship otherwise even with the whole Night Raid defeating Esdeath would be impossible.
Article Summary
Conclusion
Akame Ga Kill has a rich storyline & a beautiful yet sad ending. After countless battles & sacrifices, they managed to free the kingdom. But in the eyes of citizens, the true heroes were hailed as the most heinous assassins. I recommend everyone to watch this anime. Without a doubt, it’s an underrated gem.
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