The Top 20 Strongest and Most Badass Old Men in Anime

12 – Lord Genome from Toppa Tengen Gurren Lagann

Not all badass old men in anime are heroes. Sometimes they are like Lord Genome, the immortal Spiral King that has lived over 1,000 years. Ruling the planet from Teppelin, Lord Genome surrounds himself by girls that he treats as dolls, throwing them away when he grows bored and occupying his time with a distain for humanity.

11 – Isaac Netero from Hunter x Hunter

As Chairman of the Hunter Committee, Netero has the final say on who gets their Hunter’s license. Although he is shown to still have great combat prowess, and was the strongest Nen user fifty years ago, he states that he is not as strong as he once was. Although he can still beat virtually everyone. As his attacks are so fast, they often seem to come from a different side or dimension because of their great speed.

10 – Walter C. Dornez from Hellsing

Although he seems like your average butler, serving the Hellsing family’s retainer Integra, Walter is absolutely deadly in combat. Once known as the “Angel of Death,” he fights using a series of high-velocity microfilament wires that take off limbs and heads with ease.

9 – King Bradley from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Although his thick head of hair and tight body suggest he is a much younger man, King Bradley is indeed in his 60’s. As the Fuhrer of the Amestris state military, he has all alchemists under his command. With the “Ultimate Eye” hidden under his eye patch, he is able to see the outcome of any situation, allowing him to always keep calm and composed behavior. However, more impressive is his ability for inhuman swordsmanship, with him having the ability to cleave through things like tanks, tons of soldiers, and basically any enemy in his way.

8 – Kiroumaru from From the New World

Although not so much a man anymore as he is a talking monster rat, Kidoumaru is a man of honor more so than most humans. Although he once sought to attack humanity in order to prevent them from wiping out his colony, he ends up working with Saki to finally put an end to Yadomaru and his powerful weapon through the sacrifice of his own life in the most badass way imaginable.

7 – Charles zi Britannia from Code Geass

Charles zi Britannia is the imposing and ominous emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire. However, he is an avid fan of “survival of the fittest” and imparts those views to all in his empire. By making those under his rule live in constant conflict and strife, he hopes to weed out the weak and build a strong society. This is something that he even forces upon his wife and children.

But let’s be real for a second here. You have to be pretty awesome to pull off those curls.