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** Lelouch and Suzaku achieve this mentality at the end of the series. Lelouch in particular forces another character to back down by ''threatening suicide'', as he'd rather die than not achieve his goals. In general, while he might talk the talk, his [[MoralityChain ties to his friends]] (and ''especially'' sister) do act as fetters -- for most of the series. It's only after [[spoiler:Lelouch loses most of them]] that he's really willing to do ''anything'' for his goals. [[spoiler:At which point he conquers half the world in about an hour]].

** Though it's tempting to say Light qualifies, he kills people he would normally consider good (threatening his goal), because they hurt his pride (example: [[spoiler:Lind L Tailor]]). Both L and Light sacrifice many things that seem important to them in pursuit of their goals, such as Light's family and L's privacy and safety, but neither are particularly expressive about what exactly they aim for or value [[{{Pun}} In Light of this]], the series' best candidate for this trope is Misa. [[spoiler:She is willing to kill innocents in order to find her idol, Kira, and give half her life to make herself more useful to him. When she achieves this, she changes her goal to winning Light's affection. It is the threat of his displeasure rather than execution that prevents her from following him continually, she kills for him, she refuses to name him under mild torture, she is willing to help him catch Kira (when she doesn't know he is Kira) and she is pleased when he tricks her long-time companion, Rem, into dying to protect her, freeing him of suspicion]].

** The ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]] spin-off ''Literature/PurpleHazeFeedback'', colony-type Stand users such as Cannolo Murolo and Rissoto Nero have a hollowness in their soul that makes them willing to do anything to complete their goals.

** Though it's tempting to say Light qualifies, he kills people he would normally consider good (threatening his goal), because they hurt his pride (example: [[spoiler:Lind L Tailor]]). Both L and Light sacrifice many things that seem important to them in pursuit of their goals, such as Light's family and L's privacy and safety, but neither are particularly expressive about what exactly they aim for or value [[IncrediblyLamePun In Light of this]], the series' best candidate for this trope is Misa. [[spoiler:She is willing to kill innocents in order to find her idol, Kira, and give half her life to make herself more useful to him. When she achieves this, she changes her goal to winning Light's affection. It is the threat of his displeasure rather than execution that prevents her from following him continually, she kills for him, she refuses to name him under mild torture, she is willing to help him catch Kira (when she doesn't know he is Kira) and she is pleased when he tricks her long-time companion, Rem, into dying to protect her, freeing him of suspicion]].

** One word: Tobi. [[spoiler:Or, to be more exact, Obito. ''Nothing will stop him from achieving his goals and the world be damned.'' Murdering his entire family, his mentor, attacking his village, his closest friend and plunge the entire world in a war with them against an army of white Zetsus and Edo Tensei Zombies mean nothing. It is revealed that he plans to use the Infinite Tsukuyomi with the power of the Ten-Tails to rewrite reality to include everyone important to him being alive and to pretend that these events never occurred which, justifies this in his mind. He still keeps going even when the Ten Tails is ripped from him and he is on the verge of death ([[HeelFaceTurn although and with a changed goal]]). And '''even his death''' was сould not stop him from continuing to follow his goal.]]

** [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad The League of Villains]] are very much [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin what you'd expect]]. To contrast TheFettered Hero Society in both methods and beliefs. Some of the league members do [[NobleDemon have standards]] (such as Kurogiri), but overall a ''free'' society for them [[MightMakesRight should only be ruled by those powerful enough]]. Heroes, in their eyes, restrict and abuse their Quirks by naively believing that [[SamaritanSyndrome they can save everyone]]. With how [[BitchInSheepsClothing some Heroes act]], the League is not entirely unjustified.

** At introduction, Gaara was solely driven by his desire to face and kill strong opponents, thus proving his own strength. Naruto was absolutely terrified by this as he couldn't understand how somebody could [[LonersAreFreaks survive the loneliness and grow strong]].
** Speaking of Gaara, the Hidden Sand (Suna) was also quite merciless, especially in the past. [[ArchnemesisDad Rasa]] would even sacrifice his own youngest son, just to test Shukaku. Luckily after gaining allies, the village settled such cruel ways.

** Sasuke's brother, Itachi, should be counted as well. He will do anything to protect Sasuke and Konoha even if it means to murder his own parents and cause the potential genocide of his entire clan. However, this is {{subverted|Trope}} later in regard to Sasuke, as he considered Sasuke's free will an acceptable sacrifice, after realizing that his brother may have fallen too far to save.

** [[spoiler:Madara Uchiha also falls under this. He chose to abandon his clan and his friendship with Hashirama to pursue the AssimilationPlot which he later handed down to Obito for to achieve his goal.]]
** Topping the [[EvilerThanThou sheer evil]] of every villain in the series, Danzo Shimura is unforgivably this. That's right the most selfish and [[AmbitionIsEvil unashamably determined]] character in the show, isn't an Uchiha. Danzo spent his entire life, stepping-over and manipulating even children, just to become Hokage and protect Konoha. How he used people and twisted critical disasters in his favor, would no doubt make Madara himself smile. Danzo has simply ''no'' redemption given to him, which is why he died a failure and a [[DirtyCoward morally bankrupt coward]].
** The Hidden Cloud village, collectively. The Cloud Shinobi will cross almost any line to protect their village and have gained a reputation for being incorrigible in their attempts to amass power for themselves; this is something Onoki states at the Kage Summit as the reason the other Great Nations were forced to employ similar tactics to protect themselves. This includes a lot of immoral behavior, like kidnapping children from other villages with special abilities to use for themselves or demanding blood sacrifices after the fact. When a peace treaty was formed between all the villages to cut back on military budget and reduce the sizes of their forces during times of peace, Kumo secretly reneged on the agreement, seeing this as a chance to ensure that no other village can ever have an upper hand should hostilities later resume. The [[BigGood Fourth Raikage]] himself emphasized this when he planned on [[spoiler: killing Naruto and Killer Bee to prevent them from getting into enemy hands]], albeit he eventually reconsidered and decided to believe in their strength instead.
** The Fourth Raikage (A), himself qualifies. He will do anything to achieve victory at all costs. When Naruto and Killer Bee escaped their confinement and weren't persuaded to stay hidden during the 4th Ninja World War, [[spoiler: he considered killing Naruto, to prevent Tobi capturing all the tailed beasts]].

* Hanma Yujiro from ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'' will go to any lengths to have a good fight. His worst action by far is [[ArchnemesisDad the sheer hell he has put his son]] through just to have someone even ''potentially'' equal to him. He even states to his son Baki that if he fails to live up to his expectations, he will repeat the whole process with '''''his''''' son.

** Sasuke's brother, Itachi, should be counted as well. He will do anything to protect Sasuke and Konoha even if it means to murder his own parents and cause the potential genocide of his entire clan. However, this is {{Subverted}} later, in regards to Sasuke, as he considered Sasuke's free will an acceptable sacrifice, after realizing that his brother may have fallen too far to save.

* Huey Laforet and Claire Stanfield from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}''. The only moral question Huey considers dwelling upon is the question of "is this action ForScience?" Claire, on the other hand, is thoroughly convinced that [[AGodAmI he's the king of the world]] and thus just does whatever he damn well wants to at the moment.

* Hanma Yujiro from ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'' will go to any lengths to have a good fight. His worst action by far is the sheer [[ButtMonkey hell]] he has put his son through just to have someone even ''potentially'' equal to him. He even states to his son Baki that if he fails to live up to his expectations, he will repeat the whole process with '''''his''''' son.
* Griffith from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' fits this to a tee, but nowhere more completely than [[spoiler:when the Eclipse goes down and he sacrifices his entire band of mercenaries, people who stood by him and believed in him and fought and bled for him, to the demon gods of the Godhand in order to join them as their fifth member because he'd plateaued while attempting to achieve his dream of having his own country.]]

** Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio admits feeling ashamed at striking at the childlike Nel in order to draw out Ichigo's full strength, but points out that "If your objective is to 'protect my friends' and my objective is to 'defeat you at full strength', then what I am going to aim for is not you, but that one little baby, nothing more."

** One of [[GodEmperor Yhwach's]] defining character traits is his complete and utter ruthlessness and his almost unemotional determination to overcome any obstactle that gets in his way, both physical and moral. In the state of being very weak? Just conduct ThePurge and regain power and extend your lifespan, of "unnecessary" and "impure" Quincy, regardless of age. Team Killing from his soldiers? It doesn't matter. Power ups from the heroes? It doesn't matter. Barriers keeping you from walking further? It doesn't matter. Squad Zero itself meeting up with you head-on? Fuck off. All four of your Schutzstaffel Elites falling to one guy? Conduct ThePurge on your own soldiers so you can simultaneously revive and strengthen the elites. Destroying the world? A necessary sacrifice. No single thing can and will keep him from undoing the original sin by recreating a world without death, and there's not a single thing he will not do to further his goal of creating said perfect world. It takes the Shinigami [[GodzillaThreshold breaking their own rules]] just to even the odds.

* Lord Embryo from ''Anime/CrossAnge''. Nothing will stop him in his efforts to destroy all life on Earth, the whether it's manipulating humans to discriminate against the Norma, initiating multiple genocides in different universes, using the space-time convergence to merge both worlds together, letting the Diamond Rose Knights die, etc.
** Jill, as well. Manipulating her subordinates, killing DRAGONs and her own friends alike, having Ange kill Embryo... Jill proved that nothing was beyond her in her attempt to end Embryo's tyranny.

** Mello absolutely qualifies, as he's willing to to anything to accomplish his one unchangeable goal, defeat Near.
*** Near even says in the manga that Mello would rather die than be or live with defeat.
** Also Beyond Birthday in ''Manga/DeathNote'': ''Literature/AnotherNote'' has only one goal: "get L's attention/surpass L". He will do ''anything'' to further that goal.
* The Lunatic Magician from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' is going to [[spoiler: protect the royal family and the sunkern kingdom from invaders]] and anyone who gets in the way will get brutally murdered. She has no other priorities apart from this due to being murderously insane.

* Kiritsugu Emiya from ''Literature/FateZero''. For him, anything is permissible so long as the net lives saved is greater than those lost. He will cheat in the Holy Grail war and kill magus enemies in ways considered dishonorable and cowardly, using [[ManipulativeBastard deceit]] and sniping, and even betraying those he loves.
** Also heavily [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in that the series demonstrates the intense emotional and psychological consequences of trying to live this way if you aren't actually a sociopath: Kiritsugu is powerful, unstoppable, and ''miserable,'' because he knows his ability to coldly sacrifice others in pursuit of his goal makes him [[HeWhoFightsMonsters not that far removed from a monster himself.]] Guilt and grief don't do any more to stop him than honor or pride.

** [[spoiler:And then there's Shou Tucker. Shou. [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]]. Tucker]]. The man who was willing to [[spoiler:experiment on his wife, his daughter, and even himself in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' and turn them into mutated chimeras]] if it meant furthering his research.
** Scar. [[spoiler:He will stop at nothing to find a means to destroy the empire of blue-eyed devils who killed his people. And in a way, he actually succeeds]].
** Kimblee in the 2003 anime version is too misanthropic and sociopathic to know the meaning of 'restraint': By all good fortune he doesn't have a higher goal, but if he wants to do something he will do it without thought for the consequences. His backstory claims be [[MadBomber blew up his own commanding officer and squadmates simply because he wanted to]].
* By the standards of ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'' (but ''not'' the main series, where he's shown as part of a military structure), Sousuke is an example of The Unfettered in that he is utterly unbound by ([[NoSocialSkills and indeed incapable of understanding]]) the fetters, norms and standards of modern society. Instead, he operates on soldier logic. He isn't ''entirely'' there (mostly due to [[KidWithTheLeash Kaname]] and her PaperFanOfDoom), but generally has absolutely no concept of [[CombatPragmatist 'Fair Play']] and [[DisproportionateRetribution 'Proportionate Response']]. The results are... [[HilarityEnsues Interesting to say the least]].
** One [[ComedicSociopathy interesting example]] is when he holds a knife to the throat of an innocent old lady, threatening her "wellbeing" if Kaname and the others come closer. Kaname defuses it with her PaperFanOfDoom, and proceeds to attack him.
** Later on in the manga/novels [[spoiler:while he is searching the world for Kaname]] he truly does become The Unfettered. [[spoiler: Finding her becomes his purpose in life. All of his decisions come back to how he has to find her]].

* Yuno Gasai and Minene Uryu from ''Manga/FutureDiary''. Yuno's goal is to do ''[[MurderIsTheBestSolution any]][[MurderTheHypotenuse thing]]'' for Yukiteru, even going as far as to [[spoiler: keep the [[GroundhogDayLoop universe in an eternal time loop, forever replaying the Diary game]]]]. Minene's goal is even simpler: to destroy religion.

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Dio Brando, Kars, Kira Yoshikage, and every other every primary antagonist. Meanwhile [[spoiler: Johnny Joestar]] is an usually civil (if sulky) heroic example, a major part of his character development being his finding out how far he's willing to go to get what he wants.

* Paul von Oberstein from ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''.
-->'''Oberstein:''' The Galactic Empire... no, the Goldenbaum Dynasty must fall.
** And he will do ''anything'' to accomplish it.
* [[InvincibleVillain Rustal Elion]] from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''. Rustal does not care about consistent moral principles, and takes a very big-picture view of costs and benefits. He'll do what he thinks helps him, he'll do what he thinks helps the solar system, and he'll preferably do both at once. If that means committing war crimes, sacrificing his own loyal subordinates, and/or spending silly amounts of money, then he'll do it, even if he regrets it.
* Several Characters from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED''.
** [[spoiler:[[OmnicidalManiac Rau Le Creuset]]]]. He'll do anything, even die in the process, to complete his goal of annihilating the human race that he HateSink so much as revenge for what they did to him.
** [[TheSociopath Muruta Azrael]]. There is nothing Azrael won't do. He will start wars against countries populated by Naturals if he thinks it will aid his goals.
** [[EvilutionaryBiologist Ulen Hibiki]]. Nothing will stop him from getting things done, even if it’s repulsive.
* Heero Yuy from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' starts off like this in the very beginning of the series, not caring if or how he dies, so long as he can complete his mission but it fades as he begins to give a crap about human life.
* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'': Johan Liebert kills anyone who gets in his way without any feeling about what he's doing. One character that he's about to execute tells another character, "He doesn't even blink when he kills people."

* [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad The League of Villains]] from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' are very much [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin what you'd expect]]. To contrast TheFettered Hero Society in both methods and beliefs. Some of the league members do [[NobleDemon have standards]] (such as Kurogiri), but overall a ''free'' society for them [[MightMakesRight should only be ruled by those powerful enough]]. Heroes, in their eyes, restrict and abuse their Quirks by naively believing [[SamaritanSyndrome they can save everyone]]. With how [[BitchInSheepsClothing some Heroes act]], the League is not entirely unjustified.

*** Speaking of Gaara, the Hidden Sand (Suna) was also quite merciless, especially in the past. [[ArchnemesisDad Rasa]] would even sacrifice his own youngest son, just to test Shukaku. Luckily after gaining allies, the village settled such cruel ways.

** This a trope is part of [[TheRival Sasuke's]] CharacterDevelopment. His FaceHeelTurn was largely driven by his conclusion that [[PowerOfFriendship the strength of his bonds with his comrades]] was so great, that by breaking them he would become even stronger which would allow him to achieve his goal: to kill Itachi. But even after that, he continued to have standards such as not to kill innocent people and was against Orochimaru's methods, even describing them as stupid and selfish. However, after his battle with Itachi, he slowly goes more and more insane, which results in this trope, though his dedication to Team Taka prevents him from truly becoming this. It is only after he kills Danzo and abandons them that he really becomes TheUnfettered.

** Also, most Akatsuki members fall under this, such as Pain, Hidan and Kakuzu. None of them could care less about who gets in their way as long as their objectives are completed (for Hidan [[ReligionOfEvil its slaughter for his god Jashin]], for Kakuzu it's profit, and for Pain [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans it's achieving peace]]).

** Topping the [[EvilerThanThou sheer evil]] of every villain in the series, Danzo Shimura is unforgivably this. That's right the most selfish and [[AmbitionIsEvil unashamably determined]] character in the show, isn't an Uchiha. Danzo spent his entire life, stepping-over and manipulating even children, just to become Hokage and protect Konoha. How he used people and twisted critical disasters in his favor, would no-doubt make Madara himself smile. Danzo has simply NO redemption given to him, which is why he died a failure and a [[DirtyCoward moralless coward]].

*** The Fourth Raikage (A), himself qualifies. He will do anything to achieve victory at all costs. When Naruto and Killer Bee escaped their confinement and weren't persuaded to stay hidden during the 4th Ninja World War, [[spoiler: he considered killing Naruto, to prevent Tobi capturing all the tailed beasts]].

* Gendo Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' wants to [[spoiler: bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, both to [[AssimilationPlot merge all human souls into one]] so [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans they will be liberated of misunderstandings and suffering]] and to be [[TragicDream reunited with his wife]], whose soul is currently [[AndIMustScream trapped in a mecha]]]]. To achieve this, he's willing to use his own son and surrogate daughter (Both of which he actually cares about, even if it's all but apparent at first) as tools and guinea pigs, makes them fight monsters, does his fair share of large-scale scheming and manipulation, and goes even as far as ''offering his body'' to a pair of {{Yandere}} scientists whom he found annoying at best to keep them placated and thus useful for his plans. He's generally a very pragmatic person who's not above sacrificing the life of a 14-year-old kid for the greater good (or what he sees as such), but will do the dirty work himself if he should be forced to (for example, pulling ropes amongst some random technicians when there's a blackout).

* [[BigBad Lord Hazanko]] from ''Anime/{{Outlaw Star}}''. The low level minions knows he will stop at nothing to have his missions complete, and he proves it, with his sheer determination to reach the Leyline before anyone else. He doesn't care who has to die, even if his own minions die in the process, as long as he gets his ultimate prize.
* [[TheRival Paul]] from ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl'' is a [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior chillingly accurate portrayal]]. While he is not incapable of showing respect for his elders, such as Professor Rowan, he is a ruthless and cruel Trainer who [[TrainingFromHell trains his Pokémon harshly]], [[TheSocialDarwinist treats weak Pokémon and even other Trainers with utter contempt]] and has released no less than six Pokémon on screen for [[YouHaveFailedMe poor performance in battle]] and feels no remorse for his actions, seeing his actions as the only way to make an efficient team. He also [[TheStoic shows little to no emotions]] apart from his ever present scowl (and occasionally a [[PsychoticSmirk condescending smirk]], usually for Ash), is quick and firm in his choices, sees nothing morally wrong in his abuse of both people and Pokémon, [[CombatPragmatist and has no qualms about using borderline illegal moves in battle]] (repeatedly attacking his own partner's Pokemon during a Tag Battle), and is by far one of Ash's most powerful rivals, serving almost as a living antithesis to [[TheFettered his entire philosophy on Pokémon]]. Unlike his other rivals Gary and Trip, who were simply at odds with Ash, Paul is a full-blown antagonist.
** [[PsychoForHire Pokemon Hunter J]]. No matter what deadly chaos is going on around her, she will not stop pursuing her target until either she captures it or her client cancels the deal. She once used her Salamence's Flamethrower to light an entire forest on fire in order to smoke out a Riolu she was pursuing. It backfires when she goes after Regigigas, as she underestimates what it's capable of, and things get so out of control that her client calls off the deal.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': [[DarkMagicalGirl Akemi Homura]] characterises this trope as the ideal state of being for a [[MagicalGirlWarrior magical girl]], due to the nature of their contract. Fittingly enough, she is one herself, being willing to do absolutely anything in order to [[spoiler: save Madoka]]. Just check out this exchange between her and [[AllLovingHero Madoka]] in episode 5:
-->'''Homura:''' [[DealWithTheDevil That contract]] forces you to give up on everything in exchange for a single desire.
-->'''Madoka:''' So you've given up too? You've given up on yourself and the other girls? On everything?
-->'''Homura:''' That's right. [[IDidWhatIHadToDo I won't make excuses]] and say I'll try [[TheAtoner to atone]]. [[TheDeterminator I must continue my fight]], [[ShootTheDog no matter what sin I must commit to do so]].

* The Rett Team in ''Anime/TurnAGundam'' are the descendants of Moonrace scouts whom Dianna sent to Earth to prepare for resettlement. Despite their NewAgeRetroHippie look, they will do ''anything'' so long as they think it will advance Dianna's goals. Their lack of any battlefield norms or protocols earns them the disgust of Dianna's regular forces, who will respect typical battlefield codes. The Rett team, meanwhile, has no qualms conducting a nighttime assault on a militia hospital. After nuclear weapons are rediscovered (and several detonate), their leader Cancer wants to find the remaining two and ''set them off'' somewhere on Earth so that there's no possibility they'll harm Dianna. They only come under control once they actually find Dianna herself and she's able to give them direct orders -- which happen to be to advance her new goals of finding a peaceful settlement. Had she ordered them to continue attacking the Earthers indiscriminately, they would have cheerfully done that, too.

--> [[spoiler: '''Heinel''': ''Don't worry, [[TragicRomance Katherine]]. I will not die until [[CombiningMecha Voltes V]] is defeated.'']]

* Maximillion Pegasus from ''{{Franchise/YuGiOh}}''. For his beloved [[TheLostLenore Cyndia]], he will [[YourSoulisMine steal souls]], [[CorruptCorporateExecutive buy whole companies]] and [[CurbStompBattle crush]] anyone he needs to.
** Shadi. He commits himself to his mission of assembling the Millennium Items. He kills Kanekura and the man who intended to buy the Millennium Puzzle, temporarily brainwashes Yoshimori and Anzu in order to get Dark Yugi out from the Millennium Puzzle and somewhat manipulates Pegasus.
* [[BrokenAce Zane Truesdale]] from ''{{Anime/YuGiOhGX}}''. Post-FreakOut, Zane becomes obsessed with winning regardless of the cost. He claims that he abandoned honor and respect for his opponents because they are absolutely meaningless in the face of achieving victory.
** [[{{Yandere}} Yubel]]. There is no boundary Yubel won't cross to hurt Jaden and mold him into the Supreme King, whether it involves emotionally crushing him, killing his friends, [[DemonicPossession possessing his best friend]] or playing endless mind games with him.
** Jaden Yuki as the Supreme King; his cruelty has no bounds as he is willing to sacrifice as many people as he has to in order to accomplish his goals along with his lack of remorse after defeating someone himself.
** Adrian Gecko, as well. If {{Kill the Ones You Love}} wasn't already a big indication of this trope.

*** The Fourth Raikage (A), himself qualifies. He will do anything to achieve victory at all costs. When Naruto and Killer Bee escaped their confinement and weren't persuaded to stay hidden during the 4th Ninja World War, he considered killing Naruto, to prevent Tobi capturing all the tailed beasts.

** The Hidden Cloud village, collectively. The Cloud Shinobi will cross almost any line to protect their village and have gained a reputation for being incorrigible in their attempts to amass power for themselves; this is something Onoki states at the Kage Summit as the reason the other Great Nations were forced to employ similar tactics to protect themselves. This includes a lot of immoral behavior, like kidnapping children from other villages with special abilities to use for themselves or demanding blood sacrifices after the fact. When a peace treaty was formed between all the villages to cut back on military budget and reduce the sizes of their forces during times of peace, Kumo secretly reneged on the agreement, seeing this as a chance to ensure that no other village can ever have an upper hand should hostilities later resume. The [[BigGood Fourth Raikage]] himself emphasized this when he planned on killing Naruto and Killer Bee to prevent them from getting into enemy hands, albeit he eventually reconsidered and decided to believe in their strength instead.

* [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad The League of Villains]] from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' are very much [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin what you'd expect]]. To contrast [[TheFettered The Fettered]] Hero Society in both methods and beliefs. Some of the league members do [[NobleDemon have standards]] (such as Kurogiri), but overall a ''free'' society for them should only be ruled by those powerful enough. Heroes in their eyes, restrict and abuse their Quirks believing they [[SamaritanSyndrome can naively save everyone]]. With how [[BitchInSheepsClothing some Heroes act]], this disbelief is mostly justified.
** Of special note is Dabi. Dabi will do anything to achieve his goal of breaking his father's spirit and heroic legacy. He doesn't even care about his own family anymore; not even Natsuo, whom he relied on for emotional comfort as a child, is spared from his quest for revenge against Endeavor, as shown when he lamented how it's a shame Natsuo didn't die so Endeavor could suffer another emotional loss. This is even visually shown in Chpater 351 by the way he uses Endeavor's Hell Spider Super Move. When Endeavor uses the move, he fires thin, precise beams of flame to limit collateral damage and avoid casualties. But as noted by Idia, Dabi's use of the move has him release thicker beams of fire in a more haphazard way, showing how little Dabi cares about collateral damage. Even his own allies aren't safe, as his final gambit, compressing so much thermal energy inside him that he'll explode and take everything in 5 kilometers with him, would have all of them in the blast radius.

** Jaden Yukia s the Supreme King, his cruelty has no bounds as he is willing to sacrifice as many people as he has to in order to accomplish his goals along with his lack of remorse after defeating someone himself.