History NightmareFuel / BlackLagoon

** Chaka's death is also fairly disturbing as well. Ginji slices off his hands and pushes him into a swimming pool to drown in both the water and his own blood, while also using the blunt end of his sword to push him underwater. It's already bad enough, but it's even worse when you know that chlorine getting into open wounds (in this case being the holes where Chaka's hands used to be) is a very painful experiance on top of already drowing to death. It's migated by the fact that [[KarmicDeath Chaka seriously had it coming and deserved every second of it]], but still.

* After Jane suggests she might make a pass on Rock, Revy's reaction is not to make a death threat as would be expected from someone hitting her BerserkButton about him, but to say [[http://www.mangareader.net/700-52484-6/black-lagoon/chapter-81.html this]]. It comes off as quite creepy, as not only does it shed some rather unsettling light on Revy's prison experience, but Revy here is basically threatening to [[spoiler:''make Jane her bitch'']].

** They are [[TykeBomb prepubescent]] [[BloodKnight Blood Knights.]] And they don't just like violence, [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence it turns them on.]] Just look at the close-up of cute little Hansel sporting a SlasherSmile as blood streams down his face. And then there's the gleeful nonchalance as they revel in the blood. See, in an adult, that's creepy but also CrazyAwesome. [[ChildrenAreInnocent Not in]] [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior little kids.]] And that's without the HarmfulToMinors backstory.

** One of the subtler scary parts of them is the philosophy they developed as a result of their backstory; they literally believe God created humanity to kill itself, and that killing people is the purpose of life. The more you kill, the more integral you become to the world, which will keep you going on the lives you have taken. So, by killing everyone they meet, they are literally extending their own lives, to the point that as he bleeds out, Hansel comments with true devotion that he and his sister can't die because of all the lives they have taken. And what's worse? This was a ''coping method.'' The twins convinced themselves of that because, if they hadn't, they'd have to accept that all the horrible stuff that happened to them happened for ''no reason at all.''

** Their backstories are horrifying as well; they were orphans in Romania [[note]]As a result of policies of the Ceausescu's dictatorship banning birth control and taxing childless families, orphanages were flooded by children whose parents couldn't afford to keep them. In some, conditions were Hellish as the government could not afford to heat or light them, staff was undertrained and brutal, poor nutrition and isolation slowed the children's physical and mental development.[[/note]], but when Ceausescu's dictatorship was overthrown, the lack of government financial aid meant they were snatched up with lots of other kids by degenerates who got them involved in child pornography and {{Snuff Film}}s -- they survived because they went insane and began willingly collaborating, mastering the arts of killing until they were able to suddenly turn on their sick masters, butcher them and flee. This origin is all the more horrifying because it's TruthInTelevision -- when Romania's Communist dictator fell, many of the orphans his policies created fell into the hands of human traffickers. In the comparatively LighterAndSofter anime version, Balalaika and Chang exhibit minor signs of disgust when talking about the fact that Balalaika was able to track down no fewer than ''two hundred and fifty'' child pornos and snuff flicks starring Romanian twins.

** Their backstories are horrifying as well; they were orphans in Romania, but when Ceausescu's dictatorship was overthrown, the lack of government financial aid meant they were snatched up with lots of other kids by degenerates who got them involved in child pornography and {{Snuff Film}}s -- they survived because they went insane and began willingly collaborating, mastering the arts of killing until they were able to suddenly turn on their sick masters, butcher them and flee. This origin is all the more horrifying because it's TruthInTelevision -- when Romania's Communist dictator fell, many of the orphans his policies created fell into the hands of human traffickers. In the comparatively LighterAndSofter anime version, Balalaika and Chang exhibit minor signs of disgust when talking about the fact that Balalaika was able to track down no fewer than ''two hundred and fifty'' child pornos and snuff flicks starring Romanian twins.

** Their backstories are horrifying as well; they were orphans in Romania, but when Ceausescu's dictatorship was overthrown, the lack of government financial aid meant they were snatched up with lots of other kids by degenerates who got them involved in child pornography and {{Snuff Film}}s -- they survived because they went insane and began willingly collaborating, mastering the arts of killing until they were able to suddenly turn on their sick masters, butcher them and flee. This origin is all the more horrifying because it's TruthInTelevision -- when Romania's Communist dictator fell, many of the orphans his policies created fell into the hands of human traffickers. In the comparatively LighterAndSofter anime version, Balalaika and Chang exhibit minor signs of disgust when talking about the fact that Balalaika was able to track down no fewer than ''two hundred and fifty'' child pornos and snuff flicks starring Romanian twins.

** One of the subtler scary parts of them is the philosophy they developed as a result of their backstory; they literally believe God created humanity to kill itself, and that killing people is the purpose of life. The more you kill, the more integral you become to the world, which will keep you going on the lives you have taken. So, by killing everyone they meet, they are literally extending their own lives, to the point that as he bleeds out, Hansel comments with true devotion that he and his sister can't die because of all the lives they have taken.

* Anytime Eda removes her shades, the laid-back party girl persona vanishes ''completely'' as she enters her [[spoiler: CIA mode]] with a look that could ''kill'' the most macho of men. It's quite unnerving on how much of a change it is. Even Mr. Chang lost his cool after one phone call with the lady. And this whole time we thought ''[[LadyOfWar Balalaika]]'' was the ruler of Roanapur? Even more creepy is the way that she warns Rock not to try and learn any more about her affiliations, [[FridgeHorror indicating that she may or may not truly consider them anything, let alone friends]]. Yeah, it's that creepy.

** The entirety of the OVA really. Roberta's introductory arc was flashy and pretty awe inspiring; very action movie-styled. The OVA shows what the grim reality of someone as ruthless and brutal as Roberta and the rest of the corrupt individuals of ''Black Lagoon'', and the cost of bloodthirsty revenge. Roanapur is a crapsack city on its own. Roberta's vendetta turned it into a living nightmare. She even ''looks'' like a vicious beast when [[https://i.imgur.com/KZQYWKk.gif she enacts her brutality.]]

** Chaka's death is also fairly disturbing as well. Ginji slices off his hands and pushes him into a swimming pool to drown in both the water and his own blood, while also using the blunt end of his sword to push him underwater. It's already bad enough, but it's even worse when you know that chlorine getting into open wounds (in this case being the holes where Chaka's hands used to be) is a very painful experiance on top of already drowing to death. It's migated by the fact that [[AssholeVictim Chaka seriously had it coming and deserved every second of it]], but still.

** Chaka's death is also fairly disturbing as well. Ginji slices off his hands and pushes him into a swimming pool to drown in both the water and his own blood, while also using the blunt end of his sword to push him underwater. It's already bad enough, but it's even worse when you know that chlorine getting into open wounds {In this case being the holes where Chaka's hands use to be is a very painful experiance on top of already drowing to death. It's migated by the fact that [[AssholeVictim Chaka seriously had it coming and deserved every second of it]], but still.

** Let's expand on this. Black Lagoon is a series where things are overt, over the top, and there's at least some hint of wacky hijinks. Mr. Chang and his constantly cool persona, Sister Eda running guns and drugs, there's always something to see as funny. The second Hotel Moscow arrives on the scene, the funny stops. Hotel Moscow isn't about looking cool, they're about doing what it takes to win. All of them are veterans of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, and they absolutely do not stop. If you hurt one of their number, you ''will'' pay. If you try to make a deal with them, they ''will'' turn on you. If you stand in their path, they will ''annihilate you''. The only reason they haven't taken over Roanapur is because there's a bigger game at play...

** Chaka's death is also fairly disturbing as well. Ginji slices off his hands and pushes him into a swimming pool to drown in both the water and his own blood, while also using the blunt end of his sword to push him underwater. It's already bad enough, but it's even worse when you know that chlorine getting into open wounds {In this case being the holes where Chaka's hands use to be} is a very painful experiance on top of already drowing to death. It's migated by the fact that [[AssholeVictim Chaka seriously had it coming and deserved every second of it]], but still.

* Sawyer the Cleaner. Forget for a moment that she's a rather cute goth girl. Imagine yourself as one of her victims. You piss off the wrong person, and end up bound and gagged, and stuffed in a suitcase. You're left anticipating what's in store for you. Then, the case is opened, and you're left at the mercy of an ominous figure wearing a blood-spattered apron over what looks like surgical garb, their face obscured by a surgical mask and goggles. Then they start revving up a chainsaw...

-->"My mother has killed me... my father is eating me... my brothers and sisters sit under the table, picking up my bones! They'll bury them, under the cold marble stones..."

* Revy's backstory is terrifying. She grew up in an [[AbusiveParents abusive]] household, was arrested and thrown in jail and was raped by a police officer. All of this pushed her to kill her father and led to her bleak look on the world.

* Most of the Omake's are quite humorous. Number 5 however...

* Anytime Eda removes her shades, the laid-back party girl persona vanishes ''completely'' as she enters her [[spoiler: CIA mode]] with a look that could ''kill'' the most macho of men. It's quite unnerving on how much of a change it is. Even [[BadAss Mr. Chang]] lost his cool after one phone call with the lady. And this whole time we thought ''[[LadyOfWar Balalaika]]'' was the ruler of Roanapur? Even more creepy is the way that she warns Rock not to try and learn any more about her affiliations, [[FridgeHorror indicating that she may or may not truly consider them anything, let alone friends]]. Yeah, it's that creepy.

** Their backstories are horrifying as well; they were orphans in Romania, but when Ceausesu's dictatorship was overthrown, the lack of government financial meant they were snatched up with lots of other kids by degenerates who got them involved in child pornography and {{Snuff Film}}s -- they survived because they went insane and began willingly collaborating, mastering the arts of killing until they were able to suddenly turn on their sick masters, butcher them and flee. This origin is all the more horrifying because it's TruthInTelevision -- when Romania's Communist dictator fell, many of the orphans his policies created fell into the hands of human traffickers. In the comparatively LighterAndSofter anime version, Balalaika and Chang exhibit minor signs of disgust when talking about the fact that Balalaika was able to track down no fewer than ''two hundred and fifty'' child pornos and snuff flicks starring Romanian twins.