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Top 8 Best Anime Antagonists Who Weren’t Actually Villains

Antagonist doesn't mean villain.

Meruem – Hunter X Hunter (2011)

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Best Anime Antagonists Who Weren’t Actually Villains

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As soon as animals are born, their survival depends on acting on their instincts. Doing so means finding nourishment and protecting themselves by any means necessary. 

In Hunter X Hunter, the Chimera Ants are born as high-functioning animals, wielding high intelligence and a power known as Nen at their fingertips. Meruem is the strongest of all of them, born so powerful that no one can oppose him. 

As such, it is no surprise that Meruem’s goal is as simple as conquering and ruling as King. As time goes on, the King of the Ants slowly learns what it is to be human, showing that he was mostly acting on his animal instincts ever since he was born.


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Andrew was Twinfinite's Features Editor from 2020 through until March 2023 and wrote for the site from 2018. He has wandered around with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications sitting in his back pocket for a while now, all the while wondering what he is going to do for a career. Luckily, video games have always been there, especially as his writing career progresses.