These guys are an army in one! Join Ashley as we count down the fights in anime where a single characters took down entire groups
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00:00 Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 one vs many
00:10 battles in anime.
00:20 Number 20, Utsuro vs everyone, Gintama.
00:24 We were as shocked as Gintoki when it was revealed that not only was his former teacher
00:28 alive but he was also immortal.
00:34 As it turns out, Utsuro was also the mastermind behind the universal war being waged.
00:40 And in order to stop him, Gintoki has to team up with his Yorozuya crew, Umibozu, Kamui
00:46 and even the Shinsengumi.
00:54 What follows is an incredible battle where no matter how much everyone throws at him,
00:59 Utsuro keeps getting back up to take out multiple of them at once.
01:03 This fierce battle only comes to an end once everyone manages to strike him from all angles
01:08 at the same time.
01:17 Number 19, Rimuru vs Kingdom of Falmouth.
01:21 That time I got reincarnated as a slime.
01:24 After returning from one of his many excursions, Rimuru finds that his home and its citizens
01:29 have been unjustly massacred by the Kingdom of Falmouth.
01:33 Willing to do whatever it takes to revive his friends, Rimuru decides that he must become
01:38 a demon lord and in order to do that, he needs tens of thousands of souls.
01:50 As the soldiers of Falmouth prepare for the next stage of their invasion, Rimuru appears
01:54 above them and casts one of his most powerful spells yet, Megiddo.
02:06 What follows is an absolute slaughter, with the entirety of the army wiped out one by
02:11 one before they even realise it.
02:16 Number 18, David vs Militech Army, Cyberpunk Edgerunners.
02:22 When the crew are completely surrounded by Militech forces in the Badlands, David is
02:27 forced to install the dangerous cyber skeleton, despite warnings from Rebecca, in order for
02:32 them all to survive.
02:36 With this new frame equipped, David displays inhuman speed and absolutely devastates the
02:41 forces with his gravitational attacks.
02:47 Although these incredible powers allow him to save his friends from imminent doom, it
02:52 comes at a high cost, as it inches him ever closer to complete cyberpsychosis.
03:02 Number 17, Hange vs Wall Titans, Attack on Titan.
03:07 With the rumbling fast approaching and their aircraft still needing repairs, Hange decides
03:12 to pay the ultimate price in order to allow the others to make their escape.
03:22 The commander of the Survey Corps does the unthinkable, taking on the colossal-sized
03:27 Titans face to face, and even managing to take a few of them down in the process.
03:34 Unfortunately, it eventually becomes too much for them, but Hange's heroic sacrifice
03:40 paves the way for the rest of the Survey Corps to reach Eren at the source of the rumbling.
03:51 Number 16, Saito vs 70,000 Soldiers, The Familiar of Zero.
03:57 Ah, the thing some people do for love.
04:00 After finding out that Luisa's mission against 70,000 soldiers will almost certainly end
04:05 in her death, Saito uses a sleeping potion on her and takes her place.
04:15 Despite his best efforts, he eventually succumbs to the never-ending horde of soldiers, but
04:21 damn if he didn't look badass doing it.
04:26 Number 15, Baki vs 100 Men, Baki the Grappler.
04:31 What an introduction for one of anime's greatest fighters.
04:40 When the show opens, we see a group of delinquents lined up to take on one punk.
04:45 That punk just so happens to be the 13-year-old Baki Hanma.
04:49 As expected of the son of the ogre, he annihilates some of the thugs that come his way with ease.
04:56 The numbers are unfortunately not in his favour, however, as they eventually get the better
05:04 of him.
05:05 Still, taking down 37 armed delinquents with your bare fists is an impressive feat.
05:14 Number 14, Aizen vs The Gotei 13 and The Visored, Bleach.
05:23 With most of the Espada defeated, it's down to the remaining Gotei 13 and Visored
05:28 members to team up to take down the ultimate foe, Sosuke Aizen.
05:33 Combining their unique abilities, it appears at first that they've finally taken down
05:37 the traitor when Hitsugaya impales Aizen from behind.
05:42 Unfortunately, Aizen proves just how incredibly powerful he is when he reveals to them that
05:49 their brief victory was nothing but an illusion, and proceeds to cut them all down in an instant.
06:02 Number 13, Bardock vs Freeza's Army, Dragon Ball Z Bardock, The Father of Goku.
06:08 Well, it's pretty clear where Goku gets his combat skills from.
06:18 After learning of Freeza's plan to annihilate the Saiyan race, Bardock steps up in an attempt
06:24 to stop him.
06:25 The only thing that's between him and Freeza is a whole load of henchmen.
06:29 Their attempts are futile as Bardock torpedoes through them, trying to bait Freeza out of
06:34 his ship.
06:39 He gets his wish, but unfortunately for him, his 1v1 with Freeza doesn't go quite as
06:45 well as his struggle to reach him.
06:52 Number 12, Meliodas vs Ten Commandments, The Seven Deadly Sins.
06:57 The whole deal of this season was seeing the Seven Deadly Sins take on their polar opposites,
07:02 the Ten Commandments.
07:04 But Meliodas decided to throw all of that out the window and take them on by his lonesome.
07:13 While Meliodas is more than enough to take out the Ten Commandments individually, with
07:21 all their powers combined, they treat him like nothing more than a punching bag.
07:29 Even when Meliodas brings out the good ol' reliable full counter, Estorosa arrives on
07:34 the scene and prevents it from happening, leading to the Commandments stabbing his hearts
07:39 one after another.
07:46 Number 11, Urza vs 100 Monsters, Fairy Tail.
07:51 Deep into the Grand Magic games, the next event brought forth to the guilds is Pandemonium,
07:57 where one member must enter an arena and take on any number of monsters that they decide.
08:06 In one of the biggest flexes in the series, Urza, who is picked to go first, decides that
08:11 she will take on all 100 monsters by herself.
08:15 With her Requiem ability, Urza is able to devastate her enemies by switching between
08:19 her vast array of weapons and armor.
08:26 She dominates the event all by herself, taking down every monster and not even leaving a
08:31 single one left for the opposing guilds.
08:34 Earning Fairy Tail A 10 points in the process.
08:41 Number 10, Eraserhead vs Villains, My Hero Academia.
08:45 Good to know that Yue Hai's strictest teacher bites just as much as he barks.
08:53 While he can come across as something of a sharp-tongued jerk at times, above all else,
08:58 the hero known as Eraserhead only cares about preparing his students for the long road ahead.
09:09 When the League of Villains launch a surprise attack, he doesn't hesitate to protect Deku
09:14 and the rest by diving headfirst into the fray.
09:17 Given how his quirk can deactivate the powers of all other superhumans around him, he managed
09:22 to kick a phenomenal amount of ass all by himself.
09:26 At least until that gnomu shows up.
09:35 Number 9, Gilgamesh vs Raiders Army, Fate/Zero.
09:40 Heroes of bygone ages, both larger than life, with power that could cripple nations, but
09:45 only one can come out on top.
09:54 In spite of their colossal egos, both these servants find themselves finding mutual respect
09:59 for one another as the Fourth Holy Grail War reaches its conclusion, culminating in a battle
10:05 between their noble phantasms.
10:13 While Rider is able to summon numerous warriors to aid him in the mother of all charges, it
10:18 sadly pales before Gilgamesh's treasure, the sword known as Ea.
10:27 Watching the boisterous yet endearing Rider fall at the final hurdle is still a death
10:31 that gets us every time we see it.
10:34 Number 8, Asuka vs Mass-Produced Evas, The End of Evangelion.
10:40 There's no denying that Asuka's last stand remains as one of the greatest rampages of
10:44 all time.
10:50 With everything messed up for humanity, it's not long before the Niv facility comes under
10:55 siege, with the mysterious organisation even tossing a few Eva units of their own to spice
11:01 things up.
11:02 The only thing standing in their way is an extremely annoyed Asuka.
11:12 While she manages to slay her way through dozens of the mechanical monstrosities, she's
11:17 ultimately overwhelmed, meeting a very bloody end in the process.
11:26 Number 7, Luffy vs Fish-Men, One Piece.
11:37 Just when you thought that the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates couldn't have grown
11:40 any stronger during that two-year training period, we see him pull off something like
11:45 this.
11:46 In order to free Fish-Man Island from a tyrannical insurgence led by the conceited Hody Jones,
11:52 the Straw Hats find themselves taking on a hundred thousand Fish-Men, all of whom are
11:57 rather eager to tear them apart.
12:05 With the odds astronomically stacked against them, Luffy is able to single-handedly cut
12:10 down the enemy forces without even lifting a finger, all thanks to the power of the Conqueror's
12:18 Haki.
12:20 There's nothing quite like watching 50,000 men drop like flies.
12:29 Number 6, Spike vs The Red Dragon Syndicate, Cowboy Bebop.
12:35 All future evil organisations, please take note.
12:38 The last thing you want is to have the galaxy's slickest bounty hunter gunning for you when
12:43 he's got nothing left to lose.
12:51 After finally reuniting with Julia and subsequently having her die in his arms, Spike pretty much
12:57 decides to say "screw it" and takes the battle to Vicious.
13:05 Armed with nothing more than his trusty gun and a few grenades, the space cowboy storms
13:10 the Red Dragon Syndicate's stronghold and manages to shoot his way through a multitude
13:15 of its guards, all leading up to the now iconic standoff with his former comrade.
13:25 Number 5, Uvogin vs Shadow Beasts and Mafia, Hunter x Hunter.
13:37 What better introduction to the fascinating band of thieves and murderers known as the
13:41 Phantom Troop than through their most destructive member?
13:50 A beast of a man who thrives on chaos, Uvogin was more than happy to take on the full force
13:55 of the mafia, including the animalistic, living weapons known as the Shadow Beasts.
14:08 Surprise surprise, he dispatches them all with ease.
14:12 Even after being poisoned, torn at and even getting leeches stuffed into his body, Uvogin's
14:17 able to power through it all and leave a graveyard in his wake.
14:27 Number 4, Cocytus vs Lizardmen, Overlord 2.
14:32 We all know that Ainz Al Ghaon is the most powerful thing to ever exist in this vast
14:36 fantasy world, with each of his guardians at least measuring up to his strength to some
14:41 extent.
14:49 By those odds, there's nothing they can't decimate with ease.
14:53 Even so, after spending time with the likes of Zarius and the rest of the Lizardmen, we
14:58 were hoping that they would find some way to survive the upcoming battle.
15:05 Sadly, even with their best efforts combined, none of them are a match to Cocytus, who manages
15:14 to cut them to shreds with just a few swings.
15:23 Number 3, Guts vs 100 Soldiers, Berserk.
15:27 Nobody puts Guts in a corner.
15:29 Surrounded by the Knights of Cuda, Guts has no choice but to fight his way through in
15:34 order to give Cusker time to escape.
15:44 What follows is an almost majestic symphony of animated carnage, as Guts cuts and bludgeons
15:49 his way through every new enemy that gets in his way.
15:59 Despite suffering all manner of wounds, the leader of the Hawks Raiders manages to survive
16:04 the assault, leaving a hundred enemy soldiers dead and buried before the dawn breaks.
16:15 Number 2, Bradley vs Rebels, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.
16:19 You've got to hand it to the Führer, he's a persistent bastard.
16:29 Still initially thought dead, King Bradley makes a not-so-heroic return to Central, just
16:35 as the Rebels are on the cusp of winning.
16:40 With nothing but a pair of swords and a major chip on his shoulder, the homunculus not only
16:45 manages to slice his way through the soldiers, but even chases down a tank and makes short
16:50 work of it.
16:51 Just goes to show how far a little wrath can go.
17:18 Number 1, Madara Uchiha vs Allied Shinobi, Naruto Shippuden.
17:24 Since the inception of this sequel series, we had heard no shortage of rumors regarding
17:28 this legendary member of the Uchiha clan.
17:32 And yet, nothing could have prepared us for when he finally made his entrance.
17:41 After being brought back from the dead, Madara decides to celebrate his newfound life by
17:46 utterly destroying the bulk of the Allied Shinobi Alliance.
17:54 Whether he's using his fists, activating his Susanoo, or even summoning a meteor, Madara
18:00 easily proved why he's the greatest villain the series has ever known.
18:10 What's your favourite one vs many fight in anime?
18:14 Let us know in those comments below.
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