What's funny is for the Archie comics that's actually the an alternate reality version known as Robo Robotnik who actually won in his reality and decided to go out and start conquering other universes.
Yup they killed him off in issue #50, though in their defense when they were writing it was intended to be the series finally, but the book was doing so good they decided to keep it going despite there not having been any new Sonic game for years at that point.
Team Rocket, Jessie, James and Meowth always fail in the end but keep trying to steal Ash’s Pikachu, until Alola you could consider Ash an example as well
They could have grabbed any Pokemon. It didn't even need to be a Pikachu. They just decided that Ash's Pikachu is the Holy Grail of Pokemon and no other would do. And they don't even want him for themselves. They just want to give him to their boss who I'm sure has way stronger Pokemon and doesn't give a shit about some random kid's Pikachu
I always think to myself: Anime Giovanni is probably the only smart iteration of someone from Team Rocket. And then I realize, he’s sleeping on a huge gold mine with a TALKING MEOWTH.
The best part is that, whenever they’re not trying to steal Pikachu, they’re very good at their jobs. Like, kinda scary good. There’s been multiple instances of them having established and successful cons and schemes that get ruined because Ash shows up, and everything not involving stealing Pokémon that they attempt they end up being really good at. They’ve had multiple successful businesses selling everything from food to collectable merchandise (all of which seem to be above board and legal), have a ton of mechanical and engineering skill, and Jessie is a legitimately very talented performance artist who’s won multiple Contests and Showcases and was a successful reporter, All in all, it really comes down to specifically Ash being the bane of their criminal existence
Sans's dialogue in his fight honestly describes the player in the best way possible:
"I know your type. You're, uh, very determined, aren't you? you'll never give up, even if there's, uh...
absolutely NO benefit to persevering whatsoever. If I can make that clear. No matter what, you'll just keep going. Not out of any desire for good or evil... but just because you think you can. And because you "can"... You "have to."
Credit where credit is due, dio is persistent, he got his ass beat by the joestars and in his final moments his only thought was he will win no matter what - source is Jojo's bizarre adventure
Zuko. He had no chance of catching Aang and he kept trying. Hell, he kept searching even when it was pretty much accepted that the avatar was never coming back.
Kageyama from "Inazuma Eleven". He always comes back and gets older(though it wouldn't be surprising to discover that he became immortal after reviving)
Might Guy from Naruto. Can't do ninjutsu or genjutsu so spent his early YOUTH days training like crazy to make himself physically strong and fast enough to be able to challenge child prodigy and Guy's Eternal Rival/BFF Kakashi in assorted contests. By the time of his adult YOUTH, Guy is considered one of the Hidden Leaf's most elite shinobi (even the likes of Itachi Uchiha warns his Aktasuki partners to not underestimate Guy) and he's still training like crazy to maintain himself in competitions with Kakashi. In the climax of the show/the climax of YOUTH, Guy becomes the only (living) member of the Allied Shinobi Forces that can go toe-to-toe with the legendary Madara Uchiha, with Madara being ecstatic that he's fighting such an exciting foe who is using nothing but taijutsu, ultimately leading to Madara declaring Guy the strongest taijutsu fighter of them all
Because "Power of Youth" is one of Guy's catchphrases and says it's one of the driving forces to make one live life to the fullest, have the desire to excel in accomplishing their goals,etc. Thus he'll either shout "POWER OF YOUTH" or "YOUTH"! Doesn't matter how old you get, everyone should still personify YOUTH
While not as many times as others the levels of dedication that Emperor Belos from The Owl House has to kill witches is genuinely absurd.
This man's 400 years old plan to kill every witch failed and he was blow to pieces by a cosmic god and sent to another dimension and THAT wasn't enough to put him in place.
Because this guy then spent months as a small piece of goo crawling inside and eating animals from the inside out to reform himself, then possessed his nephew/clone of his brother also eating him from the inside out ALL so he could crawl his way back into the place witches live without a proper plan on the sheer will and desire to kill more witches.
While he was melting on the boiling rain with his body decaying into a single skull he was STILL on about killing witches.
This man could be reduced to a single cell and that wouldn't be enough to stop him, he was already crumbling into a goo body before being blown to pieces.
Belos is legit one of the BEST animated series villains in the modern era, he’s just Frollo from Hunchback cranked up to ELEVEN. And Frollo was already a cut above Disney’s rest.
Guts from Berserk. Be it revenge, helping a loved one, or simply trying to survive, he’ll put everything he has into it, even when he’s literally down to his teeth. And given that he somehow powered through his mother dying before he did while he was still in the womb (and the latest chapters seem to hint that this is what has given him his seemingly superhuman abilities), he was this from literally before he was born.
If you want a less admirable, more villainous example from the same series there’s Griffith. He’s considered one of the most vile villains in fiction for good reason, but let’s just say that if nothing else he’s committed to his ambitions.
Lex Luthor. No matter how many setbacks, humiliations, or PR scandals that should have ruined even a wealthy billionaire he goes through, he’ll always pick himself back up and go back to trying to prove his superiority and kill Superman, even if there’s more constructive things he could be doing for the world with his intelligence.
He has created hundreds of plans to get Monica's plush rabbit and become the "King of the Street", but they never work. He's been trying for decades now, and no sign of giving up.
Fun fact: In "Teen Monica's Gang", there is a story arc in wich he becomes the guardian of a Horseman of the Apocalypse and betrays this entity, becoming the supreme overlord of the entire world and creating a technological dystopia through his schemes.
"But look at my life now. Hatred's become a job. I had true hatred with Venture, I didn't have to fake it! That sweet loathing just poured out of me whenever I saw his pathetic face. I just, I just, I just wanted to kick his ass! I wanted to build a machine to kick his ass! I wanted to build an empire to house the machine to kick his ass!"
39
u/Cronkax 3h ago
Candace (Phineas and Ferb)