(Updated) Top 200+ Badass Anime Character Nicknames

Updated at 08:37 PM on December 4, 2023.

Everyone is known by their names to the people they come by, and so do the characters in anime. But did one know that sometimes their nicknames are more known than their actual names?

Like how Nico Robin from the One Piece series is also known as Devil Child. Another example is Hei from Darker than Black anime. He is also known as the Black Reaper. Moreover, nicknames are more used to search for their respective names or the name of the series. So, how do these nicknames are determined?

Sometimes, fans come up with the names as an endearment or to differentiate their favorite character from others. Other times, the names are given by friends or close acquaintances of the protagonist. The characters become well-known in the series for their ruthlessness or actions.

We talked about the importance of the nicknames of the characters because today, we will be discussing some of the coolest nicknames. Keeping that in mind, we have chosen the names from series like Attack on Titan, Naruto, One Piece, etc.

No worries, series like One Punch Man, My Hero Academia, and Fairy Tail are also on the list. One must wonder if their chosen character has made it on the list. So without any further delay, let’s know the Top 100+ Badass Anime Character Nicknames.

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Top 100+ Badass Anime Character Nicknames

The God of Lightning: Hajime Kashimo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
The Most Evil Jujutsu Sorcerer in History: Noritoshi Kamo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
7: 3 Sorcerer: Kento Nanami (Jujutsu Kaisen)
White Demon: Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
Prince of Sadists: Sougo Okita (Gintama)
Demon Vice Commander: Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama)
Zura: Koutaro Katsura (Gintama)
Guardian of Sun: Tsukuyo (Gintama)
Courtesan of Death: Tsukuyo (Gintama)
Ultimate Decoy: Shoyo Hinata (Haikyuu!!)
King of the Court: Tobio Kageyama (Haikyuu!!)
Nekoma’s Brain: Kenma Kozume (Haikyuu!!)
Simpleton Ace: Kotaro Bokuto (Haikyuu!!)
Super Ace: Wakatoshi Ushijima (Haikyuu!!)
Grand King: Tooru Oikawa (Haikyuu!!)
Tsukki: Kei Tsukishima (Haikyuu!!)
Karasuno’s Guardian Deity: Yu Nishinoya (Haikyuu!!)
The Revived Ace: Asahi Azumane (Haikyuu!!)
Mr. efreshing: Koshi Sugawara (Haikyuu!!)
Sheep King: Chuuya Nakahara (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Demon Prodigy: Osamu Dazai (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Weretiger: Atsushi Nakajima (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Black-Fanged Hellhound: Ryuunosuke Akutagawa (Bungo Stray Dogs)
World’s Greatest Detective: Ranpo Edogawa (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Silver Wolf: Yukichi Fukuzawa (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Angel of Death: Akiko Yosano (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Thirty-Five Count Murderess: Kyoka Izumi (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Odasaku: Sakunosuke Oda (Bungo Stray Dogs)
The Conjurer: Fyodor Dostoevsky (Bungo Stray Dogs)
The Clown: Nikolai Gogol (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Straw Hat: Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
Joy Boy: Monkey D Luffy (One Piece)
Pirate King: Gol D. Roger (One Piece)
Black Leg: Vinsmoke Sanji (One Piece)
Cat Burglar: Nami (One Piece)
Devil Child: Nico Robin (One Piece)
Kumachi: Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece)
Glutton: Jewelry Bonney (One Piece)
Surgeon of Death: Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)
Komurasaki: Kozuki Hiyori (One Piece)
First Son of the Sea: Jinbei (One Piece)
Soul King: Brook (One Piece)
The Insurgent Serpent: Monkey D. Dragon (One Piece)
Hero of Marines: Monkey D. Garp (One Piece)
World’s Worst Criminal: Monkey D. Dragon (One Piece)
World’s Strongest Creature: Kaido (One Piece)
Mr. 0: Crocodile (One Piece)
Joker: Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece)
Sengoku the Buddha: Sengoku (One Piece)
Blackbeard: Marshall D. Teach (One Piece)
Big Mom: Charlotte Linlin (One Piece)
Magician: Basil Hawkins (One Piece)
Roar of the Sea: Scratchmen Apoo (One Piece)
Mad Monk: Orouge (One Piece)
Invincible Mikey: Manjiro Sano (Tokyo Revengers)
Crybaby Hero: Hanagaki Takemichi (Tokyo Revengers)
Draken: Ken Ryuguji (Tokyo Revengers)
The Weak King: Shinichiro Sano (Tokyo Revengers)
Inupi: Seishu Inui (Tokyo Revengers)
Waka: Wakasa Imaushi (Tokyo Revengers)
Benkei: Keizo Arashi (Tokyo Revengers)
God of War: Takeomi Arashi (Tokyo Revengers)
Brahman’s Princess: Senju Kawaragi (Tokyo Revengers)
Smiley: Nahoya Kawata (Tokyo Revengers)
Angry: Souya Kawata (Tokyo Revengers)
Next Generation Modric: Yoichi Isagi (Blue Lock)
The Lazy Genius: Seishiro Nagi (Blue Lock)
Monster: Meguru Bachira (Blue Lock)
Red Panther: Hyoma Chigiri (Blue Lock)
Dark Horse: Rensuke Kunigami (Blue Lock)
Wild Beast: Gin Gagamaru (Blue Lock)
The Watchtower: Ikki Niko (Blue Lock)
King of Villains: Shoei Baro (Blue Lock)
Chameleon: Reo Mikage (Blue Lock)
Insect: Ryusei Shido (Blue Lock)
Boy Genius: Sae Itoshi (Blue Lock)
German Prodigy: Michael Kaiser (Blue Lock)
The Magician: Alexis Ness (Blue Lock)
The Ace Eater: Don Lorenzo (Blue Lock)
Best Striker in the World: Noel Noa (Blue Lock)
The Perfect Hero: Chris Prince (Blue Lock)
The Dancer: Lavinho (Blue Lock)
Crown Messenger: Marc Snuffy (Blue Lock)
The God Sprinter: Julian Loki (Blue Lock)
The Scion of Real Madrid: Leonardo Luna (Blue Lock)
Goal Junkie: Adam Blake (Blue Lock)
Heavy Tank: Dada Silva (Blue Lock)
Thorn Princess: Yor Forger (Spy x Family)
Suicidal Maniac: Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
Rabbit: Touka Kirishima (Tokyo Ghoul)
CCG’s Reaper: Kishou Arima (Tokyo Ghoul)
One-Eyed Owl: Eto Yoshimura (Tokyo Ghoul)
Magus Killer: Kiritsugu Emiya (Fate/Zero)
Red Devil: Rin Tohsaka (Fate series)
King of Knights: Saber (Fate series)
Wrought Iron Hero: Archer (Fate series)
King of Heroes: Gilgamesh (Fate series)
Flash: Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
Speedaholic: Suguha Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
Hecate: Sinon (Sword Art Online)
One-Punch Man: Saitama (OPM)
El Dorado: Carlos Medel (Kengan Omega)
The King Where It All Began: Qin Shi Huang (ROR)
The God Whom Other Gods Rely on the Most: Hades (Record of Ragnarok)
The Man Most Detested by the Gods: Adam (Record of Ragnarok)
History’s Strongest Loser: Kojiro Sasaki (Record of Ragnarok)
Marine Hunter: Mihawk (One Piece)
Fire Fist: Ace (One Piece)
Pirate Empress: Boa Hancock (One Piece)
Dark King: Rayleigh (One Piece)
Flame Emperor: Sabo (One Piece)
The Wildfire: King (One Piece)
Hated by Mana: Asta (Black Clover)
Six Eyes: Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Sorcerer Killer: Toji Fushiguro (Jujutsu Kaisen)
ICY HOT: Shoto (My Hero Academia)
Ingenium: Iida (My Hero Academia)
Red Riot: Kirishima (My Hero Academia)
Tsukuyomi: Fumikage (My Hero Academia)
Sir Nighteye: Mirai Sasaki (My Hero Academia)
Ghost of Uchiha: Madara Uchiha (Naruto Shippuden)
Body Flicker: Shisui Uchiha (Naruto Shippuden)
The Pervy Sage: Jiraya (Naruto Shippuden)
Night Guy: Might Guy (Naruto Shippuden)
The Emperor: Adam Dudley (Kengan Ashura)
The Executioner: Akoya Seishu (Kengan Ashura)
The Bird of Darkness: Sawada Keizaburo (Kengan Ashura)
The Crying Man: Meguro Masaki (Kengan Ashura)
Hell’s Angel: Sekibayashi Jun (Kengan Ashura)
The Devil Lance: Kuroki Gensai (Kengan Ashura)
The Giant Killer: Kaneda Suekichi (Kengan Ashura)
The Fist Eye: Narushima Koga (Omega)
The Connector: Shen Wulong (Omega)
The Dragon King: Goah Ryuki (Omega)
The Bridge Knight: Guts (Berserk)
The Legendary Hit Man: Taro Sakamoto (Sakamoto Days)
Clairvoyant: Shin (Sakamoto Days)
The Rain Woman: Juvia (Fairy Tail)
The Tragic Destroyer: Zeref (Fairy Tail)
The Demonic Ice Prince: Gray (Fairy Tail)
The Unknown Child: King August (Fairy Tail)
Titania: Erza (Fairy Tail)
Dragon’s Sin of Wrath: Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins)
Angel of Death: Mael (Seven Deadly Sins)
The Gargoyle: Balam (Iruma kun)
The Watchdog: Kalego (Iruma kun)
The Miracle of São Paulo: Leonardo Silva (Kengan Omega)
God-Speed: Kim Janggi (Kengan Omega)
The God of Shinobi: Hashirama (Naruto)
The Demon of the Mist: Zabuza (Naruto)
One-Eyed King: Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
The Yellow Flash of the Leaf: Minato (Naruto Shippuden)
King of The Court: Kageyama (Haikyuu)
One-Eyed Grim Reaper: Yū Otosaka (Charlotte)
Diesel-San: Midori Imai (SHIROBAKO)
The King of Stranglers: Cosmo Imai (Kengan Ashura)
Demonic Canon Girl: Nanoha Takamachi (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
The Man With Seven Scar: Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
Battosai the Manslayer: Himura Kenshin (Rurouni Kenshin)
The Black Swordsman: Guts (Berserk)
Little Rookie: Bell Cranel (DanMachi)
Devil of the Shield: Naofumi Iwatani (The Rising of the Shield Hero)
Rain Woman: Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
The Worst: Ikki Kurogane (Chivalry of a Failed Knight)
The Wild Tiger: Wakatsuki Takeshi (Kengan Ashura)
Mr. Ethical: Tomoya Aki (Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata)
Kira: Light Yagami (Death Note)
King of Games: Yugi Muto (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters)
Salamander: Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
The Undead King: Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
Deku: Midoriya Izuku (My Hero Academia)
Black Steel: Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)
The Humanoid Typhoon: Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
The Copy Ninja: Hatake Kakashi (Naruto)
The Hawk’s Eye: Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Flame Alchemist: Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Monster of the Hidden Mist: Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto Shippuden)
Two Hands: Revy (Black Lagoon)
Midnight: Nemuri Kayama (My Hero Academia)
All Might: Toshinori Yagi (My Hero Academia)
Metal Bat: Bad (One Punch Man)
Burnin: Moe Kamiji (My Hero Academia)
Atomic Samurai: Kamikaze (One Punch Man)
Ninja Hero: Edgeshot: Shinya Kamihara (My Hero Academia)
Eraser Head: Shota Aizawa (My Hero Academia)
Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight: Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia)
Flame Hero: Endeavor: Enji Todoroki (My Hero Academia)
Wing Hero: Hawks: Keigo Takami (My Hero Academia)
The Lightning Count: Zechs Merquise (The Gundam)
Humanity’s Strongest Soldier: Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
God’s Tongue: Erina Nakiri (Shokugeki no Soma)
White T Poison: Shigeo Kageyama (Mob Psycho)
Sasori of the Red Sand: Sasori (Naruto)
Pirate Hunter: Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
Whitebeard: Edward Newgate (One Piece)
Leaf’s Handsome Devil: Rock Lee (Naruto)
Sin of Pride: Escanor (Seven Deadly Sins)
Red Hair: Shanks (One Piece)
The Beautiful Beast: Kiryu Setsuna (Kengan Ashura)
Binge Eater: Rize Kamishiro (Tokyo Ghoul)
Eyepatch: Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
The Thai God of War: Gaolang Wongsawat (Kengan Ashura)
Demon Cyborg: Genos (One Punch Man)
Tornado of Terror: Tatsumaki (One Punch Man)
The Ashura: Ohma Tokita (Kengan Ashura)

These were some of the coolest and badass nicknames of anime characters in our opinion. Without a doubt, some other cool nicknames didn’t make it into the limelight.

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