"The Darkest Hour" in anime/manga moments. Name some.

[Strata Spartan]

And if you don't know.

The Darkest Hour can be defined as when the villains of the story "win." Moreover, the reason as to why "win" is in parenthesis is because they don't win the whole story, but it's a very major victory.

Some examples are they manage to kill a major partner of the main hero's allies, there parents, or even turn everyday citizens against them.

So, can you name some. Oh and be sure to put down your spoiler tags for people who still haven't read that particular manga/anime.

I shall go first.

Yu Yu Hakusho

Sensui murders Yusuke in cold blood. He actually manages to kill the main character!

Black Cat

Creed kills Train Heartnet's girlfriend. That fiend!

Dragonball Z

Frieza does genocide on the Saiyans killing Bardock, Goku's father, and Vegeta's father as well.

Inuyasha

Naraku has killed Kikyo so many times I lost count. He's a douche.

Death Note

That ba$tard Light Yagami kills L! Not only that but he has this menacing evil grin when he does it!

Naruto

I wasn't prepared for it at all. Jiraiya gets impaled by Pein. X_X

[★LssJBroly]

I AGREE, especially with the Death Note one !

[-Raviel-]

jiraya losing to pein but im pretty sure DBZ takes the cake for villian winning

[Supreme x Uchiha]

DBZ: Cell becoming Perfect

[LordSasukeOfSixPaths]

when ace (one piece) died , does that count

[Yo pappy]

Berserk, the eclipse. Nuff said.

[November Nolove]

Code Geass:
- Lulu Killed Euphy
- Lulu Killed His Parent
- V.V Killed Lulu Mother
- Rolo Killed Shirley
- Suzaku Killed Lulu

[Strata Spartan]

jiraya losing to pein but im pretty sure DBZ takes the cake for villian winning

If it wasn't for the Dragonballs wishing everyone back to life then DBZ would be a really dark series. I'd probably rage quit it.

Well

Bardock

wasn't brought back to life which is why it really counts as a dark hour.

And where the fudge is everyone's spoilers at m?

[Umari Senju]

Final Fantasy 7 when Sephiroth Killed Aerith

[Bluedevil]

final battle in wolves rain

[LolaxXx]

Why has nobody said DBZ: History of Trunks. All the z-fighters are dead except trunks, and cannot be wished back. More than half of the world's population has been annihilated. And the survivors are terrorized by either the androids, or cell.

Chrono Trigger, year 1999 I think, Lavos erupts from the earth and fires down a barrage of explosive energy, destroying almost all life on earth, and leaving the planet in a post-apocolyptic eternal winter, which by the way, has been completely taken over by robots. Like in Terminator.

[Sasunarufan13]

The Death note scene for me - I was actually surprised he managed to do that so quickly into the serie

[Drakengard]

Shingeki no Kyojin - When the Titans evolved enough to obtain the strength to infiltrate human territory. (lol their reaction faces)

Soul Eater - Maybe when the Kishin is released?

[Chatte]

Death note was sooo surprisingly! I never would've imagined L would be indeed killed!

Btw, for whoever remembers Sailor Moon, I think that the overall one was when Sailor Galaxia kills every senshi and leaves Sailor Moon alone after finding out that Tuxedo Mask was actually dead and she was the one who killed him. O.o
Aaah, childhood memories!

[ziggyZ]

FMA (non-canon) series'ending was pretty tragic.
But DBZ is the most tragic if you exclude DB usages.

[★Skylar Knight]

One Piece Episode 405 - "The last day of the Strawhat pirates"

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