I noticed the hero thread and the suggestions of who is the most heroic character in anime, i also thought about starting a thread about who is the best villain (i still might) but personally it doesnt matter so much as to who is neccessarily bad or good, it's how cool they their character is in a series. for example, Saito (my avatar) sorta walks the fine line bewteen hero and villain, but is a complete bad ass in all aspects. He may not be quite the match for Kenshin in a fight but his attitude, ethics and personality just make him one of my all time favorite characters.

so who do you consider to be some of the coolest characters in anime, i'll probably be sticking a few more up later on

Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho
Vegeta - Dragon Ball

One of my favorite good guys would have to be Fay from Tsubasa Chronicles
Bad guy would have to be Sesshomaru from Inu Yasha
The coolest one though... that would have to be Kurogane fron Tsubasa Chronicles... I love his stlye, attitude, and strength.