Villain used to be the hero's best friend

>Villain used to be the hero's best friend

>Villain was the hero all along

Name (3) animes in which this cliche was done well

that fucking neck

>Hero becomes bffs with a low level villain.

Berserk, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Yu-Gi-Oh GX

I can't think of any anime that did this, maybe Naruto but by the end Sasuke wasn't the main baddie and was more of Anti Hero

But Griffith never considered Guts a friend

He still was the closest thing he had to a friend

Yes he did, he was just lying to himself. Guts was the only person to make Griffith forget about all that bullshit about using his men for his dream. That's why he threw a tantrum and tilted the second Guts left.

JoJo, Berserk, Death Note

Even though Griffith was the one who encouraged Guts to leave

>who is even the bad guy?

Yeah he did. It's why his fall was so big.

And even then, Guts did a stupid fucking mistake, you never take your bros seriously when he's talking to some thot.

Oh please, when has that EVER happened?

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>thot
>>>/worldstarhiphop/

In Shana the hero is actually the villain who's actually the hero all along.

>Legend of the Galactic Heroes

what?

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Technolyze

>villans are the heroes, and all previous heroes were betrayed and became the new villains

MGSV?

>Sup Forums
>vidya example
I was thinking of Drifters , and that's just a recent one

the entirety of Final was confusing, at least we finally got the kiss.

>Recurring Villain teams up with hero one time to fight the big bad

>Villain used to be the hero's best friend
>Even after all the messed up stuff the villain did, the hero still considers him his best friend and cherishes the good times they have together.

>the crotchety old mentor figure stands up straight and discards his cane to beat the MCs ass

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Gurren Lagan

Johnathan was truly too good for this world

>Giles de Rais, one of the first serial killers on record who targeted children
>Hero

Not, Sup Forums, but Bioshock: Infinite.

What if the villain used to be the hero's family member? Bonus points if it's a son or daughter.

Wait a minute, that board...