"Come dance with me in Hell!"
- Tomura Shigaraki, born Tenko Shimura, is the leader of the League of Villains and the more brilliant apprentice of the infamous All For One. Beginning as an incompetent and childish killer and growing into a feared "Demon Lord" himself, Tomura Shigaraki begins his ascent by viciously dismantling Overhaul's Yakuza organization to avenge a fallen friend. Slipping two of his subordinates into the man's ranks, Tomura makes off with Overhaul's resources and personally dismembers him. Turning the League of Villains from a group of aimless terrorists to a ruthless fighting front through his peerless planning and analytical acumen, Tomura turns the raging Gigantomachia against the fanatical Meta Liberation Army before personally leading the charge against them. After having earned the resources of both All For One and the Meta Liberation Army through sheer brilliance and determination, Tomura then wages war on society itself and rejects his mentor entirely, only to be possessed in his weakest moment by All For One. After finally reclaiming control of his body through sheer willpower, Tomura faces his nemesis Izuku Midoriya in combat while planning to cause a natural disaster and destroy civilization to avenge his fallen comrades. When All For One takes his body back once more and reveals his own role in Tomura's suffering, Tomura returns one last time to help Izuku destroy his body and ultimately concedes defeat to Izuku and his ideals, content to die at the hands of a Worthy Opponent and ending his life on his terms as the unrepentant "symbol of destruction". Having come near victory and never relinquishing his love of his friends, Tomura earns even Izuku's sympathy and respect while being revered by villains around the world as their very own hero.
- Pictured above: Dabi, born Toya Todoroki, is one of the most dangerous and crafty members of the League of Villains. A master of psychological warfare who enjoys making his opponents doubt themselves with well-placed words, Dabi later reveals he is only using the League towards his own purpose: the ruination of his horrifically abusive father Enji Todoroki, the new number one hero Endeavor. Recording a video to expose the hero society to the darker side of his father and exposing the abuse he put his family through, Dabi releases it at a moment of incredible crisis to destroy faith in his father and hero society while revealing himself and his true identity to Endeavor while facing off with his youngest sibling Shoto, aiming to tear down hero society, spread the ideals of his idol Stain and utterly destroy his father. Having refused any aid from All For One, Dabi takes on Shoto in the final battle, combining strategic brilliance and utter fury to continue rising even on the brink of death, analyzing and copying his opponent's moves mid-fight before pursuing his family. Though taken down by his family members and left on life support, Dabi relishes the fact he successfully forced Endeavor into retirement and destroyed his image and refuses to renounce his villainous ways, even as he comes to bond with Shoto. Acknowledging his own mistakes at last, Toya finally apologizes for his misdeeds against his younger brother.
- Kurogiri is a Nomu made from the body of the young Hero Oboro Shirakumo. Serving as a brainwashed yet brilliant advisor to the legendary villain All For One for years, Kurogiri not only earns the respect of the Demon Lord but is assigned to serve as the protector of his young apprentice Tomura Shigaraki. Using his portal-based powers to fight and transport his new master's League of Villains in creative and ingenious ways, Kurogiri repeatedly turns the tide of battle through his sheer strategic brilliance, even helping to recruit and transport the legendary Hero Killer Stain to aid the League's cause, before taking Tomura into hiding. Proving loyal enough to let himself be captured to aid the League's cause and offer Tomura the inheritance that All For One left, Kurogiri is freed for the final battle, immediately turning the entire fight against the Heroes through creative use of his portals. When commanded by All For One to help him at the expense of Tomura, Kurogiri uses his own willpower and a clever interpretation of All For One's previous orders to instead support the man he's genuinely come to be loyal to and break the brainwashing. Once Oboro's personality has resurfaced, Kurogiri intervenes one final time to bring the Heroes to fight All For One, interfering with both sides' efforts as he attempts to save his beloved charge, ultimately dying trying to protect Tomura.
- Mr. Compress, real name Atsuhiro Sako, is one of the most composed members of the League of Villains. During the attack on the Training Camp, he successfully kidnaps Katsuki Bakugo and even tries to kidnap Fumikage Tokoyami for the sake of converting them to the League. Compress is skilled in using his Quirk to seal any object or person into a marble and carries multiple with him for almost any situation. During the Paranormal Liberation War, he breaks out of Best Jeanist's bind by putting his clothes in a marble and even maims himself to free his arm. Using this opportunity, he saves his beloved friends from capture, allowing them to remain at large to ensure that they see his vision of a better society come to fruition. Willing to risk his life for his allies, Mr. Compress stands as one of the narrative's bravest villains.
- Kagero Okuta, the criminal Giran, is the League of Villains' main connection to the criminal underworld. A devious broker of both tools and knowledge who predicts the rise of the Villains thanks to the popularity of Hero Killer Stain among the public, Giran successfully recruits multiple members to the League using his persuasive skills. Willing to deal with both vigilantes and villains if it benefits him, Giran uses contingencies such as a large stock of burner phones and strategies to evade his clients being captured, forced to employ them when captured by the Meta Liberation Army. Deleting his associates' data and delaying the Meta Liberation Army significantly, Giran holds firm against vicious torture and even mocks his captors, going so far as to apologize to his clients for the inconvenience once he's rescued. Choosing to sit out the rest of the war due to his lack of combat prowess, Giran proves instrumental in the League of Villains' rise to power despite being little more than a normal businessman.
- "Gentle Criminal", real name Danjuro Tobita, wanted nothing more than to be a famous Pro Hero. When he failed in his goal and was abandoned to poverty, he decided to become a villain instead. Gentle Criminal successfully commits thefts and evades the law for six years with the help of his partner La Brava, who he cherishes and supports, never killing anyone in the process. Unable to gain the fame he desires, Gentle devises a brilliant scheme to break into U.A. High for fame. Facing down against the teenage Hero Deku, Gentle gives him a hard battle, creatively combining his otherwise weak power of Elasticity with a keen analytical mind. Upon his apparent defeat, Gentle uses La Brava's powers to restore and enhance himself, giving Deku an even more intense battle. Even upon truly losing, Gentle manifests the last of La Brava's Quirk using sheer willpower and creates a last moment scheme to ensure La Brava avoids punishment, which Deku goes along with out of genuine respect and sympathy toward him, and ultimately goes down a path of redemption, becoming a Hero like he always wanted.
- MLA Arc/My Villain Academia:
- Rikiya Yotsubashi, codenamed "Re-Destro," is the leader of a terrorist organization known as the Meta Liberation Army. The descendant of the famous revolutionary Destro, Re-Destro seeks to achieve his goals of a world where Quirk use is treated as a human right. Running a worldwide empire, Re-Destro takes on the League of Villains. Kidnapping their broker Giran, Re-Destro effortlessly tracks down the League, recovers information on them, and challenges them to all-out war in the Liberation Army's home city. When they arrive, Re-Destro unleashes specifically tailored threats upon them, expressing genuine care for his personal lieutenants when they take on League members. Re-Destro engages their leader, Tomura Shigaraki, in single combat. When Shigaraki wins after gaining newfound resolve, Re-Destro realizes Shigaraki would be a superior leader, and abdicates leadership of the Meta Liberation Army to Shigaraki, helping him form the Paranormal Liberation Front and loyally fighting for his cause in the ensuing conflict.
- Chitose Kizuki, codename Miss Curious, is the head of the Meta Liberation Army's propaganda branch. Having recruited countless members through her propaganda, Miss Curious jumps at the chance to interview League of Villains member Himiko Toga. Confronting her about her traumatic past and trying to martyr her by making her soldiers' blood explode and taking advantage of Toga's own powers, Miss Curious uses her tactics to overwhelm the young League member, all while keeping pace with her in the fight. When Toga gains the power to levitate Miss Curious, Miss Curious fondly comments on the amazing headline before being smashed against the pavement, proving a true journalist to her very last breath.
- Geten is a lieutenant of the Meta Liberation Army with frightening ice powers and a creative mind toward using them. Ambushing the flame user Dabi, Geten uses innovative schemes to outmaneuver Dabi and eliminate Dabi's allies while analyzing Dabi's attacks, turning water around him to a weapon as he fends off his opponent. Deducing Dabi's weakness in battle, his weak durability, Geten is only defeated when he chooses to save his leader's life rather than continue the fight. Later joining the Paranormal Liberation Front, Geten effectively rallies and reorganizes his regiment and helps to fight off the Heroes attacking them, fighting to a draw with the heroic Cementoss and ending up calm as he's imprisoned.
- My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising: Nine is a cold and calculating terrorist who attempts to cure his disease using a Cell Activation Quirk in order to create a strong world, targeting the island of Nabu to get the quirk off of Katsuma Shimano. A perceptive and capable leader, he cuts off access to the mainland as he has his men go and create chaos while he finds the kids. Showing himself to be capable of thinking on the spot, Nine misdirects and uses his multiple quirks to his advantage to block and get away when the situation calls for it. During the final battle, despite Class 1A's strengths, Nine easily storms through most of them with ease and is only defeated once Deku shares One For All with Bakugo. Nine shows even in the face of death at the hands of Tomura Shigaraki to not give up in persisting his goals and still attempts to go back and fight.