When it comes to Harry Potter and Hogwarts Houses, the two most well-known are Gryffindor and Slytherin. As these two houses are rivals, the antics between the characters are always interesting and entertaining—especially if it helps to drive the story along. Where Gryffindors are brave, courageous, and chivalrous, Slytherins are the opposite.
Founded by Salazar Slytherin, this house is known for its evil members. However, it is a common misconception that all Slytherins are evil. They are ambitious, cunning, resourceful, and proud, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There are even characters in anime who would be placed in Slytherin.
10 Shinra Kishitani Is An Underground Doctor Who Manipulates The Woman He Loves So She‘ll Stay With Him (Durarara!!)
Shinra Kishitani is an underground doctor and scientist who is seen as eccentric and strange. As a child, his father would allow him to join in on surgeries. It’s one of the reasons why he is as twisted as he is. However, he can be kind and caring to the people that he loves.
Shinra also has a fascination for otherworldly things, namely Celty. He would give up everything to be with her. However, he constantly manipulates her and forces her to stay with him because he believes his desires and ambitions trump everything else.
9 Kyubey Makes Contracts With Girls To Help Fight Witches But Takes Their Souls (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Kyubey is a Messenger of Magic who helps young girls achieve their wish in exchange for them receiving magical powers. The problem, however, is that they also give up their souls. These girls must then fight Witches, who happen to be magical girls who have given into darkness.
When a girl becomes a witch, Kyubey will make a new contract to create a magical girl and the cycle continues. Kyubey doesn’t have human emotions and will do everything in its power to achieve its goal, even if it’s supposed to save the world.
8 Nona Is A Cunning And Resourceful Businesswoman Who Knows What She Wants (Death Parade)
Nona is the manager of the Arbiter system and a savvy businesswoman. She’s serious and has no problems disciplining her employees. Even though she's young, she is strict, calculating, knowledgeable, and very good at what she does.
She is also very resourceful. Nona knows what she needs to do and what it will take to achieve her goals. She knows that she's good at what she does, and it may come across as her being cold and heartless, but she’s not. She does care about those close to her, and not all Slytherins are heartless.
7 Kurapika Chose His Goals Over Saving His Friend (Hunter X Hunter)
Kurapika is one of the prominent characters in Hunter x Hunter. As the last surviving member of the Kurta Clan, he seeks revenge above all else. During the Hunter’s exam, his cunning and ambition shone through, as well as his intelligence.
Even though he does care about his friends, he can be cold and distant and will choose his own goals and desires over helping them. This is exactly what happened at the very end of the anime where he chose his own goals over saving Gon and their friendship.
6 Aqua Wants To Become Powerful And Rich But Doesn’t Want To Work For It (KonoSuba)
Aqua is one of the main characters in KonoSuba. Before her life in the Fantasy World, she was the Goddess of Water who helped humans move on to the afterlife. As she’s a Goddess, she is very selfish and believes that she is the strongest being, even though she can’t use any of her supposed powers.
All Aqua wants is to be powerful, rich, and rule over everyone. Her ambitions and her dreams cloud her judgment. No one else’s dreams matter as long as she can get what she wants. She may not be evil or completely terrible, but she does have some questionable traits.
5 Karma Akabane Is Cunning, Manipulative, And His Ambitions Always Come First (Assassination Classroom)
Karma Akabane is a member of Koro sensei's Class 3-E of Kunugigaoka Junior High School. He was suspended from school due to his violent behavior. In fact, he’s well known for being violent, mischievous, and a troublemaker.
Similar to most Slytherins, he is also cunning and manipulative. He will do whatever it takes to get what he wants no matter what it costs or who he may hurt. His ambitions always come first, and he strives to be the best. His desires are always at the forefront of everything that he does.
4 Uta Comes Across As Polite And Kind, But He’s A Different Person At His Core (Tokyo Ghoul)
Uta is a ghoul who owns the HySy ArtMask Studio. This is the store where the ghouls go to get their masks. Even though he has a blank face, Uta comes across as polite and kind. However, underneath that, he has no issues with letting people die if that’s what they want.
He is also sadistic and enjoys killing people. Uta will do anything to achieve his goals or to feel alive. He also is a member of the Clowns, an ambitious group who don’t really have any clear goals but who all have the same personality traits that would put them, including Uta, in Slytherin.
3 Rachel Gardner Is A Floor Boss Who Is Selfish, Ruthless, And Manipulative (Angels Of Death)
Rachel Gardner is the main protagonist of Angels of Death who lost her memories. As it turns out, she is a floor boss in the very building she's trying to escape. In the beginning, she seems calm, collected, and in control of her emotions. But in reality, she’s selfish, ruthless, and manipulative.
Rachel will do everything in her power to get her way. She also has no problems with using people and crushing them to achieve her goals and ambitions. Despite this, she is not inherently evil, she just lacks an understanding of human emotions.
2 Ciel Phantomhive Sold His Soul To Get Revenge For The Crimes Committed Against His Family (Black Butler)
Ciel Phantomhive is the current head of the Phantomhive Manor and the owner of the Funtom Corporation. Due to his dark and twisted past, Ciel changed and is unlike any young boy—which he uses to his advantage.
Similar to most Slytherins, Ciel is cunning, ambitious, and very proud. He’s often praised for his intuition and his ability to make quick judgment calls. Unfortunately, he’s also willing to give up everything, including his soul, to get revenge on the people who harmed him and his family.
1 Akira Hayama Is A Master With Spices Who Puts His Ambitions And Goals First To Become The Best (Food Wars!)
Akira Hayama is a student of Jun Shiomi and a member of a group that specializes in spice research. This is one of the reasons why he is known as the master of spices. His talent at utilizing them and knowing what they are just by scent is unparalleled, and his dishes are beyond extraordinary.
He’s ambitious, cunning, and willing to do whatever it takes to be the best. He can often be seen as selfish, self-centered, and cold, but he does care deeply about those who he forms close bonds with.