In tense anime battles, it is important to act quickly to gain the upper hand. However, some anime characters react so spontaneously that they border on becoming reckless. These characters may have good intentions and have the strength to win, but their impulsivity tends to get them in trouble.
Brash characters have great confidence in their abilities and are among the best fighters in anime. Yet, they often barge into precarious situations without plans, causing their cohorts much anxiety. Although they mostly come out on top in the end, fans and other characters worry that their spontaneity will fail them one day.
10 Sokka Hopes To Impress His Bending Friends
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Sokka is the original nonbender member of the Gaang in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Despite this, Sokka is a capable warrior who holds his own. Unfortunately, he also tends to run directly into trouble with little thought for the consequences.
Sokka wants to prove his value to the group so much that he rushes into fights head-on. Although he hopes to impress his friends with his bravery, his actions do not always end in his favor. If Sokka had a little more patience, others would see his impressive skills rather than having to cover for his mistakes.
9 Black Star Thinks He Is The Greatest
Soul Eater
Black Star is a Meister to Tsubaki Nakatsukasa in Soul Eater. Black Star is a fierce competitor, but he severely lacks impulse control. His bravado causes him to jump into frays on the slightest whim — dragging Tsubaki right along with him. Though Tsubaki is used the quick thinking needed to keep up with Black Star, her help is not always enough to save Black Star from himself.
If Black Star took more time to assess situations, he and Tsubaki would not find themselves in so many ruts. Thankfully, the pair have talented friends at their sides who help them out of the situations that Black Star gets them in. Black Star's roguish attitude causes him many unnecessary hardships.
8 Yor Forger Does What She Has To For Her Family
Spy x Family
Yor Forger is more than she appears in the anime Spy x Family. Although she works as a civil servant by day, Yor is actually an assassin known as Thorn Princess. Yor is incredibly proficient at what she does, but she sometimes forgets that her job is supposed to be a secret. She regularly comes home covered in blood and performs incredible physical feats in everyday life.
Yor does her best to explain everything away — and people believe her for the most part. However, it is only a matter of time before she is caught. Her lapses in judgment are played for laughs — especially where the blood is concerned, but it will cease being funny if she is discovered. Though she works an unsavory job, Yor deserves to live in peace after all she has done to keep her family in the black.
7 Sailor Moon Has To Save Her Friends
Sailor Moon
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Sailor Moon is the leader of the Sailor Scouts and is Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom in Sailor Moon. With so much responsibility, fans would think that Sailor Moon is cautious. However, the opposite could not be more true.
Sailor Moon regularly rushes into precarious situations, usually spurred on by the emotional torment of seeing her friends in danger. While many of her friends try to stop her, Sailor Moon cannot be deterred when her loved ones are on the line. Her impulsivity comes from bravery and empathy, but her friends wish Sailor Moon would make a plan and allow others to help before she runs into any more frays.
6 Kyo Sohma Has A Lot To Prove
Fruits Basket
Kyo Sohma is the headstrong member of the prominent Sohma family in Fruits Basket. Since he was born, Kyo has been ostracized from the main family for being the Cat Zodiac. Because of this, Kyo tries desperately to impress his family and show them that he is just as good as they are, but to no avail.
With all of his pent-up frustration, Kyo is prone to lashing out over even the smallest things. However, nothing gets his blood boiling more than his cousin, Yuki Sohma. Kyo flies into destructive fights with him at the drop of a hat. Yuki always beats him, but it does not deter Kyo from trying, as he hopes to one day become strong enough that he can defeat Yuki.
5 Eren Yeager Is Furious
Attack On Titan
When Attack on Titan begins, fans are led to believe that Eren Yeager is the hero of the story. Yet, as time goes on, they realize that his ideas quickly devolve into an unquenchable bloodlust.
Eren is fueled by his emotions, and he is furious. His anger stems from his mother's death, his (in his mind) imprisonment within the walls, and because the people of Paradis have been terrorized due to the opinions of foreign leaders. Eren is so vengeful all the time that he lets it consume him to the point where he runs into danger. Eren hopes to take out everyone who opposes his view of a brighter tomorrow for the people of Paradis.
4 Kamina Lives On Instincts
Gurren Lagann
Kamina never dreamed he would see Beastmen operating giant robots when he escaped his underground village. Offended that he could not enjoy the surface, Kamina and his friend Simon take up two mecha named Gurren and Lagann and combine them to fight the Beastmen in Gurren Lagann.
Kamina's bravado usually wins the day, but it is almost more reckless than Simon would like. They often find themselves in dire straights thanks to Kamina's machismo. However, Kamina finds a way to win the day in the end, which is the most important part.
3 Inosuke Has Great Instincts
Demon Slayer
Inosuke Hashibira is a unique individual from Demon Slayer. Inosuke has a distinctive, animalistic outlook on life: either kill or be killed. Inosuke lives by this mantra so closely that he legitimately does kill or is almost killed by every demon he encounters. While most demon slayers do not cut their fights as closely as Inosuke does, there is no denying the effectiveness of his fighting style.
Though Inosuke is spontaneous in everything he does, Inosuke also has great instincts that help him come out on top. Inosuke seems to know just where to toe the line to cause the most damage while also staying alive.
2 Yuji Itadori Wants To Keep His Grandpa's Promise
Jujutsu Kaisen
Yuji Itadori is only a middle schooler when he learns of the mysterious world of Cursed Spirits and Sorcerers in Jujutsu Kaisen. Despite being so young, Yuji has an innate ability to jump in where he is needed most. Unfortunately, this usually puts him in extreme danger. Even so, Yuji is committed to saving everyone he can so that he can keep the promise he made to his grandfather on his deathbed.
Apart from his noble actions, Yuji is a stereotypical teenager. He swallowed one of Sukuna's fingers with little to no thought for the consequences and regularly rushes into battles with little worry for self-preservation. Yuji has managed to keep getting back up so far, but fans worry about a day when Yuji might face real consequences for his actions.
1 Izuku Midoriya Is A True Hero
My Hero Academia
All Might is shocked by a quirkless student named Izuku Midoriya when he watches the boy run headlong into a villain encounter in My Hero Academia. Seeing the boy's body move without hesitation convinces All Might to make Midoriya his successor. As All Might learns, the Sludge Monster encounter is only the beginning of a career full of rushing into battles for Izuku Midoriya.
Midoriya often worries fans when he runs directly into trouble. His desire to save people is so strong that he seems to have little respect for his own life. Even so, Midoriya proves that fast reactions are the keys to gaining the upper hand in any combat situation.