Lightning is one of frightening nature elements in the world. In anime, there's so many powerful lightning users who can release high damage attack.
This time, we want to discuss the best lightning users in anime world. Immediately, let's discuss it together
1. God Enel - One Piece
Enel is a one of strongest Luffy's enemies in One Piece. He ate Goro Goro no Mi Logia-type devil fruit. With this power, Enel is able to turn into a Lightning Man. His devil fruit is considered as one of the strongest devil fruit that has high destructive power. It is proven that Enel is capable of destroying an island which is his own residence.
Enel also claimed to be a god on the sky island because he felt powerful and feared because of his strength. One of Enel's most powerful moves is El Thor which is in the form of a giant bolt of lightning. Enel is also capable of generating lightning with millions of volts.
2. Killua Zoldyck - Hunter x Hunter
Killua is one of important characters in Hunter x Hunter. He is also a good friend of Gon Freechs as well as a descendant of the Zoldyck family who are known as killers.
As Transmuter, Killua can change his Nen into lightning. One of Killua's strong moves is Thunder Palm which allows him to transmit lightning attacks against opponents through his palms. He can also move as fast as lightning when in Godspeed mode.
3. Sasuke Uchiha - Naruto
Sasuke is the only Uchiha who survived the massacre of the Uchiha clan by Itachi. He is also Naruto's best friend who is very obsessed with revenge on Itachi.
Sasuke is a Lightning Release user. Under Kakashi's tutelage, Sasuke was able to master the Chidori technique which has a deadly attack. He was also trained by Orochimaru in developing Chidori and other jutsu-jutsu.
In fighting, Sasuke also uses a sword. One of Sasuke's strongest lightning jutsu techniques is Kirin which he used when fighting Itachi.
4. Laxus Dreyar - Fairy Tail
Laxus is one of the S class wizards in the Fairy Tail guild. He is also the biological grandson of Master Makarov. His power is so terrifying because he is a Lightning Dragon Slayer.
Unlike Natsu and Gajeel, Laxus got the magic thanks to Lacrima which was implanted in Laxus' weak body since childhood. Thanks to that power, Laxus is able to manipulate lightning with high destructive power.
When using Lightning Dragon Slayer magic, the muscles in Laxus' body enlarge and his strength increases many times.
5. Kaminari Denki - Boku no Hero Academia
Denki is one of U.A's students who has a lightning-type Quirk. He is a cheerful student, but a little cowardly when fighting against his enemy.
With his Quirk, Denki is able to manipulate lightning as he wishes. One of Denki's strongest moves is 1,300,000 volts which can make people around him shocked and unconscious.
6. Himejima Akeno - Highschool DxD
Akeno is a member of the gang formed by Rias Gremory. She is a woman who looks innocent and has a sexy body.
Despite this, Akeno is very proficient in fighting. She has a mainstay moment called Holy Lightning. This move was created by Akeno by combining the power of light and lightning. This move will increase when she changes into Fallen Angel mode.
7. Luck Voltia - Black Clover
Luck is one of the magic knights who is part of the Black Bull squad. He has a slightly damaged personality. Luck has an insane desire to fight and is obsessed with winning.
Luck uses lightning-based magic when fighting. The lightning magic envelops Luck's legs and both hands to form claws that can be used to injure his enemies. Luck is also very fast thanks to his lightning ability.
8. Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV - Beelzebub
Beelzebub is a baby devil who is the son of the demon king Beelzebub III. He was sent to the human world to destroy humanity. During this mission, Beelzebub was adopted as the adopted son of Oga Tatsumi.
Beelzebub is a very cute and easily impressed baby. However, he also cries easily. When he cries and gets angry, baby Beelzebub is able to give out millions of volts of electric shock that can stun those around him.
9. Hitomi - Code Breaker
Hitomi is a former Code Breaker at Eden who owns Code: 01, but he chose to leave for personal reasons. He has the power to control and manipulate electricity.
Apart from that, Hitomi is a very intelligent character and very good at strategizing. He once planned a murder of 50,000 citizens. One of Hitomi's deadly moves is Arc Tension which allows him to create lightning that can melt steel.
10. Sailor Jupiter - Sailor Moon
Sailor Jupiter or Makoto Kino is one of the soldiers whose duty is to protect the solar system. She has the power to create and control lightning.
Sailor Jupiter summons and collects the electricity through a stone located in her tiara. Her super power is called Supreme Thunder. Apart from that, Sailor Jupiter also has quite strong physical strength.
11. Gilthunder - Nanatsu no Taizai
Gilthunder is one of the Holy Knights who has a Diamond rank and is the son of one of the former great Holy Knights, Zaratras. One of Gilthunder's magic abilities is Thunderbolt.
With that power, Gilt is very adept at using lightning magic which can be used to defend and attack. He was also able to increase his physical abilities. In fighting, Gilthunder uses a long sword.
12. Pikachu - Pokémon
Pikachu is Ash Ketchum's main pokemon. It is yellow in color and has the special power of electricity. Pikachu is able to emit electricity that can electrocute its opponents.
One of Pikachu's abilities is Static or Static Electricity. He is also the main pokemon who is also an icon in the Pokemon series.
13. Kakashi Hatake – Naruto
Kakashi Hatake is a talented shinobi in Konoha and had become the Sixth Hokage. When he still had the Sharingan, he was able to imitate and master the jutsu of other ninjas.
In addition, Kakashi is also very skilled in using Lightning Release aka Raiton. He has a mainstay move called Raikiri which is very sharp and deadly.
14. Akira Otoishi – JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
Akira Otoishi is an interesting enemy who has a Stand called Red Hot Chili Pepper. The stand has the shape of a Kappa creature and is capable of emitting high-voltage electricity.
Red Hot Chili Pepper is a Stand type that attacks enemies from a distance. The stand is capable of moving through anything that can conduct electricity, such as cables and batteries. The more resources used, the stronger the Stand will be.
15. Brunch – Toriko
The next interesting lightning element user is Brunch from the Toriko series. He has an appearance similar to that of a tengu. Besides being known as a reliable chef, he also has super powers.
Brunch is capable of producing a very high voltage of up to 100,000,000 volts. With such powerful attacks, he can deal fatal damage to enemies.
16. Zenitsu Agatsuma – Kimetsu no Yaiba
Zenitsu Agatsuma is a demon hunter who uses Lightning Breath in battle. Under normal conditions, he does look like a coward. However, he can turn into a deadly fighter while he is sleeping.
Interestingly Zenitsu only mastered one technique, namely Ichi no kata: Hekireki Issen. However, he can hone and sharpen this technique so that the attack effect becomes very deadly.
17. Sinbad – Magi
Sinbad is one of the most powerful characters in the Magi story. He had subdued the power of seven Djinns at once. However, he is more dominant in using the power of a Djinn named Baal who can control lightning.
To use Baal's power, Sinbad must activate the Masou form so that his body is covered in cool armor. He is also equipped with a powerful sword named Bararaq Saiqa.
18. Hei – Darker Than Black
Next, there is Hei who plays the main protagonist in Darker Than Black. He is a Contractor who works with an organization called Syndicate.
Hei's main power is manipulating electricity in battle. He usually delivers his electric attacks through conductive mediums, examples of which are wire threads and knives.
19. Gadjah – Black Clover
Gadjah is the most powerful Spirit Guardian in the Heart Kingdom. He has very high loyalty to Princess Lolopecha. He is also determined to protect the peace of the kingdom.
Gadjah has a very powerful lightning magic power by maximizing mana energy from nature. In addition, he is very good at using magic letters/runes to increase the attack power of his magic techniques.
20. Narberal Gamma – Overlord
For Overlord fans, you must be familiar with Ainz's maid named Narberal Gamma. Ahe strictly obeyed Ainz's orders and did not hesitate to risk her life for Ainz.
Even though Narberal worked as a maid, she also had the ability to fight. With her lightning magic, she can attack enemies fiercely without hesitation.
21. Budo – Akame ga Kill
The next coolest lightning user is Budo from the Akame ga Kill series. He is one of the most difficult enemies for the Night Raid group to fight against. He led the strongest army called the Imperial Guard.
Budo wields a Teigu named Adramelech. The Teigu allows its users to create and manipulate lightning to create storms in the sky.
22. Yomo Renji – Tokyo Ghoul
Yomo Renji is one of the ghouls who joined the Anteiku group. Although he rarely gets the spotlight, Renji is a very strong ghoul.
When Renji activates his kagune ability, he is able to unleash a very powerful electricity-based attack towards his opponent. As proof, he was able to defeat Uta in a fierce battle.
23. Ranga – Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
Ranga is a ferocious wolf who is very loyal to Rimuru Tempest. After his father was killed by Rimuru, he and the other wolves then submitted to Rimuru's orders.
Besides having a wild nature, Ranga is also able to use lightning magic in battle. He can summon storms and emit unique black lightning.
24. Thor – Shuumatsu no Valkyrie
The next strongest lightning element user is Thor. He represented the gods in the first round fight at the Ragnarok tournament. His enemy at that time was Lü Bu who was considered the strongest man in the world.
As described in Norse mythology, Thor has the power to control lightning on a very powerful scale. He also fights with the oversized hammer Mjölnir.
25. Raiha – Flame of Recca
Raiha is one of the best fighters in the Flame of Recca story. He is a member of the Uruha Rai team. He is able to respect his enemies.
Raiha has impressive speed and reflexes when fighting. He has a madōgu aka a special item called Raijin which allows him to issue electric attacks.
26. Adolf Reinhard – Terra Formars
Adolf Reinhard is one of the strongest astronauts assigned to go to Mars. He also has a tragic past and was subject to experimentation in the past.
The experiment allowed Adolf to use the power of the electric eel. He can issue electric attacks with very high voltage. He was able to battle dozens of cockroach monsters without the help of others.
27. Misaka Mikoto – A Certain Magical Index
Misaka Mikoto is a very popular character in the story A Certain Magical Index. She is known as a Level 5 esper as well as a very great Electromaster.
Mikoto's powers were related to electricity and magnetism. She has a very distinctive technique called Railgun. That technique made Mikoto famous and at the same time wary of her enemies.
28. K.K. – Kekkai Sensen
K.K. is a pretty interesting member of the Libra group. One of her trademarks is that he wears an eyepatch like a pirate.
In terms of ability, K.K. uses a special fighting style called 954 Blood Bullet Art. She is capable of shooting electric bullets through her firearm. The bullet is capable of executing enemies at high speed.
29. Vinsmoke Niji – One Piece
Vinsmoke Niji is one of Sanji's brothers and a very strong Germa 66 fighter. He is known by the nickname Dengeki Blue. Additionally, he has a raid suit that allows him to imbue his body with electricity.
As well as increasing damage to opponents, the electricity allows Niji to move lightning fast. He can also combine his attacks with his sword.
30. Haumea – Fire Force
In closing, there is Haumea who has an antagonistic role in the Fire Force story. Haumea. She always hides her true identity behind the mask she always uses.
Haumea is one of the important members of White-Clad. She is known as the Second Pillar whose strength is very formidable. She is able to manipulate electricity, affect the nervous system, to control his victims.