Before I think of an intelligent response revolving around how a character detracts from a series, I must first put all my bias forward: Nakago from Fushigi Yugi.

I was but a small (actually very tall), naiive little middle schooler when I got my first taste of character death. I'm not going to spoil any further, but even though the deed was carried out by another's hands, Nakago was the direct cause of it. He tortured nearly every character in the series and managed to look hot doing so. I hate him. I despise him. The OVAs made most people forgive him -- not me. I want his head on a platter with an apple in his mouth. Most brilliant badguy ever and I HATE him.

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