Dragon Ball is home to end✱lessly evolving Saiyans, androids pre-installed with combat data along with infinite stamina, galactic warlords enamored with destroying planets, and literal deities. Mind you, Akira Toriyama’s franchise seems set to expand for a few more years, bringing forth as-of-yet unknown forces capable of putting to shame the likes of Jiren and Broly. Perfect Cell boꦆasting about destroying Earth using only a single finger no longer seems all that impressive. After all, Beerus accomplishes the same feat without requiring the use of his hands!
Faced with such insurmountable mountains, Krillin looks almost pathetic. A key player during the original series and the early stages of Dragon Ball Z, the bald one simply could not keep up with the subsequent arcs’ perpetually increasing power levels. At the end of the day, Krillin is merely an Earthling. A highly intelligent and powerful Earthling, but one nonetheless. All of the training in the world is not going to change this fact. Is there any point comparing Krillin to Dragon Ball’s other characters? At first glance, the results may seem obvious; however, there is more to the height-impaired warrior than meets the eye. Krillin makes up for a lack of strength through smart strategies and novel moves intended to hit the opponent in their weak spot. Regardless of power level, Krillin is a ma💮ster warrior.
In order to keep things interesting and avoid jobbers from the World Tournaments, characters will be compared to Dragon Ball Super’s Tournament of Power version of Krillin. How far has Goku’s lovable best friend come? Here are 15 Dragon Ball characters🍎 stron𝐆ger than Krillin (and 15 strange ones who aren’t)!
30 Stronger: ൲Master Roshiꩵ
As far as three-century-old hermits fond of talking to turtles and eating takeaway pizza go, Master Roshi is sprier than♍ most. Earning th♋e title of "master" through his expertise as a martial artist, Roshi once ranked as the strongest Earthling, although those days are long since gone.
At least, that appeared to be the case until Dragon Ball Super brought Goku and Krillin's sensei back into the fold for the Tournament of Power. After eliminating numerous opponents, Master Roshi 🐻went toe-to-toe against Jiren and more than held his own. By this point, Krillin had spent more time on the bleachers than in the actual battle royale.
29 𒈔 Weaker: Bruce Lee
Okay, technically, Krillin is greater than a cheap imitation of one of history's renowned martial artists. Making an appearance during the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, Great Lee mocks Goku and Krillin's miniature physiques before facing off in a match against the latter. Once the Mini Monk tanks a slew oꦗf direct hits - including a variant of Bruce Lee's 🐟legendary - the fake Lee realizes he may be outmatched.
While defeating the off-brand model is nowhere near as impress🍷ive as the real deal, Krillin is sꦉtronger than a Bruce Lee.
28 💙 Stronger: Pan 🌳
Calm down, we are not saying Krillin is weaker than a baby. Just that he is weaker than Gohan's baby. Putting aside Dragon Ball GT, which reduces Pan to an annoying side-kick and Krillin to everyone's uncool uncle, the young girl shows magnificent potential in her limited appearances during Dragon Ball Super.
Prior 🔯to uttering a single word, Pan is already 🎃able to access her ki and even destroys a robot controlled by the Pilaf Gang. More importantly, Krillin would never harm a baby, so Pan wins by default. Life is not always fair.
27 Weaker: Paꦍragus
Fathering arguably the most powerful Saiyan of all time, Paragus rates as a slightly above average representatღive of his race. While hardly a pushover, Paragus definitely cannot take credit for bestowing Broly with his overwhelming strength. During his prime, the older Saiyan struggled to handle a couple of admittedly large bugs; conversely, baby Broly dispatched a group of creepy crawlies on his own.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly states Paragus' power level is approximatelꦑy 4,200, a long way off from the likes of Pre-Namek Vegeta or Goku. Once Guru unlocks Krillin's potential, the Earthling should be able to defeat Paragus without෴ breaking a sweat.
26 Stronger: Z Figh♔ter Vegeta
At any given time, any of thꦰe main Z Fighters with alien blood running through their veins are above Krillin in the pecking order. Saiyans become stronger following every defeat, a talent that compliments Veg⛄eta's tendency to accept challenges beyond his pay grade.
While Krillin has come far by the end of the Tournament of Power, he does not a chance against any version of "good" Vegeta. According to V-Jump, Vegeta's loss at the hands of Recoome skyrockets the Saiyan's power level to around . Comparatively, Krillin had yet to crack the six-digit threshold by the end of the Frieza Saga.
25 Weaker: Frieza Force ⛎Vegeta
Unlike Saiyans, Earthlings do not naturally grow stronger following a particularly unflattering defeat. Permitting he lives to compete another day, Krillin is left with a bad memory and some valuable experience. Dragon Ball Super cares very little about consistent power scaling, therefore, pinpointing Krillin's level during the Universe Survival Saga is a bit tricky. Nevꦓertheless, it is unlikely the Earthling's raw ability has increased too much over the years.
Pre-Na🀅mek Vegeta is weaker✨ than the greenest member of the Ginyu Force. He would never survive a second in the Tournament of Power. Using his experience and raw power, Krillin would send the Prince of All Saiyans sprinting back to Frieza's mothership.
24 Stronger: Fi♓rst Form Frieza
Refusing to train a day in his life and backed by an army ready to destroy civilizations to keep their leader happy, Frieza begins his Dragon Ball story by ༺erasing a planet with a single attack. Regardless of his form, Frieza is lightyears ahe💎ad of any Earthling, Namekian, and most Saiyans.
How can Krillin potentially stand ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚa chance against this monster? Now, in all fairness, Final Form Frieza is essentially defeated by an attack eerily similar to Krill🌺in's . That being said, unless Super Saiyan Goku is providing a distraction, Krillin is unlikely to replicate such a feat.
23 Weak🤡er: Present Cel𒉰l
Technically, Krillin defeats Cell. While Vegeta purposefully allows the android to achieve perfection, the Earthling wisely wastes no time in ensuring the villain never experiences puberty. Along with Future Trunks, Krillin destroys Dr. Gero's laboratory and scores a win over one of Dragon Ball Z's central antagonists.
Regardless of the version of Krillin under consideration, the Z Fighter will never rise beyond the level of an insect next to any of the post-Dragon Ball big b𝐆ads. Faced with such tough odds, Krillin should accept any w🎃in no matter the circumstances.
22 ෴ Stronger: Android 18 🅠
The ability to win a fist fight against a mountain is a pretty cool🍌 trick, but life's champions are selected in more ways than one. Android 18's first significant contribution involves cutting Super Saiyan Vegeta's ego down to size. She does not register Krillin as a threat and this remains the case for their entire relationship.
Years later, Android 18 and Kr🥀illin are married and the parents of a wonderful girl. Seඣeking to fill the Universe 7's team for the Tournament of Power, Goku wants Android 18 but accepts the couple is a package deal.
21 ꩲ Weaker: Raditz ﷽
Taking into accounts the subseꩵquent arcs, the fact Raditz presented remotely of a challenge to Goku is almost absurd. In fact, Krillin has already far surpassed the long-haired Saiyan once the Z Fighters land on🍰 Namek.
An encyclopedia collecting various guide books concerning Akira Toriyama's manga, lists Raditz's power level at under 2,000. Conversely, Krillin sits on a cool 75,000 by the end of the Frieza Saga. Saiyans are either the biggest underachievers of 🐬the universe or adhere to a seriously lopsided example of Darwinian evolution.