Dragon Ball is a franchise all about strong and powerful characters battling to become the best. Over the franchises’ long hi💮story, dozens of characters have tried to reach the top. With so many shows, movies, and games you can expect some truly powerful combatanꩵts. Of course, you have the usual suspects like Goku and Vegeta, but then you might see some characters you won’t expect. To keep things fair, we’re going to evaluate each character in their most powerful form., even if they don’t have mastery over a technique.

Which means that this♒ list is going to be filled with characters from Dragon Ball Super since it is the most recent show. We a🎃r🍸e going to consider movie characters, except for one. To avoid potential s🅷poilers we decided to leꦐave this off the list. Also, the Dragon Ball Super manga has started a new arc. Since ☂this arc is still in its early stages, there’s no point in trying to rank the c𓆏haracters from there. So, our cut-off point will be the end of the Tournament of Power from Dragon Ball Super.

As a disclaimer, we are ranking characters purely based on their streng๊th. It has nothing to do with their character or other factors. The best way to rank them would be if the characters fought each other. However, we won’t always have that information. In that case, we will compare their feats in battle. Not all characters are here for their martial arts skills. Some of the entries have made it despite not fighting anyone. Such is the level of their raw power. Let’s get started.

25 Dabura

This w𓄧as a close one between Dabura and Super Perfect Cell. Ultimatel🥀y, it comes down to their performance against Gohan. Cell does okay against a raging Super Saiyan 2 Gohan but ultimately loses. Dabura fights against a rusty, Super Saiyan 1 Gohan. He also does okay.

In this comparison, Dabura is the safer choice. He’s a villain of a new arc and can be expected to be stronger. Goku also mentions that Dabura is about as strong as Cell. So, worst case scenario, the two are equal in stren𝓀🐎gth.

24 Mr. Buu

Originally, Majin Buu was also one not as strong as you would think. He did easily beat Dabura and someꩵhow survived Majin Vegeta’s a🐬ttack. However, Goku’s Super Saiyan 3 form proved to be too much for Mr. Buu.

A⭕fter that, there hasn’t been a single fight he was able to wi⭕n. In Dragon Ball Super, he looked set to make a comeback in the Tournament of Power. However, he trained so hard that he fell🎃 into a deep slumber and missed the w﷽hole thing.

23 Hirudegarn

This giant beast was portrayed to be extremely powerful at first. ꦬSome sort of legendary b🅷east sealed for many years. Except Super Saiyan 3 Goku defeated the beast within a few minutes. Which is why Hirudegarn is so further down on the list.

There’s nothing impressive about the monster since he has no special powers. He’s big♈ and can teleport. There’s a transformation but in the world of Dragon Ball Z, it’s not uniqu♕e or interesting. The 🐬fight ends up being one-sided and underwhelming.

22 Janemba

The last time we’ll be using Super Saiyan 3 Go♏ku as a benchmark. Janemba is much stronger than Goku and Vegeta from the Majin Buu arc. He’s a ferocious warrior with a very unique set of abilities: instant transmission, mouth blasts, and a sword. Also, a very unconventional fighting style.

As stron൲g as he is, Goku🌸 and Vegeta’s fusion, Gogeta, is able to destroy him in seconds. Still, he did almost defeat the Saiyans when they fought individually. Without fusion, there would’ve been no way to stop him.

21 Gotenks

Gotenks surprised everyone when he unlocked his Super Saiyan 3 transformation. Goten and Trunks only saw💮 Goku do it once and yet they were able to recreate it. Not only that, but he was also stronger than Super Saiyan 3 G🐠oku!

Sadly, that doesn’t amount to much here. He could’ve defeated Mr. Buu easily, but at that 💧point, he had transformed into Super Buu. The result was a much closer fight that ended with their fusion time li🎀mit running out.

20 Mystic Gohan

After having his potential unlocked, Gohan became th🔥e strongest. This st🍬atus may have been short-lived, but it was still enjoyable. Super Buu stood no chance at first. However, Gohan’s trademark overconfidence came back to haunt him.

He was unable to finish the fight and let Buu absorb Gotenks. After that, it was a one-sided affair where Gohan was left demoralized by the powered-up Buu. The second time in his life Gohan was unable to quickly finish ♓hisꩵ opponent.

19 Super Buu (Gohan Absorbed)

Buu didn’t just absorb Gotenks and Trunks. He also 𒀰caught Gohan off-guard and added him to the collection. This put him well beyond the capabilities of Goku and Vegeta. He had become the strongest version of Buu.

As is the case with Dragon Ball, a new power-up rarely overstays its welcome. Goku and Vegeta used the Potara earrings to become Vegit𝓰o. And once again🍌 the scales tipped to the other side. Vegito’s power at the time seemed limitless and was well beyond anything in the show.

18 Cabba

Cabba is one of the new Saiyans from universe 6. He is the first from his planet to become a Super Saiyan and even manages to achieve the upgraded Super Sܫai💞yan 2 form during the Tournament of Power.

As strong as he is, Cabba gets overpowered by the other characters very quickly. He isn’t able to keep 🙈up with powerhouses like Frieza and🍬 is knocked out of the ring fairly early. Still, he did his best and was effective in combat.

17 Caulifla

Another Saiyan from universe 6 and this time even stronger than Cabba. She also becomes a Super Saiyan 2 but that wasn’t enough to satisfy her. She immediately set her eyes on a𝄹ttaining Goku’s Super Saiyan Blue transformation.

As a Super Saiyan 2, Caulifla managed to fight on even footing with Goku. Althouওgh we later find out that Goku was m♔assively holding back due to his concern for preserving stamina. Caulifla is still a major threat during the rest of the tournament.

16 Android 17

The biggest surprise of Dragon Ball Super was how strong Android 17 had become. He fought extremely well against opponents much mor꧋e powerful than him such as Jiren and Toppo. While he doesn’t come close in terms of power, it was his skill and strategy that saved the day.

In terms of strength, Android 17 is no slouch either. Bei⛎ng an android gives him lim♊itless energy which is a huge plus. He didn’t have to worry about his stamina running out. His wide range of attacks also kept him constantly in the game with tons of tricks up his sleeve. Android 17 is much stronger than he’s ever been.