5 Dragon Ball Super Characters Goku Can’t Defeat

Reaching new heights of power since the awakening of Beerus, Goku still faces five extraordinarily powerful Dragon Ball Super characters he cannot defeat, according to comicbook.com.

Dragon Ball Super expanded the series with parallel dimensions after creator Akira Toriyama returned to the franchise two decades after the original manga concluded, working alongside illustrator Toyotaro. While Goku and Vegeta continually test their limits as Super Saiyans, the introduction of divine beings and cosmic threats established strict power ceilings that even the strongest mortals cannot break.

• Goku remains unable to defeat five key characters, ranging from Gods of Destruction to the Omni-King himself.
• Angels like Whis and absolute authorities like Grand Zeno operate on cosmological tiers entirely inaccessible to mortal fighters.
• Villains such as Black Frieza and Fused Zamasu continue to push past the limits of Ultra Instinct and Ultra Ego.

As the first major opponent introduced in Dragon Ball Super, Beerus set the initial benchmark for unreachable divine power, comicbook.com reported. During the Battle of Gods Arc, Goku borrowed the power of his fellow Saiyans to reach the Super Saiyan God form, yet Beerus defeated him easily using only a fraction of his strength.

Armed with eons of experience and divine powers, the God of Destruction stands as a literal embodiment of ruin that no mortal can overpower.

While initially perceived merely as an attendant, Whis serves as an Angel and the martial arts teacher to Beerus, according to comicbook.com. Angels supervise Gods of Destruction and maintain a permanent state of Ultra Instinct with their autonomous reactions to danger. Beyond possessing canonical power superior to Beerus, Whis can turn back time by three minutes and travel between universes at unmatched speeds.

Frieza continues to remain a persistent threat by dedicating himself to renewed training after returning from the dead. At the conclusion of the Granolah the Survivor Saga, he debuted his Black Frieza form, displaying vastly superior speed, durability, and raw power. Comicbook.com said that this transformation allowed him to defeat Goku in his Ultra Instinct state and Vegeta in his Ultra Ego form simultaneously with a single blow.

Fused Zamasu presented Goku and his allies with unprecedented difficulty by combining mortal-erasing ambitions with divine immortality. By utilizing the Super Dragon Balls, Zamasu secured an endless lifespan before merging his future self with Goku’s stolen body. Comicbook.com reported that this fusion achieved a level of power beyond even Beerus, leaving Goku with no alternative except enlisting Grand Zeno to erase the entire timeline.

Despite possessing the appearance of a mascot character rather than a traditional martial artist, Grand Zeno rules as the most feared being across all universes. Comicbook.com reported that the Omni-King holds absolute authority and the power to erase entire timelines in a single thought. Because Zeno can eliminate existence instantly without needing to track high-speed combat, befriending the divine ruler proved essential for the survival of Goku’s universe.