Unlike nearly every character, Jiren is the only antagonist who isn't a villain. He is currently the strongest being Goku's ever fought, as seen in Dragon Ball Super's Tournament of Power. Jiren's existence was a rumor in other universes; he's considered the only mortal that a God of Destruction cannot defeat.
Jiren is a protagonist from Dragon Ball Super who is widely regarded as one of the most powerful fighters in the Dragon Ball universe. Many fans consider Jiren to be stronger than Goku based on the exceptional abilities and feats that he demonstrated in the Tournament of Power arc.
Appearances. Beerus awakens from a 39-year sleep and goes in search of a Super Saiyan God whom he saw in his dream, his search bringing him to Goku whom he easily defeats despite his opponent being in Super Saiyan 3 form.
Cell. With the notable distinction of actually killing Goku as opposed to beating him, Cell's defeat of Goku was as swift as his own inevitable loss against Goku's enraged son Gohan.
Vegeta is Already Stronger Than Goku, & One Detail Proves It - IMDb. Dragon Ball Super has seldom given the Saiyan prince Vegeta any real chance to shine when compared to Goku .
1) Goku's fear of needles
His constant screaming and flailing required more than half a dozen people to hold him down. Eventually, Chi Chi comes in and, through her prodding at Goku's expense, reveals the Earth's hero is indeed afraid of needles.
Description. Ultra-Instinct is one of Goku's most powerful forms from Dragon Ball Super.
Zamasu. His hatred for Goku was so massive and deep that it transcended time itself.
As the main character, Goku eventually surpassing Beerus is all but guaranteed. After all, Goku's journey is one of encountering and overcoming obstacles. It was demonstrated with Demon King Piccolo, then Frieza, then Kid Buu.
Not only could Beerus easily defeat Ultra Instinct Goku, but he could do so instantly should he desire, a feat no one else on this list can achieve.
Goku. Goku is the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise. His abilities include super strength, utilization of ki, teleportation, super speed, and durability. However, he is the strongest anime character because he overcomes adversity and thrives on improvement.
Goku can defeat more than half of the gods of destructions including Belmod who Goku surpassed in his fight against Jiren during his third time using Ultra Instinct Omen.
Super Saiyan 3 Goku at full power has a battle power of 24,000,000,000, 2 billion above Kid Buu's level.
Whis is one of the strongest beings in existence, and interestingly enough, only his father and the Omni King are confirmed to be stronger than him.
Probably not, despite the fact that he does enjoy Goku's company. This is a being that wipes out whole universes, along with everyone and everything within them, absolutely and completely out of existence with literally just the flick of his wrist, and with a smile on his face.
With the snap of a finger, Zeno is capable of erasing entire universes from existence, so regardless of Goku's Saiyan abilities, his mortal constraints will almost certainly prevent him from overpowering Zeno.
In the early days of Dragon Ball, there existed a being strong enough to beat the God of Destruction Lord Beerus, but Goku accidentally killed him.
Vegeta was able to put up a decent fight against Jiren during the Tournament of Power, and he even defeated Toppo, a God of Destruction candidate. Unfortunately, Vegeta's level is defined below that of Broly's, and no matter how strong Vegeta is right now, he will end up getting crushed.
Goku's fear of needles throughout Dragon Ball has become a cheap-gag-turned-fan-theory. The discussion of Goku's fear of needles stems from and was first discussed during the Namek arc, during the beginning of which a hospitalized Goku is seen being treated by doctors.
Goku's body has an automatic defense system that learns and updates in real time during a fight–an unbelievable hidden power that absolutely explains why Goku's basically unbeatable in Dragon Ball.