10 anime characters stronger than Dragon Ball Super's Zeno without breaking a sweat
Anime is full of overpowered characters, but none are hyped quite like Zeno from Dragon Ball Super—a cute-looking guy with the horrifying power to erase universes with a snap. While he's the strongest in the Dragon Ball universe, that does not necessarily mean he's the strongest in all of anime.
Throughout different shows and genres, there are characters with abilities so ridiculous they make Zeno seem constrained. From magical girls who can rewrite reality to god-like entities who manipulate time and space with ease, these characters set a new precedent for what it means to be "all-powerful." Whether it is brute strength, cosmic manipulation, or full-on omnipotence, here are 10 anime characters that defeat Dragon Ball Super's Zeno and would easily defeat him without breaking a sweat.
Anime characters who could defeat Dragon Ball Super's Zeno
Character
Anime
Power and Comparison to Zeno
Simon the Digger
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Commands galaxy-sized mechs; strength grows unlimited through willpower.
Rimuru Tempest
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
God-like reality remaker; grows stronger by absorbing powers.
Medaka Kurokami
Medaka Box
Erases concepts, masters talents instantly; more versatile than Zeno.
Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Reality-bending gag character; invincible by breaking all rules.
Homura Akemi
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Universe remodeler with emotional and tactical power surpassing Zeno.
Lain Iwakura
Serial Experiments Lain
Controls information and reality; existentially powerful beyond Zeno.
Super Majin Rymus
Dragon Ball DAIMA (Fan Series)
Created Dragon Ball multiverse; far stronger than Zeno.
Haruhi Suzumiya
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Unaware god with chaotic reality control; harder to predict than Zeno.
Arceus
Pokémon
Creator and balancer of Pokémon universe; beyond Zeno's destroyer role.
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon (Cosmos Arc)
Universe healer and restorer; holds greater moral power than Zeno.
Powerful anime characters than Dragon Ball Super's Zeno
Simon the Digger | Anime: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Source: IMDb
Simon's strength is not based on divine origin, but on the unbreakable power of human will, which is augmented by Spiral Energy. He commands Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, a mech that is so large it eclipses galaxies and utilizes them as projectiles. Afterwards, he even breaks that shape to command Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, which belongs on a meta-multiversal scale.
Whereas Zeno is able to annihilate, Simon inspires hope and energy simply by belief alone, so his ability is basically unlimited.
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His continually growing strength is such that he might actually surpass Zeno's destructive limit.
Rimuru Tempest | Anime: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Source: Pinterest
Rimuru's ultimate form, as shown in the light novels, is god-like and able to remake the very fabric of reality. With Ultimate Skills such as "Azathoth," Rimuru is able to erase ideas, remake reality, and even foretell all possible futures. Unlike Zeno, whose absolute power is fixed, Rimuru is a dynamically changing god, becoming stronger with each foe or concept he absorbs.
Medaka Kurokami | Anime: Medaka Box
Source: IMDb
Medaka is more than a superhuman—she can remove any idea, such as death, time, and reason. Her super ability to acquire any talent and master it instantly puts her in command of all powers conceivable, including powers that transcend physical reality. Her logical mind and control over abstract entities make her significantly more adaptable than Zeno, who uses his erasure power exclusively.
Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo | Anime: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Source: Instagram
Bobobo is not subject to the logic of his universe—or any universe.
Being a gag anime protagonist, he is governed by the toon force logic, where illogicalness is power. He has the ability to break the fourth wall, cheat death, and change results by sheer arbitrariness. This power based on absurdity might be too much even for Zeno, who exists within a narrative framework. Bobobo's reality bending at a meta level renders him invincible.
Homura Akemi | Anime: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Source: Pinterest
Homura begins as a magical girl, but by the series' conclusion and its sequel film (Rebellion), she steals Madoka's godhood and remolds the universe to her will.
She doesn't manipulate time so much as rebuild existence according to her own emotional schema. Her tactical intellect and tiered reality manipulation could displace Zeno's brute power with tiered causality manipulation.
Lain Iwakura | Anime: Serial Experiments Lain
Source: IMDb
Lain becomes one with "The Wired," a virtual plane that exists on top of reality. She controls information, redraws history, wipes out people from existence, and remains even after she undoes her own reality.
Zeno's power is cosmic, but Lain's power is existential. She is consciousness blended with divinity, providing a deeper layer of omnipotence.
Super Majin Rymus | Anime: Dragon Ball DAIMA (Fan Series)
Source: Instagram
Although non-canonical, Rymus is an incredibly strong fan-made character thought to exist before the whole Dragon Ball multiverse. Although Zeno is able to erase, Rymus generates whole realities, including the existence that Zeno lives in. He represents the source code of the Dragon Ball universe, which could put him well beyond the Omni-King.
Haruhi Suzumiya | Anime: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Haruhi does not know her abilities, yet her feelings dictate all things to her. She can produce time loops, alternate universes, or recreate the universe completely—all unconsciously. Her lack of control ironically makes her more formidable than Zeno. Whereas Zeno decides to annihilate, Haruhi remodels reality by accident, which is even more difficult to anticipate or resist.
Arceus | Anime: Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Arceus is the originator of the Pokémon universe, creating time, space, and antimatter via Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina.
The anime makes Arceus merely an avatar of a being from a higher dimension. Although Zeno is a destroyer, Arceus is a balancer and originator with powers spanning across timelines and realities, perhaps even outside Dragon Ball's multiverse.
Sailor Moon | Anime: Sailor Moon (Cosmos Arc)
Source: IMDb
In her ultimate incarnations, Sailor Moon evolves into a goddess capable of bringing people back to life, cleansing and rejuvenating entire universes. She is powered by empathy, which bestows upon her emotional strength that even Zeno does not possess. She does not destroy evil; she saves and restores, a divine quality that places her in an even greater moral and metaphysical position than Zeno.
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