8 strongest ancient characters, ranked

Dragon Ball Super took fans of the franchise by storm by greatly expanding the overall power hierarchy in the series. This was primarily done through the introduction of Beerus and Whis, both of whom are incredibly powerful characters who have existed in the multiverse for millions of years.

Dragon Ball has introduced several old and mighty figures since then. Dragon Ball Supers strongest ancient characters have power levels that far exceed the Z-Fighters, making them some of the most dangerous threats in the entire multiverse.

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Yamoshi was the first true super saiyan god

The original Super Saiyan fought to the bitter end

Long before Goku unlocked his legendary Super Saiyan state, there was Yamoshi, who was the original Super Saiyan from centuries before the start of the series. After his death, his spirit wandered aimlessly before finding 6 pure-hearted to bring forth the Super Saiyan God.

Of course, the strength Yamoshi boasted is entirely speculative, as fans never got to see him in action in his prime. But it was still big enough that it sparked a vision within Beerus himself, who learned of this legend, that can surely place Yamoshi as an extremely powerful ancient warrior.

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Majin Buu was the biggest threat millions of years ago

The Deadly Demon of Destruction returned at the end of DBZ

Millions of years before the beginning of the series, the greatest threat the galaxy ever faced was Majin Buu, a terrifying monster from the Demon Realm whose strength was one of the scariest in the setting. As a creature of pure destruction, Buu's entire purpose was to destroy everything he came across.

Because of this, Buu managed to destroy an entire galaxy by himself, showing how incalculable his strength truly was. It was only through the efforts of the Grand Supreme Kai that the villain was finally sealed away for millions of years until he was resurrected by Babidi at the beginning of the Buu Saga.

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Moro was even more dangerous as Majin Buu

Planet Eater is the only villain with ultra instinct

Like Buu, Universe 7 faced another impossibly powerful threat millions of years before the main story began. But where Buu only sought to destroy everything he came across, Moro was a villain whose desire for power led him to leave entire planets completely destitute and purged of living beings by absorbing their life force and energy.

This led to his defeat and capture in the Galactic Patrol Prison, until his untimely escape at the beginning of the arc that bears his name. Here he showed exactly why he was Universe 7's greatest threat all those times ago, as he managed to absorb Merus to awaken his own Ultra Instinct in a form that threatened the entire universe.

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Beerus and the Destroyers are legendary universal gods

The Gods of Destruction are the ultimate warriors

In each universe, there are certain characters that exist at the top of the hierarchy as symbols of power that can destroy anything with their Hakai power, regardless of size and complexity. These are the gods of destruction, and their strength is so immense that they remain unchallenged as the most powerful beings in their universe for millions of years on end.

While most of them remain a mystery as to how long they've been active, Beerus is known to have been doing his job for at least 65 million years, making him impossibly old and one of the multiverse's most powerful and important figures. The ages of the Destroyer are never revealed, but as a collective they are some of the strongest ancient beings in Dragon Ball.

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The angels are even stronger than the destroyers

The attendants of the Gods of Destruction are the most powerful beings in each universe

Like the Destroyers, the Angels are ancient beings that have been active alongside their specific Gods of Destruction for millions of years on end. However, despite their role in serving these Destroyers, the Angels are actually leagues stronger than them, as could be seen with how Whis one-shot Beerus knocked him out.

The main reason for this absurd power is through the angel's inherent mastery of Ultra Instinct, which is the best martial arts technique in the multiverse. It is strongly implied that Whis has been Beerus' attendant for as long as Beerus has been Universe 7's Destroyer, making him and his siblings some of the oldest and most powerful beings in existence.

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The High Priest is the strongest angel of them all

The Father of Angels trained them all

Among the angels, it is said that the older they are, the younger they appear and the more skilled they are in their mastery of Ultra Instinct. Of course, the best example of this is the Grand Priest, who is the father of all angels and is the most famous user of Ultra Instinct in the multiverse.

Like his children, the High Priest acts as an assistant to a Hunter, although this is on a multifaceted scale, as he is the attendant of none other than Zeno himself. Being the father of the angels, he is obviously even older than them, with an even greater level of strength, as he may even have millions of years of greater Ultra Instinct experience.

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Grand Zeno has the power to erase the multiverse

The Omni King rules over everything

Of everyone ever to appear in the series, none has shown greater offensive prowess than the Omni King, Grand Zeno. Acting as the God of Destruction on a multifaceted scale, he has a destructive power enough to erase entire timelines and universes with just a wave of his hand, showing just how broken his powers are.

Nothing is too complicated for Zeno to erase. Of course, his true age is a mystery, but considering how he sits at the top of the multiverse and acts as the ultimate arbiter of whether a universe will exist or not, that places him as impossibly old, possibly even predating the multiverse itself.

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There was no multiverse before Majin Rymus

Rymus was the original creator of Dragon Ball

When talking about those characters who are incredibly ancient and insanely powerful, Majin Rymus is at the top of it all. He is the one who created the whole Dragon Ball multiverse in the first place after being ordered to do so by the good Demon King of the Demon Realm.

The Demon Realm is ancient and predates the multiverse by an undisclosed number of years, which in itself is a brief indicator of Majin Rymu's history and importance. It is said that he is still out there somewhere, which could definitely rate him as the franchise's oldest and strongest character.

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