Top 10 Most Powerful Fictional Characters
Ever wondered who'd win in a fight between Superman and Goku? Or maybe you've pondered the true extent of Shaggy's power?What makes a character truly powerful? Is it raw strength, reality-warping abilities, or an unwavering will? Maybe it's a combination of all these traits, creating a character that leaves a lasting impact.
This list is the culmination of votes from fans like you, weighing in on who they believe deserves the title of most powerful. It's a mix of beloved heroes, terrifying villains, and some characters that might surprise you. From gods to reality benders, super-powered aliens to unassuming cartoon characters, this list spans the vast spectrum of fiction.

The One Above All is all-powerful. He is the god of the Marvel universe and is above everyone in it. He is apparently omnipotent, which means all-powerful, omnipresent, meaning he can exist anywhere, and omniscient, meaning all-knowing. He is the most powerful character in Marvel and could destroy the entire Marvel universe if he wanted to.
His power is limitless, and he has no weaknesses. He cannot die by anything or anyone. Before you say he was absorbed by Thanos in Infinity Conflict, that was nonsense and non-canon. One of the creators confirmed that Thanos absorbed an avatar of the One Above All, not the actual being. He absorbed a celestial version of the One Above All.
I wouldn't directly say he's the most powerful fictional character ever, but he definitely deserves to be at the top alongside SCP-3812 and The Presence.

Goku's powers are unlimited. All others are nothing in front of the Dragon Ball character. Who is Zeno? He can erase all universes in just a second. As Goku can go beyond his powers, it is possible that Goku can surpass Zeno.
Some people say that Goku's power level increases without training. Actually, no. The anime mostly shows the training, which is a waste of time. If there is something very interesting in the training part, it is always shown. The day is very close when Goku will be the most powerful character in anime history, both in the present and obviously in comparison to others.
There is no comparison between Marvel characters and Dragon Ball characters.

Plain old regular Superman is already formidable. He can move planets, defeat universal-level threats, carry 20 quintillion tons, and hold black holes in his hands. Sure, he can do that, but that doesn't cut it for me.
However, when we consider the more powerful versions of Superman, things get interesting. Certain versions of Superman definitely deserve to be on this list. I'm not listing them all, but if one is interested, they should do their research.
I don't care what others say. Superman is a better fighter and father than Goku! And he's smarter, stronger! Superman is always trying to save everyone, while Goku is always satisfying his own desires/ego to be the strongest warrior in the universe. But this is precisely why he's always risking everyone's lives... Superman has a truly pure heart, not Goku...

The Presence is (yet again) a literal god. Why are these gods rated so low? Idiotic fans really put Superman higher than the god who created him.
The Presence is easily stronger than Superman and Goku. The Presence is on the level of Zeno from DBS, so of course, he's stronger than Goku. My god, just put the overpowered beings in the right spots. Easily number 4 or 5.
Goku and Superman higher than The Presence? Bull. The Presence is God. How can Superman be higher than the entity that created him?
He is completely omnipotent. He created the DC multiverse. He can change and warp reality without so much as a thought, which means characters like Superman, Saitama, Goku, or anybody else are powerless against him. Even with all their power combined, they're not infinite in every way imaginable like he is. Therefore, he'd just wish them out of existence and "poof," they're gone.

Galactus could beat Superman. He can absorb matter and energy, so he could do that to his enemies. He could get too big to fight.
Worlds are certainly fun to destroy, but to eat?

Kirby is literally the most powerful creature ever. He may look cute, but he can destroy planets with his bare fist. He can punch 50 times a second, and it only takes three of these punches to kill a weaker character.
His Warp Star is faster than light, and with bare feet he can run on water. He has defeated creatures with infinite power. He can throw a frying pan with a 20-ton critter on it to the sun and back. He can eat anything, including planets.
Don't forget his copy ability. He can survive planet-sized explosions. And don't forget that this is all while he's a baby. If he were an adult, he would probably launch a planet across the universe by touching it. He can inhale all of reality, and can use invincible candy to become indestructible and deal contact damage.
In conclusion, no one can survive the wrath of cute little Kirby.

I cannot believe that Superman, Goku, Kirby, and Galactus are ranked higher than the Living Tribunal. He is the Cosmic Judge of all realities. He could obliterate all the listed characters' realities with a simple command. In Marvel, this guy is second only to his master, The One Above All.
Son Goku? Superman? Kirby? Galactus? How are any of them more powerful than the guy who could just wipe away their entire multiverses with a simple command? (Characters listed included.) You think Thanos is powerful with those fancy Infinity Gems? The Tribunal effortlessly shut them down at one point.

The entire point of Saitama is that he is infinitely powerful. So much so that he actually begins to despise it: no villain poses a challenge for him, almost no monster survives more than a single punch from him. Even the most godly foe merely bores him. In his final fight of season one, no matter how obscenely powerful his alien opponent is, it's clear that Saitama is never in any actual danger and that he never loses control of the situation.
In fiction, there is no superhero more powerful than he is, and that's his weakness. I'm sure every character on this list would rather be in the number one spot than Saitama.

Logic, people. Bill can disintegrate a 900-million-ton baby using just 1/10 of his power. If I'm correct, unless you are a 4th or 5th-dimensional reality warper, you cannot harm Bill Cipher in any way.
He is one of the ONLY characters in fiction who can permanently kill Deadpool. This is because, when Bill blasts an opponent, they disintegrate into dust. Doing that to Deadpool would kill him because there would be no cells left to regenerate from.
If I'm right about this, Bill could solo the Undertale universe, the DC universe, the Marvel universe, the DBZ universe, and almost every other universe. So, logic, people - seriously. Bill Cipher's power comes down to mathematics. Man, society disappoints me.

This assessment seems misguided. Considering plain-old Thanos, MCOC Thanos, or MCU Thanos, he falls short when compared to characters like Saitama. However, if we refer to HOTU Thanos, he would rank at number five, not counting actual deities.
Regarding Regulator Thanos, he would be placed at number six, inclusive of literal gods such as The Presence, TOAA, Kami Tenchi, Zeno, and Azathoth. I might have overlooked some, but this would at most adjust Regulator Thanos's ranking by one position or not at all, as he is on par with gods, having been the one to reveal TOAA initially. Regulator Thanos is unstoppable. Regular Thanos, in contrast, is comparable to entities like Galactus or Darkseid. In the MCU, he is on par with Batman, whereas MCOC portrays him rather trivially.
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He is really strong, and he almost beat Sukuna at 15 fingers.

The Beyonder was extremely powerful and nearly had unlimited power. He was so overpowered in Secret Wars.
The dude could create portals and travel into other universes and dimensions. In Secret Wars 2, he said, "Cows don't have wings because I don't want them to," which basically means everything is exactly how he wants it to be. If he wanted cows to have wings, they would have wings. If he wanted the world to end, it would end. If he wanted to take over the world, he could do so effortlessly.
The Beyonder could accomplish things with a single thought, such as destroying galaxies in space, all while just standing there with his arms crossed. He had almost every hero in Secret Wars under his control.
He could manipulate matter and even control nonliving objects like the ocean, rocks, the ground, animals, etc.
So I don't know how Goku, Superman, Kirby, the Living Tribunal, or Galactus are ranked above him when he is clearly far more powerful than all of them combined. He even swatted Galactus like a fly in the comic, and it was said Galactus was like an ant compared to him. He should definitely be higher on the list.

To say that the ultimate force that is Shaggy Rogers is the most powerful being in the entirety of existence would be an understatement. Many people might argue that Thanos is more powerful, but while Thanos could only destroy half of all living things in the universe with the Infinity Stones, Shaggy could snap his fingers and destroy every conceivable universe and timeline and still not be at his maximum power.
I would go so far as to say that he not only created the world we are standing on but likely even created each universe. Before there was existence, there was Shaggy Rogers.

With prep, Batman beats everything. It's that simple. With preparation, he has beaten the Suicide Squad, the Justice League, and Darkseid. An evil variant of him has taken down his whole universe, and this was before gaining the powers of Dr. Manhattan.
With those powers, this variant, also known as The Batman Who Laughs, killed the creator of the DC multiverse with ease. He also killed Superboy-Prime while holding back and possesses the power of all major crisis events in history (Crisis on Infinite Earths, Zero Hour, Infinite Crisis, Final Crisis, and Dark Nights: Metal).
Therefore, The Batman Who Laughs surpasses the Anti-Monitor, Parallax, Superboy-Prime, True Form Darkseid, Cosmic Armor Superman, Mandrakk, and Barbatos. His mere presence shook the Sphere of the Gods, broke the Bleed, and erased alternate timelines.
I don't know if there's anything he can't do. The only being I know of that's stronger is Grant Morrison. That's why you don't push Batman too hard.

He is the omnipotent being of the whole setting.
He's a literal god. He should be higher on the list.
He's an omnipotent god. He can just think of something, and it will happen.

Not the strongest compared to TOAA, Zeno, etc., but being nearly at the same level as Goku, he definitely deserves to be ranked high. Especially with his new Ultra Ego transformation in the manga, which is his equivalent form to Ultra Instinct.
If there were a list of the Strongest Characters in all of Fiction, whether Goku was in first place or 100th, no matter what, Vegeta still deserves to be directly behind him. No Superman or Saitama behind Goku, specifically Vegeta. This is because if Goku can beat Superman (which I don't think he can), then Vegeta can too.

In theory, Godzilla Earth's considerable size would give him a significant advantage. It is suggested that Godzilla Earth will continue to grow indefinitely. I believe that, due to his size, Godzilla Earth may have an advantage over other characters if he can simply crush them underfoot.
However, I am not familiar with the strength of other characters ranked higher on this list.
Which incarnation?
If it's Godzilla Earth, then he should definitely rank above Saitama. Saitama may have easily defeated beings with godlike powers, but Godzilla Earth overcame Void Ghidorah, an almighty Lovecraftian entity that consumes universes and reality as sustenance. Considering that Void Ghidorah does not even originate from our plane of reality and barely exists, I doubt Saitama could impact either of these adversaries.

The Silver Surfer is one of the most powerful beings in the universe and the most powerful of the Heralds of Galactus. Imbued with the Power Cosmic by Galactus himself, he possesses near limitless energy absorption and manipulation abilities that manifest in various ways.

It is specifically stated by a god that Zen-chan can never be defeated. It does not matter at all who has what feats, as, first, Zeno has effortlessly surpassed feats of complete omnipotents (One Above All, Beyonder, Living Tribunal, The Source, Kami Tenchi) and has never even been challenged.
Second, he has greater potential to be a great fighter with his infinite strength, even without training. Moreover, it is stated that it is not possible to defeat him. Also, Zalama, a dragon god the size of a universe, is not as strong as him. Let me explain. Zamasu wished on the Super Dragon Balls to be immortal, and that immortality granted by Zalama was overridden by Zeno.

In my opinion, Azathoth can easily go toe to toe with characters such as One Above All and Kami Tenchi. All of existence is stated to be a part of its dream, and it will vanish when Azathoth awakens. Its mind has been able to create countless reality-warping and beyond-dimensional entities with knowledge and power beyond human imagination. Azathoth is omnipresent, omnipotent, and probably omniscient. I know that people can argue about the omniscience statement, but there are two facts to consider:
1. Azathoth has created a being like Yog-Sothoth, who is truly omniscient.
2. The entire "Blind Idiot God" label could be more connected to the fact that Azathoth isn't aware of its own creation than to it being simply unintelligent.
Furthermore, it is impossible to hurt or kill Azathoth in any way because concepts such as life, death, and destruction are just parts of its dream, which means Azathoth is beyond all of them. You should also remember that it can do so much by simply dreaming. What would Azathoth be truly capable of when it is fully conscious and awake? The thought gives me creeps.

When people select who is the most powerful person in fiction, they look solely at brawn. Sure, the Doctor hardly compares here to the likes of Superman, Goku, and Saitama. But what he does have is a far superior intellect.
His seventh incarnation played seven steps ahead of the game, defeating his enemies before their plots had really taken form. His eleventh incarnation personally halted the last great Time War. He has destroyed galaxy-spanning empires, and it got to the point that when the Doctor was imprisoned in the Pandorica, the universe practically ended.
Sure, he's not the strongest, but he's certainly among the smartest, which makes him easily one of the most powerful.

He's literally overpowered, like the definition of overpowered. He has four different aliens he can choose from for any occasion. Even if he turns into Grey Matter when he wants brawn, he literally still kicks ass.
Ben 10 possesses Alien X, which is an omnipotent being, as stated multiple times throughout the show and confirmed by its writers. That's what makes Ben 10 the most powerful fictional character.
He can become omnipotent and can rewrite the timeline of the multiverse.


Doomsday is undoubtedly one of the most underrated characters. Often overlooked, he stands as one of the most powerful beings in the DC universe, comparable to or possibly superior to Superman (regardless of the version). He killed Superman and possesses a form of immortality. If he is killed, he revives and becomes resistant to whatever killed him. Therefore, unless you are an all-powerful god, a 6th-dimensional imp, possess 12th-level intellect, or are Kirby, you have no chance of defeating Doomsday permanently.

Thor is incredibly powerful, and he was the reason the Avengers weren't completely destroyed in Wakanda. He got close to defeating Thanos, but at that point, Thanos was already way too powerful. Moreover, to wield Stormbreaker, one has to be extremely powerful. Any normal person attempting to wield it would disintegrate.
Thor also escaped from Surtur and defeated him in combat.
In Infinity War, it is shown that Thor could single-handedly destroy Thanos, even when Thanos had all the Infinity Stones.
He's literally a god. There's no way he's below Batman.

Besides the fact that there are infinite Ricks in the multiverse with a combined infinite intelligence, Rick is still incredibly powerful. His main pros are his adaptability and preparation. Pickle Rick demonstrates that even with the most limited set of interactions with the world (he is literally a pickle with a face and no appendages), Rick can still become powerful enough to destroy a Russian crime unit, a highly skilled assassin, and several armed guards - as a pickle.
He is the most intelligent creature in any possible universe and has the technology to prove it. He used the Citadel to destroy a planet-scale federation prison with barely any effort. He killed Worldender while blackout drunk. His only weakness seems to be not having Mortys around - but there are infinite Mortys.
Anyways, I don't see a reasonable scenario where anything on the top 10 list could really kill him. At the very least, Rick could destroy his universe and just move to a new one if something bad came at him.