When it comes to overpowered anime characters, no list can truly be complete without introducing the protagonist Dragon Ball franchise, Son Goku. From his early days, Goku dedicated his entire life to getting stronger, eventually culminating in him amassing enough power to fight the gods and the strongest beings in the multiverse.
Despite this, there are several other popular anime characters that many believe could beat Goku in a fight, even though most of the time they actually don't. So in this article, we're going to go through some incredibly overpowered anime characters that many think would beat Goku, but actually don't.
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Luffy's power in Gear 5 is below Goku's weaker forms
anime: One piece
Although, true One piece is not a story that puts as much emphasis and importance on scaling power and the need to be stronger as Dragon Ball Some fans believe that with his new Gear 5 state, Luffy has become even stronger than Goku. While he is certainly powerful, he just isn't.
Gear 5 of course allows Luffy to do incredible things like manipulate reality to a small degree by turning everything into rubber and creating objects out of thin air. However, the feats of strength and speed that Goku has performed over the years completely surpass Luffy's strongest moments due to the incredible strength Goku wields even in his regular Super Saiyan forms.
Naruto was quite strong, but not as strong as Goku
anime: Naruto
The Naruto franchise is remarkably similar Dragon Ballin that the main character becomes much more powerful throughout the series, often through transformations. Recently, Naruto unlocked his incredible Baryon Mode, a form that combines his and Kurama's chakra to create a form larger than any before it.
With this legendary power, Naruto can perform incredible feats of strength, speed, and chakra control, though even at his strongest he would be unable to harm Goku. Even though Goku was only in his Super Saiyan god state, Goku swapping with Beerus was destroying reality itself, which just puts a Saiyan on a level that Naruto just can't reach.
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Gojo's defenses still wouldn't be able to stop Goku
anime: Jujutsu Kaisen
Definitely controversial to some, Gojo and Goku are often pitted against each other. Of course, Gojo simply can't match Goku in terms of strength or speed, but his special abilities make him vastly overpowered, not just in his own series, but in the anime as a whole. Many believe that even Goku could not overcome Infinity.
However, due to his clashes with Beerus, Goku was hacking reality itself and was thus able to break through such a conceptual barrier. Additionally, Goku even said that he could replicate Super Buu and Gotenks dimension breaking Kiai scream which would easily break Gojo's Infinity as well. While Unlimited Void can be enough to incapacitate a Saiyan, most Dragon Ball fans believe that through Ultra Instinct, Goku could get away with it as well.
Yhwach cannot outrun Goku at all
anime: Bleach
As the strongest character in the whole Bleach series, Yhwach has one of the most overpowered abilities in the anime. “Almighty” allows Yhwach to perceive many different futures, which he can then alter as he wishes to be favorable to him. This makes fighting him almost impossible.
While Goku would undoubtedly provide a very interesting fight, the Saiyan's raw strength and speed far exceed even the greatest feats in Bleach. That's hard to talk about though, as Yhwach has been shown to negate even his own death, meaning this fight can technically go on forever.
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Sung Jinwoo would have a tough time against Goku
anime: Solo leveling
Many think Solo leveling as a spiritual successor Dragon Balland that's a pretty common sentiment because of the similarity of the story and the importance it places on power scaling. The main character, Sung Jinwoo, mainly stands out for his immense strength and power.
In the current time the anime is in, Jinwoo is quite formidable, but if he went up against Goku, he would be destroyed, mainly because of the Saiyan's strength and huge set of techniques. However, as those who have completed the source material know, Jinwoo's power grows much more, so Goku's current superiority will not last very long.
Saitama would be Goku's toughest fight
anime: One Punch Man
This bunch is sure to ruffle a few feathers. This is because Saitama is a character whose entire existence mocks anime power scaling, especially because of Dragon Ball franchise. By having the main character be the most powerful being in the universe, there will be no growth and interest in the battle.
During One Punch ManSaitama has delivered some of the most incredible feats ever put to paper or shown on screen. However, due to the lack of times he went full power, many still give Goku the benefit of the doubt, and while that may have changed since Saitama never showed his full power, it's just as likely that he is much stronger than a Saiyan.
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