[0:00] We've all seen the debates. Goku vs.
[0:01] Saitama, Naruto vs. Luffy. But when we
[0:04] introduce characters powerful enough to
[0:06] delete timelines, as we'll see later,
[0:07] you learn there really is levels to
[0:09] this. When we break it down, what
[0:10] characters really are the most powerful
[0:12] of them all? What characters strongest
[0:13] in their own verse look like side
[0:15] characters compared to others? Where
[0:16] will your favorite character rank? Join
[0:18] me today as we break this down and
[0:20] discover the seven levels of anime
[0:21] power.
[0:23] Level one, weaklings. Starting at level
[0:25] one here, this is the weakest of the
[0:27] weak. Behind every planet-busting
[0:28] Saiyan, god-level being, and
[0:30] universe-saving superhero is a crowd of
[0:32] people who need that saving. Characters
[0:34] on this level are weaker than the
[0:35] average human. Whereas these characters
[0:36] might have brilliant minds or emotional
[0:38] support, maybe even comedic relief, or
[0:40] have any of the other redeeming
[0:41] qualities, you put them in a boxing ring
[0:43] with Hobo Dave over here and you better
[0:45] hope there's no spare change in their
[0:46] pockets he can steal once he knocks them
[0:48] out. A perfect example of this level is
[0:50] Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis
[0:51] Evangelion. Obviously, outside of the
[0:53] Eva. Shinji's a kid. He's also not in a
[0:55] verse where humans have any sort of
[0:57] special powers. He's barely 2 years into
[0:59] his teenage years, and if you round up,
[1:00] probably only 110 lb soaking wet.
[1:02] Whereas he is chosen as an Eva pilot due
[1:04] to his compatibility, the most athletic
[1:06] thing I've seen him do is fall while
[1:07] playing Twister. On top of this, he's
[1:09] fighting off breakdowns every 5 minutes,
[1:11] earning Shinji the coveted spot of
[1:12] poster boy for this level. But hey,
[1:14] against what many might think, there's
[1:16] nothing wrong with being on this level.
[1:17] Without level one characters, beings in
[1:19] the higher levels would be less
[1:20] impressive, so we have them to thank for
[1:22] that. Some other examples of this
[1:23] include Coby from the beginning of One
[1:25] Piece, Okarun from the beginning of
[1:26] Dandadan, this bunny girl from Beastars,
[1:29] and these anime babies. I also want to
[1:30] add in farmer from the beginning of
[1:32] Dragon Ball Z, minus the shotgun, of
[1:34] course. What's your power level, little
[1:36] human?
[1:37] Five, huh? PROTECT ME, GOOD.
[1:40] HEY, NO. BAD HUMAN.
[1:43] DAMN IT, I'M GOING TO BUSH.
[1:46] BAD. NOW, get back up and tell me you're
[1:49] sorry.
[1:50] Human?
[1:52] Human.
[1:54] Level two, average humans. On the level
[1:56] two, we come across the most saturated
[1:58] level, that being the average human
[2:00] power level. No intense training, no
[2:02] special gimmicks, no quirky powers, no
[2:04] ki or inner energy, this level is where
[2:06] most humans reside. 99% of us in real
[2:08] life would fall into this tier. Examples
[2:10] of this level can be found in every
[2:11] anime. Background characters, side
[2:13] characters, and even most main
[2:14] characters if you look past shonen,
[2:16] you'll find them here. These characters
[2:17] aren't fighting to save the world,
[2:19] they're fighting their alarm clocks and
[2:20] homework due dates. My pick for the lead
[2:22] of this level is Ryuji from Toradora.
[2:24] Ryuji doesn't do any fighting throughout
[2:26] his anime. In fact, this guy's the one
[2:27] taking the beating most of the time. At
[2:29] least that shows his durability. Ryuji
[2:31] is strong enough to weather a snowstorm
[2:33] and carry Taiga on his back. So, this
[2:35] earns him a solid spot in the average
[2:36] human tier. Others on this level include
[2:38] Kaguya Shinomiya from Love is War, Light
[2:40] Yagami from Death Note, and even Tanjiro
[2:42] Kamado from Demon Slayer.
[2:45] Before training, of course.
[2:47] Level three. Peak realistic human
[2:49] ability. On our next level is the peak
[2:51] of power that could be achievable in the
[2:52] real world, albeit borderline
[2:54] impossible. Just absurd amounts of
[2:56] discipline, talent, and years of
[2:57] training. My favorite example for this
[2:59] level is Mr. Hercule Satan. Well, well,
[3:01] well. I hear what some of you are
[3:02] probably screaming at me for right now.
[3:04] Mr. Satan, isn't his gag about being
[3:06] weak? And to that I say, yes, but he's
[3:09] weak for the Dragon Ball verse. Compared
[3:11] to Goku, Mr. Satan loses to his aura
[3:13] alone. Police officer Krillin? Yeah, Mr.
[3:15] Satan is toast. But compared to other
[3:17] non-ki trained humans, Mr. Satan clears.
[3:20] Unless saiyan, child saiyan, ki trained
[3:22] human, android, or evil sea cucumbers
[3:24] are present, this guy is winning the
[3:26] World Martial Arts Tournament, which is
[3:27] a one-on-one tournament featuring the
[3:29] strongest fighter from across the world.
[3:31] Also, don't forget, he was the one who
[3:32] beat Perfect Cell. Despite it not being
[3:34] realistic as this level's title
[3:35] suggests, I would also throw lower level
[3:37] characters who make up for their power
[3:38] gap from the top of this tier with
[3:40] powers. Nothing crazy, of course, just
[3:42] small boosts that help them level the
[3:43] playing field. I'm thinking of someone
[3:44] like Mineta from My Hero Academia. He's
[3:47] far from a master of martial arts,
[3:49] doesn't have years of training, yet his
[3:50] sticky ball quirk can help him close the
[3:52] power gap with someone like Hercule.
[3:53] Other than him in this level, I would
[3:55] include Ayanakoji from Classroom of the
[3:57] Elite. And at the peak of this tier,
[3:58] Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan,
[4:00] minus his swords and ODM gear, of
[4:02] course.
[4:03] Level four, powered humans.
[4:05] This is the first level where the
[4:06] fictional properties of anime can bring
[4:08] us to a level of power that non-fiction
[4:10] simply cannot touch. The characters in
[4:12] this tier are superhuman plus. While
[4:13] humans at their core, abilities,
[4:15] transformations, supernatural boosts,
[4:17] and other things of that nature,
[4:18] alongside their training, push them into
[4:20] this tier. This is the level where
[4:21] characters start to feel like
[4:22] superheroes. My choice for the face of
[4:24] this tier is none other than Yuji
[4:25] Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen. At the
[4:27] beginning of JJK, Yuji is an
[4:29] athletically gifted person, but at the
[4:31] end of the day, still a high school kid.
[4:33] After getting a boost in power from
[4:34] Sukuna's fingers, he's able to achieve
[4:36] power past that what of a regular human
[4:38] could do due to his new ability to
[4:40] access and utilize cursed energy. Using
[4:42] cursed energy reinforcement, Yuji is
[4:44] able to increase his speed, strength,
[4:45] durability, and other physical stats,
[4:47] putting him easily above what is
[4:49] achievable by normal humans. Now, as we
[4:51] go along, I want you to know that there
[4:52] are scales within these levels. Not
[4:54] everyone on this level, or any level for
[4:56] that matter, is going to be equal in
[4:57] power. Especially as we get into the
[4:59] weeds of different versions of
[5:00] characters and all that. Just keep this
[5:02] in mind. Do you think a character I
[5:03] mentioned belongs on a different tier?
[5:05] Did I miss one of your favorites? Make
[5:06] sure to comment that down below. And
[5:08] hey, while you're down there typing out
[5:09] your comments, please make sure you
[5:11] subscribe as only 2% of you watching
[5:12] are. Thank you. Now, back to level four,
[5:14] there are a lot of characters that fit
[5:16] in here. I would include the likes of
[5:17] Midoriya and some of his strongest
[5:18] classmates from My Hero Academia, Gon
[5:21] and Killua from Hunter x Hunter, and the
[5:22] Straw Hat Pirates pre-time skip,
[5:24] emphasis on pre-time skip, from One
[5:26] Piece.
[5:28] Level five, planet busters. As we move
[5:30] further and further into our more
[5:32] powerful characters, level five is where
[5:34] things really get serious. Whereas these
[5:35] characters are not on universal
[5:37] destruction or even god level, this is
[5:39] where we first get into our planet
[5:40] busters. These characters are on the
[5:42] power level of threatening planetary
[5:43] destruction. From attacks so fast they
[5:45] can't be observed by the human eye. To
[5:47] durability so fortified they could have
[5:49] buildings crash down on them and still
[5:50] come out scratch free. To strength so
[5:52] large it's planet busting. Despite all
[5:54] this hyping up, these characters are on
[5:56] level five for a reason and not higher.
[5:57] Despite how crazy it sounds, there are
[5:59] larger tests of strengths out there than
[6:01] the ability to destroy a singular
[6:02] planet. These characters still have
[6:04] limits. Whether it be stamina,
[6:05] abilities, or just straight up skill,
[6:07] there are still levels to this. The
[6:09] characters the front man for this level
[6:10] is six path sage mode Naruto and
[6:12] Rinnegan Sasuke. Basically the strongest
[6:15] version of these characters from
[6:16] Shippuden. Hyped up on insane levels of
[6:18] nine tail chakra from the strongest of
[6:20] the tailed beast, as well as the six
[6:21] paths sage mode granted by one of the
[6:23] Naruto versus most powerful beings.
[6:26] Alongside a Sasuke who has access to the
[6:27] Rinnegan, the most powerful of the
[6:29] Uchiha jutsu, as well as his perfect
[6:31] Susanoo, a giant power ranger type robot
[6:34] looking suit made out of pure energy.
[6:36] These two fight and beat what is
[6:37] essentially the god level being in their
[6:39] own verse. Now alongside them, I want to
[6:41] throw in Krillin from Dragon Ball Super
[6:42] specifically into this tier. Whoa, whoa,
[6:44] whoa. Stop yelling and stop typing out
[6:46] that hate comment and listen. I know
[6:48] those of you who haven't seen Dragon
[6:50] Ball, or maybe even some of you who
[6:51] have, are fuming. Krillin? The human
[6:53] with no transformations? The one who is
[6:55] essentially the laughing stock of the
[6:57] Dragon Ball verse? Behind Yamcha? Yep,
[6:59] the Dragon Ball universe in general is
[7:01] just on a whole 'nother level of power.
[7:03] Even all the way back to the beginning
[7:04] of Dragon Ball Z, we had characters on
[7:06] this planetary level. Vegeta, Nappa are
[7:08] obvious examples, but look even just at
[7:10] Piccolo here who is weaker than Goku. He
[7:12] destroys the moon with one key blast
[7:14] just to stop Gohan's transformation. Now
[7:16] many people point out this scene as
[7:17] being an outlier in early Dragon Ball
[7:19] power leveling, and that's probably
[7:21] true. But this was still early Dragon
[7:22] Ball Z where everyone was way weaker
[7:24] than they are now. Krillin has spent his
[7:26] whole life training, minus some years he
[7:27] took off for police officer duty, but
[7:29] he's still strong enough to keep up with
[7:31] base form Goku way later on in Dragon
[7:33] Ball Super. He's also chosen as one of
[7:34] the 10 strongest Universe 7 fighters for
[7:36] the Tournament of Power, and he's not
[7:38] even the weakest in that lineup. And if
[7:39] we want to talk abilities, Krillin has
[7:41] arguably the most hacks ability in all
[7:43] of Dragon Ball. That being the Kienzan
[7:45] or Destructo Disc. Most energy blasts in
[7:47] Dragon Ball are about overwhelming your
[7:48] opponent with immense amounts of ki.
[7:50] Krillin's just slices you in half, even
[7:51] opponents multiple times stronger than
[7:53] him. Just look at Vegeta telling Nappa
[7:55] not to get hit by this blast, even
[7:56] though Nappa was toying with him just
[7:58] seconds before. I will say that the
[7:59] opponent can't be way out of his league,
[8:01] or the blast will have no effect on
[8:02] their strong, thick,
[8:04] meaty perfect
[8:08] uh um neck. Also, Frieza in the Namek
[8:11] saga destroyed the planet in the
[8:13] infamous five-minute scene, and
[8:14] modern-day Krillin is immensely more
[8:16] powerful than that. Even humans in the
[8:18] Dragon Ball franchise grow at
[8:19] exponential rates when it comes to their
[8:21] power.
[8:22] Level six, universal threats. On to our
[8:24] sixth level here, we have universal
[8:26] threats. Despite this level's name
[8:28] sounding ominous, it just means these
[8:30] characters have the power to destroy
[8:31] universes if they so desire. When it
[8:33] comes to fights, these characters are
[8:35] undoubtedly the best in their field.
[8:36] Now, I hear you saying, "But this is
[8:38] only level six. What do you mean by
[8:39] that?" Well, you'll see when we move on.
[8:41] From speed so fast fighters look like
[8:43] they're standing still, to durability so
[8:45] stable they could be crushed in between
[8:46] planets, and I would feel sorry for the
[8:48] planets, to strength so powerful they
[8:50] could destroy entire planets with
[8:52] singular punches, we are truly at the
[8:54] universal level of power. My choice for
[8:56] this tier is Goku and Vegeta from Dragon
[8:58] Ball. I swear I could have a Dragon Ball
[8:59] character for every level. These
[9:01] characters don't need introductions.
[9:03] They have fights so intense they destroy
[9:05] planets. Abilities so busted they have
[9:07] multiple transformations that multiply
[9:09] their power. Not just add on to it,
[9:11] multiply. They're at the point in Dragon
[9:13] Ball Super where they're fighting,
[9:14] training, and learning from literal gods
[9:16] and angels. From Ultra Instinct, an
[9:18] ability that allows Goku to dodge
[9:20] attacks subconsciously, to Ultra Ego, an
[9:22] ability that allows Vegeta to get
[9:24] stronger when he takes more damage, to a
[9:26] genuine love for the game that allows
[9:27] them to devote their whole lives to
[9:28] fighting, these two are perfect examples
[9:30] for peak warriors. There are a lot more
[9:32] Dragon Ball characters I could put on
[9:34] this level, so I'll restrain in that
[9:35] sense. Other characters I have on this
[9:37] tier are Kaguya Otsutsuki from Naruto,
[9:39] Sung Jinwoo from Solo Leveling, and
[9:41] Saitama from One Punch Man.
[9:44] Level seven, omnipotence. And here we
[9:46] are at the peak of our climb with level
[9:48] seven, omnipotence. At the start of each
[9:51] level I've gone on and on about all the
[9:52] things that show these characters power,
[9:54] speed, durability, strength, and such.
[9:57] Well, characters on this level are above
[9:58] those metrics. What is speed when you
[10:00] can be wherever you want, whenever you
[10:02] want? What is durability when no one can
[10:04] hurt you? What is strength when you
[10:05] don't even need to punch? My lead
[10:07] example for this level is none other
[10:09] than Zeno from Dragon Ball Super. Beerus
[10:11] is a god of destruction. Whis is an
[10:13] angel guardian. The Grand Minister,
[10:15] stronger than all of them, is the
[10:16] personal aid to Zeno. Zeno is a small
[10:19] child-like being. Yet, in his presence,
[10:21] these characters quake in fear. Zeno's
[10:23] fearsome power can be seen multiple
[10:24] times throughout Dragon Ball Super. From
[10:26] erasing multiple universes during the
[10:28] Tournament of Power to erasing universes
[10:30] overrun with evil, all Zeno has to do is
[10:32] lift both his hands. Other characters
[10:35] that belong on this level include the
[10:36] Truth from Fullmetal Alchemist, Kami
[10:38] Tenchi from Tenchi Muyo, and the
[10:40] Anti-Spiral from Gurren Lagann. Now, I
[10:42] haven't seen every anime. There's plenty
[10:43] of characters out there that I missed.
[10:45] Tell me where your favorites would fit
[10:46] in in the comments down below. And of
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