The 7 Levels of Anime Power Scaling Explained

[00:00] We've all seen the debates. Goku vs.

[00:01] Saitama, Naruto vs. Luffy. But when we

[00:04] introduce characters powerful enough to

[00:06] delete timelines, as we'll see later,

[00:07] you learn there really is levels to

[00:09] this. When we break it down, what

[00:10] characters really are the most powerful

[00:12] of them all? What characters strongest

[00:13] in their own verse look like side

[00:15] characters compared to others? Where

[00:16] will your favorite character rank? Join

[00:18] me today as we break this down and

[00:20] discover the seven levels of anime

[00:21] power.

[00:23] Level one, weaklings. Starting at level

[00:25] one here, this is the weakest of the

[00:27] weak. Behind every planet-busting

[00:28] Saiyan, god-level being, and

[00:30] universe-saving superhero is a crowd of

[00:32] people who need that saving. Characters

[00:34] on this level are weaker than the

[00:35] average human. Whereas these characters

[00:36] might have brilliant minds or emotional

[00:38] support, maybe even comedic relief, or

[00:40] have any of the other redeeming

[00:41] qualities, you put them in a boxing ring

[00:43] with Hobo Dave over here and you better

[00:45] hope there's no spare change in their

[00:46] pockets he can steal once he knocks them

[00:48] out. A perfect example of this level is

[00:50] Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis

[00:51] Evangelion. Obviously, outside of the

[00:53] Eva. Shinji's a kid. He's also not in a

[00:55] verse where humans have any sort of

[00:57] special powers. He's barely 2 years into

[00:59] his teenage years, and if you round up,

[01:00] probably only 110 lb soaking wet.

[01:02] Whereas he is chosen as an Eva pilot due

[01:04] to his compatibility, the most athletic

[01:06] thing I've seen him do is fall while

[01:07] playing Twister. On top of this, he's

[01:09] fighting off breakdowns every 5 minutes,

[01:11] earning Shinji the coveted spot of

[01:12] poster boy for this level. But hey,

[01:14] against what many might think, there's

[01:16] nothing wrong with being on this level.

[01:17] Without level one characters, beings in

[01:19] the higher levels would be less

[01:20] impressive, so we have them to thank for

[01:22] that. Some other examples of this

[01:23] include Coby from the beginning of One

[01:25] Piece, Okarun from the beginning of

[01:26] Dandadan, this bunny girl from Beastars,

[01:29] and these anime babies. I also want to

[01:30] add in farmer from the beginning of

[01:32] Dragon Ball Z, minus the shotgun, of

[01:34] course. What's your power level, little

[01:36] human?

[01:37] Five, huh? PROTECT ME, GOOD.

[01:40] HEY, NO. BAD HUMAN.

[01:43] DAMN IT, I'M GOING TO BUSH.

[01:46] BAD. NOW, get back up and tell me you're

[01:49] sorry.

[01:50] Human?

[01:52] Human.

[01:54] Level two, average humans. On the level

[01:56] two, we come across the most saturated

[01:58] level, that being the average human

[02:00] power level. No intense training, no

[02:02] special gimmicks, no quirky powers, no

[02:04] ki or inner energy, this level is where

[02:06] most humans reside. 99% of us in real

[02:08] life would fall into this tier. Examples

[02:10] of this level can be found in every

[02:11] anime. Background characters, side

[02:13] characters, and even most main

[02:14] characters if you look past shonen,

[02:16] you'll find them here. These characters

[02:17] aren't fighting to save the world,

[02:19] they're fighting their alarm clocks and

[02:20] homework due dates. My pick for the lead

[02:22] of this level is Ryuji from Toradora.

[02:24] Ryuji doesn't do any fighting throughout

[02:26] his anime. In fact, this guy's the one

[02:27] taking the beating most of the time. At

[02:29] least that shows his durability. Ryuji

[02:31] is strong enough to weather a snowstorm

[02:33] and carry Taiga on his back. So, this

[02:35] earns him a solid spot in the average

[02:36] human tier. Others on this level include

[02:38] Kaguya Shinomiya from Love is War, Light

[02:40] Yagami from Death Note, and even Tanjiro

[02:42] Kamado from Demon Slayer.

[02:45] Before training, of course.

[02:47] Level three. Peak realistic human

[02:49] ability. On our next level is the peak

[02:51] of power that could be achievable in the

[02:52] real world, albeit borderline

[02:54] impossible. Just absurd amounts of

[02:56] discipline, talent, and years of

[02:57] training. My favorite example for this

[02:59] level is Mr. Hercule Satan. Well, well,

[03:01] well. I hear what some of you are

[03:02] probably screaming at me for right now.

[03:04] Mr. Satan, isn't his gag about being

[03:06] weak? And to that I say, yes, but he's

[03:09] weak for the Dragon Ball verse. Compared

[03:11] to Goku, Mr. Satan loses to his aura

[03:13] alone. Police officer Krillin? Yeah, Mr.

[03:15] Satan is toast. But compared to other

[03:17] non-ki trained humans, Mr. Satan clears.

[03:20] Unless saiyan, child saiyan, ki trained

[03:22] human, android, or evil sea cucumbers

[03:24] are present, this guy is winning the

[03:26] World Martial Arts Tournament, which is

[03:27] a one-on-one tournament featuring the

[03:29] strongest fighter from across the world.

[03:31] Also, don't forget, he was the one who

[03:32] beat Perfect Cell. Despite it not being

[03:34] realistic as this level's title

[03:35] suggests, I would also throw lower level

[03:37] characters who make up for their power

[03:38] gap from the top of this tier with

[03:40] powers. Nothing crazy, of course, just

[03:42] small boosts that help them level the

[03:43] playing field. I'm thinking of someone

[03:44] like Mineta from My Hero Academia. He's

[03:47] far from a master of martial arts,

[03:49] doesn't have years of training, yet his

[03:50] sticky ball quirk can help him close the

[03:52] power gap with someone like Hercule.

[03:53] Other than him in this level, I would

[03:55] include Ayanakoji from Classroom of the

[03:57] Elite. And at the peak of this tier,

[03:58] Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan,

[04:00] minus his swords and ODM gear, of

[04:02] course.

[04:03] Level four, powered humans.

[04:05] This is the first level where the

[04:06] fictional properties of anime can bring

[04:08] us to a level of power that non-fiction

[04:10] simply cannot touch. The characters in

[04:12] this tier are superhuman plus. While

[04:13] humans at their core, abilities,

[04:15] transformations, supernatural boosts,

[04:17] and other things of that nature,

[04:18] alongside their training, push them into

[04:20] this tier. This is the level where

[04:21] characters start to feel like

[04:22] superheroes. My choice for the face of

[04:24] this tier is none other than Yuji

[04:25] Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen. At the

[04:27] beginning of JJK, Yuji is an

[04:29] athletically gifted person, but at the

[04:31] end of the day, still a high school kid.

[04:33] After getting a boost in power from

[04:34] Sukuna's fingers, he's able to achieve

[04:36] power past that what of a regular human

[04:38] could do due to his new ability to

[04:40] access and utilize cursed energy. Using

[04:42] cursed energy reinforcement, Yuji is

[04:44] able to increase his speed, strength,

[04:45] durability, and other physical stats,

[04:47] putting him easily above what is

[04:49] achievable by normal humans. Now, as we

[04:51] go along, I want you to know that there

[04:52] are scales within these levels. Not

[04:54] everyone on this level, or any level for

[04:56] that matter, is going to be equal in

[04:57] power. Especially as we get into the

[04:59] weeds of different versions of

[05:00] characters and all that. Just keep this

[05:02] in mind. Do you think a character I

[05:03] mentioned belongs on a different tier?

[05:05] Did I miss one of your favorites? Make

[05:06] sure to comment that down below. And

[05:08] hey, while you're down there typing out

[05:09] your comments, please make sure you

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[05:12] are. Thank you. Now, back to level four,

[05:14] there are a lot of characters that fit

[05:16] in here. I would include the likes of

[05:17] Midoriya and some of his strongest

[05:18] classmates from My Hero Academia, Gon

[05:21] and Killua from Hunter x Hunter, and the

[05:22] Straw Hat Pirates pre-time skip,

[05:24] emphasis on pre-time skip, from One

[05:26] Piece.

[05:28] Level five, planet busters. As we move

[05:30] further and further into our more

[05:32] powerful characters, level five is where

[05:34] things really get serious. Whereas these

[05:35] characters are not on universal

[05:37] destruction or even god level, this is

[05:39] where we first get into our planet

[05:40] busters. These characters are on the

[05:42] power level of threatening planetary

[05:43] destruction. From attacks so fast they

[05:45] can't be observed by the human eye. To

[05:47] durability so fortified they could have

[05:49] buildings crash down on them and still

[05:50] come out scratch free. To strength so

[05:52] large it's planet busting. Despite all

[05:54] this hyping up, these characters are on

[05:56] level five for a reason and not higher.

[05:57] Despite how crazy it sounds, there are

[05:59] larger tests of strengths out there than

[06:01] the ability to destroy a singular

[06:02] planet. These characters still have

[06:04] limits. Whether it be stamina,

[06:05] abilities, or just straight up skill,

[06:07] there are still levels to this. The

[06:09] characters the front man for this level

[06:10] is six path sage mode Naruto and

[06:12] Rinnegan Sasuke. Basically the strongest

[06:15] version of these characters from

[06:16] Shippuden. Hyped up on insane levels of

[06:18] nine tail chakra from the strongest of

[06:20] the tailed beast, as well as the six

[06:21] paths sage mode granted by one of the

[06:23] Naruto versus most powerful beings.

[06:26] Alongside a Sasuke who has access to the

[06:27] Rinnegan, the most powerful of the

[06:29] Uchiha jutsu, as well as his perfect

[06:31] Susanoo, a giant power ranger type robot

[06:34] looking suit made out of pure energy.

[06:36] These two fight and beat what is

[06:37] essentially the god level being in their

[06:39] own verse. Now alongside them, I want to

[06:41] throw in Krillin from Dragon Ball Super

[06:42] specifically into this tier. Whoa, whoa,

[06:44] whoa. Stop yelling and stop typing out

[06:46] that hate comment and listen. I know

[06:48] those of you who haven't seen Dragon

[06:50] Ball, or maybe even some of you who

[06:51] have, are fuming. Krillin? The human

[06:53] with no transformations? The one who is

[06:55] essentially the laughing stock of the

[06:57] Dragon Ball verse? Behind Yamcha? Yep,

[06:59] the Dragon Ball universe in general is

[07:01] just on a whole 'nother level of power.

[07:03] Even all the way back to the beginning

[07:04] of Dragon Ball Z, we had characters on

[07:06] this planetary level. Vegeta, Nappa are

[07:08] obvious examples, but look even just at

[07:10] Piccolo here who is weaker than Goku. He

[07:12] destroys the moon with one key blast

[07:14] just to stop Gohan's transformation. Now

[07:16] many people point out this scene as

[07:17] being an outlier in early Dragon Ball

[07:19] power leveling, and that's probably

[07:21] true. But this was still early Dragon

[07:22] Ball Z where everyone was way weaker

[07:24] than they are now. Krillin has spent his

[07:26] whole life training, minus some years he

[07:27] took off for police officer duty, but

[07:29] he's still strong enough to keep up with

[07:31] base form Goku way later on in Dragon

[07:33] Ball Super. He's also chosen as one of

[07:34] the 10 strongest Universe 7 fighters for

[07:36] the Tournament of Power, and he's not

[07:38] even the weakest in that lineup. And if

[07:39] we want to talk abilities, Krillin has

[07:41] arguably the most hacks ability in all

[07:43] of Dragon Ball. That being the Kienzan

[07:45] or Destructo Disc. Most energy blasts in

[07:47] Dragon Ball are about overwhelming your

[07:48] opponent with immense amounts of ki.

[07:50] Krillin's just slices you in half, even

[07:51] opponents multiple times stronger than

[07:53] him. Just look at Vegeta telling Nappa

[07:55] not to get hit by this blast, even

[07:56] though Nappa was toying with him just

[07:58] seconds before. I will say that the

[07:59] opponent can't be way out of his league,

[08:01] or the blast will have no effect on

[08:02] their strong, thick,

[08:04] meaty perfect

[08:08] uh um neck. Also, Frieza in the Namek

[08:11] saga destroyed the planet in the

[08:13] infamous five-minute scene, and

[08:14] modern-day Krillin is immensely more

[08:16] powerful than that. Even humans in the

[08:18] Dragon Ball franchise grow at

[08:19] exponential rates when it comes to their

[08:21] power.

[08:22] Level six, universal threats. On to our

[08:24] sixth level here, we have universal

[08:26] threats. Despite this level's name

[08:28] sounding ominous, it just means these

[08:30] characters have the power to destroy

[08:31] universes if they so desire. When it

[08:33] comes to fights, these characters are

[08:35] undoubtedly the best in their field.

[08:36] Now, I hear you saying, "But this is

[08:38] only level six. What do you mean by

[08:39] that?" Well, you'll see when we move on.

[08:41] From speed so fast fighters look like

[08:43] they're standing still, to durability so

[08:45] stable they could be crushed in between

[08:46] planets, and I would feel sorry for the

[08:48] planets, to strength so powerful they

[08:50] could destroy entire planets with

[08:52] singular punches, we are truly at the

[08:54] universal level of power. My choice for

[08:56] this tier is Goku and Vegeta from Dragon

[08:58] Ball. I swear I could have a Dragon Ball

[08:59] character for every level. These

[09:01] characters don't need introductions.

[09:03] They have fights so intense they destroy

[09:05] planets. Abilities so busted they have

[09:07] multiple transformations that multiply

[09:09] their power. Not just add on to it,

[09:11] multiply. They're at the point in Dragon

[09:13] Ball Super where they're fighting,

[09:14] training, and learning from literal gods

[09:16] and angels. From Ultra Instinct, an

[09:18] ability that allows Goku to dodge

[09:20] attacks subconsciously, to Ultra Ego, an

[09:22] ability that allows Vegeta to get

[09:24] stronger when he takes more damage, to a

[09:26] genuine love for the game that allows

[09:27] them to devote their whole lives to

[09:28] fighting, these two are perfect examples

[09:30] for peak warriors. There are a lot more

[09:32] Dragon Ball characters I could put on

[09:34] this level, so I'll restrain in that

[09:35] sense. Other characters I have on this

[09:37] tier are Kaguya Otsutsuki from Naruto,

[09:39] Sung Jinwoo from Solo Leveling, and

[09:41] Saitama from One Punch Man.

[09:44] Level seven, omnipotence. And here we

[09:46] are at the peak of our climb with level

[09:48] seven, omnipotence. At the start of each

[09:51] level I've gone on and on about all the

[09:52] things that show these characters power,

[09:54] speed, durability, strength, and such.

[09:57] Well, characters on this level are above

[09:58] 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

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