Dragon Ball: Every God of Destruction, Ranked Worst to Best Designed

Dragon Ball Super turned the Gods of Destruction from one memorable cat into a full council of twelve, one for every universe. On paper, that sounds like a designer’s dream: twelve divine beings, each free to look the way their universe demands. In practice, the results are wildly uneven.

A handful are instantly readable silhouettes, while others blur into the same Egyptian-style uniform with a different face on top. Akira Toriyama and Toyotarō split the work, and their approaches show. This ranking judges each god on silhouette, how well the look expresses personality, and how distinct it feels next to its peers.

12 Iwan: A Cuddly Look That Never Gets the Screen Time

Universe 1’s destroyer is a Toyotarō design built on contrast: a soft, cuddly exterior wrapped around intense emotions and a calm demeanor. That is a good character idea, but the design has to sell it quickly, and Iwan rarely gets the chance. He shows up in brief group scenes, so the fuzzy-mascot look is never paired with a moment revealing the fire underneath. Without that payoff, he reads as a plush toy in a uniform. The concept earns him credit, but the execution leaves him last.

11 Giin: Muscle Mass Standing in for an Identity

Giin, the Universe 12 destroyer, is a tall, merman-like humanoid with red irises and fin-shaped ears, dressed in a dark purple recolor of the standard uniform. The fish features are interesting in theory, yet the design leans hardest on his muscular build, the one thing that separates him from a cast of softer bodies. Muscle is a trait, not an identity, so he reads as a generic tough guy.

10 Heles: Generic Elegant-Woman Template

Heles, the Universe 2 destroyer, has polished styling: tan skin, green irises, teal eyeshadow, red lips, and black hair fading into gold at the ends, topped with a diamond-decorated headpiece and a teal, gray, and white uniform with gold jewelry. Everything is tidy, and the palette is attractive. The problem is the concept itself: a glamorous, self-obsessed beauty, which is a familiar template rather than a surprise. She looks good, but she never looks like a god of any particular universe. Strong color work keeps her out of the bottom tier.

9 Arak: A Forgettable Design That Fades Beside the Rest

Arak, the Universe 5 destroyer, is another Toyotarō creation, and his personality is more thoughtful than his looks. He tries to limit destruction to the smallest necessary amount by studying his targets, a restrained, methodical temperament. The design never announces any of that. Nothing in his silhouette or uniform gives a first-time viewer a hook, and next to gods with animal features, robot suits, or clown makeup, he simply fades. Forgettable is not the same as bad, but in a lineup of twelve, being remembered is the whole job.

8 Rumsshi Looks Like a Majin With Elephant Head

Rumsshi, the destroyer of the so-called Macho Universe 10, is another Toyotarō design, and one of the few gods with real muscle. His look resembles a Majin with an elephant’s head, which is at least a memorable mash-up. The bulk fits his universe’s theme, and it contrasts with his lazy attitude, since he dislikes destroying planets because it is too much trouble. The parts are fun, but the whole feels more assembled than inspired, so he lands in the lower middle.

7 Liquiir: Remembered for His Nine-Tails Form

Liquiir of Universe 8 is another Toyotarō design and one of only four destroyers with noticeable muscle. In his base state, though, he is easy to forget. What people actually remember is the Nine-Tails form he uses in the manga’s clash between the gods. That transformation is where the design finally takes a risk. A god whose best look is an alternate form has a base design that is not carrying enough weight, which is why he sits just above the forgettable tier.

6 Quitela: Toriyama’s Own Design Holds a Safe Middle Spot

Toriyama drew Quitela himself, and the playful simplicity shows. He is a small yellow anthropomorphic mouse with big round ears, a thin tail, and dark outlines around his eyes, wearing a green striped version of the usual uniform. The mouse fits a vain, scheming god who loves video games and junk food, and the compact shape reads instantly. He is held back by being a cute animal design in a cast that already has a famous cat, so he feels like a variation, not a statement.

5 Belmod: One of the Most Unique-Looking Clowns Ever

Belmod, Universe 11’s destroyer and one of the strongest Gods of Destruction, is the rare case where Toriyama and Toyotarō share the design credit. The result is unmistakably a clown, a bold choice for a god who has a strong sense of justice and never forgives evil in the Universe of Justice. That mismatch between playful costume and stern purpose gives him real personality, and no other destroyer looks anything like him.

4 Champa: Beerus’s Fatter Twin

Champa is a deliberate mirror of Beerus: the same sphynx-cat template, but plumper, with a shorter tail and a red version of the outfit instead of blue. The joke is smart. The extra weight suits a god who indulges in sweets and dodges responsibility, and the color swap makes the pair instantly readable as rivals. Toriyama designed both, so the echo feels intentional rather than lazy. The limit is built into the concept: he only works because Beerus exists. That is enough for fourth, but not higher.

3 Sidra: Viking-Dwarf Look That Matches His Passivity

Sidra, another Toriyama design, is a short, pudgy, olive-green deity with long orange hair, a mustache, and a beard, giving him a Viking or Norse dwarf feel. He also wears a white short-sleeved shirt under his uniform, a small detail no other destroyer has, and it makes him feel like a person rather than a costume. His soft, stocky shape suits a passive, indecisive god who rarely destroys anything. Strong silhouette, clear personality, and one memorable extra detail earn him third.

2 Mosco: A Robot Piloted by an Imp Breaks Every Template

Mosco is the most inventive concept in the lineup. The Universe 3 god appears to be a robot that cannot speak and communicates through beeps, but the real destroyer is Mule, a tiny pale-red imp with black horns and a thin tail who enters through a hatch on the machine’s stomach.

Toyotarō’s design plays with expectation: the giant machine is the imposing silhouette, and the small imp is the reveal. It escapes the cat-or-humanoid pattern entirely and builds a twist into the look, making it the strongest design outside first place.

1 Beerus: One of the Most Iconic Designs in Dragon Ball

Beerus is a purple sphinx cat in traditional Egyptian clothing and ornaments, and he remains the standard the others are measured against. Toriyama’s design works at every level: the silhouette is unmistakable, the palette is striking, and the cat features and Egyptian styling suggest a divine being without explaining anything.

It even matches his character, a lazy, gluttonous deity who can still erase planets. Every other destroyer is a variation on, contrast with, or reaction to him, the clearest proof of how well the original works. First place was never in doubt.

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