Dragon Ball Super: 7 Strongest Races in The Story, Ranked

Dragon Ball Super pushed the franchise far beyond Earth, and that brought a whole cast of races nobody had to think about before. Saiyans and Namekians now share the spotlight with Angels, Androids, and the last few relatives of a certain space tyrant.

Some of them punch above their weight, while others get forgotten whenever the Tournament of Power comes up. This list ranks every race by how much strength it has actually shown in the story, starting with the ones that get by on guts and ending with the beings who train the gods.

7 Humans Stay Brave in Dragon Ball Super, but Courage Isn’t Enough

Humans are the underdogs of Dragon Ball Super, plain and simple. Master Roshi took on Frost in the Tournament of Power, and when Frost trapped Vegeta using Roshi’s own Evil Containment Wave, Roshi shattered the urn with a tiny blast of Ki. Krillin gave it his best too, but he went down early. They had plenty of heart, yet they faced fighters from seven other universes. Humans take last place because even their toughest fighters were out long before the final stretch.

6 Androids Held On Long Enough to Win the Tournament of Power

Androids are the surprise on this list. Android 17 outlasted everyone in the Tournament of Power and used the wish to bring back every erased universe. Android 18 was on the same Universe 7 team in that tournament too. Super Hero later introduced Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, two new androids from the Red Ribbon Army who gave Piccolo and Gohan a real fight. Androids rank sixth because 17’s big win leaned on Goku and Frieza, and no other android has had a moment like it yet.

5 Namekians Finally Get Their Moment With Orange Piccolo’s Debut

Piccolo is practically the face of the Namekians in Dragon Ball Super, same as he always has been. In Super Hero, he asks Shenron to unlock his hidden strength and comes out as Orange Piccolo. Even that wasn’t enough against Cell Max, and Gohan had to go Beast to finish the job. Namekians matter outside the fights too, since Moro went hunting for their Dragon Balls on New Namek. Namekians sit fifth because Orange Piccolo is a real leap, but the form still came up short against Cell Max.

4 Majin Rest on Buu Alone, and Super Barely Gives Him Any Room

Buu is the face of the Majin, and he’s still plenty scary. His body bounces back from almost anything, and his candy beam can turn a fighter into chocolate. Super hasn’t given him much room. He fell asleep before the Tournament of Power, so Frieza took his spot. The Moro arc in the manga finally lets him fight again once Merus and Jaco bring him to New Namek. Majin takes fourth because Buu’s regeneration and candy beam still make him a nightmare, yet Super keeps leaving him on the bench.

3 Frieza’s Race Is Tiny, but Black Frieza Leaves Goku Outmatched

Frieza’s race is tiny, but it keeps producing nightmares. Frieza went Golden to take on Goku and Vegeta in Resurrection ‘F’, then came back in the manga’s Granolah Arc as Black Frieza after ten years of training and killed Gas with one attack. That was the same Gas who’d beaten Ultra Instinct Goku and Ultra Ego Vegeta. Frost from Universe 6 shows there are more of them out there. Frieza’s race takes third because Black Frieza is terrifying, but that level of power has only ever come from Frieza himself.

2 Saiyans Keep Breaking Past Every Limit the Story Throws at Them

Saiyans never stop climbing, and Super leans on that hard. Goku reached Ultra Instinct in the Tournament of Power, Vegeta unlocked Ultra Ego in the manga after training under Beerus, and half-Saiyan Gohan went Beast to flatten Cell Max in Super Hero. Even Broly got his own movie. Universe 6 has Saiyans of its own too, like Cabba, Caulifla, and Kale, who jumped into the tournament as well. Saiyans take second because no other mortal race keeps producing fighters this strong, and only the Angels sit above them.

1 Angels Train the Gods of Destruction and Outrank Every Mortal

Angels are basically the teachers of the gods. Whis and Vados serve as attendants to the Gods of Destruction, and Whis trains Beerus, who admits Whis is stronger than he is. Goku and Vegeta have trained under him too. Every other known Angel is a child of the Grand Priest, who serves Zeno himself. They aren’t allowed to fight mortals, which is probably a mercy for everyone else. Angels take first because they outrank the Gods of Destruction they train, and nobody else on this list comes close.

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