Dragon Ball Super Guide: God-Tier Saiyans on PS5, 2026

In Dragon Ball, few races can match the ceiling the Saiyans have shown across the franchise—especially once Dragon Ball Super starts pushing the multiverse into “God-level” territory. The Saiyans of Universes 6 and 7 aren’t merely strong by Saiyan standards; they stand apart from the rest of the setting. Even when you strip away God Ki, the modern Saiyans are portrayed as capable enough to join the Tournament of Power and take down threats that would normally belong in the realm of the divine.

Whether it’s through relentless training or by unlocking new forms that rewrite what “power” even means, the series’ top Saiyans have effectively reached God Tier status. It’s the kind of gap that makes even Beerus look like he’d have to take things seriously when facing the strongest names the Saiyan line can produce. And while some fighters do carry God Ki as proof of their divine standing, others reinforce a harsher lesson: you don’t necessarily need Godhood to beat Gods.

Yamoshi is still a God-Tier standout, but the strongest Saiyans in Dragon Ball Super are now presented as far beyond what the original Legendary Super Saiyan could manage.

7 Kale Nearly Solos the Tournament of Power in the Manga

Kale is Universe 6’s Legendary Super Saiyan and the counterpart to Broly in the story’s structure. In her everyday form, she comes off as hesitant and quiet, but her real strength and speed are anything but small. During the Tournament of Power, she finally reaches her full potential when she activates her Legendary Super Saiyan transformations. Across both Dragon Ball Super continuities, Legendary Super Saiyan Kale is treated like a nightmare with power that can stand toe-to-toe with the Gods.

The anime version shows Kale nearly finishing off Super Saiyan Blue Goku, and she ultimately needs Jiren to step in and stop her. The manga, however, doesn’t give anyone the satisfaction of “beating” her—Kale instead clears out half of the tournament’s participating universes on her own, including taking out members of her own side. Cabba then ends the chaos by slapping on a Potara Earring, fusing Kale with Caulifla into Kefla.

6 Kefla Forced Goku Into Ultra Instinct in the Anime

Like Kale, Kefla’s strength doesn’t land in exactly the same place between Dragon Ball Super’s anime and Toyotarou’s manga take on the Tournament of Power. In the manga, Kefla’s power level sits around Ultimate Gohan’s level. The anime, though, pushes her much farther—far enough that she can even reach the territory of Legendary Super Saiyan 2.

In the anime, Kefla is so dangerous that Goku would have been in trouble even without his response—had he not activated Ultra Instinct Sign. Even then, Ultra Instinct doesn’t become a simple “win button.” It mainly restores balance and lets Goku take her apart through precise decision-making, not by overpowering her with raw strength. The fact Kefla can keep pace with Ultra Instinct Sign Goku at all is the clearest signal that her threat level is real, not theoretical.

Pure-blood Saiyans with the most hidden reserves are ultimately set up to eclipse not just Gods, but Angels as well, because the series keeps implying that their power is bigger than what they’ve shown so far.

5 Goku Was the First Saiyan Since Yamoshi to Become a God

By completing the God Ritual in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Goku became the first Saiyan after Yamoshi to transform himself into a God. Even at the start of that Godhood, Super Saiyan God Goku is already terrifyingly strong—enough that his strikes alongside Beerus shake the foundations of Universe 7 in Dragon Ball Super.

Since then, Goku keeps climbing. He unlocks Ultra Instinct and draws closer to the Angels he’s meant to eventually rival. He isn’t always the strongest Saiyan in Dragon Ball Super these days, but he’s still among the most impressive. Goku has a habit of finding fresh ways to evolve Ultra Instinct and apply his divine state in ways that matter during fights. If anyone is positioned to truly end up defeating Beerus someday, the story points directly at Goku.

Goku’s advantage is also technical: he has access to more versions of Ultra Instinct than any Angel in Dragon Ball, giving him the kind of answer that can counter almost any matchup he faces.

4 Vegeta is On His Path to Becoming a God of Destruction

Vegeta’s route to God status isn’t the ritual route. Instead, he spends six months training without stopping on Beerus’ planet with Whis, slowly conditioning himself to God Ki and carving out a more personal path toward unlocking Super Saiyan Blue. For much of Dragon Ball Super, Goku and Vegeta often end up close enough to feel evenly matched in Power Level. Still, Vegeta’s progress is arguably the more remarkable one—especially after he pulls ahead and is officially shown to surpass Goku.

By the time Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero ends, Vegeta finally gets the better of Goku in a direct one-on-one fight. It also comes with a major seal of approval: Beerus accepts Vegeta as his one and only true disciple during the Granolah the Survivor arc, and he even grants him a Destroyer Earring. Vegeta’s command of Hakai has become so refined that he can funnel his destructive energy into Ultra Ego—an extreme form that grows stronger the longer the battle stretches on. With that, Vegeta looks less like a future candidate and more like Universe 7’s next Destroyer in the making.

3 Broly’s Potential Makes Him a Threat to the Gods

Other Saiyans had to grind and train their way up to where they stand today, let alone reach the level of the Gods. Broly, though, is different—he’s born with the kind of power that makes even the adults around him uneasy. As a baby, his Power Level is so high that King Vegeta genuinely worries Broly could one day rise up and challenge the Saiyan royal line. Even after being thrown into exile on Planet Vampa for decades, Broly grows into a naturally overwhelming fighter. Without God Ki ever entering the equation, he would still have been enough to destroy Goku and Vegeta.

Once Broly activates his Super Saiyan transformation, he jumps past Super Saiyan Blue outright. Then, when he reaches Legendary Super Saiyan, he eclipses every living combatant in the immediate story space. The scale of his potential is so extreme that, in the right circumstances, it’s implied he could even have beaten Gogeta. Broly doesn’t have access to God Ki—but that might be part of what makes Legendary Super Saiyan Broly so frightening, since he’s portrayed as stronger than basically every God across the multiverse.

2 Gohan’s Full Power is Comparable to the Gods of Destruction

Gohan is currently the strongest Z-Fighter in Dragon Ball Super, a claim he hasn’t held since the conclusion of the Dragon Ball manga. His Beast transformation may not be a Saiyan-form label, but it functions as proof of the latent potential Saiyans carry—especially the Hybrid Saiyan line. When Gohan unlocks Beast at the end of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, his situation flips dramatically: he goes from being weaker than the Tournament of Power’s top fighters to becoming more powerful than most of the multiverse.

In Dragon Ball Super Chapter 103, Gohan Beast manages to beat Goku’s Ultra Instinct and even pushes Broly toward unlocking True Legendary Super Saiyan. After that, Gohan continues into a battle royale where he fights Goku, Vegeta, Broly, Goten, and Trunks—an outcome he’s heavily implied to win. As the Black Frieza Saga approaches, Gohan stands out as far and away the strongest unfused Saiyan, and also the heroes’ best chance to put Frieza down for good. Even Whis believes Gohan could be a fit replacement for Beerus someday.

1 Gogeta & Vegito Could Potentially Beat Beerus

Gogeta and Vegito are essentially two sides of the same peak-level Saiyan output, and together they represent the strongest Saiyans across the entire multiverse. Both come from Goku and Vegeta merging their power. Vegito is formed when Goku and Vegeta fuse using the Potara Earrings, while Gogeta is created through the Fusion Dance. In terms of raw power, the two should land close to each other, but Vegito is limited by a time problem—because the Potara Earrings aren’t built to endure his full power for long.

Gogeta, meanwhile, appears able to stay active for his entire half-hour limit, even when he uses the extremely powerful Super Saiyan Blue form. Both Gogeta and Vegito are also described as having the potential to fight and defeat Beerus. It’s not just a theoretical “might win” either—together they’re presented as having more than enough strength to obliterate Black Frieza and nearly every other mortal the Dragon Ball franchise has put on the board. In other words, Gogeta and Vegito aren’t just the ceiling of what Saiyans can do; the story frames them as threats that can reach into the Gods themselves.