Dragon Ball Demons Guide: DBZ & Xenoverse, Heroes (2026)

Dragon Ball has a far wider spread of races than just humans, Saiyans, and Namekians—but the complete lineup is easiest to uncover outside Akira Toriyama’s manga and the main canon anime. If you broaden the lens to DBZ-adjacent games like Super Dragon Ball Heroes and Xenoverse, you start running into Demons that can outnumber Saiyans in both sheer quantity and raw threat level, even after you treat Majins as their own separate group.

Key takeaways

Demons get a major presence boost in Daima, largely centered on the Demon Realm.
The article argues the multiverse contains Demons far stronger than King Gomah or Janemba, including Demon Gods.
To avoid power-scaling issues, these overpowered characters are said to need a place in the extended universe.
The list only includes characters introduced in Dragon Ball games, excluding canon-saga and movie characters.
Several Demons are intentionally omitted due to popularity or because they already appeared in similar pieces in this series.

What counts, and who gets left out

Only characters who first debuted in Dragon Ball games are eligible here. That also means no characters from the canon saga or the franchise’s movies. This is part of a weekly series focused on lesser-known fighters pulled from games (or from Super Dragon Ball Heroes), with earlier entries covering general characters, then Saiyans, then villains.

The piece also skips specific Demons for consistency. Towa is left out because she’s too recognizable thanks to her role in the Xenoverse lineup. Demigra is excluded since he’s the main antagonist of the first Xenoverse, and he was already included in a similar roundup of lesser-known Dragon Ball villains. Fin technically fits the Demon category, but is primarily treated as an Android Majin. Mechikabura is also omitted because he’s already been covered in two prior installments of this same series.

5 Gravy Is A Demon Sorcerer With Magical Muscles

Who Said You Cannot Have It All?

Debuted in Dragon Ball Heroes.
Plays a major villain role in early chapters of the Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga, though he only shows up briefly in the anime.

Alright, it’s hard to take a Demon named Gravy completely seriously—especially when this list already contains at least a few names that feel like they were chosen to be ridiculous. But once you look past the name, you get something unusual for Dragon Ball villain design: a wizard who can land a devastating punch. After being prompted into a Demon God by Mechikabura, Gravy evolves from a Sorcerer who fights at range into a more physical threat, using a hammer infused with dark magic.

If you think you’ve seen every kind of overpowered fighter—reality-warping masterminds, or illegal fusion disasters—this series still has room for surprises. Historically, Dragon Ball tends to frame magic users as glass cannons, and Gravy actively rejects that idea. Even before he fully settles into his Demon God form, the manga version can overwhelm Xeno Vegeta and still manage to survive an encounter against Xeno Vegeks, a fusion combining Xeno Vegeta and Future Trunks.

Yes, Super Dragon Ball Heroes is weird and absolutely goes overboard, but that’s part of the appeal. Once Gravy masters his upgraded power, his durability becomes genuinely notable—strong enough to withstand strikes from the likes of SS4 Xeno Gogeta.

4 Janembu Combines DBZ’s Deadliest Foes

Dragon Ball Fusions Answers The Questions The Canon Story Is Too Afraid To Ask

Appears only in Dragon Ball Fusions.

For all its rough edges, Dragon Ball Fusions still may be the franchise’s most extreme fanservice entry, and its very existence enables wildly broken mashups like Karoly Black, Whirus, and Cellza. One of the story’s most outrageous creations is Janembu, a fusion built from two sources of “pure, unfiltered evil”: Kid Buu and Janemba.

In their original, uncombined states, both of these characters are among the strongest villains from the Dragon Ball Z era. Put them together and Janembu can likely keep its footing against plenty of threats introduced in later arcs. Within Fusions, Janembu is labeled as G Rank—its top tier, which also includes Beerus and Whis. Because of that ranking, Janembu functions as a late-game boss, and players unlock access by finishing a mission that comes after the main story.

3 Putine Is A Demon Goddess Who Can Cast A Spell On You

The Ultimate Brain Over Brawn

Introduced in Dragon Ball Heroes.
Acts as Gravy’s partner in crime in the Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga, while the anime version shares the spotlight with Salsa. The article also notes that Dragon Ball does, in fact, include a Majin named Salsa.

To be clear, the series continues to deliver Demon names that are hard to take at face value—but Putine is the latest example of that pattern, even surpassing Gravy in silly factor.

The main Dragon Ball lineup has only a handful of female villains, with Android 18 being the most widely known, and even then she’s increasingly treated as a hero in modern appearances. Ribrianne and Cheelai are recognizable from the Dragon Ball Super era, and you could argue that Kefla counts as a kind of pseudo-villain. In contrast, the games offer a broader selection of female antagonists: Towa and Android 21 are highlighted as standing above nearly every canon villain, excluding Android 18.

Putine may not be as iconic as those two, but she still demonstrates how strong the game roster can be. She’s a Demon Goddess who can stand her ground alongside her male allies. Like Gravy, Putine becomes even more dangerous through Mechikabura’s influence; however, unlike Gravy, she avoids direct close-quarters clashes for the most part. Her specialty is spatial and elemental control, letting her warp surroundings and isolate groups of people.

Putine can also force transformations by injecting someone with Demon Goddess power, turning Perfect Cell into the larger-than-life monster called Cell-X.

And yes—the article ends this section with the warning to “identify the silhouettes before time runs out.”

2 Shroom Absorbs Souls Like A True Demon (God)

In A Sea Of Demon Gods, He Is More Godly Than Most

Introduced in Dragon Ball Heroes.
Shows up prominently in the Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga, with only brief appearances in the anime.

Dragon Ball is packed with characters who can level mountains with a flick of the wrist—or bench-press their way through impossible odds—and new arrivals need something beyond raw strength. Shroom delivers exactly that. While he can hold his own physically, his signature is the Potara Earrings, which let him absorb another person’s soul to strengthen his base stats. The cleaver he uses is built to support this: it bypasses the body and targets the spirit directly, slicing away at a soul in literal fashion.

Step beyond DBZ and Dragon Ball Super and you’ll find video-game Saiyans so overpowered that they make Broly seem comparatively weak.

The Super Dragon Ball Heroes anime doesn’t do Shroom (or most of the Demon roster) justice, but he gets more attention in that format than many others. In the anime, he takes part in fights against Xeno Janemba, Goku, and Vegeta, and he even comes out on top despite being double-teamed by the Saiyans.

1 Robelu Is The Goddess Of Dark Magic

Demigra’s Right-Hand Lieutenant

Introduced in Dragon Ball Heroes.
Appears in both the Super Dragon Ball Heroes manga and the anime.

Demigra may be the headline villain in Xenoverse, but his Dragon Ball Heroes sidekick, Robelu, isn’t as visible. At first glance, she might not look like the most intimidating Demon in the multiverse—but the article claims she’s legitimately among the strongest Demons in the world of Dragon Ball. In the Super Dragon Ball Heroes anime, Robelu fights Towa to a standstill at her absolute peak, which would be impressive for nearly anyone in the franchise.

Manga and arcade versions give Robelu far more to do than the anime, letting her display not only abilities but also tactical decision-making. During a short period when Demigra’s forces team up with the Time Patrol, Robelu steps into a leadership role and directs the Z-Fighters during their battle against Omega Shenron. She also defeats Putine with ease.

Most Demons can use dark magic to some extent, but the article emphasizes that Robelu’s command of it puts her ahead of the pack. Her toolkit includes time manipulation, nullifying attacks, creating magic barriers, and even putting people to sleep with a tap of her wand.

And while everyone talks about Frieza and Cell, the multiverse still holds a long list of overpowered antagonists—ones that can make those famous legends look less impressive by comparison.