Top 10 Anime Characters That Have Beaten Gods

Gods are considered as a powerful entity in the anime world and to kill one is a huge deal. Whether the intentions are good or bad, beating a God shows the power the character holds. Not all anime characters can defeat God unless he attains sheer power. Across the anime verse, only a handful of characters who are mostly protagonists have surpassed Gods and gained authority over them. Here are our top 10 characters that have beaten Gods.

Top Anime Characters Who Have Beaten Gods

10. Light Yagami

• Appeared show: Death Note
• Created by: Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata
• Personality: Intelligent, charming, manipulative
• Released Year: 2006
• Number of episodes: 37
• Genre: Horror, thriller, crime, fantasy

After attaining a book from Shinigami, the God of death, Light Yagami turns into a serial killer not only killing 124,925 people but also another Shinigami named Rem. Light needed Rem to write down the name of his nemesis L, but was doubtful of the loyalty she showed towards him. He finally killed Rem after his goal was achieved through immense manipulation and control over the Shinigami. He was recorded as a character who defeated the God of death.

9. Wang Ling

• Appeared show: Daily Life of Immortal King
• Personality: Does not care about money, magic and reputation
• Created by: Kuxuan
• Released year: 2020
• Number of episodes: 15
• Genre: Action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, supernatural

Wang Ling is a reincarnation of an ancient immortal emperor who now possesses great power among the ordinary people. He lives through all the stages of life and now is sixteen years old and has to go through high school. When he was six years old, he defeated the demon king without much struggle in just an upward kick. He also defeated other deities such as The Heavenly Emperor and The Great Sage equal to Heaven.

8. Natsu Dragneel

• Appeared Show: Fairy Tail
• Personality: Mischievous, carefree, reckless
• Created by: Hiro Mashima
• Released year: 2009
• Number of episodes: 328
• Genre: Adventure, action, fantasy

Ikusa Tsunagi, one of the 18 Battle Gods, is 10 thousand times bigger than our Natsu Dragneel. But Natsu doesn’t give up and gives his all in order to defeat this God in the name of friendship. Even though the chances of winning are low, Natsu forces himself to get close to the God in order to fight. It is an epic battle where Natsu takes out Ikusa with a fiery punch. The fun fact is that Natsu Dragneel ranked 79 in ‘The Hottest Anime guys of All Time’.

7. Joseph Joestar

• Appeared show: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
• Personality: outgoing, charismatic
• Created by: Hirohiko Araki
• Released year: 2012
• Number of episodes: 152
• Genre: Adventure, action, fantasy, horror, suspense

Kars is an immortal being close to God. He cannot be killed but can be defeated. This great performance was done by Joseph Joestar when he was defending himself from Kars Ripple attack. He was trying to defend himself by using Super Aja. Though it was an accident, Joseph Joestar sent him flying into outer space with the help of a volcanic eruption to never return to Earth again.

6. Meliodas

• Appeared show: Seven Deadly Sins
• Created by: Nakaba Suzuki
• Personality: Kind, merciful,
• Released year: 2014
• Number of episodes: 100
• Genre: Adventure, action, fantasy, comedy, romance

Meliodas is the sin of the wrath and also the son of the Demon king. He is at his strongest when he is in his demon form. He holds a strength that could destroy the entire empire with a single blow. Born in the demon kingdom, Meliodas was always kind-hearted and left his kingdom for his love for Elizabeth. He fought against divine beings such as the ‘Ten commandments and the Demon king” himself and ended up killing them both.

5. Edward Elric

• Appeared show: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
• Created by: Hiromu Arakawa
• Personality: Stubborn, hot tempered, super smart
• Released year: 2003
• Number of episodes: 51
• Genre: Adventure, action, dark fantasy

A powerful being who managed to attain god-like powers called Father posed a threat to humankind by trying to surpass God Himself. He attained this power through various allies such as including, surprisingly, and greed. Edward Elric was able to end the battle by punching God in the face when he tried to absorb greed, which enabled his impenetrable flesh to weaken. He defeated Father in the eventual battle and saved mankind.

4. Yato

• Appeared show: Noragami
• Created by: Adachitoka
• Personality: Crude, mischievous, unpredictable
• Released year: 2014
• Number of episodes: 12
• Genre: Action, fantasy

/Yato forgets his past and tries to live a normal everyday life by fortune telling. He then digs into his past and remembers that he is a God Himself and has defeated various other Gods who cause harm to mankind. He is the God of calamity. His ally and also the God of calamity, Rabo, tries to bring Yato back to their world. But Yato refuses, which eventually leads Rabo to hurt those around Yato. Rabo, who was formerly a friend, is now the nemesis of Yato and he defeats him once and for all.

3. Goku Black a.k.a Zamasu

• Appeared show: Dragon Ball Super
• Created by: Akira Toriyama
• Personality: Hatred to mortal kind
• Released year: 2015
• Number of episodes: 131
• Genre: Action, fantasy, adventure

In the Dragon Ball super series Zamasu wreaks havoc in the entire universe in different timelines and even challenges the mortals of Universe 7. He murdered and stole from Gowasu who owned Potara earrings which were the relics of Gods. He was then later defeated by two different Gods in different timelines. Beerus and Future Trunks defeated both versions of Zamasu in different timelines.

2. Ren Amamiya

• Appeared show: Persona 5
• Created by: CloverWorks
• Personality: Wuite, well mannered, trickster
• Released year: 2018
• Number of episodes: 26
• Genre: Action, supernatural

Persona 5 is an adaptation of a video game. The protagonist, Rem Amamiya, has a sole goal his entire life that is to change society by touching their hearts. He is the leader of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and is willing to change the enemies who are corrupt and bad. He eventually faces the God of Control, Yaldabaoth, who sees humanity as worthless and unfit to do anything. This God tries to eradicate the humans but Ren goes up against it and summons a powerful persona called Sataniel, which eventually defeats the enemy.

1. Inuyasha

• Appeared show: Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island
• Created by: Rumiko Takahashi
• Personality: Arrogant, prideful, stubborn
• Released year: 2004
• Number of episodes: Film
• Genre: Action, fantasy, animation, adventure

Horai island is controlled by the four Gods of War. The inhabitants of this island suffer a great deal due to these Gods. In the movie, Inuyasha: Fire on the mystic island, Inuyasha and his companions defeat these Four Gods and set the inhabitants free. Out of these four, Inuyasha takes out 2 by himself, Sesshoumaru defeats one God and Sango and Miroku defeat the last one.

Conclusion

It’s true that many other characters are powerful enough to defeat a God, but these 10 have proven to be at the top when compared with the whole anime. They have been ranked according to the liking of anime fandom.

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