The Truth Behind Beerus’ Powercreep

Is Beerus really an inconsistent, moving goalpost like people say? Or is there a reason behind his absurd power? Even after being confirmed stronger than Black Frieza, in my eyes, Beerus has been pretty consistent... and he probably won't be surpassed anytime soon.

Edited by @trentswoodland

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[ashuraomega]

I feel like Beerus being a goal post is because if Goku and Vegeta surpass him then they would need to justify having antagonists that are stronger than Beerus coming into the series which would make Beerus look like a joke. After all what's the point of making your character a god if he can be easily triumphed by mortals?

[theallenbros]

How I rationalize beerus actually trying against god goku is just that beerus was rusty asf after sleeping for 40 years

[rjante]

It would be interesting if they played it off as Beerus being weaker earlier on. They could explain it as him being rusty due to sleeping for so long. It would make some sense, even if it is a bit flimsy.

[backgroundcharacter]

A terrifying fact I always like to bring up to my friends is that, against Goku and the gang, Beerus has never once used the Energy of Destruction against them, and has only ever used God Ki. And that each time he's ever used the EoD against another character, it has always resulted in instant death.

A character like Toppo for example, during the tournament of power, was most likely his first time ever using the EoD in actual combat, and had probably only had a very short period of cultivation and accumulation of EoD beforehand. And he still almost defeated SSJBE Vegeta even with a very very limited amount of accumulation and experience. And when Vegeta also gained EoD, even with such an extremely tiny and limited amount of time to train with EoD, UE Vegeta still came out as an enormous powerhouse.

Now take the fact that Beerus has had god knows how long to both accumulate EoD, come up with ways to apply it via techniques and such, and to gain experience using it... Now apply that, and it's not much of a shocker why he's so strong.

That's my reasoning at least lol. Great video, pretty much went through every other answer that came up during me and my friends Dragon Ball talks about Beerus xD.

[Solesteam]

6:24 It's a goalpost that was moved because it was misplaced at the first checkpoint on the track...

[thebigbingus]

I think Beerus being worried about SSB Kaioken is more just Beerus being surprised that Goku had a technique that is just a straight power multiplier. Sure, he’s not stronger than Beerus NOW, but down the line if he managed to get somewhat close, the Kaioken could be used to close the gap. Beerus isn’t shocked by Goku’s current power, just by the technique, and its potential if used correctly.

[KaiserMattTygore]

I really like the idea that Beerus is just a sleepy boi and his power is slowly returning to it's normal state before he napped for decades. It's so stupid and yet it's PERFECT for this series. If the anime ever continues from Super they should consider using this as a semi-serious semi-joking CANON reason for the goalpost shifting.

[Aerowarrier]

Beerus being that weak due to just being sleepy is honestly the most Dragonball answer, let’s be real. That’s such a Toriyama thing to do

[SkyeonX]

I like to think that Beerus is training when nobody is around

[dungton]

Beerus is like that one friend who did off cam mining

[jakubwiktor]

I personaly think belmod faking begin down is more of playing smart making other gods of destruction tried out berrus while he relative still fresh can finish him off

[GrandCaptainSpeedyDashGames]

One thing that is often overlooked in these discussions is that few characters actually know what Beerus' 100% power is, so Supreme Kai or Goku saying someone is stronger than Beerus only means that they are stronger than they think Beerus is.

[NightRyder]

The ultra ego theory makes the most sense. He is millions of years old.

[LimpWMetal]

My head canon has been a mix of theory 3 and 4: He grows stronger the less he naps for years on end, but he was always this ridiculously strong - stronger than any other GoD in fact - and manga Beerus is what I get behind.

Toriyama's (may he rest in peace) comparison right after the Battle of Gods movie between Goku, Beerus and Whis is honestly very Toriyama: something he makes up on the spot since it's convenient. If he was asked the same question today the answer would most likely not be the same.

[wbcoyote]

It's either that he trains offscreen or Since he was asleep for a while is power slowly going back to a 100%

[CaseyBeauchamp]

I support the "he's always been that strong" theory, although the hasn't fully woke up one I can see merit in lol. 1 big reason I think this is because in B.O.G (movie and anime, not sure about manga) Beerus said he used a 100% power up for that split second to nullify the energy between himself and Goku. However we later find out he's bluffing through Whis. My main point is even if he went 70% like the movie stated, in all of Dragonball that I've seen if any character goes above even 50% their actual bodies show some (even if it's a tiny sweat drop) sign of fatigue, and Beerus was as calm as could be (for Beerus at least lol) during and after the fight. Meaning to me that there is no way he even got close to going all out and he is in fact, just that strong. Maybe my interpretation is off, maybe not, but so far that's my head canon lol.

[jktech]

the fanfics of goku being an angel and vegeta being a god of destruction just makes sense for me now, gods of destruction have UE and angels UI

[VipFlyZs]

Shin is the most unreliable source ever, he didn't know that pataras lasted for 30 minutes for mortals, he didnt know beerus was destroying random planets, he doesn't know beerus full strength and hes a supreme kai who didnt know who the omni king was like man you dont know crap

[mlpkillers]

Beerus has lived for so long, so I guess that explains all his power. He isn't inconsistent or a goal post.😂 He's just 'him.'

[grimlockprime]

I'm a little surprised you didn't bring this up, but there is a line the anime, during the lead up to the Resurrection F arc, where Whis gives a discription if Beerus in relation to Goku and Vegeta. He's speaking to the Oracle Fish, and he compares the saiyans power to a nearby tree which is no taller than 15ft, then points to the massive world tree that makes up the bulk of Beerus' planet and which his palace is built into, and describes that as the level of the Gods, demonstrating that Goku and Vegeta have barely even begun to approach Beerus in power. I think as it's coming from Whis, it's probably the most accurate measure of Beerus' power we could get. Granted, this was near the beginning of Goku and Vegets's training, and they've progressed a lot since then, not to mention this is probably anime only (I can't remember if the exchange happened in the manga), but to me it it signals a power gap that i can't imagine even Goku and Vegeta could close in the 4-5 years that Super covers.