Dragon Ball’s strangest powerhouses live outside canon — in movies, games, and what-if timelines. From movie tyrants to timeline-breaking demons, here are the 10 strongest non-canon Dragon Ball characters, ranked.
Quick Answer
The 10 strongest non-canon Dragon Ball characters, weakest to strongest: Turles, Lord Slug, Cooler, Bojack, Janemba, Hirudegarn, Z Broly, Android 21, Cumber, and Fu. “Non-canon” means outside the manga/anime continuity — movies, Dragon Ball Heroes, Xenoverse, and FighterZ. Fu, the artificial timeline-hopping scientist of Heroes, takes the top spot.
The Full Ranking
| Rank | Character | From |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Turles | Tree of Might |
| 9 | Lord Slug | Lord Slug |
| 8 | Cooler | Cooler’s Revenge / Return |
| 7 | Bojack | Bojack Unbound |
| 6 | Janemba | Fusion Reborn |
| 5 | Hirudegarn | Wrath of the Dragon |
| 4 | Z Broly | Broly movies |
| 3 | Android 21 | FighterZ |
| 2 | Cumber | Dragon Ball Heroes |
| 1 | Fu | Dragon Ball Heroes / Xenoverse |
10. Turles
A Saiyan pirate empowered by the Tree of Might’s fruit — a dark mirror of Goku who needed a Spirit Bomb to stop.
9. Lord Slug
A giant evil Namekian whose Super Namekian form dwarfed early Super Saiyans.
8. Cooler
Frieza’s brother: a fifth form beyond Final, plus the Meta-Cooler army. The genius of the family.
7. Bojack
The movie villain who fought to win, not to posture — sealed by the Kais, freed to nearly take Earth.
6. Janemba
A reality-warping demon made of pure evil whose defeat required the first-ever Gogeta.
5. Hirudegarn
The phantom majin whose intangibility made him untouchable until Goku’s Dragon Fist.
4. Z Broly
The Legendary Super Saiyan — non-canon, but the ’90s icon who defined “unstoppable.”
3. Android 21
FighterZ’s villain: Majin cells, a genius intellect, and power that rivaled SSB-level fighters.
2. Cumber
The Evil Saiyan of Heroes — ancient, brutal, and strong enough to push the cast toward Ultra Instinct-level answers.
1. Fu
Towa and Mira’s artificial son: a timeline-hopping scientist who treated universes as experiments and fought Super Saiyan Blue-level heroes as a warm-up. No non-canon character operates on his scale.
What Counts as Non-Canon?
Movies (pre-Super), Dragon Ball Heroes, Xenoverse, and FighterZ sit outside Toriyama/Toyotarou continuity. GT is its own debate — this list sticks to the clearest cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the strongest non-canon Dragon Ball character?
Fu — the Heroes scientist who treats timelines as lab experiments.
Is GT canon?
Debated. This list excludes GT to stick to the clearest non-canon cases.
Is Z Broly non-canon?
Yes — the ’90s movies. The 2018 Broly is the canon version.
Who is Cumber?
The “Evil Saiyan” from Dragon Ball Heroes — an ancient Saiyan of enormous power.
Who is Android 21?
The main villain of Dragon Ball FighterZ, built from Majin cells and a genius intellect.
Could any of them beat canon villains?
At the top end — Fu, Cumber — the scaling gets genuinely debatable. That is the fun of it.
