Beerus and Whis Introduction

The God of Destruction wakes up looking for a Super Saiyan God.

Beerus, the God of Destruction, and his attendant Whis are introduced in the 2013 film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, later retold in the God of Destruction Beerus Saga of Dragon Ball Super. Beerus looks like a purple sphynx cat in Egyptian dress and keeps the universe in balance by destroying, the opposite of the Supreme Kais, who create.

Quick Facts

Debut: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
Characters: Beerus, Whis

Lore & Background

Beerus wakes from a 39-year sleep after dreaming of a warrior called the Super Saiyan God. He loves good food and fighting worthy opponents. Whis is his caretaker and martial arts teacher, and the only opponent Beerus rates above Goku.

Reader's Guide

Toriyama took Beerus's name from "virus" but thought it meant "beer", which started the drink puns used for Whis and later gods and attendants. Beerus's design is based on a cat, partly Toriyama's own Cornish Rex.

Beerus finds Goku and beats him easily, even in Super Saiyan 3. He then comes to Earth to ask Vegeta about the legend and joins Bulma's birthday party for the food, staying calm until Majin Buu refuses to share the last pudding, at which point he defeats Buu, Gotenks, Gohan, Android 18, Piccolo and Tien with ease. Goku uses the Dragon Balls, learns the Super Saiyan God needs a ritual with his fellow Saiyans, takes the form and fights Beerus. Beerus wins but enjoys the match, and spares Goku and the Earth.