Kibito Kai
Kibito Kai (キビト神 キビト界王神 Kibitoshin) is the result of a Potara fusion between Shin, the Supreme Kai of Universe 7, and his loyal attendant, Kibito.
| Names | Kibito Kai (キビト神 キビト界王神 Kibitoshin), Supreme Kai, Lord Kai, Kibitokai, Kibito Shin, Kaibito, Shibito |
| Gender | Male ♂ |
| Race | Glind (グリンド人 Gurindo-jin), Core Person (芯人 Shin-jin) |
| Occupation | Supreme Kai of Universe 7 |
| Origin | Dragon Ball Chapter 501 (DBZ 307): "Enter a Savior?!"|救世主登場！？|Kyūseishu Tōjō!?|lit. "A Savior Appears!?" January 5, 1995 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1995 #05/06) |
| Alignment | Good |
| Age | Millions of Years |
| Created By | Akira Toriyama |
| Personality Type | ISFJ, 9w1 (Enneagram) |
| Voice Actors |  Japanese: Yūji Mitsuya (DBZ, DBZ Kai: TFC, and Battle of Gods), Shinichirō Ōta (DBGT and DBS)
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Appearance
As a fusion of Shin and Kibito, Kibito Kai inherits physical traits from both individuals. He retains Shin’s face and voice while adopting Kibito’s longer hair and taller stature, making him significantly taller than Shin. His outfit varies by source: in the anime, he wears Kibito’s attire, while in the full-color manga, his clothing reflects Shin’s color scheme.
Personality
Although he is a Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai still displays moments of naivety about the universe—something Elder Kai often critiques. Nonetheless, he holds a deep admiration for Earth and its people, especially after witnessing their potential during Beerus’ visit. He’s compassionate, showing concern even for strangers. Despite being a fusion, Kibito Kai sees himself simply as Shin.
Biography
Dragon Ball Z
Majin Buu Saga
Kibito Kai is formed when Shin and Kibito try on the Potara earrings out of curiosity, fusing permanently. Pleased with his new power and appearance, he offers to assist Goku against Super Buu, though Old Kai warns him that even fused, they’re no match. He spends the rest of the saga observing the fight, marveling at Vegito’s strength, and reacting with fear when Buu reverts into Kid Buu—recalling the terror from Shin’s past.
When Kid Buu launches his Planet Burst attack, Kibito Kai teleports Goku, Vegeta, Mr. Satan, Bee, and Dende to the Sacred World of the Kai, narrowly saving them. As the battle moves to their realm, Kibito Kai, Elder Kai, and Dende relocate to a distant planet to watch via Crystal Ball. Later, per Vegeta’s request, they travel to New Namek and use the Dragon Balls to restore Earth and its people.
After Kid Buu’s defeat, Kibito Kai heals the warriors, including the reformed Good Buu, and teleports the group back to Earth. He then returns to the Sacred World of the Kai.
The Return of Son Goku and Friends!
Two years after Kid Buu’s defeat, Kibito Kai and Old Kai attend a banquet hosted by Mr. Satan in honor of those who helped save the world. The event is interrupted by Abo and Kado, alien brothers pursuing Vegeta’s younger sibling, Tarble. Goten and Trunks try to stop them but fail. The brothers fuse into Aka and destroy the hotel with a powerful attack, but are ultimately defeated by Goku’s Kamehameha. After the battle, the group resumes their celebration.
Dragon Ball Daima
By the time of Trunks’ ninth birthday, Kibito Kai has defused, thanks to an unusual process involving Good Buu. Buu had absorbed Kibito Kai, and due to his unique internal environment, the Potara fusion was undone. Buu later expelled Shin and Kibito as separate individuals.
Dragon Ball Super
God of Destruction Beerus Saga
Following Kid Buu’s defeat, Kibito Kai is with Elder Kai on the Sacred World of the Kai when they sense the destruction of a planet. While Kibito Kai initially mistakes Elder Kai’s reaction as distaste for the tea, he learns that the God of Destruction, Beerus, has awakened—posing a massive threat to the universe. They are instructed to avoid provoking him and to prevent any reckless fighters from engaging with him—Goku, in particular.
Kibito Kai mentions Goku is on Earth, assuming no encounter will occur, but King Kai telepathically reveals that Goku is on his planet training—just as Beerus sets off toward him. Alarmed, Elder Kai fears that their meeting could destroy the universe.
During the battle between Super Saiyan God Goku and Beerus, Kibito Kai attempts to intervene telepathically, urging them to stop, though they continue fighting. Thankfully, Goku manages to nullify their clashing punches, preventing universal collapse.
In the Dragon Ball Super manga, Kibito Kai and Elder Kai sense Champa’s sudden arrival in their universe. When confronted by Champa and Vados, they feign ignorance. Once Champa leaves, Elder Kai insists they gather the Namekian Dragon Balls, assuming Champa is seeking them. After retrieving the Dragon Balls, Kibito Kai unexpectedly uses them to wish himself defused, reverting back into Shin and Kibito. This decision angers Elder Kai, who scolds him for wasting the Potara fusion’s potential.
Golden Frieza Saga
In the anime, Kibito Kai and Elder Kai sense several planets being destroyed but are unsure of the cause. Initially, they suspect Beerus might be responsible, but quickly realize he is still asleep. Elder Kai attempts to investigate by observing activity on another planet—though Kibito Kai mistakenly believes he's spying—only to find him watching a rhinoceros beetle fight.
Universe 6 Saga
Sometime after the events involving Golden Frieza, Kibito Kai visits New Namek to request the use of their Dragon Balls. He wishes to defuse back into Shin and Kibito, expressing that remaining fused feels unnatural. The Namekians grant the wish, and Kibito Kai is successfully separated into the original two individuals.
Dragon Ball GT
Baby Saga
Fifteen years after Kid Buu’s defeat, Kibito Kai returns to action when the parasitic Tuffle, Baby, begins his rampage on Earth and overwhelms Goku in battle. Kibito Kai rescues Goku and transports him to the Sacred World of the Kais. There, Elder Kai reveals a secret Saiyan method that may give Goku the strength to fight back.
With the help of Sugoro, Goku undergoes a painful process to regrow his Saiyan tail using giant pliers. Once his tail is restored, Goku eventually transforms into a Golden Great Ape and, after regaining control, ascends to Super Saiyan 4. Meanwhile, Kibito Kai travels to The Lookout to retrieve the Sacred Water, which is used to purify Earth’s population from Baby’s control.
Goku ultimately defeats Baby—who had possessed Vegeta—by launching him into the Sun's core. Kibito Kai and Elder Kai watch from the Sacred World of the Kais and join others in celebrating Baby’s defeat. However, Elder Kai expresses concern about the overuse of the Dragon Balls, a fear that soon proves true.
Shadow Dragon Saga
Following the release of Black Smoke Shenron, the seven Shadow Dragons are born and scatter across the Earth. Elder Kai explains to Goku and the others that the constant overuse of the Dragon Balls has caused negative energy to accumulate, resulting in the Shadow Dragons’ creation. True to their observational roles, both Kibito Kai and Old Kai choose not to intervene directly, instead watching as Goku battles and defeats each Shadow Dragon to restore balance to the universe.
Film Appearances
Battle of Gods
Four years after Kid Buu’s defeat, Kibito Kai is seen alongside Elder Kai on their homeworld, discussing the awakening of the God of Destruction, Beerus, during a telepathic exchange with King Kai. They reappear after Goku’s battle with Beerus, commenting on Goku's surprising friendship with the God of Destruction. Kibito Kai praises Earth and its people, believing that Goku and Vegeta became stronger and better individuals due to their time among them.
Powers and Statistics
Tier: 4-B
Powers and Abilities: Skilled Martial Artist, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Longevity, Acrobatics, Flight, Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Magic, Ki Manipulation (Master Level), Ki Sensing (Can locate others by reading their ki), Clairvoyance (Via Far-Seeing Arts), Enhanced Senses (Able to see far distances across the universe), Life Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, Physics Manipulation and Creation (As a Supreme Kai, he can create celestial bodies), Shockwaves Generation, Healing, Telekinesis (His telekinesis is powerful enough to restrain SSJ2 Gohan), Telepathy (Can communicate with others telepathically and read minds), Teleportation, Dimensional Travel and BFR (Via Kai Kai), Resurrection (At the cost of his own life, he can resurrect another), Fusionism (Via Potara Earrings), Time Travel and Acausality (Types 1 & 4; With a Time Ring, Shin can travel through time and is immune to changes in history. Despite Beerus' capability of erasing existence across space-time without splitting the timeline. However, he does not carry the ring with him). Resistance to Extreme Cold and Cosmic Radiations (Able to survive and travel in outer space, which is extremely cold[1][2] and filled with cosmic radiation)
Attack Potency:Solar System level (Given the exponential power boost given by other fusions, he should be this strong. Was implied to be comparable to Super Saiyan 2 power)
Speed: At least Hypersonic+flight speed, Massively FTL+ combat speed (As a Potaro fusion of Kibito and Shin, he is much faster than either of them)
Lifting Strength: Unknown (Can lift up a block of katchin with telekinesis)
Striking Strength: Solar System level
Durability: Solar System level
Stamina: Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range; Stellar with other abilities (As a Supreme Kai he is responsible for the creation of celestial bodies across the universe); Low Multiversal with Kai Kai (He can teleport to other universes and even to Zeno's palace); Low Complex Multiversal & Interdimensional with the Time Ring (The Time Ring allows the user to travel across Hypertimelines)
Standard Equipment: Potara earring
Intelligence: Gifted
Weaknesses: If Beerus is killed, Shin will also die.
Attacks and Techniques
Flight – The ability to fly through the manipulation of ki.
Ki Blast – A basic energy wave attack formed and fired using ki.
Godly Ki – As a Shinjin, Kibito Kai can sense and utilize both standard and godly ki, a rare trait among most fighters.
Shockwave – A light blue ki blast fired from the palm that can briefly stun opponents. Taught by Shin and featured in the Budokai series and Dragon Ball Heroes.
Noble Throw – A multi-hit kick combo attack learned from Shin, used in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2.
Holiness Break – A powerful rush attack obtained from Shin and featured in Budokai 2.
Majestic Rush – A high-speed rush attack ending with a powerful Kiai blast. Also learned from Shin and used in Budokai 2.
Energy Rain – An Energy Blast Barrage technique acquired from Shin. Kibito Kai unleashes a flurry of energy blasts on his target. Featured in Budokai 2.
Magic Materialization – The ability to create objects from nothing. In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, Kibito Kai uses this technique to summon a massive cube of Katchin, which he hurls at his opponent during the “Supernatural Abilities” attack.
Full Power Energy Wave – A powerful energy beam similar in nature to Shin’s Gekiretsu Shin’ou’hou, delivering massive energy at the target.
Crazy Combination – A high-speed rush attack used in the Budokai Tenkaichi series.
Gekiretsu Shin’ou’hou – A signature energy wave technique inherited from Shin, used by Kibito Kai as a Super Attack in Dokkan Battle.
Shin Gekiretsu Shin’ou’hou – A more powerful version of Gekiretsu Shin’ou’hou, featured as Kibito Kai’s ultimate attack in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and Dragon Ball Heroes. It releases a gigantic, high-energy beam capable of inflicting enormous damage.
Kai Kai – A teleportation technique received from Kibito. Unlike Instant Transmission, it does not rely on detecting energy signatures and has no distance limitation. However, the user may still focus on specific targets for accuracy.
Psychokinesis – A technique used by Kibito Kai in the Budokai Tenkaichi series as a Blast 1 attack, allowing him to manipulate objects or opponents with his mind.
Telepathy – Used to communicate with other Kais. Notably employed to inform King Kai of Beerus' awakening in Battle of Gods. Despite Kibito Kai’s caution, Goku overhears part of the conversation, learning about Beerus prematurely.
Healing – As a Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai can fully restore the health of others, even if they are near death.
Life Link – As a fused Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai shares a life link with Beerus, the God of Destruction. As explained by Whis, if either Shin or Beerus dies, the other will perish as well—a bond similar to that of Piccolo and Kami.
Battle Prep – A passive skill in Dragon Ball Fusions that grants Kibito Kai one charged Ki Orb at the beginning of battle.
Support Genius – Another passive skill from Dragon Ball Fusions, which allows the use of fewer Support Special Ki Orbs.
Fusion Capabilities – Although he is already a fusion himself (via Potara earrings), Kibito Kai is capable of performing additional types of fusion.
EX-Fusion – A fusion technique from Dragon Ball Fusions that requires both participants to wear Capsule Corp’s Metamo-Rings and perform the Fusion Dance.
Five-Way Fusion – A powerful fusion dance technique developed by the Ginyu Force that allows five warriors to merge into a single ultra-powerful being, known as Ultra Fusion.
Trivia
- Kibito Kai closely resembles Magus from Chrono Trigger, another character designed by Akira Toriyama. Both were created in 1995.
- In the Funimation Remastered Box Sets (Season 9), Kibito Kai is credited as being voiced by both Kent Williams (Shin) and Chuck Huber (Kibito).
- He is one of the rare fused characters shown to be capable of fusing again, as demonstrated in Dragon Ball Fusions. He can perform EX-Fusions with characters like Beerus and Piccolo.
- His fusion with Piccolo, known as Kibicollo Kai, results in a fusion between two already-fused characters—Piccolo having previously fused with both Nail and Kami via Namekian Fusion.
