Zeno, the Omni-King, is the absolute supreme ruler of the entire multiverse — all twelve universes and the void between them — whose childlike appearance and cheerful demeanor mask the most terrifying power in all of Dragon Ball. Standing barely taller than a toddler with a round, blue-skinned face, enormous round eyes, and a voice that trills with innocent delight, Zeno looks like a harmless child-god.Zeno, the Omni-King, is the absolute supreme ruler of the entire multiverse — all twelve universes and the void between them — whose childlike appearance and cheerful demeanor mask the most terrifying power in all of Dragon Ball. Standing barely taller than a toddler with a round, blue-skinned face, enormous round eyes, and a voice that trills with innocent delight, Zeno looks like a harmless child-god. He is anything but harmless. His power is not combat, not destruction, not erasure: it is the absolute authority to make anything cease to exist with a mere thought. He has erased six entire universes in a past temper tantrum, can obliterate immortal beings like Infinite Zamasu and Fused Zamasu across all of existence, and presides over the Tournament of Power with the cheerful mindset of a child watching a particularly entertaining cartoon. Zeno's friendship with Goku, whom he calls by a nickname and genuinely adores, is the single most important political relationship in the multiverse: Goku's casual, fearless treatment of the Omni-King as just another friend is the only reason the multiverse was not erased during the Tournament of Power. Zeno's worldview is terrifyingly simple: things that are fun and interesting get to exist; things that are boring or annoying get erased. His decision to hold the Tournament of Power, which erased all losing universes (later restored as a test of character), came entirely from a desire for entertainment. Future Zeno, Zeno's counterpart from the timeline erased by Goku Black, is an identical being who now lives alongside the main Zeno in the main timeline, doubling the multiverse's omnipotent oversight. Zeno's two attendants, a pair of silent, robed beings, are the only ones who can approach and advise the Omni-Kings. Zeno represents the franchise's most profound and unsettling philosophical statement: that ultimate power is inherently amoral, and that the only check on absolute authority is the personal affection of those whom the authority chooses to like.... Read more
