Other Possible Gods of Destruction

[Polyphase Avatron]

Well then going by that the strongest of those gods has to be the 6th one counting from top to bottom and left to right.

[Godo]

Every main villian in Z started out looking weak, or much weaker than others they were with.

"[Beerus is] a bit eerie, and at first glance, he doesn't seem strong at all, so I like him quite a bit. He even makes cute cat-like gestures. In my works, “guys who seem like they ought to be strong are actually weak.” ……Like Nappa. (laughs)"
--Akira Toriyama

Yes, I was not arguing to every main villain looking weak, but the fact that you said all villains were weak looking, which isn't the case.
If we hold this to the topic, not all Gods of destruction need to be as strong as Beerus, and some may as well be stronger.
Some maybe govern over weak universes, and thus are weaker. Thus, they don't ever need to take the main villain role and look weak, especially if they are weaker than Goku.
So the fan designs can still hold true.
Regarding the illustrations that we got here, in my opinion some of them look weak, so it works.

[RandomGuy96]

Imperfect Cell and King Piccolo didn't start out looking weak.

[UpFromTheSkies]

Imperfect Cell and King Piccolo didn't start out looking weak.

King Piccolo first appeared as old and decrepit, and Imperfect Cell was skinny and bug like. Neither looked very strong.

[RandomGuy96]

Imperfect Cell and King Piccolo didn't start out looking weak.

King Piccolo first appeared as old and decrepit, and Imperfect Cell was skinny and bug like. Neither looked very strong.

Ummm, King Piccolo was an eight foot tall demon and Imperfect Cell was a creepy looking bug thing with a stabby tail who physically towered over everyone else. I wouldn't describe either as looking non-threatening, especially since the first thing the latter does is suck someone's guts out with said tail while smirking creepily.

[UpFromTheSkies]

Imperfect Cell and King Piccolo didn't start out looking weak.

King Piccolo first appeared as old and decrepit, and Imperfect Cell was skinny and bug like. Neither looked very strong.

Ummm, King Piccolo was an eight foot tall demon and Imperfect Cell was a creepy looking bug thing with a stabby tail who physically towered over everyone else. I wouldn't describe either as looking non-threatening, especially since the first thing the latter does is suck someone's guts out with said tail while smirking creepily.

They both were creepy looking, I'll give you that, but I don't think either of them looked like a match for Goku and company.

[RandomGuy96]

Goku didn't even come up to Piccolo's kneecaps. Piccolo's fist was the size of Goku's torso.

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[Kamiccolo9]

Imperfect Cell and King Piccolo didn't start out looking weak.

King Piccolo first appeared as old and decrepit, and Imperfect Cell was skinny and bug like. Neither looked very strong.

I don't know about you, but I wouldn't mess with either of these guys. Just saying.

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I mean, he has a giant skull chair. That's scary.

[KentalSSJ6]

Imperfect Cell and King Piccolo didn't start out looking weak.

King Piccolo first appeared as old and decrepit, and Imperfect Cell was skinny and bug like. Neither looked very strong.

I don't know about you, but I wouldn't mess with either of these guys. Just saying.

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I mean, he has a giant skull chair. That's scary.

Know whats scarier?

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[Saiga]

Imperfect Cell did. He looked fucking awesome and tough as nails.

But at the same time, he also looks progressively weaker as he transforms.

[Kamiccolo9]

Imperfect Cell did. He looked fucking awesome and tough as nails.

But at the same time, he also looks progressively weaker as he transforms.

I would have to disagree here. I don't think Perfect Cell looks any weaker than Semi-Perfect Cell. Leaner, yes, but not weaker.
But that may just be due to my dislike of his Semi-Perfect form, so.... meh

[TheGmGoken]

Semi Perfect looks the weakest. Looks like someone the Earthlings could beat. I mean damn he looks like Kiwi can kick his ass. He looks a generic solider with no name.

[UpFromTheSkies]

Goku didn't even come up to Piccolo's kneecaps. Piccolo's fist was the size of Goku's torso.

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Remember this guy?



Goku had defeated big guys before that looked stronger than Piccolo with ease.

[UpFromTheSkies]

Imperfect Cell and King Piccolo didn't start out looking weak.

King Piccolo first appeared as old and decrepit, and Imperfect Cell was skinny and bug like. Neither looked very strong.

I don't know about you, but I wouldn't mess with either of these guys. Just saying.

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I mean, he has a giant skull chair. That's scary.

They look creepy, and maybe a threat to regular people, but not for Goku.

[RandomGuy96]

Okay, so what's your point? You're really contradicting yourself now.

"Toriyama's main villains always look non-threatening. What's that you say, I was wrong and two main villains look threatening? Well they don't actually, because we're used to Toriyama making his villains look non-threatening, so something that looks threatening actually doesn't look threatening, while something that doesn't look threatening also doesn't look threatening... somehow".

They look creepy, and maybe a threat to regular people, but not for Goku.

And Nappa did?

[UpFromTheSkies]

Okay, so what's your point?

My point is that in Dragon Ball, the strongest characters usually don't look very strong at first, and the strong looking characters are usually weak. Toriyama said so himself, so there's really no point in arguing

And Nappa did?

Nappa did what, look strong and threatening? Yes, he did, and Toriyama agrees.

[Saiga]

Nah, I definitely think Semi-Perfect Cell looks stronger than his Perfect form, when he isn't making stupid faces. Unfortunately that happens a lot because Toriyama immediately started making him look like a bitch after he beat 16.

[UpFromTheSkies]

Nah, I definitely think Semi-Perfect Cell looks stronger than his Perfect form.

I agree. Perfect Cell does look smarter and more sophisticated, though.

[Kamiccolo9]

They look creepy, and maybe a threat to regular people, but not for Goku.

Compared to what? Piccolo is a giant green demon, who shows up right after we had seen a smaller green demon thrash Goku. Even when he's old, he's way more threatening than any enemy Goku had faced yet. You can tell just by looking at his face.

As for Cell, if a bipedal insectoid guy with claws, fangs, and a giant stinger-tail doesn't look threatening, then I'm not sure what your qualifications are.

Nah, I definitely think Semi-Perfect Cell looks stronger than his Perfect form, when he isn't making stupid faces. Unfortunately that happens a lot because Toriyama immediately started making him look like a bitch after he beat 16.

Fair enough, to each his own. Personally, I think the leaner, more "efficient" looking forms look tougher, but that's just me. Semi-Perfect Cell doesn't look strong to me; he looks slow. I feel the same way when comparing SSJ Grade 2 to Grade 3, and Buff Buu to Super Buu.

[RandomGuy96]

My point is that in Dragon Ball, the strongest characters usually don't look very strong at first, and the strong looking characters are usually weak. Toriyama said so himself, so there's really no point in arguing

That's not what you said. You literally said "all main villains started out looking weak". Which is wrong, Cell and King Piccolo looked quite strong. Also, Toriyama can be wrong. Half of the strong characters in Z actually look strong. Super Buu was the tallest and most muscular form of Buu, and also the strongest. Freeza's final transformation dropped the slim and non-threatening look of his previous form and just looked like he was on a 'roid rage. Freeza's second and third forms are each more imposing than his first. Cell in all forms was much more intimidating than anyone else, and he is at his strongest in his most fit looking form. Et cetera.

Nappa did what, look strong and threatening? Yes, he did, and Toriyama agrees.

So Nappa looked like he outmatched Goku more than Piccolo looked like he outmatched Goku? Nappa was nearly two heads taller than Goku, yes, but Goku was so small in comparison to Piccolo that Piccolo's hand was bigger than Goku's torso.