Rimuru Tempest is the main protagonist of the popular anime and light novel series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. As an extraordinarily powerful slime monster, Rimuru possesses a wide array of magical abilities that allow him to take on even the most formidable opponents. But is Rimuru truly the strongest character in his fantasy world? Let’s take a closer look at Rimuru’s powers and abilities to see how he measures up against other powerful beings in the series.
Rimuru’s Powers and Abilities
Here are some of Rimuru’s most notable skills and powers:
- Shape-shifting – As a slime, Rimuru can freely transform into different forms, including a humanoid body.
- Magicule absorption – Rimuru can absorb and integrate the intrinsic magicule energy of anything he swallows, gaining new skills and powers in the process.
- Immortality – Rimuru’s slime physiology makes him essentially immortal and impervious to conventional damage.
- Auto-regeneration – He can quickly regenerate his body even after taking massive damage.
- Multiple barrier skills – Rimuru has access to various defensive barrier skills like Storm Dragon’s Barrier and Azathoth.
- Ultimate Skills – These powerful skills grant Rimuru control over dimensions, imagination, and even time-space manipulation.
- Predator – This unique ability allows Rimuru to analyze and replicate the skills of any entity he consumes.
- Sage arts – After evolving into a Demon Slime, Rimuru gained powerful sage abilities including teleportation and spatial domination.
With his ever-expanding list of skills from Predator and his natural slime abilities, Rimuru continues to grow exponentially stronger as the story progresses. But how does he compare against the most powerful beings in his fantasy world? Let’s break it down.
Rimuru vs. Demon Lords
The Demon Lords are considered among the mightiest beings in existence. Rimuru has clashed against several of them over the course of the story.
Milim Nava
As an ancient Dragonoid and one of the earliest Demon Lords, Milim Nava is an unbelievably powerful being. She completely overpowered Rimuru in their first encounter, forcing him to pledge allegiance to her. Even after Rimuru became a Demon Lord himself, Milim remains one of the few entities capable of threatening him. However, Rimuru was able to seal her dangerous Dragon Nova ability and calm her rampages. Overall, Milim still edges out Rimuru in terms of raw combat ability.
Clayman
The devious Demon Lord Clayman initially managed to manipulate Milim into rampaging against Rimuru. But after absorbing Clayman’s right-hand demon, Rimuru gained the necessary power boost to overwhelm Clayman. Their final fight wasn’t much of a contest, with Rimuru easily disintegrating Clayman. This marked Rimuru’s ascension from middle-tier to upper-tier Demon Lord status.
Carrion
Carrion was known as the Demon Lord of Farming who evaded confrontations. But after having his village destroyed by Clayman, Carrion gained a massive power boost and sought revenge. His skills made him an incredibly dangerous foe, capable of controlling all plants and vegetation. However, Rimuru was able to outlast Carrion’s onslaught in their climatic battle before prevailing.
So among the known Demon Lords, Rimuru has reached parity with some of the strongest like Milim, while surpassing others like Clayman and Carrion. But Demon Lords aren’t necessarily the absolute peak of power in this fantasy world.
Rimuru vs. True Dragons
True Dragons are primordial entities who stand above Demon Lords in might and magicule count. There are only a handful of known True Dragons in the series so far:
Veldora Tempest
Veldora was the very first companion to Rimuru, becoming best friends after Rimuru freed him from imprisonment. As an ancient Storm Dragon and True Dragon, Veldora’s powers are said to be on par with Milim’s. In their first informal clash, Rimuru was helpless against Veldora and had to rely on immunity to Veldora’s magicules to survive. Even after becoming a Demon Lord, Rimuru remains slightly inferior to Veldora in pure power and combat capabilities.
Velgrynd
Velgrynd is Veldora’s older sister and the most powerful known True Dragon. As the Chaos Dragon, she commands space-time abilities that allowed her to effortlessly defeat both Rimuru and Veldora simultaneously. Her full strength remains unclear, but Velgrynd sits firmly above Rimuru in the hierarchy of power.
Chronoa
The Time Dragon Chronoa is the guardian deity of Rimuru’s allied kingdom of Falmuth. She was able to freeze time and easily contain both Rimuru and Veldora when they first met. Her complete capabilities are unknown, but Chronoa is likely on a similar tier as Velgrynd and above Rimuru based on their brief interaction.
So despite Rimuru’s astronomical growth, the True Dragons still have an edge over him for now. But there could be room to surpass them in the future.
Rimuru vs. Veldanava
Veldanava is the supreme deity of the world, creator of the True Dragons, and the most powerful known entity. Also known as the Chaos Creator, Veldanava commands cosmic power far beyond any other being. When Rimuru first challenged Yuuki, the reincarnation of Veldanava, he was absolutely no match. Yuuki possessed complete control over the world’s magicule network and could have obliterated Rimuru instantly.
After analyzing Yuuki, Rimuru determined that even harvesting all of humanity’s skills and evolving further would not put him on Veldanava’s level. The gap was simply too massive. As the literal god of this universe, no current or foreseeable version of Rimuru can compare to Veldanava’s power.
How Does Rimuru Rank?
Based on his feats and performance against other top entities, here is how Rimuru Tempest stacks up in power rankings:
| Power Tier | Characters |
|---|---|
| Supreme Deity | Veldanava |
| True Dragons | Velgrynd, Chronoa, Veldora |
| Demon Lords | Milim, Guy Crimson |
| Upper Demon Lords | Rimuru Tempest, Dagruel |
| Middle Demon Lords | Dino, Leon Cromwell |
As one of the strongest Upper Demon Lords, Rimuru has risen into the top echelon of power. But he still has farther to go to catch up or surpass the True Dragons and Supreme Deity Veldanava. Given his rapid evolution and predator ability, Rimuru has the potential to continue growing. But for now, he cannot definitively be considered the strongest character in his fantasy world.
Conclusion
In summary, Rimuru Tempest has developed into one of the mightiest beings thanks to his slime abilities and Wisdom King Raphael/Ciel. He has overwhelmed Demon Lords like Clayman and Carrion. But Rimuru still falls slightly short of the strongest known True Dragons like Velgrynd and Veldora in direct combat capability. And he remains far below the supreme deity Veldanava in terms of total power.
However, Rimuru does have ways to offset raw might, such as skillfulness, tactical intelligence, and the abilities of his allies. He continues to find new ways to develop his powers and has room to grow even stronger. But based on current feats and scaling, Rimuru cannot definitively be considered the strongest character in his fantasy world, even if he is firmly among the upper echelon and has the potential to reach greater heights in the future. He still has some farther to go before potentially claiming the title of the strongest.