Akira Toriyama’s world of Dragon Ball is one filled with stories upon stories leading to some of the most legendary battle sequences. The characters have their own origin stories that make them stand out and while some may be brilliantly thought out, others not so much. With the many characters that coexist in that world, there are also multiple versions of the stories that go hand in hand.
Two separate stories of Akira Toriyama’s creation, Dragon Ball Z and Super coexist in the universe with journeys of different characters taking place. One of those characters happens to be Beerus. The character acts as a central figure in the former story but what may be interesting is that he was already mentioned long ago in Dragon Ball Z.
Akira Toriyama’s Trivial Origin Story for Beerus
During an interview with Saikyo Jump in 2014 (via Kanzenshuu), Akira Toriyama talked about what led the Elder Kaiōshin to be sealed away in the Z sword. He talked about how two contradictory parties who are always at each other’s throats, The Kaiōshin and the Gods of Destruction decide to be civil once every millennia.
The Kaiōshin and the Gods of Destruction have never gotten along that well, but once every 1,000 years they go to each other’s realms and hold a coordination meeting.
Beerus’ Origins Much Before His Introduction
Akira Toriyama elaborated on the events that foretold the Elder Kaiōshin into being sealed away in the Z Sword. One God of Destruction, known through and through for his short temper, was displeased by a trivial matter, giving rise to an argument instead.
At this time, they got into an argument over some trifling thing, and a certain short-tempered God of Destruction sealed Elder Kaiōshin away inside a sword. Naturally, it wouldn’t have been proper for him to destroy the Kaiōshin Realm itself. By the way, that God of Destruction was Beerus.
