What Is God In One Punch Man, And What Does It Want?

Pavas Gagneja
Jun 22, 2025
3 min read

If you’ve been following the One Punch Man manga lately, you’ve probably heard about God. It hasn't really appeared in the story, but its impact on the timeline is no joke. It's motives are still a mystery, and it is making us buzz with excitement.

We always thought the biggest threats were just Monsters or Villains like Boros or Garou. But now, the question has arisen: who, or what exactly, is God in One Punch Man? Will he become the key to beating the unbeatable, Saitama?

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Who Or What Is God In One Punch Man?

One Punch Man God standing over the world

God is a mysterious entity that hasn’t been fully explained yet, even in the latest manga chapters. It doesn’t have a solid form most of the time; it appears in strange visions, dream-like scenes, or through terrifying skinless faces and giant hands in the sky. Yes, it’s creepy and mysterious. We still don’t know if it’s a person, a Monster, or something from another dimension.

What we do know is that God has the ability to grant powers to people. It gave insane power boosts to characters like Homeless Emperor and even offered power to others like Psykos and Garou. But there’s a catch; once you take its power, you sort of belong to it. And what if you go against it or reject it? It kills you on the spot. It’s kind of like a deal with the devil.

What Does God Actually Want In One Punch Man?

The big question here is — what does God want? At the moment, fans are still guessing its intentions and motivations. That said, based on his visible actions until now, God clearly wants chaos and destruction. It offers powers to people who feel hopeless, angry, or lost. Basically it chooses the kind of people who are easiest to manipulate. It doesn’t seem to care about Heroes or Villains, it just wants to create disasters through powerful followers.

One theory is that God wants to reshape the world, maybe by wiping out humanity or creating something new in its place. Another idea is that God is trapped somewhere, and it needs people to cause enough destruction so it can break free. There’s a scene where it tries to grab Saitama through a portal, and fails. That tells us that it’s watching everything and maybe waiting for the right moment to enter the real world.

How Does God Connect To Other Characters?

God’s fingerprints are all over the story now. One of the most chilling moments was when Homeless Emperor revealed he got his powers from God, not from science or mutation. He thought he was chosen, but when he doubted God, he was killed instantly.

Later, we see God try to give powers to Garou after his Monster form fails. Garou doesn’t exactly say yes, but God still forces a transformation onto him, turning him into something truly dangerous. That whole fight between Garou and Saitama? It was basically a battle against God’s influence. Even Blast, the number one hero, seems to know about God. He’s been working behind the scenes to stop it.

Final Verdict: Why God Might Be The Final Villain?

In a series where Saitama defeats almost everyone with one punch, you need something really different to be the final threat. And God fits that perfectly. It doesn’t just punch or fight; it manipulates, controls, and corrupts. It gives powers to Villains and watches Heroes struggle.

Unlike Boros or Garou, God doesn’t show up to throw hands. It plays the long game, appearing in dreams and offering power like some evil genie. That makes it scarier than any Monster we’ve seen so far. If Saitama ever has a serious challenge, it’s probably going to come from God. We still don’t know how Saitama will deal with it, or even if he can punch something that exists beyond space and time.