The people of the cosmos hierarchy

     Dragonball's afterlife is fleshed out in full detail with heaven, hell all holy places and the people that live there. Like mythology, there is a hierarchy of Gods that exists. And each God has a responsibility in the universe. The highest possible God is Master Kaio-shin (Dai-Kaio-shin). He is the highest rank of all living things and all other Gods. Under his hierarchy are four Kaio-shins, one for each sector of the universe: north, south, east and west. Seen in the chart to the left is the east Kaio-shin. He is the God of four galaxies in the east sector. Under his authority are the Master Kaios (Dai-Kaios). Seen in the chart is the north master Kaio. He is the ruler of the north galaxy and all Gods under him. On each section of the galaxy are four Kaios (normal Kaios) who protects their part of the galaxy. Finally, each living planet has a God who protects it. Kami is the God of earth in Dragonball. The Gods of this universe are not exactly superficial being consisting of higher life forms. In fact they act very much like humans! There is a strange aura of power that each God possesses however. Other people that are exist in the cosmos are Emma-Daio, who is the Judge at the city of Hades, the gate keepers and workers of hell, heaven and the city of Hades and anyone who dies ends up spending time here (Goku spends a significant amount of time in the cosmos during DBZ). Fighters who do good in their life get special privileges and keep their bodies after death.  

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