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* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': During the "Heart of the Monster" storyline, Hulk and his wife/enemy Red She-Hulk are transported to the Dark Dimension, on a planet ruled by the RealityWarper Umar. Due to the high levels of radiation, magic, and rage powering the two as they fight, Bruce and Betty destroy the entire Dark Dimension over and over again ''by accident'', forcing a bored and annoyed Umar to continuously rebuild it with a snap of her fingers until a portal finally appears for them to escape to another realm.

* ''ComicBook/ChaosWar'': Amatsu-Mikaboshi, aka the Chaos King, absorbs the pantheons of many alien worlds, and then destroys those worlds in his quest to [[OmnicidalManiac return the world to nothingness]]. He succeeds in absorbing 98% of the known ''multiverse''. Later in the story, Hercules is given power to rival him, and sacrifices it to undo all of the damage across the multiverse that Mikaboshi had done.
* In the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', the Anti-Monitor destroys an ''infinite'' number of universes in a short amount of time, indicating that just one planet would be nothing to it. Marv Wolfman, the writer of COIE, later stated that actually "only" about 3,000 universes were destroyed. Which stll means that just one planet would be nothing to the Anti-Monitor.

* In the first issue of ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984,'' the Beyonder destroys an entire galaxy to demonstrate his power.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}''

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':

* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': The main antagonist of Chrono Trigger, Lavos, is an enemy that the player characters [[OutsideContextVillain only learn about]] after accidentally winding up in a BadFuture where [[AfterTheEnd Lavos has already destroyed the world]]. [[spoiler:It's revealed later that Lavos is an alien EldritchAbomination that traveled through space for aeons before crash landing on the Earth, whereupon is slumbered for millions of years until it had absorbed enough knowledge, energy and culture from the planet and its native creatures. After [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they stopped being useful]], Lavos destroyed the planet and spawned new offspring like him that would leave the Earth after it [[EarthShatteringKaboom exploded and continue the cycle on other worlds]].]]

** "ComicBook/OurWorldsatWar": Imperiex. A being of such inconceivable might that its ''{{Mooks}}'' can fight Superman and Mongul evenly, Imperiex considers its mission to "correct" imperfections in the fabric of the universe, which in practice apparently means destroying countless planets, entire ''galaxies'', and eventually the universe itself if it had its way. [[ComicBook/ActionComics Almerac]], [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Daxam]], [[ComicBook/OmegaMen Karma]], and [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Kalanor]] were among the more important planets Imperiex destroyed before it was finally stopped.

** The Jakanja in ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' have destroyed multiple planets in their search for a way to invoke "[[EvilPlan It]]." Sandaaru in particular is noted as having destroyed at least one planet, Astrum, to obtain the Raging Arrow medal for Jakanja's plans. [[DarkChick Wendinu]] also apparently single-handedly destroyed a planet while in her berserker state.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction, [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonTitansAndOtherCreatures Ghidorah]] is a mild example. It's confirmed as being a [[SpaceNomads Space Nomad]] which moves from one inhabited world to another, conquering and inflicting an extinction event on each one whilst converting the worlds' skies into {{Perpetual Storm}}s in Ghidorah's own image before moving on.

** In ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars Pyramids of Mars]]'', the [[AncientAstronauts Osirans]] imprisoned one of their own, Sutekh the Destroyer, for doing this sort of thing. A brief trip to an [[AlternateTimeline alternate 1980]] reveals him to have reduced Earth to "a burnt cinder, circling a dead sun."
** ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' notes the Daleks' ability to "crack this planet open like an egg." In the same story, the Doctor uses the Hand of Omega, a "remote stellar manipulator," to blow up Skaro.
** ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E1Battlefield Battlefield]]'' introduces the Destroyer of Worlds, a hulking horned demon who feeds on planets.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': The episode [[Recap/StarTrekS2E6TheDoomsdayMachine The Doomsday Machine]] revolves around the titular device, a massive tubular weapon that sustains itself by destroying planet after planet. It has already consumed several entire solar systems before the Enterprise arrives on the scene.
* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' introduces Species 8472, capable of destroying a planet by [[ConvergingStreamWeapon combining the firepower of nine bio-ships]].

** Superman's power levels have gone up and down through the decades, but his mightiest versions are powerful enough to destroy planets. In ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'', the Sandman Superman declines to fight Superman when a vision shows their battle would tear Earth apart. In ''ComicBook/WhoTookTheSuperOutOfSuperman'', the villains intend to blow Earth up by turning Superman into a ticking bomb and then triggering a SuperPowerMeltdown.
** ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is another planet-buster, being powerful enough to throw away a planet with one hand (''ComicBook/ActionComics #345''), kick the Moon out of and back into orbit (''ComicBook/SupermanFamily #205'') or headbutt a moon-sized space station out of course (''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes #303''). In ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'' it's told that her berserker fury might burn the planet to ashes.
** Speaking about the Legion of Super-Heroes, at least five of their members (ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, Supergirl, ComicBook/{{Valor}}/Mon-El, Andromeda and Ultra boy) are bona fide world-breakers. In ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' Vol 5 #30 -part of ''The Dominator War'' story arc-, Brainiac 5 states that Supergirl, Mon-El and Ultra Boy's full assault "can literally-- literally-- tear [the Dominator homeworld] in half".
** ''Legion'' storyline ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfFerroLad'' introduced the Sun-Eater, a ''humongous'' tentacled blob which feeds on stars.

** ''ComicBook/SupergirlsGreatestChallenge'' introduces Positive Man, an eldritch abomination which roams the cosmos destroying inhabited worlds by merely passing through them.

** ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}'s villain shtick is [[PlanetLooters bottling up cities]] and destroying the worlds they're on, which morphed to harvesting worlds for information and then destroying them in ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac''. Notably, one storyline had him [[PlutoIsExpendable convert Pluto into a spaceship]].
** Alien overlord Mongul is on a par with Superman strength-wise, and in ''ComicBook/WarWorld'' he seizes a mobile star-sized weapon-satellite... which is destroyed by Superman and Supergirl.
** "Godship" in ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'' is a giant planet-eater that almost succeedds in devoring BizarroWorld whole.

** Doomslayer from ''ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday'' is a sapient clone of [[UltimateLifeForm Doomsday]] determined to destroy the planet Earth and everyone on it so that all knowledge of how to create Doomsday clones is lost. Ironically, the original Doomsday ''averts'' this, being driven by its EnemyToAllLivingThings mindset to kill everyone ''on'' a planet but usually not bothering with destroying planets themselves.
** ''ComicBook/HelOnEarth'': H'el is an amalgam of Kryptonian and non-Kryptonian DNA, so he already has frightful strength close to if not at Planet Destroying power, but his real threat comes from his scheme to prevent Planet Krypton's destruction. Ironically, this attempt at being a Planet Savior would have made him a multi-Planet Destroyer if he'd been able to carry it out, as the required energy would have destroyed not just Earth but the entire solar system.
** ''ComicBook/DCOneMillion'': Solaris the Tyrant Sun is an artificial sun capable of exerting a gravitational pull strong enough to pull planets out of their natural alignments and into its own orbit, as well as, you know, just reducing them to smoldering cinders outright.
** As Superman's planet busters go, none surpasses ''ComicBook/OurWorldsatWar'''s Imperiex. A being of such inconceivable might that its ''{{Mooks}}'' can fight Superman and Mongul evenly, Imperiex considers its mission to "correct" imperfections in the fabric of the universe, which in practice apparently means destroying countless planets, entire ''galaxies'', and eventually the universe itself if it had its way. [[ComicBook/ActionComics Almerac]], [[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Daxam]], [[ComicBook/OmegaMen Karma]], and [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Kalanor]] were among the more important planets Imperiex destroyed before it was finally stopped.
** In ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' storyline ''ComicBook/TheGreatDarknessSaga'' one Daxamite child devastates the prison-world of Takron-Galtos just because he wanted to play tag with a Legionnaire.
** ''ComicBook/TheImmortalSuperman'': In the far-flung future, Earth is a toxic, lifeless planet; so two robots are deployed by the "Galactic Sanitation Dept." to carry the dead world off and tear it apart safely.
** In ''ComicBook/TheGirlWithTheXRayMind'', Supergirl mentions she and Superman destroyed a hostile living world which they called "the porcupine planet".
** In ''ComicBook/TheLastDaysOfSuperman'', Supergirl has to divert the trajectory of a planetoid which will collide with Earth in the future. Kara solves the problem by pushing the planetoid into the path of an uninhabited planet, so destroying two worlds at once.

* ''Franchise/XMen'':
** ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'': Both ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and ComicBook/HopeSummers (in a spinoff what-if tale only) acquire the power of the Phoenix Force, causing them to succumb to WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity and making them planetary threats equal to the original Dark Phoenix below.

** ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'': The Gozma are a group of alien invaders who've destroyed many planets. The ones they don't destroy are the homeworlds of some of their members, which [[BigBad Star King Bazeu]] keeps around in order to force their champions to serve him.

** The Jakanja in ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' have destroyed multiple planets in their search for a way to invoke "[[EvilPlan It]]." Sandaaru in particular is noted as having destroyed at least one planet to obtain the Raging Arrow medal for Jakanja's plans. [[DarkChick Wendinu]] also apparently single-handedly destroyed a planet while in her berserker state.

* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'''s enemy All-Black feasted on entire planets while bonded to Black Galactus and Ego the Necroworld. All-Black also rips Ego apart after bonding to King Loki.

*** Kaguya Otsutsuki Expansive Truth Seeking Orb is capable of destroying her entire dimension which has a moon and a sun, making her possibly solar system level in destruction and the strongest character in the entire series.

* In the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', the Anti-Monitor destroys an ''infinite'' number of universes in a short amount of time, indicating that just one planet would be nothing to it.
** Marv Wolfman, the writer of COIE, later stated that actually "only" about 3,000 universes were destroyed. Which stll means that just one planet would be nothing to the Anti-Monitor.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''

** Another ''Legion'' story told in ''Action Comics'' #287 introduces Positive Man, an eldritch abomination which roams the cosmos destroying inhabited worlds by merely passing through them.

* ''Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk'': During the "Heart of the Monster" storyline, Hulk and his wife/enemy Red She-Hulk are transported to the Dark Dimension, on a planet ruled by the RealityWarper Umar. Due to the high levels of radiation, magic, and rage powering the two as they fight, Bruce and Betty destroy the entire Dark Dimension over and over again ''by accident'', forcing a bored and annoyed Umar to continuously rebuild it with a snap of her fingers until a portal finally appears for them to escape to another realm.

* In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', Infinity Stones grant the power to destroy all life on a planet with a single strike against the ground. BigBad Ronan the Accuser covets this power to destroy the planet Xandar, and comes very close to pulling it off.

* In ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', the Vogons see the destruction of Earth as [[ButForMeItWasTuesday just another day at work]]. Later, it is revealed that Magrathea was actually a business dedicated to ''building'' custom planets, still demonstrating the power necessary for this to apply.

* ''Videogame/ChronoTrigger'': The main antagonist of Chrono Trigger, Lavos, is an enemy that the player characters [[OutsideContextVillain only learn about]] after accidentally winding up in a BadFuture where [[AfterTheEnd Lavos has already destroyed the world]]. [[spoiler:It's revealed later that Lavos is an alien EldritchAbomination that traveled through space for aeons before crash landing on the Earth, whereupon is slumbered for millions of years until it had absorbed enough knowledge, energy and culture from the planet and its native creatures. After [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they stopped being useful]], Lavos destroyed the planet and spawned new offspring like him that would leave the Earth after it [[EarthShatteringKaboom exploded and continue the cycle on other worlds]].]]

** ''Series/SpaceSheriffShaider'': The [[TheEmpire Fuuma]] have destroyed many planets, including [[TheChick Annie]]'s homeworld, for reasons that extend from paying tribute to their GodEmperor to just ForTheEvulz. The start of the series even has them destroying a bunch of planets just to show they mean business.

** Dr. Müller leads a project to build a Doomsday Device in order to destroy a planet inhabited by robots.

* In ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', It has been stated that S-Class and Upper S-Class beings have enough power to destroy planets.

* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': The Otsutsuki clan is filled with planet destroyers and creators:
** Kaguya Otsutsuki Expansive Truth Seeking Orb is capable of destroying her entire dimension which has a moon and a sun, making her possibly solar system level in destruction and the strongest character in the entire series.
** Toneri Otsutsuki with the Tenseigan and later several byakugans has enough power to throw the moon at the earth to destroy both and he can also cut the moon in half.
** Kinshiki according to the boruto movie databook can split planets in half.
** Momoshiki is Kinshiki's superior and much later absorbs his power to boost himself even further and in the novelizations has an entire dimension with red shift nebula present.

* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': The Otsutsuki clan is filled with planet destroyers and creators:
** Kaguya Otsutsuki Expansive Truth Seeking Orb is capable of destroying her entire dimension which has a moon and a sun, making her possibly solar system level in destruction and the strongest character in the entire series.
** Toneri Otsutsuki with the Tenseigan and later several byakugans has enough power to throw the moon at the earth to destroy both and he can also cut the moon in half.
** Kinshiki according to the boruto movie databook can split planets in half.
** Momoshiki is Kinshiki's superior and much later absorbs his power to boost himself even further and in the novelizations has an entire dimension with red shift nebula present.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': All the BigBad arc villains are Planet Destroyers, as are several of the movie villains:

* ''Anime/DragonballSuper'':

* ''{{Franchise/Naruto}}'': The Otsutsuki clan is filled with planet destroyers and creators.
** Kaguya Otsutsuki Expansive Truth Seeking Orb is capable of destroying her entire dimension which has a moon and a sun, making her possibly solar system level in destruction
** Toneri Otsutsuki with the Tenseigan and later several byakugans has enough power to throw the moon at the earth to destroy both and he can also cut the moon in half
** Kinshiki according to the boruto movie databook can split planets in half

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': A frequent enemy of the Titans is Trigon the Terrible who is also the father of Rave, he has been shown to be powerful enough to easily destroy planets with his death stare, he has boasted several times about how many planets he has decimated.

** The Jakanja in ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' have destroyed multiple planets in their search for a way to invoke "[[EvilPlan It]]." Sandaaru in particular is noted as having destroyed at least one planet to obtain the Raging Arrow medal for Jakanja's plans. [[DarkChick Wendinu]] also apparently single-handedly destroyed a planet while in her BerserkerMode.

* ''Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk'': During the "Heart of the Monster" storyline, Hulk and his wife/enemy [[Comicbook/BettyRoss Red She-Hulk]] are transported to the Dark Dimension, on a planet ruled by the RealityWarper Umar. Due to the high levels of radiation, magic, and rage powering the two as they fight, Bruce and Betty destroy the entire Dark Dimension over and over again ''by accident'', forcing a bored and annoyed Umar to continuously rebuild it with a snap of her fingers until a portal finally appears for them to escape to another realm.

* After [[ComicBook/AdamLegendOfTheBlueMarvel Blue Marvel]] saved her life, [[ComicBook/CaptainMarvelMarvelComics Spectrum]] underwent a substantial power boost. Already one of Earth's elite superheroes, secretly became reclassified as a "Planet-Buster" hero with enough power to destroy an Earth-sized planet without any effort. During the Incursions, this was a source of conflict because while she certainly had enough power to destroy other Earths before they collided with her own, she wrestled with the question of which was worse.

* After [[ComicBook/AdamLegendOfTheBlueMarvel Blue Marvel]] saved her life, ComicBook/MonicaRambeau underwent a substantial power boost. Already one of Earth's elite superheroes, secretly became reclassified as a "Planet-Buster" hero with enough power to destroy an Earth-sized planet without any effort. During the Incursions, this was a source of conflict because while she certainly had enough power to destroy other Earths before they collided with her own, she wrestled with the question of which was worse.