Selfship Time!

Whis is capable of doing a lot of things that many others have no idea of being possible until meeting him; the matter manipulation, summoning things seemingly out of thin air, turning back time, warping, and likely a lot more. How is he able to do all of this, though?

It’s those rings around his neck and around his staff.

The rings act as somewhat of a transmitter between his thoughts and the staff, which means that a lot of what he can do that isn’t fighting is controlled simply from his mind. That’s why the ring around his neck never moves and likely can never be taken; he’s subconsciously keeping it there regardless of whether he’s aware of it or not. This is why he can seek out whomever he’s looking for with his divination, or can keep things in what can only be assumed as a pocket dimension of some type.

In a way, he’s almost like a God of Change to counter Beerus as a God of Destruction. Scientifically, nothing can be created nor destroyed, just changed. It’s been stated that he can correct any accidental destruction caused to a degree (such as when a resurrected Frieza destroyed Earth), and can manipulate matter to his whim. He knows he can do all this, but the rings allow him to translate the thoughts into actions.

The rings may look like it has a completely physical form, but they are actually a semi-physical representation of Whis’ ki which those of his world found common, likely created subconsciously. Thus, while they does have some sort of matter to them, they wouldn’t be able to be taken away from him. In fact, it would just faze through a person’s hand if they tried, provided it didn’t hurt them in some way.

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Eons ago, Whis had been one of the strongest martial artists on his planet own planet which was even further away from Earth than where he resides currently. At some point, he’d gotten to the point where he reached the level of a God of Destruction. However, he hated the destruction, having originally learned all of this to be able to protect his world with the help of the staffs that many residents there used, even if it was a peaceful world.

Even so, he accepted his role as a God of Destruction despite his loathing of it. He’d known someone would soon surpass him, but not before the time came for his own world’s destruction. Had he not destroyed it, it would have slowly but steadily declined until the core exploded itself. Just a small piece of the world was salvageable, with one huge tree and violet crystals poking up from the ground.

Ever since then, Whis decided that enough was enough, and took on the next God of Destruction known as Beerus as his student. However, he is retain his status as a God of Destruction for the 7th universe while Beerus sleeps. During these periods, Whis still has to destroy a few worlds depending on how long the God of Destruction rests. However, it’s far less than what Beerus typically causes and he limits it only to worlds who won’t last much longer, similarly to that of his own world prior to meeting him. This is to keep enough balance in that universe as well as keep the Kai’s from getting too anxious from fear that they’d go overboard.

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To most, Whis may seem rather absent-minded and maybe even a little goofy. It’s rather surprising when someone meets him as they don’t expect a god of all things to act that way, but in truth it’s more-so just a front. Whis is very aware of how strong he is, and such power brings great fear to those who know of him as well as Lord Beerus.

Whis’ cheerful and absentminded demeanor is very much a front, perhaps more than some may realize. He uses this more cheerful demeanor around other worlds so that as to not raise too much alarm, as Beerus does that more than enough already. He’s far more serious and observant than he lets on, especially thanks to the divination ability caused by the rings and his staff.

In truth, he’s far more serious and observant then he leads on. Between the time he’s spent simply being alive, being the cause of so much destruction, and everything in between has caused him to put up wall after wall after wall to protect what little of his original self is still here; it’s likely not even Beerus is past some of these barriers, thus it may be impossible for anyone to.

However, some things he hides still shine through, such as the apathy he shows. He really does wish he could go back to the way things were, caring about what happens to the world and the people on it; by now it’s grown to be essentially impossible, at least in his eyes. He’s grown too far desensitized to the destruction and let’s things be as it will be, though he will still try to stop Beerus from making a mistake such as with Earth.

He knows it’s cruel, but otherwise he would be incapable of doing anything and the guilt would cripple him; he has enough trouble with simply remembering things as his constant boredom leads to letting his mind wander around. This could also why he took on Beerus as his student; he doesn’t want the younger god to make mistakes he did.

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Whis has understood for a long time that the very reason that he was chosen as a God of Destruction was to make it so creation can happen, as much as he loathes destroying planets and lives, regardless of ‘good’ or ‘evil’. It’s the one thing he never questions and simply accepts as fact, as there’s nothing to ask about. He might even envy the creation gods, as they aren’t seen as beings that are feared by all merely for what they must do, regardless of what they may think.

However, if he were a God of Change, he’ll likely seem happier and won’t need that cheerful front he uses. He’s already modified many of his abilities more to manipulate than they are to destroy, so it’s apparent that he could very well wish he was such a thing, but he also knows changing may be impossible.

Whis doesn’t think much in terms of ‘good’ and ‘evil’ anymore, nor does he think in terms of ‘lawful’ and ‘chaotic’. There needs to be two sides of the coin; without that, the universe would be extremely unbalanced. However, he hasn’t entirely lost his ways from before he became a deity and Beerus’ mentor, who only fought to protect themselves or others. He’ll still defend another if they have no means to defend themselves, but ultimately, he’s still a whimsical being not tied by any kind of alignment.

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His kind generally didn’t need sleep. They had no use for it as their world didn’t rotate on an axis, and they didn’t recover energy in the way other races would. However, the ones that would fight could be knocked into a comatose-like state if they suffered too many injuries, very much like that of a human. However, this is a very dangerous state to be in as it’s an indication that they are close to death.

The ki rings around their neck and on their staffs also vanish, the onyx orb resting on the yellow base under it as if it were a magnet. What they ‘see’ - or rather dream of - in this state is hard to say, and most accounts have been all over the place, but most state they eventually encounter something horrific as their minds attempt to jar them awake.

Whis himself has only been in such a state once, and it genuinely terrified him; so much so that he learned to let his body react for him instead of thinking before he acts, thus he hopes to never be caught in it again. This would come to be called as Ultra Instinct, an ability he originally thought only those of his kind could truly master.