God and Buddha

Gods and Buddhas are one of the various races in High School DxD. Gods and Buddhas are a principal object of faith and worship in religions.

Appearance
Most Gods and Buddhas share the appearance of humans, though some (such as Sun Wukong) can have non-human appearances, while others (such as Hades) look like nothing that could possibly be alive (a skeleton for example).

Powers and Abilities
All Gods have powers surpassing those of even Ultimate-Class Devils, while the more powerful have been stated to exceed the combined power of the present leaders of all three factions, power only rivaled by the Heavenly Dragons and exceeded only by the Divine Dragons. All Gods so far shown have displayed expertise in their particular faction's magic system.

Because of their immense power, only the weapons and powers of fellow Gods, such as the replica Mjölnir, Odin's Gungnir, or the Longinus, can significantly injure or kill them. However, while they are long-lived, Gods are not immortal, growing old and weakening in their later years.

Gods are immune to the power of the Evil Pieces and likely those of Brave Saints, so they cannot be transformed into either Angels or Devils.

In Volume 10, Indra makes a comment stating that the Gods gather the thoughts and belief of humans. The purpose of this gathering is not stated, and left a mystery, though there is a suggestion that it is something that is needed by the Gods in some fashion.

Factions

 * Hindu
 * Devas
 * Buddhas
 * Asgard
 * Mt. Olympus

Known Gods

 * God from the Bible: The original leader of the Angels and creator of the Holy Sword and Sacred Gear system. He died in the Great War between the three factions with the Archangel, Michael, succeeding His place in maintaining His system.
 * Odin: The Leader of the Gods in the Norse mythology.
 * Loki: The Evil God of the Norse and main antagonist of Volume 7.
 * Zeus: The Leader of the Gods in the Greek mythology.
 * Poseidon: One of the Trinity Gods of the Greek mythology
 * Hades: The God of the Realm of the Dead and main antoganist of Volume 11 and 12.
 * Indra: The Leader of the Gods of the Hindu mythology.
 * Sun Wukong: Formerly a monkey Daiyōkai that became "The Great Victorious Fighting Buddha" (闘戦勝仏（とうせんしょうぶつ） Tōsen Jōbutsu)

Trivia

 * Valkyries, such as Rossweisse, are considered "Half-Gods".