Dragons
Dragons in the Dragon World are magical wish-granting creatures given life primarily by members of the Namekian race, including the first Namekian God of Earth and his successor Dende. The various dragons from the extended Dragon Ball lore are detailed below.
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Shenlong (神龍)
Shenlong was created by the God of Earth. God was unaware at the time that he was descended from the people of Planet Namek who had their own dragon,[1] Porunga. In the beginning, Shenlong only grants one wish, and he cannot grant the same wish twice, meaning no one person can be resurrected twice by Shenlong.[2] When Shenlong is killed by Demon King Piccolo,[3] God is able to recreate him using Mister Popo's original model.[4][5] After God's death, his successor Dende recreates Shenlong using the same model and upgrades the number of wishes to three, or two if one of the wishes is a mass resurrection.[6][a] |
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Porunga (ポルンガ)
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Notes
- ↑ There is some confusion on this point from Akira Toriyama himself. After Bulma uses one wish to resurrect everyone that Vegeta killed at the 25th Tenka'ichi Budōkai, Dende suggests that two more wishes will be available in four months.[7] It is possible that Toriyama thought the number of people killed was small enough that it would not require two wishes. Porunga during the Namek arc was only able to resurrect one person per wish, but he could grant three wishes; however Shenlong's limitations might be more nuanced.
In Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F', Shenlong only grants two wishes: the resurrection of Freeza and one million zenni for Shuu. In Dragon Ball Super Episode 19, Mai also wishes for ice cream, bringing the total to three wishes. This discrepancy has no official explanation.
References
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 214: "Vegeta's Game". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1989 #14. Japan: Shueisha, 07 March 1989.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 198: "A Powerful Enemy in Common". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1988 #48. Japan: Shueisha, 25 October 1988.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 148: "Get to Karin Tower!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1987 #48. Japan: Shueisha, 27 October 1987.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 164: "God Appears". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1988 #14. Japan: Shueisha, 01 March 1988.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 165: "Shenlong is Revived!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1988 #15. Japan: Shueisha, 08 March 1988.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 393: "A New God". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1992 #44. Japan: Shueisha, 06 October 1992.
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 469: "A Faint Hope". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1994 #23. Japan: Shueisha, 10 May 1994.