Planet Shamo
| Planet Shamo | |
|---|---|
| 惑星シャモ (Wakusei-shamo) | |
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| English Name(s) | Unknown[notes 1] |
| Anime Debut | Dragon Ball Z Movie 8 |
| Appears in | Movie-only |
| Locational Data | |
| Galaxy | South |
| Location | Near New Planet Vegeta |
Planet Shamo is a fictional planet in the world of Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama as depicted in the eighth Dragon Ball Z theatrical film. It was depicted as one of the planets conquered by Broli with its population enslaved to serve in Paragus's new empire. The planet was subsequently destroyed by Broli as punishment for the slaves from that world rebelling against their control.
General Overview
Planet Shamo is a twin-planet to New Planet Vegeta, orbiting the same star and close enough that they were visible from each other even during the day. The planet was home to the Shamosians, a race of green-skinned aliens. Sometime between Age 737 and 767, the planet was conquered by Paragus and Broli, its population taken as slaves to adjacent New Planet Vegeta. In Age 767, Broli destroyed the planet as punishment for the slaves rebelling against their masters. It is likely that this action was pointless as Shamo would have been destroyed by the passing Comet Gumori a few hours later.
Son Goku and his friends met a young Shamosian with the same name as the planet, but the significance of this (if any) was not elaborated on in the film.[1]
Goku later met two unnamed Shamosians on Dai Kaiō's Planet, implying that they were some of the most just and powerful fighters in the Afterlife. It is unknown if these aliens originated on Shamo and when they may have been killed. While possible that they had been killed fighting Paragus, it is perhaps more likely that they perished at some point much earlier in the species's history.
Name
The origin of this name pun is unknown, but it may derive from 軍鶏 (shamo), a Japanese breed of chicken used for cockfighting. The Shamosian's purple hair may resemble the chicken's red comb and their legs resemble that of chickens. Alternatively, it could derive from reversing もじゃもじゃ(mosha-mosha) meaning "bushy" or "shaggy".
Production
TBD
Notes
- ↑ Planet Shamo is not named in dialog in the FUNimation dub of the film.
External Links
TBD
References
- ↑ Dragon Ball Z: Burn Up!! A Red-Hot, Raging, Super-Fierce Fight. Japan: 1993 Toei Anime Fair (Spring). 06 March 1993.