Zalama - Revision history

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	~~Dragon God [[~~Zalama]]'s title is written as 龍神 with ''furigana'' indicating a Japanese reading of ''ryūjin''. This, incidentally, is opposed to being written as 神龍 (which is used as [[Shenlong]]'s name in the series, and itself presented with ''furigana'' indicating the Chinese pronunciation rather than the standard Japanese pronunciation of ''shinryū''). Zalama's name itself (ザラマ ''zarama'') is likely derived from "salamander" (サラマンダー ''saramandā''), a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance. The salamander is mythologically associated with fire, especially in Japan, and thus is often associated with dragons as well.		Zalama's name (ザラマ ''zarama'') is likely derived from "salamander" (サラマンダー ''saramandā''), a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance. The salamander is mythologically associated with fire, especially in Japan, and thus is often associated with dragons as well.

			Zalama's title, "Dragon God", is written as 龍神 with ''furigana'' indicating a Japanese reading of ''ryūjin''. This, incidentally, is opposed to being written as 神龍 (which is used as [[Shenlong]]'s name in the series, and itself presented with ''furigana'' indicating the Chinese pronunciation rather than the standard Japanese pronunciation of ''shinryū'').

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	==Name==		==Name==
	Zalama's name (ザラマ ''zarama'') is likely derived from "salamander" (サラマンダー ''saramandā''), a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance. The salamander is mythologically associated with fire, especially in Japan, and thus is often associated with dragons as well. Zalama's "Dragon God" title is written as 神龍 with ''furigana'' indicating a Japanese reading of ''ryūjin''. [[Shenlong]]'s name is also written as 神龍, but with ''furigana'' indicating the Chinese pronunciation rather than the standard Japanese pronunciation of ''shinryū''.		Dragon God [[Zalama]]'s title is written as 龍神 with ''furigana'' indicating a Japanese reading of ''ryūjin''. This, incidentally, is opposed to being written as 神龍 (which is used as [[Shenlong]]'s name in the series, and itself presented with ''furigana'' indicating the Chinese pronunciation rather than the standard Japanese pronunciation of ''shinryū''). Zalama's name itself (ザラマ ''zarama'') is likely derived from "salamander" (サラマンダー ''saramandā''), a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance. The salamander is mythologically associated with fire, especially in Japan, and thus is often associated with dragons as well.

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	==Name==		==Name==
	Zalama's name (ザラマ ''zarama'') is likely derived from "salamander" (サラマンダー ''saramandā''), a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance. The salamander is mythologically associated with fire, especially in Japan, and thus is often associated with dragons as well.		Zalama's name (ザラマ ''zarama'') is likely derived from "salamander" (サラマンダー ''saramandā''), a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance. The salamander is mythologically associated with fire, especially in Japan, and thus is often associated with dragons as well. Zalama's "Dragon God" title is written as 神龍 with ''furigana'' indicating a Japanese reading of ''ryūjin''. [[Shenlong]]'s name is also written as 神龍, but with ''furigana'' indicating the Chinese pronunciation rather than the standard Japanese pronunciation of ''shinryū''.

			==External Links==
			*[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/manga/super/chp-07/ Kanzenshuu - Manga Guide - Dragon Ball Super Chapter 7]

	==References==		==References==
	{{~~Reflist~~}}		{{reflist}}

	{{Characters}}		{{Characters}}

	[[Category:Character]]		[[Category:Character]]

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'''Zalama''' the Dragon God is a fictional character mentioned, but never seen, in the Japanese animated television series ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' and its companion manga series written by [[Toyotarō]]. Zalama is first mentioned in [[Dragon Ball Super Chapter 7]], published in ''[[V-Jump]]'' on '''19 December 2015''' in Japan.

==Biography==
The Dragon God Zalama created the [[Super Dragon Balls]] in the 41st year of the [[Divine Calendar]]. In year 42, he patented the balls' characteristic starfish design.<ref>{{Cite manga|Series=Super|Chp=7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode|Series=Super|Eps=31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode|Series=Super|Eps=58}}</ref> Nothing else about Zalama is known.

==Name==
Zalama's name (ザラマ ''zarama'') is likely derived from "salamander" (サラマンダー ''saramandā''), a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance. The salamander is mythologically associated with fire, especially in Japan, and thus is often associated with dragons as well.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Characters}}

[[Category:Character]]