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The 7 Earth Dragon Balls
The Earth Dragon Balls are wish orbs created by the Guardian of the Earth, Kami and were later re-created by Dende. These balls are mainly used on Earth and were the first type of Dragon Balls used in the Dragon Ball series. As the titular objects of the series and objects of great desire for both heroic and villainous purposes, Earth's Dragon Balls have been a driving force behind many major events in the series. They have often proven invaluable in repairing the damage done by the various villains fought by the Dragon Team.
Overview[]
Like all the other types of Dragon Balls, these balls come in a set of 7. When all 7 are gathered, they summon an Eternal Dragon named Shenron, who can grant any wish that doesn't exceed his powers. Once used and Shenron fulfils the user's wish, the Earth Dragon Balls are turned into stone and then scattered to different random locations on Earth, rendering them useless for 365 days before they can be used again.
The limitations of Shenron's power are tied directly to the power and abilities of his creator (Kami, and later Dende). Amongst the rules that have been observed to restrict wishes granted by Shenron are that he cannot:
- Revive a person that he has revived once before.
- Revive a person that has died more than one Earth year ago
- Kill a person whose power exceeds that of his creator.
- Grant the precise same wish twice.
- Revive a person who has died of natural causes, including disease and old age.
- Create true love, or force a person to fall in love.
- Make a person substantially stronger than their current limits.
- Transform a Biotechnological Type Android back into an ordinary human being.
- Make a wish in bumping the limitations of his power like locating a Super Dragon Ball in another universe.
In addition to these rules, wishes have been denied for other reasons.
Before, Shenron was only able to grant the user one wish per summoning, but after Dende re-creates him and the Earth Dragon Balls, Dende upgrades Shenron to grant the user a maximum of three wishes (two if multiple people are revived with one of the wishes).
Cracked Dragon Balls[]
In Dragon Ball GT, when they have accumulated too much Minus Energy, the Earth Dragon Balls become the Cracked Dragon Balls, dark blue in color with black stars. Instead of Shenron, they will summon Black Smoke Shenron - who will not grant wishes but rather unleash the seven Shadow Dragons.
In the story of Planet Eros, these Dragon Balls of Eros with dark blue in color with black stars.
Variations[]
- Copy Dragon Ball - A weaker copy of the Earth Dragon Balls created by Mr. Popo which appear in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans. Mr. Popo informs the surviving Dragon Team members (Goku, Gohan, & Krillin) that he created this set via Mimicry after watching Kami (either during Earth Dragon Balls original creation and/or when they were restored after King Piccolo killed Shenron). Unlike the original Earth Dragon Balls, the Shenron produced by the Copy Dragon Balls lack the ability to resurrect the dead, however they are powerful enough to summon the Legendary Super Saiyan Broly (or create a convincing copy of him) that can be fought by the Dragon Team (including the deceased Dragon Team members temporarily revived by Fortuneteller Baba) as a secret boss.
Biography[]
Background[]
Kami creates the Dragon Balls to give the people of Earth hope and encourage acts of bravery after King Piccolo's reign.
At somepoint, somebody found all seven balls and wished to become a king.
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Dragon Ball[]
Emperor Pilaf Saga[]
When Emperor Pilaf is about to make his wish to take over the world, Oolong jumps in and wishes for a pair of comfortable underwear.
Fortuneteller Baba Saga[]
During Fortuneteller Baba Saga, Upa used the Dragon Balls to revive his dead father Bora to be alive after Goku located the final Dragon Ball by defeating Fortuneteller Baba's warriors.
King Piccolo Saga[]
During King Piccolo Saga, King Piccolo wished for his youth and his full power to be restored from his first war on Earth, although Chiaotzu almost successfully wishes for King Piccolo's death instead, before he is killed by Piccolo. After his wish, he destroys Shenron in order to prevent anyone else from using the Dragon Balls to challenge his rule. This renders the Dragon Balls temporarily unusable.
Piccolo Jr. Saga[]
After the deaths of Krillin, Chiaotzu and Master Roshi, as well as many more innocent lives, at the hands of King Piccolo, Goku travels to Kami's Lookout after being told of the Dragon Balls' creator by Master Korin. Kami tells that he created the Dragon Balls in order to bring hope and aspiration to humanity, and that they are not simple tools for Goku to abuse, imploring him to take better care of his friends in future. With Goku's assurance, he restores Shenron to life. Bulma and the others quickly notice that the Dragon Balls have become active again and use them to revive all of King Piccolo's innocent victims, including the three dead heroes.
Dragon Ball Z[]
Saiyan Saga[]
At the beginning of the series, Gohan is seen wearing the Four Star Dragon Ball on a hat. This hat was given to him by Goku as a memento of his namesake Grandpa Gohan, who Goku fondly associates the Four Star ball with. After Goku and Raditz are both killed, the remaining Z Fighters resolve to gather the Dragon Balls in order to revive Goku. Whilst they are eventually successfully used for this purpose, knowledge of the Dragon Balls is also transmitted to Nappa and Vegeta via Raditz' Scouter, causing them to come to Earth to attempt to gain immortality. When the Saiyans arrive, they reveal that Piccolo is not from Earth, but is instead an alien race called a Namekian, opening up the possibility of more Dragon Balls existing than just Earth's for the first time. During the battle with the Saiyans, Piccolo is killed, causing Kami, and therefore the Dragon Balls, to cease to be.
Frieza Saga[]
Earth's Dragon Balls are mostly absent from this saga due to Piccolo's death against Nappa. This absence, meaning that those lost in the battle against the Saiyans could not be revived, is why Krillin suggests that the heroes try to find Piccolo's homeworld in the hopes that they also had Dragon Balls. After Piccolo is revived by the Namekian Dragon Balls, so is Kami, and so the Dragon Balls become usable once more. They are used during Goku's battle with Frieza in order to revive everyone that was killed by Frieza and his army.
Cell Saga[]
Future Trunks' timeline is ravaged by the appearance of the Androids and the death of Piccolo at their hands means that there is no way to return any of their victims to life or undo any of their destruction. The Dragon Team did resolve to gather the Dragon Balls during their rampage, but Bulma discovered that the Pilaf Gang had already done so, making a wish for youth (which transforms them into toddlers) moments before the death of Future Piccolo, turning the Dragon Balls to stone forever in Trunks' timeline.
After Piccolo and Kami merge in the main timeline, the Dragon Balls cease to be once more. After the emergence of Cell and the terror that he wreaks on the Earth, the need for access to the Dragon Balls to repair the damage causes Goku to decide to recreate them. He travels to New Namek to ask if one of the surviving Namekian refugees would be willing to fill Kami's vacant position as Earth's Guardian, and also recreate the Dragon Balls. Dende claims that creating entirely new balls would take a long time, but because a statue of Shenron exists unbroken at the Lookout to act as a template, Dende is able to create new balls out of the old earth dragon balls with Shenron as their dragon straight away. Due to his exceptional magical talent, Dende is able to give Shenron three wishes instead of one, but only two if multiple people are revived with a wish. These are used after Cell's defeat to restore his victims to life. The second wish was intended to travel to Namek to revive Goku, who, having been revived by Shenron once before, did not return to life. However, after Goku's decision to remain in Other World, Krillin used the wish to remove the bombs from inside Androids 17 and 18.
Buu Saga[]
Bulma and the others use the Dragon Balls after Majin Vegeta kills hundreds of spectators at the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament, unaware of the release of Majin Buu. Goku, knowing that the Dragon Balls will be needed to reverse any further damage Buu does to the Earth, rushes to stop her but is unable to prevent her using the first wish to revive Vegeta's victims. Goku asks Shenron to save the remaining wish, causing the balls to turn to stone for only 4 months instead of a full year. After Buu begins destroying cities at Babidi's command to lure Piccolo, Goten and Trunks out of hiding, they are quickly led to West City, where Capsule Corporation and the Dragon Radar are. Realizing the risk of being unable to construct another radar and losing easy access to the Dragon Balls, Bulma sends Trunks to retrieve the radar whilst Goku stalls Buu and Babidi.
After Buu's Human Extinction Attack, the majority of Earth's defenders being turned into candy, and the loss of most life on Earth, Piccolo, Trunks, and Goten assume that Dende has also been killed when they escape the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, leaving no way to revive Buu's victims. However, Gohan is able to sense Dende's energy when he returns from training on the Sacred World of the Kai. Earth's Dragon Balls are later presumably destroyed when Kid Buu destroys Earth with his Planet Burst, and return once Earth is restored by the Namekian Dragon Balls. They are used after Buu's defeat to erase memory of Buu from all Earthlings except Goku and his friends and family, allowing Good Buu to live a peaceful life on Earth.
Dragon Ball Super[]
God of Destruction Beerus Saga[]
At some point before the start of the series, the Pilaf Gang manage to gather the Dragon Balls and wish for youth, but are transformed into children due to not being specific enough. They resolve to gather the Balls again in order to become rich and restore their bodies to adulthood. Bulma gathers the Dragon Balls at some point before her birthday party. Goten and Trunks discover a secret compartment containing them on Bulma's cruise ship in a room containing prizes for the bingo draw. They deactivate the security field Bulma set up around the balls. The Pilaf Gang are alerted to them by their Dragon Radar and travel to Bulma's ship, where they are helped on board and given food by Goten and Trunks, unaware that they planned to steal the balls. They are scared by Goten due to his resemblance to Goku, and so give up on the plan and attend Bulma's birthday party instead.
After Beerus arrives to crash the party and threatens to destroy Earth unless the Super Saiyan God appears to challenge him, Goku pleads with him to be allowed to use the Dragon Balls to summon Shenron and find out more about the legend. After Shenron is summoned, he is fearful of the Destroyer God, and respectfully grants a wish to explain the Super Saiyan God ritual. As a result, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, Gohan, and the unborn Pan (through her mother Videl) empower Goku to a new godly state and he fights Beerus. Although he is unable to defeat Beerus in combat, his tenacity and continual growth through the course of their fight pique Beerus' interest enough that he decides to spare Goku and the Earth, in order to continue visiting to sample its food.
Golden Frieza Saga[]
The Frieza Force, greatly diminished in power and influence in the years following the deaths of Frieza and King Cold at the hands of Future Trunks, as well as the total annihilation of its most elite fighters, the Ginyu Force, Zarbon and Dodoria, have left the once-mighty galactic empire a mere shadow of its former self. The new leader of the force, Sorbet, decides that despite his cruel tendencies, without the fear that Frieza's power inspired in his empire, it is doomed to crumble. He travels to Earth along with Tagoma and Shisami and happen upon the Pilaf Gang, who have once again been trying to gather the Dragon Balls. They are forced to allow Frieza's minions to revive him. Shenron initially warns them against their wish to revive Frieza, as his death was much longer than a year ago, meaning that his body could not be fully revived. Sorbet insists that the wish be granted, and so the pieces of Frieza, precisely as they were sliced by Future Trunks just before he incinerated them, are restored. Shenron tells them that they have two remaining wishes. Sorbet contemplates reviving King Cold, but Mai and Shu quickly rush in and wish for one million Zeni and the world's tastiest icecream. Sorbet, aware that Frieza needs immediate medical attention, spares their lives and quickly departs to their ship as the Dragon Balls scatter. Due to the advances in medical technology since the battle on Namek, Frieza is reconstructed and fully healed.
Universe 6 Saga[]
nformation to be added later.
"Future" Trunks Saga[]
In the anime, Bulma summons Shenron in an attempt to acquire an element she needs to finish the Time Machine she had constructed using her late Future counterpart's notes. Unfortunately for her, Goku attempts to use the opportunity to wish King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory back to life. After Bulma manages to stop Master Roshi and several others from making frivolous wishes, Gohan reveals that his daughter is ill and Earth-based medical treatments aren't working due to her Saiyan heritage. Seeing Gohan's wish as a reasonable one, Bulma and Goku allow Gohan to wish Pan would be cured which Shenron is able to grant. Goku manages to convince Bulma to let him wish back King Kai, Bubbles, and Gregory in exchange for getting the element she needs from Earth's core. Unfortunately for Bulma, Beerus and Whis grow suspicious and interrupt Goku. Discovering Bulma had constructed Time Machine despite being warned of the dangers during the conflict with Goku Black and Future Zamasu, Beerus and Whis confront Bulma, though fortunately for her he elects to let her live and destroy the Time Machine along Future Bulma's research notes to drive home the message that he will not tolerate the development of anymore Time Machines. Goku attempts to make his wish, but unfortunately it is revealed that there is a time limit to how long Shenron can be summoned and as it had been exceeded, Shenron leaves before Goku can make the wish to the ire of King Kai.
Dragon Ball GT[]
Information to be added later.
Super INFINITY[]
The Earth Dragon Balls have played a major role in Super INFINITY like the Dragon Ball series. They are in Goku's universe. They were created by the Guardian of the Earth, Kami and were later re-created by Dende.
Sailor Moon cleansed the Dragon Balls with Moon Healing Escalation to remove Minus Energy they have accumulated, thereby preventing the release of the Shadow Dragons.
Film Appearances[]
Curse of the Blood Rubies[]
Main article: Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies Information to be added later.
Mystical Adventure[]
Main article: Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure Information to be added later.
Dead Zone[]
Garlic Jr. has Nicky, Ginger, and Sansho gather the Dragon Balls with the fifth one being collected by kidnapping Gohan and attacking both Chi-Chi and Ox-King. Garlic Jr. declares that when he collects all of them, he will plunge the world into despair and make everyone his slaves. When Ginger and Sansho return with the two last Dragon Balls, Shenron is then summoned by Garlic Jr. and grants his wish for Immortality. Now immortal, Garlic Jr. vows to avenge his father by killing all living beings on Earth.
The World's Strongest[]
Gohan and Oolong search for the Dragon Balls, noticing that they have been gathered in the Tsurumai-Tsuburi Mountains. Oolong wishes to use the balls to wish for women's panties. Shenron is instead summoned by Dr. Kochin to thaw Dr. Wheelo and his laboratory from the thick ice covering it, setting in motion the events of the film.
The Tree of Might[]
After a meteor destroys the forest, Gohan and his friends search for the Dragon Balls to restore the forest, while also facing several situations. After collecting them all, Shenron is summoned, granting Gohan’s wish to restore the forest. This also attracts Turles’s attention, setting in motion the events of the film.
Lord Slug[]
Upon reading Bulma's mind, Lord Slug sends his army to find the Dragon Balls by using the Dragon Radar they stole from her. Slug then summons Shenron upon collecting all seven and wishes for Eternal Youth. Now young and powerful again, Lord Slug launches the Terra-Freezing device to turn the Earth into a frozen planet.
Broly - Second Coming[]
Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming Information to be added later.
Fusion Reborn[]
Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn Information to be added later.
Wrath of the Dragon[]
Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon Information to be added later.
Battle of Gods[]
Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Information to be added later.
Resurrection ‘F’[]
Main article: Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Information to be added later.
Broly[]
Frieza has Kikono send two weak soldiers to steal Bulma's Dragon Radar and her collected Dragon Balls, in order for Frieza to wish to be 5cm taller. At the time of the theft, Bulma had managed to collect all but one of the Earth Dragon Balls, planning to make herself five years younger.
Alerted to the break in by Trunks while relaxing on her private island with Beerus, Whis, Bulla, Vegeta, and Goku, Bulma reveals the final Dragon Ball is located on the Ice Continent which is why she saved it for last. Frieza's henchmen are able to retrieve the last ball before the heroes arrive. Frieza descends to the planet and takes the Balls using his telekinesis.
After the battle with Broly becomes intense enough to destroy the surrounding landscape, Kikono suggests moving the Dragon Balls away from the battle in Frieza's spaceship. This allows Cheelai and Lemo to steal them, forcing Kikono to read them the instructions for making a wish. Cheelai is bemused at how simple the process is. They use this wish to save Broly from being killed by Gogeta, teleporting him back to Vampa at the last second.
Super Hero[]
Main article: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
After Piccolo's first encounter with Gamma 2, he seeks out Dende, hoping to use the same technique as Grand Elder Guru to increase his strength and combat the android threat. Dende is unable to do so due to his age but offers to upgrade Shenron's wish-granting powers to include this ability. After a ritual, Shenron is immediately upgraded and Piccolo contacts Bulma to ask for use of the Dragon Balls. It is revealed that Bulma has had Capsule Corporation staff retrieving the balls constantly after their use, supposedly to keep them out of the hands of evildoers. However, Piccolo quickly learns that she has been routinely asking Shenron for cosmetic improvements to her own body, much to his disgust.
Piccolo then summons Shenron and asks for his potential to be unlocked. Shenron grants this wish, plus 'a little extra', boosting Piccolo's strength substantially and later allowing him access to a new, powerful form. Bulma uses the remaining wishes to perk up her rear and lengthen her eyelashes; Piccolo realizes only too late that these wishes could easily have been used to bring Goku and Vegeta to assist them in the fight against the Red Ribbon Army.
A Hero's Legacy[]
Main article: Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy Information to be added later.
Video Game Appearances[]
The Dragon Balls appear in nearly all the franchise's video games.
In Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans, Mr. Popo creates his own set of Dragon Balls after Goku's resurrection and Kami's death. This version of Shenron isn't as powerful and cannot be used to wish back deceased characters, but has the advantage of being able to be reused constantly after being regathered and they are also capable of summoning someone as powerful as Legendary Super Saiyan Broly to Earth (or at the very least create a convincing copy of him, as he can be defeated by the Z Fighters despite the fact that the game occurs before the Namek Saga and it would be very unlikely that the Z Fighters would be capable of defeating the real Legendary Super Saiyan at that point).
In Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road, which takes place in Future Trunks' Alternate Timeline, Future Janemba takes the Dragon Balls and after he is defeated, Future Babidi steals them. While Vegito fights against Future Super Buu, Future Babidi invokes Shenron. While he was doing his wish, he is cut off by Future Mr. Satan who wishes to become the most popular person in the universe.
In Dragon Ball Online, it is revealed that in Age 787 Dende deactivated the Dragon Balls of Earth due to Elder Kai's warnings and the Earth being at peace (thus preventing the Dragon Ball from being overused and thus the appearance of the Shadow Dragons in Age 790 never occurs as it did in the GT Timeline). Eventually in Age 999 Dende reactivates the Earth's Dragon Balls after Time Patrol Trunks warns him about the threat posed by Mira, in the hopes that a savior would appear. However this time Dende creates multiple sets of Dragon Balls, weaker than the originals, hoping that the young warriors will benefit from competing over them. The presence of multiple sets allows for warriors of diverse skill levels to have a realistic hope of gathering all seven. Afraid of them being exploited, Dende limits their power, restricting the wishes that can be made. One of these sets is apparently provided to Chronoa and the Time Patrol.
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Future Trunks asks Shenron for a strong ally with enough power to defeat time itself. By this wish, Shenron summons the Future Warrior. In center of Toki Toki City's Plaza of Time there is a Dragon Ball Altar where the Dragon Balls collected by Time Patrollers are kept and where Shenron is summoned when all seven are collected. A female Time Patroller named Amura stands next to the Altar and makes various comments about making wishes Shenron such as wondering if Shenron would get mad if she wished for 100 wishes or wishing for Shenron to be her friend. Dragon Balls can be obtained during Parallel quests, if obtained the player will receive a message saying "Key Item obtained" and must complete the quest to collect the Dragon Ball. There is also an obtainable color customizable outfit for Earthlings and Saiyans called the 4-Star Dragon Ball Costume which is a luxurious Gi with a design based on the 4-Star Dragon Ball and features a fake 4-Star Dragon Ball incorporated into the upper body portion of the outfit.
In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Turles attempts to use the Namekian Dragon Balls to wish for Immortality, but is stopped by his cohort Lord Slug who also desires immortality so he can rule the universe. Before they can fight over who will get to make a wish, the Future Warrior appears and they form a temporary truce to deal with the Patroller but are ultimately defeated by the Warrior and Future Trunks. Interestingly in Parallel Quest 44: "Dragon Balls of the Future", the Dragon Balls mysteriously reactivate in a parallel version Future Trunks' timeline despite Future Kami's death, forcing Future Trunks to keep them from Future 17, Future 18, and reactivated Future 16. Exactly how they were able to reactivate in Trunks' timeline without Kami is never explained, though presumably it may have something to do with the time fragment that particular parallel timeline is found in. In The Emperor's Return Saga, it is revealed that Towa altered the history of Age 779 so that Dragon Balls second wish (which had been taken by the Pilaf Gang in the original history) was used to revive Cooler who was than transformed into Metal Cooler, thus Metal Cooler participates in his brother's training and takes part in Frieza's revenge against Goku and the Z Fighters in Age 779.
In Xenoverse 2, Dragon Balls are collected in much the same way as they were in Xenoverse by defeating Time Patroller NPCs in battle, though this is made slightly more easier as Time Patrollers often appear in teams of three when encountered in Parallel Quests. The Future Warrior may also occasionally receive a Dragon Ball as login in bonus, though if they have already obtained all seven when they receive the bonus they will receive a Hercule Badge instead. The Warrior can also obtain Dragon Balls from defeating Time Patroller NPCs encountered in Conton City, though unlike those encountered in Parallel Quests, they are guaranteed to drop a Dragon Ball provided the Future Warrior hasn't collected all seven. However these NPCs can only be fought once per character file, though it is possible to create a save file and defeat one then delete said save file to get another Dragon Ball from the same NPC which can be used as an easy way to obtain Dragon Balls as the inventory is shared across character files. Also in Conton City one can see a giant Shenron-like dragon that floats in the sky north of Conton City. It is later revealed that this dragon was the dragon statue found on the Dragon Ball Pedestal in Xenoverse which Chronoa had animated after hearing rumors doubting the power of gods like herself and Elder Kai, however it grew so large it turn Toki Toki City into ruins, forcing them to build Conton City over the ruins and the seemingly alive dragon statue was relocated north of the city. The Dragon Ball Pedestal was eventually restored with a new dragon statue. During their investigation of the Guru's House time rift anomaly where they aid Nail in protecting the Namekian Dragon Balls from the Frieza Force. If Future Warrior meets Grand Elder Guru after having their potential unlocked (Attribute Level Cap unlocked), who will teach the Warrior how to increase the power of the Dragon Balls in Conton City, unlocking extra wish options the next time they use the Dragon Balls and each subsequent after that. Chronoa also explains to the 2nd Future Warrior that the Dragon Balls in Conton City are one of multiple sets created by Dende, though the ones used in Toki Toki City and Conton City are weaker than the others. She explains they were originally meant to be a training reward but ended up creating a way for endless wishes due to the nature of Conton City as a place where multiple timelines intersect (allowing Dragon Balls to be used multiple times by the Time Patrol without a waiting period of them being inactive). Though they are weaker, they still possess enough power to grant Future Trunks' wish to summon a warrior strong enough to defend history as shown by the Future Warrior in Xenoverse. Due to how they are obtained in the Xenoverse series, it is unclear how or where they scatter though since they are obtained mainly from Time Patrollers they presumably scatter around Toki Toki City/Conton City as it is unlikely that Chronoa would allow them to scatter through time due to the danger. Chronoa referring to them as a source of unlimited wishes implies that there is no danger of them cracking from a buildup of negative energy (indicating they can contain it more effectively or do not produce enough negative energy to crack them due to being weaker than the Earth's Dragon Balls), as Chronoa and the Time Patrol are fully aware that overusing the Dragon Balls resulted in the birth of the Shadow Dragons in the GT Timeline and would likely curb their usage if there was a danger of them producing Shadow Dragons. Alternatively Chronoa's power over time may allow her to effect the Dragon Balls in such a way that the negative energy dissipates far more quickly than the Earth's Dragon Balls. As these Dragon Balls do not seem to go into a period of dormancy where they turn to stone, it is possible that they do not produce negative energy as part of the reason the Dragon Balls become inert after being used is to give time for the negative energy to dissipate.
The 4-Star Dragon Ball Costume from Xenoverse returns as an obtainable outfit. Additionally Gohan's Four-Star Dragon Ball Hat also appears as an obtainable accessory as well.
In Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Gohan receives his Four-Star Dragon Ball Hat from his parents shortly before he and Goku go to Kame House for Goku's reunion with Bulma, Krillin, and Master Roshi, which is ironically fortunate as the ball later allows Goku and Piccolo to track down Raditz when he kidnaps Gohan (the anime filler involving the Sabertooth Cat and river rescue does not take place in Kakarot. The Dragon Balls are used during the first two Sagas as they were in the main series.
During the Intermission after the Frieza Saga, after the Namekians have relocated to New Namek, Bulma contacts Gohan and tells him the Earth Dragon Balls have recharged and that he should try collecting them. This introduces the Dragon Ball collection and Making Wishes to Shenron. Interestingly, the Dragon Balls can be used to revive bosses defeated in the main story such as Raditz, Nappa, Dodoria, Zarbon, and the Ginyu Force minus their still living Captain which will allow the player to partake in a Sub Story featuring which ever villain that has been revived.
Location of the Earth Dragon Balls[]
This chart documents the locations of the Earth's Dragon Balls in the different sagas of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, and Dragon Ball Super as well as the wishes granted in those sagas and the name of the Shadow Dragons each wish spawned.
- One-Star Dragon Ball – Brought to Pilaf's Castle from a dungeon || Land of Gurumes || City Street || Yajirobe's Prairie || Yunzabit Heights || Wasteland || Thieves Den || || Break Wasteland
- Two-Star Dragon Ball – Capsule Corporation (Warehouse) || Devil's Hand || Muscle Tower || Ice Cave || Devil's Toilet || Savanna || Diablo Desert Express || Red Sea || Tsumisumbri Mountains
- Three-Star Dragon Ball – Kame House || Mifan || Pirate Cave || Prairie || Grand Apollon || Beach || Bamboo Forest || Paprika Wasteland || Diablo Desert
- Four-Star Dragon Ball – Grandpa Gohan's house at Mount Paozu || Penguin Village || Sacred Land of Korin || Stolen by Tambourine after the 22nd World Tournament || On Gohan's hat at Spinach Wastes || Vodka's fortress || Small Island (swallowed by a dinosaur) || Papaya Island || Natade Village
- Five-Star Dragon Ball – North Valley || Brown Country || Area covered by the Brown Squad || Village of the Man injured by Tien || Western Desert || Mountain ||Mega-Fortress XJ-5 || Gizard Wasteland || Spindletop Flats
- Six-Star Dragon Ball – Aru Village || Skull Valley || Colonel Silver's Camp || Crow Cavern || Desert || Rocky area || Fukurou Forest || Amenbo Island
- Seven-Star Dragon Ball – Fire Mountain || Bridgetown || Lake near the Peck Peck Tribe Jungle || Mercenary Clan's ship || Bamboo Forest || Vodka's fortress (found on the Tropical Islands) || Kyodai Pyramid || Mei Queen Castle || Yunzabit Heights
Known wishes granted[]
Pre-Dragon Ball[]
- Someone wishes to become a king.
Dragon Ball[]
Emperor Pilaf Saga[]
- Oolong wishes for a pair of panties. (Spawned Oceanus Shenron)
Fortuneteller Baba Saga[]
- Upa wishes for Bora to be revived. (Spawned Haze Shenron)
King Piccolo Saga[]
- King Piccolo wishes for his youth to be restored. (Spawned Nuova Shenron)
Piccolo Jr. Saga[]
- Reviving everyone killed by King Piccolo and his children. (Spawned Eis Shenron in the anime)
Dragon Ball Z[]
Vegeta Saga[]
- Master Roshi wishes for Goku to be revived. (Granted by Shenron; Spawned Rage Shenron)
Frieza Saga[]
- Mr. Popo wishes for all those killed by Frieza and his henchmen in Namek brought back to life, but the tribe killed by Vegeta were not brought back as Vegeta did not count as one of Frieza's henchmen at that time. This is the only wish that Shenron was unsure of his ability to grant. (Granted by Shenron; Spawned Syn Shenron)
Cell Games Saga[]
- A wish to revive all people killed by Cell and the other androids and second wish for the self-destruct bombs in Android 17 and Android 18 to be removed. (Granted by Shenron)
Majin Buu Saga[]
- Bulma wished that everyone who died since the morning of the World Martial Arts Tournament be brought back to life. (Granted by Shenron; Spawned Naturon Shenron)
- The remaining wish was saved up, giving them four months until they were able to make their second wish.
- A wish for all memories of Majin Buu's havoc on Earth to be erased, except from the Z Fighters, and the other supporting characters. (Granted by Shenron, made using the remaining wish saved up from the last summoning; spawned Eis Shenron acorrding to Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files).
Dragon Ball Super[]
Bonus chapter
- Pilaf wishes for youth for himself and for his gang. (Granted by Shenron, set during the Android conflict)
God of Destruction Beerus Saga[]
- Goku wishes for the knowledge of the Super Saiyan God. (Granted by Shenron)
Golden Frieza Saga[]
- Sorbet wishes Frieza back from Hell. (Granted by Shenron)
- Shu wishes for a million Zeni. (Granted by Shenron)
- Mai wishes for the best ice cream in the world. (Granted by Shenron)
Universe 6 Saga[]
- Beerus wishes for Shenron to go away. (Granted by Shenron)
"Future" Trunks Saga[]
- Gohan wishes for Pan's fever to be cured. (Granted by Shenron)
Dragon Ball movies[]
Dragon Ball Movie 1: Curse of the Blood Rubies
- Pansy's wish for the end of the rubies.
Dragon Ball Movie 3: Mystical Adventure
- Goku wishes for Bora to be revived.
Dragon Ball Tenth Anniversary Special:
- Goku wishes for Shenron to rebuild Android 8 and remove the bomb inside him.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 1: Dead Zone
- Garlic Jr.'s wish for immortality.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 2: The World's Strongest
- Dr. Kochin wishes for Dr. Wheelo to be released from his icy prison.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 3: The Tree of Might
- Bulma, Gohan and Krillin wish to restore the forest.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 4: Lord Slug
- Lord Slug wishes for his youth to be restored.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 10: Broly - Second Coming
- Goten wishes that his father were there, and an image of Goku appears; though this creates an interesting plot hole. First, Shenron does not appear when Goten tries to summon him; second the sky is not even dark when the wish is made. Also at this point, Dende had powered up Shenron to grant three wishes, though when the Dragon Balls read Goten thoughts about wishing Goku was there to help them, the Dragon Balls still scatter at the end of the movie.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn
- Gohan wishes to close the border between the living and dead but Shenron is unable to grant the wish, exceeding his own power. No other wish is made, leading to a somewhat comedic ending, with Shenron saying "Is somebody going to make a wish or what?"
Dragon Ball Z Movie 13: Wrath of the Dragon
- Hoi wishes to unlock a box he found. (Tapion was in it).
- As they say their goodbyes to Tapion, Goku and friends mention that they will summon the dragon again to wish all the people back to life who died during the battle against Hirudegarn (this part of the conversation is mentioned in the Japanese version).
Dragon Ball Z Movie 14: Battle of Gods
- The Pilaf Gang wished for youth prior to the events of the movie.
- Beerus asks how to make a Super Saiyan God.
Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Dragon Ball Z: Revival of "F"
- Planet Trade Organization's current leader Sorbet and his subordinate Tagoma make the single most evil wish ever made with the Earth's Dragon Balls: To Revive the Galactic Tyrant Frieza back to life so he may restore the Planet Trade Organization's Evil Empire. Frieza is revived as he was just before his death via the finishing blast of Future Trunks' Shining Sword Attack, as Mecha Frieza and in pieces. Sorbet and Tagoma collect all of the pieces of Frieza and put the organic parts in a healing chamber, Frieza's body is regenerated and he reverts himself back into his first form, thus setting in motion the events of the film.
- Shu wishes for one million Zeni.
Dragon Ball Super Movie 1: Broly
- Cheelai wishes for Broly to be saved and sent back to Planet Vampa.
Super INFINITY[]
- Goku wishes for a million Zeni.
- Pansy's wish for the end of the blood rubies.
- Upa wishes for Bora to be revived.
- King Piccolo wishes for his youth to be restored.
- Reviving everyone killed by King Piccolo and his children.
- Garlic Jr.'s wish for immortality.
- Master Roshi wishes for Goku to be revived.
- Mr. Popo wishes for the inhabitants of East City killed by Nappa brought back to life, including, Krillin, Vegeta, the Z Fighters: Yamcha, Chiaotzu and Tien Shinhan.
- Gohan wishes for Shenron to rebuild Android 8 and remove the bomb inside him. (Granted by Shenron)
- Emperor Pilaf wishes for youth for himself and for his gang. (Granted by Shenron)
- Goku wishes for the knowledge of the Super Saiyan God. (Granted by Shenron)
- Sorbet wishes Frieza back from Hell. (Granted by Shenron)
- A wish to revive North City since Frieza destroyed it. (Granted by Shenron)
- Chris wishes for Helen's paralyzed legs to be healed. (Granted by Shenron)
- Sailor Moon wishes for the Moon Stick and the Cutie Moon Rod to be recreated. (Granted by Shenron)
- Gohan wishes for Pan's fever to be cured. (Granted by Shenron)
- Goten, Trunks and Oolong wish for a pair of panties, a million Zeni and the best ice cream in the world.
- Keiko wishes for Yusuke to be revived. (Granted by Shenron)
- Sailor Chibi Moon wishes for the Moonlight Stick to be created. (Granted by Shenron)
- A wish for the memories of a mob of duelists wanting to face Yugi for the Egyptian Gods to be erased. (Granted by Shenron)
- A wish for everyone on Gaia to be transported to Earth except for evil ones. (Granted by Shenron)