While Shenron said it felt familiar, he nevertheless granted the wish.

Shenron seen in a flashback of the extended version. With one wish remaining, Yamcha asks if there is some way for him to bring Goku back but Shenron denies, saying he has already been brought back to life once before. Afterward, the Balls scatter and turn into stones for a whole year. Notably, he is a support-type character who automatically revives fallen characters in Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2. Kochin asked Shenron to melt off the ice on his lab, which stunned Shenron to the point of asking him why not he gives him the ability to melt the ice off. "He's here? He had originally decided not to recreate them, as he originally designed the Balls to encourage acts of bravery and give people a sense of hope, but the selfishness and greed of mankind caused the Dragon Balls to be used in the exact opposite manner than that intended. Also of note is its name; it is meant to be pronounced as "Sheh-n-roh-n" via a Japanese transliteration of its pinyin reading (which would be pronounced as "Sheh-n-loh-ng"), while its Japanese on'yomi rendering would be "Shinryuu". After King Piccolo uses the Dragon Balls to regain his youth, he murders Shenron before he can disperse to prevent anyone else from using the Dragon Balls against him. As with most wish-granting Eternal Dragons, Shenron, though good-natured, is essentially a neutral figure who grants any wish within his power regardless of the intent of the wish itself or the nature of his summoner. The first three, which can be asked for as many times as wanted, are a ton of EXP, a lot of AP and lots of Zeni. Urging Upa to make the wish, Upa asks Shenron if he can bring his father back to life. Lord Slug uses the Dragon Balls to wish for his youth back in a manner similar to King Piccolo. Beerus then shoos off Shenron when he asks for the other wishes and the Dragon Balls are scattered once more. Appule • Burter • Captain Ginyu • Chilled • Cooler • Cui • Dodoria • Freeza • Guldo • Jeice • King Cold • Recoome • Zarbon Shenron's original design changed over the course of the. After Gohan defeats and kills Cell, the group head to The Lookout where they summon Shenron and ask for him to revive everyone that had been killed by Cell. A stunned Shenron notes that it's been awhile since somebody wished for immortality. He makes a cameo appearance in many Dragon Quest Monsters games. He became not only able to now resurrect any number of people at the same time, including people who Porunga resurrected before, but also without the trade-off using the energy of two wishes for a single wish multiple person revival, allowing Porunga to continue grant up to three wishes per summoning regardless. Shenron is summoned by Cheelai to send Broly back to Planet Vampa before he is about to be disintegrated by Gogeta's Transcendent God Kamehameha. Shenron is summoned after Kid Buu's defeat. Another note is that unlike the original Shenlong from mythology despite sharing its green color, the dragon from the Dragon Balls does only have four fingers total on each hand; Shenlong in Chinese mythology are said to be higher ranking Dragons with five-fingered-hands as one trait to set them apart from the others. Shenron is said to live in the fiery center of the Earth, whenever he is called he will arrive to grant one wish before returning to his fiery home to sleep until he is called again. Namekians
When Piccolo and Kami were revived, Shenron came back to life as well.

After granting Goku's wish, Shenron vanishes, and so do the Dragon Balls.

In Dragon Ball Z, it is revealed that Shenron cannot grant the same wish more than once (e.g. However, Shenron tells that it would be impossible as he was created by a God and he is unable to grant a wish that surpasses the power of a God. Shenron (神シェン龍ロン, Shenron, Japanese pronunciation of "Shénlóng", lit. One hundred years later, Shenron presumably returns, as the Four-Star Dragon Ball is seen again. In the future timeline, as the androids attack.

His kind are good at heart, but as a strong Dragon, Shenron has an aggressive temper, and is impatient sometimes (for some reason more so than Porunga, the Namekian Dragon).
Gradually, Shenron's form will weaken before finally dispersing until the next summoning. Shenron's original incarnation in Dragon Boy was a small dragon which emerged from the Dragon Jewel. He grants the wish for earthlings to transform into Super Saiyans, Majins to transform into their Pure Majin form, and Namekians to become Great Namekians. Main article: Dragon Ball Z: World's Strongest The Shenron grants the J-Pop star and hostess Kuniko Yamada's wish to gain the ability to execute the Kamehameha, which she playfully uses on Shenron. [1] Before the events of Dragon Ball, the last time Shenron was summoned was to grant someone's wish to become king, as Bulma explains to Goku in their first meeting.[2][3].

But once he saw Kochin, he changed it to his normal introduction. Main articles: DBS : Broly Saga and Extra Edition 4 (Dragon Ball Super manga) This also holds true for other Eternal Dragons like Porunga. http://allaboutdragons.com/dragons/index.php?title=Shenlong&oldid=1792. Powers. This leads Tekka's Team to summon Towa and Mira by opening time holes that combine into a large rift. Shenron was first summoned by Kochin in the Tsumisumbri Mountains. "Divine Dragon" or "Dragon God") is a magical Dragon from the Dragon Ball franchise. Future Trunks makes a wish to summon a warrior strong enough to defend history, resulting in Shenron summoning of the Future Warrior to fulfill Trunks' wish. After Towa and Mira's defeat by Goku and the Future Warrior in Age ?? Shenlong (simplified Chinese: 神龙; traditional Chinese: 神龍; pinyin: shén lóng, literally "spirit dragon", Japanese: 神竜 Shinryū) is a spiritual dragon from Chinese mythology that controls wind and rain. He tends to offer advice to his wisher that would accomplish their wish in a better manner (for instance, wishing the Saiyans away instead of reviving Goku, or wishing for the power to melt ice instead of for the ice to melt), but is always refused. Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Dark Demon Realm Mission!

After collecting them, Lord Slug wished for his youth back.