Information technology's non difficult to become lost in all ofDragon Ball's countless fights, free energy blasts, and transformations. While it's safe to say that it'south a completely different show now than information technology was during its debut, one thing hasn't changed at all over the years: Goku and his friends relying on the seven Dragon Balls and the wish-granting dragon that sleeps within.

While fans afterward found out that Namek, and even the universe, had their own set of Dragon Balls, World's Dragon Balls agree a special place in the hearts of most fans, since they're what started this whole adventure and continue to sustain it even at present.

17 the earth's about comfortable pair of women's underwear

Dragon Ball Wish Oolong Panties

While the Dragon Balls had been used for centuries earlier the start of the series, the first onscreen wish came from Oolong.

He asked Shenron for the world'south virtually comfortable pair of women's underwear before Emperor Pilaf could ask the dragon to brand him the supreme ruler of Globe.

xvi Bora'southward Resurrection

Dragon Ball - Shenron Revives Bora

Dragon Ballwas filled with gut-wrenching moments, but perhaps one of the most devastating came when Mercenary Tao murdered Bora afterward he became a target for the Ruby-red Ribbon Ground forces due to possessing the 4-Star Dragon Ball.

After Goku defeated Mercenary Tao, Bora became the showtime graphic symbol to be resurrected by Shenron in the series, although he definitely wouldn't be the last.

15 King Piccolo Wishes For His Youth

Dragon Ball Wish King Piccolo Young

Fifty-fifty in his onetime age, Rex Piccolo was withal a force to be reckoned with, winning fights against Master Roshi, Tien, and Goku, and yet he nonetheless desired eternal youth to farther bolster his power.

Subsequently Shenron was kind enough to rid him of his wrinkles, Rex Piccolo repaid the dragon past obliterating him, ensuring that no one else would exist able to use the Dragon Assurance against him.

fourteen Reviving Everyone Killed By Rex Piccolo

Dragon Ball - King Piccolo's Victims Revived

Aside from some of Globe's nigh skilled martial artists like Krillin, Chiaotzu, Master Roshi, and Nam, King Piccolo's actions led to the deaths of many.

This promted Bulma, Yamcha, and Oolong to later ask Shenron to revive everyone that had been killed during this conflict, essentially undoing all the damage the evil Namekian warrior had done in the outset place.

xiii Goku's (Kickoff) Resurrection

Dragon Ball Z - Goku Is Brought Back To Life For The First Time

In preparation for the impending fight against Nappa and Vegeta, Master Roshi wished for Goku's life to exist restored, and since he'd been allowed to keep his body in Other World, his halo merely just disappeared in the middle of his grooming with King Kai.

Unfortunately, there was no way he could be transported to Globe from King Kai's planet, and so he was forced to accept the long way back to World.

12 Bringing Dorsum Everyone Killed By Frieza's Forces

Dragon Ball Z - Frieza's Victims Revived, Vegeta, Dende, Guru

Betwixt the Namekians slaughtered past Frieza and his men and those that Vegeta killed, the race had pretty much been wiped to extinction. Back on Earth, Mr. Popo, working in tandem with Rex Kai, wished for all those that were killed by Frieza and his men to be revived, and notwithstanding despite being revived himself since he was killed by Frieza, the Namekians that were killed by Vegeta remained in Other World, since Vegeta had unaligned himself from Frieza's forces before he even ready human foot on Namek.

The other wishes that got the Namekians to Earth were granted past Porunga, since at this bespeak, Shenron couldn't grant 3 wishes like Porunga could.

11 Pilaf Wishes For Youth

Dragon Ball - Pilaf Gang Turned to Babies

While the Z-Fighters had their hands full preparing for the arrival of the Androids, Pilaf and his gang managed to get ahold of the Dragon Assurance.

Yet, due to Pilaf'southward flawed diction of a wish to restore their youth, he, Mai, and Shu were all turned into infants, making them the same age equally Trunks and Goten.

10 Bringing Back Everyone Killed By Cell And The Androids

Anime Dragon Ball Z - Future Trunks Revived

Though Androids 17 and 18 didn't kill a single person in the present (dissimilar their futurity counterparts), some of Dr. Gero'south other creations had a field day. Dr. Gero himself killed many Earthling inhabitants of Amenbo Island, while Cell killed thousands of Earthlings during his journeying to his Perfect Grade, with Future Trunks being his terminal victim.

Afterward Jail cell was defeated, the Z-Fighters wished for his many victims to exist revived, with four of them (Goku, Rex Kai, Gregory, and Bubbles) refusing, much to everyone'south astonishment.

9 Removing The Bombs In Androids 17 And 18

Dragon Ball Z - Shenron Removes The Android Bombs

While Androids 17 and 18 couldn't be turned dorsum into regular humans, Krillin made sure to enquire Shenron to remove the bombs they carried around.

This was the adjacent all-time affair for them, not to mention the fact that this wish scored Krillin some serious brownie points for xviii.

viii Reviving Those Killed Since The Morning time Of The 25th World Martial Arts Tournament

Dragon Ball Z - People Killed In The World Tournament By Majin Vegeta Revived

The 25th World Martial Arts Tournament started off like any normal upshot until Babidi'due south plans went into motility. Things didn't go as planned from the go-go, with Vegeta getting possessed by Babidi and killing several innocent tournament spectators, not to mention Kibito existence killed past Dabura.

A bunch of bad guys lost their lives as well, like many of Babidi's evil minions, but Yamcha made sure to discussion his wish to Shenron carefully by request for only good people to be revived, meaning that characters like Pui Pui, Yakon, and fifty-fifty Vegeta, stayed dead.

seven Erasing Everyone's Memories Of Majin Buu

Dragon Ball Z - Shenron Erases Earthling Memories of Buu

After the battle confronting Child Buu, Majin Buu was still left standing, rid of all the evil that made him such a danger.

The Z-Fighters agreed to permit him live on Earth nether Hercule's supervision, but Goku made sure to ask Shenron to erase Majin Buu from the Earthlings' memory to ease his transition into social club.

vi Knowledge Of The Super Saiyan God

Dragon Ball Super - Shenron Tells How to Make A Super Saiyan God

During the fight against Beerus, Goku summoned Shenron to inquire about the Super Saiyan God and how to reach this legendary transformation, which was the easy part.

The hard part was figuring out if the Z-Fighters had plenty pure-hearted Saiyans on hand.

v Sorbet Revives Frieza

Dragon Ball Super - Shenron Brings Back Frieza

Sorbet and Tagoma, with the assistance of Emperor Pilaf's gang, successfully gathered the Dragon Balls in guild to revive their leader, Frieza.

Unfortunately, he was brought back in the bits and pieces that Futurity Trunks sliced him into all those years ago.

4 Shu Wishes For A Million Zeni, Mai Wishes For Ice Cream

Dragon Ball Super - Mai and Shu Make Wishes Before Sorbet

Later Frieza was brought back in pieces, Shenron revealed that he gained the power to grant two more wishes.

Sorbet deliberated almost using the actress wishes to bring back King Cold, but Shu and Mai rapidly interjected, with Shu wishing for a million Zeni and Mai wishing for the best ice cream in the whole earth.

three Beerus Wishes For Shenron'southward Dismissal

Dragon Ball Super - Beerus Wishes For Shenron To Go

In an endeavour to get to the concluding Super Dragon Ball before Champa found information technology first, Bulma asked Shenron to locate information technology for them, but this was out of his power.

Beerus, annoyed with Shenron's uselessness, wished for him to go away, which the dragon was forced to oblige.

2 Gohan Wishes For Pan's Fever To Be Cured

Dragon Ball Super - Shenron Cures Pan's Fever

In Dragon Ball Super, Goku assembled the Dragon Assurance supposedly to revive King Kai, Gregory, and Bubbles, but things got a bit more than complicated (and comical), when Android 18, Master Roshi, Oolong, Bulma, Pilaf, as well as Trunks and Goten, all showed up, each vying for a wish.

In the end, information technology was Gohan who got to take his wish granted, asking Shenron to cure Pan of an unidentified ailment. Not just was it a simple wish well within Shenron'south power, but it was mayhap the purest wish ever made using Earth's Dragon Balls.

1 Goku Revives Everyone Who Was Killed Between Super 17's Inflow And The Defeat Of Omega Shenron

Dragon Ball GT - Shenron Revives The People of Earth

The people of Planet World had endured a lot between Super 17's inflow to the destruction acquired by the Shadow Dragons.

After defeating Omega Shenron, Goku wished for everyone that had been killed as a effect of these travesties to be brought back to life before he and Shenron left, leaving the people of World to now solve their own issues without a wish-granting dragon doing it for them.

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