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Naturon Shenron
七星龍 Qī Xīng Lóng (Chī Shinron)
Anime name	Naturon Shenron
Alternate names	Shu Shenron Seven-Star Dragon
Debut	"The Seven-Star Dragon"
Appears in
Race	Shadow Dragon
Date of birth	Age 774 (wish is made)
Date of death	Age 790
Family	Black Smoke Shenron (boss) Syn Shenron (comrade/fusee) Haze Shenron (comrade) Eis Shenron (comrade) Rage Shenron (comrade) Oceanus Shenron (comrade) Nuova Shenron (comrade) Yamcha (wish responsible for existence) A mole (fusee) Pan (fusee)

Naturon Shenron (七星龍, Qī Xīng Lóng; lit. "Seven-Star Dragon") is the Seven-Star Shadow Dragon and represents the element of Earth. He has the power to absorb bodies and take their abilities, such as absorbing a mole to create major earthquakes. Naturon was born when Bulma and Yamcha wished back the people who were killed by Majin Vegeta. Naturon Shenron is also the first Shenron that almost defeated Pan and Goku, as well as the first dragon to be around for more than a single episode.

BiographyEdit

When Goku and Pan arrive at Naturon Shenron's location, he is digging underground, trying to destroy a city with massive earthquakes. Pan and Goku (who becomes Super Saiyan 4) help rescue the citizens before taking on Naturon, who emerges when he realizes his work was interrupted. Goku manages to punch Naturon straight out of the city.

In their first battle with Naturon, Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Pan seemed to have the upper hand. Despite his power, Naturon was absent-minded, gullible, and slow to attack. Eventually, the heroes seem to defeat Naturon by tricking him into hitting himself with his own Aftershock technique, causing the Seven-Star Dragon Ball to emerge in a flash of light. Unfortunately, Naturon faked his defeat by retreating into his Dragon Ball, allowing him to absorb Pan when she picked up the corrupted sphere. Transforming into a much bigger and stronger form than before, gaining all of Pan's abilities and techniques in the process, Naturon reveals that he can absorb other beings to increase his strength. He absorbed a mole to create his previous form, but his earlier incompetence was all a plot to gain a far more powerful body by absorbing Pan. He has now his eye on a Super Saiyan 4 next. As the Shadow Dragon attacks, Goku is faced with an unthinkable dilemma: in order to get the Dragon Ball, Naturon must be killed, which will in turn kill Pan. Naturon tempts Goku into fighting by killing innocent people, but Goku can not bring himself to hurt his granddaughter, despite Pan herself begging Goku to forget about her and do what he must to save the world.

Eventually, after Naturon kills another set of innocents, Goku fights him, much to the approval of the still-absorbed Pan. However, when Goku tries to deliver a finishing blast, Naturon panickly reminds him that he will also kill Pan, and he notices the Saiyan hesitate, and mocks him for it. Realizing Pan would rather die than see more people get killed, Goku unleashes a full Kamehameha blast on Naturon. However, the blast does not have enough energy to kill him, as Goku realizes that Pan is still inside of him, causing him to subconsciously hold back. Goku begins to give in, rapidly losing energy as he is beaten and blasted, and is eventually knocked onto a nearby roof.

Naturon gets cocky and claims that he is the most powerful out of his brothers and will be the one true Shenron. He starts using some of Shenron's classic lines, such as "What is your wish?" Goku does not answer him, and suddenly closes his eyes. Thinking that he has won, Naturon taunts Goku by partially releasing Pan from his stomach. The young girl tries to convince her grandfather to fight, but her pleas are seemingly in vain. Tiring of his game, Naturon begins to reabsorb Pan, stating another Shenron quote ("Your wish... has been granted") in the process. Suddenly, Goku wakes up, grabbing Pan and pulling her out of Naturon. At this point, Goku reveals that he deliberately held back with the Kamehameha blast and allowed Naturon to beat him up to make the dragon confident enough to taunt him by partially releasing Pan, giving Goku the opportune moment to remove his granddaughter from the demonic Dragon's body.

With Pan gone, Naturon reverts back into his true form: a puny, brown, pig-like creature whose head is barely larger than the Dragon Ball on his scalp. It is revealed that Naturon himself is incredibly weak; the only way to increase his power is to absorb another living thing. Desperate, he tries to absorb a bird, but Goku blocks his path, berating Naturon off for harming others. Naturon tries begging for mercy as a ploy to lower Goku's guard (similar to what Rage Shenron did against Pan), but his ki blast does not even faze the Super Saiyan 4. Sick of Naturon's dirty tricks, Goku brutally beats up the diminutive Shadow Dragon and destroys him with a Kamehameha.

PowerEdit

Naturon's strength depends on its state of transformation. While absorbing a mole, his strength is high enough to blow Pan and Goku away using his Aftershock technique. After he absorbs Pan, he is at his best and puts up a good fight against Goku up until he again transforms into a Super Saiyan 4. Naturon is overpowered but uses the seeming advantage of using Goku's granddaughter as a shield to harm the mighty Saiyan, and even deeply scar him in the chest. However, after everything turns to be a ruse to free Pan, he regresses to his natural state which is arguably among the weakest among all dragons, barely stronger than the weakest of the group, Haze Shenron, and probably comparable to Rage Shenron overall.

Techniques and special abilitiesEdit

• Absorption – Naturon can absorb anyone or anything to increase his size, strength, or techniques, such as a mole or Pan.
• Aftershock – Naturon creates a concentrated energy blast from under the Earth. He used it in his mole absorbed form.
• Flight – The ability to fly with the use of ki. Used in Pan-absorbed form and true form.
• Ki Blast – The most basic form of energy wave. Used after absorbing Pan.
• Kamehameha/Kamekameha – The signature technique of the Turtle School, invented by Master Roshi. Naturon used this technique after absorbing Pan. He somehow mispronounces it, even though Pan always pronounces it right. It is very controlled, unlike Goten's Kamekameha.

TransformationsEdit

Naturon Shenron (Mole absorbed)Edit

Before his encounter with Goku and Pan, Naturon Shenron absorbs a mole causing a transformation resulting in a Mole-type Shadow Dragon form to occur. This form allows Naturon Shenron to produce Earthquakes.

Naturon Shenron (Pan absorbed)Edit

During his battle, Naturon Shenron manages to absorb Pan, causing this transformation to occur. He gets bluish green and beech skin, as well as two tails, fins on the sides on his head, and a crocodile like jaw. His eyes, originally white, turn yellow. In this form, Naturon Shenron is able to perform energy wave attacks such as the Kamehameha.

Video game appearancesEdit

Naturon Shenron appears as an assist character in the arcade game Dragon Ball Z: Bakuretsu Impact.

Voice actorsEdit

• Japanese version: Shin Aomori
• FUNimation Dub: Christopher Bevins
• Italian Dub: Mario Zucca
• Latin American Dub: Arturo Mercado
• Brazilian Dub: Daoiz Cabezudo

TriviaEdit

• Naturon Shenron's "digging song" goes like this:

I'm diggin' a hole

Yes sir, I'm diggin' a hole

And I'm makin' an earthquake

And a rock fall in my wake

Causing panic and destruction is my goal

I'M DIGGIN' A HOLE!

Just diggin' around

Shakin' off all the loose ground

Where rocks and debris are no match for me!

And, uh, duh... EARTHQUAKES RULE!

• Naturon Shenron's name sounds somewhat like "nature", which somewhat relates to his element of Earth. His name also sounds like "natron", a mineral salt used by the ancient Egyptians to preserve bodies during the mummification process. This fits with Naturon's favored tactics: entering the bodies of others to increase his power and preserve his own life at the expense of theirs.
• Naturon Shenron was created by a wish to revive the people killed by Vegeta during his period as one of Babidi's Majins. Coincidentally, Naturon resembles Babidi, in that both are weak villains who rely on others to protect them (Babidi transforms other beings into his loyal servants, while Naturon directly absorbs others to become more powerful).

GalleryEdit

Naturon forming from the soil

The Seven-Star Dragon

Naturon Shenron

Naturon Shenron

Goku kicks the Shadow Dragon

Naturon Shenron using the Aftershock technique

Naturon Shenron (Pan absorbed) performs the Kamehameha

Naturon Shenron charging the Kamehameha

Naturon Shenron in his true form

The death of Naturon Shenron

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See alsoEdit

• Naturon Shenron (Collectibles)