Dragon Facts

THE BASICS

• The two main Dragons are Porunga and Shenron
• Shen means God in Japanese
• Shenron is the Earth's dragon, created by Kami
• Porunga is the Namekian dragon, originally created by Guru
• Dragons can grant wishes, but can't exceed their masters power when granting them
• Shenron can originally grant one wish, Porunga can grant three
• Dragons are usually big and green, although their appearance differs greatly
• Dragons speak English, but only take wishes in their native tongue
• The dragons are sealed in shiny balls called Dragonballs until they are summoned by someone who has collected all seven of the 'balls
• When a dragon is summoned, the sky turns black

INTERMEDIATE STUFF:

• Dende later revamps Shenron, when he becomes God of Earth, after Kami fuses with Piccolo
• Shenron is based on a model bought to life by Kami
• It is possible to mistake a dragon for an apparition or illusion due to their appearance drifting off at the end
• Once the creator of the Dragonballs dies, then the 'balls turn to stone, and are unusable

ADVANCED FACTS:

• Dragons are hugely powerful, and if an evil one escapes, it can do amazing damage
• Goku merged with Shenron at the end of DBZ so that everyone could be bought back to life
• Ii Shenron was the most powerful dragon of all, and was eventually defeated by a Goku spirit bomb