History of the Dragon Balls Explained

[@sonicrules876542]

"NAIL, use the Dragon Balls to wish for a Plasma TV!" "Sir that would be an incredible misuse of their power."

[@sagnikbose45]

The number of wishes you get from Shenron depends on his mood because he's a jerk

[@k1ngsmok378]

At least he'll give you panties haha

[@christusomnipotens3751]

Don't people operate in the same way?

[@yaboy7120]

Conservative Anti-Freeze im pretty freaking sure that granting any magical wish is not within humans range of operations and abilities

[@christusomnipotens3751]

@@yaboy7120 Maybe not magical wish granting, but favors...

[@Spanky8402]

To many wishes, equals a dragon coming out that is smoking and he is even more rude. He turns the balls into dragons and the one panty wish becomes a woman dragon that wants to eat your balls. Lol. Then you have to go to Namek to wish for your balls back. You have to grab balls to get your balls back.

[@BigHeadClan]

I'm personally all for the changes GT Made to the dragonballs, and the inclusion of the Black-Star balls. It took them from being a Mcguffin into a tool that was insanely risky to be used, it added consequences back into the series.

[@duanemorris5214]

I agree and it makes more sense

[@Oh_Wut]

GT was cannoned and for a good reason. Sit down

[@AGhastlyGengar]

@@Oh_Wut Opinions are opinions and everyone is entitled to have their own. Even in they are wrong.

[@jacobjackson881]

The reason Guru survived was because he drank all of the water.

[@sevynthkiza7701]

+Jacob Jackson popo wishes are always granted...pecking order

[@sunnylovett5533]

Is it time to destroy the world now Master?

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

He blamed the albino nameckians for drinking all the water

[@maxdresser2526]

Sunny Lovett No. Give em a couple hundred years; see if they can clean this up.

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LordBalder]

Actually, the rules of Dende's dragonballs (13:16) where quite clear. You get 3 wishes, unless you want to resurrect groups, then you only get 2. If you wish back a group and save the SECOND wish, you have to wait the fraction of wishes used for the next summoning, which is 1/2 or 6 month. The only flaw was, that Dende forgot his own rule and Piccolo had to remind us of it. At least, that is as far as I got it from your video, I have not read the manga nor have I seen the new movie yet...

[@Nreeko16]

Dragon: who do i have to resurrect this time?

[@carlosmoret2675]

Probebly krillin

[@aidenthompson3265]

+Carlos Moret and yamcha

[@bird-cagechannel2127]

+Gladiopath every good person on the internet.

[@theeyoungsaucegodchris6306]

krillin

[@yaboy7120]

Yamcha

[@retrogamer6403]

If you think about it GT's explanation about the negative energy in the dragon balls actually make sense because every cause have an effect. So while the Z-Fighters are just making wishes left and right whether it be for good or for something stupid negative energy is building up in the dragon balls into ultimately they couldn't take it anymore and crack and I think the reason the Shadow dragons were created was to punish humanity for carelessly overusing the dragon balls. Yeah it was a good thing you revive all the people of namek who were killed by Frieza but as a result you created one of the most powerful villain in history, same thing with King Piccolo's wish while it was a bad thing Piccolo got his powers and youth back he in turn created a good dragon that help out people.

[@smitty1647]

it would make sense if it were the exact opposite. good wishes build up good energy. and what if all the wishes made were pure evil would it spawn a bunch of noble dragon heroes?

[@deathegg9474]

Retro Gamer I really liked that idea they went with. I will like to see in Dragon Ball super but better explained

[@rynobehnke8289]

given that the 2 most selfish wishes spawned the 2 leased evil dragons I thing something like immortality for vegeta would probably spawn a good dragon.

[@nathankagoro]

Which of the villains were made when the name kians were revived

[@johnboygunsling666]

Most sense made. Explain where they were in season 1 of gt

[@knightblade2694]

I think the reason Dende could make better Dragon Balls than Kami is simple. A mechanical engineer today can make a far greater machine than a mechanical engineer could 50 years ago. I assume the Nemekians ability to use magic gets greater over time, not unlike our ability to use technology.

[@zero1zerolast393]

It also might have something to do with them diffusing.

[@aozorahaou2643]

And Dende's Hidden Potential being unlocked by the Grand Elder Guru

[@stigrabbid589]

@@aozorahaou2643 And don't forget that Piccolo was split from Kami as well, so he was not as strong as he was before removing his evil side to take the job of Earth's guardian.

[@greenmonkeyman3165]

or maybe its because dende was grown up on namek and knew all aabout the dragon balls before hand where as kame didnt

[@TortoiseNotTurtle]

Naw, he just knew how to work the shaft

[@goku3050]

I think the Pilaf gang is stupid enough to ask for each of their youth to be restored one by one, using 3 wishes in the progress.

[@sunnylovett5533]

They probably asked for a thousand zeni again, or maybe just a boat. Actually, they say in the Super dub that they dismissed the Dragon without bothering to use the other wishes.

[@bullshark7888]

@@sunnylovett5533 which episode was that?

[@sunnylovett5533]

Think I was referring to the movie. Although its been so long I can't remember.

[@BigBangAttack-mt6pz]

It's not like they would steal a wish from a Frieza soldier to wish for a million zeni or something like that

[@domvasta]

@@sunnylovett5533 or maybe they became babies unable to talk so they couldn't ask for wishes?

[@GregNarten]

at the end of the buu saga, porunga was really patient, as dende said. so there's that. and shenlong, at the end of one movie, i can't remember which, was asking if anyone had a wish, as he had been waiting for a while. throughout the series, whenever the dragon got impatient, he would threaten to leave, but the wish ended up being granted in time.

[@Geekdom101]

Greg Narten Movie 12. Yes we never saw him actually dip!

[@manny7246]

Greg Narten Shenron.

[@spedman56]

lol idk if he can actually leave without a wish being granted

[@thunderspark1633]

Geekdom101 Brace yourself this is a long one: You know these questions about other races being able to to create DragonBalls as long as that race has the "Magic Materialization" ability (since there is a clear distinction between Ki and magic in Dragon Ball) and that power of the maker determines the power of the Dragon, is something I am still asking today. There was one instance in the video games mainly Attack of the Saiyans where Mr Popo creates a new sets of Dragon Balls, but for plot convencience and gameplay reasons they could not revive people. Even tough that was a video game only instance it gave me a THEORY about the Dragon Balls. In my mind it is not only the power of the maker that determines the Dragon Balls Capibility and amount of wishes but also what THEY can do realtivily, Kami and Dende are (or was in Kami case) both Healers, they can Heal other people and that ability gets reflected into the Dragon Balls to be able to revive. Because if you think about Dende cannot revive people by himself (even tough Namekian's are genderless) only heal others while clearly the Dragons Power is dependant on the makers power yet Kami and Dende cannot revive people so what the dragon can do must also be related what the Maker Can do. So in that sense the Healing ability goes also to the dragon and because of the "magic" this ability gets amplified as far to be able to "revive" people. And at least that is what I think what happens this is just a theory after all and should taken with a gain of salt. In mind I think a Kai (tough I doubt they would actually do that because Elder Kai was against the use of the Dragon Balls) if he knows how to make them can make Dragon Balls with its magic materialization ability but that the power and capibility's of the dragon are dependant on what the maker can "relatively do". But as for now this is just a Theory and way for me to solve a certain Plothole with Piccolo and Kami's fusion. This fusion made the Dragon Balls inert but it also gave Picollo Kami's knowledge and memories, but should this not make Picollo be able to create Dragon Balls? Then this actually hit me, Picollo never really got the ability to Heal others, so if he create's Dragon Balls he cannot give that Dragon the Ability to Revive people. But this is just my explanation how I deal with that Plothole you are free to debunk it it is just for me to make sense of it. There is also something else I wonder, if the maker creates a set of the Dragon Balls, let for say in this Scenario Picollo has the ability and creates a set of Dragon Balls. If he keeps training after wards to increase his power should the power and the Dragon's capability' s also increase at the same time? Or does the maker need to give this Power to the Dragon Balls in the form of an Upgrade by "Remaking" a new Dragon"? That is some thing I still wonder. Not to mention if the Dragon Balls could still work trough Dimension like what it did in the Xenoverse game, even tough that was a video game and not manga related I still wonder if they could do that.

[@227060]

Lemme try for some explanations to these inconsistencies. Yes if you revive large groups of people it counts as 2 wishes because Dende himself is much less powerful than Kami was. Shrenron in Battle of Gods did indeed as you said grant a wish by answering Goku’s question and then didn’t bother with the other 2 wishes because he was scared of Beerus. The Dragon is clearly sentient (and can die) and can grant wishes specifically how the wisher would want them to be granted. Porunga knew the Z-gang want Krillin to be reassembled and did them a solid. Shenron though was a different Dragon and didn’t feel like giving them that special favour of granting the spirit of their wish and instead granted the wish by the letter of it. Kind of like enforcing the letter of the law and the technicalities involved with that rather than enforcing the spirit of the law. In the Buu Saga the Dragon could grant 3 wishes potentially because Dende, as a skilled yet novice Dragon Ball creator, and as someone growing stronger as he aged, figured out a compromise and altered the Dragon’s model and abilities so that it could grant 3 wishes but if you wanted a big wish it ate up another one of your 3. Maybe that was a trick he hadn’t himself figured out when he was a kid. Similarly the realized that the balls were mainly gonna be used for big wishes anyway and so just went back to giving it 2 powerful wishes instead, hence Resurrection F. As for Pilaf and his gang’s wishes, maybe the gang, being not the sharpest tools in the shed, believed they had to wish for youth one at a time or else were squabbling so it wound up that way. If Dende had altered the Dagon to the 2 wish limit potentially they either wished for 2 of them to be young with one wish and then the third one to be young with the second or else just squabbled over what to do with the final wish that the Dragon decided to leave. OR maybe they used 1-2 wishes for their own youth, didn’t make another wish in time, the Dragon left, Bulma gathered the balls back up and THAT is why we only have one wish from Shenron in Battle of Gods. Finally for the 4 month/6 month thing, could the 6 month thing be there because they used the equivalent of 2 wishes and so needed to wait half a year? Or maybe 4 months was the EARLIEST they gathered up the balls but waited an extra 2 months. Why couldn’t Kami alter the Dragon Ball? Simple, I don’t think it’s because he’s weaker than Dende so much as just less skilled. Dende was raised on Namek and taught how to use and forge the balls, in fact his father (?) Mori was the Guardian of one Dragon ball and the elder linked to the other ones later on. He probably learned how to better manipulate the balls later on and tweak their powers. In contrast Kami was going off of pure instinct, which is possibly why his Dragon resembles a creature from Earth culture and legends. Chinese dragons imprinted themselves on Kami hence he modelled his Dragon upon them.

[@cyraxr]

My understanding on why Dende was able to make stronger dragon balls was he had formal training on how to make them and their workings. Where as Kami was instinctual in his making of his set of dragon balls.

[@randysalazar4421]

"most powerful set of balls ever" LOL

[@TinyShoken]

Love your in-depth series. Any arguments involving DBZ, I'm just using this video as a reference ;)

[@Geekdom101]

Tinizel GOOD! YOU SHOULD!

[@alifeformknownasrob2749]

Geekdom101 do you think that the fact that they are re introducing martial arts into db since they where barely used in dbz is a good thing? I personally don't enjoy most of the fights in dbz because all they do is to repeat the same frame of a punch and a kick to make it look fast I prefer what they did in fnf specially in the z fighterz vs the army and base goku vs freeza I really liked the fact that freeza didn't land a single hit on goku and how defensive goku fighting style was during his two fights

[@Geekdom101]

the conspiracy theorist Yes.

[@TinyShoken]

the conspiracy theorist I loved the one inch punch Goku did, that's the kinda stuff I wanna see more of, mixed with traditional DBZ fast paced fighting style :)

[@Geekdom101]

Tinizel loved it

[@johnwilbur3050]

I love that the Pilaf gang are back

[@mastermaji4.0]

+John Wilbur I don't they suck!!!

[@lightdotogam4734]

+master Maji productions have you seen the original dragon ball?

[@johnwilbur3050]

yes that's why i know who the pilaf gang are

[@lightdotogam4734]

I was talking to the guy who said the Pilaf Gang sucked.

[@TheArceusftw]

Whats real jarring that the Pilaf gang are still alive; Given that they used the Namekian Dragon balls to wish back everyone that died Since the day of the Tournament Except the most evil.(The reason they specify morality is so they can avoid risking bringing back Dabura or Babidi) How the HFIL is the Pilaf gang still alive?!(I've come to assume it's because they're more stupid than evil...)

[@DarthBobCat]

Shenron: Oh great, this Emperor Pilaf douchebag again. Hey, you, how many wishes do you think I grant? Pilaf: One, right? Shenron: Then that's what you get.

[@Geekdom101]

DarthBobCat you should write for the series

[@DarthBobCat]

Geekdom101 Yes. Yes I should.

[@benjaminan1183]

DarthBobCat Didn't you used to grant one, but now he grants two?

[@aozorahaou2643]

Shenron: Ooooooooooh Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-

[@aerobolt256]

This should be in Dragon Ball GT Abridged

[@Seyeiin]

Biggest question: How did a wish for an underpants create such a powerful dragon?

[@StarCrusader12]

I like how Toriyama said Shenron can’t grant a wish twice yet Bulma keeps getting the same cosmetic wishes lol

[@moiseswynns1142]

Wow nicley done man i havent noticed the link between old kais age and the namekian dragonballs being so old, shit. This is on my top list of favorite videos to watch from your channel thus far. Very informative.

[@Geekdom101]

Moises Wynns Word Life!!

[@asherphoenix]

What the hell Dende!?! I think I laughed when you said that more than I should have xD

[@shoresean1237]

1 - Thanks for confirming where your 'The World May Never Know' catchphrase came from. That commercial and the 'Tootsie Rolls are all I see' acid trip are among my faves from that lost time period. 2 - I think that Kami's lack of knowledge of his own origins may have limited his ability to craft multi-wish DB's. Dende was raised in the culture. 3 - The Black Stars are a nightmare of continuity on so many levels. Was the Nameless Namek a warrior or a DB-creator? I kind of thought they were exclusive on Namek. How did Pilaf learn of them? These are alt-variants of something most people don't know of or believe in, and who was in Kami's lookout long enough to see something he had hidden, let alone know what they were? How does anyone know their ill effects, and if used on another now-destroyed world, how were they brought back to Earth? Also, was Cell Saga-on Piccolo really the rebirth of the Nameless Namek, when there were so many differences between them? And if the anime regards all filler as canon for the anime world, why didn't Kami's predecessors from Garlic Jr. harass Pilaf's intrusion? My solution : Goku, training Uub, ate a big meal with strong peppers Mister Popo grew and subconsciously knew he was a few days over his one-year promise. He had a nightmare of returning years too late and all kinds of weird stuff happened in it. When he woke up, he took Uub, ported home and thanked Heaven for ever day nothing of this came true.

[@Geekdom101]

Rob Morris youre right!

[@TheArceusftw]

A couple of Questions: 1: were the Dragon balls Kami created after the King piccolo saga, and the ones Dende created during the Cell saga different sets, or were they just the same set just re-energized? 2: if they were the former and the latter, How did the negative energy that created the Shadow dragons in GT carry over? and 3: What if hypothetically someone gathered all 7 balls while they were inert, and placed them in the Hyperbolic time chamber/room of spirit and time, will they be affected by the 1 day=1 year in the time chamber rule?

[@DarkSlayer2381]

+TheArceusftw 1.Same set, just re-energized with new rules. 2. Don't worry about GT. It's full of plot holes you can drive a truck through. 3. In Dragonball Goku caught the 4 star ball before it flew off, so theoretically, seven of them should be able to get the balls after each wish. Had Piccolo not blown up the only door to the chamber, I'm pretty sure this would work.

[@thecreatorofthedark]

I think that the reason they could upgrade it is similar to this. I buy a plot of land and build a house. I give that house to my son and he decides to expand it. That doesn't mean he's stronger then me or richer then me it's because he was building open something that was already made. In the cell saga dende is reactivating kamis balls not remaking them he said that to remake them (from scratch) would take 100 days but because he was building off of something that existed already...you get the point and the same thing applies to the namik balls

[@pyrusaer]

thecreatorofthedark this is exactly what i was thinking. Wanted to see if anyone else thought it to XD

[@thecreatorofthedark]

pyrus aer well i mean people over think things sometimes but the answer is alot more simple

[@neoblackheart746]

as to your last question YES in dragon ball super they are releasing a new set of 9 star dragon balls.... Also maybe they can change the dragonballs whenever they feel like it? I want the dragon to have 2 really strong wishes or i want the dragonballs to have 3 decent wishes OR maybe 1 all powerfull wish.

[@PhucPham-pw7cd]

Neo Blackheart it is 7 though.....

[@chichi415frisco1]

I'm glad your touching GT subjects a lot more now. Your channel is just better N better

[@saiyanballer]

Do you think Toriyama is aware of the plotholes and just doesn't give a damn?

[@moiseswynns1142]

I feel as if in the beginning he wasnt aware, but now its purley because hes forgotten everything

[@Dubstep8cheese]

+Moises Wynns Like he completely forgot about Launch 😂

[@XenomorphicFrog]

Dubstep8cheese be funny if she was brought back in super

[@jag7766]

He's stated some of his plot holes before and he's also said he's forgotten about some stuff and that's why their is so many plot holes

[@pjincho]

Yes. He never took it too seriously. I loved DB plot holes abound. I just love the art, character design, and fight sequences. Now, we have this legion of super fans that demand a certain caliber of canonical story telling, and I’m pretty sure toriyama’s grateful... but rolling his eyes. For fuck’s sake, people... it’s a manga that was never meant to be taken so seriously.

[@denisk5b]

One of the best in depth videos !

[@alexisbernardino9620]

can't wait for the many plot holes that the super dragon balls to have

[@slipper329]

I always understood it that dende made it so the dragon can only grant 2 wishes anyway, because he increased shenlongs power which reduces the number of wishes.

[@hiptydiptateejack8712]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the one plus two talk and the whole, "You bring back certain amount of people it'll eat up two wishes."

[@SWLEO123JED]

Honestly one of the funniest videos of dragon ball I have ever seen

[@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker]

I'm glad that part about waiting a year or else someone can't be revived was cleared up. I was always confused by that.

[@mt2846]

Hey, i watched this video and thundershot told me to comment on it because you're one of my favorite youtubers.

[@alfredoplascencia6067]

so much respect for these

[@babysinclairfan]

Here's how the gt black star ball timer works. The black star balls must not only be returned to earth, but they must be present exactly 1. year from the original use. They can be used again and again in the meantime

[@ivanpadilla4479]

I actually like GT reasoning.....except the blowing up part

[@aaronaranda7820]

Mind=Blown Great video dude! Just as the title says that was DEEP!

[@Aust51989]

I would have liked to have seen more of the Namekian dragon ball mythos in the Evil Dragons.

[@peanutsweenutshaha4047]

and save yourself a headache and forget the atrocity that was GT

[@alissa6]

I'd rather forget Super. GT has more credibility than that shit.

[@brooksandrew2091]

Watched a few of your vids and enjoy most the topics and conversations. I learned a few new things about the dragon balls and some stuff that was summed up. Like how the Dragon cannot Grant a wish that exceeds the power of Kami! That was a good explanation. Two major questions I have though about the dragon balls and their history. 1. How did Bulma truly first learn about the dragonballs existence??? I believe I remember either in the anime or a movie she states that she found an old scroll about the dragon balls in her father's attic or something? And of course the whole concept of her making a dragon radar for the mystical balls was really over the top... 2. I know it's probably a dub problem however they made it seem in the anime King Piccolo never knew of the dragonballs existence??? How is that possible because he is part of Kami and they share mind and soul together and even sense each others thoughts and feelings. Was this just a mistake of the anime and it was explained in the manga?

[@firerabbit3185]

If the namekian balls are 100's of millions of years old then imagine what namekian shadow dragons would be like? All that negative energy over the eons. Could be a good fan manga.

[@user-ft3ry1yh1k]

18:20 "You know what i dont blame Piccolo for dying along with the Earth; anything toet away from GT"....DAAAAAAAAAAAMN.

[@TheCalebdad]

theirs 1 thing I hate most about the dragon balls and its bloody dragon ball GT

[@RobertLoyale]

LOL I know I watched this years ago but the over emphasis on "balls" is funny AF..then he says "I'll catch your ass down the road",,,dead

[@NeroThacher]

It absolutely ties in with what dende said in the cell arc, he said bringing back a greater number of people would reduce it from 3 to 2 to compensate for dendes limited power, leaving the wisher with one remaining wish.....had ant older namekian done it, wouldn't have had that same outcome likely.....but it also limits the dragons wishes because of the power consumption, he has the ability to bring several people back at once and dende had to tie two wishes together because he basically didnt learn how to do that yet

[@NeroThacher]

Final piece: GT was absolute garbage for the franchise but solely for its execution. Many of the concepts were failed brilliant like super 17's completion like you try to mention goku and vegeta completing the ultra instinct as vegito, as well as the shadow dragons. It was all just poorly portrayed.

[@SaiyanaBrief]

Good video man. But now it's headache time because now you need an updated version that includes the Super Dragon Balls.

[@sihanchen7552]

In the Namek saga, when Krillin first met Grand Elder, and they spoke of Kami+Piccolo, and Earth's dragon balls, Grand Elder mentioned that Kami+Piccolo was the son of another elder Namekian, and that Kami+Piccolo was an outstanding "Dragon type/tribe". Also, later when Piccolo asks Dende, whether he had the same ability to heal people, Dende remarked that he couldn't, because he is a combat type Namekian. So this means only Namekians with magical abilities, and are of the "Dragon type/tribe", like Dende and Grand Elder are able to create Dragon Balls. That explains why Demon King Piccolo and Lord Slug were not able to create Dragon Balls of their own and had to gather them like any other characters.

[@joribremer5260]

8:33 Oolong could wish for the destruction of Nappa,s and Vegeta,s space pod right ? (So killing them indirectly ;)

[@yungc9050]

I didn't know about the black star Dragonballs and how it works. Thanks for the expo.

[@mcguirek16]

Even though he is gone, the Dragon Balls are indeed the greatest macguffin Akira Toriama ever created. R.I.P.

[@anthonyringgold3575]

gt explanation of the use of the Dragon balls give us a break.. But I enjoy these In depth videos you knock them out the park

[@23sohamkhedekar26]

19:33 you got your answer my man So the Dragon ball Super 69th Chapter adds more Lure to this Stuff

[@AshutosJain]

Again , a good In Depth (y)

[@Geekdom101]

Ashutos Jain thanks!!!

[@AshutosJain]

;)

[@Geekdom101]

***** where is it?

[@nbrosna1]

Here's our boy, Geekdom101, in the Dragon Ball trenches yet again keeping us all straight with the lore, canon, and facts of our beloved series. This guy is a godsend to the fandom. Good work as always, mate!

[@AbdouSefiani]

Great video.

[@jcoop8]

the dragon ball story line is a classic case of changing and creating new rules obstacles and expanding on already established ideas as time goes on for entertainment value and plot device. How many times has one of the characters randomly mentioned new information about items or characters that were already established and we are left thinking "Why didnt they tell us this before?" for example, the dragon balls powers, majin buu, bibidi and babidi, the hierarchy of the kais and then that of course goes down the biggest rabbit hole that ultimately turns into Beerus, Whis, Zeno sama, and Zenos guardian angel and THEN all the other universes. Totally unbelievable and the series just seems to always do this and its just something you have to accept being a fan. Right when you thought you knew everything... check out how much deeper it really goes! Dragon Ball Super was particularly guilty of doing this. It seems like everything from the beginning of Dragon ball up until the end of the Cell Saga primarily involves the common inhabitants of the universe and its not until the Buu Saga when it really starts expanding and ordeals involving the mystical and divine start popping up every where. Guess it makes sense why the show loses many fans at this point of the story, and in a way I am still kind of surprised that Dragon Ball Super upped the ante many times with expanding on that even further and it was still so well accepted, I guess the newer fans were more tolerant of the buu saga and super.

[@fuzzinator9523]

"the most powerful set of balls"

[@dragonsuper6195]

You know so far, I've not heard a single wish saying "I would like as many wishes as I want!"

[@marplatense31]

If that ever happens, I hope it goes the same way as in Power Rangers Mystic Force.

[@D0ubl3Sh1zn1t]

haha, do some research cause when Frieza was revived in DBS 3 wishes were made: the dog asked for 1 million zeni, Maya asked for the best icecream and ofcourse the resurrection of Frieza. I like vids tho so keep em coming

[@Piccolo_Sun]

this vid needs to be redone and there is no such this as plot holes it all make sense to me

[@joknul1]

+Geekdom101 you'll have to redo this one because of the Dragon of dragons in super

[@Geekdom101]

+joknul1 yes and i will!

[@joknul1]

+Geekdom101 thx man!

[@ZAMCRO]

This answered a few questions I had.

[@Geekdom101]

+ZAMCRO very good very good

[@shadow-faye]

+Geekdom101 same

[@shadow-faye]

+Geekdom101 and I'm only 6 mins in

[@shadic4977]

Geekdom101 you forgot a plot hole kami states goku could be the next guardian with 🐉 balls but only namekians are able to do it and they state there was once guardian's who made dragon balls

[@AlexanderEL777]

I love how many time I have to keep from laughing at the word “balls”

[@CharlesSmith-rn6qv]

Reviving frieza and his parts counted as two, because one because you get his soul back in the body but since trunks sliced him to bits he essentially had no body to return to

[@misminjirplays8910]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. And, yes, the constantly added on rules and consequences of the Dragonballs are annoying (to me because it just enabled a more sudden twist to the story and, in the case of the Seven Shadow Dragons, a whole new story arc) but the negative and positive energy idea makes sense with the yin and yang cultural beliefs that Akira grew up with. And Old Kai had mentioned there being consequences to the ever use, as stated in GT.

[@misminjirplays8910]

And no, I'm not defending GT in the least. It was alot of good ideas shot out in a very, very sloppy way.

[@Dante._]

(I may have made this up) I'm think that the black star dragon balls (for some unexplained reason) have to be returned to exact spot where the wish was granted.

[@choclatecraver1658]

i think it's because it needs to get back to the exact spot because that were the negative energy starts

[@saiyan4414]

I don't remember the 3 wish thing in the Buu saga, just the 2 wishes and that after bringing everyone back after Vageta killed everyome at the tournament, Dende said they could save the 1 wish.

[@10yearsinthejoint2]

Actually, The namekian dragon was waiting for a wish when Goku was fighting Majin Buu. So they took a while to grant the wish.

[@sihanchen7552]

I believe Kami had the ability to increase the power of the Dragon balls all this while just as Dende and Mori did. The reason why he didn't do so, was because he did not want the Dragon Balls to be abused by humans. This coincides with the filler that there was only ONE Dragon Ball originally, until humans abused the ball for their selfish desires, that is why Kami broke the original ball into seven, and placed those limitations, so that only those worthy will get their wish granted. Also, since gathering 7 Dragon Balls is a tormenting task, it also ensures that the Dragon Balls can only be used once in a lifetime, thus guaranteeing that their minus energy gets balanced out after each use.

[@kittikissable]

battle of god movie they got 2 wishes but in the dragon ball super battle of gods arc we got 3

[@Geekdom101]

+robyn leon yep

[@Chrisfragger1]

Hey I got a question. I know that the dragon cannot kill someone whom is say more powerful than their creator... Why couldn't you say, when Vegeta and Nappa were coming to earth, why couldn't you simply wish for their ship to explode in space? Seems simple enough to me. Same thing, for say Aladdin and the genie not being able to kill someone... Why not simply wish your enemy to be teleported to 10,000 feet in the air? The genie did not kill the guy, the fall would. Another awesome video.

[@Hardstyler981]

in an episode of dragon ball they explain that the dragon balls were once 1 but kami decided to separate them into 7

[@kilmameri]

That how much time you have to make the wishes is how long the dragon desides to wait. If summoners just leave, dragon will too. If summoners ask dragon to wait untill thing X happens, dragon will think about it and answer yes or no. It is about dragon's patience. Sorry if I missed something, I am sure I didn't get 100% of the series.

[@Geekdom101]

Vilma Kivelä We havent had an example of it actually happening JUST yet

[@matthewkellar9757]

I would of like it if the Dragons were connected to their master, which leaves them to only link their power and thoughts. And if they're dead afterward, with no other master, they're free to wish as they please, but are limited to a certain degree.

[@9tailed2]

I wanna say their was a anime filler where roshi explains that at one time there was a single dragon ball that had split into seven

[@19craig93]

you cant really say the first plot hole is 8 months because roshi announces theres 8 months till the tournament after theyve been training for an untold ammount of time, plus the tornament itself seemed to take serveral days

[@Emmanuell83]

Random thought, if you wish for Shenron to have an hour conversation with him. Would it be denied? As we all know, he doesn't like to stay.

[@Mega_Umbreon]

I really liked GT until I watched youtube videos about it and realised how full of holes it is :( Now I still like GT but can't get the same enjoyment out of it. So THANKS GEEKDOM!!!! I jest, great video :)

[@alexandrpeterberg390]

You know? When Toriyama said that earths dragon balls grant three wishes in Buu Saga, i cant help but imagine that at some point Toriyama was like "Oh crap! I just remembered! Its two wishes, not three" well its too late to fix something.

[@mattdarrock666]

The one year resurection rule was mentionned when Krilin first died

[@animeforever8955]

Nice video, very informative

[@ChibiTails]

If you were to give this series subtitles for each episode, would this one be "Dragon Ball In Depth: We Get Literal"?

[@5TailFox]

Take a drink every time he says "balls." 😆😆

[@brettboyd7277]

You know another question I really want to know that'll never be answered is if negative energy build up in the other dragon balls would they produce shadow dragons as well and would they be more powerful or weaker?

[@wohair365]

Nice video I learned a lot

[@Geekdom101]

Woh AiR thank ya brother

[@vianjelos]

I want a theroy as to how Piccolo aged from egg to adult( or teenager) in 3 years and full adult within the next 4. Dende seems to have been a kid for much longer. Also...how did king piccolo form an egg with a hole threw his stomach.

[@Tablet-bp7xl]

Maybe it is because of the wish King Picollo made to remain in his yought forever. And Shenron did knew what Picollo wanted (he didn't turn him in a child). If the wish is still intact, Picollo grow older in a much shorter time, and he will remain this age untill he dies... Just a quick theory ;)

[@simtek3475]

Who's here after Geekdom's Super Episode 68 Review!

[@stephenholden9424]

simtek34 Me!

[@hypcy]

Just to be clear, Haven't GT been retconned, when they released the info on DBS(Dragon Ball Super), så all the info we get from GT should that be neglected or do we still factor that into account when analysing the story? (Sorry if my english is bad)

[@Geekdom101]

Niels-K I promised an entire history of the Dragon Balls. If I didn't include them, people would've come down on me for it.

[@blackninja504]

Even bigger question, if the Earth dragon balls were created by Dendae how did Shenron know Berus?

[@RokaSoka]

An interesting in depth would be one on the saiyan race, are you planning on doing one on this topic.

[@Geekdom101]

RokaSoka down the line yes!

[@alifeformknownasrob2749]

Geekdom101 the saiyans aren't interesting at all the only person that was cool was bardock but that's it

[@Geekdom101]

the conspiracy theorist there would be a lot to talk about

[@nightruler666]

Remember that the original namekian didnt have a pure heart so the black star balls were created with negative energy and you had to wait longer to purify the energy in those balls as oppose to the balls that pure hearted kami created

[@anthonybunzy345]

I watch gt and was also confused by that time before the earth exploded but I remember a scene in the English dub after the fight with baby pan counts out how much time they have and baby had control of earth for almost a full year after his wish

[@maybetoby]

It gets worse in the Resurrection F arc of Super, cuz they get 3 wishes: Frieza, ice cream, and money

[@CrackSparrowGaming]

The only reason I can think of why the earth would be destroyed by the black star balls would be, perhaps the version of Red Shenron is summoned from the earths core, he favors darker tendencies and like Piccolo himself does not like being held by these objects as he had fear of the Mafuba and being sealed away. The balls themselves almost act like a barrier when they are in planet and when they are ejected after a wish the power slowly decreases to the point that th dragon cannot be contained, he then after a year erupts from the core of the earth destroying it. Head canon at its finest, or at least as fine as it could be with GT…

[@sifrie00]

what's also confusing is the fact that ad far is I understand it only Dragon-Type Namekians can create Dragonballs(The elder on new Namek says, that Denden is a Strong Dragon-Type so he could create some goodd balls) but the Namekian wich split into Picolo and Kami is clearly an Warrior-Type.

[@abbas_hashem]

when gohan and krillin arrived to namek and told guru aboit kami he said that kami also comes from a dragon type family. he learned his fighting skills on earth to become guardian of the earth so he could have power and authority

[@abbas_hashem]

+abbasshashem hashem about*

[@OZARUKAI]

Awesome video! Deeeeez Dragon Ballz

[@Geekdom101]

Ozaru Kai thank you brother!

[@ultimateshadeofwar]

19:48 Or you can wait until the super Dragon Balls appear in Dragon Ball Super, of which it looks like there are 9 dragon balls at the moment...

[@matthewtosca6882]

We also don't know how long it took goku to get to roshi's after pilaf. I mean it's assumed he didn't know the way directly with all his traveling. Plus knowing him even if he did he probably took the scenic route

[@OldSoulNewLife]

I know this video is a lot of years old. But dende said, he can allow a lot of people to be revived but you’re down to two wishes . I think it was a writers error, I think they meant. That specific wish counts as two . They could have made that more clear. But again.. writers error

[@Flipitmixit]

Tbh i just think kami and guru were less careless than dende and mauri. If I remember correctly, when goku first encounters kami in the manga, kami states that he didnt want to revive shenron at first because of how humans misuse the dragonballs. So he probably put limitations on it so that people would not overuse or misuse the dragonballs. Dende however didnt give a damn. Making shenron just grant three wishes, not even thinking about what would happen if the dragonballs fell in the wrong hands. Or (if you count GT) how much negative energy would be produced.