Dragon Ball DAIMA Just Fixed a Major Shenron Plot Hole Even Akira Toriyama Failed To Solve

SUMMARY

• Dragon Ball DAIMA resolves Shenron’s inconsistent wish-granting rules.
• The change turns the burden of knowledge upon the wisher instead of the dragon.
• Shenron's reason for granting one and three wishes was also explained.

Dragon Ball has long entertained fans with its iconic characters, high-energy battles, and compelling story arcs. The series itself is named after the seven magical Dragon Balls which when gathered at the same place, summon the all-powerful wish-fulfilling dragon.

Shenron in Dragon Ball Z | Credits: Toei Animation

The series has come very far from its original adventure-style pursuit of the Dragon Balls. However, even this most beloved series and long-standing series isn’t immune to plot holes, especially when it comes to Shenron, the Eternal Dragon.

Over the years, due to the Dragon Balls being a key focus of the story, Shenron’s inconsistent abilities and unclear limitations have raised questions. As Dragon Ball DAIMA geared up to fix any and all ambiguities, let us dive in and see how they fixed Shenron’s changing wish count.

How Dragon Ball DAIMA fixed the inconsistent wishes

With it being the latest addition to the franchise, which is supposed to be a ‘return to the origins’ style take on the franchise, DAIMA decided to take a bold step in addressing one of the most frustrating Shenron-related plot holes that even Akira Toriyama left unresolved.

Dragon Balls | Credits: Toei Animation

Shenron has always been portrayed as a powerful entity; from the very beginning, it seemed out of reach and capable of granting almost any wish. However, certain limitations, like not being able to revive someone who has already been revived once, have left fans scratching their heads perplexed. Especially since Beerus himself said, Shenron could destroy a Universe easily.

Daima fixed a huge plot hole from Dragon Ball Super… legit didn't expect this to happen pic.twitter.com/DH5l5FtoiT

One major inconsistency involves the powers of Shenron himself when he refuses to grant wishes if he doesn’t recognize the individuals involved or lacks sufficient knowledge about who they are.

This makes total sense. Shenron has been used by Goku and the others

There was also confusion about whether Shenron’s knowledge and awareness were tied to the Namekian who created him or if his powers were truly omnipotent. In Dragon Ball Super, Shenron’s powers were raised to the peaks of imagination.

But then again, at times, Shenron could perform miraculous feats, yet he failed to fulfill seemingly simple requests in other seemingly normal situations.

Shenron’s wishes were explained to maintain coherence

Unknown first-timers get only one wish, which explains the first wish and the subsequent ones, where the Dragon Balls only granted one wish and how Goku and the Z warriors managed to get three wishes later on.

Young Goku in Dragon Ball. [Credit: Toei Animation]

This eliminates the need for fans to speculate about the dragon’s inconsistent behavior in earlier series. The fans are satisfied with the explanation as well as it fits.

I was just asking myself why that happened when they made a big deal about the dragon being upgraded twice in super, I had no clue why sometimes they had 3 wishes, but random people like only got one like in the dragon ball super Broly Movie

In DAIMA, a new explanation reveals that Shenron’s powers are directly linked to the intent and knowledge of the one making the wish. This subtle but crucial addition solves the problem of the wishes that didn’t work.

In Dragon Ball DAIMA, the writers took the opportunity to streamline Shenron’s rules and clarify his abilities. This was a much-needed clarification as no proper answer came about from discussions within the fanbase.

You can stream Dragon Ball DAIMA on Netflix and Crunchyroll.

Written by Chandra Shekhar

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Chandra Shekhar, also known as Dan, is a voracious reader with an insatiable hunger for fantasy and fiction. Having devoured countless books, explored manga worlds, and delved deep into anime realms, Dan lives and breathes stories. As a creative mind who rambles on about books and anime all day long, Dan fits right in at FandomWire.