Black Star Dragon Ball

The Black Star Dragon Balls (究極のドラゴンボール, Kyūkyoku no Doragon Bōru, lit. "Ultimate Dragon Ball") are more powerful versions of the Earth Dragon Balls, created by the Nameless Namekian (before Kami and King Piccolo split).

Overview[]

Creation and concept[]

The Black Star Dragon Balls did not appear in Dragon Ball Z, as they had not been invented yet. Toei Animation created them as a convenient plot device to get Goku to go to space.^[4]

Description[]

The Black Star Dragon Balls are the same size as the Earth Dragon Balls, approximately 7.5cm in diameter. They can summon Ultimate Shenron, who can grant any wish, including killing people (which the original Shenron cannot). Even for wishes that are weak enough for the regular Shenron to grant (such as reverting Goku into a child), the wish is still so powerful that, presumably, only a second wish to Ultimate Shenron can permanently reverse it (the Super Saiyan 4 transformation can only temporarily reverse the effects). After a wish has been granted, these Dragon Balls do not turn to stone, so if someone does collect all seven, they can wish again right away. As the name indicates, the Black Star Dragon Balls have black stars instead of red ones.

Unfortunately, to counter such unrestricted powers, these artifacts have a lethal side effect. After the wish has been granted, the Dragon Balls spread across the universe (or galaxy in the Funimation dub). If all seven balls have not been collected and returned to the designated planet on which the wish was granted, the negative energy caused by using the Black Star Dragon Balls will cause the host planet to explode in a year's time (this, however, can be permanently reversed using a set of regular Dragon Balls). In the Japanese version, Mr. Popo insists that not only must they be returned to the planet they were used on, but they must also be returned to their original spot.

These Dragon Balls only granted two wishes in the series before Piccolo's death (as he is the "creator" of these Dragon Balls after his re-fusion with Kami) destroyed them and Ultimate Shenron forever. It is presumed that during the time period that Kami and King Piccolo, as well as his son Piccolo, were separated, these Dragon Balls were turned to stone.

Dragon Ball GT[]

Background[]

Before splitting into Kami and King Piccolo, the Nameless Namekian created the Black Star Dragon Balls, though when he did so is unknown. The balls would remain inert on the Lookout for years until Piccolo and Kami would merge back into one being.

Black Star Dragon Ball Saga[]

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Baby Saga[]

As Goku, Trunks and Pan return from space and gave the Black Star Dragon Balls to Dende and Mr. Popo, Goku decide not to use them to return back to his original age, since it would cause them to be scatter across the universe again and it hasn't been a year yet as he actually likes being the size of a child again. Unknown to them, both Dende and Mr. Popo were under Baby's control,^[5] and after defeating Goku,^[6] Baby used the Black Star Dragon Balls to wish Planet Tuffle back and in the same orbit as Earth.^[7]

After defeating Baby, everyone realize that it has been nearly a year since the Black Star Dragon Balls were first used and that in two weeks, the Earth will blow up.^[8] Since they can't gather them in time again, Vegeta comes up with the idea of moving everyone to Planet Tuffle before the Earth explodes. As everyone left Earth, Piccolo decides to stay behind to die so that the Black Star Dragon Balls cease to exist.^[9]

Video Game Appearances[]

• Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
• Dragon Ball Heroes

In Ultimate Tenkaichi, the Black Star Dragon Balls are known as the Ultimate Dragon Balls and Piccolo apparently modifies them, so their downsides are removed, causing them to function more like the Dragon Balls of Earth. However, Omega Shenron uses them to turn the Earth into a living hell and corrupts Ultimate Shenron with his negative energy. The Ultimate Tenkaichi Hero manages to defeat Omega and collects all seven, but is confronted by Ultimate Shenron, who attacks them when he is summoned due to Omega's negative energy. The hero manages to defeat Ultimate Shenron, removing the negative energy from him and restoring the Dragon to normal. However, Ultimate Shenron reveals that Omega Shenron's negative energy has grown too powerful for even his power to undo the effects of Omega's wish, so the hero wishes that all those killed as a result of Omega Shenron's wish be revived and decides to find another way to restore the Earth to normal without the Dragon Balls.

Location of the Black Star Dragon Balls[]

• One-Star Dragon Ball – Planet M-2, inside Dr. Myuu's body. Taken by Baby to a Deserted Starship.
• Two-Star Dragon Ball – Planet Polaris.
• Three-Star Dragon Ball – Planet Cretaceous, eaten by a T-Rex.
• Four-Star Dragon Ball – Planet Monmaasu, stuck in an apple and then in the tooth of a giant.
• Five-Star Dragon Ball – Planet Rudeeze.
• Six-Star Dragon Ball – Planet Gelbo, stolen and taken to Planet Luud by the Para Brothers.
• Seven-Star Dragon Ball – Planet Tigere.

Known wishes granted[]

Dragon Ball GT[]

Black Star Dragon Ball Saga[]

• Goku is accidentally wished back into a child by Emperor Pilaf (Pilaf originally intended to wish for world domination before Goku caught Pilaf and his lackeys in the act).

Baby Saga[]

• Planet Plant is recreated in Earth's orbit by Baby Vegeta.

Video Games[]

• In Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi, Omega Shenron makes a wish that turns the Earth into a living hell, resulting in the event of the game's Hero Mode.
• In Ultimate Tenkaichi, due to Ultimate Shenron's inability to undo Omega Shenron's wish, the Ultimate Tenkaichi Hero wishes to revive all the people killed as a result of Omega Shenron's wish.

Trivia[]

• The Ultimate Tenkaichi Hero is the only hero or good person to have successfully used the Black Star Dragon Balls to summon Ultimate Shenron and have a wish granted. All other users were villains or had evil intentions for using them.
• Technically, the Black Star Dragon Balls are the only set of Dragon Balls to have been used to summon Ultimate Shenron by another Shenron, Omega Shenron.
• Ironically, even if Pilaf had managed to have his wish for world domination granted, the Earth would eventually have been destroyed by the Black Star Dragon Balls' side effect. Thus, Emperor Pilaf would have doomed the very thing he intended to rule over, and this serves as another example of Pilaf's bumbling nature.
• Oddly, in Ultimate Tenkaichi, despite their use, the Earth was not destroyed by the Black Star Dragon Balls' side effect. This may be explained by the fact that Omega Shenron's wish, for the world to be consumed by negative energy, negates the effect.
• In the German dub of Dragon Ball GT, the Black Star Dragon Balls were translated as "Super Dragon Balls". In an ironic twist, the Dragon Ball Z anime was eventually continued with a new series called Dragon Ball Super, which also featured a set of Dragon Balls called the Super Dragon Balls.
• So far, the Black Star Dragon Balls are the second most powerful Dragon Ball variation, behind only the Super Dragon Balls (the original and the very first set of Dragon Balls, from which all other Dragon Ball variations are derived from).
• The Black Star Dragon Balls are the first set of Dragon Balls that don't have a waiting time before they can be used again. The second being the Omnificence Crystal and the third being the Cerealian Dragon Balls.

Gallery[]

Pilaf discovers the Black Star Dragon Balls The Six-Star Black Star Dragon Ball in Leena's hair Son Para examines the Six-Star Black Star Dragon Ball The Six-Star Black Star Dragon Ball on Planet Luud The Five-Star Black Star Dragon Ball Giru finds the Five-Star Black Star Dragon Ball on Rudeeze Three Black Star Dragon Balls on M-2 The Four-Star Black Star Dragon Ball on M-2 Pan above the Four-Star Black Star Dragon Ball Pan's reflection in the Four-Star Black Star Dragon Ball The One-Star Black Star Dragon Ball The One-Star Black Star Dragon Ball hidden by Baby An ostrich eating the One-Star Black Star Dragon Ball The Seven-Star Black Star Dragon Ball The Two-Star Black Star Dragon Ball Goku, Pan, and Trunks with seven Black Star Dragon Balls collected Dende with the seven Black Star Dragon Balls Baby Vegeta with the seven Black Star Dragon Balls The seven Black Star Dragon Balls in Dragon Ball Heroes

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