Naturon Shenron

Attempted earthquake

**Qi Xing Long**, or **Naturon Shenron** (in Funimation dub), is one of the Shadow Dragons from *Dragon Ball GT* and the dragon of the Seven-Star Ball. He is the fourth Shadow Dragon to fight Goku.

He was voiced by Shin Aomori in the Japanese version, and by Christopher Bevins in the English version.

## Appearance

Naturon's appearance can change based on whatever he absorbs.

In his basic form, Naturon resembles a big mole with a pig-like snout. His head has two small black horns. He has pink claws on his paws and has the Seven-Star Ball on the top of his head.

After absorbing a mole, he resembles a larger, more bestial version of his true form, with the snout, claws, and whiskers being lengthened. His body is light purple, with black claws and horns, but his nose is the same shade of pink as his original state.

After absorbing Pan, he becomes much more Dragon-like. He is bluish-green skin with a beech-colored underside, as well as two tails, dull purple fins on the sides on his head, and more reptilian jaws filled with sharp teeth. His eyes, originally white, turn yellow, while his horns and claws become dark red.

## Personality

As with his appearance, Naturon's personality also seems to change based on absorption.

In his mole form, he appears very dim-witted (as Pan and Goku easily tricked him into hitting himself with his own attack), irritable, and mainly focused on digging (causing Earthquakes that wreck havoc on the surface). He showed disinterest in fighting, refusing Goku's challenge while also refusing to give up the Dragon Ball on his forehead.

However, after absorbing Pan, his true, sinister personality is revealed. Naturon becomes very arrogant, bloodthirsty, and hungering for a fight with Goku. He is even willing to slaughter presumably hundreds (if not thousands) of innocent people, just to egg on Goku and for his own pleasure. He mockingly taunts Goku throughout their fight by calling him "Grandpa" (referencing Pan inside him, making Goku, who was stronger than him, hold back against Naturon, as killing him would have killed Pan too).

After losing his absorptions and reverting back to his original state, Naturon is shown to be very weak, insecure, and cowardly. He is completely horrified at the prospect of his own demise and tries frantically to escape the consequences of his own evil actions. He even attempts to use dirty tactics much like Eis Shenron (or even Raditz, who like Naturon, attempted to avoid death by pretending to have a change of heart, then attack Goku when he let his guard down).

## History

Qi Xing Long, like all the other Shadow Dragons, was born from the negative energy from one of the wishes made on the Dragon Balls, in his case, Bulma's wish to bring back all those killed by Majin Vegeta.

When he was found by Son Goku and Pan, Qi was causing earthquakes all over a city. After the pair saved the citizens, Goku punched Qi out of the city. When they fought him, Goku and Pan found the dragon easy to fight as his attacks were easy to dodge. The fact that Qi seemed to be rather slow witted also made him not much of a challenge, Goku and Pan even managed to trick Qi into unleashing an attack under himself by standing on his head. After this, he disappeared back into his dragon ball, apparently dying. However when Pan held it, she disappeared into it into a field of blue light generated around the ball and Qi reappeared in a stronger form. He revealed that he had absorbed a mole into himself to attain his earlier form and he had now done the same with Pan.

Now Qi was able to easily fight Goku, since the Saiyan could not destroy him without destroying Pan. He even refused to fight the Evil Dragon at first and it is only when Qi killed innocent people, did Goku take him on. Even though Pan told her grandfather to destroy the dragon anyway and forget about her, Goku could not bring himself to do it. Finally, the Saiyan was ready to deliver a finishing blow, but Qi quickly reminded him that he had Pan inside him, causing Goku to hesitate. The Seven-Star dragon mocked him, only for Goku to realize Pan would rather die than see more innocent people hurt. He unleashed a Kamehameha wave against Qi, but it did not destroy him, since the presence of Pan inside the dragon made him subconsciously hold back. Goku began losing energy fast and was knocked onto a roof nearby.

Qi became much more confident and even said that he was the most powerful of the Evil Dragons. He claimed that he would become the true Shen Long and even began to act like Shen Long. When Goku did not answer the dragon, Qi said he could see his granddaughter one more time and Pan appeared, jutting out of his stomach. After Pan tried to convince Goku to fight, Qi attempted to absorb her back into him, only for Goku to grab and pull her out, causing the Seven-Star dragon to change back to his true form. In this form, Qi was much weaker and could barely fight. He attempted to absorb a bird, only for Goku to finish him with a Kamehameha wave.

## Power

Naturon Shenron's power depends on his state of transformation. On his own merits, he is the weakest of the Shadow Dragons. However, he becomes exponentially more powerful when using another being as a power source. Absorbing a mole makes him strong enough to blow Pan and Goku away using his Aftershock technique, although his lack of speed mitigates the threat of his brute force. After Naturon absorbs Pan, he gains a massive increase in strength, along with a speed boost and more effective *ki* attacks; he is at his best and puts up a good fight against base Goku, up until Goku again transforms into a Super Saiyan 4.

## Techniques and Special Abilities

* **Absorption** – Naturon Shenron's signature ability allows him to absorb other beings to increase his own power. The absorption gives him a larger, more intimidating body, as well as new techniques and a general power increase.
* **Aftershock** – Placing his front claws on the ground, Naturon creates a concentrated energy blast from under the earth. He uses it in his mole-absorbed form, but may have also possessed the technique in his true form as Omega Shenron is able to use it through the power of the Seven-Star Ball.
* **Dragon Tackle** – The name of one of his attacks in base form in *Dragon Ball Heroes*. Naturon charges his energy and rams into the opponent. This is also his super attack in *Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle*.
* **Flight** – The ability to fly with the use of *ki*. Used in his Dragon form and his Pan-absorbed form.
* ***Ki* Blast** – The most basic form of energy wave. Used after absorbing Pan.
	+ **Bolt Barrage** – A rapid fire Ki Blast attack. Named in the *Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game*.

* **Dragon Kamehameha** – Naturon used his own version of this technique after absorbing Pan. He somehow mispronounces it as **Kamekameha**, even though Pan always pronounces it right. It is very controlled, unlike Goten's Kamekameha. Called **Copycat Kamehameha** in the *Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game.*  Named in *Dragon Ball Heroes*.
* **Explosion** – A blast named in the *Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game*.
* **Possession** – Used in *Victory Mission* to possess Nico.
	+ **Super Class-up** – When possessing Nico, he turns her into a Super Class Android.
* **Dark Dragon** – Naturon Shenron channels the power of Black Smoke Shenron and fires a huge wave of dark *ki*. This attack is a Card Action Ability for the Shadow Dragons in *Dragon Ball Heroes*.

## Forms and Transformations

### Darkness form

The form that Naturon Shenron takes upon his release from Black Smoke Shenron. He has the appearance of a black version of the regular Shenron, but with an energy sphere in his mouth.

### Naturon Shenron (Mole absorbed)

Naturon Shenron absorbed a mole before his encounter with Goku and Pan. In this form, Naturon Shenron is capable of burrowing and creating powerful earthquakes.

### Cracked Dragon Ball

Naturon Shenron takes this form in order to trick Pan into being absorbed. Named in the *Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game*.

### Super Naturon Shenron

'**Main article: Super Shadow Dragon'**

After his mole-absorbed form is defeated, Naturon Shenron manages to absorb Pan, causing a far more fearsome transformation to occur. In this state he becomes **Super Naturon Shenron**. In this form, Naturon Shenron is able to perform energy wave attacks such as the Dragon Kamehameha.

In *Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission*, Naturon Shenron takes this form by instead absorbing the female Saiyan Berserker Forte.

## Trivia

* 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. It is also similar to "nutria*",* an invasive rodent introduced to Asia by the fur trade.
* 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).
* Naturon Shenron's design as a mole most likely derives from the Japanese word for mole, doryuu (土竜), which literally translates to "earth dragon."
* Out of all the Shadow Dragons, Naturon Shenron, in his Pan-absorbed form, is the only one that closely resembles a Dragon.