Eis Shenron

Ice Shenron

San Szinron (Polish dub)

Energy manipulation

Deception

Trickery

Possesion

Can create an Ice Shell to suppress his power

Can change into a Super Form

Freezing things.

**San Xing Long** or **Eis Shenron** (Funimation dub) is one of the Shadow Dragons in *Dragon Ball GT* and the dragon of the Three-Star Ball. He is the older twin brother of Nuova Shenron and his Funimation dub name is a play on the word "ice".

He is voiced by the late Kaneto Shiozawa and currently by Ryōtarō Okiayu in *Dragon Ball Xenoverse* in the Japanese version, and by Jerry Jewell in Funimation dub and Tommy James Blue Water dub in the English version.

## History

Eis Shenron, like all the other Shadow Dragons, was born from the negative energy of one of the wishes made on the Dragon Balls. There are actually two different explanations as to which wish he is born from. In Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files, it is stated that he was born from the wish to erase Majin Buu from the memory of everyone on Earth. But in the anime, he states that he was created by the wish to bring back all the victims of Piccolo Daimaou and his minions. It is more likely that the latter was the one that created him, since the first wish would have no explanation as to why he is the twin of Nuova Shenron while the second is related to the one that created the fire dragon.

### Fight against Goku

When Eis Shenron first appeared, he attacked Pan and brutally beat her up, while Son Goku and Nuova Shenron were busy fighting each other. When Goku and Nuova emerged from the pipes they had been fighting in earlier, they found Eis waiting for them. Goku was confused at two Shadow Dragons being brothers and Nuova demanded that Eis stay out of his fight. But the ice dragon ignored him and attacked Goku. Thanks to Eis hurting Pan so badly, the ice dragon had Goku's full attention. Eis used many underhanded attacks against the Saiyan, but Goku managed to match him with melee attacks.

Finally, Eis used his ice ray to freeze Goku solid and ordered Nuova to finish him off. When the fire dragon refused to do so, Eis pummeled him and demanded he incinerate the Saiyan. However, Nuova tricked his brother and used his fire attack to free Goku instead. Panicking, Eis attempted to freeze him again, but Goku was wise to this attack and managed to avoid it. He then stated that he would only need 10 seconds to beat Eis. The ice dragon then froze the entire city block and gave Goku five seconds to beat him. The Saiyan managed to pummel Eis and knock him into a building, but just as he was about to unleash his Kamehameha wave, he saw that Eis was holding Pan's body and using it as a shield. He threw her away and as Goku was trying to catch her, the ice dragon knocked him flying. However, Goku grabbed his leg, hurled him into another building, and prepared another Kamehameha. But Eis managed to avoid destruction again, by using his own brother as a shield.

Ignoring his brother outrage at his low tactics, Eis froze Goku again and formed his hand into a cannon as he prepared a final attack, calling forth energy from his corrupted Dragon Ball. He then fired the blast, but Goku broke the ice and rushed through the blast to Eis's horror. With the Saiyan ready to blast him point blank, Eis pleaded for his life and even begged for help from his brother. Nuova asked Goku to spare his brother, if he handed over his Dragon Ball, which Eis quickly agreed to. However, he formed a set of ice claws on his hand and while Goku was distracted, slashed the Saiyan across his face, rendering him blind. Eis lunged at the disoriented Goku, but was met with a punch that went through his stomach and was finally destroyed by the Saiyan's Dragon Hammer technique.

Some of his techniques are used later by Omega Shenron after he absorbed the Dragon Balls to increase his power to reach the pinnacle of his strength.

## Powers and Abilities

Like most of the other Evil Dragons, Eis Shenron possess superhuman powers and controls an element; in his case, ice. He can generate waves of freezing energy around him, but primarily uses a freeze ray he fires from his eye. Eis can also form his arm into a cannon, out of which he fires energy from his Dragon Ball called Ice Cannon. He can also fly with his wings. And, possibly his most dangerous trait, Eis is a very dirty fighter and is very deceptive and tricky. He will not hesitate to use very dirty and low techniques such as using someone as a shield (even his allies) and going as far as to slash out someone's eyes and strike them down while they're helpless. In Victory Mission, he and his other siblings (with the exception of Syn Shenron and Rage Shenron) can posses people. He can also change into a Super Form in Dragon Ball Heroes; making him much more powerful.

## Techniques and Special Abilities

* **Flight** – The ability to fly using his wings.
* ***Ki* Blast** – The most basic form of energy wave. Used in *Dragon Ball Heroes* JM4.
* **Ice Blasts** – An attack that freezes someone in ice, but is apparently weaker than the Ice Ray.
* **Kiai** – Eis Shenron shoots with both hands together a kind of Kiai of cold air. He uses this technique at close range against Goku.
* **Ice Ray** – Eis Shenron shoots a thin ray from one of his eyes that freezes anything it hits.
	+ **Super Ice Ray** – A more powerful version of Ice Ray, fires out thicker and from both eyes.
* **Whirlgig** – Eis Shenron grabs the opponent and swings them around. Used on Pan in *Dragon Ball GT*, and named in the *Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game*.
* **Brutal Knock-Back** – An attack used on Super Saiyan 4 Goku in *Dragon Ball GT*. Named in the *Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game*.
* **Full Power Energy Ball** - An orange Ki sphere. Eis finishes the attack by firing a Kiai at the center, causing an explosion. Used in *Dragon Ball Heroes*, where it is a standard attack for most fighters.
* **Dragon Ball Blast** – This seems to be some sort of finishing blast that Eis Shenron shoots by turning his hand into a cannon with the Dragon Ball emitting powerful Ki. He tries this move on Super Saiyan 4 Goku when he is encased by his Ice Ray, only for Goku to break free and nullify the attack.

* **Icicle Claws** – Eis Shenron creates blades of ice, in his final attempt to kill Goku. Named in the *Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game*.
	+ **Maniacal Blinding Slash** – Eis Shenron swipes ice into his opponent's eyes, blinding him/her permanently. He uses this technique against Goku, who is blinded until sometime during his fight with Omega Shenron. Named in the *Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game*.
	+ **Ice Sword** – Eis Shenron uses an ice sword when preparing to finish Kabra in *Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission*.
	+ **Freezing Claw** – A more powerful version of the Icicle Claws utilized by Super Eis Shenron.
* **Absolute Zero** - Eis Shenron's Evasive Skill in *Xenoverse* where Eis Shenron abruptly lowers his body temperature, freezing any opponents that touch him.
* **Ice Field** - Eis Shenron's Super Skill in *Xenoverse* where he uses freezing air to create a barrier of jagged ice around himself that freezes any opponent who comes in contact with it.
* **Evil Eyes** - One of Eis Shenron's Super Skills in *Xenoverse*.
* **Possession** – Used in *Victory Mission* to possess Salaga.
	+ **Class-up** – When possessing Salaga, he controls him as a Classed Up Majin.
	+ **Super Class-up** – When possessing Salaga, he turns him into a Super Class Majin.
* **Dark Dragon** – Eis 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*.

## Personality

Eis is very confident in his abilities, but when faced with any threat too big for his hands, he will resort to very dirty and desperate tactics to win his fights, such as using others as a shield. He does not see anything wrong with his fighting style, claiming that there are no rules to combat beyond doing whatever is necessary to win. Also, he is somewhat quite cowardly, begging for Goku to not kill him when the Saiyan had the Shadow Dragon in check.

## Trivia

* "Eis" is literally the German word for "ice".
* Eis Shenron is the first Shadow Dragon to be defeated by a finishing attack other than the Kamehameha.
* Eis Shenron raises an oddity concerning the Shadow Dragons and the corrupted Dragon Balls: prior to Goku's confrontation with Eis, all the Shadow Dragons are fused to their respective Dragon Balls, essentially rendering the orbs a part of their physical bodies. However, Eis is able to remove his Dragon Ball from his own body in order to offer it to Goku, implying they can somehow function without the very thing that gave them life and power in the first place.
* Eis Shenron can be seen as a contrast to his noble brother Nuova Shenron, who fights honorably, is courageous, and possesses a noble heart unlike the other Shadow Dragons while Eis fights dishonorably, is cowardly, and possesses an evil heart like the other Shadow Dragons. They even control & wield opposing elements as Nuova wields heat and fire while Eis wields cold and ice. Also ironic that Nuova Shenron was created by a selfish wish where King Piccolo wished for eternal youth to rule the world and have his regin of terror lasts forever, while Eis Shenron was created by a selfless wish to revived everybody who killed by King Piccolo and his mutated henchman sons.
* Interestingly, the relationship between Eis and Nuova echoes the relationship between Raditz and Goku, as both Eis and Raditz are willing to fight dirty, beg for mercy, both view their respective brother's morals and honor as a weakness, and try to force their brothers to submit when they oppose their way of thinking. Another similarity between Eis and Raditz is both beg their brothers to spare their life and/or to help them escape death. Also, both Eis and Raditz where defeated by their brother's teaming up with a former enemy (Goku allied his former enemy Piccolo to beat Raditz & Nuova allied himself with Goku against the dishonorable actions of brother Eis) and were killed by said former enemy (Piccolo killed Raditz via Full-Nelson Special Beam Cannon and Eis was killed by Goku's Dragon Fist).