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Overview
Liang-Shinron forms from negative energy associated with Bora’s earlier resurrection wish. Pan repeatedly defeats him physically, and an inflated stomach only briefly deflects her attacks. He does not gain a stronger transformed body. Instead, leaking energy poisons a lake and spreads mist that weakens Goku and Pan.
His advantage comes from the surrounding contamination. Beams from his mouth knock the weakened pair into the lake, but Gill finds a fresh spring that restores their strength. Their combined attack then destroys the dragon. The encounter turns a benevolent old wish into an environmental cost within GT’s specific premise. It does not establish pollution as the universal consequence of Dragon Ball wishes in other continuities.
First appearances & development
The official retrospective gives episode 48 as his first appearance. Dragon Ball GT began in 1996 as a Toei television continuation using Toriyama’s established characters; this creature belongs to its later evil-dragon storyline. Liang-Shinron and localized names identify one dragon here, rather than separate species entries for each dub.
Canon & continuity
The 2025 official character showcase supplies the wish association, lake pollution, mist, stomach defence and spring-water reversal. It identifies the episode and illustrates the scene, but is a retrospective rather than a newly viewed full episode. The account is kept distinct from ordinary real-world toxicology and from Dragon Ball Super’s continuity.
Selected bibliography
Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.
- 01
Dragon Ball GT
Series-start date; episode 48 introduces the pollution dragon.
- 02
Weekly Character Showcase 222: Liang-Shinron
Publisher retrospective connecting the GT encounter to Bora’s earlier resurrection wish.
Family & connections
A source-supported family tree or inspiration record has not yet been compiled for this profile. Related reading below indicates a connection in subject matter, not a proven lineage or creative influence.
References
Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.
- OfficialDragon Ball Official: Weekly Character Showcase 222, Liang-ShinronResearch access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
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