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In the original Dragon Ball series, Master Roshi (Kame-sennin) realizes that
Goku turned into a rampaging ape due to the effects of the full moon, and
comes up with a characteristically Dragon Ball solution--just blow the stupid
thing up! After all, [who needs it](http://www.spaceanswers.com/solar-
system/what-would-happen-if-we-blew-up-the-moon/)?

After this, the moon is restored by the Dragon Balls, if I recall correctly.
Later, Piccolo blows it up again to stop Gohan's rampage during their
training.

![Piccolo blowing up the moon](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NIoxh.png)

It's become sort of a stereotype of Dragon Ball that people are constantly
blowing up the moon, and that sometimes when they do it, the moon has already
been blown up and yet mysteriously reappears just to be blown up again. My
question is, just how many times was the moon blown up? And how many of those
instances were plot holes, if any?

[This forum thread](http://www.pojo.biz/board/archive/index.php/t-140510.html)
makes some unsourced claims about the answer to this question. I wasn't
exactly filled with confidence in its accuracy, though.

Answers covering any of the available material (the manga, the Dragon Ball and
Dragon Ball Z anime, the movies, and the Dragon Ball GT anime) are
appreciated.


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How many times was the moon destroyed?


If I'm not mistaken, twice.

As like you said, after the first time, the Dragon Balls were used to restore
it. After the second time, I remember a time where Goku's spaceship (in which
he came to earth) projected the moon so Gohan(?) could transform again, after
which it was destroyed by Piccolo.

That's the reason why Vegeta had to use a special technique to transform into
a Great Ape in his fight with Goku.

Finally, in GT, they had to use the earth as a "moon" during the fight with
Baby, and a Blutz waves machine during the fight with Shenron.

I can't remember any other time the moon was involved. So I think it was
destroyed twice.


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## The moon was destroyed twice and recreated twice.

The first time, it was destroyed by Jackie Chun, by using a MAX Power
Kamehameha in the 21st Tenkaichi Tournament.

It was later recreated during Goku's training with Kami, after Kami removed
Goku's tail. This was revealed during the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament.

It was then destroyed by Piccolo during his training with Gohan.

From [Dragon Ball Wikia](https://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Moon)

> After this, the Earth's moon was never shown again until the Trunks Saga.

Now moving on to the questions from the forum:

> that one guy(his name escapes me at the moment) who looked like Goku blew it
> up in DBZ the movie the Tree of Might

The "one guy" mentioned here is Turles. And what he blew up was not the moon,
but a Power Ball. He had created the Power Ball to make Gohan transform into
his Great Ape form. He then destroys the Power Ball to prevent himself from
turning into a Great Ape, as he claims that he would lose his wits if he does.

> and didnt it get destroyed in DBGT when Baby come to earth?

Highly unlikely, because I recall in the fight between Goku and Baby on New
Planet, Goku transforms into the Golden Great Ape due the reflection of the
**Earth** and

> the people present for the battle questioned where the moon was, including a
> brainwashed Bulma and Baby himself, giving an elusion to the moon
> whereabouts.
>
> source: [Dragon Ball Wikia](https://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Moon)

But from the Wikia itself,

> In Dragon Ball Z episode 118, "Frieza's Counterattack", the moon can be seen
> while the Earth is briefly shown from King Cold's spaceship. The moon also
> appears in the sky in one scene of the movie Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the
> Dragon. It is possible the moon was restored when it became clear that there
> would no longer be threats from evil Saiyans/Great Apes

This reminds me of Dragon Ball GT's inconsistencies. Nevertheless, the
official number of times it was destroyed was 2.


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