Cell

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Cell
Main Series	Dragon Ball - Dragon Ball GT
Other Media	Dragon Ball Heroes
Non-Canon Media	Jump Force
Cell Jr.
Main Series	Dragon Ball

“	Don't worry, you will soon be joining him... Demon King Piccolo.	„
	~ Imperfect Cell to Piccolo

“	I wonder... Just how powerful have I become?	„
	~ Semi-Perfect Cell to Android #16

“	I’m sorry for disappointing you. Will you help me warm up?	„
	~ Perfect Cell to Vegeta

“	I’ve come back more perfect than ever. Son Goku didn’t defeat me at all, he just made me better!	„
	~ Super Perfect Cell to Son Gohan

“	Even more perfect!	„
	~ Cell upon transforming into his Super Perfect state in the Budokai series

Background

Cell is a Bio-Android created by the conniving Red Ribbon Scientist, Doctor Gero. Following the destruction of Red Ribbon at the hands of the young Son Goku (and the death of Gero’s son,) the maniacal doctor conceived a master plan to get his revenge.

Through this, Dr. Gero began the experimentation of a line of biological androids, or cyborgs, which involved not only Cell, but also Androids #17 and #18. Cell, however, was Dr. Gero’s most ambitious and dangerous project.

To create him, Dr. Gero gathered the DNA of several warriors, including: Son Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Frieza, and King Cold. Fusing them together, a horrible bug-like abomination known as Imperfect Cell was created. Cell grew in secret within Dr. Gero’s lab, before finally coming out of hiding and stealing a time machine from Bulma.

Cell then took the time machine and travelled back to the main timeline, where he would have free access to countless humans to feast on. Although his presence was made known to the heroes of Earth, they were unable to defeat him before he absorbed Androids #17 & #18, transforming into Perfect Cell.

Finally reaching his complete, perfect form, Cell set up a tournament of his own called the Cell Games, where fighters all around the world were challenged to take him on. Cell fought both Son Goku and then Son Gohan, but was not satisfied enough by the fights. Because of this, Cell goaded Gohan to draw out his true anger.

After a long scuffle, Gohan in his new Super Saiyan 2 transformation easily overpowered Cell, and sent him to desperate measures. Cell was going to self-detonate, but was carried off-planet by Son Goku, who was killed in the explosion.

However, Cell returned more powerful than ever, and faced against Son Gohan one final time. After a climactic beam struggle between Cell’s Solar Kamehameha, and Son Gohan’s Kamehameha, Son Goku returned to help his son, and the two overpowered Cell. Consumed by the Father-Son Kamehameha, the Bio-Android was wiped from the planet, finally defeated.

General Information

Key: Imperfect Cell (Pre-Human Absorption) | Imperfect Cell (Post-Human Absorption) | Semi-Perfect Cell | Perfect Cell | Super Perfect Cell

Name: Cell

Origin: Dragon Ball

Sex: Male

Age: At least 25 years old

Classification: Bio-Android, Perfect Warrior

Species: Android

State of Being: Regular

Occupation: None

Affiliations: Dr. Gero (Formerly), Frieza, King Cold, Captain Ginyu, Jeice, Burter, Recoome & Guldo (Cell has shown at times to work together with Frieza and his force as they both have a common enemy with Son Goku)

Enemies: Son Goku (Programmed by Dr. Gero to kill Son Goku), Son Gohan, Vegeta, Future Trunks, Pikkon, Tien Shinhan, Android 16, Android 17, Android 18

Status: Deceased (Cell is killed by Son Gohan with his father-son kamehameha)

Alignment: Chaotic Evil (Cell is the perfect mix between the intense cruelty of Frieza, and the fight-loving demeanor of the Saiyans. He takes intense amounts of pride in needless destruction, wiping out entire islands for the sake of it as well as wreaking havoc across the land in search for a place to run the Cell Games. However, the Cell Games themselves are a testament to Cell's love of combat, as he set them up specifically to draw entertainment out of battle instead of simply ending the conflict immediately)

Threat Level: Metropolitan Threat (Cell was absorbing humans across different cities to grow in power and obtain his perfect form, making him a threat to the entire metropolitan area) | Metropolitan Threat | Metropolitan Threat (Destroyed entire islands just to find Android 18), Global Threat through Self-Destruction (Through self-destructing, Cell will destroy the entire planet) | Global Threat (Cell set up the Cell games and noted after he defeats all of Earth's strongest fighters, he would proceed to kill every human on the planet) | Cosmic Threat (Noted that he'd gathered enough ki to blow away the solar system and directly shown if he beat Gohan in the beam clash, he would cause the sun to supernova)

Codex Statistics

Key: Imperfect Cell (Pre-Human Absorption) | Imperfect Cell (Post-Human Absorption) | Semi-Perfect Cell | Perfect Cell | Super Perfect Cell

Tier: 7-A | At least 7-A. Much Higher with Strongest Charged Blast | 6-C. Much Higher with Strongest Charged Blast | 6-C. Much Higher with Strongest Charged Blast | 6-C. Much Higher with Strongest Charged Blast, 4-B with Chain Reactions

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Metropolis level (Is directly compared to Saiyan Saga Son Goku's level of power; making him above the likes of Nappa who casually destroyed a city and stood within the blast without having any damage, and Raditz who can cause explosions dwarfing the mountains, which results in these levels of energy) | At least Metropolis level (Grew far more powerful after absorbing tens of thousands of humans, becoming more powerful than Android 17), Much Higher with Strongest Charged Blast (Superior to First Form Frieza, who destroyed Planet Vegeta, which as the explosion wasn't instantaneous, means Frieza detonated the core getting these results) | Island level (After absorbing Android 17, he is far more powerful than before, being able to easily defeat Android 16 who could previous fight and harm him, and destroyed several islands with several blast) | Island level (Is far stronger than before through absorbing Android 18, to the point where he can match Full Power Super Saiyan Goku while still suppressing himself), Up to Planet level with Strongest Charged Attack (Not that far off from his Super Perfect Form) | Island level (Twice as powerful as before, being noted to obtain a power up like Son Gohan, though only matches Super Saiyan 2 Son Gohan due to Son Gohan’s pre-existing injuries), Up to Planet level with Strongest Charged Attack (His solar kamehameha which is shown that if it succeeded, it would've destroyed the entire planet), Solar System level with Chain Reactions (His solar kamehameha was going to destroy the solar system, which was going to be done through the process of destroying the sun, resulting with the sun having this much energy from its explosion)

Durability: Metropolis level, Higher with Guard Up (Ki allows a fighter to extend beyond their bodies limits, allowing them to even block attacks that would otherwise kill them from raising their guard), Lower with Ki Control (Higher level users can lower their own durability to allow people far below them to fatally wound them) | At least Metropolis level, Higher with Guard Up, Lower with Ki Control | Island level, Higher with Guard Up, Lower with Ki Control | Island level, Higher with Guard Up, Lower with Ki Control | Island level, Higher with Guard Up, Lower with Ki Control

Striking Strength: Metropolis Class | At least Metropolis Class | Island Class | Island Class | Island Class

Lifting Strength: Class 1 (Comparable to Saiyan Saga Goku, who before training with King Kai is able to barely move around and jump in gravity that multiplies his weight by ten times, where he's naturally 62 kg, thus making him 620 kg on King Kai's planet) | At least Class 25 (Superior to Android Saga Super Saiyan Vegeta, who trained in 300 times gravity, where Vegeta is naturally 56 kg, making him 16,800 kg or 16.8 tons. Superior to Ginyu Saga Son Goku who trained and got his body used to moving in 100 times gravity, where he's naturally 62 kg, thus making him 6200 kg or 6.2 tons) | Class 25 | Class 25

Travel Speed: At least High Hypersonic (Directly compared to Saiyan Saga Son Goku, with Goku being capable of traveling over a million of kilometers in two days which results in these speeds) | Massively Hypersonic+ (Superior to Super Saiyan Son Goku on Namek, who previously in his base form traveled from Frieza's ship over to Vegeta in this timeframe) | Massively Hyprsonic+ | Massively Hypersonic+ (Should be somewhat faster than before)

Attack Speed: High Hypersonic (Directly compared to Son Goku, with Goku being capable of traveling over a million of kilometers in two days which results in these speeds) | Massively Hypersonic+ (Can react to foes faster than Son Goku on Namek) | Massively Hypersonic+ (Should be far faster than before) | Massively Hypersonic+ | Massively Hypersonic+

Reaction Speed: High Hypersonic | Massively Hypersonic+ | Massively Hypersonic+ (Should be far faster than before) | Massively Hypersonic+ | Massively Hypersonic+

Stamina: Limitless (Cell has stamina that seemingly never runs out; a trait shown in other Bio-Androids, Androids #17 and #18. He was able to wait several days straight for the Cell Games, and still fight at peak conditions. His Saiyan mixed with Namekian physiology allows for him to both heal, and grow, from fatigue)

Range: Standard Melee, Interstellar with Ki Attacks (Ki attacks can reach out of the planet and to other planets. All ki attacks should be comparable to Goku's kamehameha, which reached all the way to the sun) and Instant Transmission (Allows for Cell to teleport virtually anywhere so long as he can lock onto someone’s ki in that location)

Intelligence: Genius Intelligence (Is comparable in battle smarts to the likes of Son Goku, who has been fighting for decades. Cell himself was not only created by an extraordinary scientist, but was able to outsmart Trunks during their battle. Cell can learn and use techniques simply upon viewing them once)

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Chi Manipulation & Ki Manipulation (Cell can generate Ki for attacks. All beings in Dragon Ball have ki , the very life force energy of all characters, ki allows a fighter to extend beyond their bodies limits, allowing them to even block attacks that would otherwise kill them from raising their guard, higher level users can lower their own durability to allow people far below them to fatally wound them. A users ki aura can exert itself as a weapon to attack), Attack Reflection (All Ki users are able to reflect attacks just by being stronger than their opponent. Examples include, Nappa deflecting a masenko from Son Gohan, Son Gohan being able to bounce back the spirit bomb, Son Goku deflecting a crusher ball from Jeice, Frieza deflecting a Final Burst Cannon from Vegeta, Son Goku reflecting multiple death beams back to back from Frieza, and Future Trunks being able to completely repel an energy blast with his hand from a Frieza Soldier just by being much stronger than them), Homing Attack (Ki users can create attacks that will home in and chase a target forever), Power Absorption & Transferal (Ki users can transfer their ki to others and absorb the ki given to them from others), Aura (He can surround himself in an aura of Ki. Has an aura of ki surrounding him whenever he exerts ki), Vibration Manipulation (Powerful ki users can cause the very ground itself to shake when they power up), Intimidation, Spirit Manipulation & Pain Manipulation ( Ki is the manifestation of one’s lifeforce, along with the aura giving one the feeling of being crushed, exerting fear into the target, sometimes making them incapable of moving as their body is instinctively stuck due to the sheer difference in power), Energy Manipulation (Ki is the latent power in one's body, this latent power allows them to form and create energy from controlling their ki, which can be used to shoot out energy blast), Explosion Manipulation (Ki attacks can create massive explosions, control the ki to set off a huge explosion under the enemy, or in front of them), Heat Manipulation (Ki user's ki attacks produce heat allowing them to cook and grill animals and raw meat, along with leaving behind steam after the attacks hit an area, showing its latent heat), Nullification (Attack Nullification; Those with ki can nullify attacks of lesser ki with their ki alone. They can also catch and nullify ki attacks around their level through focusing enough. Power Nullification; Through having greater ki, one can nullify the powers done through ki attacks, such as Frieza being able to nullify a hakai ball, which fully destroys a target, though he is unable to resist a hakai ball from Toppo due to him being stronger, this ability however only works on ki, attacks unrelated, characters cannot resist through being stronger, such as how Vegeta, Krillin, & Son Gohan are unable to resist Guldo's psychic powers, along with even the likes of Son Goku), Forcefield Creation (Ki users such as Cell can generate forcefields around themselves. These forcefields can be expanded, and used to protect others and defend against attacks far higher then the user), Super Armor (Through releasing one's ki, they enter a state known as "Hyper Mode", in this state they do not flinch from weak melee attacks), Self-Destruction (Ki users in Dragon Ball are able to release all of the energy within them to cause a massive self-destruction of energy that normally kills the user and turns them into dust though one can control it to surviving but having no stamina or energy left), Light Manipulation (Ki can be used as a flash of light), Dreaming Existence (Characters in Shin Budokai have shown to create physical bodies in alternate timelines through dreaming), Non-Standard Interaction (Intangible Interaction; Those with ki can block intangible attacks when they focus and notices them. Space-Time Interaction; Characters can blast space-time distortions to close them), Healing (Ki can be used to heal beings, allowing them to survive even with half their torso, it can also heal from near death), Fusionism (Cell can perform the Fusion Dance).

Limited Resistance to Durability Negation (Ki users can focus their energy to localize an object to a specific spot to stop them from attempting to destroy their organs/insides), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Can resist poisons through Forcefield Creation)

Longevity (Saiyans can keep their youth until around 80 years old), Reactive Power Level (A Saiyan’s power increases if they survive from injuries in battle, with their powers allowing them to greatly exceed their previous levels beforehand), Rage Power (Mere rage can amplify a Saiyan to a level that's believed to be a myth even by the highest levels of Saiyans in the verse), Damage Boost (Saiyans attack power rises when health is low)

Body Control (Namekian DNA allows for him to stretch his body)

Martial Arts (Cell has trained for several days, can toe-to-toe with martial artists like Son Goku and Gohan), Genius Intelligence, Acrobatics, Flight, Afterimage Creation (Cell can use afterimages), Enhanced Senses, Absorption & Life Manipulation (Cell can absorb the life of his victims), Transformation (Transformative Arsenal; Cell can transform and gain a massive power boost through absorbed the likes of Android #17 and Android #18), Mimicry (Power Mimicry & Technique Mimicry; Cell could mimic techniques upon seeing them once, such as the Instant Transmission), Telekinesis (Cell can telekinetically move objects), Propagation (Cell can asexually reproduce to create Cell Jr.), Voice Manipulation (Cell can mimic Android #17's voice, and also amplify his own voice), Regeneration (Mid-High; Cell can fully regenerate to his full power as long as one living cell remains), Teleportation & Dimensional BFR (Forced Teleportation; Cell can use Instant Transmission, which is able to forcibly send opponents to places like Other World)

Resistance to Heats (Contains Goku's DNA, who was unaffected by the heat of the desert), Extreme Heats, Extreme Colds, & Air Manipulation (Contains DNA from Goku and Vegeta, who can survive in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for an entire year, which contains sub-zero temperatures to over one hundred degrees temperatures, along with the chamber having 1/4th the air of the regular world and ten times gravity)

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Notable Techniques

• Flight: With a mastery of Ki control, Cell is able to fly at incredibly high speeds.
• Ki Blast: Using Ki, Cell can concentrate it into a ball that he uses as a projectile attack.
• Kamehameha: The iconic move coined by Master Roshi, which Yamcha has adopted for himself. This starts as a blue Ki ball, which is charged in Yamcha’s hands before releasing as an incredibly powerful beam.
  • Solar Kamehameha: Cell’s most powerful Kamehameha variant, which he claimed had the power to wipe out the Solar System.
• Instant Transmission: This technique allows Cell to instantly travel virtually anywhere, so long as he can lock onto someone’s ki.
• Spirit Bomb: A technique that Cell claimed he could perform, which has him draw in the energy of all of the life around him into one gigantic ball of ki, that can eradicate evil in a massive explosion. Cell’s variant of this move has been shown to have a more green hue.
• Special Beam Cannon: A move that Cell adopted from Piccolo, which takes a great deal of time to build up. It’s an extremely condolences and thin beam of energy, shown to puncture nearly anything in its path.
• Solar Flare: Another adopted technique, Cell places his hands on his forehead and unleashes a blinding light, which is specifically used to blind his foes.
• Big Bang Crash: Cell’s variant of Vegeta’s Big Bang Attack, which comes in a red color opposed to blue. This is a simple ball of energy that is formed through an outstretched arm.
• Death Beam: An attack adopted from Frieza’s DNA, which is a simple purple beam shot out of his fingertips.
• Telekinesis: Cell can use telekinetic abilities to lift, cut, and shape objects, which he notably used to create his Cell Game’s arena.
• Absorption: Using his tail, Cell can absorb other creatures. He can do this either through puncturing his victim and sucking out their life energy, or through actually sucking the victim through his tail whole. Absorbing Androids #17 and #18 grant him new forms.
• Android Barrier: Cell surrounds himself with a large green bubble of ki, that protects him from most attacks.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Cell will employ hand to hand combat along with ki attacks. He will also try to drain energy from his opponents. If the opponent seems to be too strong he will either self-destruct or use his solar kamehameha to destroy the solar system.

Weaknesses

• Standard Ki Weaknesses: Due to the nature of ki draining stamina and energy, Dragon Ball characters ki usage requires them to usually use their higher levels of energy in short bursts, using a large amount of ki overtime can greatly weaken them to the point that characters far lower then them can actually harm them with attacks. Taking large amounts of damage can greatly deplete a ki users attacks, making it where attacks that would otherwise kill massively weakened characters, only pushes them back. Despite some ki users being able to reach to higher tiers such as planetary through charged attacks or techniques, they have not shown to be able to tank planets themself being destroyed, with attacks that have destroyed several planets in the series always killing the character. Even characters such as Majin Buu's body cannot withstand the energy of a plant exploding.
• Unique Weaknesses: If Perfect Cell accumulates enough damage, he is susceptible to throwing up either Android #17 or #18, which will revert him back to his previous forms. He is incredibly arrogant, which led to him angering Gohan and transforming into a Super Saiyan 2, leading to Cell’s death.

Note

• Some clips used on the profile come from an anime or movie due to the fact that some abilities from ki use shouldn't function much differently from how they can in canon, along with this sometimes the anime version/video game version of a scene will be used for cleaner visuals. Toriyama himself directly overlooks scenes in the anime and movies and gives Toei the thumbs up.
• The speed scaling for PLs are taken with a grain of salt as there are noticeable times where someone's speed isn't equal to their power, such as Burter being faster then Recoome and Jeice, along with Super Saiyan Grade 3 Trunks having his power greatly increased but his speed decreased.

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