Cell (Dragon Ball)

Cell
Dragon Ball character
Cell's three transformations/forms as drawn by Akira Toryiama; Imperfect (left), Semi-Perfect (middle) and Perfect (right)
First appearanceDragon Ball chapter #361 The Mysterious Monster, Finally Appears!!, 16 February 1992 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992)
Created byAkira Toriyama
Voiced byJapanese: Norio Wakamoto[1]
English: Dameon Clarke (Funimation dub)
In-universe information
SpeciesArtificial life form ("Bio-Android")
FamilyDr. Gero (creator)
ChildrenCell Juniors
Abilities
  • Super strength
  • Super speed, agility, reflexes
  • Stamina
  • Healing
  • Flight
  • Energy sensing
  • Energy projection
  • Energy absorption
  • Durability
  • Telepathy
  • Telekinesis
  • Teleportation
  • Size Expansion
  • Multiplication

Cell (Japanese: セル, Hepburn: Seru) is a fictional character and antagonist in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He makes his debut appearance in chapter #361 "The Mysterious Monster, Finally Appears!!", first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump on 16 February 1992.[2]

Created by Doctor Gero, a significant member and founder of the Red Ribbon Army, Cell is an evil artificial life form created using the DNA and cells from several significant strong characters in the series. He travels back in time from a different timeline so he can become a perfect being to defeat Goku. To reach this goal, he must absorb Androids 17 and 18, which have been killed in his timeline by Trunks.

  1. ^ "Norio Wakamoto (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "週刊少年ジャンプ 1992/02/16 表示号数11". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 March 2017.