Cell | |
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Dragon Ball character | |
![]() Cell's three transformations/forms as drawn by Akira Toryiama; Imperfect (left), Semi-Perfect (middle) and Perfect (right) | |
First appearance | Dragon Ball chapter #361 The Mysterious Monster, Finally Appears!!, 16 February 1992 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992) |
Created by | Akira Toriyama |
Voiced by | Japanese: Norio Wakamoto[1] English: Dameon Clarke (Funimation dub) |
In-universe information | |
Species | Artificial life form ("Bio-Android") |
Family | Dr. Gero (creator) |
Children | Cell Juniors |
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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] 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. In order to reach this goal, he must absorb Androids 17 and 18, which have been killed in his timeline by Trunks.