Cell (Dragon Ball)

Cell
Dragon Ball character
Cell's four transformations/forms as drawn by Akira Toriyama; Imperfect (left), Semi-Perfect (middle) and Perfect/Super 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) Dale Wilson (Ocean dub) Curtis "Takahata101" Arnott (Dragon Ball Z Abridged)
In-universe information
Species	Artificial life form ("Bio-Android")
Family	Dr. Gero (creator) Android 17 (brother) Android 18 (sister)
Children	Cell 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), later known as Semi-Perfect Cell, Perfect Cell, and Super Perfect Cell, 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 his siblings Androids 17 and 18, which have been killed in his timeline by Trunks. He was finally defeated by Gohan, who had just awoken newfound Super Saiyan abilities (Super Saiyan 2).