Cell is one of the two secondary antagonists (alonside Kid Buu) of the Dragon Ball franchise, serving as the main antagonist of the Androids/Cell Saga of Dragon Ball Z.
He is voiced by Norio Wakamoto in Japanese and by Dameon Clarke in English.
What Makes Him a Shonen Villain?[]
- Villainous: Cell has committed various atrocities toward the main cast in the Cell Games and tried to destroy the Earth, and even the rest of the Solar System with a Kamehameha.
- Powerful/Skillful: Having the genetics of the strongest warriors in the universe, Cell has all of their skills and talents.
- Power-Hungry: As Semi-Perfect Cell, he wants to absorb Android 18 to perfect himself and stopped at nothing to get it
- Pursues a Big-End Goal: Cell's main goal is to destroy Earth and the entire universe.
- Arrogant: Cell is immensely arrogant, which even nearly leads to him being defeated by Vegeta.
- Intelligent: Despite being somewhat hindered by his pride and narcissism, Cell is still a very intelligent and cunning figure.
- Cold-Hearted/Ruthless: Cell has an immense, almost single-minded, obsession toward reaching his goals, and doesn't care about anybody who would be involved in them.
- Is a Game Changer: He's lethally competent and cruel, hunting down the bio-androids and devouring the androids and managing to kill three other heroes- one being a permanent death.
- On a broader scale, out of all major villains in Z, Cell is portrayed with the most consistent seriousness and not played intentionally for laughs through his initial arc.
- Narcissistic: He has no problems proclaiming himself as Dr. Gero greatest creation even in his imperfect stage.
- Psychopathic: Cell is a completely apathetic being who never shows remorse for his actions.
- Sadistic: He finds an immense amount of joy in his actions and in harming innocents, to the point he decided to attack random people when waiting for the Cell Games.
- Serves as a Foil to the Hero/Protagonist: Cell serves as a foil to both Goku and Android 16:
- Like Goku, Cell is extremely laid-back, care-free, and loves fighting strong opponents. However, while Goku is noble and honorable, Cell is evil and ruthless.
- While Android 16 was pacifistic and affable to the point he learned to break Dr. Gero's programming, Cell is a destructive, bloodthirsty being who chose to be evil on his own accord.
- Bloodthirsty: Not only is he a blood knight like Goku, Cell also loves to hurt anyone for thrills.
- Laughably Evil: In his recent appearances, especially when he's with Frieza.
- Is a Secondary-Colored Nemesis: Cell's color scheme is mainly consisted of green and yellow-orange, and he had orange in his ensemble in his imperfect and semi-perfect forms and purple and black in his perfect form.
External Links[]
- Cell on the Villains Wiki
- Cell on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Cell on the Dragon Ball Wiki
- Cell on the VS Battles Wiki
- Cell on the Antagonists Wiki
- Cell on the Entertainingly Detestable Wiki
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